Chapter 113: The Sixth Episode of Longing Airs
Jiang Yun still did not know that Liu Guoqiang had already sold him out. At that very moment, Jiang Yun was standing on set with a boxed meal in hand, eating his dinner there.
Having settled the matter with Wang Fengwan, Liu Guoqiang was in an excellent mood.
When he saw Jiang Yun, he laughed and said, “You punk, I’ve never understood this about you. Why do you always eat standing up? Why don’t you squat or sit down?”
“Wheh-heh-heh!”
With a mouthful of rice, Jiang Yun laughed through it. “Squatting while I eat looks improper. And if I sit, there’s no table!”
Liu Guoqiang rolled his eyes and patted Jiang Yun on the shoulder. “You worked hard today. I’ll need you to work hard again tomorrow!”
“Sure.”
“I won’t bother you while you eat.”
Liu Guoqiang walked away.
Jiang Yun went on eating.
After wrapping for the day, Jiang Yun got into the S500 and returned to the hotel.
Back in his room, Jiang Yun opened the windows and the door, then turned on his computer and began serializing today’s chapter.
Knock, knock, knock.
Someone was at the door.
Without turning around, Jiang Yun said, “Come in.”
Wang Fengwan walked into the room. “Still serializing your novel?”
“Wang Fengwan?” Jiang Yun frowned and turned around. “What are you doing here?”
“This morning, you did not treat me like this.”
Jiang Yun frowned. To be honest, he preferred to keep Wang Fengwan at arm’s length.
She was far too unusual, someone he could not handle. Yesterday, he had only acted on impulse.
Jiang Yun stood up. “Sit down.”
Wang Fengwan did not stand on ceremony and sat on Jiang Yun’s bed.
Jiang Yun poured her a cup of tea, then returned to his computer to keep typing.
“Hey? Aren’t you going to say anything to me?” In truth, Wang Fengwan was far from calm at this moment.
“What do you want me to say?” Jiang Yun did not even look back. His tone was flat.
After uploading the chapter, Jiang Yun stretched and glanced at the time. “Oh. It’s already seven.”
Seeing that Wang Fengwan still had not left, Jiang Yun simply ignored her.
He turned on the television. Today was the broadcast day for the sixth episode of Longing for Life on the web television platform.
During the commercials, Jiang Yun brewed a pot of tea.
“Want some?”
Wang Fengwan nodded, and Jiang Yun poured her a cup.
Holding his own thermos, Jiang Yun did not care whether Wang Fengwan was beside him or not. He lay straight down on the bed and pulled the blanket over himself.
Wang Fengwan frowned. “Jiang Yun?”
“Hush. Don’t talk. The show is about to start.”
“Hmph.” Wang Fengwan gave an angry snort, stood up, and was about to leave.
Jiang Yun did not stop her. Good, she could go. Better for him to have the room to himself. “Please close the door on your way out, thanks.”
After Wang Fengwan left the room, she went to a corner, took out her phone, and made a call. “Hello? Meng Ya!”
“Meng Ya, let me tell you, that Jiang Yun is really not a good person!”
“What else? You should ask him yourself!”
“What exactly happened? I’m telling you, Meng Ya, I’m almost embarrassed to say it.”
“Mm, all right then. Bye.”
Wang Fengwan hung up and returned to her room.
At seven-thirty, the sixth episode of Longing for Life aired on time.
Jiang Yun sat in front of the television, waiting in silence.
The opening scene showed Jiang Yun arriving at Mushroom House. Huang Kang and He Ling asked Jiang Yun to keep house while the two of them went to the orchard to pick apples.
The screen showed He Ling and Huang Kang bustling about.
Then the scene cut to Mushroom House.
Inside, the phone rang. Jiang Yun picked it up. It was Cai Kun.
“What? You want Eight-Treasure Duck? I can’t make that. Order something else!”
“Then I’ll order pearl cabbage!”
A vein popped on Jiang Yun’s forehead.
The audience laughed so hard they practically sounded like pigs. Jiang Yun’s expression was simply too funny.
On screen, Jiang Yun began washing the cabbage.
Before long, the phone rang again.
Jiang Yun answered. This time, it was Chen Long.
In the program, Jiang Yun was so excited he nearly jumped straight up.
The editing team played a little trick here, distorting Chen Long’s voice and putting a question mark on the screen.
The audience only knew that this person had ordered a dish called egg waffles, but they did not know who it was.
“Who is the one who ordered the egg waffles?”
“Egg waffles are a snack from Hong Kong. Could it be someone from Hong Kong?”
“Upstairs, that’s possible!”
“Looking at how Jiang Yun nearly jumped up, I’m really curious who it is!”
The final caller was Zhao Mai, who ordered a braised shrimp and tomato casserole.
In the program, Jiang Yun announced that he would be cooking dinner tonight, and the audience on the streaming platform instantly exploded.
“Jiang Yun cooking? Are you sure this isn’t fantasy?”
“Does Jiang Yun even know how to cook?”
“Upstairs, you’re obviously new here. You don’t even know that Jiang Yun can cook!”
“You can go watch the earlier episodes!”
“I watched the earlier episodes. Wasn’t that just everyone else working with him in the act? Giving Jiang Yun a persona that can cook!”
“Upstairs, it was done in a single uninterrupted shot, okay?”
The show went on. Cai Kun arrived first, followed by Zhao Mai.
In the end, Cai Kun and Zhao Mai ended up crammed together in the kitchen.
Then an important guest appeared, with a question mark drawn over his face.
A commercial break was inserted at this point.
After the ad ended and the program returned to the main feature, the audience immediately went wild.
“Whoa, whoa! Who would have thought it was Big Brother Chen Long!”
“I really didn’t expect this!”
“Chen Long actually appeared on a variety show!”
At Mango TV, everyone on the Longing for Life production team was staring at their computer screens.
“How is it?”
“We’ve broken three!”
The director of Longing for Life was somewhat dissatisfied with the number.
“Director, director, come look, it’s broken five!”
The director let out a breath of relief.
The program continued.
When it reached the dinner scene, Cai Kun called Chen Long “Big Brother,” which made Chen Long look visibly displeased. The viewers flooded the comments.
“Cai Kun, do you even know who you are? Other people call him Big Brother, and you do too?”
“Exactly!”
“I can’t take it. If I insult Cai Kun now, will I get likes?”
The show continued.
Jiang Yun came on with a bowl of cabbage dumpling soup, and Cai Kun cried out in shock: Pearl cabbage? Don’t take me for a complete idiot!
The audience laughed like geese.
When the broadcast reached the part where Chen Long wanted to drink while eating, and then was knocked to the ground by Jiang Yun during the performance segment, Chen Long’s fans immediately voiced their dissatisfaction.
“Jiang Yun went too far, didn’t he? How could he hit so hard?”
“Exactly. Was that really necessary just to film a show?”
This directly caused Jiang Yun’s fans to fire back.
“What do you know? My Jiang Yun didn’t do it on purpose!”
Just as the two sides were about to go at each other, someone stepped forward.
“Hello everyone, I’m also a fan of Jiang Yun. This incident really was Jiang Yun’s fault. I hope all fellow Jiang Yun fans will show some class.”
“Don’t let others say our fandom is full of idiots.”
“Sorry.”
And so, the comments section formed long rows, all of them apologies in perfect unison.
“Sorry!”
“Sorry!”
Online, the screen was filled entirely with apologies to Chen Long.
“I’m sorry. On behalf of my idol, I apologize to you all. Please forgive my idol’s reckless behavior!”
Longing for Life continued airing.
The scene moved to everyone finishing dinner, cleaning up, and then sitting together to play a game.
In the very first round, Chen Long was eliminated outright.
This sparked more comments from viewers.
“Is Big Brother Chen Long terrible at games?”
Chen Long sang a song.
In the second round, Jiang Yun was eliminated, and he, too, had to sing.
The scene where everyone started heckling Jiang Yun into singing a new song went up.
The audience on the streaming platform exploded instantly.
“Wuhu, Jiang Yun is finally going to sing a new song again!”