CH 21.1

Han Songxue was originally a bit touched, but she immediately changed her mind.

She looked at Su Chengyang in silence and asked in confusion, “Su Chengyang, were you a starving ghost in your past life? Why do you act like a completely different person when it comes to meat?”

Su Chengyang had a hopeful smile on his face and whispered to Han Songxue, “You don’t understand, this is a chance to openly eat meat. Even Mr. Lin won’t say anything.”

Han Songxue: “…”

Coincidentally, Su Chengyang had not eaten enough just now. Han Songxue took two steps forward and said sternly, “Everyone is tired, let’s start now.”

The assistant director and other guests looked at her and wondered if she was aiming for the accommodation. It was obvious that she was only here for the beef.

The assistant director hesitated and said, “How about we see who eats the least, and they will have the right to choose first?”

Han Songxue rolled her eyes at him and said, “Then I won’t eat at all, and I’ll win. Can you handle that? If not, ask the producer to come.”

The assistant director: “???”

Could you be a little more arrogant?

The assistant director was speechless. “Okay, bring the beef and timer.”

Several staff members brought in a few tables and put plates filled with small pieces of beef on them.

“The timing is one and a half minutes, whoever eats the most beef gets to choose their accommodation first.”

“What? Only one and a half minutes.” Su Chengyang said regretfully.

The assistant director’s temples were throbbing. How could a reality show be so different from what he imagined? The guests were all crazy.

The guests stood in front of their respective tables, ready to devour the beef.

“Timing starts!”

As the assistant director gave the order, the staff members struck the wooden gong.

When the timing started, Su Chengyang grabbed a handful of sliced beef and stuffed it into her mouth, forgetting to chew slowly. With only one and a half minutes, she wanted to eat as much as possible.

As the aroma of the beef spread in her mouth, Su Chengyang was almost moved to tears. She completely forgot about her image and ate as if she hadn’t eaten for eight lifetimes. She didn’t even bother to count how much she had eaten.

The staff responsible for counting how many Su Chengyang ate were all confused for a moment. She never imagined that Su Chengyang would be so brave, not caring about her image at all. She almost couldn’t keep up with how many she ate!

Other guests besides Su Chengyang were also stuffing their faces, but they were entertainers after all, and they always needed to be mindful of their image. Of course, they couldn’t let go as much as Su Chengyang. They would occasionally tidy up their hair that fell onto their cheeks.

However, Su Chengyang completely disregarded this. As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. In the past, Su Chengyang wouldn’t have been so reckless because image is still very important for entertainers. But now, what was she afraid of? She would leave when her contract was up, so as long as she filled up her time, it was enough.

“Stop! Time’s up!”

Su Chengyang took the opportunity to stuff another one into her mouth, even though her cheeks were starting to ache from all the chewing. She swallowed it down with all her might.

“Everyone report how many they’ve eaten.”

Everyone in front of Su Chengyang reported their numbers. When it was Su Chengyang’s turn, the staff next to her looked confused and raised her hand, saying, “Assistant Director, can we see the playback? She ate too quickly and I might have missed a few.”

Su Chengyang narrowed her eyes in satisfaction. She even wanted to sneak another piece into her mouth while no one was paying attention. But when she lifted her head, she saw Lin Yu, who was standing behind the crowd, looking at her with a complicated expression.

Su Chengyang was taken aback and reluctantly withdrew her hand.

To be honest, when she saw Lin Yu’s complicated expression, Su Chengyang felt a bit uneasy. It wasn’t just because she had eaten so much in one go. It was also because she was now one of his artists, and she had really tarnished her female artist image. It was hard to say that this was a dedicated act.

But it was already done, and Su Chengyang didn’t regret it at all.

Soon, the staff who checked the playback returned to Su Chengyang and said, “Number seven ate a total of nine pieces!”

There was an uproar around her.

A male guest who frequently worked out only ate six pieces in a minute and a half.

Now that it was over, Su Chengyang felt a little embarrassed and lowered her head in shame.

The two guests behind her didn’t eat as much as Su Chengyang did. Su Chengyang was undoubtedly the first person to be chosen to stay.

Han Songxue said, “Chengyang, let me come over to your place and take a hot shower.”

“One more.”

“Two more.”

Jiang Shanqi was the most restrained among the nine guests, and also ate the least amount of beef. At this moment, her face was ashen as she had already anticipated how terrible her living environment would be for the next few days. She was already considering whether to quit the program or try to please Su Chengyang like the others, and which method would be more feasible.

Su Chengyang had nine pictures of residences in front of her and was now very satisfied and happy. She picked the bottom one out of the pile and returned to the group.

“Su Chengyang has chosen Room 9!” she announced.

Everyone looked at her in disbelief.

Tan Qi couldn’t help but remind her, “Chengyang, Room 9 is a bare room with no electricity or water.”

“I know,” Su Chengyang said. “I feel that if I die now, I’ll die without regrets. Where I live doesn’t matter.”

“…Honestly, this is absolutely honest,” Han Songxue sighed.

The second-ranked male, Qi Fu, who frequently exercised, chose Room 5, which was a relatively secluded location with both water and electricity.

Third-ranked Song Mingan as predicted chose Room 2.

After Su Chengyang chose Room 9, Jiang Shanqi hoped that someone else would be as foolish as her and pick the equally bare Room 8. However, everyone came from big cities and were meeting for the second time, so nobody wanted to choose a bare room and live in poor conditions.

In the end, Tan Qi chose the single-story villa in Room 1, leaving Jiang Shanqi with only the card for Room 8.

In that moment, Jiang Shanqi’s face could only be described as colorless.

Except for Jiang Shanqi, everyone was more or less satisfied with their accommodations.

After confirming their accommodations, the program team arranged for the guests to return to their lodgings to drop off their luggage. Considering that everyone had left early in the morning, they were given a few hours to rest before gathering at Room 1 at 4:30 p.m.

Everyone was tired from sitting in the car for so long and returned to their lodgings with the help of the staff.

Since Rooms 8 and 9 were adjacent, Su Chengyang planned to walk with Jiang Shanqi. Before leaving, she looked at Jiang Shanqi’s pale face and remembered that she had said she couldn’t sleep without lights. Su Chengyang felt a bit conflicted and sorry for her, as she was alone without her manager or assistant and looked particularly pitiful.

Su Chengyang couldn’t bear to see someone in such a pitiful state and walked over to Jiang Shanqi with her luggage, asking, “Where’s your manager?”

Jiang Shanqi quickly lowered her head, covering her red eyes. She didn’t want to show her vulnerable side in front of Su Chengyang and replied coldly, “I don’t know.”

Su Chengyang didn’t care much about Jiang Shanqi, nor did she want to ease their relationship and clear up misunderstandings. She just habitually started a conversation and they still had six episodes of the show left to film, so it wasn’t possible for them to not communicate with each other.

In areas other than eating, Su Chengyang was quite reliable.

“Well, let’s go back first and get some rest. We have to come back at 4:30,” she said.

Perhaps it was better to have someone by her side than to be alone, especially in an unfamiliar environment.

Hearing Su Chengyang’s words, Jiang Shanqi didn’t refuse and reluctantly responded with an “um”.

Seeing this, Su Chengyang didn’t say anything else and turned to walk in the direction the staff had indicated.

As they were still filming, Xiao Lu and a few staff members followed behind them. Su Chengyang walked a few steps ahead and noticed that Jiang Shanqi hadn’t caught up. Not wanting to appear as if they were at odds after the show aired, she stopped and turned to look at her.

Jiang Shanqi hesitated for a moment, seemingly understanding her intentions, and turned to look at the staff members and the cameraman walking alongside her before quickening her pace to catch up with Su Chengyang.

The two of them walked for a while without incident, and Su Chengyang didn’t take the initiative to speak to her.

However, Jiang Shanqi occasionally looked up at Su Chengyang with curiosity.

Perhaps because Su Chengyang seemed too calm, Jiang Shanqi couldn’t help but ask after holding back for a while, “Why didn’t you choose Room 1? There’s nothing in the Room 9.”

Su Chengyang didn’t expect her to take the initiative to talk to her and looked at her in surprise. Jiang Shanqi met her gaze and felt a little embarrassed, tilting her head to one side.

Su Chengyang didn’t think too much about it and said, “It doesn’t matter where we stay.”

“But there’s no electricity or hot water here.”

“It doesn’t matter if there’s no electricity, but if we need hot water, I can go to Han Songxue’s room.”

Han Songxue was lucky enough to get Room 3, which had complete facilities but no internet.

Jiang Shanqi fell silent for a moment before asking, “You only met her today, and you’re already so close?”

Su Chengyang replied casually, “It was love at first sight, and she’s easy to get along with.”

However, Su Chengyang’s personality was such that, except for people who she found difficult to get along with at first sight and therefore avoided, she could describe her relationship with almost everyone as “love at first sight”. However, these relationships were usually very superficial and would break at the slightest pull.

But this was the most common type of relationship in the entertainment industry.