Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 548 The Most Handsome Rider, Meituan Pays!
After concluding their trip in Zhongxian County, the group boarded a Wuha tourist minibus and set off for Chongqing NA District, 200 kilometers away.

On the way, Shen Juan took a moment to read all the handwritten letters his fans had just given him, and then posted the following on Weibo:
I've always felt that the meaning and emotion of handwritten letters are irreplaceable, because words have warmth; seeing the letter is like seeing the writer in person. All the writer's emotions and love are crushed and melted into it. You never know how many times the recipient read the letter privately before handing it to you. This kind of romance truly lasts a long time, as if you witnessed the writer's love being written stroke by stroke under the lamplight. However, in this age of information overload, many people feel that handwritten letters are becoming a luxury. It is indeed a luxury, but I believe the truly luxurious and precious thing is not the letter itself, but the person who wrote it.

The accompanying picture is a group photo of everyone together.

The comment section is already overflowing with tears shed by fans.

The letter writer carefully considered every word, each one sincere. You asked why I smiled foolishly while writing this letter; it's because I already pictured you receiving it—that's probably why I wrote to you.

Everyone says Shen Juan is arrogant, haughty, and conceited, but he's the only celebrity I know who, despite his busy work schedule, still insists on replying to fan messages and writing back to them. Don't be too envious, because I wrote him a full one hundred letters! (Image)

[Juanjuan is a top student in the course of expressing love!]

[I remember Juanjuan mentioning in a previous livestream that he was once resting in a Los Angeles coffee shop when he went to the restroom. When he returned, he found a small note from a fan on the table that read, "I love you so much, Alex." He said he was almost moved to tears, but he held back because he didn't want to show vulnerability in public and risk the media using it to spread rumors. It has to be said, this warm yet appropriately distant affection is truly touching! Just seeing it makes you want to cry.]

I'll be jealous if you're too happy, and sad if you're unhappy, so please be happy. My jealousy is actually insignificant; if you really want to see it through, it's just love for you inside.

Will the tears I shed on the screen become rain in your world? This is the only one who's never cried while watching Shen Juan (thumbs up)

[This is a handwritten letter he wrote overnight after learning that a fan was critically ill with cancer and needed help. It was then expedited by air to the fan's door. (Image)]

Although outsiders say that fandoms are disgusting, Shen Juan, who is in it, believes that fandoms are actually a projection of personal will.

It is what you think it is; you can feel certain emotions from it based on what you believe it represents.

Fans are, in the end, a very cute kind of creature.

Some people are scrutinizing and exploiting them with malice.

Some people will also embrace them with love.

They are not fools incapable of distinguishing right from wrong.
Of course they can tell who is right and who is wrong, but often they just don't want to disappoint the idols they support.

Therefore, idol behavior is of utmost importance.

Shen Juan needs to be responsible not only for himself.

We also need to be responsible for their trust.

This is what an idol should be like.

About three hours later, we arrived at Nan'an District, Chongqing.

After a quick hotpot meal and a nap until the next morning, the group began recreating famous scenes from Chongqing films and television dramas.

Since Deng Chao filmed "I Belonged to You" in Chongqing, Cheng He filmed "Animal Control Bureau", Lu Han filmed "The Long Night", Shen Juan filmed "Better Days", and Zhang Yanqi is a native of Chongqing, the Five Ha Team split into five groups of two to go to various locations to check in.

The tasks assigned by the production team were completed very smoothly, and everyone even had time to get together and play football for a while in the afternoon.

Time soon came to late at night.

In a guesthouse somewhere in Chongqing, Wang Zhengyu came out to issue tasks and begin pushing forward the subsequent recording of this episode.

"Friends, let's collect the tour fee for today, two hundred yuan per person."

Deng Chao and Cheng He estimated the remaining funds and found that it wasn't enough to cover their group's tour expenses in Chongqing.

So you look at me, and I look at you.

Everyone looked at each other.

The living room fell completely silent.

The director had anticipated this and immediately offered a pre-prepared solution: "It's okay if you don't have money. We've prepared some special tourist activities for you tonight. It's a work-study trip where you can enjoy Chongqing's unique tourist attractions and earn money at the same time. You only need to earn 200 yuan for each activity to be considered a success."

The members had no choice.

We have no choice but to do as he says.

The program team has arranged part-time work and part-time travel projects for the guests tonight, namely: eating in Chongqing, playing the piano in Chongqing, boxing in Chongqing, using a membrane in Chongqing, traveling in Chongqing, and experiencing the sounds of Chongqing.

Cheng He chose "Chongqing Sounds" because he twisted his ankle, Deng Chao chose "Chongqing Roads", Shen Juan and Wang Churan chose "Chongqing Food", Zhang Yanqi and Liang Chao chose "Chongqing Boxing", and finally Lu Han and Wang Chenyi could only choose "Chongqing Membrane", which looked a bit strange and unreliable.

Then the production team started distributing props.

Deng Chao got the taxi keys.

Shen Juan and Wang Churan got the delivery phone.

Zhang Yanqi and Liang Chao received the chicken wings for the finger-guessing game.

Lu Han and Wang Chenyi went to get their screen protectors applied.

Tour guide Wang Mian picked up his guitar and busked on the street.

Cheng He went to the radio station to broadcast.

After resting for a while, as midnight approached, everyone got up and left the guesthouse to begin their work for the day.

On the radio, Cheng He, with a serious voice, instantly channeled Zeng Xiaoxian: "Welcome to the special program 'Starlight Outside the Car,' I'm the perfect man, I am Zeng Xiaoxian~"

Not long after Deng Chao started driving, he encountered a traffic accident. A bus was blocking the road ahead, so he turned around and took another route to continue driving forward.

Zhang Yanqi and Liang Chao arrived at the chaotic firewood-split battlefield in Chongqing and started playing a drinking game to sell chicken wings.

Wang Mian started busking on the streets.

Lu Han and Wang Chenyi were searching the streets for someone to apply screen protectors to them.

For safety reasons, Shen Juan and Wang Churan had to use a seven-seater van provided by the production team to deliver food.

Shen Juan sat in the driver's seat, Wang Chuan sat behind him, and a photographer sat in the passenger seat to record their reactions.

"Come on, friends, let's go! Let's go!"

Wang Churan enthusiastically logged into the Meituan delivery rider account that the program team had registered for her in advance. After completing facial recognition according to the voice instructions, she began the first step of delivering food: grabbing orders.

The orders above cost six, seven, or eight yuan.

Just as they were about to snatch the big order worth seventeen yuan, they discovered that someone else had already beaten them to it.

"What's going on?" Wang Churan was a little confused.

"We were too slow, and someone else got there first."

"Oh, I'm sorry, this is my first time delivering food, I don't know what the procedures are," Wang Churan said, a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, I don't understand these things either, it's not your fault." After comforting the self-pitying Wang Chuan, Shen Juan offered his immature idea: "If all else fails, I think we can also try to snag these cheaper orders. Although they require delivery within 30 minutes, the distance is shorter and the speed is faster. What do you think?"

"It's possible, but you'll earn much less."

"You can accept several orders at once and deliver them all at once."

"That's right~ then there's no such thing as earning too little!"

"However, the road conditions in Chongqing are very complicated. We are not only unfamiliar with the terrain, but we are also not driving motorcycles. If we take several orders at once, we may all be late."

"Ultimately, it seems we still have to handle each order one by one."

"There's no other way, this is all a beginner can do."

In the end, Wang Churan successfully secured an order for 14 yuan worth of grilled crayfish, marking the official start of their late-night Meituan delivery rider careers.

Shortly after setting off, Shen Juan discovered a problem: "The road conditions in Chongqing are just too much."

The road conditions in Chongqing are really bizarre and complicated. The navigation kept telling them to turn right, but when they arrived at their destination and looked to the right, they couldn't see any road. So Shen Juan had no choice but to keep driving forward.

After several right turns, we still ended up taking the wrong road, and the navigation system immediately began to replan a new route.

Another fifteen minutes passed, and after many hardships, the two novice riders finally arrived at their destination.

When Shen Juan arrived at the restaurant to pick up the food, he discovered that there were only 13 minutes left before the scheduled delivery time.

"This is definitely too late."

Will I get scolded if I'm late?

"Even if we get scolded, there's nothing we can do. After all, we're in the service industry tonight, and if we make a mistake, we have to take responsibility for it ourselves."

“But I heard that if a rider is too late and a customer complains to the platform, we might work for nothing tonight. I remember the fines for complaints are quite high, so if we keep being late, I’m worried that we’ll end up in debt after delivering food all night.” Wang Churan said with a worried expression.

"Well, it's not impossible."

Perhaps thinking of the bleak future of returning in debt after going through so many twists and turns, the two fell into a silent coherent silence for a while.

Then Shen Juan broke the silence again: "By the way, if your takeout is late, do you usually yell at the delivery driver?"

"Of course not, after all, delivering food isn't easy for them either." Wang Churan curled her lip. "Besides, even if we take a step back, I don't have the guts to yell at the rider. What if he spits in my mouth? Wouldn't I just explode? They've mastered the one-for-one exchange technique, who would dare to take that risk and retaliate?"

"Actually, many people are like you, knowing that being a delivery rider is not easy, but the platform sets the rules too rigidly in order to make money."

"Rules are rigid, but people are flexible! Besides, Juanjuan, what you just said was too sensitive. Let the post-production team cut it out."

"Okay, let's not think about the fine for now. Let's hurry up and finish this delivery, as fast as we can."

After driving for a long time through the night in Chongqing, we finally arrived at the delivery location, a nice upscale residential area.

The two parked their car and put on their masks.

Shen Juan got off the bus carrying the delivery box and jogged away.

However, the security guard at the entrance of the residential area stopped them and the entire production crew behind them.

Shen Juan, accompanied by his personal spirit pet Ranranbao, quickly stepped forward and politely greeted, "Hello, Master, we're here to deliver takeout."

The security guard nodded: "Go register at the entrance first, then make a phone call."

Shen Juan walked over and filled in the information.

Wang Churan, meanwhile, was making a phone call to the buyer to explain the situation.

After confirming that everything was in order, the security guard said again, "Only one person can go in at a time." "Can we both go in? We're together," Shen Juan tried to communicate with the security guard.

"Only one person can go in at a time. If you send one person in, only one person can enter." The security guard strictly followed the community's rules and regulations.

"Can we register another one?" Wang Churan also wanted to join Shen Juan.

The security guard shook his head again, "Only one person can go in at a time. Only one person can enter per order. We won't let you all in."

With no other option, Shen Juan had to continue on his own.

"I'll go then! My name was registered just now. Just give me your phone and selfie stick, and I'll record it."

"Your real name?"

"real name."

Wang Churan ran over and took a look, then immediately laughed, "I have a feeling this place will become a new internet-famous tourist attraction."

Shen Juan rolled his eyes, somewhat speechless: "Is there anything else you want to tell me? No, I'll go in first."

"Um, if you get scolded, be sure to tell me!"

Shen Juan raised an eyebrow: "You're going to help me yell back?"

Wang Chuan's eyes were firm: "If you need it."

"You stay here and wait for me, I'll be right back."

"Well, be careful."

"What danger could there be in entering a residential area?"

And so, Shen Juan, carrying a takeout box in one hand and a selfie stick in the other, walked into the building and took the elevator.

But to be honest, he's feeling a little uneasy right now.

After all, they were almost half an hour late.

It wouldn't be surprising if anything happened later.

Furthermore, everyone is wearing masks now. Just like when Huang Bo was harassed by a Shanghai auntie while delivering takeout on "Go Fighting!", there's no possibility of him using his celebrity status to get forgiveness from others.

So in many situations, we just have to tough it out. Fortunately, the buyer I met today is a young woman with a good temper.

Shen Juan stepped out of the elevator, ran forward quickly, and said very respectfully, "Your takeout," before handing it over.

Although the girl was a little confused as to why the person who made the phone call was clearly a woman, but the person who delivered the food was a man, she still politely replied "thank you." However, just as Shen Juan was about to turn around and leave, the girl, whose eyes were drawn to Shen Juan's superior features, couldn't help but call out to him.

"Excuse me, are you a celebrity?"

"Why do you ask?"

Seeing that Shen Juan didn't deny it directly, the girl suddenly got excited and leaned closer to him to examine him closely: "Because you give off a really celebrity vibe, and you even brought a selfie stick! I've never seen a food delivery person bring a selfie stick to record something, holy crap! You wouldn't happen to be Shen Juan, would you?! Holy crap! Shen Juan!!"

"It's very late, please keep your voice down."

"I'm sorry, but I'm just so excited! I saw your concert in Chongqing last year, and I never thought I'd see you right here in my neighborhood! So are you filming a show right now? Experiencing the life of a food delivery rider?" The girl covered her mouth, her voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Yes, but the security guards in the community wouldn't let the production crew in, so they could only let me in to record this part of the food delivery."

"Who was that girl who called me just now?"

"My colleague who delivers food with me."

"I thought it was your girlfriend!"

You can't say that!

Shen Juan was worried that this woman would be doxxed and cyberbullied by extreme fans.

"Is it because it's inconvenient to say while recording a show, or is it because of Sister Tian?" This girl clearly knows a lot about her idol's interesting stories.

Even Shen Juan couldn't hold back anymore.

"You understand Sister Tian?"

"Just kidding! I've been signing up for over 600 days straight in the Spring Super Topic!"

"Brilliant."

"Those who sign contracts for 900 consecutive days are truly amazing!"

"I have to keep delivering food, so I won't chat any longer."

Playing against me, right?
Why do people run away as soon as they start talking about Sister Tian?
Although the girl was somewhat discouraged, she still made her request.

"Can we take a photo together?"

"of course."

After saying goodbye to his fans, Shen Juan took the elevator downstairs and met up with Wang Churan at the entrance of the residential complex. The two then got back into the car.

"So far, we've only completed one order in an hour, and we only made fourteen yuan. If the customer hadn't been so good-natured, we almost got yelled at," Wang Churan sighed, feeling exhausted.

"It's okay, you'll gain experience after the first fare," Shen Juan comforted Wang Churan, who was looking distressed, as he drove.

"I feel like we should do what you said and take more orders at once, otherwise it's too slow to make money if we only take an hour per order."

"It seems like this is the only way."

The tour fee is 200 yuan per person.

It costs four hundred yuan for two people.

I can't earn that much tonight no matter what.

But let's still put in some extra effort and give it a shot.

I will never be a mere figurehead in variety shows!

Just like I said before.

After Shen Juan delivered the first order, the entire operation became much more efficient, with smooth pickup, smooth journey, and smooth delivery.

The merchant for the second order was near the office building. Shen Juan easily found the pickup counter, gave the order number, and received the food smoothly, saving almost ten minutes compared to the first order.

Back in the car, Wang Churan kept her eyes glued to the navigation, reminding everyone from time to time: "Turn right at the next intersection, and it'll be there in another two hundred meters!"

The car stopped in front of the residential building. Shen Juan had just gotten out of the car with the delivery box when he saw a middle-aged woman in dark blue overalls, clutching her employee badge, who looked like she had just finished get off work, walk quickly towards him. "Is this my delivery? My phone number is..."

"Yes, your meal."

Shen Juan handed over the takeout directly, and Wang Churan also got out of the car to help check the order notes.

The middle-aged woman took the food, her gaze sweeping over the two of them. She couldn't help but chuckle and tease, "Young people these days really know how to manage their money. A husband and wife delivering food together, that's quite a team effort. It's much easier than one person doing it alone, isn't it?"

Wang Churan was taken aback at first, then quickly waved his hand, laughing wildly and smugly, but he clearly wouldn't admit it so easily: "Auntie, we're not husband and wife, we're just colleagues. We came out together tonight to experience the process of delivering food."

"Oh? A colleague?"

The middle-aged woman raised an eyebrow, a knowing smile in her eyes. "It must be fate that we met. And you two seem to work together quite well, so you must get along really well!"

Shen Juan smiled and nodded, "It's alright."

Upon hearing this, the aunt turned to Shen Juan and said, "Young man, you look clean and tidy, you don't seem like someone who delivers food often. Are you new to this job?"

"Yes, today is the first day."

"You'll have to be careful then. Safety first. Don't doze off while driving. If you get sleepy, ask your colleague to wake you up!"

With that, he waved and turned to enter the residential building.

The two got back into the car, and Wang Churan couldn't help but laugh when she remembered the aunt saying they were a couple: "Auntie is too good at making connections, she said we were a couple right off the bat!"

"That's normal, after all, we're wearing matching outfits."

"Couple costume?"

Wang Churan glanced down at the Meituan delivery rider uniforms she and Shen Juan were wearing, and then realized what it was, bursting into laughter.

After working diligently and trying to make money, and successfully completing the last delivery without any major incidents, almost three hours had passed.

So the two stopped the car and began to review and summarize the incident.

Looking at the order details on his phone, Wang Churan reported their earnings for the night to the camera: "It's 3 a.m. now. We delivered a total of seven orders tonight, all of which were successful, and we've earned a total of 80 yuan."

"Delivery drivers really have it tough!" This was the conclusion Shen Juan came to after three hours of delivering food.

Wang Churan nodded in agreement, saying with feeling, "Tonight we truly experienced how tough this industry is, and those who actually deliver food have it even harder than us tonight, because we at least have a car to shelter us from the wind and rain, while they absolutely have to work rain or shine."

“Yes, they ride electric bikes in the rain, and they have to remember so many takeout orders, and they can’t make a mistake. If they lose money on one order, all the previous orders will be for nothing. You see, even though we earn eighty yuan for three hours of work, it’s not enough to lose money on one order,” Shen Juan said sincerely.

"So in the future, we really shouldn't rush the delivery person when ordering takeout, because you have no idea what might happen on the way."

"We definitely have to give them a thumbs up!"

The two chatted idly on the way, their words full of self-encouragement and mutual encouragement. They talked about their experiences delivering food that night and the interesting behind-the-scenes stories that happened on the set of Glory. They laughed and chatted all the way, and their mood, which was originally a little dull and tired from working late into the night, became much brighter and more cheerful.

Although the goal of four hundred dollars is still far away, both of them have found value and meaning in this work experience.

Moreover, in the process, they built a deeper and stronger tacit understanding that could be used in filming.

In this way, Wang Churan, whose confidence had finally reached its peak, could now openly and squarely declare war on her nemesis, Sister Tian, ​​and all the other fish fry in the pond.

Juanjuan and I openly wore matching outfits on the show. Have you ever worn them?

I've delivered food with Juanjuan before, have you?
Juanjuan and I have been insulted together. Have you ever been insulted?
I almost got killed by Juanjuan, have you ever died?
After delivering takeout and returning to the hotel, I was too lazy to even shower or remove my makeup before I slept with Juanjuan. Have you ever done that?
I've tried all the medicinal elixirs for tired-looking people, have you tried them?
I can do the splits while selling Coke, can you?
I can perform advanced yoga poses, can you?
What I did was something no one else in the entire fishpond had ever done before, so I should feel proud and honored!
(End of this chapter)