Before the day ended, the director conducted a post-interview.
On camera, Ye Mubai looked extremely uneasy, offering a timid smile to the cameraman in front of her.
From off-camera, the director looked at her. Mubai, I remember you having a rather cheerful personality, but you seem unusually quiet today.
Ye Mubai smiled embarrassedly. Maybe I am just too tired.
The director continued to ask, Did you have some friction with Yichen this morning?
Ye Mubai quickly waved her hands. No, no, he is a good kid. I am just a bit insecure about my figure, but that is just my personal feeling. It has nothing to do with him.
The director looked at her skeptically. So Yichen's words were not offensive to you?
Ye Mubai smiled shyly. Not at all. Plus, I can use this time to lose a little weight.
The director raised an eyebrow and said no more.
As Ye Mubai left, the smile on her face instantly faded.
Next to enter was Lin Yichen.
Lin Yichen was extremely excited the moment he walked in. It is finally my turn! Today was so much fun.
The director looked at him with a smile. Did you get along pretty well with Mubai today?
Lin Yichen nodded and complained, Sister Mubai is so clumsy, she could not even plant the rice seedlings properly. But she has a nice personality, so I like hanging out with her.
The director asked doubtfully, Is it because she has a nice personality, or because she can do your work for you?
The smile on Lin Yichen's face froze for a second before quickly recovering. No way, I did a lot of work too, okay? Besides, when I did not let Sister Mubai help me, she actually got upset.
The director continued, Have your impressions of the other guests changed at all?
Lin Yichen held back a laugh. You guys absolutely cannot tell anyone, but Sister Baibai's makeup looked cakey again today. Is she really not going to consider changing her foundation?
I feel like girls are just slower and less efficient, he said in a super casual tone. Also, Sister Zhaoxi seems to have a misunderstanding about me. She even pushed me over, but I do not really mind.
When the next guest entered, the cameramen in the room grew serious.
Ji Zhaoxi was dead tired right now, yet she still had to force herself to sit there.
The director looked at her and smiled. How are you feeling today?
Ji Zhaoxi yawned. Pretty good. Everyone is easy to get along with.
The director paused for a moment. But it seems you accidentally pushed Yichen over. He was just talking about it.
Ji Zhaoxi realized what he meant. Oh, that. It was not an accident. I did it on purpose.
The director looked into her sincere eyes and fell silent for a moment. Why is that?
Because he kept slacking off, and I could not stand it, Ji Zhaoxi said with absolute justification.
After the post-interviews ended, the grudge between Ji Zhaoxi and Lin Yichen trended on the hot search.
[Is Ji Zhaoxi sick in the head? Why is she targeting our baby like this!]
[Way to go, Ji Zhaoxi! This guy has a filthy mouth and he is lazy. I cannot like him even a little bit.]
[Are you sick, upstairs? You call making a joke having a filthy mouth? You probably have no friends in real life!]
[So what if she pushed him? I wish Ji Zhaoxi had slapped him in the face.]
[He is in his twenties and still has not grown up? Calling everyone 'Sister' left and right when Ji Zhaoxi is clearly younger than him, okay?]
Lin Yichen's fans and the show's casual viewers argued fiercely.
Ji Zhaoxi's fans did not participate at all; in fact, no one on the internet even thought Ji Zhaoxi had any fans.
Ding Li was also startled when she saw the public opinion online.
She had not expected her artist to actually gain the upper hand in the public opinion battle against Lin Yichen.
She suddenly felt a bit of trepidation.
Some people even went to Ji Zhaoxi's Weibo to support her, telling her to teach Lin Yichen a good lesson.
The company also began to panic.
They had never seen so many well-meaning comments in their entire lives.
With the head of the company away, they were momentarily at a loss for what to do.
The second task was to catch free-range chickens, with points scored by groups.
Jiang Yanchen absolutely refused to go.
When the production team invited him to join the show, they told him it would be about appreciating natural scenery and enjoying rural life.
Instead, over the past few days, he could not sleep at night, had to wake up bright and early to plant rice seedlings, and could not even take a hot shower at night without using points.
Jiang Yanchen was drawn into the same group as Ji Zhaoxi.
When Ji Zhaoxi found out that Jiang Yanchen refused to go, she was thrilled. Did that not mean she would get all the screen time to herself?
[So pretentious... If Ji Zhaoxi can do it, why cannot Jiang Yanchen?]
[Can the hater upstairs get lost? The production team is just awful, they did not arrange anything properly. The production team can drop dead!]
[The water army hired by Ji Zhaoxi's company is seriously impressive.]
[Pure bystander here. If Jiang Yanchen cannot do anything, why did he even join this show?]
[If Ji Zhaoxi acted like this, she would have been roasted alive by now. Keep up your double standards!]
[Ji Zhaoxi is so pitiful. Her teammate is not cooperating, and she is still smiling there foolishly. My heart aches for her.]
The chicken farm was huge and crawling with chickens everywhere, but the smell was incredibly pungent. Ji Zhaoxi almost threw up the moment she walked in.
Lin Yichen tried to catch a chicken while it was not looking, but the moment he lunged forward, the quiet chicken farm instantly erupted into chaos.
Dozens of chickens immediately let out an air-raid warning, flapping their wings and taking off on the spot. The air was filled with feathers and dust, turning the scene into total mayhem.
Lin Yichen was startled and frantically hid behind the other guests, screaming wildly as he dodged.
Jiang Yanchen sat on the sidelines with a dark expression. He had clearly stated he was not participating, yet the directorial team still made him sit there and watch his teammate catch chickens.
Ji Zhaoxi was sweating profusely from exhaustion. She managed to catch two, but after those two, she could not catch a single one more.
The frightened chickens in the farm deeply despised these people, running so fast that it was impossible to catch them.
Seeing the other groups cooperating to catch chickens while Ji Zhaoxi was left all alone scurrying around, the scene looked incredibly heartbreaking.
Jiang Yanchen frowned deeply. He clicked his tongue in annoyance and threw his hat onto the ground.
He would never participate in a variety show again for the rest of his life.
With a cold face, he put on boots and an apron, and walked into the chicken farm.
Ji Zhaoxi was stunned when she saw him. Jiang Yanchen, did you not say you were not coming?
What about her solo screen time?
Jiang Yanchen did not want to explain. He kept his head down and started catching chickens.
Ji Zhaoxi was just about to remind him not to step in the chicken poop when, the very next second, his foot slipped and he fell hard onto the ground.
The atmosphere instantly went dead silent. Jiang Yanchen's face was terrifyingly dark. His pants and hands were covered in chicken poop. Looking at his furious expression, Ji Zhaoxi silently took a step back.
Just then, a burst of screaming suddenly came from over there.
Run, this chicken pecks people!
A protective old hen and a fiercely combative big rooster charged like maniacs toward Jiang Yanchen on the ground and Ji Zhaoxi. Startled, Ji Zhaoxi agilely scrambled up a tree.
But Jiang Yanchen was not so lucky. He was chased all over the chicken farm by the old hen and the big rooster. The two chickens did not chase anyone else; they just stayed right on Jiang Yanchen's tail.
The old rooster gathered its strength, flew onto Jiang Yanchen's foot, and began pecking him viciously!
Everyone watching this scene was dumbfounded, and the production team hurriedly sent people in to help.
Ji Zhaoxi hid and watched, absolutely dumbfounded.
Jiang Yanchen, the only one who hadn't managed to catch a chicken, was currently suffering their revenge.
At this moment, Jiang Yanchen looked utterly wretched. His hair had been pecked into a complete mess by the chickens, and there was even chicken poop smeared on his face. However, his expression was incredibly calm—as numbly calm as someone who had been slaughtering fish at the local supermarket for over a decade.
Hearing the commotion, the nearby villagers quickly came over and subdued the old hen and the big rooster, locking the feathery couple inside a cage.
The production crew gingerly helped Jiang Yanchen up to his feet. "Are you alright, Mr. Jiang?"
Jiang Yanchen's eyes were red with anger.
In his entire life, he, Jiang Yanchen, had never been this humiliated.
The chicken farm suddenly fell dead silent. The other guests looked at Jiang Yanchen with expressions full of deep sympathy.
Shaking off the director's hand, Jiang Yanchen marched out of the chicken farm, panting heavily from sheer rage.
He had had enough of this broken-down place!
He had had enough of the frogs croaking endlessly in the pond every day!
He had had enough of the leeches that constantly appeared in the fields!
He had had enough of the geckos tapping on his window every single night!
And he had absolutely had enough of that big yellow dog in the village that ate poop every day and still tried to rub its filthy snout against him!
