Huayu: I'm being coveted by young actresses.

Chapter 2: An Unexpected Encounter with a Junior

Two days later, on his way to the Mushroom House, Gu Luojin found the sweltering heat of Xishuangbanna unbearable for someone who had lived in the Second Spring City for many years.

She fell asleep as soon as she got on the bus. Xiao Hua, who got on the bus later, glanced at Gu Luojin, whose features were exquisite, out of the corner of her eye.

Although the media speculated that the relationship between the two involved in the "photo incident" was not simple, she was extremely unwilling to believe that Gu Luojin would do such a thing.

"The senior is so handsome, and the rich woman is so ugly, they definitely can't be in that kind of relationship."

There is no doubt that her values ​​are sided with her appearance.

The vehicle jolted, and Gu Luojin woke up to find herself resting her head on a young girl's shoulder.

Her delicate fragrance filled his nostrils; it smelled wonderful.

"I'm sorry."

Seeing how sensible she was, Gu Luojin decided to take good care of her at the Mushroom House.

Looking to the side, he saw that he was accompanied by Zhou Xun, a leading actress, and Zhang Jingyi, a rising star under her management.

He knows them, but they may not know him.

Like Yang Mi, Zhou Xun, a popular actress, co-founded an artist management company called Dongsheng Future with her longtime friend Chen Kun, thus transitioning from a celebrity to a capitalist.

The "85 Flowers" (a term referring to actresses born in 1985) and even earlier established actresses, with the exception of a few special cases like Liu Yifei and Jing Tian, ​​have almost all established their own artist management companies or studios to promote their artists.

He is no longer just a celebrity, but has become an artist boss.

Now that we're awake, we can't pretend we didn't see it; we should respect Hunan TV.

They're capable of doing anything, even haphazardly, just to get attention.

"Hello, Gu Gu. Nice to meet you. I'm Gu Luojin, a newcomer. You can call me Xiao Gu."

Why didn't Gu Luojin call her "senior," "teacher," or "Sister Xun"? Because she preferred to be called "Gugu" or "Xungu," not "aunt."

Zhou Xun is from Quzhou, Zhejiang Province. In Quzhou dialect, "gugu" means older brother, so Xungu is equivalent to Xun Ge.

Zhang Jingyi and Zhou Xun are not related. It was the subtitle team of "Longing" who mistakenly typed "Gugu" as "Auntie," misleading the audience.

She hadn't expected Gu Luojin to know her so well, greeting her with her favorite nickname, which earned her extra points of goodwill.

He was a handsome young man, and her face brightened even more: "Hello, Xiao Gu. This is Zhang Jingyi, an artist under my company. You two should get to know each other."

At this time, Zhang Jingyi was too young and inexperienced, lacking the poise and gentleness that comes with fame. Ultimately, fame does have its advantages.

Zhang Jingyi took the initiative to introduce Gu Luojin to Zhou Xun: "Gugu, Brother Gu is my senior. I am from the class of 17 at Beijing Film Academy, and he is from the class of 13. He was also the top graduate of our Beijing Film Academy's acting department last year."

I've heard so much about this senior student in the past year that I'm practically sick of it, but I never expected to meet him here.

"Teachers often say: 'You are the worst class of students I have ever taught. You are far inferior to your senior, Gu Luojin.'"

Zhou Xun never expected him to be such a hidden "master," and Gu Luojin never expected his teachers to give him such high praise after graduation.

When he was in school, his teachers said to him, "You are the worst class of students I have ever taught. You are far inferior to your senior, Huang Xiaoming."

Zhou Xun casually remarked, "You two are quite destined for each other, Xiao Gu. Take good care of your junior."

"Okay." He naturally agreed verbally to his senior's instructions.

Although he is not a top-tier celebrity, he is still somewhat well-known in the industry, and recently made it to the top of Weibo's trending searches because of the "photo incident".

It seems this 70-year-old actress doesn't like surfing the internet, otherwise she wouldn't have said those things, encouraging the artist she has high hopes for to have more contact with him, who has a history of scandals.

……

Gu Luojin didn't immediately recall that Zhang Jingyi was also from Beijing Film Academy and was his junior.

Zhang Jingyi does look somewhat similar to Zhou Ye, a junior he has a good relationship with, and Gu Luojin doesn't intend to reveal his relationship with Zhou Ye.

The two didn't get along in their past life, and since they were both among the 95-generation actresses, they were in a competitive relationship. Bringing it up would only make the harmonious scene awkward.

Gu Luojin felt a little embarrassed. The other person recognized him and seemed quite familiar with him, but he hadn't remembered that she was his junior. "Thank you for what happened earlier."

Zhang Jingyi didn't take it to heart; her expression was full of excitement at meeting him: "Yeah, senior, I never thought we could record a show together. It's such a coincidence."

"Uh," Gu Luojin was a little surprised by her enthusiasm.

Zhang Jingyi took the initiative to get closer to him: "Senior, you can call me Jingyi or Xiaoyi, it's fine."

Gu Luojin suspected that she was taking advantage of him, but he had no evidence, so he chose to call her Jingyi.

"You don't need to call me senior anymore, it feels a bit distant. Just call me Brother Gu."

The excitement of meeting her invigorated her, and she chatted with Gu Luojin non-stop.

From campus anecdotes to personal hobbies to her expectations for visiting the Mushroom House, this Hunan girl is incredibly talkative.

While chatting with Zhang Jingyi, Gu Luojin pondered how to extricate herself from "The Life I Long For," feeling as if she had forgotten something.

……

"Back to the Good Life" is a lifestyle service documentary program jointly produced by Mango TV and Zhejiang Hexin Media.

The program's mission is to reside in Jiading and, together with guest stars, embrace a simple and rustic lifestyle, presenting viewers with a picture of "self-reliance, self-sufficiency, warm hospitality, and a perfect ecosystem."

Before watching the show, it seemed like a idyllic, leisurely rural life variety show, with beautiful mountain scenery at sunset and birds flying around.

Once you get there, unless you're a big star or the son of a director, you have to work in the fields and wait for food while you're hungry.

The description sounds wonderful, but the actual experience is terrible.

Most celebrities wouldn't want to go a second time after going once, otherwise they wouldn't have had to ask Sha Yi and Chen He to fill in when they couldn't find any guests later on.

An hour later, a staff member reminded the three teachers, "Teachers, we're almost at the Mushroom House."

"As required by the program, the teachers need to walk the remaining short distance on their own."

"Good X3."

Gu Luojin opened the right-side car window and saw that the entire Mushroom House was on flat ground, with no shade from trees.

The concrete road they were about to cross was scorching hot under the sun, sending up wisps of steam that formed waves of heat, as if a fiery dragon was about to devour them.

Zhang Jingyi peeked out the car window, then quickly pulled back: "Gugu, it's so hot. Walking there with my suitcase will probably make me sweat a lot."

The heat wave blasting in from outside the window made her fan herself as she spoke, and a few strands of her bangs were already damp with sweat.

Zhou Xun, sitting in the back seat, leaned out and looked around. Her tone was unhurried: "Luckily, it's not a long way. We'll be there in a few steps. Everyone says that 'Back to Field' is a slow-paced variety show about enjoying life. When we get to the Mushroom House, there will be fans and ice water, so we can have a good rest."

She then added, her voice carrying a sense of comfort from someone who had been through it all: "Jingyi, just bear with it, you'll get there soon enough."

Upon hearing this childish remark, Gu Luojin knew that Zhou Xun hadn't done her homework before participating in the variety show.

A typical example of a poor student in school, who doesn't preview the textbook the teacher will cover the next day, how could he possibly pass the exam?

Yang Yang initially held the same idea, believing that variety shows were a way to enjoy life.

Then, he participated in "Divas Hit the Road" without doing his homework and suffered the consequences, which left him with psychological trauma and made him afraid to participate in variety shows for several years.

The biggest torment of participating in Mushroom House is that after a long day of hard work, all you want is a good meal to rest, but even this small request cannot be fulfilled, and you have to listen to Chef Huang's lecture.

If you follow the proper steps when cooking, the food is unlikely to taste bad.

However, Chef Huang always loves to invent and create, making some dishes that are inedible. He doesn't even eat them himself, but loves to see the guests praising him.

Gu Luojin prefers to call him Huang Heimerdinger Ray.

Whether it's a quagmire or an abyss ahead, he has to go through it all for the sake of the male protagonist.

I cheered myself on in my heart, knowing that every difficulty would be overcome, hehe.

……

After the car came to a stop, the three people were given the opportunity to order food, following the staff's instructions, and thus began their suicidal act of torturing themselves with the food they ordered.

This is a right granted to guests by the Mushroom House: each person can order one dish as a form of hospitality from the host.

In later episodes, Chef Huang took back the right to order food, making it a privilege for the celebrities.

So he got another nickname, "Little Chef".

Ding!Ding!Ding!

"Feed?"

"Hello, I'm a friend from the Mushroom House. I'd like to order some food."

Teacher He's voice was still so familiar: "Hello, what would you like to order?"

Same recipe, same familiar scene, order the wrapped and roasted chicken feet tendons, enoki mushrooms, and tofu that will make her feel guilty all night.

Zhang Jingyi covered the microphone and whispered to Gu Luojin beside her, "Brother Gu, aren't you going to order anything?"

"We've already ordered three dishes, that's enough. It's so hot, we can't let Teacher Huang get tired."

Most importantly, he knew Huang Xiaochu's culinary skills very well.

Not ordering it is to avoid eating an unpalatable dish and reduce the harm caused.

After getting off the car, Gu Luojin politely took the suitcases from the two women.

Under the blazing sun, the three walked toward the "leisurely" mushroom house.

When they arrived at the door, they saw Zhang Zifeng, Peng Peng, and Teacher He, who were there to greet them.

Peng Peng took the luggage, and Gu Luojin generously handed it over to him; isn't that what laborers do?

He'll be more tired now, and eat more later; he's the main force in eliminating Chef Huang's culinary disasters.