Almost a month has passed since I returned to Yan City from Zhu City.
During these twenty days, Jiang Dao did not receive any decent work arrangements. Except for being taken out to shoot a print advertisement at the end of May, he went back and forth between the two places every day - either attending classes in the company's training classroom or staying in the trainee apartment.
Of course, Jiangdao is not just slacking off.
He listened carefully to every class arranged by the company for new artists and tried his best to keep up with the teacher's pace, including body shaping classes, dance classes, vocal classes and performance classes.
These courses seemed very interesting to Jiang Dao, and were things he had never dreamed of having the opportunity to take part in.
Although, for his already formed worldview, these things are "useless"... but this is not a world that requires fighting after all, so learning some of these fancy things is actually a very novel experience.
As for his spare time, apart from completing the homework assigned by the substitute teachers, Jiang Dao spent all his free time exercising... and looking for delicious food.
That day, Zhu Yao finally finished his work with the new group and remembered to visit Jiang Dao's apartment.
"What are you doing?" As soon as Zhu Yao entered the room, he was shocked by the smell of milk filling the room and his eyes widened.
Jiang Dao turned away from the oven and smiled at Zhu Yao: "You're back? I'm making egg tarts. They'll be ready soon."
Zhu Yao looked like he was almost suffocating.
"Egg tarts?" He looked incredulous. "You dare to eat egg tarts? I haven't seen you for less than a month, and look how fat you have become! You dare to eat egg tarts?!"
Jiang Dao looked at Zhu Yao speechlessly: "The body shaping teacher didn't even say I was fat."
He ate a lot these days, but correspondingly, his exercise volume also increased by more than two or three times. Although there are still no obvious muscle lines on his body, his overall condition is obviously much better than before when he was thin and weak. Why is he called "fat"?
The people in this world really love to find trouble when there is nothing to do.
Seeing that Jiang Dao was full of disapproval and obviously did not want to repent, Zhu Yao didn't know what to say and simply put the issue aside.
He sniffed the milky aroma in the room again and asked suspiciously: "When did you learn to cook? You even bought an oven yourself?"
"I met Sister Wu Lan in the cafeteria two weeks ago. When I praised the delicious egg tarts in the cafeteria, she told me about a food blogger." Jiang Dao said as he took the baked egg tarts out of the oven. "I learned how to make it from the blogger's video. It's not difficult... Want to try it?"
After gradually mastering the technology of this world, Jiang Dao discovered that it was really easy to learn new skills here.
Take Weibo for example. At first, he didn't want to pay attention to the noise in the entertainment industry and almost never opened this software. Later, he discovered that there were many food bloggers and pet bloggers on it, and he quickly became addicted to it. After working out every day, he would always watch a few videos before going to bed.
As for the skill of cooking, he already knew it. However, the world outside the book does not have so many types of kitchen utensils and electrical appliances, let alone the dazzling array of ingredients here. Most of the time, he just cooks the food and is done.
Now that he has electricity and space in his apartment, and he also has money and time, he naturally wants to learn how to cook so that he can enjoy delicious food anytime.
Seeing Zhu Yao hesitate for a long time and finally pick up an egg tart, Jiang Dao smiled with satisfaction.
Then he asked, “Can I get natural gas in the apartment?”
Zhu Yao's mouthful of egg tart almost got stuck in his throat.
After a while, he swallowed what he had in his mouth and said expressionlessly, "It's enough that the dormitory doesn't restrict your use of electricity. You still want natural gas? Do you really want to change your career and become a cook?"
Jiang Dao shrugged, took a bite of the egg tart, and said nothing.
If there is any profession in the world that he would like to try, chef would definitely be in the top three.
Zhu Yao finished an egg tart, patted the crumbs on his hands, and said, "Okay, I just want to remind you that Longqi Entertainment will send a car to pick you up tomorrow morning. You should get ready early and don't keep them waiting."
"Yeah, I remember it." Jiang Dao nodded.
Tomorrow afternoon, the variety show "Taoyuan Dreamland" will start filming. Jiang Dao was invited by Chu Yinlong, and they were both in Yan City. In addition, Zhu Yao's new duo had a tight work schedule recently and could not spare time to accompany Jiang Dao to record the variety show. So the two companies discussed and decided to temporarily hand Jiang Dao over to Chu Yinlong's team to take care of him.
For this reason, Zhu Yao also repeatedly confirmed with Jiang Dao and repeatedly reminded him not to try to have a scandal with Chu Yinlong. Because the first few artists who did this eventually became clowns who were laughed at by everyone.
"Remember to be polite to Teacher Chu." As expected, Zhu Yao reminded again, "Show some respect. It's not a bad thing to have a sense of distance."
Jiang Dao sighed: "I know, don't worry!"
Does he look like the kind of person who would sell himself for fame and fortune?
Uh, it seems... In the original book, the villain Jiang Dao did something ridiculous in the end and committed himself to a wealthy sponsor...
But that wasn't him.
Even if he wanted to find a partner, he wouldn't look for one in the entertainment industry.
Seeing that Jiang Dao really had no bad intentions, Zhu Yao was satisfied. He stood up and picked up the phone that Jiang Dao had placed on the table: "Come here, put on your gloves, and hold the baking tray."
Jiang Dao was confused: "What?"
Zhu Yao was speechless: "Take a photo and post it on Weibo. How long has it been since you last updated your Weibo?"
Jiangdao: ...
It seems that he has never posted on Weibo since he took over this body.
"Although you are not famous yet, you still have fans. Remember to interact with them often." Zhu Yao said, and suddenly frowned, "Smile, we are taking pictures, don't have a stern face."
Jiang Dao stretched the corners of his mouth and put on an impeccable smile. Fortunately, he has been studying hard in class recently and has made great progress in controlling his facial expressions.
Zhu Yao took several photos and threw the phone back to Jiang Dao.
"Pick two for yourself and post on Weibo, don't forget." After saying that, he stood up and prepared to leave, and reminded, "Don't eat too much dessert. Even if you make it yourself, it won't work. Remember to exercise!"
"Oh, I see...I'll run an extra two kilometers tonight!"
After sending Zhu Yao out, Jiang Dao returned to the dining table, picked up his phone, and randomly picked a photo to post on Weibo.
Then he turned off the screen and began to concentrate on enjoying the freshly baked egg tarts.
Unexpectedly, before he finished eating the egg tart, Zhu Yao called.
"Go to Weibo and reply to Tang Yao and Chu Yinlong's reposts." Zhu Yao's voice sounded a little tired. "Be polite, say thank you, and have a simple exchange of words. That's all."
Jiang Dao was confused after hearing what he heard. He hung up the phone and opened Weibo again. He was immediately stunned by the red "huge" numbers of reposts and comments.
After a moment, he sighed helplessly, turned off the push as prompted by Weibo, went back to the original text, and found Chu Yinlong and Tang Yao's reposts in the hot comments section.
"I originally thought Xiaodao was just good at eating, but I didn't expect he could cook [surprised]" - this was Tang Yao's evaluation.
"It looks good." - Chu Yinlong was as concise as ever.
These two popular actors probably took the lead, followed by comments from Lu Yun, Yi Bailu and Zhou Wei:
Lu Jun: "Xiaodao, is it really okay for you to eat so many desserts? Your agent won't be angry, right? Unlike me, I'm willing to help you share these calories [drooling]"
Yi Bailu: "Ah! Egg tarts!! I haven't eaten egg tarts for a long time [crying][crying]"
Zhou Wei: "Can I go to your apartment for dinner?"
After that, there was a string of comments with “V” signs on them. Jiang Dao didn’t recognize any of them and was too lazy to read them. However, under the comments of Tang Yao and Lu Yun, many people asked whether Jiang Dao would appear in the next episode of "The Eater".
Jiang Dao recalled that when the recording of the variety show was completed, the staff seemed to mention that the show would be broadcast in mid-June. If we follow the pace of releasing the preview one episode in advance, indeed, the news of his participation in the recording will be released this Saturday.
So, these people suddenly collectively forwarded his Weibo, probably as a warm-up measure.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Dao responded in order according to Zhu Yao's request:
"Thank you for the compliment, Brother Yao. How can a foodie not know how to cook?"
"Thank you for the compliment."
"Thank you for the compliment, Brother Lu. I've already pissed off my agent and he's gone."
"Thank you for the compliment, Bailu-sister. I'll make it for you when I have the chance."
"Thank you Weiwei. You're welcome anytime."
Mission accomplished!
Jiang Dao closed his Weibo and continued to enjoy his dessert.
He didn't know that because of his five almost identical replies, a new round of excitement soon began on Weibo.
Some fans of Chu Yinlong took screenshots of these five replies, put them together, and added a title "A world where only Brother Long is treated perfunctorily" to make fun of their idol who rarely works.
At first, everyone just laughed when they saw this picture and thought it was funny. But later on, things gradually changed, and some people began to use this picture to accuse Jiangdao of being perfunctory, saying that his reply to every senior was the same "Thank you for the compliment", which was really not sincere.
Later, gossip accounts in the entertainment industry began to speculate based on the picture, and believed that Jiang Dao must have a conflict with Chu Yinlong, which was why he did not "thank" Teacher Chu by name.
Soon after, some video accounts even dug out the clip of Chu Yinlong scolding the young idol on the set, and misinterpreted it word for word to Jiang Dao, saying that every sentence in the video was criticizing a vase artist like Jiang Dao, and that Jiang Dao must have been scolded by Chu Yinlong when he was recording "The Eater", which is why he holds a grudge and is disrespectful to his predecessor.
It is conceivable that under the instigation of these gossip accounts, fans on both sides quickly started quarreling, and the originally harmonious comment section suddenly became chaotic.
…
After Chu Yinlong finished the tenth set of turning kicks, he waved to his sparring bodyguard and ended today's training.
He returned to the sidelines, picked up a towel to wipe his sweat, and took the salt water handed to him by his assistant: "By the way, are we going to Galaxy Media tomorrow?"
The assistant nodded: "A driver has been arranged."
Chu Yinlong said, "No need to go through so much trouble. Just drive my car, pick up Xiaodao, and go directly to the airport."
"Okay." The assistant agreed, and added, "The conditions in Taoyuan this season are quite harsh. Do you think you need to bring some of your own food?"
Chu Yinlong had no objection to this: "Okay."
As he finished speaking, he seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Is there an oven in Taoyuan?"
The assistant was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "No. As far as I know, they only have an iron pot... oh, and a homemade barbecue grill, which can only cook relatively simple dishes."
"Is that so?" Chu Yinlong looked a little disappointed. "Okay, then you can prepare the ingredients."
After saying that, he picked up his phone from the table and opened Weibo.
Seeing Jiang Dao's reply under his forwarding, Chu Yinlong couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. However, soon, the already weak smile on his face gradually disappeared, and his brows inadvertently frowned.
"Please pay attention to Jiang Dao's Weibo." Chu Yinlong suddenly instructed his assistant, "If there is any news about him and me, please inform me as soon as possible."
When the assistant noticed that Chu Yinlong's expression was not right, his face was already filled with anxiety.
Hearing this, he immediately stood up straight with a start: "Okay! Uh, do you need to contact the public relations department?"
Chu Yinlong waved his hand: "Just notify me."
As he said this, he closed Weibo, opened WeChat, found the dialog box that he had never opened since adding the friend, and sent two messages.
…
At the same time, Jiang Dao turned on his vibrating phone and saw a message from Chu Yinlong:
"I'll pick you up tomorrow. Remember to bring some of the egg tarts you made."
"Cold is fine too."
Jiangdao: ...
Silently looking at the baking tray with only a few residues left, Jiang Dao cursed angrily in his heart.
This Chu Yinlong was here specifically to defeat him!
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