The online trolls were initially criticizing Sang Ning for not being able to handle criticism, but after seeing the words "Five Years of College Entrance Exams, Three Years of Mock Tests" emblazoned on the burlap sack, they couldn't attack her for not following the show's rules anymore, since recording a show is not as important as preparing for college.
Yet they were not satisfied, and when this angle didn't work, they switched tactics.
[Sang Ning is such a poser, isn't she? If I heard correctly, she's going to tutor her brother, right? Does she even have the level to tutor a high school student?]
[Hilarious. Pretending to be a top student is useless now. Everyone knows she went to a film academy for her bachelor's. Art students like her usually have poor academic backgrounds.]
The hashtag #SangNingPretendsToBeATopStudent# quickly trended, and some curious netizens dug up a video of an interview she did before.
In the video, the host asked her to share her understanding of a particular role, and after a long pause, she said, "All I can say is that this role is badass."
After she said that, the host's eyes widened in shock. This host was quite well-known in the industry and was momentarily at a loss for words due to Sang Ning's response, taking several seconds to recover and keep the conversation going.
This video quickly went viral, with the comments section filled with ridicule, calling Sang Ning a hopeless illiterate.
Uninformed viewers who saw this had an even worse impression of Sang Ning, especially since a self-proclaimed classmate of Sang Chuan commented under the video, alleging that the entire Sang family were hopeless illiterates.
According to Sang Chuan's classmate, Sang Chuan was the school bully at Shuixi First Middle School, usually messing around and frequently skipping classes to play games at internet cafes. His grades were the lowest in the grade. Moreover, he applied for withdrawal after the exams in the second semester of his sophomore year. Now, someone who had already dropped out of school was trying to pretend with his sister to be a top student, making the Sang family's behavior look quite appalling.
To make the revelation more convincing, netizens posted Sang Chuan's student photo and his final exam report card.
After seeing this, netizens immediately rushed to the live stream to bombard Sang Ning with comments.
[Sang, you Bitch, are you for real? It's one thing to pretend to be a top student yourself, but now you're also trying to set up a studious image for your delinquent brother? Your whole family is truly disgusting.]
[What if Sang Ning's brother indeed decides to study seriously? A repentant prodigal son is worth more than gold now, and they haven't taken the college entrance exams yet. As long as he's determined, he deserves encouragement.]
[To the commenter above, how much did Sang, you Bitch, pay you? Aren't you disgusted earning such dirty money?]
While the comments argued fiercely, Sang Ning remained oblivious, having already taken out all the everyday items from the burlap sack, leaving only a bag of study materials and study tools.
Director Sun looked at Sang Ning, raised his chin, and said with schadenfreude, "If you want to take your luggage, it's not impossible, but the show won't arrange a car to take you. You'll have to solve it yourselves."
"We weren't counting on you in the first place." Sang Ning responded mildly, then lifted the burlap sack with one hand and indicated to Sang Chuan, "Carry your own stuff!"
Sang Chuan, who had been standing tall, was once again bent over by the weight of the burlap sack, gritting his teeth and saying, "Thank you for being so concerned about my studies."
Sang Ning led her family into the village, but Director Sun couldn't stand her arrogance. After all, participating in a show means enduring hardships, so he called a few staff members over and instructed, "Go inform the villagers not to easily take in Sang Ning's family. I'll have her come back crying to beg me soon!"
The online trolls in the main live stream room all expressed agreement upon hearing Director Sun's words, saying it was time for Sang, you Bitch, to suffer a bit and can't let her continue pretending.
After all the guests set off, the pressing issue that intrigued netizens was whether they could successfully find a farmer willing to take them in.
Ten minutes later, a voice from the following PD in the main live stream room came through: "Director Sun, our group of guests has already found somewhere to stay!"
Director Sun, who had been lounging on a rocking chair for a nap, immediately jumped up: "What's happening? I've only just laid down!"
[Hilarious, look at Director Sun's 'questioning life' expression.]
[Which Immortal guest found a place so quickly? Can't you consider Director Sun's feelings? He was enjoying himself on the rocking chair.]
[Director Sun: I just wanted to relax a little, can't you leave me alone?]
"Quick, switch the camera over there and see what's going on?" Director Sun hinted at the director to switch the split screen, and the curious netizens also clicked into the split live stream.
As soon as the split screen switched over, a sweet smiling face came into view—Chu Xi.
In front of her was a middle-aged man nearing fifty, looking full of energy, who was shaking hands amiably with Chu Xi.
[Our girl, what kind of extraordinary luck is this, finding a place to stay so quickly, and that too at the village chief's house.]
[Chu Xi truly is the Lucky Goddess of our times. Folks, I worshipped Chu Xi a moment ago and went to confess to my crush. And guess what? My crush agreed!!!]
[Whoa, is it really that miraculous? Is Chu Xi the Moon Elder descended to earth? I'm going to worship her too, and confess to my crush tonight.]
New viewers entering the live stream were baffled: [??? I'm new here and have no idea what you're talking about? How did Chu Xi find a place to stay so quickly?]
So a bunch of enthusiastic netizens began explaining to the newcomers.
Chu Xi and Li Sulan were stopped shortly after entering the village, initially thinking they ran into trouble, feeling very tense. But after the person spoke, they relaxed.
It turned out the person was Yuan Village's village chief.
The Chu Group had signed a long-term aid agreement with Yuan Village, funding the construction of roads and various public facilities.
Although Chu Tian himself did not personally go to Yuan Village to sign the agreement, the village chief had seen Chu Tian and his wife's photos in magazine reports, so when watching the crew film with the villagers, he immediately recognized Li Sulan.
Knowing that the crew confiscated the guests' luggage and required them to find their own accommodations, the village chief considered it and decided to invite Chu Xi and Li Sulan to stay at his house.
This was the wife and daughter of their benefactors; there was no way he could be neglectful.
Understanding the context of the situation, netizens had an even better impression of Chu Xi.
[The Chu Group has indeed done a lot of public service work, not just in Yuan Village. They funded the construction of roads in our village and several nearby villages as well.]
[I was going to criticize Chu Xibai for getting accommodation served on a silver platter, but how can you criticize this? Her dad made good connections everywhere; it's something she deserves.]
[To the person above, our girl is a kind person too, you know. Didn't you know she also started a foundation specifically to help children with disabilities?]