Filming Suspended

"I thought you were joking, but I didn't expect you to actually eat so much. Back when you were on set, you couldn't even eat this much of a boxed lunch, could you?" Liu Tao looked at Shen Zeqian's rice. He had thought that asking him to cook two pots of rice noodles meant that he could eat a lot, but who would have thought that he could actually finish it all.

"Sister Tao, consider the actual situation. We didn't have lunch, just some sunflower seeds and two small breads. It's normal that we can still eat," Shen Ze said. He had indeed enjoyed a good meal tonight. He hadn't had rice noodles in a long time, so it was nice to have them once in a while. Plus, the stir-fried pork with chili peppers was quite appetizing.

The hamburgers weren't very good, but the stir-fried pork with chili peppers was alright. Huang Lei can cook, maybe not as well as a professional chef, but he can make normal home-style dishes without any problem, as long as he doesn't make any innovative dishes.

This burger was clearly something they hadn't made before, so a slight mishap is understandable. Anyway, they made eight or nine, Shen Ze ate three, and there were three left over—not enough for everyone. The stir-fried pork with chili peppers, however, was all gone; Shen Ze ate half by himself, which was quite enjoyable.

"Yeah, but you're really amazing. You don't seem to have gained weight even though you eat so much. Didn't you mention before that you have a special way to lose weight? What is it?" Liu Tao said. He suddenly remembered that when he was filming before, he and Jiang Xin were jokingly talking about this, but it seems that nothing came of it.

"Control your diet and exercise. There are no shortcuts to losing weight. Like me, I burn fat like crazy behind the scenes. You have no idea how hard I work in private," Shen Ze said. Sometimes, if you tell the truth, people won't believe you.

He couldn't exactly tell them, "I just can't gain weight no matter how much I eat." While such a physique is rare, it certainly exists in this world. However, he was certain that if he said that, they probably wouldn't believe him, and he couldn't continue the conversation on that topic. It wouldn't be interesting, so he decided to just make a joke.

"Tch, you say you work hard in private? I'd believe you if you said it was before. Back in school, you used to go to the gym all the time, but later on, you seemed to just start sleeping in. I haven't seen you at the gym in all this time of filming," Maruko said.

"Everyone says it's in private, but what you see is still in private. While you're sleeping, I'm working hard."

"Let's play cards! Let's play cards!" After dinner, the card game began, which is a must-do activity before bedtime at the Mushroom House.

They played cards and chatted casually, and before they knew it, it was 1 a.m. Everyone wanted to play more, but they had to get up early the next day for filming, so they had to stop.

"Good night."

A quiet night passed, this is what a normal Mushroom House should be like, unlike before when Chen Yao and Tan Songjun always had to cause trouble, which is good.

The next day, Shen Ze slept in late. He had gone to bed very late the night before, not because he had done anything, but simply because Huang Lei's snoring kept him awake. Since they were in the same room, it was inevitable that he would sleep in late. Besides, he didn't have to make breakfast, so he figured he might as well sleep in late.

"Shen Ze, go pick corn, let's go!" Shen Ze had just finished washing up when Liu Tao called him. His initiative in getting things done was really strong.

But this time, it's just about letting people experience it and do some farm work. As for the reason, we don't even know when the next episode will be filmed, so let's relax this time. Anyway, we have enough footage.

That's right, it's the last episode. Last night, Wang Zhengyu spoke to them privately and said that after careful consideration, he decided to only shoot one episode instead of the two episodes of footage they were originally going to shoot. He also said that he wanted to persuade the guests to withdraw.

The next guest should be Huang Xiaoming, which Shen Ze only found out last night. After all, he was going to persuade Huang Xiaoming to leave, so he wasn't afraid to say it out loud.

They were already prepared; it was just a matter of time. After that, they would go their separate ways. As for the future of this variety show, it would depend on which TV station and sponsor would be interested.

Actually, it's not that hard to find a TV station. After all, the people involved are all celebrities with some popularity, so it's not like no one cares. Even Dragon TV, the reason they dropped your reality show was because they tried hard but couldn't find a sponsor. If they could, they would have just aired it.

This depends on Hunan TV's ability to attract sponsors. Currently, there are only a handful of TV stations in China that are popular for variety shows and have the capacity to take on this project.

If there's a title sponsor, the sponsor's money will cover everyone's subsequent payments; if there's no title sponsor, the filming of the show will be in danger.

By then, Shen Ze estimated that there would definitely be lawsuits. Right now, everyone is easygoing and wants to get the show on TV; otherwise, why would you film it?

But if no one is optimistic about it, everyone has signed a contract before. Even if Huang Lei and the others have a good relationship with Wang Zhengyu, you might as well try to make up for the amount of money in the contract.

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What? You think we can just forget about this money since we're all on good terms? That's no small amount. Everyone's pay is over ten million. Who can ignore that?

Furthermore, the production team can't pull off any tricks, such as simply cutting the current footage into twelve episodes when the contract states it's for twelve episodes. That would be digging a hole for themselves.

The production team originally wanted to prevent the participants from cooperating, so the contract specified the recording time, not the number of episodes. This was originally intended to limit the guests, but now they've trapped themselves in it.

Of course, everyone wants to resolve the issue. If the show can continue filming, even if it exceeds the deadline, as long as there is a result, that's what everyone hopes to achieve. They want to avoid litigation if possible, especially since they still have a good relationship with each other.

However, to be fair, Wang Zhengyu really went all out for this project. Without a sponsor, he paid for the filming himself. He also raised some investment and reportedly even mortgaged his house. That takes guts.

This means that after Liu Tao and the others leave, they will record some more footage, possibly until tomorrow. Although there are no guests, the filming schedule will remain the same.

"There's still dew on it, Shen Ze. You look so skilled at picking corn."

"Practice makes perfect, Sister Tao, don't use so much force." Shen Ze started to help.

"Did you also never do any work growing up? I can tell you're quite hardworking," He Jiong said to Da Zhangwei.

"Isn't Shen Ze like that too? He looks really energetic."

"He's different. He really knows how to do this kind of farm work. You'll see when you watch him do it," Shen Ze praised.

Shen Ze was unaware of all this and simply led Liu Tao and Chen Xinxuan to work. After only half an hour, He Jiong suggested that they go back.

This means that these guests' mushroom journey is almost over, and they'll leave after having a meal.

Filming at the Mushroom House has been suspended.

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