Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant

"Have you packed everything?" Dong Han put on sunglasses, a hat and a mask, and turned to ask the assistant who was packing up.

After putting the mask into the suitcase, the assistant finally said: "It's ready, the car is downstairs, let's go down."

Sitting in the car, Dong Han took out his mobile phone to read the message sent to him by the program team, which contained precautions for this variety show shooting. He read it very carefully. Unlike other guests, he was forced into it by the brokerage company. Go, not permanent.

If you perform well, you may become a resident, but if you perform poorly, you will lose all opportunities.

He has acted in several TV dramas as the second male and the third male, and the response was mediocre. This opportunity was also won by his manager with great difficulty. There is no shortage of people in the entertainment industry, let alone handsome men and beautiful women. Now he can still have such an opportunity, in the future There may not be any.

This variety show is the first-line project of Qunxing TV this year. The resident guests are all first-line artists. If Reuters comes out, he will definitely be sprayed.

Dong Han sighed, he was still a little dazed when he boarded the plane, the camera had already filmed him before boarding the plane, no matter how disturbed he was, he had to speak to the camera, since the audience didn’t know him, so he had to keep a low profile Be polite, as for making jokes and amusing things, it's not his turn to do it yet.

But it is not certain whether these shots will be cut into the feature film.

After getting off the plane, he had to take a taxi to go to the hot pot restaurant by himself. The assistant took the commercial vehicle arranged by the program team, and he had to take a taxi alone—because the show needs to be filmed, it may not be used after filming.

"Master, go to Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant." After Dong Han finished speaking, he was worried that the driver didn't know the location, so he took out his mobile phone and was about to report the exact coordinates, when he heard the driver say, "I know, it's a bit far from here, we have to take the third ring road, no The traffic jam is estimated to take more than half an hour, and the traffic jam may take an hour."

Dong Han said stupidly, "Oh."

Seeing Dong Han's tight packing, the driver asked worriedly, "Are you sick?"

Dong Han laughed dryly: "No, no."

Sitting next to Dong Han, the little brother holding a handheld camera couldn't help but want to laugh.

Of course, the driver also saw the camera, but he didn’t think much about it. Instead, he said, “Are you from out of town? Go to Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant to shoot videos? Many foreigners come to Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant when they come here. Wrong place."

"It's your luck that you met me. I know where the authentic restaurant is." The driver was a little proud. "I still eat there often. I know the boss. Every time I go, I get beer."

The cameraman gestured to Dong Han to ask questions with his eyes, and Dong Han finally thought of a question: "Is that store famous?"

He has been staying in the capital all the time, and he only goes to other places when he is filming. He has also been to X City, but every time he comes and goes in a hurry, he has never seriously observed here.

"Of course it's famous!" The driver was quite proud, as if he owned the restaurant, "Foreigners come here to eat."

"It's so far away. I heard that they all come here by plane from abroad. If I were asked to fly to go abroad to eat, no matter how delicious it is, I would definitely not go there. Unless it is not ordinary delicious, Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant has this ability."

"By the way, if you go to eat, you must order shredded apples and scallion pancakes." The driver swallowed unconsciously remembering the taste, and he said scientifically, "You have to drink a bowl of soup first, not the tremella soup in the self-service area, but the white fungus soup in the self-service area. The bottom of the clear soup pot, when nothing is cooked, put a few bowls of soup to cool, and drink slowly."

"You need to order a few more servings of beef and loin slices. When there are too many people, the service will be slow. It's best to order them all at once."

The driver kept talking about his secrets to eating hot pot, but Dong Han couldn't get in the way.

When the driver finished speaking, Dong Han was already dumbfounded.

Is this hot pot restaurant so famous?Then why does the photo sent by the program group look like a small shop?

Is this driver specially arranged by the store?For advertising?

Dong Han chatted with the driver in a dizzy state, and didn't know what he was talking about, but at least he knew the "past life and present life" of the hot pot restaurant.

This hot pot restaurant has only been open for half a year, but it is basically a household name in that area. Many people in the entire x city know this restaurant, and the driver also said that the waitresses inside are all prettier.

Dong Han is just listening to these words. After all, there are too many beauties in the entertainment industry. Among the guests who came this time is a popular little flower. The face of a real person is only the size of a palm. She has a slender face, big eyes and a high nose bridge, which is very photogenic. , very cute and beautiful on TV.

The economic company he works for also has a lot of beauties, and there are a few who came back from training in Korea, all of which have been fine-tuned, and there is no trace of artificiality, just like pure natural beauties.

Nowadays, there are not many artists' management companies in the entertainment industry who can't bear to let the artist go to the whole house. Dong Han has also fine-tuned himself, cut off the natural double eyelids, and used his own ribs to pad the bridge of the nose. Picking up the marketing account of his plastic surgery can only say that his eyes have been corrected.

But when he really got to the store and saw Yiyi sitting in the store, he was still almost dumbfounded.

The timing of their arrival was discussed by Mingqian with the program team. Mingqian can open normally at noon, and won't receive customers in the afternoon and evening. When the time comes, the store will be closed so they won't be surrounded by crowds.

After all, everyone is very good at joining in the fun. Even if you don't know which star it is, as long as you know there is a star appearing, people nearby will come and take a look.

Anyway, join in the fun and don't need money.

"Am I the first to arrive?" Dong Han was a little embarrassed.

There are seven or eight cameramen in the store, all of them aimed at Dong Han.

There is no need for Ming Qian to appear on the stage yet, the director said with a smile: "Don't be so nervous, we haven't officially filmed yet, and we are testing the seats, please sit down, do you want something to drink?"

Dong Han was flattered, and quickly said: "No need, I can just sit down."

He randomly found a chair and sat down, his eyes fell uncontrollably on Yiyi who was standing by the counter.

The director noticed his gaze, and said with a rare leisurely moment: "She is a prickly worker in the store, and she will teach you how to chop vegetables when the time comes."

Dong Han couldn't believe it: "Dun Zigong?"

Such a beautiful girl as a prickly worker? !

Yiyi smiled at him, she just curled the corner of her mouth slightly, Dong Han didn't dare to look up at her again.

The director joked with Dong Han: "The waiters in this store are all handsome and beautiful, maybe we should take advantage of their popularity."

Dong Han didn't take it seriously. In this world, beautiful women are easy to find, but handsome men are hard to find. Any man with beautiful features and a good figure can be praised as handsome.

The entertainment industry also has more beautiful women than handsome men.

"Director, is anyone here?" Ming Qian came in from outside the store with a box of mineral water in his arms. He had never participated in the recording of a show. Last time he was on TV, there was only one host, a guest, and a cameraman. In a hurry, he didn't greet him in advance, so he didn't prepare anything, and he didn't know what he was going to prepare.

He specially went to buy mineral water for the staff, and the staff were not celebrities, they were social animals, and no assistant would prepare things for them. If the program team didn't prepare, then Ming Qian could only come.

The program team has prepared, and this water can still be kept for drinking.

Director Han has also become acquainted with Ming Qian in the past few days. The age difference between the two is not much, so they can get acquainted after chatting for a few days.

Ming Qian put the water under the counter and said to the photographers: "I put the water here, if you want to drink, you can come and get it yourself, you are welcome."

He had just returned from carrying a box of water outside, and there was sweat on his forehead. After entering the store, he took off his coat, revealing the white long sleeves he was wearing underneath, allowing people to see his good figure under the clothes at a glance.

Dong Han is a little silly.

Is this also a guest?Why doesn't he know?Is it a temporary addition?

Guests going to carry water?Is this a way to please the director?

Although this kind of variety show, the shots of the guests are determined by the investors, but if the director is partial, anyone can give a few more shots. Directors still have the power to do this. Dong Han feels that he has learned it.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Dong Han asked Ming Qian.

When Ming Qian came in, Dong Han had already taken off his hat, mask and sunglasses, and the director didn't introduce Dong Han as a guest, so Ming Qian took it for granted that Dong Han was also a staff member.

He has been busy with the staff these few days, and it can be said that he is helping the program group, so he is not polite: "The back kitchen still has to order food, do you want to come together?"

Dong Han quickly said: "Okay, let's go together."

Now there are only Mingqian and Yiyi in the store, Youjun is staying at home, anyway, it's the first day, the guests are all here to get acquainted with the situation, Youjun doesn't want to stay with a group of strange human races, especially these human races are not diners yet.

Sui Ru is also rarely on vacation. She is very interested in the Terran recording program. She promised to come over in the afternoon, but it hasn't arrived yet, so she probably fell asleep.

Wanwan and Chuchu also took advantage of a few days to go home and stay for a day. During this time, because they were too lazy to fly around, they had already rented a house in Mingqian's community, and they were willing to rent a second apartment. One month's rent was part of it. Half a month's salary for one person.

Because Yiyi lives with Qing Gu, she doesn't want to leave Qing Gu, so she still flies at both ends.

Chen Yan will come today, but he hasn't arrived yet.

The things in the back kitchen are all things that will be used tomorrow, such as cornstarch and eggs, as well as drinks and drinks. The clean dishes sent by the tableware disinfection company are still piled up in the back kitchen, not put in the cabinet.

"Just put these in the cabinet." Ming Qian put the seasoning and eggs in the cabinet above his head.

Dong Han went to get the bowl, and a video camera brother from the back kitchen followed. Dong Han looked at the camera and asked, "I'm Dong Han, how about you?"

He is very self-aware, knowing that he is not famous, so he introduced his name when he came up.

Ming Qian: "My name is Ming Qian."

Dong Han asked curiously, "When did you come?"

Ming Qian: "I came early, but you came quite late."

Dong Han blushed in embarrassment, is he really late?Everyone else is here?Then why didn't he see it?

"By the way, what are you in charge of?" Dong Han changed the subject stiffly.

Ming Qian thought for a while: "Cook the bottom of the hot pot and make snacks, nothing else."

Dong Han asked: "Then what do I need to do?"

Ming Qian felt a little strange: "Shouldn't Director Han tell you this?"

Dong Han almost collapsed: "Director Han didn't tell me!"

Ming Qian: "Are you a newcomer?"

Dong Han said embarrassedly: "Barely...forget it?"

There are only a few TV dramas that are not available, and they are still supporting roles. He is too embarrassed to call himself an "old man".

Ming Qian said in the tone of someone who has experienced it: "You can't do this, even if the leader doesn't tell you, you still have to take the initiative to ask, otherwise you will be the one who is in trouble if you delay the matter."

Dong Han obeyed obediently: "I see, next time I will definitely ask the director first."

The little cameraman standing on the side almost couldn't hold back, it was so funny!

This is the real chicken and duck talk, right?

One thought that the other party was a staff member, and the other thought that the other party was also an artist. Since the chat was so smooth and natural, neither of them found anything wrong.

Ming Qian comforted: "It's like this when I first entered the industry. I used to be the same way. Just get used to it. To be a worker, you must have the consciousness of being a worker."

The credit goes to the boss, and the blame is given to the workers. For the sake of our own future, we must eliminate any possibility of taking the blame.

Dong Han: "..."

This senior...is he so down-to-earth?

Workers in the entertainment industry?

Ming Qian: "By the way, are you hungry? Shall I make you something to eat? There are still pumpkin pie embryos in the store. I'll fry some pumpkin pies for you."

Dong Han quickly refused: "No, no need."

"Goo-"

Dong Han blushed and lowered his head.

His diet has been strictly controlled during this period, the camera will be widened by the face, and the slender face is more advantageous in the camera, but he is not a slender face, there is no other way to thin the face, only to control the diet.

In order to look good on camera, he has been on a diet for two months.

Eat less, digest quickly, and stomach growling is normal.

"Don't be polite to me." Ming Qian said with a smile, "Meeting is fate, just wait, it will come soon."

Ming Qian went to take out the cake dough, took out the pan and started frying, he turned his head and asked the cameraman: "Do you want some?"

Before the camera guy came here, he had heard that the snacks in this shop were particularly delicious, but now it was working hours, and he was not an entertainer, so he didn't dare to eat it: "I won't eat it."

Ming Qian nodded understandingly. When the pumpkin pie was fried, the kitchen was filled with the smell of pumpkin pie, strong and fresh. Ming Qian put the pumpkin pie on a plate and handed it to Dong Han: "Try it."

Dong Han subconsciously swallowed his saliva when Ming Qian started frying the pumpkin cakes. When the fragrance of the pumpkin cakes came out, the only thing in his mind was "eating the cakes". At this time, Ming Qian handed over the plate, He didn't even have time to think and picked up a piece with his hand.

He took a bite, the crispy outer skin, the soft and waxy inner, and the sweet but not greasy fragrance of pumpkin on the tip of his tongue.

"This..." Ming Qian was dumbfounded when he saw the sparkle in the corner of Dong Han's eyes.

No... Eating, eating and crying, he has only seen it in cartoons and Yang Lin.

It turns out that the cartoons are not exaggerated. Is eating and crying the norm?

"There's still a lot, you take your time." Ming Qian didn't know what to say, and after holding back for a long time, he could only utter this sentence.

Dong Han didn't realize that he had secreted physiological tears, and was eating pumpkin pie with a face full of enjoyment. Only the camera in the hands of the video camera brother faithfully recorded the scene at this time, as well as the eyes hanging from the corners of Dong Han's eyes. tears.

"Mr. Ming." The director came in from the door, he was very polite, "Brother Jiang will come later, maybe you need to talk to him alone about how to cook the bottom material."

Ming Qian: "I know."

The director glanced at Dong Han, Dong Han was stuffed in by the management, his brokerage company spent a lot of money, but the director didn't think Dong Han would be popular, because the brokerage company set up Dong Han as a gentle gentleman, such a character Nothing to remember.

The audience will remember the ones who are the most trouble-making, and the ones who are the best at doing things.

People are not flat, but viewers can only see flat people and the labels on them through TV.

Whoever has the most memorable label will be remembered by the audience.

Dong Han is obviously not the type that the audience can remember.

He himself has a relatively mild personality, and the brokerage company may have considered this and chose a character design that is closer to his own personality.

Director Han is ready to let Dong Han tour for the first time.

Although it seems hurtful to think so, what the entertainment industry values ​​is the value of "people" turning into "commodities". If a "commodity" cannot bring benefits, it must be discarded.

"Go and wait outside. Brother Jiang and the others may not arrive in half an hour." Director Han said, "By the way, I forgot to introduce you. This is Mr. Ming, Ming Qian, the owner of this hot pot restaurant."

"This is Dong Han, the flying guest of this episode."

Ming Qian and Dong Han were stunned for the first time, almost saying in unison——

"Isn't he a staff member?!"

"Isn't he a guest on the show?!"

The photographer finally couldn't bear it anymore, holding up the camera and laughing non-stop, he almost laughed his head off.

Director Han was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Ming Qian couldn't laugh or cry: "I thought he was a staff member, so I brought him to the back kitchen to pack things."

Dong Han said awkwardly: "I thought Mr. Ming was also a guest, so I came to pack things with him."

Director Han looked at the photographer brother, who made an ok gesture: "It's all recorded."

Director Han was a little curious about what they had done and said before, but he held his own, and only called the cameraman aside to let the other party take pictures for him.

When he saw Mingqian uttering the theory of "beating workers" in a serious manner, he couldn't help laughing out loud. He patted the photographer on the shoulder and couldn't straighten up laughing. He managed to catch his breath before saying : "This paragraph is good, and you can use it when the time comes."

Photographer brother: "Fortunately, I followed in."

Director Han: "I'll add chicken legs to the box lunch tonight."

The photographer couldn't believe it: "I've come to the hot pot restaurant, but I don't eat hot pot at night?!"

Director Han: "The employees are not here."

The photographer was very enthusiastic: "We can do it ourselves, who can't chop vegetables?"

Director Han also wanted to eat hot pot. Since he chose this hot pot restaurant, he has been watching related videos. He was also greedy, so he said: "I'll ask the boss, if I can eat it, I'll eat it together when people arrive. hot pot."

"Okay." Ming Qian had no objection, "As long as you are willing to chop the vegetables yourself, there are still some chopped vegetables in the store. If there are not enough vegetables, you can chop them later."

Ming Qian glanced at Dong Han, coughed lightly and said, "I don't understand anything about the entertainment industry, so just pretend I didn't say anything just now."

Dong Han waved his hands again and again: "You are right, I can't always wait for others to come to me, I should take the initiative myself."

Is this what he just said?

Ming Qian was confused for a few seconds, but quickly threw it away.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the guests finally arrived. This variety show has five resident guests, four men and one woman, and three flying guests, two men and one woman, adding up to eight people. If you run this hot pot restaurant, there is a lot of manpower. is enough.

The person leading the team is Jiang Ming, and everyone in the circle calls him Brother Jiang, not only because of his qualifications, but also because of his age. He is almost fifty, but his maintenance is about the same as that of more than 30. He has won Best Actor twice and Shidi once.

But the film king and Shidi have to produce a few every year. Apart from the better personal qualifications, the actual effect has been negligible.

Otherwise, I wouldn't choose to be a resident guest in variety shows.

Artists go to variety shows either to be popular, or to become popular.

Ming Qian likes Jiang Ming very much. When he was a child, he watched the ancient dramas starring Jiang Ming. At that time, Ming's mother controlled the TV remote control at home. Ming's mother loved to watch bitter dramas, but she loved The ones I saw were all about abusing the male lead.

Jiang Ming was terribly abused in several bitter dramas. His family was broken and his family was destroyed, and he was often disabled. Either his hands or legs were broken, and his fiancée was even snatched away by bullies.

Originally, Ming Qian thought that people in the entertainment industry would be more arrogant and have a bad attitude, but it turned out that he was thinking too much.

Including Jiang Ming, these eight artists look no different from ordinary people, and their attitudes are also normal. They will greet Director Han and the staff. The first thing they do when they arrive at the store is to touch up their makeup. Today they have to do The most important thing is to be familiar with each other and familiar with the storefront.

At this time, Ming Qian needs to explain.

Ming Qian was watched by eight artists, as if these eight people were his students, Ming Qian was a little nervous.

"I have to go to the store at five o'clock in the morning to make preparations." Ming Qian tried to make himself look calm, "Generally, it will be busy until nine o'clock in the morning, and there will be customers in the store around 10:30..."

He felt that he had spoken very carefully.

But someone asked: "What does the preparation involve? Does someone need to do the dishes? I can do the dishes."

"Do you want us to make snacks? I don't know how to cook. Is it too late to learn?"

Ming Qian found out that someone was recording with a pen, as if he was talking about some great knowledge point.

Just as Ming Qian was about to speak in detail, the store door was suddenly pushed open.

The door of the store was obviously locked, but at this moment the lock didn't exist.

A man's indifferent and magnetic voice came from outside, and as the voice sounded, the man's face slowly appeared in front of everyone.

"Why haven't you gone back after this time?" Everyone could hear the dissatisfaction in Youjun's tone.

Everyone in the store looked at him stupidly.

You Jun raised his chin slightly, extremely proud: "Why haven't they left yet?"

Director Han: "...Damn it."

Staff: "...Damn it."

Only Ming Qian explained in a low voice: "Their plane is delayed."

Youjun's eyes swept over everyone.

Everyone he watched involuntarily had goosebumps——

What kind of fairy hotpot restaurant is this tm!