Chapter 22 New Recording
Gu Nansheng originally thought that the Chen siblings would keep a low profile during this period and wait for the hot topic to pass before clearing their name, but to her surprise, the Chen siblings’ marketing became even more aggressive.
Chen Taining first publicly apologized at an event, saying frankly that he made the mistake because he was young and ignorant. Now he knows he was wrong and asks everyone to forgive him.
Afterwards, he won performance resources for many major events in one fell swoop, and even the "official media" came out to endorse him, saying that he is still a good idol because he admits his mistakes and corrects them.
Of course, not all netizens have a seven-second memory. Seeing that Chen Taining’s resources were not affected by the scandal and even surpassed them, they immediately began to "review" Chen Taining’s negative information.
[How can an artist like Chen Taining, who uses trolls to discredit his rivals and competes so harshly, still appear on national television? Isn't this hilarious?]
Chen Taining was targeted by his own sister's hired troll army, who knows how many other bad things he's done behind the scenes. Doesn't the national TV station do background checks?
I've said Chen Taining is from a royal family, but no one believed me before. Just search and see what resources Chen Taining has had since his debut – they're truly impressive.
[Wow, his debut album was produced by a master producer, he had many big names promoting his songs, and he appeared on all the most popular variety shows, yet he still remains tepid. It's a hopeless case.]
[However, after comparing his resources, I feel that Chen Taining has been given more resources recently. He didn't have so many big productions before.]
[Rumor has it, Chen Taining has an even more powerful backer.]
However, the new water army company that the Chen siblings cooperated with was no pushover and quickly suppressed the voices against Chen Taining.
Xiao Ning has already apologized, what else do you want to do? He's not even an adult yet, is he going to quit the entertainment industry just because of this one mistake?
[XX Daily has said that knowing one's mistakes is the best way to improve.]
[And honestly, artists in this industry are always spreading negative rumors about each other to compete for resources. Do you haters dare to say that your idols haven't hired internet trolls?]
The entertainment industry is generally full of shady people. Xiao Ning hasn't revealed any other negative information yet. To be honest, I think he's one of the more clean people in the industry.
[Everyone says Xiao Ning hired trolls to smear Gu Beiming. Xiao Ning has been smeared so badly recently. Are you sure Gu Beiming didn't take action?]
Under the attack of the water army, Chen Taining's online reputation gradually recovered, and even Ning's fans began to show off.
【With resources in hand, you can laugh at mad dogs. 】
The haters can only hide behind the black people in frustration and rage.
[You haters, feel free to be jealous. Anyway, our Xiao Ning is getting better and better.]
Although Gu Nansheng is not interested in entertainment gossip, he always pays attention to the movements of the Chen siblings.
Seeing that Chen Taining was being whitewashed at a rapid speed on the Internet, she naturally did not think that this was something spontaneously initiated by netizens. Most likely, the Chen siblings had found a new and more powerful backer.
Soon Huo Sinian's investigation confirmed her idea. Chen Jiayan turned out to be the girlfriend of Qin's heir. She could mobilize many of Qin's current resources. This kind of whitewashing was a simple matter for Chen Jiayan now.
Even the variety show team that followed could be used by her, and the publicity and promotion resources of the video platform were also tilted towards them as much as possible.
As expected of the heroine, she was able to find the backer so quickly, and the wealthy heir is "deeply in love" with her.
However, Gu Nansheng was not panicked. Did Chen Jiayan think that she could control everything with the support of capital?
She underestimates the wisdom of netizens. She will let her experience the power of the masses.
*
At the same time, Xu Bo also received a call from the platform's senior management.
"Old Xu, I know you disdain cheating on the show, but this matter concerns our major shareholder. You don't have to arrange for the Chen siblings to be the highlight of the show, but you can give them a little hint of the questions before each segment. I'm sure Miss Chen can handle everything on her own with her IQ."
Xu Bo couldn't help but frown as he listened to the senior management's words.
How could his show involve such deception? If so, what's the difference between him and other variety show directors?
Moreover, the reason why each of his variety shows is so popular is that they are unscripted and unexpected.
"Mr. Zhou, I'm afraid that won't work. This is a challenge show. If a guest knew the questions in advance and always won, that would be too fake. Besides, the other guests are not fools. If they knew, they probably wouldn't cooperate."
The platform executive on the other end of the line paused for a moment, then sighed. "Old Xu, do you know why you've directed so many hit variety shows, yet you're still stuck as a variety show director? It's because you're too stubborn. If you want to move up, you have to curry favor with the platform's leadership. Those guests may seem like big names, but who would dare to truly offend the platform? I'm not asking you to smear them. As for the audience, it's even simpler. How can they tell if you have a script? Isn't your show also suspected of being scripted now?"
He paused and continued, "Besides, Old Xu, can you really outmaneuver the major shareholder? If you anger the shareholder, do you think the boss will protect you or fire you to please the shareholder?"
After hearing what the senior management said, Xu Bo fell completely silent.
After a while, he said, "Mr. Zhou, I understand. I will take better care of the Chen siblings."
*
The recording of the second episode of "Challenge of Tacit Understanding" is about to begin.
Compared to the last time when he reluctantly agreed to participate in the variety show, Gu Beiming was very happy this time because he could finally get rid of the annoying Huo Sinian!
He originally thought Huo Sinian was just talking, but Huo Sinian would help him with his lessons for one to two hours every time he saw him. He could naturally see through Huo Sinian's scheme, hoping to make him give up following Gu Nansheng.
Gu Beiming naturally didn't want to let Huo Sinian get his wish, so even though he felt dizzy from studying, he gritted his teeth and persisted.
And Huo Sinian would not give up easily and kept increasing his efforts.
Just when Gu Beiming felt that he could not hold on any longer, the recording time for the second episode finally arrived.
He looked at Huo Sinian provocatively, "You can't come with us, right?"
Huo Sinian smiled at him, as if he didn't hear what he said, and said, "Just take good care of your sister."
Gu Beiming felt that Huo Sinian's words were a little baffling, but he still puffed out his chest and said, "Of course I will take good care of my sister."
Huo Sinian just said "Oh", but to Gu Beiming it was full of irony.
Doesn't this guy trust me? Gu Beiming opened his mouth to refute, but thinking back to the previous episode, it seemed that his sister did take care of him more.
He immediately lost his previous confidence, and he no longer had the desire to show off to Huo Sinian. His mind was full of how he could do more for his sister in this episode.
With this in mind, Gu Beiming followed Gu Nansheng and started his second variety show.
This time, the program team did not let the guests go individually, but asked the guests to gather at the airport and then fly to the destination together.
In order to prove that he could take good care of Gu Nansheng, Gu Beiming volunteered to help Gu Nansheng with the luggage and did not let Gu Nansheng help him the whole time.
So when they appeared at the airport, they saw Gu Beiming, the former little bully, pulling two large suitcases in his hands and following Gu Nansheng obediently.
Gu Nansheng, on the other hand, was walking ahead leisurely, holding a cup of milk tea in his hand.
[Hahaha, after not seeing Xiao Ming for a long time, he is still like this in front of his sister.]
[Who knows? At the event the day before yesterday, Xiao Ming was still in a cool and domineering style.]
[Actually, Xiao Ming is always very cool except in front of his sister, okay? His behavior in front of his sister is limited.]
They arrived neither too early nor too late, and had already reached the group of brothers Ye Ze and Ye Ting and the group of siblings Chen.
Thinking about what happened in the last variety show, in order to avoid embarrassment, she was too lazy to come forward to say hello, but found a seat in the corner and sat down.
As for Gu Beiming, he saw that Gu Nansheng had not taken the initiative to show goodwill, so naturally he would not go.
However, unexpectedly, Chen Jiayan brought Chen Taining to find them.
She smiled and said, "Nan Sheng, Bei Ming, my brother was wrong last time. He knows he was wrong now. I brought him here to apologize to you. I hope you can forgive him."
After saying that, Chen Jiayan turned around and signaled Chen Taining with her eyes.
She knew that the best way to completely put an end to the issue of the black army's blackening was to get the "forgiveness" of the person involved. If the person involved didn't mind, what could those keyboard warriors say?
In public and with the incident being broadcast live on the entire network, most people would act magnanimous and agree to apologize.
Of course, she also took into consideration that if the Gu siblings refused to "forgive", then they would be the ones to be criticized.
Receiving his sister's gaze, Chen Taining spoke without hesitation, "Bei Ming, Sister Nan Sheng, I'm truly sorry for what happened before. It was jealousy that got the better of me, and I was bewildered enough to send my online trolls to attack you. I now know I was wrong, and I've deeply reflected on my actions. I promise I won't make this mistake again, and I hope you can forgive me."
After saying this, he lowered his head with a very sincere and humble look.
However, only Chen Taining himself knew that there was still a glimmer of hatred in his lowered eyes.
The reason he came to apologize was only because Chen Jiayan forced him to come.
When he first heard about this proposal, he loudly disagreed. However, Chen Jiayan threatened him with resources, so he had no choice but to give in.
When Chen Taining’s fans in the live broadcast room saw this scene, they were immediately heartbroken.
【Woo woo woo, Xiao Ning is really good. 】
This is Xiao Ning's second apology. I'm really touched. A good child is one who admits his mistakes and corrects them.
[Hat-fans, please leave Xiao Ning alone. He's already apologized twice. Can you please stop pushing him so hard?]
Gu Nansheng just found the show in front of him funny. Chen Jiayan is really a talent. She is very good at working with people and is well versed in moral kidnapping.
It’s a pity that she has never been someone who would be morally kidnapped.
She nodded. "The apology is good, and it does sound quite heartfelt. But…" She changed the subject. "I've always felt that words are empty; I care more about what others do. For example, let's see if there will be more trolls and haters trying to discredit us siblings. I believe that Ms. Chen and Mr. Chen will prove their sincerity to me with their actions."
Hearing this answer, Chen Jiayan was stunned.
What the hell? Is Gu Nansheng saying that if there are any more trolls attacking them, it's their fault? Only when there are no more trolls will it prove that they've truly admitted their mistakes? It seems she has to constantly control their public opinion.
But now I'm in this situation, and if I don't agree, I'll seem guilty.
She clenched her fists for a moment, and after a long while, she forced a smile and said, "Sister Gu, of course we are sincere, and we will prove our sincerity with our actions."
Gu Nansheng just glanced at her and said, "Then I look forward to your actions~"
Chen Jiayan was angered by Gu Nansheng's words again. She felt that she would not be able to control herself if she continued chatting with Gu Nansheng, so she quickly found an excuse to leave.
When she turned around, the smile on her face instantly fell, leaving Gu Nansheng to be proud for a while, because then she would cry.
*
The second episode of the variety show was recorded in Nanping Ancient Town, an ancient town at the foot of a mountain. The four groups of guests finally arrived outside the ancient town after traveling by plane, train and bus.
As soon as they got off the bus, the first thing they saw was the towering city wall of the ancient town.
The ancient city tower is tall and majestic, and the wall bricks are full of traces of history, but overall it is well preserved.
Then everyone stepped into the city gate and saw the ancient traditional houses preserved on both sides of the street.
What was even more surprising was that all the people in the ancient town they saw were wearing ancient costumes.
I haven't heard much about this ancient town, but I didn't expect it to be so well preserved.
People from Province A are here. Nanping Town is very famous in our province. We like to come here for short trips, but it is not well-known outside the province.
[Same for people from Province A. Nanping Town is less commercialized and you can still experience the authentic ancient town culture.]
However, I suspect that in another ten years, Nanping Town will be commercialized. The last time I visited, I saw several cultural tourism companies entering the area for development. I'm sure they're all just selling fake goods under false pretenses, ultimately aiming to sell real estate.
There are pros and cons, but at least Nanping Town's infrastructure is much better now than it was a few years ago, and there are several stylish hotels.
[This time the recording location is an ancient town, so I guess the content of this challenge is also related to ancient culture.]
[The production team has gone big this time, even the residents of the ancient town have changed into ancient costumes. Is this a large-scale, immersive, live-action, script-killing game?]
Seeing this, the guests also became curious and started discussing it among themselves.
Chen Jiayan also showed a curious expression on her face like others, but she was not surprised at all, and could even be said to be confident.
She had already known the planning of this entire episode through the program team, and even got the questions and wrote down the answers in advance. Moreover, through her observation during this period, she guessed that Gu Nansheng should be better at science and engineering. She didn't believe that she couldn't beat Gu Nansheng like this!
Thinking of this, she secretly glanced at Gu Nansheng out of the corner of her eye, and then she saw that Gu Nansheng was frowning as if he was thinking about something.
She felt relieved, thinking that Gu Nansheng was probably not good at ancient culture or traditional Chinese style.
However, what she didn't know was that Gu Nansheng was only thinking of her parents.
Because she is more interested in science, the Gu couple takes their daughter on a traditional Chinese tour every summer vacation to let her recite various scriptures in order to help her develop comprehensively.
Fortunately, she has a good memory, and can even be said to have a photographic memory. Otherwise, according to the intensity of her parents, her entire summer vacation would probably be ruined.
This Nanping Ancient Town was where her parents took her for their last study tour during the summer vacation. Now when she revisited the place, her parents were no longer there.
She thought of the investigation report, Chen Ang and the Chen siblings... She would eventually find out the truth and bring the murderer to justice.
Soon Xu Bo appeared in front of the guests again, still holding his iconic loudspeaker, but today he looked more haggard than before.
Of course, variety show directors are already under a lot of pressure, so no one thought much about Xu Bo's appearance and just concentrated on waiting for Xu Bo's next verdict.
"Welcome eight distinguished guests to our Nanping Ancient Town. Nanping Ancient Town has a history of a thousand years and has produced several top scholars in history, so the cultural heritage of the ancient town is very rich."
"I believe you have already seen the residents of the ancient town behind me. They have traveled back a thousand years due to our magic. And you who have crossed this city gate will also travel back a thousand years!"
[Ahhh, is this a costume change? ]
[Looking forward to Xiao Ming's costume performance. He had a fantastic traditional Chinese style performance before, but it's a pity that I haven't seen it since.]
I think Xiao Ning is very suitable for ancient costumes. I saw him on a variety show before, and he was simply chosen by heaven to play the ancient character.
I've seen enough celebrities dressed up in period costumes, and I'm even more curious about what semi-amateurs like Gu Nansheng and Chen Jiayan look like in costume.
The guests naturally understood what Xu Bo meant, and their faces showed different expressions.
Song Shuyi and Ye Ze are both actors. Costume styling is commonplace for them, so they are not afraid and look very calm at this moment.
Gu Nansheng didn't care much about it. Although she didn't rely on her looks to make a living, she was still very confident in her appearance. Even if her ancient costume couldn't be called a stunning beauty, she shouldn't be ugly either.
As for Chen Jiayan, she already knew the program segment.
Ancient costumes have always been very picky about people, and many netizens even jokingly say that ancient costumes are the standard for testing true beauties and real handsome men.
The headgear, hair bun, etc. in ancient costumes can lead to huge mistakes even if they are a little bit wrong, so she contacted the stylist in advance, not only asking the stylist to design the style for her in advance, but also asking the stylist to agree to make some minor adjustments when styling Gu Nansheng and Gu Beiming.
By then, Gu Nansheng will become an ordinary beauty who is picky about angles, and she will become a chosen ancient person. After all this, she doesn’t believe that she can’t outshine Gu Nansheng!
Of course, she still looked calm, and only when she secretly glanced at Gu Nansheng did her eyes reveal an uncontrollable sense of pride.
Xu Bo watched the guests' reactions with satisfaction, then added, "Of course, before that, everyone needs to choose their identity badges. As usual, the order of selection will follow the order of their ranking in the first round of the competition, so please welcome the brother-sister pair of Gu Nansheng and Gu Beiming."
Then the staff pushed up a board with four sets of identity cards on it, namely the family of the county magistrate, the family of the wealthy merchant, the family of the pleasure boat owner, and the family of the scholar.
Everyone knew at a glance that the choice was not only about identity, but also about the house to stay in for the next few days.
So Gu Nansheng and Gu Beiming looked at each other and immediately chose the county magistrate's house.
The appearance is not important, living comfortably is the most important thing.
Next came Song Shuyi. After a long struggle between the houseboat owner and the wealthy businessman, she finally chose the houseboat owner. She said she wanted to pick an interesting house to play with, and the houseboat owner's home should look like it belonged on a boat.
It's no surprise that brothers Ye Ze and Ye Ting chose a wealthy business family, which also means that the only identity left for Chen Jiayan and her brother is that of a scholar's family.
Chen Jiayan had long expected that with her last-place ranking in the previous episode, she could only choose the worst identity. Therefore, when the program team set the worst identity, she deliberately asked the program team to replace the tenant farmer with a scholar, which also meant that the house they lived in would be changed from a thatched hut to an ordinary house.
At the same time, the stylist also designed a simple yet not simplistic look for her, ensuring that she is as beautiful as a blooming white lotus.
However, she still looked very confused at this time, and said to Chen Taining with an apologetic look, "Xiao Ning, I'm sorry to have you living in the worst house with me this time."
Chen Taining also showed a gentle smile on his face, "Sister, it doesn't matter. I can live with you anywhere."
[Wow, the brother-sister relationship between Jiayan and Taining is still so touching. ]
Taining's feelings for his sister probably haven't been affected by what happened before. I'm really worried that Taining will blame his sister for criticizing him.
How could Taining be such a person? If he was really unhappy, why would he listen to his sister and apologize just now?
After each group had chosen their identities, several people who looked like makeup artists suddenly appeared at the scene and were taken to houses on both sides according to gender.
Considering that the guests need to change clothes, the dressing process will not be broadcast live to the public.
Gu Nansheng couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she looked at the clothes and hair accessories that the stylist brought her.
Although she chose the identity of a county magistrate, it doesn't mean that she has to wear colorful clothes and wear gold and silver, right?
Logically speaking, county magistrates are all scholars, and their tastes should not be so outrageous. It is more likely that she is the daughter of a merchant.
Thinking of this, she expressed her doubts to the stylist, "Stylist, are you sure you didn't pick up the wrong dress? It's unlikely that the magistrate's daughter would dress so extravagantly."
The stylist already had something to hide, so being asked this question froze him. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with an excuse. He could only mumble, "I didn't take it by mistake. This is the program team's rule. I can't do anything about it. If you have any complaints, please go directly to the director."
Gu Nansheng could naturally see the stylist's guilty conscience, and then she turned her head and saw that Chen Jiayan had already put on her clothes.
The style of the clothes is simple but not plain, the material of the clothes is very textured, and the plain dress is full of exquisite embroidery. It is many times better than the clothes of her, the daughter of a county magistrate.
Seeing this, Gu Nansheng sneered in his heart. It turned out that Chen Jiayan was behind the scenes. It was a pity that she didn't understand that everything was in vain in the face of absolute beauty, not to mention that she had a pair of skillful hands.
Gu Nansheng was never one to give a hard time to a laborer, so he naturally understood that this matter was not something the stylist could decide. He immediately said to the stylist, "Please help me with my hair. Just leave your tool kit with me for a while after you're done."
The stylist breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. She was really afraid that the guest would make a fuss, and then she would be scolded to death by her master. Therefore, she did not ask Gu Nansheng what he wanted to do with the tool kit and agreed directly.
The makeup and hairstyle that the stylist did for Gu Nansheng were not too ugly, but they were very assembly-line. In addition, she was wearing a very tacky ancient costume dress. Therefore, after the whole styling process, Gu Nansheng did not look as good as before when she had just put on some makeup.
On the other hand, Chen Jiayan next door, whether it is makeup, hairstyle or clothes, all fit her personal characteristics very well, making Chen Jiayan look like a fairy walking out of a painting of ladies.
Seeing Chen Jiayan's appearance, the staff around her couldn't help but praise her loudly.
Chen Jiayan was also very proud, especially when she saw Gu Nansheng, who was wearing red and green and looked very tacky.
However, she still looked very modest, "It's not that beautiful, it's just that the makeup artist is skilled."
After some pleasantries, she couldn't wait to go out with her skirt lifted up, waiting to receive compliments from netizens.
Seeing this, the stylist who was styling Gu Nansheng couldn't help but feel even more guilty. She mumbled, "Miss Gu, I'm sorry, I've only been in this industry for a short time, so my skills aren't very good..."
However, Gu Nansheng waved his hand, signaling her not to give excuses that even he didn't believe. "It's okay. Just leave what I want."
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