Chapter 412: Chapter 407: One Trouble After Another (Double-Length Chapter)

The two flavors balanced each other out, but didn’t leave a strong impression.

The honey glaze was fine for grilling fish and shrimp, but really didn’t suit the oysters and squid.

On the other hand, the black pepper flavor stood out because other places rarely chose it, earning unanimous praise from the three streamers.

Aside from the most popular barbecue sauces, other establishments opted for different flavors.

There were curry flavors, lemon mustard flavors, sweet and sour flavors, sweet and spicy flavors…

Due to the different tastes, the three streamers simply went with their personal preferences to evaluate and compare.

Bo Ming and Brother Hua clearly weren’t interested in the sweet and sour and sweet and spicy barbecue flavors, preferring lemon mustard and curry instead.

Feng Xiaoxiao, meanwhile, was the complete opposite.

With differing opinions, the three were very cautious with their words when evaluating, not daring to be careless.

In the live broadcast room, it wasn’t just the three’s fans watching intently, but also newcomers, as well as critical viewers looking to pick holes in things.

They had to tread carefully—one misstep, and it could spark a trending topic.

The three tasted carefully, trying to be as fair and impartial as possible in their evaluations.

However, it’s hard to please everyone, and the streamers’ obvious preferences led fans to unconsciously pick sides.

Some sided with the streamers, some with the food, and others with their favorite flavors.

Seeing that the comment section was about to blow up, Bo Ming quickly signaled the other two with his eyes.

“There’s one more delivery left, barbecue seafood from Qianlima Restaurant, and they chose… classic sauce?”

Bo Ming: “!”

Feng Xiaoxiao: “!”

Brother Hua: “!”

Was there some mistake?

Hadn’t they just tasted classic-flavored seafood barbecue?

Bo Ming’s eyes darkened, but he maintained a calm facade and said, “Qianlima Restaurant’s seafood barbecue might have more varieties in sauces, even if it’s the same classic flavor, there should be some differences!”

He spoke lightly, but Feng Xiaoxiao and Brother Hua couldn’t help but shudder internally!

With just a simple sentence, the difficulty of the live review shot up significantly!

In the chat group of the restaurant’s chefs, seeing several voice messages pop up on the screen, Yao Shi was taken aback…

“The classic sauce from our restaurant has always been a single recipe, but this…”

Listening to the curious questions from other restaurant chefs, Yao Shi’s heart sank!

Could it be that Fu Yu messed up in the rush, repeating the flavor for the seafood barbecue?

Damn it, just one wave wasn’t over before another started!

The livestream viewers hadn’t reacted immediately.

“Huh? Why’s the atmosphere suddenly weird?”

“Yeah, you can see Xiao Xiao and Brother Hua’s expressions slipping, what went wrong?”

“I can’t see anything wrong? Isn’t this just a normal stream?”

“Check out Bo Ming’s left hand! His fist’s clenched! He’s nervous!”

“Whoa! Something’s going on…”

At that moment, in the live broadcast room, Bo Ming appeared calm, but his mind was racing, thinking about what to do next!

Could Qianlima Restaurant really have made that mistake, grilling two identical classic flavored seafood dishes?

Feng Xiaoxiao furrowed her brows, while Brother Hua focused entirely on the seafood barbecue in front of him.

After smoothly handling the situation, Bo Ming realized with hindsight that his clenched left palm was sweaty!

Because he believed that Qianlima Restaurant wouldn’t make such a low-level mistake!

This event had been promoted heavily, and the staff of those restaurants were surely watching the stream off-camera.

But, given the current situation…

Brother Hua leaned in to examine the grilled saury, then sniffed the aroma, and said somewhat uncertainly, “Could this be a modified version of the classic sauce barbecue seafood?”

Bo Ming was taken aback!

A modified version?

An innovative flavor?

Or perhaps…

Regardless, the pace of the livestream had definitely entered a very passive state.

Fortunately, the three streamers were experienced, and after their initial shock, they didn’t completely lose their footing, but rather were trying to find a strategy.

In such circumstances, whether Qianlima Restaurant had actually made a mistake, all they could do was continue tasting and evaluating.

After a very brief consideration, Bo Ming had already made up his mind on how to bring the livestream’s pace back on track.

If Qianlima Restaurant had indeed accidentally sent two classic-flavored seafood barbecues, he could use this opportunity to steer the topic towards the quality and efficiency of delivery services.

Once that resonates with fans, the aim and significance of this livestream event could be elevated even further.

At that point, getting the studio to buy a trending topic could definitely help in gaining more traffic.

Thinking about this, Bo Ming looked at Brother Hua, and said with a smile, “Honestly, I’m not really a professional in food critiques, so it’s hard for me to tell how this classic-flavored seafood barbecue differs from what we tasted earlier. But, since it might be a modified, innovative flavor, it’s certainly worth a try…”

With those words, both Feng Xiaoxiao and Brother Hua’s expressions changed!

But what if it isn’t?

What can they do?

What else can be done?

As things stood, they could only continue with the evaluation.

At this point, Fu Yu had just finished a barbecue order and handed it over to Zhang Jinyu for packing.

On the grill, oysters and scallops were arranged, and amid the busyness, he helped Zhang Jinyu with the phone, taking a quick look at the review livestream.

Brother Hua reacted quickly, smiling and echoing, “Yeah, hopefully the head chef at Qianlima can present us with a surprise!”

Fu Yu was surprised to hear his name mentioned, and the next second, a digital notification chimed in his ear:

[Ding! Task from streamer Brother Hua: Bring a culinary surprise to the live broadcast room, and earn the recognition of the three streamers. Task completion reward: Three random prizes]

Fu Yu was momentarily stunned.

Whoa!

Three random prizes?

Was his luck just skyrocketing?

Knowing this system’s tendencies, these three prizes must be substantial!?

At this moment, Fu Yu was extremely grateful for his quick decision!

If he hadn’t decisively used the one-time cooking progress storage disk, he definitely wouldn’t have completed this task.

Without modifying the existing barbecue sauce, he wouldn’t have garnered customer praise.

And without gaining customer praise, he naturally wouldn’t have qualified to complete new tasks.

Damn!

Thinking about it, the system was clearly starting to play tricks now.

If he slackened even a bit and thought of slacking off, he would lose out on increasingly rich rewards.

The tasks now were just one after another in a chain.

Moreover, the subsequent tasks were entirely hidden, and could be triggered unexpectedly at any time.

Luckily, he seized this chance, and Fu Yu felt relaxed, with a confident glint in his eyes unconsciously shining through.

Fu Yu put down the phone and continued with his grilling, when Yao Shi approached him.

Yao Shi asked with concern, “Xiaofu, why did you make two classic-flavored seafood barbecues for the big order with five different flavors earlier?”

Zhang Jinyu, who just handed the packed takeaway to the server, also turned to Fu Yu on hearing this.

He knew Fu Yu had deliberately made a modified version of the classic sauce, but why was Yao Shi specially inquiring—did something go amiss?

Fu Yu quickly explained, “Chef Yao, the second classic-flavored seafood barbecue had a sauce modification from me, it tastes different from the original.”

Hearing this, Yao Shi couldn’t help but frown slightly, clearly not agreeing with Fu Yu’s risky decision.

Yao Shi was very familiar with the barbecue chefs at his restaurant, and Master Chen’s unique skill in sauce blending was well-known, even among the few old barbecue establishments in the city.

As long as they replicated a few popular flavors, he wouldn’t have to worry about the review’s outcome.

Under normal circumstances, if Fu Yu wanted to innovate, he would absolutely support it.

But now, they were right in the middle of a live review!

Making modifications on a whim—if it turns out well, that’s fine.

But if it doesn’t, what then?

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