Chapter 100 New variety show invitation! (Thanks to the Sports Novel Fan Alliance Leader for the reward, I will update slowly...)
"Buying so many vegetables, including shrimps and fish, how can we eat them all!"
"Grandma, these were bought by Zhixing. He said they would help you replenish your body."
Grandma Song put down the bag of fresh food in her hand, a relieved smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and turned her head to ask Lin Zhixing who was staring at the window in a daze, "You little brat has grown up. What do you want to eat later? Grandma will make it for you!"
Hmm? Lin Zhixing withdrew his thoughts, smiled and shook his head, rolled up his sleeves and said, "No need to bother you, grandma, you take a good rest, I will cook today's dishes!"
"Zhixing, can you cook?"
There was a hint of surprise in Song Ge's eyes.
Grandma Song also doubted Lin Zhixing's ability, "Is it possible? Don't waste such good raw materials!"
"Don't worry!"
Lin Zhixing was a good cook in his previous life. He didn't have many friends when he was away from home, so he got close to the old men and women during his rest time. He learned cooking from an old man in the dance class, who was the executive chef of a big hotel before his retirement.
The old man lives in a courtyard house and is very particular about cooking, just like Lao Zhu in the movie "Eat Drink Man Woman". Watching him cook is like watching a live version of "A Bite of China".
It’s getting late now.
Lin Zhixing picked up the vegetable basket and started working immediately, "Pigeon, come and help me!"
"Oh, okay."
Song Ge nodded, glanced at herself in white, and opened the bedroom door. "I'll go change my clothes and be right back!"
"Grandma, please take a rest!"
"Okay, I'll go wash the unfinished clothes, and we'll have a good chat while we eat!" Grandma Song looked at Lin Zhixing who was working efficiently, and pushed the door open with a smile.
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Song Ge changed her clothes and came out, and saw Lin Zhixing cooking with her own eyes. She was dumbfounded. He cooked in an orderly manner, and he knew when to add seasonings and ingredients as if it was muscle memory.
The scary thing is that he can actually flip the spoon with one hand.
The aroma rushed into his nose, and Song Ge couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he looked at the colorful and fragrant sweet and sour spare ribs.
"Little greedy cat, do you trust me to cook this time?"
Lin Zhixing turned his head to look at Song Ge, who was drooling at the ribs beside him, and asked with a smile.
"Uh-huh."
Song Ge opened his eyes wide, nodded, and gave a thumbs up in affirmation.
“That’s right!”
Lin Zhixing suddenly remembered something, glanced at the closed door, and asked in a low voice: "Pigeon, if one day you suddenly have 500,000 yuan, what would you do with the money?"
The day before yesterday morning, part of the copyright fee for the "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" video ringtone was transferred, which was exactly one million.
This amount of money is neither a lot nor a little. If you want to find a good recommendation position for your album on Penguin Music, this amount of money is simply not enough.
It was agreed at the beginning that as long as she participated in the song, she would get 50% of the profits, and this must be kept.
Song Ge didn't even think about it and said directly: "I want to buy a building. It's not convenient to heat and go to the toilet in a bungalow in winter. My grandma is old, so I want her to move into the building and hire a nanny to take care of her."
The first thing she thought of was her grandma. What a filial girl!
This can be done. Five hundred thousand is enough to buy a nice house in a fourth-tier city, and the subsequent income is enough to hire a nanny.
Lin Zhixing nodded and continued, "What about yourself? For example, what do you want to buy for yourself, or what do you want to eat?"
"Um……"
Song Ge put his finger to his lips and thought for a while, then shook his head, "No, I have everything. As for food..."
She smiled and pointed to the ribs on the plate, "I want to eat it!"
It looks like from now on I’ll have to guess on my own if I want to give a gift.
"Okay, try it first!"
Lin Zhixing smiled, picked up the spoon, scooped up a piece of clean pork chops and handed it to her.
"hey-hey!"
Song Ge picked it up with two fingers, blew on it, and put it into his mouth. As soon as he chewed it, he opened his eyes wide and praised it, "It's so delicious. This is the most delicious sweet and sour spare ribs I have ever eaten."
The simplest compliments touch people's hearts.
Lin Zhixing's mouth curled up instantly, "It's delicious, eat more later, has grandma ever made sweet and sour pork ribs for you?"
"No."
Song Ge smiled and shook her head, "Grandma always makes braised dishes, this is my first time eating it."
Lin Zhixing: "..."
…
After more than an hour of cooking, the dishes were served.
There are four dishes and one soup in total, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised sea bass, stir-fried broccoli, cucumber mixed with rice noodles, and a bok choy meatball soup.
“Did you cook all these dishes?”
After finishing her work, Grandma Song looked at the table full of food in disbelief.
"Try it!"
Lin Zhixing handed over the chopsticks with a smile.
Grandma Song took the chopsticks and took a bite of the fish tail. When she put it in her mouth, her eyes lit up immediately. "It's delicious. Your mother told me that you have everything you want. It seems that you cook at home!"
"It's okay, eat your food!"
Lin Zhixing looked at the two people eating with great relish, and felt a great sense of accomplishment.
“That’s right!”
As Grandma Song was eating, she suddenly remembered, "I heard from my neighbors that they saw you on TV. Is that true? I don't believe it!"
"some."
Song Ge winked at Lin Zhixing and explained, "We participated in a singing competition together over the weekend, and that competition was shown on TV!"
Lin Zhixing nodded in understanding.
I specifically emphasized the weekend because I was afraid that the old lady would worry about it affecting her studies. After all, she hasn’t graduated yet.
"Very good, very good, keep up the good work!"
When Grandma Song heard that her granddaughter was really on TV, a smile appeared on every wrinkle on her face.
Lin Zhixing looked at the old lady's happy expression and smiled secretly.
How happy the old man would be if he saw his granddaughter singing on TV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala!
…
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Four o'clock in the afternoon.
"Are you ready? It's almost twenty minutes. Don't go too late!"
Grandma Song knocked on the bedroom door, urging Song Ge, who was changing clothes in the room, to hurry up.
"It's okay, it's okay, no rush!"
Lin Zhixing smiled and shook his head, turned and walked out of the house, and called his mother outside, thinking of saying hello in advance in case no one was home when he returned.
My mother is a workaholic. Sometimes she goes to the clothing store in the mall at night and comes home very late.
"Hey, son, you've finally run out of living expenses! Why did you think of calling me?"
"No, Mom..."
Lin Zhixing smiled and replied, "School is on vacation, Song Ge and I went home. I'm at her house now. She and I will go home soon. You and Dad should come back early!"
"Why didn't you tell me before you went home? I'll close the store now. I'll tell your dad and he can get off work anytime."
"There's nothing to eat at home. Don't eat dinner at home. It's too troublesome to cook. Let's go to a restaurant directly! What do you two want to eat? Hot pot or barbecue?"
Lin Zhixing thought about it. There are few private rooms in hotpot and barbecue restaurants. Recalling that it was troublesome to take photos and sign autographs after eating a few bites of food last time, he decided to have Chinese food.
"Mom, we want to eat Chinese food."
"Okay, then let's go to Chuhe Restaurant. I'll be there right away."
"Yeah, okay."
As soon as Lin Zhixing hung up the phone, Song Ge pushed the door open and came out. She changed into a white floral dress and carried a black small hip bag.
Looking at her face, Lin Zhixing almost laughed out loud. No wonder she came out so slowly. It turned out that she was putting on makeup inside. She painted red lips and put on eye makeup, but her eye makeup level was quite average.
It seems that she attaches great importance to this meeting with her future in-laws.
"why are you laughing?"
Song Ge looked at Lin Zhixing who was smiling and asked.
Lin Zhixing put away his smile and gave a thumbs up, "Nothing, the makeup is pretty good."
Song Ge raised the corners of her mouth and said with a little pride, "Hey, I learned from the makeup artist of the program team. She praised me for my talent."
Lin Zhixing looked at it again uncertainly, then nodded with a suppressed smile.
Makeup artists know how to flatter.
"Grandma, we're leaving now and will be back after dinner!"
Grandma Song smiled and waved her hand, "It's okay, stay a little longer, I'm relieved that you're with Xiaolin!"
…
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Chuhe Restaurant.
After getting off the taxi, Lin Zhixing and Song Ge came to the restaurant where Lin's mother had made a reservation.
This restaurant is very popular. It's not even five o'clock yet and most of the seats are already full.
"Hello, how many people are you?"
The receptionist came up to us warmly.
"Excuse me, where is room number three?"
"Oh, please follow me."
The waiter brought Lin Zhixing and Song Ge to private room number three. Lin's parents had already arrived and were looking through the menu.
Lin Zhixing's father, Lin Dong, was wearing an executive suit. He was slightly fat and looked gentle with gold-rimmed glasses.
Lin Zhixing's mother, Xu Mei, wore a popular dark long skirt and had curly hair. She was beautiful and had a well-maintained figure. She was in her forties but looked like she was in her early thirties.
A large part of Lin Zhixing's good looks are inherited from his mother.
"Dad, Mom!"
"Hello, uncle and aunt!"
"Oh my! You've really grown up. You look prettier now after not seeing you for a few months!"
Lin Dong and Xu Mei stood up and welcomed Song Ge in. They just glanced at their son out of the corner of their eyes.
“…”
Lin Zhixing felt like he was found. He sat down next to Song Ge, looked at the menu on the table, and called the waiter over, "Order!"
"Pigeon, what do you want to eat?"
Song Ge shook her head, not thinking about eating at all, "Anything is fine, I'm not that hungry, you order."
"Okay."
Lin Zhixing lowered his head, pointed at the menu and started ordering.
"Why are you wearing a mask in such hot weather? Take it off and let auntie see it."
"Oh, okay..."
Song Ge took off his mask and subconsciously gathered the hair around his ears.
Xu Mei looked at her carefully, smiled and gave a thumbs up, "Oh, you have learned how to put on makeup!"
"I'm just learning, so I'm not very good at drawing."
Song Ge smiled and shook her head, a blush running across her cheeks.
Xu Mei smiled and said, "Gradually, I got better and better at painting."
"Are you Song Ge from Fengqi Wutong?"
The waitress holding the ordering device recognized Song Ge who had taken off her mask at a glance, and her voice trembled with excitement, "Can I take a photo with you? I really like your singing, especially the song Madam Shexiang!"
Is his eyesight so good? Lin Zhixing, who was flipping through the menu, raised his head in surprise.
"OK."
Song Ge smiled and nodded, then stood up and cooperated with the waiter to take pictures.
Lin Dong and Xu Mei looked at the scene in front of them, looked at each other, and were stunned.
Why did she take a photo with Song Ge? "Thank you!"
The waitress looked at the photos in the album and stamped her feet excitedly.
"What's going on?"
Xu Mei asked Song Ge who was sitting down with curiosity on her face.
It seems that this show is not very popular. Even my mom and dad don’t know about it.
Lin Zhixing took over the conversation, a hint of pride on his face, and explained with a smile: "Mom, this is what happened. We were on a singing show, and it was pretty popular."
"ah?"
Xu Mei looked at her son in surprise, her face full of disbelief, "Why didn't you tell mom that you two were on TV?"
"I……"
Before Lin Zhixing could explain, the phone on the table rang.
"Cut a piece of time and let it flow slowly"
"Flowing into the moonlight and rippling slightly"
Xu Mei picked up the phone, glanced at it and didn't answer it, then hung up and put it aside, "Go on!"
Lin Zhixing and Song Ge were both stunned when they heard the ringing.
You just said you didn't know if it was fake? Your cell phone ringtone is "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond"!
Lin Zhixing pointed at his phone and said in surprise, "Mom, you said you didn't know, but your ringtone is the song we sang on the show!"
Xu Mei frowned and rejected it outright.
"Nonsense, I make and receive phone calls every day, and I've never heard any boys singing!"
"Hahaha……"
Song Ge looked at Lin Zhixing who was speechless beside him and couldn't help laughing.
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Nine o'clock the next morning.
In a high-end apartment.
Lin Zhixing was awakened by the notification sound of WeChat messages while he was sleeping. After dinner last night, he sent Song Ge home. After arriving home, he chatted with his mom and dad for half the night and didn't get enough sleep at all.
Who is it?
I half closed my eyes and glanced at the message. It was from my mother.
[Mom]: Son, the rice is in the pot. When you wake up, heat it up yourself. Don’t forget to wash the dishes, clean the house, and water the orchids.
[Mom]: I discussed it with your dad and plan to buy you a car.
When Lin Zhixing saw this, he raised his hand and rubbed his eyes. After confirming that he had not seen it wrong, all his sleepiness disappeared. He widened his eyes in surprise and replied excitedly while poking at the keyboard.
[Lin Zhixing]: Really? Thank you, mom. I can buy any car, Mercedes-Benz or BMW. I prefer Mercedes-Benz. When can I get the car? I happen to be free today. I'll go out for a test drive! After waiting for half a minute, I got a reply from my mom.
[Mom]: What are you dreaming about in broad daylight? I just wanted to check if you received the message.
Oh my god!
The city is full of tricks, I want to go back to the countryside! Lin Zhixing, who was tricked, looked at the messy house and wanted to cry but had no tears.
My mother understands the tug of emotions. She made my emotions jump up and down early in the morning and drove away all my sleepiness. It seems that old people are the most experienced!
[Lin Zhixing]: Okay, mom, I will complete the task.
"Why!"
Lin Zhixing sighed lightly, went to the bathroom to find a rag, and started cleaning the room.
…
The cleaning took nearly an hour.
Lin Zhixing turned off the TV, lay down on the bed tiredly, and started looking at his phone.
I checked Weibo and found that the data on the concert voting list has changed again.
The top four songs are, "Lady Shexiang", "Map of Mountains and Rivers", "The Most Dazzling National Style" and "Above the Moon", and the gap between their votes and those of other songs is huge. The originally highly popular "Under the Sea" has been squeezed out.
It seems that at concerts, people still prefer to listen to cheerful songs.
Suddenly, the cell phone rang. It was Zhang Sihui calling.
this……
Is it possible that after only two days of vacation, the countdown to the ten-day holiday is about to begin? Lin Zhixing suddenly had a bad feeling, and after hesitating for a moment, he slid the screen to answer the call.
"Hello, Sister Hui."
"Xiao Lin, how have you been doing during these two days of vacation?"
"It's fine. I went back home and visited my parents."
The person on the other end of the phone asked with a smile: "You won the championship. Are your parents happy?"
Thinking back to what happened last night, Lin Zhixing felt sad.
"They were both so busy with work that they didn't even know I was participating in the competition. I told them about it at dinner last night, and they were very happy!"
"That's good!"
There was silence for a moment on the other end of the phone, then the voice changed and said, "Xiao Lin, I have something to tell you in advance. The second season of "I Am the King of Singers" has invited you two. Do you know this show?"
As expected, the sudden call was about something.
Upon hearing the news, Lin Zhixing frowned and squeezed his nose.
I have heard of this program. I can even say that it has filled my ears with it, because so many people are talking about it. When I was in the production crew, I could hear people talking about it even when I went to the cafeteria to eat.
This program is similar to the previous "I Am a Singer". You won't see Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong, but it is very interesting to see your favorite singers competing on the same stage for the win. The first season can be said to be a phenomenal hit.
Many of the singers who participated in this program were once popular, but are now a little out of date. After participating in this program, they became popular again.
Many people don't like to watch variety shows like "The Birth of a Group" that feature fledgling singers. It is not comparable to music variety shows that are full of stars.
I am currently very popular on the Internet. You can easily guess the reason why I was invited. The program crew has taken a fancy to my traffic and wants to take advantage of it.
Lin Zhixing was very reluctant to participate. He had just left the Novice Village and the first place trophy was not even warm yet. He would be turned into a small monster and be attacked by these big guys, right? His status would drop immediately! He should wait until he improves his reputation and level up before participating. Who would be willing to go?
Lin Zhixing pursed his lips and nodded, "I know. I heard the first season of this show was very popular."
"right!"
Zhang Sihui smiled and said, "All the famous singers are participating in this program, and the traffic brought by their fans is also high, so it is very popular. Since the program team has chosen you, Cong Ge wants you to participate in this program."
"Xiao Lin, even though you are very popular now and all the hot searches on the Internet are about you, this type of talent show has a common feature, that is, the singers are only famous when the show is on. After the show is over, we can hardly hear any news about these singers."
What Zhang Sihui said is very correct. Most singers who come from talent shows are at the peak of their popularity when they participate in the show. Once the talent show is over, many of the champion singers will become ordinary people.
There are too many examples like this in the most popular talent show The Voice. If you want to continue to be popular, the only way is to strike while the iron is hot.
But I am different from these people. I am a man with a golden finger. I will only become more and more popular as time goes by. I will never become obscure!
Lin Zhixing scratched his head and asked tentatively: "Sister Hui, can I not participate in this program? The singers are too good. I am a rookie who has just made my debut. I will be tortured if I go on stage!"
On the other end of the phone, Zhang Sihui emphasized.
"Xiao Lin, you are our company's most popular artist. Brother Cong has high hopes for you. This is a show that other singers are scrambling to participate in. You absolutely cannot give up on this popularity!"
From the tone of voice, it seems that there is no room for negotiation...
Lin Zhixing pursed his lips. This was quite an awkward situation. Although he was reluctant, he thought it would be a bit bad to refuse so immediately upon arriving at the company.
After hesitating for a moment, he agreed.
"Okay, Sister Hui, I'll participate. When does the show start?"
"There are still 28 days left. I can't explain the details of the show in just a few words over the phone. You can search for information about the show online first. I'll send you the details later."
"Okay, I understand then."
"Yeah, have fun!"
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Zhixing sighed, stood up and walked to the computer, turned on the computer and searched for information about the second season of "I Am the King of Singers".
The release date is July 28th.
Lin Zhixing searched for the participating singers again. It would have been fine if he hadn't checked, but after checking, his brows furrowed. Just the ones revealed by the official were enough to make him feel scared.
Pan Shuai, a rapper from Taicheng, is known as the fastest rapper in Taicheng and an all-around singer who is also an excellent singer and dancer. It is unclear where his rap ability ranks in Taicheng, but his popularity is at least in the top three there.
I actually came to the mainland to participate in this competition...
Good man, he even wants to take off the false title of rapper...
Slide the screen and glance down.
Damn it!
This singer is so familiar, so familiar that he couldn't be more familiar. He is the captain of the top boy band Super July M and the mentor of "The Birth of a Group" Guo Jiahe.
Enemies always come together! Why is he still in this show?
What kind of fantasy plot is this! After beating up the apprentice, he then beats up the master, right? The ideal is full, but the reality is too skinny. I am not the male protagonist in the novel. If I participated in this, it would be a cool story of the master helping the apprentice to avenge himself.
If you want to win him, you have to give yourself two years to quietly sign up to become Qu's father and then compete with him. But now there is less than a month left! My fans on the Internet are indeed very popular. In the finals, the number of fans increased by more than 3 million, but compared with whom, compared with the captain of this top traffic boy group, I am nothing at all!
3 million plus Song Ge's 1.5 million only makes 4.5 million fans, but he has 14 million fans, which means he has nearly 10 million more fans!
Seeing this...
Lin Zhixing slapped his forehead, feeling hopeless.
The mouse continues to slide down.
“Oh my God!”
Lin Zhixing couldn't believe his eyes.
This female contestant named Wang Jiawei was the third runner-up in the music competition "Loud and Clear Singing" last year, which was known as the Blue Star Spring Festival Gala. The national team came to participate? If it was a competition of hard power, without any shady dealings, Guo Jiahe and Pan Shuai combined would not be able to beat her. She is definitely a big devil.
As soon as she comes on the stage, her health bar will appear in the camera before she does. It's so scary.
"I surrender!"
"I surrender, okay!"
Lin Zhixing pulled his hand away from the mouse and raised his hands. He originally thought that he could still struggle in the competition, but now his confidence was completely gone.
I didn't dare to read any further on the list; the overwhelming pressure made it hard to breathe.
There was a long silence.
Lin Zhixing looked at the recent call records on his phone and pointed at it angrily.
"Okay, so I have to participate in this show, right?"
"Sure, I'll participate! But I'm not happy about being forced to participate against my will. I have the ability to win, but I don't need to. I want to fight against workplace bullying in an open way!"
Inner OS——
I can't win in a fight, but it's not shameful for a newcomer to lose to these big guys. I can just sing casually and it's okay to be eliminated in the first round, right?
If I can’t survive one round against these big guys, I lose!
I got stuck in the middle. I wrote the top and bottom first, but I ran out of time to finish the middle. Where is my leave application? (End of this chapter)
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