Chapter 264: Calm

Yan Baiwei really couldn't believe the result of the third public performance of "Shan Hai". She is a sweet drama star who is currently very popular on the Orange platform, and her traffic is greater than many of the guests present. Why was she eliminated?

What made Yan Baiwei even more unacceptable was that Ren Limeng, who she had completely ignored at the beginning of the show, was now hosting the entire show, announcing the elimination results of their team, and becoming a presence that could not be ignored by the entire show.

This is impossible! It's even more unfair!

Yan Baiwei suppressed the anger and unwillingness in her heart. If "Mountains and Seas" was not the flagship program of the Orange platform, and many of the guests on the scene were much more famous than her, she would have lost her temper on the spot.

Eliminate her. How dare the production team of "Shan Hai" do this!

In fact, Yan Baiwei had already known about this matter in advance yesterday. Her agency and agent repeatedly advised her not to take it to heart. The Orange platform has already confirmed her as the heroine of a new S-level ancient idol project to be launched on the platform in the next quarter. As compensation, they will not lose out.

But after Ren Limeng announced the results, Yan Baiwei still couldn't control her emotions. She could not accept this result at all. Although "Shan Hai" was just an entertainment variety show after all, the result of winners and losers still greatly stimulated Yan Baiwei.

She's a celebrity who's always trending, so why did she lose to Ren Limeng? Why did she have to be so sanctimonious and express gratitude like Guan He after being eliminated?

The camera focused on Guan He who was giving a speech. Yan Baiwei finally couldn't help but glared at Ren Limeng. Ren Limeng received Yan Baiwei's malicious gaze but just smiled slightly.

She could feel Yan Baiwei's strong emotions at the moment, but even she was not surprised by the elimination result. It was not because Yan Baiwei was not popular enough or received less attention, but because others had more advantages than Yan Baiwei.

She and Shen Xingzhi are the killer weapons of the Orange platform to attract traffic, so naturally they cannot be eliminated. Chen He's team has the popular CP of Chen He and Hong Qingli, so there is naturally no shortage of highlights. Chen Xi, who also has a big company backing, has a much higher status than Yan Baiwei, and the company and the Orange platform have a close cooperation. In comparison, only Guan He's team is left.

Apart from Yan Baiwei, Guan He's team does not have a big star who can stabilize the team, and there is not enough to watch. At such a moment, they can only become victims of the program rules.

Ren Limeng even vaguely heard that Yan Baiwei's agency had been cooperating more closely with Yao Xin of the station's entertainment channel. That was why Yan Baiwei treated Dong Zhucai disrespectfully during the first public performance and openly refused to record. Now that Yao Xin has lost power in the station, it is natural that he will be affected, or in other words, all will suffer.

After all, the rules of the entertainment industry are both complex and simple. After experiencing all the ups and downs of emotions these days, Ren Limeng was unexpectedly calm and indifferent when looking at the results of the third public performance.

There was no reluctance to say goodbye in front of the camera, nor was there any secret complacency because of Yan Baiwei's elimination. Ren Limeng just calmly played her role in the program, watching Guan He, Yan Baiwei and others waving goodbye as they entered and left the corridor. For a moment, she felt as if she had returned to the daily life of the agricultural channel, watching some colleagues who were transferred to the next job during the course of a project say goodbye to the team.

The agricultural channel has few people but many tasks, and it is normal for everyone to come and go in every job. The entertainment channel has too many people and too little talent, so it is no big deal if not every guest can get everything they want.

To a certain extent, whether it was the Guan He team that left the third public performance as a consolation team, or the teams that were eliminated in the first two public performances, everyone just said goodbye to the variety show "Shan Hai" in advance and rushed to another mountain and sea that belonged to them.

On Monday morning, when they gathered again to record the fourth public selection team, Ren Limeng was still calm, almost completely unperturbed.

After being baptized by the overwhelming hot searches during this period, Ren Limeng feels that her professional qualities have been enhanced. She has completely gotten rid of the discomfort she felt when she first entered the variety show camera, and the small matter of forming a variety show team suddenly seems insignificant.

What's more, at the end of the third public performance, when she and An Ling lived in the same room, An Ling had actually almost explained to her all the rules of the team formation and schedule of the fourth public performance, and even let her decide whether to be the captain of the fourth public performance.

If she and Shen Xingzhi had not tacitly insisted on not wanting to be on the same team, according to the program team's idea, the fourth public performance originally wanted to bundle her and Shen Xingzhi for marketing. However, they were both very persistent, and Shen Xingzhi's attitude was even very tough, with an attitude that seemed to say it didn't matter if he wanted to withdraw from the competition at any time, which finally made the program team choose to retreat unwillingly.

Thinking of this, Ren Limeng's heart finally felt a little ripple, but this ripple was not because of the show, but from Chen Xingzhi.

After she finished chatting with An Ling that night, she excitedly sent a message to Shen Xingzhi. When Shen Xingzhi learned that she knew the inside story of the program, he still responded calmly, as if... everything was under control.

Ren Limeng sensitively noticed something and couldn't help but ask Shen Xingzhi.

Ren Limeng: Brother Xingzhi, do you know these things too? Who told you, Director Yao?

Chen Xingzhi: We had discussed it before the show. Hanxing showed me the program plan at that time. It was boring and I didn’t pay much attention to it.

Chen Xingzhi answered truthfully. Ren Limeng, who was experiencing the twists and turns of a variety show for the first time, might feel curious about An Ling's advances, but Chen Xingzhi, who had been in the circle for so many years, felt it was normal. Negotiating conditions to appear on the show was a common practice in the circle. Even if it was a reality show that focused on reality, there was still a lot of room for maneuver.

Of course, the guests’ real experiences are reflected in front of the camera, but there are naturally more trade-offs and games beyond reality outside the camera.

Ren Limeng's fame has soared, and her live broadcast of saving people has won wide acclaim. An Ling will represent the program team and communicate with Ren Limeng in advance for the recording, which is something that Shen Xingzhi expected.

Ren Limeng: (Like) (Like) (Like)

Ren Limeng: You can say you don't care about this so easily, Brother Xingzhi, I still have a lot to learn from your level (dog head)

Ren Limeng: So do you have any ideas?

Ren Limeng spoke in one breath, with a hint of hesitation in her heart when she sent the message. Emotionally speaking, she wanted to be in the same team with Shen Xingzhi, but rationally speaking, it would be better for her and Shen Xingzhi to separate.

They each formed their own team and met at the top, which was probably the best ending for her and Shen Xingzhi in this final period.

After the third public performance, Ren Limeng's mentality has changed unconsciously. After making her relationship public, if she were to be in the same team with Shen Xingyi again in the fourth public performance, the focus of the program would definitely be more on the emotional interaction between them, which is something Ren Limeng does not want to see. In front of the camera, she still hopes that the audience can pay attention to the program itself, see the traditional culture of Jingchu, and also notice her work ability.

In front of the public, she still hopes to be the host Ren Limeng first, and then be Shen Xingzhi's girlfriend.

What's more, it feels good to be the captain in the third public performance. Although she faces many problems, Ren Limeng does not reject these challenges. At the end of the show, she still wants to try again.

Therefore, even though she felt a little conflicted, Ren Limeng still slowly sent out her thoughts.

Ren Limeng: How about we split into two teams? Xingzhi, it's the last public performance, and I still want to be the captain so everyone can see me more.

Shen Xingzhi: Then I will be your team member?

Seeing the new news about Chen Xingzhi, Ren Limeng's hand, which was looking for emoticons, paused. Everyone thought that Chen Xingzhi would definitely be the captain of the fourth public performance. Even if Chen Xingzhi was willing to be her team member, she would not be "blessed enough". Just by imagining this, Ren Limeng could guess the new round of public opinion storm at that time.

Although she had coaxed Chen Xingzhi into saying during the third public performance that if she could be the captain in the fourth public performance, she would definitely choose Chen Xingzhi first, but plans cannot keep up with changes. When this option really came up, Ren Limeng...just felt it was very hot.

Before Ren Limeng could hesitate, Shen Xingzhi had already finished sending the message.

Chen Xingzhi: Are you hesitating again?

Shen Xingzhi: It’s just a show.

Shen Xingzhi: Just follow your heart, little liar.

Chen Xingzhi: We'll just be apart for this week. I'll keep my promise to someone. We still have a long way to go.

The intervals between Shen Xingzhi's new messages were only a few seconds. The invitation to join the team at the beginning seemed to be just a casual remark. He made the decision on his own, or rather, respected Ren Limeng's choice.

Staring at the chat box with Shen Xingzhi, the words "follow your heart" made Ren Limeng's heart tremble suddenly, as if an inconspicuous stone was thrown into the calm lake, and some subtle emotional fluctuations quietly spread in her heart, difficult to calm down.

It is easier said than done to follow your heart.

Ren Limeng didn't even know if she had followed her heart by choosing Si Gong as the captain, but she knew very well that Shen Xingzhi had not followed his heart, he just followed her choice.

Not being in the same team with Shen Xingzhi again, the week of the fourth public performance became a bit long. Apart from the tight program schedule, Ren Limeng was very tired, but no matter how late it was, as long as she had free time, she would still share her every day with Shen Xingzhi.

Their team's fourth public performance was held in Shi City. Ren Limeng specially took many photos of Shi City's delicious food and beautiful scenery to share with Chen Xingzhi. She would not admit that besides the deep longing, she also felt a little guilty about breaking her promise and not being on the same team.

Because of her "breaking her promise", the situation was reversed in two ways during the week when the four public performances were separated. Ren Limeng tried hard to be the one who sent more messages, tried her best to "please" Shen Xingzhi, and used all kinds of tricks to coax her boyfriend who was pretending to be sad.

One is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten. With mutual love, the distance in a long-distance relationship is a bit annoying, but it does not become a problem.

Just like the other sweet troubles that Ren Limeng was experiencing at the same time, her team in the fourth public performance was completely centered around her. Her teammates An Ling, Fei Jingting and another second-tier actress were all easy to get along with, and almost no one would refute her ideas to her face. The harmony in front of the camera made Ren Limeng subconsciously more cautious and thoughtful in every decision she made.

If the team performs well in the fourth public performance, it is naturally the credit of Ren Limeng as the captain, but if the team loses in the fourth public performance or the finals, Ren Limeng will naturally bear the brunt and cannot escape blame.