Chapter 41 41 Exchange

On a temporary business trip, no one would be in a good mood. Bai Hongkai's low mood continued until he met Gu Jingsi. When he saw Gu Jingsi, he smiled and said, "Director Gu, what's the problem at the shooting location?"

"Someone cut down trees and destroyed the original layout. I don't know if it can still be used now." Gu Jingsi was also very worried. The filming location that was originally favored might fail because of the grievances among the villagers.

"What if we can't restore it, don't we have to find a new filming location?" Bai Hongkai felt like the sky was falling. It was too difficult to find a suitable filming location.

"So we need to go over and see if we can restore it as soon as possible." Gu Jingsi also felt a headache. The filming was about to start, and if something went wrong at the shooting location, then it would have to be postponed.

Bai Hongkai couldn't help but feel lucky that he brought the meat sauce with him. The filming location that Gu Jingsi had chosen was deep in the mountains. They would probably have to eat with the villagers when they went there. They really couldn't get used to the food there, so with the meat sauce, they could at least last for a few days.

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Ji's Restaurant released the second wave of its late-night poison dish, the braised pork, on time tonight. In addition to drooling, netizens were mostly waiting for the previous winner to continue the challenge. However, after waiting for a whole night, there was no movement from the other party, which disappointed many netizens.

Compared to the first issue, there are obviously more people participating in the challenge this time, and there are also many bloggers in the food field who have participated in the challenge. They have not given up on taking advantage of this wave of traffic. However, Qian Wan was an exception. He made an appointment with Qiu Tian in the name of a challenge, but did not actually participate in the challenge.

Qiu Tian also acquiesced to his behavior. She felt that the two of them were dating in a very new way. Her records on the Hongshu account also attracted a lot of people. Some people even suspected that she was sent by the writer deliberately to test the plot. Qiu Tian thought that this was probably the highest evaluation.

As more and more people participated, the enthusiasm continued to grow. Bai Hongkai, who everyone was looking forward to, did not show up until the next day. Xu Yu'an said with some disappointment: "Sister Ji, did he send any feedback in private messages?"

"No, it hasn't appeared since I sent the private message address before." To be honest, Ji Qingzhi was also a little disappointed. If he participated again, he should be able to attract more traffic, but thinking of the 10,000 points he just received for promoting braised pork, Ji Qingzhi couldn't help but remind himself not to be too greedy.

"Should we try to contact him?" Xu Yu'an asked.

"No need. If they really got in touch, then the original nature would have changed. Maybe he doesn't like braised pork?" Ji Qingzhi was not only comforting him, but also comforting herself.

"Okay, Sister Ji, I'll hang up first." Xu Yu'an said and hung up the phone. Since taking over the account of Ji's Restaurant, he has been visibly busy. In addition to editing videos, he also has to pay attention to the public opinion in the comments at all times. As more and more diners join in, he no longer has to worry about the public opinion in the comment section.

The fans brought by Yun Xiangrong and Huo Yubai are of good quality. They will never say much about things they will not participate in. Some of those who participate also quietly post photos. Generally speaking, most of the fans of Ji’s Restaurant account are very active.

With the popularity of the late-night poison series, more and more people line up at Ji’s restaurant every day. Because the ingredients are limited, more and more people queue up for a long time without caring. Seeing this, Ji Qingzhi discussed with other people in the store and decided to change the queuing system to a reservation system, referring to the business model of private dishes. Ji Qingzhi also customized the dishes every day, so that she would not be too tired.

"It's a good idea to change it this way. They don't have to come early to line up, and it will be more relaxed for us." Xu Yu'an was the first to agree.

As for Aunt Liu and Li Yuanyuan, they also looked on in agreement. By making reservations in advance, diners who have made reservations only need to come and pick up their meals, and there is no need to maintain order. This is also very worry-free for them.

As for the diners, Ji Qingzhi has the final say on the daily menu, which is also a worry-free solution. After the announcement was released by Ji's Restaurant, the comment section was severely polarized. Those who supported and those who opposed had their own reasons. Ji Qingzhi ignored these comments. She lowered her eyes and stared at the points on the light screen carefully. After the Late-Night Poisoning series came out, her points grew like a rocket. She thought that after the third series was released, her points would be enough to exchange for Qingming Pills, and by then, Old Ji should be able to be discharged from the hospital.

The braised pork challenge ends at 12 noon tomorrow. Bai Hongkai followed Gu Jingsi to the filming location. The head of Baishui Village looked at them apologetically: "I didn't expect them to cut down trees suddenly. Fortunately, I stopped them in time. It shouldn't affect the filming."

The village chief spoke in a very cautious tone. Baishui Village was originally geographically remote, and with inconvenient transportation, the village had always been very poor. They finally had an opportunity to make money, but they didn't expect it to be almost ruined by two families.

"The impact is not big, but the traces over there need to be dealt with as soon as possible." Gu Jingsi's frowned brows finally relaxed at this moment. Fortunately, the impact was not big.

"Of course, of course. We will follow your arrangements on how to restore it to its original state." The village chief breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that. Otherwise, the whole village would be sad if the cooked duck flew away.

Bai Hongkai stood behind Gu Jingsi and thought, although this place was remote, fortunately the telecommunications company came here to install a signal tower two years ago, so there was no need to worry about the signal here. Bai Hongkai glanced at the two people talking in front of him, then lowered his head and opened his mobile phone. It was at this moment that he realized that so many people were waiting for him to continue the challenge of braised pork.

No meat today: I received a temporary business trip notice, so I can't participate in this challenge\sad\

The Life of an Ox and a Horse: The guy who doesn’t eat meat finally shows up. I feel sorry for you for a second and also want to ask you how the prizes at Teacher Ji’s house taste.

Many people who participated in the challenge were curious about the prizes. They originally planned that the prizes for the second phase would be the same as the first phase. Coincidentally, at this time, the account of Ji’s Restaurant announced the prizes. In addition to the same meat sauce and braised food as the first phase, this phase also added soda water and peripherals endorsed by Huo Yubai.

For those who like Huo Yubai and Ji's Restaurant, this is undoubtedly a double chef's ecstasy. Even Huo Yubai's fans who had been lying quietly can't sit still now. For the sake of peripherals, even if they are novices, they want to try the braised pork.

Bai Hongkai glanced at the original text released by Ji's Restaurant with some surprise. He touched his chin. It seemed that Huo Yubai and Ji Qingzhi had a very close relationship. He didn't have the opportunity to participate this time, but he could come and watch the excitement and see who would win in the end, the diners or the fans.

At this time, Gu Jingsi here had also talked with the village chief and said that he would go to inspect the damaged areas in the afternoon to see how to remedy and restore them.

There was no restaurant in the village and it would take more than three hours to get down the mountain, so the village chief invited them to stay for dinner. They had no choice but to either borrow hot water and eat instant noodles, or follow the village chief to his house for dinner.

Thinking about what would happen next, Gu Jingsi glanced at the village chief and nodded.

As expected, the village chief's family had already prepared lunch. Although it was rich, neither Gu Jingsi nor Bai Hongkai ate much.

The last time they came to see the filming location, they had already rented the self-built house at the entrance of the village. After dinner, the two of them went back to rest together. Along the way, Bai Hongkai kept saying, "Luckily I brought some dry food."

Gu Jingsi touched his still hungry stomach and asked, "What did you bring?"

"I brought instant noodles and self-heating rice." After saying this, Bai Hongkai glanced at Gu Jingsi and began to worry about his life after joining the group.

"I brought some bread. Let's go back and fill our stomachs first." Gu Jingsi rubbed his brows. If everything went well, he would be able to go back tomorrow. When he joined the crew, he would still have to bring a chef with him. The people in the crew probably weren't used to the food here, so even if he invited villagers, he would only ask them to help in the kitchen.

"Okay, Director Gu, would you like to try self-heating rice?" Bai Hongkai asked.

"No need." Gu Jingsi shook his head and refused.

Fortunately, the village chief had arranged for someone to clean the house before he came. However, when he saw the big red "囍" character on the door, Gu Jingsi was still stunned. He remembered that the "囍" character was there when he came last time. Seeing this, Bai Hongkai quickly explained: "The village chief said that according to their custom, it can only be taken the next year."

The son of the owner of this house got married four months ago, and the couple both work in other places, so the house could be rented to the crew smoothly. At this moment, they were also glad that the house was decorated in the style of young people, at least there were many modern electrical appliances.

Gu Jingsi just ate some bread and drank some milk for lunch. Bai Hongkai, on the other hand, not only had self-heating rice, but also brought out meat sauce. Seeing this, Gu Jingsi was a little surprised: "You've prepared quite a lot."

"Director Gu, would you like to have some? This meat sauce is delicious." Bai Hongkai invited.

"No, you eat it." Gu Jingsi shook his head, but soon turned back and stared at the bottle of meat sauce and asked, "Is this delicious?"

"Yes, it smells very good." Bai Hongkai nodded, and he felt more and more that his decision to bring the meat sauce was right.

"Then when you join the team, you can go shopping with the logistics department." Bai Hongkai has followed him for several years. Gu Jingsi knows that he is a foodie. If he thinks something is good, it must taste good.

"Bulk purchases may be difficult," Bai Hongkai said with difficulty.

"Why?" Gu Jingsi was a little puzzled.

Bai Hongkai glanced at him and asked, "Director Gu, do you still remember Ji Qingzhi?"

"Ji Qingzhi?" Gu Jingsi thought for a long time and then shook his head.

Seeing this, Bai Hongkai couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand. So why had he been so cautious?

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Just as Ji Qingzhi guessed, the day after the third poisonous bomb of minced meat and peas was released late at night, the points on the scoreboard reached one hundred and one thousand. Ji Qingzhi stared at the light screen devoutly, then clicked on the mall, and when she clicked on the word "exchange" below the Qingming Pills, her hands shook violently. After clicking, the points changed to one thousand, and at the same time, she had an extra porcelain bottle in her hand.