Chapter 11: Socially Anxious Star 11
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I knew the production crew wasn’t that kind-hearted】
【They wouldn’t actually leave the guests with nowhere to sleep, right?】
【Haha, you can really tell Shen Ping is genuinely furious now】
【Honestly, I wouldn’t be in a good mood either. Anyone who worked hard all day and got ready to sleep, only to find out they might not have a place to sleep, wouldn’t be happy】
【This price from the production crew is indeed a bit too high】
【Calling it “a bit too high” is an understatement…】
The livestream room instantly grew lively.
Facing Shen Ping’s outburst, the man in black remained completely unmoved, acting like a statue and pretending he hadn’t heard a single word.
Luo Jiajin thought for two seconds and asked, “Can it be a bit cheaper?”
“No.”
The man in black was strictly impartial.
Hearing this, Shen Ping’s anger mounted further. “Even if I have to sleep in the hallway tonight, I’m not giving you five hundred yuan!”
Shen Xiangcheng tugged at Shen Ping from the side, wanting him not to take it so seriously.
Although he had never participated in a variety show before, he had watched a few and knew a little about variety show tropes.
The production crew setting such unreasonable conditions definitely meant there were tasks for them to do tonight. After all, the most important thing for a variety show was entertainment value, not actually leaving the guests without a place to sleep.
Shen Ping brushed his hand away, his expression resolutely firm.
Watching from behind the screen, the director felt a splitting headache. Holding his forehead, the show’s director couldn’t help complaining to the assistant director beside him: I heard long ago that Shen Ping was stubborn and took things too seriously, but I never expected him to take it to this extreme…
The atmosphere in the living room was dead silent.
Sitting in the corner, Jiang Yi quietly nudged Jiang Kong beside her and handed her phone over.
Jiang Kong took the phone, glanced at it, and immediately spoke up:
“How about this—why don’t we all just go stay at a hotel outside?”
“There’s a hotel nearby, just a twenty-minute taxi ride. It’s not peak season right now, so a double room is 298 yuan and a single room is 198 yuan.”
Shen Ping’s eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed, “Great! Then let’s go stay at a hotel.”
Only after responding did he realize that the person who had just spoken was Jiang Kong.
Shen Ping’s expression turned awkward for a split second, but he quickly cast it aside—what mattered right now was resisting this malicious production crew.
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HELP】
【Why do I suddenly smell gunpowder in the air?】
【Going out to stay in a hotel actually works! Two people to a room, separate beds, and it costs less than staying here.】
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA they literally pulled the guests and the production crew onto completely opposing sides】
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Director: “I thank you so much (goes bald)”】
【What now? Are they really going to stay at a hotel?】
……
Hearing the director’s voice through his earpiece, the man in black was just about to open his mouth when Shen Ping cut him off a step ahead.
“It’s not written in the contract that guests aren’t allowed to go out and stay overnight. I remember that very clearly.”
The man in black went silent, pausing for a moment before continuing, “Actually, the room price can be negotiated.”
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA】
【This show is going to kill me with laughter】
【Director: Forced to compromise】
【Guests: “Five hundred? Even a dog wouldn’t stay here, we’re going to a hotel.” Director: “We can still negotiate the price.”】
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Earlier Director: “No discount.” Now: “Negotiable.”】
【Talk about a live scene of the director having no choice but to double-standard】
“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I know how to do this!”
Luo Xia was the first to burst out laughing.
Amidst her laughter, the tense atmosphere in the living room eased instantly.
Jiang Kong quietly stuffed the phone back into Jiang Yi’s arms and gave her a thumbs-up.
Jiang Yi pursed her lips into a subtle smile and put her phone away. When she looked up again, she caught Pei Wusi looking over at her.
She froze. Before she could hide her smile, she saw Pei Wusi offer her a soft smile.
Jiang Yi: !
Flustered, she quickly curved her lips and returned a smile.
It felt completely scrambled and caught off guard.
Pei Wusi lowered his head slightly, his brow curving gently while resting his chin on his hand, simultaneously hiding his uncontrollable smile.
At this moment, most people’s attention was on Luo Xia, so hardly anyone noticed Pei Wusi’s gesture.
“Two hundred.”
The man in black’s expression twitched. Following the director’s orders, he said, “Four hundred and fifty.”
“Two hundred,” Luo Xia repeated.
“Four hundred, can’t go any lower.”
Luo Xia continued to shake her head. “Just two hundred, or else we’re going out to stay at a hotel.”
“Three hundred and fifty. That’s the absolute lowest.”
The director took another step back.
After another long round of back-and-forth bargaining, they finally dragged the price down to three hundred yuan before calling it a day.
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Learned it, learned it!】
【Three hundred per person is still super expensive though.】
【Feels like the price could have been bargained down a bit more.】
【The director probably wouldn’t let the guests bargain anymore, right?】
【Honestly, three hundred is about right. Factoring in round-trip travel costs and time wasted, it comes out roughly the same as going to a hotel.】
【By the way, did anyone notice Old Pei suddenly smiling for no reason just now? So strange】
【Three hundred is close enough, they can’t make things too awkward with the production crew.】
【Wait, they seem to be discussing something. What are they discussing?】
……
Jiang Kong stood up, pulled out six hundred yuan first, and handed it to the man in black.
“Director, three hundred per room, right?”
After counting it, the man in black nodded. “Yes, correct.”
Immediately following, Pei Wusi also stood up and handed over three hundred yuan.
“Give Teacher Chang a room. I won’t sleep.”
Man in black & Director: ???
Luo Xia stood up as well, handing over three hundred yuan.
“Give Teacher Luo a room. I’ll just draw myself a bed tonight.”
Man in black & Director: ????
Finally, Shen Xiangcheng shook his head. “Thanks, no need. Director Shen and I can cultivate immortality tonight.”
【??????????????】
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA How is each one more ridiculous than the last?】
【AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Is Miss Xiaxia an artist?】
【Yep! Her Weibo has her paintings, they’re super awesome!】
【AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA The man in black is totally stunned!】
【The director must be completely baffled right now】
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Do they want to share rooms?】
【Huh? Isn’t it three hundred per person?】
【WAIT! Earlier Jiang Kong seemed to ask if it was three hundred FOR A ROOM?!】
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Did the production crew get played?】
The director quickly reacted as well.
Because the group was serenely heading back to their rooms right in front of the camera lenses.
Teacher Chang and Director Shen Ping went into one room; Luo Jiajin and Luo Xia went into another; Jiang Yi returned to her own room alone; while Jiang Kong, Pei Wusi, and Shen Xiangcheng entered Jiang Kong’s room together.
Arranged completely fair and square.
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Looks like they had it all planned out】
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Didn’t really see them communicate about this though】
【Yeah, the time the few of them discussed together just now was super short, didn’t see anyone mention who stays with whom or anything】
【Damn it, the livestream can’t rewind!】
【Sisters! I recorded the screen, wait for me to rewind and check.】
【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Back then they created a group chat right in front of each other】
……
The livestream room suddenly went dark. This time, all the cute text on the display was gone.
Only cold, plain characters remained:
[ The livestream time has ended. The livestream room is now closed. ]
Glancing at the time, it was stuck precisely at nine o’clock sharp.
Netizens: 【HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Director, can you really not afford to lose? Closing the livestream room so fast!】
After the livestream room closed, the evening’s events generated another wave of heat on Weibo. Most netizens were just typing “HAHAHAHA,” watching for lighthearted amusement.
However, near midnight, a few “passersby” began appearing, expressing their lack of understanding:
(Jiang Kong gave his sister a room to sleep in alone—why didn’t he just let Shen Ping, Luo Jiajin, and Chang Ximing each sleep in a room by themselves?)
(Letting a few seniors each sleep in a room would only cost one thousand yuan, which should be super easy for him, right?)
(Jiang Kong’s sister actually didn’t need to sleep in a room alone, did she? Living even more comfortably than the seniors.)
Consequently, this reignited the series of old discussions regarding “Jiang Kong disdaining seniors”.
The heat of these discussions reached its peak after several marketing account bloggers posted one after another that they had received lawyer’s letters from Jiang Kong.
@EntertainmentSister1: A lawyer’s letter? Demanding a public apology too? Who’s afraid of whom? @JiangKong
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