FIMA Ch37: The Blind Man

The production team of Who is the Adventure King clearly also had full confidence in the broadcast effect of this episode. A few hours before it aired, they edited a 50-second teaser clip without revealing any faces and bought several trending searches across various platforms to promote it.

Fruit TV’s editing and subtitles had always been unparalleled in the country, not to mention there was truly so much material to play with in this episode. Even without seeing their faces, everyone was attracted by the eerie, thrilling atmosphere and the exciting, amusing dialogue between the guests.

Aside from the usual chaotic fan wars on Weibo, true passersby on other short video platforms left comments asking when the program would air, tagging various IDs to call their friends over to watch.

As soon as 8:20 PM arrived, the program officially launched simultaneously on TV and online platforms.

Who is the Adventure King itself had a massive audience base. The moment it aired, it almost directly surged to the number one spot on various popularity charts.

Following tradition, the camera first gave a comprehensive, full-scale close-up of the story’s location—the gloomy, dilapidated old castle.

Then, the atmosphere suddenly shifted. In the afternoon sunlight, shining brightly in the amusement park, the four resident guests debuted simultaneously amidst laughter and banter.

At this time, the bullet screen comments were still relatively harmonious.

It wasn’t until Teacher Li, temporarily acting as the host, smiled radiantly and introduced the three flying guests for today that the bullet screens on the online platform instantly turned chaotic, firing off like a barrage of cannonballs.

The black fans performed to their hearts’ content.

“Why is it this Xie Jinzhao again? How come he’s even in the variety shows I watch?”
“I still remember watching a TV drama before where Xie Jinzhao’s acting almost made me nauseous enough to not eat for three days!”
“Our domestic entertainment industry is truly finished. How is it that people keep inviting this kind of artist?”
“Xie Jinzhao is trash, get out!”

However, the pacing of this variety show was truly very fast, and the number of black fans simply couldn’t compare to the true audience.

Because the moment the black-tech terrifying referee appeared on the oval table in the castle hall, the bullet screens were filled with “Ahhh, so scary…”
“xxx protect me!”
“Mommy, hold me tight!”

The black fans’ comments were completely suppressed along with it.

Next, the program proceeded to the body search.

Several staff members stepped forward, holding devices and directing the stars to raise their arms and lift their legs, turning them round and round.

Some viewers on the bullet screen couldn’t help but exclaim: “Xie Jinzhao’s face really is quite good-looking, and his figure is good too. Look at those long legs.”
“Yeah, although his acting is average, there’s truly nothing to complain about when it comes to his face and figure!”

Normally it wasn’t as noticeable, but with a comparison, it was truly strikingly intense.

The inspecting staff member, who was a little over 1.7 meters tall, was considered decent among ordinary people. But standing in front of the 1.8-meter-tall Xie Jinzhao, he was half a head shorter. The contrast in their figures and postures was even stronger.

It was just like every time you looked at photos of stars going through airport security; because of the contrast with the surrounding passersby, the male stars always looked like little giants.

Some black fans were very unconvinced: “Are male stars nowadays so proud of being flower vases?”
“Do you still have any self-respect?”
“Our domestic entertainment industry is truly finished!”

Xie Jinzhao’s fans were also unconvinced and inevitably retorted a few words: “So it turns out the domestic entertainment industry is controlled by our Xie Jinzhao! If he’s no good, the whole industry is directly finished!”

However, this dispute was quickly drowned out by the massive group of passerby viewers.

Because the first huge laugh-out-loud moment of the program appeared.

On the screen, Xie Jinzhao was audaciously questioning the production team, pointing out that the resident guests weren’t searched under their supervision, suspecting there might be shady dealings and that it was unfair.

Quick-witted netizens on the bullet screen immediately showed their prowess, playing around with memes: “When the leader eats, not only do you spin the lazy Susan, you flip the whole table over.”
“Very good, the youth is ignorant and fearless.”
“Teacher Li: Xie Jinzhao, you recorded this episode very well, don’t come next time.”
“Right, you did very well, but please don’t come again next time.”
“Haha…”

And after the resident guests were also inspected, when the black-tech referee hosted the drawing of lots, it specifically cast a chilling glance at Xie Jinzhao first, claiming that to ensure fairness and justice, Xie Jinzhao would draw first.

The bullet screens became lively again:
“When that black-tech face looked at Xie Jinzhao, it scared me. It couldn’t be holding a grudge, right?”
“Hahaha, even a robot is that petty, actually holding a grudge!”
“I love this grudge-holding face, keep it up.”
“Watch out for being given tight shoes to wear! (made things difficult for)”

And when the draw results came out two minutes later, and Xie Jinzhao and Xi Shuang, these two rookie noobs, were sorted into the same group, the audience directly laughed uncontrollably.

“Haha, Xie Jinzhao is so pitiful. One slip of the tongue causes everlasting sorrow, but why do I want to laugh so much?”
“Haha, haha, as expected, he was targeted!”
“He was definitely targeted. Our Referee Lord clearly has such a scary face, yet acts so petty, it’s actually quite cute!”
“Haha, let’s all place bets on how many minutes it will take for Xie Jinzhao to be eliminated!”
“So tragic yet so funny!”

Watching their precious baby’s performance and the increasingly harmonious and wonderful comments on the bullet screen, Xie Jinzhao’s fans finally set their hearts completely at ease.

Our baby truly is amazing… he can immediately grab people’s attention even on a variety show.
Unlike that Qi Ran, putting on airs, boring, and fake.

Qi Ran’s fans were indeed in an average mood. Up to this point, the program was basically Xie Jinzhao’s solo show.

Our cub is a noble young master, a proper actor. Naturally, he wouldn’t act crazy and play the fool to show off like this traffic star Xie Jinzhao. But why hasn’t anyone else come to steal Xie Jinzhao’s thunder?

Seeing the audience’s impression of Xie Jinzhao getting better and better, it was truly displeasing.

Their two fanbases were clear-cut rivals; as long as they saw the other side doing even slightly better, they felt uncomfortable all over.

However, facts soon aligned with Qi Ran’s fans’ wishes—someone did come to steal the thunder, but this person made them feel even more displeased.

When Wang Xue finally chose her off-site helper, and Teacher Li jokingly asked her why…

Covering her mouth, Wang Xue bluntly yet shyly stated her reason: “Because he’s handsome.”

Thus, the audience in front of the screens, just like the guests on site, instantly had their attention drawn and followed the camera’s view.

That was a completely different kind of handsomeness from the male stars present, Xie Jinzhao and Qi Ran. It was a cold, handsome, sharp, calm, and tall presence that seeped out from his bones, instantly subduing everyone.

Almost instantaneously, the screen was filled with various exclamations.

“Handsome, really handsome!”
“Holy shit, holy shit, really so handsome!”
“A man who can be praised as handsome by a seasoned veteran like Sister Xue—this aura, this physique!”
“In front of this aura, a pretty face is not worth mentioning. This is my Heaven-chosen new hubby!”
“Drooling… slurp slurp…”

Especially when the assistant director attentively asked Gu Siyuan if he wanted to participate in recording their variety show, Gu Siyuan’s face was completely indifferent. And when Cheng Ou beside him ran out to refuse on his behalf, it magnified Gu Siyuan’s charm boundlessly.

After all, true handsome guys are all B-Kings; they all have little bros to speak for them.

Once all personnel were assembled…

The official recording began.

And what followed magnified Gu Siyuan’s charm by more than a hundredfold.

Especially seeing that while everyone else was running wildly for their lives, Gu Siyuan was calm and composed, not hiding or dodging. Furthermore, in the flash of a blade, he turned the tables and scared the NPC into running away.

Particularly at this moment, the Fruit TV post-production team mischievously flashed a warning sign: 【Professional Action, Please Do Not Imitate】.

The bullet screens instantly erupted in chicken-like shrieking.

“Ahhh… Hubby!”
“Why is my hubby so handsome and so awesome!”
“Who are the people in front calling for? This is clearly my hubby!”
“Do you not have hubbies of your own? Why are you calling mine?”

Even male viewers, who usually disliked commenting, evaluated: “His reaction is really fast. Looking at his moves, he’s truly trained before.”

Sitting in front of the screen, it was also Xie Jinzhao’s first time seeing this scene, and he couldn’t help his heart going thump-thump.

He’s too good at acting cool!

But when he clearly saw the colorful array of “hubby” bullet comments on the screen, his face instantly darkened completely.

Hmph, do you people not have your own hubbies? Why are you shouting it randomly!

Thinking this, he cast a slightly angry and resentful glare at the guy beside him.

Gu Siyuan also happened to raise his eyes, looking at him coldly and sharply: “What, are you jealous?”

Xie Jinzhao’s expression changed abruptly.

He saw through it?
…Why is this guy in front of me so direct?

He mumbled, at a loss for what to do: “Jealous… what about it? Is a person not allowed to be jealous? Hmph…”

Right at this moment, a wave of warmth suddenly attached to his shoulder.

Xie Jinzhao’s heart stirred slightly. Could it be…

The next moment, he only felt that large palm forcefully squeeze his shoulder, then his arm, and so on.

Gu Siyuan scoffed coldly: “With a physique like yours, no wonder your fans only know how to call you ‘cub’. Do you think just anyone can be called ‘hubby’? Being jealous and envious is useless.”

“…” Xie Jinzhao.

Fuck you?

Is this what I was jealous about? Who wants to be the hubby? I just want to call YOU hubby, okay?

Huffing angrily, Xie Jinzhao shook off Gu Siyuan’s palm.

If you don’t mean anything by it, don’t get handsy and say things that cause misunderstandings!

The variety show broadcast on the screen continued. At this point, the three from Gu Siyuan’s Yellow Team had already arrived at the door of Master Bai’s study.

Everyone watched as Gu Siyuan snapped a piece of iron wire off a model, verbally claiming it was his first time picking a lock, only to effortlessly pop the lock open in less than three seconds.

After entering the room, Gu Siyuan repeated the process, opening several drawers.

At first, everyone habitually sent waves of “Hahaha bragging,” “Hubby is awesome,” and “Hubby is a genius” on the bullet screen. Then, whoever started it, the style suddenly changed.

“Holy shit, it looks like my hubby is a habitual offender. His skills are so good, and he even knows how to pick locks.”
“Everyone pay attention, there are three thieves here, they are xxx, xx…”
“Okay, I see someone committing burglary here. I’m reporting it to Master Bai immediately!”
“Everyone keep your voices down, don’t attract the police uncle and Master Bai.”
“Being quiet is useless, I’ve already screen-recorded it just now. Hehe, smart like me JPG…”

The netizens in front of the screens were first amused by the segments in the variety show until they pounded their beds, and then laughed so hard at these silly netizens that snot bubbles came out. At the same time, they had to use their various accounts to call upon friends and buddies to come watch Who is the Adventure King.

It was truly too funny.

Soon, Wang Xue and Ji Haoying discovered the safe hidden in the bookshelf.

Netizens all over shook their bodies, teasing on the bullet screen: “Next, please welcome Mr. Gu Siyuan to perform opening a safe!”
“It’s all my hubby’s fault for being too awesome earlier. This safe has to be opened whether it wants to be or not!”
“Very good, I will screen-record this time too. After the program ends, this gentleman is inevitably going to take a trip to the police station.”

However, the development of events did not go as the silly netizens wished.

On the screen, Gu Siyuan was seen stepping forward empty-handed, grasping the safe’s combination dial knob, lightly turning it a few times, and then—click—the door opened.

The netizens were dumbfounded. What kind of operation is this?

And after Gu Siyuan explained the reason to his teammates in a few short sentences…

Only a sea of “6666” (awesome/impressive) was left on the bullet screen.

“Just flipping through that diary earlier, at a speed faster than I count money, and he actually memorized all the contents.”
“I’m here to worship the Boss!”
“The Boss joined the wrong variety show. With this IQ and memory, he should go next door to Super Brain!”
“I suddenly feel I’m not worthy of hubby. Before my final exams, when the teacher highlights the key points for me to memorize, I want to die.”
“There always has to be one fool in a family. My affection for my hubby won’t deteriorate. Hubby, please bless me to not fail my next exam!”

A wave of topics begging for blessings began on the bullet screen.

Gu Siyuan had completely cemented his lofty, top-tier Boss status.

And at this time, the camera finally shifted over to Xie Jinzhao’s side.

Before the netizens even had time to recover from the shocking blow of the Super Brain, the first thing they faced was a black-and-white eyeball peering through the door gap.

Although they knew it was fake, it didn’t stop everyone from being scared. Just as they were about to grab the person next to them and scream for a bit, they heard a tragic shriek coming from the screen, comparable to a pig being slaughtered in a village for the New Year.

With this comparison, their fear seemed completely not worth mentioning.

And what surprised everyone even more was that this pig-slaughtering sound was actually emitted from the mouth of Xie Jinzhao, who usually carried an idol burden weighing hundreds of catties and was always extraordinarily handsome.

“What’s going on, I didn’t recognize the wrong person, right? Is this that poseur Xie Jinzhao?”
“Hahaha, my god, the way this sound was screamed, the people downstairs in my building thought I was secretly committing an illegal crime at home!”
“Holy shit, someone from upstairs is going to come knock on my door immediately too!”

Watching their idol’s performance, Xie Jinzhao’s fans helplessly supported their foreheads. Previously, only they knew that Xie Jinzhao was timid, but now the whole country knew.

They simply started to self-deprecate: “It has nothing to do with fans. If you want to scold, scold Xie Jinzhao.”
“We fans are very brave!”
“When nothing’s wrong, the fans boast. When something happens, carry it yourself.”

After a bout of screaming, everyone watched as Xie Jinzhao and Xi Shuang, these two cowardly cowards, hid in the corner holding a post-event reflection meeting.

The two spoke beautifully, talking about how they needed to cooperate sincerely and never abandon each other from now on.

The viewers in front of the screen almost believed their nonsense.

However, when the movement of an NPC came from behind them again…

These two truly had great tacit understanding. They directly and resolutely abandoned each other, both running away faster than anyone else.

Especially when Xi Shuang knocked Xie Jinzhao flying, hid inside the room herself, and didn’t forget to close the door with a bang.

Everyone went absolutely crazy with laughter…

The bullet screens were filled with rows of “???”
“Is this the legendary sincere cooperation, never abandoning each other?”
“Is it me who is too mature and doesn’t understand this society anymore?”
“Loosely assembled Green Team!”
“Earth-shattering teammate affection!”

Yet it didn’t end there. To make matters worse, Xie Jinzhao and Xi Shuang completely lacked any self-awareness.

After the NPC Fourth Wife left, the two instantly forgot about their dark history of abandoning each other just prior, vowing once again that they needed to cooperate, stay calm, and achieve victory.

Typical noobs with high addiction!

The netizens had already seen through their routine, waiting for them to slap their own faces.

Sure enough, the next moment, when the eerie girl’s laughter came from inside the room…

Unsurprisingly, the two instantly reverted to their loosely assembled nature. Not only did they solely care about fleeing for their own lives, but they were also slicker than anyone else at throwing their teammate under the bus.

Words like “Hahaha,” “Knew this would happen,” and “Loosely assembled as expected” almost instantly occupied the entire bullet screen.

And when these two timid guys mistook Gu Siyuan outside the door for a hundred-year-old malicious ghost and badmouthed him to no end…

The netizens literally laughed until snot bubbles popped out again.

“Hahaha, whoever says these two idiots are timid again, I’ll fight them!”
“Who has guts as big as the sky like these two, daring to call Big Boss Gu a malicious ghost right to his face!”
“I really can’t take it anymore, how can this be so funny? Are they here to participate in a comedy variety show?”

Although they went through some misunderstandings and twists, the Yellow Team and the Green Team finally met up safely. After communicating with the Eldest Miss inside the room, Gu Siyuan successfully obtained some clues again.

But when Xie Jinzhao thick-skinnedly tried to tag along, only to be ruthlessly rejected, this scene once again caused the viewers in front of the screen to laugh uncontrollably.

But what was even funnier was that after these two shameless Green Team members were rejected, they immediately flew into a humiliating rage, starting to mutter and daydream.

Netizens truly couldn’t control their hands from sending bullet comments.

“I want to know, were these two specially invited by the production team to liven up the atmosphere?”
“Hahaha, why can these two consistently be such dead-weight trash, yet remain so consistently confident?”
“True noobs with high addiction. Slapped in the face countless times, yet still clinging to their original philosophy: never abandon each other. Ouch, I’m dying of laughter!”
“If I had their psychological fortitude, what interview couldn’t I pass!”
“Hahaha…”

Next, the audience watched as the two members of the Green Team finally got proactive and actively searched for clues, only to repeatedly fail because they were a step too slow.

Instantly, it felt like watching one’s own stupid sons grow up. The bullet screen even began to show heartache.

“Why can’t they just let my two babies find some clues?”
“Sigh, it’s really quite heartbreaking. The two kids are clearly scared to death, yet they still work hard to find clues!”

However, this heartache truly couldn’t last for long.

Because those two pieces of work were fundamentally not good people.

After being rejected by Gu Siyuan for the final time, the two idiots Xie Jinzhao and Xi Shuang habitually began to daydream again, praying for Gu Siyuan’s team to run into massive bad luck while heavenly good fortune fell upon themselves, and they even started scheming crooked ideas.

“These two bratty kids still need a beating!”
“Once they get sorted out by Big Boss Gu, they’ll know the depths of society!”
“Haha, haha, good suggestion. I kind of want to see Big Boss Gu abuse these two trashy kids!”
“I swear, I’m really worried about the two bratty kids, but what do I do if I also want to see them get abused by Big Boss Gu? Mommy is truly too wicked…”
“Haha, me too!”

However, these two guys clearly couldn’t fulfill their wishes.

Because they were too useless, they only dared to act fierce verbally. Even after getting the weapon, the two loosely assembled teammates just stared at each other, both hoping the other would go up and attack.

After shifting the blame and deferring to each other for a long time, the final result was that neither dared to actually go forward and offend Gu Siyuan. Big talk remained merely big talk.

“It seems we still didn’t understand the two bratty kids enough!”
“They are truly too cowardly, too cowardly! Mommy is covering her face!”
“What’s wrong with being cowardly? Being timid means living longer. Although our two kids are noobs with high addiction, they at least survived to the very end!”
“Haha, just let me die laughing! After watching these two, my exhaustion from the whole week is gone!”
“These two kids have such peerless good looks. If they weren’t both so bratty, cowardly, and loosely assembled, what a matching CP they would be!”
“Hahaha, these two peerless divine beauties, just looking at their faces, they really are a perfect match!”

Shipping CPs (couples) is human nature.

Whether watching a drama or a variety show, as long as it was somewhat popular, regardless of gender or age, the audience could ship a bunch of CPs for you—especially the kind that could make solo fans jump up and down in anger was the best.

Right at this moment, someone sent on the bullet screen: “These two have the exact same virtues. It’s more like they’re siblings. I really can’t ship them. Wouldn’t it be better to ship Big Boss Gu and Xie Jinzhao, or Big Boss Gu and Xi Shuang?”

“Can I say it? I’ve wanted to ship them like this for a long time. Aren’t Big Boss Gu and Xie Jinzhao a perfect match, especially since Big Boss Gu is also Xie Jinzhao’s fan?”
“Yes, I wanted to say it earlier too. Big Boss Gu has a cold face towards everyone and doesn’t say much, but he teased Xie Jinzhao several times! I always feel like there’s a faint doting fondness in it?”
“I ship it even more when Big Boss Gu shot the NPC dead and gave Xie Jinzhao that smile. Ahhh, so charming!”
“The poster above is my real sister. And cub Jinzhao even made a face at the Boss’s back, so cute!”

In order to see the netizens’ feedback in real-time, even though the screen full of “hubby” whenever Gu Siyuan appeared made him very unhappy, Xie Jinzhao hadn’t turned off the bullet comments the entire time.

So at this moment, he suddenly discovered that the bullet screen, which had originally been filled with all sorts of mockery directed at him, somehow suddenly changed its style. It became a scene filled with pink bubbles, and they were even shipping him and Gu Siyuan.

Hehe, the netizens don’t know, do they? The two of us are sitting right next to each other outside the screen right now.

Even though Xie Jinzhao generally had thick skin, the roots of his ears couldn’t help but turn slightly red.

Suppressing the sweet squeaks in his heart, he deliberately lowered his voice, acting as if he was embarrassed: “Ah ha, Gu Siyuan, did you see the bullet screen? They’re actually shipping us as a CP. So funny, you won’t mind, right…”

As a result… after speaking for a long time, there was no reaction at all from beside him.

Xie Jinzhao frowned and slowly turned his head.

Only to find that the person beside him had, at some unknown point, moved to sit a few meters away from him. Right now, he was holding a phone, watching something, looking very focused.

Fuck, casting flirtatious glances at a blind man again…

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