Chapter 12: Zhang Bichen (Part 2)
Faced with Zhang Pingan’s sudden invitation to dinner, Zhang Bichen stared at him unexpectedly. To be honest, the sudden invitation was really strange. Of course, there was a sense of surprise that I couldn't tell. The feelings were all kneaded together, and my heart was very strange.
Because she had a contract after the failed debut of their group, she couldn't leave the mess here and ran away. So she can only stay in Korea alone, and the problem immediately arises when she stays here, because daily consumption in Seoul is also very expensive, especially in the area of ‘eating’.
Now she is an artist, but she doesn't have any income. Her source of life in Korea is to rely on reaching out to find her home to ask for living expenses to live, but she can't make it through every month if she asks for money. So in daily life she can live as she saves.
Anyway, she lives alone, and she eats well and almost eats at home alone, no one will know. Seriously, she hasn't had a good dinner in a long time.
So in the face of Zhang Pingan’s invitation to eat, her inner desire for ‘good food’ was aroused, and she really wanted to agree. But this is not to say that she is greedy, but a very natural psychology.
Because most of the weekdays, I use the cheapest food to cope with it. Suddenly, when I hear ‘eat’, the delicious dishes will automatically appear in my mind, and my nerves will be stimulated by the automatic reaction of my mind.
Seeing Zhang Bichen who was stunned, Zhang Ping'an said with a smile: "I know that the agency has very strict requirements for the body management of your women's groups. For months of weight loss meals, if you want to eat some flour-like carbohydrates, you have to hide and eat them carefully in the bathroom. And you still eat while wiping your tears. I just saw that you didn’t have an agent following today, so I thought I’m going to treat you to a meal. And you also know that it’s weird to eat barbecue alone in Korea, right?"
It is true that it is rare to go barbecue alone in Korea. If you are alone, most of them choose noodle restaurants or convenience stores. Of course, there is also the easiest way to take out. The gourmet shops on the streets are usually visited by two or more people.
Zhang Ping An was very unaccustomed to this when he first came to Korea from RB. At that time, he was eating in a Korean restaurant alone, and he always felt that countless eyes were staring at him.
Whether it is Huaxia or Zhang Ping’s RB studying abroad, it is very common to eat alone. In particular, RB has achieved perfection in ‘one-person diet’.
But South Korea.. Especially when Zhang Ping An came to Korea in 2010, it was very lonely to eat alone, so when he eats alone, the surrounding Koreans will feel that he is particularly pitiful!
Yes, eating alone is pitiful to Koreans. This is a cultural difference!
Of course, Zhang Bichen also understands this cultural surprise, no matter what Zhang Ping’s desire is for inviting her to dinner at this time. In the end, she did not resist the temptation of food, or she had a basic trust in people from the same country, so she agreed: "Okay, then go together."
"Thank you. Let's go, my car is parked over there."
I originally thought that Zhang Pingan’s car would be a Korean-made car, or a used car, because Korean cars are cheaper. If it's transportation, domestic or second-hand products here are completely enough.
As a result, when she saw the brand-new Mercedes-Benz, she was stunned for a few seconds: "Driving such a good car? Are you an executive?"
Before, she mistakenly thought that Zhang Pingan was working in a large company. After seeing the car, she thought he might be an executive. Zhang Pingan didn't explain anything, but smiled and invited her to get in the car.
started the car, and Zhang Pingan was driving on the streets of Seoul familiarly, without even using navigation. Because his home is located in Cheongdam-dong and the location of the TV station is the road he has ran the most times in the past few years, he is already too familiar with it, and even when there will be a big traffic jam on this road, he has cleared it up. Chu.
Zhang Ping'an smiled and said, "In addition to daily practice, do you spend the rest of your time working part-time?"
"Well, the consumption in South Korea is too high. Although my family sends money over every month, I can make a part-time job myself. I didn't know that life in a foreign country is really difficult until I debuted, especially if we don’t have it. The idols that are making waves have no income at all."
If there is no fame, there is no itinerary, and no itinerary means no income. Everyone knows the truth, and she doesn’t need to hide anything.
Zhang Ping’an said with relief: “Being an artist here has a low income. Especially in South Korea, it’s hard to make a fortune if you can’t be top-notch. There are also many famous idols who can’t make much money. Just take missA. In addition to Xiuzhi in the entire combination, who else can make money? That is, the two Huaxia members are lucky. MissA's sharing agreement is that the combination is evenly divided, which is equivalent to Xiuzhi alone making money to support everyone, but this balance will be broken sooner or later."
Zhang Bichen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Making idols itself requires a certain amount of luck. Large companies have specialized propaganda operations, and there is no guarantee that all idols will be successful. Small companies like ours.. Luck seems to be. It’s even more important. Maybe I’m the one who lacks luck?”
"This is not necessarily true. As Huaxia people, I must have heard the saying, "The tree moves to die, people move to live." You can try to return to China to find opportunities. The market there is bigger and the demand is also large. Especially in the past two years. Huaxia is vigorously developing its entertainment business. This is a good opportunity. You have a good singing ability, and it is also an opportunity to go back to participate in the talent show."
As an ordinary person, Zhang Bichen is still very scared of the ‘contract’. She shook her head and said, “How can it be so easy to return to China? I signed the contract here.”
"Korean artist contract? Haha, it really means bullying someone like you who doesn’t understand anything. To me, it’s a piece of waste paper. It simply cannot withstand a court ruling. If you want to return to China, I Can help you solve the contract matters."
"Uh..." Zhang Bichen looked at Zhang Ping'an strangely, she was a little confused about what medicine he sold in the gourd?
glanced at Zhang Bichen's expression, Zhang Ping'an gave her a kind smile and said nothing more.
The vehicle fell silent, and soon the two came to a well-known barbecue restaurant in Cheongdam-dong. Well-known to well-known, but the barbecue in this restaurant is very expensive because they only serve the top Korean beef!
Looking at this restaurant, Zhang Bichen smiled and said, "I know this barbecue is very expensive."
Zhang Ping’an looked up at the sign and said with a smile: “Let’s go. Although this is a bit more expensive, it tastes really good.”
Following Zhang Bichen, who was behind Zhang Pingan, raised her eyebrows slightly, and then followed him into the restaurant. The two chose a location by the window, and the waiter delivered the menu.
Zhang Bichen took the menu and looked at the price written on it. She really felt embarrassed to order. The cheapest cold noodles cost 10,000 yuan per serving? This is at most 4,000 in the alley restaurant, and the slightly better restaurant is only 6,000, but here is the direct price of 10,000? Well, who is Cheongdam-dong here?
Looking at her not ordering, Zhang Ping'an smiled and said, "I ordered some casually?"
Zhang Bichen closed the menu and nodded, and then she felt painful when she heard Zhang Ping’s order. ‘Spare Ribs, Spare Ribs with Sauce, Upper Loin, Rib Eyes, Special Parts. Then I ordered two more mixed cold noodles to relieve greasiness. ’
She simply converted it. This meal will cost at least more than 400,000 yuan, which is almost one-third of the wages of salaried workers.
While waiting for the waiter to leave to make an order, Zhang Bichen said to Zhang Ping’an, "I order so much? Can we two finish eating?"
"You can finish it. When eating a steak, it's about 300g for a person, right? I calculate, we ordered almost 500g of meat. Excluding the bone weight, it's about the same."
Zhang Bichen can only nod and smile. I thought, ‘okay, you’ve said that, then eat. ’
Soon, Korean short ribs came up, and a dedicated waiter was helping to grill them. The aroma of butter overflowed, making Zhang Bichen a little impulsive for her index finger. Although she herself knew that if she kept staring at the food, she would look rude, but the aroma of the marbled beef when it was cooked was really unbearable.
The two stopped talking after the meat came up. At this embarrassing moment, fortunately, humans invented the smart phone. Zhang Ping'an took the smart phone to play at this time because of his little partner. I sent a picture of the beauty.
‘Brother, how is the girl today? Not bad right? It is said to be a rookie actor! ’
Zhang Pingan looked at the woman in the photo sent by his little friend and felt a little familiar. He seriously recalled that this woman is... ‘I know it’s her, is it Jiang Hanna? ’
‘Uh, you know? ’
Zhang Ping'an ignored his companions anymore. A star is just a pretty ordinary person before he became famous. Although Jiang Hannah is pretty, Zhang Ping'an doesn't have much interest in her.
The only one who made him become a fan in an instant, there is only one, Pei Zhuxuan!
The barbecue was also cooked at this time. Zhang Ping’an put away his mobile phone and ate with Zhang Bichen. While eating, Zhang Ping’an started chatting: “Oh, have you learned a driver’s license? I’m talking about a Korean driver’s license. The driver’s license here is an international driver’s license that is added to the international IDP. You can use this driver’s license overseas in the future. Rent a car, and Huaxia’s driver’s license cannot be used in many overseas countries."
Zhang Ping An finally gave out a more useful news. Zhang Bichen nodded and said, "I haven't studied yet. By the way, how much does it cost to learn a driver's license in South Korea?"
"One or two thousand, the test schedule is relatively long, maybe half a month. There are also fifty thousand, fifty thousand yuan a week to get the certificate, it depends on your choice. Learn the driver's license here, in order to be in the future It’s convenient to use a car overseas. If you don’t have a driver’s license in China, you can apply for a driver’s license directly with your driver’s license after studying here. Isn’t China’s driving test getting stricter in the past two years? So many Chinese people choose Come here to learn a driver’s license and travel at the same time."
