Entertainment: Who exactly is trying to whitewash me?

Lu Ang said this in order to sever ties with Jiang Nian as soon as possible.

After all, although they had only known each other for a short time, after spending time together, they felt that Jiang Nianren was quite nice.

He didn't want his own affairs to affect the other person.

At this point, Jiang Nian should have spoken up to cooperate with Lu Ang and said something to clarify things.

Both sides created a joking atmosphere throughout the incident.

But for some reason, Jiang Nian remained silent.

She simply lowered her head, her hair falling down and covering most of her face.

Lu Ang couldn't see her expression.

You can only see it.

On the system panel, the number of haters started to flood the screen.

[Huang Dawei's hater rating +88]

[Chen Sisi's hater rating +120]

[Zhang Mingyuan's hater rating +95]

……

The numbers were scrolling by incredibly fast, cascading down like a waterfall.

Lu Ang stared at the rapidly scrolling black votes, and couldn't help but smirk slightly.

However, he felt somewhat helpless when he thought of Jiang Nian.

Was this little girl completely frightened by herself?

Why isn't it responding?

But he didn't have time to think about it further.

Because Su Wanqing stood up.

"alright."

Su Wanqing spoke.

She walked to the middle of the living room, clapped her hands, and the crisp sound drew her attention back.

"Regarding the text messages expressing affection, let me first explain the rules."

"The anonymous message expressing affection was sent at 10 PM. So there's no need to worry about that now. Instead, we need to do something else..."

She held up her phone; the screen was lit up.

"Everyone, please use the program's designated phones to send text messages to the people you'd like to date today. Each person can choose two people of the opposite sex."

She paused.

Those who successfully select each other will be teamed up immediately. The first day of dating will begin this afternoon.

The living room was quiet for a moment.

The atmosphere at the scene subtly shifted when she uttered the word "date".

Just moments ago we were watching the show and enjoying the gossip, but suddenly it turned into a real "battlefield".

The entire show seemed to have finally returned to the rhythm of a dating reality show after Lu Ang had completely disrupted it.

Gu Yan sat up straight and glanced at Lin Shishi.

The meaning in his eyes was very clear.

Zhou Lei frowned slightly, his gaze shifting between Lin Shishi and Su Wanqing.

He also glanced at Jiang Nian.

He was weighing his options.

Lin Shishi maintained a perfect smile, but her eyes darted around.

They were also figuring out how to play their cards to maximize their profits.

Simply put, all the celebrities who participate in the dating reality show...

Or rather, most celebrities who participate in variety shows are not doing so for the sake of the show itself.

Instead, people want to see how this variety show can help their careers.

Therefore, they naturally need to weigh the pros and cons, and naturally need to measure things.

Jiang Nian also lifted her head from her earlier embarrassment.

……

Everyone was holding their phones, heads down, operating them.

Gu Yan was the first one chosen.

He made his selection almost exactly 10 seconds after everyone else picked up their phones.

And the person he chose was naturally Lin Shishi.

The reason is very simple: he came to this show for Lin Shishi, and he did not choose anyone else.

She only chose Lin Shishi.

A few minutes later.

Lin Shishi also put down her phone, her expression regaining its confidence.

As for her choice, it was, of course, very simple.

Gu Yan is a must-have, the other one...

It's Zhou Lei.

Choosing Gu Yan was to secure the financial backer, which was also her main purpose in participating in the program.

Choosing Zhou Lei is just keeping him as a backup option.

In case something goes wrong with Gu Yan, Zhou Lei, though a bit old, is at least a backup plan.

Of course, I'm referring to a fallback plan in one's career, not a fallback plan in one's personal life.

She wouldn't actually date someone like that old fogey.

At most, they'll just generate buzz during the show.

Jiang Nian stared at her phone screen, her finger hovering above it for a long time.

Her fingers moved to a certain spot several times, then pulled back, moved to a different spot, and pulled back again.

Finally, she gritted her teeth, tapped the button, and quickly put her phone down.

He then lowered his head, looking slightly dejected.

As instructed by her agent, Jiang Nian could only choose between Zhou Lei or Gu Yan.

During the show, I could only interact with these two people.

Because the company wanted her to project a pure and innocent image.

At this very moment, Lu Ang is trending on social media because of his scandals.

Therefore, when Jiang Nian came to participate in the program, her agent gave her a stern warning, telling her to absolutely reduce, or even not allow, her interactions with Lu Ang.

She absolutely cannot have anything happen between herself and Lu Ang, lest it affect her entire value and career.

A moment later.

Su Wanqing made her choice calmly and quickly put down her phone, her expression showing no emotional fluctuation.

Lu Ang took in everyone's reactions.

He can basically guess everyone's choice and the reasons behind it.

But Su Wanqing was the only one he couldn't quite figure out.

She has always been the most enigmatic one.

As for Lu Ang himself.

He looked down at his phone screen.

The interface is very simple, with each number corresponding to a person's name.

The rules are very clear: select two guests.

Guests...two guests...

He stared at those two words for a few seconds.

Then the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

A smile starts at the corner of the mouth and slowly spreads to the whole face.

He stretched out his finger and decisively pointed to two names.

Then put down your phone, look up, and look around.

His expression was so innocent, as if nothing had happened.

……

……

Although Su Wanqing was a temporary host.

But they also don't have the right to see everyone's choices.

Moreover, if the guests find out about this choice, it will cause quite a stir of resentment, so all these choices will be submitted to the director.

Then the director will send the final result to Su Wanqing's phone, and Su Wanqing will read it aloud.

The whole process lasted about 5 minutes.

Strictly speaking, it took a bit long. Even Gu Yan frowned, because he had expected the process to take less than 5 minutes.

Fortunately, the result eventually reached Su Wanqing's phone.

She looked down at the results on her phone and read them aloud one by one.

"Gu Yan and Lin Shishi have successfully chosen each other."

She paused for a moment, then continued reading.

"Zhou Lei and Su Wanqing have successfully chosen each other."

Her tone remained calm throughout, and she showed no emotion when she read out that she and Zhou Lei had successfully paired up, as if she were reciting a set of data that had nothing to do with her.

"Jiang Nian... chose Gu Yan and Zhou Lei, but because the other two had already successfully chosen each other, she was not selected."

She paused.

Then, look down.

Then her brow furrowed slightly.

As if to confirm, he glanced at the phone screen one more time.

Then she looked up, her expression subtly complex.

"Lu Ang chose... Gu Yan and Zhou Lei?!"

The words fell.

The living room fell silent instantly, almost unnaturally so.

Gu Yan was picking up his water glass to drink when his movements froze in mid-air.

If it weren't for his good upbringing and training from a young age, he probably would have spat out the water he drank.

Zhou Lei's jaw almost dropped. His mouth gaped open, and he turned to look at Lu Ang, utterly astonished. His facial expression control completely failed him.

Lin Shishi and Su Wanqing stared wide-eyed at Lu Ang, as if they had heard something unbelievable.

Jiang Nian was also stunned, but after a couple of seconds, the corner of her mouth twitched.

But she quickly flattened it again, so fast that it was almost imperceptible.

At that moment, she suddenly felt a sense that only she knew some kind of secret!

And this feeling is quite wonderful.

Besides Jiang Nian, Zhao Qian was the quickest to react.

As a professional photographer, he immediately moved the lens over, focusing entirely on Lu Ang's face.

They gave it a huge close-up, not wanting to miss a single detail.

Lu Ang stood in the center of the living room, facing everyone's shocked gazes, even crossing his legs, completely unaware that there was anything wrong with it.

His expression was utterly innocent.

"The show didn't seem to say that you can't choose guys, right? And dating shows don't say you can only date heterosexuals and not homosexuals, right?"

His tone was so sincere, as if he were genuinely asking for advice.

But of course, no one answered that question.

He looked around, his gaze lingering on each person's face for half a second, before adding a sentence.

Or perhaps...

He paused, his expression becoming even more innocent.

"...You discriminate against homosexuals?"

The moment the words left his mouth, a muffled thud echoed in the living room.

Zhao Qian finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing. He quickly covered it up with a cough, but his shoulders were still shaking, and the camera was shaking up and down with him.

Gu Yan put down the water glass in his hand, quickly swallowed the water in his mouth, and then waved his hands repeatedly.

Because he had just returned from abroad, he was very sensitive to this topic and knew that he absolutely could not admit to it.

Even if he is indeed very opposed to it, he absolutely cannot admit it in public.

[Gu Yan's hater value +200]

Zhou Lei also recovered from his petrified state, his expression as complex as if he had swallowed a lemon whole.

"I...I'm not...you...I didn't, don't talk nonsense."

At this moment, Zhou Lei was devastated.

There was only one thought in his mind: Even if you're going to be gay, you can't choose me!

Why did you choose me?

Didn't we just start our feud yesterday?

[Zhou Lei's hater rating +250]

The other side of the screen was completely in an uproar!

"Hahahaha, I've never seen such a shameless person!"

"This is the first time I've seen a dating reality show where people are choosing their boyfriends, hahaha, I'm dying of laughter!"

Gu Yan: What did I do wrong???

Zhou Lei: I'm a victim too!!!

"The production team: Thank you so much."

Lu Ang: I didn't do it, I didn't, don't talk nonsense.

"Hahahaha, this Lu Ang is a real talent!"

……

……

In the entire living room, only Jiang Nian sat in a small corner, her body slightly huddled together, her shoulders shaking constantly, struggling to hold back her laughter.

Su Wanqing finally snapped out of her shock. She looked at Lu Ang, her voice rising eight octaves: "Are you...are you serious?!"

Everyone else looked at Lu Ang, waiting for his answer.

"Of course not!"

Lu Ang waved his hand, his expression immediately becoming natural, and then quickly explained, "I actually wanted to talk to Young Master Gu about some cooperation, purely for making money, don't get the wrong idea, haha."

Gu Yan's expression kept switching between "relief" and "laughing and crying".

In the end, he shook his head and smiled bitterly in silence.

[Gu Yan's hater value +50]

The system panel was filled with notification sounds.

[Wang Jianguo's hater value +150]

[Chen Sisi's hater rating +180]

[Liu Jiajia's hater value +220]

[Zhang Wei's hater rating +130]

[Li Na's hater rating +160]

A series of numbers raced through his mind.

His lips curled up slightly, then quickly suppressed.

Good news, it seems this fake fund wasn't a waste of time.

Su Wanqing stared at Lu Ang for a while before looking away, then cleared her throat to draw everyone's attention back.

She looked down and checked the matching results one last time.

"Final pairing results."

"Group 1: Gu Yan and Lin Shishi on a date."

Gu Yan's lips curled up slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and resumed his composed expression.

Lin Shishi smiled with satisfaction, sat down again, and sat down gracefully, as if she had won a battle.

"Group Two: Zhou Lei and Su Wanqing on a date."

Zhou Lei nodded, a hint of barely perceptible satisfaction in his expression.

Then Su Wanqing paused.

She glanced at the remaining two people.

"Then……"

She cleared her throat.

"Lu Ang chose two...two boys. But no one chose him."

"Jiang Nian chose Gu Yan and Zhou Lei... but both of them have already been paired up."

"so……"

She paused for a moment, as if adding a suitable ending to her sentence.

"Lu Ang and Jiang Nian have both been eliminated and will need to remain at the villa."

The words fell.

A brief, meaningful silence fell over the living room.

Almost reflexively, everyone's gaze first fell on Lu Ang, then shifted to Jiang Nian, and then returned to Lu Ang.

The meaning in everyone's eyes is so complex that it could fill a book.

Some were spectators, some were wary, some were curious, and some were gloating.

Lu Ang heard this result.

He couldn't help but widen his eyes; he truly hadn't expected this.

As for Jiang Nian, who was standing to the side, she was initially annoyed after hearing this, because her manager had warned her that she should never have too much contact with Lu Ang.

She deliberately did not choose Lu Ang.

But I never expected things to turn out this way.

She could even guess what her agent would say about her.

Su Wanqing glanced around at the people present, her tone returning to the crisp and professional manner of a presenter.

"The two pairs that are successfully paired can apply to the production team for funds to go out on a date this afternoon."

Lu Ang's eyes lit up when he heard the word "funding".

He practically sprang up from the sofa, his hands raised straight up.

"Wait a minute! Actually... Jiang Nian and I could make do! You agree, right?"

He kept giving Jiang Nian meaningful glances.

But before Jiang Nian could react...

Su Wanqing turned to look at him first, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Sorry, it's already been announced. No, you'll have to wait until tomorrow."

Lu Ang's hand froze in mid-air.

The camera immediately zoomed in on Zhao Qian, giving him a close-up of his face.

The viewers in the live chat were already laughing.

Lu Ang withdrew his hand and leaned back on the sofa.

His expression returned to "dejected".

Actually, he hadn't planned to go on a date this time.

Because Lu Ang could probably guess that almost no one would choose him.

These people in the entertainment industry are very shrewd. Who would choose to date someone with a lot of scandals?

Moreover, this is being broadcast live, so everyone can see it.

It's not that there are no good people among celebrities, but rather that celebrities have a lot to consider, and most of them are controlled by their companies.

Secondly, he deliberately chose two other people today.

I'm also staying here specifically because I have important business to attend to.

That's singing practice!

His two songs, "Sorrow" and "A Person Like Me".

He never seriously practiced a single one of them.

Although he now has all the memories of these two songs, he wasn't in this line of work in his previous life.

I'm still not quite proficient at singing.

The first phase only lasts three days, and after that, you have to record songs to secure your songwriter qualification.

My singing ability is only 36D. Although I don't know how effective my practice is, I have to practice.

Practice one song at a time.

Time is very tight.

He glanced out the floor-to-ceiling window. Sunlight was shining on the surface of the pool, creating shimmering, golden light.

A quiet afternoon is perfect for practicing singing.

It's better than going out and messing around aimlessly.