Thanks to this trend, "Chu Han" has gained even more popularity, and the ever-increasing ratings made the director extremely happy upon hearing the news.
At that moment, Ye Chu was recording a variety show.
"Now let's move on to the next segment! Catch the liar!" As the two hosts finished explaining the game rules, the audience applauded.
This is a very popular variety show. In addition to creating many interesting memes, the show also features a lot of games. Watching the guests play games and accept punishments is a major highlight of the show.
The participants in this program were the main cast members of two currently airing TV dramas. Ye Chu's group, "Chu Han," had only two members, Ye Chu and Gu Yu, due to the fact that most of the main actors were older and not suited to variety shows, as well as scheduling conflicts. This made things a bit awkward.
Meanwhile, the cast of another popular drama, "Hold Her Hand," made an appearance, with all the main actors present, giving the production team a very impressive presence.
So, right from the start, the male host used this incident to tease the two of them, saying that they were the only ones in the "Chu-Han" group, which made the audience burst into laughter.
After a brief self-introduction and opening chat, the first round of the game began smoothly.
Catching liars is an old game on this variety show, one of its classic segments. The two production teams were naturally seated separately. The show invited five ordinary people to give introductions related to the theme; four of them told the truth, and one told a lie.
Each group can ask two questions, and then select one person out of five. One point is added for a correct answer and one point is deducted for a wrong answer. The game is divided into three rounds, and the group with the lowest score drinks lemon juice.
Looking at the full glass of lemonade, the guests present all felt a sour taste in their mouths. The female host prompted Ye Chu: "Chu Chu, are you scared?"
Ye Chu rubbed her cheeks with both hands: "I think my mouth is starting to taste sour."
Gu Yu picked up the conversation: "Be careful of jinxing."
Ye Chu immediately made a gesture as if she were zipping up her mouth in front of the camera.
The program's themes were magical landscapes, magical animals, and magical customs. After the first round of presentations by the five participants, the guests' expressions were just as bewildered as the audience's.
The female lead in "Holding Her Hand" asked naively, "Can I choose all of them?"
The male host coldly replied, "No."
On camera, Ye Chu and Gu Yu exchanged a glance and whispered something behind their covers. The female host quickly seized the opportunity and asked them what they were discussing. Gu Yu smiled calmly and said, "I guessed a lucky number."
A member from the next group said, "No way! You guys were discussing so seriously, I thought you'd figured it out!"
"Don't think I don't know you're trying to eavesdrop!" The female host glared weakly. "Cheating is prohibited!"
With this interactive session over, the selection time ended, and both groups simultaneously announced their answers.
Round 1: Each team loses one point.
Ye Chu sighed regretfully: "It seems that lucky numbers and all that stuff are just a myth."
Gu Yu said seriously, "Mystery cannot change its course."
The audience burst into laughter, some with a bittersweet smile, perhaps recalling the painful memory of getting all R characters in a ten-pull.
The second round of introductions was also quick. Ye Chu stared intently at the face of each person giving an introduction, trying to find any clues.
Unfortunately, these five ordinary people had clearly been instructed or trained by the production team. They were all expressionless, and even when they said something unbelievable, they did not make any extra facial expressions or movements. Ye Chu left disappointed.
The two hosts chuckled: "Didn't expect that, did you? Have you thought it through? Go ahead and ask your questions! Time's running out!"
Everyone: "We know time is running out, but... we really have no other choice."
Ye Chu looked to Gu Yu for help, in her mind Gu Yu had always been incredibly resourceful. Unfortunately, this time, Gu Yu could only give her a helpless look; the content he was introducing was too bizarre, and even he had no clue about it.
In the second round, both teams currently have a combined total of negative two points.
The male host looked surprised: "Are you that unlucky? You didn't guess a single one right!"
The female host widened her eyes dramatically: "Is this the legendary perfect miss of the correct answer?"
"Hahahaha..." The audience burst into laughter again.
The two crews looked at each other blankly, a sense of shared misery pervading the atmosphere. Perhaps it was some kind of mysterious curse, but in the third round, everyone stiffly showed their selection boards, and unsurprisingly, received a big red X from the directors.
The female host handed everyone a glass of lemonade: "Everyone's being punished—this is the first time we've seen this since the show started! I've already come up with a headline for the production team: Shocking! Actors from two different dramas are on the show at the same time..."
As soon as she said that, everyone choked on their lemon juice and coughed incessantly. Finally, Gu Yu weakly added, "You really should go work at XX."
After the punishment ended, the production team quickly started the second round of the game: Don't tell her he!
When the name was announced, the entire room fell silent, because no one had ever heard of this game and didn't know what it was all about.
The male host held up a prepared whiteboard with six items listed on it: one, two, three, four, five, and six.
"This is a new game that our production team came up with. The guests roll dice and select a question corresponding to the number. For example, if I select two, I will be required to call a designated person in my contacts, say the sentence from question two, and then chat with the person naturally for a while. If the other person realizes that you are recording a show, the task is failed and you will be punished."
He paused, then added, "This is a solo game; no assists allowed!"
"Ahhh!" The audience erupted in screams, not only for the new game, but also for the explosive lines on the board and the guests' contact lists that were being revealed for the first time.
The guests' phones were brought out, and everyone took turns rolling the dice. Ye Chu rolled a 6, and Gu Yu rolled a 3.
Ye Chu glanced at the whiteboard. Line 6's line was: I'm with XXX (an actor in the same group).
Let's look at point three: I think my family is preparing for a wedding. Today, I went to get my marriage certificate with XXX (a fellow actor).
"..." If it were someone from another production crew who drew the card, they would have a choice, but Ye Chu and Gu Yu didn't. Their colleagues were all seniors, and joking with seniors was absolutely unacceptable.
"It seems the two members of the 'Chu-Han' production team have no choice! Let's wait and see!" the female host said with a delighted expression, raising the microphone to the audience: "Who would you like to see first?"
"Gu Yu!" they exclaimed in unison.
Gu Yu shrugged, a knowing look on his face, took the phone from the host, and opened his contacts.
The program's large screen displayed the synchronized footage, with names listed and phone numbers blurred out.
Gu Yu has quite a few contacts, but no one is surprised, after all, he's a big movie star.
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