While Zhao Xiaotao and Cheng Xi reported the good news, Zhao Yingkai also saw his ranking on the Rising Stars list.

He called his agent with a dark face: "Brother Yan, has the company bought fans for Cheng Xi?"

The questioning came fiercely, but Brother Yan only uttered two words: "No."

"Then how did he get on the hot search? Why is he ranked ahead of me? Don't tell me he did it on his own!"

"He just relies on himself," Brother Yan said sternly, "I think what he said is right. Newcomers should focus on themselves first and stand on their own before they are qualified to compete with others. Don't always stare at him."

It's not that Zhao Yingkai wants to stare at them. The two of them debuted at the same time. They have been compared together by netizens, big Vs, music bloggers, etc. What's uncomfortable is that he can't compare to him in appearance, and he can't compare to the stage. It seems that he has always been living with Cheng Xi.

under the shadow of.

After finally finding an opportunity, Cheng Xi unexpectedly made a comeback.

Why?

Seeing that he didn't speak, Brother Yan impatiently asked: "Pack up quickly, I will pick you up to meet the producer later. Remember, don't make any more troubles. Last time you posted a Weibo connotation and made me laugh at the boss.

I scolded you for a long time. I remember I told you that he is not something you can afford to offend, so please stop causing trouble for me, okay?"

Zhao Yingkai wanted to refute, "It's great that he has a financial backer," but before he could say anything, Brother Yan had already hung up the phone.

Look, even his own agent prefers Cheng Xi.

Zhao Yingkai's face was clouded.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Veins popped out in the hand holding the phone. He shook his fingers and typed a few words:

Zhao Yingkai v: I don’t have enough strength, so I can only get ahead by being funny [show hands]

After an afternoon of repairs, the guests felt more relaxed. After breakfast, the program team continued to release tasks.

"Ding~ With everyone's help, Alice and Carl's unwavering love finally moved Alice's family and agreed that they would become husband and wife. The excited couple couldn't wait to share the joy with their companions and decided to entertain all their friends in the castle. Next

, invite the guests to work in the town in groups to raise funds for the party.”

"Ding~ It is known that the number of participants is about twenty, and the required funds are at least 500 pounds. At the same time, this task will be scored according to the contribution of each group. The group with the highest contribution will receive 10 points each, and the second group will receive 7 points.

Third 3 points. I wish everyone a wonderful working journey~”

At this time, everyone understood why Director Liu said that he was not allowed to use his own money at the beginning of the recording. He was waiting here. He sent the guests to work, but they didn’t want it!

However, nowadays variety shows are like this, keen on tossing guests to death. After all, the audience is tired of the conventional routines, and is more willing to watch the arrogant celebrities acting embarrassingly.

Xu Lichu was shocked: "What nonsense are you talking about? Could the working trip be wonderful?"

Director Liu smiled and said: "Young people must learn to enjoy hardships."

At this time, Karl's voice came from the communicator, with a gloating tone: "Oh, my dear friends, I have to trouble you to work for the banquet. I'm so sorry."

"I'm sorry, just go and fight it yourself," Cheng Xi tapped the communicator, "How did you become a baron without even having 500 pounds?"

Carl: "..."

Director Liu: "..."

Karl, who was sent out to irritate people, fell silent.

Tao Shiyan couldn't help but chuckle when he heard that the NPC was frustrated.

"Okay, okay, stop making trouble," Shen Yi asked Director Liu, "Where are we going to work? Do we need to find it ourselves?"

"No, we have already contacted the working place for everyone. Let's ask each of the three groups to send a team member to draw the working place. The one with the highest score now is...group c, and group c will be drawn first."

Hearing this, Tao Shiyan wanted Cheng Xi to go, but Cheng Xi was one step ahead of him: "Brother, go!"

Tao Shiyan was stunned for a moment and said, "Are you calling me?"

Are you deaf? I don't want you to call anyone. Cheng Xi nodded repeatedly, with a few fluffy red hairs hanging on his forehead, looking inexplicably docile.

"I'm so unlucky. My brother must be extremely lucky!"

"..." Tao Shiyan frowned and went to draw lots.

When he walked away, Shen Yi came over and said, "Cheng'er, when did your relationship become so good?"

Since they changed rooms, she and Cheng Xi have become much closer. They usually record programs together, and she can feel that Cheng Xi and Tao Shiyan are not getting along, but they suddenly become "brothers", which is very confusing.

Cheng Xi said: "Teacher Tao is older than me, so it's normal to call me brother."

Shen Yi thought to himself that this was indeed the case, but he felt something was strange. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure it out.

At this time, Tao Shiyan came back from Director Liu, and Shen Yi's attention turned to him: "What did you smoke?"

"Working in a restaurant."

Cheng Xi: "..."

I asked you to smoke, so why don't you just smoke a plate?

He cursed "street boy" in his mind and turned to Tao Shiyan with a smile: "Brother, thank you for your hard work."

Next came Group A. Xu Lichu looked like he had eaten shit after receiving the note. When asked, he actually went to work at the construction site. When he arrived in Mengbai, it was no better than working at the construction site - helping the townspeople dig potatoes.

Cheng Xi silently took back the street boy. At least he didn't have to face the loess and turn his back to the sky.

After all the draws were completed, the guests got in the car and rushed to their respective working places. On the way, Director Liu announced the salary of the part-time workers: 10 pounds per person per day in the restaurant, 13 pounds per person per day at the construction site, and 12 pounds per person per day digging potatoes. The working hours were three sky.

Xu Lichu was still unhappy about going to the construction site, but he finally smiled after hearing this: "Hey, it's a bit hard, but we are sure to win the first place this time!"

"Don't rush to be happy yet," Cheng said sarcastically, "just calculate the total."

"The total...the six of us can get a total of 118 pounds in three days," Xu Lichu said, "But the task requires 500 pounds!"

The rest of the people also realized that if they didn't find a way to get more money and raise the total to 500, no one would be able to win this task.

Sure enough, it's not just as simple as being tired.

"...The dog show crew must die!"

Amidst the insults to the program crew, everyone got off the car one after another, and Group C arrived at the restaurant at the end.

Contrary to what they imagined, they work in a more orthodox Western restaurant, which has strict dress and service requirements. The advantage is that there are few customers and tips are provided, but the disadvantage is that if there are complaints from customers, they will be punished accordingly.

After explaining the precautions, the boss said: "We now need an ordering clerk and a food delivery clerk. How do you allocate them?"

Although the relationship with his father was relatively tense since he was a child, it did not prevent Cheng Xi from growing up to be a standard second-generation rich man. He would not be able to cook without having his fingers touched.

He hesitated and raised his hand: "I'll pass on the food."

Tao Shiyan saw his reluctance: "Go and order."

"No," Cheng Xi shook his head, "How can I let my brother do such a hard job of serving dishes? My brother's hand holds the script. If it gets burned--"

Before he could finish speaking, the man in front of him disappeared, leaving only his back.

...The person surnamed Tao must be embarrassed. Cheng Xi secretly admired me - I'm so flattering!

Working hours always pass quickly, and before you know it, the first day of work is officially over.

On the way back to the castle, Cheng Xi collapsed into a thin piece, his arms were sore and weak, and he especially regretted leaving the ordering job to Tao Shiyan.

Damn it, the food waiters are not human at all, okay?!

He glanced secretly at the man next to him who was calm as if nothing had happened, and decided to collect some interest from him and find the WeChat group created by the "Journey" program team.

This group is mainly used to notify people of filming schedules and other chores. It not only includes guests and program staff, but also artists’ assistant managers. People talk a lot, so they generally don’t chat. There are only a few messages in the group.

Cheng Xi opened the group members and searched around, but he couldn't find the WeChat account that looked like Tao Shiyan.

He asked Zhao Xiaotao: [The person named Tao is not in the group?]

Pangpang: [Which group? The "Journey" one? 】

orange:【Yeah】

Pangpang: [He didn’t join. With his status, he wouldn’t join the group blindly. He could easily be harassed and sell information]

Cheng Xi commented: [Pretend to be b.]

Pangpang: [If you want to add him on WeChat, just ask him directly, why bother with all the twists and turns]

Want it directly? Cheng Xi moved his fingers and gave a sneer.

The boy next to him was paralyzed too peacefully. Tao Shiyan knew that he was really tired and wanted to ask if he would need to change jobs tomorrow. After all, this was a team task, and he should bear the pressure for the team.

Turning his head, due to the height difference, he accidentally saw the text on the other person's screen: [The camera is filming, I'm afraid that asking Tao Shiyan for WeChat will make the audience mistakenly think that I am fawning over him]

"..." Tao Shiyan turned his head and pretended not to see it.

Naturally, I didn’t see what Cheng Xi said next: [Will I fawn over him? What a joke!]

The restaurant closed late, and when they returned to the castle, the sofa in the living room on the first floor was already occupied.

"You are back," Xu Lichu said weakly, "How much have you gained?"

Cheng Xi said: "30 pounds, 20 pounds for wages and 10 pounds for tips. What about you?"

"It costs 26 yuan to move bricks. I was given 10 yuan by the foreman who worked the noon shift. Now the total is 36 yuan."

"We are 44," Shen Yi said without asking, "we were given an extra 20 pounds for picking tomatoes."

Calculated in this way, the harvest on the first day was 110. It was much higher than expected, but it was still far away from 500.
To be continued...