Chapter 408: Become stronger!
Zhao Xiaojing looked at Su Yuchen's back as he rode away, secretly wondering whether she should buy another car. At the same time, she thought that Su Yuchen was getting busier and busier. Their new album had received such a good response, so she wondered if it would become a hit soon.
Before she could figure out what was going on, the high-speed train started playing the train number Zhao Xiaojing was taking and started checking tickets. She hurriedly found the ticket gate, queued up, checked her ticket, and boarded the train.
The one and a half hour journey passed by unknowingly as Zhao Xiaojing closed her eyes and rested as soon as she sat down, entering into a virtual space to overcome difficulties. When she heard the station announcement and opened her eyes, the carriage was already half empty.
Tuancheng was the final stop, and the remaining half of the crowd disembarked as the trains came to a complete stop. Zhao Xiaojing trailed behind them, remaining silent despite the taxi drivers' repetitive solicitation of "Where are you going? I'll take you? I'll take you there." She stared resolutely ahead, her gaze fixed firmly on the road until she had walked half a minute before she exhaled and looked around.
As soon as he looked over, he saw a huge billboard of Fresh Chef Competition right opposite. It was colorful and extremely eye-catching. It also invited the popular star named Demon King that Ouyang Yidan liked to be the spokesperson. In the middle of the billboard, he was wearing an apron, with his left hand thumbs up, holding Weiyang soy sauce in his right hand, and smiling brightly with eight teeth showing.
Zhao Xiaojing couldn't help but laugh. What had Ouyang Yidan said before? The Demon King was a cool, aloof, and handsome guy. What she loved was his untainted appearance.
This song is full of likes, and the way he grins in an apron, where is the loneliness? Where is the abstinence?
Zhao Xiaojing immediately took a photo and sent it to Ouyang Yidan and asked her this question.
"When my brother isn't smiling, he's a cold, austere, elegant young man. But when he smiles, he instantly turns into a youthful father, a husband at the mercy of others. He's so realistic in every role he plays. Brother, kill me~~"
"I saved this picture and I want to lick the screen a hundred times every day~~"
???
Zhao Xiaojing, who was prepared to see Ouyang Yidan speechless, was instantly speechless.
Are the filters so heavy in your fan circle?
What does it mean to be a juvenile father or a husband who is at the mercy of others? What kind of abstract adjective is this?
Speechless, Zhao Xiaojing gave up the conversation, exited the chat interface and began to navigate to Tuancheng subway station.
I had assumed the massive advertisements at the high-speed rail station were there for the contestants, traveling from far and wide, to see firsthand, giving them a sense of honor. But once I entered the Tuancheng subway station, I realized the Fresh Chef Competition ads were everywhere: in the subway stations, underground passages, and on the small TVs in the subway.
And Tuancheng is worthy of being the home ground. The subway TV is even playing some videos of Tuancheng auditions and qualifying rounds in a loop.
The drive was long, and Zhao Xiaojing was originally planning to turn on the navigation to set a reminder and continue in the virtual space, but after taking a quick look, she couldn't stop watching.
The videos are all edited versions, and I don’t know how much the editor spent. Even the messy audition scene was edited to have many funny moments, and almost every frame makes people laugh out loud.
How about a family with elderly people leading a yangko dance troupe, all dressed in bright red costumes, to cheer on a contestant. A contestant excitedly declared she would win first place, only to ask someone else on stage if they could help cut the pork for the green pepper dish. How about two contestants secretly competing, saying they must decide who's the real deal today, to see who's just pretending. The background music was getting the blood boiling, but one of them used sugar instead of salt, while the other mixed green peppers and pork together and fried them...
Although it is a cooking competition, it seems to have no threshold at all. Those who know how to cook can treat it as an abstract performance, and those who don’t know how to cook can treat it as a kitchen sitcom.
But when you think it is really a sitcom and you watch it for fun, the camera turns again, showing you a young man who cuts green peppers and side dishes neatly into shreds in a few seconds, a young lady who stir-fries quickly over high heat and makes a bowl of starch quite skillfully in half a minute, and a pot of ready-made dish with a strong smell of smoke, which looks delicious and fragrant under the camera, as well as professional judges in the back who are sharp and give accurate scores.
The auditions can be edited so brilliantly, not to mention the promotion rounds with set topics.
It was also from here that Zhao Xiaojing confirmed that the topics of the national competition were all the same, and the theme of Baitao's second qualifying round was also noodles.
However, even though I had competed on the spot and heard Da Zhuang talk about the situation behind the scenes afterwards, once it was put on the screen, after editing, background music, and various interweaving and camera language, it always felt particularly exciting and grand.
After watching Zhao Xiaojing's qualifying round, she watched the auditions. After the auditions, she switched to another TV to continue watching the qualifying round. Before she knew it, she was getting excited.
We need to become stronger.
With just a few glimpses, she has discovered several powerful opponents. There are already many hidden talents in Tuancheng, let alone the whole country?
We must become stronger!
Zhao Xiaojing looked at the screen, and the strong feeling she had when she left Yangcheng with Su Yuchen came back again, as her world became bigger and bigger, and a surge of warmth surged in her chest.
"Ding Dong, Baitao TV Station, we've arrived. Passengers who wish to get off, please exit from the right door."
Zhao Xiaojing, who was immersed in the passionate atmosphere of her middle school years, suddenly woke up.
The hotel was not far from the subway station, and it was mid-afternoon when Zhao Xiaojing checked in. She had wanted to make the most of the time to continue practicing, but then she thought, there was still plenty of time in the evening, and since she had finally come out, it would be a shame not to go shopping around, so she put down her luggage and left the room.
"Are there really no rooms left? There were still rooms available when I checked a few days ago!"
"I'm so sorry, our room was fully booked three days ago."
"Then are there any people who have checked out and haven't cleaned up yet? We can wait a while!"
"Sorry, no, they are all booked."
As soon as she got out of the elevator, Zhao Xiaojing saw a girl anxiously communicating with the staff at the front desk. Next to her was a boy with a suitcase, who was looking at his phone silently with his head down.
"Can you please free up one room? I want to see how you guys book rooms. Don't you have more than 300 rooms? It's not possible that not a single one is available, right?" the girl argued again.
"I'm really sorry, our 300-plus rooms were almost fully booked a week ago because there's a chef competition on Baitao TV tomorrow and we're the closest hotel, so there are a lot of guests these two days. How about this, how about I give you a coupon and give you a discount next time you come?" the front desk receptionist explained patiently.
"I know, my brother is here for the competition! He works at our Jinyuan Restaurant..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
