After offending capital, my songs became more and more popular.

Chapter 34 If you don't flatter me, I'll stew you green beans!
"Aha..."

After watching "The Rural Man's Journey to Immortality" the whole way, Shen Ming'en took a flight to Yunnan the next day. Wearing sunglasses and yawning, he stretched as he came out of the airport and found the people sent by the production team to pick him up at the arrival gate.

In March, the temperature in Yunnan rose by twenty degrees Celsius after the sun came out. Shen Ming'en, who had finally said goodbye to his down jacket, put on a short-sleeved shirt after a long time. The warm breeze blowing in from the car window made people feel refreshed.

It's a pity the flowers and plants haven't sprouted yet. April, another month away, should be the most beautiful season.

Following the production crew's car, they arrived at a rather secluded guesthouse and settled in. A staff member asked Shen Ming'en, "Teacher Ming'en, the show's recording officially begins tomorrow morning. Do you need any ingredients?"

Shen Mingen was the only one in charge of cooking this episode, which is why he was the only one who arrived early. It is said that in addition to Teacher Huang and Teacher He, there are two female guests in this episode, but they are just there to "play along," eating and commenting. Only Shen Mingen had to take charge of cooking.

"We need two cows," Shen Ming'en specifically instructed. "Grass-fed yellow cattle, one male and one female, both alive. Before they come, feed them plenty of high-quality grass and Chinese medicinal herbs."

"Okay." The staff member nodded and wrote it down on their phone.

After the staff left, Shen Ming'en, having dropped his things, took a taxi directly to the ancient city for a stroll. Damn it, after time-traveling, he spent all his time in the island city studying, except for cooking, exercising, and performing. He was almost studying himself silly... If he didn't come out and explore, if you asked him what was on the other side of the sea, he would probably say not "freedom" but "adherence to the one-China principle."

It's worth mentioning that occasionally when he sees something new or takes pictures of beautiful scenery or flowers, he will send a few to Yao Shuli.

At noon, at the hotel where the "Taste of Life" program crew was staying, director Ma Bi received a "list of ingredients" that Shen Ming'en needed from the staff.

"What are you doing? You want two cows..." A staff member nearby couldn't help but scoff, "A whole roasted cow?"

"And they also feed them top-quality grass and Chinese medicinal herbs. What's the purpose of that?" an assistant asked curiously.

Director Ma Bi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "As long as he doesn't do anything shoddy, let's just let him be."

When the production team learned that Shen Mingen was coming to this episode, everyone, from the director to the staff, was on tenterhooks. After all, although this guy is popular and has a lot of traffic, which can make their show a hit, his "crazy" behavior is also notorious!
He once again shone a dazzling light on a group of top celebrities, causing them to collapse, and then he sang a patriotic song on a music show, leaving even a group of giants in the Chinese entertainment industry helpless against him...

Their show invited Shen Mingen to be the "clown," ruining his reputation and then expecting him to generate viewership. It's basically bullying him. The production team must be afraid he'll pull some more stunts that will disgust people.

But now it seems they were clearly overthinking it...

Or rather, Shen Ming'en was overestimated.

A grass-fed yellow ox typically costs between 10,000 and 15,000 yuan, so two oxen together would cost over 30,000 yuan. Although the two oxen are expensive, as long as Shen Ming'en honestly plays the "clown" role on the show and serves as a foil for Teacher Huang, the production team certainly won't be stingy; they're not short of money.

As for what kind of high-quality grass or Chinese medicinal herbs to feed them, they didn't think much about it. They just thought that feeding them more of these things might have some benefit to the taste and texture of the beef. After all, aren't there also Chinese medicinal herbs added to cured meat?
Just treat it as freshly marinated beef.

According to the rules of their program, the guests decide what kind of food to cook, and they do not interfere. Therefore, they did not ask Shen Mingen what he wanted to cook.

Before we knew it, the next day had arrived.

The filming location for the show was set at a relatively remote local farm because Shen Mingen wanted two cows. To say the place was clean would be an understatement; it was covered in cow dung, and even director Ma Bi stepped in it several times. It's worth mentioning that Shen Mingen was dressed rather flamboyantly today, wearing red and white striped cargo pants, a matching windproof jacket over a white T-shirt, a decorative necklace, and small sunglasses, exuding a bright and youthful charm.

When the show premiered, many viewers couldn't help but remark:

【China Red, huh? Hajime, you bastard…】

Haha, no wonder he's the spokesperson for revolutionary songs!

You know what, I suddenly found him attractive!

……

The program "Taste of Life" was recorded live throughout. Perhaps due to the pre-broadcast hype with the Emperor Ming'en, the program's popularity exploded today. Just one minute after the broadcast started, the number of people online at the same time in the live broadcast room exceeded 10, and it is still increasing at a terrifying rate of tens of thousands of people per minute.

Looking at the terrifying amount of traffic and discussion, even director Ma Bi couldn't help but cast an envious glance at Shen Ming'en.

"It's a pity he offended the capital..." he thought to himself. If Shen Ming'en hadn't been so crazy, he would definitely have become a top star again with his popularity.

"Director, Teacher Huang and Teacher He are here." A voice came from the walkie-talkie.

Director Ma gave the instruction, and the director quickly moved the camera away from Shen Ming'en and instead focused on the four people sitting in the sponsor's "Steamed Fish Head with Chopped Chili" restaurant, who had driven all the way from the forest path.

The driver was Mr. He, the main host of Hunan TV, while the passenger, who was waving a folding fan and bragging, was Mr. Huang, the middle-aged chef from Want Want China Times. As for the two exquisite and beautiful girls sitting in the back, one was Mr. Huang's beloved daughter, Huang Yingying, and the other was Qi Jia, an overseas girl group trainee from Ruixing Entertainment who had just returned to China.

“Look at Yunnan, it’s known as spring all year round. You can stay here all year without wearing a down jacket. But being warm all the time isn’t good for your health. If you go to a cold place one day, you’ll easily catch a cold,” Teacher Huang boasted. “It’s like life. Without the tempering of harsh weather, it’s hard to become a useful person…”

There are always some people in this world who like being fathers. I don't know how much insight they have into life, but they seem to be able to relate anything they see to the word "life".

Netizens were already fed up with Teacher Huang's tactics. Seeing that Qi Jia in the back seat didn't agree with him, one couldn't help but add: [Teacher Huang: If you don't flatter me, I'll give you stewed green beans!]

This resonated with countless netizens.

These people were probably still looking forward to the delicious food Shen Ming'en would make for them later.

They never expected that as soon as they got off the bus at the farm, they would see a scene that left them dumbfounded.

……

(End of this chapter)