Chapter 36: Live Broadcast Starts Soon
Just as Xuan Xia was trying on the sports uniform, the online buzz for “Pitter-Patter, Us Falling in Love in Summer” also reached its peak.
It was only because the program group officially announced the final guest, who was precisely the “Zhou Shiqing” that netizens had been clamoring for over the past few days.
The fun-watchers were thrilled this time.
“Oh my god, there really is a Zhou Shiqing?”
“Whoa! A couple days ago we saw iQing fans suppressing the fairy fans in the plaza, this is some boomerang now, huh?”
“The program group really has no bottom line, they just know to stir up fans fighting to boost popularity. I won’t watch this trash program.”
“There’s a live broadcast tomorrow, right? I’m super curious—when Zhou Shiqing and He Tiandong meet during the live stream, will they get into it? Zhou Shiqing has always been flashy and petty, so they probably will.”
“Fight, fight, I love to see it.”
“I see the fairy fans also want to learn from iQing fans a few days ago and dominate the plaza and comment section, but unfortunately, they’re still short on numbers.”
“LOL, short on numbers? They’re short by like a billion, right.”
“iQing and fairy fans, stop fighting already. (Fight, fight)”
……
Aside from watching fans fight and hoping the actual stars would fight on the program too, how the five pairs of CPs would match up also became a point of interest for the netizen fun-watchers.
The biggest concern, of course, was Zhou Shiqing’s CP assignment.
“I think Xie Yun should be with Zhou Shiqing.”
“Xie Yun? Nan Fu would be better than that.”
“Nan Fu??? Nan Fu is so tall, Zhou Shiqing would have to wear shoe inserts standing next to her!”
“Hahaha. Zhou Shiqing with shoe inserts!! Program group, you better really be that malicious! I want to see it.”
“Don’t pair with Nan Fu, Zhou Shiqing don’t mess with my goddess. He’s from a boy group, so he matches with girl group member An Qi. They have common topics.”
“I think, no matter who Zhou Shiqing pairs with, just don’t pair with that resource person.”
“Which resource person?”
“That newcomer called Xuan Xia. After eating her melon last night, it was like a little knife slicing my butt—eye-opening.”
“If you put it that way, I think the resource person matches well with Zhou Shiqing. Neither is all that great, lock them in and spare the others.”
“I think… you’re right!”
Zhou Shiqing’s fans saw these comments and immediately got furious, reporting them on the spot.
Although Zhou Shiqing’s fans said on their lips “I’ll only watch for my bro,” in their hearts they were silently praying not to pair with the resource person!
As for “dating show face” He Tiandong, it seemed no one cared.
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After seeing Xuan Xia in the sports uniform, Yang Wanxiu quickly pictured different hairstyles in her mind, then felt that Xuan Xia would suit any of them.
But she wasn’t a makeup and styling artist after all, so what hairstyle to do in the end could only be decided by the makeup and styling artist.
Neither had checked the online situation. After lunch and a short rest, they headed to the appointed salon.
By the time they returned to the hotel, it was already late at night.
Back at the hotel, the two raced against time to return to their rooms and sleep.
The next morning at six, Yang Wanxiu got up first, packed her things, then went to wake Xuan Xia.
Just past seven, the two were already in the car, heading to the recording location.
The recording venue was at a stadium in the city suburbs. When Xuan Xia arrived, the other guests had just arrived too.
This was their second meeting, and everyone politely greeted each other.
Today’s live broadcast started at ten in the morning and went until seven at night, with lunch and rest breaks not pausing the stream.
So the guests had to show their faces in the stadium under the live camera shots all day.
For the guests, this was a test of no small difficulty.
The same for the program group.
The stadium’s two changing rooms had been converted into makeup rooms, with male and female guests separated.
On the makeup artist front, the program group wasn’t too stingy—each guest had a dedicated makeup artist.
This was also to save time, make styling convenient for each person, without worrying about taking too long and affecting others or the live broadcast schedule.
Today’s makeup and styling artist for Xuan Xia wasn’t the one from before who did the platform promo photos.
This makeup and styling artist was a man in his thirties, but his face looked quite young, under thirty. He had warm brown smooth hairstyle, and the diamond stud in his left ear sparkled under the lights from time to time.
His tone was entirely gentle. As soon as he started, he exclaimed how pretty Xuan Xia was, with great skin foundation too, which couldn’t help but lift the mood of the person being praised.
Moreover, he was good at asking questions and listening, very respectful of Xuan Xia’s opinions, and appropriately offered his own suggestions.
After some communication, in the end, he styled Xuan Xia’s hair into double ponytails.
Double ponytails seemed simple, but they had plenty of little details—like using thin ribbons to decorate the ties—and with the makeup pairing, once finished, Yang Wanxiu looked at Xuan Xia and wanted to hand her a love letter.
It was just too campus pure romance scene vibe.
Xuan Xia admired herself in the mirror, satisfied, and also carefully observed the makeup artist’s facial features through the makeup mirror.
The makeup artist noticed Xuan Xia’s gaze and smiled at her.
His eyes curved, making his under-eye bags especially prominent.
Xuan Xia smiled back, already having her judgment in mind: this person’s ear outlines were prominent, with a mutually supportive momentum. Though without ancestral foundation, he could start from nothing, with fortune in middle age.
That pair of under-eye bags might attract peach blossom luck, but with his pure intentions, it had no real impact.
“Guan teacher, is it convenient to exchange contact info with me and my executive agent?”
The makeup artist’s full name was Guan Fei.
Hearing Xuan Xia say this, Guan Fei understood: this little star meant to continue cooperating in the future.
Of course he was eager for it.
He had been grinding in this circle for over three years, collaborated with many stars, but never gotten a long-term opportunity. So as long as someone extended an olive branch, he would definitely grab it and give his all.
Yang Wanxiu had already come over with her mobile phone to add Guan Fei as a friend.
Stars should have long-term dedicated makeup and styling artists anyway. Many stars’ breakout stunning looks benefited from their makeup and styling artists’ skills, and Yang Wanxiu also thought this one in front of her was good—even if Xuan Xia hadn’t mentioned it, she would have asked for contact info later.
With makeup and styling done, program group staff happened to come notify them: 15 minutes until broadcast, please have guests gather in the passageway.
Xuan Xia stood for a final check. Yang Wanxiu shouted “go for it” to her. Xuan Xia nodded and headed outside.
She hadn’t felt much before, but as soon as she stepped out of the makeup room, a bit of nervousness suddenly hit her.
Just as she was about to take a deep breath, someone suddenly passed by her side, bumping her squarely and not lightly.
Luckily her stance was steady, and she wasn’t knocked aside.
Xuan Xia looked up to see Xie Yun glancing indifferently at her slantwise, then walking ahead without a word.
She had bumped someone but didn’t even say sorry.
“…” Pretty good, her nervousness suddenly vanished.
Looking again at Xie Yun’s back as she walked ahead, Xuan Xia suddenly noticed Xie Yun also had double ponytails.
“Female guests, please gather here, thank you. Live broadcast starting soon.” Ahead, staff called out again.
