Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 305 Triple Overwhelming Advantage

Sizzle! Bang! Sizzle!

Under Zhang Youqian's direction, the staff of the Blue TV station dragged and assembled the tables, making a loud noise, and quickly formed ten long tables.

The artists and assistants of Tiger Shadow Star helped to take out the packed lunch boxes.

Longjing shrimp, as translucent as mutton fat jade;
The aroma of lotus leaves and wine mingles with the fresh fragrance of chicken in Beggar's Chicken, creating an irresistible aroma.
The Dongpo pork, with its glistening, reddish-brown color, shines as brightly as red agate, making it incredibly tempting.
Braised sea cucumber with scallions, featuring glossy, plump sea cucumber and golden-brown, fragrant scallion segments;

With its bright red color, this honey-glazed ham is made from the finest part of the ham, complemented by honey.

Steamed pork belly coated in rice flour is tightly wrapped in emerald green lotus leaves.
Each table was also served a braised pork knuckle with fermented bean curd, which was rich in oil and dark soy sauce and had a distinctive fermented bean aroma.

When these dishes were served, the boxed lunches provided by Xiao Shenyang had long been thrown aside and were completely ignored...

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Tao Yan, the director of "Delicious Food Wins the World", reached out her chopsticks and picked up a piece of braised pork knuckle with fermented red bean curd.

The moment the tip of the chopsticks touched the skin of the pork knuckle, the trembling flesh began to quiver slightly.

With a little effort, the chopsticks sank in easily without any resistance, and the skin of the pork knuckle split open, revealing the red and white meat inside with its distinct texture.

Tao Yan put the piece of pork knuckle with the skin still on into her mouth. The fatty part melted almost the instant it touched her tongue. It was fatty but not greasy, and the texture was soft and tender.

"This dish is amazing! It's a masterpiece of Hangzhou cuisine!"

"It needs to be simmered over low heat for up to three hours until the pork knuckle is tender and falls off the bone."

“I used to work as a production assistant on the movie ‘Migrant Workers’. When I saw Fan Ming and Cheng Sicheng’s eating scene, I bought this right away.”

"That's the only person I've ever seen eat braised pork knuckle with more gusto than Chen Peisi! It made my mouth water!"

"It's a pity that this thing is too expensive and doesn't fit the plot. Director Kang Honglei deleted it and changed it to a scene where migrant worker Fan Ming buys pig's head meat for his son."

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Tao Yan had just finished praising the braised pork knuckle with fermented bean curd when, under Zhang Youqian's instructions, the Tiger-affiliated artists' assistants carefully served the final dish to the table.

Yellow croaker stuffed in soup!!!

Producer Li Xiong looked at the plate of fish, which was plump, golden yellow, with smooth and taut skin, and its belly was filled with carefully selected fillings, making it look round and three-dimensional.

tasty! !
He took a bite and immediately praised it highly:

"This dish is extraordinary! It's a famous dish from the Manchu Han Imperial Feast! It has extremely high requirements for ingredients, steps, and techniques!"

"The technique of deboning the whole fish is superb; it's clearly the work of a top-tier Shandong cuisine master!"

"I was fortunate enough to witness Master Yan's whole deboned chicken, probably around 2001, when we were filming a promotional video at the Jinan Catering Service Training Center."

"The only downside to this dish is that it's expensive..."

Lin Xingzhuo's actions completely decimated the food at Zhao Family Troupe's school cafeteria.

The Zhao family members watched as the Tiger-affiliated artists, Zhejiang TV staff, and invited guests such as Da Bing, Zhao Weiguo, Annie Yi, and A Duo enjoyed the food with great relish.
Looking at the deluxe boxed lunch in my hand, it suddenly lost its appeal!
Wang Jinlong, Cheng Ye, and Tian Wa, looking at the dishes, were so engrossed in their food that they almost considered defecting...

The members of Zhao's troupe quickly ate a few bites of their boxed lunches and left without saying a word...

Xiao Shenyang ordered a Xilong Haerbing!

Before leaving the cafeteria, he looked at Lin Xingzhuo, who was showing off his braised pork knuckle with fermented bean curd, and felt a pang of resentment.

After the Spring Festival Gala performance of "Not Short of Money" became a hit, he has outshone all other celebrities in any event he participates in.

Now, however, they're suffering repeated setbacks at the hands of a mere second-tier celebrity!
Damn it! This is absolutely bizarre!!!
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That day, before the afternoon rehearsal, there was a special planning meeting for language-based programs.

The meeting lasted for about twenty minutes. Everyone went to the dressing room, while Cheng Ye and Xiao Pengfei went to the restroom.

Only Xiao Shenyang, the top performer in Zhao Benshan's troupe, stayed behind to offer a cigarette to producer Li Xiong and tentatively asked:
"Brother Li, what's the deal with that guesthouse at noon? Was the food they made really that good? I noticed that no one touched their boxed lunches afterwards."

“I’ve traveled all over the country with my master and visited some provincial and municipal guesthouses. In my memory, they were just so-so.”

Li Xiong took the cigarette and said, "Brother Yang, are all guesthouses the same? Even if it's the same guesthouse, different people might eat there, so how can the food be the same?"

Xiao Shenyang seemed to understand what Li Xiong meant and said, "Then this guesthouse..."

Li Xiong said, "This is the guesthouse of the Yuezhou Provincial Military Region, right by West Lake, next to the Provincial Party Committee Sanatorium, located in East Lake." "Without someone to guide you, you wouldn't know how to get there, but there are so many people there, armed police, special police..."

Hearing this, Xiao Shenyang was secretly alarmed and said, "That lunch must have cost a lot of money, right?"

Li Xiong said, "You can't get this even if you have money."

"I heard that Lin Xingzhuo contacted a master chef specializing in Huaiyang cuisine at state banquets in the capital and invited the head chef who was resting at the guesthouse to personally cook the dishes."

"In addition, Mr. Ding of Tiger Shadow Star Glory also made a call to the director of that guesthouse. I heard that the director used to work in the cooking squad under Mr. Ding."

Xiao Shenyang listened to Li Xiong's casual description.

The capital city, state banquets, comrades-in-arms, military district guesthouses, places you can't get a meal even if you have money, the mess hall...

These words piece together an invisible network of power.

This reminded Xiao Shenyang of the time when his master took him to the capital, where they sat in the reception room for four hours drinking Mengding Mountain tea, waiting to be received by a big shot.

At that time, Zhao Benshan saw that Xiao Shenyang was getting impatient, so he went up and slapped him on the head.

"Sit still! Where is this place? Why are you crossing your legs like that?!"

Xiao Shenyang was still unconvinced and said, "Master, you're so famous and rich now, why do you still need to fawn over people like this?"

Zhao Benshan said, "Listen carefully! Once people have money and fame, they will crave power!"

"Human beings' ultimate desire is power."

"Once you have power, money, fame, and people will naturally gravitate towards you!"

"But no matter how much money you have, it's still just money."

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While Xiao Shenyang was experiencing a profound emotional shock in the conference room, Cheng Ye and Xiao Pengfei, who were in the restroom, also suffered a similar mental blow.

When they went to the restroom, they encountered the mysterious Lin Xingzhuo, who quickly walked through the noisy main corridor of the broadcasting building with his head down.

Lin Xingzhuo walked through the building's equipment area and entered a secluded toilet.

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Cheng Ye muttered under his breath, "That's not right! There's a restroom right outside when they're rehearsing for a song performance, why would they specifically go to that secluded restroom in the equipment area..."

Xiao Pengfei said, "Isn't it obvious? He has a defect in that area! That's why he has to hide it from people!"

Cheng Ye said, "Let's go take a look."

Xiao Pengfei recalled the scene where Cheng Ye was instantly defeated last time and said, "This is not good, and besides, this Lin Xingzhuo is quite skilled!"

Cheng Ye said, "Let's go to the toilet too! What, is he like a girl dressed as a boy in a Japanese movie going to school? Can't he see men?"

Xiao Pengfei could only say, "Alright, let's play it natural then, and not give him any more ammunition to cause trouble..."

Cheng Ye said, "Okay! I'll go to the toilet!"

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A few minutes later, Lin Xingzhuo finished using the restroom and left, while Cheng Ye and Xiao Pengfei left half a minute later.

They only stole a glance, and it was as if they had seen a deity! The two were completely dumbfounded!

What kind of monster is this?
Although it is said that all skills are futile in the face of absolute power.

However, Lin Xingzhuo, who was performing a series of dragon and phoenix dances in front of the urinal, clearly possessed not only absolute strength but also absolute skill.

Holy crap! Even if the Marquis of Changxin of Qin from 2247 years ago were to be resurrected, this wouldn't be any more incredible!!

Xiao Pengfei thought that when he got back, he must remind his senior sister, Ya Dan, to stay away from that humanoid Yang Ju.

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During the rehearsal at Lantai, Lin Xingzhuo began to take control of the entire scene by leveraging his overwhelming advantages in power, connections, and physical skills.

However, before the official recording of "China Blue 2010 Happy Ceremony - Zhejiang TV 2010 New Year's Eve Gala" took place, bad news came from Northeast China.

(End of this chapter)