Chapter 600: "That's Right, That's Right, Don't Listen to Me at All, Just Ski Like That." |
"Brother Xiao, I should be fine, right?"
When Xin Yiran spoke, her voice was even trembling slightly, her usually sweet girl's tone barely holding together.
Xiao He found it amusing as he encouraged her: "It's fine, believe in yourself. Remember the key points I told you, and you'll definitely be fine!"
Based on her performance just now, Xiao He realized that Xin Yiran was actually the most likely to succeed.
First, because Xin Yiran was a young woman, naturally lighter and more agile, giving her an innate advantage. Second, because Xin Yiran studied very seriously and had basically mastered all the key movements. Xiao He felt that as long as she maintained her training posture and technique, her results wouldn't be too bad no matter what.
Having received encouragement from her idol, Xin Yiran took a few deep breaths and finally made up her mind, walking to the high point of the slope.
The others stood on both sides to watch.
Soon, everyone saw her glide down from above—
That pink silhouette grew closer and closer under everyone's gaze, finally arriving at the legitimate pool of water, formally gliding into the pool's range.
Unfortunately, on the final stretch, her skis didn't stay parallel, spreading further apart until Xin Yiran barely threw herself onto the protective padding at the end. Her board and feet touched the water slightly, but she quickly lifted them up, barely making it to shore.
Everyone immediately cheered.
"Ah! That counts as success too, right? Awesome!"
"Yiran did great!"
Xin Yiran looked back at the pool. Although the finish wasn't perfect and was slightly clumsy, her face showed more excitement: "I did it! I'm so good!"
Her standards weren't high, and she was very satisfied with this result!
After Xin Yiran, the other team members took their turns challenging.
The second group's guest star also performed reasonably well. Although they lost control of the board mid-way and fell into the water, they were already very close to the opposite shore.
Wu Chuyi watched from the side and let out a long sigh: "Oh, what a shame. If you'd gone a little faster, you'd have had more momentum to carry you across. It's really too bad."
The guest star climbed up, looked back, and sighed too: "Yeah, seems like it. If only I'd known, I'd have gone faster."
Xiao He overheard their conversation from the side but said nothing. He just cast a dark glance their way, the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
Sometimes you couldn't help but marvel—when you played a role long enough, you even fooled yourself.
If a person was this stupid and wouldn't listen to advice, what else could he say?
Xiao He turned his head, couldn't be bothered to pay attention.
The third group was Liang Cheng.
He was the comedy relief of the show, willing to take the fall when necessary, playing the clown. So Liang Cheng had the least psychological burden, directly falling halfway and splashing into the water.
Who knows if the "old-timer car" bit from earlier gave him comedic inspiration, but Liang Cheng's clumsy, flailing arms made him look exactly like a skating penguin, which cracked up quite a few people.
The last group, naturally, was Wu Chuyi.
Wu Chuyi was quite satisfied with his drawing order.
Especially after seeing the "pathetic" performances of the three before him, he was even more confident, striding up with his board held high and proud.
It was at this moment that everyone seemed to remember he was the former "all-around player," the universal champion who could win at anything. Xin Yiran adjusted her mood and started cheering for Wu Chuyi, and the others joined in, eagerly anticipating his outstanding performance.
Xiao He also straightened up, shifting from his earlier casual indifference to eager anticipation. Even the smile on his face became a few degrees more genuine as he joined everyone in cheering.
Wu Chuyi stood on the slope, vaguely glimpsing the waving people below, a scornful smile on his face.
Hmph, what "all-around king"? All just a persona.
On this show, he was the only true all-around king!
The next moment, Wu Chuyi suddenly accelerated, charging down the slope—
"Wow! He's so fast, that momentum is intense!"
Liang Cheng feigned a gasp of amazement, then suddenly remembering something, asked Xiao He in a low, puzzled voice: "Hey, but Brother Xiao, didn't you warn us not to go too fast earlier?"
What exactly had Brother Xiao said back then—
Liang Cheng was still recalling when Xiao He's smile spread wide: "That's right, that's right."
That's exactly how you should ski, that's exactly how you should do it!
Definitely don't listen to him.
Hehe.
In the blink of an eye, Wu Chuyi had already reached the buffer slope, but instead of controlling his speed, he charged straight ahead with all his might, arrogantly and unstoppably, rushing into the pool of water—
"Slap—"
The next moment, a very clean, very clear sound rang out.
In everyone's expectant gaze, the moment Wu Chuyi hit the water, he executed a gorgeous faceplant, his body pitching forward and plunging headfirst into the water.
A massive spray of water erupted around him. Before anyone could even dodge, they only felt a blur before their eyes, and after the splash settled, they saw Wu Chuyi's lower body and his skis flipped backward in the water.
As for his upper body?
Still floundering in the water!
With the skis still on his feet and his body bent backward, he had no way to use his feet for leverage, and the skis were stuck by the water's suction. So Wu Chuyi floundered around for a while, nearly drowning himself, until the nearby safety officer quickly stepped in, holding his feet and board, and pulled him up.
Almost the moment he was lifted up, everyone around finally lost it, bursting into laughter.
"Hahaha—"
"No, sorry, Brother Chuyi, but I really—hahaha—"
"How could you fall like that—hahaha—"
Everyone laughed while grabbing towels to help him up, but each of them was doubled over, clutching their stomachs, their faces stiff from laughing.
"Pfft—"
And after seeing his soaking wet, utterly pathetic state, everyone found it even harder to hold back their laughter.
What could they do? The image was just too beautiful, too shocking. Once you saw it, it started looping in your mind automatically…
How did someone just go straight down like a headfirst dive?! There wasn't even the slightest warning.
Hahaha—Sorry, Brother Chuyi.
Everyone tried hard to suppress their laughter, silently knocking on their wooden fruit bowls for repentance, watching Wu Chuyi's tragic state. They felt like every extra laugh cost them one point of merit.
"Brother Xiao, didn't you warn him?"
After the laughter died down, Liang Cheng asked Xiao He, puzzled.
Xiao He's mouth twitched as he said helplessly: "I told him. He just didn't listen."
He'd specifically warned him, but the guy was determined to court disaster and wouldn't listen to advice. What could he do?
Xiao He didn't really care, anyway. It wasn't him making a fool of himself.
Now that this had happened, what else could he do?
Laugh along with everyone else.
Honestly, making a fool of yourself during games was pretty normal for everyone. It might even create good show material and become a hot topic later.
But unfortunately, Wu Chuyi couldn't handle it. After that fall, he immediately blew his top and, before he could completely darken his face, ran off to change clothes.
The regular cast members clearly knew Wu Chuyi's personality, and after the laughter died down, they didn't keep teasing him.
After changing clothes, Wu Chuyi used one of his teammate's slots for a second attempt.
Obviously, the bloody lesson just now had made him realize that Xiao He's warning had been reasonable. This time, Wu Chuyi properly controlled his speed and technique and successfully skied across.
With his success, Wu Chuyi finally had a smile on his face.
The on-site guests also applauded warmly.
Xiao He thought about the money the program team was paying him, and then about the entertainment Wu Chuyi had provided, and sincerely joined the applause to show his approval.
Mm, being able to earn money, ski, and watch a monkey "do flips"—a job this good was hard to come by.