"Your privilege is that you have a Time Reversal Card."
The staff handed a card to Li Yang. Printed on the card was Ultraman Tiga along with the phrase: Do you believe in light?
"...So this is the Time Reversal Card? If I use it, I can go back to the previous time and start over? Just like the undo function before?"
The director shook his head: "This can only be used when you’re out of character. If an out-of-character situation occurs, you can use this card to go back before the ooc and reenact that scene."
"Understood, insurance card."
Now everyone seems to have high summarization skills.
"Any other questions?" The director asked for the third time, looking around at everyone’s reactions, his gaze landing on Mu Qiu, "Mu Qiu?"
"Huh? Me? I have no questions."
Guan Yu: "Just look at her expression and you know what she’s thinking, eagerly waiting with a face saying ’I’m the king this episode,’ anyone can see it."
Mu Qiu restrained her smile: "Is it really that obvious?"
Shu Ran: "It’s more than obvious, you’re just short of writing it on your face."
"Write—Move aside, I’m about to perform," Li Yang added.
Xu Jihua poked his head out: "That confident?"
"She writes stories. She must be good at crafting tales," An Zhou joined the conversation, immediately expressing his intent to ally, "May I be lucky enough to team up with you?"
Mu Qiu perked up and said, barely containing her joy: "The teams are chosen by draw, let’s see if I’m lucky enough to draw you, Brother An Zhou."
"If possible, can you include me too?" Li Yang, full of sunshine smile, had already forgotten about the promise to help Song Weili.
"I’m afraid not," Cheng Zhirang replied for him, "If possible, I’d want a spot."
Li Yang: "..."
"Why humiliate yourself, Yang? No need for it," Guan Yu pulled him back, offering heartfelt comfort, "Running with me has a future too. I’m good at making up stories, you know how many times I’ve fooled you, doesn’t that prove my storytelling skills?"
"... You feel proud instead of ashamed?! Is that a good example here?!" Li Yang roared like an angry dog.
Shu Ran, standing elegantly next door, dug her ear, disliking their loudness.
"Li Yang, you’re about to go off-pitch."
"You guys really can’t stop when together," Xu Jihua laughed along, "It’s really cheerful."
Song Weili looked at Li Yang pitifully, hurriedly went over to pull him back as he returned home, "You promised to take me along, or at least entrusted me to a reliable group before you go far."
"Brother, it’s not up to me. In a moment, when the three of them draw lots, there’s a big chance we’ll part ways."
Song Weili: "..." Wuwuwuwu, scared. No wonder, besides him, the two guest stars invited are acting veterans. In this comparison, how can he survive?!
"Since everyone has no more questions, let’s draw lots for team formation first. After that, we’ll select the costumes."
The director took out a box, put the numbers drawn by the six male guests into small cards, and let Mu Qiu and the others play rock-paper-scissors to determine the order for drawing.
The three female guests huddled together to play scissors-paper-rock, Mu Qiu won the decisive battle with a paper against two fists, marching forward to draw a number.
A crowd eagerly awaited behind.
"3, who is number 3?"
Shi Yuhuai showed a smile: "Me."
"... Oh no, I need to redraw!"
The director grabbed her hand: "No redraws allowed, whoever you draw is who you get."
Mu Qiu closed her eyes in anguish: "Starting off with a bedridden character... I need to see if there are multiple 3’s put in to weaken me? I don’t believe my luck is this bad!"
Her hand reached again into the box, the director pressed her hand down once more: "Please let the guest accept fate."
Shi Yuhuai lazily repeated: "Accept fate."
Guan Yu: "Accept fate, accept fate~"
Mu Qiu pulled her hand back, stared at the card with number 3 written on it, sighed repeatedly, and then self-comforted.
"It’s okay, worst-case scenario, set it up as a character who doesn’t need to appear, only lives in memories, a sacrificed role. I’ll draw another."
Her second draw was number 1.
Surprise replaced speechlessness, she immediately turned to Cheng Zhirang, holding the card high for him to see, "Brother Cheng! I drew you!"
Cheng Zhirang returned a smile.
Guan Yu tip-toed: "Hey hey hey, did you cheat? How is it possible that you drew Brother Cheng just like that?"
"Didn’t you say to accept fate? This is destiny~"
"Look at how cocky you are, after drawing, hurry back so Shu Ran can check if it’s connected to something below?"
"Whatever."
This member draw made her very satisfied, even the regret of drawing Shi Yuhuai disappeared. She returned to the group with a smile, smoothly patting Cheng Zhirang’s arm: "Don’t worry, I’ll surely give you a role of an extraordinary handsome man."
Cheng Zhirang: "Not necessary, an extraordinary handsome man is hard to play."
"True, then an extraordinary handsome chap."
"..." Her obsession is really deep.
Shu Ran was the second to draw members, she drew Li Yang and An Zhou. Guan Yu conveniently teamed up with Xu Jihua and Song Weili.
This mysterious grouping left the three female guests unable to be completely pleased.
Mu Qiu’s group had an immobile member; Shu Ran’s group had a member who was not good at acting and easily deceived; Guan Yu’s group had two new guests, among them Song Weili seemed more gullible than Li Yang.
Not reassuring.
The director moved the blind box away, pointing to the ancient costume accessories store at the start of the street behind them.
"Team formation is complete, now it’s time to choose costumes. In the shop behind you, there are ten separate dressing rooms, each containing many different styles of clothing.
Among the ten dressing rooms, four on the left are for men, four on the right for women, and each side has a designated cross-gender dressing room. Whoever selects that dressing room must wear the cross-gender clothing. For example, if Li Yang goes in, he’d have to wear a girl’s clothes."
Li Yang: "!!!"
"Why use me as an example?! I’m scared to choose now!"
"What’s there to fear, be bold, it’s reversing fate, what’s wrong with wearing women’s clothes," Guan Yu continued to coax him, "Maybe many people will like your women’s outfit."
"Stop it, stop it, chills are running down my spine!"
Guan Yu guffawed.
Director: "Alright, the first person is Brother Cheng, which dressing room will you choose?"
Cheng Zhirang stood at the store entrance and chose left number 2.
He went in and silence ensued, no one knew if he "won."
Following the order, Shu Ran, Shi Yuhuai, Xu Jihua, Guan Yu, Song Weili, Li Yang, An Zhou, and Mu Qiu each chose in sequence.
Mu Qiu stepped into the dressing room and found inside a jade white set resembling Song Dynasty Hanfu.
Goodness, joking, she had already imagined hundreds of modern urban love and hate dramas in her head!