10 010 Rural Scenery
◎A big rural stage.◎
After breakfast, Lu Sinian went upstairs to get his hair done. Apparently, he had also received the same task, which was to dress up to the standards for attending a banquet.
When he came downstairs, he was already wearing a neat suit, a famous watch on his wrist, and his hair was neatly groomed. He looked extremely handsome.
As a top male supporting role and the eldest son of the male protagonist, he must have an excellent appearance and figure. He can go on a catwalk even with just a bath towel, not to mention that after he has been carefully dressed up, he is filled with the scent of hormones.
"Go?" He asked with just one word, raising his arm and motioning her to hold it.
Ren Lu looked him up and down and immediately said, "Wait a moment."
After saying that, she lifted up her skirt and rushed upstairs quickly. When she came down, she had a brooch in her hand.
She leaned forward and carefully pinned the brooch on his coat.
At this moment, the camera was aimed at the two of them. The man was tall and thin, and the woman was gentle and elegant. The way they stood seemed as if she was in his arms.
"Okay." She took two steps back, looked at it again, and nodded with satisfaction.
"How about this one?" the man asked.
The man's black suit was very formal, but too business-like and looked plain, so she added a diamond brooch. The brooch was in the shape of open wings, and the wings on both sides were inlaid with white diamonds, which was luxurious and high-profile.
With his outfit, it doesn't look out of place, on the contrary it becomes the finishing touch, making him look more noble.
Ren Lu took his arm and was about to say something, but she paused strangely before replying with one word: "Ugly."
Lu Sinian stopped immediately, obviously stunned by her attack.
"What's wrong? Are you angry?" Ren Lu immediately turned her head and looked at him, with a hint of expectation in her eyes.
"No, it's just that this is the first time I've heard you being so aggressive, it's a little strange."
Ren Lu raised her eyebrows: "Then listen to it a few more times and you'll get used to it."
Even the ruthless Lu Sinian found it hard to resist after hearing this, so he took the initiative to ask, "Is this your mission?"
"No." She rejected it outright. It was clearly stated on the mission card that the mission could not be exposed, otherwise the difficulty would be increased.
The original task was already difficult enough, and if the difficulty was increased further, she was afraid that she would fail.
"What is your mission that requires me to keep evaluating you?" she guessed casually.
"It's even worse than that. I'm asking for trouble."
Ren Lu knew he was talking nonsense, so she raised her hand and punched his chest, "You must have worked so hard."
The conversation between the two sounded very tense, but their emotions were quite stable, and they didn't seem to be picking fights or getting angry at all.
——What do you mean, are these two so emotionally stable?
——If my boyfriend and I had this conversation, we would have had eighteen fights.
——Ahhh, I have a CP brain, I think it’s very good.
——I just want to know what their mission is. This performance is completely different from the first episode, which is really frustrating.
——When will the production team announce it? I really can’t wait.
Soon, the two got into the program crew's car.
"Sir, Madam, please take a seat. Our destination is Shengshi Immortal Palace."
As soon as the seat belt was fastened, the driver played by the front-seat staff started shouting.
Don’t mention it, there’s quite a lot of drama.
The car drove further and further away from the city, and if the camera hadn't been pointing at them, people would have suspected that the program crew was trying to scam them.
Of course, when they got off the car and saw the scene in front of them, they already understood that the program crew was indeed very good at deceiving people.
In front of us is a large area of farmland and villages. I don’t know where the program crew found this place. It looks like a set built by a crew for filming a period drama.
Other guests also arrived one after another, all dressed in their best attire, and they were completely out of place with the surrounding environment.
Ren Lu's feet stepped on the muddy ground and her heels almost sank into it.
"What's going on?" Chen Wan couldn't help but ask. She was still wearing a long skirt with a train. In order not to dirty the hem of her skirt, Zhai Jin followed behind her, holding up the hem of her skirt. She looked a little embarrassed.
"Welcome everyone to the Shengshi Fairy Palace." The director's voice-over sounded in time.
"Director, you call this the Prosperous Fairy Palace?" Peng Hongyu couldn't help but speak up.
"Of course, this piece of pastoral scenery is called Shengshi Fairy Palace. Look, there's a sign next to it!" the director said with certainty.
The guests looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, there was a wooden sign stuck in the ground not far away, with the words "Prosperous Fairy Palace" engraved on it.
However, the wooden sign was not inserted very deeply and was rather crooked, making it look like it had just been made.
"You are often in high-rise buildings, busy with all kinds of human relationships, and entangled with various things. You haven't had a good rest for a long time. Here is full of pastoral scenery, surrounded by fresh air, and everywhere is full of birdsong and flowers..."
I don’t know who wrote the script, but the director began to read it in a weird broadcasting tone, which made people feel sick to their teeth.
But this was obviously intentional, and the audience was amused. Although some people called them crazy, most of them just wanted to have fun and see these well-dressed celebrities being covered in dust and dirt because of farm chores.
The program crew is still so good at making trouble. They asked them to dress very formally and said they were here to attend a dinner.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a feast of working in the fields.
"The ladies are all wearing high heels, so I'm afraid they can't work in the fields. So please, male guests, work harder and go pick cotton. If you pick five kilograms, you can exchange them for a pair of Jiefang shoes. The clothing, food, shelter and transportation environment of this episode are all determined by the weight of the cotton you pick."
The program team was obviously very good at making trouble. They started issuing tasks directly without giving any room for maneuver.
"Director, you're really crazy for the show's effects!" Peng Hongyu was the first to lose patience and protested directly.
However, the other three men looked at each other, accepted their fate silently, and walked straight into the field.
Lu Sinian took big steps, but when the cotton branches scraped against his suit, making a rather harsh sound, he couldn't help but frown.
He didn't feel bad about the suit at all, he just hated the noise.
"Girls, come and rest here." Chen Wan is worthy of being a movie queen. She is in a good mood at this time. Not only does she not complain, but she also enjoys it peacefully.
She simply threw her long tail to the ground, sat on it, and invited them to sit over there as well.
The others all declined, but Chen Wan didn't care.
"Come on, this skirt is dirty anyway, we should make the best use of it. They have done little farm work, and we don't know when we will be able to pick enough to get five pounds."
Ren Lu was the first to respond to the call. She had had too many good days in recent years and really couldn't bear any hardship.
Damn program team.
The first person to buy the shoes was Yang Zhi. As an athlete, he had suffered hardships since childhood. In order to cultivate their hard-working qualities, the country would arrange for them to undergo military training or work in the fields.
"Wife, your skirt is not very convenient. How about I carry you on my back?" Yang Zhi squatted down and pretended to carry her on his back.
Zhou Shanshan immediately refused: "How can you work if you carry it on your back? You can just pick more cotton when the time comes."
The couple left after discussing everything, and they looked extremely harmonious.
The other three female guests were extremely envious.
Lu Sinian endured it again and again, but finally he couldn't stand the sound anymore. He was not the person who could do this job.
He simply threw the cotton basket on the ground and went to chat with the old men and women who were watching the fun nearby.
The second person to come back to buy shoes was Zhai Jin. Chen Wan praised him a few times, but Zhai Jin felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help scratching his head and confessing.
"I just met a fan, and she gave me some cotton, so it's enough."
Chen Wan immediately stopped and consulted the director: "Director, this doesn't count as a violation on our part, right? If it was a violation, you should have told me in advance."
"It's not a foul. Zhai Jin just performed a show for the fans, so it can be considered as income from his labor. Except for not being able to buy it directly with money, all other normal ways of obtaining cotton also count." The director waved his hand. Not only was it not a foul, he also encouraged such behavior.
Chen Wan went to pick cotton, and her big skirt "sofa" naturally left as well, leaving Ren Lu and Xu Shiqing staring at each other.
Xu Shiqing suddenly became a little nervous. After the training of the first episode, she always felt guilty and short of breath whenever she faced off against Ren Lu, and always felt that she could not beat her.
"Director, can the female guest get cotton like Brother Zhai did?" Xu Shiqing raised her hand and asked.
"Okay, how do you want to do it?" The director agreed readily.
"Hmm..." She hesitated for a moment, her eyes involuntarily looking at Ren Lu.
Ren Lu understood immediately and said with a smile: "I'll go stay under the shade of the tree first, you guys chat."
Obviously, Xu Shiqing had her own idea, but didn't want Ren Lu to know about it, so as to avoid being borrowed by others.
She led her editing and directing team towards the shade of the trees. On the way, she picked up a torn sack, pounced on the ground, and sat down on it.
"The happiest thing today is that I met this sack. Good things have come after bad times."
She was obviously in a good mood and had time to joke in front of the camera.
"It's boring to just sit here. Can you lend me a mobile phone so I can interact with the audience in the live broadcast room?" she suggested.
The director was a little hesitant and after some discussion, he agreed and even gave some precautions in advance.
"Interacting with the audience cannot be counted as income from labor, nor can it be exchanged for cotton."
Ren Lu waved her hands, not caring at all.
She took the phone, opened the live broadcast room, and was almost dazzled by the comments that filled the screen.
"I don't worry about that. President Lu will take care of everything."
After she said this, the comments started to scroll faster, and almost all of them were making fun of her.
——No way, who gives you the confidence, my friend?
——Stop talking. You were still counting on your husband. He was the first one to give up.
——I have to say, he is worthy of being a young master. He can’t do rough work.
——It's so funny. Mr. Lu quit after picking only three cotton flowers. You can't rely on him at all. You'd better save yourself.
"He really can't do rough work, but he won't give up."
Looking at the ridicule all over the screen, Ren Lu was not angry. Instead, she explained slowly and methodically, with a gentle attitude throughout.
——Tsk tsk, can you stop being stubborn?
——He even went to chat with the old men and women who were watching the fun. Isn’t that giving up?
——Are you trying to get some money by relying on your good looks?
——Even if Mr. Lu wants to make a living by his looks, he can't go to the place of old men and women. Old people prefer people with sweet words. He has a stern face, which is definitely not pleasing.
"It's just some cotton, he won't quit." Ren Lu was amused by the barrage of comments.
——Is this your blind confidence in Mr. Lu?
"It's not blind self-confidence. Let me put it this way. Since I met him, he has never failed. No matter how big the order is, if Mr. Lu wants it, Mr. Lu gets it."
——Mr. Lu’s bidding is indeed impressive, and this is acknowledged by the bigwigs and colleagues in the industry. But now it is just a cotton field. Without connections and funds, it is impossible for Mr. Lu to put on a show with his face. A good cook cannot cook without rice, do you understand?
——That's right, even a dragon has to be trapped in the shallows. It's not a question of whether you are awesome or not, but no matter how capable you are, there is no place for you to display your abilities!
——The villagers don’t care who you are, even if you are a dragon you have to coil up.
There are still some people who are dissatisfied in the barrage, after all, the current situation is really too embarrassing.
"It seems that we can't convince each other. Let's talk about something else?" Ren Lu decided to give up.
——Do you know what Xu Shiqing wants to do?
When Ren Lu saw this comment, she immediately read it out softly, pretending to be puzzled and asked, "Is it about how she wants to get cotton?"
"I don't read the comments, and don't give me any spoilers, but I can make a guess." She said as she put down her phone, expressing her determination not to read spoilers.
"Shiqing and Xiaopeng are a couple bloggers, and they have a lot of fans online. The cotton here grows well, but it's a remote area, so I don't know if the sales are good. I guess they might consider using the yellow bikes to sell goods in their live broadcast room."
"But whether my guess is correct or not, I don't know."
She finished her speech in a rush before lowering her head again to look at the comments on her phone.
——Xu Shiqing is making a big stunt over there, making it very mysterious. She wants to contact the village cadres and whisper to the director, and we can't listen. We are still confused about it.
——Hahaha, Hongqinglvyi, the couple bloggers, are the best at marketing. They can exaggerate the smallest things into myths, and even flushing the toilet can make it sound like a flood. This time it must be pure bullshit again.
——They are just two people who make a lot of noise but do little. There are only eight people competing, and the others are doing their own things. She is doing it alone and is being mysterious. People who don’t know would think that people from all over the country are here to get cotton. The level of secrecy is so high. If Ren Lu really guessed it right in the end, it would be a lot of fun.
——What do you mean by "if you guess it right", you will definitely guess it right. With their limited abilities, they have used all their IQ to show off their affection. Besides promoting products, what else can they do?
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