Huayu Chef

Zhang Jinxuan showed little interest in Yang Mi's studio's fashion resources. Yang Mi herself hasn't even achieved a Grand Slam in fashion awards, and her high-end luxury endorsements are quite limited.

Being on the cover of a fashion magazine is said to be one of the hard indicators of a fashion icon's status.

Times have changed.

Times have changed. China has gradually become the world's largest consumer market for luxury goods, and luxury brands have lowered their "noble heads," having already entered the wholesale stage.

As long as Chinese celebrities have works, achievements, national recognition, popularity, fans, and awards, they will get fashion magazine covers, high-end luxury endorsements, and all the treatment they deserve.

Zhao Liying was once nicknamed "Little Potato" and considered an outcast in the fashion world, reportedly even mocked by a group of actresses born in the 85s. But then, in her previous life, she won several Best Actress awards, her fashion sense suddenly skyrocketed, and she instantly connected with the fashion scene; no one called her unfashionable anymore.

Isn't that amazing?

Zhang Jinxuan is a very down-to-earth person. He signed with Yang Mi's studio with the aim of securing film and television resources and commercial opportunities, rather than prioritizing fashion resources.

If Yang Mi wanted to give it to him, Zhang Jinxuan wouldn't refuse. Shooting a fashion magazine cover is a stepping stone for nobodies to enter the fashion industry, a medium to establish connections with brands, and it can increase exposure to some extent, which is better than nothing.

But if you use this to boast about your fashion status and spend money to change your fate and become a nobody, it might have worked in the past, but now it's just pure idiocy and a huge mistake.

Instead of spending tens of millions on magazines, why not come to Wild Kitchen and eat chicken feet?

On his way back to the store, Zhang Jinxuan opened Weibo and was immediately stunned by the massive number of likes, comments, mentions, and private messages. The data update even made his phone lag for a moment.

Is this really that exaggerated?

Looking at the number of followers, it already has over 40.

"Wow, that's pretty intense."

Zhang Jinxuan gasped and clicked on the Weibo trending topics list. Three topics related to "Wild Kitchen" were on the list. This start was much better than the last episode.

He didn't look closely, then opened Youku and Bilibili, and was pleasantly surprised to find that "Wild Kitchen Episode 2: Willow Feast" appeared on the homepage of both websites, with Bilibili giving it a top recommendation on its homepage.

"Wow, wow, Wild Kitchen is really going to kill everyone now."

"Ling Yue and Baili Tusu can only contact me personally..."

There were too many messages to read at once, so Zhang Jinxuan decided to check them when he got home that night. With his phone in his pocket, he leisurely returned to the store, humming the battle song from his previous life's spiritual land.

"Brother Xuan, the second episode was really good. Is the third episode also going to be released next Saturday?"

"Brother Xuan, where are you filming for the third episode? Will it be in my hometown of Hebei?"

"Brother Xuan, should Wild Kitchen be renamed Chef Cloud Society?"

Zhang Jinxuan laughed when he heard this, "Why change the name of Chuyun Society? To perform crosstalk? I can't do that."

Haha~~

"Brother Xuan, what's your relationship with the streetlight goddess?"

"Is the 'Streetlight Goddess' referring to Huang Mengying, her junior colleague?"

"right."

"She and I are very good friends."

"Will you guys film together again?"

"That depends on Mengying's schedule. 'Wild Kitchen' always welcomes her. Hey, did you guys switch careers to become reporters? Why are you asking so many questions? Is the braised duck in the restaurant not fragrant enough, or are the tiger-skin chicken feet not tasty?"

"Just curious."

"I'm also curious what you wanted to buy?"

"Oh, I'd like two tiger-skin chicken feet, two duck necks, and the duck necks cut into small pieces..."

The painting style returned to normal, and Zhang Jinxuan put on plastic gloves to pack braised dishes for the customers.

People queuing in front of the braised food window were all taking pictures with their phones, creating a constant clicking sound.

Wild Kitchen was busy until around 8:30 p.m., when the last group of customers in the dine-in area finished eating and left, and then it closed.

Zhang Jinxuan instructed, "Xiao Liao, you can go home after you've cleaned up the dining area."

"Okay."

"Xiao Yu, how much money did you collect today?"

Yu Jingmin took out several stacks of hundred-yuan bills and change bundled with rubber bands from the cash register and handed them to Zhang Jinxuan along with the account book.

When Zhang Jinxuan saw the sales figures, he was overjoyed and couldn't stop smiling.

Small goal achieved, surpassing 4.

After counting the money again with a money counter to confirm it was correct, Zhang Jinxuan neatly stacked the money, tied it up again with a rubber band, and temporarily locked it in the safe. He would take it out and bring it home when he was done with his work.

It's a thick wad of cash worth tens of thousands of yuan; it's not easy to carry in your pocket.

There's nothing much going on at the shop, time to go home.

Yu Jingmin sat quietly and obediently waiting for her father to pick her up. Sister Liu and Sister Zhao were washing dishes at the Shuangxing Pool. Xiao Liao tidied up the dining area and prepared to leave work. Tang Qiwen was busy making pickled vegetables.

Zhang Jinxuan leaned over to take a look and smiled, "Today was a bit busy, but I can take the early shift."

Tang Qiwen grinned and said, "Having Sister Niu as a dedicated vegetable washer is really convenient. After washing the ingredients that need to be braised during the day, we can prepare the goods for tomorrow in advance."

"Hurry up, finish early and go home early."

"It'll be done in a minute."

Zhang Jinxuan patted his shoulder, found a place to sit down and play on his phone. While checking the Bilibili playback data, he noticed unread messages in his personal center and casually clicked on them.

"what?"

Bilibili sent him an in-app message inviting him to join the UP (content creator) group, along with the site administrator's WeChat and Weibo accounts.

Joining the group was pointless; Zhang Jinxuan was only interested in the famous "Station Master Grandpa." He copied the account to WeChat, added the person, entered the verification message, and clicked send.

I thought it would take a long time, but it was approved instantly.

"Hello Station Master Xu, I am Zhang Jinxuan from 'Wild Kitchen'."

"Hello, just a moment, this game will be finished soon."

Zhang Jinxuan: "..."

What kind of amateur team is this? The filter of the founder of Bilibili has been shattered instantly. We need Boss Rui to come.

"Brother Xuan, are you still there?"

"Station Chief Xu, don't call me brother, I'm younger than you."

What year were you born?

"From 91."

"I was born in '89, two years older than you, but it's okay, we can call each other whatever we want. Brother Xuan doesn't use Weibo, right? I sent you a private message today, but you haven't replied yet."

"I run a small restaurant, and I've been busy since morning."

"I know about Wild Kitchen, it's all over the internet. It's not far from my alma mater, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. I'll go to Beijing sometime and invite Rui to your place for a meal. Would you be happy to have me there, Brother Xuan?"

"A warm welcome."

"Haha, it's settled then, let's sit down and chat. I admire you so much, Brother Xuan. Your original work, 'Wild Kitchen,' has blown away many popular new anime series on Bilibili. Today, I got you on Twitter, and even some content creators who are updating their shows asked me if Bilibili is about to change. Change my ass! Bilibili has always been very supportive of original videos, okay?"

Support my ass! Where are the incentive and recharge plans from the past?

Without real financial support, it's all just empty talk.

The content creators work out of love, and you still criticize them, saying, "You really think you're a princess."

Holding onto a sliver of hope, Zhang Jinxuan tentatively messaged, "Brother Xu, does Bilibili have any support plans for original videos in terms of copyright and revenue?"

"Copyright? Don't you own the copyright to the original video?"

Zhang Jinxuan was speechless and replied tactfully, "The two episodes of 'Wild Kitchen' are available on Youku and Bilibili. Doesn't Bilibili need exclusive broadcasting rights or official authorization?"

"Oh, you mean buying the copyright?"

"right."

"The original videos on Bilibili are all created and voluntarily published by the content creators themselves, and the copyright belongs to the creators. Bilibili really supports original works. Every year on New Year's Eve, we have a New Year's Festival. This year, we are preparing to hold an offline live performance so that original content creators can sing and perform on stage for fans from all over the world..."

You can feel his passion between the lines, but he's not on the same wavelength as Zhang Jinxuan.