After Li Yang finished eating the liquid nitrogen ice cream, Shu Ran took him over to the "General Mansion" next door.
He looked just like someone with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, more fresh and cheerful than handsome, wearing that uniform of a general, he truly resembled a youthful general.
And the kind of youthful general transforming directly from an innocent boy, one who hasn’t been on the battlefield and faced life and death, like the rising sun, filled with curiosity towards everything, impulsive and passionate.
It makes people feel like—wanting to grind him into dust so he suffers and bleeds, and then watching his bright and cheerful brows gradually become calm and seasoned.
Mu Qiu thought, no wonder the current stories always make the youthful general the supporting male character who suffers greatly, turning the rising sun into a powerless setting sun. It indeed stirs people’s emotions, directly maxing out the drama points.
Shu Ran lifted her skirt a bit, then pointed at the plaque above them that said "General Mansion" and said:
"Our headquarters is here, whatever you do, don’t mess it up."
Guan Yu waved her hand: "Don’t worry, we are at home everywhere, the cave and that Yanque Building over there are the main focus."
"You guys have scenes in the cave?" Mu Qiu asked curiously, "Is it a scenario about the caveman falling from the sky and the wounded eunuch developing affection over time? So is Song Weili supposed to be emotionally invested yet absent in this moment?"
Guan Yu: "... Are you the only one who can talk?"
She innocently pouted and turned back to look at Shu Ran and the others: "Don’t worry, our headquarters is not here either, it’s inside a very quiet little pavilion."
"The place you just went to?" An Zhou asked, "It’s quite far, isn’t it? You have to cross such a distance?"
Her expression was subtle as she shook her head: "We’re planning to move Brother Huai to that tiny dark room over there."
Guan Yu and Shu Ran immediately raised their hands: "I can help! For everyone to smoothly finish the performance, I’m willing to make a little effort!"
Li Yang looked at the three of them, doubtingly: "The expressions on your faces are more like you’re going to murder and rob treasures overnight rather than helping neighbors."
Xu Jihua couldn’t help but laugh: "That’s quite descriptive."
Mu Qiu replied earnestly: "Don’t misunderstand, we genuinely intend to relocate Brother Huai, it’s pretty hot outside after all."
"I believe you, I’m willing to help move Brother Huai." Guan Yu was still raising her hand, eager to try.
Shu Ran was not to be outdone: "I’m also willing to help!"
Cheng Zhirang swallowed his words "I can do it alone" and looked at Mu Qiu: "Do you need their help?"
"Of course! After all, it’s neighbors being kind enough to help, how could anyone refuse?"
So he could only sympathize verbally with Shi Yuhuai.
With action ahead of words, the three of them immediately prepared to roll up their sleeves to rush into the dilapidated temple to grab people... oops, move people.
The other male guests followed behind, An Zhou walking beside Cheng Zhirang, hesitating for a moment before suggesting.
"Brother Cheng, aren’t we supposed to start familiarizing ourselves with the storyline now? Why don’t we begin adapting to our roles from now? Without rehearsal positions and familiarizing with dialogues, I’m quite anxious."
Xu Jihua also came over, smiling: "Actually, I’m still a bit puzzled. I haven’t been on a variety show before so I don’t know what performing a story in a show is like, whether we start acting all together or one after another since the live stream channel is only one.
Also, in case of a laughing scene NG, does that count as OOC? The roles we need in the story, do we randomly pick someone to act, or should we communicate with you all first to coordinate a bit?"
Both of them are actors, have hardly been on variety shows, and rarely watched, clueless about these routines.
The key is that in the program, they don’t really know the other guests, with only Cheng Zhirang being a genuinely renowned actor, they had to come over to ask him.
Cheng Zhirang was friendly but didn’t give a straight answer clearly.
"Honestly, I don’t understand it too well either. But this is a variety show, not a regular filming, we don’t need everything ready before taking action.
Moreover, the show usually has some rules beyond the stated ones, requiring us to discover, sometimes needing someone to break the rule to be notified, that’s how we find out there’s a trap, something we can’t avoid even if we prepare beforehand.
Like laughing scenes, they might be OOC or might not be, we need experimentation to find out. As for performing, in previous episodes, we already tried separate performances by three groups. I think this episode won’t follow previous patterns, they’ll switch modes.
Besides, my biggest takeaway from this show is don’t always think you can be fully prepared, to give a perfect reaction to match the opposite’s act. The other guests, especially Mu Qiu and Guan Yu, their acts, no matter how much you prepare, you might still not catch them, you can only rely on impromptu reactions."
An Zhou pushed up his glasses, smiling: "Sounds like you’ve gained much insight."
Cheng Zhirang’s semi-permanent smile deepened: "Look at Shi Yuhuai’s state this episode, everyone who has had scenes with them realized profoundly."
He pondered for a moment and nodded: "Then does it mean my situation should be slightly better? Shu Ran’s probably not that type?"
"So does it mean I might get stumped unable to move?" Xu Jihua was full of concern for his future.
"I also have scenes expressing my feelings with Guan Yu."
"Then you’d better pray hard." An Zhou patted his shoulder, laughing, "Though I watch programs rarely, I do surf the internet, you hear Guan Yu is very, formidable."
Xu Jihua: "Already started getting scared."
Cheng Zhirang gave them both a smile: "But adapting to our roles ahead is a good suggestion. I think it’d be nice to consult everyone’s opinion."
He called the people ahead while speaking.
"Qiuqiu."
Mu Qiu turned to look at him: "What is it?"
Probably thinking there might be food for thought, the few people ahead also turned to look at him.
"An Zhou suggested that we all begin entering our roles early, to adapt a bit and familiarize ourselves with our stories, like dialogues and conflict points, to help reduce laugh-inducing occasions later. I think it’s a good idea, what do you think?"
Li Yang and Song Weili had no objections, Shu Ran said it was okay, while Mu Qiu and Guan Yu exchanged a glance and immediately started adapting.
Mu Qiu drew the sword from Cheng Zhirang again, jumped back two steps, pointed at Guan Yu: "Which family’s girl is this?! Such disheveled attire! It’s simply a public nuisance!"
Guan Yu also jumped back, took a Tai Chi stance, the two began spinning clockwise like in drama: "Don’t misunderstand! Miss, may I boldly ask, what year is this?"
"What did you say?! Miss? You’re the miss! Your whole family is a miss! Watch the sword! Swish Swish Swish!"
"Oh my! Such a fast sword! Such quick skills, they can actually match the speed I used to chop pig grass with back in the day!"
Others: "......"
Xu Jihua: "I understand now, I am no match for them, every line they utter is beyond my expectations."