Chapter 59 The barrage stopped for a moment
"I, our show..."
"Does it have to be recorded?"
Xia Linxing clutched the hem of Shen Sibai's clothes tightly, his eyes wide open, staring in horror at the haunted house not far away that looked eerie and scary even in the daytime.
This story begins from last night:
Shortly after the eliminated trainees left, Xia Linxing received a swift notification from the program team:
I don't know if it was because the production team was kind and wanted to give these trainees, who had been locked up in the base for training, some relaxation, or if it was because the sponsors gave them enough money... In short, the production team announced that they would take them out to record a spin-off program.
The recording locations and formats are quite diverse. Different trainees will be grouped into groups. Some will go to the amusement park, some will go to play immersive script-killing games, some will go to play escape rooms... and there are also those who are unlucky like Xia Linxing - they were assigned to record in a haunted house.
However, in order to capture the trainees' most genuine reactions when they learned that they were going out to record a spin-off program, the program team only informed them that they would be going out to record today when they announced it yesterday. They did not tell them the specific location, nor did they tell them the groups they would be grouped into.
——The program team said that this is called opening a blind box.
All the suspense will have to wait until the team leader appears the next day.
Then Xia Linxing was "pleasantly surprised" to find that he had opened a "hidden version" -
He was assigned to record in the haunted house, and Xie Tinglan was still the leader.
Looking at the envious looks from the other trainees (who had more screen time following Xie Tinglan), Xia Linxing felt like she had no words to express her suffering:
Haunted house!
That’s a haunted house!!!
He is extremely afraid of ghosts!
Wuuuu... But the production team did not allow trainees to change groups on their own, so Xia Linxing could only follow Xie Tinglan dejectedly with tears in her eyes.
To other trainees, this scene seemed like taking advantage of the situation.
“Teacher Xie’s group is great… They have Chen Sibai, Lu Zimo…” They are all top-ranked trainees.
One trainee whispered sourly, "So, how did Xia Linxing get into that group?"
Xia Linxing's ranking was only 48th. The trainee who made the sarcastic remarks ranked higher than Xia Linxing, or to be more precise, most of the trainees who stayed behind ranked higher than Xia Linxing, but only Xia Linxing entered the group that these trainees dreamed of.
Besides, a haunted house… sounds really exciting! Compared to amusement parks, script-killing games, etc., it has a lot more exciting things!
Especially since Xia Linxing didn't look like she wanted to go, it was extremely irritating to them.
"You don't know yet, do you?" Someone answered his question, "Xia Linxing's theme song has gone viral..."
"Huh?" The sour trainee turned his head in surprise, his eyes full of disbelief, "Xia Linxing?!"
Xia Linxing's theme song... He remembered it, and his dance was just so-so... So what was so special about it? Could it be that he had lost touch with the current audience's aesthetic standards?
"The production team probably saw that Xia Linxing was a hot topic..." Another trainee ignored his shock and continued, "Plus, I remember... Xia Linxing and Shen Sibai seem to have a lot of CP fans..."
So the program team probably added Xia Linxing to the group that was obviously not the group Xia Linxing belonged to based on her ranking, just for the sake of traffic and topics.
"Tsk... then he's really lucky..."
…
Xia Linxing was feeling that his life was so miserable.
He thought being assigned to the haunted house was bad enough, but the bad news wasn't over yet—
It was not until he walked outside the base and saw the staff holding live broadcast equipment that Xia Linxing realized that the program crew had gone against their usual practice today and equipped each trainee with a separate live broadcast camera.
In other words, when Xia Linxing was scared in the haunted house, he couldn't even hide behind other trainees to avoid the camera - because the live camera belonging to him would always follow him faithfully.
"Live camera..." System 999 suddenly said, "I remember now, dear!"
"There seems to be another plot in the haunted house!"
In the original novel, "Xia Linxing" relied on his own little tricks to stay in the show by avoiding the elimination line, and then relied on bribed staff to squeeze himself into Xie Tinglan's group.
The reason why System 999 was able to remember a plot here was because the "Xia Linxing" in the original novel only had Xie Tinglan in his heart and eyes, so he didn't listen to the program team's explanation of the rules, nor did he pay attention to the recording of the program, so he didn't know at all that the program team used live broadcast to record this time.
Then, when "Xia Linxing" was frightened by the haunted house staff dressed as ghosts in the haunted house, he pushed Shen Sibai in front of him out without hesitation or politeness, causing Shen Sibai to fall into a separate secret room.
After that, Xie Tinglan went out to rescue people and carried Shen Sibai out from inside - because Shen Sibai twisted his foot when he was pushed down by "Xia Linxing" and fell into the secret room.
——This is also the plot point in the original novel where the relationship between Shen Sibai and Xie Tinglan begins.
The live camera faithfully captured this scene, and many people started to support the "Xie Tinglan x Chen Sibai" CP on the spot. The CP fans of the two grew rapidly after that.
By the same token, the scene where "Xia Linxing" pushed Chen Sibai was also recorded without missing a word by the live camera.
The barrage of comments exploded on the spot. Chen Sibai's fans posted the live broadcast screen recording online. "Xia Linxing" was immediately scolded to the sky, and his popularity among the public, which was not much to begin with, plummeted.
"This time we're going to push someone..." Xia Linxing sighed.
Although he was not very willing to hurt Chen Sibai, after all... Xia Linxing looked down at his hands. His hands were still holding the hem of Chen Sibai's clothes and had not let go...
But considering that System 999 said that this was the starting point of the love between Xie Tinglan and Shen Sibai, Xia Linxing, who appointed himself as the security guard of their love, clenched his fists in his heart.
He did it!
"Don't worry……"
Chen Sibai thought Xia Linxing was worried about the upcoming recording, so he comforted her, "Then we can go together and it won't be so scary..."
"Our mission is to find the cookies hidden by the sponsors in the haunted house. If you are really scared... you can take the cookies out first." Although if that happens, there may be fewer shots of us in the official program.
"Okay, if everyone is ready, then our live broadcast will begin..."
The trainees quickly fixed their hair and clothes, and then the staff turned on their respective live broadcast cameras.
【Here it comes, here it comes…】
【It’s finally started! 】
[Where is my big son Zimo? Mommy is coming! ]
[Wuhu, this group is actually visiting a haunted house! Exciting! Hurry up, hurry up!]
[Baby! Where is my sweet star?! ]
【Come and see Xiaobai! 】
Please, could you please move the camera a little further to the left? Let Xie Tinglan show more!
[Wow, I've been to this haunted house before! It's super scary! Haha, I feel like I'm in for a good show today!]
…
As a large number of comments poured in, the trainees followed Xie Tinglan into the haunted house under the guidance of the haunted house staff.
The rusty iron door slammed shut with a sharp sound. The room was suddenly plunged into darkness. Cold air, carrying a damp smell with it, and the smell of disinfectant in between reminded them of the theme of the haunted house they were in.
Xia Linxing shivered from the cold and couldn't help but lean forward.
[Hey, Xingxing is following Xiaobai closely... I won't tell you who bumped into him...]
[I'm telling you my products are genuine... Xingxing doesn't rely on anyone but Xiaobai!]
【What is this? Take a bite.】
[Thank you to the production team for grouping my products together. You are so kind!]
[Xingxing is dressed so cute today... She looks so cute!]
Because he had to go on location, Xia Linxing spent a long time picking out the simplest and most plain-looking set of clothes in the original owner's wardrobe. So now he was only wearing a simple white T-shirt and black pants, and with his still fluffy and soft hair, he looked very young and energetic.
Although the young and energetic Xia Linxing was now like a frightened deer, he hunched his shoulders slightly and hid carefully behind Shen Sibai.
There was no other way. Choosing from the people present, he seemed to be more familiar with Shen Sibai. He wanted to hide behind the taller and more robust Lu Zimo, but whether Lu Zimo would let him hide... that was not certain.
Therefore, it is safer to choose a protagonist who is kind and good-hearted.
As for Xie Tinglan, who was taller than Lu Zimo...didn't they see that the trainees in the front row were consciously keeping a suitable distance from Xie Tinglan? If he came over at this time, was he really going to die?
The ground was wet, and I don't know what liquid was poured on it, it was a bit sticky; when walking on it, the soles of my shoes would make an unpleasant squeaking sound when they touched the ground. In this quiet environment where the only sound seemed to be the air conditioning, it was particularly scary.
[Hahaha, why do I feel like Xia Linxing has become a lot shorter?]
[She's indeed shorter. Just now, her curly hair was taller than Chen Sibai's shoulders. Now, from Chen Sibai's live camera, Xia Linxing's curly hair can't be seen...]
[Star, stop shrinking down! If you do, you won’t be in other people’s shots! !]
[In the future, I can proudly say that my products have been combined—the kind that only show one person in the camera...]
【Bai Ye Lin Xing is real! 】
…
Just as the CP fans were happily celebrating the New Year, Xie Tinglan, who was walking in the front, frowned slowly when he looked back to see if any trainees were left behind.
Where is Xia Linxing?
He looked at the empty back of Shen Sibai and stopped.
Did he get lost?
"Teacher Xie?" Seeing Xie Tinglan suddenly stop moving, the other trainees looked over in confusion.
"Where's Xia Linxing?" Xie Tinglan looked at Shen Sibai.
"Ah?" The curly-haired boy suddenly popped out from Chen Sibai's shoulder. Xia Linxing tiptoed and showed his head. "Teacher Xie, are you looking for me?"
Xia Linxing was originally looking around vigilantly to prevent the haunted house staff from suddenly appearing from nowhere, and was asking System 999 when he would take action.
Xia Baoan said that although he was really scared in the haunted house, he always kept his mission in mind!
Before he could finish expressing his ambition, he heard the voice of another party looking for him, so he stopped shrinking and stood up straight, sticking his head out from behind Shen Sibai.
When Xie Tinglan saw the head that suddenly popped up, he was speechless for a second.
【Ha ha ha ha……】
The barrage suddenly turned into a sea of joy:
[This is the first time I've seen a speechless expression on Xie Tinglan's face!]
[Hahahaha, I told you not to shrink anymore, Star! Now you're gone, Teacher Xie can't find you and thought you were lost!]
[I can't take it anymore... Did anyone record the screen?! Xie Tinglan starts panicking thinking someone's missing, only to find out they're not missing, they're just shrinking so they can't see them.] That change in expression is so good!
[I suggest other actors learn from our teacher Xie's micro-expressions! Such rich emotional transitions!]
[I can only say that handsome guys are handsome guys. Even if I am speechless, I am still so handsome! ]
Xie Tinglan knew what had happened the moment Xia Linxing popped up. Speechless, he waved towards Xia Linxing, "Come over here..."
"Ah?" Xia Linxing was confused again.
The other trainees also cast some ambiguous glances at Xia Linxing.
Originally, they thought Xia Linxing was quite self-aware by staying at the back, but they didn't expect... Xie Tinglan would actually call Xia Linxing over.
What a...good luck...
"Stand behind me," Xie Tinglan said, "lest I think you're lost again."
Xia Linxing was somewhat reluctant, but he did not dare to lose face for Xie Tinglan in front of the other trainees and so many comments. He could only hesitate and express his reluctance through his actions.
He wanted to stay with Shen Sibai.
He hasn't completed his mission as a love security guard yet...
However, as he walked towards Xie Tinglan, his foot seemed to step on something. There was only a slight "click" sound, and a white figure fell from the sky.
Ahh ...
No! Xia Linxing reacted instantly: This is the staff member who pretended to be a ghost! This is him coming alive!
Xia Linxing immediately stretched out his hand towards Shen Sibai.
Xia Linxing actually didn't know where he should push Shen Sibai to trigger the subsequent plot, but when he approached Shen Sibai, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a black shadow in his peripheral vision, and felt that the huge black shadow was falling.
Xia Linxing: “!!!”
That's a fallen door panel!
And that door panel was hitting Shen Sibai's back!
Xia Linxing no longer cared about the mission or the direction, he pushed Shen Sibai hard away from the door.
However, because he did not control his strength, he fell forward. With a "click" sound, Xia Linxing's toes tripped on something, and he fell forward and rolled out.
It happened so suddenly that the comments were silent for a moment.
After a few seconds of blank screen, a comment slowly floated by:
[Did I see it wrong? Xia Linxing just... pushed Shen Sibai?!]
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