"It is about a little matter,"
Brother Song smiled, seemingly a bit nervous. Before speaking, he glanced at Lu Jingming, who was talking to the director and producer not far away, and asked Xu Yanxia, "Should you tell President Lu first?"
"It is fine,"
Xu Yanxia said frankly, "If you have something to say, just say it."
"Yeah, take your time talking, we will go eat first!"
Ye Shu and Xiaozhen were very tactful, waving at them and taking their things out of the studio first.
"Well then,"
Brother Song finally spoke to Xu Yanxia again, "Actually, I am an actor."
"...Ah?"
Xu Yanxia did not quite react.
—He said he is an actor?
...What does that mean?
Fortunately, the other party immediately added, "I am actually professionally trained, but I never had any good opportunities before, so later I signed with an MCN and became an internet celebrity."
"Some of my previous styles... were actually out of necessity. But I have never done anything that crossed legal or moral boundaries, so I hope I have not left a bad impression on you."
"...Not at all,"
Although Xu Yanxia was still a bit confused, she hurriedly said, "I think your character is actually very good. And thank you very much for applauding me at the recommendation meeting last time."
Brother Song let out a sigh and quickly smiled, saying, "That is not worth mentioning, anyone would do that."
...
Not far away, Lu Jingming, who was talking to the producer, caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, and felt somewhat uncomfortable in his heart—
What is this borderline guy trying to do?!!
His beautiful girlfriend had been busy for half the day, and he had waited for half the day. Seeing that the recording was finally finished and the two had agreed to go out for lunch together, this guy stopped her halfway, and they were talking and laughing???
And wearing such tight clothes???
Heh, this kind of person who flaunts his looks really deserves to be kicked out!
...
Of course, in order to maintain his composure, President Lu tried hard to hold back his murderous glare and continued to speak decently with the producer.
Fortunately, the conversation between Xu Yanxia and Brother Song finally got to the point—
"Having said all this, I actually want to tell you that I am going to start filming soon."
Brother Song smiled at Xu Yanxia again and said, "Thanks to this show, and thanks to an excellent expert like you for making this show popular, I can finally go do what I want to do."
He specifically added, "I will join the cast tonight."
"...So that is how it is,"
Xu Yanxia nodded, finally understanding—
It seems his previous blunder was indeed on purpose, just to clear his schedule.
After thinking about it, she tried to ask, "Then I wonder if the newcomer... has anything to do with your schedule?"
—Of course, this question was actually a bit private. Even if the other party did not want to answer, it would be reasonable.
Unexpectedly, Brother Song nodded frankly and said, "It was this person who introduced the resource to me. Although it is a supporting role, I like it very much, and the production team is also quite professional."
It really was an exchange of resources.
Xu Yanxia nodded and smiled at him, "I understand. It is best to be able to do what you like, especially in your industry, where opportunities are very important."
Then she politely offered her blessing, "I wish you great success."
Brother Song also hurriedly said to her, "Thank you, and I also wish you great success and that your business grows bigger and bigger."
Saying that, he asked a bit shyly, "I might be a bit presumptuous... but could I add your WeChat or phone number?
I am actually not just a fan of yours, but also a fan of your teppanyaki."
"As early as this August, when you just started setting up the night market at the Xiahe intersection, I ate there. At that time, you were still the head chef!"
This surprised Xu Yanxia a little, "Really?"
...Why did she have no impression at all that such a... well-built customer had visited their stall back then?
But just as Brother Song said, when they first opened, she spent most of her time cooking herself, so she really was not familiar with the customers who came to eat.
"Absolutely true!"
Brother Song took out his phone and said, "I should still have the payment record from your place here, I will show it to you if you do not believe me."
Saying that, he tapped the screen and started searching.
"That is not necessary."
Xu Yanxia hurriedly said, "Thank you for your attention, and I am also very happy to meet you. How about this, I happen to have a group chat with many people from the entertainment industry in it. I will pull you in, maybe it will be of some help."
Speaking of which, this was the group she joined when she helped Lu Jingxi as part of the family and friends team last time. At first, there were only a few guests and their friends and family who participated in the show together at that time, but later everyone gradually pulled in many friends, and now there are forty or fifty people in the group.
There are a few directors and agents inside, and their status is not small.
"Thank you so much!"
Brother Song happily added her on WeChat and said, "When I finish filming this time, I will definitely visit your shop again."
"Okay, thank you."
Saying that, he politely said goodbye to her.
Xu Yanxia also walked to Lu Jingming's side.
After saying goodbye to the staff, the two of them walked out together.
As soon as they were out of the studio, Lu Jingming pretended to be calm and asked her, "What was that guy saying to you just now?"
Xu Yanxia replied, "He mainly explained why he messed up today. I'll tell you the details later."
Saying that, she linked her arm through his and stood on her tiptoes to kiss him on the cheek. "Thanks for waiting for me all morning. What do you want to eat later?"
After speaking, she helped him adjust the collar of his jacket.
"..."
Lu Jingming's voice immediately softened, and he said gently, "Anything is fine. What do you want to eat?"
Xu Yanxia thought for a moment, "How about noodles? Xijing's handmade noodles are very famous! My treat!"
"How can I let my baby pay? It's on me."
Lu Jingming also helped her adjust the hood of her jacket, and then continued walking out with a smile.
...
After lunch and a short rest, Xu Yanxia returned to the studio to participate in the recording of the amateur competition in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Lu Jingming waited at the hotel for Wen Jiajun and a few other colleagues from the company, and then went together to meet Feng Yiheng and the people from the Meyer Group who had also just arrived from Germany.
By the time the amateur competition recording ended, it was already dinnertime.
Since Lu Jingming had to act as the host and entertain the guests from afar, Xu Yanxia and her friends simply had dinner at the hotel restaurant.
The debut competition in the morning was a great success. Taking advantage of the mealtime, everyone started discussing the dishes for tomorrow's finals—
"I think we can go the royal chef route,"
Suisui spoke first, "Just like the judges said today, our golden thread date paste rolls were so successful mainly because they combined ancient creativity with modern improvements. We can reference that for tomorrow's finals too."
"Right!"
Xiaoman immediately agreed, "Take that old fox's route and leave him with nowhere to go! Who told him to not cook properly all day and only know how to be sarcastic to others!"
"I agree too!"
Xiaoxian also said immediately, "Xijing was the capital for many dynasties. We can just pick a few dishes from the imperial cuisine of past dynasties and crush him! After all, every time he says he's making a royal banquet, not a single dish is decent!"
The friends hit it off instantly and all looked at Xu Yanxia, asking, "What does the captain think?"
"This is indeed a good idea,"
Xu Yanxia also nodded with a smile right away. After thinking for a moment, she added, "We don't even need to look at all past dynasties; let's just use the Tang Dynasty as a reference! But just like Chef Guo said today, the cooking techniques from over a thousand years ago definitely weren't as mature as they are now, so we need to carefully study how to improve them to better suit the tastes of modern people."
"Got it!"
The friends all nodded in agreement, "Let's eat quickly, and go back to study it as soon as we're done!"
