Chapter 280 - Convergence
After dinner, Qin Buzhu didn't forget to take the juice that Aunt Shanggu had prepared for Shi Feiye. They were going to another place to meet up with the other guests.
The things had been packed yesterday. Since it wasn't convenient for the assistant to show up at this occasion, Qin Bulu was in charge of the luggage. He pulled the luggage in one hand and Shi Feiye in the other as they headed to the rendezvous point with Director Liu.
The meeting place was not far from Qin Buzhu's villa. It was a well-known resort. In order to record this episode, the crew specially booked the entire resort.
While in the car, Shi Feiye did not forget to tell Qin Buzhu stories. As she spoke, Qin Buzhu listened patiently and attentively. The scene was very harmonious, and the people around and the audience could clearly feel that Qin Buzhu was completely different in front of Shi Feiye than in front of others.
Arriving at the destination, Qin Buzhu got out first, then helped Shi Feiye out. Shi Feiye was afraid that Director Liu would do something like in previous shows that would require people to abandon their image, so she wore sportswear. Now, with her hair tied in a ponytail, she looked youthful and held Qin Buzhu's hand. The man was handsome, the woman was beautiful, and anyone who saw them would see that they were a perfect match.
The other guests arrived at the meeting place first, so Shi Feiye and Qin Buzhu were the last to arrive.
As soon as Shi Feiye got out of the car, she saw the extremely popular actor and actress. They were both playful and had a good relationship, and their popularity was extremely high. Furthermore, the actress had recently been pregnant and had given birth, so this variety show was her first since her comeback, so it was definitely a hot topic.
In addition, there are the popular young actress and actor who were officially announced not long ago. They lost a wave of fans due to the official announcement, but they are still very popular. Even the routine operation of the two families scolding each other can bring ratings to the program.
The other couple is a rising star and actor who have been rumored to be together for a long time but have never officially announced their relationship. However, these two have debuted for several years and are relatively stable.
Just looking at these few people, I can already understand why Director Liu has been able to keep this show popular for so long, and why the show's ratings have never been a problem.
"Hello, Mr. Qin, hello, Miss Shi." The first person to see Shi Feiye and Qin Buzhu was the movie star Gu Yuan. As soon as he saw Qin Buzhu, he ran over to greet him with a big smile on his face.
He was the older and more experienced person in this area, so it wasn't like the others didn't see him, but even if they wanted to rush over to greet Qin Buzhu during the show, they had to consider the audience's opinion and had to hold back.
Qin Bulu shook hands with Gu Yuan politely, then nodded to the others who greeted him.
This was enough. The others had already known about Qin Buliu before they came, and they didn't expect Qin Buliu to be warm and welcoming to them. At worst, there was Zou Lianxun, a member of the Zou family, between them. They wouldn't cause trouble for themselves, nor would they think that their face was that important.
Shi Feiye, however, was quite enthusiastic, greeting everyone and introducing herself. She asked everyone to just call her "Ye Zi" from now on. She explained that Qin Buzhu was usually aloof and didn't mean to ignore them. Then, she took Qin Buzhu and took out the gifts for everyone, instantly dispelling everyone's reservations.
"Wow, Sister Ye, you are so thoughtful. This is the bag I have always wanted to buy but couldn't. Ahhh, why are you so kind?" The popular girl Hua Huaxi was so excited after getting the bag that she wanted to hug Shi Feiye.
"I saw this mentioned on your Weibo before, so I bought it, thinking you might like it." Shi Feiye had checked the preferences of the guests in advance.
"But didn't the production team say they wouldn't let us know who the guests are?" Hua Xi was stunned.
"This is Director Liu's fault. He accidentally let it slip and let me know you would be coming. However, I didn't know who the others were, so I prepared other gifts." Shi Feiye smiled embarrassedly at the others:
"I hope you don't mind. I really only know Hua Xi, so I prepared some food. I wonder if you like it."
The others might have felt uncomfortable, but Shi Feiye was sincere, so he probably really didn't know. And since it wasn't worth it to offend someone knowing the truth, no one thought too much about it.
But once I saw the food Master Feiye had brought, I had no objections. It was a large bag of food, and the snacks had a unique aroma the moment I opened them. The other food was incredibly appetizing, and I had no particular preference, so I didn't have to worry about not eating them.
"This isn't just any ordinary food, is it? I feel like I've seen this pastry somewhere before." Popular actor Xu Longze picked up a piece of pastry and looked at it, feeling it was incredibly familiar.
Then his eyes suddenly lit up and widened:
"I remembered, this is something from that very restaurant. Oh my god, that restaurant seems to require reservations and queues, and it's often hard to get a table. I went there several times and never got to eat there. Today, I actually made my dream come true here."
"Ah, I've heard of that restaurant too, but I didn't get in line. But the food is really delicious, and it lives up to its reputation." Another young actress, Bai Sheng, enthusiastically agreed with Xu Longze.
The others also expressed their surprise and delight, whether genuine or feigned, at least on the surface it all seemed that way. As long as you're not particularly stupid, you generally won't act out of place when participating in a variety show. This time, everyone here is smart, and given Qin Buzhu and Shi Feiye's identities, they'll naturally cooperate and not act recklessly.
After the initial greetings, Director Liu interrupted with a smile:
"Now that everyone's exchanged pleasantries, let's get down to business. We have a lot of tasks to do today, and it's getting late. If we don't act now, I'm afraid everyone won't have lunch today."
Everyone immediately stopped talking and turned to look at Director Liu.
Gu Yuan, who was older than him, smiled and asked tentatively, "What tricks has Director Liu come up with to torment us?"
"Ahem, it's the first day after all, so we have to choose where to stay. I have four numbers here, everyone can choose first." Director Liu took out four paper balls, crumpled them up, and handed them to everyone to choose from.
Everyone tacitly gave the first choice to Qin Buzhu, who then gestured to Shi Feiye to choose. Shi Feiye looked left and right, unable to make out anything, so he just picked one at random. When he opened it, he found it was a crumpled map.
There is a red dot marked on this map, which should be the residence.
Then the others chose paper balls in order of seniority, and when everyone looked together, they found that the red dots were all in the same area, just in different locations.
"Let's go, now that we've made our choice, let's get ready to go." Xu Longze was quite active, pulling his girlfriend Hua Xi and waving at everyone, "Let's go explore the way for everyone first."
The others waved, signaling him to go, and Xu Longze pulled Hua Xi along and ran ahead.
Qin Buzhu was not going to be like Xu Longze. He was still pulling the luggage in one hand and Shi Feiye in the other. They were clearly in a resort in the suburbs, but it felt like they were strolling in a mansion. Shi Feiye was being pulled by him, walking absentmindedly, looking left and right, and occasionally sharing what she saw with Qin Buzhu.
No matter what Shi Feiye said, Qin Bulu would listen very patiently, nodding from time to time and expressing his own opinions. Occasionally, when Shi Feiye jumped around and her hair got messy, he would help her tidy it up.
The two of them have the youthful energy of a young couple, the elegance of a wealthy couple, and the tacit understanding of an old married couple. It's impossible not to envy them.
"If you don't have food to eat these few days, I'll go pick some wild vegetables and make you some wild vegetable cakes. Can you eat them?" As Shi Feiye walked, he recalled the operations of the previous episodes. Looking at the few wild vegetables on both sides of the road, he suddenly had an idea.
"You know wild vegetables?" Qin Bulu was a little surprised, he didn't know them.
"Yes, when I was a kid, every spring, my mother would call the neighbor aunt and go digging wild vegetables together. There were wormwood, shepherd's purse, acacia flowers, all kinds of wild vegetables. Although I don't know why, in my mother's eyes, wild vegetables were always more nutritious than real vegetables."
Shi Feiye didn't want to talk about it at all. It was her childhood nightmare. Although it tasted good sometimes, her mother would always pick a huge pile of them, which made it take a long time to finish. She was never satisfied.
However, who would have thought that she would miss that time now?
But you can't blame her for thinking too much. After all, the crew had done all sorts of gimmicky things in previous episodes, like giving everyone a little money to buy enough food, or throwing the guests onto a mountain and letting them fend for themselves. She was definitely planning ahead.
Qin Buzhu knew that Shi Feiye was talking about her world, so he pulled his hand out and rubbed Shi Feiye's head: "As long as it's something you made, I'm OK with it."
Shi Feiye raised her head, looking very proud. "Don't worry. I can't say anything else, but I'm pretty good at cooking wild vegetables."
After finally arriving at their residence, Shi Feiye stared blankly at the farmhouse not far away, not knowing what to say.
Yes, this was a fairly large farmhouse, basically a three-sided courtyard layout. Outside the courtyard, hens and chicks were foraging for insects. The rooms on the east and west sides were chosen by two young couples, respectively. The two rooms at the top, facing north and south, were occupied by the actor and his wife on the west side and by Qin Buzhu and Shi Feiye on the east.
The toilet and kitchen were at the bottom of the house, east and west respectively. There was a well in the courtyard. The environment wasn't bad, but it wasn't much better either, as the tiles on the roof ridge were showing signs of being broken, and the walls were covered in straw and were chipping.
Because they were a step late, Shi Feiye was stunned when Xu Longze came out holding a newspaper. He saw them and waved to them happily:
"Hi, Mr. Qin, Sister Ye, I'm planning to paper the walls. Do you want to join me? Director Liu seems to have a lot of newspapers, but I need to exchange them for survival points."
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