Gourmet and actor

At this time, "Song of Playing the Sword" just finished one round.After watching the whole drama, apart from the scheming but hard-to-hate heroine, among the male characters, the audience is most impressed by Xiao Ke's white-clothed swordsman Xiang Ziyu, and even the heroine is left behind.

This outstanding descendant of the Chu Kingdom realized that Ye Zong's so-called restoration of the six kingdoms was actually disrupting the world.But as long as the people live a good life, they don't care who is the emperor, and no one remembers the past monarchs of the six countries. After waking up from a dream, they are determined to get rid of all this.

He had the opportunity to stay away from right and wrong, and fight the world with his sword.But because he couldn't let go of the friendship between master and apprentice, he died for his master in the imperial court's martial arts encirclement and suppression.Xiang Ziyu, who rarely smiles at ordinary times, smiled with relief before he died, which made the audience feel distressed and sighed.

According to director Zeng's expectations, this role should be more popular with girls.But unexpectedly, after the film was broadcast, about half of the male viewers commented on Xiang Ziyu on the official blog and various forums.Director Zeng discussed with his assistant several times, and finally came to a conclusion: this kind of character with strong martial arts, a rough life experience, a cold face, a warm heart, and unfortunately died young is actually a male-female killer.Of course, being able to make the audience mesmerized by playing the role alive should go to Xiao Ke for the first time.

Most of the early discussions were light-hearted, such as "count how many times the characters praised Xiang Ziyu in total", a statistics game.After the death of the character, while the audience wailed, various deconstruction and analysis papers emerged one after another, which were refreshed every day, and they were clear and logical.Director Zeng wondered for a while whether he directed this drama, otherwise, how could there be so many meanings in it that he himself didn't know.

The ratings of "Song of Playing the Sword" did not start high, not even 1.But as word of mouth spread, it rose rapidly in the next few days, and it has since topped the list.When the statistics of the first broadcast were completed, the average viewing rate broke 3, making it the well-deserved king of the viewing rate in the Spring Festival.

What's interesting is that many uncles and aunts who remember Xiao Ke because of spy war dramas didn't want to watch martial arts movies at first.Later, when they heard that Xiao Ke's character had died, they all wondered: How could a good person die?Shouldn't you live to the end?When I was surprised, I hurried to the Internet to make up for the previous situation.As a result, this drama formed an interesting phenomenon: other dramas are played by young people on the Internet, while older people watch them in front of the TV, but "Song of Playing the Sword" is just the opposite.

The success of this drama has also made many people in the industry realize that as long as the script is excellent and the actors are suitable, even if there are not too many romantic entanglements and the characters deviate from traditional preferences, they can still be recognized by the audience.

With the help of the TV effect, as soon as the news that Xiao Ke returned to City S to participate in the competition came out, many viewers tried their best to find out the venue of the competition and came to watch.The preliminary competition, which was basically unknown in the past and only the chefs would pay attention to, suddenly became famous.Seeing this, the Culinary Association, as the co-organizer, couldn't help but have the idea of ​​asking Xiao Ke to be the image ambassador of the competition area, and decided to consult with him after the competition.

Due to the limited space and the large number of participants, the competition was divided into two sessions in the morning and afternoon.The judges scored the dishes of the contestants one by one, and finally selected six candidates according to the scores, and participated in the selection competition in the Asia-Pacific region in June.

The designated ingredient for this period is fish. According to regulations, the contestants have to complete a dish within three hours.

According to the lottery ranking, Xiao Ke was arranged until the morning.After turning all the tanks around, he chose a yellow river carp that had been spiked out of the sand among the various fresh fish provided by the organizer, and prepared to make a sweet and sour fish fillet.

Unlike ordinary sweet and sour fish that is cooked whole, Xiao Ke debones the fish first, slices it into small pieces, and puts it in a bowl to marinate.While waiting for the taste, he peeled the fresh tomatoes, cut them into pieces and put them into a blender to make a pulp, then poured them into a pressure cooker and boiled until the pulp and water were completely blended, and then simmered over low heat.

When the sauce became thick enough, the color changed from powder to bright, red like hawthorn fruit with syrup on it, Xiao Ke slowly added the water made from brown sugar and cornstarch and freshly squeezed lemon juice, and adjusted it evenly After that, cook regularly.

Then, he poured oil into the pan, coated the fish fillet with a layer of batter, and quickly passed it twice in the [-]% hot oil pan.When the surface becomes crispy, drain the oil and remove from the pan.

At this time, the tomato sauce is also ready.Xiao Ke didn't wait for it to cool, and didn't use the traditional method of pouring the lid. Instead, he put the fish fillets into the sauce bowl while it was still hot, patiently hung the sauce one by one, and then put them into a long plate, arranging them in an undulating shape.

After the fish fillets were placed, he used permed fungus to assemble a small fish, added tomato sauce squeezed into a circle, and carved thin strands of bamboo shoots, adorning the edges.At first glance, it looks like a fish swimming on the sea surface dyed red by the rising sun, which is pleasing to the eye.

After passing by the staff, when this sweet and sour fish fillet was served in front of the judges, the temperature was just right.It will neither burn your mouth, nor will the sauce stagnate due to the low temperature, and it is still fresh and transparent.The sweet and sour taste combined with the strong fish fragrance, which appeared more and more in many dishes with the same fragrance, caught the judges' attention immediately.

The judges had already heard about the name of Yushan Palace, and several of them even made a special trip to taste it. In addition, they were interested in asking Xiao Ke to be the image ambassador. They had been paying attention to his progress, and secretly expected him to come to a special dish.Seeing that what was served was just a plate of ordinary sweet and sour fish, I was a little disappointed.But after smelling the scent of fish, he immediately put the little disappointment behind him, and rushed to hold up his chopsticks, trying to taste it quickly.

The meat of Yellow River carp is thick and tender, with a good taste.However, because it will have a muddy smell if it is not cooked well, some cooks who are not skilled enough often like to increase the taste of the sauce to cover up the smell and avoid showing timidity.

But the ketchup that Xiao Ke prepared seemed to be thick, but in fact it was light.The creamy cornstarch neutralizes the rich taste of the ingredients, emphasizing the soft taste of the fresh sauce itself.The sweet and sour sauce melts in the mouth, combined with the crispy and tender fried fish fillets, it will whet your appetite.Until the stomach, there was still a hint of refreshing fragrance of lemon in the mouth, so that the judges couldn't help holding one piece after another, and they didn't stop until the plate was bottomed out.

For other dishes, the judges gave up after tasting one or two bites, but Xiao Ke's dish was divided up, and even the side dishes were all eaten with sauce.From the beginning to the end of the whole competition, only Xiao Ke's dishes received this treatment.From a certain point of view, it is enough to explain the attitude of the judges.

When the results of the competition came out at [-] o'clock in the evening, Xiao Ke lived up to expectations and won the championship.When the news spread outside the arena, the fans who had stood by all day immediately cheered in unison.

The only regret is that from No.2 Zhou Fu to No.6 contestants, there are award-winning dishes on display.Only No.1 Xiao Ke can only use a candid photo provided by a staff member as a picture for the press release.

When the photos with a completely different style of painting were released, the fans who were unable to go to the scene to help out immediately protested strongly, accusing the organizers of discriminating.A few days later, when the news came out that Xiao Ke became the image ambassador of the Bocuse competition in China, the fans were even more surprised: Is the image ambassador's dish photos destined to be of the type with sharp angles and shaking hands?If this is the case, it would be better not to be the ambassador.

Fan Chunming, who followed the scene from the beginning to the end, found these comments and couldn't laugh or cry.Immediately give them science, this competition is equivalent to the Oscars of the catering industry, the founder is a legend, and the customers are mainly prime ministers, dignitaries, rich and famous people.After hearing this, the fans suddenly realized, and quickly deleted the comments that were suspected of being cute while getting cheap.

Because of discussing the details of the image ambassador with the organizer, Xiao Ke's original plan to spend a day with his father had to be reduced to a few hours.On the second day after the competition, after discussing business matters, he went to the apartment where his father and Deng Yibo lived temporarily, and chatted over the dishes Fan Chunming sent.

However, although the time is short, Xiao Ke has obtained a lot of information.Apart from Xiao Huiguang's smooth study, Deng Yibo poaching a talent to go back to the company during the auditorium, etc., what surprised him most was the change of Xiao Huiguang's attitude.

When Xiao Huiguang said for the third time with a natural expression, as if gossiping, "In addition to the two couples of the boy and the girl, there is a pair of girls who also come to the restaurant regularly. I heard that they have been together for more than ten years." Xiao Ke's doubts It suddenly reached its climax: it's only been half a month, how did my father change from being secretive at first to accepting it now?Although the disapproval of himself and Han Xilin was still revealed in the words, but in terms of acceptance, the speed of change was too fast.

Seeing his unbelievable expression, Deng Yibo, who was chatting with him, pulled Xiao Ke to his room under the pretext of handing over the things, and proudly claimed the credit, "Xiao Ke, do you wonder why Uncle Xiao has become enlightened? Hehehe, it's all me." Thanks to you!"

"What did you do?" Xiao Ke thought, could it be like Han Xilin did to Father Han, finding excuses and changing tricks to brainwash him every day?

Deng Yibo didn't know that Xiao Ke guessed him as An.Master Li flaunted himself, "Uncle Han heard that I was also living with Uncle Xiao in City S, and asked me to find a few more gay couples to sit in the restaurant. After seeing a lot, Uncle Xiao gradually got used to it." Yes. When I heard that it was related to the lifelong happiness of you and Brother Han, how could I dare to refuse. For you, I specially contacted my brother who had been with him before—oh no, it was the little boy I dated, and asked him to bring his new boyfriend over. I also ordered the waiters in the store to tell Uncle Xiao if they have anything to do, saying that in today's society, no matter what kind of partner you choose, as long as you live comfortably. Xiaoke, although Uncle Han's idea Yes, but the specific implementation is all my running errands. When your father is willing to treat Brother Han as his own family, he must treat me to a media thank you banquet. Remember to have a big portion of the sweet and sour fish fillet today. Also."

Only then did Xiao Ke feel relieved: it turned out that his father was influenced by the environment, and he knew that in the current society, different orientations are no longer such a shocking event.

Although there is still a long way to go from changing his thinking to agreeing with the younger generation's choice of this path, Xiao Ke is already very satisfied with the current progress.He promised: "Xiao Deng, by that time, no matter what you want to eat, I will make it for you."

Deng Yibo smiled happily, "Then I'll work harder and try to finish Uncle Xiao before you come back to S City to participate in the competition."

Although he didn't see Han Xilin this trip, Xiao Ke, who had a windfall, was still in a good mood.After contacting the producer, he rushed directly to the special forces training camp in another province.Take with you Zhou Fu's specially collected videos of previous years' competitions, and prepare to fill in the gaps between filming.

When they arrived at the camp, Lao Yun, who was accompanying him routinely, and several other supporting actors who also came to experience life also arrived.The actor who replaced Xiao Ke's original role is called Xiong Gang. Although his name is masculine, his personality is gentle and shy, which is quite similar to that of the second male lead.

The actor who plays the male second and several other civilian officers does not have to follow the physical training all the way, the key point is to understand the civilian daily work of the army.Under Lao Yun's mediation, the army transferred a non-commissioned officer of the eighth rank of civil service to accompany them to explain.

The second day after Xiao Ke came, the non-commissioned officer also arrived.It happened to be lunch break, and Lao Yun said that he should be invited to come over to get to know everyone, but he didn't come back after walking out of the dormitory for a long time.

Xiao Ke, who lives on the third floor, noticed through the window that Lao Yun in the distance had a long conversation with a strange young man, and finally came back alone, saying that the new non-commissioned officer is not suitable, and he will change another one, so that the actors will go first today Watch special forces training.

This matter is a bit strange, when there is no one in private, Xiao Ke couldn't help asking why.Lao Yun hesitated for a moment, and then said: "This is a junior from Xiao Lin's grandfather's family. For some reason, Lao Han never talked to his father-in-law's family. If he knew that I had contacts with them, he would definitely break up with me. The non-commissioned officer who met twice, who do you think I can choose?"