I was criticized on a dating reality show, but I retaliated and became an internet sensation.

Shu Zi leaned back in her chair, picked up her water glass, took a sip, and said lazily, "I wasn't planning on going out anyway."

Director Liu: "..."

He paused for two seconds, then squeezed out three words with difficulty: "You win."

He lowered his head, sighed, and began to mutter to himself:

"These days, guests are getting harder and harder to manage. I used to be able to fool them a little, but now they're all as cunning as monkeys... They don't even leave me a way out..."

Shu Zi: "..."

Holding her water glass, she smiled and said, "Director Liu, I can hear you."

Director Liu didn't even look up: "Oh."

He cleared his throat and forced a serious expression:

"Alright, alright, the task assignments have all been explained. Each group can get ready and set off."

"The cars are already waiting at the door. Everyone should get on the cars according to their assigned groups."

[Hahaha, Director Liu's unwilling expression shows he really tried his best.]

[Director Liu: In all my years as a director, I've never felt so frustrated!!!]

[Shu Zi: I wasn't planning on going out anyway. Director Liu: Then who was I haggling with just now?]

[Director Liu's last-ditch effort: The internet-famous swing! Shu Zi: Not interested]

[The way Director Liu muttered to himself was just like me when I was being tormented by the client.]

[The mission-free card is indeed a trump card; Director Liu can't take it back even if he wants to.]

Gu Yan sat on the sofa drinking coffee the whole time, winning without saying a word. What kind of divine treatment is this?

Jiang Yunyou stood up, walked behind Su Yanhuan's wheelchair, and grasped the handle:

"Let's go, Comrade Hu Hansan, I'll push you out."

Su Yanhuan turned and glanced at him: "You're not going to take this opportunity to push me into a ditch, are you?"

"That's hard to say," Jiang Yunyou said seriously, "It depends on my mood."

"Let me warn you, even though my legs are injured, my hands can still move. If you dare push me into the ditch, I'll smear pottery clay all over your face!"

"Okay, then I'll try to push you into a mud pit so you don't have to do it yourself."

Su Yanhuan: "..."

"If you utter another word, I'll turn you into mud!"

Jiang Yunyou quickly shut his mouth.

[Jiang Yunyou: I originally just wanted to be sarcastic, but she really looked like she was going to hit me.]

[Su Yanhuan: Although my leg is lame, my hands can still fight]

[Hahahaha, push them into the mud pit, and solve the raw material problem in one go!]

It's so much more comfortable with these two groups together. What was that thing yesterday anyway?

I could watch these two bickering for a hundred episodes.

Jiang Yunyou pushed Su Yanhuan's wheelchair out. As they passed Shu Zi, Su Yanhuan looked up at her and asked:

"Sister Zizi, are you really not going out today?"

Shu Zi leaned back in her chair, relaxed, and said with a hint of contentment, "I'm not going out, I'm just lying down~"

Su Yanhuan nodded: "Okay, I won't lie down for now, I'll really get moldy if I lie down any longer."

As each group left, only Shu Zi, Gu Yan, and Director Liu remained in the living room.

Shu Zi was about to go upstairs when she suddenly remembered something, turned around and asked:

"Director Liu, during the period when there are no tasks assigned, can the live streaming camera in room 301 be turned off?"

Director Liu nodded: "Okay."

"Shut it down."

Director Liu was taken aback: "Are you sure?"

Shu Zi looked at him, her eyes narrowing, her tone wary: "Any conditions?"

"no."

"No?"

"No," Director Liu said with certainty and sincerity in his eyes.

Shu Zi stared at him for two seconds, making sure he wasn't setting a trap, before speaking:

"That barrier affects my sleep quality."

Director Liu nodded emphatically: "Okay."

Shu Zi didn't say anything more and turned to go upstairs.

Gu Yan, who was standing next to her, glanced at Director Liu, raised an eyebrow, and followed Shu Zi upstairs.

Neither of them saw it. Director Liu stood there, watching their figures disappear around the corner of the stairs.

Then his mouth slowly stretched into a wide grin, from left to right, then from right to left, finally settling on a classic villainous smile.

He rubbed his hands together and called out in a low voice, "Old Deputy! Old Deputy!"

The assistant director peeked out from the corner: "I'm here."

Judging from Director Liu's expression, there's definitely something fishy going on!

[Shu Zi: Turn off the camera. Director Liu: Okay. (Turns around and starts causing trouble)]

Director Liu's facial expression control reached its peak at this moment.

Director Liu's lips curled into a smirk, his eyebrows twitched, and he let out a meaningful laugh:

"Hehehehehehehehehehehe—"

The assistant director felt a chill run down his spine from his laughter and took a half-step back.

"Director Liu, could you please stop laughing like that? It's creepy. I thought you were possessed by something. Should I get a Taoist priest to take a look?"

Director Liu stopped laughing and rolled his eyes at him: "Why would you need a Taoist priest! What do you know? This is called creating atmosphere!"

He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "It's time to act! I gave her a chance."

The assistant director paused for a moment, then nodded in sudden understanding and snapped his fingers: "Got it."

Here's the thing: the no-task card actually has a hidden mechanism:

When using the device, guests can choose to turn off the camera, but the audio recording device will not be turned off.

Note that the recording device mentioned here does not refer to their portable microphones.

Even before they received the task-free card, the production team had already installed a recording device in their room.

As long as they choose to use the no-task card, the device will turn on simultaneously, so even if they remove their microphones, there will still be sound.

Once the mission period is over, the production team will remove the device.

As for the collected audio materials, they will not be broadcast live for the time being. They will be released as bonus content after the entire season has finished airing.

Director Liu felt that he still had a conscience.

You see, he could have said nothing, but he still gave Shuzi a choice.

Although the range of choices is a little narrow, can we blame him? No! They chose the no-task card themselves!

He simply took advantage of a loophole in the rules; that's called wisdom, not cunning.

He was just a director who did his job well.

【No, do you really have to laugh like that? Help!】

[Operation? What operation? Director Liu, what are you doing?! Let go of my Zizi!]

Director Liu is definitely brewing some amazing surprise...

[I'm so familiar with Director Liu's smile. Every time he smiles like that, someone's going to be unlucky. But today it looks like it's Zizi and President Gu.]

I have a bad feeling and I'm starting to worry about Zizi, but at the same time, I'm inexplicably curious to know what's going on.