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

Especially the original recipe for "Imitation Barbecue Dishes" and the extremely exaggerated storyline and customer reactions.

However, when reading comics, she doesn't like to open the comments; she prefers to immerse herself in the comics with the comments closed, which means she misses what Xu Kai posts in the comments.

[Xu Kai: Yes, come on.]

Ruan Mian: Okay.

Ruan Mian looked at her work, which she had almost finished, and simply made up an excuse to go out on fieldwork to the entrance of Yizhou Izakaya.

on the way.

She also checked the restaurant's ratings on Dianping and Meituan.

The standards for rating restaurants are now quite high, and rating manipulation is not allowed.

Restaurants are also not allowed to serve pre-made dishes.

As a result, a store's rating can basically reflect its quality.

I looked at the ratings with great anticipation, but when I glanced at them, my smile froze.

Meituan rating: 2.5.

It has a rating of 1.9 on Dianping.

"Is this rating for real?"

"Could they have gone to the wrong restaurant? Xu Kai is known in the group for his discerning palate; he basically won't even glance at a restaurant with a rating below 4.5. Why would he go to eat at a 2.5 restaurant?"

A restaurant that scores 2.5 points must be incredibly bad, how bad must the food be to make people furious?

...

Meanwhile, Xu Zhou slowly got up.

When I sat up in bed, I wasn't in a hurry to open the shop at all.

We can only sell ten servings a day anyway.

Going a little later might just whet other people's appetites and increase their wish points.

The thought of prayer points made him instinctively want to see how much they had increased after a night.

But after glancing at it, his expression turned to shock.

[Imitation barbecue dishes: 180/1000 (2)]

【Transformation Egg Rice Bowl: 35/100 (1)】

The egg rice didn't increase in price much; in fact, a new dish was added under these two dishes.

Soma Yukihira's grilled squid legs with peanut sauce: 35/100

Oyster congee: 85/100

These two dishes…

Grilled squid legs are a notorious culinary disaster in the comics, the kind of dish that everyone avoids.

Even the scenes in the comics where it appears are hard to describe, but in the first chapter, grilled squid legs only appear once or twice at the beginning.

It wasn't emphasized at all...

Oyster porridge only appears in the second episode, when the female protagonist, Erina Kirigiri, appears, and there are only one or two scenes of her.

But it has already risen to 85, and it will be unlocked soon.

...

Seeing the surge in prayer points, Xu Zhou glanced at the comic's comment section.

really.

The page featuring squid tentacles and oyster congee had a particularly large number of comments.

How bad can squid be? That's an exaggeration. Shouldn't squid with peanut sauce be delicious? Although I've never tried pairing it that way.

[The smell of bathing with gorillas in the western lowlands—how did you even manage to describe it? That's way too abstract.]

[The name and combination of "Oyster Congee" sounds alright, at least it sounds more reliable than that imitation barbecue dish. Don't bother with original artwork; "Hundred Birds and Thousand Shreds in a Jade Cup" sounds much more sophisticated, doesn't it?]

[Confirmed, the author clearly can't cook.]

Seeing that there were suddenly more comments, Xu Zhou also took a look at the data for "Food Wars!".

[Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Views: 150]

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma collection count: 60

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Comments: 56

It seems that because this food-themed anime is too far beyond their comprehension, quite a few people have actually collected it.

This has led to the fact that although this food-themed anime has only released its second episode, the data looks quite good.

A private message also appeared in the backend.

Your manga, *Food Wars!*, has been selected by the editors.

"I've been followed!"

"Then we should be able to sign the contract, right?"

Xu Zhou's eyes were expectant.

...

On the other hand, the editor Aoyama followed the manga series because he saw that it was doing quite well among newly released manga, so he followed it casually.

After all, a new author's first comic book is usually either well-drawn but has a mediocre plot.

Either the plot is great, but the artwork is terrible.

Without a team, it's rare for a new individual author to be able to draw well and have a good story.

This led to Xu Zhou's food-themed manga, "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma," standing out among newly released comics.

"Let me see why this food-themed manga has such a high retention rate?"

After dinner, Aoyama opened the manga "Food Wars!" on his phone and started reading.

It was posted for two days, and only two episodes were updated.

Each chapter has more than ten pages of illustrations, which is quite diligent.

Qingshan was very satisfied.

The comic book industry has shifted from weekly updates in comic books and magazines to an online format.

As tools become more efficient, things are getting increasingly congested.

Comic fans have gotten used to at least three updates a week.

There will even be daily updates.

"The art style is very good, very skillful, not at all like a beginner..."

"And very diligent."

Aoyama decided that as long as the content of this food-themed anime wasn't too bad, he would sign him.

It's predictable that as long as the quality and these numbers are maintained, this food-themed manga will be a huge hit!

When Aoyama opened the first chapter and saw that the recipe made by the manga's protagonist, Soma Yukihira, was something he had never even heard of—"imitation barbecue dish"—his smile vanished.

What kind of dish?

A replica of barbecued meat dishes?

Chapter 8 Oyster Porridge?

Is the owner of this shop still coming?

Ruan Mian waited at the door until noon; it was the first time she had ever waited so long for a meal.

No.

I wasn't there for the food; I was only there for Xu Kai's 1888 yuan red envelope for queuing up.

After all, Songnan City is just a small fourth-tier city.

My family doesn't own a restaurant, and my monthly salary is around 8,000 yuan. After deducting the high rent, I've been living a very frugal life for a long time.

"Brother Xu, are we still waiting?"

Ruan Mian glanced at the time and saw that it was almost 2 p.m., and she couldn't wait any longer.

"We've been waiting since eight in the morning, and the boss still hasn't come..."

"Is he not coming today?"

Xu Kai, completely disregarding his image, squatted at the door in the Asian squatting posture, still holding his phone and trying to call people. Upon hearing her words, he didn't hesitate: "I'll give you another thousand. Just take the day off. I'll pay for your lost wages."

“Okay!” Ruan Mian immediately asked for leave from the company and focused on queuing.

...

Xu Zhou was completely unaware of this, so he simply put all his effort into using a different account to jump around in the comment sections of other food-related videos.

Before commenting, I sincerely apologized a few times, thinking I would delete it as soon as I achieved my goal.

"Snowy Mist Soup? Snowy Mist Soup is such an old-fashioned dish that it's been over-exposed in gourmet anime. How could it be as delicious as oyster congee?"

"A jade pot with an icy heart reflects the bright moon... This name is too abstract. Where is the more intuitive name like oyster congee?"

"What? You don't know about oyster congee? Then go watch Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma!"

Readers under various food-themed anime posts are completely baffled.

Are the readers of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma really that arrogant?

Is it really that good-looking?

We need to taste it to check the saltiness and figure out what this oyster congee is all about...

Although this trick is very old-fashioned, it works well.

Xu Zhou ate and drank his fill at home.

I only deleted the comments from my alternate account after the oyster congee was unlocked.

Then, the oyster congee dish was trained in the system's training room.

Training successful!

[Oyster Porridge Recipe Proficiency: 60%]

...

After completing the training, Xu Zhou's lips twitched when he saw the ingredient prices displayed in the system.

Pearl oysters: Grown in the extremely cold and pristine deep sea, their shells exhibit a rare pearly luster. The oyster meat is plump and thick, with a cool and smooth texture.

It contains an exquisite sweetness, like the essence of ocean tides, and its flavor is already top-notch when eaten raw...

【Ingredient Price: 120/single/3 required】

[Oyster Porridge Rice: Rice purchased by Totsuki Academy students from within the academy, carefully cultivated by the academy's teachers...]

[Ingredient Price: 20 per serving]

[Salted Egg Yolk: Salted egg yolks handmade by a top chef, made from duck eggs...]

[Ingredient price: 38/each]

[Additional ingredients: green garlic juice, white pepper...]

Xu Zhou skipped this long description and went straight to the total price.

[The ingredients for a single serving of oyster congee originally cost 440 yuan, but are now discounted to 44 yuan. You can also exchange recipe wish points to upgrade to the highest level.]

Current discount: None

Suggested retail price: 660 yuan

"Only four hundred and forty..."