ATBBMPL – Chapter 45
Inside ‘Sword
Fairy’ crew.
After Shen
Xuan entered the group, she discovered that although Zhang Qing was a great
director, he was very strict in filming, which could be said to lean more to
overly critical.
Once the shoot
was not good, he would yell at the actors/actresses, and his temper would be
terribly grumpy. Everyone in this crew has been scolded.
Shen Xuan
herself was scolded every day, and she couldn't count how many times she was
scolded.
Once, after
Zhang Qing was anxious, he said, "Some people, think that as they have a backing
they don’t need to work hard. In my crew, if the acting is not good, just get
the f*ck out!"
Shen Xuan still
maintained her smiling face while apologizing, but when she returned to her
room, her face was pulled down.
She would
tolerate Zhang Qing for the time being, after she became famous in the future, who
would care who Zhang Qing was.
...
When she got
up in the morning, Shen Tingshuang resumed picking fruits. By early morning,
all the fruits in the shop were sold out.
The fruits
packing finished at 2 o'clock in the morning. Shao Feng got up at 7 o'clock in
the morning and saw the soaring number of new orders. He immediately got up and
washed his face with cold water.
Shao Feng's
mother has woken up and made breakfast: "Are there many orders today?"
A dozen
people packed for a whole day yesterday, and Shao Feng's mother thought that
there would be not much today.
Shao Feng:
"No less than yesterday."
When Shao
Feng's mother heard this, she took a sip and drank a few mouthfuls of soy milk:
"Then I will start."
"The
villagers who helped with packing yesterday took the initiative to come over again
today. Shao Feng left a few efficient people, as he didn't want any gossiping
instead of working.
When other
villagers heard that Shao Feng was hiring workers, they all came to help.
Shao Feng
asked them to pack one for a test and then let them stay if they did it well.
...
Shen
Tingshuang delivered two batches of fruits to Super Mall, and then started
picking the fruits that needed to be sent away from a certain treasure shop.
At first,
Shao Feng was worried that Shen Tingshuang would not have enough time, but
later discovered that Shen Tingshuang was picking fruits very quickly.
Nearly a
dozen of them had not finished packing one load of fruits, but Shen
Tingshuang's second car has arrived.
Shen Tingshuang’s
fruit was quickly sold and got many reviews. Many food review bloggers have
also posted fruit reviews on Weibo.
Tiantian who
loves to eat food was a food blogger who loves to critics. There was almost no
delicious food on the market that he has not approved. Some people said that he
has a golden tongue, he can taste every little flaw. He also sent a review for
the fruits.
[Tiantian
who loves food: Today’s evaluation is fruit, let’s watch the video directly.]
This time,
as usual, the evaluation was sent out via video.
When the
video was played, a man in his thirties was in the middle of the screen. He
looked ordinary, but it was this man that made countless food-making people
feel scared.
"A lot
of people recently asked me to test this fruit."
Speaking of
which, the screens were all mentions or private messages from netizens.
Without
exception, he was asked to evaluate the fruits of Xin Yuan Shan.
"It’s
just fruit, but as fans have requested, then I reluctantly review it. I have checked,
Xin Yuan Shan's fruit can only be purchased through Super Mall and online,
but"
The video is
here, and a picture is inserted. It is a photo of Shen Tingshuang’s certain
treasure store with fruits out of stock.
"Online,
these fruits have been in a state of being out of stock for a long time.
According to netizens, if you want to eat fruits, you can also buy them in Xin
Yuan Shan. I am a food blogger! A food blogger with more than 5 million fans!
Most of the food I evaluated is sent by people on their own initiative.
Something like this that I need to buy myself is the first one!"
Tianxian who
loves food showed an angry expression, and then said: "Okay, I won’t talk anymore
nonsense. In short, when I went to Xin Yuanshan to buy, I found that the online
store just restocked the shelf, so I quickly ordered a kiwi. You ask me why I
don’t buy more, because the store owner restricts the purchase!"
Speaking of
this, Tiantian who loves food, rolled his eyes, and made a speechless
expression: "The fruit I bought yesterday has arrived. Let's unpack it
together."
Tiantian
took the courier from under the table every day: "This box is pretty good,
it's not damaged..." He cut open the outermost layer of the courier with a
knife. "
Take out the
kiwi fruit wrapped in plastic paper: "It’s wrapped in paper, it’s pretty
good."
There were
not many fruits inside, just 200 grams of kiwi fruit. When Tiantian take out
the kiwi fruit, he was obviously stunned in front of the camera: "This
seller is quite conscientious. The kiwi fruit I have chosen are very large and
undamaged. I just don't know how it tastes."
Tiantian who
loves food picked up a kiwi in front of the camera: "Look, it's all this
big, and it smells pretty good at the moment."
Tiantian
peeled the skin of the kiwi, "Well, the flesh looks good, crystal clear,
and the kiwi fragrance is also very good. I haven't picked out any shortcomings
so far, so I will try it."
Tiantian bit
the kiwi and yelled: "Wow, wow, this fruit! It's so delicious! Sweet,
soft, melts in the mouth, and juicy!"
Well, just
one bite after another, Tiantian who loves food ate the remaining few kiwis
then found: "F*ck it, no more?"
He gave a
unsatisfactory look: "This kiwi is really delicious. If you want to talk
about the shortcomings, why do you want to limit the purchase? Ah, ah, it is not
enough."
"I am not
happy, today's evaluation is over!" The video screen turned black
directly, and then a line of red letters appeared [Tiantian who loves food kneels
begging the store for unlimited purchases.]
There is a
small line at the bottom, [Don't find me these days. I'm going to Xin Yuan Shan
to queue for fruit.]
The fans originally
wanted to see how Tiantian who loves food criticized the fruit, but after watching
the video, it didn't seem to be the case?
[Ahhhhhhhhhh,
I know it]
[I wanted to
eat the fruit from Xin Yuan Shan, but I couldn't buy it. I didn't grab it twice
in a row. I planned complain about the fruits together with Tiantian, but I
ended up praising instead.]
...
Tiantian who
loves food has many fans and this evaluation has been circulated many times in
the food circle.
Shen
Tingshuang's followers also rose up to 2 million.
At five
o'clock, Shen Tingshuang started live broadcast.
[Screw
powder! I'm coming.]
[Are you
making snail noodles today?]
Shen
Tingshuang greeted, "Today I will make tofu skins in snail noodles for
everyone."
She was
standing in a field of soybeans, picked some soybeans, washed them, and put
them in the grinding machine.
After squeezing
the pulp, Shen Tingshuang boiled the soy milk, skimmed the top foam, and then lowered
the heat. Because it will taste better, Shen Tingshuang cooked the soy milk
with a wood stove.
[It feels
like Ah Shuang made cooking tofu skins look so simple.]
[I will try
it later, I like tofu skins and peanuts in snail noodles the most.]
...
Waiting for
the time for the surface of the soy juice to condense into a skin like layer
made of bean, Shen Tingshuang chatted with netizens.
"I also
like to eat snail noodles. If you make it yourself, you can put more tofu skins."
[Miss Sister,
I like to eat your fruit, when will it be restocked?]
"Wait
for a while, a lot of goods has been shipped in the past few days." Shao
Feng and Old Du were still packing them up.
[Ah Shuang,
when can I buy fruits without restriction?]
"This
is a bit difficult." The purchase restriction was to complete the task. If
there was no task in the future, Shen Tingshuang probably won't sell fruit at
all, except when she was short of money of course.
During the
chat, the first layer of tofu skin was formed; Shen Tingshuang slowly picked
them up, and then dried them on the pole next to her. Tofu skins can be dried
in the drying room or using special equipment.
Shen Tingshuang
hung it directly in the kitchen. She planned to build a drying room behind the
courtyard in the near future.
After drying
this tofu skins Shen Tingshuang said, "This is the end of today's live
broadcast. As usual I will draw ten winners for the lottery."
After ending
the live broadcast Shen Tingshuang continued to pick out the solidified tofu
skins and stayed busy until the evening.
...
"Please
the host produces 50 kinds of vegetables within 67 hours." At five o'clock
in the morning, the task was released again.
With
previous experience, Shen Tingshuang asked first: "Do the cabbage I
planted before count?"
The system's
answer was a bit hesitant: "Yes."
"Huh,
so kind." Shen Tingshuang still remembered at the beginning the task was
difficult and time was tight. Every day she felt like she was on the verge of
failing to complete the task. Today's task included the vegetables she has
planted before and there were three full days left.
There was no
more reply from the system.
Shen
Tingshuang didn't want to care about this system anymore.
...
Lu Minghui
found that Shen Tingshuang provided a little less fruit and he couldn't figure
out Shen Tingshuang's trajectory at all.
After Lu
Minghui left, Shen Tingshuang carried a large bag of fruits and vegetables to
find Shao Feng.
After
packing for two days in a row until the early morning, Shao Feng was indeed a
little tired. Shen Tingshuang was waiting for him downstairs and he immediately
got up: "More than half of packages are done. Today we will work harder
and it should be finished."
"No, I
haven't paid you the postage yet." Shen Tingshuang asked Shao Feng to report
this as Shao Feng did not establish this express delivery point just for fun.
Since she moved to Xin Yuan Shan, Shao Feng has been helping herself, so there was
no need to default on such expenses.
Shao Feng:
"This is not in a hurry."
Shen
Tingshuang, "I'll advance you one hundred thousand for the expense so tell
me when it's used up."
Shao Feng’s
price for Shen Tingshuang was a super VIP, which was settled on a monthly
basis, regardless of whether it was inside or outside the province the price
stayed 5 yuan per item: "Not so much."
"It's
okay, put the rest as deposit." Shen Tingshuang transferred the payment to
Shao Feng.
There was still
a task to do, so Shen Tingshuang returns directly to Xin Yuan Shan.
Shao Feng
looked at his own warehouse. Next, he wanted to build a larger warehouse next
to it to store express delivery.
...
Fifty kinds
of vegetables were not difficult at all for Shen Tingshuang. She only needed to
grow ten more kinds of vegetables. In addition, the spiritual veins were
restored quite a bit so the task was already complete by 12 noon.
"It's a
bit weird to be so relaxed." Shen Tingshuang lied under the grape vines.
System:
"..." It always felt that the host was a little bit flat.
"Ah
Shuang, someone is looking for you below."
"Ok."
Now, Zhizhi and its little friends have become Shen Tingshuang's messengers.
Shen
Tingshuang ran down the mountain. The license plate that she had applied for
before arrived. She took the license plate back to the courtyard and installed
it by herself.
Looking at
the black X car, Shen Tingshuang thought about whether to take a walk around
the city today.
So Shen
Tingshuang put down the screwdriver, sat in the new car driver's seat and drove
to City B.
...
In her
impression, the original owner liked to hang around major shopping malls in
City B, and occasionally go to the shopping alley around school.
After
comparing the mall and shopping streets in her memory, Shen Tingshuang decided
to go to the shopping alley.
Following
the memory of the original owner, she drove the car outside a certain university,
found the underground parking lot and parked the car.
The shopping
alley is very lively. There were many college students nearby. Here, you can
feel the vitality of youth, and Shen Tingshuang, the ten thousand-year-old
ginseng spirit, felt that she was young again.
However,
what interests Shen Tingshuang most was the variety of snacks here.
Fried milk, stinky tofu, roasted pig's trotters, etc, Shen Ting Shuang bought a
portion of each.
Fried Milk here
Although the
tofu was smelly, it tasted very fragrant. Shen Tingshuang intended to make soy
beans into stinky tofu after returning home.
Stinky Tofu here
Roasted Pig Trotters here
There was a
lot of rubbish and dirty water on this alley and there were fewer and fewer
merchants. Shen Tingshuang walked a few steps and found that it was not right.
She was about to return, when she heard: "Boy, kneel down and call me Dad."
(TN: This sounds a bit weird, but was commonly used in many Chinese novels I have read. Someone may refer to themselves as Dad to another person when they feel superior or they want the other person to obey their words.)
"Huh."
Is this a fight?
Shen
Tingshuang suddenly became excited. When she was a ginseng spirit, there would
a plot like this in the stories told by humans, but she didn't expect to see it
with her own eyes today.
Holding the
roasted pig's trotters and fried yogurt, she jumped onto the side wall above, and
walked deeper into the alley.
There were
five men in black suits surrounding one person.
The surrounded
person snorted coldly. Shen Tingshuang paused while biting of the pig's trotters.
The sound seemed familiar, and she looked closer.
The besieged
person was Qin Yueze?
"Aren't
you usually very good? Today you were so quickly caught by our brother. You think
if we ruined your face can you still be an actor?" The man took out a
knife.
Shen Tingshuang
held the trotters in her right hand, thinking about how to help this BUG, her
current spiritual vein was restored by 25%, and it should not be a problem to
deal with these five people.
When she was
about to jump off the wall, Qin Yueze moved. He started to fight five versus
one, but he didn't fall into disadvantage for quite some time.
Leaning
against the wall next to him, Qin Yueze kicked these men who were instructed by
Fei Rui into flying more than one meter away. If it were not for standing on
the fence, Shen Tingshuang would want to jump up and clap her hands in applause.
"Go
back and tell him that it's better to use less of these methods next."
The man in
the lead was helped by the remaining four people to stand up. He cast a look at
the people around him. Shen Tingshunag saw everyone surrounded Qin Yueze again,
forming a circle.
Shen
Tingshuang watched with gusto but saw the man in the lead picked up a knife and
preparing to attack from behind.
Seeing that
he was about to succeed, Shen Tingshuang quickly threw the pig's trotters in her
right hand and hit the man's hand.
"Ouch!"
the man screamed.
The fight fell
into stand still while everyone turned their heads and saw a beautiful girl
squatting on top of the fence next to them. She was holding a bag in her left
hand and holding food in her right hand.
Seeing everyone
looking at her, Shen Tingshuang showed a smile, and waved her right hand:
"My hand slipped, I'm sorry, you continue."
The man who
was hit glanced at his hand. He suspected that his bones were broken:
"Damn, come down, apologize and have some fun with brother, I
will..."
Before he
finished speaking, the calmness around Qin Yueze who was next to him dispersed,
and he beat these people to the ground in an instant.
The screams
were endless for a while.
"Brother,
spare my life."
"Spare
us, we will never dare anymore."
Qin Yueze
was usually has an indifferent expression but he looked a little angry at this
time. There was a strong breath of rage around him. The five men shivered
toward the corner and shrank away.
Qin Yueze
walked to Shen Tingshuang and looked up.
Shen
Tingshuang and Qin Yueze looked at each other, she shook the bag in her left
hand: "I invite you to eat trotters, it's delicious."
The rage in
Qin Yueze's eyes slowly dissipated: "Okay."
Shen
Tingshuang jumped off the fence: "My house was too far, so let's change to
another place."
After
leaving the alley, Qin Yueze put on a mask and his sweater hood on his head. In
a shopping alley with many people, he looked alike to college students coming
and going, but still a bit more eye-catching.
Especially
standing next to Shen Tingshuang, the two attracted the attention of many
passersby.
Shen
Tingshuang found another shop with a lot of queues and bought two trotters:
"There is a milk tea shop over there. Would you like a drink?"
What she was
observing just now, almost all college students would hold a cup of milk tea.
"Okay."
Shen
Tingshuang found a milk tea shop, "I saw a lot of people holding this milk
tea."
Qin Yueze
nodded slightly and followed Shen Tingshuang into the milk tea shop.
Knowing that
Qin Yueze was a celebrity, Shen Tingshuang was worried about him being
recognized by others. Compared with just now, too many people could stare
closely her so she asked the staff of the milk tea shop carefully: "Is
there a private room here?"
"There
is a room with partition on the second floor. You can go up."
"Is
there anything you want to drink?" Shen Tingshuang looked at Qin Yueze.
Qin Yueze:
"Anything is okay."
When he
entered the milk tea shop, the staff here have been whispering. After Qin Yueze
finished speaking, the cold and pleasant voice almost made several staff
members scream.
"I want
two cups of brown sugar pearl milk tea, thank you." Shen Tingshuang placed
the order and pulled Qin Yueze's sleeve upstairs.
As he was wearing
a mask, Shen Tingshuang could not see Qin Yueze's smile.
There were
already some people sitting upstairs. The milk tea shop was playing music, if
someone didn't listen carefully, they would not hear what other people were
talking about.
Shen
Tingshuang found the innermost position, and sat down opposite Qin Yueze. Some
time later the waiter brought their milk teas.
Shen
Tingshuang handed Qin Yueze a copy of the trotters she bought: "Try
it."
There was
only one door curtain as partition here. Qin Yueze never took off his mask
after sitting down. He looked at the pig's trotter in front of him with a
moment of hesitation in his eyes.
He looked up
again and saw that Shen Tingshuang had opened another bag, took out the
disposable glove inside, took a pig's trotter and bit it down. The pig's trotter
was just roasted and still hot, and the outer skin was a little crispy. The
meat inside was very soft.
The outside
was crispy and the inside tender, "This one is better than the previous
one."
The scent of
pig's trotters quickly permeated this small private room. Qin Yueze took some
gloves in a spirited manner, picked a small piece of trotter, and fed it into
his mouth. The trotter was a bit greasy to him, but he thought it was
delicious.
"This
milk tea is delicious too!" The sweet taste could make people feel better
in an instant, especially the black pearls inside, they were soft and waxy.
Qin Yueze
took a sip of the hot milk tea, feeling as if something was slowly melting away
in his heart.
From
beginning to end, Shen Tingshuang didn't ask what happened just now.
Shen
Tingshuang finished eating a trotter: "Thank you for what happened
before." She heard the customer who bought the fruit said that when Wang
Qing slandered her before, Qin Yueze sent a Weibo to support her.
"It's
just the truth."
Before he
finished drinking the milk tea, Qin Yueze's phone rang. Today he was filming
near the university. After a scene was over, someone led him to the alley just
now.
After Qin
Yueze hung up the phone, Shen Tingshuang said: "If you have something to
do you can go first." It's just a pity that she didn't bring any fruit,
otherwise she could give Qin Yueze a few bites.
Qin Yueze
saw Shen Tingshuang's somewhat regretful eyes, and Qin Yueze, who was about to
get up, said, "Give me your phone."
Shen
Tingshuang handed her phone to Qin Yueze.
Qin Yueze typed
something and handed it back to Shen Tingshuang: "I have added my phone
number and WeChat. You can find me if you have anything."
"Okay."
Shen Tingshuang was happy. With this contact information, she could ask the BUG
for his address in the future and send him fruit!
Qin Yueze
also smiled when she saw Shen Tingshuang's smile: "Then I will go first."
Shen
Tingshuang finished her milk tea, trotters and roasted yogurt, then left the
milk tea shop.
...
Back in the
car, Shen Tingshuang tweeted.
[Ah Shuang
who farms: There is no live broadcast today, but there are foods. [image][image][image]]
She took
photos of all the food she ate in the shopping alley and posted them on Weibo.
...
After Qin
Yueze arrived back to the crew, he found that Xiaoyue was anxious. Qin Yueze
was suddenly gone and everyone couldn't find him. When Qin Yueze came back, he
was relieved.
After
filming, Xiaoyue came over to ask about what happened, when suddenly Qin Yueze
said: "Has the prize last time arrived yet?"
Xiaoyue:
"?" Am I still your good assistant?
Unfortunately
Qin Yueze did not intend to give up this topic. In the end, Xiaoyue gave Qin
Yueze half of the fruit. There was no other way, who made Qin Yueze gave the
correct answer at that time.
...
After Shen
Xuan was scolded again by Zhang Qing, Shen Xuan's assistant sent a message to
Fu Letian.
The next
day, Fu Letian came to the crew to visit the shoot. For this ‘Sword Fairy’, Fu Group
is one of the sponsors.
Therefore,
Fu Letian visiting the shoot was welcomed by Zhang Qing.
Fu Letian
prepared a luxurious lunch for the crew, no matter if it was the staff or the
actors, he let everyone receive one.
Knowing the
relationship between Fu Letian and Shen Xuan, Zhang Qing adjusted Shen Xuan's scene
into later in the day to let them have some time alone.
Fu Letian saw
that Shen Xuan was very happy. She also thanked him for letting herself into
Zhang Qing's crew. She said she would work hard and live up to everyone's
expectations.
This made Fu
Letian feel even more distressed.
After
leaving the crew, Fu Letian began to pay a lot of money for multiple hot
searches, broke the news that Shen Xuan was doing her best on the crew, and
then he praised Shen Xuan a lot. He also said how serious Shen Xuan was in the
crew, how kind she was, and how cooperating she was with what the crew members instructed.
These hot
searches were searched every other day and Shen Xuan's exposure has increased a
lot.
The drama was
not even released, but Shen Xuan's fans have exceeded 30 million.
The
popularity of "Sword Fairy" on the Internet has also increased a lot
due to Shen Xuan's hot searches. There were almost always people discussing
this drama on Weibo.
Zhang Qing's
attitude towards Shen Xuan was also better. Because of Fu Letian's care, the
Shen family's recent business was also good.
Shen Tiande
praised Shen Xuan highly every day when he came home, the atmosphere of the
entire Shen family was very good.
...
In addition
to Shen Xuan, Qin Yueze also has a hot search every once in a while.
Unlike Shen
Xuan's hot search, Qin Yueze's hot search was on the list for real and not a
bought one.
At the
beginning, he gave up Zhang Qing's fairy tale drama, and chose another criminal
investigation drama ‘The Answer’.
Qin Yueze
has a lot of fans, as well as black fans. A lot of paparazzi would find ways to
take sneak photos from the crew. It was just that the crew kept secrets and
enforced strict rules, very few people were able to take photos. Even if they
were photos taken by paparazzi, fans resisted such sneak shots, and in the end
nothing went hot.
But even so,
Qin Yueze can also be searched for various reasons.
The
discussion of ‘The Answer’ was also increasing.
(TN: This sounds a bit weird, but was commonly used in many Chinese novels I have read. Someone may refer to themselves as Dad to another person when they feel superior or they want the other person to obey their words.)
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Thank you for the translation. You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteUsually I stay away from slice of life, but this story is really good and your translation helps me enjoy it so much.
Fu Letian is really hyping Shen Xuan in that movie, so it'll actually be a massive blow to both of them if she doesn't actually live up to it.
ReplyDeleteThat aside, am I the only one hoping that when MC finally finishes her 100th task and has no more reason to sell fruits, the Shen family and Fu family put their maximum effort to ruin MC's business, so when she stops selling, everybody will think it's their fault?
Hey MD! Thank you so much for the update, your translations really made my days better. I hope you are healthy and doing well
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment! I am doing well now and I hope to always be in the future <3
DeleteThe pig trotter did it for me, i had to go eat lunch 2 hours early than usualπ
ReplyDeleteZhang Qing must've received Shen Xuan's name when he investigated the person behind Qin Yueze's "Sword Fairy" incident.
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