Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Variety Show Playing Games

Chapter 26

A week later, the trailer for the next episode of "Hello Happy" was broadcast. The guests were all handsome men and beautiful women, which was extremely pleasing to the eye. As one of the most popular variety shows, the trailer for "Hello Happy" received a lot of clicks as soon as it was released.

The theme of the next issue is ancient costume male gods and goddesses, mainly to promote the recently popular ancient costume drama "The Story of Yongrou". It tells the story of Yongrou, a legitimate princess, who uses her intelligence and wisdom to see through various conspiracies against the royal family and falls in love with her childhood sweetheart for a lifetime.

This drama, which aired exclusively on Penguin, has recently become quite popular. Ji Mian plays the second male lead, a talented scholar and the prime minister's daughter, a pairing that's become quite popular. The trailer features scenes of the female lead and the male lead, as well as the second female lead and the second male lead, along with some footage of Mo Zhuyuan gaming.

Xia Nuan has the lowest traffic and fame, and she only appears in a few scenes in the trailer.

Even though there were only a few pictures, Xia Nuan's fans were very excited and howled excitedly in the super topic.

Especially when the fan who was talking to Xia Nuan uploaded the raw video of Xia Nuan to the super topic, there were all kinds of messages below saying "my dear daughter" and "my wife is so cute and beautiful".

In fact, it is no wonder that Xia Nuan’s fans are so excited. The main reason is that "Hello Happy" is really a very popular national variety show. The stars who can appear on this variety show are basically not unknown. Xia Nuan’s status is really the lowest among the guests in this episode.

Furthermore, Xia Nuan's fame was indeed due to Lou Su's presence. Given the reality of a weak woman and a strong man, people naturally labeled her with negative labels. While Xia Nuan enjoyed a brief period of popularity, it was largely due to riding on Lou Su's popularity. After their breakup, while some paparazzi still followed Xia Nuan's stories, her popularity had long since waned.

In terms of status, she can't even be called a fifth-tier artist. When others mention Xia Nuan, they never say the actress Xia Nuan or call her by her name alone. They all say she is Lou Su's ex-girlfriend.

Although Xia Nuan's looks are considered among the best in the entertainment industry, her initial popularity was completely ruined by various negative rumors. Furthermore, aside from a single clip where her acting skills stood out, the rest of Xia Nuan's current trending topics are negative rumors. Beyond her fans, Xia Nuan's popularity isn't very good.

Even though Xia Nuan had not done any of these things, and later clarified and confirmed that Xia Nuan was a top student with a good academic record, in this circle, academic qualifications are not a factor in survival. Although these may have brought some positive effects to Xia Nuan, the effect is not particularly significant.

Xia Nuan's number of Weibo fans has experienced ups and downs recently, and the recent Reuters of her new drama "Palace Wall" has given Xia Nuan a small increase in fans. Now it has stabilized at around 3.2 million.

Although her super topic has about 150,000 Nuansi (Xia Nuan's fan name), the actual daily active users are only 2,000 to 3,000 at most, and most of them are casual fans, very Buddhist, and have no fighting power. Every day they are praising Xia Nuan, praising her looks, praising her acting skills, and praising Xia Nuan's dramas.

With the release of the trailer for "Hello Happy Girl", Xia Nuan's fans started to look for various variety show shooting materials and became active again for a while.

After all, Xia Nuan doesn't have many endorsements or business opportunities right now, and she doesn't have much business. The pictures and videos posted on her studio's Weibo have been pored over by fans.

Now all the fans are looking forward to two things, one is that "Palace Wall" will be broadcast soon, and the other is that next Saturday will come soon. They want to watch "Hello Happy" and see the fresh Xia Nuan.

However, it’s not just Xia Nuan’s fans who are looking forward to it. Fans of the creators of “Legend of Yong Rou” are also looking forward to the next episode of “Hello Happy”.

Especially the interaction between the two pairs of CPs in the trailer has made the fans who are already supporting the CPs look forward to it very much.

Of course, there is also a small group of people who are looking forward to the next episode of the variety show. After all, this is the first time that the summer CP has appeared in the same frame. Although it is not for the promotion of "Palace Wall", Ji Mian and Xia Nuan have just finished filming "Palace Wall" less than two months ago. Maybe they can find some hidden sugar in it.

In short, the much-anticipated "Hello Happy" is finally aired.

If you are a fan of the variety show or the host, or a passerby, you will only find it funny when watching this variety show, but fans of the drama, fans of only one show, and fans of the couple have different perspectives on the show.

There is a small WeChat fan group of "Hello Happy" with only six people. Originally, there were more than 30 people in the group. Later, someone would leave the group every once in a while for various reasons. Now there are only six people left, and the number has remained stable.

Although the members in the group basically have different fans of the show, they are all loyal fans of "Hello Happy Show". Anyway, it has been three or four years since the establishment of this small group. Those who quarreled have long since left, and only the few of them are left. They watch the show and chat together in real time every Saturday night.

At around seven o'clock in the evening, a voice call had already been initiated in the group.

Happy Lamb: I saw this preview and there's quite a bit of interaction between Ji Mian and the second female lead. I don't like that TV show, but these two look pretty good together. Who knows, maybe we'll find something interesting.

A Sky Full of Stars: Ji Mian’s acting is really good, but I don’t know when he can play the leading role in a movie for me to see. The leading actor in “Legend of Yongrou” is not as handsome as him and his acting is not as good as his. I don’t know why he was asked to play the leading actor.

Momomo: I've got snacks and drinks ready, ready to go. I only found out about Lao Mo being here this afternoon.

A-grade Wang Jie: Who told you not to watch the last episode? I hadn't planned to watch it this Saturday, but I didn't expect my daughter Nuan Nuan to be in the preview last episode, so I postponed the date. I hope Xia Nuan will have more scenes later.

Starry Sky: Hahaha, I feel bad for your girlfriend. Sister Wang, you postponed your date for this variety show again. But, Sister Wang, you're actually a fan of Xia Nuan. I thought you only liked Teacher Lin, which is why you watch her every day.

A-goods Wang Jie: I'm a new fan, she's so beautiful. I stumbled across Xia Nuan's video a few days ago and have been hooked ever since. I hope Xia Nuan can act in more dramas to refresh my eyes. As long as her acting is acceptable, that's all. As for the current state of the domestic entertainment industry, I don't have much to say.

I encourage myself every day: "I like Mo Zhuyuan, the guest who came today. I hope he gets more screen time. I'm going to grab something to eat first. When his screen comes up, remember to @ me." My relative's child came over and was so awesome. He stepped on my bed with his shoes on and threw my pillow on the floor and stomped on it.

The salted fish who eats and waits for death: I am not the main character here, this episode I am mainly watching Teacher Lin and Happy Group. Also, this crew is very active, I wonder if I can support their CP hahaha.

The variety show started, and Lin Zihou asked each guest to introduce themselves. Xia Nuan barely finished her introduction before the camera cut away.

Lin Zihou then mentioned the imbalance in the number of people and assigned Mo Zhuyuan to the Happy Group.

The first game we played was to guess idioms while wearing headphones.

The rules of the game are that the first person to look at an idiom must then use gestures to describe the meaning. They cannot directly say any of the characters in the idiom. Each person has two minutes to gesture. The other guests must keep their headphones on while watching their favorite person gesture. The game takes turns, and the team that guesses the idiom first wins.

The first team to appear is the guest team.

Xia Nuan, Ji Mian and the other five discussed the order of appearance.

The production team only gave them a long shot of their discussion and did not play out the conversations between these people. Then the scene cut to the members of the Happy Team.

They were also discussing their positions, but Mo Zhuyuan's eyes would sometimes glance to the side inadvertently. However, if you were not staring at Mo Zhuyuan, you would not be able to see the change in his eyes at all.

Everyone on the guest team took their seats. From left to right, they were Xia Nuan, Ji Mian, the second female lead, the first female lead, and the first male lead.

Xia Nuan looked at the guessing board and saw the word: forever together and grow old together.

She stood there, frowning, thinking for a moment, her mind going blank. This idiom wasn't difficult, but it was a bit abstract. Never mind, she'd just go through it word by word, getting the simple ones out first.

She patted Ji Mian who was wearing headphones.

Ji Mian turned around naturally and nodded to signal her to start the performance.

Xia Nuan made the number eight gesture, and Ji Mian asked, "Are there eight characters?"

"Yes, eight words, eight words." Xia Nuan nodded.

"This is the fourth word." She made a gesture of number four, then pointed to her heart and stretched out her hand to make a heart again.

Ji Mian nodded, a smile appeared at the corner of his lips, but he quickly suppressed it. He shouted to Xia Nuan: "The fourth word is heart?"

Xia Nuan gave Ji Mian a thumbs up, her eyes sparkling.

Xia Nuan gestured to the numbers five and six.

Xia Nuan looked down at her clothes. Why was it a light green ancient costume? White, white, Xia Nuan said these two words silently. Yes, she pulled the lining of her white collar, picked up a strand of her hair and waved it in her hand, looking at Ji Mian expectantly.

Ji Mian shrugged his shoulders and smiled subconsciously. He blinked, put his hand to his mouth and coughed lightly, then shook his head, "I can't see it."

Xia Nuan stared at him speechlessly for a while, then repeated the action again, "What color? What am I holding?"

Ji Mian shook his head innocently again.

Xia Nuan took a deep breath, her cheeks puffed up in anger. She had done it so obviously. More than a minute had passed. Xia Nuan stood there, her brain thinking rapidly, and suddenly her eyes lit up.

She motioned Ji Mian to look at him.

Xia Nuan's right hand was tightly clutching the front of her shirt, her eyes red. Then she put her hand down, pretending to hold a cup, and smashed it hard on the ground, then fell to the ground.

After Xia Nuan finished her performance, she immediately looked at Ji Mian expectantly.

Ji Mian stood there for a few seconds, his eyes changing slightly. Just as the two-second countdown was about to end, he chuckled, "May we be together forever and grow old together."

Xia Nuan jumped up happily.

At this point, the camera cut to the guests present, all of whom looked confused. The camera scanned most of the people present, but Mo Zhuyuan's reaction was absent.

I encourage myself every day: Where is Mo Zhuyuan? Why is there no shot of him here? Why is only half of his body shown?

Happy Lamb: These two people look very familiar. And Xia Nuan gestured with white hair later, I guessed it. Why is Brother Ji like an idiot, just grinning like a fool? What did Xia Nuan perform later? It seems to have nothing to do with this idiom. Did you guys see it?

A-goods Wang Jie: My Xia Nuan is so pretty, hehe, why is she so cute, I almost want to be more than just a fan of her looks.

"I didn't notice, but these two should know each other. I saw Xia Nuan pat Ji Mian's shoulder very naturally just now, and Ji Mian's reaction was also very funny. I saw him not even paying attention to what Xia Nuan was gesturing, he was just laughing. These two definitely know each other. Sister Wang, you are not a fan of Xia Nuan, but these two should know each other, right?"

A-lister Wang Jie: Huh? I've only been a fan for a few days, and I've been watching Xia Nuan's clips. Let me search.

I cheer myself up every day: I am worthy of being the salted fish standing at the forefront of CP, my eyes are so sharp.

Momomo: I've noticed that my focus is different from yours. Just now, Xia Nuan's expression suddenly changed, and her eyes instantly turned red. How did she do that? Is this acting? I was shocked.

Happy Lamb: As for the actors, Xia Nuan’s acting skills might be pretty good.

A-grade Wang Jie: They do know each other! Wasn't "Palace Wall" made into a TV series? The hero and heroine of that novel are them. I've seen "Palace Wall," and I didn't realize this until now. Well, I think I like Xia Nuan more now.

Ji Mian waved his hand in front of the second female lead, and then began to gesture the idiom. This time, the second female lead guessed it in less than a minute.

In the end, the guest team guessed the idiom in seven minutes.

A salted fish who just eats and waits to die: I'm speaking boldly, why do I feel that Ji Mian and Xia Nuan make a better couple? Even though it's obvious that he and the second female lead are in the show, but I just feel that Xia Nuan and Ji Mian are a better match when they stand together.

Happy Lamb: Ji Mian and his team's filming of "Palace Wall" seems to have just wrapped two months ago, but "The Legend of Yongrou" was filmed last year, so it's been almost a year since it wrapped. I guess Ji Mian had no contact with the second female lead before, so he might be more familiar with Xia Nuan now.

It took the Happy Group nearly eight minutes to guess the answer, and the guest team won this round.

The following game mainly focuses on the tacit business game between the two main creators of "The Legend of Yongrou", as well as the counterattack of Mo Zhuyuan and Happy Group. There are very few shots of Xia Nuan, and most of them are just a fleeting scene.

Basically, people who watch variety shows will subconsciously ignore the people sitting in the background, and their eyes are usually on the people playing games.

In the last thirty minutes, a new round of games began, real and fake phone calls.

Xia Nuan finally had a complete shot again.

Lin Zihou explained the rules of the game: "Ten contestants take turns calling their friends in the entertainment industry to see who is genuine and who is just pretending. The team with the most guesses, Happy Group or the guest team, loses."

Lin Zihou blinked and said, "Now it's time to test your acting skills."

The Happy Group members made funny faces and said, "We only have one actor here, Mo Zhuyuan. The other side has five actors, so we're definitely going to lose."

When the camera panned to Mo Zhuyuan, he was leaning back in his chair, talking to someone behind him. He smiled and shook his body, "That's hard to say. The outcome is still undecided."

Lin Zihou raised his eyebrows: "It seems that our teacher Mo is very confident. Are you going to pass on some experience to our Happy Group later?"

Mo Zhuyuan smiled cunningly and said nothing.

The screen scanned the guest team, and Ji Mian was sitting next to Xia Nuan. The distance between them was neither far nor close.

Lin Zihou took the microphone and said, "Next, let's draw lots to determine the order."

When it was Xia Nuan's turn to make a phone call, Lin Zihou walked over to her and handed her the phone. "Xia Nuan, who are you going to call?"

A salted fish who just eats and waits to die: If Xia Nuan said to call Lou Su at this time, it would definitely explode.

Starry Sky: It's impossible to think about it. To be honest, their breakup was pretty sudden. Lou Su defended her so much in his Weibo post after their breakup. That's Lou Su.

A-grade Wang Jie: Du Mei is the best, don't mention Lou Su now that you've broken up. Hey, let me see who my Nuan is calling.

During the rehearsal, the director asked her to call Bo Wenjue because it would give her more shots. It didn't matter whether it was real or fake, because the purpose was to let the two teams guess each other.

Xia Nuan didn't plan to actually call.

Xia Nuan tilted her head and took the phone with a smile, "Then I'll call Bo Wenjue."

After Xia Nuan finished saying this, the camera cut to the guest group and the Happy Group. Mo Zhuyuan's smile was a little fake, but among the nine people in the picture, it only lasted for a few seconds, so not many people would notice it.

Happy Lamb: That’s all. How did Xia Nuan know Bo Wenjue? Could it be that she went to perform in a drama when she had no notice? But I haven’t heard of this news.

Starry Sky: Who is Bo Wenjue? I've never heard of him. Is he famous? I remember you were in the drama world, Xiaoyang. Can you tell us?

Happy Lamb: Bo Wenjue is a leading figure in the younger generation of drama actors. His acting is truly remarkable. Two years ago, he won the drama industry's highest award, Best Actor. He's also incredibly handsome—so handsome that it feels like every strand of his hair has a girlfriend. His personal life, however, is quite clean.

A-goods Wang Jie: That’s strange. I just took a look at my Xia Nuan’s super topic, and didn’t find any signs that these two know each other?

A salted fish who just eats and waits to die: What you said makes me excited. I have to go search what Bo Wenjue looks like.

The salted fish who eats and waits for death: Sisters, I'm back. Look at the pictures I posted in the group. This guy is really handsome. Damn, why doesn't he come to the film and television industry? He's better than the current batch of fresh meat.

A sky full of stars: Oh my god, so handsome, really so handsome.

Momomo: He is indeed handsome, but our Mo Zhuyuan is still better looking.

A salted fish who just eats and waits to die: Everyone has different aesthetic tastes and preferences.

Xia Nuan put on her headphones, apparently waiting for the other party to answer the phone. Now the call seemed to be connected. Xia Nuan chatted and nodded, occasionally smiled, and then said a few words of agreement, just like the real thing.

Everyone was staring at Xia Nuan, wondering if she was really on the phone or just pretending. This time, Mo Zhuyuan could finally look at her openly.

Every gesture, every word, every smile.

Then he chuckled, and his smile warmed up again. Xia Nuan didn't really call Bo Wenjue.

When Xia Nuan walked back, Ji Mian quietly asked her, "Did you hit her just now?"

Xia Nuan smiled dimples, put her hand over her mouth, and mouthed to Ji Mian, "It's fake, I didn't hit you."

The other four members of the Happy Group all agreed that Xia Nuan was definitely making a real phone call, because her little movements while making the call were so lifelike that it didn't look fake.

Seeing that Mo Zhuyuan had remained silent, everyone came over and asked him, "Brother Mo, we all think Xia Nuan must have really been talking to Bo Wenjue on the phone. Mainly because we don't know what Mr. Bo's personality is like, and Xia Nuan's state is really very realistic."

Mo Zhuyuan raised his eyebrows and shook his head, "Believe me, she definitely didn't call Bo Wenjue."

"Brother Mo, how can you be so sure? The four of us all thought Xia Nuan must have called."

Mo Zhuyuan gave them a look, without any explanation, but said with certainty: "Believe me this time, Xia Nuan definitely didn't call."

Lin Zihou walked over to the Happy Group and asked, "Members of the Happy Group, what is your judgment?"

The camera switches between Xia Nuan's bright smile and the conflicted expressions of the Happy Group members.

"Raise your hands! Although the four of us unanimously agreed that Xia Nuan was really on the phone, Brother Mo said she wasn't. Brother Mo and Xia Nuan are both actors, and we listen to Brother Mo's judgment, so the truth is, Xia Nuan wasn't really on the phone!"

Lin Zihou walked over to Xia Nuan and said, "Now, Xia Nuan, please reveal the answer to us."

Xia Nuan stood up and sighed, as if she regretted that these people did not guess correctly. Everyone in the Happy Group looked at Xia Nuan with bated breath, waiting for her to announce the result.

Xia Nuan shrugged, "Congratulations—you guessed it right."

The happy group high-fived each other.

"You really didn't call me. I was just thinking that Brother Mo must have guessed wrong."

"Brother Mo, you are awesome. You have such sharp eyes."

Mo Zhuyuan picked up the microphone and looked at Xia Nuan, a smile spreading across his face. "I didn't expect you to actually guess right. Xia Nuan's acting was so realistic. I just happened to guess."

Momomo: Look at my Lao Mo’s IQ, it’s different, no one can guess it, he has a surprised expression on his face, hahahaha.

I cheer myself up every day: Momomo, Mo Zhuyuan’s voice just now was so sweet, my ears are pregnant.

The salted fish who was just eating and waiting to die muttered very quietly: "Can I say I got it again?" Forget it, there is only one Mo Zhuyuan fan in our group, and one Lu Hao, so I decided to keep quiet.

Sister Wang: Fish, what are you mumbling to yourself?

A salty fish who just eats and waits to die: It’s okay, I just feel like Xia Nuan has a CP feeling with everyone, it’s weird, hahahaha.

Happy Lamb: Originally, when I watched this episode, I was rooting for the two couples in "Legend of Yongrou". The male lead and the female lead were fine, but how come the second male and female lead are no worse than the male and female leads? Why can't I support them anymore?

A lazy person who just eats and waits to die: It’s okay, it’s okay, whatever pair we find is okay.

This episode of "Hello Happy" ended perfectly.

In the officially aired clips of "Hello Happy", Xia Nuan didn't have much interaction with either Ji Mian or Mo Zhuyuan.

Many of Mo Zhuyuan’s old fans feel that compared to his previous appearances on “Hello Happy Girl”, he is particularly active and willing to perform this time, but they don’t know why he is so happy.

Although some sharp-eyed fans noticed that Mo Zhuyuan was looking around this time, the edited footage provided by the program crew made it impossible to tell who he was looking at.

Some fans found the audience repo when this episode was recorded, but they still couldn't find the answer. In addition, the behind-the-scenes footage of this episode of "Hello Happy" has not been fully released yet, and the current clues have no idea what Mo Zhuyuan was doing. In the end, they can only conclude that he was simply happy that day.

Ji Mian’s fans and drama fans are now focusing on the interaction between Ji Mian and the second female lead.

Although the interaction between Xia Nuan and Ji Mian in the game of guessing idioms with headphones made Ji Mian's fans feel strange, considering that the drama Xia Nuan and her brother had just finished filming, it was normal for them to know each other.

So apart from Xia Nuan's own fans, no one really cares about Xia Nuan.

Although it was Xia Nuan's first time participating in a variety show, her performance was quite acceptable. She was graceful and composed, and she handled all the situations very well, perfectly playing a familiar role.

Although Xia Nuan's shots only lasted a dozen minutes including the background board, she gained nearly 20,000 fans within a day after the episode was broadcast. Her Weibo followers continued to increase every day after the broadcast, so her plan to make herself familiar to the public was quite successful.

However, for fans of the Xia Tian CP and the book "Palace Wall", the world they see is completely different from that of others.