Quick Transmigation: Good Man Series 1 [1-200]

Chapter 13 - Entertainment Circle Reality Show 13

Zhou Zekai naturally did not bring Tang Bingyu to this western restaurant to simply show off his piano skills. He came here to resolve the most important problem they were facing--how they were going to eat for the next few days.

If they wanted to eat, Zhou Zekai actually had hundreds of methods to earn money. But since the television crew was filming them, this kind of method where they used music to earn money was clearly the best one. Especially since this kind of western restaurant was typically high-class. The people who came here were all those with high salaries, which was more beneficial to them (ZZK and TBY).

Tang Bingyu still hadn't noticed Zhou Zekai's plans. When they finished their piano duet, applause resounded in the restaurant. She glanced at Zhou Zekai shyly. Although she had learned piano at home for a long time, it was the first time that she had played a piece in this kind of setting. It made her inexplicably timid.

Zhou Zekai pulled Tang Bingyu up, the two of them politely bowing towards the applauding audience. At this time, the limelight seemed to belong to them. The restaurant manager approached them when they returned to their dining table.

"This handsome boy, you and this little girl have great piano skills. Your piano skill level is very high!"

The restaurant manager had also learned the piano. In the first place, this skill was applicable outside of being elegant. It could create opportunities and economic benefits. His younger sister was a piano teacher, so he had some understanding of the piano.

"You [formal] are?" Zhou Zekai purposefully pretended that he was unaware of the other's identity. In truth, he could figure out the other party's identity from his nameplate.

"I am the restaurant manager. Handsome boy, how about this? I will give you an hourly salary. I'm inviting you to perform for a certain period of time at our restaurant. We can prepare a meal for you beforehand, then when it's noon, you can perform for one or two hours."

The restaurant manager planned to rope off this piano after 《Swapped Lives》aired and have it as an exhibition. At that time, the restaurant's popularity would definitely be very high. This Zhou Zekai in front of him was already very well-known online. The restaurant manager believed that after the program aired, his actions here would absolutely raise a huge commotion.

Zhou Zekai was very satisfied with his words. Meanwhile, Tang Bingyu was completely stupefied. She did not understand what the situation was. She watched as Zhou Zekai determined their hourly pay after bargaining with the restaurant manager. The customers of a high-class restaurant like this were different from the rest. Take the steaks on the menu for example, one serving was more than one thousand yuan. So Zhou Zekai and Tang Bingyu's hour salaries of two thousand yuan per hour could be considered as the manager drawing a large amount of blood¹. If it was an ordinary person, the restaurant manager would not have given such a price....

[¹TLN: "drawing a large amount of blood" in this context means that the manager put in a lot of money/cut a large chunk of his own benefit (money, resources) in this transaction.]

Of course, on top of that, the restaurant proactively included a large meal for Zhou Zekai and Tang Bingyu. With the cameramen filming at the side, the restaurant manager knew that they would definitely film his restaurant's dishes in the most appealing and beautiful way. He had no fear that their restaurant wouldn't be advertised.