“Brother Lu sang so well. This song is a classic.”
Lin Xuan was only about a year younger than him, and they used to address each other as equals.
Now, “Brother Lu” came out of his mouth naturally. Capable people naturally earn respect.
Before, he had no works. Now, just this one song would be enough for him to live off for the rest of his life.
“Brother Lu, I still want to hear more of your songs. Sing the one you wrote for Sister Lin Lin too.”
Xiao Jun also looked like a little fanboy. He was completely blown away.
If he had a song like that as a foundation, his future achievements would be limitless.
Everyone burst out laughing, though the smiles of a few female guests were a little forced.
Lin Lin was very happy. Even though it was not written for her, just being able to hear a work like that made it worthwhile.
He must have written one for himself too. Being able to compose something like that had already proven his ability.
“No, no. Don’t talk nonsense.”
Li Lu hurriedly denied it. This dating variety show was so annoying, always trying to turn everything into a ship.
“Old Six, you’re really hypocritical. You have such a good song, and you still made us beg three times to invite you.”
Zhang Wenbo wore an ugly smile. Damn it, this guy was too sly.
Having such a great work in hand, he deliberately made everyone lift him up.
But he didn’t believe Li Lu had written it. He must have prepared it before coming here.
Seeing Lin Lin’s shy expression beside him made him want to spit blood.
Tonight, he would report to the company. An adulterous couple… whoever wanted to ship this CP with her could go ahead and do it.
He didn’t have that kind of hobby, Geneva.
“That last song really was written on the spot.”
Li Lu also replied with a smile, as if the earlier unpleasantness had never happened.
Zhang Wenbo cursed nonstop in his heart. He really wanted to tear off Li Lu’s hypocritical mask.
“Written just now? He can brag without even drafting it.”
But now he could only endure it and watch Li Lu show off.
The atmosphere gradually became lively, and everyone started teasing each other.
“Liu Mian, what’s up? It’s our turn now, right?”
Yang Shu bent slightly at the waist and shook his shoulders.
“Get lost. Who would want to dance with you?”
Liu Mian laughed and cursed. Who would want to dance the cha-cha with an ugly guy like him?
Amid everyone’s laughter and chatter, the party reached its end.
When the live stream was almost over, Heartbeat Bear appeared again.
“Please, each guest, write down the Heartbeat target from your first meeting, anonymously.
At the end of the live stream, we will announce the guest with the highest votes and the male guest with the lowest votes. The female guests’ votes will remain confidential.
At the same time, the male guest with the highest votes will get a chance to go on a private date with the guest who makes their heart beat.”
A staff member brought in several envelopes, pens, and paper, and handed them out.
“Don’t do this. It’s too cruel.
And it’s not fair either. Why only reveal the lowest-vote male guest?
A middle-aged guy like me is basically guaranteed zero votes, right?”
Yang Shu immediately started complaining, fully committing to the show effect.
“Heh, Director Yang, you have a lot of charisma. Be confident.”
Liu Mian raised the card in her hand, signaling that she would vote for him.
“Sister Mian, the budget for my next drama is okay. I wonder if we can work together sometime.”
Yang Shu understood instantly and leaned over with a flattering smile.
“Director Yang, I can do it too.
Look, are you still short of a male lead? I don’t take up much budget.”
Lin Xuan came over too, holding his card high.
“Get lost.”
Yang Shu laughed and cursed, shoving him away.
The bullet comments went wild too.
『The legendary backroom deal is coming.』
『Director, I’m voting for you. Go wherever you want; I can handle it.』
『Why anonymous?』
『The director is still amazing. I predict Yang Shu gets full votes.』
『Anonymous isn’t scientific. How are we supposed to know who the female guests like?』
『I just want to know who would vote for Li Lu. I’m obsessed with him.』
『That brooding guy is driving me crazy. Everyone vote for Li Lu.』
…
Heartbeat Bear’s voice rang out again, clarifying the rules.
“You may only vote for the opposite sex. Writing ‘none’ is not allowed.
If you violate the rules, you will be punished.”
The people in the yard had already scattered to different spots.
Especially the female guests. No one wanted the camera shot to catch who they had written down.
Li Lu did not hesitate at all. He instantly wrote Lin Lin’s name.
Writing anyone else would be too awkward. For example, writing Xiao Nuan would make people misunderstand and think he was a simp.
Writing Liu Mian and the other two was also inappropriate. They had not been in contact since the breakup.
Lin Lin was better. At least everyone was still friends.
Lin Lin sat in the corner and carefully wrote Li Lu’s name stroke by stroke.
He was so pitiful. Other artists came on the show with a purpose.
They had already chosen the person they wanted to pair up with. Only he had been brought in as a substitute.
If it was announced that he got zero votes, that would be so embarrassing.
As for Zhang Wenbo, who had made an arrangement with her earlier, why should she care?
Anyway, it was anonymous. She wrote Li Lu, and no one would know.
Zhang Xinyao looked left and right. No one was peeking at her.
She immediately wrote the name in her heart and put the card into the envelope.
Someone as bewildering as him — she felt bad for him.
Anyway, it was anonymous. No one would know who she wrote.
Li Shihan sealed her envelope. She had never known she had caused him so much pain.
His sense of loss, helplessness, foolishness, and inability to accomplish anything were all tied to her.
Anyway, it was anonymous. No one would know who she wrote either.
Liu Mian put down her pen with satisfaction, feeling much better.
You little fool, life is not as simple as you hoped.
I can’t give you the life you want, but I hope everything goes well for you.
Anyway, it was anonymous. Heh.
Su Nuan gently handed her envelope to the staff member.
Brother Lu had to be protected by her. He would never get zero votes.
Anyway, it was anonymous. Sorry, Xiao Jun. Even though you’re handsome, you’re not my type.
Soon, everyone’s cards were collected, and the male guests stood together teasing one another.
“Old Six, who did you write?”
“Brother Lu definitely wrote Sister Lin Lin. I’m locking this ship.”
“Ha, Brother Yang wrote Sister Liu Mian. I saw it.”
“Brat, stop talking nonsense.”
…
The female guests were rather quiet. They probably all wrote the person they were interested in, and they were a little shy about it now.
“Now, we will announce the votes.
First, we will announce the male guest with the lowest votes.”
The camera shot swept across every male guest’s face.
Confident, happy, expectant, nervous.
And one face was completely indifferent, as if he could not care less.
“Yang Shu.”
Everyone looked over. He had the lowest votes?
“Zero votes.”
“Wow, Old Liu, you fooled me?”
Yang Shu let out a tragic wail and covered his face. Zero votes. He had been humiliated.
“Zhang Wenbo, zero votes!”
But Heartbeat Bear’s voice did not stop, and everyone froze.
“Lin Xuan, zero votes!”
“Xiao Jun, zero votes!”
A string of names shocked everyone.
Every pair of eyes turned to Li Lu. According to the rules, you could only vote for the opposite sex, which meant he had a perfect score.