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Chapter 769 You Look Alike
The program crew's car drove along the path in the forest, with Gu Wei and Jing Tian sitting in the back seat.

“It feels like there’s more and more vegetation.”

"Have we entered the village?"

"What should we do when we get here?" This is Jingtian's first time on "A Longing for Life".

"I've been here once before. It was mainly Teacher He and Teacher Huang who cooked for us. We were guests, so we just came here to eat, drink and enjoy life."

After hearing what Gu Wei said, Jing Tian turned his head from looking out the window to look at him.

"Really?"

Gu Wei shrugged: "How could I be wrong?"

Not long after, the car stopped, Gu Wei and Jing Tian got out and took out their luggage from the trunk.

"Give me the box." Gu Wei only had a backpack, while Jing Tian carried a small bag across his body and a white suitcase.

Da Tiantian didn't bother to be polite with Gu Wei and gave the box to him directly.

After walking forward for more than ten meters, they turned onto a small road. On both sides of the road were large green vegetable fields. At the end, they could see a few small bamboo houses in the distance. They should be the mushroom houses.

"It's so beautiful, and it's a flower path." Jingtian walked forward, his eyes attracted by the two rows of flowers beside the path.

“It’s a bit romantic”

"Wouldn't it be like walking down the red carpet at a wedding if we rolled out the red carpet and played music?" Gu Wei joked.

The camera crew of the program has been following the two since they entered the village. This trip was originally for the purpose of promoting "Joy of Life". Gu Wei and Jing Tian did not need to keep a distance in front of the camera. Creating some ambiguous atmosphere is actually conducive to the promotion of the drama.

"Then did you bring the engagement ring?" Da Tiantian followed Gu Wei's words.

"I have a can in my bag, I can use the pull ring later."

"Haha. You're just making do."

"Can you just say it's okay?"

"Do you have chicken legs? Any chicken legs will do~" Jing Tian was echoing the chicken leg girl in "Joy of Life".

"That's it. When we ordered the dishes, we asked Teacher He and the others to prepare a chicken drumstick."

The two of them got closer and closer, and the people who were busy in the mushroom house also saw their figures.

"It seems like someone is coming." Teacher He Jiong was the first to notice someone on the path outside.

Peng Peng squinted his eyes and looked outside: "Two people, let's see if I guessed wrong!"

"You guessed right, it's Brother Wei!" As they talked, the two men came closer. Zhang Zifeng could already tell that the man carrying the backpack and the suitcase was Gu Wei.

"Hello!" Teacher He greeted loudly.

"Teacher He!" Gu Wei, who was walking over here, also responded loudly.

Peng Yuchang and Zhang Zifeng had already rushed out of the house to meet them.

"Have Brother Wei and Sister Tiantian arrived?" Guo Qilin, who was helping with work in the kitchen, heard the noise outside and looked up. He knew it must be Gu Wei and Jing Tian who had arrived, the three of them arriving one after the other.

"Gu Wei is here?
You came at the right time. The meal will be ready in no time," said Huang Lei who was busy in front of the stove.

There was a third person in the kitchen, Zhang Jingyi, who came with Zhou Xun yesterday.

She is still a newcomer at the moment, because she was signed to the Dongshen Future Film and Television Company co-founded by Zhou Xun and Chen Kun, and this trip was to follow her boss to the show to show her face.

Among the people in Mushroom House, apart from the boss Zhou Xun, she is only familiar with Peng Yuchang. The two of them collaborated on the TV series "The Sky of the Wind Dog Boy".

This drama is also Zhang Jingyi's debut work.

"Teacher Guo, is Teacher Gu Wei here?" Zhang Jingyi asked curiously.

“Yes, it should be Brother Wei and Sister Jingtian.

Don’t call me Teacher Guo, it always feels like you are calling me dad. You can call me Qilin or Dalinzi.”

After confirming with Guo Qilin, Zhang Jingyi immediately became excited and couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.

She also didn't expect that she would meet a big shot like Gu Wei when she accompanied her boss to the show.

Gu Wei is a star she has liked for a long time, but unfortunately she didn't have the chance to sign with his company.

She was a student of the Acting Department of Beijing Film Academy, Class of 17. She knew that Zhou Ye, the school beauty from Class of 16, was in Gu Wei's company.

She has already made a name for herself in the circle with the role of the villain "Wei Lai" in "Better Days". It's impossible not to be envious.

Of course, she felt that the company she signed with was not bad, and both bosses were big stars with extensive connections, so her future was promising.

On the other side, Peng Yuchang and Zhang Zifeng went out to greet them.

"Brother Wei, Sister Tiantian~" Peng Peng walked in front and greeted the two of them, then naturally took the suitcase from Gu Wei.

"Brother!" Zhang Zifeng was behind him. When he saw Gu Wei, he smiled and rushed over to give him a big hug.

Gu Wei hugged Zhang Zifeng and said with a smile, "Zifeng has gained weight. Is it because the food has been so good recently?"

He and Zhang Zifeng have known each other for a very long time and he really treats her as a younger sister.

When the first "Detective Chinatown" was filmed in 2013, Zhang Zifeng was still a little girl in junior high school. Now, seven years have passed and she has grown into a big girl.

"How can you be like this? You just met me and you said I was fat. I was so happy to see you."

"It doesn't matter if you're a little fatter. You'll be cuter if you're a little fatter~" Gu Wei smiled and touched Zhang Zifeng's head.

"You're treating me like a kid again. I told you not to touch my head all the time."

Zhang Zifeng complained, then looked at Jing Tian next to him and greeted him obediently.

"Hello Sister Jingtian, I am Zhang Zifeng"

"Hello, Zifeng.

I've watched Detective Chinatown and Better Days, the acting is great!"

Zhang Zifeng felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. She was actually a bit introverted and could only relax in front of people she knew.

“It’s OK, Brother Wei always took me with him during the filming.

Sister Jingtian, you are so beautiful, especially in "Sito", you are so beautiful, like a queen.

I wish I were as beautiful as you."

“You are beautiful too.”

The four of them walked in while chatting, pushed open the wooden door and entered the courtyard.

"Teacher He~"

"Welcome, welcome!" After coming in, He Jiong hugged Gu Wei with a smile on his face.

"Is this your first time here, Tiantian?"

"Teacher He," Jingtian greeted with a smile.

"Come here and treat it like your own home. Relax and have fun. The most important thing is"

"I'm right, aren't I? With Teacher He here, we're here to enjoy life." Gu Wei said with a smile.

"Tiantian is a guest this first time, but you've been here before and had to work in the fields!" Teacher He patted Gu Wei on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"No way, Mr. He, how can you favor boys over girls?

I think even though it’s Tiantian’s first time here, it’s necessary for her to experience the hard work, so that the food will taste better!”

"Oh? What you say now is different from what you said when you came here." Jing Tian turned and looked at Gu Wei.

"What did he say?" He Jiong asked. Jing Tian repeated what Gu Wei said in the car to everyone.

"Haha, what Gu Wei said is right. Tiantian, you can enjoy it, but he just has to work."

After He Jiong finished speaking, Gu Wei spread his hands and made a helpless expression.

The two were surrounded and walked inside. Huang Lei, who had just finished cooking, also came out, as well as Guo Qilin who arrived early, and Zhou Xun and Zhang Jingyi who had arrived at the Mushroom House yesterday.

After meeting, everyone greeted each other.

Gu Wei and Zhou Xun actually know each other. There are not many big stars at the top of the entertainment industry, so even if they don’t work together, they will have various opportunities to meet each other.

Gu Wei and Zhou Xun had met at a previous awards ceremony, and then got to know each other through other people's introductions.

Zhou Xun can be said to be one of the best female stars of her generation in terms of acting skills. She has won various domestic awards early on and is one of the top actresses in the film industry.

Now that he is older, he has fewer works, but he has become the boss of a film and television company and started to train new people.

The top stars of their generation were all like this, including the four female Dans and two Bings, and the male stars Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Chen Kun, etc. It’s just that Another Bingbing and Buffett Zhao were punished by the officials because of their over-the-line behavior, otherwise they would still be two top stars in the domestic entertainment industry.

"Sister Xun, are you busy recently?"

"Nothing, I don't have any movies to shoot right now, so I've been resting."

Zhou Xun wore sunglasses, loose jeans, a blue casual shirt, and his hair was a little messy. He didn't pay any attention to his image when he was on the show and looked super relaxed.

"It's not that there are no movies to shoot, it's that there are no good scripts."

"Haha, that makes sense.

Let me introduce you to someone, Zhang Jingyi. She is actually your junior schoolmate. I will take care of her when I have the chance."

Zhou Xun did not forget to introduce his own artists to Gu Wei.

The little girl was wearing an orange top, her hair was tied up, and her young face was full of collagen.

"Hello, Mr. Gu Wei, my name is Zhang Jingyi, and I'm a newcomer."

"Are you from Beijing Film Academy too?"

"Yes, class of 17, majoring in acting. Our teacher often mentioned Brother Gu Wei and used you as a role model to encourage us."

Zhang Jingyi looked at Gu Wei with some discomfort.

For girls of her age, the stars of Zhou Xun and Chen Kun’s generation are already old, and Gu Wei is the absolute idol who has grown up with them.

"Haha, don't be nervous, I'm from Beijing Film Academy, Grade 11, majoring in acting, we are all family"

"Senior Brother~" Zhang Jingyi called out softly, a little excited.

"Has anyone said that you look a bit like Zhou Ye?" Gu Wei suddenly asked as he looked at Zhang Jingyi.

"Zhou Ye? Is that the one who played "Wei Lai" in "Better Days"? " Zhou Xun said beside him.

Gu Wei nodded.

"Yes, when I saw Jingyi, I felt that they looked quite similar~"

Zhou Xun thought about it and looked at Zhang Jingyi again.

"Now that you mention it, they do look a bit alike."

Huang Lei said hello and went back to the kitchen to continue preparing food. Gu Wei was chatting with He Jiong and Zhou Xun outside, and Guo Qilin would occasionally chime in.

It didn't take long before lunch was ready and everyone sat at the table under the pavilion and started eating.

"Gu Wei, according to your request, cross-bridge rice noodles and steamed chicken."

The so-called cross-bridge rice noodles are not ready-made, but the chicken, vegetables, rice noodles and other things are classified into different categories, and then added to your bowl one by one according to your needs.

"Teacher Huang, is this chicken raw?"

"The soup in your bowl is scalding hot. The meat will be cooked once you put it in. Don't worry."

Huang Lei finished explaining to Gu Wei, then mixed a bowl for himself and handed it to Zhou Xun who was standing beside him.

"Thank you, Mr. Huang~"

Others also made their own cross-bridge rice noodles according to his method.

Then there was a burst of praise.

“Wow, authentic Yunnan cross-bridge rice noodles!”

"The rice noodles are so delicious, Teacher Huang is awesome!"

“The rice noodles are authentic and great!”

Gu Wei also followed suit with a compliment, but when he picked up the chicken from his bowl, he discovered that only the surface had changed color, and the inside was still raw, so he calmly put the chicken on the table and gave a look to Jing Tian beside him.

Gu Wei knew very well how good Huang Lei's cooking skills were, and they were just at the level of an ordinary house husband.

There are so many guests on "A Longing for Life", and dishes from all over the world have been ordered. How could he possibly cook them all? Most of the time he just follows the recipe step by step.

Not to mention how it tastes, it’s not even certain whether it’s cooked or not.

Gu Weike still remembers that Song Dandan came to "A Longing for Life" and because she ate undercooked beans, she ended up getting food poisoning and had to go to the hospital overnight.

What people eat is not rice noodles, but human relationships and worldly wisdom.

However, no matter how worldly-wise you are, you still have to take care of your health. The rice noodles were cooked, but the chicken was obviously not cooked.

With the tacit understanding between him and Da Tiantian, he took out the chicken and gave a look, and the other party understood what was going on.

A group of people at the table were eating with great relish; Guo Qilin even picked up the bowl and drank the soup.

Gu Wei discovered that no one was stupid. Except for the first bowl of rice noodles prepared by Huang Lei, no one else seemed to have touched the plate of raw chicken.

"Teacher He, I also ordered the steam pot chicken, right?" Gu Wei asked Teacher He while eating rice noodles.

"I prepared it for you. It's much more complicated than rice noodles. Let's eat it tonight~"

"Teacher He is right. Let me tell you, steam pot chicken is a traditional Yunnan delicacy, and the cooking method is quite special."

Speaking of this, Huang Lei had room to show his talent. Being a teacher, he began to popularize this dish to everyone.

"First of all, the ingredients for this dish are not ordinary. The chicken cannot be too big or too small, too fat or too thin. Fat is too greasy, and thin is too fishy. It is best to use a young hen that is about to lay eggs or a young rooster that has just started crowing.

Then, it is steamed in a special "steamer" for three or four hours, and finally the meat and bones are separated before it can be used. The chicken pieces are tender and the soup is sweet."

The introduction was particularly written, as if it had just been memorized from a cookbook.

"Teacher Huang is a man of expertise. He has turned cooking into a science~" Guo Qilin praised with a smile.

"I've eaten it in a restaurant before and thought it tasted good, but I didn't expect the preparation method was so complicated. Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Huang." Gu Wei said with a smile.

No matter whether Huang Lei’s cooking is delicious or not, when you come to record a show, people cook for you, so Gu Wei will at least show his support.

“It’s okay, you are a guest, and the rule of our Mushroom House is that we satisfy the guests’ orders.

It just takes a little longer to make, so I can’t eat it at lunch but at night.”

Huang Lei said with a smile.

"Gu Wei, you have to bring back at least 20 bananas to offset the steamed chicken tonight." He Jiong said jokingly.

"When we came here, I saw a banana plantation over there. Our job is to harvest bananas, right?
This is the first time I’ve done this.”

"Brother Wei, I'll teach you later. It's not difficult, but the banana is quite heavy." Peng Yuchang looked up while eating rice noodles.

(End of this chapter)