The guests seated instantly lifted their heads, and saw Situ Chen striding into the frame, carrying a small suitcase.
"He's so handsome! As soon as he arrived, the whole room felt brighter. Is this what they call illuminating the humble dwelling?"
"The person upstairs is so articulate. Absolutely my spirit animal on the internet!"
"Chen Bao's steps, did he walk into the room? No! He walked into my heart!"
"Finally, everyone's here. Let's start!"
"Welcome, everyone, to our love cabin!" Director Zhou announced through a megaphone. "Today's filming method and tasks are a bit different. You can all take your luggage and choose rooms first. We'll gather downstairs in half an hour!"
This villa was specially rented by the production team. It had six rooms, enough for each of the six guests to have their own. The men, being gentlemen, insisted that the ladies go first.
Xiao Wenqiang followed at the end. Seeing that the two female guests ahead had already chosen, she casually pushed open a room door. After tidying her belongings, she noticed the time was almost up and opened the door to head downstairs.
The door opposite also opened at the same time. Coincidentally, it was Situ Chen again. Xiao Wenqiang smiled at him, a hint of surprise in her eyes. "What a coincidence!"
Situ Chen also nodded and replied warmly, "Indeed, let's go down together!"
The two then walked downstairs side by side. Unbeknownst to them, cameras were strategically placed all around the villa, broadcasting this scene simultaneously to the online platform.
"All coincidences are the result of one party's deliberate planning."
"Report! I personally saw that the Film Emperor chose the room opposite the one Su Ling entered only after he noticed she had entered it."
"These two are really quite sweet."
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"Alright, everyone has chosen their rooms. Now, I will assign the tasks." Director Zhou held a script and explained the game rules: "This time, it's the male guests' turn to choose the female guests. Staff will prepare a box, and each male guest will blindly draw a slip of paper with a female guest's name. Whoever you draw, you'll be a fixed game partner for the day. The order of drawing will be decided by a competition, and the competition item will be decided by the viewers voting live."
"Then, what's the point of the order? It's all blind selection," Kong Yunshan questioned.
"How is there no point? Whoever draws first has more female guests to choose from!" Director Zhou continued. "Alright, the voting for several competition items started earlier. It will close after 3, 2, 1."
"Okay, the task with the most votes is for each male guest to do push-ups for one minute. The one who completes the most standard push-ups wins," Director Zhou announced with a smile. This live voting increased the program's interactivity, and he was very satisfied.
The three male guests, who all exercised regularly, were not intimidated. Under the staff's command, they all got on the ground, ready.
"Three, two, one, start!"
At the command, the three male guests began their push-ups simultaneously. In the beginning, their pace was similar, but gradually, the gap widened as their stamina differed.
The three female guests, on the surface, were cheering for all the male guests from the side, without showing any favoritism. Whether they had secret preferences was unknown.
The final results were tallied: First place was Film Emperor Situ Chen, with a total of 62 push-ups, done quickly and with perfect form. Second place was Kong Yunshan, a singer turned host, who completed 50 push-ups. Last place was singer Wei Yizhou, who also performed well, completing 46 push-ups. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Film Emperor is truly worthy of being a Film Emperor. I didn't expect such well-built muscles beneath that tightly buttoned shirt!"
"Our Yun Shan is also great. Not only is he a good singer, but he's also good at sports!"
"Oh dear, our Yizhou is purely a singer. Singers don't need to build big muscles. This is also very good!"
"I'm a bit surprised. Situ Chen is truly in a league of his own."
"Let's congratulate Situ Chen on winning first place! Please be the first to choose your date guest!" Director Zhou continued the proceedings. "After you draw, please don't open it yet. Wait until the other two have drawn, and then we will reveal them together."
According to their competition rankings, the three male guests drew slips of paper with female guests' names from the box one by one. Then, they opened them simultaneously to reveal their partners.
The final pairings for the day were: Situ Chen and Ding Xiang; Kong Yunshan and Wei Yutong; Wei Yizhou and Su Ling.
Upon seeing that her partner was Situ Chen, Ding Xiang could no longer hide her excitement. She leaned forward and, in a high-pitched, affected voice, said, "Senior Brother, we can fight side by side again!"
Situ Chen nodded politely, offering no further response.
Kong Yunshan, seeing that his partner had changed, also extended a friendly hand to Wei Yutong. "Yutong, please guide me today!"
Wei Yutong glanced at Wei Yizhou, then extended her hand to shake his, and they stood together.
Wei Yizhou felt a bit disappointed that his compatible partner had changed, but he quickly smiled and said to Su Ling, "Hello, please guide me as well."
Xiao Wenqiang was indifferent to the change in partners. In this type of dating show, constant partners at the beginning were unlikely. More pairings and interactions were needed to see who sparked with whom.
Director Zhou began to announce again: "Each group will receive 100 yuan in expenses. Go to the nearby market to purchase ingredients. Each group must prepare two dishes. Villagers will taste and vote. The group with the highest score will have both the male and female guests choose their date for tomorrow."
Kong Yunshan raised his hand again to ask, "Director Zhou, can the chosen guest refuse?"
"No, you must be paired."
"Then, what about those who don't get first place? How will they be paired?" Wei Yizhou also actively asked questions.
"After the first-place group has made their choices, the remaining two groups will be freely assigned."
Understanding the rules, the three groups of guests, after receiving their funds, rushed out of the villa like unleashed horses to go shopping.
The live broadcast ended here, and the rest of the content would be aired in the second episode.
"The pairings are completely different this time..."
"I suspect the production team manipulated something. How could it be such a coincidence!"
"This also involves probability, it's not impossible for it to be completely different."
"I feel like our Yizhou and Yutong didn't want to be separated... The production team is so cruel. They were a harmonious pair last episode."
"I don't like this Ding Xiang. She's too obviously trying to get close to the Film Emperor, but she's indifferent to our Yun Shan."
"I don't like her either. Talking to Film Emperor Situ in that tone, didn't you see he barely acknowledged her!"
"Our Xiangxiang has always been this cute. And she and Film Emperor Situ filmed a drama together, where she played his junior sister. Don't misunderstand her, everyone."
"Then Su Ling also filmed with the Film Emperor, why isn't she bringing up their roles?"
"Speaking of which, although I feel these female guests don't deserve the Film Emperor Situ, if he really had to choose one on the show, I hope it would be our Yutong... Film Emperor and a female idol, don't you think that would be great?"
"Not at all. Our Chen Bao is suited for being alone. No one deserves him!"
"Fans of Situ Chen upstairs, if you keep this up, your Film Emperor will end up single..."
The guests were unaware of the sentiments of their respective fans. Currently, they had all gathered at the market. The first to arrive, the Situ Chen and Ding Xiang team, immediately encountered a major problem!