The longed-for village system

Chapter 333 Zhang Tianwang and Zhou Huimin

"Haha, it's a secret, you'll see for yourselves later!"

Brother Hu had a very bright smile on his face. He was really looking forward to seeing the expressions of these people when they saw the two Hong Kong guests. It was sure to be very interesting.

Peng Peng and his sister don't understand Brother Hu's personality, but Teacher He does. In private, he's just a playful kid. The female artists who have worked with him often talk about Brother Hu the most when they come to his show.

There must be something wrong with that bright smile. He Jiong recalled the artists in Hong Kong again in his mind. This time, he completely overturned the list of names he had just heard. If it were those people, Brother Hu would not be smiling like that.

It's obvious that these two Hong Kong artists are of high seniority and hold significant positions in the industry.

After a short rest, Huang Sanshi got up and walked towards Wang Zhengyu. Although he said it didn't matter, they still tried their best to finish the dishes ordered by the guests.

"Mr. Wang, how much do I want for a pound of pork and a pound of shrimp? Don't try to rip me off. Brother Hu is only participating in our program recording as a friend." Huang Sanshi said, not forgetting to threaten Wang Zhengyu.

"Don't worry about that. Our program has always upheld the principle of honesty and integrity. A pound of pork is 35 yuan, and a pound of shrimp is 200 yuan."

"How many?"

Upon hearing Wang Zhengyu's quote, Teacher He and Peng Peng immediately ran over. Peng Peng subconsciously took off his slippers and handed them to Teacher Huang.

"Let me explain, I didn't quote this price randomly."

Seeing Teacher Huang take the slippers from Peng Peng's hand, Wang Zhengyu immediately spoke up to explain that being a program director was really too difficult for him. He also glanced at Chen Qing under the stage, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Chen Qing did not come over.

"Fine, let's see how you explain this. We can tolerate 35 yuan a pound of pork, but 200 yuan a pound of shrimp? You better explain why that's reasonable." Huang Sanshi continued to intimidate Wang Zhengyu with his eyes, as if he was ready to throw his weapon at the slightest provocation.

Chen Qing had his reasons for not going up to bargain this time. Teacher Huang and Teacher He had lived in plains or coastal cities for a long time, and in their minds, shrimp was only about 20 yuan a pound, and the best ones were at most 50 or 60 yuan a pound. But they forgot that this was YN Province, and it was not easy to eat seafood.

The shrimp prepared by the production team was probably specially made because Brother Hu wanted to order crystal shrimp. Of course, at 200 yuan per pound, the price is still very high. However, given the production team's exploitative nature, they would only feel something was wrong if they didn't rip them off with this kind of ingredient!

Sure enough, Wang Zhengyu started explaining over there.

“Teacher Huang, Teacher He, we are in Yunnan now. We can still get fish and shrimp from the river, but these are sea shrimp! Even in coastal cities, they cost fifty or sixty yuan per pound. We have to pay transportation costs to transport them all the way here from there! 200 yuan per pound is a fair price for the hotel. Of course, if you buy two pounds, I can give you 350 yuan, and if you buy three pounds, I can give you 500 yuan.”

The group inwardly exclaimed, "Wow!" They had initially thought that over three thousand yuan was a huge sum, but now it seemed to be just the price of a dozen or so kilograms of shrimp. However, after hearing Wang Zhengyu's explanation, Huang Sanshi couldn't continue to pressure them with his slippers. According to their calculations, 200 yuan per kilogram wasn't too expensive.

"Alright, I won't say any more. Just give us 220 yuan for a pound of shrimp and a pound of pork, and prepare all the other ingredients. That should be fine, right?"

This time, Wang Zhengyu generously handed over the ingredients directly; the real money-making scheme had just begun! If he didn't swindle 500 yuan from them today, he'd change his surname. Is 3,000 yuan a lot? He could swindle them all in three or four episodes at most. This episode's goal was to squeeze 1000 yuan out of them. Given the status and position of this episode's guest, even Teacher Huang and Teacher He wouldn't dare refuse.

"They seem to have arrived." Hu Ge, who was under the shed, said to Chen Qing after hearing the conversation not far away.

Hearing Brother Hu's words, Huang Sanshi, who was about to take the ingredients into the kitchen, also stopped in his tracks. Everyone turned to look at the path, and as the two walked in, they finally saw who it was.

"Ah! It's Teacher Zhang Xueyou! The Heavenly King Zhang is here! He's my idol!" Peng Peng shouted excitedly after recognizing the man.

He genuinely didn't expect to meet his childhood idol while recording a variety show. His idol never participates in variety shows, so was this a reward from the production team out of a moment of conscience?

The second season invited Angelababy's goddess, is it finally his turn this season?

Huang Sanshi was also filled with disbelief. After all, Zhang Tianwang's status was not something to be taken lightly, and Zhang Tianwang's songs had accompanied him as he grew up. He never expected that the program team could even invite him.

After being shocked, Teacher He focused his attention on the female guest. After seeing her clearly, he felt that the production team of this episode had gone crazy. It was really too crazy.

"Is that woman Vivian Chow? I never expected the show to invite both Heavenly King Cheung and Goddess Vivian Chow for this episode! Three super big stars this time!"

It's one thing for Brother Hu to come, since they still have contact in private, and it's understandable that he would come to their show for fun out of friendship. But who are these two?! The king and queen of Hong Kong, these two actually came to their show at the same time.

That's awesome! Absolutely fantastic! The production team really went all out for this episode.

The group greeted each other across the fence. Teacher He, Teacher Huang, and even Brother Hu all got up and came to the gate of the yard to welcome the two, after all, these two were the senior figures!
After entering, everyone greeted each other. When Zhang Tianwang saw Chen Qing, he hugged him and warmly greeted him, "Little Chen, it's been a long time!"

"Long time no see." Chen Qing smiled and patted Zhang Tianwang on the shoulder.

"Hello Xiao Chen, I am Zhou Huimin. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Huimin. I've finally met you in person. I've always been curious about what kind of young person can receive such high praise from Xueyou and Brother Fa."

Zhou Huimin was also observing Chen Qing. She was very curious about this young man who had been praised by several friends. Although Chen Qing's singing and songwriting abilities were very strong, they did not reach the level of praise from the two friends. She also intended to personally contact and investigate him this time.

Seeing how familiar Chen Qing and Zhang Tianwang were with each other, Teacher He and the others looked surprised again. They felt that they recognized Chen Qing less and less. How could Chen Qing, who stayed in Manyuan Village all day, know Zhang Tianwang and Zhou Runfa? Moreover, the two were so familiar with each other, as if they were old friends.

"You two know each other? You seem like you've been friends for years!" Teacher He took the lead in asking Zhang Xueyou.

"It's quite amazing that I met Xiao Chen. I'll tell you about it later. But Fa Ge and I have great respect for Xiao Chen, we can even say we're amazed by his talent." Zhang Xueyou said vaguely, expressing his approval of Chen Qing once again.

(End of this chapter)