Chen Quanying was already in her early forties. She had been famous for more than ten years and had been on the Spring Festival Gala several times. She was very popular.
She had joined this show partly because it was very popular, but also because she had not been active for a long time. In any case, she had not retired from the industry. She could not stay in seclusion forever, so she had come out at the director's invitation.
Zhou Yun was very respectful to Chen Quanying and kept calling her Sister Ying.
Chen Quanying was an old-fashioned person. No matter what she was thinking, she would not make it difficult for a young person on the surface.
From the looks of it, the two of them were still chatting and laughing happily.
Zhou Lan was standing next to the director's team.
After a while, Liu Qingqing and Su Yan appeared.
The two of them walked over with their arms around each other as they chatted.
Zhou Yun saw it from afar and was dazed. She almost thought that she had seen wrongly.
Zhou Yun finally understood when she saw a cameraman carrying a camera and taking photos of them from the side.
It did not matter if the news of them not being on good terms spread, but they had to appear more harmonious in front of the camera. Otherwise, how could this show continue when they were both permanent MCs?
There were some things that could be done, but they could not be exposed.
All the guests had already changed their clothes and were ready.
The director raised his loudspeaker and said, "Our first game, Battle of the Quagmire."
The rules of the quagmire battle were that everyone would be divided into two teams to fight for the three balls in the quagmire and throw them into the corresponding baskets. Whichever team who threw more balls in would win.
This was a classic game of "The Weather is So Good:.
The team had already been divided in advance, but during the official shooting, they still had to shoot a round of them drawing lots.
Variety shows had scripts. The difference was that some scripts were just an outline and a guide, while others were detailed to certain jokes and effects.
"The Weather is So Good" was alright. There was only a rough script, such as three balls and three rounds. The first two rounds were arranged for two teams to win once each, but there was no script for the last round. It was all based on the team's true strength. This arrangement was also to increase the suspense of the competition so that one side would not be too strong and give others a one-sided domination.
Zhou Yun and Liu Qingqing were assigned to the same team.
Su Yan and Chen Quanying were assigned to another team.
This was also to balance the strength of the two teams. In terms of stamina, women were inferior to men, so each team had two.
In the camera, Liu Qingqing and Zhou Yun naturally stood together.
"We'll rest at the side later. Be careful not to get involved. These men are especially barbaric when they snatch the ball."
She seemed to be whispering to Zhou Yun and reminding her out of goodwill.
Of course, Liu Qingqing's cameraman had recorded this scene.
Zhou Yun smiled and said, "It's my first time here, so I'm a little nervous. Sister Qingqing, I'll follow you later."
Liu Qingqing laughed. "Don't worry, I will protect you."
A whistle sounded. The first round had begun.
The men ran hard toward the ball across the quagmire.
Zhou Yun followed Liu Qingqing's footsteps and tried to take a few steps forward.
Walking in the quagmire was especially difficult. For women, their stamina was originally disadvantaged, so this was even harder.
Zhou Yun had never thought of rushing into the crowd of men to snatch the ball. This was a comedic variety show. The most important thing was to grab the camera and show off the side that could attract fans.
For example, Liu Qingqing did not rush forward. Instead, she waved her hands and devoted herself to cheering for her team.
At this moment, Zhou Yun realized that Su Yan and Chen Quanying were secretly walking towards the quagmire.
"Catch it!" Zhang Haichen from the other team shouted. He threw a ball that had already been rolled by the mud and it landed beside Su Yan and the others.
"Ah!" Liu Qingqing screamed. "Zhou Yun, stop them!"
Zhou Yun immediately rushed up with Liu Qingqing.
The two of them stopped Chen Quanying and Su Yan.
The ball was in Su Yan's hand.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Yun immediately went forward to snatch the ball.
Su Yan immediately hugged the ball and shouted, "Sister Ying, help—"
Zhou Yun laughed as she tried to snatch the ball out of Su Yan's hand. "Give me the ball!"
Su Yan screamed, "Zhou Yun, why are you so strong?"
Zhou Yun tried her best to grab the ball and pull it back. Suddenly, Su Yan let go. Zhou Yun fell into the mud with the ball in her arms.
Her entire face was covered in mud.
Zhou Yun tried her best to get up, but it was not easy to get up in the quagmire.
The few of them rushed up. Liu Qingqing helped suppress Su Yan while Chen Quanying snatched the ball from Zhou Yun.
The four women were embroiled in a chaotic battle.
The men did not dare to go forward.
They were not idle either. One by one, they began to explain.
"Wow, these women are really terrifying!"
"Aren't they usually fairies?"
"Su Yan has snatched the ball!"
...
Zhou Yun felt her body being suppressed by several people. The ball in her hand was snatched away. She looked and saw that it was Su Yan.
"Sister Ying, I got the ball!" Su Yan shouted in surprise.
Chen Quanying took the ball from Su Yan and sprinted towards the basket in front.
According to the script, Su Yan's team would win this round.
Liu Qingqing pretended to chase after them.
Just as Zhou Yun was about to get up from the quagmire, a foot suddenly kicked over. It directly kicked her head and kicked her back into the quagmire.
She swallowed a mouthful of mud.
"Cough—"
With a whistle, Chen Quanying scored.
She let out a whoop.
"Sigh." Liu Qingqing sighed and turned around. She helped Zhou Yun up and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Zhou Yun shook her head and spat out the mud in her mouth. Actually, she looked a little disheveled, but her mud-covered face was still smiling brightly and innocently. It even made people pity her because of her pitiful look.
"They're too strong."
Liu Qingqing held Zhou Yun's hand and walked to the edge of the swamp.
"Don't worry, we'll win it back in the next round!" Liu Qingqing was full of fighting spirit.
Walking to the shore, Su Yan handed over two towels.
"Oh my god, Zhou Yun applied a mud mask on her first time on our show," Zhang Haichen said with an exaggerated smile.
Zhou Yun took the towel and wiped the mud off her face. Her fair and tender smile was still bright as she pretended to be helpless. "I know this show is very brutal, but I didn't expect it to be so brutal."
Liu Qingqing was also wiping her face.
"But Zhou Yun is really amazing. She's so fierce and powerful on her first time here," Liu Qingqing said. "I've never been able to snatch the ball from Su Yan."
Chen Quanying laughed and said, "That's true. Zhou Yun looks so small. I didn't expect her to be so strong."
The few of them chatted casually, but no one mentioned Zhou Yun being kicked.
It was unknown if they did not see it or if they tacitly suppressed it.
Zhou Yun did not mention it either and pretended that nothing had happened.
As for who kicked her…
Zhou Yun knew it herself.
Zhou Yun was not someone who would allow others to bully her. However, when she could tolerate it, she would do it, as she did not want to cause trouble.
Furthermore, it was a game just now. It was reasonable for her to be kicked accidentally.
Even if she really wanted to pursue the matter, there was no evidence.
This was their home ground, so she wouldn't be able to gain anything.
However, Zhou Yun knew of it and noted it in her heart.
After an afternoon of playing games, she was exhausted.
In the evening, Zhou Yun and the others went to the bathroom prepared by the production team to wash up. Then, they changed their clothes and set off for the next location.
Dinner was part of the show's recording.
The group of them took a bus.
They tacitly knew that this was a part of the show where they had casual conversations.
"Xiaoyun, it's your first time on our show today. How do you feel?" Liu Qingqing took the initiative to ask.
Zhou Yun's eyes lit up. She clenched her fists and said, "It's so fun!"
According to what she had discussed with Zhou Lan at the beginning, in this show, as a newcomer, she could not overshadow the host nor show that she was too weak.
She had to be slightly simpler and work hard, while being positive at the same time.
This was the route the company had planned for her. She was a female artiste with a sweet smile and a positive image.