Are you trying to force me to become a star?

Chapter 81 Lying down

"Now say the number that was in your mind just now."

Zhou Jielun looked into Xu Jinyan's eyes, somewhat incredulous, but still said "9".

"Take a look at this card."

Zhou Jielun flipped over the card with some skepticism and saw a... "3 of Clubs".

Those around her also saw it, and then looked at Xu Jinyan with a puzzled expression: ?

Hsu Chin-yen: "Does three times three equal nine?"

Everyone: ...

They were somewhat bewildered; was this really mind reading?

Jay Chou said, "Let's do it again."

"Okay, let's do it one more time. Are you ready?"

This time, Jay Chou said the number "10", but when they turned over Hsu Chin-Yan's card, it was "2 of Diamonds".

Despite the stares of the crowd, Xu Jinyan remained composed: "Is 2 times 5 10?"

A brief silence!

"Not bad!"

"Pfft, hahaha..."

"So this is what magic is!"

"What amazing mind-reading ability! Like a gazelle hanging its horns, it leaves no trace."

"But why did I learn it at a glance? Am I a genius?"

Xu Jinyan stood up, clasped her hands in a fist and palm salute to everyone, and said, "I'm just making a fool of myself!"

"Come on... time to eat, stop playing."

The meal preparation was quite interesting. Half of it consisted of semi-finished products provided by a private restaurant, which only required simple processing; the other half was made on-site by a few people who considered themselves to be good cooks.

Speaking of which, there were fifteen people in total today, and half of them chose to show off their skills.

Xu Jinyan first tried Chen He's signature dish—Huang Lei... no, braised pig's trotters in yellow wine, a dish he learned from his teacher Huang Lei.

After tasting it, Xu Jinyan nodded. Chen He must have improved it; he did a good job of removing the fishy smell with rice wine.

Then he tried Lin Gengxin's Northeastern stew. Hmm, the green beans were cooked.

Mao Xiaotong couldn't help but laugh and said, "These two dishes by Chen He and Lin Gengxin feel familiar to me."

As soon as she said that, Dilraba couldn't help but laugh.

"What's wrong? Why do you feel this way?"

Coincidentally, Xu Jinyan and Yang Mi were also victims that day.

Yang Mi: "When we went to promote 'Mushroom House', these two dishes were also on the table."

Xu Jinyan then laughed and said, "Dilraba, do you want to eat some crab-like meat? I'll go get you one."

"Hahaha," Mao Xiaotong burst out laughing.

Reba glanced at him, then subtly swept her gaze over Sister Mi, and sighed inwardly.

Most of the others didn't know what "crab-cooking contest" meant, but they immediately recognized it when they heard "Mushroom House." Huang Xiaoming, Baby, Chen He, Lu Han, and others who had been there naturally knew how good Teacher Huang was at cooking.

Moreover, when they went there, it coincided with Teacher Huang's sudden whim.

In this performance, Baby also delivered the best acting performance of her career.

Huang Xiaoming said, "It's just for the sake of the variety show. To be honest, I'm quite envious of you guys who can cook; all I can do is cook instant noodles."

Xu Jinyan nodded as she tasted Hu Yanbing's local Shanghai cuisine, Reba's Xinjiang lamb pilaf, and Mao Xiaotong's... mixed salad.

Overall, it's not bad.

However, oblivious to the situation, Mao Xiaotong asked, "Could you please compliment my large mixed salad?"

The people at the table instinctively put on smiles—that's how it is in the entertainment industry; whether the food is good or not, you have to smile first.

Finally, it was the protagonist, Xu Jinyan, who spoke up: "The layers are distinct, and you can taste the original flavor of each ingredient."

Everyone nodded in agreement; careful words demonstrate high emotional intelligence!

After each person sampled the food, they began drinking and chatting.

Guan Xiaotong saw Lu Han drinking with Xu Jinyan again and quickly stopped him, asking, "Have you recovered the memories you lost that day?"

Lu Han chuckled; he was both a glutton and a drinker.

The others were shocked: "What? Did Lu Han drink himself into amnesia?"

Guan Xiaotong glared at Xu Jinyan, annoyed. "Ask him!"

"What do you know? Lu Han is a man of strong emotions. What can dispel sorrow? Only wine!"

Xu Jinyan said regretfully, "Unlike me, I can never get rid of my sorrows."

Chen He and Li Tian are both known for their drinking prowess, and they said they couldn't stand such a pretentious person.

So, while everyone ate and chatted, they watched as Xu Jinyan fought against overwhelming odds, accepting all comers without hesitation.

Little did they know that Xu Jinyan was involved in "genuine import and export trade".

The moment the liquor entered his mouth, he stored it in his mustard seed space.

His alcohol tolerance wasn't four jin (2.5 catties), it was forty thousand jin (40,000 kg), and that was without him leaving the party midway.

Gradually, Chen He and Li Tian's eyes widened: they had truly met their match today.

Hu Yanbing exclaimed incredulously, "You drank so much, are you going to ruin your voice?"

Xu Jinyan simply blushed slightly and waved her hand, saying, "A little wine is good for the soul."

Seeing that everyone had almost finished drinking, he stood up as if nothing had happened and said, "I'll go cook some noodles. Does anyone want some?"

Everyone was impressed when they saw Xu Jinyan walk away briskly after counting the number of people!

Li Tian was really enjoying himself. He stood up, connected his phone to the speakers, and grabbed a microphone.

"I originally wanted to treat Jinyan to dinner today to express my gratitude, but I didn't expect to meet so many friends. I'll perform a song for you all and please enjoy Jinyan's latest work."

"Great!" Everyone applauded for Teacher Li.

Just as Xu Jinyan was putting the rolled-out noodles into the pot, she heard the intro to "Waiting".

The melodious sound of the bamboo flute and the desolate sound of the morin khuur instantly create a vast and expansive atmosphere.

Why am I still waiting?

"I don't know why I'm still so infatuated."

"Knowing it will be brilliant"

"Afterwards came gloom."

"Still looking forward to starting everything over from scratch."

Listening to Li Tian's masterful singing skills and regal voice, everyone felt goosebumps.

At the same time, everyone exclaimed: Xu Jinyan is still too strong!

Li Tian, ​​feeling the effects of the alcohol, waved his arms passionately, as if he couldn't sing if his hands were tied.

He felt exceptionally good at that moment and sang with abandon:

"Since we once possessed it."

My love never wants to stop.

"Your dream is in every dream."

"Let us look forward to an eternal spring."

Springtime

When the performance ended, everyone gave it a warm round of applause; it was truly an auditory treat!

Just then, Xu Jinyan came out carrying a bowl of noodles. Everyone graciously served themselves a bowl and praised her generously:

"Wow, this is so delicious."

"Seriously, these hand-pulled noodles are amazing."

"Leave some for me!"

"It tastes great on its own, no need to add any braising sauce..."

Xu Jinyan: "I never thought I'd get to enjoy the same treatment as Teacher Huang."

It's definitely delicious, after all, he's a professional, but to say it's "extremely delicious" is just to fool people.

"Hahaha"

Baby asked, "When will this song be released? I can't wait to hear it."

"This is for Brother Tian to use in the 'Singer 2015' finale, it should be ready soon..."

Chen Xiang: "It seems that this year's champion has already been decided."

He then asked, "Jinyan, are you still writing the theme song for 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'?"

Xu Jinyan nodded: "Still writing."

"Lin Yuan's novels are truly superb; they resonate with every man's heart. Who doesn't dream of a life in the martial arts world?"

Upon hearing this, all the men present nodded in agreement.

Dilraba couldn't help but glance at Mao Xiaotong. As one of the insiders, she was starting to suspect her boyfriend's motives.

Mao Xiaotong looked embarrassed and patted his thigh with her hand under the table.

However, the conversation has now shifted to novels and TV series.

All eyes turned to Mao Xiaotong and Dilraba: "You two are so lucky! You promoted the novel on the show and ended up getting two roles from Lin Yuan."

This information came from the production team. After all, everyone in the industry is eyeing this opportunity, and they all know how these two roles were decided.

The two men looked at Xu Jinyan with complicated expressions.

They knew exactly what was going on; Lin Yuan hadn't even added them on WeChat.

Xu Jinyan laughed and said, "It's a pity I'm not an actor, otherwise, Lin Yuan might have recommended me to play Guo Jing."

Hearing him say that, the two understood that he didn't want to discuss the matter further.

After understanding, Mao Xiaotong gave Chen Xiang a stern warning when no one was looking.

Chen Xiang didn't say anything more. In the end, he was the one who controlled the information gap. If he really spoke out, he would have no advantage at all.

By the afternoon, everyone had gradually left.

Dilraba looked at Sister Honey, who was leaving with her, and couldn't help but feel a little curious.

Yang Mi gave her an annoyed look: "You really think you can believe everything you hear? You still don't know Xu Jinyan well enough. Be careful he doesn't take advantage of you."

Dilraba was slightly embarrassed; Sister Honey's level was too high.

……

……

As night fell, Yang Mi's urgent voice came through Xu Jinyan's phone:

"Jinyan, I've lost some documents from my bag. I think I left them at your house. Are you home?"

Xu Jinyan: "..."