What surprised Mu Li was that when everyone learned what had happened to him yesterday, they looked at him with envy instead.
"You don't know, when we're rushing for schedules, we just want to get a good night's sleep," Didi complained. "But on the road, we have to get off the car in a bit, and then board the plane, so we can't sleep well at all."
After a brief introduction and acquaintance, the program began to enter the formal recording process.
A program like Happy Saturday is clearly scripted, and the program flow has already been determined.
For this episode, the production team divided the six people into two teams and prepared three games for competition, with one person from the losing team being chosen for punishment.
The first game was similar to dodgeball, where players needed to rescue their Psyduck partners from one side of the stage, only needing to try their best to avoid the opposing Psyduck's Water Gun attacks during the process.
In the middle of this path, there were also some obstacles that could help players block Water Gun attacks.
For Mu Li, such a game was incredibly easy. Relying on his excellent dynamic vision, Mu Li's team quickly completed the task, though his two other teammates, Gao Hanyu and Xue Yang, were hit by 5 Water Guns combined.
After Mu Li's team's demonstration, everyone also discovered that these Psyducks' aim wasn't very good, and the power of their Water Gun wasn't very strong; at most, it could slightly impede the players' progress.
Upon seeing this situation, Didi immediately became smug: "Come on, let me go first! Watch me complete the rescue mission without getting hit once."
After He Lin gave the command, Didi crouched and quickly rushed towards the first obstacle.
This obstacle was only about two meters away from the starting line, reachable with just a big stride, making it the easiest obstacle to avoid.
Just as Didi was about to hide behind the first obstacle, he felt a Water Gun directly hit his head. The next moment, he felt himself flying, and when he came to his senses, he was back at the starting point again.
"What happened? Did I lose my memory?" Didi suddenly came to his senses, didn't think too much, and continued to rush towards the first obstacle.
Everything was such a coincidence. Just as Didi was about to enter the obstacle, another Water Gun came head-on, knocking him flying again.
However, this time the knockback was different; this time he was truly sent flying into mid-air.
Yet, just as the Water Gun's power ran out and Didi was about to fall, a second Water Gun appeared, continuing to send Didi flying into the air.
Immediately following, the third and fourth Water Guns attacked in succession.
The three Psyducks seemed to have conspired, taking turns to unleash Water Gun after Water Gun, keeping Didi steadily suspended in the air, looking just like a fountain.
On the field, not only did Didi not know what was happening, but everyone else was also bewildered.
"This game can even have a bug like this?" The director team was already going crazy, but because Didi's appearance was so hilarious, with his bewildered face being sent flying into mid-air by Water Guns, unable to struggle at all, everyone was about to burst into laughter.
At this moment, no one even thought to rescue Didi: "Is anyone going to help me? I'm going to call the police!"
Coupled with Didi's miserable Growl, everyone seemed to laugh even harder.
It was with great difficulty that everyone finally stopped laughing from exhaustion and then realized they needed to tell the Psyducks to stop attacking.
Didi at this point was indistinguishable from a drowned rat, still complaining, "Director team, I'm going to call the police! Why are these three Psyducks cooperating so well? They're completely different from our three!"
The director team was also puzzled at this moment: "No, we just randomly found these six Psyducks, and the power of their Water Gun has been tested; they're all about the same. And didn't you yourselves randomly choose the Psyducks earlier?"
"Then explain what's going on here?" Didi lay on the ground, feeling utterly dejected. "It's bad enough the Water Gun is powerful, but it can also cause a bug? If you hadn't called a stop, I'd probably be floating up there all day."
Ding Ding commented, "Brother Di, you're like the ball on top of the fountain outside the door."
"You're the ball!" Didi was too exhausted to retort; just struggling to get down from up there had completely drained him.
At this moment, only one handsome young man was quietly watching all of this from the side.
That's right, Mu Li was the one who did it.
It wasn't difficult to achieve such an effect with three untrained Psyducks; all it required was a Gardevoir that could turn invisible and use telepathy.
Then, by having Gardevoir slightly teach the three Psyducks some Water Gun techniques, everything just now could be achieved.
Of course, all of this was done in secret, and no one knew.
In the end, no one guessed the outcome.
"I think this is very likely just a coincidence," Mu Li proposed another possibility.
Didi's mouth twitched. "You're telling me that was a coincidence just now? Try that coincidence on me!"
Uh, that coincidence was indeed created by me.
However, Mu Li didn't say it aloud, only probing, "Is it a coincidence or not? We'll know if we try again, won't we?"
Everyone else had no other choice, so they had to try again in the end.
This time, Mu Li deliberately did not let Gardevoir direct, only letting the three Psyducks act on their own.
"How about it? I told you it was a coincidence just now," Mu Li said proudly.
Without Gardevoir's command, the three Psyducks indeed returned to their original state. Although their Water Gun skills had improved slightly, their aim was still very poor, making it difficult to hit a moving person.
After completing the game, Didi muttered strangely, "Impossible, was that really a coincidence just now?"
Mu Li smiled, flicked his sleeve, and stood aside, his deeds hidden.
The second game was a classic game from Happy Saturday—321 Look Here.
The game rules were also simple: players needed to choose one of the four directions (up, down, left, right) at the moment the 321 countdown ended. Up meant looking up, down meant looking down, left meant turning the head left, and right meant turning the head right. If the opponent's hand chose the same direction as the player's head, then the player lost a point, and the opponent gained a point.
At the same time, the losing side would face a punishment.
The game was played in pairs. Besides the two players, each person would be accompanied by a partner, who would command a Psyduck to attack or defend.
The winning side of the game gained the full power to attack, while the losing side could only use Protect for defense.
Because the Pokémon commanded in this game was Psyduck, and Psyducks' reactions are usually slow, it often happened that one side used Water Gun while the other hadn't reacted yet, leading to many jokes, and even situations where game partners made command errors.
But when everyone played this game today, they suddenly noticed something was off.
The Psyduck on Mu Li's team seemed to react exceptionally quickly. Whenever Mu Li's team won, the Psyduck's Water Gun almost instantly sprayed onto the face of the game loser.
After being sent flying by Water Gun countless times, Didi finally couldn't hold back: "No, why is this Psyduck's reaction so fast? And, even if it's fast! You guys secretly adjusted the power of this Water Gun, didn't you?"
"Our Water Gun is like a shower, but why is their Water Gun like a high-pressure Hydro Pump?" Didi yelled hysterically at the director team. "Director team! If you don't give me an explanation today, I'm sitting here and not leaving!"
Seeing Didi's reaction, everyone went crazy with laughter again, no longer caring about anything strange.
Didi was quite helpless about this. Although he had some comedic elements, did they really need to laugh so happily?
Of course, for such a small matter, he was obviously mostly joking, and sometimes he would even deliberately let the program team create some unfair games for comedic effect.
He just hadn't expected that today the Psyducks would cooperate so well; the variety show effect was simply maximized.
Gao Hanyu suppressed his laughter and said, "Brother Di, do you think it's possible that this is another coincidence?"
"If this is a coincidence, then I'll..." Seeming to recall the scene just now, Didi's expression changed mid-sentence. "Could this really just be another coincidence?"
"I definitely think so!" Mu Li echoed. "Coincidences are like coincidences; once the first one happens, there will be a second. It's perfectly normal."
"Really?" Didi was somewhat skeptical.
"Absolutely," Mu Li patted his chest, guaranteeing it.
With Mu Li's assurance, the Psyducks indeed returned to normal.
However, in the final segment, the production team seemed determined to fully recoup the Psyduck invitation fees, still choosing a game with Psyducks participating.
Each person had three balloons on their back. Opposing players needed to burst all of the opponent's balloons with Water Gun to eliminate them.
As a result, Ding Ding and Didi directly tackled Gao Hanyu and Xue Yang, quickly eliminating them, while Mu Li only managed to eliminate He Lin.
Facing a 2-on-1 situation, Ding Ding and Didi both wore cruel smiles.
Fortunately, although Gao Hanyu and Xue Yang had been eliminated, their Psyducks had not, so Mu Li could still command them to attack.
Watching the two gradually approach, Mu Li couldn't help but shout, "Pause for a bit, let's discuss this properly, how about it?"
"Impossible!" Didi shouted. "Just prepare to die!"
Seeing the two approaching again, Mu Li shouted once more, "Gentlemen, for my first time here, how about we have a fair duel?"
Didi and Ding Ding exchanged glances, somewhat hesitant. "You go first."
Mu Li said, "How about this: Ding Ding and I go first, like those Western cowboys, back to back, and after counting 3-2-1, we shoot at the same time? How about that?"
Ding Ding's eyes lit up; he was clearly interested in this game. He whispered, "Brother Di, let me go first. I'll try to burst as many of his balloons as possible, so even if we lose, we'll still have an advantage."
"Are you confident?" Didi asked, still unsure.
Ding Ding shook his head, but his face showed some excitement: "Not confident, but I want to try."
Seeing Ding Ding's determination, Didi agreed to his request.
In the duel, despite Ding Ding being extremely careful, the Psyduck's Water Gun had been specially trained. In the end, after bursting two of Mu Li's balloons, he was eliminated by Mu Li.
Seeing Ding Ding's regretful expression, Didi said seriously, "Don't worry, little brother, I'll avenge you."
Mu Li suddenly sat down at this point, placing the balloons on his stomach, and sighed, "Alas, I originally wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but what I got in return was alienation. Alright, I'll come clean."
Didi was stunned. For some reason, an ominous feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
He was just about to order Psyduck to attack Mu Li's last balloon when he caught a glimpse of a familiar Water Gun directly hitting him, sending him flying into the air again. Immediately following, the second and third Water Guns attacked in succession, and he once again became the spherical object on the fountain.
"It's you!" Didi exclaimed, losing his voice. "I should have guessed it earlier, Mu Li! You big swindler! Big liar!"