Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 430: Quite Open-minded
The photographer who followed Du Hexuan was quite a character; he accurately captured Du Hexuan's frustrated expression as he was rendered speechless by Du Anrao's righteous rebuttal, and then amplified it.

For a moment, the entire live stream was filled with Du Yingdi's dumbfounded expression. His fans were not angry at all; on the contrary, they were overjoyed and gloating.

[As expected, for someone who's obsessed with their younger sister, their little sister is undoubtedly their nemesis. No matter what the initial topic of the argument was, the outcome was already decided the moment she opened her mouth.]

[If you live long enough, you'll see everything. Think back to when my brother first debuted; he was practically invincible in the industry, constantly criticizing everyone. It's no exaggeration to say that during that time, he'd kick even a passing dog a few times. If it weren't for his exceptionally strong professional skills, given what he did back then, he probably would have been completely forgotten by now.]

[I understand you, upstairs. To paraphrase our top fan: It's such a waste of such a handsome face, but he has such a nasty mouth, making it impossible to love or hate him.]

[This is supposed to be a new era version of "Dream of the Red Chamber"? Hahaha, brother, don't watch it! It's full of bad reviews!]

Excluding the time the production team spent picking up people from each family, it hasn't even been two hours since everyone arrived and filming started. Meanwhile, Du Hexuan's team has already found a comfortable place to stay for the next few days and is enjoying delicious meals prepared by the villagers.

Meanwhile, several other couples were still wandering around the village like ghosts under the scorching sun. The only lucky couple was Liang Wanjuan and his daughter, who chose a route completely opposite to where they came from and stumbled upon a rather old but clean and spacious tile house, number 3.

The father and daughter happily moved in and found that the house had a relatively complete kitchen, so they decided to cook their own lunch.

But this also presents another major challenge: there is rice in the kitchen, but no vegetables, so they still have to go out to find vegetables.

Perhaps the comparison between the several pairs of guests was too fierce, but the popularity and topics of Du Hexuan and others' live broadcast room far surpassed those of the other guests, and it can be said that they crushed the other guests with a precipitous advantage.

This was an expected development for the production team, since Du Hexuan's fame already gave him a significant advantage over the other guests.

However, there are other unexpected factors that have led to this situation.

"Director, director, something terrible has happened!"

The director couldn't stand those words at all; just hearing them gave him a headache, and he sat up straight, the towel on his head trembling.

"What trouble has happened with President Ke's son this time?"

"This time it's not President Ke's son's side, it's Actor Du's side."

The director's head started to ache even more: "What's wrong with this ancestor now?"

"It wasn't Actor Du, it was his sister." The assistant briefly recounted to the director everything that had happened in Du Hexuan's live stream over the past hour.

After hearing this, the director felt his headache lessen: "Isn't this great? How's the buzz in their livestream? Is there a lot of discussion?"

"Wow! They've gone viral and are trending. Right now, their live stream has the most viewers and the most comments."

"If that's the case, why are you making such a fuss? Have you never seen anything like this before, or have you never met a true master?"

"No, that's not it! The comments in their live stream were actually quite good. Du Yingdi's fans were very tolerant of his sister and the little guest, and most of the comments were quite positive."

But ever since Ms. Du successfully helped Ms. Yang find the key, a large number of people suddenly flooded into their live stream, questioning the program's openness and fairness, and believing that Ms. Du's actions were entirely scripted by their production team to pave the way for her entry into the entertainment industry. The director almost spat out blood, but as a veteran in the industry, he had seen all sorts of tricks and saw through the schemes at a glance.

"Was Du Yingdi's sister prevented from getting involved in a scandal beforehand?"

"It's highly likely, but now that they've stirred things up, many uninformed bystanders have believed their lies, especially after what Actor Du said before... Now many people think we're deliberately using the gimmick of no script to fool the audience, and that every step the guests take on the show is pre-arranged by the production team. Our show's reputation... it's already plummeted since the very beginning, and the future looks bleak..."

As the assistant finished speaking, she cautiously looked up at the director and asked, "Director, what do you think we should do next?"

The director is silent, the director is deep in thought, the director is frustrated, the director is giving up!
"What to do? Just let it be! Xiao Wang, you're still too young. Do you even know what's most important in our line of work?"

"What is it?"

"It's about traffic, buzz, and popularity! As long as you have these things, nothing else matters. Even being infamous is still fame!"

Assistant: "..." It seems that maybe, perhaps, there is some truth to it.

"Besides, they weren't wrong. How could a variety show not have a script? It was just a set of words to appease them. Now it's just been exposed, it's not a big deal."

"...You're quite optimistic."

"This isn't about being open-minded, it's about being resourceful. Since things are already like this, why don't we add fuel to the fire? You should also find someone to hire a group of online trolls to stir up trouble and help these topics get heated up and blown out of proportion. The bigger the commotion, the better. That way, our show's ratings and popularity will keep rising."

Aren't you afraid they'll scold you?

"Let them curse, that's good. The fiercer the curse, the better. The more they curse, the more money I make. The harsher they curse, the more I can fleece them. Curse, curse, the more they curse, the happier I am, hahahaha..."

Assistant: "..." Aren't you sure you won't mess things up by playing like this?

That Actor Du looks like someone not to be trifled with, while Miss Du seems to have a gentle and mild personality. But if what happened during the live stream was true, then she is a real master. Offending a real master is far more terrifying than offending Actor Du.

Unfortunately, he was just a lowly worker with no voice, and he could only do whatever the boss told him to do.

Du Anrao and the others were completely unaware of all the turmoil happening outside.

After labeling No. 1 "mansion" as theirs, Du Anrao and his sister took their children to Aunt Yang's house for lunch.

Perhaps because it was to entertain guests, the meal was very lavish, with vegetables, meat, and soup.

Considering that the chicken soup was made for their son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter, Du Anrao and the others were initially too embarrassed to drink it. However, Aunt Yang insisted on serving each of them a bowl, saying, "There's another big pot coming up, and they'll have to drink some too."

After eating and drinking their fill, the three said goodbye and returned to the next house, only to find two uninvited guests had appeared outside the courtyard.