Chapter 235: Exploring the Store, the Kitchen, and Two Faces
Da Zhuang and Li Zi were both in Jiangcheng, so it was more convenient for them to meet. So they tried it out first and produced a joint store exploration video, which received a good response.
It just so happened that the two of them had long been craving for a food stall and roadside fried skewers, as well as the popular milk smoothie in Guo Gaoang's store exploration video, so they agreed to give Guo Gaoang a surprise and secretly went to Yangcheng.
When they arrived in Yangcheng and met Guo Gaoang, they realized that the fried skewers and milk shaved ice were from the same restaurant, and the boss had already left Yangcheng and went to Jiangcheng, which they had just left!
They did get to eat at the food stall, but they both felt very sorry that they had not asked about the fried skewers and milk smoothie in advance in order to surprise Guo Gaoang.
After playing in Jiangcheng for two days and shooting a few videos together, the three of them asked Guo Gaoang to come to Jiangcheng with them. Firstly, Yangcheng was still too small, and there was too little room for development if the three of them worked together. Secondly, the owner of the fried skewers and milk smoothie was in Jiangcheng, so it was just right to ask Guo Gaoang to come and show them around.
Guo Gaoang had already felt the limitations of Yangcheng's development and had been thinking about ways to break the impasse during this period. When he happened to meet Dazhuang and Li Zi, Guo Gaoang was immediately persuaded and the three of them came to Jiangcheng together again.
I originally wanted to contact Zhao Xiaojing and the others when I arrived, but Li Zi had not completed a store exploration task submitted by fans.
The VVIP fan's post was about a restaurant called "Gai Liao Restaurant." He'd heard from somewhere that Wu Lesheng had eaten there, but since he lived far away, it wasn't convenient for him to go. So, he was thinking about it and asked Li Zi to try it for him first.
VVIP has been giving coins to Li Zi for half a month. Every day when Li Zi sees the rewards like water, he will think of the store exploration task he owes him. Under mental pressure, he first pulls two people together and drives for an hour to this restaurant.
Who would have thought that as soon as I entered the door, I saw Su Yuchen wearing an apron. A magical thing happened. It turned out that the Gai Liao restaurant was opened by Zhao Xiaojing and others.
Guo Gaoang got used to it quickly after being shocked, but Dazhuang and Li Zi couldn't calm down for a long time. The milk smoothie, fried skewers, and rice were all made by the same boss. They went from Jiangcheng to Yangcheng in vain, but in the end they couldn't find the owner. If they had known earlier, they should have completed the fan mission first!
Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen exchanged a glance and chuckled. Guo Gaoang had originally been the sole narrator, but as time went on, it became a three-person show: one narrating, one supplementing, and the other providing supporting roles, all with the same excitement. It seemed they were truly a good team, their friendly interactions and banter brimming with activity.
"Mr. Zhao, we were so excited just now that we were questioning Guo Gaoang. Now that the food is here, we're busy eating. We still have to make up some shots. Would it be convenient for us to go into the kitchen tonight to film the cooking?" Da Zhuang asked expectantly. "Don't worry, I'll be the only one in there. I won't interfere with your cooking!"
Zhao Xiaojing smiled and glanced at the pile of equipment in front of him. "Okay, but you have to wash your hands, disinfect the equipment, and put on our chef uniforms."
Dazhuang nodded immediately.
As they were talking, the staff meal was ready. Wan Yuyue and several other employees brought the dishes out from the kitchen and placed them on the big table next to Guo Gaoang. Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen sat over, filled their plates, and continued chatting with Guo Gaoang and the other two while eating.
"How long do you plan to stay in Jiangcheng? Or do you plan to develop your career in Jiangcheng?"
"Stay for a few days first and edit the video of the three of us exploring stores in Yangcheng to see the effect. If it works, we will officially become partners and see how to do it then." Guo Gaoang answered while looking at the table of Zhao Xiaojing and the others with interest.
"Your staff meals are so good! The food is really delicious. Are you still hiring? How about I be a dishwasher?"
"Okay, for you, it's 2,000 a month, and the rest of the money will be used to buy broken plates." Su Yuchen joked.
"Classmate Zhao, can I take a picture of you eating?" Da Zhuang asked expectantly, staring at the dishes on the table.
"Da Zhuang's videos are great. He not only takes pictures of the food, but also the customers eating in the store, the boss cooking, the employees eating, and the reactions of passers-by. His camera language is excellent, and the result is simply a work of art. You just eat normally and don't pay attention to him." Guo Gaoang helped Da Zhuang explain.
"Okay, let's take pictures." Zhao Xiaojing nodded and watched Dazhuang quickly turn on the equipment, take pictures of a few people, and then concentrate on debugging. Guo Gaoang and Li Zi also came over. The three of them discussed and fiddled with it for a long time before Dazhuang raised the equipment again.
Guo Gaoang and Li Zi immediately stood away with a bunch of things. Da Zhuang walked around the table, concentrating on recording Zhao Xiaojing and the others' ordinary daily mealtime routine from all angles.
Several people were not affected. After everyone at the table nimbly finished two bowls of rice each, all the rice and dishes were gone. Dazhuang put away the equipment in time.
Seeing this, Guo Gaoang and the other man also stood up, asked Zhao Xiaojing for a time in the evening when there were relatively fewer people, and ordered three meals, a braised pot of side dishes, and fried chicken fillets. After agreeing to come back in the evening, they left happily.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the three of them arrived at the store early and did not rush to order food. Instead, they cooperated with Dazhuang and took pictures from various angles. They came to the store with their necks hunched and their ears covered in the night, and then took off their scarves and hats in the aroma of steaming hot food, ate in a relaxed manner, and chatted with the people with open hearts.
After the filming, Da Zhuang washed his hands and disinfected them thoroughly as agreed, put on his chef's uniform, and carefully entered the kitchen.
Zhao Xiaojing was shaking the wok with the serious expression that Yun Yongyuan and Wan Yuyue were familiar with, stir-frying the vegetables a few times and covering the rice.
After a dish was out of the pot, he habitually looked at Wan Yuyue's cooking, then continued with a stern face and briefly blurted out two words.
"Redo it."
Wan Yuyue pursed her lips guiltily, then nodded immediately like a chick pecking at rice. She quickly threw away the dish, washed the pot, and then started all over again.
Da Zhuang, standing nearby, quickly followed with his camera, capturing a close-up of the discarded, seemingly decent dish. He was sighing inwardly at the stark contrast between the boss and the friendly, talkative him at noon. He absolutely had to edit this contrast in! He felt a little nervous, afraid he'd get in the way. The next moment, Zhao Xiaojing also sternly told him to get out.
Just when I was feeling nervous, I saw Zhao Xiaojing clean the pot neatly, dry it out over high heat, pour in a spoonful of oil, then turn down the heat to medium, add the side ingredients, turn up the heat again, pour in a spoonful of soy sauce, flip the pan a few times, stir-fry over high heat, then turn down the heat and serve.
As soon as the dish was placed on the rice, before it had time to emit rich hot steam, a tall and strong waiter immediately put the rice on a tray and took it out.
When I turned around again, Zhao Xiaojing had already started cooking the next dish.
Da Zhuang unconsciously put down his handheld camera and stared blankly at the person stirring the wok over a blazing flame across the stove.
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