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In August, the reality show "A Bite of America" ​​started filming.

The crew includes the director, cameraman, makeup artist, production manager, etc., and there is also a special bus. The two hosts are Yang Rui and Scarlett Johansson.

If Yang Rui is asked to make movies and TV series, he will definitely not be able to if he has not studied drama training. It doesn't matter for reality shows, as he is himself.

This show was favored because of Yang Rui's joining. As the youngest head coach in NBA history, he became well-known after signing with the Raptors. Many fans were interested in him, especially Chinese fans.

When it comes to China, many people think of food, which is world-famous. The first season is hosted by Yang Rui, which is very eye-catching.

Foodies in the world are generally cute.

Both Yang Rui and Scarlett have never filmed a food show, but they both like to eat and have no taboos, so they behave very naturally in front of the camera, and the food is very delicious.

The crew shot three episodes recently, namely the New York episode, the New Jersey episode, and the Chicago episode. The specialties they tasted include dry fried beef river, Zhuangyuan Jidi porridge, garlic chicken, Cuban croquetas, mini burger sliders, Chicago-style hot dogs, deep dish pizza and so on.

The three episodes were reviewed and soon piloted on NBC Food Network.

TV stations don't know whether new programs that will attract viewers will launch pilot episodes to see how viewers react.

As a result, the reality show became popular after three episodes. The two kept talking and laughing during the filming. Before serving the food, they would talk about their feelings and make complaints about it. After the food was served, the two of them did not look pretty together, but they felt that the food was delicious.

The stores they visited in New York and New Jersey immediately attracted many viewers to taste them after the show was broadcast.

There was a long line at that seedy little Cuban croquetas shop in New Jersey. This is a small pie, baked until golden brown, and filled with various meats, cheese, guava, etc., with a unique taste.

Only Chicago didn't respond much, because their specialty foods, hot dogs and pizza, have long been famous.

When Americans watch food shows, they generally don’t learn how to cook. They just write down the names of delicious restaurants and eat them.

In order to publicize, NBC TV disclosed that Yang Rui was the program planner. He immediately appeared on the sports news and entertainment news, which attracted wide attention.

It is not surprising that NBA players and coaches appear on TV. In 1997, O'Neal also starred in a tragic movie "Steel Titans". But acting and planning are completely different concepts, and Yang Rui's jumping span is bigger this time.

Many fans were stunned, especially Raptors fans.

What's happening here? Isn't Jerry Young an NBA head coach? Why did you run to host a food show?

Glenn Gruward called Yang Rui. "Jerry, what's the matter with you, working part-time during the holidays?"

"Yeah, don't worry, it won't affect work. I'm just looking for something to do during the holidays."

Glenn asked with a smile, "Your hobby is making TV?"

"No, my hobby is eating."

"..."

The show's ratings were good, and it was just a pilot episode that wasn't much publicized, and it was fully approved by the radio station.

Yang Rui has earned the title of "the number one foodie in the basketball world". Many viewers are fans, waiting to see how unreliable this coach is. In the first three episodes, people found that Yang Rui has the funny attributes of young people, down-to-earth, and is completely different from other NBA head coaches.

Scarlett's popularity has also increased slightly. Some entertainment news mentioned her role in "The Horse Whisperer". She was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the "Box Office Bomb Award".

Yang Rui and Scarlett followed the crew to eat all the delicacies in the eastern states of the United States, including Greek, Indian, German and so on, which he had never eaten in his previous life.

American food culture does not pay attention to refinement, pursues convenience and convenience, and is not luxurious. It is relatively popular, and three meals a day are relatively casual, so they enter a variety of restaurants.

It's embarrassing when eating Japanese food,

The Japanese like to eat raw, and the two just had no interest in sashimi.

Yang Rui is fine, he had sashimi in his previous life, but he just felt normal. Scarlett frowned while eating sashimi, as if trying to test the poison, but in the end she only tasted a few mouthfuls, which may have an anti-advertising effect on Japanese sashimi.

After leaving the restaurant, neither of them was full, so they chose to eat nearby Chinese soup dumplings. Under Yang Rui's reminder, Scarlett didn't burn her tongue, so she could change her nickname in this life.

It is exactly 20 episodes to finish shopping in the east, each episode is one hour. Yang Rui saw the content of the shooting, full of jokes and very satisfied. After post-production, the film is scheduled to be broadcast on October 15.

The crew director was equally satisfied with Melanie, Yang Rui had a special status, Scarlett was a Hollywood child star, and the show was full of gimmicks, if you promote it, the ratings will definitely be guaranteed.

The reality show has been playing until mid-September, and Scarlett is going back to school.

The apartment rented by Yang Rui has expired, and he sublet the house together with the furniture, called Thibodeau, and planned to fly to Toronto together to find a place to adapt to the environment.

Before leaving, Scarlett was reluctant to part with Yang Rui. "It's not easy to meet in the future. When you go back to New York for an away game, don't forget to call me out to play."

"Sure, even if I'm in Toronto, I can still keep in touch."

"Only telephone and ICQ." Scarlett said flatly.

"I guarantee that better chat software will be launched soon. In a few years, you can directly chat online via voice and video." Yang Rui laughed.

"It's impossible to have a video, right? Isn't that more powerful than a phone call?" Scarlett didn't believe it. In 1998, Americans didn't know that there would be such a thing in the future.

"Technology is developing very fast. It's impossible now. In the future, mobile phones will be able to access the Internet." Yang Rui accidentally slipped the tongue and leaked the secret in an affirmative tone.

Scarlett only thought he was joking and didn't take it seriously.

On September 20, Yang Rui and Thibodeau arrived in Toronto. They first met with Glenn and rented a suitable apartment under the recommendation of the manager. It was near the arena and convenient for work.

Yang Rui still rented a two-bedroom apartment, which was larger than a New York apartment. After discussing with Thomas, he bought some new furniture and arranged it as another apartment for "Friends" to continue living together. In the twelfth episode of the fourth season, Chandler, Joey, Monica, and Rachel bet that they changed the apartment, which is what it looks like after the change.

Thibodeau lives in the building opposite them and can see each other's windows.

The two settled everything, but there was no sign of the new NBA season starting. This NBA lockout is like the end of the world. Until the end of September, the labor and management sides have not reached any agreement and are unwilling to make concessions.

The negotiations between the league and the players union made the fans very disgusted, the enthusiasm for the NBA was greatly weakened, and the lockout attracted strong criticism from the media.

On the surface, the NBA lockout is a simple confrontation between labor and management, but their real bread and butter—the fans, have never been taken into consideration.

Regarding labor negotiations, Yang Rui didn't bother to get involved, even though he knew the final solution.

After thinking about it, he decided to stay out of it. No one gave him a bonus for participating in labor negotiations, and if someone didn't like the final plan, he would offend others. He would not do such a useless thing.