Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant

On the first day of official recording, Ming Qian got up early at 04:30 in the morning and went out at [-] o'clock.

When they got up, they yawned all the time. They didn't have any confidence in the skills of the guests. The real preparations depended on their own shop assistants.

He ate instant noodles for breakfast, he hadn't eaten instant noodles for a long time, and when he occasionally ate instant noodles soaked in soup stones, Ming Qian still felt that they were delicious.

Yao likes braised beef noodles the most. Even though he has tried other flavors of instant noodles, braised beef noodles are still his favorite.

Now the weather has turned cold. Although I still wear two pieces, they are thicker than before. The temperature is especially low in the morning and evening. Ming Qian sneezed involuntarily as soon as he walked out of the community. He rubbed his hands and was curious. He breathed a sigh of relief, and found that it could already produce white mist.

"Cold?" You Jun, who was walking beside Ming Qian, turned his head and asked.

Ming Qian nodded slightly: "A little bit, the temperature difference is too big."

Youjun held out his hand.

His palms are not wide, but the joints are distinct, and they are very powerful at first glance. Ming Qian looked at his hands and understood You Jun's meaning without thinking. He raised his head and looked into You Jun's eyes. You Jun didn't blink .

Ming Qian glanced at Yao, walked behind, turned his face to one side, and wrote all over his body: "I can't see anything, I can't hear anything, I can't feel anything".

So Mingqian put his hand in Youjun's palm without blushing or panting. The moment he put it on, Mingqian felt a warmth passing from Youjun's palm to his hand, and then made his body feel warm. Let's warm up together.

Neither of them spoke, they walked on the street in silence, the chill brought by the late autumn had been dispelled by the people around them.

Ming Qian suddenly felt very stable, it was difficult for him to describe his current feeling, he just walked forward slowly, every step was very steady.

He also didn't ask You Jun if he could warm up his body if he didn't hold hands.

There is no need to think about the answer at all, but You Jun didn't take the initiative to ask, and Ming Qian didn't take the initiative to ask either.

Walking behind, he looked at the backs of Youjun and Mingqian, and finally knew where the word "nasty" should be used.

It is just right to use it at this time.

When they arrived at the store, Yiyi and the others also arrived. Wanwan and Chuchu played at home for a few days. Although they came early today, they looked very relaxed. They all changed into new clothes. It is tied with two ponytails.

One looks mature and generous, and the other looks lively and cute.

When pushing away, Ming Qian saw a group of people.

The crew of the crew is camouflaging the camera and trying to add a few more positions.

The guests are doing makeup.

"Do you still want to put on makeup?" Ming Qian was a little surprised, and it happened that Director Han was there, so Ming Qian asked his own question.

Director Han: "You have to put on makeup, at least not for diners to see it at a glance, but for fans to see it when watching the show."

This is too troublesome, Ming Qian saw that the male artists were covered layer by layer by the makeup artist, and felt that being an artist is not easy.

The filming will start at [-]:[-], Mingqian instructs Brother Jiang to cook the hot pot base, and Yiyi and the others instruct the others to chop vegetables.

The quick exercise in the past few days didn't have much effect, and the cooking of the base ingredients was fairly simple, Mingqian just asked Brother Jiang to put the spices into the pot that had been filled with stone water in advance.

But cutting vegetables is difficult. Knife skills need time to practice, not just a few days.

There are no shortcuts to some things.

The back kitchen doesn’t need to hide the camera position, and there will be photographers running around to take close-ups.

After the guests put on their makeup, the shooting officially began.

There is no difference from the previous few days. In the past few days, he has been recording in order to accumulate material and find camera positions. Ming Qian no longer feels nervous in front of the camera.

"Brother Jiang, come with me." Ming Qian stood at the door of the kitchen and waved to Brother Jiang.

He keenly felt that Brother Jiang's temperament had changed. He looked listless before, but now he was full of energy, as if he had a plan in his chest, and nothing could stop him.

Brother Jiang nodded steadily to Mingqian, and followed Mingqian into the back kitchen.

"Let's make broth first." Ming Qian was worried that Brother Jiang would be nervous, so he kept smiling at Brother Jiang.

Brother Jiang nodded stiffly. He only learned how to cook bottom ingredients and how to fry pumpkin cakes after he came here. A person who has never been in the kitchen before wants to record a program in this area. It is understandable that he does not want to make a fool of himself in front of the audience. .

"Do you still remember how to do it?" Ming Qian taught Brother Jiang before, so today he will not do it himself, but will only guide him.

Brother Jiang said calmly, "I remember."

He walked to the ingredients with one hand and one foot, and took green onions, ginger and peppers.

Ming Qian: "...the broth doesn't use chili."

Brother Jiang put down the pepper again, and he came back with the materials, like a robot.

"Let's start." Ming Qian urged.

Brother Jiang swallowed, and kept hypnotizing himself: "I can, I can, I've studied for so long, I'm sure I can", and then he put pork bones and Chicken racks and a few pieces of beef, two photographers, one pointing the lens at the pot, and the other pointing the lens at the person.

"What are you doing now?" Brother Jiang's mind froze.

Ming Qian gave Brother Jiang an encouraging smile: "After cooking, you have to keep skimming off the froth. After skimming off all the foam, you have already boiled it all the time. Put it in after two hours..."

He deliberately paused to let Brother Jiang take up the conversation.

Brother Jiang: "Put onion and ginger?"

Ming Qian reminded: "What else?"

Ming Qian didn't hear Brother Jiang's answer, and said again: "Seasoning."

Brother Jiang: "Salt!"

Ming Qian heaved a sigh of relief, and then gave a thumbs up.

After only half an hour of filming, Jiang Ge's calm big brother character set has completely collapsed.

It won't be long before the froth is skimmed off, Ming Qian is still observing the situation at Yiyi's side.

There are three sub-workers in the program group, two men and one woman. He Qin is in a group with two boys.

Originally, He Qin was a waiter and Lin Sui was a builder, but Director Han switched their jobs for some unknown reason.

I can't see the effect yet, but since I changed it, there must be a reason.

Yao was stricter than Ming Qian thought, but because Director Han didn't say no, Ming Qian didn't say anything.

Moreover, Haruka's strictness is not annoying, his face is naturally dominant in this respect, and losing his temper is like a child acting like a baby.

"The beef should be cut along the grain!" Yao was furious, "Get out of the way, I'll do it."

He rolled up his sleeves and asked He Qin to stand aside: "Look carefully, I'll teach this one time."

With the knife in hand, Haruka deliberately slowed down, but even so, she could only be dumbfounded and shocked when watching him chop vegetables.

Yao's hand is too steady. In the past, the diners were all in front, and no one admired his knife skills from behind. At this time, there was a camera facing him, and carefully photographed Yao's knife skills. It was accurate and steady, and he didn't need to show off. The flower knife can make the guests next to him exclaim.

This is also the first time Mingqian has seen Yaowan Huadao.

The handle of the knife seemed to be flat against Yao's palm. His palm was straight. The blade turned from his fingertips to his arm, returned to its original position, and turned around in his palm. The speed was fast and neat. Brother looked silly.

Yao found that they were all looking at him in shock, shrugged and said, "What's the matter, I can only do it with my right hand, and Yiyi can do it with both hands."

Yiyi smiled shyly beside her.

Everyone in the program team knew that the three Yiyi sisters were deaf-mute, and they also knew that it was due to hereditary diseases, so they were not allowed to work much, so as not to make them feel uncomfortable.

Now being mentioned by Yao, the photographer asked in a low voice, "Can you demonstrate?"

Yiyi nodded, took the knife from Yao's hand, pulled out another knife, and held the flower knife with both hands, but the direction was opposite.

"My God." He Qin covered her mouth and murmured, "Isn't it amazing?"

The two boys didn't hold back either: "How long will it take to practice? Will it not hurt your hands?"

Yiyi shook her head, took out her mobile phone and typed, then looked at the screen and read out: "She knows it since she was a child, it's not difficult."

He Qin sighed: "Now that I am so good at being a prickly worker, if I leave the entertainment industry, I may not be able to find a job."

"I guess no one wants me to move bricks." A boy laughed at himself.

Another said: "I'm okay. I can play the piano. If I apply for a job in a western restaurant, I can find a job no matter what."

The one who said he was okay was "beaten up" by He Qin and another boy.

Because the main force of chopping vegetables is the three "stack workers", Yao and Yiyi's main job is to supervise the workers.

Yiyi and Chuchu could bear it, but Yao and Wanwan couldn't stand it at all. The guests had to demonstrate after a few minutes of cutting. After finishing, they simply cut the meat by themselves, and asked the guests to share the meat with them. The other two only cut vegetables.

Because Yao and Wanwan did it spontaneously, the director didn't organize it either.

It's just that the meat cutter was even worse. Compared with Youyao and Wanwan, he seemed to have a problem with his hands.

The three waiters outside were cleaning up the storefront. They had to clean the storefront carefully. The tables had to be wiped, the floor had to be mopped, and even the lamps had to be cleaned by stepping on a ladder, not to mention the cabinets and tables.

It is also necessary to sort and arrange the drinks, and everything on the cash register must not be let go. Not only must it be cleaned up, but also must be straightened.

The ground outside the store can't be spared either, so when the surrounding shop owners came to open the shop, they saw three hard-working workers.

"Xiao Ming is recruiting again?"

"It's quite serious, even cleaning the outside."

"Fuck! Sweep all my side."

"This person is worth recruiting."

"Where do you think Xiao Ming recruits every time? Why can't I recruit people like this?"

"Now all good-looking young people like to be waiters?"

"Xiao Ming is just lucky. He has endured hardships before, and now he should enjoy the blessings. There is a saying? When God closes a door for you, he will definitely open another window for you."

Although Lin Sui has a low EQ, she has an advantage, that is, she is serious in everything she does. The other two boys want to take a break, but when they see Lin Sui is mopping the floor in front of the store with a mop, they can only follow do things together.

I thought I was here to film a variety show, but it turned out to be no different from work.

"I see there are unused chairs inside. Let's move them out. If there are people queuing at noon, there will still be seats." Lin Sui wiped the sweat from her forehead. She has queued before, and the most fearful thing is that there is no place to sit. , can only go to the side for a stroll, but as long as you go, it is easy to miss the time.

If the number is skipped, the previous row will be in vain.

There are not many chairs, and such chairs with backrests take up a lot of space, and few people can sit on them.

Lin Sui went straight to the back kitchen and asked, "Shop Manager, I think it's inconvenient to put the unused chairs outside for people in line to sit on. How about I go to the nearest market to buy some benches? By the way, I can also buy some cheap tables." , you can put some free snacks."

The "store manager" refers to Brother Jiang, who is chopping green onions, he turned his head and looked at Lin Sui with confused eyes: "What?"

Lin Sui repeated it, Jiang Ge subconsciously looked at Ming Qian.

The photographer's camera also moved to Ming Qian, Ming Qian could only maintain his composure and said, "Go."

Before Lin Sui ran out, Ming Qian said, "Remember to ask for a receipt! You will be reimbursed when you come back!"

Lin Sui turned around and said ok, then continued to rush out.

After rushing, Lin Sui rushed back again, poking her head into the back kitchen: "Where is...the market?"

Yiyi stood up, and she held out her hand to Lin Sui: "I'll take you there."

Lin Sui smiled and looked even more naive: "Then let's go."

She took Yiyi's hand, and the two girls ran out together.

Leaving the other two male waiters standing there, not knowing what to do.

Still the photographer brother reminded: "Ask the store manager."

The two male guests also ran to the back kitchen: "Manager, the front has been cleaned, what should we do now?"

Brother Jiang just put the onion and ginger in, and with a shake of his hand, he put in too much salt.

Brother Jiang broke down and said, "Don't ask me! Ask the boss!"

Brother Jiang didn't give them time to ask Mingqian, he looked at Mingqian pitifully with a spoon in his hand: "I put too much salt, what should I do?"

Then he began to babble: "I have never cooked, I really have no experience, I didn't put so much salt on purpose, my hands shook just now, it was really shaking, I did everything well before, no mistakes, Only the salt went wrong..."

Ming Qian hurriedly stopped Brother Jiang's broken thoughts: "Just put some water, just go and tell them, I'll try the taste and see how much water I should add."

Brother Jiang didn't want to go and talk to those two boys. He didn't want to go anywhere until he watched the pot of broth be rescued.

This is another sense of responsibility.

Ming Qian put a little bit of it in a small dish with a spoon. He took a sip and felt that it was not very salty. There was too much salt, but it was only a little bit, so he added a little bit of water and waited for it to boil again. He tasted it again and it was just right.

"Okay, there's no problem now." Ming Qian turned his head and smiled at Brother Jiang.

Brother Jiang's eyes were a little red, but he held back and looked at Ming Qian gratefully.

He is not a person with a strong heart, otherwise he would not file for bankruptcy directly instead of bankruptcy protection.

But he does have a strong sense of responsibility, is prone to self-blame and guilt, and will panic when encountering things.

Strictly speaking, he is not suitable to be a leader, but the program team couldn't find a more suitable person.

For a new program that has not yet achieved results, the station will not fully support it, and artists with the same status and popularity will not be willing to come.

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Brother Jiang slightly bent over Ming Qian.

Ming Qian quickly said: "This is also my shop, let's work hard together, it's all for customers to eat well."

After the crisis was resolved, Brother Jiang's highly tense nerves relaxed, and he suddenly said, "It smells so good."

Others in the back kitchen smelled it too.

"Is it the aroma of this soup?!" Brother Jiang looked at the boiling soup in surprise.

He couldn't believe it, but he cooked this pot of soup. It was the sixth time in his life that he cooked soup - the first few times he cooked soup was just two days ago, and it didn't taste like this at all before.

Ming Qian: "It's the smell of soup."

"Would you like to try it?"

Ming Qian served Brother Jiang a small bowl of soup, carefully reminded: "Be careful, there is some soup, drink it slowly, it will taste even better if you boil it for another two hours."

Brother Jiang took the soup bowl, blew on it a couple of times, and couldn't wait to drink it, and then his eyes were closed and his facial features were distorted by the heat.

The cameraman directly pointed the camera at Brother Jiang's face.

Then I photographed Brother Jiang's red eyes when he opened them. I don't know whether he was moved by "my" craftsmanship or was burned. He widened his eyes, like a goldfish with bulging eyes, and put down the soup bowl excitedly. Grabbing Ming Qian's hand, he almost jumped up excitedly: "I've never had such delicious soup!"

“Fragrant and fresh!”

Brother Jiang was incoherent: "It's better than what I drink in high-end restaurants, it's so good! There is no better soup than this!"

Ming Qian praised: "Efforts will pay off."

Brother Jiang greeted the others excitedly: "Hurry up, come and taste it."

He went to get a few more bowls for He Qin and the others to taste.

He Qin originally thought that Brother Jiang was acting—even this was too exaggerated and fake, until she took a sip of soup.

This morning she just had a slice of whole grain toast and a few slices of lettuce, but her stomach is used to it.

Until she took a sip of the soup, the moment her taste buds touched the soup, it was as if she finally woke up from hibernation. Although only salt was added to the soup, it was more fragrant than any additives, without any fishy smell, only Delicious and strong fragrance.

When the soup slipped from her mouth, down her throat, and into her stomach, she shivered all over. Her stomach felt warm, and her whole body seemed to be warm.

She was not in good health at first, and her hands and feet would be cold every day from the beginning of autumn. After drinking a bowl of soup, she felt that her hands and feet were getting warmer. At first she thought it was her own illusion, until she put her palm on on his own face.

The temperature of the palm is higher than that of the face.

He Qin turned to look at the other two guests who drank the soup. They also had expressions of disbelief just like her.

Ming Qian was a little proud: "The business of our store has always been very good, because the ingredients are real and taste good."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to have the current popularity in less than half a year."

This is a great opportunity to advertise!Let the people of the whole country see that the Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant uses good materials!

He Mingqian is a solid businessman.

He Qin said to Ming Qian sincerely: "Boss, I think we are here to hold you back."

Ming Qian said with a smile: "You work, I also earn money, cooperation is win-win."

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere in the back kitchen was joyous.

The aroma of broth permeates the air, and even just smelling it seems to warm your whole body.

The one who cuts the meat is a boy, and he is also the best knife worker among the three newly appointed pier workers-maybe because he climbed out of the group performance, and used to cook by himself when he was a group performance, so he was the fastest to get started.

Although the thickness of the beef still cannot be cut exactly the same, but at any rate, it is better to look at it, and it is enough if you don't look carefully.

However, Yao’s requirements are high, and if the guest’s cut is not up to standard, he will use it to modify the knife.

On the contrary, the guest of the loin slices handled it very well. To remove the fascia, it is not the skill of the knife but the care. He is really careful. After Yao talked about it, he put all his body and mind into the preparation of the loin slices, and he did not miss any fascia.

Loin slices are better than beef slices, because there is no texture of beef, as long as the hands are steady, they can be sliced ​​very thinly.

After checking the waist film, Yao finally gave a satisfactory evaluation. He patted the guest on the shoulder and said with relief: "It's ok, your waist film is good. If you want to work in the store in the future, I will Say something nice about your boss."

The guest couldn't help but smile: "Thank you, I will definitely come if I have the chance."

He Qin was slicing cucumbers, but was so greedy by the smell of cucumbers, she raised her head and asked, "Boss, can I have a cucumber?"

Ming Qian waved his hand: "Eat it, a cucumber is still affordable."

However, He Qin didn't eat alone. She divided a cucumber into several portions, and everyone could eat a bite, even the photographer brother.

"Why is it so delicious!" He Qin's voice was trembling.

What kind of store is this!How can a cucumber be so delicious!

The juice is rich, not only has the fragrance of cucumber, but also has a slight sweetness. Is this cucumber? !If you don't tell her it's a cucumber, she will definitely think it's some kind of fruit she hasn't eaten before!Even if you guessed it, you would think it was a fruit cucumber.

It looks like an ordinary cucumber, but it tastes better than a fruit cucumber.

Absolutely!

Other guests reacted similarly to her.

None of them expected that a hot pot restaurant could have so many fresh and delicious ingredients.

If it wasn't for the recording of the program, they would have sat down to eat long ago, regardless of whether it was still morning.

Brother Jiang was the only one who was not overwhelmed by the cucumber—because he frantically took pictures of the pot of soup with his mobile phone.

And keep changing angles.

Unaware that a camera was looking at him.

He had to take a picture and show it to his wife, children, parents and friends, him!Kitchen killer!To cook such a delicious soup, although Ming Qian did the seasoning, he felt that this pot of soup must have his medal of merit.

"Are you going to have a guest?" Brother Jiang put away his phone and asked Ming Qian with a serious face.

Ming Qian glanced at the time: "...it's only less than nine o'clock."

Brother Jiang frowned: "Isn't hot pot eaten in the morning? I think it's time to eat hot pot at nine o'clock."

Brother Jiang also "struggled with reason": "I used to eat hot pot at six o'clock in the morning."

Mingqian: "..."

There is no need to give such an extreme example.

There were footsteps outside, and Lin Sui shouted excitedly: "The store manager! I have arranged the outside! Come out and have a look!"

Mingqian went out with Brother Jiang.

As soon as the two walked out, they were blinded by the road in front of them.

Is this the waiting area?This is the photo zone, right?

Was it really the market that Lin Sui went to?

The benches are covered with a layer of fabric, which is probably not expensive, but the pattern is very beautiful.

Lin Sui did not know where to get a big parasol, and three small round tables were placed in front of the bench, and the small round tables were also covered with tablecloths—it was still lace. flowers.

Not only that, there is a plate next to the vase, and the edge of the porcelain plate has undulating lace, and it is also painted, which looks like flower petals from a distance.

Ming Qian almost couldn't find his tongue: "...Did you finish it by yourself?"

Lin Sui was very proud: "Of course, I asked the boss to help move it to the entrance of the market, and I will find Sanlun to deliver it."

Lin Sui said proudly: "When we were in school, our dormitory was also decorated by me. It was rural style. Do you want to see the photos?"

Originally, Ming Qian thought that the program team might cheat him, so he had to find a way not to be cheated.

Now it seems that the guests are all talents, maybe they all have special skills, the program team is here to give him warmth.