EFB Chapter 52 Taking Xiaotian on a Trip
Chapter 52 Taking Xiaotian on a Trip
The hotel wasn't far from the company. After putting down her luggage, Tian Xiwei lay down on the bed and stretched, "Ah! We're finally here! Brother Feng, I'm hungry, what should we eat?"
"What do you want to eat?" Lin Feng asked, leaning against the door frame.
"I want roast duck!" Tian Xiwei immediately sat up, counting on her fingers, "And noodles with soybean paste, and I heard the baked buns are good too, I want those too!"
"Okay, okay, I'll take you everywhere." Lin Feng nodded with a smile. "Let's rest for half an hour first, then we'll set off."
Tian Xi cheered and pulled out some spicy broad beans from her bag, shoving a handful into Liu Haochun's hand: "Haochun, try these, they're super delicious!"
Tian Xiwei handed another handful to Lin Feng: "Brother Feng, you should eat too."
Raymond Lam waved his hand: "You guys eat, I'm driving. Eating this will make me thirsty." He watched the two girls huddled together sharing snacks and suddenly remembered the movie's release date.
"By the way, the movie is scheduled to be released on July 31st. In a few days, we will be going on a promotional tour, visiting several cities and giving interviews."
"Really?" Tian Xi's eyes lit up. "Does that mean we'll be on TV?"
"Yeah, we've got a few interview invitations," Raymond Lam said. "We need to do our best then, and not embarrass myself."
"Don't worry, Brother Feng!" Tian Xi patted her chest confidently.
Liu Haochun nodded: "I'm ready too."
Half an hour later, the three drove to Quanjude.
When they arrived at the roast duck restaurant, Tian Xiwei looked at the glistening duck skin, swallowed hard, picked up a thin pancake, put a piece of duck meat on it, spread some sweet bean sauce on it, added a scallion, clumsily rolled it up, and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Delicious!" she mumbled, her eyes narrowing into crescents. "It's better than any roast duck I've ever had before!"
Liu Haochun also rolled one up, eating it in small bites with a satisfied smile on her face. Watching them eat so happily, Lin Feng also felt a surge of appetite, picked up a pancake, rolled one up, and handed it to Tian Xiwei: "Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."
"No way," Tian Xiwei took the pancake and handed one to Liu Haochun. "Haochun, you should eat more too, you're too thin."
After finishing their meal, they went to a snack shop and bought baked flatbread and fermented mung bean juice. Tian Xi took a bite of the flatbread; the sesame paste inside was very fragrant. She nodded, "This is delicious too!"
But after tasting the soy milk, he immediately spat it out, frowning, "What is this? It's weird."
Raymond Lam couldn't help but laugh: "Fermented mung bean juice is a local specialty, but many people aren't used to it."
"Then I'll just eat the baked bun." Tian Xiwei pushed the soy milk aside and focused on eating the baked bun.
As evening approached, the three returned to the hotel. Tian Xiwei, exhausted, lay down on the bed and took out her phone to watch the latest episodes of "The Beginning." She had just finished her exams yesterday and had been busy preparing for her trip to Beijing, so she hadn't had time to watch the latest two episodes yet.
When she saw that Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun had finally found the real culprit, she excitedly slapped the bed: "Wow! So they were the murderers! I never guessed it before!"
Liu Haochun leaned over to look, and the two discussed the plot back and forth. Lin Feng sat on the sofa next to him, looking at the data table sent by Li Yi on his phone, with a smile on his lips.
The series "The Beginning" has aired 12 episodes, with over 15 billion views and a stable Douban rating of 8.7. On Weibo, topics such as #TheBeginningDetails# and #TheBeginningEndingPrediction# are trending every day, and the comic "Take My Brother Away" has also become popular, with over 10 million views.
"Brother Feng," Tian Xiwei suddenly looked up, "when will the final episode of 'The Beginning' air?"
"August 1st," Raymond Lam said, "just one day after the movie's release, so we can ride the wave of its popularity."
"That's amazing!" Tian Xi looked at him with admiration. "Brother Feng, how did you think of everything?"
Lin Feng smiled but didn't say anything. Actually, he had already calculated the timing. "The Beginning" has a total of 16 episodes, with 2 episodes released every week, which will last until the movie is released. The last episode will be broadcast on August 1st, which will take advantage of the movie's popularity to boost the number of views again, forming a virtuous cycle.
The next morning, Tian Xiwei was awakened by the noise outside the window. She yawned, jumped up, and leaned out the window to look outside.
"Haochun, wake up!" She turned around and patted Liu Haochun on the next bed. "We're going to the Forbidden City today!"
Liu Haochun rubbed his eyes and sat up, his hair a mess: "Okay, I'll get up right away."
After washing up and getting dressed, the two went downstairs, where Lin Feng was already waiting in the lobby, carrying several meat buns and soy milk. "Breakfast, eat on the way," he said, handing them the breakfast. "The Forbidden City is very large; we'll probably be walking quite a bit today."
"Thank you, Brother Feng!" Tian Xiwei took the bun and took a big bite.
Upon arriving at the Forbidden City, Tian Xiwei was immediately awestruck by the red walls and yellow tiles of the buildings. Grabbing Liu Haochun's hand, she ran alongside, exclaiming, "Wow! Is this the Forbidden City? It's even more magnificent than what I've seen on TV!"
Lin Feng followed behind them, holding a camera and taking pictures of them every now and then. Tian Xiwei struck various funny poses, sometimes imitating an emperor with his hands on his hips, sometimes imitating a palace maid bending her knees, making Liu Haochun laugh non-stop.
"Brother Feng, take a picture too!" Tian Xiwei pulled Lin Feng to stand in front of the hall, held up the camera and took a selfie. With a "click", the three of their smiling faces were captured in the lens.
While browsing the treasure gallery, a girl wearing glasses suddenly pointed at Raymond Lam and whispered to her companion, "Hey, isn't that Xiao Yunhe from 'The Beginning'?"
His companion leaned closer for a look, then his eyes lit up: "It really is him!"
The two hesitated for a moment, then walked over, a little embarrassed, and said, "Xiao Yunhe, we're your fans, can we take a picture together?"
Lin Feng paused for a moment, then smiled: "Of course."
After taking the group photo, the girl asked again, "Director Lin, will there be a plot twist in the last two episodes of 'The Beginning'? I bet Li Shiqing couldn't escape the loop in the end..."
"It's a secret," Lin Feng said with a smile and a wink. "You'll find out when the time comes."
The girls smiled, said "thank you," and left happily. Tian Xiwei sidled up to Lin Feng, her eyes sparkling: "Brother Feng, you have fans now!"
"What's so special about that?" Lin Feng ruffled her hair. "You'll have a lot of fans when the movie is released."
"Really?" Tian Xiwei asked, a mix of anticipation and shyness. "Can I be liked by many people like Sister Yitong?"
"Of course," Liu Haochun chimed in. "Your portrayal of Shi Miao is so adorable, there's bound to be someone who likes her."
Tian Xiwei blushed at the compliment and scratched her head: "Hehe, thank you for your kind words."
At the beginning of their stroll, the three of them were in high spirits, but by noon, the sun was getting stronger and stronger, and since they hadn't had a proper lunch and had only eaten a few bites of the bread they had brought with them, Tian Xiwei started to feel a bit listless.
She dragged her feet, saying weakly, "Brother Feng, I don't want to shop anymore, I want to eat something..."
"Okay," Lin Feng checked the time, "Let's find a restaurant to eat at, and after that I'll take you to see the company."
"Going to the company?" Tian Xi's eyes lit up, and she instantly perked up. "Will I be able to see Sister Xue?"