The Film Queen Is Cold and Ruthless, Only Sends Money - Chapter 38.2

A passerby enthusiastically explained to those nearby. “And they’re doing a task here, perfect timing to watch them up close. It’s guaranteed to be fun!”

The guests, who had just walked into the task area and overheard this: “…” The pressure was overwhelming!

The confidence in that stranger’s assurance made them suddenly lose all confidence in themselves.

Su Xue: “If we perform just average on this task, will it damage the show’s reputation?”

“Logically, that’s how it should be,” Su Yun nodded. “But as for the show’s reputation, let the director worry about that!”

They could barely take care of themselves at this point!

“I was actually a bit nervous,” Lin Yan let out a light sigh of relief, “but after what you said, I think the director should be more worried than us.”

[Wait, we can actually go to the scene?! I wonder if it’s too late to buy tickets now, I really want to see them do the tasks in person, hahaha!]

[When will the production team come to my area? We’ve got great transportation, amazing food everywhere, and beautiful scenery come quickly!]

[I can already imagine the reactions of passersby once they start the tasks. They’ll definitely go home and watch the edited first episode right away!]

[+1, no one can resist watching Dear Them! I originally planned to wait until the second episode was over to binge, but I just couldn’t hold back!]

The director was also surprised when she saw the crowd around them. “There are so many people here?”

Since they were occupying part of the mall, they had negotiated with the management to allow customers to stay.

After all, they were live-streaming, so there was no risk of leaks, and a larger crowd would only enhance the atmosphere.

On one hand, it would help the mall attract more foot traffic, and on the other, it would boost the show’s exposure. They just hadn’t expected this many people.

Wang Yue, standing beside her, nodded. “Actually, there could’ve been even more, but for safety reasons, the mall had to disperse some of the crowd.”

Their show was currently number one, they should own that confidence!

After answering, Wang Yue suddenly remembered Su Yun’s earlier words and asked, “Director, are you feeling the pressure? Don’t worry, trust the guests!”

Even if the guests embarrass themselves, the audience will love it! The director really doesn’t need to stress.

The director coughed twice at Wang Yue’s remark. “It’s not that I don’t trust them.”

She was just a little nervous with so many people surrounding them, that’s all.

“Then it’s fine. Who knows, some of these people might even be the ones who voted for you to climb a mountain,” Wang Yue said casually, glancing around.

The director: “…”

Well, now she wasn’t nervous at all!

–

After sharing their thoughts, the guests finally reached the task area and greeted the crowd.

Su Yun also waved at them with a smile. “Hope you all enjoy the show!”

“We will, we will!” Among the crowd, one of Su Yun’s fans shouted back enthusiastically. “As long as you’re here, it’ll never be boring!”

Su Yun understood the sentiment, but she couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being treated like a walking joke. She shook her head to dismiss the thought.

The other guests also had plenty of fans, their voices and laughter creating a lively buzz.

Jiang Zhi’s area was especially energetic. Since she usually focused on acting and spent most of her time on set, her fans rarely got the chance to see her in person, making this moment particularly special.

“I finally get to see you in real life! I feel like my life is complete now!” one of her fans exclaimed, unable to contain their excitement.

Jiang Zhi smiled warmly. “Thank you for your support.”

Just as she finished responding, another fan’s voice rang out likely from further back, since Jiang Zhi couldn’t spot them.

But the words were unmistakably directed at her: “Jiang Zhi, make sure you and Su Yun live happily ever after!”

Su Yun, who had been watching Jiang Zhi interact with her fans nearby, froze for a second.

Wait was that one of their shippers?!

Before she could respond, she heard Jiang Zhi’s voice, laced with laughter, answer, “Okay.”

Su Yun: Not everything can be answered with “Okay” and “Received”!

She could already imagine how many fanfics would sprout in the CP supertopic from Jiang Zhi’s two simple words.

[I heard everything in the livestream, hahaha! This one is clearly Su Yun’s die-hard fan so funny!]

[I’m tired of saying how envious I am! One-person petition for the show to film in our city next time!]

[This CP fan is so bold! Did what I’ve always wanted to do, I also want to personally wish my favorite CP eternal happiness!]

[When Jiang Zhi smiled and answered, I suddenly understood the magic of shipping CPs! Watching them be so sweet makes my heart melt!]

Once the guests had interacted enough, the director had them draw lots to determine the order of the games.

The first team to take on the challenge was Su Xue and Jing Chaochao, the second was Su Yun and Jiang Zhi, the third was Lin Yan’s group, and the last was Liu Yangran’s group.

Director: “Now, please have Su Xue and Jing Chaochao take their assigned seats.”

In their team, Su Xue was the guesser, while Jing Chaochao had to mouth the words.

The other guests sat nearby, watching their group intently, hoping to learn from their experience and avoid mistakes to make their own turns smoother.

Once seated, both of them put on headphones, blocking out all outside noise.

No wonder this game segment could attract mall customers, it didn’t affect the gameplay at all.

But just as the staff member stood behind Su Xue, ready to display the word to guess, Su Xue suddenly took off her headphones.

Director: “Is there a problem with the headphones? Or are you still unclear about the rules?”

Everyone else turned to look, their anticipation disrupted by Su Xue’s action.

“Neither,” Su Xue shook her head, then smiled. “I just wanted to say, the song playing in my headphones right now is Chaochao’s!”

So good! Props to the production team!

Other guests: “…”

Director: “…”

Didn’t we already establish she’s single? Why must she be force-fed dog food like this?!

[I was just about to watch them play the game why am I suddenly stuffed with dog food? Su Xue, any thoughts on this?!]

[Hahahahaha! We get it, it’s your Chaochao’s song but it really is a bop!]

[I thought something serious was happening! Su Xue, next time you want to say something like this, give us a warning first!]

After confirming there were no other issues, Jing Chaochao saw the first word they had to guess: [Century Egg and Pork Congee].

Since no gestures beyond lip movements were allowed, Jing Chaochao enunciated the phrase as clearly as possible.

First, she held up five fingers.

Su Xue, with Jing Chaochao’s song blasting in her ears, mirrored the gesture and asked, “Five characters?”

Jing Chaochao couldn’t hear through the headphones, but seeing the “five,” she nodded vigorously and mouthed [Century Egg and Pork Congee] again.

Su Xue strained to keep her eyes open, watching the movement of Jing Chaochao’s lips, then followed along word by word to guess and vocalize her answer: “Say,” “go,” “we,” “just,” “go.”

A look of utter bewilderment covered Su Xue’s face. Was this phrase even used in daily life?

And for some inexplicable reason, she actually felt like singing it!

[Snowy, I suspect that once you learn the real answer, you might actually just “say go and go” with the production team, hahaha!]

[When Snowy said “Say go and go,” Chaochao, who was wearing headphones, nodded vigorously and gave her a thumbs-up, hahaha!]

[I finally understand the point of this game two perfectly normal people somehow ended up sounding like aliens talking to each other!]

The guests who knew the answer and the surrounding audience burst into laughter.

Lin Yan nodded enthusiastically from the sidelines. Yes, just keep guessing like this she felt she could watch this all afternoon!

Seeing Lin Yan nod, Jing Chaochao immediately turned to the director, her questioning gaze asking, “Did Snowy get it right just now?!”

The director shook his head, signaling no.

Jing Chaochao had no choice but to skip this question and move on to the next one: [Examiner].

First, she gestured that it was two characters. Once Su Xue understood, she exaggeratedly mouthed the words “examiner.”

Su Xue studied Jing Chaochao’s movements intently, then narrowed her eyes and confidently shouted her answer: “[Fool]! Right? It must be [fool]!”

The people around them were already in stitches, especially at the sight of Su Xue pointing at Jing Chaochao with absolute confidence and yelling “fool!”, a moment so hilarious that everyone doubled over laughing.

[Why did I have to watch this while eating, hahaha! Snowy, let’s dial back the confidence a bit first!]

[Sorry, but this scene is just too funny Snowy pointing at Chaochao and calling her a fool. You’d only see this here!]

[Even though the pronunciations of these two words are somewhat similar, this is just too dramatic, hahaha!]

[Especially since neither of them can hear the other, but Su Xue still shouts so loudly. I can’t even imagine how hard I’d laugh if I were in the audience, hahaha!]

The live audience couldn’t hold back either.

Originally, some passersby had been skeptical about the show’s hype, thinking most variety shows were more or less the same and couldn’t possibly be as exaggerated as described.

But just one round of this game completely changed their minds!

Some even acted faster, searching up the first episode of the show and adding it to their watchlist!

Su Yun was laughing so hard she could barely breathe. Watching Su Xue yell “fool,” Jing Chaochao’s earnest agreement, and Jiang Zhi beside her, she said, “I feel like after this game, Su Xue’s voice might be completely gone.”

A game that was supposed to be silent, played like a silent film, had somehow turned into Su Xue single-handedly creating the energy of a massive argument.

Jiang Zhi chuckled too. “Maybe this helps with communication?”

At the very least, Su Xue and Jing Chaochao were encouraging each other, growing more and more confident!

When the director denied that “fool” was the correct answer, the shock in Su Xue and Jing Chaochao’s eyes was impossible to hide.

This couldn’t be! Their lip-reading had matched perfectly!

Su Xue: “It’s ‘fool’! There’s absolutely no problem with that!”

Jing Chaochao also nodded: “Is Xuexue talking about the ‘examiner’? It must be the examiner!”

[I’m starting to feel anxious for them, hahaha! Completely missing the mark, I think this idiom fits perfectly here!]

[Strongly suggest the production team show them the replay later! They have to let Chaochao see this part, hahaha! Xuexue must’ve repeated ‘fool’ at least five or six times!]

[I’ll be the bad guy and say it first can we just have the guests guess words here all afternoon instead of going shopping? I feel like I could watch this forever!]

[+10086, and this is just the first pair! So many surprises already, I can’t even imagine how fun the other groups will be!]

[As much as I want to keep watching, they’ve only been at it for two minutes, and my cheeks already hurt from laughing! I just can’t help it!]

After their answer was rejected, Jing Chaochao didn’t give up like last time. She sat back in place and, at what seemed like 0.1x speed, repeated the word [“examiner”].

Su Xue, using her eyes, ears, and hands, had long stopped caring about whose song was playing in her headphones!

She stared intently at Jing Chaochao, and after seeing her finish speaking and freeze for a second, she suddenly jumped up, looked at the director, and declared: “Examiner! It’s ‘examiner’! There’s absolutely no mistake this time!”

The director clapped for them, signaling the correct answer. “That’s right.”

[Xuexue is so excited, hahahaha! Watching her got me hyped up too!]

[+1, honestly, it wasn’t just Xuexue who jumped, I was watching the livestream, and when she got the right answer, I nearly jumped out of my seat too!]

[They worked so hard to guess it this moment deserves applause! Clap clap!]

The people on-site, watching up close, were even more affected by Su Xue’s excitement. The thunderous applause was practically loud enough to pierce through their headphones.

Liu Yangran also clapped along, saying to the others, “Now I believe they really couldn’t hear anything with those headphones on! If Su Xue had heard such enthusiastic applause, her tail would’ve been wagging all the way to the sky!”

After successfully guessing one, their speed picked up, and they quickly completed the required three words set by the production team.

Su Xue and Jing Chaochao took off their headphones and returned to where the other guests were seated.

Su Xue: “I feel like I was sweating during that game!”

After speaking, she coughed lightly. “Why does my voice sound a little hoarse?”

“You were talking really loudly just now,” Liu Yangran told her.

“Was I really that loud?” Su Xue tried to recall. “I thought my voice was pretty soft!”

Liu Yangran: “…”

If that was considered soft, then if she got any louder, the people around them might need ear protection.

[Hahahahahaha! Looks like Xuexue and the others have no idea how they sounded just now!]

[Xuexue asking in confusion why her voice is hoarse is hilarious! Why is every sentence from the guests packed with comedy gold?]

[I get it! Because they were wearing headphones, their world was completely silent, so they instinctively raised their voices!]

The next pair to take the stage will be Su Yun and Jiang Zhi.

They were relatively fortunate not to be the first group to take the stage, as they could learn from Su Xue and Jing Chaochao’s earlier gameplay.

For example, there was no need to speak loudly during the game after all, the opposing team couldn’t guess anyway, and it would only make them look particularly foolish.

After noting this down, Su Yun asked Su Xue and Jing Chaochao, “Do you have any tips from your earlier gameplay that you could share with us?”

After all, those who had actually experienced it firsthand surely had more insights than she could glean from just observing.

“I’ll take this one!” Su Xue, who had been the guesser, had gradually figured things out as the game progressed and shared everything unreservedly with the others: “As the one guessing the word, just remember to boldly call out whatever comes to mind!”

“As long as it fits the word count, say whatever you think of, don’t be afraid of being wrong! The more you say, the higher the chance you’ll hit the right answer!”

It was only after realizing this that she managed to quickly guess the correct answers for the remaining words.

“Got it!” Su Yun absorbed this method and prepared to take her seat opposite Jiang Zhi.

However, before the game officially began, Su Yun decided to do a practice round with Jiang Zhi first.

Su Yun: “Mouth a word silently, and I’ll try to guess it.”

After she spoke, Jiang Zhi nodded, then moved her lips slightly before stopping. “Done. You can guess now.”

Su Yun had thoroughly internalized the strategy Su Xue had just taught her bold guesses, careful verification: “Bald head? Farming? Syringe?”

She rattled off seven or eight guesses, all of which Jiang Zhi denied.

With only one guess left, Su Yun hesitated before asking Jiang Zhi sheepishly, “Is this word even okay to say? Can it be aired on the show?”

Jiang Zhi: “…? Maybe you should just say what you’re thinking first?”

She was genuinely puzzled, why would the word “detective” be unairable?

Su Yun could only whisper her guess into Jiang Zhi’s ear: “Condom?”

Forgive her! That really couldn’t be said out loud on the show!

Jiang Zhi’s ears instantly turned bright red, but she still managed to correct Su Yun: “The word was ‘detective.'”

Su Yun: …

Oh no. Was she really going to survive this game segment?

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