Chapter 48 Happy Cooperation

The visitor explained their purpose, and Ji Qingzhi shook his head and refused without much consideration: "Thank you, but I don't have such plans."

It seemed that he didn't expect her to refuse so straightforwardly. After a long pause, the person who had just spoken regained his voice: "Miss Ji, do you have any concerns?"

"No, I have already retired." Ji Qingzhi said firmly.

"The theme of our program is to promote Chinese cuisine, which is different from ordinary variety shows. Miss Ji, you can think about it again. We won't bother you today." The person who spoke handed her a stack of information before leaving.

After everyone left, Ji Yuanfu came out of the kitchen and asked casually, "Do you want to come to our backyard to shoot again?"

"Not this time." Ji Qingzhi shook her head and casually flipped through the information the other party handed to her. She took a quick look and found that although it was a variety show, the theme was not bad.

"What is that?" Ji Yuanfu was a little curious.

"When he invited me to record the show, he probably also wanted to use my backyard?" Ji Qingzhi realized this belatedly.

"You refused?" Although it was a question, Ji Yuanfu's tone was very affirmative.

"Yes, I have already retired, why should I record a show?" Ji Qingzhi has participated in many variety shows before. The ones without scripts are just fooling laymen, and the devilish editing in the later stage is also terrible. She has suffered losses.

Glancing at the picture on the file in her hand, she asked, "A show about food?"

"Well, they said it was to promote Chinese cuisine." Ji Qingzhi repeated what those people had just said.

"That is related to what you are doing now, so you can give it a try." Ji Yuanfu thought it would be a good idea to give it a try.

"What, you don't object now?" Ji Qingzhi teased with a smile.

"Well, I don't object. I support you no matter what you do." After going through the gates of hell, he saw many things clearly. The things he had been obsessed with before were worthless in the face of life and death.

"Don't worry, I'm very happy every day now." As soon as the voice fell, Ji Qingzhi immediately exclaimed: "Damn, so many?"

"You're a girl, don't be so rude when speaking." Ji Yuanfu glared at her and followed her line of sight to see the remuneration written on the paper. He opened his mouth in surprise. It was so much money?

In the past, Yan Si used her to make quick money, so both the film pay and the announcement fee were not high. This was the first time that Ji Qingzhi saw such a high remuneration. For a moment, her mind was full of question marks. Was she promoted?

"Since they have left these things to you, they will definitely not give them up easily. You don't have to worry about me. Think about it carefully." Ji Yuanfu patted her shoulder and motioned her to think it over carefully.

Ever since Ji Yuanfu was able to go to the kitchen, there would be a note behind the menu every day. The dishes with "Chef Ji" after the name were made by him, and the dishes with "Teacher Ji" were made by Ji Qingzhi. Everyone accepted this change well, so there was no need to worry that when she went to participate in the recording, there would be no one here.

"Let me think about it again." Ji Qingzhi thought, she must not be considering it again just because of the reward. What she was thinking was that she had retired too hastily and had not been able to properly say goodbye to her fans. Perhaps she could take this opportunity to say goodbye to them properly. Thinking of this, Ji Qingzhi reached out and patted her forehead. What excuses were there? She was just greedy for money.

Ji Qingzhi thought for a long time but still couldn't come up with a plan, so she called Yun Xiangrong to ask for her opinion. Compared to her, Yun Xiangrong was much calmer and asked directly, "Which channel's variety show is it? What's the theme? You have a lot of traffic and topics now, and there are countless people who want to invite you."

As soon as Yun Xiangrong said this, Ji Qingzhi calmed down instantly. She remembered the name on the profile, so she whispered, "It's from the Fruit Channel, and the theme is to promote Chinese cuisine."

"The Fruit Channel has done a series on intangible cultural heritage before, and it was pretty good. I think you can have a good chat with them. What was the point you wanted to agree to just now?" Yun Xiangrong was a little curious.

"They gave too much." Ji Qingzhi told the truth.

Yun Xiangrong was amused by her, and then said: "You are so honest and cute. Your traffic is so high now, it would be embarrassing to give them less."

"Really?" Ji Qingzhi always felt that it was the Ji family restaurant that was popular, and it had little to do with her.

"Of course, I actually support you to go, and it can also clarify some previous rumors." Yun Xiangrong knew what she cared about.

It must be said that Yun Xiangrong's words touched Ji Qingzhi's heart directly. Although she had already developed a big heart, when she thought of the so-called black material in the past, she sometimes still wanted to restore the truth, but she had never found a suitable opportunity. Perhaps this time was the opportunity.

"Well, I'll think about it carefully." Ji Qingzhi said carefully. As someone who had appeared in variety shows before, she naturally knew how important the editing of the program crew was, so she lowered her head and wrote down the points that needed to be discussed in her memo, and then waited for those people to come to her again.

*

As for Gu Jingsi, the preliminary preparations were probably very good, so the filming went very smoothly. After more than three months, the filming was successfully completed. He took another look at the last scene that had just been filmed, and then nodded with satisfaction.

"Director Gu, book a flight for tomorrow morning, and the dinner is scheduled for 7 o'clock in the evening." Bai Hongkai reminded.

"I understand." Gu Jingsi pinched his brows. He owed Qin Yuan a favor in his early years. This time, the other party wanted to invite him to be the chief director of a variety show about delicious food. He was a little resistant in his heart, but he also knew that it was not easy to refuse.

"Has the program team officially announced the guests?" Gu Jingsi suddenly asked.

"Two people have been officially announced so far," Bai Hongkai said as he handed over the tablet, then added, "I heard that they are trying their best to invite Teacher Ji Qingzhi."

Huo Yubai's eyes flickered when he heard Bai Hongkai's words. They only ate the meat sauce that Xu Yu'an sent them for a week on the day they came here. Then the other crew members tried to make a reservation on Ji's Restaurant's mini program, but it was not only difficult to make a reservation, but also limited. In the remaining two months, he developed a habit of checking Ji's restaurant account. Every dish she cooked looked very appetizing. It can be said that in the past three months, he has unilaterally become familiar with Ji Qingzhi.

"I don't know if Teacher Ji will agree." Bai Hongkai muttered. He actually hoped that Ji Qingzhi would agree, so that when they were recording, they might have the chance to eat the dishes she cooked.

"It should be no problem." Although he didn't know Ji Qingzhi, he knew Qin Yuan. Once he set his eyes on someone, he would never fail. He was well-known in the circle for being able to tease people.

Bai Hongkai didn't understand where his confidence came from, but thinking that they would have to go down the mountain later, he reminded them in a low voice: "Director Gu, should we go back and pack our luggage?"

"Well, let's go." Gu Jingsi nodded, and when he stood up, he glanced at the message Qin Yuan had just sent: "Don't worry, this series only has four issues, it won't take up much of your time. 】

Gu Jingsi did not reply, but sent a message to Xu Yu'an, "I will return to Yuncheng tomorrow. 】

Xu Yu'an, who was still in class, felt like the sky was falling when he saw this message. Was he coming back to settle accounts with him?

"What are you thinking about? Yang Li asked you if you are going to Sister Ji's place this weekend?" Li Jian nudged him with his elbow.

"Oh, oh, I won't go over. Sister Ji will send the materials over." There are more and more people at Ji's restaurant now, especially on weekends, so he won't go and cause trouble.

“Okay, remember to take us with you next time you go. Even if we can’t eat the food cooked by Sister Ji, it’s good to be able to check in at the backyard.” Yes, since the number of backyard clips increased, the backyard of Ji’s Restaurant has become a place that many netizens want to check in.

"You have a nice idea." Xu Yu'an sneered.

"That's for sure. We are different from others. We have connections in the court now." Li Jian looked at him with a smile.

As expected, no one can refuse rainbow farts. Xu Yu'an curled the corners of his lips, and then said seriously: "Wait until I ask Sister Ji first. If she thinks it's okay, I'll take you there."

"It's true that it's easy to get things done when you have someone in the court. I'll leave this matter to you." Li Jian patted him on the shoulder and left slowly.

After he left, Xu Yu'an opened the chat box with Gu Jingsi again, frowning and wondering what tomorrow's "Hongmen Banquet" would be for.

*

Just as Old Ji guessed, someone came again the day after the two left their information, but this time the person seemed familiar. After the person next to him introduced him, Ji Qingzhi knew why she felt he looked familiar. It turned out that he was Qin Yuan. Yan Si had wanted to follow his path, but unfortunately, after all her efforts, they only met once.

During these two days, Ji Qingzhi also found out the details of the program team. The variety show they are making is a series, which is a tribute to Chinese culture. Each episode has a different theme, and there are usually four episodes for one theme. In other words, if she agrees, she will only shoot four episodes, which she accepts well.

Just as Gu Jingsi said, Qin Yuan was very good at annoying people. However, after just a few words, he knew Ji Qingzhi's concerns and seriously assured her that the problem of messy editing would not arise. She was not invited simply because of her current popularity. What attracted the program team the most was the ingredients grown by Ji's Restaurant.

Ji Qingzhi raised her eyebrows when she heard that. So they also came for the Ji family's backyard, and she was just here by the way? Thinking of this, Ji Qingzhi relaxed instead. Chatting with Qin Yuan was a very pleasant thing.

"If Miss Ji has no objection, we can sign the contract tomorrow, and you can bring your lawyer." Qin Yuan gently dispelled her last doubts, and finally he kindly added: "Miss Ji, don't worry, your identity in this recording is not an artist, but a representative of the successor of Ji's Restaurant. This does not conflict with your statement of quitting the circle."

Hearing this, Ji Qingzhi couldn't help but look up at him, then raised her lips and took the initiative to extend her hand to him: "Happy cooperation!"