Ah Yun and his group, led by a staff member wearing a red long-nosed mask, entered the building. To their surprise, the spherical building made entirely of metal from the outside turned out to have a fully transparent design from the inside, allowing a clear view of the surrounding desert. While marveling at the material and exquisite technology used to construct this spherical base, the group walked through the domed hall to the lounge located at the rear of the base.
There, Ah Yun and his companions discovered three other participants waiting in the lounge.
"Why are you here too?" Uncle Moldy asked, his tone unfriendly, after seeing the trio waiting in the lounge.
"Oh, look who's talking! This isn't your home, why can't we be here?" the only female among the trio of waiters replied disdainfully, giving Uncle Moldy a disdainful glance.
At this moment, while Ah Yun's group was only slightly surprised to see the three individuals in the lounge, Haoyun and his companions were astonished when they saw the woman, exclaiming, "Oh my! This woman— isn't she the one with the bad temper?!"
Indeed, the woman, who appeared very attractive, was actually the clown who had previously played the role of a bad-tempered man but now dressed as a woman! The two individuals with the bad-tempered person were similarly transformed, one into Haoyun's old acquaintance White Tiger and the other into his old acquaintance Little Tiger. To be precise, the clown who played White Tiger now portrayed a newly rising male star with greasy hair and a powdered face. As for the clown playing Little Tiger, he now appeared as a monk wearing a tiger skin.
The Countess probably made this arrangement for the convenience of communication. Therefore, from the name tags pinned to these three people's chests, they were still named "White Tiger, Bad Temper, and Little Tiger" in this scenario. Of course, the reason these three guys still used the same names might also be because the Countess couldn't be bothered to come up with new ones for them. Anyway, no matter what the actual situation was, it was very much in line with the Countess's usual style.
"How come we run into those annoying guys again?" Dream Jia expressed great annoyance.
Considering the various unpleasant encounters they had had not long ago, Haoyun's group openly expressed extreme disgust towards White Tiger and Bad Temper at this moment. At the same time, the guilt they felt towards Little Tiger made them feel unsure how to face him, now that he had changed his appearance. Of course, Little Tiger's reappearance also indicated that their previous encounter with him had been fabricated. Furthermore, his appearance made their feelings of guilt over causing his death through inglorious means vanish.
"Could it be that Little Tiger guy is going to transform into some kind of fierce beast and compete with us in this task?" Haoyun couldn't help but speculate, his mind filled once again with the terrifying power Little Tiger had demonstrated in the Glittering Forest.
Dream Jia and Dao Lao were almost tempted to rush over and give Haoyun a few slaps in the face when they heard his speculation. "Can you please stop? Could you please shut your big mouth that's always spewing nonsense?"
"I'm telling you, Daddy Cat, go ask them. Wasn't today supposed to be our special show? How come there are others here too?" While Haoyun's group was feeling annoyed at seeing White Tiger's group again, the Unlucky Immortal Troupe had already gone to the other corner of the lounge with Daddy Cat, discussing their displeasure in low voices.
After communicating with the staff of the program team, everyone understood that, due to the Unlucky Immortal Troupe's high popularity in this challenge, this episode of the variety show had become a sought-after opportunity for many celebrity artists. Many entertainment companies hoped the program team would add guest seats to this episode and began to vie for the opportunity for their artists to participate. The "Fate and Challenge" program team, which has always been very fond of its fans, agreed to the requests of many companies and specifically added mystery guests to this challenge program to bring even greater surprises to the audience.
Subsequently, the program team further explained that they ultimately decided to invite White Tiger's group as guest participants in this challenge for two reasons: first, because these three guys had recently been embroiled in negative news and were also hoping to use this opportunity to clear their names and regain their rapidly declining popularity.
White Tiger, as a senior figure in the entertainment industry, was handsome, had a good singing voice, and was deeply loved by the public. However, White Tiger's recent reputation had been severely damaged due to the exposure of his frequent workplace harassment of female actors under the guise of acting, making him a typical representative of old-time entertainers who relied on their fame and behaved improperly.
Bad Temper played the role of a female internet celebrity in this program. However, her so-called portrayal of a female internet celebrity was just wearing a black wig on her fierce face, smearing a messy makeup on, and wearing a sexy outfit.
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Ahem, digressing a bit. Bad Temper debuted here as a female internet celebrity. The company has always wanted to promote her, but unfortunately, her acting skills and singing abilities were abysmal, so much so that she could only rely on negative scandals to attract attention and earn followers. Just recently, she stirred up a scandal by having an affair with a married man in a grove, angering the man's wife. As a result, she caught the attention of a well-connected rich woman both inside and outside the industry, who, while undermining her reputation everywhere, almost pushed her to the brink of being completely blacklisted by the entire industry.
Little Tiger, on the other hand, is entirely different from the two above. He has practiced martial arts since childhood and is a famous action movie star. With his rugged appearance and robust physique, he exudes a strong masculine aura wherever he goes. It seems that his charisma is particularly favored by wealthy women of all stripes. There has always been a saying in the entertainment industry that the reason Little Tiger always wears top-notch luxury goods in his daily life is mainly due to the sponsorship of some big-shot super-rich women behind him.
Also, it was because of such rumors that Little Tiger's tough-guy image was branded with labels like "effeminate man living off women," which made him deeply distressed. So, he had the idea to participate in "Fate and Challenge" and wanted to use this show to shake off the "effeminate man" label, shifting people's focus more onto his tough-guy image rather than his private life and circle of friends.
In fact, if it weren't for the sudden surge in popularity of the Unlucky Immortal Troupe, the negative news surrounding these three individuals would have been enough to make them regulars on the top ten search lists. This decline in their public image had made them feel increasingly disheartened. Therefore, in their eyes, participating in this challenge show was necessary.
As for the second reason—well, it's quite simple actually. Because the three big shots causing negative news, all belonging to the same entertainment company—Spirit Beast Entertainment Co., Ltd., and Spirit Beast Entertainment Co., Ltd. used to be arch-enemies with Gogolnikyeva Entertainment Co., Ltd., and the two companies didn't shy away from "friendly interactions" when it came to securing opportunities for their own artists. So, upon learning that Gogolnikyeva Entertainment Co., Ltd., whose limelight had suddenly overshadowed theirs, Spirit Beast Entertainment Co., Ltd. naturally couldn't just sit back and do nothing. Therefore, they mobilized all their resources and deliberately sent White Tiger and the others to the show's production team, not only to compete fiercely with the Unlucky Immortal Troupe but also to give Gogolnikyeva Entertainment Co., Ltd., a hard time.
As soon as they heard the name "Spirit Beast Entertainment Co., Ltd.," Hao Yun and his group knew that it must be Lady Countess who was intentionally causing trouble. She obviously wanted to deliberately denigrate and humiliate the Spirit Beast Realm through this name. Naturally, Hao Yun and the others were all indignant. However, amid their anger, they couldn't help but laugh helplessly. Because this Lady Countess was really too boring, too childish, wasn't she? It was as if she were a child who couldn't win in a fight, so she sneakily gave others nicknames behind their backs, trying to slander them while finding a bit of solace for her weak soul.
"Haha, I never expected that we would have the opportunity to fight side by side. Perhaps this is fate! Haha!" White Tiger slicked over to Dream Jia's side, trying to flirt shamelessly. Dream Jia made a motion as if she wanted to vomit upon hearing this, then deliberately avoided the spot where White Tiger was standing, walked to the far end of the rest area, and sat down, starting to touch up her makeup with Daddy Cat's help.
"Hey! White Tiger, you really aren't picky, huh? With her cracked voice, aren't you afraid that one loud shout from her will make you collapse?" Bad Temper sneered at White Tiger, then glanced at Dream Jia, who was ignoring her, with disdain.
You see, Dream Jia had damaged her vocal cords in an accident, so she was most afraid of hearing others talk about her voice. Therefore, upon hearing Bad Temper's mockery, she felt extremely depressed. But what's even more tragic was that Dream Jia didn't even have the courage to retort now. Because she was afraid that once she spoke up, she would become the object of ridicule again.
"Humph! Although some people have lost their melodious voice, they are still as beautiful as a celestial, pure and lovely. Unlike certain vixens who not only get involved with married men but also often get chased and beaten by other people's wives, reeking of scandal inside and out. However, this just proves why everything this wretch says stinks!" Although Dream Jia didn't dare to retort to Bad Temper at this moment, Hao Yun immediately spoke up unreservedly to defend his old friend.
"You! You scoundrel! Clarify who you're talking about here?!" Bad Temper, being hit where it hurt by Hao Yun, jumped up from her seat and shouted angrily!
"What's wrong, old thing? Do you want to try my fist? Fists have no eyes. Aren't you afraid of being crippled by me?" Little Tiger's face darkened upon hearing this, and he immediately stood up, clenched his fist, and walked towards Bad Temper.
Seeing this, Bad Temper just grinned and chuckled, then quickly stretched his body and gestured for Little Tiger not to be rash, as the atmosphere in the rest area reached its peak. Seeing that a brawl between the six guests was imminent, the staff hurriedly rushed forward to pull them apart, so that they wouldn't get injured in a fight and affect the excitement of the challenge show.
After the staff calmed down both sides' anger on the scene, not long after, a notification came from the front: "The challenge show is about to begin."
After the guests were ready, they were guided by the staff into a studio. This studio was not quite what Hao Yun had imagined, because the theme of this variety show was a challenge. Hao Yun originally thought that there would be various props specially prepared for challenges in the studio. However, the studio they entered was empty. Not only were there no props necessary for the challenge, but they also didn't see any crew members or equipment related to filming. Moreover, the area of this studio was very cramped, and it didn't look like a place where people could engage in vigorous activities.