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

[Author, after reading this half-chapter, I finally realized that the selling point of your food-themed manga isn't actually cooking! I've decided to go from hating to loving it! I love manga authors like you who love to give out fan service!]

"..."

Xu Zhou lay on the bed, his expression blank as he began to think.

How about a scaling convergence point in the future?

If I ever eat something that causes my clothes to burst open... wouldn't my comic book be trending on social media?

But the thought was quickly suppressed.

Forget it.

whatever.

If it doesn't have clothes shattering, can it still be called Food Wars!?

Isn't the essence of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma about clothes exploding?

...

morning.

Last night, Xu Zhou fried the patties from yesterday's 150 fast mackerel burger meals in the system training room.

At this point, there were already 250 pan-fried meat patties in his training room.

After selling out 50 servings yesterday, the wish value for the fast food burger steak combo soared by 1,700.

[Soma Yukihira Fast Food Mackerel Burger Steak: 3400/10000 (3)]

"It's already three thousand four hundred."

"So that's the difference between a simple meal and an expensive one..."

Xu Zhou also glanced at the other dishes, and his eyes lit up with surprise when he saw them.

【Transformation Egg Rice Bowl: 980/1000 (2)】

【Oyster congee: 920/1000 (2)】

Both of these have reached a critical point. If we sell a few more units today, we can upgrade them soon.

The only dish that came out last night was particularly heartbreaking: [Sichuan peppercorn roasted mackerel with cabbage puree: 15/100 (1)]

If this had happened before, Xu Kai's few regular customers alone could have raised the price by a hundred in just over a day.

But it didn't rise much today.

My phone vibrated briefly.

Xu Zhou looked down and saw that it was a message from Xu Kai.

[Xu Kai: Drooling/The little boss really put a lot of effort into drawing!]

[Xu Kai: Do female characters also cook while wearing only an apron?]

"..."

It was a little awkward for some reason.

Considering the potential implications, Xu Zhou could only repeatedly remind them not to publicize their comic book persona.

We'll at least wait until we draw Master Boy before making an announcement.

When you're painting a rough, textured surface, there must be absolutely no external interference!

It can easily affect one's own standards!

For example, if your parents and relatives are all constantly following your favorite adult... uh, food anime.

How could I possibly draw a scene where clothes are torn off?

...

the other side.

Early in the morning.

Jiang Wen then saw the message sent by his apprentice, Liu Fang.

Take a sip of tea.

He almost lost his composure when he saw the first line of text on that piece of paper.

[Fifteen drawbacks of the snow-melting soup as reported by customers after the survey]

"??"

"Fifteen... shortcomings?"

Jiang Wen was stunned.

Chapter 50: The Foot Massage Shop Owner!

Jiang Wen has been in the industry for so many years, and from the moment he became a chef, everyone around him has called him a genius chef.

Not only did he graduate from a prestigious culinary school, but he also became the sous chef of an eight-star restaurant right after graduation, and many people envied his talent.

He has always been able to outshine everyone else no matter what dish he makes, so how could he possibly have any flaws?

But look down.

Jiang Wen's expression changed immediately.

The note was almost entirely filled with praise for the oyster congee and criticism of the snow-melting soup.

[1. The customer said the seafood smell in the snow-melting soup wasn't properly removed, and it didn't achieve the same effect as the oyster congee.]

[2. The customer said the snow-melting soup didn't have any oily residue, so it didn't taste good and wasn't as good as oyster congee.]

...

[10. The customer said that the snow melting soup was only one-thousandth as delicious as the oyster congee. (The customer originally wanted to say one-tenth, but felt that one-tenth and one-hundredth were too high, so they changed it to one-thousandth.)]

A whole bunch came down.

It was a complete rejection.

Just by looking at this note, Jiang Wen could imagine the disgusted look on Liu Fang's face when he went to eat this dish yesterday.

A moment of silence.

Jiang Wen sent a message to Liu Fang on his phone.

[Jiang Wen: Go get two servings of oyster congee.]

He wants to try it himself!

Just how delicious is this oyster congee?!

...

Xu Zhou opened his shop early today.

When you arrive, buy all the ingredients you have for today.

"good…"

"Fifteen servings of beef stew in Burgundy red wine have been prepared."

"I've accumulated 85 servings of imitation barbecue dishes, and a whopping 250 meat patties!"

Xu Zhou couldn't help but mutter, "If I save for another five days, it should be enough for the food festival."

There were a lot of people at the food festival.

Furthermore, the voting was divided into ratings from customers who placed orders and ratings from customers who did not place orders.

However, it is clear that customer ratings from those who have placed orders carry more weight.

After preparing the ingredients, Xu Zhou figured he still had some time, so he decided to go find a beverage shop to buy some drinks.

But I haven't left the house yet.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a very young woman coming down from the foot massage parlor on the second floor.

"Ok?"

"Who is this?"

Xu Zhou looked over.

The woman before me had fair skin and wore a dark blue cheongsam. Her figure swayed gracefully, and her hair was casually tied up with a wooden hairpin, revealing a very delicate face.

The small mole at the corner of her mouth added a touch of mature beauty to her already radiant face.

"Mr. Li, I'm here to tell you that we're planning to reduce our orders from your restaurant."

Li Yingwan is the owner of an aromatherapy foot massage parlor. She has been running the business for several years, and for the past two years, she has almost always ordered meals from Brother Li's casual dining restaurant downstairs.

Whether they are customers or technicians at her shop, they all spend a considerable amount of money at Li Laoge's Simple Meal shop every month.

"why?"

Brother Li suddenly became anxious: "We've been cooperating for so many years, haven't your customers and foot massage therapists all eaten here?"

"Is it because there are no new dishes?"

"neither……"

Li Yingwan looked somewhat embarrassed: "It's because many of our customers have said that the shops downstairs smell amazing, so we're planning to collaborate with them as well."

"Especially these past few days, the aroma of the fish has been so strong..."

God knows.

I can smell how delicious the food is every time the izakaya downstairs cooks.

Customers have already complained several times, saying that it would be so nice to be able to eat such delicious food downstairs after taking a bath and getting a foot massage.

Xu Zhou was somewhat surprised to hear this. Cooperating with a foot massage parlor?

When will I be able to buy this foot massage parlor and tear down the second floor to turn it into a cooking shop?

Or…

If the business next door isn't doing well, should we acquire it?

Before Xu Zhou could finish thinking, he heard Brother Li's admonishing voice.

"Forget it..."

Brother Li shook his head: "The young owner of that restaurant charges 89 yuan for the cheapest dish, and he uses canned fish."

Canned fish?

Hearing this, Li Yingwan was somewhat surprised: "What about the other dishes?"

"The other dishes are very expensive, at least one or two thousand. Your restaurant doesn't cater to the completely high-end market, so your customers definitely can't accept such high prices."

In his eagerness to retain the huge customer base of the foot massage parlor upstairs, Li Dapeng was completely oblivious to the fact that Xu Zhou's shop door was already open, and he was frantically cricketing.

"If you're using canned meat, and the fish is so stale, your customers will definitely blame you if they get an upset stomach."

“We’ve been working together for so long. Although our family’s taste can’t compare to that of the geniuses at those culinary schools, at least our dishes are fresh.”

"Besides, it's just fish. If your customers want to eat fish, I'll go and research fish dishes tonight!"

Li Yingwan looked somewhat hesitant.

If it's canned fish, it can be really troublesome if it causes an upset stomach.

"I'll ask."

She turned and went to Xu Zhou's shop.

At this moment, Xu Zhou was taking inventory of the ingredients in the store.

Before I could even look up, I heard a somewhat charming woman's voice.

Even before you get close, the rich, fragrant scent of roses wafts over on the breeze.

"Young boss, are you busy?"

"Hmm, shall we order?" Xu Zhou asked, puzzled.