After hearing what Meng Shitong and others said, Feng Yifan was a little helpless. Thinking back on various things, it was indeed that he became famous unintentionally and became a rather unique phenomenon.
Just like the stalls were doing a booming business over the weekend, mostly because many people came to see the excitement of the five-star chefs setting up stalls.
What the visitors didn’t expect was that even when setting up a stall, Feng Yifan still took the dishes seriously.
It can be said that in just two days of the weekend, all the diners who came were conquered by the taste.
Nowadays, there is a joke about Feng Yifan’s stall circulating on the Internet.
"Roast pork fried rice for lunch, and crepe wontons for dinner. This is what it means to be a gourmet who has tasted the authentic flavors of Chef Feng."
It was also because of this joke that, apart from Meng Shitong and her friends, many local video shooters were already gearing up to shoot Feng Yifan's stall.
So in this situation, how could Meng Shitong and the others fall behind
Listen to Meng Shitong's account of what happened.
Feng Yifan couldn't help but smile and said, "Although you came very early, it's useless because we haven't started preparing yet. I still have to make breakfast for my family in the morning, and then I have to send Ruoruo to kindergarten. After I come back, we will start preparing for lunch."
As soon as he finished speaking, photographer Ah Fei immediately said, "It's okay, Chef Feng, we have decided to record the whole process."
When Feng Yifan heard this, he looked at A Fei in surprise, and then looked at Meng Shitong and others.
Seeing that the group of people looked so serious, Feng Yifan didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said, "Are you planning to record my daily life, including my food, clothing, shelter, transportation, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating?"
Hearing this question, Meng Shitong hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Actually, it's not impossible. This is a great idea. We can shoot a special called "Five-Star Chef in the Market" to record your entire daily life."
Feng Yifan looked even more helpless, and waved his hands and said, "Alright, alright, just forget it. There's no need to take pictures of those things, and those things are my private matters. Do you like others watching your life? Please put yourself in their shoes and don't act rashly."
Meng Shitong quickly smiled and said, "Chef Feng, don't get excited. I was just joking. We just want to film the whole process of setting up your stall, including the process of preparing the ingredients."
He Yaqian continued, "We promise that your exclusive formula will not be leaked."
Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "Actually, there is no exclusive recipe. Those sold at the stalls are relatively common things. Many chefs actually know how to make them."
Meng Shitong added: "Since there is no exclusive secret recipe, please let Chef Feng take a picture for us."
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to take photos, I hope you won't focus on me, but on the stalls. Take more photos of my apprentices and other stall owners in the small market to show the hard work of those of us who stick to the ancient street."
Ah Fei heard this and thought it made a lot of sense: "This is good. This way the theme is elevated immediately, and it can also be used to promote the ancient street later."
Meng Shitong nodded and agreed: "Okay, actually this is also a theme we are already working on. We have previously shot many videos about many shops in the ancient street and also made relevant introductions. Chef Feng's suggestion reminded us that we should shoot another video of the stall period."
Feng Yifan suddenly thought of something, looked at Meng Shitong and the others and said, "So, in fact, Su Ji was so famous before, with so many people lining up every day, and now my stall has attracted so many people to watch, is it because of the videos you shot?"
When asked this question, Meng Shitong and his group looked at each other in confusion. Only then did they realize it.
He Yaqian took out her cell phone and took a look at the video they had posted previously.
Sure enough, the video has already been played for more than 3 million times, and the number of likes and reposts is also very high. Looking at some of the comments and comments on the video, you can clearly see that many people have actually eaten at Su Ji, and then went back to watch the video and left comments and comments on the video.
The comments at the beginning of the video are now all "On a certain day in a certain year, I tasted the delicious food and came here to like and recommend it."
Looking at it this way, it seems that it is really because the number of video viewers has been increasing that more and more people have become aware of Su Ji.
The video of Meng Shitong and others' visit inadvertently became a promotion for Su Ji, continuously building up Su Ji's reputation.
Among them, in the comment area of the video, there is a comment that has been liked and ranked first, which is a comment under the video after eating Su Ji.
"I've watched so many food videos, but this is the first time I've found that the video didn't even capture the essence of the restaurant after eating there. The real taste of a restaurant can only be understood by eating there. On a certain day of a certain year, I came here to give a thumbs up and recommend it again."
This comment has the most likes and comments, and all the comments below are similar to "Leave a comment after tasting it on a certain day in a certain month in a certain year".
It really has become a check-in comment. Many diners who watched the video and went to Su Ji to eat came here to leave messages.
He Yaqian also showed Feng Yifan and Lin Ruifeng, and said with a smile: "Look, Chef Feng, you can't blame us for this. It's true that your cooking skills are too good. You can't keep a low profile even if you want to, so everyone is spontaneously promoting your Su Ji Restaurant."
Feng Yifan was speechless and didn't know what to say. He couldn't just ask them to delete the video, right
After thinking for a while, Feng Yifan called a few people and said, "Okay, come in first. If you want to shoot, wait until we start preparing the goods."
After opening the door and letting everyone in, Feng Yifan saw the equipment in Ah Fei and Ah Bin's hands and reminded them again: "Don't take pictures randomly. If you take pictures now, don't blame me for throwing you two out."
The two men hesitated for a moment, looked at Feng Yifan's physique, and finally put away the equipment obediently.
Meng Shitong also reminded the two: "Okay, don't take pictures randomly. Chef Feng will definitely let us take pictures of things that can be taken."
The group entered the kitchen, and Feng Yifan and his apprentice first moved the purchased goods into the kitchen.
Originally, A Fei and A Bin also wanted to help, but they soon discovered that their bodies were really too weak.
Not to mention comparing with Feng Yifan, even compared with Lin Ruifeng, neither of them had the strength at all. When they were moving in a few things, the master and apprentice had already moved the rest.
Ah Fei and Ah Bin were also very embarrassed, feeling that they had suffered a deep blow at Su Ji.
After moving the goods, Feng Yifan prepared to invite Meng Shitong and the others to go to the restaurant to sit down first. He also needed to go upstairs to see if his family members had gotten up, and to remind them that there were guests coming and asked them not to go downstairs too casually.
But as soon as I opened the door to the kitchen, I saw my daughter standing outside in her cute pajamas.
Feng Yifan walked up to his daughter, picked her up and said, "Ruoruo got up late today. Was it because you were too tired from setting up the stall with Xixi, Feifei and Dad yesterday?"
Feng Ruoruo hugged her father's neck, rested her head on his shoulder and said, "Well, Ruoruo is so tired."
Then the little girl suddenly saw that besides Uncle Kobayashi, there were several other people following behind her father.
Seeing Meng Shitong and the others, Feng Ruoruo asked in surprise, "Ah, Aunt Meng, why are you here so early? Did you come here just to eat the breakfast made by Dad? But if you want to eat, you have to pay. Dad's breakfast is not for anyone to eat casually."
The little girl's words stunned the group of people for a moment, and then they all started laughing.
Feng Yifan smiled and gently tapped his daughter's nose and said, "You are very rude, do you know that?"
Feng Ruoruo smiled and hugged her father's neck and said, "Ruoruo doesn't want Dad to be too tired. If too many people come, Dad will have to make a lot of breakfast in the morning, which is very tiring."
He Yaqian smiled and said, "Our chef Feng's little cotton-padded jacket is really warm."
After hearing this, Feng Ruoruo felt a little embarrassed. She hugged her father's neck and buried her little head in his arms.
Feng Yifan asked his apprentice to greet the guests downstairs while he carried his daughter upstairs to change clothes and wash up.
After sending his daughter upstairs and waking up his wife, Feng Yifan went to his father-in-law's room and helped his father-in-law, who had already woken up, to wash and get up.
After changing his father-in-law's clothes, carrying him down from upstairs and letting him sit in the wheelchair, Feng Yifan went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
While her father was preparing breakfast, Feng Ruoruo finished washing up, changed her clothes, tied her hair, and went downstairs.
The little girl stood beside her grandfather, looked at Meng Shitong and asked, "Aunt Meng, are you here to take pictures of my dad?"
Meng Shitong smiled and nodded: "Yes, we are here to take a picture of your father."
Feng Ruoruo asked again: "But, haven't you already taken pictures of Dad?"
He Yaqian continued, "But now your father is famous again, many people are curious about how your father made the crepe wontons, and also the roast goose, roast duck, and barbecued pork, so we came to shoot again."
Feng Ruoruo pouted her lips and said, "Then you can't take pictures of Daddy."
Seeing that the little girl suddenly refused to let him take pictures, Ah Fei was very surprised: "Why? Doesn't Ruoruo want her father to be promoted?"
Feng Ruoruo quickly said, "If you take so many photos, by the time everyone has learned it, Dad's stall will have no business, so you are not allowed to take photos."
After hearing what the little girl said, Meng Shitong and others couldn't help laughing.
Su Jinrong reached out and touched his granddaughter and said, "You, little money-grubber."
Feng Ruoruo looked at her grandfather and said, "Grandpa, Ruoruo is not a money-grubber. Grandpa, you see, your medical treatment will cost money, and so will dad, mom and Ruoruo. So we have to do business well and can't let others learn from us, otherwise our business will be bad."
After hearing what his granddaughter said, Su Jinrong really had no idea how to refute her.
I must say that Feng Ruoruo's long speech really makes sense.
Meng Shitong smiled and said, "Roruo, rest assured, we will never film your father's secret recipe. We will only film your father's production process to let everyone know that your father's crepe wontons really don't contain seasonings such as chicken essence. They are all authentic chicken soup and healthy seasonings."
Feng Ruoruo looked surprised and asked, "Aunt Meng, what is chicken essence?"
He Yaqian helped explain: "It is the seasoning added to the dish to enhance the flavor when cooking."
Su Jinrong went on to say: "Nowadays, restaurants use it to save time and cost by omitting the preparation process before cooking, which can also save the loss of ingredients by hanging soup."
Hearing this, Lin Ruifeng also said: "If you follow my master, you will understand that Su Ji's daily preparation of ingredients is a very tedious process. It is not just about pre-processing the ingredients, but also about preparing some seasonings, especially the soup, which is indispensable."
Su Jinrong continued: "Good soup is the key to cooking."
Meng Shitong and a few others listened patiently to Su Jinrong's introduction.
It also gave them a new understanding of cooking.
It was also the first time that they understood that ingredients are indeed the key to cooking, but it is not absolute. A good cook must be good at using various ingredients.
Even if the ingredients are not top-notch, they can still be made delicious with the chef's skills.
Of course, this does not mean that like many small restaurants on the street, they add some heavy seasonings to make up for the poor quality of the ingredients, and use a lot of MSG and chicken essence to cover up the shortcomings of the ingredients.
Instead, we should make better use of the different properties of the ingredients and cook delicious dishes using very common seasonings.
Su Jinrong said seriously: "There are many condiments. As a cook, you must be good at using them, blending the flavors, and creating delicious food."
Lin Ruifeng helped explain: "My master meant that there are many natural spices. We should be good at using them to blend them so that we can cook healthy and delicious food. We don't need to use those unhealthy seasonings. That method is actually very despicable."
Su Jinrong nodded in satisfaction at Lin Ruifeng's explanation.
Feng Ruoruo said at this time: "My father is so great, the dishes he cooks are all delicious."
Meng Shitong and the others laughed and agreed with the little girl's words.
While everyone was chatting and waiting, Feng Ruoruo's grandparents and mother came down from upstairs one after another.
Su Ruoxi and her parents-in-law were also a little surprised to see Meng Shitong and the others.
After learning about their purpose, Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "Actually, if you ask me, you really should stop taking pictures of our house all the time. It makes so many people line up every day and makes Ruoruo's father so busy and tired."
When Feng Ruoruo heard her grandmother's words, she quickly ran to her grandmother, got into her arms and said, "Grandma, Ruoruo also told Aunt Meng that Ruoruo doesn't want to make Dad suffer."
Lu Cuiling held her granddaughter's face and said, "Well, our Ruoruo is the best and most sensible. She is daddy's warmest little cotton-padded jacket."
Meng Shitong smiled and said, "I'm so sorry, Auntie. We didn't mean to cause you any trouble, but Chef Feng is really too popular now. There are so many people watching his videos online, and it's too late for us to stop him."
He Yaqian continued, "So Auntie, why don't we just increase the publicity? Then we can ask Chef Feng to raise the price and persuade some customers to leave."
Lu Cuiling couldn't help laughing: "You have a lot of bad ideas, how can you raise the price casually?"
Su Ruoxi said at this time: "It doesn't matter, actually. When Ruoruo has a holiday, we can take Ruoruo back to the countryside, away from everyone's sight, and slowly everyone will not be as fanatical as they are now."
As soon as his wife finished speaking, Feng Yifan came out with breakfast in his hand: "My wife is right, everyone is up? Then we can have dinner now."
Feng Ruoruo was about to run to her father, but her grandmother stopped her, fearing that she would get burned by the things in her father's hand if she suddenly ran over. The little girl had no choice but to stay by her grandmother's side and wait for her father to put the big tray down on the table.