Chapter 24 Work
For Gu Nansheng, who had lived in the base dormitory before, she was actually not very picky about the accommodation environment and could deal with such an accommodation environment indifferently. However, the fact that she could accept it did not mean that she did not mind others making changes to let her live in such a house.
This time she really wanted to find a way to move to a new house for herself and Xiao Ming.
Just as she was thinking, the time for gathering had arrived. She stopped hesitating and pulled Gu Beiming to go to the gathering place again.
Xu Bo had been waiting there for a long time. The moment he saw Gu Nansheng, a trace of guilt and panic appeared on his face. He obviously knew that the program crew had been unfair and had tricked the two of them.
But he was really helpless. Who knew why Chen Jiayan suddenly became a major shareholder?
However, he still felt guilty, so he set up remedial measures. As long as the Gu siblings could seize the opportunity, they could live in the "luxury house".
Soon all four groups of guests arrived. Gu Nansheng glanced at Chen Jiayan out of the corner of her eye. She had thought that Chen Jiayan would be very proud at this moment because she had successfully tricked her, but why did her face now look so full of resentment and unwillingness?
Could it be that Chen Jiayan didn't achieve the effect she wanted?
But she had clearly succeeded in forcing them to live in a shabby house, and even left them with no way to express their suffering...
No, Chen Jiayan should care more about the public opinion on the Internet. Could it be that she was scolded online?
Thinking of this, Gu Nansheng couldn't help but feel relieved. When he was about to take out his mobile phone to get some information, Xu Bo had already started announcing the new mission rules with a loudspeaker.
"After two hours of rest and familiarization, I believe everyone has adapted to Nanping Town. Now we will begin our official competition."
"Since we have traveled back a thousand years, we should learn to work and live in Nanping Town just like the ancient people did a thousand years ago."
"I'm sure you've all guessed it. The most important thing to survive here is making money. This time, you have a lot of freedom and flexibility. Please find your own opportunities to make money in the ancient town. The money you earn will cover your expenses for the next three days, so whether you enjoy a good life here depends entirely on your ability."
"It's important to note that you can't use your celebrity status to make money only through hard work."
[The second standing item of the tacit understanding challenge: earn money!]
Honestly, there are very few job opportunities in this kind of town. It's not that easy to make money through hard work. Especially for celebrities, they've probably long forgotten how to do ordinary work. I'm not optimistic about their ability to make money.
The point of the show is that it's hard to make money. If they could just use their celebrity status to easily earn 2.08 million, the show would lose its meaning.
As soon as Xu Bo said this, the guests frowned and started thinking about what skills they had that could make money.
Song Shu thought for a long time and sighed to Luo Qingyu, "It's a pity that your mother isn't a singer. Otherwise, I could still make money singing on the street."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Luo Qingyu, her eyes brightening as she suggested, "Xiaoyu, you look very strong. Why don't you go to the docks and move goods to earn money? I heard a worker say it's a good opportunity to lose some weight when I passed by."
Luo Qingyu couldn't help but roll his eyes, becoming increasingly speechless towards Song Shuyi. How could anyone think of sending their underage son to work as a porter? Aren't they worried he wouldn't grow taller? Couldn't she have come up with a more sophisticated way to make money?
But then he remembered that he was already over 1.8 meters tall, so it seemed that he didn't need to grow any taller. And most importantly, he didn't seem to have any other better ways to make money...
After all, Ye Ting is the young president who founded the company. Although the company's development is not as satisfactory as expected, his ideas are still more practical than others.
He turned his head and looked at Ye Ze, "Aze, it shouldn't be difficult for two grown men like us to make money. If it doesn't work, just do what Queen Song said and move bricks."
Ye Ze also smiled and said, "Brother, since you said so, then of course I am not afraid."
Chen Jiayan pretended to be thoughtful at this moment, but she was extremely proud in her heart.
Naturally, she had already contacted the place where she would be working and making money. Qin happened to have an investment in a hotel here, and she would go there to perform tea art.
As for the salary, isn't it up to her to decide?
Gu Nansheng's heart moved when she heard the rules. Money can be used, which means that as long as she can earn enough money, she can live in the best hotel in the ancient town.
So this was her chance to move out of the dilapidated magistrate's residence.
After the rules were announced, the guests dispersed and began looking for opportunities to make money.
Song Shuyi and Luo Qingyu walked around for a long time, and finally Song Shuyi was hired as a salesperson in a souvenir shop, and her salary was paid according to the performance of the day.
She did a very good job. She was beautiful, eloquent, and an idol to many middle-aged people. Naturally, she had many fans coming to support her. In less than half an hour, she sold more than ten items.
[Acting Queen Song has truly found her comfort zone. Sales is a position that suits someone as talkative as her.]
[Coupled with Song's acting skills, she looks so sincere when she speaks, and you can't help but want to believe her.]
[Among middle-aged people, the actress Song is the top star, and Gu Beiming and Chen Taining are not worth mentioning! ]
After much deliberation, Luo Qingyu decided to go to the dock to help the workers move goods. Unfortunately, when the workers learned that he was still a minor, they rejected him without hesitation.
Later, because he was a minor, it was extremely difficult for him to find a job. In the end, only a milk tea shop took him in and let him stand on the street handing out flyers.
[Poor Xiaoyu, were there laws protecting minors in ancient times?]
[I don't think it's strict, I just think Xiaoyu is too young and I'm afraid he might get hurt if he does heavy physical work.]
Xiaoyu: I don't have any talent, and I'm not allowed to do manual labor. How else can I possibly earn a good living?!
Compared with Song Shuyi and her son, brothers Ye Ting and Ye Ze had a much easier time finding jobs.
Although they were not considered handsome men in ancient costumes, they were tall and had long legs, so they applied for a job selling wine in a tavern.
The two men were very humble and, since they were already experienced men, they made a group of female customers very happy and they placed quite a few orders.
I didn't expect them to be so open-minded!
If I can get a popular young actor and a company president to coax me like this, I'm willing to take care of the business.
Chen Jiayan pretended to search on the street for a while, and then arrived at the Yunyin Hotel, a high-end hotel under the Qin family.
The hotel was also transformed from an ancient courtyard. The environment is quiet and elegant. There are not many rooms, only more than 20 rooms in total, and each room is equipped with a dedicated butler.
Even in the off-season, the cheapest room price will not be less than four figures, making it one of the most high-end hotels in the ancient town.
After Chen Jiayan entered the hotel lobby, the lobby manager, who had already known her arrival, came out to greet her.
Of course, they pretended not to know each other. The manager politely asked, "Excuse me, miss, what are you looking for here? Do you want to stay in a hotel or have a meal?"
Chen Jiayan smiled gently, then shook her head. "Neither. Actually, I came here to ask if there's any work I can do. I'm good at tea ceremony, flower arrangement, and yoga. If those don't work for me, I can also do cleaning."
The manager was pleasantly surprised. "Really? You know the tea ceremony? It just so happens that our tea ceremony performer this afternoon couldn't come due to something, and I was wondering how to find a replacement. But we have to test you first."
Chen Jiayan nodded and agreed, "Of course."
Afterwards, Chen Jiayan performed a tea ceremony in front of everyone in the lobby, and naturally she was recognized and got the job.
As for Chen Taining, he was introduced by hotel staff to work as a caddy on the golf course.
[Jiayan is really amazing, she knows a lot of things and she found a job quickly.]
I just quit my job and am now staring blankly at a recruitment website. If only I had as many skills as Jiayan, why would I bother looking for a job?
Jiayan's tea ceremony was so smooth and flowing that I could almost smell the fragrance of tea from my computer screen.
Wait, am I the only one who thinks their job search is going too smoothly? Chen Jiayan just mentioned the tea ceremony, and the only thing the hotel needs is a tea ceremony performance.
[If I'm not mistaken, the person who came out to greet Chen Jiayan should be a hotel manager. Does an ordinary customer need someone of this level to greet her?]
I've stayed at this hotel before, and I can attest that the manager usually doesn't greet guests, and his attitude isn't as nice as he appears in the livestream.
When Chen Jiayan said she was looking for a job, the manager didn't look surprised at all, as if he had known about it in advance.
[I'm being frank, this feels like a script.]
The internet trolls were stunned when they saw the direction of the live broadcast room. How come these netizens are so smart that they can tell at a glance that this was arranged in advance?
However, they naturally let netizens' opinions run wild and immediately began to save face.
[Can you please stop making wild guesses without any evidence? The hotel staff aren't fools, and the program's cameras are following them.]
[Everyone in the ancient town probably knew they were filming a variety show, so they could easily guess what was going on. They definitely had to put on some pretense.]
[This is a free publicity opportunity for the hotel, so it's only natural to be nice.]
If the hotel's service attitude was bad, it would have been criticized and trending on the Internet by now.
After the explanation from the internet trolls, the netizens’ doubts were finally suppressed.
The internet trolls sitting in front of the computer screens couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The business of the Chen siblings was becoming increasingly difficult. How could they keep failing at any time and anywhere?
If Qin hadn't backed them up and paid generously, they wouldn't have bothered to take such an order.
*
At this time, Gu Nansheng and Gu Beiming were still strolling around the streets of the ancient town looking for opportunities.
If she wanted to earn enough money for them to stay in a hotel and support a decent life for three days, she naturally couldn't just do an ordinary job.
Gu Nansheng looked around, trying to find business opportunities. If she wanted to make more money, she could only go to a big store.
Thinking of this, she went to a nearby internet-famous restaurant. However, as soon as she entered and asked if there was any work available in the store, she was decisively rejected by the clerk.
At first, Gu Nansheng didn’t think much about it. It was normal for such a large store with strict management to not accept temporary workers.
However, after visiting seven or eight stores, Gu Nansheng was surprised to find that no store accepted her. She then realized that there must be something fishy going on.
The Qin family has a lot of investments here, and it is likely that Chen Jiayan is using the Qin family's influence to prevent these stores from hiring her.
She wanted to laugh. Chen Jiayan was really wary of her and she could even think of this method.
However, Gu Nansheng was not discouraged. The Qin family could not cover everything with one hand. There were always other large hotels or restaurants in the ancient town that did not belong to the Qin family.
About five minutes later, Gu Nansheng locked onto his target. It was a luxury resort hotel developed by a famous international hotel chain. It was called Yuxi Hotel and was considered the top hotel in Nanping Town.
Since it is a foreign-funded enterprise, I think the Qin family should not be able to interfere.
Then Gu Nansheng took Gu Beiming and headed towards the hotel.
[Does Sister Gu also work in a hotel? ]
[What a coincidence! The two groups went to the luxury hotel together to apply for jobs. Could it be that Gu Nansheng was also going to perform there?]
[I'm dying of laughter. I was just mocking Chen Jiayan's script, but now I see it's quite scripted.]
[Or maybe Gu Nansheng knew what Chen Jiayan had done and deliberately challenged her?]
"Sister Gu hasn't said a word yet. Can you please stop mocking me by taking out a loan and wait and see what I'm going to do?"
As soon as they approached, the hotel security opened the hotel door for them, and then they saw the luxurious yet elegant hotel lobby.
Gu Nansheng walked straight to the front desk without much hesitation.
The front desk clerk asked, not exactly enthusiastic but not cold either, "Excuse me, would you like to stay at the hotel or for other services?"
Gu Nansheng shook his head and smiled. "I just checked your hotel's reservation system and found it very inconvenient. Have you ever thought about changing it?"
The waitress was stunned for a moment, a look of confusion, speechlessness, and bewilderment on her face. After a long while, she finally spoke, "I'm sorry, I'm just a waitress. I really can't make this decision. Please wait a moment while I ask our manager."
As she said that, she picked up the phone and started making a call.
About ten minutes later, a middle-aged man in a suit and with sleek hair came over.
He looked back and forth at Gu Nansheng, then looked at Gu Beiming beside her and the camera following behind her, and then an expression of sudden realization appeared on his face.
"You guys are from the variety show 'Tacit Understanding Challenge,' and are you Gu Nansheng, the patent-selling tycoon who's been trending lately?"
It was normal for them to be recognized when recording a program so blatantly. Gu Nansheng nodded and said, "Yes, I am."
The manager's attitude suddenly became much more polite. "Hello, I'm Deng Tao, the manager of this hotel. Could you please tell me again what you're doing here? I'm worried that the staff may have misunderstood."
Gu Nansheng smiled, repeated his explanation, and finally said, "Your reservation system is usually outsourced to an internet company, which costs at least several million. If that's the case, why don't you let me try it? I guarantee it'll be better than the one you outsourced, and cheaper, too."
Deng Tao pondered for a moment and said, "Please wait a moment. Let me ask the boss for instructions."
Then he stepped aside and made a phone call.
About ten minutes later, he walked back to Gu Nansheng and said, "I just asked the boss. This doesn't comply with company regulations, but because it's you, he agreed to let you try it out and then hand it over to our colleagues in the programming department at headquarters for testing. However, we've agreed in advance that we won't pay if the results are not satisfactory."
Gu Nansheng understood their concerns. Besides, she was originally trying to make money, so she was naturally in a weak position.
She has always been confident in her skills. Once the finished product is out, they will definitely beg her to buy the system.
Thinking of this, she nodded and said, "Okay."
Then she followed the manager to the conference room in the back, picked up her computer and started working.
【It actually worked! 】
[I didn’t expect Sister Gu could actually write code! ]
[I'm not surprised by what Sister Gu does now. I trust her unconditionally.]
[It's just that Sister Gu, wearing ancient costume, is a bit out of place when she's writing code on a computer.]
*
Seeing that Gu Nansheng was working seriously, Gu Beiming stopped disturbing Gu Nansheng and walked out of the meeting room to find his own job.
He believed very much in his sister's ability to make money, and the money she earned should be enough for them.
But he can't just sit back and do nothing. No matter how much he earns, he has to contribute his own efforts.
When he walked out, he saw the manager, Deng Tao, talking to a waiter nearby. He quickly walked over and asked the manager, "Manager Deng, is there any work you can do for me in the hotel?"
Deng Tao doesn't know much about the entertainment industry, but he has a little daughter at home who knows everything about idols. The poster of this young man is posted on the head of his daughter's bed.
That's why he is still willing to take care of one or two.
He thought about it and thought that these celebrities should be very talented, so singing should not be a problem for them.
So he asked Gu Beiming, "You should be able to sing, right?"
He was a singer, so he could sing naturally. Gu Beiming nodded quickly.
Deng Tao then smiled and said, "That's perfect. We just happen to have a senior Chinese-style choir at the club that needs male vocalists. Their original male partner is sick and in the hospital, so we're short of someone. Two hundred a day?"
Senior Chinese style choir?
Gu Beiming was stunned for a moment. He had hardly interacted with the elderly during his growing up. Could he really do it?
It’s only two hundred yuan a day!
He was not completely out of touch with the real world. He knew very well that in a small town like this, everyone's salary was not high, and it was not easy to find a temporary job that paid 200 yuan a day.
He was still a minor and had no other talents except music, so he didn't have much chance of finding a suitable job.
So he gritted his teeth and said, "Manager Deng, okay, I promise you."
Deng Tao smiled and nodded, "Okay, since you trust me so much, I will definitely not cheat you."
Then, under the guidance of Deng Tao, Gu Beiming came to a rehearsal hall.
The room was filled with gray-haired elderly people who looked to be in their sixties, almost all of them women, wearing cheongsams.
It's probably time to rest now, the old people are drinking water and chatting.
They quickly noticed the arrival of the two people and showed a look of surprise on their faces.
A woman with outstanding temperament, dressed in an elegant and capable manner, said, "Xiao Deng, why did you bring a little boy here? Didn't we ask you to help find male harmony?"
Deng Tao explained with a smile, "That's right, isn't it? You don't have any age restrictions. Let me tell you, don't underestimate his youth; he's a professional singer."
After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Gu Beiming, "Come on, Xiao Ming, perform a show for the grandmas."
Gu Beiming just felt overwhelmed, but he couldn't retreat since he had come to this point.
But he and the old people in front of him were not from the same generation, and they were probably never heard of the songs he usually listened to and sang.
He searched hard for old songs he had heard before in his memory, and finally picked one out and began to sing.
"Red plum blossoms bloom on the red rocks, and a thousand miles of frost are trampled underfoot..."
Gu Beiming's voice is clear and melodious, and he sang the old song in a very youthful way, with a unique flavor.
[Wow, I didn't expect Xiao Ming to sing such a popular song so well.]
Xiaoming is quite considerate. He even chose songs that the elderly people know. God knows how worried I was that Xiaoming would rap for them.
I started to pay attention to Gu Beiming because of variety shows. I didn't expect his singing was quite good. I saw online that he relied on post-production to adjust his vocals. Now, for him to be able to sing like this in this environment is really impressive.
[Xiao Ming just has too many haters. Not only does he sing well, but his previous original songs are also very good.]
After the song ended, the old people in the rehearsal room looked at him differently.
"Oh, this kid is pretty good. He actually knows this song and sings it very well. He is definitely worthy of our band."
"Not only is it okay, it's much better than Lao Zhang's hoarse voice before."
"The key is that he's quite handsome. Look, he's even wearing traditional costume. If he accompanies us on stage, the older sisters will definitely vote for us just for his looks."
…
Listening to the chattering praises of the old people around him, Gu Beiming couldn't help but blush.
Although he has many fans after his debut and is often praised by fans, he never believes that the fans' praise is real because of the screen. He just thinks that they praise him because of his face.
Gu Beiming used to be very confident in his musical talent, but every time he released an album he would be criticized by a lot of music critics.
Even when his songs topped the charts, some people criticized them as being fan-made, relying entirely on fans to buy them in large quantities, and that he was simply exploiting his fans by releasing albums.
Gradually, he stopped writing songs and releasing albums on his own. Instead, he learned rap and dance according to the company's arrangements, gradually transforming from a musician into a qualified idol.
But now these old people don’t recognize him, they praise him because they heard the songs he sang.
He felt a little happy and a little embarrassed, and patted his head and said, "Grandma, you guys are praising me too much."
However, he was greeted with even more enthusiastic praise from the elderly.
[Hahaha, I didn't expect Xiao Ming to be so popular with the elderly.]
I didn't expect Xiao Ming to be so shy. He blushed when the elders praised him.
[Now he really looks like a 17-year-old boy. Before, I always thought he was cool and didn't care about anything, but since he got together with his sister, he has become more lively.]
Deng Tao, who was standing by, smiled and said, "I didn't expect you two to get along so harmoniously. I'm relieved. Xiao Ming, just continue practicing with the grandmas. I have work to do, so I'll be leaving first."
After saying that, Deng Tao left the rehearsal room, while Gu Beiming was pulled to the center of the crowd by the elders and began his "dubbing" career like a star surrounded by stars.
The songs sung by the old people were basically old songs, which Gu Beiming had almost never heard of, so he patiently followed the old people to learn to sing.
Gu Beiming was surprised to find that although these old songs seemed old-fashioned to many young people, they had a long-lasting aftertaste when savored carefully.
He learned very quickly, mastering it in just one or two times, and then he was surrounded by the praise of the elderly people again.
Amidst all the encouragement and praise, Gu Beiming sang with more passion, and even rediscovered the joy of simply playing music before his debut.
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