After the filming was completed, I awakened my superpowers.

Chapter 10 What kind of magical hand is this?

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Aren't you being a bit hasty?
Sheng Yixia complained in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She walked forward calmly and greeted Gu Yonghan politely: "Hello, Teacher Gu, Sister Zhang Qing asked me to come and study with you."

At the same time, he secretly looked at Gu Yonghan.

The two had met in the company before, but had no specific contact.

Gu Yonghan is about thirty-five or thirty-six years old. He is good-looking and has a moustache, which makes him look like an uncle.

This appearance is quite recognizable.

Sister Zhang Qing said before that he had good acting skills, but no one knew who he had offended and he has never had any chance to rise to the top.

"Yixia, you and I don't need to go back and forth between teacher and teacher, and don't be so harsh on each other." Gu Yonghan patted Sheng Yixia's shoulder with a smile, and his attitude was very enthusiastic. "If you don't mind, just call me 'Brother Gu'."

"Okay, Brother Gu."

Seeing the other party say this, Sheng Yixia also followed suit and revealed a smile as bright as the sun.

After the pleasantries.

Gu Yonghan led Sheng Yixia to Dehong Building, and introduced as they walked: "Our crew of "The King of Chefs" is shooting a food film. The producer is familiar with the owner of Dehong Building, so he borrowed their real scene and did not have to pay the venue fee. It can be regarded as offsetting the brand placement of Dehong Building."

"That really saves a lot of venue fees." Sheng Yixia agreed.

"Real-location filming has its pros and cons, but let's not talk about that for now." Gu Yonghan led Sheng Yixia to the filming site and found the director who was discussing the play with the actors to introduce him. "Director Li, this is Sheng Yixia. Look at him, isn't he handsome?"

Director Li is a short and fat man with glasses and a goatee. When he heard this, he looked over and his eyes immediately lit up.

"Old Gu just showed me your video of showing off your card skills. It was really cool. I didn't expect you to be even more handsome in person."

He rolled up the script and tucked it under his armpit, then shook hands with Sheng Yixia enthusiastically.

"Director Li, thank you for your compliment." Sheng Yixia smiled modestly, "Those are just my little tricks. This time I came here mainly to learn acting from Brother Gu and Director Li."

Sheng Yixia has been born into a well-off family. He has seen a lot of the world and is confident. Wherever he goes, he is calm and relaxed. Even when talking to the boss of Modu Entertainment, he is always polite, but he is never nervous or stage fright.

"Be humble, be humble, let us learn from each other and make progress together."

After some polite greetings, Director Li handed Sheng Yixia back to Gu Yonghan and went back to his work.

This kind of low-budget, high-net-worth director is not a big-name director who has been famous for a long time and does not have the capital to be willful.

They also want to build up their network, advance in their careers, and hope that the films they shoot can one day be shown on the big screen and win various awards.

"Yixia, this is the situation." Gu Yonghan took Sheng Yixia to a secluded corner and told him business. "A minor supporting character in the crew has a family problem and needs your help. The role doesn't have many scenes, only a few lines and about ten seconds of footage. I've already said hello to Zhang Qing, and she will go back to the crew to sign an agreement."

"Okay, I'll follow Brother Gu's arrangements." Sheng Yixia nodded.

Naturally, he had no objection.

This kind of small supporting role with very few scenes doesn't make much money, but it is still a role, and he also wants to try to see if he can draw a skill card.

Gu Yonghan was very satisfied with Sheng Yixia's attitude. He became more sincere towards him and took out the script and talked to Sheng Yixia about the role of the minor supporting role.

This minor supporting actor is called Wu Yongguang, an inheritor of the traditional Jiangnan noodle-making craft. He made it to the quarterfinals of the King of Chefs competition, but lost to man number three in the process of the quarterfinals.

Sheng Yixia only needed to shoot a few shots of herself acting as a background, entering and exiting the venue, and being interviewed by reporters, plus a close-up of her face carefully making steamed buns during the competition.

Finally, after losing the game, he said to Man No. 3: "Your cooking skills are superb. I am ashamed of myself."

You can leave after you finish your lines.

The rest of the story is that the third male lead is easily crushed by the big villain, which highlights the big villain's terrifying dominance in cooking.

Then, the villain was defeated by the protagonist in the finals, and the protagonist won the title of "King of Chefs", preserving the reputation of the time-honored brand [Dehonglou] founded by his grandfather. Sheng Yixia understood that his role was to set off the third male lead, who in turn set off the villain, but in the end all the glory was gathered on the protagonist. This was a typical routine of a cool competition.

"Yixia, don't worry about not being able to make steamed buns. The director will film the various fancy techniques of professional chefs later. You just need to pretend and make sure you look like one."

"Of course, in order to make your movements and expressions more realistic and avoid mistakes, you still have to learn the process of making steamed buns, including mixing the fillings, kneading the dough, pinching the wrinkles, etc., get a feel for it, and then design some movements and expressions that are camera-friendly."

Done.

Gu Yonghan took Sheng Yixia directly to the pastry kitchen of Dehong Building, wanting to ask the head pastry chef Li Changshun to personally demonstrate and teach Sheng Yixia.

Li Changshun is an old man in his late sixties, with a strong build and a serious face.

He was not very happy about the filming disrupting the normal business of Dehong Building, but because of the boss's prior instructions, he could only cooperate reluctantly.

After listening to Gu Yonghan's request, he nodded and said nothing. He directly asked his apprentice to bring some prepared fillings, kneaded dough, and a kitchen scale.

"Young man, let me show you how to make steamed buns. Watch carefully." Li Changshun first pinched a piece of dough. "The dough is about 15 grams. If it's more, the skin will be thick and uneven. If it's less, the skin will be thin and easy to break."

Without weighing it, he began to roll out the dough with a rolling pin: "The steamed bun skin must be of uniform size and thickness."

He rolled out the dough in no time, scooped a spoonful of stuffing and placed it in the middle of the dough. He bent his palm slightly, and the dough wrapped most of the stuffing. Then he turned his palm and twisted it gently with his right fingers, which were extremely flexible.

In just two or three seconds, a steamed bun was formed in his hands. It had a thin, white and tender skin and was plump. Each fold was curved upward very evenly, forming the shape of a chrysanthemum or a carp's mouth, which gave people a pleasing beauty.

"The filling should be about 30 grams, and the number of folds should be between 18 and 23."

After saying this simply, Li Changshun took his hand back and took a step back, then said to Sheng Yixia coldly, "Young man, it doesn't look difficult, you give it a try."

Gu Yonghan, who was standing by, broke out in a cold sweat.

What does it mean to look easy?
This thing is typical in that you can learn it at first glance, but it's super difficult once you learn it. And you explained it so concisely, there's no way you can learn it.

But Sheng Yixia remained calm and nodded in agreement: "I've remembered it all. I'll give it a try."

After that, he washed his hands and dried them.

First, I followed Master Li’s example and pinched off a small piece of dough.

This action looks very simple, but Master Li raised his eyebrows slightly and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Sheng Yixia did not roll out the dough immediately. Instead, he took a bowl and placed it on the kitchen scale to peel the skin first. He weighed his small dough and it showed 16.3 grams.

Huh?
Is there such a big difference?

He grabbed another piece of dough and weighed it, 14.4 grams.

I picked up another piece, weighing 15.3 grams.

I pull, I pull again, I pull, pull, pull!
From the sixth piece of dough to the tenth piece, each piece of dough that Sheng Yixia pulled out was a standard 15 grams, with an error within 0.1 gram.

Only then did he start to try rolling out the dough with satisfaction.

However, it was this simple action of pinching the dough that made Master Li, his apprentice, and Gu Yonghan, who were present, stare with their eyes wide open.

Why are you making such a fuss?
I pinched five pieces of dough in a row, and each piece weighed exactly 15 grams.

Especially Master Li, his eyebrows twitched twice.

Young man, what kind of magic hand is this?

I told you fifteen grams, but that is an approximate number and I didn't give you the answer to one decimal place.

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(End of this chapter)