Chapter 919: Chapter 389: Gou Junguo: Weren’t Obscure Dishes Supposed to Flop? Why Does Each One Taste Better Than the Last?

"This dish is stunningly beautiful, every angle is photogenic, truly cinematic."

Gou Junguo glanced at him.

Even if you don’t comment on the taste, you shouldn’t say it like that, right?

Don’t forget, we’re here to find fault, to make Lin Ji’s Food slip up, so watch your stance, young man.

After filming the close-up, the dish was brought before Gou Junming, and filming began.

"The first dish is served, named Honey-roasted Fish, looks pretty good, let’s try the taste and then give our final verdict."

He picked up a piece of fish and took a bite, originally intending to casually taste it, trying to show disdain for the food with a nonchalant demeanor.

However, once he tasted it, the delicious flavor of the fish immediately broke the composure of this former front desk manager of the Yanjing Hotel.

Whoa, this is too delicious!

The outer layer is honey-glazed, not too sweet, but the taste of the honey is very rich.

With one bite, the crispy roasted skin contrasts with the savory flesh inside, in terms of texture, this dish is impeccable.

Plus, the fishbones have been removed, so you can take hearty bites of the meat.

The quality of this dish is such that even the Yanjing Hotel would struggle to meet it.

Frankly, it could easily be served at a state banquet.

After finishing a piece of the fish without finding a single bone, when he raised his chopsticks to pick up another piece, he finally noticed the astonished looks from the photographer and the on-site director.

Oops, forgot to shoot the video.

Remember watching other restaurant reviews, they just take a bite and put it down, then comment nonchalantly, but here I am...

How did I end up just enjoying myself?

He awkwardly put down his chopsticks and said:

"Perfectly roasted, the honey glaze is just right, not overly sweet at all, and they used honey, probably locust flower honey. The outer layer of fish skin is crispy, the meat inside is tender and has a nice firm texture, plus there’s not a single fishbone, making it very satisfying to eat."

The on-site director: "..."

Weren’t we here to find fault?

Why are you just praising it endlessly?

You’re giving even more compliments than those paid influencers!

Remember your stance, this video won’t turn out well, it seems like the people from Fishing Platform wouldn’t beat you up, but the people from Yanjing Hotel might see you as a traitor.

"Ahem, this fish is good, but at over a hundred yuan... for just a few pieces, it’s a bit pricey."

The photographer chimed in:

"Compared to Yanjing Hotel?"

Gou Junguo smacked his lips:

"If Yanjing Hotel were selling this dish, it’d be at least 368... This clip is axed, don’t broadcast this, why are you blurting nonsense."

Just said over a hundred is too expensive, then mentioned Yanjing Hotel would need over 368, isn’t this contradictory?

The team should have gotten more in sync before coming out, what a joke.

Not far away, Wu Kexin looked at Xie Baomin and asked:

"Chef Xie, what do you think of today’s Honey-roasted Fish?"

As soon as this question was asked, netizens immediately started to stir up trouble.

Clearly, they were very curious about what Xie Baomin would say.

"I think it’s just my junior’s normal level, even during the roasting, the heat was a bit too high, causing some moisture loss in the fish, and towards the end, the heat was too low, so the crispiness of the skin didn’t reach the ideal stage... I’ve eaten this dish too many times, the one last time at the house banquet tasted better."

In the livestream chat, the netizens were going wild:

"Just overheard a ton of praise from next door, but Chef Xie actually pointed out some issues."

"Who’s the hater and who’s the die-hard fan here?"

"This is insane, Chef Xie remember to wear a helmet next time."

"Who does restaurant reviews without wearing a helmet?"

"Is this the legendary ’fake camaraderie’ among apprentices?"

"Turns out the narrative of internal strife among them is the most interesting."

"..."

Xie Baomin looked at the comments and laughed:

"No need to feel sorry for my junior, he was just promoted to supervisor of the Fishing Platform Dining Department, with authority to oversee the quality of food at all Fishing Platform restaurants, who knows how he’ll torture us when he enforces it later."

Wu Kexin, upon hearing this, asked in surprise:

"Wasn’t Boss Lin a consultant? Got promoted?"

"Yes, promoted, considering his fame, there’s no reason for us not to tag along."

"Ha, even with the fame of Fishing Platform, you’re still riding on Boss Lin’s coattails."

Just then, Die Lianhua rewarded twenty Carnivals in the livestream and sent a comment:

"Xiao Xu got promoted, just a little reward to liven things up."

The livestream suddenly spiked in popularity, even Xie Baomin was surprised:

"Master’s wife is too generous, isn’t she?"

Master’s wife?????

The netizens immediately caught the core meaning of this statement.

What’s going on?

The mysterious tycoon Die Lianhua is actually the master’s wife of Chef Xie and Boss Lin?

Doesn’t that make her Grandmaster Gao’s wife?

Old Man Gao, who’s in Turpan eating raisins, lost his appetite upon seeing these comments:

"That’s it, that’s it, my alias is blown again, Baomin this fool, why did I accept such a dumb apprentice? When I get back to the capital, I must teach him a lesson!"

In the restaurant, Xie Baomin also realized he had this slip-up.

Because netizens could easily track Die Lianhua is Grandmaster Gao’s wife from this clue, and find Die Lianhua’s reward records, thereby locating Gao Xiaoshuai’s account.

Grandmaster Gao, Gao Xiaoshuai, when put together, it instantly reveals they are the same person.

"Chef Xie, why are you silent?"

"I’m thinking about how not to get violently beaten by my master..."

While he was worrying about covering his master’s alias, over at Gou Junguo’s table, they were also discussing the filming.

"We didn’t do so well just now, cut us some slack, but it’s okay. Just because one dish is good doesn’t mean every dish will be the same, maybe the next one is a flop, obscure dishes can’t be perfect."

Just as he finished speaking, the second dish was served.

"This is a dish our boss created himself, Oil-drenched Chicken Liver, please enjoy."

Created himself?

At such a young age, what can he create...

Seeing the dish on the table, Gou Junguo couldn’t help but swallow.

Slices of chicken liver soaked in red oil, topped with fresh Sichuan peppercorns, the numbing aroma invitingly entering the nostrils.

This seems like a low risk of flopping.

The photographer and on-site director shot him a look.

Is this what you call a flop?

"Whoa, this dish looks like it would pair well with alcohol."

The photographer got up to take a close-up shot.

Snapping the photos while swallowing hard.

After shooting, the dish was placed in front of Gou Junguo, and once the photographer adjusted the angle, he had signaled an OK with his hand.

"The second dish is here, Oil-drenched Chicken Liver, supposedly created by the boss himself, let’s taste today if this original dish is just a gimmick or truly has quality."

After saying that, he picked a tender piece of chicken liver and placed it in his mouth, and a phrase instantly popped into his mind:

Who the hell said obscure dishes are likely to flop?

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