143: Honest man, just post them one by one.
An hour later, Chen Fang and Yue Qingzhu put away their instruments.
Thanks to their sudden popularity this afternoon, their song request fees had increased. Some people even came over attempting to find hidden tracks, offering more and more money.
One wealthy woman even grandly gave them 100 yuan.
“We earned 710 yuan per person today, that’s amazing!” Yue Qingzhu exclaimed in surprise as she held the dustpan and finished counting the money. As she spoke, she took out a hundred-yuan bill from the dustpan, a slight smile playing on her lips, and held it up to the light.
“You actually know that 710 yuan is a lot?”
Yue Qingzhu frowned slightly, “Do you think I’m stupid? I’m a person, I eat, so of course I know prices. For example, a bottle of Sprite is three yuan, right?”
“Then a grilled sausage is three yuan, what about two?”
“Five yuan?”
“How did you know?”
“If it were six yuan, you wouldn’t have asked me. It must be a rounded-up discount promotion.”
Yue Qingzhu said matter-of-factly, turning her head to glance at Chen Fang. Noticing he was looking at her, she tilted her head in confusion, “Why are you looking at me with surprise? I just haven’t bought them, it’s not like I’m stupid. Besides, you already gave me a hint that you were testing me on prices, so how could I answer incorrectly?” As she spoke, she smiled slightly.
“I didn’t say you were stupid, I was just surprised by your extraordinary wisdom.”
“Oh, hehe, don’t admire me too much.”
Chen Fang looked up.
Why isn’t she generating negative emotion points?
Her resistance is really high.
… …
The two of them carried their instruments, and Chen Fang carried the cloth bag containing the money, slowly walking towards the exit.
Guo Congxin was still following them with a miniature camera, continuing to film the scene as they finished work. Three staff members also continued to follow, ensuring their safety.
After walking a few steps, they arrived at the ice cream shop that Yue Qingzhu had been eyeing all day.
The shop had an ancient-style decor, and the ice cream it sold was also antique-flavored.
Chen Fang glanced at it and asked, “Do you want to eat some?”
He didn’t care about today’s ranking. His purpose for coming to the adventures was to relax and accumulate negative emotion points.
If buying an ice cream could drop them one spot, then… even better. Yue Qingzhu might lose sleep, giving him a data burst.
Yue Qingzhu glanced at it, then shook her head.
“But you’ve been secretly looking at it all day.”
“Do you want to eat some? One for each of us?”
“I’m not interested.”
“Then never mind.” Yue Qingzhu, hugging her sanxian, turned to leave. She had indeed been craving it all day. She had been sitting for an entire day, and although she had fun, she was also truly tired. But soon they would calculate the team’s average net income. Eating an ice cream now would mean a deduction. What if this ice cream dragged them down in the rankings? How shameful would that be?
“How about we buy one? And buy an extra cone, and we can share it.”
“That’s a good idea.” Yue Qingzhu’s eyes lit up, but the next moment they dimmed again, “But what if our ranking drops because of this?”
“It’s fine.” Chen Fang smiled magnanimously. Then you can honestly give me a night’s worth of negative emotion points.
Soon, they paid two yuan extra for an additional ice cream cone. They received two ice cream cones from the staff, the ice cream level with the edge of the cone.
The two thanked the staff and turned to leave.
The staff behind them looked at them with a sigh.
How pitiful. But there was a sweetness mixed with the bitterness; they truly were a pair of little zombies finding joy in hardship.
Yue Qingzhu took a bite of the crispy cone and looked up at Chen Fang, “What do you want to eat? How about we try something you like?”
Chen Fang shook his head, “The food at amusement parks isn’t very good. There’s nothing I particularly want to eat.”
Yue Qingzhu lowered her head, “We bought what I wanted to eat. That’s not fair to you, is it? What do you want to eat now?”
“If I had to say…” Chen Fang searched his memory for a moment, “Crab roe mixed rice, from that restaurant the flammable and explosive team went to for dinner. But that place doesn’t do takeout, and it’s expensive. We’re not allowed to spend our own money today, so never mind. No special treatment, let’s stick to the rules.” Chen Fang looked towards Chaoyang District in the distance and sighed silently. How could bento boxes be as delicious as a big meal?
Yue Qingzhu nodded, “That crab roe there is indeed quite delicious.”
“Let’s go. We’ll be getting living supplies when we get back. Maybe there will be something good to eat.” Chen Fang added, “I think secretly going to the kitchen at night to find food is also a very happy thing.”
“Ah? Then why not go openly?”
“Eating secretly is happier, I guess.”
“Oh.”
… …
As the two approached the park entrance, they encountered three familiar figures—the bear, rabbit, and fox mascots.
The three stood rooted to the spot like frosted eggplants, wearily extending their hands to passersby to hand out flyers, only to receive repeated rejections.
The fox spiritlessly turned around and, upon seeing them, immediately perked up a bit, waving at them.
Chen Fang and Yue Qingzhu walked over, and the fox scurried closer, exclaiming to Yue Qingzhu, “Wow, your outfit is so cute.”
“Is that so? Thank you.” Yue Qingzhu, who had social anxiety, once again became expressionless, quiet, and polite.
“Wow—where did you get ice cream?” The rabbit (Zhao Jin) walked over, staring at the ice cream in their hands.
Chen Fang: “We earned it working today. Living in the moment.”
Zhao Jin lowered her head, the entire rabbit mascot looking deflated, “We haven’t finished handing out the flyers yet. We only get paid once we finish. And there’s still such a huge stack!”
She pointed to a bulging red cloth bag behind her.
Liang Yan was also in despair. He leaned against a wooden stump to sit down but lost his balance, and the entire bear mascot toppled to the ground.
Chen Fang quickly went over to help him up, “Want us to help you hand some out?”
Shen Wantang waved her hand, “You two go rest. This is really hard to hand out. Handing these out… sigh, it’s really difficult.”
Her voice was muffled, and her heart felt heavy. Today had been a bit bitter.
She was hailed as the campus belle by netizens in her first year of university and debuted in her second year. She had never experienced this feeling of being disliked, ignored, or even somewhat despised.
Because to some people, receiving a flyer interrupted their fun. And some people, annoyed by long queues, would lash out when they received a flyer, venting their frustrations.
She was fine, but Liang Yan’s bear mascot was even kicked by a naughty child today. If she and Zhao Jin hadn’t held him back, Liang Yan would have exploded on the spot.
Zhao Jin echoed, “You two have also been tired all day, go back.”
Yue Qingzhu blinked.
What to do? As colleagues, should they eat ice cream and leave these three tottering figures here? Besides, the camera was still on.
Oh no, she just wanted to live a happy, low-key life. What to do when encountering something like this on a variety show? Help or not help?
Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Fang, where is Chen Fang?
Chen Fang glanced at the bag. There was still a bag of flyers inside.
These three honest people, they really just handed them out one by one.
“I’ll help you.” Anyway, the camera was on. He would do a good deed and make a name for himself to hundreds of thousands of people.
Yue Qingzhu quickly moved closer, “I’ll help you too.”
Liang Yan raised the bear’s paw to stop her, “Teacher Yue, you’ve been busy all day, how tired you must be.”
“I’ve been sitting all day, I’m not tired.”
Liang Yan was slightly stunned, “Sitting… sitting all day?”
Chen Fang took out a flyer, walked to the roadside, and extended his hand to an approaching girl, “Student, please help me throw this away, thank you.”
The girl was slightly startled, then covered her mouth and smiled, taking the flyer.
“Handsome guy, help me throw this away.” Another boy took the flyer and looked at it carefully twice.
The four people behind them gaped slightly.
“Throw it away?”
It instantly relieved pressure and gave a relaxed feeling of helping others.
In front of the monitor screen.
The Director’s mouth was slightly agape.
The Producer also stared blankly at the screen, “Director Liu, he… he doesn’t have any moral controversy, does he?”
The Director looked at the screen, where after tourists smilingly took the flyers, three or four out of five people would glance at them. “It should be fine. Humans are like this. If you ask them to look at it, they won’t even bother, but if you ask them to throw it away, they’ll at least glance at it twice.”
“That’s true. Curiosity.”
Director Liu sighed, arms crossed, “It proves that people are very willing to help others as long as it doesn’t harm their own interests.”
The Assistant Director said in surprise, “So this segment even conveyed positive energy?”
Director Liu blinked, “Does saying that sound a bit too far-fetched?”
On site.
The three mascots mimicked Chen Fang’s approach, watching as one person after another took the flyers from their hands and even glanced at them twice, gradually becoming bewildered.
So what was all that “Handsome guy, take a look, beautiful lady, check this out” they’d been saying all day for?!