Shang Yechu and Li Yi squeezed side by side on a short sofa, trying their best to avoid physical contact. Even so, the uncomfortable feeling, like a fishbone stuck in their throat, still lingered through their clothes.

The satirical style of "Twenty-Four Grids of Guests" is in line with that of the Sixth Empress Dowager. Since Xiao Fengque and Xie An are the official couple in the movie, the show inevitably makes some intentional or unintentional attempts to guide the conversation.

Shang Yechu and Li Yi are both very noticeable people, which makes this discomfort even more pronounced. Yet, for the sake of the show, they have to pretend everything is peaceful and nothing is wrong.

Shang Yechu laughed and said, "Of course I'm nervous! Sister Xiaolei is my idol!"

"Oh, no, no, no," Xiaolei chimed in, waving her hand dramatically. "I've heard that line for years. Don't try to get anything out of me with it."

Li Yi laughed twice without any affectation and recited a popular phrase from this year: "Sister Xiaolei has been a host here for ten years, and her heart has long been as hard as that microphone!" Judging from her appearance alone, she really looks like a young person without any gloom.

The group skillfully warmed up the atmosphere with their banter—Shang Yechu must have been a comedian in his past life, so he was very adept at this. Li Yi, ever since childhood, was also quite adept at social skills. So far, this episode had gone smoothly, no different from usual.

After the warm-up, we moved on to the main topic: the interview with the Sixth Empress Dowager.

Xiaolei held a stack of question cards, a smile that was somewhere between polite and mischievous on her face: "We have ten questions here, one good news and one bad news. Which one would you like to hear first?"

For the sake of the show's effect, Shang Yechu immediately covered her mouth and laughed, "I can't be easily scared, let's talk about the good news first!"

Xiaolei pointed her finger twice between Li Yi and Shang Yechu: "Yechu and Li are in luck. None of the ten questions have a standard answer. You don't need to rush to answer. You can answer whatever you want."

"Oh my god," Shang Yechu immediately feigned emotion, "Sister Xiaolei, I knew you had a sharp tongue but a soft heart..."

"—However," Xiaolei drawled, keeping everyone in suspense, "the answers to this Q&A session will be reviewed by netizens, with 100 netizens connecting live to score them!"

The Sixth Empress Dowager often pulled off some fancy tricks, so this kind of behavior wasn't surprising.

Li Yi, feigning surprise, exclaimed, "Wow—can I just admit defeat? I can practically see my negative points scattered all over the floor..."

Li Yi's public image is practically negative, so this self-deprecating, "lying down and accepting ridicule" approach is more appropriate than his portrayal as shrewd and capable.

"No, that won't work." The host, Xiaolei, smiled and shook her finger. "Alright, alright, please listen to the question—"

"First question: What is the most unforgettable scene you had with your co-star?"

Shang Yechu: "Action scenes."

Li Yi: "A fight scene."

The two of them said the same answer at the same time, and were taken aback. They subconsciously glanced at each other, and then looked away as if they had seen a fly.

"Oh? Why is it an action scene?" Xiaolei asked with a gossipy look. "You two answered so neatly and without hesitation! Did you coordinate your answers beforehand?"

"No, no, no," Li Yi waved his hand pleadingly, "Absolutely not."

This is true. Shang Yechu and he only answered three questions; they didn't even have time to check the answers to the rest.

"Then why are they action scenes?" Xiaolei asked curiously. "Ye Chu and Li Yi had a lot of action scenes in the previous installments, right?"

Shang Yechu pursed her lips, a slight smile playing on her lips, revealing a hint of reminiscence: "Well..."

Li Yi lowered his eyes, a smile playing on his lips.

“Something’s up, something’s up,” Xiaolei gossiped. “Could it be that something unexpected happened when our Ah Feng and Xie An were fighting?”

"Alright. I didn't expect to be seen through so quickly." Shang Yechu shrugged. "There were indeed some unexpected circumstances—"

Shang Yechu drew out her words, keeping everyone in suspense for a moment before saying, "During filming, I accidentally kicked and broke the signboard of a restaurant."

Li Yi chuckled, seemingly unable to suppress a laugh.

"Why is Xiao Li suddenly laughing like that?" Xiao Lei immediately seized on this little incident.

Li Yi stretched out his hand and gestured a vertical line: "Ye Chu thought the pole of that wine sign was a weapon provided to her by the crew, so she kicked it in half and fought with me for a long time. In the end, after Director Yi called cut, we found out that this wine sign belonged to the film studio. It had been through thick and thin for more than ten years and was sacrificed at Ye Chu's feet..."

At this point, Li Yi seemed to be overjoyed and laughed again.

"Director Yi dragged me to apologize to them for ages, and I even had to offer them a bottle of new wine as compensation." Shang Yechu shrugged. "My foot still hurt for days."

"So it was the financial loss that left such a deep impression," Xiaolei said with a smile. "Alright then. Since your answers to this question are the same, we can't give a score. Let's look at the next question—"

"Second question: Which scene had the most takes?"