Qiu Yingying is reborn and bound to a learning system.

Qiu Yingying spent over 30 million yuan to buy an entire floor of a 1500-square-meter office building.

Qiu Yingying divided the office space into eight functional areas according to the previously planned office layout, each serving the business.

To the left of the entrance is the front desk and reception area, used to connect with brand representatives, platform contacts, and store visit partners;

Further inside is an open-plan office area where the planning, operations, business, and editing departments work together to ensure efficient communication.

The innermost part consists of two professional photography studios, one for setting up a home kitchen scene and the other for setting up a product still life scene. All food videos do not need to be rented out; the script can be shot on the same day.

A separate sample room is set up next to it, where all the food, fresh produce, seasonings, and kitchen utensils that were brought in are collected, sampled, and tested in a unified manner to ensure that the selected products are safe and traceable.

On the other side are the conference room, the debriefing room, the administrative office, and Qiu Yingying's office.

Because food safety is a serious issue, many businesses cut corners or use excessive technology. She was shocked by the food problems exposed by Unit 731.

She knew that if there were any bad products, their reputation would be completely ruined, so Qiu Yingying always attached great importance to product selection and quality control.

All products sold through live streaming must pass through four stages: the first stage is the initial business review, which verifies brand qualifications, production licenses, and quality inspection reports;

The second stage involved sample tasting, led by Qiu Yingying, with all members of the planning and operations teams tasting the products. If any aspect—taste, price, portion size, or practicality—failed to meet the standards, the product was immediately eliminated. Random inspections were also conducted on the goods.

The third step is after-sales risk assessment. Fan Shengmei is responsible for checking the brand's past complaint rate and return rate. Products with safety hazards or reputational controversies will not be put on the shelves, no matter how high the profit is.

The fourth step involves the company having a quality inspection department that frequently conducts unannounced visits to conduct on-site inspections of the production environment of related industries.

Thanks to its strict quality control, Shimei Youpin has earned a reputation among its fans as a reliable brand.

After becoming famous, others are busy making money, socializing, and enjoying themselves.

Qiu Yingying locked herself in her room, listening to each lesson on the learning system and taking notes page by page.

From human resource structure to performance appraisal, from cost control to brand strategy, she has learned those terms that she could never understand before and turned them into her own skills.

On one occasion, the business team connected with a frozen shrimp brand. The brand had complete qualifications, an attractive price, and offered extremely high commissions. The cooperation was about to be finalized.

However, when it came to the tasting, the tasters immediately noticed something was wrong: the shrimp had been soaked for too long and had an absurdly high water content. After thawing, they shrank by nearly half, and the meat was dry and tough with no sweetness whatsoever. In fact, they even had a faint alkaline taste.

The taste tester immediately wrote in the report: The quality does not meet the standards, and it is strongly not recommended to put it on the shelves.

When the report was presented to Qiu Yingying, she didn't hesitate for a second and rejected the cooperation outright.

"We sell food that's in people's mouths, the kind of food that's on the tables of ordinary families. Shrimp is something mothers buy for their children, and elderly people buy for the whole family. If we sell inferior products for money, we'll destroy all the trust people have in us. No matter how high the profit margin, if the product isn't good, we absolutely cannot sell it."

I don't touch water-injected meat, I don't touch soaked seafood, I don't touch inferior ingredients, and I don't make money by dishonest means.

Once this story got out, Shimei Youpin's reputation for being "honest, reliable, and trustworthy" was firmly established in the hearts of its fans.

She knew very well that popularity was fleeting and fans were transient; only solid abilities could allow her to seize the opportunities that fate had handed her in her newfound life.

The twelve episodes of "A Bite of China" were the key moments that changed the trajectory of her life.

On the show, she was genuine, unpretentious, and didn't engage in hype. With her down-to-earth insights into food and clear, straightforward cooking skills, she gained countless fans overnight. Immediately after the show aired, her account saw a surge in followers, and her inbox was overflowing with business collaborations. The name Qiu Yingying successfully entered the public eye, and people loved watching her videos while learning to cook.

But Qiu Yingying was calmer than anyone else.

After gaining popularity, she focused on building a team, improving processes, and adhering to ethical standards.

What she wants to achieve is not to become a fleeting internet celebrity, but to build a legitimate company that can survive in the long run, reassure its employees, and put its fans at ease.

With this original aspiration, Shimei Youpin has gradually taken shape, grown, and gained a firm foothold.

In the initial stage, Qiu Yingying relied on the operational strategies she learned in the learning system to sign seven food bloggers with completely different styles in one go.

There are middle-aged bloggers who are good at home-style cooking and understand the tastes of ordinary families best;

A gentle blogger with a soft heart and a focus on children's complementary foods;

There are down-to-earth bloggers who spend all day in the streets and alleys, filming and exploring local snacks and restaurants;

There are also bloggers who are extremely passionate about desserts and baking, and who are meticulous and particular about their craft.

Seven people, seven accounts, covering the elderly, young people, stay-at-home mothers, students, and working people, almost capturing all the people in the food industry.

Qiu Yingying's promise to bloggers is simple:

You just need to focus on appearing on camera, researching how to eat, and creating good content. Everything else, such as business coordination, filming and editing, venue and equipment, and backstage miscellaneous tasks, will be taken care of by ShiMeiYouPin.

While other bloggers are still carrying their own equipment, negotiating collaborations, and enduring grievances, Qiu Yingying has already retained a group of people who truly love food in the most worry-free and respectful way.

To support the content and product selection for so many accounts, she even created the most enviable position in the entire company: a full-time food taster.

While other people clock in and sit in their offices, for food tasters, it's all about unpacking packages, trying new products, and writing reviews.

Snacks, seasonings, fresh produce, ingredients, convenience foods, kitchen utensils and small appliances... Every day when I open the company door, the aroma wafts out, which instantly lifts my spirits.

But this job is far more than just "delicious".

The taste testers must act like professional judges, meticulously recording the taste, portion size, price, ingredients, shelf life, and consumption scenarios of each product. They must also write down the advantages, disadvantages, and suitable groups based on their own feelings.

Whether it tastes good, is worth buying, is fresh, is cost-effective, or is it a dud—all these conclusions will be written in black and white in the evaluation report, directly determining whether the product can be listed, whether a video can be made, or whether it can be featured in a live stream.

Qiu Yingying selected twenty individuals to form a tasting team, a combination that can be described as a "golden combination".

Some people prefer salty and savory flavors, understanding the tastes of working people best; some are allergic to ingredient lists, able to spot even the slightest extra additives; some are extremely sensitive to sweetness, able to tell the quality of cream in a single bite; and some are sensitive to numbers, able to calculate at a glance whether the unit price is worthwhile.

The entire 15th-floor office area smells wonderful every day because of the blogger and the taste testers.

The filming crew was cooking noodles, stir-frying vegetables, and frying snacks in the kitchen scene, filling the entire floor with delicious aromas.

Over there, tasters gathered around the table unpacking packages, trying new products, and taking notes; contracted bloggers practiced their tone in front of the camera, while planners squatted beside them, noting down highlights and revising scripts.

There is no oppressive workplace atmosphere, no backstabbing, and no sarcastic remarks.

When everyone gets together, they discuss the flavors, research the cooking methods, and worry about whether their fans will make a mistake.

We share delicious food with each other, solve problems together, order takeout together when we work late, and celebrate the end-of-month bonuses together as a whole company.

Many people who joined the company said that working at Shimei Youpin didn't feel like a job, but more like a group of friends getting together to do something they both enjoyed and could earn money from.

In this warm and reliable team, there is also a special part-time member, Guan Juer.

Guan Juer is quiet, thoughtful, meticulous in her writing, and conscientious in her work, making her ideal for objective and calm product reviews. She also happened to want to do something on the weekend. She occasionally comes with Fan Shengmei to try the products and write reviews, which she says makes her very happy and sweet.

Every time Guan Juer came to the company, she would quietly sit with the taste testers and bloggers, checking data, exchanging tastes, and confirming details. She was a woman of few words, good temper, and didn't seek special treatment, and quickly became a "part-time helper" that everyone liked.