Two hours later, all the guests had arrived.
"Our special guest has also taken his position," the director announced. "To welcome our special guest, let's play a game first."
Yesterday, the men chose the women. Today, it was the women's turn to choose the men. The rules were simple. The female guests would first write down the name of their preferred male guest on a piece of paper. Then, videos of shuffled abs would be played on the big TV screen. The female guests would choose blindly.
If they could pick their preferred male guest during the video rotation, they could team up with him for tomorrow's game segment. But if they could guess who the special guest was, not only could they team up, but they could also skip everyone else and be the first to choose their room.
Both Xu Nian and Tiffany Song had designated CP partners to hype up. Unless the special guest was a big shot, there was no need for them to gamble on this. But if the special guest had high popularity, they could use tomorrow's game to sprinkle some "sugar" (sweet moments) and gain a wave of fans.
Tiffany asked, "Director, can't you tell us who the special guest is first?" "A super handsome artist," the director hinted mysteriously. "His body is recognized by the whole internet as the absolute best."
The director was an old fox. He knew Tiffany wanted to gauge the special guest's status, but he just wouldn't say. Tiffany smiled nonchalantly: "The director loves to keep us in suspense."
The bullet comments were all guessing who this "super handsome artist" was. The audience listed several familiar names, but comparing them with public schedules, it was basically impossible to be any of them.
[Recognized by the whole internet as having a handsome face and a god-tier body... why don't you guess Sebastian Shen (Shen Wang)?]
[?? Are you here to tell jokes? With Sebastian's status as a top-tier idol in both acting and music, why would he come to a dating show??]
[I don't even dare to imagine Sebastian appearing here. If he did, what would happen to the other three male guests?]
[Sebastian has double the fans of Film God Pei, and his commercial value is sky-high. He's the god of beauty in the industry. Could the director afford to hire our Brother Shen?]
Later, someone made a reasonable guess: The director didn't dare say the name because it was definitely not a big shot. He just wanted to keep the audience's expectations high to keep them watching.
...
Once all the female guests had written down the names, the game officially began. The big TV screen in the living room started looping videos of various beautiful men with exquisite abs.
[Awoooo! This is the kind of variety show adults should watch!]
[Post more, I love watching this.]
[My heart is dead, but my eyes still look at handsome guys. It's truly terrifying.]
Xu Nian and Tiffany were still quite reserved. After watching a round, they blushed and wrote down the number of the abs they chose. The comments were filled with: [Hahaha, they're shy! So cute!]
Only Gigi's style was different. Gigi looked at these beautiful bodies without blinking, afraid of missing a single one, practically drooling in her heart.As expected of a novel, the world of 2D characters is truly wonderful.Handsome men and beautiful women everywhere.
On the screen. The first video: six distinct abs. Gigi's eyes lit up. Next: an eight-pack macho man. Gigi's eyes lit up again. Next: a youth with lean muscles. Gigi's eyes continued to shine.
Bullet Comments: "..." I yield.This is a heartbeat game, not a harem selection.Does she really think she's the Emperor?
Next. A few strands of platinum blonde hair accidentally appeared in the frame. Eight-pack abs, an inverted triangle body shape, honey-colored skin, and distinct muscle lines. Gigi's eyes lit up so much they couldn't get any brighter.She really liked this one!
Wait. Why does this Goldie's hair color look so familiar?
Before Gigi's brain could even process it, she heard Rocky Luo cursing angrily from the side: "Shameless! You lecherous woman!"
Gigi: "If people aren't lustful (hao-se), what should they be? 'How are you'?" (Pun: "Hao-se" means lustful/lecherous. Gigi uses English "How are you" to mockingly contrast with the Chinese term).
Fans of other guests in the audience: "..." Damn, that makes so much sense. Audience members who became Gigi fans: Your Majesty is absolutely right!!!
Gigi's few short stints on the Hot Search had truly taken an unconventional path and accumulated a wave of fans.
[The beautiful men of the world are Your Majesty's subjects. Your Majesty just has boundless love and wants to give the beautiful men a warm home.]
[Well said! I appoint you as the Dog Official!!] Passersby died of laughter.
Very quickly. #CyberEmperorGigi_ElectronicTraitorFans This hashtag climbed directly onto the Hot Search.
Patrick's fans watched helplessly as the Gigi they had blackened for so many years suddenly became popular. They were furious and could only try to dig up Gigi's black history.
[Simped for Film God Pei for so many years, finally simped out some heat. Congratulations.] [In this life, she can only rely on playing crazy and acting dumb to get attention. Everyone, just let her have it.]
...
Livestream Villa. One round of ab videos finished playing. Besides the three male guests and one special guest, there were also many videos of ordinary people's abs mixed in to confuse the three female guests.
Director: "Gigi, did you choose one?" Gigi liked every single one. But unable to withstand the director's urging, Gigi could only painfully choose the last one, the Goldie who looked the most pleasing to the eye.
Then the answers were revealed. Xu Nian and Tiffany both successfully chose the names they wrote down. Xu Nian wrote Lucien Lu. Tiffany wrote Patrick Pei.
Two couples successfully held hands and sat to the side. Seeing the dating show almost turned into a "Crazy Show" by Gigi, the fans were relieved. Damn it!This is what a normal dating show should be!!
Tiffany let go of Patrick's hand but suddenly smelled something strange. "Why is there a... smell?" Tiffany originally wanted to say it smelled like urine, but seeing Patrick's face, she swallowed the words.
Patrick gritted his teeth: "You smelled wrong." Seeing this, Tiffany could only force a smile. Then she put her hand behind her back. And wiped it frantically.Ahhhhhh, did Patrick not wash his hands after using the toilet!!
...
It was Gigi's turn to reveal the answer. She wrote down the special guest with the super body. And she successfully guessed right.
Rocky Luo, the only one not chosen by anyone, had a face that stank to high heaven. Rocky looked like a pufferfish puffed up with air: "You don't even know who the special guest is, and you chose him??"
"If I don't choose him, should I choose you?" Gigi looked Rocky up and down: "Skinny dog (Xi-gou)." (Slang: "Xi-gou" refers to a man who is too skinny/weak, often used as an insult to masculinity).
Rocky: "..." He was so angry he couldn't take it and lifted his shirt on the spot. "This is called lean muscle!! You were staring at my video without blinking just now!"
Rocky,一心 only wanting to maintain his male dignity, didn't realize what he was doing at all. The bullet comments filled with a pile of "yoooo~". Rocky's fans were about to cry from anxiety. Young Master!Young Master, what are you doing!If that crazy woman Gigi didn't pick you, you should be secretly laughing!
Gigi's eyes indeed lit up again. She turned to the director and asked: "Is it too late for me to choose Rocky now?" "..." Finally realizing what he had done, Rocky quickly covered his chest and retreated rapidly.
Luckily, the director refused: "Please follow the game rules." Gigi looked full of regret.
The director said mysteriously: "Then let's welcome our special male guest to the stage."
The livestream camera turned. The audience didn't have much expectation for this special guest. But when that iconic platinum blonde hair appeared in front of the lens, the noisy bullet comments instantly cleared as if the screen had been wiped.
Then.More comments erupted violently.
[AHHHHHHH MY BROTHER SHEN!!!!]
[Why would Brother Shen come to a dating show????]
[Director, get ready to pack up and get promoted! You actually hired Brother Shen? Is your ancestral grave smoking (sign of extreme good luck)??]
[Wait, wait, wait, did you guys notice Gigi successfully picked Sebastian Shen! NOOOO!]
Sebastian Shen (Shen Wang).National Male God.Top-tier idol in both acting and singing.
He just walked in casually, wearing that familiar platinum blonde hair that Gigi recognized. The blinding sunlight from outside shone into the room like a band of light, illuminating the upward curve of Sebastian's eyelashes clearly and slenderly, as if a delicate brush dipped in fine ink had drawn a detailed and smooth line on soft rice paper. He was slouching, possessing a kind of sharp yet decadent beauty.
As soon as Sebastian came in, he greeted everyone, his voice carrying a lazy magnetism: "Hello everyone."
The hidden Sebastian fans in the audience exploded instantly!!
[Awoooo, it's this 'half-dead' tone!! I love it to death!]
[I was wondering why there was no news about Brother Shen recently, turns out he came to a dating show... Wait, Brother Shen, why are you on a dating show??]
[Brother! No matter what you're doing on this show, you must stay away from Gigi!!]
[Too late, Gigi already picked him.]
A group of Sebastian fans collapsed instantly and posted on Weibo.
[Sister, how about you go back to harassing Patrick Pei?] Their Brother Shen is still an innocent yellow flower boy; his body can't handle it.
Patrick Fans: ??? Patrick fans slammed the table, swarmed the thread, and sprayed insults wildly. If the tiger doesn't show its power, you think I'm a sick cat!
Sebastian fans also rose up, crushing the Patrick fans with absolute numbers. They even slaughtered (dominated) Patrick's topic square on Weibo. If you're not convinced, come and fight!
Patrick Fans: "..." Is it too late for us to meow twice now?