Chapter 31 I'm Nervous
As expected, the guards came to collect the flower fee not long after. Qi Huan paid 500 silver coins according to the "market price". The leader glanced around the clean and tidy hall of the restaurant and waved to the people behind him, "Brothers, I seem to feel a trace of strange spiritual power, go in and search."
"Yes!" Several people immediately responded with great momentum, holding up their guns and pretending to rush in.
Be patient, a little impatience can ruin a big plan, be patient. Qi Huan clenched his fists and then released them silently, these people were obviously looking for trouble on purpose to make more money, but he had no ability to resist now, losing money to avoid disaster was the best way, otherwise these dozens of people would rush into his store and search around, and randomly "accidentally" break some kitchen utensils, or find the money hidden in the football in the kitchen, steal the robot bear, etc., and his losses would only increase tenfold or a hundredfold.
He took a deep breath, quickly took out his purse, and stuffed the purse and the remaining several hundred silver coins into the leader's hand. "I'm really the only one in the store."
The leader glanced at Qi Huan, weighed his money bag, and said with a fake smile, "Since the store owner said so, we will believe you this time. Brothers, let's go."
Bah, I wish you a bleak future and a lot of pitfalls when you go back! Qi Huan glared at the backs of the group of people and cursed them in his heart.
Several airships flew away leaving behind a huge noise. The other neighbors on the street were so frightened that they leaned their heads out, looked at the shadows of the airships, and shook their heads and sighed.
Time flies, and the day for the follow-up examination has come in a blink of an eye. He has recovered well, and there is no problem with the examination results. The nurse is very quick and removes the simple rack in a few seconds. Qi Huan immediately feels a lot more relaxed, and he hurried to the Vino store with a 50% discount card.
The store is still the same as before, with dim lighting and a temperature comparable to that of a cold storage.
"Tell me, how can you be so willful?"
The owner was not asleep this time, and was arguing with his pet bird with great energy.
To be precise, it was only the shop owner who was making the output unilaterally. The little yellow bird tilted its head and pecking at the down feathers on its wings, as if it was turning a deaf ear to everything he was saying.
Hearing the door open, the shop owner suddenly fell silent, and then he turned to greet the customer a little stiffly, "Do you want to order something or repair it?"
Today, not only was his hair neatly combed, but his beard was also shaved clean. He looked handsome and even had a scholarly air, completely different from his previous sloppy and lazy appearance.
"I'm here to pick up the custom-made kitchenware." Qi Huan carefully avoided the pile of items hanging from the ceiling and walked to the counter. He took out the 50% discount card for the order and the prepared balance and placed them on the counter.
"It's you." The shop owner recognized Qi Huan and waved his hand to signal him to wait. He bent down and pulled out a T-shaped rack from the bottom. Probably for the sake of weight balance, a large frying pan was placed on the left side of the rack, and a bunch of miscellaneous kitchen utensils such as kitchen knives, molds, meat hammers, eel nails, etc. were placed on the right side.
The handles of each item were marked with the armored tiger head logo. The shape was regular, without a single flaw. Instead, it had a sense of refinement that blended the precision of later industrial design with the flexibility of handmade craftsmanship. Every arc was just perfect and felt very comfortable. Qi Huan carefully examined each one and couldn't put it down. You get what you pay for, and the workmanship even felt finer than those "footballs" at home.
After looking at the "Two" on the back of the VIP card, the shopkeeper opened the drawer next to him and took out a black velvet bag. "Is the space bag also yours?"
"Yes, Brother Man helped to bring it over. It's the brooch that looks like a sword." Qi Huan gestured. His arm was not fixed for a while, and he was still a little uncomfortable. When he heard that he was coming to get the kitchen utensils, Quan Hai asked him to ask about the brooch version of the space bag when he came. If he was ready, he could bring it back.
"Intermediate bag, take a look." The owner smiled and handed over the velvet bag.
Qi Huan opened the cloth bag and found the sword-shaped brooch inside. The appearance had not changed much, but the gray feeling was gone. The sword body was shiny, and the gems on the hilt were also more transparent, sparkling in the hand.
"It uses an Qi pattern lock. I have reset it. Hold it for fifteen seconds and it will lock your Qi pattern. From now on, you can open the space bag by just touching it." The owner explained how to use it. Qi Huan suddenly realized and finally knew where Lin Jian and the others got their purse from. It must be a similar space bag.
The space of the brooch is about a hundred square meters, and it looks empty. Qi Huan put the pots and kitchen utensils he just received, along with the carrying rack, into it. Compared with carrying the pile of kitchen utensils directly by hand, after putting them into the space bag, the weight of the things will be greatly reduced, and you can hardly feel the weight. This thing is so useful!
The feeling of putting it in and taking it out was very smooth, but one had to get used to the sudden weight when taking it out. After playing with it for several times, Qi Huan remembered that he had to pay for it. He asked the owner a little embarrassedly, "How much is the repair fee?"
"No need, this order is for free." The owner sitting behind the counter waved his hand indifferently, half-squinting his eyes, as if the battery was exhausted, and returned to the sleepy state. The bird next to him with its wavy crest feathers raised high also shook its head.
Qi Huan was a little surprised. Kitchen utensils were so expensive. He thought the maintenance fee for a 'high-tech product' like a space bag would be at least five or six figures. He didn't expect it to be free?
"You're lucky," the shop owner half-supported his chin and lazily poked the words "Lifetime Warranty" on the table. "The person who made this space bag is a senior from my clan, so it's covered by my warranty."
"Then I'll treat you to dinner some other day!" Qi Huan felt as if he had taken advantage of someone else, and couldn't think of any other way to thank him.
Eating? The owner raised his eyebrows and glanced at the kitchenware order on the table, "How many star chefs are you?"
"I just opened a restaurant, and I haven't taken the exam yet." Qi Huan rubbed his nose, his voice weak. He would take the qualification exam as soon as possible next year to avoid being questioned all the time.
"Then would you consider changing your career?" The shop owner raised his hand, and slid his thin fingers along the bird's back, saying meaningfully. Regardless of whether this little guy is a sentinel or a guide, it's a pity for someone with spiritual power to be a cook.
Qi Huan's face was full of question marks, and then he shook his head firmly, "No, I really like being a chef."
"Okay, I'll bring my friends to your store someday to try your cooking." The owner nodded. When persuading people, just stop at the right point and don't interfere too much.
After leaving him his address, Qi Huan happily went home with the new kitchen utensils.
Two days ago, he had registered on Baifu's official website, and also went to the Tongling Hall to sell the beast core left by Si Han. He gritted his teeth and spent 250,000 to buy the live broadcast equipment. According to the appointment time, the equipment will be delivered this afternoon, plus there are four hours of installation and usage instructions, so he simply asked for leave from Boss Wan today.
The beast core was sold for a total of 769,500 silver coins. Qi Huan felt that it was not safe to keep such a large amount of cash in the "football" of the human restaurant. He was also afraid that he would encounter unstoppable robbery like Hua Dingfei again, so he simply deposited 500,000 of it directly into the base account to pay off the debt.
Baifu’s interstellar logistics and distribution system is still in place. Qi Huan returned home and drank half a glass of water, and the equipment was delivered at the designated time.
A main signal device in the shape of a Rubik's Cube, six spherical auxiliary collectors, and using E-level energy stones.
If you only want to access the Star Network, just turn on the main signaler. When broadcasting live, you need to turn on the six auxiliary collectors as well.
After installing the energy stone and pressing the power button, the main signal device automatically connected to Qi Huan's personal light screen, and the light screen interface set for initial use popped up.
[Please select your usage requirements: Fixed local live broadcast Mobile live broadcast]
Cooking basically revolves around the stove and sink, so he naturally chose a fixed local area live broadcast.
After the selection was completed, the main signal device and the six auxiliary collectors flew up in the air at the same time, and the light screen interface also popped up a second prompt, [Please set the signal collection range]
I followed the instructions on the page and it took me almost two hours to complete all the settings.
There is no other way. From functional settings to usage preferences to the layout of the live broadcast room, there are too many things to do.
Taking the visual effects of the live broadcast room as an example, you can choose real-life live broadcast or virtual live broadcast. The recommended scene for virtual live broadcast is the store mode that Qi Huan had seen before, followed by street market mode, luxury hotel mode, and even starship mode.
The starship mode was just what Qi Huan liked, but it was a paid version. After seeing the price, he had to try hard to control his eager hands and silently recited "non-essential consumption is a consumption trap" twenty times to brainwash himself. How does that saying go? Split a penny into eight petals. He is in such a difficult situation now. For a small business, it is still necessary to control costs as much as possible.
In terms of detailed experience, from the brightness of lights to the patterns of floors, every part of the store can be reset according to personal preferences. If you have no idea, the system has two references, one is the 'recommended plan', and the other is big data - 'most anchors choose the plan'. Of course, there is also a more exquisite paid version. In order to avoid tediousness and falling into a 'consumption trap', Qi Huan simply selected the default recommended plan with one click.
After setting up the live broadcast room, the next step is to use the backend and follow some rules that need to be followed during the live broadcast.
Some of the things I had already seen in the personal consultation room last time, so I could quickly skip over them. Some of them were information that could not be obtained before formal registration, so I needed to stop and study them in detail. By the time I finished reading them all, it was already dark. Qi Huan casually fried some fried rice to fill his stomach and began to make the crispy cakes by hand.
The premiere is scheduled for Thursday at 8 p.m. The preparation for the crispy filling must be done in advance. If it is done on site, plus the refrigeration time, it will not be enough.
His arms had just regained their 'freedom' and the feel was a little raw. After five failures, he finally managed to produce a uniform and perfect layer of crispy dough. He put the various crispy balls into the refrigerator and had a good sleep while hugging his black cat doll.
On the day of the live broadcast, Qi Huan went straight back to the restaurant after get off work, drank a tube of nutrient solution and started preparing for work.
At half past six, he was checking and wiping various kitchen utensils one by one. Quan Hai came over with a new apron, saying it was a gift from Quan Yu for the launch of the show. When he shook it open, he could see four large golden characters embroidered on the chest, "Human Restaurant", and there were many small characters underneath, all of which were the names of the dishes, such as Braised Animal Bone Noodles, White Water Animal Head, Gold Bricks and White Jade, Crab Roe Sauce and so on.
"It's pretty good, and it's not a waste of advertising space." Qi Huan was busy wiping the scraper, and took a look at the apron in Quan Hai's hand. In order to achieve the effect of attracting traffic and linking online and offline, his live broadcast room is directly called the Human Food Restaurant.
"What is an ad slot?" Quan Hai was always very active. Seeing him wiping something, he picked up a clean towel and helped wipe the rolling pin next to him. He was going to stand outside the camera later, and if there were any temporary situations that Qi Huan didn't see and were inconvenient to deal with, he could help to ensure that the premiere was foolproof.
While wiping, Qi Huan roughly explained to him the concept of advertising placement in his old era. In a place like a live broadcast room, showing it is considered exposure. It can be posted on the wall, placed next to it, held in the arms, worn on the body, in various ways. As long as it can appear in the camera, it is a "battlefield". The higher the popularity and the greater the traffic, the more people want to cooperate. Qi Huan also experienced the situation of home appliance and kitchenware brands fighting for him. However, a small internet celebrity like him cannot be compared with real celebrities. The racing drivers in the race camera or the stars attending the event are almost covered with advertising space, and "every inch of land is worth money".
"How about asking Quan Yu to embroider a few more dish names on it?" After hearing what Qi Huan said, Quan Yu suddenly felt that there were not enough dish names embroidered on the apron, which was a bit of a waste. This was the only "advertising space" in Ahuan's live broadcast room.
"Enough, enough." Qi Huan waved his hands. Everything is fine now. Don't bother Quan Yu anymore.
At seven o'clock, Qi Huan turned on the main signal device and six auxiliary collectors, checked the equipment step by step, and connected Quan Hai's personal terminal to the main signal device so that he could view the situation in the live broadcast room from the light screen. Of course, due to the limitations of the terminal configuration, it was just an ordinary video mode without the five-dimensional immersive effect.
During the trial broadcast, a small problem was discovered. Qi Huan's face was the uncle face he had when he was on Star Network. He searched with the assistant in the background and found that the virtual store imported the personal online image by default, while the live broadcast defaulted to the personal actual image. It is estimated that when the recommended settings were used by default, the system imported the uncle face that the original owner had created. If you want to change back to the personal actual image, you need to complete the image authorization certification. There are still a lot of settings that have not been checked, so Qi Huan did not bother with the certification for the time being. Anyway, it is okay to use a virtual image.
Quan Hai stared at the camera and Qi Huan's face several times, and said in surprise, "Ah Huan, you seem to be more beautiful than before, and whiter."
"You too." Qi Huan smiled and turned the camera to Quan Hai. After these days of sharing dinner, his cheeks also became plumper. The so-called good looks are just that the nutrition is good and the complexion is better.
At 7:30, he read the live broadcast outline he had written twice, which listed the various node steps of the live broadcast process and the corresponding key prompts "lines" to ensure the clarity and completeness of the entire explanation.
Quan Hai looked around and finally moved the robot bear in standby mode to the side, placed it outside the camera, holding the paper, to serve as a prompter for Qi Huan.
"I need your help with something." Qi Huan's eyes moved slightly, and he hooked Quan Hai and gave instructions to the 'prompter' for a long time, then patted him on the shoulder, "Do you understand?"
"Yeah." Quan Hai nodded.
At seven fifty, Qi Huan went to the toilet and Quan Hai followed him closely.
Seeing his pale face, Qi Huan was a little worried, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, I'm nervous." Quan Hai said with clenched fists.
"I'm not nervous, why are you nervous?" Qi Huan laughed and couldn't help teasing him.
"I don't know. I just can't control my nervousness."
"Don't worry, you've eaten what I made before, it's okay." Qi Huan patted his shoulder. There are two places where failure is most likely to happen. One is when kneading and assembling the dozens of "parts", and the other is when the pan-fried pan falls apart or the puff pastry does not expand. The production time of a single part is short, so it can be re-kneaded. He has also made a backup for the finished product in advance. In case of failure, he can have another chance to fry it. It is not foolproof, but it is almost certain.
At eight o'clock sharp, the live broadcast of "Renjian Restaurant" officially started.
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