Wang Hong ran out and found it was Manman.
"Manman, why are you looking for me?" Wang Hong asked.
"You're a great writer," Manman said with a smile, "You even have a new book release conference now."
Wang Hong said, "It's just so-so. My restaurant ranks third."
"Can it really rank third?" Manman began to count with her fingers, "You mean, can it compare with Boss Yuan? Or better than Brother Wu, Sister Jiang, or Brother Ling? "
"Cough, cough, cough." Wang Hong coughed and changed the topic, "Actually, I finally understand Wu Beast's words."
"What words?" Manman asked.
Wang Hong said resolutely, "The Kitchen God is the largest source material library."
Manman nodded in agreement.
"By the way, Manman, why are you looking for me?" Wang Hong asked.
"It's not me, but Boss Yuan." Speaking of this matter, even Man Man was a little envious and resentful.
Manman said, "Boss Yuan said that to celebrate your new book release conference, he made a small cake for you and asked you to eat it in the restaurant after the conference."
"Really? Really? " Wang Hong became happier and continued to say excitedly, "Hahaha, Boss Yuan is really a good friend. It's said that misfortunes never come singly and blessings never come in pairs. Today, I'm blessed with double blessings."
"It makes me want to write a book. That's a cake made by Boss Yuan. I've never eaten it before!" Manman was so jealous that she was about to lose her mind.
There was no cake on the menu of the restaurant, so ordinary people had no chance to eat it.
"Heh, heh, heh. I have no choice. Do you want half of it?" Wang Hong pretended to be polite.
Manman nodded without hesitation, "Okay."
"Uh … I'm just being polite." Wang Hong was instantly speechless.
Manman said straightforwardly, "I know, but I took it seriously!"
"…" Wang Hong didn't know that this could be done.
"That black beast isn't here, is it?" Wang Hong collected his thoughts and suddenly thought of a crucial point.
"No, Brother Wu seems to be in charge of the art gallery." Manman said, "I also went to the art gallery to take a look. En … I don't really appreciate the decoration style."
Wang Hong didn't care about the gallery, as long as Wuhai wasn't there when he ate the cake.
After passing on the message, Manman stayed behind to watch the book launch.
At the book launch.
Wang Hong sat at the head of the table, and beside him was the editor of the publishing firm.
The media began to ask questions —
"Author Wang Hong, in your new book, 'Punisher of Evil 2', many readers want to ask, will the Heavenly Demon Sect's Demonic Maiden Feng Heng appear again?"
"In the first book, Fang Heng fell off a cliff. It wasn't stated whether he was dead or alive, but he won't appear in this book. That doesn't mean he won't appear in the third book." Wang Hong said, "In the second book, the protagonist's lifelong friend will appear, as well as his biggest rival."
Actually, in order to "take revenge" on the smug Fang Heng, when Wang Hong wrote the book, Fang Heng would have died if he fell off the cliff. However, the Demonic Maiden Feng Heng was too popular, so he arranged for her to appear in the third book.
The media asked again, "The protagonist's lifelong best friend, as well as his biggest rival, what kind of character is he?"
"The legendary most handsome man in the world, known as the Cold-Faced Prince. He could have made a living with his face, but he chose to rely on his strength. He's also an excellent mathematician, and he will use his mind to calculate during a duel. It's an attempt to integrate mathematics into Wuxia. His weapon is a strange weapon, the long rule," Wang Hong said.
In fact, in the history of China, there were records of round drawing tools. Just like many ancient statues, there were Nuwa and Fu Xi who followed the rules.
Wang Hong said, "I can't tell you more. You can read it in the book."
This time, the questions were all about the content of the book. The media seemed to be very cooperative, but in fact, they were all arranged by the publishing house. That's why they all asked questions about the book.
Manman seemed to understand something. She mumbled to herself, "I know why Boss Yuan knows how to make cakes. If I'm not wrong, the long rule must be a compass."
There were still many readers at the book launch, so Wang Hong had to spend some time to sign and sell his books. In general, it was quite successful. There were already more than 20,000 books in the online pre-sale.
This was the reflection of the popularity of the first book.
After another hour, Wang Hong was almost done. He first thanked Li Li Western Restaurant for their cooperation, and then went straight to Yuanzhou shop.
Of course, Manman, who got half of the cake, also followed behind him. She really learned her shamelessness from the Black Beast.
"If I'm not wrong, the most handsome man in Jianghu in your book, Wang Hong, is his surname Yuan?" Manman said.
Wang Hong nodded silently.
Manman continued, "Then Ming Zhou."
That's right. The most handsome man in Jianghu in the second book that Wang Hong mentioned was called Yuan Zhou.
"Not bad. I'm convinced by your rainbow fart. No wonder Boss Yuan made you a cake to celebrate," Manman said.
Manman was also a regular customer. Although Yuan Zhou didn't admit it, she had learned the kneading skills from Yuan Zhou, so she had always regarded Yuan Zhou as her teacher.
As for Yuan Zhou's character, Man Man, this hidden disciple, was quite clear about it. Yuan Zhou had a cold face and a kind heart. On the surface, he appeared to be calm. Actually, once something happened to his friends or acquaintances, he would run away the fastest. This was something that everyone should know by now.
But it was obviously not Yuan Zhou's character to make a cake to celebrate his new book launch. So that's what happened. Man Man thought inwardly.
If Yuan Zhou knew what Man Man was thinking of, he would definitely be very surprised. How could the image of an aloof prince charming that he had concealed so well be seen through by everyone?
"How can writing a book be called a rainbow fart?!" Wang Hong argued loudly, "When writing the book, I discussed with Boss Yuan about the character. This character is based on Boss Yuan. How can you insult his innocence?"
"Okay, okay." Manman didn't want to argue with Wang Hong because she had a new idea. She was thinking if she should find a chance to give him a big cake with the words: Forever Young Adonis.
No, if she wrote "Forever Young Adonis", people would think she was saying that he was very old. Then she should write "Super Tall Adonis" … Manman fell into deep thought.
Li Li Western Restaurant was just opposite Yuanzhou shop, so Manman didn't have a clue before it was time. It happened to be breakfast time, and Yuan Zhou hadn't started to prepare the ingredients for lunch.
"Was the book launch successful?" Yuan Zhou asked.
Wang Hong said, "Quite successful. It will definitely sell better than the first book."
Yuan Zhou nodded his head contentedly and then took out the red velvet cake that he had prepared beforehand. The overall shape of this cake was the shape of a book, which was totally different from the one he had made for Yin Ya, which was almost in the shape of a heart.
"I'm doing this to celebrate the release of Wang Hong's new book. It's not because Wang Hong wrote that I'm the most handsome man in the world. Yes, that's right." Yuan Zhou managed to convince himself.
"Do you really want half?" As a man, Wang Hong didn't really like eating cake, but that was for others, not for Yuan Zhou.
"Yes, just half. Thank you." Manman put her palms together and tilted her head with a beautiful smile.
"My head hurts." Wang Hong showed a painful expression, but he still gave half of the cake to the plate prepared by Manman.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Manman took a deep breath of the fragrant and sweet smell of the cake, picked up the fork she brought and started to eat.
By the way, these plates and forks were specially bought by Man Man after Wang Hong agreed. It was to prevent the possibility of being rejected if there were no plates and forks.
Therefore, Wang Hong had no choice but to accept it. Although he still felt a little heartache when he looked at the half of the cake, the delicacy in front of him was more important.
Therefore, Wang Hong also picked up the spoon prepared by Yuan Zhou and started to eat.
Few men liked to eat sweet foods like cake. After all, it was relatively sweet. Therefore, Wang Hong only scooped a small piece and stuffed it into his mouth at first.
Before the cake entered Wang Hong's mouth, a faint milky aroma assailed his nostrils. This aroma was similar to milk, but it wasn't cloying. This made Wang Hong look forward to the taste of the cake even more.
Once it entered his mouth, the berry-red velvet cake immediately melted in his mouth. The rich fragrance of the fruit filled his mouth and mixed with the fragrance of milk was very soft.
"Oh, it's delicious. It's not cloying at all and the sweetness is just right. The taste of the milk is so delicious, and there's also the fresh and sweet fragrance of the mixed fruits." Wang Hong squinted his eyes and revealed a satisfied expression.
After eating a mouthful of the red velvet base, Wang Hong started to eat the book cover made of cream.
He directly scooped a spoonful and stuffed it into his mouth. The smooth and creamy texture spread in his mouth and the milky fragrance followed.
The milky fragrance was as if it had just been squeezed out of the pasture. It was full of the fragrance of the milk and the sweetness was just right. It was neither too sweet to the throat nor only had the taste of foam.
The cream was dense and delicate and the milky fragrance was very fragrant and sweet. It could be said to be the best.
"The cream on the top is also delicious. It's super fresh and doesn't have the cloying taste of other creams." Wang Hong continued praising.
At the side, Manman had already eaten the cake in small bites and revealed a blissful expression.
"There's still one hour before the ingredients are prepared. Just enough time for me to finish reading Guanggong's Travels." Yuan Zhou didn't participate in dividing the cake. He just sat at the side and read his own book.
He called Qin Kaili today and informed her that the observation group would stop for one day tomorrow.
Because he was going to exchange culinary skills with the master in the afternoon. Of course, Qin Kaili didn't ask why, so Yuan Zhou didn't tell her the reason, either.
While reading Guanggong's Travels, Yuan Zhou found that the taste of the diners at the end of the Qing Dynasty was quite different from that of the diners at the present time.
Besides the environmental background, the difference was also due to the evolution of the food.
For example, in the Sichuan Cuisine at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the dishes with garlic were far less than the dishes with garlic in the present Sichuan Cuisine.
There was evolution. That was why it was called a food culture.
"But is the perfume real?" Yuan Zhou got lost in thought.
At the end of Guanggong's Travels, it was said that Guang Li went to a small county in Yu Province. There was a very famous noodle shop in the small county. As a foodie, Guang Li naturally went there.
He ordered a bowl of noodles, but it tasted terrible. Not only was the noodles soft and not chewy, but the taste was also like chewing wax. Guang Li couldn't accept it on the spot. He stood up and asked the boss why the food tasted so terrible.
Then, the boss of the noodle shop said unhurriedly, "So you want to eat delicious noodles. You should have said so earlier. However, the price is different from that of delicious."
Then, Guang Li was a little stupefied. It was just like buying seafood in Weizhou Island. The shop owner would clearly ask you if you wanted a scale or not. It was a miraculous thing.
When you were doing business and sold things to customers, shouldn't you have a scale? Similarly, selling food and making delicious food was naturally also a must.
Guang Li wasn't short of money. He immediately said he wanted delicious food.
He originally thought that the shop owner would make another bowl of noodles and serve it to him. However, he didn't. He only saw the shop owner pour a transparent liquid into the noodles and then let Guang Li continue to eat.
How could it be delicious? However, Guang Li was extremely shocked after he ate it. After he ate it, the taste was spicy and sweet. The noodles also became chewy.
Guang Li immediately asked what was added. The shop owner said it was "real perfume". When Guang Li was about to continue asking, the shop owner said he had to eat it quickly. Otherwise, the noodles wouldn't taste good.
The book didn't write what real perfume was. Maybe Guang Li couldn't ask it back then.
"Eat it quickly. Otherwise, it won't taste good. It proves that this is real perfume and can only improve the taste of the noodles temporarily."
If it was only to improve the taste of the food temporarily, Yuan Zhou couldn't make the transparent liquid. However, he could make the sauce to improve the taste.
But it was difficult to make the noodles chewy. According to Guang Li's description, Yuan Zhou felt that even if he mixed it with chemicals, it would be difficult to achieve the effect described in the book.
Therefore, Yuan Zhou even made a special trip to the Chef's Association and the Ancient Books Association to inquire. Except for Guang Gong's Travel Notes, there were no relevant records in other books.
Of course, he couldn't think that the records were fake just because of this. After all, the information in ancient times wasn't developed. Besides, apart from the records of real perfume, other records could be followed.
The whole book of travel notes was written realistically. He couldn't possibly write something fake at the end.
"Even if the description of the effect of real perfume in the travel notes is a little exaggerated, it can be seen from Guang Li's comments on other delicacies along the way that he is very picky about delicacies."
For example, it only took Guang Li five minutes to eat up a bowl of noodles.
"Excluding the deception of taste before and after comparison, the taste should be improved by at least two points in about ten minutes."
To improve the taste of the noodles by two points and to improve the taste of the noodles in more than five minutes was almost like magic. Yuan Zhou supported his chin with his hand and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought.
"System, does such real perfume really exist?" Yuan Zhou asked the system in his heart.
The system displayed, "Yes."
Yuan Zhou asked, "Then do you have it?"
"No." The system displayed quite straightforwardly.
"Even the system didn't record the real perfume." Yuan Zhou understood immediately.
The system displayed, "The real perfume has been lost."
Not only in China, but also in the world. Many dishes had been lost due to various reasons.
In Yuan Zhou's opinion, however, there were three kinds of lost dishes. The first kind was that no chef knew how to cook but there were records of it in ancient books or ancient recipes.
The second kind was that no chef knew how to cook and there were no ancient books or ancient recipes passed down, but the system did.
Lastly, the third kind was that no chef knew how to cook and there were no ancient books or ancient recipes passed down. Even the system didn't keep it. The system could only judge whether it had ever existed or not. This kind of dish was truly lost.
As mentioned before, the system couldn't record the ingredients if they didn't circulate. Take the coriander from Xiaolongshan as an example. Speaking of the coriander from Xiaolongshan, it was the pinnacle of Yuan Zhou's life.
Same with the ingredients, the recipe was the same. If it hadn't been recorded or passed down orally, the system couldn't record it either.
"No wonder there's no record of it except for the travel notes. It seems that the boss of this noodle restaurant didn't pass down this craftsmanship at all. Even after he created it, he didn't tell anyone." Yuan Zhou roughly guessed the truth.
"System, hurry up and release a mission to me. Let me restore the real perfume." Yuan Zhou said.
Given the relationship between him and the system, it was quite easy for him to get a mission.
Then, the system really released the mission in the next second.
The system displayed, "Host, do you accept the mission [Restore the Real Perfume]?"
"Yes." Yuan Zhou immediately checked it. He wanted to see what kind of reward would be given to him.
[Mission] Restore the Real Perfume (Incomplete)
(Hint: You've witnessed the miraculous yet lost seasoning in Guang Gong's Travel Notes. Brave young man, go conquer it quickly!)
[Mission Reward] Big Gift Bag of Street Snacks
Yuan Zhou was quite satisfied with the reward. Just now, he was still talking about the stinky tofu on the whole street. Never did he expect that it would come now.
Street snacks were obviously different from Shredded Chicken Cold Noodles. Street snacks didn't belong to any regional cuisines. They could be found almost everywhere in the country and weren't covered by regional cuisines.
Fried Yogurt, Sizzling Tofu, Sizzling Squid, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Fruit Shaved Ice, Roasted Potatoes …
Speaking of it, he had a great appetite. Yuan Zhou had also made Sizzling Squid before, but he had specially made it for Yin Ya.
"Little comrade system, you really know me well." Yuan Zhou burst into laughter.
After the laughter, he couldn't help but fall silent. It wasn't easy to get this reward. After all, Yuan Zhou didn't have any ideas about the real perfume.
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