Divorced and Determined: The CEO's Ex-Wife Fights for Love-Chapter 222

Chapter 222

The producer wasn’t cheap, he was just good at budgeting. At a small restaurant called “Yu Ji Stir-Fry,” he argued for over ten minutes to lower the price of a 15-yuan boxed meal to 13 yuan.

Don’t underestimate those two yuan, with over 300 people in the crew, including extras, that little bargain saved 600 yuan for the budget.

Money should be spent wisely, and as for the taste… well, as long as it’s filling, who cares? Not everyone likes exotic dishes, right?

If you’re not happy, you can pay for takeout yourself. The crew offers free boxed meals, so what’s the fuss about choosing?

Even Director Wen eats the same boxed meal.

Since joining the “Happy Sunshine” crew, whether you’re an actor or staff member, everyone grumbles about the food every day, but no one dares to voice their complaints. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Who would dare argue with the producer?

Before, Director Wen merely suggested a change, but the producer went on and on for half an hour, saying that the crew’s budget was tight.

Fine, boxed meals it is. If there’s something good nearby, just pay for it yourself.

Even Director Wen had to compromise, so the rest of the crew had no choice. But today, by chance, the props supplier brought in a food cart, and it turned out the food was delicious. It felt like a sudden stroke of happiness!

The food cart was arranged by Assistant Director Chen Dong, who received a lot of praise and was very pleased with himself. Right now, there was still a line in front of the Lu Qin food cart. Some of the people had already eaten and were full, but the food was so delicious that they couldn’t resist going back for more. They could lean against the wall and eat more—who cares!

Compared to the crew’s free boxed meals, the stir-fried noodles from the food cart were heaven!

When the producer arrived at the set, he was confused to see so many people already eating. Chen Dong was pulled aside by the producer and asked what was going on.

“Director Wen sent someone to buy props. It’s the break now, and everyone’s probably hungry, so they went to grab some street food,” Chen Dong explained, not directly mentioning that the producer had ordered the boxed meals.

“Street food?”

The producer frowned and looked at the Lu Qin food cart.

Was it really that good?

People were stretching their necks in line, it looked like a charity event!

The producer saw many people leaning against the railing, their bellies bulging from overeating.

“In an hour and a half, the boxed meals will be here. How are they going to eat them when they’re so full?”

Boxed meals?

No one would eat that garbage!

Chen Dong rolled his eyes secretly, agreeing, “Seems like they won’t be able to eat the boxed meals.”

“How about we order fewer meals?”

The producer had an idea. If they ordered fewer meals, they could save money again. He immediately took out his phone and called the restaurant.

The restaurant was barely making a profit on the 13-yuan meals, so they were trying to sell in large quantities. When the owner heard the order was halved, he wasn’t happy. The negotiation lasted half an hour. The producer was stubborn, refusing to back down.

After hanging up, the owner told the kitchen to reduce the meat in the chili stir-fried pork and add more soup to the scrambled eggs with tomatoes to make it thinner.

Was 13 yuan supposed to buy a feast?

…

The props arrived. Authentic stir-fried rice noodles from a street-side stall. Wu Chen grabbed the “prop” and immediately started shooting.

One take, and it was perfect!

Wu Chen straightened his back proudly!

See? It really was the stir-fried noodles!

My acting is indisputable!

At mealtime, the boxed meals arrived. The producer stood by, watching the distribution of the meals, worried that an extra might take two meals under the guise of getting one for someone else. He watched closely.

But to his surprise…

Not only did the staff not come for their meals, even the extras didn’t come!

The free boxed meals had always been the favorite of the extras!

What’s going on?

The producer turned around and saw everyone rushing over to the Lu Qin food cart!

What was going on?

The producer was speechless. Over a hundred boxed meals, and not one was claimed!

Not even a glance at the meals!

They had no interest in the boxed meals at all.

Unbelievable!

Was Lu Qin’s food cart really that delicious?

Driven by curiosity, the producer walked over.

He saw extras buying several portions, spending over a hundred yuan for a meal. They didn’t blink while scanning to pay!

Wow!

The producer couldn’t understand!

People with money spend it this way, but those without money do the same?

They made one or two hundred yuan a day as extras, and they were spending it all on food? But after the producer personally stood in line and bought a portion of stir-fried noodles, he realized—those boxed meals? Not even dogs would eat them!

After finishing the stir-fried noodles, the producer went to buy other things.

“What? Princess chicken wings for 28 yuan a portion?! Are they robbing us?”

He could have bought two boxed meals for that!

Used to being frugal, the producer hesitated for a few seconds but still paid.

After eating, his face showed the “this is delicious!” expression.

Looking at the untouched boxed meals, the producer took out his phone and called the restaurant owner.

“Can we return the boxed meals?”

The phone was silent for ten seconds. Then, the restaurant owner’s response could be summed up with a GIF—Liu Haizhu, the straw hat mage.

After a scolding, the owner hung up the phone and blocked the producer’s number. The producer was speechless.

At 6:30 PM, as the evening darkened, the shooting for the day came to an end. Since the Lu Qin food cart only sold within the crew, not all the food had been sold yet. Once the shooting was over, the crew didn’t clean up their things but instead rushed to Lu Qin’s food cart.

“Hurry up, hurry up! There’s not much left!”

“Dammit! The dry-fried fish is gone! Two portions of stir-fried noodles and an Ice Crystal Cake! What? The Ice Crystal Cake’s gone too?”

“Quick! Go line up! There’s not much stir-fried noodles left!”

“Damn it! Who stepped on my shoes?”

In half an hour, everything was sold out. Shu Man’er stamped her feet angrily. She was a big star, still in her filming clothes, makeup on, and couldn’t run as fast as those ravenous extras.

By the time she lined up, everything was sold out. She was very upset. But no one sympathized with her.

Sympathize with others?

Then you won’t get anything to eat yourself.

“Now, we only have ice cream left. If you want some, line up.”

In her free time, Lu Qin had already prepared the ice cream mixture.

“Wow! Mr. Lu has ice cream too!”

“Perfect dessert after a meal, gotta get one!”

“Red bean mugwort ice cream? I’ll try one!”

“I want one with sweet wine and fermented rice!”

“This ice cream is amazing! It beats Haagen-Dazs in an instant!”

Shu Man’er, forgetting her image, squeezed her way to the front of the line and bought a mint watermelon ice cream.

Her assistant, almost in tears, tried to stop her.

“Man’er, it’s ice cream, you’ve been on a diet for two years, are you really going to eat it?”

Since Shu Man’er had tasted Lu Qin’s food, the word “diet” no longer existed in her vocabulary.

Eat!

She had to eat!

So, Shu Man’er enjoyed the best ice cream in the world!

The ice cream was sold out. The crew’s taste buds had been satisfied like never before. Everyone was looking forward to Mr. Lu’s food cart was coming again tomorrow.

“Of course, Mr. Lu’s food cart still has two more days of shooting!”

Chen Dong patted his chest in assurance.