Superstar's Development Diary-Chapter 828 - 830: The Magical Huaxia Cuisine

The assistant director was still hanging his head, obediently accepting the training, momentarily unable to react.

It was still Jinxia who reacted first and couldn’t help but praise, "Yes, I also feel like the assistant director seemed to have a breakthrough in filming after this, and Angus and I matched very well under his lens!"

In the afternoon, after Angus had quarreled with the assistant director, they continued filming. After shooting two or three scenes, the assistant director would let them come over to review their performance on camera.

Jinxia didn’t like watching her own performances, as she couldn’t help but pick faults when she did.

But that afternoon was special. She suppressed her fault-finding tendencies and watched, only to find that her performance on camera was better than expected.

Angus realized this as well and quickly praised the assistant director for shooting well.

The assistant director listened, a face full of confusion, before finally reacting completely, tilting his mouth and grinning foolishly.

The director praised him?

The director praised him!

See him in this silly state, even Stanlanca’s previously serious expression couldn’t help but turn into a smile.

He pondered for a moment and spoke slowly about the sudden departure in the afternoon, "I had an urgent matter in the afternoon, and it was related to Jinxia..."

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When Jinxia returned to her room afterward, she still felt a bit disoriented, not expecting so much had happened in Huaxia over just one afternoon.

Much less did she expect the crew to start its publicity plan with her scandal.

Although the scandal temporarily tarnished her image, following clarifications, the operations by Tonghua Entertainment and Stanlanca helped her solidify a fan base and win new followers. Overall, the gain in fans was much greater than the loss.

Lying on the bed, with eyes closed, massaging her temples, Jinxia thought that wherever there are people, there is an itinerant world. She just went out to shoot a film, not even in Huaxia, yet managed to stir up so much trouble?

At one moment, she opened her eyes, a sharp glint flashing across them.

Figuring it’s already morning over in Huaxia, but Luo You should still be asleep, she decided not to call him and left him a message instead.

"People don’t offend me, I don’t offend them; if they offend me, I will repay tenfold." She must investigate who deliberately set her up, trying to suppress her, or she won’t feel at ease.

The next morning, as soon as Jinxia woke up, she received a reply text from Luo You, indicating that the company is also investigating and they need to wait for news.

She buried this matter in her heart and continued to devote herself to filming.

In February, Huxia was blanketed in snow, with the temperature in the Imperial City dropping to minus one degree, and unknowingly it was already time for the holiday season.

This year, it was Jinxia’s first time not returning to Huaxia for the New Year, but Mrs. He and Aunt Rui missed her a lot and packed their bags to visit her during New Year’s Eve.

This time, Sheng Yan pestered Jinxia for a long time, determined to see through the meaning of "entering the room," wanting Jinxia to bear his mark, essentially declaring his claim in public.

Jinxia was softened by his early morning and late-night calls starting the fifteenth day before New Year’s, reluctantly agreeing to let Sheng Yan come along for a visit.

Sheng Yan was happy at heart but didn’t show it, still pitifully saying, "If you really don’t want me to, never mind, I can wait longer."

Jinxia massaged her brow, fearing that if she waited anymore, she would be fine, but Mr. Sheng might die suddenly.

Sheng Yan timed his calls to fit her schedule entirely, their time zones being completely different.

Sometimes it was still late night or early morning in Huaxia, whereas it was already morning where Jinxia was.

Afraid for Mr. Sheng’s life, Jinxia reluctantly agreed.

Upon confirming Mrs. He and others would also visit, she ran to ask the director if her family could visit the set.

Filming this movie consumed a lot of effort, and Stanlanca didn’t want to make public appearances that would distract the actors, so visits were not open.

However, when Jinxia asked about visits, Stanlanca extended a warm welcome to Mrs. He’s party.

"I love Huaxia food the most, those magical Huaxia dumplings, Huaxia vinegar, Huaxia hot pot, Huaxia stinky tofu... they’re all my favorites. I welcome your family to visit!"

The director’s attitude was straightforward, and Jinxia generously said, "Okay, I’ll have them bring several packets of hot pot ingredients for you all to enjoy during the New Year!"

Hearing this, Angus chimed in, "I won’t eat hot pot, it’s too spicy! I want dumplings and noodles, your Huaxia longevity noodles!

I heard that a single strand of noodle is put in without cutting it, and if you can eat the noodle uninterrupted to the end, it means longevity and peace, I want longevity!"

Stanlanca gave Angus a hearty slap on the head, "Go, go, go, you’re still young, eating longevity noodles, are you sharing food with the elderly? If you want to eat, eat hot pot; a real man should bravely eat spicy food!"

Other staff also chimed in, "Last time I went to Huaxia for a trip, the spicy and sour noodles were quite tasty, very flavorful!"

"Those soup dumplings and three-flavor buns sound good, and spring rolls, wow, just thinking about them makes my mouth water."

"Am I the only one who likes Huaxia-braised chicken wings and feet? They’re so delicious! I’ve never had chicken wings and feet; I only eat chicken meat!

When I went to Huaxia for a trip, I saw a few Huaxia people around me gnawing on chicken feet with relish, and then they noticed me eyeing them, so they shared one with me, hissing—that was pickled pepper flavor, really tasty, with a real kick!"

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The otherwise serene filming set turned into a large-scale ordering venue. Despite everyone listing dish names, they couldn’t actually eat them, leaving everyone craving and causing themselves pangs of hunger!

Thinking of the food over in Huaxia, and recalling the food eaten on the island...

Oh, what on earth have I been eating!

All pig feed, pig feed!

Jinxia conveyed the crew’s thoughts to the two motherly figures.

Over the phone, even through the distance, Aunt Rui’s bold enthusiasm was evident, "No problem. I’ll bring a few chefs over then, ensuring you all enjoy a full Manchu-Han banquet!"

Jinxia: Boss, awesome!

By then, she had completely stopped worrying about how to explain Sheng Yan’s arrival to the crew. At that moment, she was like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, letting him do whatever he wanted~~~

In February, when students were on winter break, "Xiao Xiangyu’s Many Sorrows" also saw a small surge in popularity.

As the plot progressed, the characters became more and more developed, drawing in a growing audience.

Running from mid-January to now, "Xiaoxiang" had reached halfway through its plot, arriving at an incredibly thrilling moment, so a surge was no surprise.