Chapter 401: His Heart Was Touched
Ling Sheng took a look at Old Qian and was deeply impressed. How ruthless!
The food on the opposite side of the table was also served. It was a piece of bread.
Old Qian introduced it. "This is a piece of bread with melon-flavored pickles. There's a piece of bread with mustard sauce inside. Please enjoy it."
Ling Sheng's group ate first and let the other party guess. The person sitting opposite her was Luo Xin. She was focused on watching her expression and small actions so that she could analyze them accurately.
Ling Sheng did not even need to eat to know that the food in front of her was ghost chili. She could not help it.
She could eat spicy food, but ghost chili was a difficult problem for her. After she took a bite, her expression became hideous and twisted. Her performance was very exaggerated. She opened the water bottle and drank half of it in one go. "It's so spicy! Why is it so spicy?"
Gu Shen took a bite of his own food, nodded, and commented, "It's sweet and delicious."
Ji Fanchen took a bite, and tears started streaming down his face from the spiciness. He acted very reserved as he twisted open the water bottle and took a sip. His expression was pained, and cold sweat broke out on his skin.
Ling Sheng was full of admiration. Brother Chen was really impressive. His performance was as real as it could be. It was even more realistic than her performance after she ate the ghost chili.
Question: Who ate the ghost chili?
Luo Xin and the others started discussing this.
Shangguan Yu observed them for a moment. "Ah Shen definitely didn't eat it. Can't be sure about Ling Sheng. I think it should be Ji Fanchen."
Cheng Ye nodded. "It must be Brother Chen. Brother Chen can't eat spicy food."
The last time Brother Chen had eaten spicy food, he'd had the exact same reaction. It had been exactly the same. This time, he had eaten ghost chili. There was sweat on the tip of his nose, and his face was red. He could not act.
Ling Sheng wanted to say that he was innocent. Life was like a drama, and acting was everything!
Luo Xin was very cautious. "I think it was Ling Sheng. Gu Shen, have a bite of Ling Sheng's food."
Ling Sheng enthusiastically picked up a big piece of meat and fed it to him. He had to eat it.
Gu Shen's face darkened. Since they were filming the show, he could not fly into a rage. He opened his mouth and ate a big piece of chili fried egg.
Then, he felt terrible. He wanted to vomit on the spot, but he held back. He chewed it calmly and swallowed. Then, he nodded and said, "It's sweet."
He was deliberately trying to confuse the other group and cause chaos.
Luo Xin knew that Gu Shen could not eat spicy food. Upon seeing how calm he was, she was a little suspicious. Could Ling Sheng's food really be sweet chili?
Perhaps Gu Shen's food was actually spicy, but it did not appear to be spicy. Instead, Ji Fanchen seemed to have really eaten the spicy food.
"Gu Shen, have a bite of Senior Ji's food," Luo Xin said.
Gu Shen took a bite of Ji Fanchen's food. His face reddened visibly, and beads of sweat oozed from the tip of his nose. He swallowed and smiled lightly. "It's sweet."
Cheng Ye thought, Sweet, my foot. Why does it taste so sweet in your mouth? There's something wrong with your taste buds!
In the end, the three of them discussed it for a while before pointing at Ling Sheng. "Hers is the spicy one, and the other two are sweet."
Old Qian did not act according to common sense. His heart felt listless as he smiled and said, "Then please stand up and try the food in front of them. Make sure!"
When Ling Sheng was about to arrive, Gu Shen and Cheng Ye sat opposite each other. Ling Sheng wanted to con her younger brother, so she nudged Gu Shen. "Let's switch places."
Gu Shen ignored her and gave her a cold look.
When she looked at him for a moment, Ling Sheng's attitude improved. "Big Brother, let's switch places."
When he saw her suddenly turn soft, Gu Shen's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly dismissed this strange feeling. He did not know if he had gone crazy, but when the few people opposite him stood up, he switched plates with her.
He moved quickly, so no one noticed.
Chapter 402: No Punishment
When Luo Xin reached Ling Sheng, she fed her personally. Ling Sheng smiled at her. "Sister Xin Xin, mine is sweet. Really."
Upon seeing her smiling face, Luo Xin got angry, but her expression did not change much. When she tasted the food a little, her expression changed. It was really sweet.
Cheng Ye ate the chili fried egg in front of Gu Shen. After taking a bite, he jumped up. His face flushed instantly, and he was ready to faint.
Ji Fanchen hurriedly got up to support him and passed him some water. Upon seeing him finish the bottle in one go, he let out a helpless sigh. That little fool. Other people only wanted to try a little to confirm the taste. However, he had tried a big piece. If that was not spicy, which one could it be? He had been conned again!
Shangguan Yu and Luo Xin were stunned as well. They looked at Cheng Ye, who was hopping like mad from the spiciness and had guessed wrong.
Ling Sheng laughed out loud and ran over to hand him another bottle of water. She got juice from the production team and opened it for him. She even touched his head, feeling sorry for her silly brother. "Who told you to take such a big bite?"
Ji Fanchen shot her a murderous look. Isn't it all because of you? You and your random switching idea!
Ling Sheng pressed her palms together and apologized. Brother Chen, I know I was wrong. Please let me go.
Shangguan Yu did not believe it. "Let me try."
Luo Xin was disappointed. "We were wrong."
Gu Shen sat up straight in all seriousness. "You were right. Ling Sheng's was the spicy one."
Shangguan Yu and Luo Xin did not understand. They looked at each other and then at Gu Shen.
"She switched places with me while you were not paying attention." Gu Shen took a look at the stinky woman who was coaxing her younger brother. Although she looked like she had done something wrong and she had apologized sincerely, she did not seem that annoying.
Shangguan Yu: You're indeed scheming.
Luo Xin let out a low cough. "I told you it was hers."
Luo Xin's team had guessed, so it was time for Ling Sheng's team to guess now. There was nothing amazing about it, so they immediately guessed who was eating bread with mustard.
Shangguan Yu ate the bread with mustard and imitated them.
Cheng Ye gave Ling Sheng some mustard bread to seek revenge.
Ling Sheng was not having it, so the duo started chasing each other and running around the venue, causing a commotion.
At this point, the show was nearing its end. The scores were quickly displayed on the big screen behind them. The last round was a draw, so the scores remained unchanged.
Ling Sheng was number one and was the only person who could be exempted from punishment. Besides, she had the special privilege of choosing someone who could be exempted from punishment with her.
Out of the remaining people, Gu Shen, who was last, flicked a drawstring 25 times, and Cheng Ye, who was second to last, 20 times. Luo Xin, 15 times. Ji Fanchen, 10 times. Shangguan Yu, 5 times.
The drawstring was made of rubber. Besides Ling Sheng, everyone else was wearing a hat. The rubber was under their chin and was very tight. If it bounced, who knew how painful it would be.
Ling Sheng finally understood why so many people had watched Qian Yi's shows. He did not act according to common sense. Besides the winner, everyone else would be punished. No one else would be excused.
Qian Yi smiled. "Who does our champion, Ling Sheng, want to exempt from punishment?"
Ling Sheng smiled and made a decision with a wave of her hand. "Act for three seconds and make me laugh. Whoever satisfies me will be exempt from punishment."
Qian Yi had not expected her to be holding back. He had initially thought that this would be the end, but the more he looked at her, the more satisfied he was.
Cheng Ye, who was the first to go forward, performed a backflip with all his might. He then performed a frontflip and two somersaults. His last somersault was not successful and he landed on the ground miserably.
The onlookers could not help but laugh, and so did Ling Sheng.
Shangguan Yu walked in front of her. As he did, he lost a shoe and limped forward, causing the crowd to burst into laughter.
Chapter 403: I Decided To Give Up My Right
Old Qian could not help but laugh. Shangguan Yi cared the most about other people's comments about his height. He was not considered very tall. He was 1.75 meters tall and he cared a lot about his image. He would not go out without height-increasing insoles.
When he was young, he'd fought with anyone who had said that he was wearing height-increasing insoles or joked about his height. He had not expected that they would make a joke about his height-something he cared about the most-on this show. How touching!
Luo Xin made a joke that was considered flattering. It was quite funny, and many people, including Ling Sheng, laughed.
Gu Shen cleared his throat and also said a joke. "A man was receiving an IV at the hospital. In the process, he started laughing hysterically. When others asked him what he was laughing about, he said, 'I'm drippin'-trippin'-get it?'"
After saying that, he lowered his head and smiled.
Ling Sheng gave him a sideways look. How lame. You must be a fool!
Everyone thought, That was lame. Really lame. I'm getting so many goosebumps from the lameness that it feels like I've gone to the South Pole.
Gu Shen smiled as his face tensed up. He looked at everyone and asked, "Wasn't it funny?"
Everyone chuckled cooperatively. What was so funny about it?
Gu Shen felt a little awkward. He had found it very funny.
Ji Fanchen, on the other hand, exceeded everyone's expectations and started performing The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal. The Monkey King's expression and actions had been perfected by him, causing the entire hall to laugh.
Qian Yi finally understood why "Everyone's Magical Power Emergence" had become so popular. Everyone would do something completely unexpected!
Ji Fanchen was an aloof person. Who would have expected him to give such a hilarious performance in order to avoid punishment? They were all experts. Impressive!
When everyone was done performing, Ling Sheng asked the staff members, "Who do you think was the best for this round?"
When the workers shouted together, Ji Fanchen and Shangguan Yu's names were the loudest.
Ling Sheng thought for a while before standing between the duo in a difficult position. She held their wrists, ready to raise the winner's wrist at any moment.
The production team also got nervous. Old Qian looked at the young lady, thinking that she had evil intentions and knew how to cause trouble.
Both sides closed their eyes and waited for the final victory.
"I've decided." Ling Sheng's expression was serious as she spoke solemnly. Suddenly, she raised both their hands and then put them down. "I've decided to give up this right!"
Ha ha ha ha!
The production team burst into laughter like crazy. Why was she so evil? She had let them perform for a long time, but she had then given up her right.
Ji Fanchen's expression did not change much. He was used to her various tactics, so he was not surprised by what she had done.
Shangguan Yu turned around angrily and grabbed her hair. "You little girl!"
Ling Sheng said, "Director, Director, look! This person is so angry that he wants to hit me. Help!"
Shangguan Yu laughed angrily. He was helpless against this clever girl. He finally knew why the fans of "Everyone's Magical Power Emergence" had called her an evil woman. After all, she was so adorably evil!
Ling Sheng was the final winner. She was the only one who clapped her hands happily, preparing to punish them. Upon seeing the people waiting in line to be punished, she suggested, "Why don't we focus all the punishment on one person?"
It did not matter to Ji Fanchen. He would just take 10 hits and bear with it.
Cheng Ye could not do that. He had 20 hits. If he was lucky, he would not be punished. He hurriedly raised his hand and said, "I agree."
Gu Shen, who had the smallest score, would be punished the most. Since Ling Sheng was in charge of executing the punishment, she would definitely seek revenge on him on purpose. He could not let her succeed. He thus nodded. "I agree."
Chapter 404: Intentional Revenge
"That means 75 hits for one person." Luo Xin did some calculations. If that was the case, she would not have to be hit 15 times.
Ji Fanchen said, "I don't care."
Since the juniors had already expressed their stance, Shangguan Yu, who was a senior, naturally could not lag behind. "Since you all agree, I'll risk my life and join you."
However, he would only suffer five hits otherwise. This young girl always wanted to cause trouble. He did not know who would be the unlucky one. He hoped that it wouldn't be him.
Old Qian started filming for the show. As long as he saw Ling Sheng, he could not help but smile in satisfaction. If he could get her on the show as a permanent guest, the show would explode!
The production team looked at their director. Big boss, you're being too obvious. You should at least restrain yourself! Don't scare the lady off.
Meanwhile, Shi Lingyu had come under the excuse of visiting Gu Shen. She had not returned to the hotel after getting off the plane. Instead, she had gone straight to the filming site of the television station. The show was nearing its end, and she happened to see Ling Sheng punishing Gu Shen and flicking the rubber band.
Gu Shen had not expected that he would be the one to lose in the end. He gritted his teeth ferociously in his heart. He had known that this stinky woman was targeting him and wanted to take revenge.
After Ling Sheng played around for 10 rounds, she saw that Gu Shen was still expressionless. She thought that she might have been too gentle. However, it felt really good to punish Gu Shen openly.
The onlookers could tell that she had definitely used her strength. The rubber band was stretched until it could not be stretched anymore. Gu Shen's chin was red from the beating, and he felt pain just by looking at her.
Luo Xin stood at the back and avoided the camera. She frowned slightly as she looked at Ling Sheng. She could not have ever liked Gu Shen if she wanted to kill him quickly.
Who would torture the person they liked to death and embarrass them in public?
However, even if she did not like Gu Shen, she would not let this go for now. She had snatched her endorsement deal and her movie role and she had even hired someone to slander her on the hottest topics. If she could not get over it, she would get back at her slowly!
Gu Shen gritted his teeth in pain. That d*mn woman. She just wanted him to die. Perhaps she wanted to use this method to make him remember her.
Very good!
He would remember her!
After Ling Sheng flicked the rubber 15 times, her hand started to hurt. She looked at the others and said, "I've decided to share the punishment privilege with you. Who's coming?"
Who would be willing to do something that would offend others? Even foolish Cheng Ye did not join the commotion. He stole a look at Ji Fanchen.
Sister Sheng Sheng was taking revenge. She had beaten this man up badly. Gu Shen was probably in pain. However, he deserved it. After all, he had always bullied Sister Sheng Sheng.
In the end, Shangguan Yu tried to smooth things over. Everyone could tell that she was deliberately messing with Gu Shen. However, she knew how to control her actions. After venting, she would let him go. Otherwise, she would not have said that. He thus smiled and said, "I'll do it. Give me five."
Ji Fanchen had initially thought that Ling Sheng would continue playing, but he had not expected her to let Gu Shen off so easily. This was good. Everyone was in the same circle, so there was no need to make things too awkward.
Luo Xin could tell that she wanted to let Gu Shen go now. However, Gu Shen had a deep prejudice against her and could not understand her good intentions.
Shangguan Yu was flicked lightly, and everyone understood what this meant. They each took a few hits and distributed the remaining punishment.
Old Qian had personally decided that the first episode's recording would end perfectly.
Gu Shen frowned. That stinky woman. Did she think he would let her go just like that? Did she want him to thank her for not punishing him? She could dream on!
Chapter 405: Begging For A Permanent Guest
Upon seeing that it was over, Shi Lingyu personally called the assistant, who had stopped her from entering, to let her in.
Ling Sheng ran over to her excitedly. "How come you are here so fast? Didn't you land at five?"
"I didn't even go to the hotel after getting off the plane. I came here directly. Nice of me, right!?" Shi Lingyu smiled.
Cheng Ye waved happily and asked her all kinds of questions.
Ji Fanchen, who was rarely happy, smiled.
Shangguan Yu came over to greet her, and Director Qian came over as well.
Shi Lingyu's assistant brought the shop assistant over quickly, and cake, desserts, coffee, and beverages were distributed to the workers. Everything was from their shop.
"This is your cake." Shi Lingyu placed an exquisite cake box in Ling Sheng's hands and smiled. "It's full of Snow White strawberries. If it's not enough, there's more at the shop. I'll let you have your fill."
After the cake and beverages were distributed, everyone ran over to thank her. They also thought that the cake was especially delicious after eating it and asked her where the cake shop was.
The assistant took advantage of this opportunity to hand out name cards to everyone and help promote the shop.
Qian Yi, who was overjoyed, ate cake and chatted. When it was over, he had to call Mei Xuelin. He had to get this treasure to film the show.
Initially, he had not planned for her to stay on the show for long, but her natural sense of variety was too strong. It would be a waste of her talent if she did not appear on more variety shows.
He would not force her to do much. She, along with Shangguan, would be stationed there permanently. When the time came, the two of them would each lead a team and be responsible for causing trouble.
"Tonight's my treat. Let's go eat crayfish. Those who will come can raise their hands for me to count!" Shangguan Yu shouted. The top singer was very generous and rich.
After the production team finished filming the first episode of the show, Old Qian had initially planned to take them out to celebrate. After the post-production and the celebratory feast, if the show was not up to the standards, they would have to think of ways to edit it to increase the highlights of the show. If they edited it enough, there would be a lot of broadcasting and viewership ratings.
However, this episode was really strong. It could be edited easily in two hours, maybe even an hour and a half. It was definitely explosive.
Therefore, having good guests would save the production team a lot of trouble.
Such guests were rare in the entertainment circle.
After they watched the entire recording, the crew members' eyes brimmed with tears of excitement. It was too easy to edit. This post-production was too easy. Mommy, you do not need to worry about me losing hair or sleep while editing shows anymore. I'm begging to have Ling Sheng as a permanent guest.
There were nearly 70 staff members in the production team, including the six guests, the assistants, and the bodyguards. There was quite a big number of people.
Ling Sheng gave the top singer a thumbs-up. He was a generous, rich, handsome, and a good singer. He was really likable.
"Sorry, Senior Shangguan. I can't come. My flight is at eight o'clock. I have to rush to the airport immediately." Luo Xin walked over apologetically.
"It's alright. You can leave quickly if you're busy. Your flight is at eight o'clock, and it's already 6:30. If you delay any longer, you won't be able to catch the plane." Shangguan Yu could understand this. This was what celebrities did when they were rushing for a job.
"Senior Shangguan, have fun. I'll be leaving now." After saying that, Luo Xin left with her assistant.
When she walked out of the filming site, she bumped into Gu Shen. She had initially thought that Gu Shen had left, but he had returned. She asked, "Ah Shen, are you going to the gathering?"
Gu Shen said expressionlessly, "I left my things behind. I'll go back and get them."