"Is Teacher Xiao younger than all of us? Why do we all call him Brother Xiao?"
When this question arose, the harmonious atmosphere froze for a moment.
The way they address each other is indeed a bit problematic. After all, Xiao He is a junior, while everyone else present is a senior who has been in the industry for four or five years or more. If we're talking about seniority, Xiao He is the youngest junior here, and he is indeed quite young; the youngest here, Xin Yiran, is already twenty-six. Yet everyone calls Xiao He "brother," which is indeed a bit of a reversal of the proper order.
But if we have to say something, the title "Brother Xiao" really does seem to be a substitute for Xiao He.
Previously, it was because Xiao He had a strong presence; now it's because he's capable and plays a wide variety of roles, not confining himself to young characters. As a result, people's perception of his age has also increased. It's similar to how people in the martial arts world call him "Big Brother." Basically, everyone calls him that, and there's no set rule. People just instinctively blurt it out when they see him in person.
Xiao He had tried to correct him before, but since everyone's "Brother Xiao" often carried a hint of teasing and playfulness, he gradually became immune to the nickname and stopped being a spoilsport.
To my utter surprise, other spoilsport individuals pointed out this problem on the spot!
Everyone turned their attention to the person who had spoken.
It is Wu Chuyi.
At this moment, Wu Chuyi looked at Xiao He as if he were a lion in his territory encountering a rival. There was little friendliness in his eyes, only a strong desire to win.
Xiao He was a little confused, not knowing what he had done to offend the other party.
Isn't this a travelogue-style variety show?
The way this person looked at him made it seem like he was about to start a fight.
Just as Xiao He hesitated to explain, Liang Cheng immediately jumped out and said, "Brother Xiao is Brother Xiao. Although I am older than him, he can carry me and he is more capable than me. So it's not too much for me to call him brother, is it?"
Then Liang Cheng looked at Xiao He and said, "Brother Xiao, I admire you just for your performance."
Xiao He felt somewhat gratified.
Even Xin Yiran, who was standing to the side, widened her eyes and exclaimed, "I'm a big fan of Brother Xiao, so of course I have to call him Brother Xiao too! Otherwise, wouldn't I look old? Don't reveal my age! I want to stay eighteen forever! Calling him Brother is perfectly fine."
Zhou Nanye also looked bewildered: "So Brother Xiao is younger than us? But I always feel a little scared to be called Xiao He or Xiao Xiao. This boss's aura is really frightening. I'm even afraid of Brother Xiao's character Zhu Laosan now. I can kneel down to him as soon as he picks up a knife, really."
Xiao He suppressed a laugh helplessly: "It's all because of you people calling me that that I'm often mistaken for being old. You really should reflect on that."
"We should reflect?" Zhou Nanye grabbed Xiao He, his face full of grief and indignation. "Being a double Best Actor makes you so arrogant. Now you even dare to tell the audience to reflect."
Qiu Hua jokingly chimed in, "Then I'll have to call him Brother Xiao from now on."
Xiao He immediately clasped his hands together and begged for mercy: "Alright, alright, please, Brother Qiu and Brother Zhou, stop talking. If you keep talking, I won't be able to go back. I'll really have to kowtow to the audience."
"Hahaha--"
Everyone laughed at the same time, and the abrupt topic was easily resolved.
As for whether this topic will be edited into the program, nobody knows.
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Next, Xiao He officially began teaching everyone water skiing techniques.
The fact that the production team was able to arrange for the guests to go skiing in the snow-capped mountains shows that most of the guests present can ski. Even if they are not experts, they can certainly ski down the slope without any problem.
Therefore, Xiao He's teaching was not too difficult. He did not need to start from scratch. He only needed to explain the key points of flying over the pool smoothly.
Originally, they were just out having fun, and no one had much of a competitive spirit. After learning a little from Xiao He, they started warming up on the slope.
The slope here isn't too steep, much gentler than the slope Xiao He filmed this morning, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced skiers. So everyone skied down the slope and then across the open space next to the pool, practicing skiing by the pool in advance to try and find that "light and airy" feeling.
Xiao He was there to make adjustments and offer guidance.
On the other hand, Wu Chuyi was full of confidence in himself.
Although he had never tried the activity, he had seen similar videos on short video platforms. He thought it was very simple and believed that his skiing skills would make him a shoo-in for the challenge.
So after Xiao He adjusted Xin Yiran's posture, he saw Wu Chuyi rush down the slope at an extremely fast speed, then quickly skim across the open space next to the pool, and finally stop steadily in front of the camera crew's surrounding area.
This set of movements was fluid, stylish, and cool, which drew cheers from the surrounding fans.
Xiao He frowned deeply.
Considering that teaching was his duty, he still went up to remind him: "Teacher Wu, you slid down too fast just now. If you really touch the pool, you could easily fall straight in. So I suggest you slow down a little before sliding into the pool—"
"Oh, thank you for reminding me, Teacher Xiao. But don't worry, I have experience."
Wu Chuyi smiled at Xiao He, then walked straight upstairs.
Clearly, he hadn't heard Xiao He's words at all.
Xiao He clicked his tongue subtly.
Since he fulfilled his obligations, he brought this upon himself, so it's not his fault.
"Ahhh—Brother Xiao—"
Not far behind, two figures slid down in a "messy" manner.
Xin Yiran, who was at the bottom of the slope, saw the two people rushing towards her and hurriedly tried to run forward with her ski poles, but she was swept away by the two people rushing down the slope.
The three boards got tangled up, and everyone was screaming in panic.
Actually, the speed wasn't fast at all. It looked more like an old man driving a tricycle, shakily and precariously. None of the three people were about to fall, but it was precisely this sense of danger—almost falling but not quite—that left people at a loss.
Seeing this, Xiao He rubbed his forehead, slowly walked to the three people, and then picked up Liang Cheng and Zhou Nanye, who had been tangled up at the beginning, and put them aside. Then he squatted down and straightened Xin Yiran's double boards again. Finally, he looked at the three people in front of him and said, "It's okay. If I had come any later, the three of you would have been able to get down and walk a few steps on your own."
All three of them blushed deeply.
"Ahem, my mistake, my mistake—"
"Thank you, Brother Xiao~"
Fortunately, the director spoke up at this moment.
"Alright, everyone should be ready now, right? Team leaders, you can draw lots now."
There were eight guests participating in the event (excluding Xiao He, who was the coach), who were divided into four groups. Each group was assigned one person to participate in the challenge, but if /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ a challenge was failed, another person could be sent to participate in the second challenge.
In any case, the best score of the group will be the final score.
The results of this competition will directly determine the quality of their hot spring treatment tonight.
Looking at the pool of water in front of them, the experts, who were all just talking theory, suddenly became nervous.
Upon reviewing the draw, the order of participants for the challenge was: Xin Yiran - Guest A - Liang Cheng - Wu Chuyi.
When Xin Yiran saw that she was the first one, her hands trembled slightly: "Ah, I'm the first one!"
Qiu Hua, a team member, apologized somewhat helplessly: "I'm sorry, Yi Ran, I was too ruthless."
Qiu Hua is quite old, so it's fine for him to ski a little with everyone, but it's definitely not appropriate for him to participate in this kind of activity. The production team didn't dare to let him take on the challenge, so this heavy responsibility naturally fell entirely on Xin Yiran, who was in the same group as Qiu Hua.
Overwhelmed with emotion, Xin Yiran's eyes welled up with tears. She instinctively looked at her idol for encouragement: "Brother Xiao, I'll succeed, right?"
