On Earth, Lin Xing was from Yanzhao. Every year around June 6th, during Mangzhong (Grain in Ear), he would follow his parents to harvest wheat.
At that time, everything was harvested with sickles. After cutting, they would be tied into bundles, and then a donkey would pull a cart to the 'threshing ground'.
In the beginning, there were no tractors, so they could only use a donkey to pull a 'stone roller' to continuously circle the threshing ground, grinding the wheat grains from the ears.
Once pressed, it was time to 'raise the field,' mostly using forks and rakes.
Later, as living conditions improved, tractors and combine harvesters were used.
For Lin Xing, harvesting wheat in his childhood was not interesting. Every time he thought back, it was nothing but exhaustion.
Especially when cutting wheat with a sickle, his back would be incredibly tired every time he returned home.
These memories, for Lin Xing, were already from the last century. So, even though he still remembered how to cut, he was still a little rusty when actually doing it.
It's like a novice who has watched countless videos, but when it comes to practical application, he might not even know where to start.
Thus, Lin Xing first familiarized himself.
There are three points to cutting wheat: steady, accurate, and ruthless.
A few minutes later, Lin Xing gradually became familiar with it. He bent down, and with a swift sweep of the sickle, a large patch of wheat ears lay crowded on the ground.
He bent his body and moved his wrists from side to side, and bundles of wheat, formed as the sickle fell, were quickly gathered and tied.
"Huh? Why does Teacher Lin seem so relaxed?"
"No, did Teacher Lin practice before?"
"Putting everything else aside, where would he practice? Who still cuts wheat by hand now?"
...Everyone looked at Lin Xing, exclaiming in surprise.
The master on the ground also nodded slightly: "This young man cuts wheat quite well."
As for Lin Xing, he didn't pay attention to what others were thinking.
In his opinion, since he agreed to participate in the filming of 'let's farm', he had to do his best.
This was due to Lin Xing's personality as a career planner on Earth.
Being a celebrity is also a job.
Since it's a job, one must give it their all at all times.
It's just harvesting wheat.
Harvesting wheat is both physically demanding and requires skill.
After all, with the scorching sun, many people are prone to heatstroke, and constantly bending over to harvest is a huge drain on physical strength. As for the skill aspect, it goes without saying.
Just look at young, minor celebrities like Duan Hai, cutting wheat is like going to war.
Even someone like Guan Peng is breathless from cutting wheat.
In short, just as Sister Dao observed earlier, this episode mainly emphasizes chaos.
This was also Feng Gang's initial plan.
He originally thought that by showing celebrities farming from clumsy to proficient, he would gain attention.
Celebrities farming, the main focus is authenticity.
Unfortunately, not to mention top-tier stars, even second and third-tier artists were unwilling to come.
We can participate in other leisurely variety shows, earning millions easily per episode. Why would I come to your variety show where I don't earn money, and also have to farm in the scorching heat???
Am I crazy!!!
Precisely because of this, Feng Gang couldn't invite any famous artists, only minor and past-their-prime celebrities. But inviting them wouldn't generate buzz.
A variety show without excitement, even without any negative attention, is bound to fail.
Now, Feng Gang had finally managed to invite Lin Xing, a former popular group member who, though past his prime, still held a place in the Entertainment industry. Most importantly, in the past two days, this past-his-prime Lin Xing had been trending high on hot searches.
This made Feng Gang incredibly excited.
Putting everything else aside, at least with Lin Xing, this little obscure variety show finally had some attention.
For this reason, Feng Gang attached great importance to Lin Xing in this episode.
Even though Sister Dao said Lin Xing couldn't work in the fields for long, after all, Lin Xing relied on his face. What if his face got sunburned while working in the fields???
Moreover, Sister Dao explicitly stated that Lin Xing couldn't harvest wheat at all!
Feng Gang had no objections to Sister Dao's request; he expressed understanding and then temporarily revised the script.
And now, Lin Xing was in the field, completely baffling Feng Gang.
Sister Dao looked at the camera, at Feng Gang's bewildered expression and the way he turned to look at her, which left Sister Dao at a loss for words.
Because Lin Xing had also baffled Sister Dao.
After all, in recent years, whether Lin Xing was doing charity or poverty alleviation, he basically went by himself.
Let's put it this way, Sister Dao didn't even know what Lin Xing was doing or how he was doing it.
Even the news about Lin Xing's heroic act on today's hot search, Sister Dao didn't know about it before. Otherwise, she would have promoted it.
What a positive artist he is??
"Camera, camera, give Teacher Lin another close-up."
"Cameras 2 and 3, focus entirely on Guan Peng and the others."
"Camera 4, focus on Master Guo and the other two masters."
...Suddenly, Sister Dao saw Feng Gang exclaim.
Other staff members also sprang into action.
All the focus was on Lin Xing.
Under the scorching sun, a handsome man in breathable work clothes was cutting wheat with a long sickle.
The most crucial thing was that this was not a show. One could see the handsome man regularly placing the blade on the wheat stalks, and bundles of wheat began to be harvested.
The frequency of the sickle's swings became faster and faster, the wheat became less and less, constantly falling to the ground.
If it were a farmer cutting wheat, no one would pay attention.
After all, isn't that how farmers cut wheat?
But a celebrity cutting wheat is different.
This topic has plenty of buzz.
10 minutes later, Lin Xing stopped.
"Phew, harvesting wheat is really tiring."
After tying the last bundle of wheat, Lin Xing said to Lin Miaoyin, who was beside him: "Miao Yin, pay attention when you're harvesting. I feel like it's too much effort to cut."
Everyone: "???"
As for Sister Dao, she had already said to Director Feng: "Director Feng, our Xing Xing is good enough now, right? Can he stop???"
"Yes."
Feng Gang nodded slightly: "Old Guo, let Teacher Lin rest for a bit. Everyone else, continue harvesting."
Guo Biao quickly came to Lin Xing's side and said with a smile: "Teacher Lin, please drink some water and rest. You've worked hard."
Lin Xing took the water and took a sip. He was indeed a bit thirsty, then asked with some surprise: "Are we not filming this morning?"
"No, we still need to film. After all, it's only 11 o'clock now, and there's still an hour until lunch."
Guo Biao quickly said: "But we're afraid you..."
"Director Guo, I understand. Then let's continue filming."
Lin Xing interrupted Guo Biao: "I'm here to film a variety show just like everyone else. There's no need for special treatment at this point."
"Teacher Lin, but..."
Guo Biao still wanted to say something, but Lin Xing waved his hand and said: "I understand. Go tell my agent that I said so."
With that, Lin Xing prepared to continue harvesting.
Seeing this, Guo Biao no longer tried to persuade him, then quickly went to report to Feng Gang.
"You see, this..."
Feng Gang looked at Sister Dao.
Sister Dao showed a helpless expression: "Since Xing Xing said so, then let's proceed as usual. But he absolutely cannot be arranged to work in the fields this afternoon."
"That's not a problem."
Feng Gang picked up the walkie-talkie and said: "Continue filming!"
Although Feng Gang's expression was slightly serious, his heart was already blooming with joy.
This episode started with results that exceeded expectations.
This Lin Xing really gave him a big surprise...