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When it was his turn to draw a card from the next player, Fukuda Mitsunori, his "performance" switch went straight on!

Genkawa Yu's eyes darted rapidly between Fukuda's face and the cards in his hand, filled with the agonizing questions, "Is this a trap?" and "Will I draw the Joker?" He deliberately slowed down and prolonged the entire card-drawing process, giving it a sense of ritual and tragedy, like a Hollywood blockbuster.

Finally, as if he had exhausted all his courage, he suddenly snatched a card from Fukuda's hand with a tragic speed that resembled a hero cutting off his own arm!

In the following rounds, Genkawa Yu did the same.

Whether he draws a safe card that can be paired immediately, or a "burden" that cannot be paired temporarily and needs to be kept in his hand, he will immediately cooperate and make the corresponding serious response.

If he's lucky enough to draw a safe card, he'll let out a long sigh of relief, and even exaggeratedly wipe his forehead, which has no sweat at all, with the back of his hand.

If he unfortunately draws a card that cannot be matched immediately, he will immediately put on an even more solemn and desperate expression, staring intently at the newly added "plague god," his eyes filled with accusation as if to say, "Why did you come here?"

"Pfft, hahaha!"

"My God! What is he doing?!"

"Genkawa-kun... has he been possessed by something strange?!"

The hosts on the main stage were the first to completely break down, bursting into laughter that almost lifted the roof off the recording studio.

Nagakura Jun pointed at the distorted handsome face of Minakawa Yu on the big screen, laughing so hard he bent over, his shoulders shaking violently. He finally managed to straighten up by holding onto the table, and into the microphone, he accurately retorted in a laughing, panting voice.

"I...I finally understand! It turns out that what Genkawa-kun called the 'rules of acting' is not some profound psychological tactic at all!"

"It's about overacting to create an extreme feeling that 'every time you draw a card feels like a life-or-death decision.' No matter what cards he actually holds or whether the opponent has a joker, he has to force himself to act out an ultimate sense of tension, like 'I'm holding a time bomb' or 'I'm about to fall into an abyss!'"

"But this way, it might actually make it a bit harder for the opponent to figure out."

"But it's so funny!"

Everyone burst into laughter again. Mai Sakurajima was laughing so hard that she completely lost her image as a national actress. She covered her mouth tightly with her hand, but she still couldn't suppress the silvery laughter that spilled out from between her fingers. Her shoulders shook as she laughed, and even a few tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

Genkawa Yu's unexpected and hilarious performance was like a wonderful humor virus, instantly hitting everyone in the audience's funny bone.

"Hahaha! I can't take it anymore! My stomach hurts so much!"

"Genkawa-kun, wake up! You're a handsome actor, what about your image?!"

"This unexpected cuteness is just too irresistible!"

"Nakura-san, nice commentary!"

The audience erupted in laughter, a sea of ​​joy filled with applause, screams, and the sounds of people pounding their seats.

Genkawa Yu's uninhibited and deliberate act of "making himself look ugly" greatly pleased everyone present. The mysterious veil of "perfection" and "distance" that shrouded him was torn to shreds by his own hands at this moment.

At this very moment, on countless screens across the Japanese archipelago, fans who closely follow Yu Genkawa are engrossed in an unprecedented, novel, and extremely exciting celebration.

In an apartment in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, Yuki Natsukawa and several of her classmates, who had joined the "Yuka" fan club, sat around a large LCD TV watching a program.

When Genkawa Yu's exaggerated expression of "being on high alert and acting like a drama queen" suddenly filled the entire screen, the three girls were first collectively petrified for three seconds. Then, like a dam breaking, they burst into laughter and shouts that were several times more exaggerated than those in the studio.

"Aaaaaaah! Yu-kun! You... how can you be so cute!"

Yuki Natsukawa hugged the life-sized body pillow and excitedly rolled around on the soft carpet several times, her cheeks flushed red with excitement and laughter.

"My God! Is this really Yu-kun with the perfect smile?"

"Quick! Take a screenshot and make memes. I want everyone to see this one-of-a-kind side of Yu-kun!"

Seemingly having thought of something, they immediately transformed into the most efficient propaganda machines, their fingers flashing across the screens of their phones and tablets, capturing Yuan Chuanyu's various distorted expressions and creating a series of fresh memes and GIFs that spread wildly across all social media platforms.

#Yu Genkawa's Acting Rules#

#Yu Genkawa's unexpected charm#

#Yu Genkawa goes crazy drawing Joker cards#

The popularity of these hashtags skyrocketed, with their popularity continuing to climb.

Meanwhile, in the cozy little apartment of Fuyumi Rina, who was steadfastly defending the "Minamoto-Sakura" CP, she was also amused by Minamoto-Yu's sudden "performance," laughing so hard she could barely breathe while hugging her knees.

"Haha, Yu-kun is really going all out! He's really going all out for the sake of the show! But... he's so funny and real like this!"

While wiping away tears of laughter, she typed rapidly in her small "Yuan Ying" group chat, which had only a few members.

"Yu-kun seems so much more approachable now, like he's closer to us!"

Several other fans of the same niche CP (couple pairing) in the group also responded excitedly, expressing their deep agreement.

The initial sense of unattainability that arose from Genkawa Yu's exceptional talent was completely dispelled by his down-to-earth "silliness" and "humor," and their affection for the "Genkawa Yu" couple seemed to be infused with a more vibrant life force.

Meanwhile, the online reaction grew like a snowball.

Genkawa Yu's huge female fan base originally admired his outstanding talent and impeccable looks, but now they have unexpectedly discovered his uninhibited and humorous side. The impact and attraction of this extreme "gap moe" is terrifying.

Countless tweets, accompanied by heart emojis and blood-splattering emojis, flooded the screen at a speed too fast for the naked eye to keep up with.

"Help! How can Yu-kun be so cute!"

"He might have just had a bunch of ordinary playing cards, but he managed to portray the tension of defusing a bomb! I give his acting a perfect score!"

"I used to think Yu-kun was a god in the clouds, but now I feel like he's just a typical chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) guy in real life!"

"I've saved the emojis! From now on, I'll rely on Youjun for all my emoji battles! He'll crush you in this fight."

"I've become a fan! I never knew Yu Motokawa was such a fun person in private!"

On the real-time viewership monitoring screen in the background, the graph representing the number of viewers across Japan seemed to be injected with a powerful adrenaline after Genkawa Yu began his unique "acting rules" performance, and began an extremely steep surge!

The production team watched the astonishing numbers jump around in the backstage monitoring center, their faces beaming with joy as they high-fived each other in celebration.

"Inform the crew that after today's recording is completed, we will hold a celebration banquet."

"Yes."

After the staff left, the director of "Chatterbox 007" looked at the screen with an amused smile on his face.

Genkawa-kun... might be a good candidate to be a regular on variety shows.

On the screen, the game is still ongoing.

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With Genkawa Yu's continued "card-drawing acting" performance, the second round of the Joker drawing competition seemed to be injected with an absurd acceleration.

Each time he drew a card, it was like performing a life-or-death stage play, not only creating a lot of laughs, but also seemingly disrupting the flow of his own fortune.

After several rounds, he found that his situation was strangely similar to that of Mai Sakurajima in the first round.

Although the Joker had briefly fallen into his hand, the tension he deliberately acted out confused the next player, causing the Joker to remain on his fingertips for only a moment before being quickly drawn away by another "lucky" player in the next round of drawing.

After two more rounds of drawing cards, Genkawa Yu's hand quickly formed a perfect pair.

"Ah, one against three."

When he threw his last two cards into the recycling box under the table, which symbolized the "safe zone," with a crisp "snap," and raised his empty hands, Genkawa Yu became the first winner to successfully escape in the second round!

"Ooooooo!!!"

"We won! Genkawa-kun is amazing!"

"Although Genkawa-kun's acting is strange, it can't stop his incredible luck!"

The audience erupted in cheers, both to celebrate his victory and to pay the highest tribute to his hilarious performance throughout the show.

The hosts on the main stage also smiled sincerely and applauded enthusiastically.

Mai Sakurajima gazed at the clean and refreshing smile that finally appeared on Yu Minakawa's face on the big screen, and the corners of her lips involuntarily curved upwards into a slight arc.

However, just as the champagne of victory was being popped, a sly glint flashed in the eyes of Jun Nagura, who was serving as the temporary main MC, and a mysterious smile appeared on his lips.

He picked up the microphone and spoke slowly in a gentle tone.

"Congratulations to Genkawa-kun on successfully escaping the fierce second round unscathed! What a fantastic match!"

However...

Nagura Jun's tone suddenly shifted, successfully putting everyone's hearts in their throats.

"Everyone, please don't let the joy of victory go to your heads and make you forget our most brutal grand finale tonight."

He waved his arm, pointing to the words "Third Round Ultimate Showdown" that appeared at the top of the screen.

"Besides the losers in the first two rounds, our third contestant in the final round will be chosen by the live audience through real-time voting."

Actually, this rule has already been explained, but with both rounds of the competition almost over, it can actually become a very clever way to guide the conversation.

After all, audiences always love a good show and enjoy the drama, especially when it comes to persecuting the "guests" who participate in the program.

Upon hearing this, Mai Sakurajima immediately understood, but her face did not show any worry or surprise. Instead, the corners of her lips lifted slightly, forming a faint smile.

In variety shows, the people chosen by the audience in this situation can actually be seen as proof of their popularity.

In Mai Sakurajima's opinion, if Yu Genkawa is indeed pushed onto the stage of the final showdown by the audience, regardless of whether the final result is a failure or a success, it will maximize the promotional effect of the upcoming drama "Alice in the Land of the Dying".

After all, Yu Genkawa is undoubtedly the lead actor, and the higher his profile, the more attention the drama will receive.

After a while, the suspense of the second round of the competition was quickly revealed.

The loser was Ueda Shinya, the original host of the show. When he walked out of the competition room with his shoulders slumped, the bitter expression on his face once again successfully triggered a burst of sympathetic laughter from the audience.

"Then, the final round of the competition is about to begin."

Nagura Jun perfectly controlled the rhythm of the entire event, his voice like a resounding war drum, high-pitched and full of rousing power.

"Now, open the live audience voting channel for our third round of final contestants!"

"Please note the rules: apart from Ueda-san and Horiuchi-san, who have already secured their seats, all the remaining seven members—including our two guests and our five hosts—are on the candidate list!"

"Viewers can follow their hearts and cast their votes to choose the one they most want to see step onto this final battlefield!"

Jun Nagakura paused deliberately, looked around the room, and with a professional, encouraging smile on his face, added a seemingly protective remark that actually precisely tapped into the audience's rebellious psychology—a "high-level slang" phrase.

"Of course, when you vote, please remember to give our guests who have come from afar some face. If we actually push our guests to the top and word gets out that we at 'Chatting 007' don't know how to treat guests and are just 'bullying' them, then we'll have nowhere to put our faces!"

This statement, like the most skillful form of reverse psychology, instantly ignited the rebellious flame in the audience's hearts that thought, "The more they say that, the more we should vote for them."

Moreover, most of the audience members were women who were already prepared to vote for Genkawa Yu. Hearing him say this only strengthened their resolve to make their choice.

The moment the voting channel opened, on the huge main screen at the back of the studio, the bar chart representing the votes below the names of the seven candidates seemed to come alive, and began to climb wildly.

The atmosphere in the studio instantly became tense, but this tension only lasted a short while, as one person's votes quickly surged ahead.

Three minutes later, Yu Minakawa's name successfully left the other six candidates far behind in votes.