Chapter 292: Food Misleads People
'I'm hungry, I'm on a diet and I can't afford it. I saw so many delicious foods and it's so hard for me.'
'I decided to go out and do some aerobics, and then come back after they finish eating, just to see their bodies. Forget about the food, I can't afford it and I don't dare to eat it.'
Shi Feiye didn't care about her figure today and just ate without any worries. She had been busy all afternoon and was very tired. Of course, she had a very fulfilling life.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, it was still early and the audience was still watching, so everyone simply helped the waiter to clean up. The waiter took out the drinks that had been prepared long ago and gave them to everyone, which was also a free advertisement for his hotel.
After the waiter left, Qin Buyu told everyone:
"This meal just now didn't cost any money, because I negotiated a business deal with them, and they gave us a free meal. The business profit is 250,000, and the net profit is 150,000. In addition, after deducting the original daily income of the pet shop from today's profit, I plan to use the extra money as investment funds to prepare for future branches. Do you have any different opinions?"
Shen Lou was not sure: "So, for that meal just now, not only did we not spend a penny, but we also let the other party pay for us?"
"That's right." Qin Bushu nodded.
Director Liu was anxious: "No, no, I didn't say we could get sponsorship, and we're just borrowing the show effects."
"I didn't say it was a sponsorship. The hotel is willing to apply for a membership card at our pet shop. In the future, they will launch a pet foster care service in the hotel. This way, customers don't have to worry about not being able to place their pets when staying in their hotel. It's a win-win situation."
The others were confused and agreed with Qin Buju's opinion. They didn't understand it anyway if they disagreed, although they had no idea what had happened today.
Xu Longze grasped the key point: "Director Liu, you didn't say that you can't eat the food sent by your business partner, and you just ate the meal, you can't spit it out now, right?"
Director Liu began to doubt his life and asked Qin Buzhu, "Did you deliberately trick the photographer into calling me just now, just to get me to come over and join you in the conspiracy?"
Qin Buzhu calmly helped Shi Feiye to fix her hair: "You can also choose not to come back for dinner."
Director Liu: “…”
He was heartbroken: "Delicious food has misled me!"
Xu Longze quickly followed up with the snake stick: "So, we are not breaking the rules."
"Okay, okay, that doesn't count. I won't eat your food anymore." Director Liu got up and left angrily. Before he left, he didn't forget to tell everyone:
"Rest after 10pm. You can do whatever you want during this period of time."
When a group of people get together, the best thing to do is to play games. Everyone sat around on the sofa. Shi Feiye was about to suggest that everyone play Werewolf together, but Qin Buju pinched his hand.
"Huh?" Shi Feiye whispered in surprise, then turned her head to look at Qin Buju, who shook his head at her.
Qin Buju never did anything meaningless, so Shi Feiye had to shut up and think about why she was not allowed to talk about Werewolf. After a moment, she suddenly remembered that someone seemed to say that Werewolf was particularly easy to expose whether a person was scheming.
If you think this way, you can understand why Qin Buju didn't let her make any suggestions. No matter how straightforward and honest they are, celebrities still have their own personas in front of the audience. If their personas accidentally break down while playing games, then she would have offended people for no reason.
Even if everyone can maintain their character, then the original purpose of playing the game is gone. Who can have fun if they have to pay attention to their character all the time?
After a tiring day, it's better not to rush to seek trouble. Others will certainly find it difficult to refuse for Qin Buju's sake, but you will definitely be unhappy.
So when Gu Yuan directly asked Shi Feiye if he had any ideas on how to play with time, Shi Feiye suddenly said:
"Why don't we tell a story?"
"Well, this is a good suggestion. We are all tired after a busy day. It would be nice to sit here, drink tea, chat, and listen to each other's stories." Hou Fangling immediately agreed.
She agreed, and of course no one else had any objections. Everyone also thought it was a good idea, as it would not only make everyone relax, but also improve the watchability of the show through words, and maybe even create some jokes, which was very appropriate.
According to the rules, one cannot tell stories that others know, and then Gu Yuan was the first to start telling the story.
Then each speaker took a turn and all of them told very interesting stories. Most of the girls chose love stories, and except for Qin Buju who told a business story, all the other men chose science fiction or rare stories. Some of them directly turned them into professional science stories, but no one raised any opinions and they discussed it from time to time. The audience also liked it very much.
When it was Shi Feiye's turn, everyone was very supportive, and Xu Long was responsible for livening up the atmosphere:
"Sister Ye is a screenwriter, her stories are definitely more interesting than ours, let us, the uneducated ones, see what stories Sister Ye usually reads."
"Then you will definitely be disappointed. I won't tell you any historical stories here. There is no special request today. I will tell you some small stories that I have been paying attention to recently. Everyone, be prepared."
Shi Feiye smiled slyly and decided to start reversing the character again:
"It is said in ancient times that there is a kind of powder made from the tears of a lover, but no one has ever seen such a powder. It is said that it can transform one's body and skin into a beautiful one. No matter how ugly a woman is, as long as she applies it, her face will immediately become whiter than snow, as if she were reborn, and as delicate as a baby's...
There is a mountain which the locals call Ma Long Mountain. It is called this because the leader of the robbers on the mountain is called Ma Long.
Ma Long was lustful by nature and liked to rob many beautiful women to be his wives. As a result, many decent women had been persecuted by him. Everyone wanted to kill him, but due to Ma Long's tyranny, no one dared to openly challenge him.
On this day, Ma Long learned that the daughter of Mr. Wu's family down the mountain was named Xian Ya, who was only 28 years old and extremely beautiful. Ma Long's lustful heart was aroused again, and he gathered a large number of people, thinking that when Xian Ya went out to buy rouge and powder, he would make a surprise attack, grab her on horseback, take her back to the mountain village, and enjoy her himself.
That morning, Yaxian went out, accompanied by her maid Xiaocui. When they arrived at the "Jumei Rouge Shop" at the corner of the street, they saw an old woman with a knife wound on her face rushing up to her.
The old woman took out a box of powder from her bosom and said, "Girl, try this rouge and powder. It can hydrate and nourish your skin. You will definitely look beautiful after applying it."
Xianya thought it was a swindler selling fake goods on the street, so she ignored him and turned around to avoid the old woman's harassment.
When the old woman saw Xian Ya was about to leave, she grabbed her and whispered in her ear, "Girl, to be honest, this gouache is not ordinary gouache. It is the blood and tears rouge powder passed down from generation to generation by my ancestors. It can keep your beauty young."
Most women love beauty, and what the old woman said hit Xianya's heart right on the mark: "What kind of magic medicine can keep one's face young?" Xianya immediately became interested in the cosmetics in the old woman's hand.
After a round of bargaining, the old woman stuffed the powder into Xianya's hands and left quickly, telling Xianya that this kind of powder would be most effective only if applied at midnight.
Xianya ran home happily and immediately took out the powder and applied it on her face. After applying it for a long time and rubbing it evenly, Xianya sat in front of the dressing table and admired it carefully in the mirror.
Sure enough, what the old woman said was right. Xian's elegant face immediately became rosy, and her skin became more shiny and elastic.
"It's a nice watercolor." Xian Ya praised from the bottom of her heart.
After putting on makeup, Xianya lay down on the bed with her clothes on and had sweet dreams all night. A young girl in love always has some little thoughts in her mind.
But the next morning, Xian Ya felt her cheeks burning. She ran to the mirror and found that her face was covered with red sores. She cried out in horror and lay on the bed, sobbing. "What's going on?"
When Mr. Wu heard his daughter's cry, he ran into the boudoir. Seeing his daughter's horrified face, he became panicked and immediately called the best local doctor.
The doctor asked Xian Ya if she had eaten anything or used anything. Xian Ya then remembered that she had bought the box of rouge from the old woman yesterday. When Wu Yuanwai heard this, he angrily summoned the servants in the mansion to go to the street corner to look for the old woman, but the old woman had already disappeared. The group of servants searched for a long time but couldn't find her, so they had to return to Wu's mansion.
Seeing that the servants had not found the person and the doctor was helpless, Xianya felt desperate. She ran to her boudoir, closed the door, and refused to let anyone in.
Wu was afraid that his daughter might have some intention, so he quickly sent a servant to the eastern suburbs of the city to invite Song Yu. Song Yu was as handsome as his name suggested. He had been engaged to Xian Ya since childhood. The two families were also old friends and had always had a harmonious relationship. The Song family had planned to choose an auspicious day to give the Wu family a betrothal gift and marry Xian Ya as soon as possible. But who knew that this kind of thing would happen out of nowhere.
As soon as Song Yu arrived, he knocked on the door and shouted, "Xian Ya, I'm A Yu, please open the door."
When Xian Ya heard that it was Song Yu knocking on the door, she cried even harder. She only heard Xian Ya say, "Go away, don't pay attention to me anymore. I'm so ugly now, I'm not worthy of you." Song Yu was so anxious that he jumped up and down, and hurriedly said, "Xian Ya, don't be upset. Don't you know what kind of person I, Song Yu, am? We have been childhood sweethearts since we were young. How could I not want you?"
Xian Ya was moved by what Song Yu said and opened the door a little. When she saw Song Yu, who was anxious outside the house, she could no longer restrain herself and ran out. She threw herself into Song Yu's arms and burst into tears.
Song Yu said to Xian Ya with heartache: "Even if you become the ugliest, I will wait for you." After hearing this, Xian Ya started crying again.
When Mr. Wu saw that his daughter was finally born, he felt relieved. Later, he invited several famous doctors in the town, but they all said that this strange disease could not be cured.
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