Chapter 27 Night Market
"Monica, I'm sorry, it was my mistake just now." Annie also looked panicked. According to the requirements, the coach was not allowed to leave the student for more than five meters. She just saw that Qin Mohan and Shen Fang were so close, so she didn't want to disturb the two. It was about twenty meters away. If Qin Mohan really took his anger and complained to her, then she would be revoked for her coaching qualification certificate.
Qin Mohan did not blame her, waved her hand and said, "It's okay, it was my fault just now. I was so arrogant. I panicked after the snorkel was in. I didn't follow your instructions. If I could exhale my breath instead of inhaling it, this would not have happened."
"Okay, let's get on the yacht to rest for a while. You are not suitable for diving now. Take a break and eat something." Chen Fang looked at Qin Mohan, who was still a little red, and took her to swim towards the yacht.
Tang Yuan, Wang Tian and Zhou Qi were basking in the sun on the deck. Seeing Chen Fang helping Qin Mohan come up, Qin Mohan blushed and hurriedly came up.
"What's wrong with Mo Mo?" Tang Yuan asked hurriedly.
"It's okay, I just choked when I got into the snorkel." Although Qin Mohan said lightly, Tang Yuan, Wang Tian and others were still scared.
Chen Fang asked the waiter to make a cup of hot cocoa for Qin Mohan to remove the cold air brought to the body by the sea water, and the taste of hot cocoa can help soothe emotions.
The photographer connected the camera to the large screen in the yacht living room and placed the bottom of the sea just captured for Wang Tian and others to watch. Qin Mohan put on a big bath towel and leaned against Shen Fang, holding his arm tightly. Although he had already arrived ashore, the shadow in his heart that had just left still made Qin Mohan feel palpitations.
The camera scenes slowly appeared on the screen soothed her mood. The spectacular scene of thousands of butterfly fish surrounding her shocked everyone present. It was so beautiful. Qin Mohan was like a mermaid, surrounding a yellow and white butterfly fish, looking so holy in the blue sea.
Although Qin Mohan's drowning scene was a little shaking, it also truly recorded the dangerous moment at that time. In fact, Qin Mohan was only more than one meter away from the water surface, but she was so nervous that she did not use her flippers to step on the water well, but instead stomped on her air and finally could only sink. Fortunately, Chen Han helped her in time, otherwise she would not know how much water she would drink.
Looking at his embarrassment, Qin Mohan embarrassedly blocked his face with his hands: "Sister Wang, please delete this passage when editing, leaving only the shot of feeding fish in front."
Tang Yuan gave different suggestions: "I think it should be retained at that time. Diving itself is a risky thing. Your real performance can give the audience a warning and let the audience see your efforts for this variety show."
Tang Yuan’s suggestion was approved by Wang Tian. She has been engaged in variety show production for many years and understands whether a good program has attention. In addition to its excellent production, it also needs to have explosive points. With explosive points, the media will spontaneously promote it for you.
After communicating with Qin Mohan, Tang Yuan, who had been reluctant to wear a swimsuit, was also attracted by the beautiful scenery under the sea on Saipan. Seeing Qin Mohan accompanying him to comfort him and not going into the water for the time being, she discussed with coach Anne whether she could teach her to dive, and she also wanted to feel the shock brought by the sea on this side.
Tang Yuan's proposal was approved by Wang Tian, including Chen Lan and Zhou Qi, and witnessed the difference between this beautiful scenery under the sea and on TV. Annie also began to coach them after asking Chen Fang for permission. This time she did not neglect and made strict requirements.
After resting on the yacht for more than half an hour, Qin Mohan could not suppress the temptation brought by the colorful seabed and was ready to go into the water again. This time, Chen Fang and her kept holding her and allowing her to find a support point. With the experience of the last time, Qin Mohan strictly followed Annie's directing. Even if the snorkel enters water again, he can exhale quickly and discharge without secondary choking.
It was not until five o'clock in the afternoon that everyone drove the yacht back to the coast. In Annie's uneasy mood, Chen Fang and Qin Mohan gave her good comments at the store owner. They probably would come to rent a yacht in the next few days. Qin Mohan was planning to go to the Blue Hole, diving in the holy land, to get a card before leaving Saipan.
Back at the homestay, Chen Fang asked Qin Mohan to change into casual outfits and prepare to take her to Chamoro Barbecue Night Market and taste local specialty food.
Today is Thursday, and it is also the time to set up stalls in Chamolo Night Market once a week. It is located in the central bustling area in front of the Yuetai Hotel and Hyatt Hotel, not far from the homestay you live in. The two discussed it and prepared to walk there.
The streets of this night market are not long, but they are really lively, as if the entire island is gathered here, and even the Hyatt Hotel has a barbecue stall.
"This is the first time we came out to have a meal on the island. Let's have a big meal." As the producer of the program, Qin Mohan, directly crossed the night market and took everyone into the Hyatt Hotel.
The most famous delicacy in Saipan is coconut crab, which is a huge hermit crab. It has a pair of huge turtles that can easily peel off the thick coconut shell and taste the flesh inside. The best way to cook coconut crab is to steam it. Its delicious crab meat has a trace of sweetness of coconut. Especially the two big turtles, the Q-splitting crab meat inside makes Qin Mohan unable to stop.
"It's delicious. This crab meat is more delicious than lobster meat, but the price is a bit expensive." The price of $80 per kilogram, and the entire crew's meal was over 1,000 US dollars, which made Qin Mohan feel a little painful.
"Or what I'm going to do with this meal?" Chen Fang put a steamed egg in front of her.
Qin Mohan dug a spoonful and put it in his mouth. He was conquered by its rich taste. After eating half of the serving, he stopped to reply to Chen Fang's suggestion: "Forget it, this meal is still considered our program production fee, which is a reward for everyone."
In order to record the program and calculate the fees, in addition to Chen Fang and his bodyguard assistant, Qin Mohan insisted on paying other fees in the program team's budget, so that he would know how much money he spent and how much copyright fees needed to know the specific profit and loss. Chen Fang saw that she was full of career and did not care about her. Even Qin Mohan treated her tonight's coconut shoes. In her words, Chen Fang appeared as a guest and had no appearance fee, so he could only compensate for the food.
Although it was said to be compensated for Chen Fang, he still ate more in the end. Qin Mohan looked at the pile of crab shells on the table and smiled embarrassedly.
After leaving the hotel, the few people didn't walk together. After all, more than a dozen people were quite eye-catching. Wang Tian and Tang Yuan took the other crew members to shoot the grand scenes of the night market as later materials. Qin Mohan pulled Chen Fang and joined the crowded tourists in the night market with Zhou Qi and Li Hui. Only Li Yiming followed the photographer, photographing various delicacies in the night market while faithfully recording the sweet interaction between the two.
Several people were wandering around the night market. It was already past eight o'clock, and the red lights were hanging high in the night market, and the fragrance was everywhere. The hospitality Chamolo people warmly greeted tourists from all over the world to gather together, chat, taste delicious food, appreciate craftsmanship, and watch graceful indigenous girls performing a Micronesian-style hula dance. Each one was full of the strong Chamolo humanistic style.
Qin Mohan bought a local specialty dessert Apiqiqi, which is a bit like Chinese rice dumplings. It is wrapped in banana leaves. The glutinous rice has the fragrance of coconut, and the taste is slightly sweet and smooth. "Come on, try it, it tastes very good." Qin Mohan held it in his hand and ate it while walking. From time to time, he stuffed the desserts in his hand into his mouth. He rarely ate the sunshine of the roadside stall at her request, and also ate one.
"Hey, there is a Chinese restaurant there." Qin Mohan was surprised to find a Chinese signature "Yuhai Tea Restaurant".
This is a small restaurant next to a night market. It is not large in size. The kitchen divided by glass partitions is only 70 to 80 square meters. There are many tourists sitting in the store, most of which are Chinese. There are also night stalls at the door similar to the store next to it. However, they sell not barbecue, but a kind of Chaoshan snack steamed rice noodles. Two uniformed men make one and the other is responsible for collecting money.
Although Qin Mohan, who had already eaten enough, did not have the desire to buy food, he still pulled Chen Fang to the store to experience it when he saw a restaurant opened by a Chinese.
In addition to the formal dining table, this tea restaurant also has a bar similar to a water bar, which provides some beverages and wine sales. Inside the bar is a Chinese woman in her thirties, wearing a short-sleeved work clothes and a dark green apron. The apron is printed with the logo and name of the store, responsible for the bar and cashier work. This should be the owner of this store.
"Welcome, what do you want to drink?" The shop owner couldn't help but show a hint of doubt when he saw Chen Fang sitting down and Li Yiming holding a camera next to him.
"Are you the owner of this store?" Qin Mohan asked.
"Yes, my name is Qin Yuting, the owner of this store. They all call me Sister Qin." The woman introduced herself to Qin Mohan.
"Sister Qin, hello. My name is Qin Mohan, we are still our own family." Qin Mohan happily stretched out his hand to the boss's wife.
"Welcome. Qin Mohan, are you the star in China? The one who sings?" Qin Yuting held Qin Mohan's hand excitedly: "You are so beautiful. I have also watched your performance this year's Spring Festival Gala. This must be your boyfriend Mr. Chen. Are you here to record the show?"
"Yes, he is Shenfang." Qin Mohan introduced: "We are recording a travel variety show. If you don't want to, I can ask the photographer to turn off the machine."
Qin Yuting said indifferently: "It's okay, TV stations around the world often come to record programs here in Saipan. There are very few from China." After saying that, he asked, "You have something to eat, I'll treat you."
"Thank you! We just finished dinner and when we saw the Chinese restaurant, we came in and felt it." Qin Mohan said: "Just give us a drink alone."
Hearing Qin Mohan’s request, Sister Qin took out a large glass of red juice from the freezer behind her, poured it into several clean glasses, and placed it in front of several people: “Try it, this is a local drink made of fruit juice.”
Qin Mohan tasted it curiously. This juice drink has a coolness similar to mint, especially after chilling in the freezer, which makes people feel extremely refreshing.
"Thank you, it's so delicious." Qin Mohan stretched out his thumb to the boss's wife, and then asked: "Sister Qin, where are you from in your hometown? How long have you been opening a store here?"
The proprietress enthusiastically introduced the history of her store. She is from Chaoshan. The man who is responsible for making rice noodles at the door is his husband, named Lin Yihai. The couple came to Saipan to work in a local handicraft factory ten years ago. They found that the night market here is doing well, so they quit their job and started a rice noodles stall here. In the first few years, the two made a living by selling rice noodles at the night market. As there are more and more Chinese tourists on the island, their business is becoming more and more prosperous, and later they opened this tea restaurant.
"Is it hard to open a restaurant here?" Qin Mohan couldn't help asking.
"In the first few years, I was not familiar with the management system of Saipan, so I was fined a lot of money. Now it's better. The scenery here is good, there are many tourists, the business is good, and I earn more than working, so we are content." Sister Qin said to Qin Mohan: "Our Chinese cuisine is popular no matter where we are. Now many locals use our rice noodles to make breakfast, which is a sign here."
Chapter completed!