Waking up feels like the sky is falling!

Anxiety, feeling like the few hairs I have left might abandon me at any time.

I can still part my hair down the middle, but if one more strand falls out, I’ll have to let it all hang loose. And if a couple fall out together, I’ll end up bald!

"Everyone get moving! Find any way to get Boss Wang back! Also, get in touch with the Chef Association. See if we can organize a culinary festival focusing on our Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine! Invite a few famous chefs from our neighboring provinces!"

Director Jiang really wanted to scratch his head vigorously, feeling for the first time that maybe having too many tourists isn’t such a good thing after all.

He also regretted his negligence.

A true culinary master had come, and he definitely should have been treated well!

Now it feels like he’s being roasted over a fire.

The day before yesterday was West Lake Vinegar Fish, and yesterday was Fugui Roasted Chicken. Although beggar chicken is a specialty of Jiangsu, who can blame Boss Wang for having already set up a stall in Nanjing?!

The Thirteen Guardians originally didn’t bow to one another, but in this matter, they are surprisingly united. That is to say, having been to Nanjing is as good as having been to Jiangsu, and having been to Jiangsu is like having been to the homes of all the other twelve Guardians, which suddenly highlighted them, and most importantly, Jiangsu is not a culinary desert!

Now he doesn’t even dare to look at the comments on his own official website; they are nothing but scolding!

Out-of-towners scold, locals scold too, and the few who defend them also have rebellious bones!

The chef’s bad cooking, what’s that got to do with our Culture and Tourism Bureau? Blame needs to go to the right place; you should be scolding the Chef Association!

Chef Association. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The Culture and Tourism Bureau felt troubled, and the Chef Association wasn’t feeling good either, as they were getting even more criticism.

Although beggar chicken is from the neighboring province, plenty of their own shops use this dish to trick... use it as one of their signatures.

Even though there are a lot of bad reviews, tourists keep coming.

There are always some people who come despite the bad reviews, and they never worry about sales throughout the year.

But things aren’t working now. That Wang Fan actually made a delicious beggar chicken, doesn’t he want to make money?

Making this dish taste good is indeed challenging, but making it not taste bad is easy if you improve the quality of ingredients. However, that requires spending more money, how much would that increase the cost?

"Chicken, yellow clay, rice wine, various spices, labor, time, which of these isn’t a cost?"

"Exactly, if you truly follow the traditional recipe, one chicken would cost at least 150 yuan."

Chairman Dong rubbed his forehead hard: "The problem now is that the young Wang has us on the hot seat! Why are people questioning why their 80-yuan beggar chicken tastes 180 times better than the 120-yuan one?"

"Respond to the leadership, starting next Monday, we’ll put together a week-long culinary festival. Bring out your best skills for this festival, keep the maximum profit margin within 20%, and make sure to restore our reputation!"

After some thought, Chairman Dong coughed lightly and added, "Don’t include West Lake Vinegar Fish or beggar chicken on the menu, and send a couple of people to Wang Fan in Guizhou to check out his skills and end the meeting."

No wonder they are anxious, the online criticism is relentless.

First, a short video called Sanxin went viral. First, it encountered Wang Fan in Hangzhou, then tracked him all the way to Guizhou, allowing locals in Hangzhou to taste authentic and delicious West Lake Vinegar Fish, making it a hot topic.

Then, the incredibly delicious beggar chicken appeared out of nowhere, whether in photos or videos, and the clicks went through the roof.

The color, texture, and aroma of the chicken, you just want to take a bite through the phone screen, which absolutely couldn’t be compared to the local beggar chicken made with small farm chicken.

Not afraid of bad taste, only afraid of comparison.

"To be honest, I planned to travel this month, I followed Boss Wang from Jiangsu to Guizhou, and while he wasn’t setting up his stall, I tried some of the local dishes, whether it’s West Lake Vinegar Fish or beggar chicken, Boss Wang’s are not just 180 times more delicious than the local ones.

By the way, Boss Wang’s versions of both these delicacies are very authentic, mostly identical to the local methods. Why mostly? Because Boss Wang attends to every single detail, which the locals don’t."

"To those who didn’t come, regret it. That beggar chicken was just under two pounds, and I devoured a whole one by myself, plus a big bowl of rice and a plate of sauced eggs, and I still haven’t found my tongue. If you see it, please tell it I miss it."

"You can always trust Boss Wang’s culinary creations! I was initially hesitant about paying 80 yuan for this beggar chicken, thinking it was a bit expensive when I could get one for 68 yuan at a local restaurant. After tasting it, I regretted doubting Boss Wang. It’s just too aromatic and delicious! I’d say it’s worth every bit of 80 yuan, even 200 yuan for one would be worth it."

"As for this chicken, I don’t even know where to begin describing it. It was so juicy, with each bite the juice oozing out, tender to the point of disintegration in your mouth. Now, I just want to ask the local chefs: how can the differences in making the same beggar chicken be so huge?"

Brother Gang didn’t forget to give Wang Fan his full support, posting a video of him and Brother Hua devouring the food: "I don’t think I need to say much about how delicious it is. Brother Wang is the only one who turned me down when I wanted to drop by, just so his fans wouldn’t make the trip in vain. If you are near Guizhou, I highly recommend coming for the culinary experience, it is absolutely rewarding."

"Oh my, the tickets for the high extreme rafting project have sold out within three days! Does anyone have any to transfer?"

"Willing to pay for two high extreme rafting tickets, just want to experience and taste some delicious Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine."

Wang Fan generally doesn’t pay much attention to the online buzz. He’d rather spend that time cuddling with his girlfriend, learning new recipes.

Yep, cuddling with his girlfriend and then learning new recipes is like a double enjoyment.

If his girlfriend loves the new dish he makes, then it’s a triple enjoyment.

Super multiplied enjoyment!

However, this Golden Legend Level Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup is truly top-notch, especially after countless tries, he finally mastered the most suitable cooking process for himself, and he’s planning to serve it on the last day here as his finale.

As for what to cook today, he’s already decided: Wuxi Pork Ribs with stir-fried seasonal vegetables.

Uncle Zhao delivered the vegetables early in the morning: fresh lettuce, yellow chives, and cabbage still draped with dew, clearly freshly picked at dawn, absolutely fresh.