Rebooting the top stars, starting with Extreme Challenge

Chapter 91 Pre-recording dinner

Chapter 91: The pre-recording dinner (may be a bit lackluster) (Part 2)

Jiang Chengyu did not go to the mountain city alone this time.

Zhang Ruonan also went along.

The filming location was Shanghai.

Jiang Chengyu has a place to live in Shanghai, so the role of his assistant is greatly reduced.

Now that we're going to film in another city, Zhang Ruonan will definitely be on duty as an assistant.

In fact, Jiang Chengyu also owns several houses in Chongqing.

After all, Chongqing was classified as a new first-tier city by CBN as early as 2013, and has a very high investment prospect.

However, Jiang Chengyu's house in the mountain city was either rented out or had always been vacant and never lived in.

So his trip to the mountain city was no different from a business trip.

Buy tickets one day in advance.

The following day, Jiang Chengyu and Zhang Ruonan flew to the mountain city.

Here's a side note.

As a wealthy man, Jiang Chengyu certainly owns a private jet.

Let's not even talk about the wealthy people in China.

Many celebrities own private jets.

Such as Zhao Benshan, Andy Lau, Jay Chou, Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, etc.

But why do we rarely see celebrities riding in their own private jets?

Because private jets are more of a status symbol.

Its practicality is outrageously low!

Let's start with taking a normal passenger plane.

You can leave whenever you want.

In extreme cases, you can buy tickets only a few hours in advance.

And what about private jets?

Due to air traffic control, flights departing from within China, regardless of their destination, require submission for review five to seven days in advance.

There is also a small chance that the review will not be approved.

For international flights, the application process must be completed half a month in advance.

This is only flying in Asia.

If it's an intercontinental flight, getting the approval within a month is considered fast.

Therefore, private jets are a symbol of status.

It is basically only used on some important or confidential trips.

For people who fly frequently or whose travel plans are subject to significant changes.

Private jets are just a nice-sounding thing to say.

Jiang Chengyu at least regretted buying the private jet.

He spent tens of millions to buy a private jet.

At most, I can only fly five or six times a year.

The cost of each flight is not mentioned.

A minimum of five figures.

Then they bought a private jet.

Staff such as captains and flight attendants are required.

These people's combined salaries amount to several hundred thousand yuan a year.

Then, regardless of how much or how little a private jet flies in a year, or even if it doesn't fly at all.

It should be maintained at least once a year.

A single maintenance service can cost millions.

Plus some other miscellaneous things...

Therefore, there's a very accurate saying online.

Private jets are expensive toys for the wealthy, not tools.

Let's get back to the point.

The plane landed in the mountain city.

Jiang Chengyu and his group went straight to the hotel address sent by the production team.

Jiang Chengyu arrived at the hotel in the afternoon.

No sooner had I entered the room than Huang Bo called me.

Huang Bo made a phone call with only one message.

Tell Jiang Chengyu that dinner will be at 7 p.m.

The private room has been reserved.

Everyone's chatting in the private room right now.

They said Jiang Chengyu could come over early if he was free, so everyone could get together and chat.

They also said there were more than just the six of them in the private room.

Also, there are two guest stars in this episode.

She said she would introduce him to Jiang Chengyu when he arrived.

If it were just a meal among the men, Jiang Chengyu wouldn't care.

Going early or late is fine.

After all, they're all on our side.

But it's a different story if there are unfamiliar guest stars at the dinner party.

Although Jiang Chengyu doesn't need to act with extreme caution, it's always good to be a little more polite as long as it doesn't affect his own safety.

After informing Zhang Ruonan, Jiang Chengyu went to the private room alone.

The moment Jiang Chengyu entered the private room, he quickly spotted two familiar yet unfamiliar faces.

Guo Tao and Wang Xun!

It goes without saying that they are familiar; Jiang Chengyu had seen these two faces on screen countless times in his previous life.

Especially Wang Xun.

In his previous life, Jiang Chengyu was a loyal viewer of the show "Go Fighting!"

It was also quite unfamiliar.

In this life, Jiang Chengyu had no contact with either of the two people.

After entering the private room, Huang Bo quickly stood up and introduced the three people to each other.

After politely greeting him, Jiang Chengyu casually found an empty seat and sat down.

Next, Jiang Chengyu began a brainstorming session.

First is Guo Tao.

Jiang Chengyu remembers Guo Tao from the show "Go Fighting!"

The Avengers are the first to be affected.

In a chain reaction, Jiang Chengyu remembered the general content of the recording he was to do tomorrow.

It seems to be themed around "Crazy Stone".

Jiang Chengyu could only recall two things about this episode.

First of all, Guo Tao is really pitiful.

Secondly, this episode didn't seem very interesting.

Jiang Chengyu didn't know why he had such thoughts.

But one thing is certain: he subconsciously felt that this episode was just so-so.

Even if he were there in person tomorrow, he probably wouldn't be able to recall anything useful.

And even if you remember, it's useless.

Jiang Chengyu remembers clearly that in his previous life, this episode only had Guo Tao as a guest.

Now, Wang Xun has joined the ranks of guest stars...

It can only be said that the butterfly's wings finally slapped Jiang Chengyu in the face.

Let's get back to reality.

Jiang Chengyu arrived rather late to begin with.

It was almost seven o'clock when we entered the private room.

So dinner started quickly.

Most of the time during meals was spent on meaningless idle chatter.

There's only one thing worth mentioning.

Here, I need to explain the relationship between the people at the table.

Like Zhang Yixing, Jiang Chengyu had never met Guo Tao and Wang Xun before.

Huang Lei did not know Wang Xun, but he had some interaction with Guo Tao in the past.

Sun Honglei didn't know Wang Sun either, but he was very familiar with Guo Tao; they were old friends.

Then there's Huang Bo, who is very familiar with both of them and has been a good friend for many years.

The thing worth mentioning, however, is something that happened on the show.

Because Guo Tao knew many people at the dinner table, he inquired about the style of the show, "Extreme Challenge".

What should I pay attention to during tomorrow's recording?

Under normal circumstances, you would answer whatever question is asked.

but!

There are no good people on Go Fighting!

After Guo Tao finished speaking, Huang Bo and Sun Honglei did not communicate at all.

They then joined forces to intimidate Guo Tao.

The effect is remarkable.

Guo Tao was clearly frightened.

But what's even more obvious is what's right next to it.

There may be elements of interpretation.

However, Wang Xun was indeed so frightened that he shrank back.

Seeing this, Huang Bo shifted his focus: "I'm talking about Wang Xun."

You'd better watch out tomorrow.

"I'm not kidding you."

"If anything goes wrong tomorrow, your acting career could be over."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xun leaned back forcefully, looking incredulous, and said, "Really?"

It should be noted that from the very beginning of this formation, everyone could clearly sense that Huang Bo was taking care of Wang Xun.

Therefore, some things should be discussed in moderation.

At this moment, Sun Honglei also had something to say.

He then said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Wang Xun, Huang Bo might be trying to scare you."

"But there's one thing we're not lying about."

"That means the show 'Go Fighting!' is pretty ruthless towards its guests."

"We were even more ruthless towards each other."

"Since we're not close, it's okay for us to joke around tomorrow, right?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Bo immediately chimed in before Wang Xun could react.

"Don't worry, I know Wang Xun."

"He's definitely someone who can take a joke."

As he spoke, Huang Bo looked at Huang Lei, Jiang Chengyu, and the other two.

"Let's just play normally tomorrow."

"Both Wang Xun and Guo Tao are people who can withstand hardship."

"If we don't have fun, the show won't look good when it airs tomorrow."

Wang Xun continued Huang Bo's words and made a guarantee to everyone.

"Brother Bo is right."

"Tomorrow, just do whatever you normally do."

"Aren't we all doing this for work?"

"Money is never easy to earn."

Anyway, I'll make it clear first.

"I can endure any hardship and take any joke."

"Bring on whatever tricks you have up your sleeve."

Guo Tao followed suit and made a similar guarantee.

The conversation ended, and the atmosphere became slightly tense.

But it's not a big deal, it's just a dinner party!

There's nothing a glass of wine can't solve.

If there is.

Let's have a couple of drinks then.

After putting down his wine glass, Wang Xun's eyes darted around, and then he looked at Huang Bo uneasily, asking again.

"Brother Bo, is your show really that scary?"

"Give me some honest advice, so I can have a better understanding of the situation."

Upon hearing this, Huang Bo reacted strongly.

"Are you trying to scare me?"

"If you don't believe me, ask someone else."

"Ask us what we did in the last episode?"

"You really think I'm joking?"

Bystanders could tell that Huang Bo was trying to intimidate people.

But Wang Xun didn't think so.

From a certain perspective, Wang Xun had an extremely high level of trust in Huang Bo.

So when he earnestly asked Huang Bo again and again...

Even though Huang Bo's reply was clearly not serious, he still couldn't tell if it was true or false.

Immediately, Wang Xun prepared to follow Huang Bo's advice.

He wanted to ask someone else.

Guo Tao had passed by; he was a newcomer like him.

I know nothing.

Sun Honglei won't work either; he looks a bit scary.

Moreover, he and Huang Bo had just conspired to scare Guo Tao.

There were three people left. Wang Xun looked around.

Jiang Chengyu is the first to be ruled out.

The two had never had any contact before.

However, this person's online reputation is generally poor.

He wanted to choose someone reliable.

Ultimately, Wang Xun chose Zhang Yixing over Huang Lei.

Zhang Yixing's naivety mixed with a touch of foolishness was simply too obvious.

"One Star, you seem like a good person to me at this dinner table."

You would never lie to me.

"Tell me, how did you record the last episode?"

Zhang Yixing never expected that he was involved in this.

Pointing blankly at himself, he asked, "Brother Wang Xun, you're asking me?"

Wang Xun was completely reassured by Zhang Yixing's appearance.

He then nodded repeatedly: "Yes, One Star, you have to tell me the truth!"

"Ahem." Huang Lei coughed. "One star, keep it simple, don't go on and on."

Zhang Yixing nodded blankly: "Oh~"

After a while, Zhang Yixing organized his vocabulary and began to give a very concise summary of the previous episode.

"In the last episode, the production team took us to a small island."

"The production crew started messing with us as soon as we arrived on the island."

"It was a real bomb, and it really exploded."

"Then the director didn't tell us about this at all beforehand."

"We didn't know there was an explosion, nor did we know where the blast point was."

"That's terrible."

"The six of us spent the whole day on the island playing a high-speed chase game."

"Bang!" Upon hearing Zhang Yixing's account, Jiang Chengyu couldn't help but slam his hand on the table.

The sound instantly drew everyone's attention.

Jiang Chengyu also realized that he had gotten too excited.

Under everyone's gaze, Jiang Chengyu suppressed his laughter and managed to utter a sentence.

"A very apt summary!" (One-star rating)

"Yes, that's quite accurate."

Huang Lei chimed in, then quickly picked up some food and started eating.

He was also afraid he wouldn't be able to stop laughing, so he had to find something to distract himself.

Sun Honglei and Huang Bo, however, did not apply.

They had been smiling ever since they started scaring Guo Tao.

No one could deduce anything from their faces.

Then there's Wang Xun and Guo Tao.

After hearing Zhang Yixing's summary and Jiang Chengyu and Huang Lei's confirmation, the two were completely dumbfounded.

Guo Tao was somewhat flustered: "No?"

"Is this show really that big of a deal?"

"They didn't say they were going to play this hard when they contacted me!"

Wang Xun nodded repeatedly; "Exactly. I feel my appearance fee is too low."

"Is this life-threatening?"

"And with the production team doing this, didn't they even offer to provide us with insurance or anything?"

"Tsk!" Huang Bo was slightly dissatisfied with Wang Xun's words.

"Money, money, money."

"You talk about money, you talk about money."

"Besides money, you have nothing else to say, right?"

Wang Xun noticed that Huang Bo was a little unhappy and his expression was somewhat timid.

"So I'm just telling the truth, and I'm not even allowed to say it?"

"I'm doing this for everyone's good."

"Having insurance gives me peace of mind."

"Sigh." Huang Bo sighed; he was completely convinced by Wang Xun.

"Wang Xun, do you know what our Go Fighting! slogan is?"

"What is it?"

"Extreme Challenge, this is fate!"

"What do you mean?"

"What else do you mean?"

Huang Bo repeated himself and continued.

"It means you can't blame society for your bad luck!"

"If something really happens to you while recording the show, that's your fate."

"That's why I said recording this show might be the end of your career."

"Just be careful tomorrow."

"Don't worry, as long as you're not too naive, you'll generally be fine."

"You heard what Yixing said."

"And you've seen the result."

"The production team kept us on our toes all day. Apart from Show Lo getting a minor injury and missing this episode, the five of us are all fine."

"Look, all five of us are perfectly fine."

"Oh, well," Jiang Chengyu stood up, "you guys continue chatting, I'm going to the restroom."

He had no choice but to run; he was about to burst out laughing.

My stomach is already aching from holding it in.

As they fled, Wang Xun's terrified voice came from behind, "What? Little Pig is absent this episode because he was injured in the explosion during the recording of the last episode?"

Wang Xun's words spurred Jiang Chengyu to quicken his pace.

After laughing hysterically in the bathroom for a few minutes, he came out to find Wang Xun begging Huang Bo.

"My dear Bo, you'd better take good care of me tomorrow."

"I still have to support my family and earn money for you."

"I can't afford to have any accidents."

"This show is too scary, maybe I shouldn't film it tomorrow."

Wang Xun's words drew everyone's attention.

Huang Lei asked, "Xiao Bo, what does Wang Xun mean by saying he'll make money for you?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Bo glanced at Wang Xun and then pretended to be embarrassed.

"Oh well, now that you've found out..."

"Then I won't hide anything anymore, I'll lay my cards on the table."

"Wang Xun is an artist signed by my studio."