Qi Feng’s schedule today was to participate in the live broadcast of Gourmet Boutique.
Gourmet Boutique was one of the sponsors of the food show he and Ning Yufei participated in last week. It was also a way for the program team to give back to the sponsors by having the artists participate in a live broadcast advertisement.
However, artists of high status would not stoop to do such a live broadcast advertisement. Especially Ning Yufei, who was transitioning from an idol artist to a powerful actor, would not accept such live broadcast advertisement that would lower his value.
So, the program team arranged for Qi Feng, who had no fame, to go.
And with Qi Feng’s current standing in the entertainment industry, he didn’t have the qualification to refuse.
In the waiting room
Fang Cheng was full of energy and enthusiasm: “Gourmet Boutique is one of the best-selling foods in recent years. In addition to operating physical stores, it also has several convenient meal packages that are popular among young people. They are number one in market shares.”
“Their live broadcast room sometimes has tens of thousands of online fans, which is a great exposure opportunity for us. The fans who participate in the live broadcast are mostly young people, who are your potential fans.”
“By the way, there is a sales host in the live broadcast room. You don’t have to talk much later, just sit next to him and eat, and express your opinion that it’s delicious.”
“I just need to eat?”
Qi Feng smiled lightly: “How could it be that simple.”
Ten thousand people online watching him, if it was in the capital’s music hall, it would be considered a great achievement.
And in the music hall, he had to work hard for decades to exchange for a moment of playing the qin on stage.
There are no shortcuts in this world. No matter what you do, you need diligent effort and down-to-earth work to do well. Even doing a live broadcast of eating is no exception.
This was his first job after taking over the original owner’s body, and also his first step to settle down and make a living here.
Fang Cheng tidied up his clothes and comforted him: “It’s much easier than doing a show. You’re good looking, and the way you eat is pleasing to the eye. You must seize this opportunity and try to earn back some fans and fame.”
In the live broadcast room
A few staff members whispered:
“Why is Qi Feng here for the live broadcast? I just saw him on the hot search for rubbing Ning Yufei’s popularity and stealing Ning Yufei’s shots. Can an artist with a bad reputation bring good effects to our brand?”
“We can’t afford Ning Yufei, we can only afford him. Forget it, he looks good anyway.”
“Hey, I don’t like him.”
“Shh, don’t say anything, we’re going to start.”
…..
Qi Feng walked into the live broadcast room.
A staff member politely pulled a chair for him and explained the live broadcast precautions to him: “We have a professional host here. We will serve you one dish after another later. When the host asks you for your opinion, you don’t have to say much, just give your honest opinion on the dishes.”
Qi Feng nodded slightly and sat down: “I understand, thank you.”
Gentle and elegant, courteous and polite, his handsome features had a youthful freshness and handsomeness. This made the staff inside remember that Qi Feng was only a 19-year-old kid.
The staff member was momentarily stunned and couldn’t help but take a few more glances at him. He stuttered: “Well then, let’s get started. The first dish is spicy hot pot. Can you handle spicy food?”
Qi Feng hesitated for a moment: “Yes.”
The camera switched and the live broadcast began.
The female host faced the camera and said with a bright smile: “This small hot pot uses a mini package of hot pot ingredients from Gourmet Boutique. You only need ten minutes to enjoy the fun of a spicy hot pot at home…”
As the host introduced, Qi Feng sat at the table and calmly picked up a napkin and wiped his fingers carefully. His slender fingers were white and soft under the camera.
After wiping, he folded the napkin and put it back in place, then picked up the chopsticks with his clean and slender fingers. He took the paper sleeve off the chopsticks with his left hand and held the two bamboo chopsticks neatly with his right hand.
A series of movements were elegant and crisp, his face was calm and serious. It was as if he was doing a solemn ceremony.
However, he was facing a steaming and red spicy hot pot. It was filled with meat slices, fish balls, vegetables, tofu, mushrooms and other ingredients. It looked like it only wanted to make people roll up their sleeves and feast on it.
The staff member in charge of managing the live broadcast room frowned when he saw Qi Feng’s movements. He took out his phone and saw that the comments in the live broadcast room were full of malice:
[Isn’t this Qi Feng who rubbed Ning Yufei’s popularity and stole Ning Yufei’s shots? The embroidered pillow that did that.]
[What’s he pretending for? He’s just eating hot pot and he’s showing off table manners.]
[Don’t be pretentious now, it’s out of character.]
[He wants to steal the spotlight again? He even wants to steal the heat of the hot pot?]
[Why did they invite such a black-red artist? Doesn’t Gourmet Boutique care about their reputation?]
……
The person in charge deepened his frown and gave a dissatisfied look to the live broadcast backstage staff around him.
Those people also thought that Qi Feng was deliberately acting and shook their heads and sighed secretly. They regretted inviting such a black-red star, which would bring negative effects to their products.
Fang Cheng had been watching the comments on the live broadcast channel. Seeing the flood of negative comments in just two minutes, his heart sank to the bottom.
He had been cheering up Qi Feng just now, but he was actually very worried.
Qi Feng’s situation was very bad now. He had been on two variety shows and left behind a bad reputation. There would probably be no more variety shows inviting him in the future. The only endorsement of Yipin Men’s Wear was also facing the risk of being cancelled.
If he couldn’t even do a food live broadcast well, he might really have trouble surviving in the entertainment industry in the future.
In the live broadcast room, Qi Feng sat at the table and started eating hot pot.
He lowered his eyes calmly, sitting upright. His shoulders opened under his shirt, and his two beautiful collarbones were faintly visible under his collar, which gets exposed when he raised his hands.
He ate slowly. He gracefully used one hand to add a spoonful of sesame sauce and sprinkle some scallions on a small plate. With the other hand, he used the chopsticks to pick up a perfectly cooked and spicy beef slice from the hotpot and dipped it into the sauce on the plate.
The boy lowered his head slightly, opened his mouth lightly and bit on the piece of beef wrapped in sauce and chopped green onions on the end of the chopsticks, chewing carefully. His movements were still slow and elegant.
The camera happened to capture his side face. A row of thick eyelashes trembled lightly under his drooping eyes in the faint smoke of the hot pot. His slightly upturned nose tip, his nice lip shape, and his angular jaw formed a good curve.
It was like a boy’s side view drawn carefully in a comic book, perfect enough to make people want to keep looking.
The close-up of the side camera made the comment area quiet for a moment.
Those who had been constantly scolding him stopped and quietly watched the boy eating hot pot on the screen.
Suddenly, Qi Feng seemed to be choked by the spiciness.
He coughed lightly, his upright body trembled slightly, but soon stabilized. He opened his mouth slightly and breathed in. His thin lips were reddened by the spiciness, like two red plums falling on his clean and elegant face, especially eye-catching.
The boy looked up like this and turned his head to look at the water glass next to him. His eyes swept over the camera unintentionally, paused for a moment, then turned to the water glass next to him.
This moment was enough to make those eyes covered with a layer of mist linger on the live broadcast screen. The peach blossom eyes were intoxicating and charming, especially in this misty and rippling state.
At this moment, a comment suddenly appeared in the live broadcast room:
[Fuck, he looks so good! He deserves to be an embroidered pillow.]
The staff members who had just disliked Qi Feng’s live broadcast were amazed. The person in charge who was sensitive to the market changes had a new idea and waved his hand to signal the cameraman, silently pointing to Qi Feng who was eating hot pot slowly.
The cameraman seemed to know what to do, carrying the camera and turning to Qi Feng, giving him a big close-up.
Under the close-up camera, Qi Feng carefully picked up a fish ball from the edge of the hot pot, put it on his lips and blew it lightly, as if trying the temperature, then bit off the edge of the fish ball with his teeth, and then put the whole thing in his mouth.
He still ate slowly and elegantly, but inexplicably gave people a sense that the food was very delicious.
The person in charge found that when Qi Feng picked up the meat slices and fish balls, the angle was just right for the camera. If it wasn’t accidental, it must have been calculated by him which angle would make these foods look most appetizing when photographed.
And every movement he made had a pleasing beauty.
He couldn’t help but look at the boy who was eating with his head down, his face thoughtful.
The host had just finished introducing and asked with a smile: “Qi Feng, how does this hot pot taste?”
“It’s very spicy, but very delicious.”
Qi Feng spoke slowly and put down his chopsticks, politely looking at the host.
After expressing his opinion, he picked up his chopsticks again and continued to add vegetables, mushrooms, vermicelli… dipped in his own sauce, eating slowly and sweetly.
It was obviously a hot pot, but he ate it with table manners that made people unable to look away.
No one would dislike people and things with manners and beauty. Before long, those comments that scolded Qi Feng for being pretentious became less and less, and instead were:
[He eats like a noble son.]
[He doesn’t talk while eating, he values etiquette. It feels like this is our Chinese heritage of table culture.]
[What culture? I only see handsome guys and delicious food. I’m hungry. I want to eat the same hot pot too!]
[I ordered!]
Then there was a wave of screen brushing below:
[Ordered.]
[Ordered.]
[Ordered.]
…..
The person in charge saw that the sales order of this hot pot online package kept rising. He immediately gestured to the staff around him: Bring up other dishes quickly!
The staff understood and quickly brought up another dish that had been arranged. They said with a smile: “Qi Feng, try this one too.”
As they said that, they wanted to take away the hot pot.
Qi Feng’s hand holding the chopsticks paused. His longing eyes looked at the hot pot that was taken away and said: “But I… haven’t finished yet.”
This time, he even forgot the etiquette of putting down his chopsticks when talking.
The staff member didn’t expect the guest to ask that, and looked at the handsome boy who was confused and wanted to continue eating hot pot.
He was embarrassed and didn’t know whether to put the hot pot back or not. He hesitated and said, “This… we’ll save the hot pot for you. You try this boiled fish first. It’s also very delicious.”
The boy involuntarily licked his lips and nodded reluctantly.
He was gentle and soft, obedient and well-behaved.
The live broadcast room burst into laughter:
[He hasn’t had enough, why did they take it away from him.]
[It’s okay, it’s okay, there are more delicious things.]
[Qi Feng’s lip licking is so cute, just like my little greedy cat who wants fish cans at home.]
……
A large plate of steaming boiled fish was brought up, with spicy red oil soup in which there were slices of tender fish, sprinkled with green onions around it. Even through the screen, you could feel the spicy and tender taste of this dish.
Qi Feng still did the same as before, holding chopsticks elegantly with his clean and slender hands, picking up a piece of fish dipped in soup slowly and carefully, lowering his head and biting it with a small plate.
There were small bones in the fish slices, which increased the difficulty of eating elegantly.
Qi Feng picked up a napkin next to him, as if wiping the soup from his lips, he also wiped away the small fish bones he spat out.
Everyone only saw him sitting upright and eating elegantly. No one noticed his small movements. Because of the spiciness, Qi Feng politely asked for another bowl of rice to eat with the boiled fish.
The camera kept shooting Qi Feng from different angles, showing his noble elegance and quiet enjoyment of food without any flaws. Plus, the cheerful voice of the host introducing the method, ingredients and taste of this fish, the audience and fans became more and more hungry.
The live broadcast room was full of malice at Qi Feng at first, but now it was gone. The screen was full of:
[Ah ah ah, why did they let me see a handsome guy eating delicious food while I’m at work!]
[I just ordered a hotpot, do they want me to order a boiled fish too? Forget it! I’m going to Gourmet Boutique tonight.]
[He eats so elegantly. I’ve never seen anyone who can eat Sichuan cuisine so beautifully.]
[This is the right way to open our Chinese food culture.]
……
After that, the staff took away the boiled fish and brought up a plate of pickled pepper chicken feet in front of him.
Qi Feng widened his eyes slightly, looked at the plate of fierce and plump little claws in astonishment, then looked around at the staff in the live broadcast room innocently.
Under the camera, the gentle son was confused and helpless.
The host stopped explaining and asked with a smile: “Qi Feng, what’s wrong? You’re not afraid to eat chicken feet, are you?”
Qi Feng looked embarrassed and asked carefully: “Do I have to… eat this?”
There was some laughter in the live broadcast room. The host enthusiastically picked up a chicken foot. “Pickled pepper chicken feet are delicious! Look, just bite like this!”
As she said that, the pretty girl boldly picked up a chicken foot and bit it. In a few bites, she gnawed off the plump chicken foot until only thin bones were left. After gnawing, she still sucked her fingers with sauce on them.
Qi Feng was horrified and handed her a napkin carefully. He asked: “Do I have to.. eat like this too?”
The girl took the napkin and wiped her hands. She smiled brightly: “You try it. It’s really good!”
Qi Feng first tried to pick it up with chopsticks, but found that it was not easy to eat with chopsticks, so he used his hand to pinch one. The four small claws of the chicken feet stretched out fiercely, making him afraid to bite.
Finally, under the coaxing of the host and the staff, Qi Feng carefully bit one. He still bit it slowly and gently, as if he was tasting a fierce beast.
The host asked him on purpose: “How does it taste?”
Qi Feng licked his fingers like she did just now, and said hesitantly: “It’s… okay, but I’m not used to eating it.”
The live broadcast room laughed:
[He’s so cute, he’s afraid to eat chicken feet but he has to eat them.]
[Is he really an embroidered pillow? He’s different from what I imagined. I feel like this is the real him.]
[Why did so many people scold him before? He looks like a gentle and elegant noble son.]
[What’s wrong with being an embroidered pillow? He looks good enough to deserve this title.]
[I want to be his fan!]
…..
The person in charge of the live broadcast sales had been staring at Qi Feng’s eating in the live broadcast room. After eating a few dishes, he was sure that Qi Feng’s every movement was not accidental.
But he deliberately found the camera, moved slowly and elegantly, but showed the most appetizing side of their dishes under the live broadcast camera. His elegant and restrained eating added luster to the food, making people brighten up and appetite.
This young boy, without anyone’s guidance, was using his own way of dining to give them the best publicity for Gourmet Boutique.
Such a sense of professional responsibility made him admire even as a middle-aged man.
He whispered to the person next to him: “You go and get a copy of Qi Feng’s information. I want to propose to the top to ask him to be our spokesperson for Gourmet Boutique.”
Fang Cheng, who had been outside the live broadcast room, had been holding his phone and looking at the live broadcast for a while, then looking at Qi Feng’s Weibo homepage for a while.
Qi Feng’s fan count increased, although the range was small, but it was much better than the situation of losing fans in the previous days.
Even in the comment section that was full of scolding, there were comments like this:
[The embroidered pillow is actually doing a live broadcast of eating. It’s kind of cute.]
[Cute? Do you think this can whitewash his rubbing Ning Yufei’s popularity? No matter how good he looks, his character is bad.]
[Don’t think that you can be popular in the entertainment industry by relying on your face alone.]
…..
Flower pillow is short for flower embroidered pillow1Flower embroidered pillow – 绣花枕头 ; Flower pillow – 花枕头 . A few days ago, when Qi Feng was scolded the most, some black fans simply called him ‘flower pillow’.
Most of the comments in the comment section are still like this. But these are all misunderstandings and follow-up scolding of Qi Feng. Many people don’t know what Qi Feng is really like.
He has a restrained personality, gentle and talented, and he is also a sophomore student majoring in performance arts. As long as he persists, the audience will see Qi Feng’s efforts and talents.
By then, black-red will turn into explosive red, and stigma will turn into nickname. Success or failure depends on oneself to reverse.
Fang Cheng clenched his phone and looked at the mixed comments. His eyes were red as he looked at Qi Feng who was still eating seriously in the live broadcast room.
He knew that Qi Feng was now working hard to reverse his situation.
Because….
Qi Feng couldn’t eat spicy food. He would get a sore throat and blisters in his mouth if he touched anything spicy. And today’s dishes were all Sichuan cuisine, eating one dish after another was like torture for Qi Feng.
When the first spicy hot pot came out, he was very worried that Qi Feng would mess it up.
But the boy endured it and didn’t show any signs of being afraid of spicy food. Even the look of wanting to continue eating the hot pot was his superb acting. It was just to better endorse Gourmet Boutique, and also to find opportunities for himself.
He believed that Qi Feng like this would be able to become popular and explosive in the future.
—-
At Pei Yan’s house
Song Zhe couldn’t forget Qi Feng in the morning. He secretly searched for Qi Feng’s information on the Internet. When he saw that someone was scolding him for being pretentious in the live broadcast of food, he followed the link to Qi Feng’s live broadcast room.
He sat on the sofa, his eyes never leaving Qi Feng in the live broadcast room. He said: “He can eat hot pot with a Michelin restaurant feeling. How did he do it? His mouth is so red, is it spicy? It looks good.”
As he said that, his fingertips unconsciously touched the screen where Qi Feng’s face was, sliding his fingers along with Qi Feng’s movements. The more he looked, the more he felt that the boy was so good-looking that he couldn’t look away.
Especially when he was eating delicious food, it was simply a feast for the eyes.
Pei Yan happened to pass by the living room and asked: “What are you watching? Qi Feng’s live broadcast?”
Song Zhe quickly closed his phone: “Gourmet Boutique’s live broadcast. You’d better not watch it. I’m afraid you won’t be able to stand it and want to bring him back right now.”
Pei Yan was already depressed, and hearing Song Zhe say that made him even more irritable.
He walked over with a cold face and kicked Song Zhe’s raised leg hard: “How long are you going to stay at my house? Hurry up and go back to your own home.”
Song Zhe screamed in pain, looked up at Pei Yan’s dissatisfied face, and quickly jumped up and limped away, wailing: “Brother, you can’t just leave me alone. My dad stopped all my credit cards. Let me stay with you for a few more days.”
Pei Yan kicked him away and turned to his bedroom. Thinking of Song Zhe’s mention of Gourmet Boutique’s live broadcast room, he opened his phone and searched for Qi Feng.
He found that Qi Feng was indeed in that live broadcast room. He saw the boy and his eyes instantly stopped moving. No matter how the camera switched in the live broadcast room, or how the host was lively and enthusiastic, his eyes always followed the boy.
……So eating alone could also look so good.
Pei Yan’s eyebrows relaxed,
He saw that someone in the live broadcast room was sending gifts, so he couldn’t help but brush a few luxury spaceships!
But after brushing them, he realized that this live broadcast room was not Qi Feng’s, and Qi Feng wouldn’t get any money from it.
Pei Yan clicked his tongue and replied to the comment: [The gifts are for Qi Feng!! Not for the host!!]
The host who received the luxury gifts was ready to thank the rich man with a sweet smile. After seeing this comment:……
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