Chapter 115: Love Variety Show Strategy System (33)

Xie Yang imagined the scene of being in a relationship with him, rubbed the exquisite essential oil bottle in her hand, and couldn't help but laugh; she really was overthinking it.

But since this essential oil had the effect of dispelling cold and dampness, she didn't waste it; she dripped a few drops into her palm, rubbed them warm, massaged her body, and then turned off the lights to sleep.

What she didn't know was that Zhou Hanqing had returned to his room and sent a very solemn text message to his mother: "I want to learn how to blend essential oils from you."

"……"

Upon receiving the text from her youngest son, Ms. Jiang was so startled she nearly dropped the skincare product in her hand.

Her second son had been less talkative than his peers since he was a child.

Take the time he was in kindergarten, for instance; while the other children in the class were so noisy they gave the teacher a headache, only her boy could sit in a corner for half a day, either staring at the sparrows outside the window or focusing on listening to a music box.

After hitting puberty, he became even quieter.

When she contacted him normally, she would say a whole lot, and he would just reply with "Mm," "Okay," or at most, three words: "Got it."

This time, he actually sent her a complete sentence, used a respectful form of address, and said he wanted to learn essential oil blending—something he previously dismissed as not doing his proper job and a waste of time?

Oh my! Did the sun rise from the west?

Ms. Jiang, far away in Beijing, pushed open the window to look: Oh, the stars were all over the sky; it was still night!

This was truly rare!

But since her son had taken the initiative to ask for the first time, she would help him organize the materials even if it meant staying up late.

Thus, President Zhou, who had originally wanted to be intimate with his dear wife, was left out in the cold.

"Wife, it's late at night; why are you still busy instead of sleeping?"

"Oh, you go to sleep yourself; I'm organizing some things for our son."

"Is Hanyun asking you for something again?"

"It's not the eldest; it's the second one."

"Hanqing? Didn't he go to the island to record a show? Did he call you? When did this happen? How come I didn't know?"

The father felt a bit sour; his son only thought of his mother, not his father.

"He didn't call; he just sent a message saying he wanted to learn essential oil blending from me, so I have to teach him everything I've learned in my life," Ms. Jiang said happily.

Her hands didn't stop, as she sorted out a pile of materials that a beginner could pick up after one read, followed by some bottles and jars.

She had several sets of essential oil extraction equipment and picked out a brand-new set to mail to her son tomorrow; as for the materials, she would just send the electronic versions.

"Why does he want that? Didn't he used to dislike these things?"

"I'm not sure, but since he wants to learn, I'm certainly happy to teach."

President Zhou: "……"

He also wanted to teach his son, but all he knew was business and finance.

And his two sons didn't like either of those.

Heartache.

……

A new day, and the director changed up the flow with a new trick:

"……Four days from now, you will all welcome your third 'One-Day Date.' The previous two times, the dating partners were matched through a game on the eve of or the day of the date, but this time, we are changing the method."

Just now, the production team has published the photos of you paired up on the official website. Netizens will vote to select the pair of guests with the most 'CP' chemistry, and the third 'One-Day Date' partners will be matched based on the number of online votes……"

Just as the director was explaining the rules, the live stream had already begun.

Netizens who entered the live stream one after another couldn't wait to click on the production team's official website link after hearing half of it, and they truly saw the twenty-five photos released by the production team.

Each guest had five CP combination photos, and next to each photo was a small circle to select; whichever pair of guests you felt had more CP chemistry, you would select the corresponding photo and click submit.

The event would last for four days, and during these four days, any netizen with real-name verification could cast one vote per day.

The guests continued as before, pairing up to engage in various games and interactions.

It lasted until 10:00 PM on the fourth day, when the voting closed.

The production team announced the matching list for the third "One-Day Date" based on the netizens' voting results.

【Wow! The director is going to stir up trouble!】

【This is going to be exciting!】

【Should have done this a long time ago!】

【In this way, won't the fans of each side start fighting?】

【Who has time to fight? They're too busy campaigning for votes.】

【By the way, do we have to vote based on the most CP chemistry? That's so boring! I'm going to vote for the pair with the least CP chemistry.】

【……Brother, you have a mind of your own!】

Don't even mention it; at first, netizens were indeed voting for the pair of guests with the "most CP chemistry" according to the production team's requirements, but as more and more netizens joined in to "cause trouble," watch the fun, stir up chaos, refuse to play by the rules, and just love to see the director scratching his head in despair, the trend really did develop in a direction the production team had never anticipated.

The "most CP chemistry" voting session was forcibly twisted by netizens into "least CP chemistry."

When the voting closed at 10:00 PM on the fourth day, the director saw the statistical results and was left completely dumbfounded.

Guest combinations with the most CP chemistry—

First place: Xie Yang & Xiao Chenglei

Second place: Xie Danni & Jiang Tuo

Third place: Liu Yang & Zhou Hanqing

Fourth place: Chen Anqi & Fu Yichen

Fifth place: Luo Qianyun & Lu Ming

The guests and the production team who learned the results: "……"

It wasn't just the director who was stunned; the guests all felt it was unbelievable.

"This matching is too ridiculous!"

Someone muttered.

Yeah, it's too ridiculous!

Xiao Chenglei and Xie Yang, a pair that couldn't be further apart.

Out of the five male guests, Xiao Chenglei is the one who has partnered with Xie Yang the least and had the shortest interaction time.

Xie Yang has a CP nickname with the other four male guests, but not with Xiao Chenglei.

Could it be that this batch of netizens really wants to see her collect all five CP nicknames? And then be crowned the new queen of the Love Variety Show?

Furthermore, Jiang Tuo and Xie Danni have practically had "we can't stand each other, don't ever date" written on their foreheads since their first official date; is the point of this CP pairing to watch them "love-hate each other"?

The remaining three pairs are no better; in short, not a single one is a normal CP.

Are the netizens of this season collectively blind?

【Hahahaha... *hiccup*! I laughed so hard I can't breathe!】

【It was worth me voting every day; I finally voted for the CP combination I wanted! Sister Xie, although you and our Brother Lei don't have much CP chemistry, I hope you can give Brother Lei a boost. The Stones thank you here!】

【Holy crap! Xiao Chenglei's fans are so shrewd! Using the banner of "having the least CP chemistry," they're actually trying to leech off Sister Xie's popularity?】

【Sister Xie's popularity has indeed been high lately; even if they don't end up together, it's not bad to ride the wave of popularity and get on the trending list a few times!】

【Ahhh! I was careless! A miscalculation!】

"Director Cen, don't you think this is too much of a joke?"

Jiang Tuo's face, which could split the heavens with its handsomeness, was as black as soot right now.

"Uh..."

The director also felt that the voting results had truly exceeded his expectations.

But then he thought: isn't this a great opportunity to increase viewership ratings?

So he said with a chuckle: "The entire voting process was notarized, and there are no issues with the data, which shows that this is the best CP in the netizens' hearts. Since that is the case, we must respect the voting results. Well then, today's recording ends here. Everyone, get some rest early, and I wish you a pleasant and successful date tomorrow!"

"..."

Just tell me, who could still be happy after this! Damn it!