Chapter 814: Chapter 656: Xia Youqing and Xie Yizun’s Variety Show Debut
When "Is there a future for me?" intermittently announced the list of show guests.
Although many fans of Xia Youqing and Xie Yizun expressed great joy and anticipation for the show, there were also many bystanders who were not optimistic about them.
After all, this new variety show from Orange TV is branded as a competitive reality show.
Judging from the list released gradually, the production team indeed invited several Olympic champions and some popular internet celebrities with competition skills.
In short, compared to those competitors, Xia Youqing and Xie Yizun, stars who attract fans with their looks, really seem like they can’t compete and aren’t in the same league for comparison.
Back then, some netizens were shouting angrily under the official blog of "Is there a future for me?":
"What are you letting Xia Youqing and Xie Yizun do? Dance, perform mother-son affection, or model?"
"Can the program team invite some real players to play seriously?!!!"
Some even felt that the program would be very shallow, with actors performing from pre-written scripts because Xia Youqing and Xie Yizun were invited.
Saying: "This show is absolutely another disgusting variety show playing the emotional card."
Unexpectedly, after the first episode of "Is there a future for me?" aired, those who previously predicted Xia Youqing and Xie Yizun’s mother-son duo would fail were quickly impressed by their performance.
Because in the previous episode, the show opened with a big challenge.
The first competition segment for all guests was parachuting from thousands of meters high.
Xie Yizun and Xia Youqing’s team, the one who chose to participate in the competition was Xie Yizun.
When Xie Yizun was preparing for the parachute jump, Xia Youqing was sitting down below, completely disregarding her image. Her furrowed brows and worried face were deeper and more genuine than the emotions she showed in movies.
At first, guests on the show and viewers couldn’t understand why Xia Youqing was so worried while Xie Yizun was competing.
After all, Xie Yizun is young and strong, it’s truly a time for him to play boldly.
When Xie Yizun jumped down and landed safely.
As Xia Youqing frantically ran forward to embrace her son, who was lying soft on the ground, it was revealed that Xie Yizun had a fear of heights.
The reason he still chose to compete despite his fear was because Xia Youqing also has a fear of heights.
This reason caused a sensation in the entire venue.
Xia Youqing, her face pale, said to the surrounding guests, "Just now my heart almost jumped out of my throat."
As the first episode completed its broadcast.
More and more viewers noticed: "Hey, Xia Youqing and Xie Yizun, this mother-son duo, looks precious and delicate but during the competition, they’re not pretentious or melodramatic. Although they also screamed out in pain and discomfort, they never shied away, nor did they ever give up."
As a youth, Xie Yizun embodies athletic spirit with his good physical condition.
Remarkably, Xia Youqing, who is over fifty, also put in all her effort, not dragging Xie Yizun back, but instead collaborating strategically, overcoming obstacles alongside her son.
Moreover, they showed genuine personality in front of the camera. They didn’t hide their emotions, so when they’re angry, they’re angry, and they express discomfort openly. Crying and laughing are all displayed on camera.
Another amusing moment that made viewers applaud was this:
Xia Youqing and Xie Yizun often disagreed on the show. Whenever they had a conflict, they would throw tempers and argue.
However, when a task approached, both could quickly set aside all negative emotions and invest completely in the competition, maximizing the value they bring to their team.
In one clip:
On the streets of Macau.
Xia Youqing and Xie Yizun had a disagreement over something, leading to them not wanting to walk together.
The mother-son duo indeed have fiery temperaments, and they both have stubborn mouths, liking to throw harsh words at each other—
"Don’t talk to me now!" Xie Yizun huffed, "I get annoyed seeing you."
"Stay away from me for now." Xia Youqing, also with a stern face, replied, "Seeing you makes me angry too."
But not even half a minute after separating, they quickly sensed other guests catching up behind them, immediately closing in, as if they forgot they were angry just moments ago, discussing strategically:
"They pose a threat to us," Xia Youqing said with a tense expression.
"The team behind us poses a threat. Yes, we need to get far ahead of them," Xie Yizun, too, looked serious.
This interaction ignited significant debate online.
Many netizens said:
"This mother-son duo, Xia Youqing and Xie Yizun, are so focused on winning that they don’t give an inch."
But others countered: "’Is there a future for me’ was designed to be a competitive reality show, so of course the focus is on competition."
"A competition is a competition. It’s about using all possible ways to win within the rules, unrelated to personal morals."
"..."
Once the show was aired, it quickly garnered significant online buzz; besides Xia Youqing and Xie Yizun’s standout performance, other guest teams also shined.
Thus, viewers realized that Orange TV’s newly released reality show was not shallow at all.
Not only not shallow, but among many heavily scripted reality shows, it was a breath of fresh air with exceptionally high production quality.
In this show.
Viewers not only got to see beautiful scenery around the world with the guest teams, but they also witnessed teamwork between couples, enduring brotherhood built over decades, mutual assistance among brothers and sisters, the evolving closeness from estranged to tight bond within mother-son relationships, and the mutual respect, support, and understanding between father and daughter.
The production design included not only intense daytime competition segments but also nighttime interview segments.
Though initially perceived as another emotionally driven moment, the nighttime interviews revealed themselves to be authentic and not manipulative.
Instead, they allowed the contestants to express themselves freely and naturally, without enforcing emotional overkill.
The strength of the program lies in its natural guidance of genuine emotional expression, balanced with propriety, not over-emphasized or repeated excessively.
Thus, after completing the broadcast of an entire episode.
Viewers unexpectedly discovered "Is there a future for me?" was the only show among all variety programs that didn’t excessively dramatize the guests’ emotions, allowing them to quietly watch the competition reality show in peace. 1314
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