Another week has passed in a flash.
One day, while taking a break, Ye Tian saw a tricycle selling peaches on the road. The peaches were large, red, and they were the local, crispy, pit-free peaches, and they looked very tempting.
She asked the price, and it was only 10 yuan for 3 jin (100g). Because the peaches were large, a jin (100g) made up less than 2 peaches, so she simply bought 6 jin (100g). That was only 10 peaches, and it was quite heavy to carry home. It was just enough for each of her roommates in the restaurant dormitory to share one.
After returning to the dormitory, she distributed the peaches to everyone, in exchange for a few real or fake "thank yous", then she washed one for herself, returned to the room, ate it while studying the video account.
Ye Tian’s short video account was rarely updated during the summer vacation. It was not convenient for her to shoot at Jingweilou, so she could only occasionally post about her daily life or some little knowledge related to food.
On a whim, she took advantage of her good handwriting and started posting a handwritten recipe every day. Unexpectedly, she attracted quite a few fans. However, they were not fans of food, but a bunch of calligraphy enthusiasts.
Although Ye Tian has been writing with a fountain pen for a short time, she has a foundation in calligraphy and a good grasp of the structure of the characters, and her fountain pen writing quickly developed its own style.
There were quite a lot of comments, and Ye Tian selected a few questions to reply to.
"Same paper, but unfortunately I don't have the same hands..."
"I've saved it as a calligraphy copybook."
(Blogger replied: Thank you!)
"Whose calligraphy is the blogger practicing? I don't think I've ever seen this kind of font before."
(The blogger replied: I didn’t practice calligraphy, I just wrote it myself.)
Reply to the blogger: You are amazing, you are unique! (Like)
(Blogger replied: Thank you!)
"I thought the owner of this account had changed and it had become a cultural blogger. But when I saw the content, it was still recipes, so I felt relieved. Hahaha..."
"The blogger not only cooks well, but also writes better!"
"You're all just looking at the words. This recipe is very practical. I'll try it soon. It would be even better if there were pictures of the cooking process!"
(The blogger replied: Thank you for your attention. I will start filming the video in September.)
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Finally, someone noticed the recipe. Ye Tian put down her phone, feeling that all her time writing was worthwhile. As for taking pictures and videos of the cooking, she would have to wait until she returned to Lakeside after school started.
"It's not easy to be a worker!" Ye Tian sighed while lying on the bed in the dormitory, holding her mobile phone.
After learning the new term "working people," she felt truly miserable about her constant work life since arriving in the modern world. Initially, it was for survival, but now it's a mix of living and learning. For example, this time in the capital, while she could say she was here to study, she was still working in someone else's shop, subject to the orders of Boss Yan and Master Yun.
She thought, if she could decide what dishes to cook, then becoming her own boss would be her ultimate goal. It seemed like she should speed up her primitive accumulation.
Master Yun felt a sense of regret after Master Yan's plan to take Ye Tian as his apprentice was rejected. This put even more pressure on him, and the burden of Jingweilou would still have to be shouldered by him and Yan Yuanxing. He had originally hoped that Ye Tian, a new force, would bring new hope to the restaurant. But his master disagreed, and Ye Tian was also reluctant, although she didn't say anything.
Now Chef Yun couldn't let Ye Tian go back. After demonstrating the cooking methods of several dishes to Ye Tian, he arranged for her to cook with other chefs every day. That is, Chef Yun was afraid that Ye Tian's cooking would be too good, and after eating the dishes of other chefs, the customers would think that the restaurant's products had deteriorated.
It just so happened that Yan Xi was going to shoot a promotional video. Master Yun knew that Ye Tian had good skills, so he gave her the task of coordinating the filming.
Yan Xi didn't come alone; he found a classmate who was good at photography to shoot a promotional video with him. Yan Xi also wrote a very simple script, which talked about the inheritance of culture, the hard work of generations, and the professional and delicious roast duck. Yan Yuanxing thought it was not very good, but he let his son go ahead and try it anyway, because the loss was only 20,000 yuan.
Yan Xi's classmate Xiao Gu is a tall and thin man. Although he looks thin, he loves to eat. Knowing that Yan Xi is a small restaurant owner, he immediately chose to cooperate with him, thinking that he could use the opportunity of filming to eat a lot of delicious food.
As soon as Xiao Gu arrived, he was immediately conquered by Ye Tian.
The restaurant's kitchen is busy at noon and dinner time, making it inconvenient to shoot, so they usually use the afternoon break to shoot.
"Are you making a documentary? Why do you have to film every step?" Yan Xi was a little impatient because Xiao Gu was filming too detailed.
"Be patient, look at Chef Xiao Ye's movements. If you don't shoot slowly, can you capture the power in her slender wrists when she flips the wok? And look how beautiful her movements are when she pours oil, puts in meatballs, stir-fries, and thickens the sauce! Besides, if we shoot more, it will be easier to edit later. Who knows, we might need it somewhere." Xiao Gu's glasses were fogged up by the hot kitchen. He simply took off his glasses, stared at the camera, and filmed patiently, not wanting to miss any of Ye Tian's movements.
Afterwards, Xiao Gu picked up the camera and filmed the finished dish for a long time. After finishing the first dish, Xiao Gu licked his lips and said to Yan Xi, "This plate of fried meatballs looks really tempting. Why don't we eat some while it's hot and then film the next dish."
"Didn't you just have roast duck at noon? Why are you hungry at 4 o'clock?" Yan Xi felt that Xiao Gu was always thinking about eating.
"When I look at the color and smell the food, I feel hungry." Xiao Gu said embarrassedly.
"Puchi!" Ye Tian couldn't help laughing after hearing this. "Let's eat together after it's done. I'll make some Beijing-style shredded pork and some Qianlong cabbage. The rice will be almost ready soon."
"Okay, okay." Xiao Gu seemed to make a slobbering sound when he spoke.
"Xiao Gu, do you want to eat roast duck tonight?" Yan Xi said impatiently, but in his heart he still wanted to treat his classmates well.
"Hehehe, if there is, that would be the best!"
"You're such a pig! You eat so much but never gain weight."
"hey-hey……"
Yan Xi shook his head helplessly and went to the hall to ask his father to bring him another duck in the evening.
During the meal, Ye Tian sliced the roast duck for them. Her movements were quick and decisive, and it was a pleasure to watch. Xiao Gu immediately stood up and wanted to take a picture with the camera.
"Let's not shoot today. We'll shoot the roast duck separately tomorrow, including the roasting process, the changes in the oven, and the process of peeling the skin." Yan Xi held him back.
Xiao Gu sat down and continued eating. Although it was not yet five o'clock in the afternoon, it was a bit early for dinner. They also invited Ye Tian to eat with them. Ye Tian said that she was not hungry yet and that she would go to the kitchen to help prepare dinner.
"Will Chef Xiao Ye be the one to take pictures of the roast duck skin tomorrow?" Seeing Ye Tian put down the roast duck plate and pushed the cart away, the young consultant Yan Xi.
"This requires a full-body shot. Although Chef Xiaoye is amazing, she's only working part-time here during the summer and probably doesn't want to show her face," Yan Xi explained. "This should be handled by my Uncle Yun, the restaurant's head chef."
"Chef Xiaoye's dishes are so delicious. I've eaten these meatballs countless times, but none of them are as delicious as hers. The Qianlong cabbage looks simple, but I don't know how she improved the sauce. It's not greasy at all even when mixed with sesame paste. The Beijing-style shredded pork is also fragrant and tender." Xiao Gu praised while eating.
Then, he took a lotus leaf pancake and rolled up the roast duck. He added, "Your roast duck is quite good. I used to go to several other famous restaurants, but I didn't expect your duck to be just as good as theirs, and even better. So we must promote it well."
"Yes, I also hope that the restaurant my grandfather opened won't fail in our generation. To be honest, except for the roast duck, the other dishes in our family are very average. Only our head chef, Master Yun, is good. The chefs we hire from outside are always inferior.
Uncle Yun wants to keep Ye Tian. You've noticed, right? She's a real genius when it comes to cooking. She only needed to learn from Chef Yun once to make the dishes we see on the table. She's definitely better than him. But there's no way we can keep her, and my grandfather wouldn't agree." Yan Xi's expression grew serious.
"Why can't she stay? If she is given shares, she will probably agree. But if she is just hired as an ordinary chef, it will definitely be difficult. With her level and ability, she will definitely open her own restaurant in the future." As a bystander, Xiao Gu saw it very clearly.
Yan Xi sighed and said nothing more.
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Their filming this time mainly focused on roast duck, and they also filmed the production process of some signature dishes, which are the ones that Ye Tian helped to shoot today.
Xiao Gu also took pictures of the exterior of Jingweilou, the lobby, the environment of the private rooms, and the appearance of the restaurant being filled with guests.
They first roughly cut some clips and made them into behind-the-scenes footage, and then planned to ask some talented students in the school for help with the main film.
Seeing that the rough cut was much better than the ones she had shot, Ye Tian took the initiative to ask Yan Xi: "Can you give me a few shots that you don't use? I have a small video account, I wonder if I can share it."
"You have a short video account? That's fine, of course. It can also promote our business." Yan Xi agreed immediately. Then he also registered a Jingweilou account on [Yue Jian]. Just as she hadn't figured out how to promote the business, posting short videos was a good way to do it.
Seeing that Ye Tian already had thousands of followers, he immediately had an idea. "Xiao Ye, you're going to be posting the latest footage, right? How about this? I'll buy you some promotion for everything you post these days. It's only 500 yuan each, and it'll definitely be more effective. It's a win-win for both of us. And of course, you can also help promote my account!"
Ye Tian felt that she was getting a good deal, as she had never been willing to spend money on promotion.
The promotion was indeed effective, and the video was well-made. After a wave of growth, Ye Tian’s fans finally reached 10,000.
She also has more comments under each of her videos.
"So the blogger works as a chef at Jingweilou in the capital. I'm going on a trip in a few days and want to try the food he cooks."
“I’ve been to this old restaurant before. The roast duck is very good, but the other dishes are just average.”
“Old brand, new elements, really good!”
"The roast duck looks so shiny and greasy, my mouth is watering!"
“I’ll check in tomorrow!”
"I want to eat that plate of meatballs, they look so tempting!"
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With Ye Tian's help, Jingweilou's short video account quickly grew to more than 500 followers, so it could spend money on its own promotion.
Yan Xi discussed it with his father and decided to promote his own roast duck. After Mr. Yan agreed, he quickly started editing the promotional video, hoping to create a food documentary-like feel, which would definitely have a good publicity effect.
Moreover, he has opened accounts on several platforms and is ready to promote simultaneously. He will buy a batch of promotions when the time comes. He doesn't believe that Jingweilou's roast duck will not become popular.
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