Chapter 23: Pit

The makeup artist felt guilty and said nothing more. She just left her makeup box to Gu Nan and left.

Gu Nansheng looked at herself in the mirror and the tools in her makeup box and began to think.

Although she had never done ancient costume styling before, she still had a basic aesthetic sense. Coupled with her amazing memory, she quickly came up with several suitable styles in her mind.

Having more colors in clothes and headwear is not necessarily a bad thing. As long as they are properly matched, they are often more colorful than solid colors. Moreover, the dress and shawl of ancient costumes are separate, which makes it easier to modify.

Soon she began to make changes, removing the complicated headdress, adding a hair bun, and taking apart and recombining her clothes and dresses.

After the transformation, Gu Nansheng in the mirror already looked like the beauty in the Tang Palace in the old drama. However, she still frowned, not very satisfied.

After thinking for a moment, she began to rummage through her makeup box, and then selected suitable makeup tools. She drew willow eyebrows and white face, painted delicate flowers on her forehead, and changed her lip makeup to butterfly makeup.

After doing all this, looking at himself in the mirror and finding that his overall appearance was finally harmonious, Gu Nansheng nodded, thinking that it was almost done.

At this time, cheers and voices of the crowd could be heard outside the door. Apparently, most of the guests had already finished their makeup and were gathering outside. Gu Nansheng didn't hesitate and followed them out, holding up her skirt.

At this time, everyone had changed into ancient costumes.

Brothers Ye Ting and Ye Ze both wore golden round-necked robes and had five or six rings on their fingers, looking like wealthy businessmen.

Ye Ze isn't the traditional handsome guy with delicate features, so his costume looks are pretty ordinary. But he doesn't mind. After all, he rose to fame through modern dramas, and his marketing is based on his handsome and stylish image.

As for Ye Ting, although he looks pretty good among CEOs, he is just average in the entertainment industry, not even as good as his younger brother Ye Ze. Naturally, he is not considered a handsome man in ancient costume when dressed like this.

Probably because he was hit hard by the previous episode, he just stood there stiffly at this time, and did not brag to the people around him like before.

At this time, Song Shuyi had a single spiral bun on her head, and wore a red wide-sleeved cape with a yellow chest-length skirt. She looked very elegant and gentle overall.

However, because Song Shuyi has so many ancient costume styles, everyone is used to them, so it cannot be said to be too amazing.

Luo Qingyu next to her was dressed in a way that although he was not very handsome, he looked very youthful.

Gu Beiming was wearing a slim-fitting dark blue round-necked robe. Although it looked pretty good, Gu Nansheng always felt that there was something wrong with Gu Beiming's headgear, which lowered his appearance a lot.

He probably noticed this, so he had a cold face and was obviously dissatisfied.

At this moment, Chen Taining was wearing a green cross-collared long gown with a few bamboos embroidered on the skirt. He was holding a folding fan in his hand, looking elegant and having the temperament of a scholar.

As for Chen Jiayan, she was standing in the center of the crowd in a white dress, like the moon surrounded by everyone.

The audience in the live broadcast room has also started commenting on the looks of each guest.

[Wow, it's so rare to see so many people in period costumes.]

[Ahhh, the most surprising person is Chen Jiayan. Her ancient costume is so beautiful! ]

[And most importantly, she has a good posture and a straight back. She is indeed from a wealthy family.]

[The styling of ancient costumes is much more challenging than modern ones. Sister Jiayan is a true beauty.]

[I'm dying of laughter. Gu Beiming's fans are always praising him for his looks, but I feel he's not as good as Chen Taining. How dare they praise him for his looks?]

[It is said that ancient costumes are the best test of appearance. Gu Beiming looks like this in ancient costumes. It seems that he is also a handsome guy who picks angles.]

Chen Jiayan's look today was indeed very good. Ye Ze couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up. "Ms. Chen, you are more beautiful than many heroines in costume dramas. Are you interested in entering the entertainment industry and filming a few dramas? I'm sure you can leave behind several classic beautiful women."

Chen Jiayan was very satisfied with the compliments, but she still wore a shy smile. "How can I compare to the beauty of those real actresses? It's all thanks to the stylist's skill. And most importantly, I know nothing about acting. How can I act with you guys who graduated from professional schools? Especially Queen Song. Her aura just standing there easily overwhelms me."

Song Shuyi has always liked beautiful women. When she heard Chen Jiayan complimenting her, she didn't hesitate to praise her back. "No, I'm old now. I'm old. How can I compare to you young girls who are so tender and tender that you can squeeze water out of them? Look at you. You really look like a lotus in clear water. I don't know which stinky boy will get you in the future."

Chen Jiayan lowered her eyes again and waved her hand, "Of course not. Besides, the most important thing between lovers is to be of the same mind and have the same values. There's no question of giving the other person a break."

After she finished speaking, a sweet smile appeared unconsciously on the corner of her mouth.

Song Shuyi was indeed experienced, and as a film queen, she was very good at observing people's subtle expressions. She immediately asked curiously, "Oh, is there something going on?"

Chen Jiayan's cheeks flushed instantly, and she said shyly, "Sister Song, don't say it~"

However, although Chen Jiayan did not say it directly, everyone had already guessed everything from her expression.

[Oh my god, Jiayan has a boyfriend now. I'm looking forward to it.]

[Wow, my beautiful wife actually has a boyfriend! As her husband, I'm so sad.]

[I wonder what kind of outstanding man can be worthy of such a good Jiayan. ]

[Jiayan is a wealthy and famous lady, so only a wealthy and well-matched man can be worthy of her.]

[Why do I feel that the second generation of rich people are unreliable? Only young talents who have started their own businesses can have the same vision and IQ as Jiayan.]

The live broadcast room was almost flooded with discussions about what kind of man is worthy of Chen Jiayan, until a netizen posted a barrage.

[Wait, why hasn't Gu Nansheng come out yet? ]

The focus of discussion in the live broadcast room shifted instantly.

[Could it be that, like Gu Beiming, he found himself unattractive in ancient costume and therefore didn't dare to go out?]

[Hasn't the haters been slapped in the face enough? Why are they now badmouthing our Sister Gu?]

[This isn't badmouthing, right? Gu Beiming and Gu Nansheng look so similar. If Gu Beiming doesn't look good in ancient costume, isn't it perfectly normal to assume Guan Sheng won't look good in it either?]

[That's right, do you have to be so sensitive? These days, you can't even say someone is not good-looking? ]

Just as the live broadcast room was in chaos with barrages of comments, Gu Nansheng finally had enough of the show and appeared in front of everyone with her skirt lifted.

Gu Beiming was the first to notice Gu Nansheng. He smiled coldly and shouted to her, "Sister, I'm here!"

Following his shout, everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a woman in complicated clothes and classical hair and makeup appear in front of them.

How can I describe it? It's as if a fairy from an ancient painting suddenly stepped out, too beautiful to be mortal.

There was a moment of silence in the live broadcast room, and then the screen began to refresh frantically.

【Ahhhhh! This is so beautiful.】

[Forgive me for being illiterate. I really can't say anything other than beauty.]

[Before, someone criticized Sister Gu for being ugly in her ancient costume and got beaten. Is this ugly?]

[Honestly, after watching so many costume dramas and movies, there are not many who are better than Sister Gu.]

[As expected, purity is nothing compared to extreme beauty. Sister Gu is truly stunning.]

Seeing that the limelight was completely snatched away by Gu Nansheng, the navy naturally refused to be outdone.

Gu Nansheng's makeup is clearly impressive. She's wearing so much jewelry on her head and her clothes are so gorgeous. It's already impressive that Jiayan can pull off such a simple outfit.

Being able to wear solid-colored clothing and look so ethereal is truly remarkable, much more impressive than those who rely on makeup to create such a look.

Chen Jiayan turned her head confidently and looked at Gu Nansheng, but the moment she saw Gu Nansheng, she was stunned.

Before she left, wasn't Gu Nansheng still wearing extremely vulgar clothes and makeup that didn't suit her at all?

How could she be like this in less than half an hour? Could it be that the makeup artist had betrayed her?

She subconsciously stepped back. No, she couldn't be in the same frame with Gu Nansheng. If they were in the same frame, she would definitely be overshadowed.

Gu Beiming quickly ran to Gu Nansheng and asked, "Sister, why are you here just now?"

After saying that, he looked at Gu Nansheng carefully, and felt relieved when he saw that there was nothing unusual on her face.

He knew that his makeup had been tampered with, and he was worried that Gu Nansheng's look had also been tampered with.

His sister has always loved beauty, so she wouldn't just quit, right?

Although he would support his sister no matter what she did, he still didn't want to see her being scolded by netizens.

Seeing that Gu Nansheng was taking a long time to come out, Gu Beiming's worries became even more apparent, and his guess came true.

Just when he was about to go to the dressing room to find Gu Nansheng, Gu Nansheng finally came out of the dressing room, and her look was breathtakingly gorgeous.

Gu Nansheng also looked at Gu Beiming carefully and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Xiaoming, I'll help you adjust your headgear later."

Hearing Gu Nansheng say this, Gu Beiming reacted instantly. It seemed that his sister's appearance had also been tampered with. His sister came out so late because she wanted to change her appearance by herself.

The conversation between the two also awakened the stunned people at the scene.

Song Shuyi even said, "As expected, every generation in the Jiangshang region has its own talents. The two young ladies in our production team are both so beautiful that they make me, a yesterday's flower, look pale in comparison."

Xu Bo naturally knew the tricks Chen Jiayan used in private, but although he was a director, he was just an ordinary worker and could only watch helplessly without being able to stop it.

Therefore, when he saw that Gu Beiming was wearing an obviously inappropriate headgear, he felt a strong sense of guilt in his heart, and at the same time, he said sorry in his heart to Gu Nansheng who had not yet appeared.

Now seeing Gu Nansheng's stunning appearance and not being affected by the bad styling, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Chen Jiayan's methods did not have as much impact as he had expected.

Then he announced to everyone, "Okay, everyone can now go to the courtyard corresponding to your status to put your luggage. We will gather again in two hours."

After Xu Bo finished speaking, everyone carried their suitcases and went to their assigned residences.

Probably because of the first experience, everyone had some understanding of the program crew's bottom line. In addition, the residences this time were all converted from ancient residential buildings, so the guests were not as nervous as they were when they chose the house for the first time, but were full of curiosity.

The houses were still not far apart. The first one was the wealthy business house of brothers Ye Ze and Ye Ting.

It was a small courtyard with three entrances, carved beams and painted buildings, and many rare and exotic plants planted in the courtyard. Their bedroom was located in the central wing, with a very exquisite carved bed.

Seeing this, the two brothers nodded and said, "The ancients really knew how to enjoy life. Ignoring all those modern technological gadgets, I think they lived much better than we do. This time, thanks to the production team, we can live in a courtyard like this. It's really great."

[As expected, the traditional Chinese style is the coolest. I love this kind of courtyard.]

Are all these courtyards open to the public? Hanfu enthusiasts are already eager to book tickets and take photos.

I really envy celebrities for having the opportunity to live in a courtyard like this. I think it's much more meaningful than staying in a five-star hotel.

Next came the pleasure boat of Song Shuyi and his mother.

When Song Shuyi saw the two-story pleasure boat on the lake in the center of the ancient town, he cheered happily, "Sure enough, my guess was right, it is indeed a boat."

She turned her head and looked at Luo Qingyu, "Xiaoyu, Mom will take you to experience what it's like to live on a boat."

As a tech geek, Luo Qingyu had some understanding of what it felt like to live on a boat. He had a bad feeling in his heart, and then he saw Song Shuyi, who ran onto the boat, staggered and almost fell down after standing on the boat for only half a minute.

"Oh my god, why is this boat shaking so much? I feel like I'm going to throw up. I remember when I went on a yacht trip, it didn't shake like this."

Luo Qingyu rolled his eyes. "Mom, please don't compare ancient ships with modern double-decker yachts, okay? Besides, many people get seasick even on yachts."

But no matter how much they complained, since they had already made their choice, they couldn't change it, so they could only carry their luggage and get on the boat.

Fortunately, the interior of the boat was well decorated and had all the necessary electrical equipment. Song Shuyi finally stopped complaining and asked the staff for some seasickness medicine just in case.

[Acting Queen Song is truly the show's comedian.]

I finally got second place and chose a nice house, but I regretted it the moment I got there.

[It should be fine once they get used to it. I hope neither of them gets seasick.]

[Leaving aside the issue of seasickness, staying on a pleasure boat like this is truly poetic. It's only natural that the ever-interested actress Song would choose this.]

Then there is the scholar’s ​​home located in the alley.

After pushing open the wooden gate, a courtyard appeared before everyone's eyes.

The courtyard as a whole is not gorgeous, but it is quiet and elegant. Although the rooms are not big, they have all the necessary facilities.

Compared to the shabby house by the sea where Song Shuyi and Luo Qingyu lived in the previous episode, it is much better.

But Chen Jiayan was still a little dissatisfied. She had asked the program crew to clean up the house as much as possible, so why was it still so simple?

The wooden bed in the bedroom looked very old, and she suspected it would collapse while she was sleeping.

Fortunately, after completing the task, she will have the opportunity to move out of this place and live in a hotel, and now she has to make the most of this opportunity to play the victim in front of the audience.

"Xiao Ning, it's all my fault that I didn't work hard enough last time. This time, you have to endure the hard times with me."

Chen Taining also showed a pitiful look on his face, but he shook his head firmly, "Sister, it doesn't matter. I'll just live with you no matter what the environment."

Seeing this scene, fans and internet trolls immediately flooded the screen with their feelings of distress.

[Wow, I feel so sorry for Xiaoning and Jiayan. They have to live in such a shabby house this time.]

[However, no matter how difficult the environment is, they will not complain, but overcome the difficulties together.]

[Wait, is this house bad? It's not as good as the previous two, but it's completely airtight, fully furnished, and there's not even a speck of dust.]

[It's not bad at all. It's countless times better than the house that Song Yingxiu lived in during the first episode. Nowadays, many of us working people rent houses that are worse than this. Why are Chen Jiayan and Chen Taining being so pitiful?]

[How hypocritical! The worker burst into tears looking at his small room with only a bed.]

Seeing that the public opinion in the live broadcast room did not go in the direction they had expected, the water army could only start to frantically save face.

[Sis Jiayan and brother Xiaoning come from wealthy families and have never experienced hardship, so it's normal for them to feel hardship when seeing a room like this.]

[You haven't seen the luxurious house that Jiayan posted on social media, right? If you did, you would know that they would think it's normal to suffer in such a house.]

However, what the water army did not expect was that their attempts to save face and whitewash themselves were met with criticism and opposition from even more netizens.

[Emmm, am I the only poor person rebelling? 2.08 million people come out to record a show and don't want to suffer at all.]

If you're so delicate and can't stand hardship, then don't participate in variety shows, or just don't debut. Just retire and go home to be a rich young lady.

[Before, Ning’s fans would praise Chen Taining’s love for charity and how empathetic he is to ordinary people. Now, it seems like emmm]

The quarrel between the Chen siblings in the live broadcast room became more and more intense. Seeing this, the internet trolls became very nervous. Could it be that the second episode would go wrong right at the beginning?

They are also ordinary workers who live in a small rental house every day. They were speechless when they saw that Chen Jiayan and her brother actually despised such a house and thought they were living a hard life.

They were even muttering in their hearts that these two siblings had had too much of a good life and had no sense at all. Didn't they have any idea what ordinary people think nowadays?

Fortunately, at this time Gu Nansheng and Gu Beiming finally arrived at their county magistrate's office in the center of the ancient town, and the attention of netizens in the live broadcast room was finally diverted.

The county magistrate's mansion does look very large from the outside and occupies a considerable area. Even the stone lions at the gate are very lively and majestic.

Seeing this, Gu Beiming couldn't help but say excitedly, "Sister, are we going to live in a mansion?"

This looks like a truly grand mansion. I feel like I could even run exercises in it.

[This is the county magistrate's residence after all, so it's definitely better than an ordinary residence.]

[Sister Gu and Xiao Ming, please push the door open and go in. Let's expand our horizons.]

However, Gu Nansheng had reservations. After all, the program crew always loved to stir up trouble, and there was also a Chen Jiayan who bribed the program crew behind the scenes to frame them.

But no matter what they thought in their hearts, they pushed open the door together.

With a "creak", a huge and majestic mansion appeared in front of everyone.

The mansion is very large. The first courtyard you see is several hundred square meters, and there are so many rooms that it is impossible to count them.

However, Gu Nansheng and Gu Beiming did not feel happy at all, because both the yard and the room revealed a sense of desolation and decay. The yard was overgrown with weeds, and the windows of the building were broken. It was obvious that no one had taken care of them for a long time.

【Ahhh, why is this happening! 】

How outrageous! I expected to see a magnificent, or perhaps a tranquil and elegant Chinese courtyard, but what I saw was a courtyard that had been abandoned for a long time.

[This yard looks like it might be haunted. So scary.]

[Could it be that the production crew is beating Gu Nansheng and the others to clean up the yard?!]

[As expected, in this show, it's often better not to win first place. This is the second time Sister Gu has been tricked by the production team.]

Gu Beiming wasn't so patient, and immediately asked the staff filming nearby, "Which county magistrate's residence is so dilapidated and ruined? Are you kidding me?"

Perhaps anticipating such questions from the guests, the staff member immediately explained, "The last county magistrate of Nanping Town was a renowned honest official, so during his tenure, there were almost no renovations to the mansion. To commemorate him, the government deliberately preserved it in its original state."

[Hahaha, I really didn't expect there could be such a reason. ]

[We didn't do any renovations to commemorate him. Wouldn't it be better to just say we're short of money?]

[Honestly, this house is quite large. Isn't there anyone who could rent it out and turn it into a high-end hotel or something?]

Gu Nansheng was also full of questions. If that was the case, then how did they come up with the idea of ​​letting them live in the county magistrate's mansion?

Perhaps noticing the guests' unhappy expressions, the staff quickly explained, "Don't worry, we've already had the bedroom you're staying in cleaned up in advance, so it's definitely habitable."

But a guilty expression unconsciously appeared on his face.

Just a place for people to live?

Gu Beiming's expression became even uglier. He turned to look at Gu Nansheng and said, "Sis, do you think the production team is deliberately trying to trick us?"

Gu Nansheng shook his head, having already made up his mind.

I'm afraid Chen Jiayan is behind this matter again. If she can tamper with the makeup of the brother and sister, how could she not think of tampering with the house?

After all, they won the first place and would definitely choose a house first, and then choose the most luxurious-looking county magistrate's mansion. However, the program crew has always had a tradition of not playing by the rules and tricking the first place winner, which would leave them speechless.

Of course, there is also a one in ten thousand chance that this is a segment originally set up by the program team. However, at this juncture, Gu Nansheng finds it hard to believe that this matter has nothing to do with Chen Jiayan.

Gu Nansheng never did anything useless. Knowing that things couldn't be changed, he stopped arguing and patted Gu Beiming on the shoulder. "It's okay, I admit defeat. Let's go check out the bedroom first. It's still early, so we can tidy up the room."

As soon as Gu Nansheng said this, Gu Beiming immediately gave up his intention to continue questioning. He just glared at the staff members hatefully and followed Gu Nansheng into the bedroom.

The bedroom is indeed much better than it looks, but it is only barely habitable.

The wooden bed, table, chairs and other items all looked very old, and there were holes in the windows, letting in a draft from time to time.

However, probably because the production crew moved in early, basic electrical appliances such as lights and air conditioners were still available, so it was not uninhabitable.

[Uh, can you tell me? Sister Gu and Xiao Ming are so miserable.]

[Who wouldn't say it's ridiculous that after winning first place, one can only live in a house like this?]

[The migrant workers living in rental housing felt less miserable when they looked at Sister Gu's house.]

I thought Xiao Ming, this troublemaker, would still make a scene, but he just followed my sister as soon as she started talking. Sure enough, he's still the sister-con I know.

[These two were so tricked by the production team but they didn't play the victim. Compared to someone before ~ ​​hehe. ]

At the same time, Chen Jiayan, who thought she was in control of everything, used the excuse of going to the bathroom and took her mobile phone into Gu Nansheng and their live broadcast room.

This house, which looks luxurious from the outside but is actually extremely dilapidated inside, was indeed arranged by her. Seeing Gu Nansheng's frustrated look and unable to resist, she couldn't help laughing.

No matter how strong the guest is, doesn't he have to obey the program team's instructions? She is definitely not going to be able to defeat herself this time.

She admired Gu Nansheng's predicament in cleaning the room with satisfaction, and then clicked on netizens' comments about them.

However, the moment she saw the comments, her smile instantly froze on her face.

Are these netizens crazy? Why would they call me a faker and yet sympathize with Gu Nansheng?