When they let loose and ate, goodness gracious, it nearly scared Xiao Shuai!
Decorum!
Have some decorum, brothers and sisters!
We're part of a celebrity team, can't you notice the impact?
Actually, it wasn't that everyone couldn't handle it, it was just that the enemy was too formidable!
Take those lobsters, they were so big, who could possibly return them to the sea?
And the wagyu beef, they said it was air-freighted. We don't know where the plane landed, only that this was a top-tier local specialty from a foreign land. Not eating much would be a slap in the face!
In short, whether they were real or fake, the atmosphere was harmonious and exceptionally fitting.
After eating their fill, everyone could finally sit together and talk properly, patting their bellies.
Xia Wei Liang: "Absolutely five-star! Anyone who docks even half a star, I'll hunt them down and get it back."
Zhang Miao Miao nodded vigorously, "Although I couldn't discern any culinary skill, just for the sake of the natural ingredients and the natural preparation methods, it's worth cleaning the plates."
Wai Shao and the others waved their hands, unable to speak, afraid they might throw up if they opened their mouths.
Xin Jing He watched them with a perpetual smile. Qi Village had been too quiet for too long, and the rare gathering of people felt incredibly precious.
"Tomorrow is April 21st, Xiaoman. According to our village customs, we're supposed to offer sacrifices to the White Dragon God, a very grand ceremony. I'd like to invite you all to participate. May I?"
Xia Wei Liang was the first to raise her hand, "Of course, no problem!"
Director Huang smiled, "It's our honor!"
Xin Jing He smiled, "Thank you. Qi Village hasn't offered sacrifices to the White Dragon God in over a decade."
He said it calmly, but it felt unsettling to everyone who heard him.
They couldn't imagine how he had stayed in the village for so long.
After the meal, everyone began preparing for tomorrow's sacrificial ceremony.
First, they needed to find the village chief to understand the ceremony's procedures. Director Huang quickly formed a planning team. Xia Wei Liang claimed she couldn't function without thinking, successfully pushing aside Xi En and joining the planning team.
Another who spoke with great confidence was Mikoy, who immediately rattled off several successful planning cases, all of which involved projects worth billions.
In his words, if it weren't for the complicated procedures, they could even build spaceships, and once built, they could immediately launch space vacation activities.
The other competitors immediately ceded their positions. With space travel on the table, why compete anymore?
Xia Wei Liang was very pleased. She tiptoed and draped her arm over Mikoy's shoulder, "So clever, you must take after me!"
"Naturally!"
With the planning team in place, they then needed an execution team and an atmosphere team, with the rest being extras.
Director Huang saw everyone's high level of enthusiasm and felt it would be a waste not to organize a competition.
So, by the old rules, it would be by team, and the winning team would get an extra ten minutes of screen time!
Don't underestimate these ten minutes; this was "Courage"! This was a national variety show!
Sponsors wanting naming rights were billed by the second. Getting ten minutes, even if you just sat there and repeatedly said, "I am xxx," "I am xxx,"... you could reach the pinnacle of life where you're recognized wherever you go!
With such a prize, everyone's excitement reached new heights.
The execution team was led by Xi En, with Wai Shao and Situ below him.
The atmosphere team was Zhang Miao Miao and two young makeup artists.
Next came the new "Courage" internet celebrity, Da Zhuang! He led the extras team, going wherever they were needed, like a screw wherever it was required!
Xia Wei Liang had originally thought that with her experience accumulated over a season, she could at least be a team leader!
Unexpectedly, the higher-ups assigned someone new.
She looked at Xin Hong, with a particularly gentle smile, and very tactfully said, "I want to be the team leader."
Xin Hong chuckled, "Alright, you be the team leader."
"Yay!"
She was overjoyed, like a child.
Since Brother En and Ah Miao were both team leaders, if she were just a team member, her vanity couldn't handle it.
Afterward, Xin Hong took her and Mikoy to start planning the next day's activities.
It was supposed to be a three-person team, but since Xin Hong knew the village situation best, most of the work was decided by him.
This made Xia Wei Liang feel a lack of involvement. She was a team leader, after all; her authority being sidelined was unacceptable!
"Isn't it a waste of heavenly talent not to use this intelligent mind of mine?"
Xin Hong looked up at her, picked up a wild fruit, wiped it clean with a paper towel, and handed it to her. "Your ideas are too precious; they should be saved for critical moments."
Thinking about it this way... it didn't seem wrong.
Xia Wei Liang took the fruit and ate it. "This fruit is delicious!"
Seeing her eat so contentedly, Xin Hong's gaze softened.
"There's more here."
"Mmm-hmm! Save it all for me! No pressure to create anything!"
He chuckled softly.
*Snap*
A snap of his fingers.
"Hey, I'm still here!"
Mikoy shot Xin Hong a cold glance, "Young man, is this... falling in love?"
Xin Hong was as cold to Mikoy as he was warm to Xia Wei Liang.
Whether it was deliberate retort or the truth, he said, with a hint of faux seriousness, "I'm about to drown."
Mikoy was stunned. Was this too bold to say?
Had the requirements for appearing on shows become so high now? Was it about daring to speak and reveal?
As a veteran of several seasons, how could he be outdone by a passerby on the show?
So, he composed himself and said unhurriedly, "I advise you, don't get any ideas about her! Not only can you not get past me, but you won't gain any advantage from the Film Emperor either!" He clicked his tongue twice, as if moved by inspiration, "If Elder Yi knew you were eyeing her, he could turn you into a married man in minutes!"
In short, he would stop at nothing to make him give up pursuing her.
Xin Hong merely curled his lips, clearly never putting anyone in his eyes. "If I want to pursue, no one can stop me. Let alone the Film Emperor, even an Emperor wouldn't be useful."
"Listen, listen to this declaration from someone so inexperienced. Even I can't stand it. How immature are you!"
Are all young people this arrogant?
Mikoy felt he had advised him enough. If he insisted on jumping into the fire pit, there was no stopping him. He deserved to be taught a lesson by the Film Emperor.
The two spoke discreetly, their voices lowered, so Xia Wei Liang didn't hear them. She only knew that the fruit was too delicious!
One wasn't enough, so she ate another.
After the planning was done, it was late into the night.
The execution team was preparing costumes and props overnight, using almost everything they could!
Xi En was accustomed to doing things diligently, especially for something so meaningful.
Zhang Miao Miao, in charge of the atmosphere team, was acting mysteriously, afraid someone might steal her ideas. This was a competition, after all! Ten minutes of screen time was practically unlocking the secret to traffic!
It was rumored that these three even came up with a set of secret codes...