The four pairs of guests gathered together. Tong Zhao greeted Qi Yan and Luan Yining. Luan Yining remembered their last meeting and smiled and nodded at him. Tong Zhao observed the two of them for a while longer. They seemed to be getting along quite well. It seemed that the younger brother had made progress.
While speaking with Geng Keli, Shan Song pulled Tong Zhao behind him. Although Geng Keli had tripped up Tong Zhao and the others in the live broadcast, he acted as if nothing had happened. After a brief eye contact with Shan Song, he maintained his usual polite demeanor in front of everyone without changing his expression.
Qin Chong, perhaps having been spoken to by the Qin family before his departure, did not show any obvious disgust. However, when facing Tong Zhao, who had "interfered in their relationship," his expression remained disdainful.
Tong Zhao didn't notice anything unusual. Protected by Shan Song, he assumed that Shan Song didn't want him to interact with these two lunatics, so he readily agreed and sat down in a seat away from them.
Only the two parties know the truth of the matter. The fans in the live broadcast room only thought that this reaction confirmed the rumors on the Internet, and they started arguing as soon as they met.
A large number of Qin Chong's fans flooded Tong Zhao's live stream to criticize him, and in their anger, they even ignored the strange comments that occasionally floated through the live stream.
However, because the rules for prohibited words are too strict, even if one is furious, there is basically nothing to say. The screen is once again filled with question marks, and some people who are still angry go to other platforms to post their opinions.
The strange atmosphere among the group did not escape Rong Mo and Jiang Li's notice. They were just there to have some fun and had no intention of getting involved in the conflict. They only hoped that the group would be sensible and not disturb their Ah Li's enjoyment.
Rong Mo glanced at the six people, narrowed his eyes, and pulled Jiang Li, who was greeting them enthusiastically, back to sit down on the sofa.
There's not much to say about the professions of the four pairs of guests. Except for Luan Yining, whose professorship might be a bit low-key, the others are all quite well-known. Even if you haven't met them, their names are already quite famous.
The producer only mentioned it briefly, followed by a simple opening speech and an introduction to the program rules.
The production team had already sent someone to communicate with them about the basic procedures before the live broadcast.
This season of the show, "The Rich and Powerful," as the name suggests, features people the director never dared to imagine before. Fortunately, the boss is also one of them and has a say; otherwise, if any conflicts were to arise midway and become uncontrollable, the entire initial planning of the show would have been aborted.
With Qi Yan present, the production team loosened their restrictions and, in order to create a sense of differentiation, divided the guests into two groups: the arranged marriage group and the non-arranged marriage group.
During the show's broadcast, a small online survey on the happiness index of the arranged marriages will be conducted. The sample size is small and has little social value; it's purely for entertainment. Viewers can vote in advance, and a prize draw will be held for the winning side after the show ends.
Since there wasn't much room for choice when arranging the guests, we didn't pay special attention to their gender. But coincidentally, there was the relatively rare AB combination of their boss and his wife; there was also the Ao combination, which is more traditionally favored; and the relatively ordinary bb combination.
Speaking of the BB duo, these two are quite surprising, because almost no one would believe that both the Rong and Jiang families are actually betas. They are too outstanding in both ability and appearance.
But there was nothing they could do; Rong Mo and the others simply didn't have pheromones, so they couldn't fake it even if they wanted to.
Beta is beta, they don't shy away from it, after all, ordinary people can't bind them to the cage of traditional gender concepts.
Finally, regarding the program's content, Qi Yan had previously launched an online poll, and the results showed that over 80% of the voters wanted these young masters to experience the hardships of life.
There's no distinction between cattle and horses; it's clear that everyone is just a miserable working-class person who wants to tear apart the capitalists' umbrella.
In order to respond to the demands of netizens and to best fit the theme of the program, presenting the most direct lifestyles of different couples, the production team has set a new goal for these four young couples for the new season—to create a happy little home.
The program will provide four sets of fully furnished rooms of different levels. Over a period of 12 days, each couple will need to decorate the rooms themselves to make them look like their ideal home. During this period, they will need to take care of their own food, clothing, accommodation and transportation.
Initial and subsequent funds will be obtained through various game events, the specific events of which will be randomly announced during the daily live stream.
The producer explained the rules, put down the cue cards, and smiled, "So, we're about to announce the results of the first task."
The producer paused, leaving a slight suspense.
Jiang Li was probably the most excited among them, her eyes practically shooting out laser beams as she looked through the producer's cue cards.
Under such intense scrutiny, the young producer couldn't help but smile more sincerely: "Because the majority of netizens hope that we can all be hardworking and thrifty, we have summarized everyone's travel expenses and ranked them according to the level of consumption."
"So, congratulations to Rong Jiang and Tong Dan for winning! They have received 1,000 yuan in initial funds and a furniture selection voucher. The other two groups only have 500 yuan in initial funds."
"Yay!" Jiang Li high-fived Rong Mo in celebration, and also gave Tong Zhao and the others a thumbs up. Ah Zhao certainly didn't disappoint him.
After watching them finish celebrating, the producer continued, "Alright, now that we've talked about the rewards, there are naturally some punishments too. Since the Geng Qin couple spent the most, they'll need to receive an extra punishment card."
"It was a random selection on the spot. The content was obtained from the comments section of the program's official Weibo account. Good luck to you."
As they spoke, a staff member brought a large cube-shaped box with the program's logo engraved on it onto the stage.
The crowd at the scene and in front of the live broadcast room were all watching. Qin Chong took out a slip of paper, opened his palm, and read aloud: "The couples who draw this slip of paper will have to sleep in separate beds tonight."
Qin Chong smiled helplessly and showed it to the camera again: "Looks like I'll have to sleep separately from Teacher Geng tonight."
Geng Keli cooperated by feigning a disappointed expression, then said with great concern, "It's okay, I'll sleep on the floor."
"Your back is injured, so I'll sleep on the floor..."
Tong Zhao didn't listen any further. She turned her head away, thinking that they were good at acting, but she didn't expect them to act so abstractly.
Dan Song didn't listen to their nonsense at all. He was already a little angry when they made eye contact just now. If he looked at them again, he would think of those comments in the barrage again, and he would lose his temper.
He held Tong Zhao's back with one hand, and when his wife turned around, the ice in his eyes melted away, and he secretly squeezed her fingers.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
When they came to their senses, Geng Keli and his team had already finished their self-added scenes, and at the end, they couldn't help but laugh and jokingly say, "Netizens are really too—"
Seeing that he didn't continue, Jiang Li crossed her arms, puffed out her cheeks, and said, "That's a bit too mean. Luckily, Amo and I didn't lose!"
Rong Mo rubbed his head.
Dan Song lifted his eyelids and asked with concern, "It should only be for one night, right?"
“That’s right, the penalty card is usually only valid for one day,” the producer replied.
Three out of the four couples breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Qi Yan actually knew roughly what the punishments would include, but it was really difficult for him to look at them one by one. So when he heard that the punishment was to sleep in separate beds, he was just as surprised as the others.
His first reaction to these options that were not conducive to easing the couple's relationship was to ask the production team to delete them after the live broadcast ended.
The main reason was that he didn't expect Jiang Li and the others to come with Song Ge and the others. He and Teacher Luan ended up second to last, and almost failed.
Luan Yining noticed Qi Yan's reaction to the punishment, and recalled what Qi Yan had said when he offered to stay with him at school. A subtle thought crossed her mind, but she remained silent on the surface.
Seeing that they seemed to have no further questions, the producer continued, "Next, you can visit the four nearby buildings. Then we will issue the second game task, where you will choose a house. The house number will match your ranking in the following game. The production team doesn't mind if you try to control your score!"
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