He Ci had strong reasons for this matter.
"Since you always get caught up in rumors with male celebrities, and no one believes your explanations, let's fight poison with poison."
He said, "With a hundred young men plus two male mentors, there's no way paparazzi can claim you change men every day, right? Netizens definitely won't believe something so outrageous."
Yu Xia lifted her head from the contract, and after a long pause, squeezed out a sentence.
"He, losing your mind isn't a minor issue."
He Ci: "…Just sign it for me!"
She sighed, feeling like she was about to become a White Bone Demon walking into Tang Seng's flesh banquet.
She flipped open the contract and carefully checked it once, finally reaching the section on payment.
One hundred and fifty thousand per episode.
Her eyes lit up with restrained excitement, and she quickly signed her name with a flourish.
No hesitation at all now.
"Don't worry, He, I absolutely won't get too close to the men by myself. Even if the show needs it, I'll make sure to stick with another girl!"
He Ci put away the contract and rolled his eyes: "You think it's that simple. Listen first, I have three instructions for you before you go."
"Spill it."
"First, you're not allowed to be alone with the two male mentors."
"Second, no seducing the young boys; they're all just a hundred boys, still young!"
"Third, don't argue with Shu Ran."
The show has only two women, one being Yu Xia as a mentor, and the other being Shu Ran as an experience officer.
Shu Ran isn't easy to deal with. After "Different Variety Show" went viral, she directly rose to an A-list celebrity, with higher status than Yu Xia, and she's quite straightforward when she speaks.
Avoid provoking her if possible.
Yu Xia didn't see any issues with this; she wouldn't break any of these three rules.
So she got up briskly and left, actively preparing for the start of the show.
After signing the contract, there was no rush to film. A hundred fresh faces needed to make various preparations, and the show team needed to pre-record some videos.
Mainly filming daily packing routines, flashy outfit changes, and showcasing member school uniforms.
Although no staff came specifically to film the mentors, Yu Xia was well-prepared for this show, too.
Practicing dance at home, exercising, dieting to lose weight, all to look good on camera.
He Ci was quite satisfied when he came to inspect.
"Very good, once you're on this variety show, your popularity will certainly rise, as long as you restrain yourself from seducing young boys and don't generate any negative news."
Yu Xia emphasized her innocence for the hundred and eighth time.
"I don't have any terrible habit of seducing young boys, nor old ones! I'm innocent!"
He Ci brushed it off: "Then just tell me all the rumors in the past two years were fake, say it and I'll believe you."
"...…" Images of some faces flashed in her mind, and she quickly shook her head in horror to dismiss them. "You know, the real relationships were just those... those two, and they ended very quickly. I'm not a promiscuous person."
"Do you think I'll believe that, whose artists don't have a couple of secret relationships?"
He Ci rolled his eyes at her, then said again, "But those are all in the past. Now I only ask you not to let your animal instincts lead you to mess with the young ones!"
Yu 'Animal Instincts Unleashed' Xia: "...…"
Innocence is not welcomed in this world.
Soon, the program team officially announced the mentors for the first season of the male group survival show "Limited Youth."
Experience Officer: Shu Ran.
Three mentors: Veteran group leader Yu Kuang, vocal coach He Mingjie, and Yu Xia.
As soon as the news was announced, netizens flocked to watch.
[Who?! Who are you talking about?!]
[Yu Xia! She's going after young boys now!]
[My dear Yu, knowing there are men in the mountain you still journey to the mountain, awesome, I can't wait to see who gets struck by Cupid this time.]
[Shu Ran! Thank goodness she's not forgotten! Shu Fu Jia's happy days are here again]
[With Shu Ran there, will they invite Cheng or Huai next?! /starry_eyes.jpg]
[I've got my eyes on a few really handsome trainees, and with Yu Xia stepping in, I'm a bit nervous]
[I just started liking one, don't let me down too quickly]
The top comments were all about Yu Xia.
When the assistant read them to her, Yu Xia collapsed lifeless onto the sofa.
"Am I that desperate? Huh? I'm just going there to work hard, not interested in these worldly pleasures at all!"
"Isn't that just perfect then, sister." Her assistant shook out a piece of clothing.
"Look, I bought you a shirt that precisely captures your current mood. Wear this in a few days, and no one will misunderstand again."
A white T-shirt appeared above her head.
The assistant flipped it over and shoved the chest print in front of her face.
A nun holding a lotus, pure and ascetic, with a line of artistic words below.
Romance and love, shameless.
Yu Xia peacefully closed her eyes.
The next day, the program group announced the hundred trainees.
He Ci advised her to get to know some of the more famous trainees' profiles.
The more famous ones were the handsome and talented, those who were already well-known before.
Among them, the most popular trainee was named Song Xi. She found a photo online; he was elegantly wearing silver-framed glasses, delicate and fragile.
He had once debuted in a group but quit later, and his abilities weren't bad.
However, this person's looks weren't her type at this age, so she didn't pay much attention.
Instead, she found a few others with slightly lower popularity whom she thought were quite handsome.
Her female assistant Mei was also watching, tuning in to the transformation videos shot by the program group, getting quite excited as the music started.
Halfway through, Mei suddenly let out a scream.
It startled Yu Xia.
Mei climbed over and huddled next to her: "Sis! There's one exceptionally handsome one here! Definitely your type!"
"What are you saying? Don't put anyone I might fancy in front of me, aren't you afraid I'll be tempted to seduce young ones?"
She verbally rebuffed, but her eyes instinctively glanced at the screen.
And that glance did it.
Yu Xia's face changed dramatically, and she stood frozen in place.
Mei continued to chirp praises about this handsome guy's features.
"Cold gaze, high nose bridge, thin lips, a laid-back jawline, visibly good physique – exactly your type, isn't he?"
"Plus, he's got long legs! Let me see his name… Xie Qingci. Even his name sounds great! Hey hey sis, what are you doing?"
Yu Xia already scrambled off to find He Ci.
She said to his face, "Bro, my good bro, can I back out from this contract? I have some money to pay the penalty."
He Ci expressionlessly replied, "What do you mean?"
Yu Xia, bracing herself, tried to explain: "Well… I just looked through the young ones' profiles and suddenly realized I overestimated my self-control…"
She leaned forward with a sincere look, hope showing on her face:
"With so many young and handsome boys, if I can't control myself and cause a scandal, it would be a huge loss, wouldn't it?"
He Ci: "Don't worry, even if you're clueless, they have awareness. Even if your animal instincts flare up, they can still resist."
"…Bro, my good bro!"
"Calling me dad won't help!" He Ci slammed the table, "Look at you, how can you even say such a thing about letting animal instincts flare up! They're all still young! And you can still have evil thoughts!"
Yu Xia sighed and muttered in her heart.
Young? Some of them aren't that young at all.