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Chapter 222 Uncle Buddhist Scriptures and the Grassroots Movie Star

Lu Lanxin was slightly taken aback, then put on a "sweet" smile and said in a deliberately coquettish tone, "Oh, to be honest, I'm starting to feel that way too."

Ikeno was stunned, and everyone around him was equally taken aback.

This tone sounds a bit like it's deliberately imitating Jin Xia's, but it's not as pleasant, cute, or natural as the Empress Dowager's.

Have you found the "secret to wealth"?

Chi Ye's expression remained unchanged as he bent down to pick up the slippers: "Could this male homeowner be Wu Dalang?"

"?!"

Everyone was stunned.

Lu Lanxin was also stunned for a second, clearly not expecting Chi Ye to be so "direct".

Chi Ye deliberately took a few steps back, pointed at Teacher Shi who was not speaking, and shouted: "Let me tell you, my second brother is right here today. If you mess with me, my second brother will have to make a bloodbath at the Mandarin Duck Tower today."

Teacher Shi: “…”

Lu Lanxin glanced at Shi Daifu, and recalling the various legends about Teacher Shi, she subconsciously shuddered with fear.

"..."

"Haha."

The others around her laughed, which helped Lu Lanxin out of the awkward situation, but her expression was still a little unpleasant.

Ikeno changed the subject, only uttering two keywords: "No copying of CP, no bundling."

Everyone instantly understood and burst into laughter again. Lu Lanxin was slightly embarrassed: "Ah... I... I didn't mean that, Teacher Chi..."

"I know you didn't mean that, but don't come near me."

Lu Lanxin asked in confusion, "Why?"

Ikeno explained, "Many people say I've gotten arrogant."

Everyone was puzzled, but Lu Lanxin shook her head: "How could that be, Teacher Chi, you..."

Ikeno bluntly stated, "They are right."

Everyone: "..."

"I've definitely gotten arrogant. I like to act like a big shot now, so don't get close to me, or I might act like a big shot at any time."

Chi Ye warned, and inside the room, Teacher Zhang and Teacher Wu exchanged a glance and frowned inwardly.

They didn't particularly like Lu Lanxin, but they were very dissatisfied with Chi Ye's "aggressive" manner upon arrival.

Who is this being said to?

You think you're a big shot? Even if you are, can you be as famous as us?
His words were barbed and sarcastic; just as rumored, he was impolite and disrespectful to his seniors.

The two old men were dissatisfied, and their expressions weren't pleasant either—in fact, all of the above were just excuses, because Zhang Guowen had a close working relationship with Yue Na, and although he wasn't an artist under Yue Na, he was a film emperor under Tencent.

Wu Yibo is an artist under Taiyang Entertainment and has a good relationship with Lu Lanxin's boyfriend.

They are inherently at odds.

"Teacher Koike..."

On the other side, taking advantage of the break before the show started recording, Sister Shang pulled Chi Ye aside and whispered, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Ikeno asked in surprise, "What's wrong with it?"

"Say more! There's only so little, it's not going to escalate into a fight."

Ikeno: "...I see now, you're practically begging for my attention."

Shang Jie felt guilty—the reason she came along was because she heard that Chi Ye was coming…and there’s bound to be some juicy gossip about Chi Ye’s arrival!
It would be such a shame not to go and eat here.

She said sullenly, "Don't say that, I was just joking with you."

"Many of the most heartfelt words are spoken in jest."

"Can't you even take a joke? I was just kidding..."

The two were whispering to each other as if no one else was around, which made Sister Pliers even angrier. She urged the production team, "Aren't you going to start yet?"

"Right away, right away."

The show's director gave a few instructions to the planners, then addressed the group: "Because of the addition of new guests, we need to redistribute the barbecue tasks."

Everyone was shocked.

Zhang and Wu gave the director an approving look—as long as you know what's going on, how can we, at our age, do that kind of dirty and tiring work?

Then we've wasted the last few decades of our lives!
Young people should be allowed to do it.

"According to the previous rules, everyone draws lots to determine the task, and then they work together to be self-sufficient and make lunch within a limited budget."

The director said.

The staff brought over a large box, and everyone began to draw lots again to assign tasks for preparing the barbecue.

"Shi Jinwei, pick up the slips."

"Teacher Shi, let's pick some vegetables."

"Lu Lanxin, prepare the dipping sauce."

Upon hearing this, Ikeno exclaimed in surprise, "Are all your programs this professional and relevant now?"

Lu Lanxin: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Shi Jin felt a slight pain in her chest.

Seeing this, Ikeno explained, "I didn't say you were Shi Qianzi."

"...You should leave now, don't make me angry, I was almost better."

Chiye: "?"

"Am I spoiling you too much?"

"..."

The two immediately started arguing again.

The production team is still announcing the tasks for the other participants.

"Teacher Zhang Guowen, cutting timber and transporting primitive fuels."

"Shang Youshu, go buy groceries on foot..."

"Ikeno, the accompanying translator."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, the others were fine, and Wu Yibo successfully avoided the heavy work, but Zhang Guowen was in for a tough time. Although he didn't have to walk to buy ingredients this time, chopping wood and carrying it over was even more tiring and dirty than walking to buy ingredients.

Old Deng was immediately a little unhappy.

Sister Shang was also stunned for a second. Her previously excited expression changed, and she asked for confirmation: "On foot? How far?"

"It's about six or seven kilometers round trip, and we need to carry the ingredients the whole way."

"What?!" Sister Shang was struck dumb: "Six or seven kilometers?! And we have to carry the ingredients?!"

The director nodded: "Yes, your partner is Ikeno, but he is the translator. He only handles communication. You can communicate with each other, and he can also help you get the ingredients."

Shang Jie subconsciously turned her gaze to Chi Ye.

Ikeno met her gaze, paused, and then said, "Why are you looking at me? Trying to take over the translation work too?"

Sister Shang: “…”

"what."

Sister Pliers laughed out loud, and Teacher Shi lowered her head.

"Ms. Koike, I... I also know a little English."

Chi Ye glanced at her, thought for a moment, and asked the director, "Can we change it?"

The director was taken aback, then became interested: "Okay, do you want to change it?"

"No change."

Everyone: "..."

"Then why do you ask?"

"I was just asking casually."

Shang Jie opened her mouth, pointed at Chi Ye, and said, "You...you...good, good, good."

"Don't point fingers at me. Just listen to the production team's arrangements and treat it as a way to lose weight." Sister Shang gritted her teeth: "I'll lose weight, okay, I'll lose weight."

“…Sister You Shu”.

Just then, Lu Lanxin, who had been assigned the easiest task of preparing the dipping sauce, suddenly said, "Are you not feeling well? How about I switch with you?"

Sister Shang was stunned, and everyone else looked at her in surprise.

Lu Lanxin's heart raced; she thought to herself, "Six or seven kilometers!"
How long can I spend "alone" with Ikeno?!
That's enough time to shoot a music video!

Since you, Shang Youshu, are "unaware of your good fortune," then step aside and let me take over. I'm perfectly capable!
"Hmm... Xiaolu, are you sure you want to switch with me? I'm fine physically, but if you want to switch..."

Sister Shang was already beaming with joy, without the slightest hesitation, eager but she had to pretend and said, "Oh, okay, let's change then."

Lu Lanxin was also very excited: "Okay, I'll go buy the ingredients with Teacher Chi!"

Chiye: "..."

Shang Youshu, you're a real fucking dog.

He muttered something to himself and didn't say anything. But Stevie, who was watching him, glanced at him, remained silent for a while, and then suddenly raised her hand and said weakly, "Um... well... I'll switch with Ikeno. I... I get a lot of exercise, so I'll treat it as exercise."

Everyone was stunned again.

Shi Jin stared at Shi Daifu with a slightly wide-eyed expression, then a thoughtful look flashed in her sapphire blue eyes, and she couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Oh dear, our Teacher Chi has become a hot commodity."

Chi Ye glanced at her: "I want to switch with you, are you in?"

"...No change."

"Shut up if you're not going to change it."

Shi Jinwei felt a little embarrassed, but considering that Chi Ye had come all this way, she could only deceive herself: "He did it for me, he did it for me..."

Okay, I'm not saying anything anymore.

When she stopped speaking, everyone was even more confused.

Teacher Zhang, Teacher Wu, Teacher Fang, and Lu Lanxin looked at each other...

No, Shi Jinwei, what about your temper?
Why do you shut up just because Ikeno tells you to? Weren't you supposed to be pretty tough?
Damn, you're treating people differently based on their status, aren't you?!

However, Chi Ye did not accept Teacher Shi's kindness and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay, I'm just a translator, I can walk around, it's fine."

Lu Lanxin: "...Teacher Chi, aren't you going to help me?"

Chino was even more surprised: "Help? Yes, I'll help you translate."

Lu Lanxin smiled with relief—as long as we're together, I don't care if he helps or not. I don't want to be with him; I want his attention… I want his popularity…

The third self-hypnotist has emerged.

The group agreed that "An Unexpected Journey" would highlight the keywords "budget travel" and "unexpected," so in addition to the normal daily travel routine, there would also be artistic performances.

For example, during mealtimes, some people are responsible for cooking, some for buying ingredients, and others for playing guitar and singing to entertain.

Teacher Fang and Ding Zhen were assigned to the arts and performance work, which was actually the easiest job for them.

Wu Yibo drew the "drill wood to make fire" option, while Zhang Guowen drew the "chop wood and carry fire" option...

Neither of them were very good at their jobs, and when Chi Ye arrived just now, almost everyone was fawning over him.

The two uncles, who had acted like big shots on the show, were already quite dissatisfied. When they saw that Ikeno didn't even bother to "greet" them, their hidden dissatisfaction became even harder to suppress.

Seeing Chi Ye and Lu Lanxin preparing to leave, Zhang Guowen couldn't help but call them back and instruct them, "There are some tricks to buying meat and ingredients, which you young people might not understand."

"You have to buy pork chops with a marbled pattern, like snowflakes. When I was filming 'The Wang Family Courtyard,' I learned from a master chef at a state-owned meat processing plant for three months. You have to buy whole racks of meat to make it fresh; that's the rule..."

Lu Lanxin listened dumbfounded, thinking to herself, "It's just going out to buy groceries, why are there so many rules?"

Chi Ye glanced sideways at Zhang Guowen—he had actually met him once before. At the New Year's Eve party, he had drawn Zhang Guowen's eye-acting skill, which he had used for a long time and was still using now.

Hmm... the second thing I drew was Wenma's bragging skill.

But Zhang Guowen is a bigger star than Wen Ma. He's not only known for his love of playing around, but also for his love of lecturing.

Moreover, his preaching style is different from that of Teacher Huang and Yang Zi. He mainly promotes the persona of a "gentle and refined" "knowledgeable uncle" and has been marketing himself as someone who couldn't get roles for several years before he became famous, living a simple and down-to-earth life.

Therefore, he would often mention how he was back then in order to establish his image as a "grassroots movie star".

After listening to him finish speaking, Ikeno said, "Then go and buy it."

Zhang Guowen was stunned: "???"

Everyone else looked at Ikeno in surprise.

Dude, just say it!
Hmm... it seems like there's no problem.

It was only then that everyone realized—Ikeno was different from the others.

Others might go along with Zhang Guowen because of his status and position, but with Chi Ye's current status and popularity, they can choose to go along with him or not—besides, everyone in the Chinese entertainment industry knows what Chi Ye is capable of, and his fans know it too.

"Teacher Zhang? Why don't you go?"

"..."

Zhang Guowen realized his mistake and his expression turned sour, but he had indeed put on a show just now.

He paused for a moment before forcing a smile: "Ikeno, you're so smart, just buy what I told you."

Chi Ye glanced at him, smiled, and said nothing more. He then turned and left with Lu Lanxin, who was barely daring to breathe.

"..."

Zhang Guowen stared at their backs, his back to the camera, his expression completely out of control, his face looking grim.

"Hey, come here, we're still filming a show, be careful."

Wu Yibo walked over and reminded him.

Zhang Guowen smiled, then looked at Shang Youshu and Shi Jinwei, who were working together and whispering to each other not far away, especially the latter, whose eyes were cold.

"I told you long ago, he's at the peak of his career, why are you yelling at him?"

Wu Yibo comforted him, saying that he was a bit "gentler" than Zhang Guowen because he was a Buddhist.

Legend has it that his concubines were also forced to study Buddhist scriptures. In the dead of night, after they had finished their deed, they would often fall asleep holding Buddhist scriptures, which had become ingrained in their souls, minds, and hearts.

Furthermore, Wu Yibo also has a nickname within the entertainment industry—

Wu Yibo, courtesy name Buhuan.

The name "Yibo" is reversed – Wu Boyi is unhappy.

This shows that the two uncles are indeed seasoned lechers.

"Just watch, arrogance will eventually be punished by heaven."

After Zhang Guowen finished speaking in a rambling manner, he turned around and went to get busy with his old partner.

……

at the same time.

While happily preparing the dipping sauce, Shang Youshu whispered to Shi Jinwei, "Who hurt you?"

Shi Jinwei's expression was not good: "I don't know, it should be several people."

"...Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Shang Youshu guarantees this.

Sister Pliers glanced at her and said bluntly, "I'm not at ease."

Sister Shang: “…”

"Why are you here too?"

Shang Jie paused for a moment before muttering, "I want to watch the excitement... and then... Teacher Xiao Chi has a sci-fi movie."

"Are you going to act?"

Sister Pliers felt a little uneasy.

"NO."

To everyone's surprise, Sister Shang shook her head seriously, beaming with pride: "I think so! I enjoy watching movies and TV series, but I've never seen a sci-fi movie filmed live. I'll go see how it's made when I have the chance."

Pliers Sister opened her mouth: "Huh??"

"what's wrong?"

"...It's nothing, I just feel that you are so relaxed, and I envy you."

"Weiwei," Sister Shang paused before sincerely saying, "Don't envy me. I'm living too comfortably. Envy won't help."

(End of this chapter)