Chapter 25 The New Guest Is Not as Handsome as You
When he returned home in the evening, Zhou Yangze received a screenshot from Director Wang. He clicked it and found that it was the official Weibo announcement of a long-established music variety show, which officially announced Wei Jialang. It seemed that he contacted this music variety show after withdrawing from the show here.
Zhou Yangze replied: "I understand."
He had said before that as long as the other party didn't cause trouble later, he wouldn't care, but if they wanted to hype his show, don't blame him for being ruthless.
He was about to put his phone away after reading the message when his eldest brother, Zhou Mingcheng, called him. He asked about their recording progress and then said, "We've sent a new guest over for you. It should be arriving today."
"Who is it?"
"Lu Mingxiao."
"What's he doing here? He can't cook, and he can't do farm work."
There was a moment of silence over there, as if wondering why his brother was only thinking about work. After a pause, he said, "Having him participate will bring you a lot of popularity after the show airs."
"Okay."
The next morning at nine o'clock, everyone stood in front of a large open space, and Director Wang introduced today's mission.
"The location we are standing in now is where the ecological farm will be planned in the future. Today's task is related to this. Each guest will design a zoning plan for the ecological farm. The village chief and 30 village representatives will then vote on their preferred design and receive a corresponding reward based on their ranking."
"Also, we have two new guests joining us today. First, let's welcome Mr. Zhao's son, Zhao Ming. He graduated from Qingrang Agricultural University and has two years of experience in ecological farming."
Zhao Ming came on stage and greeted with some restraint: "Hello everyone, I am Zhao Ming."
The guests responded in a friendly manner. At this time, Chen Ziyou ran over and pulled the person away, "This is the guest from our group."
Su Qiang questioned, "Hey, hey, hey, why is it your group's?"
"Of course Uncle Zhao's son belongs to us. He is not familiar with you. Look how shy Ah Ming is. It would be so embarrassing for him to go to your group." He found a plausible reason.
Su Qiang and the others had no choice but to give up. "Alright." Then they turned to the director and said, "Director Wang, you have to assign an expert to us later."
Director Wang smiled and said, "Yes, it depends on whether you can seize the opportunity." Then he continued to introduce the second guest.
"Everyone is familiar with the second guest. He is a popular young actor in ancient costumes. He has successfully become popular with his "stunning" ancient costume appearance. He just finished filming and rushed to record our show. He is actor Lu Mingxiao!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone suddenly realized that Su Qiang had worked with him before and they got along well; Wen Ni knew each other although they had never worked together before; Chen Ziyou was not too surprised. Lu Mingxiao often filmed films and TV series produced by Zhou's, and they used to drink together, but they didn't have much time to play together after they became famous in recent years.
Du Ningyou's eyes lit up instantly when he heard who it was. He had watched his dramas with Jiang Kehuan and Jin Yue before. Every time Lu Mingxiao appeared, the three of them turned into screaming chickens. The reason was simple: this guy looked tough and handsome in ancient costumes, and he was very malleable.
Lu Mingxiao trotted out, a youthful smile on his face. After stopping, he warmly greeted all the guests: "Hello everyone, I am Lu Mingxiao."
"Wow~" Du Ningyou excitedly grabbed the arm of the person next to him, "She looks even better in person than on TV!"
However, when she saw Young Master Zhou's dark face, she immediately curbed her wildness and said in a flattering tone, "Hehe," "But he's not as handsome as you. If our Young Master Zhou had a face like that, no one else would have a chance in the entertainment industry. They should be thankful they won't encounter a strong opponent like you, otherwise he would be a complete crusher."
Zhou Yangze's expression softened a bit as she spoke, and in the end, he was basically fine. But he still added, "You're so good at using sweet words to coax me. Who knows what you're really thinking?"
"Of course I mean what I say."
"snort."
Director Wang asked Lu Mingxiao to choose a group to join. He ran to say hello to Su Qiang: "Sister, we meet again."
"Yeah, why didn't I hear you were coming?"
"Haha, it was a last-minute decision. I rushed over right after filming."
Then he fist-bumped with Chen Ziyou, and finally walked towards Zhou Yangze and Du Ningyou, saying to Director Wang, "I choose them."
Director Wang nodded and agreed: "Well, that's perfect, a group of three."
Lu Mingxiao smiled at Zhou Yangze's glare and said, "Mr. Zhou, don't be so hostile. After all, we drank together."
Then he extended his hand towards Du Ningyou: "Hello, Miss Du, I heard Mr. Zhou mention you."
"Really? What did he say?"
Du Ningyou raised his hand to shake his hand back, but was grabbed by someone just as it was about to touch. Zhou Yangze urged Lu Mingxiao in a bad mood, "Don't waste time. Stand still. The director will announce the next step soon."
Lu Mingxiao didn't mind and stood next to Zhou Yangze. He said to Du Ningyou through another person, "Young Master Zhou was drunk at the time and kept complaining about you being spoiled."
"Really?" Du Ningyou was a little disappointed. He thought he would hear some big news, but he still complained about himself in person.
"He also said..."
"say what?"
Hearing his mysterious tone, Du Ningyou bent down curiously and moved closer. Just as Lu Mingxiao was about to speak, Zhou Yangze suddenly said, "You two are treating me like I don't exist, right?"
"Hehe..." The two of them stood up with a smile.
After the guests were introduced, Director Wang continued, "Except for Group C, the other two groups don't have professionals who understand ecological farming. Therefore, we're offering some help. You can go to the head of the group, Mr. Chang. He has some tips and tricks. First come, first served."
Chen Ziyou's team no longer needed to do that and started designing the plan directly, while Su Qiang and Zhou Yangze's teams quickly went to Chang's home.
Mr. Chang lived alone in a small house. At this moment, he was lying on a lazy chair in the yard, basking in the sun, fanning himself slowly with a palm-leaf fan in his hand.
Several people rushed to the hut, "Master Chang, we're here to see you. We heard you have a secret manual?"
When Mr. Chang heard the voice, he stood up from the lazy chair and subconsciously looked at Lu Mingxiao, the newcomer. The young man was also very considerate and quickly stepped forward to greet him.
"Hello, Mr. Chang, my name is Lu Mingxiao, and I'm a new actor who's still learning."
"Haha, you're not a newcomer. I've seen the roles you've played, they're very spiritual. Keep up the good work, young man."
"Hehe, thank you Mr. Chang for your affirmation. I will definitely continue to work hard in the future."
Then, Mr. Chang gave them a task. "I have an agronomy expert here who specializes in the technological development of ecological farms. However, you have two teams and only one expert, so you have to win this opportunity by playing games."
"The game is simple, just one, two, three, statues. You have to use a wheelbarrow to transport straw. You can do it one at a time, or three at a time. The group that transports the most straw within 20 minutes wins. But if the entire group is eliminated, the next group wins. You have one chance to try."
After receiving the task, they tried the unicycle and found that it required a lot of arm strength to maintain balance, especially after loading a full cart of straw.
Lu Mingxiao from Du Ningyou's group volunteered to be the first to push the unicycle. However, halfway through, the unicycle suddenly lost balance. The scarecrow just turned around at this time, and he was eliminated. On the other side, although Jiang Lingfei was slow, he was steady and gradually approached the finish line step by step.
After Lu Mingxiao was eliminated, Zhou Yangze took over. Drawing on his previous experience, he tried to be as steady as possible, transporting straw back and forth several times until the 20-minute timer was up, but he was still a bit slow, as the other group transported more straw.
Finally, the expert and Su Qiang left, leaving Zhou Yangze and the other two looking at each other in bewilderment.
Du Ningyou pinched Zhou Yangze's arm muscles and said, "None of us three know anything about it. We can't just design it based on our imagination. How about we ask if there are any villagers who know more?"
Zhou Yangze nodded. "That's fine, but the scope of the villagers is too broad. We can first consult the village chief to see if he knows any experts in this field."
"OK."
So after saying goodbye to Mr. Chang, they set off for the village committee.
I found the village chief, Zhou Yangze, and politely asked, "Village Chief Feng, do you have any good ideas or suggestions about the ecological farm?"
"Well, generally speaking, the goal is to achieve self-sufficiency and a circular symbiosis. Ecological farms generally have planting areas for vegetables and fruit trees, as well as breeding areas for pigs, chickens, ducks, and fish. Of course, this isn't always the case. There's also…"
Du Ningyou borrowed a piece of paper and a pen to take notes. Lu Mingxiao felt that he could not help much, so he just listened idly and looked around.
The village chief gave them some ideas and recommended that they consult Uncle Sun, Brother Liu and Sister Wu's husband.
Uncle Sun's family's farm is a small ecological farm that is completely self-sufficient; Brother Liu, who took them to pick mushrooms before, is more professional in planting; Sister Wu's husband is good at raising fish, and there is a large fish pond at home.
They first came to Uncle Sun's house across the stone bridge and found that the pear trees next to the house were full of yellow-brown Qiuyue pears, and it was time to pick them. In the orchard, a young man with dark skin but handsome features and a girl who looked like she was still in college were broadcasting live. They were Uncle Sun's son and daughter.
In addition, their family has enclosed an area for raising chickens, a fish pond, and several different kinds of vegetables are grown in the vegetable garden. Although the other areas except the orchard are not very large, they have already achieved complete self-sufficiency for the family.
Uncle Sun saw them coming and picked a few pears from the tree, cut them up and handed them to them. "Try them, they're crisp and sweet. I'll pick a few for you to take back later."
"Thank you, Uncle Sun. This pear is so sweet." Du Ningyou and Lu Mingxiao bit it with a "crunch, crunch" sound, like two groundhogs eating.
After taking a bite, Zhou Yangze said, "Uncle Sun, I came here today to ask if you have any good suggestions about ecological farms."
"Well, I don't understand high-tech stuff, but I do know a little about farming and raising fish and ducks..."
They carefully took note of what Uncle Sun said. When he left, he took care of business and bought a bag of Qiuyue pears. Later, he continued to visit Brother Liu and Sister Wu's husband and gave them some practical advice.
After collecting all the information, the three of them finally went back and started preparing the design.
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