A Love Letter Written to You - Chapter 25

Chapter 25

The ten-minute recording flew by in an instant, and Ji Yu and Leng Ying soon walked out of their respective interview rooms.

They exchanged a smile but didn’t discuss what was said in the interview—it would all come out on the show anyway.

True to her word, Sister Qun then treated them to a lavish meal.

After filling their stomachs, they headed home, washed up, and went to bed. A dreamless night.

While the two of them relaxed, Director Pan’s team was working late into the night, editing the warm-up footage.

At exactly 9:00 a.m. the next morning, the official Weibo of Our Life posted the first teaser promo:

@OurLife·FriendsSeason:
Moonlight for company, two make a friendship.
Focusing on four pairs of friends from different walks of life, Our Life returns with a brand new season.
@8 mysterious guests—can you guess who they are?
Tune in to the livestream at 12:00 PM the day after tomorrow on MeowMeow TV!
Friends Season—don’t miss it! → [Warm-Up Promo Video]

The promo video was only 2.5 minutes long but left a strong impression. Each of the four pairs of guests had distinct sets. The background music was laced with fragmented soundbites from the interviews.

Some top comments:

World-Class Flake Artist: “Finally! Been waiting forever for my electronic pickled veggies.”
XiaoPanPayUp: “Woah, they really made good on it—this season is live-streamed now?”
Reply @XiaoPanPayUp: “If they didn’t, PanPan would’ve been crucified on the Shame Wall! But yeah, there’ll still be edited versions—12 highlight episodes will be posted on MeowMeow TV.”
HighMountainReverence: “? Are all 8 guests women? Show team, how are you not hyping the fact this is an all-female variety show?”
Reply @HighMountainReverence: “Minion pointing meme The team consulted many artists and considered compatibility. In the end, all 8 guests selected are women! You can start guessing their identities in the comments. On livestream day, we’ll reward anyone who gets it right!”
MyFaveMeowMeow: “OMG OMG OMG Pan’s cinematography has seriously leveled up!”
TruthIsOnlyOne: “So gay. Pan, did you go rogue or something? It looks amazing, I need more.”
Just5MoreMins: “I can’t—this is too good! I’ve looped the video 20+ times already this morning! You know how much data that cost me?? Just release the full thing already—they’re clearly capable of everything!!!”
TruthIsOnlyOne: “Watched it at 3x speed four times. Quick analysis: the four pairs match four visual themes. First group—keywords: cracks and roses; the visual tone is old and grainy, likely old friends who’ve drifted apart. Second group—scenes interspersed with numeric codes; maybe new tech-savvy friends, possibly never met in person before. Third group—white silk and feathers, looks like mutual yearning. Last group is loud and dramatic, ending with a cup smashing—Pan you really know how to bait us…”
Just5MoreMins replying to @TruthIsOnlyOne: “Teacherrr, write more, please analyze who they are?? When has domestic variety had this kind of gourmet content??”

TruthIsOnlyOne replying to @Just5MoreMins: “I’m not responsible for what I say next. All blame for wild guesses goes to the show team and their reward system. Serious discussion: the pair looks like a certain film queen—her look matches one of her recent movie roles. But if it is her… hmm, her team has been pushing a different CP (couple pairing) lately, so not sure why she’d go on a show about nostalgic friendships… especially given how messy their past fallout was… Also, the person in group three bears a strong resemblance to the other half of that older CP… not 100% sure though—they’re all wearing masks. Okay, I’m retreating now. My comment is about to get buried. Peace out.**”

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[Thread title]:
YouTao: “Will Friends Season Be a Massive Hit or a Total Flop?”

0L
“Anyone seen the teaser? Thoughts, fam?”

1L
“We all know it’s bait, but hot girls as bait? I’m absolutely fine with it…”

2L
“Dude, it’s called Friends Season.”

4L
“What’s the issue? If they’re not sharing a bed, can you even call them friends? If Pan gives them two separate beds, I’ll be disappointed!”

17L
“Livestream format is kinda fresh. If the rumored cast lineup in our other thread is correct, then Pan is cashing in BIG. Don’t care if you approve or not.”

45L
“Where’s that other thread? Still reading “Truth Teacher’s” Weibo analysis…”

53L
“Truth Teacher’s Weibo is dead. There’s a continuation in another thread here in the forum, even more detailed than the Weibo one.”

66L
Guessing some folks are too lazy to check—here’s a TL;DR:
Group 1 = RM and her debut-era friend
Group 2 = unidentified, might be civilians
Group 3 = likely LY and the airport video girl
Group 4 = some recently rumored besties behaving suspiciously—wild guess, it’s one of those pairs.

68L
“? So if 66 is right, Pan bet everything on RM and LY? But didn’t we hear LY pulled out before?”

71L
“She did decline at first, but must’ve changed her mind later.”

76L
“Honestly, who knows. LY doesn’t seem like someone who’d do reality TV.”

82L
Fellow gossipers, let’s not debate logic or stan wars—keep it clean or the mods will nuke the thread.”

84L
“If it is RM and LY… that friendship is gonna be a battlefield.”

85L
“I said it before—traffic = money. Who’s with me?”

86L
“LMAO I wanna see the fans fight! RM used to have loads of CP fans, but her team later tried to shift the ship to LY, which alienated a lot of the old ones.”

87L
“LY never responded to any of RM’s CP hype though, that’s well-known.”

89L
Doesn’t matter—fans still see it as a love triangle soap opera.”

90L
“And we, the chaos enjoyers, see it the same way~~~”

92L
“Bless Pan’s career. How did he even pull this cast together and get them to agree to go live?”

94L
“BLESS BLESS BLESS!!”