Xu Yanxia was completely at a loss.
After she went out of her way to clear up the rumors on the livestream last night, this CEO acted as if he could not care less.
...Fortunately, the only people at the dinner table right now were members of the Lu family. If a single outsider had been present, how could she possibly explain herself?
"By the way, Xiao Xia,"
Lu Jingxi suddenly said to her with a serious expression, "My agent and several friends praised how photogenic you are. The fans are also super interested in you and want to see you introduce more cooking. I think you should strike while the iron is hot and build up your personal account."
"That is a great idea!"
Lu Jingyao chimed in eagerly, "Sister Xia, your family already runs a teppanyaki place, and now my brother is taking over Jiushan. Once the restructuring is done, it will definitely need a wave of publicity. If you build up your account, you can drive traffic for both sides!"
That did make a lot of sense.
As Xu Yanxia was mulling it over, Lu Jingming spoke up. "You do not have to film just for the sake of other things. It mainly depends on you. If you are interested, do it. As for Jiushan, we will definitely have the PR team handle the marketing after the restructuring, so do not feel any pressure."
"It is not that I do not want to film,"
Xu Yanxia said. "It is just that if I do, people might see the environment here... I do not know if the Madam and the Chairman would mind."
After all, the Lu family was a top-tier wealthy family in Rong City. Their residence was a highly private place, and as the owners, Chairman Lu and his wife might not want the public to see it.
"Then you have absolutely nothing to worry about,"
Lu Jingxi quickly assured her. "My dad does not care about that at all. My mom used to film herself singing at home all the time. She just did not have many fans and was too lazy to keep it up."
"If you start filming, she would probably love to make an appearance as your guest taste-tester!"
"I am willing too!"
Lu Jingyao eagerly raised his hand. "Sister Xia, if you film food content, I am willing to come home every day to be your taste-tester on camera, completely free of charge!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Jingming, sitting to the side, also spoke up. "I can do it too. When they are not home, you can find me to film."
Before Xu Yanxia could say a word, Second Brother Lu Jingxi immediately interjected, "Hey! Bro, aren't you being a bit too biased? In the past, whenever I wanted to post a photo of the three of us, you always refused. Just now, you even threatened me over the livestream, and now you are actually willing to appear on camera for Xiao Xia's videos?"
"Exactly,"
Third Brother Lu Jingyao muttered from the side. "Big Bro, aren't you being a little too obvious? What if you scare Sister Xiao Xia..."
"..."
Xu Yanxia did not know why she would be scared, but since everyone was so supportive, she decided to give it a try.
"Then thank you all in advance. I will try filming one today when I have time. If it is convenient for you later, you can give me some pointers."
"No problem!"
Third Brother Lu Jingyao immediately took out his phone and opened WeChat. "Let's just make a group chat. Sister Xia, once you are done filming, you can send the video to the group, and we can discuss it there directly."
"That sounds great!"
Second Brother Lu Jingxi chimed in quickly. "If you guys eat something delicious again like a whole roasted lamb, you have to tell me. I will fly back no matter where I am!"
Once the group was created and the meal was finished, Lu Jingming set off for Hong Kong.
Lu Jingxi was picked up by his assistant to go to Hainan to continue filming his show.
Lu Jingyao also left to hang out with his friends.
As the mansion quieted down, Xu Yanxia attempted to shoot her first video.
As the saying goes, the first step is always the hardest. Being a beginner, she had to chop vegetables, stir-fry, and figure out camera angles, so it was inevitable that she felt a bit flustered.
Fortunately, Auntie Zhang had helped Madam Lu film videos before and gave her a lot of useful advice, enabling her to successfully finish her first shoot.
After lunch, she spent over an hour editing the video and sent it to the Lu Family Foodies Group that Lu Jingyao had created that morning, asking for their feedback—
[The video is done. If anyone has time, please give me some feedback.]
She quickly received replies—
Lu Jingyao: [Holy crap, these Furong Chicken Slices look so delicious!!! If I had known you were filming this today, Sister Xia, I wouldn't have gone out with Lu Tong and the others!!!]
Lu Jingxi: [Xiao Xia, I hate you! As soon as I leave, you make something so beautiful and tasty!!! I took screenshots. Next time I come back, you have to make it for me!!!]
Xu Yanxia hurriedly sent an OK emoji and asked, [How does the video look to everyone? Does it pass?]
Lu Jingyao: [It definitely passes!!! It would pass even more if you added footage of me doing a taste test! Sis, save some for me, I am going back to eat it later!!!]
Xu Yanxia: [...Uh, sorry, I already shared it with Auntie Zhang, Uncle Li, and the others... I will make it for you next time.]
Lu Jingyao replied with a meme of someone blowing away in the wind.
Lu Jingxi, however, gave a serious reply: [It passes, it passes, it is excellent! Xiao Xia, remember to send me the link after you post it. I will promote it on my main account.]
Xu Yanxia replied with an OK.
She then glanced at Lu Jingming's profile picture.
—CEO Lu was probably busy right now, so it was normal that he had not seen it.
However, since two out of the three said it was good, it should be fine.
She was about to exit the app.
Just then, she saw a message from Lu Jingming: [Just saw it.]
[It is filmed very well.]
Xu Yanxia sent another OK emoji. [Then I will post it on Douyin. Thank you, everyone.]
Then she exited the interface.
Meanwhile, in the conference hall of a five-star hotel in Hong Kong, Lu Jingming, who had just stepped off the stage after giving a speech, also locked his phone screen.
A moment later, his phone buzzed. He unlocked the screen and saw that Xu Yanxia had sent a link to the group.
He clicked on it, which opened the Douyin app, and saw her account along with the newly posted video.
Her account name was Xuxu Xiaoxia.
Her profile picture was a photo of her with two big, fat cats, one orange and one tabby.
They were presumably the two she kept back in her hometown.
Lu Jingming could not help but smile. He casually hit the follow button and liked the video.
After a moment of thought, he also left her a comment.
A faint smile lingered on his lips, and without him realizing it, the camera following him at the venue captured the moment.
