Chapter 911 - 910: Let’s Get Hyped!

Mu Qiu and Li Yang shouted with excitement like loudspeakers: "Yes! We agree!"

Guan Yu added, "The more people, the more fun it is! We’re not bringing drinks or helping grill, but we’re bringing the vibes, guaranteeing you’ll have the most amazing BBQ party ever! Director, want to join us?!"

Mu Qiu chimed in excitedly, "Yes! Director, hurry up and agree!"

The camera panned to the director fanning himself, while a group of staff members started egging him on.

"We agree!"

"Director! Join us!"

"The director secretly wants to join! He’s just shy!"

"The director’s afraid you’ll fall for our BBQ! After all, we have more ingredients!"

"Hahahahaha!"

With everyone egging him on and laughing loudly, the director couldn’t hold out for long, finally waving his hand to agree.

Then a big group of people streamed in, adding another BBQ grill, with two staff members in black handling the grilling, and helping Brother Cheng’s group with their BBQ setup.

The six people became over twenty, squeezing together with chatter and laughter, paired with booming music, everyone’s spirits were high.

The staff that joined were those who had been with everyone for a long time: the accompanying director, stylists, makeup artists, several photographers, and even guest assistants blended in seamlessly, making sure there were no awkward silences.

At this moment, Guan Yu took control again, raising a microphone and shouting:

"Quiet down! Quiet down! Now, our BBQ isn’t ready yet, it’ll take a while before we can eat, but we can’t just stand idle, right? So I propose! Let’s have the director come up to say a few words, to warm things up! How about it?!"

"Yes!"

"Director! Go on!"

"Director! Go up and deliver a speech! Hahahahaha!"

The director, holding a small shabby horn, was dragged up, laughing unstoppably on camera like a duck forced onto a stand.

Guan Yu handed him the microphone: "Come on! Director, say a few words to everyone!"

The director rolled his eyes at her disdainfully, coughed twice into the microphone, then said a bit awkwardly: "Well, tonight there’s nothing special, just a lively atmosphere with lots of people. Consider it a team-building event between the program crew and the guests, everyone eat, drink, and have fun!"

Guan Yu took the microphone back: "That’s it? Shouldn’t you give a tearful eight-hundred-word speech?"

This time, the director didn’t take the microphone, but shouted into his own small shabby horn at her ear: "You’re so dramatic!"

Laughter erupted below once more.

Mu Qiu laughed with her eyes nearly closed, munching on a boiled corn given by Cheng Zhirang.

After letting the director off the hook, Guan Yu started performing again: "Since the director’s unwilling, I’ll have to do it myself."

She pretended to wipe away tears, choking up, her hand trembling with the microphone: "It’s been so long working with everyone, truly hard to part, our program doesn’t come easy—thinking back, I struggled under pressure to discover Mu Qiu’s book, and once more struggled to discover you talented and good-looking guests...

Sorry, I really want to cry, it’s been a tough journey for us—our program is quite fortunate, to have so many affluent and charming guests, and especially, whimpering, especially the guest Guan Yu herself! She’s dedicated, talented, and beautiful..."

"You wish! Get down!" Shu Ran interrupted her act with another microphone, annoyed.

Guan Yu sighed, "Since you guys don’t want to hear my boasting, I’m relegated to second place on the stage, having someone else liven up the atmosphere. Li Yang! Come, stage prince! Sing us a hot song! I can sing along or dance alongside!"

Li Yang shouted at the top of his lungs, "No need!"

"Hahahaha Guan Yu, stop torturing everyone late at night!"

"Blame the stage for being too small to accommodate your perfect performance!"

"Li Yang got scared into having a trauma, hahahaha!"

"Get down Guan Yu! We want fun, not sorrow!"

She was pulled down by a crowd, replacing the microphone in Li Yang’s hands.

"Tonight, if anyone wants to hear a song, just say the word! Even if I don’t know it, I’ll hum to the tune for you!"

Guan Yu jumped up in the crowd, shouting loudly: "Brother, don’t leave!"

Li Yang: "Except that song!"

Mu Qiu doubled over in laughter.

Among the staff were Li Yang’s fans, who shouted loudly despite feeling shy: "

Want to hear you sing that ’Beautiful Now’ from last time on stage! The show’s anthem ’Lalalalala wumi’ works too!"

Li Yang gestured ’1’ to the staff adjusting equipment, turned and said to everyone: "Alright! ’Beautiful Now’ it is! Everyone let’s get—up—dancing—now!"

This song was indeed perfect for a BBQ party, the intro started as Li Yang sang with full force, jumping along as he sang, mic held away, head tilted back in rhythm. At the climax, everyone was jumping together, swaying and humming along to his voice.

The BBQ wasn’t ready yet, but the first spark of the night barbecue party had ignited.

Everyone influenced by the exhilarating atmosphere sang, danced without restraint, raising their drinks for toasts, speaking and laughing loudly. The director was surrounded and forced to chug a bottle of soda, nearly burping before being let go.

Mu Qiu was sweating all over, yet the delightful, exhilarating mood kept her adrenaline pumping, her spirit continuously excited, her eyes unusually bright.

"Brother Cheng! Drink water!"

She offered mineral water to him, while Cheng Zhirang remained focused on grilling, bending slightly, and gulped down half a bottle of water, his Adam’s apple bobbing, his neck glistening with sweat from the proximity to the charcoal, looking ambiguous in the flickering lights.

The scene remained under the spell of music. Taking advantage of the camera not focusing on them, Mu Qiu tiptoed to give him a brief kiss.

Then she spun around and disappeared into the throng of jubilant people.

Cheng Zhirang gazed at her back, turned and smiled, continuing with the barbecue.

The atmosphere elevated by Li Yang’s song perfectly coincided with Guan Yu holding the microphone and shouting: "BBQ’s ready! Everyone can eat—BBQ—now!"

People crowded around the barbecue grill, chattering about what tastes better grilled. During this time, the music never stopped, with the staff changing to another upbeat song.

Mu Qiu raced around with skewers of meat, plopped herself down in the drink area to rest when tired, cracking open a can to drink.

The drink area was bustling, with people chatting there, laughing and talking, Shu Ran in her element, relaxed and chatting with a stylist.

Shi Yuhuai was too hot next to the grill, sitting on a bench to wipe sweat and catch a breeze, with Cheng Zhirang equally hot seated next to him, chatting with shared laughter.

Guan Yu and Li Yang were the most active, zipping around the venue like her, full of energy without feeling tired at all.

Such a lively BBQ party was absolutely wonderful.