Chapter 310: First experience with hotpot

"Wow, what is this?"

"Big fortune~~~"

"Wow~~~, this is too big."

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Tara and the others looked at the light that suddenly lit up in front of them, then showed shocked expressions and started shouting unconsciously.

However, their performance did not feel abrupt.

Because around them, the other people who saw this scene also burst into exclamations of admiration one after another, and the same expressions appeared on their faces.

All of this was clearly recorded by the cameraman arranged by Huang Xu.

However, at this moment, Tara and the others, looking at the scenery in front of them, their brains suddenly froze for a moment and they didn't care about taking pictures around them.

They actually made some preparations before coming.

As idols, they actually received some variety show training before their debut, and knew how to react in the show.

And when Huang Xu had been telling them that the scene here would be very shocking, they had already imagined in their minds how they would react.

But when they actually saw this scene, all their previously prepared reactions were thrown out of their minds.

The stacked stilt houses that are unique to Southwest China, coupled with the magical terraces that are adapted to the local conditions, under the light, even make people doubt whether this place really exists.

When the lights were not on just now, they looked at Hongya Cave and felt that it was just a unique ancient Chinese building.

But when the lights came on, I realized how absolutely beautiful it was, even a little ferocious and unbridled in its beauty.

What surprised them even more was the busy road at the foot of Hongyadong, the modern high-rise buildings around it, and the Jialing River next to it.

The surrounding scenery further highlights the "unreality" of Hongyadong.

The sharp contrast between Hongyadong and its surroundings was the main reason why they felt shocked.

After quietly admiring the scenery for a few minutes, Tara and the others came back to their senses from the scenery and remembered their own jobs.

"Great! Where on earth is this place, PD Kim?"

"How can it be so beautiful?"

"Yeah, this place is so beautiful, it doesn't even feel real."

"No wonder PD Kim was so confident just now."

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After Tara came to their senses, they started to brag to the camera.

And this time they didn't react as if it were a variety show, but were shocked from the bottom of their hearts.

Huang Xu looked at the chattering of praise from several people and a satisfied expression appeared on his face. After waiting for another minute, he asked them.

"Everyone at Tara, now you know I didn't lie to you."

"No, PD Jin did not lie to us. This place is exactly as you said. It is really shocking."

“The scenic spot that PD Kim found is so dreamy, it looks like it came out of an animation.”

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"Animation?"

When Park Hyomin heard the word "animation", she suddenly fell into memories.

When she saw this place just now, she felt a sense of déjà vu, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.

So I just thought that there was something wrong with my brain's memory.

After all, if she saw this kind of scene in real life, she would have a very deep impression and would never forget it.

But when I heard my teammates say that this place looked like something out of an animation, my childhood memories suddenly burst out of my mind.

"Bathroom, this is the bathhouse!"

"what?"

"Hyomin, what's wrong with you?"

Everyone at Tara was startled by Park Hyomin's sudden shout, and then looked at each other with concern, wanting to know what had happened.

But at this time, Park Hyomin, facing the concern of her teammates, kept repeating what she had just said.

"Bathroom, this is the bathhouse!"

"Bathhouse?"

Listening to Park Hyomin's incoherent words, Tara's members were confused and had no idea what she meant.

However, they did not react. Huang Xu understood what she meant, so he spoke to them.

"Xiaominxi is right, this place is very similar to a bathhouse."

"Yeah! I was wondering why this place looks so familiar."

When Park Hyomin saw that someone knew what she was talking about, her eyes lit up and she looked at Huang Xu with approval.

However, they understood, but the people of Tara were confused by them.

Park Ji-yeon, in particular, started yelling at the two of them.

"What? What are you talking about?"

“Why can’t I understand?”

"PD Kim, could you please stop playing dumb?"

"Well, Xiaomin, you explain it to me."

Seeing Park Ji-yeon yelling, Huang Xu once again threw the question to Park Hyo-min and asked her to come out and explain to everyone.

Park Hyomin also calmed down at this time, and then pointed at Hongyadong and said.

"When you look at this place, do you feel familiar?"

"No? I've never been to China before, so how can I feel familiar with this place?"

“I don’t feel familiar.”

"If I had seen this place, I would have remembered it."

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Just as Tara and the others were denying it one after another, Park Ji-yeon, who had been shouting the loudest just now, fell silent.

When she saw that place just now, she had the same thought as Park Hyomin, and both had a familiar feeling.

And thinking back to the bathhouse that Park Hyomin had just mentioned, a movie she had seen before suddenly popped up in her mind.

"Ouni, you mean this place is like a bathhouse, right?"

"Yes, Jiyeon, you also feel that this place is the same as the bathhouse in Spirited Away, right?"

"Spirited Away?"

The remaining four people, after hearing the conversation between the two, especially when they talked about Spirited Away, all thought of the anime movie.

The anime Spirited Away is the masterpiece of the famous Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki.

This animated film has a huge influence throughout Asia.

Not to mention South Korea, which has close exchanges with Japan, even in China, where it has not been officially released, many people have watched this animated film.

The movie's beautiful pictures and excellent soundtrack make this anime a rare masterpiece.

Almost everyone in Tara, no matter how early or late, has seen this movie.

Now after being reminded, they also recalled the bathhouse in the anime.

Everyone who remembered looked towards Hongyadong again, looking at this building that was extremely similar to the anime.

When Huang Xu saw this, he introduced it at the right time.

"Hongyadong is indeed somewhat similar to the hot spring house in Spirited Away, but the architecture here is not Japanese-style architecture, but stilt houses unique to the southwest region of China."

"And if you look carefully, you can find that this place is different from the animation. The..." "And most importantly, there is an even more magical place inside. Hongya Dicui is one of the important attractions in the mountain city area."

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After Huang Xu briefly introduced the general situation here, he told them the arrangements for the next stop.

"In addition to the beautiful scenery, there are also countless delicious foods here."

"The next step is to go to Hongya Cave and taste the Sichuan and Chongqing specialties."

“PD Kim is so high!”

“PD Kim is awesome!”

“I love you PD Kim!”

As Huang Xu said that they were going to such a beautiful place as Hongyadong to eat delicious food, Tara's friends began to cheer.

And in this process, Huang Xu was praised.

However, after the few people cheered, Huang Xu did not immediately take them to Hongyadong, but asked the makeup artist to help them touch up their makeup.

Although they had only been recording for more than twenty minutes, there was no big problem with their makeup at the moment.

But they still need to take some photos here for future promotion.

Therefore, in order to maintain their beautiful image, touch-up makeup is indispensable.

The group spent more than twenty minutes taking photos before heading towards Hongya Cave.

However, after they arrived here, looking at the bustling crowd in Hongyadong, Huang Xu did not stay outside, but directly took them into the private room that had been booked long ago.

There is no way, there are simply too many people here.

If they insist on shooting at seven o'clock, the peak traffic time, then not to mention the quality of the shooting, there may be certain problems in terms of safety.

Why not go into the restaurant first and take some photos of people enjoying hotpot?
However, before entering the private room, he arranged for a cameraman to go out and shoot some scenes here as backup.

After they entered the private room, there was another round of busyness.

The filming did not begin until the cameras, lighting and recording equipment were set up.

But this time the shooting seemed a bit routine.

First there was a wide panorama, and then Park So-yeon and the others said a few lines expressing their anticipation for the delicious food that was to follow, and then the waiters started serving the dishes.

As for Tara's six members, they all showed off their talent for performing arts while the waiter was serving the dishes.

He kept making various exaggerated or curious reactions to the nine-grid hotpot and the strange hotpot ingredients from the Sichuan and Chongqing regions.

These things are basically routine operations in food shows and there is nothing special about them.

However, all this becomes a little different when the nine-grid hotpot boils and the unique spicy flavor of the hotpot is released.

Some expressions of fear appeared on their faces.

Although people in Korea prefer spicy food, they usually cook all kinds of spicy chicken feet, turkey noodles, and even various spicy stews.

But after smelling the overbearing aroma of the hot pot, I couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"PD Kim, did you prepare this hot pot to be extra spicy?"

"Why does it look so scary?"

As the team captain, Park So-yeon looked at the peppers and the red soup tumbling in the hot pot and looked at Huang Xu in confusion.

"And you know, we are singers and idols, so if we eat these, wouldn't it be bad?"

"Will it affect our singing? And will we get acne?"

"Park So-yeonxi, please rest assured, this is already the restaurant's slightly spicy version."

"And don't look at this as scary, it's actually not that spicy. In fact, here, this slightly spicy soup base is only eaten by children."

"Really?"

Although Huang Xu looked sincere when he spoke, and he had never lied to them before.

But the people from Tara still didn't dare to believe what Huang Xu said that the hot pot was not spicy.

After all, they could clearly see the lethal amount of chili in the pot.

Huang Xu couldn't help but frown when he saw that they didn't believe him and still didn't dare to pick up their chopsticks.

Am I so untrustworthy in their eyes?

You know, I am their boss.
Would he hurt them intentionally?

Looking at Huang Xu, who was worried and hesitant to take action, he could only express his helplessness.

"Please rest assured, these peppers are not spicy, so please feel free to taste them."

"Okay, let's trust PD Kim for once."

Looking at Huang Xu's expression, Park So-yeon, as the team leader, could only suppress her fear and picked up the chopsticks first.

Huang Xu also began to give instructions at this time.

"You can try the tripe first. Yes, the black one."

"This tripe is a favorite ingredient of many people. It only needs to be cooked in a pot for a dozen seconds, and then dipped in a little oil, and it can be eaten."

"Ten seconds?"

"Yes, please believe me."

"Ok."

Looking at Huang Xu's sincere eyes, Park So-yeon could only bite the bullet, picked up a piece of tripe and put it into the boiling hot pot.

Then I and my teammates watched it rolling in the red soup, and then started counting for it.

“1, 2, 3.”

".15"

"Zhao Yanxi, it's cooked. You can taste it now."

Huang Xu waited until they counted to fifteen and then immediately reminded them.

Although she was somewhat reluctant, Park So-yeon still followed Huang Xu's instructions, picked up the piece of tripe, and dipped it in the oil dish.

Looking at the slightly shrunk tripe, she was still a little scared and didn't dare to put it in her mouth.

However, looking at her teammates and the staff on the opposite side, she took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and put the piece of tripe into her mouth.

However, as soon as she put the tripe into her mouth and chewed it, her eyes changed.

She thought the taste would be very spicy tripe, but the taste was very different from what she imagined.

The slight spiciness, rich aroma, and crisp texture made her eyes widen.

"What? How can this taste and texture be so magical?"

“And this one is really not spicy.”

"Ah~~~?"

The people from Tara looked at Park So-yeon's unexpected reaction and showed curious expressions.

"Unnie, what does this smell like?"

“Is this really not spicy?”

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"How do you put this?"

Park So-yeon recalled the taste just now and a distressed expression appeared on her face.

"It's hard to describe the taste, you'll know when you try it yourself."

"And this is really just like what PD Kim said, it's not very spicy and you can eat it without worry."

(End of this chapter)