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Chapter 5: Gourmet Variety Show

Ever since the brothers went bankrupt, those who used to handle affairs with them all became indifferent and estranged.

They had a tough start, facing rejections everywhere.

The studio was only started after he sold the only villa he lived in.

"Got it," Gu Jinshen said.

Jiang Chang nodded, although the chances were slim, it was still better than nothing.

After making it onto the trending searches, Jin Luo's account was quickly dug up by netizens, who then followed her.

When those netizens discovered that she was also the person who won five hundred thousand in cash a few days ago...

The comment section under her Weibo exploded, and fans flocked over to rub off some of her good fortune.

Only the trolls said, "Is she starting to play the Fortune Cat persona now?"

Starving, Jin Luo finally waited for Gu Jinshen to come back.

Seeing that the bag he brought home wasn't instant noodles this time, she almost cried with excitement.

Wait a minute? Did she smell something?

She sniffed with her nose, was that the scent of dried fish?

Jin Luo's eyes began to sparkle, and she quickly volunteered to take the bag he was holding, which indeed contained dried fish.

"Did you come into some money today?"

Gu Jinshen said, "Congratulations on hitting the jackpot."

"So you already knew about it," Jin Luo brought out an emerald shining with brilliance like a treasured possession, hoping to give it to him to exchange for money.

"Keep it," Gu Jinshen glanced at it and didn't take it.

"Oh…" Jin Luo had no choice but to put the gemstone away again.

"Can you cook?" Gu Jinshen suddenly asked.

Jin Luo shook her head, "...No."

"I'll teach you," he said.

Jin Luo, "???"

It wasn't until she entered the kitchen that she realized she was about to appear on a gourmet variety show, and there was a cooking segment in it.

Several hours later...

Gu Jinshen looked at the messy kitchen in front of him and fell silent.

Jin Luo, seeing the scene, scratched her head awkwardly; she had never cooked in her life.

So cooking was this difficult...

"Um... there are still a few days left before the variety show, I still have time to learn," she said.

Gu Jinshen glanced at her and finally said, "Good luck."

Jin Luo, not realizing he had given up, nodded and made a fist towards him, "Yeah, I'll do my best!"

Afterward, she left the kitchen, and soon she smelled the fragrance of rice, along with the aroma of her favorite dried fish.

Jin Luo hurriedly set the table with dishes and utensils and sat there, tapping the spoon on the table waiting for him to serve the savory dried fish.

By the time the dried fish was on the table, she couldn't wait to start eating.

Gu Jinshen asked, "Is it good?"

Actually, this was his first time cooking.

Jin Luo nodded, her eyes shining, "The dried fish is delicious."

Gu Jinshen shook his head helplessly.

Jin Luo realized that the gourmet variety show was a program on the verge of being canceled.

It was quite popular in the previous years, but as the seasons increased, the Program Team couldn't come up with new ideas, which led to lower and lower ratings.

Early in the morning, Jin Luo was dragged out of bed by Gu Jinshen, which was truly torturous for a cat that loved to sleep in.

He handed her four dollars, two of which were for the bus fare and the other two for her breakfast.

Clutching the crumpled four dollars in her hand, she was silent…

"The shooting starts at nine, don't be late," Gu Jinshen reminded her.

After brushing her teeth and getting dressed, Jin Luo hesitated before leaving and said, "Two dollars can only buy one bun for breakfast." There was a hint of complaint in her tone.

"Celebrities need to control their weight, they shouldn't eat too much," Gu Jinshen justified with an air of righteousness.

Jin Luo, "..."

She wanted to argue that she didn't need to, but he interrupted, "Hurry up and leave, or you'll miss the eight o'clock bus."

Jin Luo could only exit with a dejected look on her face.

Once on the bus, she thought about how she would spend, spend, and spend when her five hundred thousand arrived, buying lots and lots of dried fish.

She arrived at the Program Team's location on time, which was a guesthouse with a unique style.

Dragging her suitcase into the living room, she saw that all the guests had already gathered.

Two of the previous five regular guests had left, replaced by two newcomers. Four others, including herself, had been invited as special guests.

Chen Yousheng, sitting on the sofa, looked surprised to see Jin Luo.

He remembered her vividly; it was her who had found an emerald inside a stone at a shopping mall opening. He was in awe of such luck.

It was unfortunate that because they were in front of cameras, and he didn't know her, he had no chance to speak with her.

She, on her part, didn't speak to anyone either, seeming rather aloof.

"Hello, hello!" Chen Yousheng was the first to get up and greet her warmly.

Jin Luo nodded politely in response.

The others, upon seeing Jin Luo, had varied expressions but made no move.

It seemed that everyone knew about her being harshly criticized online as someone who clung to famous stars to gain attention.

However, in the original memories of Jin Luo, the instance of her clinging to a big star was actually a coincidence, but nobody believed it.

Then again, who would believe in so many coincidences?

One of the veteran guests, the team leader named Chang Yu, stood up to greet Jin Luo.

Then came a friendly and cute girl named Li Xiaolei, who was quite outgoing.

With several new guests, everyone was unfamiliar with each other, making the atmosphere in the living room somewhat awkward.

Today was the premiere of the fifth season, and for the sake of ratings, the director's team had really splurged by inviting the popular actress Chen Fei.

When she saw Jin Luo, her nose wasn't a nose, her eyes weren't eyes.

The reason was that Jin Luo had been involved in one of the incidents where she was accused of seeking attention from the stars, including Chen Fei.

Jin Luo once did a live stream where she sang, and just by chance, Chen Fei was also live streaming that night, singing a song she was good at under the encouragement of her fans, which happened to be the same song Jin Luo was singing.

That night, both of them became trending topics. Many onlookers said Jin Luo sang better than Chen Fei, which upset Chen Fei's fans.

Chen Fei, who was a bona fide singer, wasn't a diva per se, but her vocal skills were well recognized. And yet, she was outperformed by this little-known internet celebrity, so it was natural she felt unhappy.

As a result, Jin Luo's past was dredged up, criticizing her for specifically choosing to sing on the same night as Chen Fei, and even selecting the same song.

Because of this, Chen Fei's fans launched a campaign against her, and the trending topic of Jin Luo seeking attention from stars with ulterior motives spread online.

Jin Luo did get the attention she sought, but she was ruthlessly criticized for it.

Chen Fei's fans would go to Jin Luo's live streams every day, spamming the comments about how she seemed dumb but was actually very cunning.

In the living room, the already awkward crowd felt even more awkward under the subtle tension between Chen Fei and Jin Luo.

The Program Team obviously did this on purpose; no wonder they invited her to join the variety show.

And Jin Luo sat alone in a corner of the sofa, nearly dozing off.

She was still complaining to herself that this was supposed to be a food-themed show, so what was the deal with just sitting around waiting?

Finally, after the director's team got the drama they wanted for the show, they let everyone go to unpack and rest for a while.

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