“It’s so hot, so hot!”
Ye Tian picked up the video call, and Li Bing's voice came out from the noisy background.
As the image on the phone shook, Li Bing's big face disappeared. He switched the camera to rear-view mode, and Ye Tian saw the crowded crowd, and all kinds of noises were still bustling.
"Sold out, all gone, come back tomorrow!"
Ye Tian asked Master Meng to look at the scene images together, and suddenly heard Master Sun's voice.
Li Bing switched the camera back to the front camera. "Master, our business is booming. We don't have enough. Master Sun said we need to bring two buckets of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall tomorrow. Bobo Chicken and Qingtuan (green rice dumplings) won't be enough either. Let's go back and make some skewers and Qingtuan together."
"It's too noisy, let's go back and talk!" Xiao Li shouted.
"OK." Ye Tian hung up the video and started preparing the second pot of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
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About an hour later, Master Sun and others who went to the food festival today came back. They looked a little tired, but also very excited.
"You two didn't go, so you don't know. There were so many people today. As soon as we set up our stall and opened the lid of the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, people immediately surrounded us! I don't know what words to use to describe that scene!" Li Bing and Xiao Du were carrying empty pots. As soon as they saw Ye Tian and Master Meng, he started talking.
"Also, many reporters came to the scene today to take photos and conduct interviews. Several even bought food from our cafeteria and said it was delicious!"
"Today I really saw what a grand occasion is!"
The whole audience was listening to Li Bing talking nonstop.
"Okay, okay, everyone, take a break. We have to work overtime to finish preparing the food we will bring tomorrow." Master Sun shouted.
"By the way, I have good news for you all! Although the profits from our three kinds of food are very low, there is still some profit after deducting the cost. Plus, we can't rest during the holidays. The logistics leader informed us that in addition to triple overtime pay during these three days, all the profits from the food sales at the Food Festival will be given to our three canteens, and we will share them equally. So, everyone should work harder and persevere for these three days to make our Hubin University canteen famous!" Master Sun finally regained the right to speak.
Li Bing took over the conversation again: "Wow, that's great! Let's quickly make skewers and make green dumplings. No more rest, let's get to work!"
Fortunately, the cafeteria is closed during holidays, otherwise it would be too busy. Now we only have to deal with the three dishes of the food festival, which is still manageable.
As dusk fell, they finally finished their work. Each of them had a bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall with rice, and another plate of various meat and vegetable skewers, and they began to eat dinner.
Xiao Du pulled out his phone, ready to browse Weibo while eating. As usual, he checked the trending searches first, but was suddenly startled. "We...we're trending!"
Xiao Li also hurriedly took out his mobile phone, and Ye Tian leaned over to look at it with him.
The trending search title was [Hubin University Food Festival]. Opening it showed live videos and photos of the university food festival. The second Weibo post under the trending search was surprisingly: "I actually ate Buddha Jumps Over the Wall at the Hubin University Food Festival. It was definitely worth the trip."
The third one is "The cafeteria at Lakeside University is amazing! Every food is super delicious, and the prices are unimaginably cheap." The accompanying picture shows Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Qingtuan, and a plate of skewers.
It seems that this student is a loyal fan of the three canteens and actually bought all three types of food.
There are many comments under her Weibo post:
"It's a pity I'm not in Lakeside City. What a pity!"
"I went there today too, but when I got there, the Lakeside University cafeteria had sold out and closed up shop. I had no choice but to buy the grilled squid next door, and it tasted just so-so!"
"Can I just say that Lakeside University's qingtuan is amazing? I bought three and ate them all. Then I queued again and finally bought three to take home. My mom also said they were delicious."
Many netizens also asked everyone to post more pictures so that they could eat it “online”.
Among the many Weibo posts, the most prominent one was a food critic's post [Selling Buddha Jumps Over the Wall at a University Food Festival is a publicity stunt]. He thought that a university cafeteria couldn't possibly make such an exquisite state banquet dish as Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. It was just a copycat and a publicity stunt. Moreover, the price was set at 28 yuan per serving. What good ingredients could it possibly use?
Some netizens who have eaten it were dissatisfied and asked him: "Have you eaten it? How can you say that?"
He replied: "I didn't go to the scene, but I can tell from the pictures that this is what happened!"
Some netizens scolded him, while many also agreed with him.
Li Bing looked so angry that he immediately replied: "Do you dare to come and try it?"
After a while, the food critic replied to Li Bing: Dear netizen [小兵当家], you used the word "come", which means you are in Hubin City, or you are also at the food festival today, or even you are from Hubin University. Do you think I dare not go?
Li Bing: I am the chef of the cafeteria of Hubin University. The food festival is still two days away. I wonder if you dare to come. I will be waiting for you there!
When Li Bing sent the message, Ye Tian was standing next to him with her lunch box, but she didn't stop him. It turns out that people like this are everywhere. They haven't even eaten anything, but they make assumptions, thinking they are smart and everyone else is stupid.
Many people had previously ridiculed her restaurant “The Best Restaurant in the World,” believing it to be a mere reputation. Later, however, she invited several people to try the food, and each of them ate more than the other, and none of them apologized to her.
Therefore, she was not afraid of a head-on confrontation with this so-called food critic. Maybe it would be a good opportunity to promote Lakeside University.
Under the food critic’s Weibo, netizens also started to join in the fun!
Row after row of them:
"Go!"
"Go!"
…
"bring it on!"
"bring it on!"
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So, would he dare to come? Ye Tian felt that he would come. He had already created so much hype, so he must be thinking about showing up. Moreover, he would definitely come as the last person on the third day.
"Master, will you go to the scene tomorrow? If that critic really comes and you are not there to calm the situation, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it." Li Bing asked in a low voice.
"Don't worry, he will come the day after tomorrow. I will cook the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall well and let him eat more!" said Ye Tian.
"Cough... cough, you guys, you guys!" Master Sun seemed helpless.
Li Bing said embarrassedly: "Master Sun, have I caused trouble for our cafeteria and our school?"
"Trouble? What trouble? I'm not afraid of trouble. Even if we're just ordinary chefs, we can't be trampled under his feet like this. Does he really think we're easy to bully?"
Master Sun was also furious. He couldn't stand these so-called internet celebrities and critics. They had no idea what good food was, and they were just trying to earn advertising fees. Now they were pretending to be good. He should try Xiao Ye's Fu Tuo Qiang and see how he got slapped in the face.
Seeing that Master Sun was also standing on this side, Xiao Li became even more confident and full of fighting spirit, not afraid of a fight at any time.
The next day, their business was still booming, and many people came after seeing the news. The two buckets of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and other food they brought were all sold out.
On the third day, Ye Tian and Xiao Meng didn't need to prepare in the cafeteria in advance and came to the scene together. Let's see if the so-called food critic dares to come and try the food!
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