Top Dupe CH 062 One-Handed Handstand Part 2

Liu Songtao spoke first, “Nowadays, if a comedy star can’t roll dice, they’re not a good variety show actor?”

Mick looked at He Mu. Their team’s Liu Songtao didn’t like sports, so shooting baskets was likely out.

“He Mu, how’s your shooting?”

He Mu didn’t really like basketball, and even dance practice was forced by his agent. But with the camera on him, he couldn’t say he wasn’t good at it. However, if he missed all the shots, it would be quite embarrassing.

Seeing He Mu’s pondering expression, Mick knew what he was thinking. “Why don’t I do the shooting? Your spare time is all spent practicing dance, so your shooting skills might be a bit rusty lately.”

Since Mick gave him an out, He Mu naturally accepted, “Then I’ll go on the checkerboard.”

Luo Yu’s team quickly made their decision.

Li Shengyu asked, “Who can shoot baskets in our team?”

Then Li Shengyu awkwardly realized that only he had raised his hand.

Jiang Muxing and Luo Yu looked at each other, their shoulders touching, and smiled at him.

“Sheng Yu, now you’re our treasure. What we can do, you can too. Even if we can’t, you can,” Luo Yu said with a grin.

Seeing the two of them, Li Shengyu could only sigh.

“Rolling dice... who will do it?”

As soon as Li Shengyu finished speaking, Jiang Muxing’s hand shot up high: “I’ll do it! I’ll do it! I’ll do it!”

Luo Yu touched his nose and asked with amusement, “Are you scolding the production team for being unreasonable?”

“No, no!” Jiang Muxing shook his head like a rattle drum. “I’m saying I’m really good at rolling dice! I always roll high numbers!”

Hearing this, Luo Yu and Li Shengyu both laughed.

“Xingxing, think carefully. If you go to roll the dice, you won’t be on camera much, so your presence in the show will be reduced a lot,” Luo Yu reminded kindly.

“It’s okay. I’m very happy playing with you. No one has asked me what I wanted to do or what I was willing to do before. Only you two ask me. As long as we can complete the game smoothly, what’s the big deal if I have fewer shots?” Jiang Muxing said.

He didn’t notice that the camera was filming him. Luo Yu intentionally changed his angle, hoping the cameraman would capture Jiang Muxing’s sincere expression at this moment.

“Then... I’ll go on the checkerboard,” Luo Yu nodded.

With the team assignments settled, when the host announced that He Mu and Luo Yu would stand on the checkerboard, He Mu glanced subtly at Luo Yu.

Luo Yu’s expression was calm; he turned his face to continue joking with Jiang Muxing, as if he wasn’t bothered by this second confrontation at all.

In the distance, Gu Xiaowei and Sister Cui were watching their direction.

“Although it’s just from a distance, I prefer the atmosphere of Luo Yu’s team. This morning, everyone was still a bit reserved, but now they’re very relaxed. Look at Jiang Muxing, smiling so cutely,” Sister Cui said.

“Because... Senior Brother is a gentle person, right?” Gu Xiaowei said softly, looking at Luo Yu.

The game officially started, and everyone took their positions.

With a whistle, the two teams began shooting baskets frantically.

Mick scored every shot, completing the basket shooting in less than ten seconds. However, Liu Songtao only rolled a three on the dice, so according to the rules, He Mu made the move.

Li Shengyu completed his first basket after Mick, but Jiang Muxing’s claim that his dice-rolling luck was good was no boast. He rolled a five on his first try, his eyes squinting into crescent moons from his smile.

“Five! Brother Luo! I rolled a five!”

Luo Yu looked and pointed to the black square exactly five steps away. “I want to give it a try!”

“Then try it!” Li Shengyu shouted.

“Try—let’s see how unreasonable the production team is!” Jiang Muxing agreed.

Luo Yu didn’t expect his teammates to unanimously support his decision. Even if he couldn’t complete the task on the black square, moving back three steps would be the same as He Mu. He lifted the black paper, revealing the number 3 inside.

Deer glanced at the task card in his hand and asked Luo Yu again, “Luo Yu, are you sure you want to do this task? It’s too late to back out now. This task is really difficult; among all the guests and staff present, maybe only one person can do it.”

That is to say, this person does not include Luo Yu.

Upon hearing this, He Mu smirked, thinking that Luo Yu would take the lead and then give up.

Li Shengyu and Jiang Muxing showed a grand attitude.

“It’s okay, let’s satisfy our curiosity!”

“Know yourself and your enemy to defeat the evil production team! I’m confident that next time it will be even more intense!”

Luo Yu smiled at Deer and said, “My teammates want to see what the task is. If every guest avoids the task, won’t the game lose its appeal?”

Deer smiled and said, “I appreciate your courage. The task for number 3 is—perform a one-handed handstand for 3 seconds.”

“This—The production team is too much! One-handed handstands are He Mu’s specialty! This is clearly meant for He Mu to complete!” Jiang Muxing was the first to shout out.

Li Shengyu was also displeased: “The production team is biased! The production team is shameless!”

Dingdang responded quickly, explaining, “This is also to meet the fans' expectations! Our tasks are varied, and Luo Yu just happened to draw a task that the fans of He Mu expect.”

Liu Songtao was also a bit surprised and whispered to Mick beside him, “No way, a one-handed handstand for three seconds? He Mu is so amazing!”

Mick nodded, “When he first debuted, he trained very hard. Every time he performed this move, fans would scream.”

But he hadn’t done it in the past two years.

As a former teammate, Mick knew how much this move tested arm, shoulder, back, and core muscle coordination and balance.

He Mu’s discontinuation of the move likely meant he could no longer perform it.

“How about it, Luo Yu—will you challenge the one-handed handstand for three seconds, or will you give up and take three steps back?” Deer asked with a smile.

He Mu looked at Luo Yu, already waiting for him to give up.

But Luo Yu rolled up his sleeves to his elbows and said to Deer, “Then please start timing.”

“What?” He Mu was stunned.

“Is Luo Yu really going to try?” Liu Songtao looked at Mick.

Mick chuckled softly and said, “Originally, this move wasn’t exclusive to He Mu.”

Because Mick could also do it, but Dijun Media had made this move a highlight of He Mu’s promotion. Whether Mick could do it or not was unimportant. But he was quite looking forward to seeing Luo Yu complete the move.

Li Shengyu shouted, “Bro—I know you’re great at acting! But this is too risky, don’t hurt your back! Otherwise, the role in your next drama will be mine!”

Jiang Muxing also shouted, “Brother Luo! If you complete the one-handed handstand, I’ll ask the director to increase your appearance fee!”

Outside the scene, Gu Xiaowei asked Sister Cui, “Can Luo Yu do this?”

Sister Cui was also uncertain, “I really don’t know. Did he learn this in the gym?”

But they don’t practice this in the gym either.

“It should be something he did when practicing martial arts before,” Gu Xiaowei said.

“But if he’s willing to try, it means he has an 80% confidence. He’s not the type to boast or show off.”

Just as Sister Cui finished speaking, she saw Gu Xiaowei taking out his phone.

Luo Yu smiled, and as soon as Deer yelled “begin”, he bent down, assisted himself simply, and really held himself up with one hand.

His tall and long legs made the move look cool and elegant.

The lines of his arm tensed, and his shirt fell, revealing a small section of well-defined abs.

Due to his high position, his silhouette under the backlight was full of tension, with strength and grace intertwined, making it hard for people to look away.

His posture was not only beautiful but also very stable.

Gasps of astonishment came one after another, Liu Songtao’s mouth could fit an egg. Mick was also stunned; he guessed Luo Yu would succeed if he dared to try, but he didn’t expect it to be so stunning. Unlike the one-handed handstand pursued for rhythm in dance, Luo Yu’s was full of static beauty.

As if it could remain forever in the viewers' eyes.

Jiang Muxing excitedly clenched his fists, “Brother Luo…I unilaterally declare that I’m his fan…”

Li Shengyu sighed, “It’s one thing to lose to him in acting, but I don’t know where else I’d lose to him.”

Standing opposite him, He Mu, who saw the move up close, was already too stunned to show any expression.

Until three seconds had passed, Deer finally reacted and shouted, “Three seconds—three seconds—”

Only then did Luo Yu come down.

He adjusted his clothes and realized his abdomen had been exposed, quickly telling the director, “Director—let’s do it again! My shirt fell off just now!”

But everyone shook their heads.

Liu Songtao indignantly said, “No need to do it again and hurt our pride!”

Jiang Muxing shouted, “Brother—audiences love this! No need for a retake!”

The director directly used a megaphone to shout, “How about you take off your shirt and try again?”

Luo Yu was stunned, then quickly shook his head, “No need! No need to retake! Thank you, Director, thank you, everyone!”

The director felt that inviting Luo Yu to this show was very worthwhile—not only did it get Gu Xiaowei’s VCR but also so many stunning shots.

Compared to what Luo Yu had shown, He Mu seemed to lack variety show appeal.

But the director also worried that the task originally prepared for He Mu had been done by someone else, and He Mu’s fans might cause trouble. So he thought of a trick, “Luo Yu, it’s okay if you don’t want to take off your shirt! Just cue someone who can do this move! If they can complete it, you can keep your shirt on!”

As soon as the director finished speaking, the teammates who had supported Luo Yu earlier now huddled together and moved aside.

“Don’t cue me, it’s hopeless!” Li Shengyu said.

“Single-handed eating is fine, but a one-handed handstand is really not possible!” Jiang Muxing shook his head like a rattle drum.

He Mu’s mood was very complicated. He both hoped and didn’t want Luo Yu to cue him.

Because this move was originally his signature move. As long as he was called to do it, the show would have a topic when aired.

But if he couldn’t complete it several times, even if it was edited later, it would be embarrassing in front of Luo Yu and the staff.

“Can I cue anyone?” Luo Yu asked.

The director, holding a megaphone, shouted, “Yes, but don’t cue me!”

As soon as the words were out, everyone burst into laughter.

Luo Yu instinctively looked back at Gu Xiaowei, then felt a bit silly—Gu Xiaowei might really know how, but he wouldn’t be on a variety show.

Though it was a bit far, it seemed he saw Gu Xiaowei indicating a direction.

He looked in that direction, his eyes lit up, and he shouted, “Mick! Mick can definitely do it!”

Mick was taken aback, closed his eyes, and sighed, “How do you know I can definitely do it?”

“I originally wanted to cue He Mu. But He Mu is on the stage, if he completes it, do I still need to take three steps back? But you’re different; you’re offstage and among so many of us, you’ve practiced dance!”

“But you’re from the opposing side. I don’t mind seeing you lose your shirt,” Mick said coolly, hands in pockets.

“This is the dignity of a dancer! Mick, I believe in your core strength!”

After Luo Yu finished speaking, Jiang Muxing and Li Shengyu began to clap.

“Mick, give it a try! Mick, give it a try! Mick, give it a try!”

Even the other onlookers laughed and clapped along, shouting, “Mick, give it a try!”

Under such an atmosphere, Mick would have killed the mood if he refused.

He put on a “you peons” expression, bent down, and with his legs up, performed a perfect one-handed handstand.

“Oh—”

“Amazing—”

Cheers erupted as Mick held the position for more than three seconds before coming down.

He got up, adjusted his clothes, and then looked up to see Luo Yu’s admiring smile on the checkered floor. He suddenly realized that this was Luo Yu intentionally giving him exposure on the show.

Director Xu Mu was excited, when suddenly a low and familiar voice came.

“Was the first person to complete the one-handed handstand Luo Yu?”

Xu Mu paused, turned around, “Director Liu! It’s you! And Producer Liang?”

“It’s fine, we’re just watching. Continue filming.”

Xu Mu recalled Director Liu’s question and answered, “The person just now was Luo Yu. Please, take a seat!”

“No, we’ll go over there and talk with Gu Xiaowei first.”

Director Liu patted Xu Mu’s shoulder and walked toward Gu Xiaowei, while Producer Liang squinted and kept watching Luo Yu.

The show continued to film, and the host didn’t forget the cue process.

Dingdang shouted, “The exciting interlude has ended! You two should return to shooting hoops!”

Mick and Li Shengyu immediately returned to the shooting machine, getting into a frenzied shooting state.

This time, Mick finished shooting first again, and Liu Songtao quickly rolled the dice. "Four! This time it's four steps!"

On the other side, Jiang Muxing rolled a six and happily gave Luo Yu a thumbs-up.

"Who would have thought, Jiang Muxing is really a little lucky charm! His luck is just too good!"

Liu Songtao hurried over to shake hands with Jiang Muxing.

Li Shengyu grabbed Jiang Muxing and said defensively, "Don’t think you can ride on our star’s luck!"

After two rounds, He Mu was finally forced to choose the black grid.

He wasn’t sure what trick the production team had up their sleeves, and nervously read out the task number: "Task one? What is it?"

Deer turned over the task card: "Task one, princess carry the female host—while completing ten squats within one minute! Note that it has to be a princess carry and you must be able to do squats!"