Chapter 741: Chapter 741: New Guest Lineup Announced
Except for the sixth participant who was cursed in the first season, only Ariel Zimmerman and Amber Livingston returned as guests for the second season.
Although everyone was a bit dissatisfied with the major cast changes for the second season, they actually understood it in their hearts.
Scarlett Jennings went back to school. She mentioned at the end of the last season that she probably wouldn’t participate in entertainment activities anymore.
Sebastian Carew started filming a new drama, and Evander Simpson needed to return to cultivation at the temple.
So, only two remain?
Fortunately, after the initial complaints from netizens, the new guests’ fans quickly arrived on the battlefield and soon controlled the comment section’s direction.
Director Clark was evidently aware of the consequences of changing the cast, so the first choice this season was another film emperor with a similarly large fan base.
The other guests maintained the same configuration as the first season.
Three celebrity guests plus three representatives of mysticism.
But soon, sharp-eyed netizens again noticed something fishy.
[Wait a minute, wasn’t it supposed to be a three-three configuration? Why are there four Mystical Sect representatives in the introduction?]
The official announcement from the production team included six character introduction cards.
The audience could understand the basic information about this season’s guests through these cards.
For example—
John Dawn, thirty-one years old, a well-known actor, film emperor.
Cedric Wilder, nineteen years old, a freshman at North City Taoist Academy, out-of-body fairy, serving more than three Immortal Families.
Diana Craig, twenty-five years old, astrologer, skilled in divination of fortunes, aware of past and future events.
Lucienne Xander, twenty years old, master, excels in mimicking various magic techniques, specialized in Talismanic Magic.
Except for John Dawn, the remaining three newcomers are representatives of mysticism.
Adding Amber Livingston, a representative of mysticism from the last season, there are a total of four representatives this season.
But soon, someone else pointed out that there was a change in Amber Livingston’s introduction on the character card.
Amber Livingston, a famous online influencer, substitute host.
The production team blatantly kicked Amber Livingston out of the mysticism representatives!
Though Amber Livingston’s previous performance was enough to confirm that he hadn’t served any Immortal Family, other than pretending for one episode, later on, he repositioned himself as a guest host to liven up the atmosphere.
In the beginning, the audience criticized him, but later they actually came to accept Amber Livingston’s setup. Quite a few fans enjoyed watching him pretend, knowing he was bluffing.
So, after the first season ended, Amber Livingston even gained quite a few fans.
But no one expected him to come to the second season.
Scarlett Jennings also saw the news online.
She still had an impression of Cedric Wilder, and though she was a bit surprised that he joined "Inspiration" Season 2, it wasn’t entirely unexpected.
More than him, she was more focused on the online discussions about Amber Livingston.
After some thought, she opened Amber Livingston’s chat page and directly dialed a voice call, asking him right away,
"Is the production team giving you trouble?"
Scarlett Jennings wasn’t very close friends with Amber Livingston, but because of Nathan White and the Immortal Fox grandmother in Amber Livingston’s body, she didn’t have a poor impression of him.
Besides...
He once took care of Jasmine Hamilton in the Otherworld.
Although from the video it seemed like he was trying to gain traffic, his nature was good.
The production team kicking Amber Livingston out of the mysticism representatives felt like they were neglecting the welfare of the artists.
Scarlett Jennings thought that if Director Clark was really so callous, even for Nathan White’s sake, she would have to speak up for Amber Livingston.
However, after the call connected, Amber Livingston’s voice still carried a thick, simpleton vibe,
"Trouble? Why would the production team give me trouble? They’ve even let me be a substitute host!"
He said, as if he recalled something,
"You’re asking about them kicking me out of the mysticism representatives, right? They’ve communicated this with me, and I agreed to it."
"You agreed?" Scarlett Jennings asked.
"Yeah, don’t be fooled by the first season’s popularity. But because the guests have changed this season, Director Clark is worried about the lack of buzz. Having me replace adds to the program’s discussions."
Amber Livingston paused a moment, then added,
"And... you know, I’m indeed fake. This season, the director brought genuine talented people, so I’d better not embarrass myself."
Scarlett Jennings: ...
After the program wrapped, she got busy with various things and forgot about Amber Livingston’s case.
So, Amber Livingston still doesn’t know that an Immortal Family resides within him??
Although that Immortal Fox grandmother’s spiritual power might be a bit weak, she could previously directly enter his dreams.
Logically, she shouldn’t have refrained from coming forward for this long.
Unless she’s deliberately not appearing.
Scarlett Jennings, pondering this possibility, momentarily forgot to respond.
Amber Livingston, hearing the silent pause from the other end, thought Scarlett Jennings was tacitly agreeing with him. His slightly chubby face showed some embarrassment, but he quickly shifted the topic to break the awkwardness.
"Apart from the two reasons above, there’s actually a third reason."
Amber Livingston purposefully kept it a secret, finally hearing Scarlett Jennings’s response before speaking mysteriously,
"The third reason is that Director Clark panicked."
He said,
"Director Clark is definitely afraid of the curse from the sixth guest in the last season, so he found me to fill in. After all, I’m somewhat an entertainment representative and safely passed the first season without a scandal."
Well, maybe there was already a scandal, but it wasn’t to the point of being appalling.
Scarlett Jennings, hearing this reason, thought... it actually made a lot of sense.
With Amber Livingston stepping in, Director Clark only needed to guarantee one film emperor, John Dawn.
The voice over the phone continued, Amber Livingston, as if he hadn’t contacted a good friend in a long time, chatted about the second season’s matters again.
He said,
"That Cedric Wilder is also a Taoism Academy student. If he can come, why can’t you?"
He also said,
"Did you see Lucienne Xander’s character card? I suspect Director Clark found her based on your standards! We connected online once, and I’m not quite fond of that little girl."
Finally, he said,
"Scarlett Jennings, rest assured, in everyone’s hearts, no one can replace you, especially not here."
Amber Livingston really hadn’t expected Scarlett Jennings to actively reach out to him.
Moreover, it was because she worried he was being bullied by the production team that she contacted him.
To say he wasn’t touched would be a lie.
Previously, he always thought their relationship wasn’t deep, especially since Scarlett Jennings always appeared indifferent on the outside.
Amber Livingston really felt happy.
"Scarlett Jennings, thank you for making this call."
Even if he gets mocked and ridiculed by the audience again this season, it doesn’t matter anymore.
Scarlett Jennings listened to Amber Livingston’s slightly light voice on the phone, and after a long pause, she spoke to the other person seriously,
"You made one mistake."
She said,
"You’re not fake. Your Immortal Family has always been there. If you trust me, try establishing communication with her during this second season."
Maybe, there’ll be an extra surprise.