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Haha~~

"What's the tallest plant along the river? A street lamp."

"Huang Mengying is so silly and naive, cough cough~~"

Naza's joy turned to sorrow when she choked on her food and coughed violently, turning her face red. Zhang Jinxuan quickly pressed the space bar to pause the video and went over to help the silly beauty catch her breath.

"Are you alright?"

"That's hilarious, cough cough."

Zhang Jinxuan said softly, "Catch your breath before you laugh, or you'll choke and get sick."

Once Nazha stopped coughing, Zhang Jinxuan poured her a glass of water.

Naza picked up the glass and gulped down half of it, then chuckled and said, "Huang Mengying is such a contrast! She usually seems so aloof, but I never expected her to be so funny in private. I know streetlights aren't plants, but she said it right away. Senior, do you like this kind of silly girl?"

"I like a beautiful woman like you, Nazha."

Naza covered her face with delight and said coquettishly, "Senior brother, it looks really fun filming 'Wild Kitchen'. I want to film it too. I want to be your partner. A handsome man and a beautiful woman would be a feast for the eyes."

Zhang Jinxuan affectionately pinched her nose, then said businesslike, "I'm fine on my end. You talk to Tangren and have them contact me."

"We don't want to contact you, so we'll film you secretly."

"My silly beauty, 'Wild Kitchen' is meant to be shown online to netizens. Tangren will find out sooner or later. How could you film it secretly? You signed a full contract with Tangren, right?"

"right."

"Then you should definitely give them a heads-up. Taking on jobs behind your agency's back is a breach of contract, and if Tangren takes it seriously, you'll be in big trouble."

Naza pouted, looking both naive and incredibly clever.

Zhang Jinxuan sat back down and asked, "Want to keep watching?"

"Watch, watch, play it quickly!"

"Eat quickly, or the food will get cold."

"hold head high."

Naza has a low threshold for laughter, as she herself said in an interview, and this is also true in her usual behavior. In the first few tens of minutes of the second episode of "Wild Kitchen," there were so many funny moments that she couldn't stop laughing and didn't eat a single bite of food for several minutes.

Zhang Jinxuan had already watched it a second time, focusing more on the special effects, subtitles, and sound. He watched it from beginning to end and didn't find any obvious bugs.

Image quality, lighting, camera movement, color grading, and music were not within Zhang Jinxuan's considerations. You get what you pay for. The senior students in the directing department of Beijing Film Academy also need to make a living; they can't work for Zhang Jinxuan for free.

Great, you can upload and publish now.

After watching the second episode, Nazha said with lingering interest, "Senior, I haven't watched the first episode yet, can you show it to me?"

Zhang Jinxuan was furious. Almost a week had passed, and that stupid beauty still hadn't watched the first episode. What had she been doing?

I really want to spank her hard.

"Wait a moment, I'll upload the video online for review first."

"How long will the review process take?"

"The last review took more than ten hours."

"oh."

After the video was uploaded for review, Zhang Jinxuan used a media player to watch the first episode of "Wild Kitchen" featuring Peking duck. While watching it with Nazha, he sent a WeChat message to his agent Yao Yao to report the progress and ask the studio to arrange for someone to follow up on the review process.

A moment later, the giggles rang out again.

The babbling sounds continued until midnight.

On Saturday morning, March 23, Zhang Jinxuan overslept again.

I arrived at the shop at seven o'clock with my laptop. Tang Qiwen had already started braising the duck parts and chicken feet with Sister Liu and Sister Zhao. His time management was better than yesterday.

Zhang Jinxuan was greatly relieved, feeling that the day he would regain his freedom was becoming increasingly promising.

I managed to squeeze in a little time to finish version 1.0 of the Wild Kitchen employee handbook, then found a printing shop on the commercial street to print it out, giving one copy to each of the six employees.

Job responsibilities and regulations for dine-in and kitchen management are posted on the wall, and everyone follows them.

"Boss, does everyone receive social security, bonuses, holiday benefits, and congratulatory payments?"

"After you become a full-time employee, you will have a formal employment relationship. The specific regulations are written in the employee handbook. Go and take a look. Get ready to open the door and welcome our guests."

"Yes, boss."

"Xiao Yu, you'll be in charge of the cash register just like yesterday. Don't worry if you're a little slow; the most important thing is to calculate the amount accurately and give the correct change."

"Xiao Liao, you're in charge of the dining area. If you get too busy, ask Sister Zhao for help."

"Sister Liu, you and I will be in charge of selling braised dishes and braised pork rice."

"Xiao Tang, make as much braised food as you can today."

"Sister Niu, you're in charge of cleaning the duck parts. Sister Zhao, you're in charge of processing the chicken feet. Help Xiao Liao out if she's too busy."

Tang Qiwen said worriedly, "Boss, the kimchi was made according to the amount from last Saturday, so I don't think it will be enough for today."

Zhang Jinxuan said dismissively, "The pickled vegetables are a free gift; once they're sold out, they're gone. If we tell the customers in advance, I believe they'll understand."

A serving of braised pork rice costs 12 yuan, served with seaweed and egg drop soup and pickled vegetables. It's good value for money and the price is already very reasonable.

What's wrong with skipping one meal of kimchi?

I'm not a Korean.

At nine o'clock, Wild Kitchen opened its doors.

Zhang Jinxuan took out his phone and connected to mobile data. The second video hadn't been approved yet, but the first batch of customers had already entered the store today. They were all college students from nearby universities who were regular customers. They looked very familiar, and several young ladies had taken photos with Zhang Jinxuan.

They were very smart; they arrived early to avoid queuing.

Judging by the pace, today will definitely be incredibly busy. Zhang Jinxuan put away his phone and started selling braised dishes with Sister Liu.

Set a small goal: break 40,000 points a day.

……

Shanghai, on the set of "Micro Era of Love".

The TV series, produced by Yang Mi and starring her as the female lead, began filming in Shanghai on the 21st.

There are two producers: Yang Mi and Zeng Jia.

Zeng Jia used to work for Rong Xinda, where she was mentored by Li Xiaowan. She entered the industry in 00 and took over Yang Mi's agency business in 05. Then, she began a complicated relationship with Yang Mi and Yao Yao that lasted for more than a decade.

Wherever she went, Yang Mi and Yao Yao followed, from Rongxinda to Meiya, then to Huanrui, then they jointly invested in a company, and finally they parted ways.

The friendship between the three is much stronger than that between the three beauties in the Legend of Sword and Fairy.

By this time, Zeng Jia was no longer just a talent agent; she had undergone a glamorous transformation, using her role as an agent as a stepping stone to venture into film and television planning and production. She began serving as the producer of "Midsummer's Love" in 12, and "Micro Era of Love" was her second film and television production.

The film crew was about to start shooting, and the assistant director on set gave the order to clear the set. Unrelated personnel quickly retreated to the area outside the shooting route.

Zeng Jia and Yao Yao boarded the RV and started talking. Zeng Jia asked, "Yao Yao, did Jin Xuan's video get approved?"

"not yet."

Zeng Jia laughed and said, "Jinxuan is very talented. His video 'Wild Kitchen' is so popular. The first episode had an explosive number of views. Youku is paying close attention to it. We easily got in touch with Zhu Xiangyang, the chief editor of content at Youku."

Yao Yao asked, "What are Youku's thoughts?"

"It's unclear at the moment; they want to see the viewership data for the second episode."

"Is that what the brand means too?"

"Yes, Mimi and I have communicated with the brands we've worked with before. Weilong and Guangyuan are very satisfied with Jinxuan's image and talent. The biggest obstacle is that Jinxuan is too obscure, has too few works, and his popularity and national recognition do not meet the brand's requirements. If the second season's viewership data is explosive, we will be confident in securing commercial endorsements based on the 'Wild Kitchen' series. There is also a new brand called Liuliumei that is in contact with Mimi. The brand is very optimistic about Mimi, and I plan to push Jinxuan over as well."

Yao Yao exclaimed in surprise, "So, Jin Xuan already has three endorsements after just signing a contract?"

"If all goes well, then this will happen." Zeng Jia chuckled, "Mimi has struck gold! Jinxuan has great potential. Yaoyao, get Jinxuan all the assistants he needs as soon as possible, and then notify him to come to Shanghai on the 31st to attend the signing ceremony for our studio's affiliation with Huanrui, so that Chairman Chen and President Zhong can meet him and secure the role of Ling Yue."

"OK……"

Suddenly, Yao Yao's phone rang. She unlocked the screen, opened WeChat, and smiled at Zeng Jia, saying, "The second episode of 'Wild Kitchen' has been approved."

Zeng Jia's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked, "Can the computer in the car connect to the internet?"

"It has a wireless network card."

"have a look."