If the popularity of Yukihira Hotel was limited to the two-dimensional world, animation fans could still understand it as a joke. However, when seeing Yukihira Hotel appear in a series of corners that have nothing to do with animation, such as WeChat Moments and public accounts for foreign travel, there seems to be only one reason:
Yukihira Hotel is not an unscrupulous restaurant that relies on the popularity of anime to make money, but a real gourmet restaurant that is worthy of recommendation by everyone.
Realizing this, the animation fans who originally had no interest in Yukihira Hotel also became excited instantly, however—
"Oh my god, I thought I went early enough, but before ten o'clock, the queue had already occupied most of the food court! Qiuqiu, wake up, you guys, come to queue for lunch at ten o'clock, is it that serious?"
"People who just came back from Yukihira Restaurant yesterday will tell you, it's really, really real. When it was my turn yesterday, there was only one serving of fried rice left. Would I tell you this? [Manual goodbye] But to be honest, although the line is really scary, Yukihira Restaurant is really worth it."
"Stop talking. I'm the one who really wants to cry. When it was my turn, the food was all gone. Some people also complained that the prices at Xingping Restaurant were too high. To be honest, I hope Huaying will raise the prices quickly, preferably several times more. Maybe then there will be fewer people competing with me for the food."
"Don't ask. If you ask, I'm regretting it. I regret it very much. I just want to go back to the time before the opening of the Xingping Hotel and beat to death the me who was promoting the Xingping Hotel everywhere. You're talking nonsense!"
Seeing that Yukihei Hotel is becoming more and more popular day by day, anime fans are feeling extremely complicated.
It is of course a happy thing that the theme restaurant derived from the animation that I like has become popular, but the problem is that with the current customer flow of Yukihira Hotel, it is much more difficult for them to eat the same dishes as "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma"! qaq
Is there anything worse than watching your friends in your circle of friends taking photos and showing off their check-ins, while you can only cry at the pictures
The answer is - yes.
If there is anyone who could be more miserable than the local fans of Xingning City who have brought disaster upon themselves, it must be the fans from other places who can only sigh at the sight of Xingping Hotel but, due to the geographical distance, don't even have the chance to queue.
On this point, Yu Wenshi undoubtedly has the deepest understanding.
As one of the earliest fans of Anime who was recommended to him by his good friend Luo Gaofeng, Yu Wenshi can be said to have never considered going to Xingping Hotel. Just as he complained to Luo Gaofeng, most theme restaurants are similar. After all, they are just trying to take advantage of the popularity of the animation and characters to make some quick money.
A restaurant like this is basically unlikely to attract the attention of passers-by outside the circle, and Yu Wenshi is not interested in spending his money on such an IQ tax.
However, who would have thought that Huaying would be so unconventional and simply open a restaurant across industries and easily become a leader in the catering industry
Thinking of this, Yu Wenshi became even more depressed.
For him who is in Huaijiang Province, the cost of a trip to Xingning City is very high. Considering the current popularity of Xingping Restaurant, even if he goes to Xingning City, he may not be able to eat the food of Xingping Restaurant - and all this is caused by them as fans of the animation.
Yu Wenshi was getting more and more upset, but Luo Gaofeng over there was unaware of it: "Now Xingping Restaurant is almost always full every day, and the store also allows take-out. Basically, the dishes of the day are sold out before 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It's simply a Shura scene. Fortunately, my home is close to Qian'an Square. Whenever I want to eat, I can pay attention to the time and eat there."
Yu Wenshi, who couldn't eat the food no matter what:...
Yu Wenshi didn't want to talk.
Pretending not to notice his friend's boasting, Yu Wenshi took a deep breath and opened the forum he often visited.
As expected, even the anime forums that had nothing to do with food were basically full of complaints: local fans were suffering from long queues and the supply was insufficient to meet the demand. Not to mention fans from other regions like him, since Xingping Restaurant had been open until now, all they could do was watch the netizens in Xingning City show off.
Fans from other regions are of course very unwilling to accept such a situation.
Many Huaying fans were so greedy that they had no choice but to write in blood on Weibo to ask Huaying officials to open another branch:
"Can we arrange for the Yukihira Hotel branch?"
"Qiuqiu Huaying is a little more ambitious. If it were any other company, seeing how popular Xingping Restaurant is, they would have already arranged for branches in various regions. One person wrote a letter in blood asking for a branch in Luocha County!"
"The coordinates are in Huaijiang Province, which means my wallet is thirsty."
…
Seeing the requests for branch offices everywhere on Weibo and forums, Yu Wenshi suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.
yes.
Since Yukihira Restaurant is so popular and its dishes are in short supply, then even if it is just to make money, Huaying Company should consider opening branches in other regions one after another, right? In this way, maybe their fans from other regions will not be without a chance
However, in response to requests for opening branches across the entire network, Huaying officials expressed regretfully that in order to ensure that the quality of Yukihira Hotel itself does not decline, in the short term, Huaying Company will not consider opening branches of Yukihira Hotel in other regions. Although it is a pity, they can only say sorry to fans in other regions here.
This was also the decision made by Muxuxing after careful consideration.
It was true that he had the recipe in his hand. With the current popularity of Xingping Restaurant, as long as they showed the idea of opening a branch, they would have no problem with various partners coming to them. Not to mention opening one branch, even opening dozens would not be a problem.
But in this case, as the number of branches increases, the number of chefs must also increase. Xingping Hotel in Xingning City is at least close, so whatever happens will be within the control of Huaying. On the contrary, if Huaying really opens branches in various regions, there is no guarantee that the manager or chef of any branch will have second thoughts, or the quality of food will decline.
In comparison, it is better to slow down and proceed steadily.
In fact, Muxuxing itself has no plans to open too many branches. As the saying goes, scarcity makes things valuable. Xingping Hotel in Xingning City is an attempt and also a form of advertising for him. After all, in his theme park plan, as a theme restaurant, Xingping Hotel is also an indispensable part.
With the reputation of Xingning City's Xingping Hotel, when Huaying's theme park opens, perhaps even people who are not interested in amusement parks will make a special trip to the theme park just to taste the delicious food of Xingping Hotel.
Of course, these plans obviously cannot be explained to fans.
As for the fans of Huaying from other regions, Muxuxing felt that he could do nothing to help them. As for those who lived in Xingning City and couldn’t eat the rice noodles due to the long queues…
"Dark Cuisine Challenge?"
"That's right," Mu Suxing explained as he considered the specific details, "When I was preparing Xingping Restaurant, I actually considered whether to bring the dark cuisine from Food Wars! After all, no matter how popular Xingping Restaurant is, it is also a derivative theme restaurant. If possible, it should correspond to the details of the animation as much as possible."
"Of course, this is only one aspect," said Mu Xuxing.
Mu Suxing naturally noticed the false recommendations made by Huaying fans on various forums, as well as the frustration and depression of not being able to eat the food at Yukihira Restaurant after its popularity.
Although the result was not satisfactory, Mu Suxing still appreciated the fans' kindness.
In any case, the popularity of Yukihira Restaurant is ultimately the result of the complementary relationship with the "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" animation itself. The record-breaking sales of the animation, reaching 1.4 million today, is also due to the help of fans. It is for this reason that after thinking about it, Makusukoshi came up with the idea of holding the "Dark Cuisine Challenge".
The rules of the competition are simple:
When the day of the competition arrives, Yukihira Hotel will provide a certain amount of dark dishes to all contestants. Of course, these are dark dishes that correspond to the "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" animation, and they are guaranteed not to affect the health of the contestants.
There is no ranking in the competition. As a benefit for fans of the animation "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma", all contestants who can finish the "Squid Legs with Peanut Butter" will receive three meal coupons from Yukihira Hotel. As long as fans make reservations in advance using the meal coupons, they can get the designated dishes of Yukihira Hotel for free without paying.
Mu Xingxue hesitated a little: "No, are you sure you want to use the 'Dark Cuisine Challenge' as a benefit for Huaying fans?"
Although he has never eaten the dark cuisine of Yukihira Hotel, considering the deliciousness of its normal cuisine, he can imagine that the dark cuisine produced by Yukihira Hotel is probably also 100% nightmare-level.
If he treats this kind of nightmare match as a benefit to his fans, will he really not be beaten to death by angry fans
He didn't say it out loud, but the expression on his face made it quite obvious.
"No, I think this is very interesting," Wen Feihang said, and Fang Lian nodded in agreement. As animation producers and animation fans, they could understand Mu Suxing's meaning better: "If you don't believe it, why don't you ask the girl on the official blog to announce it and see for yourself?"
So, ten minutes later, a Weibo post about Yukihira Hotel appeared on the homepage of every fan who followed Huaying Animation:
Huaying Animation v: To celebrate the sales of "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" exceeding 1.4 million, and to thank everyone for their continued support, Yukihira Restaurant will hold a "Dark Cuisine Challenge" on December 1st. All friends who have subscribed to the "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" animation can participate in the challenge with their subscription records. The specific rules of the challenge are shown in the picture [Picture] Welcome everyone to sign up [Smiley face]
Yu Wenshi:!!!
For some reason, at this moment, he suddenly understood the feelings of the fans in Xingning City when Huaying announced that Sherlock Holmes' former residence would be built in Rocha County.
Did you, Xingning City, save the Milky Way in your previous life? !