Almost no one expected that Yu Jinheng would take all the ingredients.

Pei Zhe was also surprised, and he stared at Yu Jinheng in disbelief... then he saw the other party nod and come to his side.

"...Why all of a sudden?" He didn't dare ask too many questions.

After all, he knew that he and Yu Jinheng couldn't be considered friends; if he had to describe it, they were probably business partners.

"I'm hungry," Yu Jinheng said casually.

"And I won't participate in the next round."

The next round was a three-legged race, which Yu Jinheng had no intention of participating in. He suddenly coughed a few times, then raised his hand to the production team to indicate that he wanted to leave...

Then he left the filming location in front of everyone.

Pei Zhe knew that Yu Jinheng would never participate in the three-legged race, so he had already prepared to give up on this round.

The director was also in a bit of a predicament; he glanced at Pei Zhe, who was alone—

If Yu Jinheng is a powerful figure, Pei Zhe can't afford to offend him.

Because his partner is unwell and has disappeared, Pei Zhe has no choice but to forfeit?!

The director could already imagine how the marketing accounts on Weibo, Douban, and Douyin would relentlessly criticize him from beginning to end.

As he was struggling with this question, glancing at the guests present, he saw Cen Yu suddenly raise his hand—

“Director, I have an idea,” Cen Yu suddenly said.

Pei Zhe and Sang Qianshan couldn't help but look at him, as could the other guests.

“We’ll take Pei Zhe with us,” Cen Yu said. “The three of us will travel together.”

Heh, even if he were to play a three-legged race alone with Sang Qianshan, he could already imagine how that damn production team would edit it in the end.

They really do look at each other with a deep, lingering gaze; getting married at the Civil Affairs Bureau and having their arms touch is practically a sign of entering the bridal chamber!

Since that's the case, why not bring Pei Zhe in too? He wants to see how the others can keep up with his and Sang Qianshan's weird products when the three of them play this stupid game together.

Pei Zhe seemed surprised that Cen Yu would actually appear to help him out of this predicament.

Upon hearing this, Yu Huaining immediately disagreed!

He never expected such a good thing to happen; this person beat him to it.

"...Director, wouldn't it be unfair to have three people?" Yu Huaining cautiously reminded him.

"How is it unfair to have three people?" Cen Yu asked. "It's more difficult for three people to cooperate, and they walk slower."

“What if someone lifts the person in the middle up and walks away?” Yu Huaining immediately said, “Doesn’t that happen often at sports meets?”

Upon hearing this, Cen Yu looked Yu Huaining up and down, then nodded—

"It's understandable that you have these concerns."

"!!!" Yu Huaining was furious!

He never expected that Cen Yu would dare to mock him like that!

He glanced at his shoes, trying to cover his tracks. He had specifically bought these sandals from a certain luxury brand because of their thick soles!

How could Cen Yu discover such a petty trick?!

[...Our sister-in-law doesn't want to suffer even the slightest loss (facepalm and wry smile)]

[Okay, okay, I support it! I support opening a large compound!]

[Stop supporting him, the princess wants to hug him already, go and cuddle him instead, it breaks my heart (smile)]

Sang Qianshan frowned. He glanced at Cen Yu, who seemed eager to show off his skills, and then at Pei Zhe. His mood was truly on a rollercoaster...

Pei Zhe truly hadn't expected Cen Yu to make such a suggestion.

He glanced at Sang Qianshan, and seeing the other's unpleasant expression, immediately spoke before the other could say anything—

"This is probably our first time working together," he said with a smile.

He didn't want Sang Qianshan to say anything against it. Although he was only on the show to earn some money and to maintain his relationship with Yu Jinheng, and also to increase his exposure and secure the Lou family's endorsement, he didn't want to end up with no screen time.

Even if the director thinks he's a big star, he won't just cut him out of the game just because he doesn't play games.

But sitting and watching others play, aside from the production team adding some decorative words above his head to emphasize his misery, he didn't get much screen time.

“That’s not it either,” Sang Qianshan said.

Pei Zhe had absolutely no recollection of any other collaborations he had with Sang Qianshan.

“At the XX magazine gala this year,” Sang Qianshan said, “we played a little game together.”

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhe cursed Sang Qianshan inwardly.

As the world's number one magazine, XX magazine always relies on its status and popularity to do some gimmicky and controversial little activities. That time, he and Sang Qianshan were just collaborating on a small game, which was probably just passing the baton.

As a result, the magazine's official WeChat account immediately publicized this scene extensively.

They even specially cropped out this picture, named it, and used it as the cover image for their official WeChat account.

The passing of the torch between veteran and new film stars

Cen Yu wasn't quite aware of the feud between the two, but everyone else present was shrewd and well-connected in the industry, so they naturally remembered the magazine's "shameless" incident.

Jianzhou immediately lowered his head, and the two girls also began to look elsewhere.

I was afraid that the camera would capture the expression on my face at that moment.

The director was breathing rapidly, not out of anger, but out of joy—

He never expected that this season of the variety show would have so many hidden talents.

He had a premonition that many years later, his variety show would become a new "friendship study," with countless people taking screenshots and analyzing the intentions behind every word spoken by this group of people, as well as the goals they wanted to achieve.

Cen Yu glanced at Pei Zhe and Sang Qianshan, "So everyone agrees?"

Sang Qianshan nodded. "I don't object."

"Me too." Pei Zhe smiled, but if he had a knife right now, he probably would also like to slash Sang Qianshan a few times.

However, Cen Yu disagreed when it came to assigning positions.

“I don’t want to stand in the middle,” Cen Yu immediately said.

Just kidding, he only brought Pei Zhe along to prevent people from blindly shipping couples and creating some weird cult-like products.

If he were standing in the middle, that would be terrible.

Isn't it just a matter of having men on both sides?!

He could already imagine how some groups would "spread rumors" then, and he even had the headlines ready—

"Two people, three-legged race, get in! Isn't our sister-in-law eating a little too well? She has quite an appetite!"

Sang Qianshan glanced at Pei Zhe, and the thought of having to sit next to this person made her feel like she had fleas all over her body.

Pei Zhe also didn't want to be near Sang Qianshan, but as a famously gentle and good-tempered person, he couldn't possibly say it directly in order to maintain his image.

I wish Sang Qianshan would retire from the entertainment industry; I feel like throwing up if I were next to him!

So he changed his tune and whispered to Cen Yu, "If I team up with him, and we just make eye contact or accidentally bump into each other, the gossip accounts will probably spread a lot of rumors about us not getting along."

Aren't you two just at odds?

Cen Yu thought to himself, but on the surface he pretended to be innocent, "Isn't that a good thing?"

"This is a groundbreaking trip for you all."

“Company team building activities usually involve this kind of activity,” Cen Yu said with a smile. “I’ve broken the ice for you guys beforehand.”