“Then President Yu, please remember to pay me dividends~” Wang Rui joked. She then began to cut to the point and asked, “I saw the news that President Yu inherited tens of millions of property, is it true?”
Yu Antong nodded. “It’s true, the inheritance left by my father was managed by my uncle when I was a minor, and it was returned to me later.”
Wang Rui continued to ask. “Normally, young people will be very happy to suddenly get such a large amount of wealth; especially college students, who are still young and have not entered the society. Generally, they will not rush to start a business, and most of them will use the money for leisure.”
“What is the reason or opportunity that made you choose to give up the leisurely campus life and start the Immortal’s Banquet early?”
“Actually, there is no complicated reason,” Yu Antong answered, “The rush to start a business probably has something to do with my concept of life. In my opinion, human life is short and full of uncertainties. No one can predict what will happen tomorrow. So, if you want to do something, do it as soon as possible, and don’t delay. Because if you delay for a moment, it may become an eternal regret.”
“Of course it’s not rushing forward blindly,” Yu Antong added, “You still need to calm down and rationalize it properly. You still need to research everything and make sure you have ample preparation. I happen to have a big capital to start off with, so I can take advantage of my youth and start earlier than most people.”
Wang Rui nodded in agreement. She’s writing for a gourmet magazine, but what they show was not only just food, but also the culture, ideas, and emotions behind the said food or chefs.
As a young man who has not yet graduated from university, Yu Antong has such a high level of thinking that Wang Rui never expected. This could be regarded as an unexpected joy of this interview.
“Is President Yu’s culinary skills a talent or acquired through hard work?”
Yu Antong leaned back a bit on the sofa. He mulled on how to answer for a while. “I’m quite talented, haha.”
Wang Rui asked some more questions, and the photographer took a few photos of Yu Antong’s life. Finally, they all rushed to the Immortal’s Banquet.
The shooting of the Immortal’s Banquet was the highlight. A dozen kinds of exquisite dishes were placed on the table in batches. The photographer chose the lighting and angle, so they not only capture the exquisite cuisine, but also the excellent ambiance and decor.
When the work was finished, the dishes were already cold. Yu Antong asked the waiter to serve the dishes again, and treated them to lunch.
<Today’s Gourmet> V: The latest issue of the magazine is out. There is delicious food, beauties, and beautiful sparks of thought. Come and buy it! [Link]
<Sweet and Sour Pork>: I am so enticed by this cover, I will buy it!
<Pineapple Pineapple>: I also bought it for the beauty of the xiao gege on the cover.
<Poached Fish Filets>: Isn’t this a gourmet magazine? When I saw the cover, I thought I had made a mistake.
<Jiang Yubai, My Wife>: Ah, it’s Immortal’s Banquet! I’ve blown their food away. It’s really delicious!
<Xiao Taotie1饕餮; a mythical demonic beast known for its voracity.>: A lot of my friends have recommended this restaurant to me, but I didn’t go there because it was too crowded. I didn’t expect to see it featured in such an excellent magazine. I will go to the Immortal’s Banquet tomorrow to queue up !
<Twice-Cooked Pork>: I have received my magazine order already! I went to Immortal’s Banquet thanks to xiao gege’s beauty~ Although I didn’t meet this fairy gege by chance, the food here is really worth it!
<Bacon Sausage>: The mushroom sauce they sold here is also super delicious. I can eat half a bottle with steamed buns at a time.
In the Internet age, paper media has declined. Today’s Gourmet has officially released sales information for a few days, and the comment section was still deserted. However, this issue of the magazine has sold relatively well, although some people bought it purely because of Yu Antong’s appearance.
Jiang Rongrong couldn’t wait to open the magazine she bought when she got it delivered. She was the ultimate face-con. When she surfed Weibo, she accidentally saw the cover of a gourmet magazine.
The young man on the cover was wearing light-colored casual clothes. He was pouring black tea with his gaze slightly lowered, making his curled, thick eyelashes cast a faint shadow. His eyes were long and narrow, and its tails were slightly raised. He had this sense of dignity and austerity that had been carved into his marrow.
It’s not an aristocratic air that made people fearful and respectful; but a very indifferent, leisurely, casual, and languid noble air.
Although it was a static picture, Jiang Rongrong could fully imagine the young man’s languid temperament solely from his gestures. It made Jiang Rongrong unable to restrain her hand from placing an order. She especially wanted to see the high-definition picture of this handsome, fairy-like young man on the cover.
She flipped through the magazines. Originally, she bought the magazines just to see the handsome xiao gege. But on the food picture page, she was attracted by the pictures of exquisite dishes, and she couldn’t bear to turn over all at once.
The food looked even more mouth-watering under the lens; especially the lighting – the photographer used it very well to accentuate every bit of the food’s appeal. In several photos, the whistling white steam from the food could be clearly seen.
Jiang Rongrong swallowed her saliva. She seemed to be hallucinating and smelled the aroma of food.
Even her belly started to rumble…
“Jiang Rongrong! Didn’t you hear your mother calling you to eat?” The door of her room was roughly pushed open, and Jiang Rongrong’s father stood at the door. He looked at his daughter, displeased. “What are you looking at again? You don’t even eat!”
Jiang Rongrong closed the magazine. “I didn’t hear it.” So it wasn’t that she had hallucinations, but that dinner had been served.
It’s so sweet yet stinky. When she was still on campus, her parents said they missed her on video calls all day long. But when she came home, she was berated all day.
Her father glanced at the cover when Jiang Rongrong closed the magazine, and said angrily, “You bought those celeb magazines again.”
The middle-aged man walked over and began to scold her. “How many times have I told you that it is better to read more meaningful books if you have time to watch those male stars. You are this old now, what do you plan to do after graduation, do you have a direction and or a plan? I think the pocket money given to you is too much. I will cut your living expenses in half next month!”
Her father was a government worker, and he loved to educate the younger generation.
“Dad, this is not a celebrity magazine!” Jiang Rongrong immediately defended herself when she heard that her living expenses will be deducted. “This is a gourmet magazine, and this magazine introduces a restaurant called Immortal’s Banquet. The founder of that brand is also a college student.”
Jiang Rongrong said eloquently, “I just thought, we are both in our early twenties, why is there such a big gap between me and him? He has already opened several branches of his restaurant, and it was a well-known, beloved brand too. He must have ideals, ambitions, and insights that can be learned by me!”
“As for me, I have achieved nothing! After reading this magazine, I deeply reflected on myself,” Jiang Rongrong picked up the magazine, pointed to the cover, and said, “I want to follow his example. From today on, no, from now on, I will change and improve myself.”
“You think you can fool me with your glib tongue!” Her father snatched the magazine from his daughter. After twenty years of raising his daughter, of course he knew his daughter well.
He flipped through the magazine casually. It was really a gourmet magazine. An idea popped into his mind in a flash.
Now the higher-ups wanted both an increase in GDP in environmentally friendly sectors; they wanted the country to be greener, with lush mountains and crystal lakes. It’s easier said than done – especially since a part of this task was given to his department. He currently had no idea how to start.
Looking at this magazine, he suddenly had an epiphany. Although there were many catering companies in City A, there were none that were really well-known in the country. Isn’t this a good development direction!
Now that express delivery and the Internet were so developed; vacuum and refrigerated food could be seen everywhere in supermarkets. It was completely possible for local companies to cover the whole country.
If they vigorously develop the local gourmet industry, it would certainly greatly stimulate the city’s economy, and would not produce environmental pollution while developing the economy2FYI: catering business ABSOLUTELY has a blame on environmental pollution. They still made a lot of pollutants. E.g: the packaging, the distribution process, or maybe the left-over pesticides, etc etc..
This… could work.
He suddenly had great enthusiasm and confidence in his work.
“What’s the matter with you two?” Mrs. Jiang waited for a long time at the dinner table, but nobody actually showed up. “Lao Jiang, I asked you to call Rongrong to eat, why did you disappear?”
This was just uselessly beating a dog by using a meat bun.3this is a paraphrase because the sentence is awkward in English. The original idiom is 这是肉包子打狗，有去无回; which translates closer to “using a meat bun to beat a dog, gaining no return”. It means doing something in vain/achieving no gain. As in, you tried to use the meat bun to harm the dog, but it ended up being a delicacy for the dog.
“I got it!” Mr. Jiang suddenly smiled brightly. He took the magazine and tapped his daughter’s head lightly. “This time you are credited.”
Jiang Rongrong was stunned stupid. ‘What’s going on? Why did Dad suddenly turn from cloudy to sunny and become so happy? I was ready to be nagged and educated all day, but then suddenly praised?’
Jiang Rongrong glanced at the magazine that her father put back on the table with a puzzled face. Her father’s attitude changed when he was flipping through the magazine. So, does this xiao gege have any magical powers?
A few days later, the editor-in-chief of Today’s Gourmet contacted Yu Antong and asked him if he would like to participate in a food show. She had a food variety show hosted by a colleague to be recorded, and the guests had not been selected yet.
Yu Antong remembered what Han Lele had mentioned to him – it was basically the same offer.
But now that he had already passed the first trimester, he didn’t need to be so cautious anymore. His morning sickness reaction had passed, and his stomach was not showing yet. If the activity of the program was not tiring, he could participate.
It was still too small to rely on word-of-mouth promotion for the Immortal’s Banquet. It would be a good choice to expand the popularity by this participation. He could try to do this Internet promotion.
Yu Antong replied to her: “Let me first read the general script of the show. I’ll think about it.”
Yu Antong opened the program information sent to him by Wang Rui, and when he saw the name of the organizer’s company, Yu Antong felt a little familiar. After thinking about it carefully, it was Han Lele’s company!
It turned out to be the same show in the end.
At this time, Han Lele also called him, “Tongtong, do you remember the food variety show I mentioned to you last time?”
Yu Antong smiled and replied, “Coincidentally, some acquaintance also wanted me to participate just now. When I saw the planner, it was your company. It just so happened that you, a little boss, let me know the truth about this show.”
“It’s definitely worth participating in,” Han Lele confessed to him, “I don’t know how this show got the green light from above. They say that there should be more shows that promote Chinese food and show the humanistic spirit. Now TV is saturated with celebs, they said they wanted to suppress it with a breath of fresh air.”
“Don’t worry,” Han Lele added, “With the support of the government, the broadcast of this program can definitely be guaranteed!”
Yu Antong was a little moved. He asked, “How was the intensity of the activity during the recording? If I’m not too tired, I want to try it.”
Han Lele: “I’m really not sure about this. Wait a moment, I’ll ask about the plan for you.”
The planner should be by Han Lele’s side, Yu Antong vaguely heard their conversation through the mobile phone.
After a short discussion, Han Lele replied, “This program is recorded first, not a live-stream. Generally, it will be shot for half a day at a time. You can take a break in the middle. You can leave after recording your part. There is post-editing, and the intensity is not great.”
“Besides, this program is not a one-on-one show. It’s actually a small team of chefs – you can bring sous-chefs or assistants, with three people per team. Of course, if you are confident enough, you can also participate by yourself.”
“The show is called ‘Here Comes the God of Chefs!’ It adopts a certain elimination system, which is a bit similar to some talent shows. Each episode is scored by the live food judges and the live audience, and the ones with the highest scores will be promoted…”
Yu Antong patiently listened to Han Lele’s explanation. The more he listened, the more excited he got. “Then I will discuss it with my husband, and I will give you an answer later.”
“Damn!” Han Lele said, “Tongtong, you are too proficient at barking at your husband, you caught me off guard and stuffed dog food into my mouth.”
Married people are different. You have to discuss everything with your spouse!
A/N: let’s be real here, Tongtong’s secret to success is… his fuck-ton of money.
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