Chapter 335: Chapter 335

The program was being filmed and post-production was being carried out in full swing.

Post-production had never fought such a well-equipped battle before!

Generally speaking, post-production was very hard work.

They had to pick out usable footage from what the cameramen shot of the stars and then edit it.

That is to say, they had to watch as much as the cameramen shot.

Sometimes a star’s footage was really boring and especially long, so they had to patiently watch it all.

This led some post-production editors to drink a bit of alcohol to relieve the stress.

This job wasn’t for just anyone.

Of course, that was still manageable. However, if a star got into trouble and was banned after filming the show, post-production would need to painstakingly remove that person frame by frame from the video. This was an immense amount of work.

But editing this season of "Chinese Restaurant" was pretty easy.

From the initial leadership tasks, to the first day’s material exchange and catching abalones, to setting up a stall to sell pancakes.

Let’s just say, there was enough material to edit two episodes of the show.

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Upon hearing this news, the decision was made on the spot to edit one episode and release it immediately.

That way, they could attract sponsors and investments, and also draw other stars to come as guest celebrities.

The plan was to maintain an update frequency of one episode per week from then on.

The content of seven days, no matter what, would be enough to edit one episode.

The chief director, very excited during a meeting with the program team members, exclaimed, "No, don’t release just one episode yet!"

The others looked at each other in confusion.

"What I mean is, release two episodes first," he said.

"Put both episodes out and then notify that we’ll update the show weekly from there on."

"This time, we’re going to put in extra effort and adopt an almost simultaneous updating approach."

"The viewership ratings will definitely be high!" the chief director said.

His words won the approval of others.

If the program had high ratings, it was easy to land a big investment, and then the entire crew would have money. Moreover, it would be easier for the TV station to initiate new projects and find investments in the future.

And so, the schedule for airing the program was decided.

「In the evening, Chinese Restaurant.」

There were more customers in the evening.

But many ingredients had been used up early, so after operating for about an hour and a half, the restaurant announced it was closing for the day.

Night enveloped Sicily Island.

The whole city seemed a bit dark.

Many shops lit up their lights.

The doors of Chinese Restaurant were closed, and a ’Temporarily Closed’ sign was hung up.

A few people were celebrating the success of the day inside the restaurant.

There was still some abalone chicken soup left, and everyone was drinking it happily.

Additionally, everyone’s bowl had a serving of rice.

Zhao Liying said with satisfaction, finally getting to her rice, "I finally got to eat some rice."

In Sicily, shops didn’t sell rice, and there was none here either.

Even beyond the first wave of customers, other diners hadn’t ordered rice.

The locals ate meat and vegetables directly.

Bread and pasta were their staple foods.

Jiang Feng said, "I think we should save the rice for ourselves, except when making fried rice or rice combo sets."

"The shops on the island don’t sell rice."

"If we run out of the rice I brought, we’ll only be able to eat other staple foods from then on."

Hearing this, everyone agreed unanimously.

Before they knew it, everyone naturally regarded Jiang Feng as the backbone of the group.

The meal was incredibly delicious.

Everyone ate happily.

Actually, at this point, everyone was thinking that recording this episode was really comfortable.

In fact, Wang Junkai had privately contacted his agent, hoping to participate in the whole program.

His schedule was quite full. He had to rush to another important engagement in just over ten days.

But after just two days of shooting, he didn’t want to leave.

Who would want to leave with a top chef cooking for them every day?

He’d take the job even if it paid a little less!

It was simply the perfect work.

At that moment, Wang Junkai had a thought and said, "Do we still need to shop together tomorrow? This morning was particularly rushed."

Hearing this, everyone was reminded of the morning’s events.

Indeed, they were quite tired today.

"Let’s split up. We’ve been to the farmers’ market, so just two people should suffice to go there," Huang Xiaoming said.

They set the plan for the next day.

Yeang Zi and Wang Junkai were in charge of purchasing.

Then Huang Xiaoming and Zhao Liying were responsible for tidying up the restaurant and clearing up the existing ingredients.

As for Jiang Feng, his job as the God of Wealth was to make money by selling pancakes.

Huang Xiaoming and Zhao Liying would help by attracting customers.

Everything was well-arranged.

The lights in Chinese Restaurant were warm, and the few people chatted leisurely, all feeling relaxed.

At this time, there were no cameramen around, only fixed camera positions.

Perhaps it was because of this that everyone forgot they were filming a show while chatting.

Or maybe, they no longer cared whether they were filming or not.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Then Huang Xiaoming was in charge of distributing salaries to everyone.

They could use their salary to buy whatever they chose, including small gifts, snacks, and so on.

Everyone respected the rules set by the production team.

After receiving the money, everyone smiled happily.

"Keep it up, and if our sales are high during the week, we’ll take the weekend off," Huang Xiaoming promised.

"That’s great!" Yeang Zi cheered.

Jiang Feng also smiled.

For him, this variety show was quite interesting.

It was relaxing, there was money to be made, and he could meet other people.

Most importantly, by cooking, he could promote China’s culinary culture, even if it was just on a small island, on a single street, even if it only influenced a few dozen people.

At least he was satisfied.

"Alright, that’s it for today. Wash the dishes and everyone go rest early! Do whatever you want," Huang Xiaoming concluded.

"Yay!" the others cheered.

Seeing Jiang Feng ready to carry plates to wash, the others quickly said, "Chef, we’ve got this. You don’t need to wash."

Jiang Feng didn’t mind at all. "No worries, let’s do it together," he replied.

Having operated for just two days, the five of them really felt like a team.

However, they heard that guests would be arriving later in the show, because the program always needed to find something new. Different people would create different impacts.

Everyone hoped for guests with good personalities.

「The next day, the Chinese Restaurant operated as usual.」

Jiang Feng prepared a new delicacy, egg-filled pancakes.

The egg-filled pancakes were also a very popular snack.

Jiang Feng thought it was time to mix things up a bit and show foreigners the diversity of China’s food culture.

Locals who had eaten the pancakes the day before saw that the Chinese Restaurant was open and came over to line up.

This breakfast was truly satisfying, much better than bread.

The only pity was that this shop did not sell coffee.

They liked to have a cup of coffee with their breakfast.

Naturally, Chinese Restaurant wasn’t prepared to serve coffee.

And egg-filled pancakes didn’t go well with coffee either.

"Did they change the name today? Is it the same food?" one customer asked in line.

"It’s all eggs and pancakes, but I don’t know if the method is the same or not."

"I’ve been waiting for them to open!"

People chatted with each other.

The scene was quite amusing.

Seven or eight foreigners were in line to buy egg-filled pancakes.

In fact, this sight was not uncommon.

On a street in Italy, someone captured a scene.

In front of an authentic Italian pasta restaurant, there were hardly any people.

Next door, a Chinese restaurant named ’Lanzhou Pulled Noodles’ was filled with lines of blonde-haired, blue-eyed foreigners.

They all went for Lanzhou Pulled Noodles and ignored the Italian pasta.

The appeal of Chinese food was evident.

This scene was also recorded by the film crew.

The director and planners watched from not too far away.

"It’s really strange to see foreigners buying egg-filled pancakes," a deputy director mused.

At that moment, a planner said, "I want to eat the egg-filled pancakes made by Chef Jiang myself."

"Why don’t we pretend to be tourists and buy some too!"

Upon hearing the planner’s words, everyone looked at him. He was truly a talent!

It was strange, really. Earlier on, the director and planners deliberately created difficulties for the Chinese Restaurant, cutting back on financial support to make them self-reliant.

Now because the egg-filled pancakes were so delicious, they wanted to support their business by giving them money.

Strictly speaking, they shouldn’t be doing this.

But there was no helping it. Who could resist delicious egg-filled pancakes?

"Alright, that’s what we’ll do. Send two people over, and buy a few extra," the chief director decided.

Then he added, "When buying, let’s not film this shot!"

At these words, everyone burst into laughter.

Early in the morning, the Chinese Restaurant began to bustle.

Jiang Feng was making egg-filled pancakes, while Huang Xiaoming and Zhao Liying were tasked with attracting customers. The other two went to buy ingredients.

Soon, the two who went shopping returned in a car.

Carrying bags of various sizes into the kitchen, Wang Junkai’s eyes were sharp, and he immediately spotted something amiss.

"Aren’t those two in line for egg-filled pancakes editors from the film crew?"

"Why are people from the film crew eating pancakes too?" Wang Junkai said.

"They’re breaking the rules. The film crew isn’t supposed to interfere with our operations," Yeang Zi realized, suddenly enlightened.

Everyone looked over at this, and the directorial team felt a bit embarrassed for a moment.

The camera captured this moment, another part of the show’s charm.

The chief director, a bit sheepishly, said, "We are also tourists on Sicily Island. We bought the egg-filled pancakes as tourists, so it’s not against the rules."

Hearing this, everyone laughed.