Gu Miaomiao transformed into a little compliment master.
"The sweet and sour pork is delicious, crispy on the outside and tender inside, just the right amount of sweet and sour. Big brother, your cooking skills are amazing~"
"The braised chicken wings are also delicious, the meat comes off the bone easily, it's very flavorful, and very fresh. Big brother, you're even better than a chef~"
"The stir-fried eggs with green peppers are great too. Look at this egg, the thickness is just right, and it's very tender. Big brother, love you~"
"The fried tofu is absolutely perfect, crispy on the outside and tender inside, the sauce drizzled over it is just the right flavor..."
Gu Cheng's ears turned red, and with his sister's praise, he ate another bowl of rice.
However, he quickly noticed that his sister didn't eat the dish of three delicacies, didn't eat the green peppers in the stir-fried eggs, and didn't touch the stir-fried beef with cilantro.
Gu Cheng picked up a piece of potato and put it into her bowl.
Tuanzi smiled, showing her teeth.
Gu Cheng felt a bit dizzy, quickly lowered his head to eat, and didn't notice that Tuanzi quickly buried the potato in her bowl.
[Ancient Martial System: But if you eat like this, won't you get exposed in the end?]
Tuanzi: (○o○)
She quickly dug out the buried potato and hurriedly threw it into her second brother's bowl.
The originally very gloomy Gu Che immediately burst into joy.
Sister gave me food!
He reciprocated by giving his sister a piece of sweet and sour pork.
Tuanzi immediately showed a bright expression and quickly gave the dish of three delicacies to her second brother.
If her second brother finishes all the vegetables, she won't have to eat them, hahaha!
Suddenly, in a certain moment, the siblings paused, turned their heads with a creak, and met Gu Cheng's expressionless gaze.
"You can't be picky with food."
Tuanzi pretended she hadn't heard, lowered her head, and stuffed her mouth with rice.
Soon, her bowl had another piece of eggplant.
She gloomily stuffed it into her mouth, and another piece of eggplant appeared in her bowl.
"Miaomiao doesn't want to eat."
She softly whined, "Miaomiao couldn't eat meat before, wants to eat more meat."
Gu Cheng: "You can't..."
"Also, beef, Miaomiao could rarely eat beef before."
She looked pitifully at Gu Cheng, her jet-black eyes glistening like a piece of candy ready to melt.
"Wants to eat beef, beef without cilantro, ooh."
Gu Cheng: "..."
Tuanzi: (✪ω✪)
Gu Cheng still stood up, took the cilantro beef away, picked out the cilantro, put it back in the wok, and stir-fried it again.
When he brought it back, Tuanzi sniffed it carefully like a little puppy and found the scary smell was gone. She quickly picked up the beef and happily commented.
"Big brother's cooking is world-class!"
Gu Cheng: "... At least eat the green peppers."
Compared to cilantro, green peppers are quite delicious.
Tuanzi quickly picked up a chopstick full of stir-fried eggs with green peppers.
Gu Cheng: "... It counts as making sure my sister isn't picky with food, right?"
A sour voice echoed from the side.
"What's the point? Why not just skip adding cilantro in the first place?"
Gu Cheng turned his head to look, seeing his brother unable to hide his jealousy, thought for a moment, picked up a chicken wing.
"Eat more."
Gu Che: "... Not comforted at all."
If big brother's cooking is world-class, then what rank is he?
The top stream had a sense of crisis, always feeling that big brother could quickly win sister's favor. Being a good cook is an advantage, darn it!
While the family was happily dining together, Ai Zhen still hadn't received an answer and contacted Director Qian indirectly.
Director Qian is an old Jianghu, very shrewd. Thinking about Pineapple TV's program and the recent trending topics, he quickly understood.
[You ask about the contract? Director Ai, I won't hide it from you; we usually sign short-term contracts, but for those two golden nuggets, I signed long-term contracts directly.]
He didn't explicitly say who the golden nuggets were, leaving Ai Zhen to guess.
When Gu Cheng replied to Ai Zhen that his sister had signed a long-term contract, Ai Zhen didn't suspect.
[If our program has a second season, you must participate!]
Gu Cheng gave a very cautious answer.
In fact, he felt it was unlikely there would be a second season for this program. With one group of guests withdrawing and investors pulling out, it's quite possible that even the first season won't be completed.
That's what happens when trying to mimic something unsuccessful, unless the other side reorganizes the plan.
However, the young director fantasized that if his sister had already finished recording "Travel with Parents 2" and "Go on an adventure together" had a second season inviting him, would he bring his sister along?
At that time, surely no one would scold his sister for being disloyal by participating in competing programs simultaneously.
Would he bring his sister along?
To say he wasn't jealous of his brother rapidly building a relationship with his sister would be false. If there's such an opportunity, and if he could return a favor, he might really consider it.
However, this show might even fail in its first season, so there won't be a second one.
Gu Cheng stopped thinking about this matter.
Meanwhile, the trending topics had exploded.
The cause was that Li Xiao, who participated with Zhou Yan in "Star Chasing Journey" and didn't secure a spot, posted a piece.
This post was an apology letter.
[Mr. Gu discovered the truth and even spoke for me in public, but I was cowardly and selfish...]
Li Xiao was one of the few contestants in that show capable of independent creation, with endless potential. Despite not securing a spot, he later signed with a decent company and was recently preparing a new album.
This letter mainly explained that during the recording in early November last year, his original work was plagiarized by Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan claimed it was original on stage and from near elimination soared directly into debut.
Gu Che, having listened to many of Li Xiao's works, noticed the style was identical, and Li Xiao had discussed this piece with Gu Che before.
Gu Che immediately mercilessly criticized Zhou Yan, pouring venomous and sharp words, causing Zhou Yan to cry explosively.
However, when aired at the end of December last year, the show's malicious edits only cut to Gu Che's last venomous words and Zhou Yan's explosive crying scene. This successfully led to many netizens vilifying Gu Che for a long time.
Li Xiao posted his manuscript and had a handwriting analysis done. He also posted Zhou Yan's original lyrics and melody as well as a chat with a small account offering a sponsorship in exchange for not pursuing the matter.
[Actually, I applied for the copyright for this song... I let down Mr. Gu's trust...]
Once posted, being related to Gu Che, it directly made the trending list.
[Oh my God, that's the real truth]
[The malicious edits of the show are disgusting]
[That's a top stream, how dare they edit maliciously?]
[What does it matter if it's top stream? In the eyes of capitalists, just a tool for making money. Today if you don't obey, I'll deal with you and then promote someone else]
[Why did the show offend Gu Che to promote Zhou Yan?]
[Rumor has it, Zhou Yan has someone backing him]
[You guys quickly check, someone released the original clip]
People clicked into the original clip and found the situation was exactly as Li Xiao described. Gu Che did point out the similarities, which led to his anger, and he believed such contestants should be eliminated. As a result, it was the impartial him who got vilified.
[This is simply a complete copy, just a few words changed, unbelievable]
Some people loathe plagiarism immensely, so they are all resisting Zhou Yan now.
Zhou Yan's fans, along with paid commenters, began to counterattack.
[Where do these wannabes come from, dreaming of fame?]
[Get lost, don't leech off Yanyan!]
[Gu Che's boycott! No professional ethics!]
[Boycott Gu Che! Boycott Gu Che!]
[Those talking about boycotting, watch this video, this is the truth]
Another of "Star Chasing Journey" original clips, shot in late November last year and aired early January this year.
The video has no edited sound, leaving everyone to hear Zhou Yan making a racket while politely asking the judges for feedback.
The judges fanned the flames, urging Gu Che to hand over his one and only final direct pass card to ensure Zhou Yan directly reached the finals.
Gu Che refused, immediately someone turned off his mic and handed the direct pass card to Zhou Yan.
Gu Che walked away, then squatted in a corner watching everyone perform.
[Look, what's boycott? Boycott is leaving the set and refusing to film, but he was squatting in the corner!]
[The cameraman captured him, just didn't release it]
[Suddenly feeling sorry for Gu Che, just refused the unreasonable request from the investors and got vilified like this]
[Why didn't Gu Che speak out afterward? Write a subtle essay and everyone would understand]
[He scorns it, he never writes this stuff, completely indifferent, believe it if you want, if not, too bad]