I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 309 Life is all about eating and drinking.

Ye Xian's birthday was a great start.

His runner-up finish in the morning put him in a good mood during the afternoon's filming, and many shots were completed in one take.

Infected by Ye Xian's good mood, everyone's filming progressed very quickly.

In fact, everyone knew that it was Ye Xian's birthday today, so everyone was focused on finishing the day as soon as possible.

Director Jia also felt the pressure. Looking at everyone full of fighting spirit, he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. If they could be this efficient every day, the film could definitely be finished ahead of schedule.

At 5 p.m., with Director Jia's "Cut!", the day's filming came to an end, and the entire crew erupted in cheers.

Ye Xian, Jiang Tian, ​​and Liu Xiaoxiao hurriedly went to remove their makeup. Li Xin, Duan Fei, and others who didn't have any scenes to film today had already arrived at Ye Xian's courtyard.

The main renovation of the courtyard has been completed, and most of the exterior wall decoration has been done. The landscaping and greening in the courtyard are basically finished, with only some facilities still in place.

The central air conditioning in the office area has been installed and tested, so this time we didn't foolishly have to have hot pot outdoors, but instead chose to have it in the lobby on the first floor of the office area.

When Ye Xian, Jiang Tian, ​​and Liu Xiaoxiao finished removing their makeup and rushed back to the courtyard with the main actors of the crew, they saw that more than a dozen hot pots had already been set up, and the boiling red oil made the temperature in the whole hall rise instantly.

"Welcome, birthday celebrant!"

Li Xin, Duan Fei, and the others ran up to Ye Xian, laughing and joking, put a birthday hat on his head, and pulled him to the main table.

Looking at the happy crowd in front of him, Ye Xian couldn't help but complain, "Actually, you guys mainly wanted an excuse to eat hot pot, and celebrating my birthday was secondary, right?"

Chen Xu laughed and said, "Don't worry about the details. Life is all about eating and drinking! As long as everyone eats and drinks well, that's all that matters."

Everyone laughed.

The fans in the live stream were in stitches.

[I know your depth, and you know my strengths and weaknesses: I originally wanted to say happy birthday, but Xian Ge's words made me break down! Indeed, everyone just wanted an excuse to eat hot pot; they weren't really celebrating your birthday.]

[Sitting on the grave teasing the ghost: To celebrate Brother Xian's birthday, I bought myself a roast duck, prepared a dozen beers, and some side dishes like peanuts. These days, don't we all spend our money on food and drinks?]

[Boiled Mermaid: Life is all about eating and drinking! Chen Xu hit the nail on the head! I feel there aren't that many worries; making sure you eat and drink well is more important than anything else! Don't care what others think; you are the most important.]

[The daycare is absolutely smitten: I'm growing to like Chen Xu more and more. She's so clever and witty, and such a little foodie! I bet the birthday present she'll give me later will be something truly special.]

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Ye Xian was speechless after Chen Xu's words, and could only wave his hand and say, "Everyone, eat and drink well today! Let's begin!"

Everyone thought Ye Xian would say a few more words, but instead, the feast began right away, which made everyone extremely happy. It's a birthday, so why reminisce about the past? Eating meat is the important thing.

There were more than a dozen hot pots. Ye Xian, Qiu's mother, Director Jia, Ding Zhan, Jiang Tian, ​​and Liu Xiaoxiao shared one pot; Li Xin, Duan Fei, Chen Xu, Li Hong, Sun Li, and Wang Feifei shared another; the five girls from the music group shared a pot with Wang Yin; and the main cast, including Li Ting, Li Jie, and Zhou Zhen, shared a third pot. Teacher Hu Li was also there to keep them company.

The steaming hot pot quickly brought everyone together, and they toasted each other, their faces beaming with happy smiles.

Qian Duoduo held up her live-streaming phone and kept walking around the tables, urging everyone to greet the fans in the live-streaming room.

The fans in the live stream were both thrilled and voicing their hunger, saying it looked incredibly tempting.

Within 10 minutes of starting the broadcast, Ye Xian's live stream had already attracted more than 50 viewers. They said they were there to celebrate Ye Xian's birthday, but actually, they just wanted to watch everyone eat hot pot.

The main focus is on companionship.

After everyone had eaten several plates of hot pot mutton and filled their stomachs a little, Jiang Tian stood up.

"Everyone, put down your chopsticks for a moment."

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly fell silent.

"I'm from southern Henan province. According to our local banquet customs, we need to raise three glasses together to express our feelings today. Everyone has already had a little something to eat, so let's all raise our glasses and toast Brother Xian, wishing him a happy birthday!"

Happy birthday, Brother Xian!

Everyone raised their glasses, and Ye Xian also stood up, picked up his juice, and expressed his gratitude to everyone.

Jiang Tian winked at Li Xin, who immediately exclaimed, "Brother Xian, it's one thing if you don't usually drink, but it's your birthday today, you have to have a few drinks, right?"

The crowd immediately started making a fuss.

Men have two great hobbies: dragging respectable women into prostitution and persuading prostitutes to reform themselves.

Women have two great passions: talking about money with poor people and talking about love with rich people.

But everyone has one thing in common: to drag others down with them and join them in their corrupt practices.

No one had ever seen Ye Xian drink, so everyone wanted to see him drink.

The fans in the live stream also started making noise.

[Squatting in front of a grave listening to ghost stories: Brother Xian is too perfect, I can't allow him to not even drink! Otherwise, I really can't compare to him in anything!]

[Living in the crotch: Exactly, I can't compare to Brother Xian in songwriting and singing, I can't compare in novel writing, I can't compare in live-streaming e-commerce. If I don't even drink alcohol, doesn't that make me seem like a complete failure?]

[Darkened Peach: I didn't mean anything by it, and I wasn't forcing myself on a man. I just wanted to see if Brother Xian would be this handsome when he's drunk. I think that's what all the women here were thinking, right?]

[Lift your buttocks and prepare for battle: Hehe, I bet those women have secretly planned to get Brother Xian drunk tonight and then force themselves on him!]

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Ye Xian glared at Li Xin, but she laughed heartlessly, "Brother Xian, glaring at me won't do any good! How can the birthday boy not drink?"

Duan Fei chimed in, "That's right, how can a grown man not drink? Besides, it's just a small sip, we're not asking you to drink more."

Chen Xu chuckled and said, "Brother Xian, you're not one of those legendary people who can't hold their liquor, are you?"

Everyone laughed.

Autumn's mother quickly stood up: "Please stop making a fuss. Ye Xian needs to protect her voice, and you should all try not to drink alcohol. You're all singers now."

Duan Fei stood up with a laugh: "Auntie, we usually listen to what you say, but today is Brother Xian's birthday. You see, we have an old saying, right? It's a rare birthday, so we have to have a good drink."

Ye Xian pointed at Duan Fei, both amused and exasperated: "Is that how the old saying goes? Alright, I really don't drink, and I promised my mother that I wouldn't even let Uncle Ding drink anymore, so please stop trying to persuade me."

I'm so touched that everyone came to celebrate my birthday with me today. Wait a minute…”

Before Ye Xian could finish speaking, a voice suddenly came from the entrance of the hall.

It carried a touch of domineering, and a touch of playfulness.

"Ye Xian can't drink, so I'll drink with you."

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P.S.: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 5128 bottles

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