Chapter 917: Chapter 389: Gou Junguo: Weren’t Unpopular Dishes Supposed to Be Flops? Why Does Each One Taste Better Than the Last? [Subscription Request]

"Manager Gou, what should we do? Come back another day?"

The on-site director looked enviously at Xie Baomin and Wu Kexin walking into the restaurant, wishing he could mingle with these famous streamers. It’s a pity that Joyful Media isn’t hiring at the moment.

Gou Junguo wanted to turn and leave the moment he saw Xie Baomin.

But thinking about leaving now, the restaurant would be on guard. It wouldn’t be easy to come back and find fault in the future.

Exploring a restaurant needs a little element of surprise.

So he could only bite the bullet and say:

"Let’s go, let’s go. They can film theirs, we’ll film ours."

He no longer wanted to find fault, because with Xie Baomin, the head chef of Fishing Platform, around, nitpicking would just be humiliating.

After all, this rascal Xie Baomin is well known for saying anything.

But this is also an opportunity. If there’s any dish that goes wrong and Xie Baomin dares to praise it against his conscience, then we can take him and Lin Ji’s Food down together.

Thinking of this, Gou Junguo regained his confidence.

Even if there’s no dish that goes wrong, it’s fine. I’ll secretly learn from Xie Baomin’s strategies, practice at some regular restaurants, and gain some followers.

Once the task at Fishing Platform is done, I’ll go over and challenge Fishing Platform.

He led the photographer and the on-site director, striding into the restaurant.

The shooting plan was already set up: first go in and order, shoot some empty shots, then shoot close-ups when the food arrives, and take multiple shots of any flaws.

After shooting, taste testing will be carried out—a comprehensive evaluation of the dishes from the appearance, taste, texture, pairing, and price aspects.

I’ve heard Lin Ji’s Food’s homemade noodles are okay, reasonably priced, but the other dishes are quite expensive.

As long as you charge high prices, don’t blame me for saying a few "fair comments" during the evaluation!

Walking into the restaurant, seeing Shu Yun, Gou Junguo was a bit surprised.

What the—it’s last year’s star front desk manager from Fishing Platform, isn’t it?

At that time, even Yanjing Hotel organized people to learn from her. Why is she at Lin Ji’s Food?

Could she have been sent by Xie Baomin?

Ha, how painstaking you are to protect your junior’s reputation.

Shu Yun also recognized Gou Junguo:

"Manager Gou? Welcome, welcome, never thought the front desk manager of Yanjing Hotel would come to inspect work. This is an honor for Lin Ji’s Food..."

This string of polite words actually made Gou Junguo a bit embarrassed.

"Ahem, I... now it’s trendy to explore restaurants, I’m just here to check it out. They all say Lin Ji’s Food is delicious, so I came to see... Manager Shu, are you here to help out?"

"No, I resigned from Fishing Platform and am now the general manager of Lin Ji’s Food, that is, the shop manager. It’s so great that Manager Gou is here to explore our restaurant. Please give us more feedback."

Gou Junguo: "..."

I came to find faults, but you’re so polite, how can I do that?

After Shu Yun finished speaking, she waved to Xiao Dong in the distance:

"Xiao Dong, take these esteemed guests to the innermost part. It’s quieter there, more suitable for live broadcasts and recording shows... Be sure to serve a good pot of tea."

"Alright, Chief Shu!"

The on-site director nudged Gou Junguo with his elbow:

"Manager Gou, are we really going to find faults? They’re so polite here, no wonder business is so good, this shop manager is truly kind-hearted..."

Gou Junguo coughed lightly:

"We’re not really here to find faults, just keeping a check on their dishes to see if they’re really as magical as they say online. When filming exploration videos, one has to seek the truth."

He too felt embarrassed to mention finding faults, since they were being so courteous. It’s better to proceed cautiously.

Upon arrival, he found it was a small compartment separated by a screen, with a few four-person tables inside. Xie Baomin and his cameraman were sitting with Wu Kexin.

It seemed they were going to live stream and record a restaurant exploration show simultaneously.

This way, fans on both sides could interact a bit.

They’re streamers from the same company, organizing such interactions helps mutual fan growth, making company operations smoother.

Xiao Dong said:

"Recently, a lot of guests are coming for live streaming explorations. This is a dedicated live streaming area to effectively avoid passersby entering the camera."

Since that’s the case, Gou Junguo didn’t say much, and sat at the wall-side position with the cameraman and on-site director.

You do your recording, we’ll do ours, let’s not interfere with each other. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

After sitting down, Xiao Dong personally brought a pot of Longjing Tea, scalded the cups, and filled them, each cup was filled to exactly eighty percent, fully in line with tea pouring etiquette.

Once all three cups were filled, she took a tablet out from the pocket of her apron and handed it over:

"Hello, sir, this is our menu. You can order directly on this, just swipe left or right, each dish has detailed information including side dishes, taste, and portion size."

Gou Junguo, taking it, felt delighted—finally getting the menu of Lin Ji’s Food, soon I’ll be choosing unpopular dishes.

He didn’t look at today’s recommended dishes on the homepage.

Instead, he scrolled directly downwards.

Seeing the honey-glazed roasted Fish, Gou Junguo perked up.

Haha, the legendary unpopular dish, found by me. This dish is absent in other restaurants, even the character "鲊" is quite obscure.

Such a dish, the chances of it going wrong are high.

Hmm, this is the one!

This dish is not only an unpopular one, but also quite expensive, priced over a hundred per serving—is this really within the consumption range of the working class?