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Published at 8th of March 2023 06:38:21 AM


Chapter 27

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The gymnasium Hall - The first day of the resumption of recording of "Starlight".

In the dormitory, most of the contestants got up and many of them were talking about the resumption of recording today. There was still about a week before the start of the second public voting round, and the voting ranking of the first public voting round will be announced in the next two days.

Wen Shengge kept saying in the morning, "Will I be eliminated..."

In fact, most people already had mobile phones.

But during the last two days, the program team confiscated their phones again. The ranking may rise and fall every day. Wen Shengge has always been a rather sentimental boy, so at this moment, he has been babbling about his ranking not being ideal, so he is very worried.

Jian Xingsui was washing his face outside, next to Shen Xingchen who was also brushing his teeth and washing his face.

Shen Xingchen looked at him while brushing his teeth, annoyed: "Why are you staring at me all the time, do I have eye mucus in my eyes?"

Jian Xingsui shook his head slowly. He hesitated for a while, and finally summoned up the courage to say, "Xingchen, thank you for this time!"

?

Shen Xingchen said, "What's the matter?"

Jian Xingsui was taken aback for a moment, and explained, "That.......about the program team releasing the unedited version."

"Oh that thing." Shen Xingchen rinsed his mouth with the water in the water cup, and then said, "Why do you care about this, I don't care about it."

Jian Xingsui knew that this might be just a little effort for Shen Xingchen, but for himself, it was a solution to a huge problem. He was used to relying on himself for a long time, especially after An Ran appeared, no matter what happened, what kind of grievance he suffered, no one listened to him. When it was too much, he would still think about explaining it at first, but later he found that his words were all just a joke.

Suddenly being helped by others, his first reaction was not to be happy, but to think about how to repay, how to be grateful, and for a while, he was a bit at a loss.

"I still want to thank you." Jian Xingsui said softly, "You have helped me a lot."

Shen Xingchen fetched water and washed his face in the basin, saying: "Then don't just thank me. The only thing I did was to call my home and complain. To thank sincerely, you have to thank my parents, thank my brother, oh, and I heard that Brother Fu also contributed."

Shen Xingchen nodded: "Yes."

Brother Fu also contributed?

Why?

Is it because he felt that the program team also maliciously edited him, so he did that?

It can't be... because of himself, right?

But Shen Xingchen said, "I heard from my brother later that he hadn't seen him get so angry for a long time. He didn't expect that this time because of you, he was actually so angry."

Jian Xingsui couldn't believe it: "Angry? Brother Fu? Because of me? It's unlikely."

Shen Xingchen wiped his face and sighed: "Why are you always so unconfident, you are not worse than others."

You are not worse than others.

This sentence was like a silent hammer, hitting Jian Xingsui's heart ruthlessly, with endless echoes.

Jian Xingsui swallowed all the words in his mouth. He was still speechless and didn't know how to answer this when Shen Xingchen patted his shoulder, and the fuckboy Shen gave him a firm look: "Maybe before you indeed were bad, but now you are my little brother, so you can be confident so as not to embarrass me."

"..."

This fuck boy speech made Jian Xingsui's heart suddenly feel moved and didn't know how to reply.

After washing up, the group went to the main hall to gather. The cameramen there have been waiting for a long time. From the moment the contestant left the dormitory, they began to follow the filming.

The audience had been waiting for a long time:

"My un-biological son, long time no see."1

"In order to see you handsome pigs, I even set an alarm clock."

"Hahaha, I'm not even this much active on my dates as these trainees are now."

"Not being able to see you, babies, for days, mother thinks about you guys days and nights!"

The contestants gathered in the main hall, where the mentors were already waiting.

The four mentors also looked very energetic today. Mr. Li was still hosting in his cool and expensive leather jacket. Ms. Tuya looked bright and beautiful in a skirt today. As for film emperor Fu, he was wearing casual gray sportswear today. It was just an ordinary classic sports style, but when this man wore it, it emitted a foreign and noble feeling.

When entering the venue, there were still many contestants chatting with laughter. After entering the venue, when they saw the film emperor Fu standing there cooly while just quietly glancing over them, they immediately shut up.

After everyone obediently stood in line, mentor Li said, "Hello everyone!"

The contestants said in unison, "Hello, mentor!"

Teacher Li said with a smile: "I heard that the program team has invited a lot of dance and vocal music teachers to train for you in the past few days. Everyone has suffered a lot, right?"2

That sentence triggered a lot of resentment.

"I'm so tired, mentor."

"After practicing for so many days, my legs are sore now."

"Forget it, I forgive this ''good'' program team."

''Don't even mention it.''

That seemed to be what Teacher Li wanted to hear. He smiled slightly and said, "So, today is our special game session. Let's play a game together and have a good time. There are rich rewards for those who win!"

Everyone was shocked after hearing this.

Mr. Li quickly began to read out the rules of the game this time. As he spoke, the staff of the show team also began to come in with plates. On it, there were signs divided into two colors: red and blue.

"In this competition, we will divide more than 100 contestants into two groups through random selection. The two groups are hostile to each other. You have to steal each other's brand names to add points to your own. After the competition, the two groups will be given their scores. The team with the highest score wins, and the winner can enjoy a luxurious hot pot feast, as well as the privilege to know their current stage ranking. "

This was simply a battle royale, and the rules of the game can be directly summed up as: making trouble.

Some contestants raised their hands and asked, "Mentor, how do you divide two groups?"

Fu Jinxiao, who had been standing there lazily, picked up the mike and answered, "Draw lots at random and go forward in order."

If it was random, the former friends might also become enemies. Now many trainees had begun to look at their friends meaningfully. The good brothers in normal times showed smiles worthy of careful consideration at this meeting.

Shen Xingchen said to Jian Xingsui, "You properly pray, you must have the same color as mine, ok?"

Jian Xingsui told him the cruel truth: "It's all about luck, it's useless to say it."

"How do you know that we won't draw the same color." Shen Xingchen resented: "Will our luck be so miserable?"

"..."

Everyone was lining up to draw lots. 

Many former friends who had gotten the different colors now started to show their true colors.

For example, 

''Little ass, do you remember about the morning incident, how you came out of the toilet 3.42 minutes late? Do you know how hard it was for me to hold back? Fake! You are a fake buddy, see how I will teach you a lesson?''

''HA!!! Myaan I remember you had a very good time twisting my butt before, didn't you? Just watch how this old man will twist your luck in this game!''

When it was Jian Xingsui's turn, he went to the bucket to draw a ball, and finally caught a blue ball, and Shen Xingchen behind him caught a red ball.

Jian Xingsui smiled helplessly and said, "See?"

"How could this be." The young master looked at the red ball with dissatisfaction. He looked at Jian Xingsui threateningly, pinched his waist and said, "Okay, you are now my enemy, a traitor of our group. Just wait, this young master will definitely take down your brand name later! "

Jian Xingsui said, "Why are you targeting me?"

Shen Xingchen said confidently: "Who told you not to be with me?"

...

This guy was so domineering, that he couldn't reply at all.

After almost all the players had been divided into two groups, the situation had gradually become clear. Facts have proved that Jian Xingsui was indeed the one with the worst luck among them. His dormitory was full of people with red balls, and only he had blue.

(T/N: HAHA People with BALLS! red BALLS and blue BALLS. HAHAHAHA I can't...)

And according to his observation, An Ran also had a blue BALL. (T/N: HAHAHA)

A contestant asked, "Mentors, are you also participating?"

Tuya smiled slightly and said, "Yes, although we can't tell you about our colors for the time being, what I can tell you is that our brand name has double points."

As soon as the words came out, everyone was shocked.

The contestants exploded. This fatherfucking program team! Double points ah!

What a temptation it was, the brand names of the mentors were too expensive. Who wouldn't be moved by a brand with double points? But who in the world would dare to tear up the mentor's brand, what a leopard would do that?

The audience in the live broadcast room became more and more excited:

"This damn program team is quite talented at doing things!"

"Hahaha, I want to see who will tear the Brother Fu's brand name."

"GKDGKD!"1

The staffs of the program team took everyone to the outside of the hall and then said: "You will enter the hall in batches according to the order of drawing lots. All the rooms and passages here have become your covered passages. Now we will open the Star Bean exchange system, and students with Star Beans can exchange for self-defense weapons. "

The table there could be said to be dazzling.

For example, water guns, smoke bombs, glue, toy balls, binoculars, ropes, bells, everything was available. The price of each star bean was different, and rich people could buy more.

Shen Xingchen can be said to be the richest. He quickly gathered his roommates and the contestants who had trained together to form a small team. This meeting was simply in order to allocate supplies. Almost all the props had been bought, and Jian Xingsui was relatively poor. He thought about it and only bought a smoke bomb.

Teacher Li said: "The countdown is 10 seconds, the game is about to start...!"

The inexplicable atmosphere at the scene began to get a little tense.

Jian Xingsui was among the second group to go in. The hall was empty and no one was seen. But not far from the third floor, there seemed to be someone's mourning. After a while, the female voice broadcasted through the whole gymnasium: "Student Zhang Jianshen No. 57 is eliminated, and the red team has added one point."

Someone's name tag had already been torn off.

Jian Xingsui glanced at the blue name tag on his waist and sighed heavily. As far as he knows, the two groups of people entering this venue were almost all in teams, and he was the only one who acted alone. Therefore, it was unrealistic to fight recklessly with others.

"Find a place to hide," he thought.

The first place that came to his mind was the canteen.

There were a lot of seats there. If someone came in, he would definitely directly hear their movements, which could have a certain warning effect. In addition, there were many doors in the kitchen, and even if exposed, the possibility of escape was relatively large. Adding to the fact that the kitchen was also so wide, it was a good place for both offense and defense.

After making up his mind, Jian Xingsui didn't hesitate, and immediately got up and ran to the kitchen. The third batch of contestants there hadn't come in yet, and there were not too many people, as long as he was careful enough not to meet people from the red team.

He couldn't take the elevator, maybe someone was guarding it.

Jian Xingsui didn't drive away from the stair, but took a detour and ran up the stairs on the other side. He ran to the canteen and was thinking about finding a place to hide when suddenly——"Squeak"

The door opened again.

Jian Xingsui turned around and met An Ran who came in. The two of them looked at each other, and there was an awkward silence.

An Ran smiled and pointed to the sign on his waist: "Don't be nervous, I'm also from the blue team."

Jian Xingsui still looked at him vigilantly, but An Ran comforted him and said, "We are now teammates, Xing Sui, don't you believe me?"

Jian Xingsui stood on the spot: "Are you going to hide here too?"

"That's what I thought at the beginning." An Ran's appearance was quite handsome. When he spoke softly, he always gave people the feeling that he needed protection, and that he had no bad intentions. He said softly: "But now I will have to find another place, it seems."

They both had the cameras on their heads.

Although the photographer didn't follow along, the entire gymnasium was equipped with surveillance video cameras, just to broadcast it to the audience. It was really embarrassing for An Ran to say such a thing. His reply almost meant that Jian Xingsui was forcing him to find another place.

Jian Xingsui said, "You can hide here if you want, I never said I wouldn't let you come."

An Ran looked like he knew what he was thinking, and shook his head gently as if he was being driven away by Jian Xingsui: "I'd better go, it won't be easy for you to hide when I will be here."

Jian Xingsui didn't speak. Seeing that An Ran was about to leave, he also turned around to find a place to hide in the innermost part.

Now they were in the same group, there was really no need to doubt the other too much. And now he didn't even have much time to care about these things. He couldn't rely on anyone, he could only rely on himself.

An Ran was standing outside. He pulled the door of the cafeteria and was about to leave when as if remembering something, in the end, he did not close the door tightly but left a small gap, which may not be visible from the camera. (T/N: He did that to let the opposite team know that someone was inside.)1

...

Soon,

The third group of people came in.

Shen Xingchen led Ning Ze, Wen Shengge, and others to the second floor. He waved his hand like a bandit leader: "Search, search for me!"

The main places to search were the library or practice room, and during this period, there were constantly broadcasts being made in the mechanical voice:

"Contestant No. 32 Hailu is eliminated, and the blue team has added one point."

"Contestant No. 5 Jiachi is eliminated, and the blue team has added one point."

"Contestant No. 6..."

After listening to it, Shen Xingchen cursed in a low voice: "A bunch of trash, you have to rely on this Lord to fly, I don't believe that the blue team is so capable, don't let me find them, otherwise......."

Wen Shengge came over and said, "I didn't find anyone."

A group of people just happened to pass by the cafeteria.

Shen Xingchen wondered: "Where did Jian Xingsui go?"

Wen Shengge: "To hide away."

"This kid can really hide." Shen Xingchen snorted softly, but when he was about to pass by, he stopped: "The cafeteria is open today? Why is this door open?"

Ning Ze said, "Maybe someone is inside."

When Shen Xingchen heard that, he was directly excited: "Go in and have a look!"

The door was pushed open. Shen Xingchen walked swayingly and kicked the chair next to him. A loud noise rang out in the cafeteria. There were three or four people behind him. A group of people searched very seriously, and when they were about to find Jian Xingsui's hiding place, under the eyes of everyone, a nimble figure slipped from the cabinet and ran straight to the back door.

Wen Shengge said loudly, "He is running!"

Shen Xingchen picked up his water gun: "What are you running for!?"

Jian Xingsui thought to himself, what nonsense? If he won't run, then should he wait for himself to be besieged? Fortunately, the back door was connected to a remote stairway, and it was also very fast to run.

The physical strength used in the dance practice was not a little bit, and then running for him was relatively easy. He took two or three steps in one breath.

Shen Xingchen at the back shouted, "Are you a horse, running this fast?"

Jian Xingsui quickly took lead from them by one floor. Just when he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he saw another team of red team members at the corner. They were also surprised when they saw Jian Xingsui. It was Li Xu'an who shouted first: "Catch him!"1

Jian Xingsui had to run away again.

Because he was in a hurry, he could only keep going up. Once he stopped, he might be caught. Seeing that he was about to reach the rooftop, Jian Xingsui had no choice. Climbing up, he quickly grabbed the seal of the roof to seal the way.

"Hu......"

He was finally able to stop. Gasping for breath, he slumped to the ground, and raised his head, but met the eyes of the man who was standing on the roof leaning on the railing and smoking.

Jian Xingsui's expression froze.

Fu Jinxiao was leaning against the railing. The actor in casual clothes had his slender legs folded casually, a cigarette was sandwiched between his knuckled fingers, and smoke was slowly exhaling from his lips. He looked mature and attractive in a lazy and sexy way.

Jian Xingsui's Adam's apple rolled.

Fu Jinxiao raised his eyebrows: "You......"

Before Jian Xingsui could speak, suddenly there was a knocking sound from the seal he had used to seal the way. The angry fuckboy Shen Xingchen began to howl: "Jian Xingsui, open the door. You are just hiding there without making a sound, I know you are inside. What are you doing in there? Are you raising any wild man? If you have the ability to meet wild men privately, you should have the ability to open the door!"

"..."

Jian Xingsui's mouth twitched.

Not far away, Fu Jinxiao heard these remarks and looked at the seal, squinting dangerously. The corner of his mouth slowly brought up a smile that made people feel terrified.

Shen Xingchen obviously didn't know who the people inside were, nor did he know that his own tragic ending was inevitable. So he still had the nerves to shout.

Seeing that the seal was about to loosen, Jian Xingsui hurriedly looked at Fu Jinxiao and said, "Mr. Fu, let's run quickly!"

Fu Jinxiao raised his eyebrows: "Run?"

Unlike them, a popular contestant like Shen Xingchen was accompanied by a cameraman. Jian Xingsui hurriedly said, "They will come up in a while, it would be bad if you were photographed smoking, then some online media will definitely bring it to make a fuss, it's not very good for your reputation, let's run away before the seal is opened."

Fu Jinxiao opened his lips, and just as he was about to speak, the seal showed signs of loosening.

The actor originally wanted to express that he was not afraid of being photographed at all, but Jian Xingsui, who was eager to protect the master, had already rushed over. He panicked and held Fu Jinxiao's hand and ran: "I remember that there seems to be an emergency exit on the rooftop. Let's run quickly, Xingchen still has a water gun in his hand!"

The seal rattled and couldn't hold it any longer, and finally, it was opened.

Shen Xingchen was the first to climb up. Because he had been chasing Jian Xingsui, Jian Xingsui, who should have been ignored, had always been on camera. When Shen Xingchen stood on the rooftop and saw no one, he waved his hand: "He must have run from the other door, hurry up!"

A group of people rushed towards the other corridor again.

Jian Xingsui pulled Fu Jinxiao down from above, and before he could stand still, he saw a group of people running over the corridor.

Shen Xingchen started to shoot with a water gun from a distance: "I will see where will you still be able to run! How come you even found a helper ah? It's okay, I will take care of both of you!"

When water was being sprayed, Jian Xingsui hurriedly pulled Fu Jinxiao and ran. Fortunately, there was an open door at the corner, so he hurried in, turned, and closed the door. After a while, there were hurried footsteps outside. It seemed that Shen Xingchen and his party had left.

Jian Xingsui finally let out a sigh of relief: "Finally gone."

A slow voice came from the side: "Is it over?"

Jian Xingsui nodded while panting: "It's over."

"Can you let go then?" Fu Jinxiao's voice was a little teasing.

Jian Xingsui's body stiffened and he lowered his head a little stiffly. He saw that he was holding onto the hand of Lord Shadow Emperor. He was too flustered just now and didn't pay attention. He let go of his hands in a flash, and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry!"

Fu Jinxiao withdrew the somewhat red hand that was being grasped and said slowly: "There's nothing to say sorry for, but next time you grasp it, you can be gentle. I won't leave. Why would you hold it so tightly?"

Next time......

Jian Xingsui didn't know why, but he was so embarrassed and his heart was beating so fast that he didn't know what to say all of a sudden.

Fu Jinxiao was quite at ease, he said, "Why are you wet behind your back?"

"Huh?" Jian Xingsui only found out. He replied, "It seems that I was drenched in water."

Just as he was talking, the sound of Shen Xingchen's footsteps coming back and forth resounded outside. While walking, the mumbler was very arrogant, and Jian Xingsui was obviously nervous again.

Fu Jinxiao lifted his eyelids and looked out the door. His dark eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a dangerous emotion. He threw the cigarette in his hand, hooked his lips, and said to Jian Xingsui beside him, "Do you want to fight back? ?"

Jian Xingsui was stunned: "Huh?"

Fu Jinxiao: "I am asking you something ne?"

"I want." Jian Xingsui hesitated: "But I, a mere human, can't handle so many of them by myself."

Fu Jinxiao sneered: "You don't count me as a human?"

It was only then that Jian Xingsui realized what he meant. He widened his eyes in surprise. He never imagined that one day he would actually be able to form a team with his mentor!

But there was still a problem. Jian Xingsui was very worried: "Brother Fu, there are double points for your brand name. If they go crazy for it, I'm afraid that the two of us won't be able to bear it. Moreover, they even have weapons..."

When he was thinking, Fu Jinxiao looked at him quietly.

''They''

When he heard Jian Xingsui say this, he thought, ''did he subconsciously think that he was with him?''

Can someone give this guy extra points for forgetting his brand color?

Fu Jinxiao looked at his eager and sincere appearance, and the corners of his lips slowly twitched into a smile. When Jian Xingsui was about to speak again, a pair of hands covered him, rubbed his head, and stopped what he was saying. Fu Jinxiao was a head taller than him, and the man's comfort words went smoothly, and then he said: "Do you think I will lose?"

Jian Xingsui's words came to an abrupt end.

As soon as he looked up, he met the film emperor's handsome face. He had a shallow smile on his face. He looked so kind, but he was more like a dangerous hunter, showing a determined smile when his prey was about to be caught. 

"Many times, it doesn't take a lot of people to win." Fu Jinxiao patted Jian Xingsui's little head: "It depends on here."

Turning around, this place was actually the prop room of the show team.

But there was nothing important in this room. They were all stage props, skirts, fans, etc., basically useless, but Fu Jinxiao went to one of the walls, took off a mask from the wall and put it on. It was a white fox mask, which looked mysterious and handsome. He turned around and asked, "How is it?"

Jian Xingsui nodded frantically: "It looks good."

Fu Jinxiao said to Jian Xingsui again, "Do you have someone else's brand name in your hand?"

Jian Xingsui actually had one. He had torn off a person in a hurry when he was running, and he had held it in his pocket.

Fu Jinxiao stretched out his hand: "Bring it."

Jian Xingsui obediently gave it to him.

Fu Jinxiao took it and smiled: "You just believed me so easily? What if I had taken it and ran away?"

Jian Xingsui was sure: "You won't."

......

The room was silent for a moment.

Fu Jinxiao took a deep look at Jian Xingsui and said nothing. He then lowered his body slightly and put someone else's nameplate on Jian Xingsui's body, and said, "Now find a way to take me to your dormitory and find me a set of your training uniform."

Jian Xingsui probably guessed what the film emperor was going to do. He said in surprise: "You, you want to..."

"Yeah." Fu Jinxiao turned the mask around in his hand. It was obviously just a mask, but he made it like a hunter wiping a shotgun before setting off. He looked at him sideways and hooked his lips. At that moment, there seemed to be murderous intent hidden in those eyes that had always been lazy and smiling, and he said slowly, "Let's go, I'll take care of them."

It was unknown why, but when Jian Xingsui heard this sentence, he felt a chill on his back.

And knowing that there were many people on the other side, at this moment, he actually wanted to give Shen Xingchen some RIP session for no reason.




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