Chapter 54.2
In the morning, Li Zhao woke up from his sleep and changed into refreshing and convenient sportswear. Then he opened a window and breathed the fresh air outside. He couldn’t help squirming and put on a coat.
After dragging Yan Ting to run, he found that people with longer legs had an advantage when running. If it wasn’t for his physical strength, he would’ve failed to win against Ting Ting.
The thick coat around his body had already been dragged off as he ran a few laps around the villa. Then Li Zhao panted, “It is up to here today. You’ve just started running and can’t run for too long.”
If he ran any further, he would lose. As a man, this couldn’t happen.
“Okay.” Yan Ting took the warm water from the housekeeper and handed it to Li Zhao. Li Zhao took a few sips before Yan Ting took the cup from him in a natural manner and also took a few sips.
“This cup…”
“Isn’t it normal for good friends to share cups?” Yan Ting glanced at him. “Is something wrong?”
“No.” Li Zhao thought about it. Good brothers bathing together was okay so sharing a gla.s.s of water didn’t seem to matter. “If I knew then I would leave you more water.”
“No, this is enough.” Yan Ting drank all the water in the gla.s.s and handed it back to the housekeeper. “I’m going to take a bath and change my clothes.”
“I’m going to wash as well. I almost forgot that I have to go to the company.” Li Zhao didn’t think and heartlessly returned to his room, taking a shower while humming a song.
Ting Ting sat in front of a computer every day. Later, Li Zhao would take him to go exercise. Running was nothing as long as they lived healthily to an old age. For the next period of time, Li Zhao dragged Yan Ting to run with him every morning before rushing to the company to recharge his own batteries.
“Zhao Zhao.” After a physical lesson, Luo Rong came in with a file bag. “There is a variety show recently that wants to invite you to be a special guest and record two episodes.”
“What show?” Li Zhao took the file bag. “Brother Luo, didn’t you say that an actor partic.i.p.ating in too many variety shows will reduce the mystery of his performance to the audience?”
“You haven’t had any work lately and need some exposure,” Luo Rong explained. “This program is one organized by Channel 9 of the national station and it allows stars to experience life in the countryside. After the program was launched, the ratings might not be as high as some professional TV shows but it was highly praised. It is conducive to enhancing your positive image.”
“National station?” Hearing these words, Li Zhao nodded without thinking. “Okay, I agree.”
“The director told me in advance that this program has no detailed script and it won’t be faked.” Luo Rong placed the ugly words in front. “The conditions are very difficult and the appearance fee isn’t high. Do you know why the program will invite two people as guests to shoot the last two episodes?”
Li Zhao shook his head. “I don’t know.”
“The last guest was chased by two dogs in the village. Finally, due to his lack of physical strength, his legs were bitten by the dogs. This created a huge psychological shadow and he cried and shouted to end his cooperation with the program group.”
Li Zhao, “……”
“here was also a guest who was pecked by several geese and had to climb a tree. His expression pack spread all over the Internet.” Luo Rong patted Li Zhao on the shoulder. “If you decide to go, I will reply to the program team.”
Li Zhao, “……”
Was it because he hadn’t worked recently that Brother Luo was finally hitting him hard?
The main slogan of the national channel’s variety show was that they wouldn’t ask for gimmicks, only truth. Regardless of whether the person was big or not, the moment they entered the program group, they had to accept the arrangements of the director.
No makeup and rolling in the mud was light work. There were likely to clean cow dung, kill chickens and slaughter cattle. Therefore, the real first-tier artists were unwilling to partic.i.p.ate in this show. It was only for not so famous artists. Finally, Strawberry Entertainment used their popularity in the industry to help Li Zhao grab this place.
On the day of the official filming, dawn hadn’t arrived yet when the crew’s car drove to the neighbourhood where Li Zhao lived. Once the car drove to the gate of the villa, they saw the beautiful, carved gates up close. Many views were very curious about the guest’s living environment.
Knock knock.
The camera crew knocked on the door for a while and it opened slowly. Li Zhao wearing pyjamas and with messy hair stared in disbelief at those outside the door.
The staff laughed. “It is only by getting up early that we can find the most authentic guest.”
Li Zhao looked at the watch on his wrist and saw it was 4 o’clock in the morning, “……”
Were the people on this show all devils?
“Please come in and sit down first.” Li Zhao yawned and walked into the kitchen in his slippers. “You came so early so you shouldn’t have eaten breakfast. We will go to the airport after eating.”
The flight scheduled by the program group was at 10 in the morning. He hadn’t expected them to come so early.
“Zhao Zhao, can we film your house?”
“Please feel free.” Li Zhao skillfully cooked porridge, omelette and got hot milk. He wasn’t living here during this time so he temporarily asked the housekeeper uncle to prepare it yesterday.
The staff with a cameraman filmed the house. Then he walked to the kitchen and saw Li Zhao cooking in such a skilled manner. “Zhao Zhao, are you good at cooking?”
“I can do some home-cooked dishes. I used to live alone and I can’t order takeaway every day. I just learned how to cook.” Li Zhao took the tableware out of the sterilizer and placed the breakfast on the table. Then he invited everyone to sit down and eat.
“Your house is very beautiful.” The staff took the initiative to find a topic.
“This isn’t my house. It was lent to me by a friend.” He took a handful of fruits from the refrigerator, washed it and put it on the table.” My money isn’t even enough to buy a room, let alone such a big house.”
The staff was a bit surprised. It was the first time he had seen an entertainer admit to being poor. In order to not make a fool of themselves, some artists would rent villas or large mansions in advance to make the audience think they were rich. Some people were like Li Zhao but it was rare.
Most importantly, the other side personally cooked food for their staff. It was normal for them to shoot when hungry and some guests didn’t even eat themselves. Then they saw Li Zhao eat two bowls of porridge, four slices of toast, two fried eggs and a lot of fruit. The cameraman felt some regret while eating. If he knew that Li Zhao could eat so much, he would’ve continued to shoot so it could be put on the show. This could also be a small highlight.
After eating and while Li Zhao changed his clothes, the crew recorded a question and answer session before preparing to leave for the airport. They opened the door and saw an elegant man in a suit standing in the doorway with a coat in his hand.
“Housekeeper uncle.”
“Mr Li, the boss said it is cold in the mountains so you should take this coat with you.”
“Okay.” Li Zhao took the coat. “Go back and help me remind him, ‘electronic scale.’ He will understand.”
“Excuse me.” The housekeeper smiled at the camera crew and left gracefully.
The staff secretly sighed in their hearts. They hadn’t expected the relationships between high-end villas in this area to be so good.
The program group’s car slowly drove in the morning fog. No one knew that there was a figure standing upstairs, watching their car leave until the car was no longer visible and the morning light illuminated the mist.
Li Zhao got off the plane and received the program team’s task card.
“Please use the funds provided to you by the program team to go to Qingxi Village.”
“50 yuan?” Li Zhao took the green 50 yuan banknote from the envelope. “Okay.”
The program group: What about the screams? What about the wails of pain?
The show’s crew didn’t hear the guest’s protest and was a bit stunned.
“My agent said the recording would be very hard but I think you’re really kind.” Li Zhao placed the 50 yuan in his pocket. “I was given 50 yuan for the journey.”
The program crew, “…”
Young man, if you didn’t look so sincere then we would suspect you were being ironic.
However, once they followed Li Zhao and turned west, they saw Li Zhao inquiring at a pig market and spending 15 yuan to squeeze onto a pig truck heading for Qingxi Village. Their souls were shaking as they headed to the village.
Who said their program group was broken? There was an even tougher guest.
The car of their program group followed the pig truck and they were suffocating, but they didn’t dare open the window. How could Li Zhao talk to the farmer who bought the pig and discuss what the pigs were willing to eat while riding in the dirty and battered truck?
Young man, you are going to the countryside to suffer, not as a technician to spread pig knowledge!
Do you want the program group to lose face?
The author has something to say:
Baby Zhao Zhao: I’m not a good baby. I’m a sc.u.m baby.
Baby Ting Ting retorted: Nonsense, you are the world’s best baby!