As soon as he finished speaking, not only Lin Chuan, but also Zhao Si, Lin Yue, and more than twenty young people next to him all turned to look at Zhou Yang.
Their eyes were burning, their lips were slightly parted, and they even unconsciously licked their lips, looking exactly like a group of hungry little pigs.
The air was thick with anticipation.
Zhou Yang's heart skipped a beat.
Good grief, after all that wandering around, it was waiting for me here!
So, I'm not only the fifth male lead, but I also have to endure this ridiculous script and double as the crew's head chef?!
He quickly calculated in his mind: with his braised food stall, he could easily make tens of thousands of yuan a day by simply setting it up and completing system tasks, and he would be completely free.
Filming here is fun, and the extra 10,000 yuan a day is pretty nice.
But do I still have to cook for these people for free?
Where in the world is there such a good thing as selling braised food? Isn't it delicious?
Do you expect to get something for nothing after cooking for these gluttons?
No way! We'll even block up all the cracks in the windows!
Zhou Yang raised an eyebrow, looking at Lin Chuan with a half-smile.
"Director Lin, we can agree on pay for training and filming, but cooking... isn't that also labor? Shouldn't that be paid separately?"
Before Lin Chuan could reply, the college students became anxious.
Zhao Si was the first to jump up, "Uncle, it counts, it must count!"
"Boss Zhou's cooking is so delicious, it's comparable to a state banquet, how can we not charge him!"
Lin Yue quickly chimed in, afraid that Zhou Yang would back down, "Yes, yes! Uncle, we must give it to him!"
“Otherwise, if Brother Zhou Yang doesn’t come, how will we have the energy to film? Just think about that stir-fried pork kidney, that shredded pork with garlic sauce…”
As she spoke, her mouth was practically watering.
The other young men chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes, give us the money, Zhou Yang, you've worked hard!"
Looking at this scene, Lin Chuan inwardly cursed these spineless gluttons, but outwardly agreed:
"Yes, yes, yes! Definitely! Brother Zhou's skills are worth the price!"
He gritted his teeth and held out a hand. "Here's what we'll do, Brother Zhou, you'll cook one meal for everyone every day at noon, just one meal!"
"We'll prepare the ingredients ourselves, you just need to do the work. I'll give you an extra five thousand for this meal!"
"Ten thousand a day during training, fifteen thousand a day during filming, how about that? Pretty generous, right?"
Earning 10,000 or 15,000 a day, and only having to cook one lunch...
Zhou Yang nodded in satisfaction.
After all, stir-frying large pots of food involves high heat and the dishes are quick and easy to cook. Earning five thousand yuan for just one meal is such a good deal.
He quickly calculated his options and nodded, "Alright, it's settled then."
"Very good!"
Lin Chuan and the college students cheered in unison.
"Then we'll head back now. See you the day after tomorrow afternoon."
"Alright, alright, here, I'll transfer the five thousand to you right now!"
Lin Chuan kept his word and happily took out his phone.
Seeing his honesty, Zhou Yang's expression softened, and he and Xu Yao took out their phones to receive 5,000 yuan.
Once the money arrived, Zhou Yang pulled Xu Yao along and turned to leave the tin shed, which was full of "surprises" and "flaws".
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Lin Chuan, Zhao Si, and Lin Yue exchanged glances, each seeing undisguised excitement and smugness in the other's eyes.
"Uncle! You're amazing!"
Zhao Si rubbed his hands excitedly, "They actually managed to invite Zhou Yang! And he's become our crew's go-to chef!"
Lin Yue's eyes lit up, "Yeah, yeah! Zhou Yang's braised food is impossible to get online. We can eat his cooking every day now! Just thinking about it makes my mouth water!"
"Besides, he's so popular right now, he brings his own audience!"
Lin Chuan smugly hummed twice and patted his chest, "Of course! Don't you know who I am!"
But he was secretly overjoyed: by hiring Zhou Yang, a celebrity chef who was always trending on social media, he not only solved the crew's long-standing problem of food.
The key point is that this is a huge publicity stunt in itself!
We'll just shoot some behind-the-scenes footage and release some behind-the-scenes photos, and the title will be #Shocking! Internet celebrity food guru Zhou Yang switches to acting and becomes the crew's go-to chef#
Or perhaps the #RoyalPalaceComedyDramaCrewIsTooRich,HiringZhouYangBraisedFoodOwnerToPersonallyTakeTheCook#
Isn't the popularity skyrocketing?
This move will not only allow the crew to improve their meals every day, but also bring them a huge influx of viewership!
Killing two birds with one stone, no, it's practically killing three birds with one stone!
Back in his spacious 300-square-meter apartment, Zhou Yang sank into the expensive leather sofa in the living room, still clutching the script full of flaws in his hand.
"The imperial chef Zhou Da Shao...and his personal maid..."
Zhou Yang pondered these words, his lips twitching involuntarily, and he almost laughed.
Lin Chuan is a real talent; he can come up with such a ridiculous script and even seriously want to film it.
He flipped through it with great interest, and the more he looked, the more he felt that this thing was simply a source of joy, even more interesting than watching short videos.
Seeing that he was reading a script, Xu Yao grabbed her change of clothes and went into the bathroom with light steps.
Zhou Yang was engrossed in reading when suddenly—
"Bang!"
A dull thud suddenly came from the direction of the bathroom, followed by Xu Yao's scream of terror and pain!
"ah--!"
Zhou Yang's heart skipped a beat, and the script in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud".
He jumped up from the sofa instantly and rushed to the bathroom door, his heart pounding in his chest.
"Xu Yao, what's wrong? What happened?!"
He patted the door panel.
Did that thud mean he fell?
What happened? Did this little girl slip or get an electric shock?
Inside the door, Xu Yao's voice was choked with sobs and obvious pain, but she seemed to be trying to remain calm.
"No...it's nothing, Brother Zhou Yang, I...I just slipped and fell..."
Did you slip and fall?
Zhou Yang frowned; the bathroom floor was slippery, which was quite common.
But that noise was quite loud, and that scream definitely didn't mean "everything is fine."
"How are you? Where did you fall? Can you get up on your own?"
Zhou Yang tried to keep his voice calm to avoid exacerbating her panic.
"Yes...yes..."
Xu Yao's voice was hesitant, with a gasping sound, as if she was trying.
Zhou Yang waited patiently outside the door. "Then try getting up by yourself first."
One second, two seconds... ten seconds passed, and apart from the faint sobbing, there was no other sound.
This guy is still trying to be tough!
Zhou Yang sighed, his tone becoming more serious, "Xu Yao! How is she? Tell me the truth about how badly she fell! If it's really serious, I have to go in and check on her!"
After a few seconds of silence behind the door, Xu Yao's voice, thick with sobs and embarrassment, rang out again.
"I... my butt is numb from falling, and my back hurts so much..."
"Ugh, Brother Zhou Yang, I think I can't get up..."
"What?!"
Zhou Yang's mind went blank for a moment.
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