"Carls, why don't you change the channel? The match between Barentonga and Royal Newdelli is about to start."
Schneider rushed into the living room from outside, threw his schoolbag aside, lay down on the sofa and asked his roommate Carls, while he was about to get the remote control.
"Hey, Schneider, the TV is mine today." Carls took the remote control in his hand.
"That's right, that's right. The remote is yours today, but buddy, the game is about to start, shouldn't we change the channel? Now's the time to have a beer, oh, our happy weekend is about to begin."
"Not today, Schneider." Carls shook his head. "My brother called today to say he made a documentary that will be airing on BHKC today, so I have to watch it."
"Your brother? Going to the Chinese one? BHKC? Are you kidding?" Schneider was a little bit incredulous. You know, BHKC is the most watched comprehensive channel, and now it's prime time at 8 o'clock in the evening.
According to Schneider, Carls's brother's name is - yes, Wilson. He came to China because he couldn't make it in Europe. And then you said that he brought his work to the prime time of BHKC in such a short time.
Did he go to China to become a son-in-law or a god of war? This is a plot that only appears in Chinese novels.
"How could I be joking? You just wait and see. My brother said that after the opening credits, the director's name will be displayed at 1 minute and 36 seconds." Carls said seriously.
Schneider suddenly became interested and asked Carls, "What documentary is it? Did your brother tell you about it?"
"It said it was an introduction to Chinese cuisine." Carls said uncertainly.
"Tsk~" Schneider lost interest immediately. What was there to recommend about Chinese cuisine? It was a little interesting the first time, but after that, he kept trying it over and over again, and it was still the same. Now, he rarely went to the Chinese restaurants on the street to eat.
Schneider, having lost interest, fell on the sofa, took out his tablet and decided to watch the game on it.
At this time, a few drops of colored ink appeared on the TV, and then a landscape painting in ink and wash was smudged out, on which appeared Ou Wenlun's "China on the Tip of the Tongue".
This scene is quite beautiful. Schneider thought to himself when he saw it accidentally, and then prepared to put on his headphones to watch the game.
But my eyes always involuntarily look past my tablet and towards the TV behind me.
Is that steam coming out of the picture a pastry?
Is that thing bubbling in the picture meat?
Then a series of shots combining ink paintings with real scenes, the interweaving of people making and collecting food, raw ingredients, and exquisite dishes, after a dazzling series of scenes, the picture freezes.
"ABiteOfHua!" After a string of European language, the director's name was indeed displayed: Craig Wilson!
"Oh my god, it was really directed by your brother." Schneider couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Aren't you watching the game?" Carls turned around and asked.
"I saw it by accident, haha!" Schneider said and turned to watch the game, but his eyes kept glancing at the TV.
"China has a large population and the most diverse natural landscapes."
The beginning was a combination of scenery from various places, and Carls immediately recognized the voice actor as his brother Wilson.
"Dongji Island in eastern China has the purest waters in the world!"
The camera switches to a group of various seafood captured by an underwater camera while they are still in the sea.
Do Chinese people also eat seafood? Schneider couldn't help but wonder why when he usually went to a Chinese restaurant, he only saw food like You Zongtang chicken.
Soon, the fishermen's fishing process and the reactions of the seafood were recorded: the fish that dodged the fishing nets like lightning, the prawns that were caught in the nets but kept struggling, and the crabs that waved their big claws to challenge the fishing nets.
Everything in the sea was captured in great detail by the underwater high-definition camera, showing all the details of the catch to everyone.
Schneider was watching with such fascination that he didn't even notice a very threatening shot from his home team Royal Newdley.
"Fried saury in fish oil is a delicacy that fishermen in Dongji Island can only enjoy once in a while!"
"Just melt the fish oil on the iron plate and put the processed saury on it."
Even though he was listening to the game with headphones on, Schneider still felt that he could hear the sizzling sound of fish frying on the iron plate with bubbling oil.
"The heat of the oil quickly removes the moisture from the saury's skin, releasing its aroma!"
Looking at the slightly browned fish skin and the slowly shrinking fish meat, Schneider swallowed his saliva with a gulp. Just by looking at the subtitles, he seemed to smell the fragrance of the saury.
"High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods. After just a simple frying, a top-notch Chinese delicacy appears before everyone."
Schneider took off his headphones, stared at the TV intently, and asked blankly, "Is this Chinese food? Why is it different from what we've had?"
Carls proudly opened his phone and flipped to his brother Wilson's WeChat Moments. He showed it to Schneider and said proudly, "Look, this is the Chinese food my brother ate after he went to China. He told me that even a small street shop there can hide unparalleled delicacies."
"The Chinese restaurants here aren't very authentic. The real delicacies are in the far East. New Year's Day is coming soon, and he has already booked plane tickets for me and our parents. This year, we're going back to China to celebrate their New Year."
Schneider looked at the photos on Carls' phone and Wilson's boastful description below, and felt like he had suffered a critical hit. He had just eaten a pizza when he got home, so why did he feel so hungry now?
"Hey, brother, ask your brother if he minds having another younger brother?" Schneider suddenly hugged Carls and said tenderly.
"Evil~Schneider, I'm a very normal person."
"I know, I know, Carls. I was just wondering if you could take me with you when you go to China. Really, I have been longing for Chinese food for a long time." Schneider looked at Carls sincerely.
This made Carls think he was hallucinating. When he walked in, hadn't this guy just mentioned something interesting about Chinese food shows? Was this the "True Fragrance Law" his brother had told him about?
After some bargaining, Schneider got the opportunity to go to China with Carls in exchange for a month's hygiene.
At the same time, many viewers who watched this program flocked to Chinese restaurants on the streets and ordered the "Gods Climbing Over the Wall" that they last saw on TV.
Although they did not understand why a dish would be named with such a strange name as "Gods Climbing Over the Wall", the production details shown on TV and the quality of the final food made them believe that it must be a delicacy.
What awaited them was destined to be disappointment. The next day, BHKC even released a program called "Searching for the Gods to Climb Over the Wall".
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