The camera cuts to Meng Li running downstairs, her eyes red and swollen. She points at everyone in disbelief and says, "You're all ganging up on me, right?"
They were about to go to the supermarket together, but Mengli suddenly rushed down and accused them.
Everyone who was watching the show was dumbfounded.
They didn't expect that Li Zhenzhen actually cut out this scene.
However, only this one shot was edited, and everything that happened afterwards was not included.
The scene switched again, and an eight-square grid appeared on the screen, showing eight people packing up and getting ready to leave.
Li Zhenzhen's voiceover continues: "Living together is a science, and getting along is an art. Seven young people, some of whom have known each other for years, and some of whom are complete strangers, gather from all corners of the world on this show. What kind of stories will happen to them?"
From here on, the show begins a linear narrative, but it is not completely linear.
The first episode is divided into three chapters. The theme of chapter one is greeting. It mainly shows the seven guests' impressions of other guests and their preparations for interviews in the car, as well as the scenes of them answering questions before entering the door, including the scene where Li Zhibai vowed to answer questions before opening the door, but found out that he was being teased by the director team when he opened the door.
The editing specifically magnified the close-up shots of Li Zhibai's speechless expression, as well as the shots of Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang hiding their smiles.
No one expected that this scene would be so funny.
Get to know each other, say hello, exchange small talk, and chat.
Up to this point, the overall atmosphere of the show was pretty good.
But at this moment, Chapter 2 suddenly appeared, with the subtitle "Quarrel".
Lu Yanhe never expected that Li Zhenzhen and the others would actually broadcast the part where he, Li Zhibai and Meng Li had an argument in the main film without any changes.
Moreover, after editing, the three people became more competitive.
"Wow, Lu Yanhe, you are worthy of being the top student who was admitted to Zhenhua. Your ideas are so clear." Just when the whole audience was silent and no one knew what to say, Liu Zhiyin suddenly said with a look of surprise on her face.
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
Everyone else looked at Liu Zhiyin in surprise.
"ah?"
Liu Zhiyin said, "I wish I could have your clear thinking when arguing with others. Every time I get really angry, but I can't win the argument because I'm not good at talking."
"Sister Zhiyin, it's mainly because when you're abroad, you can't argue with people in your native language, right?" Xiao Yun asked with a smile.
Liu Zhiyin immediately slapped her thigh and said, "That's right, sometimes I just can't stand it anymore. No matter whether they understand or not, I just curse back in Chinese."
The atmosphere was originally very awkward, but after Liu Zhiyin interrupted it, it suddenly became cheerful.
Yan Liang joked, "Let Old Lu teach you how to quarrel in the future."
Lu Yanhe quickly shook his head and said, "No, I don't know how to do that either."
"Just teach me how to clarify my thoughts at critical moments," Liu Zhiyin said. "Whenever I get anxious, my mind goes blank and I can't think clearly. I'm also not very good at speaking. I can't even put my thoughts into words."
Lu Yanhe immediately pointed at Peng Zhixing and said, "Sister Zhiyin, you should learn from Brother Zhixing. He's a host, and he's the one who really makes a living with his mouth."
Peng Zhixing quickly shook his hands and said, "I can't stand quarreling."
Li Zhibai folded his arms across his chest, smiled, and said, "Old Lu, don't be so modest. You're the most argumentative person I've ever met."
"It's one thing to argue, it's another to quarrel."
"To me, it's the same thing." Li Zhibai said confidently, "Don't be modest."
"Don't be so modest." Peng Zhixing also joined in.
Lu Yanhe: “…”
I want to refute but don't know where to start.
The show goes on very quickly.
From quarreling to both of them wanting to quit the program.
Li Zhenzhen did not follow the conventional editing plan, but instead edited the first episode at a very fast pace.
After the quarrel, without any transition, Li Zhenzhen's narration again: "We all know that everyone has bad moods, so quarrels are inevitable. Trying to figure out who is right and who is wrong in anger will only make the volcano erupt more violently. So, instead of being deadlocked, it is better for both parties to take a step back and apologize first."
The scene changed to Meng Li pacing anxiously, with the subtitle "Because of bad mood, I lost my temper and fell into deep self-blame" next to him.
Then, on the other side was Li Zhibai, also pacing alone in the yard with an expressionless face, and the subtitles next to him read "The same self-blame".
The scene shifts to Peng Zhixing and his group.
Several people were in the kitchen preparing dinner, all of them were cautious and looked uneasy.
There are several close-ups of their eye contact.
There is no need for subtitles, everyone knows that they are all worried about the conflict between Li Zhibai and Meng Li.
"What if they really quit the show?" Xiao Yun asked anxiously.
Song Linxin: "I don't know if we can continue recording this show."
Peng Zhixing didn't say anything. He wanted to comfort them, but he really didn't know what to say.
-
Li Zhibai looked at everyone and said, "I'm sorry for making you worry."
"Well, it's okay." Peng Zhixing said immediately, "Why are you apologizing to us so seriously?"
Li Zhibai said: "Originally, this should have been a very happy and relaxing program for everyone to get along with."
“There’s always some quarrel.”
-
The main program deleted all the clips of the two agents arriving.
Not reflected.
At the end of the first episode, Meng Li came to the living room, sat on the sofa, and looked back at the door from time to time.
Li Zhibai also walked in from outside the yard and walked towards the young man's house with a heavy heart.
This scene seems like two people are about to meet again after a fierce conflict.
What will happen between the two people?
The first episode ends here.
"Wow!" Xiao Yun opened his eyes wide, covered his mouth in disbelief, and said, "This is amazing!"
"The whole thing was like watching a TV series," Song Linxin added. "Although I was clearly there, there were many things in the show that I didn't know at the time. So this is what a God's perspective is like."
Yan Liang turned to look at Li Zhibai and said, "Brother Bai, I think you and Meng Li are going to be on the hot search list."
Li Zhibai raised his phone and said, "My comment section has been hacked."
This is all expected.
Lu Yanhe hadn't expected the first episode to be so brilliantly edited. The micro-expressions and interactions between people, the arguments, and the resulting changes in interpersonal relationships were like a movie. Li Zhenzhen had re-edited the footage to create a clear main plot, while avoiding any inappropriate footage from Li Zhibai and Meng Li.
-
"The fans are arguing," Li Xia said to Meng Li. "If nothing unexpected happens, you and Li Zhibai will be trending on the internet. Don't be impulsive. Don't reply to anyone or anything online. Okay?"
"I know." Meng Li asked impatiently, "Are they recording their show again? Who did they find?"
"A newcomer, a member of a girl group who returned from overseas, Liu Zhiyin."
Meng Li immediately curled her lips in disdain.
"Once I'm gone, they'll only be able to find people like this to record the show," Meng Li said. "You have to keep a close eye on them and don't let them throw dirty water on me just because I'm not on the show anymore."
Li Xia felt helpless when she heard Meng Li say this.
"I won't throw mud at you. In the previous episodes, I've discussed this with Zhou Ping'an and the production team. We'll edit the show in a way that shows you guys reconciling after an argument. Your conflict with Li Zhibai was just a result of bad moods. There's no other reason for it, so don't worry." Li Xia said, "Of course, your fans will definitely argue. That's within our expectations, and it's okay. Arguing is also a form of popularity."
Meng Li: "I get it. I won't argue with them. You've repeated this to me countless times. Don't you trust me that much?"
Li Xia said, "It's not that I don't trust you, but you know your temper. When you get emotional, you don't care about anything. If you couldn't control your emotions, how could you have gotten into that fight with Li Zhibai on the show?"
"Is that my fault?" Meng Li immediately became aggressive and said angrily, "If you were teased like me, would you be able to remain calm?"
Seeing that Meng Li was about to launch an indiscriminate attack again, Li Xia stopped talking and closed her mouth silently.
-
The second phase of the program recording ended at 9:30 in the evening.
Everyone left.
Lu Yanhe and the others did the same. They didn't ask the company to pick them up, Li Zhibai drove them back directly.
Peng Zhixing was still joking, saying, "You three don't look like you're here to record a show, you look like you're just here on vacation together."
The others had teams to pick them up, but Li Zhibai and the other three simply left and set off lightly.
"We've been apart for so long, and the three of us live together, so I'm too lazy to bother." Li Zhibai waved to everyone, "See you later."
Peng Zhixing nodded and said, "Bye."
The night is as dark as ink, covering the sky and the earth.
As we drove forward, there were more and more cars on the road.
There was even a traffic jam in the middle section.
But there was no rush. Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang were both reading the comments about the show online on their phones, and reading them as they went.
"Li Zhibai is a bit ridiculous. As an idol artist, doesn't he manage his image properly?" Yan Liang read out a line. "His hair is a mess. Doesn't his agent really care about him?"
Li Zhibai: "Shut up."
Lu Yanhe continued, "Li Zhibai and his agent are so funny. His agent is so humble in front of him."
Li Zhibai couldn't believe it: "He is humble?"
Yan Liang: "Li Zhibai looks quite smart and powerful, why is he so stupid?"
Li Zhibai: "Who said that?"
Yan Liang: "Someone named 'Where's My True Love?' said this."
"Hmph, you speak so harshly, no wonder you can't find your true love." Li Zhibai was angry.
Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang both laughed so hard that they made goose-like sounds in the car.
"However, there are quite a lot of people online cursing you and Yan He right now," Yan Liang said. "Most of them are Meng Li's fans, thinking that the two of you are ganging up on Meng Li."
Li Zhibai: "Let them scold me, they can't take a piece of flesh off my body."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Sister Zi Yan warned me that the criticism would continue for a while. I've heard that Meng Li's fans are crazy, so let them criticize me for a few days. Sister Zi Yan said that as long as Meng Li and her team don't take action, there won't be any big waves."
"Sister Zi Yan's judgment can still be trusted. Unlike Zhou Ping'an, he never tells the truth and only says things that benefit himself." Li Zhibai still had a disdainful and disgusted tone towards Zhou Ping'an.
"Netizens have all said that your agent is very humble in front of you." Lu Yanhe joked.
"I can only say that he's such a good faker. He knew he was being filmed, so he acted like that. It's disgusting."
"That's not the case. Don't you also argue with him when there's no camera around?" Yan Liang said with a smile.
Li Zhibai said: "That's just him asking for trouble."
The three of them chatted and laughed on the road while spending the long time in traffic jam, and finally returned to their new dormitory late at night.
They were all tired, so after returning home, they washed up and went to bed. The next day, Lu Yanhe got up early, went for a morning run with Yan Liang, and then walked to school to catch the 8 o'clock morning class.
Because they arrived too late, the first three rows of seats were already occupied, so Lu Yanhe could only find a seat in the back row.
"Yan He, are you OK?" Miao Yue, who was sitting in front of him, turned around and asked him.
"Huh?" Lu Yanhe looked confused, not understanding what Miao Yue was asking. "I'm fine, what's wrong?"
Miao Yue said: "We saw that many people were scolding you online."
"It's okay, they're basically all Mengli's fans."
"Are you really okay? If you're unhappy, you can complain to us. Don't keep it to yourself. You're our classmate, and we'll definitely support you."
"It's okay. I anticipated this before the show aired," Lu Yanhe said. "This kind of thing is to be expected."
Miao Yue was very surprised and said, "You are amazing. We thought you would be very upset. We were thinking about asking you to have dinner and sing with us to cheer you up."
Lu Yanhe: "It's fine to eat and sing, but I've never eaten with everyone before."
"Then when do you have time? I heard that you haven't been in school except for classes these days. Are you very busy?"
"Yeah, I've been recording the show. I just finished last night." Lu Yanhe said, "Just these two days? I have other work in October."
"Okay, I'll ask everyone if it's possible tonight."
"good."
At this moment, the teacher came in. Miao Yue ended the conversation and turned back. Lu Yanhe took out his textbook and notebook, ready to listen to the class.
The sun is shining brightly today, pouring in through the window, it's very comfortable. (End of this chapter)
