Customers were coming in more and more, and in the midst of the hustle and bustle, Lin Jin occasionally glanced over at Wu Min. He saw Wu Min talking and joking with Feng Jing, looking like he was forcing a smile, while Feng Jing seemed utterly infatuated, constantly flirting with Wu Min.
But no matter how you looked at them, their interaction seemed particularly awkward. One was constantly fawning over the other, who only responded reluctantly. If their genders had been reversed, it might have looked more normal, but the sight of a woman chasing a man who looked so disgusted was rather jarring.
Huh.
Lin Jin noticed another customer coming in, but without looking, he hurriedly bowed and said sweetly, "Welcome home, Master."
"Is there really a maid?"
A somewhat exaggerated voice reached Lin Jin's ears, and he looked up to find a man with a slicked-back hairstyle, making exaggerated movements and expressions, standing before him. He looked rather ridiculous.
Then Lin Jin saw a man holding a camera, snapping photos of his face.
"What are you doing?" Lin Jin asked, looking bewildered.
"We're an online food show, 'Pin Cheng Ji.' We usually operate in Guangzhou, and this is our first time in Xiamen. I'm Yao Daqiu, please take care of us." The man called Daqiu smiled and extended his hand, but Lin Jin didn't give him any face, turning his back on him.
Damn it! An online show? If it's one of those popular ones, won't I become famous?
Lin Jin's face turned a little red. Being filmed as a maid was not a good thing in his eyes, especially since there were all sorts of people online, and someone might be able to tell from the details that he was a man.
"This restaurant only allows photography, not filming." Lin Jin, who had just been adorable and enthusiastic, turned around and spoke in a cold and dignified voice to the man called Yao Daqiu. "If you want to have lunch, please turn off the camera."
"You're like a completely different person all of a sudden." Yao Daqiu continued with his exaggerated expression, maintaining the playful style typical of a show host.
The cameraman, hearing Lin Jin's words, reluctantly shut off the camera, shrugged at Yao Daqiu, and said with a smile, "It seems our maid is a bit shy."
Sister Chen noticed what was going on at the entrance and got up from the counter to walk over and talk to Yao Daqiu.
Before the conversation, she searched online for the so-called 'Pin Cheng Ji' and found that it was indeed a hot online show. Her heart instantly warmed, and she enthusiastically entertained Yao Daqiu.
If our restaurant is made into a video and posted online, who knows, it might become a hit? After all, having a pretty and cute maid in the restaurant would be a great selling point.
After a brief conversation, Sister Chen agreed to the filming. However, to get Lin Jin on camera without resistance, she pulled him aside and vigorously persuaded him, "Think about it, you're leaving after today's work, so being filmed won't matter. Weren't you photographed all the time before?"
"No, photos and videos are not the same." Lin Jin pressed his lips together, crossed his arms, and turned his head away, looking extremely displeased.
A photo is a still image, and it's somewhat difficult for someone to recognize him as a man. But videos can expose him much more easily, right?
"How about this..." Sister Chen's eyes twinkled for a moment before she decided to play her trump card, "Since you've contributed to promoting the restaurant, how about I reward you with one hundred yuan?"
"Sister Chen..." Lin Jin looked at her speechlessly, "Aren't you being a bit crass?"
"So, will you do it or not?"
Lin Jin nodded vigorously, "Money first, then work!"
After all, after today, he wouldn't be working at the restaurant anymore, so earning a hundred yuan just by cooperating with the filming was a big win, right?! Even if someone recognized him as a man, they wouldn't be able to find Lin Jin.
"Next, you don't have to do any other work. Just take care of ordering food for that guy named Qiu, watch them eat, and give them the feeling that you're their exclusive maid." Sister Chen nervously instructed Lin Jin, hoping to make the restaurant popular through the "Pin Cheng Ji" program, and started thinking about the maid issue after Lin Jin's departure. "If you have pretty friends, you can recommend them to be maids. If they do as well as you, I can raise their wages."
"Got it."
Lin Jin, looking unhappy, took the hundred yuan from Sister Chen, but the expression on his face instantly turned into a sweet smile as he walked over to Yao Daqiu's table.
There were four of them in total, two responsible for filming, one as the host, and the other person seemed to be the boss. The other three fawned over him, indicating that his status was quite high.
As Lin Jin approached, listening to their conversation, he realized that this person indeed had high status, and he was the one paying for the meal.
"What would you like to eat?" Lin Jin asked with a smile, standing by the table and pulling out the menu, tilting his head slightly as he looked at Yao Daqiu.
"Do you have any specials?" Yao Daqiu held the menu with one hand, flipping through it with the other, "What's the best dish in your restaurant?"
How would I know?
Lin Jin rolled his eyes secretly but noticed that one of the cameras was constantly focused on him. He immediately became more serious and casually recommended the dishes that were most frequently ordered by previous customers: "Our lychee pork is a popular choice. You might want to try it. Hmm... There's also roast duck with rice and such."
After all, the restaurant was near the school, so most people ordered set meals, usually one meat and two vegetables, ranging from fifteen to twenty yuan, which was considered expensive for students, especially since a set meal in the school cafeteria wouldn't cost more than fifteen.
"What's your favorite?" Yao Daqiu asked.
"Chicken cutlet with rice" Lin Jin replied without hesitation.
Because a satisfying meal of chicken cutlet rice in the school would only cost eleven yuan.
After Yao Daqiu ordered a few dishes, the camera finally left Lin Jin's face, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief. He then curiously watched Yao Daqiu, who was talking non-stop and making frivolous remarks.
"This is our first time filming in Xiamen. We'll probably do four episodes. Ah, wait a second" Yao Daqiu looked back at a female college student sitting behind him, "Focus the camera on that girl in the back. Beautiful! Just my taste!"
Lin Jin followed his gaze and saw a girl with a more rigid face than his, looking rather mature with makeup on. He immediately pursed his lips, not understanding Yao's sense of aesthetics at all.
Here he was, such a handsome person standing right next to Yao, and Yao was paying attention to a girl who was at best mediocre.
"This is our first time in a maid cafe, and there's only one maid" Yao Daqiu said, becoming slightly more serious and shrugging his shoulders in a disappointed manner. "I don't know how the food is, but I hope it has some Xiamen characteristics."
Lin Jin rolled his eyes again, looking aimlessly at Yao Daqiu, who was talking incessantly. To appear more professional, he was now standing with his back straight, not even daring to take out his phone to check the time.
This internet show seemed to be quite interesting, didn't it?
Lin Jin, watching the exaggerated expressions and actions of the very amusing Yao Daqiu, suddenly thought about checking out their show when he got back.
Customers were coming in more and more, and in the midst of the hustle and bustle, Lin Jin occasionally glanced over at Wu Min. He saw Wu Min talking and joking with Feng Jing, looking like he was forcing a smile, while Feng Jing seemed utterly infatuated, constantly flirting with Wu Min.
But no matter how you looked at them, their interaction seemed particularly awkward. One was constantly fawning over the other, who only responded reluctantly. If their genders had been reversed, it might have looked more normal, but the sight of a woman chasing a man who looked so disgusted was rather jarring.
Huh.
Lin Jin noticed another customer coming in, but without looking, he hurriedly bowed and said sweetly, "Welcome home, Master."
"Is there really a maid?"
A somewhat exaggerated voice reached Lin Jin's ears, and he looked up to find a man with a slicked-back hairstyle, making exaggerated movements and expressions, standing before him. He looked rather ridiculous.
Then Lin Jin saw a man holding a camera, snapping photos of his face.
"What are you doing?" Lin Jin asked, looking bewildered.
"We're an online food show, 'Pin Cheng Ji.' We usually operate in Guangzhou, and this is our first time in Xiamen. I'm Yao Daqiu, please take care of us." The man called Daqiu smiled and extended his hand, but Lin Jin didn't give him any face, turning his back on him.
Damn it! An online show? If it's one of those popular ones, won't I become famous?
Lin Jin's face turned a little red. Being filmed as a maid was not a good thing in his eyes, especially since there were all sorts of people online, and someone might be able to tell from the details that he was a man.
"This restaurant only allows photography, not filming." Lin Jin, who had just been adorable and enthusiastic, turned around and spoke in a cold and dignified voice to the man called Yao Daqiu. "If you want to have lunch, please turn off the camera."
"You're like a completely different person all of a sudden." Yao Daqiu continued with his exaggerated expression, maintaining the playful style typical of a show host.
The cameraman, hearing Lin Jin's words, reluctantly shut off the camera, shrugged at Yao Daqiu, and said with a smile, "It seems our maid is a bit shy."
Sister Chen noticed what was going on at the entrance and got up from the counter to walk over and talk to Yao Daqiu.
Before the conversation, she searched online for the so-called 'Pin Cheng Ji' and found that it was indeed a hot online show. Her heart instantly warmed, and she enthusiastically entertained Yao Daqiu.
If our restaurant is made into a video and posted online, who knows, it might become a hit? After all, having a pretty and cute maid in the restaurant would be a great selling point.
After a brief conversation, Sister Chen agreed to the filming. However, to get Lin Jin on camera without resistance, she pulled him aside and vigorously persuaded him, "Think about it, you're leaving after today's work, so being filmed won't matter. Weren't you photographed all the time before?"
"No, photos and videos are not the same." Lin Jin pressed his lips together, crossed his arms, and turned his head away, looking extremely displeased.
A photo is a still image, and it's somewhat difficult for someone to recognize him as a man. But videos can expose him much more easily, right?
"How about this..." Sister Chen's eyes twinkled for a moment before she decided to play her trump card, "Since you've contributed to promoting the restaurant, how about I reward you with one hundred yuan?"
"Sister Chen..." Lin Jin looked at her speechlessly, "Aren't you being a bit crass?"
"So, will you do it or not?"
Lin Jin nodded vigorously, "Money first, then work!"
After all, after today, he wouldn't be working at the restaurant anymore, so earning a hundred yuan just by cooperating with the filming was a big win, right?! Even if someone recognized him as a man, they wouldn't be able to find Lin Jin.
"Next, you don't have to do any other work. Just take care of ordering food for that guy named Qiu, watch them eat, and give them the feeling that you're their exclusive maid." Sister Chen nervously instructed Lin Jin, hoping to make the restaurant popular through the "Pin Cheng Ji" program, and started thinking about the maid issue after Lin Jin's departure. "If you have pretty friends, you can recommend them to be maids. If they do as well as you, I can raise their wages."
"Got it."
Lin Jin, looking unhappy, took the hundred yuan from Sister Chen, but the expression on his face instantly turned into a sweet smile as he walked over to Yao Daqiu's table.
There were four of them in total, two responsible for filming, one as the host, and the other person seemed to be the boss. The other three fawned over him, indicating that his status was quite high.
As Lin Jin approached, listening to their conversation, he realized that this person indeed had high status, and he was the one paying for the meal.
"What would you like to eat?" Lin Jin asked with a smile, standing by the table and pulling out the menu, tilting his head slightly as he looked at Yao Daqiu.
"Do you have any specials?" Yao Daqiu held the menu with one hand, flipping through it with the other, "What's the best dish in your restaurant?"
How would I know?
Lin Jin rolled his eyes secretly but noticed that one of the cameras was constantly focused on him. He immediately became more serious and casually recommended the dishes that were most frequently ordered by previous customers: "Our lychee pork is a popular choice. You might want to try it. Hmm... There's also roast duck with rice and such."
After all, the restaurant was near the school, so most people ordered set meals, usually one meat and two vegetables, ranging from fifteen to twenty yuan, which was considered expensive for students, especially since a set meal in the school cafeteria wouldn't cost more than fifteen.
"What's your favorite?" Yao Daqiu asked.
"Chicken cutlet with rice" Lin Jin replied without hesitation.
Because a satisfying meal of chicken cutlet rice in the school would only cost eleven yuan.
After Yao Daqiu ordered a few dishes, the camera finally left Lin Jin's face, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief. He then curiously watched Yao Daqiu, who was talking non-stop and making frivolous remarks.
"This is our first time filming in Xiamen. We'll probably do four episodes. Ah, wait a second" Yao Daqiu looked back at a female college student sitting behind him, "Focus the camera on that girl in the back. Beautiful! Just my taste!"
Lin Jin followed his gaze and saw a girl with a more rigid face than his, looking rather mature with makeup on. He immediately pursed his lips, not understanding Yao's sense of aesthetics at all.
Here he was, such a handsome person standing right next to Yao, and Yao was paying attention to a girl who was at best mediocre.
"This is our first time in a maid cafe, and there's only one maid" Yao Daqiu said, becoming slightly more serious and shrugging his shoulders in a disappointed manner. "I don't know how the food is, but I hope it has some Xiamen characteristics."
Lin Jin rolled his eyes again, looking aimlessly at Yao Daqiu, who was talking incessantly. To appear more professional, he was now standing with his back straight, not even daring to take out his phone to check the time.
This internet show seemed to be quite interesting, didn't it?
Lin Jin, watching the exaggerated expressions and actions of the very amusing Yao Daqiu, suddenly thought about checking out their show when he got back.
