Chapter 446: The First Blood
Because this show is popular and has both reputations, the Maowu platform decided to invest in Bai Renzong.
"We plan to call all the well-known anchors of the Maowu platform to participate in this program." Fan Shiwei said with great fighting spirit, "Game area, outdoor area, appearance area... all the anchors in the top ten in each category are given."
"Do you let them be judges?" Bai Renzong frowned, "It feels meaningless. It's only ordinary audiences who come to eat to make everyone feel more involved."
"No, it's to let them be waiters." Fan Shiwei said with a smile.
This answer made Bai Renzong stunned on the spot: This is really a big deal.
"Anyway, just do some chores, order food, serve dishes, etc." Fan Shiwei smiled, "Anyway, each chef only has one dish, and they don't need to memorize the menu. They can get started immediately with a simple training."
"Will it not be too difficult for them?" Bai Renzong asked hesitantly.
You should know that the top ten anchors in each section of the Maowu platform have a signing fee of hundreds or tens of millions per year. These people are really willing to do such a choreography for his program?
"Oh, Lao Bai, you are good at everything, but you are a little unconfident in yourself." Fan Shiwei patted Bai Renzong's shoulder and sighed, "They are still eager to come. This program is so popular that every episode broadcast can snatch the popularity of other video websites, live websites and even TV stations in the same period. Who doesn't want to come here to take advantage of the popularity? There are so many people who are willing to come, and even other live platforms want to spend money to send their anchors."
"It sounds reasonable." Bai Renzong nodded, "Then - this show is very exciting."
"So, we plan to rent a whole second floor of Prince Jiuxuan. I have consulted that they didn't have a wedding banquet that day." Fan Shiwei smiled happily, "No surprise, we will be able to sign this order tomorrow."
"You can sit on the second floor of Prince's Wine Pavilion." Bai Renzong frowned and said, "You can entertain thousands of guests in five hours a night. You will exhaust the eight chefs in such a way."
"So!" Fan Shiwei added, "We invited an additional group of chefs to form their own small team for these eight chefs."
"You mean..." Bai Renzong raised his eyebrows.
"Aren't they the chefs? Then let them use their chefs' skills and lead their team to fight in the kitchen? They are not fighting alone!" Fan Shiwei clenched his fists excitedly and said.
"Hmph? This idea is quite interesting..." Bai Renzong pondered with his arms.
Indeed, he has always allowed these chefs to exert their personal strength, but in fact, the strength of a truly excellent chef lies in his planning for the entire kitchen. Perhaps this episode can show the personal charm of these chefs in this regard.
"Then will this expense... exceed the budget?" Bai Renzong asked tentatively.
"Oh!" Fan Shiwei frowned and said seriously, "In terms of money, you make us worry. You just need to consider how to do a good job of the program content! Although the audience evaluated that day, the entire program still needs to be guided by you. You have to let the audience see that we have invested in this episode of the program."
"Don't worry, I will tease the big anchors here one by one." Bai Renzong smiled, "But, since you have set up a team for each chef, I will suggest that you change the eight separate dishes into eight set meals. It is not the French set meal that serves one dish at a time, but a whole set meal, like a set meal."
"Oh!" Fan Shiwei snapped his fingers and pointed at Bai Renzong and said, "This idea is so good! It just so happens that everyone hasn't seen the chefs deliver this kind of ordinary set meal in this show!"
"So, I'll have to prepare more well on the ingredients." Bai Renzong warned, "but you have to set the main ingredients for several sets of meals, such as steak, cod or turkey legs."
"Don't worry, we will arrange a piece of ingredients that will allow everyone to perform their skills for them to choose from." Fan Shiwei smiled confidently, "This time, our platform must use this program to gain a firm position in the live broadcast circle!"
Bai Renzong just smiled and said nothing. Seeing this, Fan Shiwei quickly added: "Oh, of course, after the contract expires in this quarter, we will discuss your signing fee again based on the popularity of this program. Don't worry, the Maowu platform will not forget your contributions, and will never do the kind of thing that can kill donkeys like D station."
"Don't worry, I can fully accept my current value." Bai Renzong said with a smile, "It's good to separate my personal live room from the revenue of this program. After all, this program cannot be done all the time. When the popularity of the program reaches its highest level, use a gorgeous theme to make a perfect ending. This is the right choice."
"Of course, of course, we respect your meaning." Fan Shiwei nodded repeatedly.
In fact, it is not that Maowu Platform is much more conscientious than D Station, but that Bai Renzong has learned from the past and has no loopholes that can allow Maowu Platform to take advantage of.
The copyright of the program is in his hands, so the cathouse platform can only please him as much as possible.
After discussing various details, Fan Shiwei went back excitedly, and only he and Han Jiayi were left at home.
After dinner in the evening, while washing dishes, Bai Renzong called Han Jiayi over: "Mumu, come here."
"What's wrong, husband?" Han Jiayi asked curiously.
Bai Renzong handed over the cup in his hand, "Help me wash my cup, and there was some scale underneath."
"You are already washing dishes and you still need someone to help you wash them, so you can just wash them." Han Jiayi glared at him.
"Because," Bai Renzong smiled and scraped her little nose, "My hands are too big and will be stuck in the cup and cannot touch the bottom of the cup. But your little hands are just right, so... hurry up."
"Yeah..." Han Jiayi hummed aggrievedly and muttered: "Okay."
While helping him wash the cup, Han Jiayi complained in a low voice: "I also want slender fingers..."
"I think your little hands are pretty good, which can highlight something bigger." Bai Renzong took a sip on her mouth.
Han Jiayi then laughed, humming a small song while washing dishes with him.
"I feel like I haven't been like this for a long time." Bai Renzong looked at Han Jiayi and smiled.
"Isn't that because I'm going to participate in the show, I've been studying various dishes." Han Jiayi glared at him.
"Let you have a good rest in a while." Bai Renzong said, leaning over and kissing her on the face, but Han Jiayi suddenly turned her head, caught this with her little mouth, and then smiled brightly at him.
"Silly girl..." Bai Renzong was amused by her, "After washing, take Qiqi downstairs, do you?"
Two days later, the Maowu Platform announced several main materials to each chef.
There are two options for each fish, meat and poultry. The fish are tuna and grass carp. The meat includes steak and mutton, and the poultry includes turkey and goose. There are six main ingredients in total, as well as a rich variety of ingredients.
These six ingredients can be well performed in Chinese and Western food. However, because each chef has his own team, they must complete their own set design as soon as possible, and then spend a day working with their team to familiarize themselves with the production process of this set.
After spending two days designing the menu, Han Jiayi and other chefs came to Prince Jiuxuan one day in advance to meet their "back kitchen team".
This time, the Cat House Platform really invested a lot. Although these chefs are just part of the back kitchen to the eight chefs participating in the competition, each of the chefs who came is at least two-star Michelin-level chefs, and their personal abilities are undoubtedly. Putting aside the ability to design dishes, each of them is someone who can afford the entire back kitchen operation.
To put it bluntly, the chefs who came to help the eight chefs on the spot have a much higher level of cooking than the chefs invited in the fourth season of "Gourmet Match".
"Is it okay?" Bai Renzong asked Fan Shiwei with some concern, "These people are so high, are they really willing to help these eight chefs? How much does the appearance fee has the Maowu platform given them?"
"In fact..." Fan Shiwei replied in a low voice, "We didn't give a penny, they all came here voluntarily. We just posted some recruitment notices online, and then a large number of chefs signed up. These are the best we have selected, and there is no appearance fee. Their purpose is to learn from these eight world-leading chefs."
"It sounds pretty good." Bai Renzong shrugged, but he was still a little worried that these chefs would be disobedient if they were too good.
After all, Cai Jia and Han Jiayi are the chefs of two-star Michelin restaurants themselves, so these people may not be convinced.
And the fact is true. When the eight chefs began to choose their own chef team, most people tended to choose chefs with high names like Chen Jianfeng and Adam. But Han Jiayi and Cai Jia also had their own popularity: the female chefs on the scene gathered in front of them, looking admiring.
"Hi, girls." Han Jiayi smiled heroically, "Are you ready to open your eyes to those stinky men? Today, we are here to make them lose in a decent way!"
"Oh!" the girls responded neatly.
But despite this, the female chefs were not enough for them to gather a team, so the Maowu platform came forward to adjust and let each chef have six people under his command.
However, this has led to some people not being convinced, especially the male chefs under Han Jiayi and Cai Jia, who looked like "Why should you, a chef from a two-star Michelin restaurant, direct me?"
"Don't say it, it's quite interesting." Bai Renzong smiled at Fan Shiwei.
"Right? We actually have considerations in this regard." Fan Shiwei smiled with a roaring smile, "Look at how these two female chefs should discipline these people? This is also a test of the ability of these eight chefs to rule the kitchen."
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