278: rave reviews

Lu Chuan took the contract and quickly scanned the terms, focusing on the procurement quantity, price, delivery time, and quality requirements. After confirming everything was in order, he nodded.

"Alright."

He took out a pen and signed his name.

Then, Lu Chuan pulled out a blank bento evaluation form from a small cabinet on the food truck and asked Director Zhang apologetically.

"Director Zhang, thank you very much for your recognition of my bento. But could I trouble you to offer more suggestions so I know what areas need improvement? This way, I can strengthen them and strive to elevate the bento's quality to the next level."

Director Zhang looked at Lu Chuan in surprise, then smiled and took the pen. He gave the highest score to options like "bento quality," "food taste," and "meat and vegetable balance" on the evaluation form. In the suggestions for improvement section, he wrote comments like "extremely satisfied."

As the last stroke fell,

a system prompt immediately sounded in Lu Chuan's mind.

"Ding! Task progress updated! Successfully supplied bentos to at least ten film crews and received written praise from the crew's Person in charge or main actors. Current progress: 1/10."

Lu Chuan smiled and carefully put away the evaluation form, thanking Director Zhang again.

At this moment, Director Zhang looked at the increasingly long queue in front of the stall and suddenly asked:

"According to the contract, we're supposed to start supplying bentos to the crew tomorrow. However, boss, could you give me twenty today... no, thirty basic editions and ten premium editions! The crew has been very busy recently, and everyone is working hard. I want to treat them."

He paused, then quickly added:

"No need for lunch, just provide the dinner meal!"

Lu Chuan smiled and nodded.

Director Zhang stood up, satisfied, and bid farewell to Lu Chuan.

But before leaving, he seemed to remember something, turned back to Lu Chuan, and said:

"This afternoon, I'll introduce Director Li from another crew to you. His crew is also quite worried about bentos. When he comes, let him try it, and I guarantee he'll place an order immediately!"

"Thank you, Director Zhang."

Lu Chuan said with a smile.

After seeing off Director Zhang, the stall resumed its brief busyness.

In the afternoon, Director Zhang indeed brought another director.

After taking a bite of the bento, Director Li's eyes instantly lit up. He immediately decided to order a batch for the main actors to try.

Then, to Lu Chuan's surprise, he took out a contract he had already prepared and signed it on the spot.

Director Li explained that he always liked to get work done in advance and was already looking for a catering company to collaborate with, so he always kept a contract in his bag for emergencies.

Lu Chuan felt relieved, then asked Director Li to also fill out an evaluation form.

As expected, Director Li also gave the highest rating.

"Ding! Task progress updated: 2/10."

The progress advanced by another step.

In the evening, before closing the stall.

The last premium bento was bought.

Ding Xinyang looked at the almost empty insulated box, let out a long sigh of relief, his face beaming with a smile.

"Today was a huge sell-out! Tomorrow will definitely be another long queue!"

Lu Chuan smiled, just about to speak.

Suddenly, a black nanny van silently stopped on the nearby roadside.

The car door opened, and an assistant-like person got out first, vigilantly looking around. Only then did he carefully escort a woman wearing sunglasses and a mask, with an elegant posture, over.

Although heavily obscured, her outstanding temperament and figure still attracted many gazes.

The woman walked directly to the food truck, her voice, muffled by the mask, carried a hint of coolness and a touch of hesitation.

"Excuse me, do you still have any premium bentos?"

Ding Xinyang was stunned, then regretfully said:

"I'm sorry, the premium bentos are all sold out. We're about to close the stall."

Hearing this, the woman seemed a little disappointed, letting out a soft "Ah."

She then hesitated for a moment but couldn't help but ask:

"I heard people in the crew say that the bentos here are especially delicious? So good that even Hu Di praises them endlessly?"

Lu Chuan's heart stirred as he looked at the heavily veiled woman in front of him.

Despite the heavy covering, he vaguely felt she looked familiar.

And the only people he would find familiar were those household-name superstars.

He quickly ran through his memory, discerning from her graceful figure and sweet voice, and soon recognized the person in front of him as Lin Ling, who was popular throughout the film and television industry and known as the 'National Goddess.'

He nodded.

"Indeed, I received a lot of praise today."

Lin Ling was silent for a moment, seemingly engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

She had been strictly controlling her diet for a role recently, eating bland salads and boiled chicken breast for a long time.

Her figure was under control, but her craving for delicious food grew stronger.

Hearing that even Hu Di, who was extremely picky about food, was conquered by this vendor's bento, she couldn't suppress her curiosity and secretly snuck away after work to try a bite.

She didn't expect to be too late.

The assistant whispered beside her:

"Sister Lin, forget it. How about coming tomorrow?"

Lin Ling looked at the food truck, which was already being packed up, sighed, nodded, and prepared to leave.

Just then, a gentle breeze blew, carrying a trace of lingering aroma from the food truck to her nose.

It was the aftertaste, difficult to completely dissipate, of seven-colored glass salt, you lan honey, stalactite marrow, and top-grade ingredients fused together.

Lin Ling's steps suddenly halted, and her nose under the mask sniffed hard.

The aroma was like an invisible hand, precisely grasping her long-suppressed appetite and taste buds.

Her stomach, uncooperatively, let out a distinct "grumble."

In the quiet evening, this sound seemed particularly abrupt.

Assistant: "..."

Lin Ling's body instantly froze, the tips of her ears exposed outside her sunglasses visibly reddening at a rapid pace.

Immense embarrassment and shame instantly overwhelmed her.

She instinctively wanted to raise her hand to cover her stomach but felt it would be even more humiliating, so she just froze in place.

Lu Chuan looked at the female celebrity in front of him, whose status was no less than Hu Di's, and felt that if he didn't retain her now, she might not come again later.

After thinking for a moment, he took the initiative to speak:

"This... madam, although the premium bentos are sold out, there are still premium editions. Would you like to try one?"

Lin Ling had an excuse to save face and quickly turned around, saying:

"Good... good!"

Soon, a premium edition bento was handed to Lin Ling.

Lin Ling sat down on a chair provided by Lu Chuan, not minding the simple environment. She turned slightly away, removed her mask, picked up a chopstick full of food, and put it into her mouth.

The next second, her chewing slowed down.

Although it was only the standard of a premium edition, its deliciousness, far surpassing ordinary bentos, instantly conquered her taste buds, which had been bland for a long time.

The ultimate savory taste, perfectly cooked, rich and harmonious texture... an indescribable sense of satisfaction and happiness instantly welled up in her heart.

She ate very slowly and intently, as if the whole world consisted only of the bento in her hands.

During this time, she occasionally wiped her eyes, which were unconsciously moist from too much happiness.

It wasn't until she finished the last bite that she finally came back to her senses, letting out a soft sigh of contentment.

After putting her mask back on, her beautiful eyes, sparkling slightly, looked at Lu Chuan and she smiled sweetly.

"Thank you, boss. Your bento is indeed very delicious."

Lu Chuan smiled.

"It's my honor that the customer likes it."

After Lin Ling had her assistant scan the code to pay, she waved at Lu Chuan and smiled, saying:

"I'll definitely come early tomorrow to buy some, but if I'm late, could I trouble you to save a premium bento for me?"

Lu Chuan also smiled and nodded.

"Of course."

Lin Ling thanked him again, then, accompanied by her assistant, quickly walked towards the nanny van, her steps seeming much lighter than when she arrived.

"Current task's latest progress."

"Make at least three famous actors... lose their composure on the spot. Current task progress: 2/3. (Hu Di, Lin Ling)"