Rise and Slay: From Scandal Queen to Academic Genius-Chapter 16: Thought It Was a Variety Show, Turned Out to Be a Food Livestream!
Chapter 16: Chapter 16: Thought It Was a Variety Show, Turned Out to Be a Food Livestream!
In the courtyard of the village chief’s house.
Director Wang had just finished giving the other guests a hard time and, still basking in his success, he looked up to see Ji Xizhi coming in with a basket full of ingredients.
It was so full and heavy, containing both meat, vegetables, and even fruits! Even their production team’s point exchange board didn’t have this much variety!
Comparing her to the other guests’ sorry states, Ji Xizhi didn’t look like she was here to experience the hardships of life at all.
She seemed to be here on vacation!!!
Director Wang, with a numb expression, saw Ji Xizhi coming over and instinctively wanted to treat her the same as the other guests, finding ways to deduct some ingredients from her to make her suffer a bit.
But before he could open his mouth, he saw the familiar calm and smiling expression on Ji Xizhi’s face.
Director Wang: "..."
The image of being completely handled by Ji Xizhi this morning immediately flashed back in his mind.
Forget it, forget it! It’s not worth ruining the entire show’s rules for just one Ji Xizhi!
Anyway, Ji Xizhi alone could generate heat, so he might as well let her be!
Director Wang swallowed his words, stepped to the side, and let Ji Xizhi take her abundant ingredients into the kitchen to cook.
Zhong Yulu, not far away, watched Director Wang with this expression, couldn’t help but tug at her clothes, her expression becoming increasingly uncontrollable.
What’s going on?! Director Wang didn’t deduct anything from Ji Xizhi?
Ji Xizhi clearly avoided labor all morning, how could she possibly get such a full basket of ingredients!
It must have been deliberately arranged by Director Wang to give Ji Xizhi’s live stream a boost!
Exactly, if not for that, how could Ji Xizhi so easily get what the five of them couldn’t! Just like in the morning’s commercial teaser! Now it’s happening again!!
Zhong Yulu’s mind was in turmoil, jealousy spreading like wildfire, thoroughly consuming her.
In the past, when Ji Xizhi wasn’t as popular as she was, she never thought about competing with Ji Xizhi, nor would she ever suspect Ji Xizhi of having any shady dealings with others!
But now, she felt it was extremely ironic.
In this entertainment industry, someone like her, unwilling to sell her body, finds it so difficult to advance!
Zhong Yulu was aggrieved and indignant, her eyes turning red.
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Of course, the guests also needed to prepare their own lunch for the show, and Director Wang quickly announced the point exchange rules for the ingredients.
Considering that the guests didn’t have many points, basic grains, oil, rice, noodles, and condiments were all uniformly priced at 1 point, but if you wanted vegetables, that would be expensive.
Cabbage costs 5 points per head, pork 20 points per 200g, chicken 100 points per chicken... nothing was cheap.
Together, all the points from the guests present couldn’t even gather enough for a portion of pork, at most they could get some cabbage to eat with rice.
But fortunately, they were all artists, and were already accustomed to a light diet in their daily lives to maintain their figures.
Several guests pooled their points and managed to get a plate of cabbage and five bowls of rice, barely enough to fill themselves.
After handing over their points to the show, it was Zhong Yulu’s turn to cook. She had good knife skills; she divided one head of cabbage into three portions: one blanched, one stir-fried, and one with garlic.
The five guests each held a bowl of rice, eating with relish.
"Wow, Zhong Yulu is amazing! One cabbage made into three dishes, brilliant!" frёeweɓηovel_coɱ
"I can smell the aroma through the screen, I want to eat Lu Lu’s cooking!"
The fans were all praising in the bullet comments when they saw Ji Xizhi next door bringing out several plates of dishes.
The red, spicy crab was full of flavor, while the milky fish soup was incredibly fresh.
Two plates of wild vegetables were freshly bright green, paired with two meat dishes, making them refreshing and light to balance out the richness.
The last was a large jar of candied chestnuts.
The chestnuts were cross-cut, revealing the yellow flesh inside, coated with a layer of sugar, making them shine brilliantly, even more appealing than those from specialized chestnut vendors outside.
The livestream fans who had just been clamoring for cabbage were speechless: "..."
Damn! Can you retract these bullet comments?!
How can cabbage compare to this!!
"... You guys can keep dieting, I’m ordering takeout～"
"Thought this was a lifestyle variety show, turns out it’s a food livestream wuwuwuwu!!!"
"Sorry, but I really can’t stomach the cabbage leaves next door, the fish soup is top tier!"
The five guests also found themselves swallowing hard.
They knew Ji Xizhi had lots of ingredients, but they didn’t expect her cooking to be this good?!
They had been fine eating cabbage with rice, accepting it as light and plain. But once the spicy crab and fish soup were brought out, the aroma immediately filled their nostrils, and the cabbage in their mouths instantly lost all its flavor!
Who could endure this!
The five guests couldn’t help but glance longingly at Ji Xizhi’s table, hoping she would share some dishes with them.
But Ji Xizhi didn’t.
"At least they’re part of the same show, isn’t this too stingy? Eating together wouldn’t hurt!"
"Yeah, don’t female stars diet anymore?! She can’t possibly finish it all!"
"Not to mention the others, Ji Fengyuan is at least her senior, isn’t this disrespecting seniors?"
Seeing that Ji Xizhi had served all the dishes without any intention of sharing with the other guests, the fans in each live broadcast room felt a bit uncomfortable.
Recording a live variety show is like this, any actions from the guests are magnified and interpreted.
In the past, many celebrities on this kind of lifestyle variety show, for the sake of viewer reputation and future resources, would share their resources with everyone, even if it meant taking a loss themselves.
But————
Ji Xizhi doesn’t need resources.
She’s someone planning to quit the circle, how the audience and fans view her has no impact on her.
Unless someone does something illegal, she might be willing to spend some time taking them to court.
Ji Xizhi slowly scooped two bowls of rice, then topped each bowl with a variety of dishes, and ladled two bowls of fish soup, then stood up and walked toward the door.
Director Wang sat by the door watching the live stream comments, and seeing Ji Xizhi approaching, he couldn’t help but feel delighted.
He subconsciously started thinking:
Is Ji Xizhi going to treat him to a meal?!
So considerate! Although he had already eaten the regular crew meal, he could still manage a bit more～
Director Wang thought with glee, his body involuntarily rising from his chair.
Before he could steady himself, he saw Ji Xizhi turn slightly and carry the food to the two crew members who had been following her since morning.
The two following PDs had spent the whole day accompanying her up the mountain, and even if they didn’t achieve much, they still worked hard, different from the show’s other guests.
Ji Xizhi had noticed while cooking that the two following PDs hadn’t eaten, so she made a bit extra, just in time now.
Ji Xizhi said, "Climbing the mountain with me today must have been tiring, have something to eat first."
Director Wang: "?"
Livestream audience: "??"
"Soga! Turns out Ji Xizhi always planned to make enough to treat the following PDs to a meal!"
"She thought of everything! If she hadn’t mentioned it, no one would have remembered the following PDs hadn’t eaten either!"
"Anyone who bad-mouthed Ji Xizhi, come forward for your punishment! In the morning, they accused Ji Xizhi of being lazy, now they criticize her for not sharing the food, no matter what, it’s always Ji Xizhi’s fault. Poor girl!"
"Hahaha, did you see Director Wang just stood up, thinking he was going to be invited to eat? Mistaken intentions!"
"@Director Wang are you hiring? I’m sending my resume! The spicy crab is making me drool!"
After placing down the portions she had set aside, Ji Xizhi reentered the house.
Leaving the two following PDs looking at each other in disbelief.
They had worked so long, it was the first time someone remembered they hadn’t eaten.
In the past, they had to wait until filming was over, practically starving, before getting a chance to eat, but now they were receiving a personal treat from a guest.
Wuwuwu Ji Xizhi is just too good! They became instant fans!!!
The two following PDs ate while tearing up, savoring the dishes and soup.
Nearby, other guests’ PDs watched, practically drooling. They were also in charge of following, and when they won the chance to follow Emperor Ji and Qin Yutian and others in the group chat, they were overjoyed.
But now, they only wish they could go back in time and reverse their choices.
Because if they had chosen Ji Xizhi back then, they’d be enjoying the good food and drinks right now!
Ji Xizhi’s following PDs: ... they dug into their meals even faster!
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