“The wind is roaring! The horses are neighing!”

“The Yellow River is roaring! The Yellow River is roaring!”

“The Hexi Hill is ten thousand feet high!”

“Hedong and Hebei~sorghum is ripe!”

……

As the lingering sound of the last chorus gradually faded away, “Ka–” the director’s resonant voice pierced the entire set, “The filming of this episode has been successfully completed!”

The tense atmosphere receded like the tide; the staff members all breathed a sigh of relief, with relaxed smiles on their faces.

Li Chen, the big black bull, moved his stiff shoulders and rolled his Adam’s apple a few times: “I have been singing for more than an hour straight, and my throat is about to smoke.”

He turned to Deng Chao and Chen He beside him, with anticipation in his eyes: “Old Deng, wow, how about we get together tonight? The next time we meet will be in half a month!”

Before he finished speaking, the little cheetah Zheng Kai came over in a flash, rubbing his hands and saying, “That’s exactly what I want! I must get Chen He drunk tonight and avenge my previous humiliation!”

He raised his eyebrows and looked at Chen He, revealing his signature “little cheetah” provocative smile.

“Oh my, Kaizi, your flag is higher than the Pearl Tower on the Huangpu River!” Chen He rubbed his sore neck and squinted his iconic eyes and joked: “I don’t know who sang “Conquer” while holding the toilet last time!”

As soon as these words were spoken, all the members of the Running Man team present burst into laughter.

Zheng Kai’s face instantly turned as red as a monkey’s butt. He rolled up his sleeves in an angry manner and shouted, “Chen He, if I don’t make you drunk and conquer me tonight, I will write my name Zheng backwards!”

Chen He shrugged his shoulders and said with a regretful expression, “Alas, it’s a pity that you don’t have this opportunity tonight. Maybe next time.”

Hearing this, Li Chen and Zheng Kai looked at him in surprise and asked in confusion: “What? Are you planning to fly back to Mo overnight?”

Chen He shook his head slightly and did not respond to them. Instead, he looked at Deng Chao.

Deng Chao naturally knew that it was time for him to step forward. As the topic had just come to this point, he could have just discussed their arrangements to prevent the others from thinking that they were forming some sort of clique.

“No need to guess. Tonight, He, Xiaolu, and Reba are going to attend a dinner party. Drinking with you guys will have to be postponed to later!”

Except for Deng Chao, Chen He and other three people present, a hint of doubt flashed across the faces of the other people.

Dinner?

Could it be that Deng Chao and the others have mutual friends in Lanzhou?
This is definitely impossible. If there are friends, how come they have been in Lanzhou for so many days and I haven’t heard them talk about it?

If I wanted to eat, I would have gone to eat on the first day I arrived in Lanzhou. Why wait until now?

And the people invited were Deng Chao, Chen He, Xiao Lu and Reba. Apart from people in the circle, they couldn’t think of anyone else who would invite four people at the same time.

Big investors? Top stars in the industry? Or top directors.

For a moment, Li Chen, Zheng Kai and others were full of imagination.

Li Chen, the big black bull, rolled his eyes and came to Deng Chao’s side. He put his arm around his shoulders and asked in a low voice, “Old Deng, you are being unkind. Why is the dinner so secretive? You even kept it a secret from your brothers.”

Deng Chao looked calmly at Zheng Kai and the others, all of whom looked at him, wondering what kind of dinner the four of them were going to.

If he is really a big shot in the circle as they guessed, then it’s time to make friends with him!

Deng Chao also knew that if he didn’t explain the whole story today, Li Chen and his friends would never let them go so easily.

If we waste time because of this matter and make Su Chen wait for a long time, it would be a loss.

“To tell you the truth, Mr. Su happened to be passing through Lanzhou, so he asked us to have dinner together!”

Li Chen also knew about Su Chen’s existence. After all, they had been filming variety shows together for several years and their relationship was still very harmonious. He had mentioned Su Chen in a private chat before. In addition to the previous incident with Zhengdao Reba, Su Chen’s existence was no secret in the Running Man team.

“Mr. Su?” Li Chen was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized who the Mr. Su that Deng Chao was talking about was.

He also understood why Deng Chao, Chen He, Xiao Lu and Reba went to the banquet together.

After smacking his lips several times, Li Chen wanted to say that he also wanted to go and meet this mysterious boss, but the words just couldn’t come out of his mouth.

Li Chen was also self-aware. They had only invited Deng Chao and four others. If they shamelessly went together, who knew if they would offend them.

With just one word from others, Reba was able to obtain global endorsements from international brands. If she wanted to embarrass them, it would only take a few words to do so.

Thinking of this, Li Chen awkwardly let go of his hand on Deng Chao’s shoulder, laughed dryly and said, “So it’s Mr. Su, then go quickly, I won’t waste your time!”

Deng Chao and his three companions didn’t waste any time. They packed up their things, got in the car arranged by the program crew, and left the filming site.

Looking at the business car going away, Zheng Kai and the other two immediately came to Li Chen and started asking questions.

“Brother Chen, what’s going on? Which big shot in the circle are Old Deng and the others going to meet?” Zheng Kai asked curiously.

When Li Chen and Deng Chao were whispering just now, he wanted to move over to listen, but he was embarrassed because everyone was watching.

“Mr. Su, he is the one who previously endorsed Reba’s top luxury global brand!” Li Chen retracted his gaze and said softly.

Upon hearing this, a hint of shock and realization flashed across Zheng Kai and the others’ eyes.

“So it was him!” Zheng Kai couldn’t help but exclaimed in a low voice, “No wonder the four of them went together, hey…”

It would be a lie to say that I am not envious, especially Deng Chao, Chen He and Reba.

Old Deng and Chen He followed Mr. Su to invest in “Yangcun” and made a fortune. Their net worth has long been in the nine figures. Moreover, they have boarded this giant ship and have no worries about the future.

As for Reba… they just had a meal together, which was photographed by paparazzi and caused public opinion. The compensation that people gave her was something they had struggled for for many years but dared not hope for.

“Hey… stop looking, let’s go back too!” Li Chen naturally took in everyone’s expressions and knew that no matter how much he lamented now, it would be useless.

I can only think about building good relationships with Old Deng and the others in the future, taking the relationship to the next level, and seeing if I can get a piece of the pie from between their fingers.

……

“Chuntai Hand Grab, this should be it!”

Deng Chao looked at a roadside restaurant, compared it with the location sent by Su Chen, and immediately signaled the driver to stop the car.

“Mr. Su is really unconventional. If it were a business tycoon like Lao Wang or Xiao Ma, who would come to eat at a roadside restaurant like this?” Chen He said with emotion while wearing a mask and a hat.

When Xiaolu and Reba heard this, they couldn’t help but feel surprised.

Although they all knew that Su Chen was not simple and his net worth was ranked among the best in the country, from Chen He’s tone just now, it seemed that he could already be compared with the big guys like Lao Wang and Xiao Ma? Suppressing the shock in their hearts, they followed Chen He’s example and put on the mask and hat.

Deng Chao saw that everyone had taken protective measures, then he opened the door and went down.

As soon as they reached the door of Chuntai Restaurant, they saw Fade Chen looking at them with a smile.

“Brother Chao, please come in!” Chen Fei slightly turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, then led Deng Chao and the other three through the lobby and came to a private room.

After knocking twice gently, Fade Chen pushed the door open and walked in.

As soon as he entered the door, Deng Chao saw Su Chen lowering his head and playing with his mobile phone. He quickly took two steps forward and said respectfully, “Mr. Su, I’m sorry to have kept you waiting for so long!”

Chen He and the other two who were following behind him also hurriedly greeted them.

“Okay, there’s no outsider here, no need to be so polite, come and sit down!” Su Chen put down his phone and greeted with a smile.

The few of them looked at each other, and Deng Chao and Chen He were very conscious and left the seat next to Su Chen to Reba.

Regardless of whether there is something going on between the two of them, having a beautiful woman sitting next to you is at least better than having a man sitting next to you.

Su Chen also noticed the little actions of the two, but he didn’t say anything. It was just a meal together, and sitting next to each other wouldn’t lose any meat.

What’s more, having Reba, the Northwestern beauty, sitting next to you can really make people happy both physically and mentally.

Reba looked at the empty seat and sat down awkwardly, putting her hands on her legs and looking a little at a loss, but her eyes couldn’t help but secretly glance at Su Chen.

Seeing this, Su Chen looked at Reba with a half-smile and said, “Why are you so nervous sitting next to me? Are you afraid that I will eat you?”

Su Chen was also in a playful mood, and when he talked about food, he deliberately emphasized his tone. This originally normal sentence became a little more ambiguous.

As expected, after hearing this, Reba’s pretty face instantly turned slightly red, even her ears and neck were no exception.

Under the light, it looks particularly “tempting”!
Naturally, other people in the room also noticed the “ambiguity” between the two, and they all lowered their heads tacitly, some drinking tea and some playing with their phones.

The room fell into a brief silence for a moment.

Fortunately, there was a knock on the door at this time. It was the waiter from Chuntai Hand-Pulled Lamb, who came to ask whether everyone was present and whether they could start serving.

“Everyone is here, the food can be served!” Chen Fei on the side responded quickly.

After breaking the awkward situation, everyone became lively and started chatting.

Hearing Deng Chao and Chen He talking about having a drink in the evening, Su Chen asked curiously, “Have you finished filming the variety show in Lanzhou?”

“Well~ It just ended this evening, and I can go home and rest for half a month!” Deng Chao moved his shoulders. He was really exhausted from recording the variety show these days.

“Mr. Su, you don’t know that the production crew has put us through a lot this time!” Chen He picked up the three cannons on the table and filled them up for Su Chen. “We sang the Yellow River Cantata at least seven or eight times. Old Deng’s hoarse voice almost broke.”

“Go to hell, your throat is broken!” Deng Chao cursed and glared at Chen He, then turned to explain to Su Chen: “But the production team was really ruthless. In order to get the best effect, they made us stand by the Yellow River for two or three hours.”

“It’s true. Listening to the sound of the Yellow River rushing behind me, it feels like I’ve returned to that difficult era!” When he said this, a hint of aftertaste flashed in Deng Chao’s eyes.

Su Chen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, “Well, I’ll have to look forward to seeing what the variety show you guys are filming this time is like.”

After a while of chatting, the door of the private room was opened again, and two waiters came in with two food carts. Pots of steaming mutton were presented in front of everyone.

“Hmm~ It smells good, the quality seems to be very good!” As a foodie, Chen He squinted his eyes to feel the fragrance in the air and felt eager to try it.

“Don’t just stand there, let’s get started!” Su Chen quickly picked up the knife and started cutting.

Looking at the tender mutton in his hand, he dipped it in Chuntai’s secret sauce and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

After eating a piece of mutton, Su Chen’s eyes lit up. The taste of this mutton was no worse than that of Su Chen’s Ujumchin sheep, and it had a light fragrance.

“This mutton is so delicious, without any smell at all!” Su Yan, who was sitting on Su Chen’s right, was also surprised by the taste of the mutton.

It’s not like he had never eaten mutton before, but it was still somewhat different from the mutton he had eaten before.

“Hahaha, little brother Su Yan, do you know why the food from the northwest doesn’t smell like mutton?” Deng Chao asked Su Yan with a smile on his face.

“Hmm?” Su Yan’s expression froze, and he tentatively answered, “Is it a problem with the breed?”

Deng Chao shook his head mysteriously, “The reason why sheep in the northwest don’t have a strong smell is because these sheep in the northwest… have memorized Li Sao!”

“Have you memorized Li Sao? How can a sheep memorize Li Sao?” Su Yan didn’t react for a moment and continued with what Deng Chao said.

“Puchi~” Everyone in the room, except Su Yan, laughed out loud at his answer.

Especially Reba, she laughed so happily, but she soon realized that she had lost control and quickly covered her mouth, but her crescent-shaped eyes and shaking shoulders could not hide her smile.

Su Yan then realized that Li Sao was a poem of Chu written by Qu Yuan, so how could the sheep read it?

Suddenly a blush appeared on his dark face and he lowered his head in embarrassment.

Seeing this, Su Chen smiled and patted Su Yan on the shoulder, “Ignore them, these two guys are very good at talking. Come, try this mutton, the soul juice, pour it on…”

“Hahaha~ Mr. Su has also seen this?” Chen He was so happy when he heard about the soul juice.

“What? I’m a young man too, am I not allowed to make some funny sounds?”

After this commotion, the atmosphere in the room was instantly filled with laughter, and popular Internet memes were spoken out by big stars such as Deng Chao and Chen He.

Su Yan, who was originally shy because of the Li Sao incident, now calmed down and joined in the hot chat.

The meal lasted more than two hours. Everyone was very satisfied with the meal, even Reba, who needed to maintain her figure. Her lips were shiny from eating, as if she had applied a thin layer of lipstick, and looked particularly bright under the light.

“Ah~ I wonder how much weight I will gain after this meal!” Reba wiped her mouth, touched her belly and muttered.

“You won’t gain weight by eating mutton. At most, I can take a walk later, see the night view on both sides of the Yellow River, and help digest the food.” Su Chen leaned back in his chair and said with a relaxed look on his face.

Upon hearing this, Deng Chao, Chen He, Xiao Lu, Su Yan and others looked at each other and reached a unanimous decision in an instant.

“This is a good suggestion. Why don’t we get started now?” Deng Chao took the initiative to step forward and took over the conversation.

“I think it’s ok, let’s take a walk and then go back to the hotel to rest!”

The others all echoed.

Seeing this, Su Chen stopped wasting time and waved his hand, directly switching to the night view of the Yellow River. (End of this chapter)