"Hey, you guys are here too?" Zhang San was in the same group as Xiang Zhen. Seeing the two young men, Li Zhao and Zhang Kui, coming over, he asked with a gloating look on his face, "I heard you guys got third place?"
Seeing that Zhang Kui and Li Zhao were silent, he laughed and pointed to an empty space in the distance: "Go, that's where you need to conquer the country."
"It's okay, don't be depressed." Li Zhao patted Zhang Kui's shoulder comfortingly: "We are young and strong, so it's a good thing to plant more trees."
Young and strong?
Zhang San's laughter stopped abruptly. Remembering that he was more than ten years older than these two young men, he lamented that time was merciless.
After all the guests arrived, professional teachers taught them how to plant trees. The actual operation is much more complicated than they imagined. It is not just about digging a hole, putting the tree in and burying it.
The program team prepared a lounge chair and a parasol for the host, and asked him to sit behind and supervise the six guests planting trees.
"It used to be all desert here, but after years of continuous management, many deserts have turned into oases." The host held a loud speaker and explained to the guests the difficulties encountered in the greening industry over the years while drinking tea.
After the popular science lecture, he took a sip of juice slowly and said, "Come on, everyone. I believe you will complete the task."
There were two glasses of juice on the host's table, one of which was still untouched and in a glass, looking very tempting.
"Brother, planting trees is right, but I think the point should be whether the juice can be shared."
"Of course not." The host took a sip of the juice and said, "It tastes good and quenches thirst. It's a delicacy."
Zhang Kui: "Inhumane!"
Xiang Zhen: "Insensitive!"
Chapter 3: "Heart as cold as iron!"
Li Zhao: “How crazy!”
Qian Duoxi: "A beast in human form!"
Li Shi: “…”
It’s not that he doesn’t want to curse, it’s that he can’t think of a suitable idiom. This is the disadvantage of not studying hard when you are young. You can’t even think of an idiom for cursing.
"You guys can curse as much as you want. Even if you curse until your throat hurts, no one will come to save you." The host acted like a villain: "Hurry up and do your work. If you don't finish it, you won't be able to sleep tonight."
"Really?" Li Zhao glanced at the untouched glass of juice on the table. Then, he ran to the host at lightning speed, picked up the cup and drank it down in one gulp.
The host stared blankly at the juice in the cup, which all went into Li Zhao's stomach. He was stunned for a long time.
Are you working so hard just for a glass of juice?
Before he could come to his senses, the other guests rushed over, "kidnapped" the host, and negotiated with the program team, threatening to "kill" him if they did not provide juice.
"We are recording a pastoral variety show, not a competition, right?" The director team was speechless by the guests' actions. Even if their show did not have a script that deliberately established characters, the guests could not be too shameless.
For a few sips of juice, he actually competed with them in wits and courage. He was really capable.
Because of the "hostages" on hand, the director team had to provide each guest with a drink.
Among so many variety shows, there has never been any guest as shameless as the ones in their show.
After drinking a glass of drink, the guests did not take the opportunity to stop working and continued to carry hoes and plant trees.
Singing, shouting, and performing opera, having fun together.
Not long after, the village chief and a few young men came running up in a panic and asked worriedly, "Just now a villager said that there were wild beasts on the mountain, so we came to check. Are you all right?"
This is a big star who came here to film the show. The village can’t afford to compensate if anything happens. But it's also strange. There haven't been any ferocious animals here for a long time. Why are there such a big commotion today?
Guest: "Beast, what beast? There is no beast."
Village chief: "Really? Just now a villager told me that he heard wild animals howling in the mountains. It might be the sound of the wind blowing through the valley, so he misheard it."
Guests: “…”
By the time the village chief and the villagers left, the host and cameramen could no longer contain their laughter.
"Ghosts howling."
"The devil's voice penetrates my brain."
“It’s unbearable to hear.”
The host mercilessly gave them three idioms back.
"I'm an actor in TV dramas, so my singing skills are a bit lacking." Xiang Zhen immediately passed the blame on to others.
"What a coincidence, I'm an actor too." Li Zhao followed suit.
"This part is cut, this part is cut." Zhang Kui and Zhang San both rely on their voices to make a living: "This is not our fault, it's their fault that they sang too badly and led us into a ditch."
"I think the survival rate of the trees you planted will not be very high." The host shook his head and said, "Do you know why?"
The guests ignored him.
"Because your singing is so awful, it scared them to death."
"I think they will grow extra strong. How can you see the rainbow without going through wind and rain?" Li Zhao said confidently: "The young trees that have experienced setbacks will have an extra strong desire to survive. In fact, our singing is very beautiful, but in order to cultivate these young trees, we have abandoned all our images. What is this? It is our strong love for Mother Earth."
The guests applauded: "Zhao Zhao is right."
"Crappy production team, we have sacrificed so much, shouldn't you give us a raise?"
"It's impossible to increase your salary, but you are allowed to watch two hours of TV tonight and talk to your family for ten minutes."
"Stingy."
"Stingy."
"Grandet."
Today is another day when the guests and the program team hurt each other.
After planting the trees, it was already dark. The guests were too tired to speak, so they showered, changed their clothes, huddled together, ate, and watched TV.
The next episode of the Qingxi Village trip will be broadcast tonight.
The last episode ended with them pulling the sweet potatoes to the market, and the audience was concerned about whether they could sell them. So before the show started that day, many viewers had already gone to the official Weibo to check in and urge the show to start as soon as possible.
“I tell you, after you see Zhao Zhao selling sweet potatoes, you will know why he can sell things so quickly.” Zhang Kui’s stall was closest to Li Zhao. When he couldn’t sell the sweet potatoes, he would secretly run to see how Li Zhao was doing. As a result, every time he went, he would see Li Zhao coaxing the buyers into smiling faces, and they would willingly pay for a big bag of sweet potatoes to take home.
The show opens with a bustling market with people slaughtering chickens and fish, selling fruits and vegetables, and all kinds of food ingredients and seasonings. It is very lively and bustling.
Then the production team gave a card with the words “Black-hearted production team” written on it, and a close-up.
Combined with Li Zhao's shabby and outdated coat, it could almost be called tableware on earth.
Post-production subtitles: The program crew cannot take the blame for this.
"Hahahahahaha." The other five guests clapped their hands on the table and laughed, giving the highest praise to the playing cards made by Li Zhao.
Li Zhao blinked at the camera, smiling with innocence and simplicity on his face.
"Come on, let me read you some popular comments." The host stood up with his phone in hand. "The comments from netizens are very interesting."
"First, although I really want to say that my Zhao Zhao looks good in anything, he is really working hard to sell sweet potatoes. Program crew, please be nicer to my baby." The host put down his phone and protested to the camera: "Viewers, please speak with conscience. You should say to Zhao Zhao, Zhao Zhao, it's not easy for the program crew either, please be nicer to them."
"Hahahahahahaha." The guests burst into laughter again.
"Second, the way Little Sunflower secretly went to see how many sweet potatoes Li Zhao had sold was just like me trying to copy answers from my deskmate during an exam." The host shook his head, "Student, cheating is wrong. Besides, even if he copied the answers, what would happen? If he didn't study hard, he would still not be able to pass the exam as well as the top student. Did you see Zhang Kui's ability to sell sweet potatoes on the show? Is he comparable to Zhao Zhao?"
"Hahahaha." The guests laughed so hard that they almost couldn't breathe.
“No wonder the production team put the two of us into the same group this time. It turns out they want you, the top student, to save me, the poor student.” Zhang Kui covered his face, not wanting to see himself looking sneaky in front of the camera.
"Brother Zhang, you think too much." Li Zhao ruthlessly moved the stool to the side: "I can't take care of someone like you."
"My dear, you are so heartless." Zhang Kui covered his face, "In post-production, remember to add a erhu sound for this part."
Although it was a variety show that he participated in, the guests watched it with great interest and at the same time felt that the other five guests except himself were all idiots.
Especially when they saw the two aunties frying Li Zhao's sweet potatoes on the street, while the other five of them were still being picky about their sweet potatoes, they couldn't help but laugh until tears came out.
Later, a small red circle was drawn among the crowd of onlookers, with the note "Mr. Zhang Kui, a spectator".
"Mr. Kuihua, you can't sell your sweet potatoes, but you still have the mood to watch the fun?"
"If Zhao Zhao doesn't want to enter the entertainment industry, he can go to the neighborhood committee and be a mediator. This posture really looks like a mediator."
"Zhao Zhao, what's wrong with you? Not only did you make the two aunts stop arguing, but they also followed you to sell sweet potatoes to my brother."
"No wonder so many people like the character Wushuang Gongzi you played. Your mouth and face are so attractive."
"Come to think of it, I haven't congratulated Zhao Zhao yet for his movie making it into the top five of the domestic box office rankings." Xiang Zhen led the applause: "Congratulations."
"Thank you." Li Zhao said frankly, "The success of the film is entirely due to the efforts of the entire crew. I am fortunate to be able to participate in this film, which can only be regarded as icing on the cake at most."
"You don't know, the scene at the end of the movie where you turned around and smiled at the flower gave me goose bumps." Zhang Kui patted Li Zhaode's shoulder and gave him a thumbs up: "I shouldn't say you are an idol actor, in fact, you are an idol with real strength."
"Yes, it's obvious that Zhao Zhao is from the same faction as me." Xiang Zhen raised his drink cup towards Li Zhao and said, "Come on, let's toast to our looks and strength."
"These two are so shameless." Qian Duoxi shook his head in disdain: "Idol-style crosstalk performers like me don't even bother to talk to them."
Program team: “…”
None of these guests knew what was going on.
The broadcast period of "Return to the Mountains" almost overlaps with that of "Love". If the barrage and comment sections of "Return to the Mountains" are mostly hahaha, then under the show "Love", there is a melee among fans of all parties.
Some people scolded the female guest for being pretentious, some scolded the male guest for being straight, and some scolded the program team for giving some guests too few screen time. The official blog is full of fans’ comments and arguments.
Under "Return to the Mountains", all the fans are making fun of themselves, not giving any face to the real host at all.
"A man's mouth is a lie. My son is a big pig's hoof."
"Little Sunflower, what's wrong with you? You actually let your younger brother take you home after dark. Where's your dignity?"
"What dignity does he need to have someone accompany him on a night walk?"
"Sorry, sisters, I'm a little crazy about these two."
"Sister upstairs, I also..."
"I'm sorry, my Zhao Zhao is only three years old, so he quarreled with the dog."
"Hahaha, I quarreled with a dog and actually won. You are such a dog, kid."
"I looked up the profiles of a few people upstairs and confirmed that they are indeed pear fans."
"Sorry, it's my fault for not having seen the market. This is the first time I've seen fans scolding their own idol."
Maybe it was because the atmosphere among the six guests was so harmonious, and no one in the audience had any ulterior motives, or was deliberately targeting anyone. After watching the show, the whole time, we were laughing.
“We strongly request the production team to release the unedited footage!”
"If it doesn't work, you can sell it. We can buy it."
"Program team, you can make money if you can, there is no need to save money for us."
"I'm very tired and depressed at work every day, but after watching "Return to the Mountains and Forests", I feel much better. Maybe it's because I feel more balanced when I see that the stars are more miserable than me."
"A certain program next door can actually imply that this stupid program is stealing their ratings. They don't even look at who is broadcasting the program. Although the national TV station's program is a bit rigid and the content is a bit too positive, they will definitely not buy ratings."
"I'm afraid someone bought the ratings themselves, so everyone looks like they bought them."
"Whether a show is good or not is up to the audience. My grandmother, who is over 80 years old, is now a fan of Zhao Zhao. A few days ago, she asked me to search for "The Boss Girl" for her to watch. Seeing Zhao Zhao suffer on TV, the old lady felt so distressed that she asked me to buy food for Zhao Zhao."
"My mom is the same. For Li Zhao, she even learned how to use Weibo and signs in on the topic every day."
"In order to support Li Zhao, my mom even set the alarm."
“Why do I feel like Li Zhao has more auntie fans and mommy fans than girlfriend fans?
"Think about it, if you have a disobedient, average-looking son who won't listen to you no matter what you say. Then you see a sweet-mouthed, good-looking, well-behaved son on TV who completely meets your ideal son's image, would you like him?"
"So, Li Zhao is the other kid in the mothers' minds?"
"Who doesn't love a well-behaved little prince in the castle?"
The well-behaved little prince in the castle?
Xu Bei sneered. How could a poor country boy like Li Zhao who came out of an orphanage deserve such a beautiful description?
After the show, the guests will have ten minutes to talk on the phone.
"You can call your friends or relatives." The host smiled: "But we have one requirement. We want the relatives or friends on the other end of the phone to say "I like you" or agree to lend you money."
"Brother, this routine has been used too much in other variety shows." Li Zhao raised his hand to protest: "I think our program group is different, there is no need to use this routine."
"The routine doesn't have to be old, it just has to be interesting." The host ruthlessly rejected Li Zhao's protest: "Come on, come on, Teacher Xiang, you are highly respected, you go first."
"What do you mean by respected? It just means I'm the greatest." A talented actor like Xiang Zhen didn't care about his age and called his wife on the spot.
"Honey, what's my favorite thing to say to you when I wake up in the morning?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds: "Wife, what do you want to eat this morning?"
“Hahahahahahahahaha!”
"Quiet, quiet down." Xiang Zhen waved his hands in the air like he was chasing chickens, telling the other five people to shut up: "Think about it again, when we went out and hugged each other, what would we say?"
The voice on the other end of the phone became much quieter: "I love you?"
"Yes, yes, wife, I love you." Xiang Zhen's eyes were full of tenderness. He talked to his wife on the other end of the phone for a while before hanging up.
The guests applauded.
"Brother Xiang and his sister-in-law have a really good relationship."
"A model couple."
Li Zhao thought, if he was married, it would probably be like this when he was at home with his lover?
However, why was the room background that appeared in his mind Tingting's house? Even the person sitting on the sofa with him was Tingting.
No, no, there must be something wrong.
After the other guests finished their calls, it was Li Zhao's turn.
"Zhao Zhao, would you rather have someone say I love you, or have someone agree to lend you a million?"
"Lend me some money."
Apart from his fans, who else can say "I love you" to him? But he doesn't have the fans' contact information.
I dialed Yan Ting's phone number, and as soon as it rang, someone answered the line.
Zhang Kui whispered to Zhang San, "This is the person who answered the phone the fastest among us." It was so fast that it seemed as if the person on the other end of the phone was waiting for this call.
"Dude, are you done with work?"
“Soon.”
"I have something I want to discuss with you."
"What's up?"
The person on the other end of the phone began to speak faster: "Are you in any trouble?"
"I want to borrow one million dollars from you."
There was silence on the other end of the line.
The atmosphere at the scene also became awkward because of the silence on the other end of the phone. Zhang Kui couldn't bear to see Li Zhao embarrassed in front of the camera, and was about to speak to ease the deadlock when he heard the strange man's voice again on the other end of the line.
"I've arranged for the transfer to be made through the express channel, so it should be in the account soon." The man was silent for a moment: "Zhao Zhao, you're not the type to spend money recklessly, did something happen to you?"
Thinking that Tingting might be worried about him on the other end of the phone, Li Zhao felt a little regretful and quickly explained: "Don't worry, I'm fine. In fact... I'm recording a show right now."
"I'm glad you're okay." The man on the other end of the phone slowed down his speech again: "Take care of yourself."
"Yeah." Li Zhao had a lot to say to Yan Ting, but he didn't want to expose his private affairs in front of the camera, so after chatting for a few words, he hung up the phone.
Yan Ting looked at the phone screen indicating the call had ended, and gently stroked the name on it with his fingertips.
No one knew better than him that Zhao Zhao would not easily borrow money from him.
But he just wanted everyone to know that there was someone beside Zhao Zhao, and that person would be willing to give as long as Zhao Zhao was willing to ask.
Zhao Zhao is not alone and helpless.
No one should bully his children.
After hanging up the phone, Li Zhao received a text message notifying him that his bank account had been credited to his account.
"Two million in the account?!"
Zhang Kui accidentally glanced at the content of the text message and immediately yelled: "You borrowed one million, and your friend transferred two million to you without saying a word?!"
"The world owes me such a good friend!"
The author has something to say: Baby Tingting: I want the whole kindergarten to know that Zhaozhao is being protected by someone.
[Why did Xiaobai, who likes to stay up late, become bald? Because of the little white rabbit】
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