Chapter 537: Chapter 523: Riding Every Wave

Inside the film crew’s break room.

Director Lin and the producer initially watched when they released the behind-the-scenes video, noticed the comments were great, and after seeing the trending topics they bought had made it onto the list, they stopped paying attention.

Instead, they sipped on some alcohol while chatting about life and planning the upcoming shooting schedule.

At this moment.

"It’s a magical road to the sky, bringing warmth from the earth to the frontier, since then the mountains no longer high, the roads no longer long, all ethnic sons and daughters gather together..."

A ringtone suddenly blared, echoing through the break room.

"That’s my phone~"

Director Lin recognized his phone from the ringtone, picked it up to check the caller ID...

It was a call from Sun, who was in charge of their crew’s marketing.

This made his heart skip a beat.

Could it be that the recently uploaded behind-the-scenes video received some bad comments, causing fans to clash?

Or perhaps not many people noticed the trending topic they bought, and it’s being ridiculed as a waste?

But...

That shouldn’t be it!

Just half an hour ago, everything was going great with the trend!

He hurriedly answered the call.

After learning the situation, his uneasiness was instantly replaced by a smile: "Hey, that’s great news, keep an eye on it for me, and update me immediately if there’s any development or change."

"Old Forest, what’s up?"

The producer, seeing Director Lin’s smile and hearing his cheerful tone, relaxed a bit and curiously asked.

"Just now, Sun said our behind-the-scenes video climbed three trending spots, and it’s pretty popular! Turns out the netizens are all talking about our crew eating meals from Delicious Restaurant!"

Director Lin cheerfully asked, "Do you know about that Delicious Restaurant? It’s the place where Liu Feifei and Li Qiongzhi have been sending their assistants to buy meals from every day recently."

He had also heard the trending topic about Liu Feifei getting turned away when she purposely went to dine there, and was surprised as to why Liu Feifei would go out of her way to eat at a small restaurant.

Later, Liu Feifei sending her assistant to buy meals, he also paid some attention.

Subsequently, when Li Qiongzhi also sent her assistant for meals, he took notice since Li Qiongzhi’s pickiness about food was well-known in the industry, and this sudden request for takeout piqued his curiosity~

However, he didn’t dwell on it at the time, given he had many other things to manage within the crew.

"I’d heard about Liu Feifei and Li Qiongzhi sending their assistants to get takeouts from a small restaurant, but how does this link up with our behind-the-scenes video tonight?"

The producer was puzzled and a bit confused.

He just couldn’t wrap his head around the logic of these netizens!

Those seem like completely unrelated matters!

Nonetheless, gaining three extra trending topics unexpectedly would make anyone happy.

After all, it’s boosting the popularity of their "Two Melodies and Four Sheng" film crew!

The two of them immediately took out their phones and started scrolling through Weibo.

As soon as they clicked on the real-time trending list.

Wow!

The three trending topics shot up to ranks five, seven, and twelve.

Meanwhile, the two they spent heavily on fell to twentieth and twenty-sixth.

"Not bad! Who would have thought that getting a quick shot of the actors and crew eating could land us on the trending list, and not just one, but three topics? The perceptiveness of this batch of netizens is amazing; they even figured out which restaurant Liu Feifei and Li Qiongzhi were getting their food from!"

The producer chuckled, "Yeah, just from a few seconds, they could identify that Liu Feifei and Li Qiongzhi’s meals came from Delicious Restaurant and could even point out some crew members eating from there. Truly incredible! It’s like ’the unintentional willows grow without planting’!"

"Indeed, our crew’s sudden rise in popularity and free trending topics are all thanks to Delicious Restaurant!"

Director Lin was overjoyed!

He took a couple of sips of wine and couldn’t help but sing a few lines of Beijing opera.

"Old Forest, look, a lot of netizens are suggesting that our crew should just order braised rice from Delicious Restaurant from now on."

The producer saw an amusing comment and shared it with Director Lin.

Scrolling further, he noticed the crew’s official social media team had already responded to the situation.

["Two Melodies and Four Sheng" v: We’d love to order from Delicious Restaurant, but their braised rice is just too popular and always sold out! Other dishes are even harder to get! QAQ!]

In an instant, countless comments popped up under the official account:

[Seriously? Is there really a meal that even a film crew can’t book? I didn’t study much, so don’t fool me... If you said it’s hard to book a meal at a five-star hotel, I could understand, but a small restaurant like this, as long as you tell them you want to book a meal, the owner would be more than happy to accommodate a big business! After all, it’s impossible for the owner to just ignore such a big deal!]

[Hahaha, the person upstairs, are you trying to make me die of laughter so you can inherit my credit cards? Other restaurants might be bookable, but the meals at Delicious Restaurant really aren’t something a film crew can just order at will.]

[Honestly, the food at Delicious Restaurant is indeed in high demand. I’m here in Wenling City, and if you want to eat the stewed meat rice from the restaurant, you have to line up before 5 PM. If you go later, you might not even get to buy it. Don’t ask me how I know, just ask because I’ve experienced it personally.]

[I can vouch for what the person above said. I’m probably one of the first loyal fans of Delicious Restaurant. Back then, even just the fried buns made our entire office drool with desire. Skipping even one meal would drive us insane with cravings, so much so that we couldn’t help but run there to eat every day. They are just that irresistibly delicious! Although now the fried buns are only available for breakfast, I still go early every morning to queue up and buy them.]

[Actually, seeing how popular Delicious Restaurant is now, even Li Qiongzhi, who usually only eats home-cooked meals, can’t resist trying it. You can tell the taste of this place must be extraordinary, even fragrant. Looks like for Delicious Restaurant, the business from film crews might not even be such a big deal.]

Both Director Lin and the producer couldn’t help but admire the excellent marketing team after reading this.

Their ability to work is impressive.

In just a few words, they managed to sustain fans’ enthusiasm without diminishing while also maintaining the crew’s reputation.

Not bad at all!

Both were extremely satisfied.

They continued to sip their drinks while discussing the filming schedule, marking the scenes where time adjustments were necessary with a pen.

In the end, the producer joked with a smile: "Given these trending topics, we ought to try the food from Delicious Restaurant ourselves."

"That’s absolutely necessary!"

Director Lin laughed and said, "To be honest, I’ve been craving it for a while."

"Hahaha~ Old Forest, you read my mind..."

The two clinked glasses with a smile.

At the same time.

The main cast of the film crew also stumbled upon the Weibo posts.

In Ling Lu Yi’s suite, he was lying in bed, scrolling through his phone, and seeing the netizens go crazy over Delicious Restaurant, he couldn’t help but feel tempted: "Is the food at Delicious Restaurant really that good?"

Thinking about those days when he would catch whiffs of that enticing aroma during mealtime after filming on set, he started feeling a little hungry.

He was a bit tempted back then, but when he found out it’s from a small restaurant, he worried about the hygiene standards, plus he’s prone to gaining weight, so he had to control his diet and couldn’t eat greasy food. Additionally, his assistant and manager kept reminding and supervising him, leaving him no chance to indulge.

So, he decided not to think about it, not to look at it.

Out of sight, out of mind!

But now, late at night, he couldn’t help but browse the official account of Delicious Restaurant, looking at those food pictures.

Then he began to secretly swallow his saliva.

After confirming multiple times that he was using his small Weibo account, he was finally at ease to leave a comment at Delicious Restaurant:

Ling Lu Yi the Handsomest: Suddenly my stomach’s growling like crazy at this late hour, really want to eat your food!!!

Liu Feifei, while applying a face mask and lounging on the sofa, couldn’t help but exclaim when she saw these three trending topics with high popularity: "Who could have thought that the food at Delicious Restaurant could have such an effect! This counts as the most valuable cuisine she has ever eaten!"

The crew of "Two Melodies and Four Sheng" now has this kind of hot buzz, which will definitely score some attention in the public eye.

This means that the drama she participated in is already popular even before airing!

Once the show airs, the data will surely be excellent.

This way, she might just be able to make a dash for the throne of the Silver Screen Queen with this drama.

As for Li Qiongzhi.

She was on a call with her manager: "Qiongzhi, you must admit, this Delicious Restaurant has been really lucky. Previously Liu Feifei accidentally liked it and ran to the place, giving it two waves of buzz, and this time with the behind-the-scenes video, it got another wave of heat. But really, who helped whom is unclear, since the crew ended up with three trending topics just like that, hanging on the trending list for over an hour, and the ranking is still climbing. They’ve milked all they could."

"But Qiongzhi, as I always say, don’t constantly eat from Delicious Restaurant, or else your stomach might not handle it."

It’s not that she’s worried about the cleanliness or hygiene of the food from Delicious Restaurant; she’s simply concerned about Li Qiongzhi’s health.

After all, Li Qiongzhi used to eat very bland food before, and suddenly indulging in rich and meaty meals for a while is not good—your stomach can’t handle it!

"Mm, got it."

Li Qiongzhi listened to her manager’s nagging, and just responded calmly, without arguing, to avoid her manager going on endlessly.

Moreover.

She had her own chef check the ingredients used in Delicious Restaurant’s food, ensuring they were of the best and freshest quality, though a bit oily, eating a meal a day wouldn’t hurt and could even help gain weight!

So!

I should keep eating!

After a few days, when the crew leaves, it’ll be hard to have it again!