Just as people thousands of miles away were returning to their hometown, another group of people were also rushing thousands of miles to Sanma Town.
Architect Master Tao Jitao was expressing his dissatisfaction to the director in the car at this time.
"I refuse! I refuse to fight this man!"
If it was a real folk master, Tao Ji thought it would be fine.
But how could it be possible that he, a master of architecture who had returned from overseas, had to fall to the point of competing on the same stage with a rich second-generation prodigal son from the city?
If you win, you deserve it. If you lose, you will lose face!
Of course he will not lose, but the problem is that compared with such a thing, he has already lost.
Director Kong has been busy with program preparation, negotiations with TV stations, and looking for folk architectural experts recently. Naturally, he has no time to check Xu Shang's background. After all, he still respects a certain director very much.
Who would have thought...
After reading Xu Shang's information, Director Kong was so angry that his nose was crooked. He had already negotiated with the TV station. You told me that the folk master in the first episode is the protagonist of Metamorphosis. Are you making fun of me?
Director Kong called his old friend in a bad mood: "Director Jiao! Can you tell me what this Xu Shang means?"
When a director who was on vacation heard this, he was sure that this was someone who was here to settle the score with him.
But he was so smart. From the first day he sold Xu Shang, he knew that Director Kong would come to settle the score with him, so he had already thought of a set of excuses.
"Lao Kong! How could I cheat you? Just tell me, did you ask me for help? Did I help you find the TV station? Did I give you advice? Just ask yourself, which of these things did I cheat you in?"
"So you recommended such a folk expert to me?"
"Lao Kong, I know you are anxious, but don't be anxious yet! Let me ask you, do you want ratings, or do you want to make a serious but boring architect program that no one wants to watch?"
Director Kong was silent for a while and said, "Of course I want the ratings."
"That's it! Does your show have its own traffic? No! Is it as discussed as our show "The Metamorphosis"? Not to mention one-tenth, I'm afraid it may not even be one percent! Was there any popularity in the early promotion? No! In this case, should I find you a serious, completely unknown folk master, or this Xu Shang? Let me tell you, right now, this Xu Shang, his own podcast fans alone have exceeded one million!"
That’s right, after the Metamorphosis show ended, Xu Shang attracted a lot of attention again with his outrageous plot, and Xu Shang quickly retained this group of viewers with the daily show Daily Grocery Store.
Obviously, Director Kong was convinced, but he still had a question.
"But isn't this protagonist a little bit inappropriate? The TV station has seen it..."
Director Jiao immediately interrupted him: "Why do you think the TV station agreed to your program? If no one is willing to endorse you, why would they support you unconditionally?"
"This condition! The first episode must be filmed in Tianya Village. Do you think they just want to make a show? Wrong, they want to use the variety show to promote local tourism resources!"
Director Kong was stunned for a moment. It turned out that there was such a trick involved.
No wonder when he went to negotiate with the TV station, the other party cooperated all the way, as if they had given the green light. It seems that there is a mission involved.
Director Kong then made a decision.
He rejected Tao Ji unceremoniously: "If you don't want to compete, it's okay! I can replace you with someone else right now. As for the opponent, anyone can be replaced, except him!"
"Your Architects Association came to me because you want to use this to become famous! My goal is to make a popular variety show. If we follow the rules and make you all look great, it will be good for everyone! But the show will not be good! Who would only want to watch a promotional video where everyone is praising each other? Do you? Or does he?"
These words actually stopped the architects, and they had to admit that Director Kong was right.
Everyone's goal is to become famous. In this respect, both sides are obviously in the same boat.
Although Tao Ji was filled with anger, he couldn't vent it. His resources were of little use in his small domestic territory. If he wanted to become famous, he could only rely on Director Kong.
After dealing with the internal conflicts, Director Kong suddenly received a call from Director Jiao.
"Old Kong, don't say I didn't help you!"
"The publicity resources you have now are really not enough. I work for the government, and I can't use public resources to help you, so I'll give you an idea."
"What's the idea?"
"The Internet is very developed nowadays! I heard that it will take a month to prepare for the first episode of your show, so you can use the Internet to do pre-promotion during this month. Xu Shang is a very versatile person, and there is a lot of controversy at the moment! There are many people online saying that he cheated and lied, so you can use this as an excuse to let the audience see the real Xu Shang through live broadcast, and shoot some short videos! You will have a full month to warm up for the show!"
When Director Kong heard this, he suddenly felt enlightened and said gratefully:
"It has to be you! Good brother!"
"lifetime!"
"A lifetime of love!"
"A glass of wine!"
At the same time, Director Jiao, who was on vacation at the beach, lay under a parasol, pushed up his sunglasses, and said happily: "Oh my, I don't have to worry about having nothing to watch during this month's vacation!"
…
At this time in Tianya Village, Xu Shang was drawing in the room.
He has now finally handed over the production of Wu Dalang Shaobing to the apprentice chefs.
After several more days of training, the three apprentices' combined efforts finally brought their Wu Dalang sesame cakes to Xu Shang's level.
Why do I say before? Because now Xu Shang’s own level has improved again.
His profession as a butcher, who is good at butchering cattle, makes the minced meat even more delicious. This, together with his apprentices who have 80% to 90% of his skills, ensures that the taste of his signature snacks remains unchanged.
In fact, making snacks is not difficult. In later times, you can buy a recipe and it usually only takes about ten days for people to teach you how to make a snack.
The reason why Xu Shang was slow was purely because his requirements were very, very high, so even if he picked out the best apprentices based on their skills, it still took them a long time to learn.
Now, Xu Shang can finally put down the burden on his shoulders. Except for the fillings and secret seasoning recipes, he is now completely hands-off about everything else.
But Xu Shang was not idle either. On the one hand, he was interested in whether he could get a job as a chef. On the other hand, he was ready to take on the next new challenge -
Dream Architect
However, at this time, there was a problem that bothered Xu Shang.
What should I do if my experience as an architect hasn't increased at all since I acquired it?
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