Have you ever seen glowing food? That's why you draw a food-themed anime.

[Imitation Barbecue Dishes: The Magician of Spices. I tried to replicate it, but adding too many spices would suppress the original flavor of the ingredients. It lacked the complete control over all the flavors that Boss Xu Zhou possessed.]

[Oyster Congee: Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Even the fishy smell of seafood, in Xu Zhou's hands, can be integrated with other ingredients to become the highlight of this dish. I can't describe it in words; you'll have to taste it to understand.]

Each dish was not only accompanied by a picture, but also lavishly praised.

It praises the newest restaurants in Songnan even more than the articles in the Songnan branch of the Food Association.

...

Fans of the Food Association were filled with questions when they saw the released e-magazine.

Everyone was curious about what kind of place 【一舟居酒屋】 was.

There were even people who checked the prices and star ratings of Yizhou Izakaya and then came over to criticize it in silence.

[Smuggling in your own biased recommendations? I didn't mind that Su's Imperial Cuisine restaurant was listed in your publication like it was a property, but now you're recommending a few scattered 2.5-star restaurants?]

I've never even heard of these dishes before. Has anyone tried them? But isn't that beef stew in Burgundy red wine way too expensive?

Who is this Xu Zhou? How can he make the food association's branch in Songnan City so rich? Count me in if you're making money!

Almost all of the comments were filled with doubts and criticisms.

Qin Wendong was utterly exhausted, and immediately called Zhong Qi after finishing reading.

“The electronic journal will be withdrawn first; Zhang Ya’s article is not the content we initially saw.”

He paused, then said, "She changed it without my permission."

It's been changed...?

Zhong Qi stared in disbelief at the published article, at a loss for what to do: "What are we going to do? The electronic version on the software has already been sent out..."

Songnan City is a food capital, so the Songnan City Food Association branch created a special app for its electronic publication.

This app not only features shop recommendations, but also regularly publishes an electronic version of the "Songnan City Food Journal".

It is true that updated e-magazine blog posts can be deleted, but once posted, many people have already seen them.

"But it's been so long since it was published, everyone has already seen it. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to change it now?"

"Moreover... Professor Qin, we don't have any alternative articles this time, so we probably can't change them."

What's the point of changing it now?

Moreover, the layout and headline of this issue had already been decided long ago; it was intended for the final exam publication of the Culinary Arts Department at Songnan University.

Is it too late to say no now?

Where can she find a front-page article to replace it?

Isn't this embarrassing?

Although Zhong Qi didn't say it aloud, she was secretly complaining.

Qin Wendong on the other end of the phone was also having a headache.

He never imagined that his students would be capable of changing titles at the last minute and acting against his will.

Most importantly, he directly informed them that he had approved it.

This led to such a blunder.

He himself bears the greatest responsibility for this matter.

"Ugh…"

Qin Wendong sighed helplessly, "Didn't we have another paper before? Let another group take over this time."

"Although the title of that article is nonsensical, there's nothing we can do about it now."

At least the language shouldn't be as sharp as this article.

...

Another group?

Zhong Qi was stunned for a moment. Although the other group knew that Zhang Ya's group had been chosen this time, Liu Niannian still sent over their manuscript.

"Okay, Professor Qin, I'll replace the other group's manuscript with it now."

She turned on her computer, opened the document, and prepared to copy and change the layout of the e-magazine.

But it was just opened.

After just one glance, Zhong Qi's expression froze.

"Professor Qin... Professor Qin."

"What's wrong?" Qin Wendong hadn't hung up the phone yet when he heard Zhong Qi's voice tremble slightly, and he was somewhat puzzled.

"Is the manuscript missing?"

"Don't worry, if there are any problems with the manuscript, I'll have my student Liu Niannian send me another copy."

Although Liu Niannian's topic choice was quite bizarre, insisting on delving into food-related anime... there's no other way now.

When Qin Wendong heard Zhong Qi remain silent for a long time and was about to send a message to Liu Niannian, he heard a trembling voice on the other end of the phone.

"No, the manuscript is still there."

"?"

"But Liu Niannian's article was also about Ichizuru Izakaya."

After Zhong Qi clicked on it, she immediately saw Liu Niannian's manuscript, which contained a long description of the dishes at Yizhou Izakaya, and it looked just like a small advertisement.

This praise is even more effusive than Zhang Ya's piece.

Knowing that her piece wouldn't be selected, Liu Niannian went on a tirade of praise.

At first glance, it's all "Awesome!"

She felt somewhat helpless.

"Professor Qin, what should we do?"

"Should we replace Liu Niannian's article, 'On the Feasibility of Making Food Anime Recipes a Reality,' with this one?"

Chapter 40 Xu Zhou's shop has new dishes? And they're just simple meals!

Qin Wendong had not read Liu Niannian's manuscript carefully.

In the first draft, he had already decided on Zhang Ya's manuscript.

After all, just by looking at the title of this food-themed anime, I felt that Liu Niannian's choice of topic was terrible.

Unexpectedly...

He gasped, his mind filled with questions: "You mean, Liu Niannian's article was also about Ichizuru Izakaya?"

"Correct."

"..."

How is this possible?

Did both groups choose the same store?

How delicious must this food be?

Upon opening the app, I was speechless after seeing Liu Niannian's screen filled with "[Yizhou Izakaya] [Awesome!]".

Qin Wendong suddenly became a little curious about Xu Zhou's izakaya.

Putting Liu Niannian aside, Zhang Ya's personality isn't that of someone who's easily impulsive.

"Professor Qin, shall we change it again?"

"Forget it, let's not change it."

There's no way to change this screen full of "awesome" text.

Qin Wendong sighed: "At this hour, many people have already seen it."

"If we change it now, the readers of the food magazine might think that we've actually been paid by Ichifusa Izakaya."

"Let's leave it as it is."

"What about the vice president..." Zhong Qi hesitated.

"I'll explain to the teacher," Qin Wendong said helplessly.

The teacher will definitely be angry if they see this.

But he had no other choice but to pick up his phone and send a message to Jiang Yonghua to apologize.

But Jiang Yonghua was furious.

I've said it many times!

"In Songnan City! Our Food Association's app is one of the most frequently used apps besides official food-related software!"

"I strongly discourage businesses from trying to bribe students to advertise!"

"Such mistakes are not allowed to happen again!"

What else could it be but advertising?

Could it be that she really captivated culinary students with her cooking skills?

Culinary students aren't exactly unsophisticated; they deal with culinary experts every day and have long since developed a certain level of tolerance for gourmet food.

...

the other side.

While the Food Association was in a state of chaos, Xu Zhou slept soundly until dawn.

When I woke up this morning, I glanced at my prayer points and was almost startled.

【幸平创真速食青花鱼汉堡肉套餐+1+1+1+1+1+1+1……】

[Soma Yukihira Fast Food Mackerel Burger Meal: 105/100 (2)]

[The recipe is available for learning; would you like to learn it?]

"Wasn't it still 0 last night?"

Xu Zhou was somewhat surprised.

Did I wake up a hundred?

What happened that you don't know about?

I glance at my phone while brushing my teeth.

The message on my phone was from a regular customer in a group chat.

It seems that Xu Kai created the group last night, and he also brought in several customers who had visited several times before.

I don't know when he met those customers.

A lot of unfamiliar screenshots were sent in the group.

It's a review of my shop on the Songnan City Food Association app.

Xu Kai was still indignant in the group chat.

[Xu Kai: They know nothing! I'm so angry! I argued with them, and they replied with "Let's make money together," are they crazy?]

[CaiCai: It's said that the vice president of the food association wants to add the small business owner's shop to his personal recommendation list as "disliked".]

[Xu Kai: Why? Just because we disagree with each other's ideas? Or because of the ratings? Isn't that vice president Jiang Mingzhu's grandfather? Didn't Jiang Mingzhu eat at our small business restaurant before?]

[CaiCai: I guess they think the small business owner bribed the culinary students... Jiang Yonghua hates this kind of malicious competition from businesses, it must be a misunderstanding.]

Anyway, he just put the small business owner's shop on his "dislikes" list in his recommendations section, so whatever.

Within a few minutes.

Cai Cai sent a screenshot.

[CaiCai: The pictures have already been listed.]

"Good guy..."