AMTBYIGA Chapter 100

Chapter 100: Someone is Speaking Ill of Him

Lin Sui was stunned for a second, “A special guest? How come I don’t know about this?”

“Didn’t you check our communication group?” Silver Fox took out his phone and opened a WeChat group. Lin Sui leaned over to look. The group was full of the streamers and staff participating in the variety show.

They were still chatting, and Lin Sui saw that they were talking about him, all curious about why he hadn’t joined the group.

“That’s strange, didn’t the official account send you a notification?” Silver Fox muttered a few times and conveniently pulled Lin Sui into the group.

[SuiSuiPingAn has joined the group]

A line of grey text appeared at the very bottom of the chat log. The group, which had been chatting enthusiastically, seemed to have been put on pause, the silence a little awkward.

Lin Sui held his phone and pondered for a moment, cautiously sending a “Hello everyone” bunny sticker.

Silver Fox immediately sent a welcoming confetti animation, followed by a few scattered welcomes, and then silence again. The awkwardness could be felt even through the phone screen.

“Is it because I joined the group late?” Lin Sui was a little at a loss.

“No, it’s almost time to board the plane anyway, they’ve probably all turned on airplane mode,” Silver Fox said, trying to comfort him, then frowned tightly.

He hadn’t felt it before, but now that he thought about it, everything seemed strange. As one of the platform’s biggest streamers, how could Lin Sui have been accidentally forgotten and not notified to join the group? And the reactions of the others after Lin Sui joined were obviously off, as if they were avoiding some kind of monster.

Although Lin Sui didn’t usually socialize much with other streamers, everyone was still polite on the surface. This obvious rejection was completely unreasonable.

Silver Fox spent most of his time playing games and hadn’t paid much attention to the chat logs. He glanced at Lin Sui’s disappointed expression and decided to secretly scroll through the chat later to see what had happened.

He vaguely guessed that someone might have said something in the group, taking advantage of the fact that Lin Sui didn’t have many friends to make up stories about him.

Hmph, daring to bully his friend? When he found out, he’d see how he got his revenge!

Silver Fox sneered inwardly. On the surface, he nonchalantly patted Lin Sui on the shoulder and urged, “It’s almost time to board, let’s go.”

Lin Sui didn’t take the matter to heart either and got up to follow him.

The tickets bought by the program team were naturally for economy class. After Lin Sui sat down in his seat, he couldn’t help but curiously touch his surroundings. So this was what economy class was like.

Although the space wasn’t that big, it seemed very lively, and it was easy to chat.

Lin Sui quite liked this atmosphere. Coupled with his anticipation for the upcoming trip to the grasslands, the light in his eyes, which had been dim these past few days, brightened a little. Silver Fox, sitting next to him, couldn’t help but feel a surge of paternal love. He thought to himself, no wonder Lin Sui had the most “mom fans”; with such an endearing face and personality, who wouldn’t love him?

Silver Fox, who had just turned nineteen this year, looked at Lin Sui, who was already twenty-two, with affection.

After a three-hour flight, they arrived at their destination. Lin Sui and Silver Fox got into a car arranged by the program team and arrived at the hotel. As soon as they entered, they saw the other participants.

They seemed to have just arrived as well, dragging their luggage and chatting idly in the lobby, vaguely surrounding the three permanent guests. Although they seemed to be chatting separately, Lin Sui could clearly see from the entrance that almost everyone’s eyes would occasionally glance at the celebrities not far away.

Lin Sui curiously followed their gaze. The three celebrities were all seniors in the entertainment industry. One was a well-known host, one was a talented actor, and one was a well-known director. This was all information he had looked up in advance.

Although they were celebrities, they weren’t pretentious at all. They looked like three middle-aged people who had joined a tour group together. Lin Sui glanced at them twice, then pulled Silver Fox upstairs to put away their luggage before coming back down.

In less than twenty minutes, the six people downstairs had become more familiar, and laughter could be heard from time to time. A smile appeared on Lin Sui’s lips, and he walked over with light steps, preparing to join them.

The atmosphere of this variety show was indeed as friendly as it was said online. This was Lin Sui’s thought before he walked over.

However, everything changed the moment he approached. The three streamers who had been smiling just now seemed to have lost their voices at the same time. They looked at each other, then tacitly closed their mouths.

Lin Sui: ?

Lin Sui stopped in his tracks, feeling a little confused. Only then did he realize that the rocker youth from before was also here. However, today he wasn’t rocking at all. He was uncharacteristically wearing a refreshing shirt and jeans, looking as fair and clean as a college student fresh out of campus.

Speaking of which, what was his name again?

Lin Sui paused slightly, belatedly realizing that he didn’t seem to know anyone except Silver Fox. He immediately regretted not doing his homework and asking beforehand.

The host, Wang Hong, who was chatting animatedly, was puzzled. When she saw Lin Sui, her eyes lit up, and she waved with a smile, “You must be Little Lin. Come over and chat. Everyone is discussing what tasks the program team will arrange for us today.”

The stiff atmosphere eased up a bit because of this sentence, but still no one spoke much. At this time, a girl sitting in the corner said softly, “There’s still a seat next to me.”

Lin Sui breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sat down, using a pillow to save a seat for Silver Fox next to him.

When Silver Fox came out of the room just now, he looked at his phone and suddenly said he had something to deal with and wouldn’t be down until later. Lin Sui was afraid that when he came over, there would be no place to sit, which would be too awkward.

“Hello, thank you for earlier,” Lin Sui politely thanked the girl who had helped him out, his slightly rounded almond eyes curved slightly, his eyes clear and bright, the amber color of his pupils slightly lighter in the sunlight, appearing particularly gentle, as if his eyes were full of the person he was looking at.

The girl blushed, unconsciously relaxing, and whispered, “My name is Meng Xiaoxiao, you can just call me Xiaoxiao. I’m a food streamer, my ID is TigerTigerWind.”

Lin Sui earnestly remembered it. He was very happy to have made a new friend and said enthusiastically, “I can cook too. I’ll make something for you to try when the time comes, but what I make might not be as delicious as yours.”

Meng Xiaoxiao saw that Lin Sui was different from what she had heard and looked suspiciously at Xiao Yao, who was sitting closest to Wang Hong. Didn’t he say that Lin Sui was coming to this variety show to prepare for his debut? He also said that he would definitely squeeze out their screen time. Why did she feel that Lin Sui was quite easy to get along with?

On the other hand, this Xiao Yao, who seemed very approachable online, didn’t pay much attention to them offline, only revolving around the three celebrity guests. Although she knew that this was human nature, the difference between his current attitude and his previous enthusiasm was too great, and the others present felt a little uncomfortable.

Lin Sui didn’t notice the undercurrents beneath the seemingly calm surface. When Silver Fox came down, he immediately introduced him and Meng Xiaoxiao to each other. The three quickly became familiar. After a while, the director of the variety show arrived late, followed by a cameraman carrying a camera.

When the eight people saw this, they understood that filming had begun and quickly stood up. Wang Hong jokingly said to the director, “What bad idea are you waiting to torment us with this time?”

“Hey, look at what you’re saying. When have I ever tormented you? You were the one who got lost last time, and I sent someone to find you,” the director replied immediately, as he and Wang Hong were old acquaintances. At the same time, he waved at the camera behind him, a look of heartbreak on his face, “Viewers, come and see the real face of your Teacher Wang in private!”

Wang Hong was stunned, her gaze shifting to the camera, surprised, “Live broadcast?”

“That’s right, as expected of Teacher Wang, you’re quick to react,” the director said with a smile. “This time, let’s try a new format, a full live broadcast with no editing. Isn’t that exciting enough! But some Easter eggs are only available in the main feature, viewers, don’t forget to support it.”

As soon as these words came out, the eight people couldn’t help but communicate in low voices, their eyes shifting as they each had their own thoughts.

Everyone present was familiar with live broadcasts, but a reality show combined with a live broadcast could be considered a huge breakthrough. After all, although it was a “real” reality show, there would be scripts and arrangements to some extent for the sake of the show’s effect. If that didn’t work, there was still editing to turn the bad into the good. Now, with the live broadcast, these research methods instantly became a pipe dream.

But while the risk was high, it was indeed a high-reward thing. The format of a reality show plus a live broadcast would inevitably attract a huge amount of traffic. If they could perform well… the benefits that followed would not only be fans but also the most important thing: reputation!

Thinking of this, the streamers straightened their backs and tried to leave the best impression on the camera.

Each person had their own exclusive follow-up camera. Lin Sui smiled and greeted his cameraman, taking a few extra glances at the big guy on the other’s shoulder. He couldn’t help but lean over and whisper, thinking that others couldn’t hear him, “Does this have a beauty filter?”

The cameraman’s mouth twitched, and he helplessly reminded, “Teacher Lin, the sound pickup effect of this is pretty good.”

In other words, everyone in the entire live broadcast room heard that sentence.

Lin Sui: !!!

Lin Sui’s eyes widened like a cat’s, his ears turning red instantly from embarrassment. He lowered his head and slipped back into the team as if nothing had happened.

Anyway, no one saw it just now, so he didn’t do anything stupid!

Lin Sui patted his face, brainwashing himself.

As for the live broadcast room… anyway, he couldn’t see it. As long as he couldn’t see it, social awkwardness wouldn’t catch up to him!

[Hahaha, SuiSui was so cute just now, so dumb and cute]

[Help, he’s really so handsome, his skin is flawless even up close, wuwuwuwu I’m so jealous]

[Beautiful, lick, understand?]

[Babe, we don’t even need a beauty filter! Give us mortals a chance to live!]

[It’s been a long time since I saw SuiSui baby. I want to ask what’s going on with the “sister-in-law” issue. Why haven’t there been any sweets lately? Did you really guys fight?]

[Same question, fighting is okay, but please don’t get divorced, ahhhh!]

Similar questions sprang up like mushrooms after the rain. It was really because the previous affectionate relationship between these two had been too impressive, even the “only” fans couldn’t help but take a few bites. Now that they had suddenly become cold, countless people felt very uncomfortable.

It took Lin Sui a while to feel less embarrassed. He happened to hear the director mysteriously say, “Everyone should know that we have a special guest this time, right? I just received a call that he has arrived outside the hotel. Does everyone want to know who he is?!”

Everyone cooperatively said a few “wants.” The director nodded in satisfaction, “Then let’s warmly welcome our special guest! Remember to add a BGM here in post-production. This person is a heavyweight, we have to give him enough fanfare!”

This sentence instantly made the special guest even more mysterious. Lin Sui couldn’t help but stand on tiptoe, looking expectantly at the hotel entrance.