Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant

"Our Store" was officially aired. Because of the blessings of guests and the recently sluggish variety show environment, it was in the limelight for a while. It rushed to the top of the hot search list within two hours of its broadcast. At the beginning, people's attention was focused on The content of the program and the performance of the guests, but soon, "our store" fell to the third place in the hot search list, but the hot search "the boss's family history" became the first.

Someone picked up Mingqian's video on "Gourmet Direct" last year, edited Mingqian's speech about why he opened a hot pot restaurant, and made it into a short video.

People like to read success stories, and the closer they are to ordinary people, the better, and they have seen enough documentaries about bigwigs who started from scratch. Now bigwigs are worth billions and tens of billions, and they are far away from their lives. No matter how much people like to talk about how hard life was in the past, for today's young people, that is still far away, it is a matter of the seventies and 80s.

The entrepreneurship of the rich second generation is also far away from them, and they cannot feel the feeling of being motivated at all.

But Ming Qian is very close to them. After all, Ming Qian was born in an ordinary well-off family. normal and healthy.

In high school, Mingqian's parents had an accident, and he was burdened with the burden of repaying the loan. He relied on his own efforts to repay the loan and graduated from college smoothly.

A depressing beginning, an ordinary and extraordinary protagonist, and a happy ending constitute a complete and dramatic story.

More importantly, the protagonist of this story is very good-looking, and people have been pursuing beauty for thousands of years, otherwise they would not have seen such words as killing Wei Jie and looking better than Pan An, even the words handed down from ancient times The paintings are also dominated by mountains and seas. Even if there are people, they outline the free and easy appearance of literati with a few strokes.

And Ming Qian's appearance meets most people's requirements for a handsome guy, even if a small number of people don't think he is handsome, they will not think him ugly.

Good-looking people can always get more bonuses, a beautiful woman or a handsome guy, people will subconsciously think that he or she will not be a bad person, and put some good labels on him or her.

So relying on the storyline and appearance, coupled with the promotion of the program group, Ming Qian suddenly became famous with a strong posture that made countless third-tier artists envious and jealous.

When Ming Qian woke up, he looked at his several platform accounts in a daze. Weibo fans had increased especially a lot. Before going to bed yesterday, his fans had already increased a lot, from 18 to 32, but now he has Mobile phone, I thought I misread the number - 140 million.

And there are always reminders of new fans.

The original more than 400 comments on the last Weibo account have now become more than 8000, and it looks like it will break through [-] soon.

He clicked on the comments and scrolled through for a long time, but he didn't see any bad comments. Instead, they were full of encouragement and praise from netizens.

Mingqian has encountered a lot of kindness in his life, but this is the first time he has encountered so much kindness from strangers. When he read the comments, he realized why so many people have sharpened their heads and entered the entertainment industry.

In addition to the glamorous appearance and the colorful life, the most important thing is that only in this line of work, even if you do not achieve the top, there will be countless praises and flowers, countless affirmations and praises, which is unavoidable in many industries. to something.

Bosses and colleagues will never be as tolerant and good at praise as fans.

Ming Qian looked at the comments and smirked, his face was a little red, his eyes were focused and moist, he didn't expect his experience to resonate with so many people, the difficulty of finding a job, saving money by picking and searching, this is not a special case of someone , but the only way that many people will walk.

"What are you laughing at?" You Jun came out of the bathroom after taking a shower.

Ming Qian raised his head, shook his mobile phone at You Jun, and said triumphantly: "I have gained hundreds of thousands of followers, and many people like me."

This "like" is not the other "like".

You Jun has already been able to distinguish the difference between the two, so he didn't get jealous, instead he asked, "What's good for you?"

Ming Qian: "Business getting better?"

But his business is good enough, no matter how good it is, he can only receive so many tables of guests in a day.

So he hesitated for a few seconds and then said: "Can you contact more advertisements?"

After thinking about it, he couldn't figure out what benefits it would bring, but being recognized and loved by others is always something that makes people feel happy, so Ming Qian no longer struggled, and said to You Jun with a bright smile on his face: "Maybe I will be surrounded by crowds when I go to the store today."

After half an hour—

Ming Qian hid behind You Jun, wanting to slap him in the mouth, the shop was already crowded with people, the shop was also full of people, all the locals came to check in, new and old customers gathered together, waiting to find Ming Qian Take a group photo.

Seventh- and eighth-line stars who can't be in the hot search may be watched on their trips, not to mention Ming Qian, who is now in the top ten most searched.

Internet celebrities were in high spirits, stretched their necks and held the live broadcast with their mobile phones even if they were squeezed to one side, and they talked completely by roaring, waiting for a wave of popularity.

Ming Qian, who originally wanted to go to work normally, quickly went into the supermarket, bought a black mask, put on a hat, and wrapped himself up tightly. Fortunately, the city management came over and was dispersing the crowd.

Only then did Ming Qian heave a sigh of relief.

The supermarket owner also joked: "Xiao Ming is a celebrity now."

Ming Qian didn't know whether he should be proud or distressed, so he said helplessly, "I guess it will be all right after the variety show is over. If this continues, I won't be able to go to the store."

The supermarket owner joked, "It's great to be popular. From now on, your store will definitely be full every day."

Mingqian: "..."

If he said that even if it is not a variety show, it is full house, is it suspected of showing off?

Then he should shut up.

Seeing Ming Qian's expression, the boss didn't continue to joke, but comforted him: "Why don't you strike while the iron is hot and open a chain store while you still have celebrity influence."

Ming Qian waved his hand: "The bottom of the hot pot has to be cooked by hand, and the ingredients must be purchased on the same day. I can only be optimistic about one store, and the other one will definitely not work. Either I am too busy, or I will be the shopkeeper, and it will be even worse if I become the shopkeeper. It is difficult to grasp the quality of the branch."

"That's right." The boss sighed, and handed Ming Qian a bottle of green tea, and he suggested: "Why don't you expand it?"

Ming Qian: "The shop is hard to talk about."

The two bosses looked at each other and agreed on this point.

With the popularity of the Shanhai hot pot restaurant, the prices of all nearby shops have increased. The hot pot restaurant has brought traffic to the surrounding shops, and it has also made it more difficult for Ming Qian to talk about shops.

It can be regarded as pros and cons.

At the entrance of the hotpot restaurant, there were only a group of Internet celebrities and anchors who were chased away by the urban management and came back. Although Mingqian could not be seen, they still took pictures of the store with their mobile phones, and stopped after receiving the number list. Line up in the waiting area.

They will also communicate with each other and chat with the anchor next to them to create a live broadcast effect.

"You also came here after watching the trending search?" The male anchor approached the female anchor who was touching up her makeup next to her.

The female anchor nodded: "Although I have heard of this store before, but I have been very busy so I didn't come here. I regret it."

If I had come to this store at that time and photographed the group of guests who had put on make-up, I would have received countless likes and reposts if I dug out the video now, and maybe even gained a lot of followers.

And there are already Internet celebrities and anchors who have received bonuses.

Like Zhou Mei.

Zhou Mei, who set her stage goal of becoming an Internet celebrity, finally ushered in a wave of fan growth explosion after struggling for more than two years.

She was also sitting in the waiting area and holding a live broadcast on her mobile phone. Because Mingqian appeared in the video she took before, she was re-editing, deleting and reposting, and then pushed to the homepage. tens of thousands.

At this moment, she was so close to her goal that advertisers quickly came to her door.

The benefits of popularity made her speechless, and she was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night. At dawn, she hurried over with her mobile phone and camera. It was only seven o'clock in the morning when she came.

But obviously she underestimated the impact of the hot search. When she arrived, the store was already crowded, and the store was already full.

A colleague recognized her, and approached her enthusiastically and purposefully: "You are a plum and don't eat plums, right?"

Meimei does not eat plum is Zhou Mei's id on several platforms. She looked up at the person who came, and recognized him after thinking for a few seconds.

This person can be regarded as the head anchor of the gourmet area. He has shot many high-quality short videos, just like a simplified version of China on the tip of his tongue. The platform has been praising him and giving him a lot of resources. His annual income last year was estimated More than ten million, the total profit may be hundreds of millions.

In order to maintain his popularity, he has been looking for better material, but the tallness of his shots does not mean that he will not be popular.

In the Internet age, who is popular and what store is popular will soon be known by everyone.

Zhou Mei quickly stood up and shook hands with the other party: "I am, I am, are you the head of the food observation group?"

"The head of the Food Observation Team" Cheng Qing smiled at Zhou Mei kindly, "Yes, I saw your video this morning."

Zhou Mei was a little embarrassed, she was a newcomer in front of Cheng Qing.

Although Cheng Qing made short videos, he was already a leader in the industry before making short videos. After changing careers, he rose rapidly and became the head anchor of the food area in just one year.

Compared with others, Zhou Mei is like a kid who just graduated from kindergarten.

"Do you mind doing a live broadcast together?" Cheng Qing asked Zhou Mei.

Zhou Mei hurriedly said, "Of course I don't mind."

With Cheng Qing around, she can gain another wave of popularity. These big anchors should not be underestimated. They have a stable fan base and audience, and their fans can sometimes be more "loyal" than star fans, so they won't lose their fans easily.

Cheng Qing got straight to the point: "Do you remember the first time you came to this store?"

Zhou Mei also turned on the anchor, and the same content was broadcast live in the live broadcast room of the two.

"I remember." Zhou Mei recalled the first time she came here, and said with some embarrassment, "At that time, this store was not well-known, and the business was not very good, but when I passed by with my friends, I saw the boss and thought that the boss He’s so handsome, I just wanted to come here for a meal, not only can I eat hot pot, but also admire handsome guys, and after recording a video, I can rely on the boss’s appearance to attract people to come in and watch.”

Zhou Mei was very honest, mainly because she couldn't make up nonsense temporarily: "But at that time, I had no fans and was famous. I only had a dozen comments in half a month, and few people liked me."

"It's different now. I saw that you have a video that has more than [-] million likes." Cheng Qing made an envious look.

Zhou Mei said embarrassedly: "Yes, I am also a little flattered, I finally caught up with this enthusiasm."

She has been in a trance since yesterday. After all, the number of new fans and likes is so wonderful, it's like she is daydreaming.

Cheng Qing: "Then how is your relationship with the boss?"

Zhou Mei nodded: "We have good friends. Every time I come to the store, I will call the boss to see if there are any seats available."

Cheng Qing continued to dig deeper: "What do you think of the boss?"

"Excellent!" Zhou Mei is not stupid, so of course she wouldn't say anything bad about Ming Qian, not to mention she really didn't know Ming Qian's shortcomings, the two of them had limited contact, Zhou Mei only knew Ming Qian's strengths, "He is very gentle." , responsible, and very handsome.”

Cheng Qing laughed: "The main reason is that he is very handsome?"

Zhou Mei also smiled: "Who wouldn't appreciate a handsome guy?"

The viewers watching the live broadcast were also laughing, Cheng Qing and Zhou Mei both received a lot of rewards.

Some viewers asked Zhou Mei to call Ming Qian, and promised that as long as Ming Qian answered the call, he would send Zhou Mei a spaceship.

One spaceship is ten thousand.

Zhou Mei swallowed her saliva.

The rich woman didn't say how long the call would be, she just made a phone call!

It's done!

Zhou Mei took out her spare phone and called Ming Qian.

And Ming Qian could only hide in the supermarket to pick it up, he has not dared to go to the store until now, even if the equipment is very complete, he is afraid that they will call the boss and expose himself.

He picked up the phone, and before he could speak, Zhou Mei's voice came from the receiver: "Brother Ming, I'm live broadcasting, and the bosses in the live broadcast room asked me to call you."

Ming Qian didn't care about this either. Before, Internet celebrities often came, and he had to "accompany customers". Now it was just a phone call, and it was much easier. He lowered his voice and said, "Okay, I understand."

Zhou Mei coughed lightly: "The bosses want to ask you some questions, is it convenient for you to answer them?"

Ming Qian: "It's convenient, but it's too tricky, I'm a stupid person."

Zhou Mei hurriedly watched the live broadcast room, and read out a question: "Is the reason you made up your mind to open the store really what you said in Food Direct?"

Ming Qian: "Yes, the main reason is that I went to three companies in a year, and all three companies went bankrupt. Afterwards, no company asked me to go for an interview after sending out my resume. If I don't open a shop, I can only sell insurance."

He said rather distressedly: "My eloquence is really not suitable for selling insurance. It seems that there is no threshold for doing sales, but in fact the threshold is very high."

Zhou Mei asked again: "Then your business is so good now, and your income must be good. Have you thought about developing other businesses?"

Ming Qian: "I haven't thought about it, and I won't think about it in a short time."

As expected, the rich woman kept her promise, voted for a spaceship, and then voted for a space battleship, one of [-] space battleships, and the top one was rewarded. After the reward, the rich woman asked: "Are you a couple with the handsome guy at the front desk?" ?”

The live room was instantly boiling.

Zhou Mei was stunned for a moment. She thought this question was too personal to ask during the live broadcast, but the rich woman threw 10 yuan at her, and it was difficult for her to refuse with the backbone, so she could only hesitate and ask Mingqian.

Ming Qian said generously: "Watching the show, it's boring for me to say it directly."

Even Mingqian's parents know that Mingqian is gay now, and he is not a celebrity, so it's okay to admit it.

It's just that he doesn't want to affect the broadcast of the show, so try to avoid this question as much as possible.

Zhou Mei asked Ming Qian many questions, and Ming Qian answered them all.

The reason why he gave Zhou Mei so much face was also because Zhou Mei was already a loyal customer of the hot pot restaurant during the most difficult development stage.

And he has a strange feeling that Zhou Mei is a brother and sister - after all, during the time when the hot pot restaurant's business was poor, Zhou Mei was also in a period when she was trying her best to get fans and popularity.

After answering more than ten questions, Ming Qian wanted to hang up the phone on the pretext that he had something to do.

Just when he was about to hang up, a male voice suddenly sounded: "Boss Ming, I am Cheng Qing, I wonder if you have watched my video."

Ming Qian: "Sorry, I rarely watched videos before, mainly because I was too busy and didn't have time."

Cheng Qing didn't regret it, and continued: "If possible, I hope you can apply through my friend application on the x platform. My fans like you very much."

Mingqian said politely: "Thank you, I will."

Only then did Zhou Mei realize later that she became Cheng Qing's springboard.

She didn't dare to show it too obviously, but the smile on the corner of her mouth was restrained a lot.

But the audience didn't notice that the audience in the live broadcast room was already satisfied——

"The anchor and Xiao Ming have such a good relationship! Fortunately, I watched the live broadcast, which is great!"

"Following the anchor really doesn't hurt me, and I feel great too!"

"Thanks to the rich woman, I love the rich woman, and the rich woman sticks to it."

"I really want to spend money on the anchor and let the anchor ask questions."

"I think Xiao Ming is really like the male protagonist of the old cool novels, the kind of counterattack. The only thing that doesn't fit is that he doesn't have a fiancée who divorced."

"Hahahahahaha, makes sense, but he might have a handsome fiance."

"Don't make such a joke? Why are they so gay? I think they are brothers."

"If you say it's love, I don't believe it's love. If you say it's brotherhood, I'll make up an epic love story. Am I sick?"

Cheng Qing's live broadcast room is also very lively now. He has tens of millions of fans himself, and there are tens of thousands to 10,000+ fans who can interact with him. The screen speed of the live broadcast room is very fast, but Cheng Qing is after all eating this bowl people, he picks comments and replies to small talk.

Scheming!

Zhou Mei walked to the other side silently, feeling very comfortable in her heart.

When she was not well-known before, anchors like Cheng Qing would never give her a second look, let alone talk to her and cooperate with the live broadcast. Originally, she thought that the live broadcast with Cheng Qing just now was a good thing for mutual benefit. Qing just used her as a springboard.

In front of so many audiences, it was impossible for Ming Qian to reject him directly.

Ahhhhh!

pissed her off!

If someone tells her that women are scheming and men are stupid and sweet, she will tear that person's mouth open!

After Ming Qian hung up Zhou Mei's call, he received a call from Director Han. Director Han's voice on the other end of the phone was loud and excited, and there was still some noise: "Ming Qian! I have good news for you! "

Ming Qian: "What good news? Director Han, are you drunk?"

Director Han excitedly said: "I may make my head bigger when I shoot movies, but I never drink too much!"

"The big star came to be a guest on this show and invited us! In addition to being a guest, you are also invited!"

Ming Qian was dumbfounded.

Big Stars as Guest is a program that has been running for ten years. It has been able to maintain its popularity for so many years because it only invites popular stars. Although there will be fringe ones, there will not be many small fringe stars in total. lens.

But anyone who can be invited is either a rookie or a strong company.

"Forget it, Director Han, I'm not a star, and I don't have much talent, so how do I make hot pot bottoms on stage?" Ming Qian is very self-aware. He thinks he is handsome, but he is not handsome either. To the extent that he was so shocked that he left all the handsome guys in the entertainment industry behind.

Compared with his talent, he can't do it well, so it's better to let Yaoshang perform his knife skills.

Director Han: "Can you sing?"

Ming Qian said honestly: "The pentameter is incomplete, if you don't believe me, I will give you a part now."

Director Han really didn't believe it: "Sing it to me."

Ming Qian gave him a "ten years", every word is correct, but every word is out of tune.

This is not the level that can be pretended.

Director Han: "...You really don't want to join? No matter how many people in the industry ask for the opportunity, they can't get it."

Ming Qian: "Then can I give up this opportunity?"

Director Han said speechlessly, "You thought it was an auction."

Ming Qian was amused, and he seriously refused again: "Director Han, thank you for your kindness, but I really can't do it, and I never thought about entering the entertainment industry. I have neither acting skills nor sense of camera, nor sense of variety show. The store is also a soy sauce maker."

After listening to Ming Qian's words, Director Han didn't force him anymore: "Alright then, if you change your mind, then contact me."

Ming Qian: "Definitely."

After hanging up the phone, Ming Qian received another call.

He spent the whole morning answering the phone. He now has two mobile phones, one with a private number and one with a work number.

After all, to open a store, there is his mobile phone number on the WeChat official account.

Now advertisers looking for cooperation are calling him like crazy.

There are also several online variety shows that also hope to invite him to film variety shows and participate in a program recording as a flying guest.

It was only then that Ming Qian realized that he was really popular, and at a speed that surprised even himself.

You Jun was standing beside him when he answered the phone, and the two stood behind the last shelf in the supermarket. After answering more than a dozen calls, Ming Qian could only choose to turn on the airplane mode.

"Let's go on a trip." Ming Qian said to You Jun, "It's not the end of the year, and during this time, let's go abroad."

He wanted to go out and hide for a while, and come back when people's interest in him died down.

Of course Youjun would not refuse, he suppressed his smile and nodded calmly: "Okay."

Ming Qian: "Hey, this is the first time I know that being too popular is not a good thing."

The whole morning was spent answering the phone!

Anyway, if you can't go to work well, you might as well go on a trip.