In a preview clip released recently for the mainland variety show “Set off Now 4,” actress Wang Churan accidentally burnt the scrambled eggs while cooking tomato fried eggs. The eggs turned black and charred. Actor Bai Jingting humorously declined to taste the dish, saying, “I don’t like to eat chocolate,” which amused everyone.
In the kitchen segment of the show, Wang Churan took on the challenge of making the classic home-cooked dish of tomato fried eggs. However, due to not controlling the heat well, she accidentally burnt the eggs to a crisp. Guest Jia Bing directly commented, “That’s burnt.” Nonetheless, Wang Churan remained confident in her culinary skills and enthusiastically raised a spoon to invite Bai Jingting to try it.
Faced with this “dark cuisine,” Bai Jingting did not make blunt remarks that could embarrass Wang Churan, such as “I don’t eat burnt food” or “You burnt it.” Instead, he replied with a smile and seriousness, “I don’t like chocolate.” By cleverly using “chocolate” as a metaphor for the burnt scrambled eggs, he precisely mocked the appearance of the dish and shifted the refusal reason to his “personal taste preference,” giving Wang Churan a saving face moment. This brought laughter to the entire audience, including Wang Churan herself couldn’t hold back her laughter.
The funny interactions in the kitchen did not end there. Later, another guest, Wang Anyu, walked over with his perfectly golden fried eggs and actively invited Wang Churan to taste them. Using the same logic, Wang Churan playfully declined, saying, “Yours is my competitor.” The two interactions mirrored each other, creating a comedy scene dubbed by netizens as “no one spares anyone.”
On October 8th, topics like “Bai Jingting politely declines Wang Churan” and “Bai Jingting says Wang Churan’s burnt eggs are chocolate” trended on Weibo. Netizens praised Bai Jingting’s high emotional intelligence and his textbook-level polite refusal skills.