Fu Jue wasn't annoyed by the rejection, after all, he had already gained some benefits at the hot springs and was in a good mood, though his words revealed a hint of displeasure:
"I can see that now. It's like they don't care if I'm in the shop or not. Even going to help out is considered a bother?"
The two were still sitting on the sofa, tightly embracing each other. Fu Jue was like a stubborn leech, impossible to peel off. He deliberately spoke in Tao Zhizhi's ear, his hot breath making her ear tips turn red. His aggrieved tone softened Tao Zhizhi's heart.
"That doesn't count, but you're not allowed to flirt with me and leave. I have to hold my ground tomorrow!"
Tao Zhizhi knew she couldn't resist Fu Jue's temptation, and blushed as she muttered to herself, "If I go out to play with you again, I won't be able to finish my mission."
"Let me go, I need to sleep, I have to get up early tomorrow!"
Unable to push off the "plaster" on his body, they had no choice but to fall into bed together. Without her consent, Fu Jue would rather torture himself than let go of the warm and soft jade in his hands.
Tao Zhizhi puffed out her cheeks angrily, but seeing that she couldn't escape his embrace, and since it wasn't the first time they had shared a bed, she found a comfortable position and fell into a deep sleep.
She kept changing sleeping positions in his arms. Before she knew it, a muffled groan came from the room. Fu Jue gave the culprit a hard bite on the face and tiptoed to the bathroom to take a cold shower.
"Why don't you take a morning nap?"
As soon as Tao Zhizhi opened her eyes, she met the dark circles under Fu Jue's eyes. She touched the tip of her nose embarrassedly, and Fu Jue shook his head.
After getting ready to leave, it was just getting light. Although the branch was large, it couldn't serve Cen Lin's more than 100 employees and the scattered customers who came to eat in the resort area at the same time. So Tao Zhizhi asked Cen Lin for his opinion and offered them lunch and dinner in the form of boxed meals.
After a morning of hard work, I finally finished preparing meals for about a hundred people. I took a short break in my chair and did some calculations:
"Phew—ready? Besides the new guests brought by Cen Lin, we're still short about a hundred people. Where should we look for them?"
Never mind that, let's take care of the customers in front of us first.
"Xiao Qiu, did Minmin really book this hotel for us?"
Xiao Qiu carried her newly purchased camera. Like Li Xian, she had been invited by He Minmin to the offline meet-and-greet. Her studio had covered the travel and accommodation costs, and as fans, they only needed to follow the studio's arrangements.
"Yes, Minmin has always been very generous to her fans. Last year's fan meeting was even held in X province!"
Xiao Qiu couldn't hide her excitement. She had been a fan of He Minmin for five years, but she never won any of the prizes. She would watch enviously as the other girls in the supertopic posted photos at this time of year. This year, however, she finally got her wish.
"That's right. Our Minmin is beautiful inside and out. Although she doesn't have many fans, she's really sincere. She just needs a chance, otherwise she would have become a huge star long ago!"
Li Xian took out a notebook she had carefully prepared from her bag, which contained every moment she had collected during He Minmin's five years in the industry. She looked forward to handing it to her idol in person.
"Sister Li, have you made arrangements for the fans you invited this year?"
He Minmin was applying lipstick in front of the mirror when Sister Li, who was helping her choose a script, sighed upon hearing her words and said, "I'm so sorry, I can't believe it."
"You've been paying for their entertainment all these years, it was all arranged long ago."
"I know you're not short of money, but if you don't want to invite anyone for a year, they might not continue to support you. You know, a lot of fans are here because of your annual giveaway event. Wouldn't it be better if you used that time to film a couple more dramas and show your face to the audience?!"
Sister Li slapped the script in her hand loudly:
"Look at this script, it's all about maids, palace maids, or minor cannon fodder around the male and female leads. You only have one female supporting role that hasn't aired yet. You're not bad, so why can't you become popular?"
The agent sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. Ever since Sister Li took over her three years ago, she had been full of confidence in her, but now reality had worn down her.
"I'm done with my makeup, time to go see my fans."
"Oh, by the way, we only invited fifty fans this time. Let's contact the restaurants here and eat there later, instead of just having boxed lunches!"
The agent was just about to order meals for the staff providing boxed lunches when he sighed:
"Fine, spend the money if you want."
"It's out! It's so beautiful!"
He Minmin, with her exquisite makeup, wearing a light purple tracksuit, and sporting a playful high ponytail, greeted them with her brightest smile:
"Welcome to Shui Mu Resort. I am He Minmin."
"ah--"
He Minmin stood on the grass, her bodyguards had set up a circle around her, and fans surrounded her. Hearing her idol's voice, Xiao Qiu joined the others in shouting.
When the front desk of the warm food stall received a phone order, they contacted Tao Zhizhi:
"Boss, someone wants to book 60 seats for dinner at 2 pm. I don't think we have any precedent for making reservations, so I'm asking you if you want to take this order."
Tao Zhizhi was still figuring out how to attract the remaining new customers when an unexpected order came her way, much to her delight:
"Of course! Leave the second floor empty."
One hundred million people felt the same way, and the entire world was so shocked that they jumped high into the air:
"No, host, your luck is a bit too good!"
"Hehe, that's basic stuff!"
Tao Zhizhi couldn't help but marvel at her career luck. As midnight approached, Fu Jue had someone take away the boxed lunch Cen Lin had ordered.
Half an hour later, she would occasionally open the panel to refresh the status until the numbers stopped changing.
[Accelerate Task 2: Acquire 868/1000 new users]
There were only about fifty new customers at noon. With the deadline approaching, Tao Zhizhi found a blackboard, wrote "Dinner 30% off" and placed it at the door, praying that she could attract more new customers in the evening.
Soon, the shop was filled with the sounds of laughter and chatter, and the second floor was soon filled with He Minmin and her group.
"Everyone, please order whatever you like, we'll pay for everything!"
Manager Li Jie maintained order among the fans, allowing He Minmin to sit at a separate table with her bodyguard. Fortunately, the fans who attended were relatively rational and followed Li Jie's instructions. Occasionally, two fans who tried to run to He Minmin's side were stopped by Xiao Qiu, and the other fans were also very angry and pulled them away.
"Should we order less? Minmin isn't very famous, and the resort area isn't cheap to begin with, and this food is so expensive."
Xiao Qiu is one of the fan site managers among He Minmin's fans, and the other fans are quite willing to follow her. When the others listened to Xiao Qiu reciting the names of the dishes, they found that the restaurant's entire menu didn't even have ten dishes.
He Minmin hadn't expected her fans to be so frugal, ordering only a few dishes per table. She sighed in exasperation, then opened the menu and saw:
"Sister Li, what's going on? This restaurant has such a limited menu! Is it a noodle shop?!"
Sister Li hadn't looked at the menu carefully; this was the most delicious restaurant she'd found in the resort area over the past two days, and her lips twitched slightly.
"Well, I don't know either. Maybe the boss values quality over quantity."
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