The longed-for village system

Chapter 150 Chen Qing's Plan

By the time Chen Qing learned about the news online, it was already evening. He heard it from Zhao Xiaogu, and he didn't care about his reaction or show any fear.

The only thing that surprised him was that he received a call from an unknown number. The caller was a well-known interview program on national television, and the host, Chen Qing, was also familiar with Dong Qing, a beautiful and elegant CCTV host.

The content of the phone call was very simple: it was an invitation for him to record a program to set an example for the new generation.

Being able to appear on CCTV is an honor and recognition for an artist, and Chen Qing is no exception. If there were no systematic constraints, he would have completed this trip seriously, but now he naturally made an excuse to refuse.

The reason is that he has not made any contributions and is neither capable nor qualified to be a role model for the new generation.

The production team seemed to have been prepared all along, and immediately offered to send someone to Manyuan Village to record after Chen Qing refused.

Seeing this, Chen Qing could no longer refuse, and the two agreed on a time before hanging up the phone.

The reason why the TV station insisted on interviewing him and even sent a production team to do so was not only because Chen Qing was very popular during this period, but also mainly because he was the person who was specifically praised.

If a state-owned television station doesn't even have this much vision, then its leaders should step down. As for whether Chen Qing is truly capable of becoming a role model for the new generation, does it even matter?
The next day, Zhao Xiaogu appeared on the Hunan Mango TV Happy Camp stage with the male lead and the second male and female leads of the drama. Of course, He Jiong and others also asked Zhao Xiaogu for her opinion on yesterday's "Chen Qing's deception incident".

Teacher He had been looking forward to Chen Qing leaving the village for a long time. If he could persuade Chen Qing to make a change this time, that would be the best. Moreover, he believed there was no better opportunity than this.

Chen Qing's fans, Zhao Xiaogu's fans, and a large number of casual fans collectively voiced their demand that Chen Qing leave the village to record an album, which is unprecedented.

When asked by Teacher He and the others, Zhao Xiaogu smiled slyly and replied triumphantly, "I participated yesterday too. I'm now the captain of the team that's forcing Chen Qing to record the album."

"Clap!" Teacher You and Zhao Xiaogu gave each other a high five, and then praised, "Well done, it should have been done a long time ago."

"That's right! It's such a waste that someone with such talent doesn't get to show it off. The song he wrote for Jay Chou is really amazing. It got me all fired up!" Sister Na chimed in at the right moment, while also promoting Jay Chou's new song.

"Xiao Gu, why do you think Xiao Chen doesn't want to leave the village? What are the chances of him leaving this time? As his wife, what's your guess?"

Jia Ge was even more curious about why Chen Qing didn't leave the village, and also wanted to know the probability of Chen Qing leaving the village this time, which was also what the fans wanted to know.

This question really stumped Zhao Xiaogu. She really didn't know what Chen Qing was thinking, and she was even more uncertain about whether she could leave the village this time.

My husband isn't the type to change his mind just because someone says a few words to him; otherwise, he wouldn't have failed to get invited by Teacher He and Teacher Huang so many times.

The last recording of Happy Camp doesn't count; that was just something he filmed on the side when he went to her house to propose marriage. So even though she's shouting happily this time, she doesn't really think it's a good match.

"Brother Chen probably doesn't want to leave the village because he prefers a life close to nature! He likes the simple and ordinary life of working at sunrise and resting at sunset. As for whether he will record an album this time, I'm not sure. It's up to him in our family."

Seeing Zhao Xiaogu's demure demeanor, all the male fans in the audience couldn't help but feel envious and jealous of Chen Qing. He's just a little talented, so why is he able to marry such a beautiful, virtuous, and considerate wife?
Others may not know Chen Qing and cannot make an evaluation, but Teacher He, who has had contact with Chen Qing, naturally knows her and agrees with Zhao Xiaogu's evaluation of Chen Qing.

"That's right. Xiao Chen has a rather calm and steady personality. In ancient times, he would be the kind of talented hermit. In one episode of 'Back to Field,' Huang Lei and I asked Xiao Chen what his ambitions and pursuits were. He wrote a poem called 'Peach Blossom Hermitage' on the spot. Is it online? You can display it on the big screen." Some people in the audience had seen or heard the poem, while many others had not and turned their attention to the big screen behind them.

In Peach Blossom Valley dwells Peach Blossom Hermitage, beneath which dwells a Peach Blossom Immortal.

The Peach Blossom Immortal planted peach trees, and picked peach blossoms to exchange for wine.

When sober, I sit before the flowers; when drunk, I sleep beneath them.

Half-drunk and half-awake, day after day; flowers blooming and withering, year after year.

Upon seeing this poem, everyone present understood that it would still be difficult for Chen Qing to leave the village this time. The life he wanted was too mundane, or rather, a life of leisure and freedom.

It's a pity that he has so much talent and skill. If only he had that talent and skill, they would have made a fortune long ago.

However, perhaps it is precisely because of this mentality that Chen Qing possesses such talent! After all, being entangled in too many worldly affairs leaves little time for studying.

Meanwhile, Chen Qing, who was entangled in too many mundane worldly affairs, was still leisurely drinking tea in the Mushroom House. He hadn't even cooked anything in the morning; he just ate breakfast and lay there enjoying the breeze and drinking tea.

Of course, this was all just a facade; at that moment, he was thinking about something else entirely.

As his popularity grows and he starts a family, it's not so easy for him to stay peacefully in the village as before; he'll definitely have to give favors and face.

Once, twice, or three times is fine, but if you are rejected every time, the friendship will fade. So you need to go out and maintain the relationship occasionally.

Besides, there's Zhao Xiaogu's side. He'll definitely have to accompany her back every year for important holidays like Spring Festival and Chinese New Year. There's nothing he can do to avoid that, unless he doesn't want to live his life anymore.

So he was thinking about how to get more reward opportunities, preferably the kind with specific rewards, so that he could redeem them if he needed to leave the village and wouldn't be stuck because he didn't have enough chances.

He's not considering popularity for now. It takes ten million people to activate one lottery chance, and the next lottery will definitely require at least 2000 million. That's a number he can't achieve with short-term efforts; he needs to think about what's easier to obtain.

Carpentry is a good idea, but the next reward requires selling 20 worth of goods at once, which is practically impossible to complete in the village.

Aside from those, all he has left are medical skills and music-related skills, which he can make good use of and should be able to get more chances without much trouble.

He's quite well-known for his songwriting now, and if he wanted to, many singers would buy his songs. The first time it would cost 10, the second time 20, and they could play his songs a dozen or twenty times.

In terms of medical skills, it shouldn't be long before someone comes to visit. Chen Qing felt that he could easily do this dozens of times, since wealthy people would spend hundreds of millions when it comes to matters of life and death.

(End of this chapter)