Maybe it was because yesterday's trek with extra weight was too much of a mess. This morning, the production team held an impromptu meeting.
Mu Jincheng crawled out of the tent, and the first thing he did was glance over in Shen Yan's direction.
Basking in the morning light, Shen Yan's skin glowed with a dreamy luster. In the warm glow, he felt that Shen Yan suddenly transcended!
Chu Jinghe, who put on a no-makeup look in the tent, crawled out and saw Mu Jincheng staring blankly in Shen Yan's direction, his expression darkening slightly.
Following his gaze landing on Shen Yan, Chu Jinghe took a slight breath.
She suppressed the jealousy that surged in her heart.
From the moment she saw Shen Yan's true face, Chu Jinghe knew there was no way she could surpass Shen Yan in terms of beauty.
But she didn't think she was any less than Shen Yan.
Yesterday, Shen Yan's performance was too outstanding. Last night, she checked the buzz on Weibo and various apps.
She found that Shen Yan, who only had anti-fans, now surprisingly had a genuine fan club.
Shen Yan's public image was slowly improving.
Ever since Shen Yan speared fish to save Wen Yan, Shen Yan's brilliance couldn't be hidden anymore.
It shouldn't have been like this.
However, the online data didn't lie.
The sense of crisis Shen Yan brought to Chu Jinghe grew increasingly intense.
"Ahem."
Chu Jinghe pretended to cough.
Mu Jincheng immediately withdrew his gaze, startled by his own action.
What was he just doing?
Did he actually find Shen Yan, standing in the morning light, charming?
The person he liked was Chu Jinghe, and she was the one he intended to protect in the future.
Definitely not the goal-driven Shen Yan.
Mu Jincheng felt this was a deliberate illusion created by Shen Yan.
Mu Jincheng's expression darkened a bit.
When he turned to face Chu Jinghe, his demeanor softened again.
He smiled gently, "You're up!"
"Yes," Chu Jinghe smiled modestly, "I wonder what challenge Director Li will give us today."
Survival on a desert island in total lasts for five episodes, with each episode lasting five days.
Filming began on Wednesday.
By the time Shen Yan returned, they had already recorded for a day, including yesterday. They would finish this episode three days later.
Chu Jinghe's gaze suddenly shifted to Xu Zishen, who was stretching over there.
Xu Zishen, seemingly sensing something, glanced over and, meeting Chu Jinghe's gaze, nodded with a slight smile.
Seeing this, Chu Jinghe walked over.
Qin Dingyue had also put on makeup today. Her skin was still decent, but ever since joining the show, she'd tanned a shade darker.
Qin Dingyue had the kind of skin that tanned easily but was hard to lighten. Her manager was anxious after seeing this and had scheduled her for a beauty treatment on Monday.
"Shen Yan!"
Qin Dingyue crawled out and immediately saw Shen Yan standing there in the morning light.
The manager, who held a phone outside, saw her not interacting with Xu Zishen but instead running towards the controversial Shen Yan, fuming enough to want to smash the phone!
Last time, she missed the chance to get close to Xu Zishen. Despite reminders, she was still so careless; there was no helping her.
In fact, other than Qin Dingyue, the other participants were also reminded by their managers to cozy up to Xu Zishen.
After all, being a rich young man from a province, getting in good with him would always be beneficial.
Nearby, Wen Yan rolled his eyes as he saw Qin Dingyue approaching Shen Yan.
He thought Qin Dingyue was the most attention-seeking and a bit annoying.
"Shen Yan! Your skin is so nice! Is it really bare?" Qin Dingyue, perhaps not thinking, reached out to touch Shen Yan's face.
Once she touched it, Qin Dingyue's eyes went wide.
"Your skin is so smooth!"
Shen Yan: "..."
How did such a straightforward girl manage to make it in the entertainment industry?
Her manager must have played a significant role.
"It's truly bare! I'm so jealous of your natural beauty!" Qin Dingyue lamented, "Not like me, I can't regain my fairness after tanning. It's stressing me out..."
Standing next to Shen Yan, Qin Dingyue started to complain.
In front of the camera, Qin Dingyue's fans were exasperated.
Oh, silly girl, you can't just complain to anyone. Don't you realize who's standing in front of you?
Shen Yan looked at Qin Dingyue.
Qin Dingyue laughed awkwardly: "Am I talking too much?"
[Silly girl, you finally realize what you're doing!]
[Covering my face, can't bear to watch.]
[This isn't my girl.]
"If you want to maintain your skin, after this episode, I can help you make an ointment."
"Huh?"
Qin Dingyue looked at Shen Yan in a daze.
Realizing Shen Yan was serious.
"Are, are you studying medicine?"
Shen Yan shook her head, then nodded, "Half a medicine student, I guess."
Before the age of fifteen, she truly aimed to take the path of Traditional Chinese Medicine. After fifteen, her life underwent a dramatic change.
At that base, she also learned a lot.
So, one could say she was half a medicine student.
Qin Dingyue suddenly got interested, "Then why did you enter the entertainment industry? Was it really like the rumors, for Mu Jincheng?"
Although Mu Jincheng was indeed good-looking.
Yet, Qin Dingyue thought he was just so-so.
Qin Dingyue's fans: "..."
If they were on site, they'd want to drag her away.
Could she really ask such a direct question?
Think it through.
Shen Yan's newly acquired fans were amused!
It also opened another aspect for them to recognize Shen Yan.
Turns out Shen Yan also studied medicine.
What a surprise.
[Wuwu~ I also need that ointment!]
[Yanyan, my skin is dark too, I want the ointment!]
[Haha, Shen Yan's lies are becoming more and more outlandish.]
[Seeing her catch fish and start a fire with sticks, being adept at farming, I even suspect the Fake Princess might have a rural background.]
[What's wrong with being from the countryside, can't a rural person become a star? Are rural people eating your rice or sleeping in your bed?]
[Exactly, anti-fans are just making a fuss, paranoid, and lacking in quality.]
[My Yanyan's looks, her aura, anti-fan even you, a city person, couldn't match up to a third of it.]
[Even if my Yanyan is from the countryside, I still like her! Anti-fans, get lost.]
[Ignore the anti-fans; jealousy makes people ugly. Let's cheer for Yanyan!]
A wave of "cheering" swept by.
Anti-fans gritted their teeth, picked up the keyboard, and started typing furiously.
"All guests, please gather at the front," Director Li called out with a megaphone.
Here we go!
Director Li, the black-hearted, started his act again.
Qin Dingyue happily grabbed Shen Yan's hand: "Let's go over!"
Shen Yan, still unused to such close contact, withdrew her hand.
Qin Dingyue chuckled foolishly, feeling a bit silly.
Fans could hardly bear to watch anymore.
Director Li looked at the guests, smiling innocuously, and said, "Today, we'll change the rules a bit."
Change the rules?
Everyone instantly tensed up.
Director Li really was up to something.
"Director Li, our time is valuable; let's hurry up and start," even Xu Zishen was speechless.
Director Li grinned like an evil mastermind and said, "I know you've all been in teams for a while now, and you've developed a good rapport with each other. However, we want to ensure fairness, so we've decided to shuffle the teams and draw lots to form new ones!"
Mu Jincheng's brow furrowed.
He didn't approve of this suggestion at all.
Who knew if, after the shuffle, he would still end up in the same team with Chu Jinghe?
Qin Dingyue excitedly said, "I want to team up with Shen Yan!"
Director Li cleared his throat, "The girls will draw lots to decide their male partners."
Qin Dingyue's smile quickly disappeared, making her fans laugh out loud.
Shen Yan didn't care in the slightest about who she teamed up with.