Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!

Chapter 36: Chapter 36: The Coldest Variety Show Opening in History

But soon, people began to question the authenticity of Jiang Li’s bare face.

After all, these days, faux bare-faced makeup can be indistinguishable from the real thing, and some celebrities even go as far as to record waking-up videos to establish their natural beauty persona—seemingly very real, yet even their tousled hair is meticulously styled.

This Jiang Li might have gotten up at three in the morning and hired a team to create this appearance for her debut.

In the livestream room, those who had praised her beauty were quickly replaced by trolls, clamoring and arguing that she give Su Yinwan an explanation on camera.

In comparison, He Yun’s livestream room was much quieter.

Thus, a wave of passersby, who were drawn to Jiang Li’s livestream because of the beautiful animated GIFs on Weibo, poured into He Yun’s livestream after being put off by the hostile barrages of comments in Jiang Li’s.

However, Jiang Li herself didn’t seem to care about this.

After closing the book in her hand, she smiled and responded to the apologetic staff member.

“Sorry, it’s my oversight. I’m used to getting up early, so I arrived a bit early. I got so engrossed in my book that I forgot to notify you all.”

The girl’s soft, gentle words reached He Yun, who couldn’t help but look up in surprise.

He had heard of this Jiang Li before.

Before coming here, his team had admonished him time and again, telling him just to mind his own business and avoid getting close to other guests.

After all, the reputations of the others weren’t good to hear.

Especially this Jiang Li.

Having offended some big shot, her scandal was hung up on the trending searches for a week without being taken down. Her character was also known to be particularly poor, especially in her relationships.

Therefore, she was listed by his team as the number-one person to steer clear of.

So even though He Yun had been taken aback by her unique charisma just a moment ago, he didn’t greet her and chose the seat farthest away from her.

Yet her attitude toward the staff member caught him by surprise.

If she were really as the rumors on the internet described, how could she be so humble and polite?

And her eyes gave off a feeling of comfort and warmth, showing no trace of malice or pretense.

Realizing that he was paying too much attention, Jiang Li tilted her head and, in that moment, their eyes met.

The clarity in her eyes made He Yun startled again, and he quickly diverted his gaze.

Naturally, he missed Jiang Li’s thoughtful expression.

Although Jiang Li’s demeanor earned unanimous praise from the staff present, the comments in the livestream room weren’t buying it at all.

[Used to getting up early? I almost believed that. Is she starting to build a persona now? She’s not as genuine as Mr. He next door, at least he really is professional.]

[I laughed. Since when did the underachiever get so engrossed in reading? And a tattered book with no title, Jiang Li is really putting on a show.]

[She might as well have set up a haughty and unruly rich girl persona. A lady who loves studying and getting up early? Ugh, I can taste the pretense spilling out of the screen.]

[What else does Jiang Li have going for her besides her face? No, scratch that, her face might not even be factory original.]

Because the two guests had arrived much too early, the director’s team, who had planned for everyone to be late, suddenly found themselves in a frenzy.

Only after both of them had settled down did Director Sun finally rush over, holding a cup of soy milk and biting on a fried dough stick.

After swallowing the food in his mouth, he hurriedly took his megaphone and sat at his station.

“Uh, sorry for being a bit late. Since the two guests have already arrived early, how about we get to know each other?”

He Yun, concerned whether the camera had caught their recent exchange, tilted his head even more and coldly responded with “Not very familiar.”

Seeing this, Jiang Li just nodded slightly, said “Hello,” and then continued to lean against the window and read.

The atmosphere in the lounge had suddenly turned frigid.

Eventually, it even became so quiet that only the awkward coughs of the staff could be heard.

Director Sun, still holding half a fried dough stick in his hand: “…..”

He had anticipated that shooting this variety show might be challenging, but he didn’t expect things to go awry right from the start.

“All right then, I’ll start by introducing myself.”

Next, Director Sun rambled on and on, trying hard to find icebreaker phrases to get Jiang Li and He Yun to interact.

But all he received in response was the sound of Jiang Li flipping through a book and the puzzled eyes of He Yun asking, “What are you doing?”

The live stream comments were about to explode with laughter.

[What’s happening here? Who’s out-awkwarding whom? Oh my God, I’m dying of secondhand embarrassment just watching through the screen.]

[Director Sun is so pitiful, not even done with breakfast and already forced to perform, and then these two aren’t taking the bait at all.]

[Hahahahaha why isn’t anyone laughing? Is this not hilarious? If Mr. He weren’t wearing a mask, I reckon the word ‘disdain’ would be written all over his face.]

[He Yun: I’ve never come across a director who talks this much in my life.]

Of course, there were also those taking the opportunity to continue hurling insults.

[What are He Yun and Jiang Li pulling? This is a variety show, not their own homes?]

[Exactly, and Jiang Li isn’t even taking the initiative to greet our Movie Emperor. This junior has no manners at all; what’s said online must be true.]

However, just as the live chat was incessantly scrolling with remarks about how “awkward” and “the coldest opening in variety show history,” the third guest quietly made his entrance.

The moment the newcomer was seen, the viewership in the live stream room skyrocketed.

[Holy shit, it’s actually Qi Tianyu! How did the production team manage to get him on the show!]

[So, he’s one of the special guests, awesome! Finally, there’s someone normal on this show.]

[Ahhh, what a pleasant surprise! I was just watching “King of Roast” yesterday, and now Qi Tianyu shows up in the “Flash Change” live stream. I declare, from this moment on, to elevate Flash Concubine to Flash Empress!]

Qi Tianyu was a recent star on the roast debate variety show “King of Roast.”

His solid values and humorous remarks made him the meme king of the year among netizens. Coupled with his pretty-boy looks, he quickly attracted a large number of devoted fans, and his likability among the general public was off the charts.

He was precisely the ace up Shen Lan’s sleeve.

After all, they knew that having all five guests on the same stage would undoubtedly turn the live stream into a chaotic mess.

They had chosen a relatively experienced director to take charge, but they still couldn’t rest assured. Thus, they had spent a lot of money to bring in Qi Tianyu.

Hoping that, as a contrasting figure, he could collaborate with the director to warm the atmosphere and utilize his comedian potential to attract a wave of viewers.

Qi Tianyu set off carrying the hopes of the entire directing and production teams.

At the moment of his arrival, the staff in the lounge looked at him as if he were a savior.

With Qi Tianyu there, they finally wouldn’t have to fear a dead air anymore!

Director Sun took the opportunity to signal frantically at him with his eyes.

God knows how torturous those past ten minutes had been for him; he nearly wore out his lips and still couldn’t get those two to utter a single word.

One was aloof and unapproachable, the other exuded an inexplicably stable and powerful aura, making it hard for him to directly issue orders.

Now with the King of Memes here, there was no fear of the atmosphere turning cold again.

Qi Tianyu, catching the signal, instantly turned to the duo upon entering and said, “Ah, I can’t believe I’m not the first one here?”

“Being the perpetual Lao San on ‘King of Roast’ is bad enough, how come I’m still the eternal Lao San when I come to ‘Flash Change’?”