Chapter 357: The First Gathering of the Artists (Ch 357)

Xin’an City, at the gate of Shezhou Ancient City,

At around 6 o’clock in the evening, two vehicles with the program crew’s signs stopped.

Although it was almost night, the ancient city was still crowded with tourists. The car door opened and four people got out from the back seat.

“This country is beautiful~”

One of the show’s guests, Japanese artist Nana Komatsu, looked at the ancient city wall in front of her, her big eyes sparkling with joy.

She turned around and waved to her boyfriend Masaki Suda behind her, and asked him in Japanese to take a photo for her.

“Pinch, Soda, Photo Contest~”

Hearing his girlfriend calling him, Masaki Suda let go of the suitcase and obediently took out his phone to take pictures.

Behind the two of them, Kim Min-jun, a male artist from Hanguo, saw this and quickly said to Lee Ji-eun next to him,

“Jie’en-senpai, can I take a picture of you too?”

Although the two are only one year apart in age, Lee Ji-eun debuted in 2008, while Kim Min-jun debuted in 2017.

It was only last year that he became famous in China thanks to a youth idol drama.

But at this time, Lee Ji-eun was not only famous in Korea, but also had a high reputation around the world.

In the Korean entertainment industry, the hierarchy is very strict, so Kim Min-jun respectfully calls Lee Ji-eun, who is only one year older than him, “senior”.

But he also had some plans in mind. When he first received the invitation to the show, he actually didn’t intend to respond.

The reason for accepting the offer was to create a couple relationship with Lee Ji-eun.

Lee Ji-eun is not only good-looking, but also very popular internationally. She is still single.

If I could win her over, at least I could save myself a few decades of hard work in the entertainment industry.

Therefore, he was determined to win Lee Ji-eun this time.

Besides, he didn’t think that anyone in the program crew could threaten him in terms of appearance.

Even if we put appearance aside, wouldn’t it be easy for two lonely souls to ignite the spark of love when they come together in a foreign country?

“Thank you then.”

Lee Ji-eun nodded happily, stood at the city gate, posed a few cute poses, smiled at Kim Min-jun who was walking up, and said,

“Minjun, this is China, don’t be so restrained, just call me by my name, OK~”

“Okay, Ji-eun” Jin Min-jun was overjoyed and began to look forward to a happy life in the future.

At this time, the staff came up and said to the four guests,

“Four guests, I will take you to the New Year Courtyard first.”

The four of them could speak simple Chinese. After hearing this, they smiled and nodded, then each picked up their suitcases and walked towards the ancient city.

In the ancient city, the lights are on, and the streets and alleys that have been baptized by the years are full of tourists.

There were also many young people wearing Hanfu taking photos and checking in. The sounds of vendors and talking along the street were endless, as if one had traveled back to ancient times in an instant.

Although it was the first time for the four to come to the ancient city of Shezhou, the culture of Japan and Han was deeply influenced by China.

Therefore, when seeing this scene, everyone burst into exclamations of admiration at the same time.

“Great fortune!”

“Sri Lanka No.1”

After walking for about ten minutes, the group arrived in front of a traditional Hui-style house.

The blue tiles and white walls and the high-raised horse-head walls in the style of a Chaohu symbolize an ancient and elegant style.

There is also a neat and tidy courtyard outside the house.

In the yard there stands a persimmon tree with a beard as thick as a halberd, and it is full of red persimmons.

Two red lanterns were hung under the straw-built gate, emitting a warm glow in the night.

The plaque of “New Year’s Courtyard” is made warm, comfortable and cozy.

Seeing this recording venue that was as beautiful as a painting, the four of them were amazed again and couldn’t wait to go in and take a look.

Squeak

The gate was pushed open, and then the people in the house seemed to have heard the sound and came out.

“Welcome, welcome. Thank you for your hard work~”

The host He Jiong and director Jiang Wei came out together and enthusiastically brought everyone into the house to warm up by the fire.

After entering the room, everyone introduced themselves to each other and started chatting casually.

He Jiong showed his skill in dancing with long sleeves, and soon the atmosphere in the room became harmonious.

“Teacher He Jiong, haven’t the guests from China arrived yet?” Li Zhien asked while roasting the fire.

She participated in Mango TV’s New Year’s Eve Gala in 2016 and met He Jiong at that time, so they are relatively familiar with each other.

“It should be soon. I contacted them more than half an hour ago and they are on their way.” He Jiong replied with a smile.

“More pretentious than me,” Jin Minjun whispered in Chinese, and then said in a sarcastic tone in Chinese, “Is the other party a top international star? So busy?”

Hearing the teasing in his tone, Li Zhien glanced at him slightly, and He Jiong still smiled warmly,

“To be precise, they are future top international stars. They are also very popular artists in our country.

Last year, I made a great youth love movie. I heard that the copyright has been purchased by NHK and it will be shown in Japan.

Maybe Nana and Soda have seen it.”

After He Jiong finished speaking, everyone looked at Komatsu Nana and Suda Masaki.

The two looked at each other, thought seriously for a while, and suddenly took out their cell phones and started searching together, occasionally whispering a few words in Japanese.

“Jie’en, do you think they haven’t watched it at all, and only looked it up online when asked?”

Kim Min-jun leaned close to Lee Ji-eun and whispered in Chinese. As he spoke, he looked at He Jiong with a look of gloating.

“Minjun, this is China, we are here to work, don’t say things that will affect the relationship between the two sides.”

Lee Ji-eun reminded him somewhat unhappily that as an international top star, she pays more attention to her own quality and character than Kim Min-jun, and will not offend anyone because of her talk.

At this time, He Jiong was also a little embarrassed. He just said it casually. The two of them just needed to say that they had seen it or not.

But he didn’t expect that the two of them not only didn’t say a word, but also seemed to start searching in front of him, which really made him feel embarrassed.

Just as he was thinking of saying something to break the awkward situation, suddenly, Komatsu Nana and Suda Masaki raised their fists at the same time and cheered.

“yo ka ta”

Just when everyone was puzzled, Komatsu Nana handed the phone to He Jiong and asked with surprise,

“Excuse me, is this the one?”

When He Jiong saw it, the embarrassment on his face instantly turned into joy.

All she saw on her phone was a photo of her and Masaki Suda standing in front of a poster holding movie tickets, and the background poster was “I’ll Wait for You at the End of Time.”

It turns out that they were just looking for a photo together, instead of searching for relevant information on the spot to fool themselves.

“Yes, I didn’t expect you guys actually saw it.” He Jiong said happily.

Komatsu Nana nodded vigorously and said happily, “Of course! This movie is very popular in Japan. Teacher He, do you mean Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan will come? Oh my God, I feel so happy…”

Komatsu Nana was so happy that she was a little incoherent. Kim Min-jun standing next to her felt like he was slapped in the face. He had just laughed at her, but it turned out that not only had others seen it, but they also liked it very much.

Li Zhien didn’t care about his mood. She took a curious look at the photo and was immediately attracted by the poster. She asked,

“Is it interesting? What story does it tell?”

“Of course, it’s super beautiful!”

Just when Nana Komatsu was about to tell Lee Ji-eun about the plot of the movie, there was a sound of a door opening outside the yard.