Chapter 21: Bibimbap and Meat Sauce Secret Mission!
Yun Xiangrong couldn't help but look back. Everyone was urging her to hurry up with lip language, otherwise she would be in trouble if the signal was gone. Yun Xiangrong held the phone in one hand and covered her face with the other. What should she do? She also wanted to be as thick-skinned as them.
"There is a signal occasionally." Yun Xiangrong began to greet.
"That's okay. It would be so uncomfortable if there was no signal the whole time." No signal, not even the internet. Just thinking about it made Ji Qingzhi feel unbearable.
"How's business in your store recently?" Yun Xiangrong asked.
"With Zhu Xinyu's live broadcast that day, there have been a lot of people coming here recently." Ji Qingzhi chuckled, not knowing whether Zhu Xinyu would regret coming to the store that day.
"Then aren't you very busy?" Yun Xiangrong couldn't help but frown, and was even more embarrassed to mention the meat sauce.
"It's okay." Ji Qingzhi said indifferently.
"By the way, the temperature is getting higher day by day. You have to eat your meat sauce quickly and can't keep it for too long, okay?" Thinking of the meat sauce that she was asked to take away, Ji Qingzhi hurriedly reminded her.
"We've finished eating." Yun Xiangrong said and then glared at the group of people behind him. They had eaten everything and they had only been in the group for less than three days.
"Ah, so fast?" Ji Qingzhi was a little surprised.
"There are a lot of people in the crew." Yun Xiangrong explained vaguely. She was just politely asking everyone if they wanted to try it at the beginning, but who knew that they didn't know what politeness was at all and always came on time every time it was time for dinner.
The crew filmed in the deep mountains, so they brought their own chefs and ingredients, which was like a big pot meal, so the taste was just so-so. Many people, like her, brought things with them, such as pickled mustard tubers.
Originally, before Ji Qingzhi gave her the meat sauce, she had already bought pickled mustard tubers in advance. Of course, she also brought it this time, but after tasting the meat sauce once, she felt that the pickled mustard tubers were bland.
Ji Qingzhi's mind worked quickly. She could vaguely hear some sounds coming from the other side of the phone. She raised her lips and said, "Then I'll make some more and send them to you."
"Is it too troublesome?" Yun Xiangrong asked carefully.
This time Ji Qingzhi really laughed. This guy was still as arrogant as ever. If he really didn't need her, he would directly refuse. She curled her lips and said, "It's a little troublesome, but you are my sister after all. Of course I have to pamper my own sister."
Hearing this, Yun Xiangrong's lips almost rose to the sky, and her tone was full of joy: "Okay, then I'll wait for your favor. By the way, you don't mind me mentioning you on the social platform, right?"
Over the years, many people thought that they had a bad relationship, but in fact, they just never mentioned each other publicly.
"Of course I don't mind. After all, I'm the one who's using your traffic." Ji Qingzhi joked with a smile.
"No." Yun Xiangrong retorted subconsciously. If Ji Qingzhi's agent was not Yan Si, she would not be like this now.
Her protection made Ji Qingzhi feel warm at heart. Over the years, even in the most difficult times, she never thought of taking advantage of Yun Xiangrong's traffic, even though she had hinted that she didn't want their friendship to deteriorate, so she was not that bad. At least she had made true friends.
"Besides meat sauce, is there anything else you want to eat?" Ji Qingzhi asked.
"Just meat sauce." Yun Xiangrong was really embarrassed.
"Bring some braised food too. Do you remember how we used to secretly eat chicken feet together?" Ji Qingzhi remembered that Yun Xiangrong also liked to eat chicken feet, but her agent was strict with her, so she could only eat them secretly.
"Anyway, the energy consumption during filming is so huge every day, so I don't care about the calories in two chicken feet." Ji Qingzhi knew that Director Jiang's drama was a male-centered one, and that the female lead Yun Xiangrong would have fighting scenes.
"Then eat a little bit?" Yun Xiangrong's tone was hesitant and conflicted.
"Okay, send me the address later and I'll make the arrangements." Ji Qingzhi made the decision quickly.
"Thank you, Qingzhi." Yun Xiangrong said sincerely. She actually didn't have to do all this. Now she took the initiative to do it just to help herself get along well with the crew.
"No, it's just a piece of cake."
After Yun Xiangrong hung up the phone, the people who were standing behind him quickly gathered around and asked in unison, "How is it, did she agree?"
Seeing that they all looked anxious, Yun Xiangrong couldn't help but click his tongue twice before speaking: "Look at you, there are so many people. If even one of you had a good relationship with Ji Qingzhi, things wouldn't be like this now."
"Isn't there no chance?" Director Jiang was the first to speak. After he took a bite of the meat sauce that Ji Qingzhi gave to Yun Xiangrong, he remembered the days when he had just followed the director to learn. The conditions were not very good at that time, and the crew had limited funds. They often bought various sauces to mix with rice. He still misses that taste. Over the years, he has tried many different sauces for mixing rice, but he can't find the taste of those days.
Only this time, the meat sauce that Yun Xiangrong brought reminded him of the taste of the past as soon as he took a bite. According to Yun Xiangrong, this was made by Ji Qingzhi's father before. I don’t know if it was Ji Qingzhi’s father who provided the crew with timely assistance and meat sauce.
"She said she would send it to me when it's done." Yun Xiangrong couldn't help but sigh. Yes, there was a chance now, but Qingzhi no longer needed it. She looked up at the blue sky, hoping that Uncle Ji would recover soon.
The blue sky and white clouds here are not seen in Yun City. Every photo she took looks like a blockbuster movie, and then she sent it to Ji Qingzhi. [Although the conditions are not that good, the scenery here is very good. 】
"Then we'll just have to wait. With the excellent meat sauce before, I find it hard to swallow pickled mustard tubers now." The speaker is the crew's male lead, actor Huo Yubai.
"That's right. I didn't dare eat too much of the hot pot ingredients I brought. I ate one the day before yesterday and immediately got acne on my face, which affected my appearance on camera." After saying this, everyone sighed.
"Xiangrong, can you please talk to Xiaoji and order a batch of meat sauce? We will be here for at least a month." This is under the premise that the filming goes smoothly. If not, it may take two or three months.
"It turns out that experience brings wisdom. Director Jiang has really considered everything." Huo Yubai quickly agreed.
"Would you like to place an order?" Yun Xiangrong was a little hesitant. Based on what happened last time she went there, Ji Qingzhi should not be short of customers, otherwise she would not have limited the amount of braised food.
"Yes, order it, so we don't have to worry about food." In addition to mixing rice, rice sauce can also be used to mix vegetables. If the fried dishes are not tasty, the problem can be solved by mixing them with sauce.
"I'm not sure if he will answer. I'll ask him when I'm free." Yun Xiangrong said.
"Xiangrong, our entire crew's meals are all dependent on you." Director Jiang said and patted her shoulder.
Yun Xiangrong curled the corners of her lips and said, "But Director Jiang, didn't you say before that if we can't even endure this little hardship, how can we make a good film? Why don't we overcome it?"
Everyone else laughed when they heard this. Before joining the group, everyone had tactfully mentioned the environment and various conditions here to Director Jiang, and this was how Director Jiang answered at the time. Now it was appropriate for Yun Xiangrong to say this back to him.
"Weren't there no conditions then? Now that we have the conditions, we should naturally strive for it." Director Jiang said righteously.
Yun Xiangrong spread his hands and said, "Director Jiang, let me make it clear first. I am only responsible for asking. Whether she agrees or not is not something I can influence."
"Of course. If she refuses, ask her what her conditions are, and we can discuss it." Director Jiang still wanted to figure out the relationship between the meat sauce he had eaten these two days and the bottle of meat sauce from that year. If the taste of Ji Qingzhi's meat sauce was the same, then what happened that year probably had nothing to do with her father.
Yun Xiangrong looked at Director Jiang with some curiosity, as if she didn't understand his persistence.
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After Ji Qingzhi hung up the phone, he went straight to Uncle Li and explained his purpose. Uncle Li agreed readily: "This is easy. Ask someone to deliver some cement tomorrow. If it's hard to contact for sand, I can help you contact them."
"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Li." Ji Qingzhi thanked him hurriedly. She really knew nothing about these things.
"It's okay. It should be done in one day tomorrow." Uncle Li said gently. These things were always handled by Old Ji in the past. Now that Old Ji is in the hospital and it's inconvenient, they naturally have to help more.
"Okay, then I'll trouble Uncle Li." Ji Qingzhi couldn't help but smile after she finished speaking. Ever since Old Ji was hospitalized, she couldn't remember how much she had said to Uncle Li for his trouble and thanks. It seemed that she would have to prepare a thank-you gift in advance next time.
While she was still thinking about the thank-you gift for Uncle Li and the others, she received a gift from Yun Xiangrong when she returned. Yun Xiangrong had two assistants. The male assistant usually did not follow the team, but handled some business matters in the company. When he saw Ji Qingzhi coming back, he smiled and handed the bag in his hand to her: "Miss Ji, this is a gift prepared by Rongrong for you."
"Thank her for me." Ji Qingzhi did not refuse. In fact, the two of them had always given each other gifts. Until Yan Si rejected Yun Xiangrong in her name, she never gave herself a gift again. What's funny is that at that time Yan Si mocked her and said that she was tactless. Ren Yun Xiangrong's current status obviously showed that he didn't want to continue to associate with her, but she kept taking the initiative. These two things combined made her stop sending gifts.
It’s quite sad to think about this now. Yan Si not only ruined her career, but also almost made her lose her only friend.
After Assistant Yun Xiangrong left, Ji Qingzhi took out the box from her handbag and opened it. As expected, it was still a bag. When they were shooting the commercial that year, there was a wall of bags. The two little girls were amazed and secretly wished they could have a wall like that. So every time they give each other gifts, they tacitly give each other bags, and the brands of the bags have also changed from light luxury in the beginning to luxury brands now.
She lowered her eyes, took a photo of the bag and sent it to Yun Xiangrong: "I received the gift."
Yun Xiangrong [Do you like it? I have the same bag in different colors. 】
Ji Qingzhi [You can doubt anything but never doubt your vision. 】
Yun Xiangrong: [That is. 】
Looking at her rather cocky answer, Ji Qingzhi raised the corners of his lips. Fortunately, they are still the same as they were back then.
There are many people in the crew, so we need at least ten bottles to make meat sauce, as well as braised food. Once made, they have to be vacuum-packed and sent over immediately, otherwise the taste will be affected.
Ji Qingzhi has always been very proactive. She sorted out the things she needed in her memo and started placing orders online. The filming conditions were difficult, and she hoped that her delicious food could soothe Yun Xiangrong's heart.
The next day, Aunt Liu came back from getting the ingredients with a happy face: "Boss, are you going to make more braised food today?"
Unfortunately, Ji Qingzhi's answer soon exposed her guess: "No, the extra ones were sent to my friend."
"Is that so?" Aunt Liu looked disappointed.
"Yes, and you should put the beef separately. I have other uses for it." Ji Qingzhi reminded.
While the two were talking, Uncle Li arrived, and with him came a small cart of sand. Ji Qingzhi slapped her forehead suddenly, as she had forgotten to arrange for the cement. She looked at Uncle Li in annoyance: "Uncle Li, I forgot to buy cement."
"It's okay, just make a phone call and have someone send it over. You go and do your thing, and I'll take care of this." Uncle Li signaled her not to worry and just leave it to him.
"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Li." Ji Qingzhi did have a lot to do today. When she went to the kitchen, Aunt Liu was preparing the ingredients for the braised food. She took out the beef from the refrigerator to soak it in blood water, and asked Aunt Liu to remember to blanch it later.
After doing all this, she went to look through Lao Ji's notebook again. She needed the recipe for meat sauce. The last time she made meat sauce was a year ago. At that time, Yan Si didn't give her any notice for two whole months. She tried to make it once at home when she was bored, but the taste was always a little worse than Lao Ji's. At this moment, a light screen suddenly appeared, and the points on the scoreboard continued to increase. Ji Qingzhi was confused. Did this trigger some secret mission?
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