When
"Haha, what's going on? They just kept eating and drinking throughout the whole movie!"
"Have you watched the behind - the - scenes? Liu Shi and Tang Tian threw up even before tasting the stinky tofu. The director almost cried on the spot."
"The part with the goose meat was even wilder. They ate up the entire food budget, and the director had to beg the producer for more money for ingredients."
One day, Tang Tian pulled Xue Ting and Lin Yuan along. All dressed in disguise, they sneaked into a cinema, eager to secretly hear what the audience thought. With masks covering their faces and black sunglasses on, the three tiptoed to a hidden corner in the back row and settled down quietly.
When the movie reached the food - filled scenes, the audience burst into amused comments.
"Liu Shi's expression while eating stinky tofu was so real. It looked like he was about to pass out any second."
"Tang Tian went all out when eating the goose meat! The director must regret letting her have so much."
As Tang Tian listened, she couldn't help but giggle. She whispered to Lin Yuan, "Were we really that exaggerated?" Lin Yuan shrugged. "Even more so."
Xue Ting rubbed her temples in resignation. "You two... After this movie, you'll probably be called the 'biggest foodie actors in the entertainment industry'."
Lin Yuan shrugged. "Can't be helped. It's a movie about food, after all."
After the movie ended, the audience left, chatting about the plot and how mouth - watering the food looked. The three of them listened quietly, slipping out of the cinema only when almost everyone had gone.
Tang Tian stretched and said, "Looks like the movie's a hit."
Xue Ting nodded. "Good thing no one's bashing your acting. All they care about is the food."
Lin Yuan smiled, feeling pretty good.
However, as they walked out of the cinema, Jiuchong's voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
[Atypical depression. Current cure progress: 80%.]
Lin Yuan blinked. It suddenly dawned on him that a year had passed, yet his progress had been stuck at 80%.
"Jiuchong, what's going on?"
Jiuchong spoke calmly. "Host, except for that breakdown in the hospital, you haven't lost your temper since, right?"
Lin Yuan frowned. "Yeah... that's true... Are you saying you've been helping?"
[Not really. I've just been borrowing your future emotional control.]
Lin Yuan was stunned. "... Wait, so my progress is stuck at 80% because I'm paying back the control I used in advance?"
[Correct, host.]
Lin Yuan: "..."
Lin Yuan was about to say something when Xue Ting cut in. "Lin Yuan, I've signed you up for tutoring in liberal arts, math, and foreign languages."
Lin Yuan was taken aback. "Tutoring?"
"Yes." Xue Ting's tone left no room for argument. "You have the college entrance exams in three months. After you finish filming this down jacket commercial, I'll suspend all your activities so you can focus on studying."
Lin Yuan: "..."
"That's it. No arguing. I'll send you the schedule," Xue Ting said, then walked to the parking lot to drive them home. Lin Yuan just sighed, giving up.
Jiuchong's voice sounded again. [Host, you seem unhappy?]
Lin Yuan rubbed his forehead, sighing. "... I've forgotten what high school exams were like in my original world..."
[Host, do you miss home?] Jiuchong said calmly.
Lin Yuan laughed bitterly. "Yeah, I do. I've even forgotten how I used to live in my old world. Jiuchong, can I ever go back?"
[Host, life doesn't sugarcoat things. You've got to nail that mission if you want to go back home.]
Lin Yuan groaned, "Life's such a hassle."
Still, he braced himself for what lay ahead, regardless of his current thoughts.
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"小七先生"的电影上映后,观众们的讨论如潮水般涌来,尤其是林远和唐甜在电影中 "干饭" 的部分,更是成了热门话题.
"哈哈,什么鬼,他们两个在这部电影里就一直吃吃喝喝啊."
"你们有看花絮吗?刘石和唐甜吃臭豆腐还没吃就吐了,导演在旁边快哭了."
"吃鹅肉那边更离谱,直接把经费都吃没了,导演无奈又向制片人申请食物经费."
这天,唐甜拉着薛婷和林远,全副武装地溜进电影院,准备偷偷听听观众的反馈.三人戴着口罩和黑色墨镜,低调地找了最后一排的角落座位坐下.
电影播放到美食环节时,观众席里传来了各种欢乐的吐槽.
"刘石那张吃臭豆腐的表情太真实了,感觉下一秒就要晕倒."
"唐甜吃鹅肉的时候太猛了吧?导演应该很后悔让她吃那么多."
唐甜听着听着,忍不住噗嗤一笑,悄声对林远说:"我们真的有这么夸张吗?"
林远摊手:"比你想象的还夸张."
薛婷无奈地揉了揉太阳穴:"你们两个真是... 这部电影上映后,你们估计要被称为 '娱乐圈最会吃的演员' 了."
林远耸耸肩:"没办法,谁让这是关于美食的电影呢."
电影放映结束,观众们纷纷议论着离场,讨论着电影的情节和美食的诱人程度.三人静静地听着,直到人差不多走光了才低调地溜出影院.
唐甜伸了个懒腰:"哎,感觉电影的反响不错啊."
薛婷点点头:"嗯,至少你们的演技没被喷,全被食物抢了风头."
林远笑了笑,心情倒是挺不错的.
然而,就在他们走出影院的路上,他的脑海里,九重忽然响起.
[非典型忧郁症,目前治愈进度:80%]
林远眨了眨眼,忽然意识到,已经过去一年了,他的进度居然一直停在80%.
"九重,这怎么回事?"
九重的声音如往常一样平静:[宿主,你是否记得起初在医院里,情绪不受控制之外,是不是一直没有再控制不住情绪了?]
林远皱眉:"嗯... 是的... 你是想说,你在帮忙?"
[并不是,我只是在帮你挪用你将来的情绪控制力.]
林远愣了一下:"... 等等,你的意思是,我现在的治愈进度会卡在80%,就是因为提前挪用了未来的控制力,现在在还债?"
[是的,宿主.]
林远:"..."
他本来还想吐槽两句,结果薛婷开口说, "林远,我已经帮你安排了文化课,数学和外语的补习班."
林远微微一愣:"补习班?"
"是的." 薛婷语气不容置疑,"你还有三个月就高考了.拍完这次的羽绒服广告后,我会暂停你的一切活动,让你安心备考."
林远:"..."
"就这样,别想推辞,回头我会发给你具体安排." 薛婷说完,便走去停车场准备开车接唐甜和林远了.
林远无奈地叹了口气.
九重的声音再次响起:[宿主,你好像不太开心?]
林远揉了揉眉心,语气无奈:"... 我都忘了我原本世界的高中考试,是怎么样的了..."
[宿主,你想家了?]九重淡淡地说.
林远失笑:"是啊,想家了.我都忘了我在原本的世界是怎么生活的了,九重,我还能回去么?"
[宿主,人生是很现实的,如果你想回去原本的世界,那就努力完成任务吧.]
林远:"现实还真是挺折腾人的."
不过,想归想,他心里其实已经做好了接受一切的准备.