SABA Chapter 31

Jiang Tiao had already completely determined that Chu Xu this…

However, Jiang Tiao and Luo Xingwen did not end up eating them, for no other reason than that too many groups had given up.

The first to give up was Chu Xu. His fans bought him six “mao jidan” (hairy eggs) and six “huozhuzi” (living beads) in one go. His face turned black when he opened the bag.

“Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Are Chu Xu’s fans afraid he won’t eat enough on the show?”

“What’s going on? Should the show reflect on itself? [Dog head to protect life]”

“Chu Xu: Bold commoners, how dare you harm me!”

“Those were bought by fans, isn’t Chu Xu planning to eat even one? [Dog head]”

Shu Tongtong, setting an example by eating one, then added insidiously, “Yes, Brother Chu, it’s thirty-eight degrees Celsius. Your fans worked hard to queue up and buy them for you. Aren’t you going to try one? It’s a specialty snack of Haicheng, after all.”

With the live broadcast camera pointed at him, Chu Xu couldn’t openly lose his temper. He glared at Shu Tongtong, his heart burning with anger, but he couldn’t show any reaction on the surface. He watched Shu Tongtong place a few peeled “huozhuzi” in front of him. He stiffly picked up his chopsticks, forcefully clamped one – the embryo suddenly cracked, and an indescribable liquid flowed out, mixed with the stench of rot and blood.

“Ugh—”

Chu Xu covered his mouth and rushed into the toilet, causing chaos at the scene.

Jiang Tiao silently re-tied the “huozhuzi” and “mao jidan” in front of him, then used several plastic bags to pack them tightly, ensuring that nothing was visible and no smell could be detected.

Luo Xingwen watched Jiang Tiao discreetly move the plastic bags, which had been wrapped into balls, towards the edge of the table closest to the trash can, as if passing notes secretly in class.

Luo Xingwen was exceptionally speechless: “His is spoiled.”

Jiang Tiao’s hand paused. He stopped awkwardly and looked towards the door with sympathy, thinking that such bad luck was truly unparalleled.

Although a famous scene was contributed, with such an accident, the director couldn’t continue and had to temporarily suspend the live broadcast and filming, allowing the guests to rest for a while.

Filming variety shows indeed consumes energy. Jiang Tiao asked Zhuang Xiang to order proper meals, and along with the hard-won snacks, he and Luo Xingwen quickly finished lunch in the lounge – of course, without the “mao jidan” and “huozhuzi.”

After he had “drunk” and eaten his fill, Jiang Tiao was about to bid farewell when the door to the lounge was opened directly from the outside without even a knock.

Due to the limited conditions of variety show filming, the production team couldn’t arrange a lounge for every person, prioritizing only the guests with higher celebrity status. This lounge was arranged by the production team for Luo Xingwen.

Jiang Tiao was wondering who was so impolite when he saw Chu Xu standing at the doorway with a somber expression.

“……” Fine, perhaps the greatest misunderstanding he had of this person was labeling him the “politeness committee” of the entertainment industry.

Jiang Tiao hastily tidied up what he had eaten, picked up the trash, and got up to leave.

Chu Xu’s demeanor clearly indicated he was looking for Luo Xingwen, and he didn’t want to be a third wheel.

Jiang Tiao reached the doorway and was stopped by Chu Xu. The hallway light cast long shadows on Chu Xu’s face. He suppressed the impatience and irritation in his eyes, “I have something to say to you.”

Jiang Tiao could guess what Chu Xu wanted to say with his toes – it was nothing more than wanting him to help set him up with Luo Xingwen. However, after the variety show recording that morning, Jiang Tiao felt that Chu Xu was truly hard to describe. If Luo Xingwen were to be with him, it would be a real injustice to Luo Xingwen.

“Sorry, solve it yourself. I don’t interfere in other people’s affairs.” Jiang Tiao waved his hand and walked past Chu Xu, leaving the lounge.

The two left behind looked at each other.

Solve what? Other people’s affairs?

Chu Xu’s face was cold, and his gaze at Luo Xingwen was filled with pressure and anger, “What did you say to him?”

Luo Xingwen was inexplicably yelled at. He recalled how he met Chu Xu. At that time, he was the male lead, and Chu Xu played the third male lead. After the drama aired, Chu Xu’s side used him to create a CP (couple) with widespread marketing, followed by common tactics – putting him down, and isolating fans.

His impression of Chu Xu was already not great, and coupled with the series of questionable moves from his side, he disliked the person even more. It wasn’t until he attended a fashion gala that he saw Chu Yanhao and Chu Xu get out of the same car.

His breakup with Chu Yanhao back then was decisive. When he looked back, he found that Chu Yanhao had changed all his contact information. He searched for Chu Yanhao for a long time, but in the vast sea of people, even if a plane ticket could fly you anywhere you wanted, someone who couldn’t be found, still couldn’t be found.

That was the first time he saw Chu Yanhao again after three years, and also the first time he lost his composure in front of the media.

That night, he took the initiative to contact Chu Xu, and they gradually became acquaintances, though not necessarily good friends. He indirectly learned about Chu Yanhao’s whereabouts from Chu Xu.

Chu Xu’s temper wasn’t the best, and he wasn’t the type of person Luo Xingwen admired or was willing to associate with. However, it was rare for him to meet someone who had contact with Chu Yanhao, so most of the time he would suppress his temper, and slowly, yielding became the norm in his interactions with Chu Xu.

“Did you hold an umbrella when God was giving out brains? I don’t even know what’s going on between you two, what could I have said to him?”

Chu Xu’s face was dark, and an invisible, deep, and oppressive aura emanated from him.

Luo Xingwen felt he had seen enough of him. He quickly put the unfinished lunch into the trash bin and said indifferently, “I told you long ago, no one will wait for you forever in the same place.”

Chu Xu looked at the inquiring text messages from Xiong Qi, feeling extremely annoyed, “You go find the director and say you want to change the teams for the afternoon recording.”

Luo Xingwen felt he had opened his eyes. What did this have to do with him? Why should he go find the director?

“I refuse.”

Luo Xingwen couldn’t even be bothered to argue with him.

Chu Xu narrowed his dangerous eyes, “You like him?”

This was truly beyond words.

Luo Xingwen: “Are you sick?”

Chu Xu’s voice was deep, “I know you’re eyeing his background and think that getting along well with him is like clinging to a big tree. But I can tell you, you’re wasting your time. His family looks down on actors in the entertainment industry the most. Trying to gain something by pleasing him is completely futile.”

“……” Luo Xingwen admired himself a little, that he could have been friends with such a person for several years.

“Don’t be sick yourself and try to prescribe medicine for others. If I’m an actor in the entertainment industry, what are you? A runaway prince from some poor, obscure country? Where do you get this condescending sense of superiority? I don’t want to get involved in your business. If Jiang Tiao is willing to be on your team, you go find the director yourself. Don’t go crazy here, this isn’t a mental asylum reception center.”

Luo Xingwen dared to speak to him like this?! Chu Xu was furious. He slammed the door heavily and, full of anger, went to find the director.

After hearing Chu Xu’s intention, the director felt he had truly had a streak of bad luck for eight lifetimes. Variety shows like theirs, which constantly switch locations and play games, were originally not suitable for live broadcasts. However, the higher-ups insisted on live broadcasts, believing it to be the trend. Fine, so be it, but their first live broadcast encountered so many unapproachable big shots.

Chu Xu vomited in their program, and his fans were outside and all over the internet, fiercely defending him and demanding an explanation from the production team. Appeasing Chu Xu should have been their priority at the moment, but Chu Xu’s request was to switch partners with Luo Xingwen.

These few words of request, behind them lay deep love and hate that, if anonymously leaked to paparazzi, would be enough to make tomorrow’s trending headlines. However, the director had no intention of indulging in gossip; he only felt his head was about to explode.

Luo Xingwen was easier to deal with. He said he didn’t mind as long as Jiang Tiao agreed. The director’s team then approached Jiang Tiao and asked him to cooperate with the performance in front of the camera – after all, a small artist like Jiang Tiao had no capital to refuse in front of the production team. However, Jiang Tiao was surprisingly firm.

He refused outright, stating that without a valid reason, he refused to cooperate with such unreasonable behavior that arbitrarily changed the rules due to one person’s capriciousness.

The assistant sent to explain the situation was also a fool. Hearing Jiang Tiao say that, he immediately threatened to cut all of Jiang Tiao’s footage.

Jiang Tiao glanced at him, said nothing, took his phone, and turned to leave.

Less than ten minutes later, the director received a call from the biggest boss at headquarters.

When gods fight, mortals suffer. The director was on the verge of tears. Having temper, background, and fans, does that make you great? Believe it or not, he’d stop the filming right now!

The guests received an announcement from the production team that due to the lunch break exceeding the originally planned time, the filming tasks scheduled for the afternoon would be changed to group recordings. Jiang Tiao, Chu Xu, and Ji Mengfei’s three groups of six people were to be in one group to visit the surfing base, while the other two groups would go to the sailing base for an experience.

The guests who knew a little about the inside story were both impressed and speechless by the production team’s forced grouping and attempts at fairness.

Jiang Tiao’s reaction exceeded Chu Xu’s expectations. He knew that Jiang Tiao’s anger and prolonged sulking were all because of what happened in Berlin before.

Chu Xu was somewhat annoyed. What right did Jiang Tiao have to throw a tantrum in front of him? He never thought Jiang Tiao had the qualifications. However, in this awkward situation, he found it difficult to get angry.

Jiang Tiao had already completely concluded that Chu Xu was truly sick. He felt extremely ashamed for having compared Chu Xu and Chu Yanhao in his heart because of Luo Xingwen before. He should apologize to Chu Yanhao; putting him in the same category as someone like Chu Xu was an insult to Chu Yanhao.

Compared to Chu Xu, Chu Yanhao was practically a peerless cutie.

On the other side of Haicheng, Chu Yanhao, who had just finished a mountain road car race, felt his phone vibrate several times in his pocket. He took off his helmet and saw Jiang Tiao had @-mentioned him in the group.

Jiang Fool: “@Chu Fool, I want to sincerely apologize for my impatience and insults towards you over the years. It was because I had limited contact with people before that I always wondered why no one ever ambushed someone like you. Now that I’ve witnessed the diversity of ‘species,’ I realize you’re a successful person, and I’m happy to have a friend like you [smiley face][smiley face].”

Min Leshan: “Hahaha, have you gone crazy from filming?”

Guan Yuyun: “Hmm hmm hmm? Is there any gossip?”

Jie Xiaoxiao: “Rolling on the ground laughing.gif”

Cheng Jun: “I said it long ago, although Yanhao has a bit of a bad temper, he’s a really good person, kind and loyal [dog head].”

Chu Yanhao: “……”

Chu Yanhao: “Get lost, get lost, I’m annoyed.”

Cheng Jun: “See, he gets shy easily.”

Chu Yanhao: “”

Unable to win the argument with Cheng Jun, Chu Yanhao turned his firepower towards Jiang Tiao.

Chu Yanhao: [Image]

Chu Yanhao: “@Jiang Fool, thank you, your current nickname for me is an insult. Change it back now, and I might grudgingly consider being your friend.”

Jiang Tiao: [Image]

Jiang Tiao: “[Smile][Smile][Smile]”

Jiang Tiao: “Then what’s your nickname for me?!”

Amidst a flurry of “@Jiang Fool” and “How childish you two are,” Jiang Tiao turned off his phone.

He was so angry. Luo Xingwen’s taste was really bad. Chu Yanhao was indeed still a scoundrel!

Luo Xingwen felt Jiang Tiao glare at him. He felt he was being blamed unfairly, but he had no proof.

Jiang Tiao channeled his anger into strength and actively responded to the director’s call, becoming one of the guests to experience surfing.

Ying Yuanxun had long been displeased with Jiang Tiao. Seeing that Jiang Tiao was going to experience surfing with him, he deliberately set traps for Jiang Tiao from the moment the coach started explaining.

“Compared to Yuan Xun, Jiang Tiao’s state of listening to the coach’s explanation can be described as inattentive.”

“He seems to not care at all about what the coach is saying.”

“This is the kind of person described as ‘untalented and arrogant’.”

Surfing was Ying Yuanxun’s specialty, and he hadn’t had a chance to showcase it on the show yet. He knew that surfing was an extremely difficult sport to pick up. Most beginners could only paddle with the surfboard, holding onto it like a drowning dog. Occasionally, a few skilled individuals could only maintain a standing position on the surfboard for a few seconds in very awkward poses.

Ying Yuanxun pretended to be kind, “Surfing is a high-risk sport, quite dangerous. If you haven’t received professional training, it’s best not to go. It’s not good if you accidentally swallow water or fall and get injured.”

Jiang Tiao was busy getting the surfboard and leash. He heard Ying Yuanxun’s words and casually replied without much concern, “It’s not too bad, just need to be careful.”

The bullet comments immediately exploded, with Ying Yuanxun’s fans being the most indignant.

“Is this the attitude of speaking to a senior?!”

“I thought Jiang Tiao’s rudeness was just rumors spread by haters. Seeing it today, it’s true that a dog can’t change its eating habits!”

“Can’t maintain the persona for even half a day!”

“Truly, ‘mountains and rivers change, but human nature remains the same’!”

“Reality shows indeed show character!”

“Yuan Xun is as gentle and humble as ever.”

“Yuan Xun has truly fulfilled his duty as a senior!”

Ying Yuanxun naturally hoped that Jiang Tiao would participate with him. Wouldn’t it be better to have someone constantly falling and paddling around to highlight his heroic posture? Moreover, he also wanted the gap between him and Jiang Tiao to be clearly displayed in front of Chu Xu. He had been unhappy for a long time. How could Chu Xu’s eyes only be on this good-for-nothing?