Chapter 103: We are all at a loss for words! [Please subscribe! 4]

After complaining for a long time, the two great directors seemed to have talked themselves out, so they stopped speaking and instead sipped their tea quietly, admiring the scenery.

To the side, Director Wang finally let out a sigh of relief, yet there was still a faint sense of sorrow in his heart.

Are there really that many flaws?

Why do I have the urge to fire my camera crew on the spot!

After a while, Huang Lei and the others finally finished touring the inside and outside, and had introduced everything as well.

"Peng Peng, Little Sister."

"Go pick some chili peppers and vegetables; we'll need them for dinner."

Huang Lei gave the order.

Making Qin Mu and the others do manual labor was, naturally, just a joke.

It still had to be the family members who did it.

"Okay."

Peng Peng had no objections.

"But... but..."

Zhang Zifeng, however, was somewhat hesitant, her gaze drifting toward Qin Mu every now and then.

This was a super rare opportunity to interact with her idol.

Did she really have to go do chores?

"Ahem, Little Sister."

Huang Lei saw through her thoughts at a glance, gave a light cough to pull her attention back, and said, "Finish the work early and come back early. I'll ask for you later and see if we can get Brother Qin and the others to stay a bit longer tonight."

"Yay!"

Zhang Zifeng was instantly delighted; she hurriedly grabbed her tools and ran outside.

She didn't forget to call back, "Brother, let's hurry, don't waste time."

Peng Peng: "..."

Is this still the Little Sister I know?

The camera crew followed the two of them out, all feeling miserable.

They didn't know why, but they had been lectured by the director for no apparent reason.

It was clearly no different from what they had filmed before!

Huang Lei and He Jiong found some free time and sat down in the pavilion.

"How about I take you two for a tour?"

Huang Lei took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.

There was no helping it; they had been recording the show just a moment ago.

They hadn't been able to attend to their friends who came to visit right away.

"No need, we saw everything on the monitors just now."

Director Chen waved his hand.

"You were watching the footage?"

"How does it feel?"

He Jiong asked curiously.

In the afternoon, they were filming the show while he and the others hovered around the monitors.

Now that he was filming, they were the ones watching the monitors.

It was a fair exchange of courtesies.

"Uh, it's hard to put into words."

"You'll see for yourselves once you take a look."

Zhang Yimou and Director Chen exchanged glances, both at a loss for how to begin.

Hmm?

What's the situation?

Huang Lei and He Jiong both looked at Qin Mu, waiting for this professional to give another evaluation.

"With some post-production editing, it should be pretty good."

Qin Mu said hesitantly.

Emmmm.

This sentence meant it wasn't very easy to evaluate.

"Let me take a look."

"Let's see."

Huang Lei and the other man hurriedly clicked on the playback.

Director Wang, not far away, saw this and silently moved a bit further away.

I won't listen, I won't look, I don't want to.

Lest I really can't help but fire someone on the spot later!

Sure enough, after the two of them finished watching, they also had faces full of "hard to put into words."

Damn it!

The gap is so huge.

After seeing the sense of composition in Brother Qin's shots, looking at their own camera crew now...

It felt like having just eaten a three-star Michelin meal, only to be suddenly dragged into some 0.1-rated hole-in-the-wall shop.

Both could fill your stomach.

But in terms of form and flavor, they were worlds apart!

"Let's talk about something else."

Huang Lei said, stopping himself mid-sentence.

"Right, let's talk about something else!"

"Look at these fields, those mountains, they are truly vast and beautiful!"

He Jiong hurriedly chimed in.

"Hahaha."

To the side, Zhang Yimou and Director Chen burst into laughter.

In their laughter, there was also a sense of relief.

It was a good thing they were the ones who signed Brother Qin, otherwise, the ones crying right now would be them!

"By the way, Teacher He, Teacher Huang."

"How do you usually record this show? Do you live here the whole time, or do you record one or two episodes and then come back after a while?"

Qin Mu smiled and changed the subject.

Actually, he was quite curious about this.

"We don't record every day; usually, we take in a batch of guests every two or three days."

"Actually, most of the time we live here; it counts as relaxing and taking a vacation. Of course, if someone has business, they can go back."

"A season of the show is filmed for about two months."

He Jiong gave Qin Mu a grateful look before speaking slowly.

"That's quite humane. If Old Huang had to cook for others every day, he'd be worked to death."

Zhang Yimou hadn't paid attention to this before, but hearing it for the first time, he found it quite interesting.

"What's that supposed to mean? You looking down on me?"

"Cooking isn't tiring at all; I'm going to open a restaurant in the future!"

Huang Lei immediately felt unconvinced and spoke up quickly.

"Hahaha."

"Let's see if the dishes you make tonight can pass our test first..."

The few of them chatted about this and that.

A cup of tea, a breeze, a bit of scenery.

The scene and the moment were quite interesting.

Soon, it was eight o'clock in the evening.

Peng Peng and Zhang Zifeng returned, bringing back plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits.

"Time to cook."

Huang Lei stretched.

The main event was here!

He looked at Qin Mu and invited him, "Brother Qin, I'll have to trouble you."

"Teacher Huang is too polite."

Qin Mu picked up the camera and stood up to follow.

"Brother Qin, I've studied photography too. Let me be your assistant."

Behind him, Zhang Zifeng said with anticipation.

"Sure."

Qin Mu thought about it and didn't refuse.

Lighting did indeed require an extra pair of hands.

"Great!"

Zhang Zifeng happily ran into the house to prepare.

Behind them, the group of photographers looked at each other.

They suddenly felt deeply shunned!

In the kitchen.

Qin Mu looked at the large table piled high with ingredients and was taken aback.

He asked with a wry smile, "Teacher Huang, why did you prepare so much stuff?"

Was he planning to make a Manchu-Han Imperial Feast?

"Teacher Huang, are we making this many dishes tonight?"

Zhang Zifeng was also stunned.

It was too extravagant!

Chicken, duck, fish, beef, pork, crawfish, crab...

"No."

Huang Lei laughed sheepishly, "I just didn't know what to make. Brother Qin, give me a suggestion. What dish would look more elegant when filmed?"

Uh.

So that was it.

"Teacher Huang, that depends on what you're best at."

"Actually, it's all about the same."

Qin Mu said helplessly.

Anyway, to him, filming anything was the same.

"Then..."

"Let's make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Lei pondered and hesitated for a long time before making his decision.

For the first episode of 'Gourmet Highlights,' he had to make a challenging, grand dish!

Even though he hadn't made it many times himself.

Still, he had to try!

"Alright, then Teacher Huang, let me know when you're ready."

Qin Mu nodded and began setting up the equipment.

Beside him, Zhang Zifeng, under Qin Mu's guidance, happily prepared the lighting.

— Author's Notes —

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