After ending the call with Li Xiuyun, Ye Chui hurried to a nearby magazine stand and bought the latest issue of Food Weekly. The biggest event in the food industry recently was probably Ye Chui's Manchu Han Banquet Challenge. Needless to say, the most eye-catching part on the cover of Food Weekly was the title of an article written by Li Xiuyun reporting on the Manchu Han Banquet Challenge.
However, after opening the magazine, Ye Chui quickly saw that this issue of Food Weekly had a comparison section in the first few pages, where two articles with completely different viewpoints were placed together, allowing readers to decide for themselves which one to believe.
This is also a way for the magazine to compromise between different viewpoints.
The question being compared in this issue is whether the Man Han Banquet Challenge is real or a hype strategy for the Spring Banquet.
Another article about the Manchu-Han Banquet Challenge was written by Wei Cheng. The whole article was full of doubts about Ye Chui's character, and he believed that the Manchu-Han Banquet Challenge was just a gimmick. Those six-star chefs from China who came to challenge had probably agreed to help Ye Chui for some reason a long time ago, in order to highlight the profoundness of Ye Chui's cooking skills and lay the foundation for the upcoming spring banquet.
If he wins the Spring Banquet, he will get the honorary title of the No. 1 Restaurant in China. Ye Chui is already known as the No. 1 Chef in China. With the addition of the No. 1 Restaurant in China, it goes without saying that the business of his Man Han Lou will be extremely good in the future...
The entire article does not provide any credible evidence, but instead links the Manchu-Han Banquet Challenge with the Spring Banquet through a lot of speculation, leading readers to doubt Ye Chui's character.
And Wei Cheng is indeed a veteran. After reading this article, Ye Chui began to doubt whether he was really hyping it up...
Tian Xiaodu and others also gradually learned the contents of this issue of the magazine.
Needless to say, they were extremely angry.
"Isn't this just a lie? Are all those six-star chefs stupid enough to help you, the master, become famous?" Tian Xiaodu was a little annoyed. "I'll call the magazine to find out what's going on!"
"It's useless. They are just expressing their opinions and making reasonable speculations. Besides, since they are credible media, they are definitely not afraid of your questioning." Ye Chuiyuan was much calmer than Tian Xiaodu.
"But Master, this is the Internet age. Once a publication like Food Magazine starts a trend, the number of people following suit on the Internet will increase exponentially. Now many people doubt the authenticity of the Man Han Banquet Challenge and think it may be a hype. Now that this article has come out, the momentum will explode." Tian Xiaodu's fat face was full of concern.
Dong Qian and Qin Yiyue who were standing beside him also showed concerned expressions. They knew Ye Chui's cooking skills best, and they were the first to feel angry when they heard that Ye Chu was just hyping it up.
Ye Chui remained calm: "You are blinded by anger. This matter will be resolved by tonight."
"Tonight?" Tian Xiaodu was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the magazine in his hand. Suddenly, he understood something, and a smile immediately appeared on his fat face. "Not bad, not bad. Master, you think a lot."
Dong Qian and Qin Yiyue also figured out the whole thing and laughed.
"In this way, those who deliberately target you, Master, seem like clowns." Tian Xiaodu said proudly.
At this time, Han Yuyan came over from the backyard. This sister looked unhappy, and the look she gave Ye Chui was particularly strange, as if she was a little shy, which was very different from her lively appearance in the past.
Tian Xiaodu, Dong Qian, and Qin Yiyue could tell at a glance that something must have happened to her. Dong Qian thought for a moment and asked her, "What's wrong? Is it because the new clothes don't fit?"
Han Yuyan shook his head and said nothing.
Ye Chui coughed and returned Han Yuyan's phone to her, and at the same time handed her a filled-in form: "Um... I have already designated the menu for the Spring Banquet, and the form must be handed in to the Gourmet Association in person. Can you go there for me?"
Han Yuyan snatched the form from Ye Chui's hand without saying a word, glared at Ye Chui with anger, shyness, grievance and other emotions in his eyes, and then walked out of the Manhan Building.
Although she was in a bad mood this time, she did not delay time intentionally because she thought about the last time when pork was sold at a sky-high price.
As they watched Sister Han leave, Tian Xiaodu, Dong Qian, and Qin Yiyue looked at each other in bewilderment. After a moment, Tian Xiaodu asked Ye Chui in a deep voice, "Master, what did you feed Dayu?"
Ye Chui: “…”
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Just as Tian Xiaodu guessed, the content published in Food Weekly this time immediately caused a huge impact. The hottest topic these days was not the upcoming Spring Banquet, but Ye Chui's Manchu-Han Banquet Challenge. This was originally a very topical matter, but the challenged chefs automatically admitted defeat one after another, which made this matter even more popular on the Internet, various media, and among people who pay attention to food news.
"Who on earth is this Ye Chui? He's so awesome! He must be the best chef in China."
"You are so talented at such a young age. It's amazing. When I was that age, I didn't even know how to cook."
"Everyone is like that, but... I just feel like this is a little weird."
After this issue of Food Weekly came out, another topic was brought up. Magazines of the level of Food Weekly originally had the function of guiding discussions. Wei Cheng's article successfully achieved the corresponding purpose. For a time, doubts about Ye Chui came one after another from all over the place.
"Is this hype? No wonder I always thought this kind of thing was impossible."
"I was wondering, how could a 17 or 18-year-old boy be so powerful!"
"It's really fake. I don't know what benefits Ye Chui promised to those six-star chefs to make them work so hard to help him."
"This Ye Chui's background is not simple."
Of course, there are also some people who firmly support Ye Chui and make rebuttals: "Where is the evidence? If you have the guts, show it. The whole article is just speculation, and there is no strong evidence. This is slander. Ye Chui should just start a food magazine. This is a deliberate frame-up!"
When such remarks are made, someone will soon come out to refute: "This is all obvious, do you still need evidence? When those six-star chefs came to challenge Ye Chui, the dishes they challenged were all pork dishes from the Manchu-Han Banquet. These pork dishes must be the dishes that Ye Chui will make at the Spring Banquet. After what happened now, those dishes have become the most well-known pork dishes. The names of dishes such as braised pork in red sauce and crystal pork elbow have become hot search terms. Making these dishes at the Spring Banquet will definitely attract many people's attention. This is how Ye Chui wants to get the first place at the Spring Banquet!"
"I suggest that the Gourmet Association ban this bad practice. Even if Ye Chui wants to attend the Spring Banquet, he is forbidden to cook the pork dishes in the Manchu-Han Banquet!"
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By the evening, a wave of condemnation against Ye Chui had almost formed on the Internet, and it was obvious that someone was fanning the flames.
In a high-end apartment in Yanjing, He Chengqing sat comfortably on the sofa, looking at the news on the laptop screen on the coffee table, with a particularly happy smile on his face.
She contacted Wei Cheng and asked him to write the article. When Wei Cheng interviewed Shenghuayuan and reported on Jim joining Shenghuayuan, she got Wei Cheng's mobile phone number. After the article came out, she formed a group of people to fan the flames on the Internet and make the matter a big deal - this can be said to be the prototype of the water army.
In this case, Manhanlou’s qualification to participate in the Spring Banquet may be revoked.
He Chengqing is indeed not an ordinary woman. She was the one who promoted the Man Han Banquet Challenge. Unexpectedly, this Man Han Banquet Challenge not only did not embarrass Ye Chu, but instead greatly increased Ye Chu's popularity. She immediately changed her strategy and used the situation created by the Man Han Banquet Challenge to accuse Ye Chu of hype, with the aim of completely disqualifying Ye Chu from participating in the Spring Banquet.
This method is always successful in business and is far more sophisticated than that of her younger brother He Chengfei.
"In this case, I wonder what else you can do, Ye Chui!"
Looking at the wave of accusations on the Internet that Ye Chui was hyping up the business, her face was filled with indescribable joy and pride.
Another person who was as proud as He Chengqing was Wei Cheng.
Wei Cheng was very upset about missing out on the great opportunity to attend the opening party of Manhanlou, but Li Xiuyun rose to prominence because of it and was highly appreciated by the editor-in-chief. It seemed that Li Xiuyun would be the leader of their food reporter group.
But once this issue of Food Weekly comes out, the situation is bound to change greatly. His article caused a huge sensation. The author's ethics is to reveal the truth. Regardless of whether Ye Chuinong's challenge was really for hype, the matter was big enough that the Food Association had to compromise, so this matter is true.
He will suppress Li Xiuyun because of this article. He is the leader of this reporter group...
This is a beautiful imagination.
Unfortunately, beautiful imaginations are always short-lived.
That night, accusations against Ye Chui for hype had reached a climax on the Internet. In the era of gourmet food and the prevalence of the Internet, such nationwide actions can always spread the fastest. A topic can spread to every corner almost instantly and attract everyone to participate.
Right or wrong is no longer important. What is important is to follow the trend and blame the protagonist of the incident. Everything is in full swing and lively.
Then, at ten o'clock that evening, everything came to a sudden halt because of the announcement of a piece of information—
"The Gourmet Association has announced the menu for the Spring Banquet. Manhanlou will prepare a full pig banquet for the Spring Banquet, and none of the dishes will be the pork dishes of the Manhan Banquet that have been popular recently."
Ye Chui didn't plan to make a full banquet, but to make pork dishes.
The biggest basis for them to accuse Ye Chui of hype was that the pork dishes became famous in the Manchu-Han Banquet Challenge. Ye Chui's participation in the Spring Banquet and making these dishes would definitely be icing on the cake, and he would have a better chance of winning than other restaurants, but...
The spring banquet menu of Manhanlou did not intend to make a full banquet at all, and there was no pork dish that has become popular recently on the menu... (~^~)