"Meimei teacher, do you want to hear my reasons?" Charlie asked, looking at Meimei and meeting her gaze.
Without waiting for Hans to ask, Charlie turned to Meimei.
Meimei smiled faintly, looking at Charlie before her, and nodded. "I am quite curious to know what good qualities I possess in your heart."
Charlie had initially asked Meimei with a slight apprehension, thinking she might not be interested in hearing his reasons. To his surprise, she actually wanted to know.
He paused for a moment, looking at her.
Hans quickly chimed in, "See, Meimei teacher wants to hear your reasons too. Can you tell us now?"
Charlie pursed his lips and said, "When I'm with Meimei teacher, I feel very comfortable. Meimei teacher is also very kind and gentle, with all sorts of indescribable good qualities."
After speaking, Charlie turned his head away, no longer looking at Meimei.
Charlie felt he had expressed all his thoughts, but Hans believed he had said nothing at all.
Hans frowned, looking at Charlie. "Charlie, what did you just say? Is that all?"
Charlie looked back at Hans. "That's it."
"That's it?" Hans was shocked, then burst into laughter. "That's it? What kind of nonsense is that, hahaha? You haven't said anything at all, have you?"
"I've already said so much..."
"I already know Charlie's feelings and understand what he means. Don't make it difficult for him, Hans."
Before Charlie could retort to Hans, Meimei interjected.
Hearing Meimei, Hans felt cornered. He looked at her and explained, "Meimei, this is our rule. How can you say I'm making things difficult for Charlie? Have I made things difficult for anyone all day since the show started?"
Hans spoke without thinking, not considering the facts. Perhaps, in his mind, his actions weren't about making things difficult but were merely "playful banter" between men.
Meimei looked at Hans speechlessly. "Whether it's making things difficult or not, we can all see it. There's no need for excessive explanations."
Hans looked at Meimei with utter shock in his eyes. Meimei, who was usually straightforward, was now being so direct that she left Hans speechless.
Hans looked at Meimei. Since the live broadcast was still ongoing, he couldn't confront her directly.
He chuckled awkwardly and said, "Meimei teacher, you must have misunderstood me. I'm a professional host, and we've worked together before. You know what kind of person I am, don't you?"
Hearing this, Meimei smiled again. She looked at Hans and said, "It's precisely because I know what kind of person you are that I'm saying this."
As she spoke, Meimei looked at Hans with an expression of disbelief, as if he were spouting nonsense.
Hans felt incredibly awkward. He glanced around and saw the camera pointed at him.
International Channel
[I've had enough of Hans for a long time. It's so satisfying to see my girl shut him down!]
[Meimei is so straightforward, I love it.]
[Does no one else think Meimei is doing this because Hans was making things difficult for Charlie? I'm shipping this so hard!]
[I noticed that too! Meimei wouldn't have been this direct normally! It was only after Charlie was put on the spot that Meimei suddenly became like this!]
[Meimei is truly beautiful and kind~]
[The one above, this is love~]
Dragon Country Channel
[Meimei teacher is great. It feels like she's also subtly hinting that Hans was targeting Su Yang.]
[Meimei has always been good. She's very sincere to her fans in Dragon Country. I've been a fan for almost ten years and have never regretted it.]
[Looking at it this way, Su Yang might not be feeling so bad on this show.]
[Why do I feel like Su Yang won't be on this show for much longer?]
[? Why do you say that, upstairs?]
[? Has no one seen the announcement from the Cultural Bureau just now?]
At this moment, everyone stopped posting and went to check the announcement from the Cultural Bureau. It was a Weibo post from the Cultural Bureau, made around the time Su Yang had his incident. It stated that after deliberation, regardless of whether Su Yang went down voluntarily or possessed extraordinary lung capacity, the incident was 100% the program team's fault. Furthermore, they demanded that the director and George apologize to Su Yang on all global social media platforms and pin the apology for at least three months.
Within just one minute of the announcement, the comment section exploded.
"No way? That's so firm?"
"We don't offend others if they don't offend us. This incident has really crossed the line. Su Yang was in the water for ten minutes. If he didn't have good physical condition, it would have been a life-or-death situation. I support the Cultural Bureau's decision."
"But I don't think the director and George will do that. They surely believe they did nothing wrong."
"Exactly. That's why I saw comments saying Su Yang won't be on this show for long, and I feel the same."
"This announcement seems to imply that if a proper and reasonable apology isn't given, Su Yang will be brought back."
"Su Yang is truly unlucky. He went through so much trouble and endured a day of mistreatment on the show, only to possibly be sent back soon."
"There's nothing that can be done about it."
The Cultural Bureau's announcement was quite lengthy, listing many instances of unfair treatment towards Su Yang during the show's recording. This included targeting from the host and guests, as well as the contract signed between the Cultural Bureau and the program team. Apart from the modest appearance fee, the other clauses in the contract were quite standard. It clearly stated that if the rights of the guests from Dragon Country were infringed upon or threatened, they could immediately sue the program team. Su Yang's current situation was a severe violation.
This wasn't a rigid rule; it all depended on how Dragon Country chose to proceed. This time, Dragon Country had taken a firm stance, perhaps deciding not to compromise any longer for the sake of promoting traditional Chinese culture. The last point of the announcement was very clear: if the program team and George did not apologize to Su Yang, the Cultural Bureau would terminate its cooperation with the program team and send people to bring Su Yang back.
Su Yang, still in the midst of recording, was completely unaware of all this. At this moment, he was watching the drama unfold on set. Meimei, for some reason, was retorting to everything Hans said, making his face turn red.
"Meimei teacher, what's wrong with you today? Why are you always targeting me?"