Sang Qianshan always felt that Yu Xinyu's words had a hidden meaning.

But he was quite certain that the other party would not participate in the variety show, and the other party's attitude seemed to indicate that victory was assured.

Yu Xinyu also carefully reviewed the basic process and script—yes, although it was supposed to be a live, slow-paced variety show, it must have a script.

Considering that the actors were not friends and their acting skills were not very good, and also because they did not know much about Cen Yu, Sang Qianshan's script summary was "free improvisation" + "refuting the rumor that he has no friends".

Yu Xinyu looked at the proposal and said, "It seems that you really only have Cen Yu as a friend."

“Having Cen Yu as a friend is enough.” Sang Qianshan said casually, then turned his gaze to Cen Yu, “Some people can have more than one lover and no one finds it strange, so what’s so strange about me only having one friend?”

"..." Cen Yu was sweating profusely as he faced Sang Qianshan's gaze.

Although he knew the other party had absolutely no idea about the plot, for some reason the previous sentence seemed to be a veiled criticism.

"..." The agent frowned as he looked at Sang Qianshan and Yu Xinyu, who sat opposite him and looked gentle and kind.

He suddenly had the illusion that the living room had instantly turned into an octagon cage. Why did he feel that these two people couldn't wait to flip the table and start fighting?

Yu Xinyu smiled, pursing his lips. "Having Cen Yu as a good friend is enough for you." He leaned on Cen Yu's shoulder. "Then having Cen Yu as a lover is enough for me too~"

Sang Qianshan looked at Yu Xinyu.

Yu Xinyu didn't meet his gaze, but smiled and said to Cen Yu, "Right, husband?"

“…Hmm.” Cen Yu looked down at the project planner, avoiding eye contact with the two people.

At that moment, he suddenly felt a profound connection with Sang Qianshan's agent—

If you want to call, go outside and call!

Sang Qianshan then told Cen Yu many more details, such as the camera angles, and how to deal with being followed by paparazzi and various unexpected situations.

It was also mentioned that the production team would be filming at night, so remember to turn off the cameras in your room before going to sleep, and of course, remember to turn them back on when you wake up in the morning.

Cen Yu glanced at the list of guests invited to the entire variety show—

The variety show on Durian TV is called "We Are True Friends!"

Besides Sang Qianshan, Pei Zhe, and Yu Huaining, who betrayed Sang Qianshan, there are two other groups.

They are Jian Zhou (male), a popular internet celebrity, and his childhood sweetheart Yu Kexin (female).

Idol Lin Xinyan (female) and her non-celebrity senior Ji Shuang (female).

Cen Yu only has these two acquaintances—

The problem is that these two groups don't really have a strong presence in the original work! They're basically not very useful for reference!

“That Yu Huaining,” Sang Qianshan suddenly said, “stay away from him.”

"Hey!" The manager really wanted to cover Sang Qianshan's mouth, but under the other's murderous gaze, he could only smile awkwardly and then say to Cen Yu, "...Well, anyway...you know what I mean."

Yes, I understand.

Cen Yu thought, "The first person I'll have to mess with on this variety show is Yu Huaining!"

...

The next day, Cen Yu arrived at the office early in the morning.

"So early?" Gao Lanyuan arrived at the office and was surprised to find that Cen Yu was already there.

"Hmm." Cen Yu said absentmindedly, "Something came up."

He looked toward Lou Baichuan's office, wondering why this robot and scab who was always so punctual for work was absent today.

Gao Lanyuan noticed Cen Yu's actions, as if she wanted to stare through the entire office. "Were you with Brother Chuan this weekend?"

“…?” Cen Yu looked at Gao Lanyuan. “Huh?”

"Didn't you check your WeChat Moments?" Gao Lanyuan smiled. "Brother Chuan posted on his WeChat Moments."

Cen Yu hadn't actually looked at it; he never usually checks his WeChat Moments. But when Gao Lanyuan specifically mentioned it, he clicked on Lou Baichuan's Moments.

Then I saw that the other party updated something on Saturday.

The content is an open computer screen desktop, and a hand that appears on the other side of the camera—it is clearly a man's hand, with long fingers but distinct knuckles, giving it a powerful look.

Her skin was pale and cool-toned; it was hard to tell whether it was due to the lighting or something she was born with.

Upon closer inspection, Cen Yu realized that it might be his own hand.

The caption for this WeChat Moments post was also very simple—

【Work. 】

Below, there's a bunch of people giving sycophantic thumbs-ups and likes.

"You're a private investigator?" Cen Yu looked at Gao Lanyuan in puzzlement. "How could you tell it was me?"

Gao Lanyuan's gaze lingered on Cen Yu's fingers. "Here," he said, lightly tapping Cen Yu's ring finger, "there's a scar."

Cen Yu looked down and noticed a small scar on the knuckle of his ring and middle fingers. He didn't know when it had been there, but the scar had turned white and looked like it had been there before.

And the same scar is also visible on the hand shown in the photo.

Cen Yu looked down for a while, then looked up at Gao Lanyuan, "If you were to play the spot-the-difference game, you would definitely get a perfect score."

Gao Lanyuan didn't reply, but continued with the previous question, "Did he ask you to work overtime this weekend?"

"No, not exactly," Cen Yu explained simply. "We just happened to run into each other in one place."

At that moment, Lou Baichuan, dressed in a suit, walked in from the other side. Seeing the two talking, he nodded.

"morning."

Cen Yu responded, and after Lou Baichuan entered the office, he immediately stood up and patted Gao Lanyuan on the shoulder, "I'll go in first, we'll talk later."

Gao Lanyuan glanced at the shoulder where Cen Yu had patted her, and then at Cen Yu walking through the door that Lou Baichuan had opened.

He frowned inwardly.

How come he felt that Cen Yu and Lou Baichuan had suddenly become so close after just one weekend?

Normally, Cen Yu would knock on the glass at least a few times before Lou Baichuan agreed to let him in.

...

Cen Yu was unaware that her colleagues were already brainstorming the reasons why her relationship with Lou Baichuan had become closer.

He closed the glass door behind him, watching Lou Baichuan take off his suit jacket and hang it on a hanger, then loosen his tie slightly before sitting down.

"What's the matter?" Lou Baichuan asked, looking at Cen Yu who had followed him in.

“There is such a thing,” Cen Yu said.

"Speak."

“It’s about the variety show.” Cen Yu immediately began to explain the reason he had spent half the day making up yesterday, “This variety show only requires three days of filming in each location, and two of those days are weekends. I only need to take one day off, and it will absolutely not interfere with my work schedule. I guarantee that I will complete all the tasks assigned to me by the company, and complete them with high quality and quantity, and also…”

Cen Yu began reciting the "Workers' Declaration," vowing to prove to the death that he would not only not neglect his work!

So please grant me leave!

"...Stop." Lou Baichuan was exasperated. He leaned back in his chair and looked at Cen Yu. "Are you sure you want to go on a variety show?"

“Hehe, there’s nothing I can do about it,” Cen Yu laughed. “They gave us too much.”