The conversation between Zhang Chuchu and Zhou Chen was also heard loud and clear by the netizens.
Since this program is presented in a live broadcast format without any post-processing, the performance of each trainee in the program will be seen by netizens in real-time.
"Suddenly I feel like Zhou Chen's reasoning makes sense. Although his approach is different from other trainees, if we follow the requirements of the program, what he's doing doesn't seem to violate the rules."
"Yeah, I admit that he seemed to be slacking off at first, but as he said, what he's doing now seems to fulfill the first task arranged by the program group."
"Not only do I think Zhou Chen didn't break the rules, but I also think what he's doing seems even better, more natural. Just think about it, fishing with the elderly in the nursing home, then bringing back the fish we caught together to cook lunch. Isn't that more perfect?"
"Exactly, I agree with the person above. Zhou Chen has perfectly completed the task arranged by the program group while slacking off, and it's unexpected. It's simply admirable."
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At this point, netizens suddenly began to stand firmly on Zhou Chen's side, feeling that his actions were even more perfect than those of other trainees.
Especially Zhou Chen's fishing skills just now, which conquered many netizens.
Although such fishing skills might not be impressive for professional fishermen, among the trainees, it was quite impressive.
This looks, this skill, this operation, it's simply gaining a lot of fans while slacking off.
The reason Zhang Chuchu was suddenly speechless was precisely because she couldn't find fault in Zhou Chen's words.
"Who's that? Don't speak so loudly here for no reason, lest you disturb my fish from biting."
Mr. Liu was clearly unhappy with Zhang Chuchu's loud voice just now, so he immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.
"Zhang, did you hear that? I believe you don't want to affect my participation in the program, do you?"
"Don't be smug. After today, let's see how you'll explain yourself."
Zhang Chuchu knew it was a live broadcast, so she didn't argue with Zhou Chen too much and simply left after dropping a threatening remark.
Netizens also weren't fools. They quickly noticed the conflict between Zhang Chuchu and Zhou Chen.
This made them feel that Zhou Chen was asking for trouble. Everyone knows about Zhang Chuchu's connections in Wanhe Entertainment, and she has quite a bit of influence in the industry.
Zhou Chen's provoking her like this, even if he succeeds in advancing in this program, he will ultimately get one result—being shelved.
Therefore, they couldn't help but worry about Zhou Chen's future path as a star.
However, Zhou Chen felt incredibly relaxed. Things were going well for him right now. Fishing on one side, and completing the program's arrangement on the other. In this way, even if Zhang Chuchu wanted to go after him and make him pay a huge breach of contract penalty, she couldn't.
"Hey, young man, was that your agent just now? You're quite bold, daring to talk to her like that? I see other trainees are very polite to her."
After Zhang Chuchu left, Mr. Liu raised his thumb and praised Zhou Chen.
"To be honest, I used to be afraid to offend her like this, and even more careful around her than other trainees, but now, it doesn't matter anymore. I'm tired of this kind of life. It's better to live like you guys, playing ball, fishing, and being comfortable." Zhou Chen said.
"Haha, you can't live like us. We're old folks, without much pressure, that's why we live so leisurely."
"Oh, my fish is hooked too."
Mr. Liu chuckled and had just spoken a sentence when he suddenly noticed his fishing float sank, so he quickly lifted the fishing rod. He pulled up a golden pond loach onto the bank.
"Well done! This is a local pond loach. It's delicious when steamed," Mr. Liu remarked.
Seeing this, Zhou Chen also gave him a thumbs up and complimented, "Indeed! It's quite rare to buy wild local pond loach now. It's truly lucky to catch one ourselves."
Mr. Liu was very pleased with this. After putting the fish in the net bag, he continued to bait and cast the rod.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Liu Chao had already learned about Zhou Chen's slacking off behavior from the message sent by his friend.
This made him secretly delighted again, feeling that he would definitely become the only trainee highly regarded by Wanhe Entertainment.
However, for now, he still needed to seize this opportunity. After all, if he grasped this opportunity, he could gain higher exposure in the industry and smoothly debut.
Therefore, since he had never cooked before, he planned to discuss with his partner, Grandma Yang, about praising his cooking skills during lunchtime in front of the live broadcast.
To ensure that the camera crew wouldn't capture it, he even added Grandma Yang's phone number during the task and sent her a text message.
As Grandma Yang was a kind person and had been living in the nursing home for a long time, paying less attention to the entertainment industry, she believed Liu Chao's message and agreed.
This made Liu Chao even happier, thinking that his promotion on the first day was practically certain.
Back to Zhou Chen's side, after catching another crucian carp, the two decided to call it a day. With two people and three fish, they couldn't finish them all, so continuing to fish would be a waste.
"Mr. Liu, how about this? We'll steam the local pond loach, buy some tofu to go with the crucian carp, and as for this big grass carp, if we use it all for cooking, we may not be able to finish it. Do you have a refrigerator at home? Let's save some and use the rest to make a big fish stew."
After returning to Mr. Liu's residence, Zhou Chen began to plan how to deal with the three fish they caught.
"I didn't expect Zhou Chen to be so familiar with kitchen stuff. He's so versatile!"
"He's handsome and can cook, simply perfect! Such a trainee must debut!"
"If it weren't for this nursing home charity event, we wouldn't have known that Zhou Chen is so knowledgeable about life!"
"But, you guys are just infatuated. Just because Zhou Chen looks handsome, you think everything he does is right? What's the use of being able to talk? Anyone can talk. The key is to have good cooking skills and make dishes that people enjoy."
"Exactly, simple meal planning, is that difficult? Is it hard for a three-year-old kid? The difficult part is how to cook the dishes well and make them satisfying to eat."
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Regarding Zhou Chen's detailed and thoughtful planning for handling the three fish they caught, many netizens thought he was handsome and good at living.
But some netizens came out to criticize, feeling that Zhou Chen's ability to talk wasn't a skill, and the real skill was in cooking dishes well.
For a moment, there were two factions forming online, and the debate continued. As a result, Zhou Chen's online popularity in this charity event at the nursing home was undoubtedly the highest.
This left Zhang Chuchu feeling utterly shocked and puzzled:
What's going on? How come slacking off makes him the most popular?
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