Today, Meng Shitong and her colleagues in the studio carefully cleaned the kitchen of the studio's rented suite for the first time ever.
The reason is simple: Meng Shitong and her team decided to use the studio's kitchen.
As for why
Of course, I am preparing to cook.
This matter has to do with Feng Yifan again.
That day, Meng Shitong and her friends went to Su Ji and filmed a cooking session of "Dried Large Prawns". After editing, they posted it online.
As a result, the video became popular again, and this time it became popular in a different way than other food videos.
This time, because Feng Yifan explained a lot of details throughout the process, it is actually possible to recreate this dish at home by following the process in the video.
Therefore, shortly after the video was released, after some reposting and publicity, some viewers began to try it themselves.
Originally, there was nothing wrong with trying to cook at home by following videos.
However, as the video became more and more popular, more and more people began to try to make this dish at home. I don’t know who was the first to take a photo of the dish that looked pretty good and post it in the comment section.
The comment section of this video instantly became boiling.
A large number of video viewers began to try it out at home, then took photos and left messages in the comment section.
As more and more people uploaded their photos, everyone started to tag Meng Shitong and others, asking them to make a video as the video shooter and show it to everyone.
In addition, the viewers in the comment section also asked Meng Shitong and others to record the entire production process.
As such calls in the comment section grew louder and louder, Meng Shitong felt that this kind of thing could not be avoided and had to be faced.
Then, they took advantage of the weekend to go out and buy all kinds of kitchen utensils and seasonings. After they came back, they cleaned the kitchen and prepared to start using it.
We had originally agreed that today, Monday, we would use the kitchen to cook the dried prawns and shoot a video.
But when it came to choosing who would do the job, the people in the studio, for the first time ever, were very "friendly" and courteous to each other.
To put it bluntly, no one wants to go into the kitchen and try to make this dish in front of the camera.
Although this dish looks simple, there are actually too many difficulties in making it.
In particular, as a group of people who make videos, wouldn’t it be embarrassing if we cannot restore the entire process in the video, or if the video we make doesn’t look as good as the photos in the comment section
So with this in mind, no one in the studio was willing to take on this task.
Finally, after some voting, everyone unanimously gave this difficult and glorious task to photographer A Fei.
The moment Ah Fei was voted out, he was completely stunned: "Why? Why did you vote for me? Why do you think I can do well?"
He Yaqian immediately began to analyze A Fei seriously.
"First of all, think about it. Sister Meng and I usually appear on camera, so our image is very important. If others knew that we can't cook, and can't even make such a simple dish, what would the comments say about us when we appear on camera again?"
Ah Fei thought for a moment and said, "What else can I say? At most, you are just talking nonsense."
He Yaqian went up and punched the photographer A Fei: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are the one talking nonsense. Didn't you say you can cook? Then hurry up, you have to take the initiative to take responsibility for this matter."
Photographer Ah Fei looked helpless: "But, for such a dish, you are afraid of failure, but am I not afraid too?"
Without waiting for He Yaqian to speak, Ah Fei rushed to say: "Also, if I cook this dish right after the video was shot, and it's not good, I won't be embarrassed to compare it with Chef Feng.
But now it’s different. So many people in the comment section have made this dish and posted so many pictures. If I can’t make it well, won’t I be despised to death by those guys in the comment section and fan group? "
In fact, what Ah Fei is worried about is also a problem that several other people in the studio are worried about.
No one wants to cook this dish in front of the camera because they are afraid of being despised by fans.
Facing the camera, you really have to clear everything out. If you fail, you will probably be laughed at to death.
Meng Shitong said at this time: "A Fei, we should look at this matter in this way. Our spirit of courage to try will definitely move the audience, and then they will not laugh at you for not doing well."
Ah Fei asked directly: "Then Sister Meng, why don't you come? A beautiful cook must be more attractive than me."
Meng Shitong said seriously, "It's not that I can't do it, but Yaqi and I both have to appear on camera. Our job is not to cook, we have to eat and give the best comments."
Ah Fei added: "Then I think you should try cooking."
Then, Binzi, who was in charge of editing in the studio, said, "A Fei, actually, we can edit it after we finish recording. You don't have to do just one copy. If we can't do it in one go, we can try multiple times."
He Yaqian immediately said, "Yes, yes, Binzi is right. We can try many times until we make a dish that looks the best and crushes all the viewers in the comment section, and even rivals Chef Feng's dish."
Ah Fei was very depressed when he heard this: "After all this fuss, not only do you want me to do it, but you also want me to do it like Chef Feng?"
Jasmine, another girl in charge of lighting in the studio, who usually doesn’t talk much, said, “A Fei, we are going to show this to everyone, so we must choose the best one to show everyone.”
He Yaqian nodded and said, "That's right, Jasmine and Binzi are right, we should choose the best one."
Meng Shitong continued, "Look, Ah Fei, this way you won't embarrass yourself."
Ah Fei was really speechless. He felt like he had fallen into a big pit with a group of people throwing stones at him.
"But everyone, I really can't cook. Although I have seen Chef Feng cook in the kitchen several times, I can't learn to cook just by watching. Can't we discuss this?"
He Yaqian said seriously: "No, this is a task assigned to you, you must complete it to defend the reputation of our studio."
Under the soft and hard tactics of a group of people, Ah Fei finally couldn't escape his "bad luck" and could only go on with it.
Before entering the kitchen, Ah Fei said again: "Let's make it clear first. If I don't do this well, you are not allowed to laugh at me. Also, we agreed that the bad parts will be edited out when the time comes."
Meng Shitong hesitated for a moment, and it was obvious that she was planning to discuss with A Fei to realistically present some of the bad cooking clips.
After all, if it succeeds once, it will make the video audience feel more or less unreal.
Many people in the comment section also tried several times before they finally made a dish like the one in the photos they posted.
But before Meng Shitong could come up with this idea, He Yaqian agreed first: "Don't worry, we promise you that we will cut out all the bad clips."
Seeing that He Yaqian had already agreed, Meng Shitong could not say anything more and could only remain silent. She decided to discuss it with A Fei alone after the entire video was recorded.
Ah Fei was sure that he could cut off the unqualified parts, so he finally stepped into the kitchen and began his attempt.
Shrimps, ingredients, seasonings and all kinds of kitchen utensils have been prepared for A Fei.
And when buying shrimps today, He Yaqian obviously anticipated that A Fei might not succeed in one go, so she bought some more shrimps.
Looking at the fresh shrimps, A Fei really felt depressed.
After thinking about it, A Fei found a pair of disposable plastic gloves, put them on, and then started the first step of cutting the shrimp.
But shrimp bodies are slippery to begin with, and the disposable plastic bag gloves will also become slippery when they get wet, so before A Fei could cut the first shrimp, the shrimp struggled and slipped out of his hands.
As a result, Ah Fei's scissors happened to go down at this time, and he almost cut his finger with the scissors.
The friends who were watching and filming nearby were all terrified.
He Yaqian confirmed that Ah Fei didn't have the scissor hand, so she quickly said, "Why are you still wearing gloves? You're a grown man, what are you afraid of? Why don't you learn from Chef Feng, who always does it directly, so clean and neat?"
After hearing what He Yaqian said, Ah Fei handed the scissors to He Yaqian and said, "How about you do it?"
When He Yaqian saw this situation, she could only shut her mouth and stop talking.
Ah Fei fiddled with the gloves for a while, and finally took them off. He grabbed a shrimp with his bare hands, and then cut the shrimp head with a snip according to the instructions of Feng Yifan in Su Ji's kitchen.
After the first cut, A Fei found that it didn't seem that difficult, so he then cut off the claws under the shrimp's head and on its abdomen.
When she was about to throw the cut shrimps into the basin next to her, He Yaqian couldn't help but remind her.
"You forgot to pick out the black bag in the shrimp head, and you should also take out the shrimp thread in the shrimp tail. This is how you can restore it and clean the shrimp thoroughly."
Ah Fei was a little depressed when he heard this. You said you didn't do anything? Why are you always talking about it
However, Ah Fei finally did as He Yaqian said. He first put the scissors in to cut open the shrimp head, and then picked out the black bag in the shrimp head.
As a result, the shrimp head was directly broken by the pick.
Looking at the broken shrimp head, Ah Fei really felt like crying but had no tears.
Why is it so difficult
Meng Shitong beside him quickly encouraged: "Very good, it's okay, it's not your fault for the first time, let's take it slowly, it will be better next time."
With Meng Shitong's encouragement, A Fei finally mustered up the patience to continue cutting shrimps.
After a long time, A Fei finally finished cutting all the shrimps.
Looking at the basin of cut shrimps, Ah Fei suddenly asked curiously: "He Yaqian, why did you buy so many? Are you planning to let us eat a few meals of shrimps?"
He Yaqian smiled and said, "I was just worried about who might make a mistake, so I bought some more."
Ah Fei rolled his eyes and said, "What if I succeed in one try? What should I do with all these shrimps?"
He Yaqian was stunned for a moment, then said: "Oh, you are quite confident? Just now you said you couldn't do it, but now you are full of confidence and think you can succeed in one go?"
Ah Fei felt inexplicably confident at this moment, and blurted out without thinking: "Watch out, I will definitely give you a one-time success."
After saying this, Ah Fei quickly regretted it because something went wrong the first time he did it.
To put it simply, A Fei didn't control the heat well, and he actually fried the shrimps to a crisp the first time.
When I turned it over, the side that was fried first was completely burnt.
But no one present laughed at A Fei, because A Fei's cooking made everyone realize that no matter how simple a dish looks, it is not that easy to actually make it.
But no one laughed at him, which made Ah Fei a little uncomfortable.
"Why don't you just laugh it off? You're making me feel uncomfortable."
Meng Shitong patted Ah Fei and said, "Try again. We believe you will succeed. We will wait and see. Since we are making a food exploration video, how can we lose to those viewers in the comment section?"
Ah Fei was a little surprised, then turned to look at the other people present, each of them had a serious look on their faces.
At this moment, it seemed as if he had gained everyone's support, as if everyone was transferring their energy to him, making A Fei feel encouraged.
Finally, Ah Fei started to cook very seriously.
They still repeated the previous process. This time, He Yaqian even took out her mobile phone and played the production video of Feng Yifan that they had edited, so that A Fei could do it exactly as the video said.
By following the video, A Fei gained a lot of experience and this time he controlled the heat much better.
Slowly fry one side over low heat until golden brown, then turn the shrimps over one by one.
This time, Ah Fei kept Chef Feng's instructions in mind. He knew that he couldn't do it like Chef Feng and just flip the pan to turn all the shrimps over. So he just turned them over one by one according to Chef Feng's instructions.
When both sides of the prawns are fried until golden brown, A Fei takes out all the prawns, then stir-frys various ingredients and adds seasonings according to the video.
Finally, put the prawns back into the pot and quickly stir-fry them over high heat.
Finally, after some effort, A Fei succeeded in making this plate of dried prawns on the second try.
After finishing the dish, Ah Fei arranged the dish according to Chef Feng’s method as shown in the video.
Looking at this beautiful plate of "dried large prawns", Ah Fei's eyes even became moist.
I really didn't expect that he, a novice in cooking, could make such a good dish on the second try, and it's even a state banquet dish. It's really exciting to think about it.
Clap, clap, clap.
Several people present applauded Ah Fei together.
He Yaqian was even more excited and hugged Ah Fei and said, "Ah Fei, you are really great. You can do so well the second time. If any girl marries you in the future, she will definitely be happy."
Ah Fei was hugged by He Yaqian, and when he heard what He Yaqian said, he subconsciously asked: "Are you willing to be the happy girl?"