The most depressing person at the moment is obviously not Mu Xingxing himself.
In fact, as early as after the announcement of the PV for the anime "Shook Halberd Soul", people who became excited at the same time were not only the fans who were looking forward to the animation, but also the anti-fans who had been eager to get their hands dirty and couldn't find a chance.
It's okay to forget that I haven't been doing my job for more than half a year. I finally came back to animation, and also opened a physical gourmet restaurant. Are you crazy about making money? There is also this animated PV, a good food animation, just like the original, vulgar! Dirty! shameless! A perfect fallen stone hammer from the Pleiades!
There is no rhythm at this time, when will we wait?
As a result, less than half an hour after the anime PV for "The Shokugeki no Soul" was released, various posts by black fans trying to set the pace appeared on major forums and social platforms:
"How do you evaluate the large number of sideline plots that appear in the new animation "Shoji no Soro" directed by Makoto Hoshi?"
"Emmmm, I don't know what to say. I've been waiting for your new work for half a year, and you ended up making something like this? I thought you were different from other animation directors, but now it seems that you are really different. Who kind of animation director would wear delicious food like this? Animation skin, doing it openly and openly? Disgusting!"
"From "IS" to "Magic Circle", I thought that after waiting for so long, I should be able to see different surprises like before, but it turns out that the new game is worse than "IS", and I even ran to open a restaurant with the same name to make money Don't make your face too obvious, oh, you're losing your powder."
The black guys were jumping up and down happily, smiling and waiting for the fans and passers-by to scold them. However, the fans were even more excited than they were:
"Friends! Good news! Good news! Happiness shouldn't come too suddenly! The stars are going to be in the sea!!"
"Are you still missing the half-hidden style of the BD of "IS" with a pipa in your arms? Are you still bored by the long and empty nights? Check out the first anime series "Spirit of the Shokugeki"!
"Gentlemen and ladies! Great news! The genius animation director Makoto Hoshi's debut film "Spirit of the Shokugeki" will be released soon. It is available on all major video websites. The contract price is 10 credits. The original price is 998. Now it only costs 10 credits. Click! You can't buy and suffer, you can't be fooled! Don't come back when the opportunity is too late! Brothers, go for it!!"
"??? I was so scared that I watched "Shokujin no Soi" again. I think the setting of Bakui is very interesting. It is obviously a very interesting food animation with a novel setting, and it is not a sequel. to what extent?"
"I really believed in your evil. If I hadn't watched the PV, I would have almost believed it."
"There are two honest people here, come and bully them [dog heads]"
However, the fans seem to think that they haven't played enough, leaving comments like this in the comment areas of various animation-related websites is fine, and deliberately selected ambiguous clips in the animation PV, and went to various chat groups and forums to make false propaganda, and this beginning , usually like this--
A certain university dormitory was playing games in full swing, and as the game ended, one of them suddenly showed a mysterious smile, deliberately lowered his voice, and said implicitly: "Shh, brothers, do you want to watch a movie?"
Haters: ...Made is retarded!
Are Huaying fans poisonous? Can we still have a happy chat?
As a result, the comments deliberately used to bring rhythm disappeared into the sea of sand sculptures and melon-eating crowds. The black fans were so angry that the fans entertained themselves and enjoyed themselves on various forums and social networking platforms. quite happy.
Just like the heart-warming "Magic Girl Madoka" on the Internet at the beginning, when fans enthusiastically amwayed "Musu Xingli Fan's debut", it became an alternative "tap water".
Those who hate Huaying and Shepherd Xing began to look forward to animation, so as to be better black; those who had heard of Huaying but were not interested in eating melons were curious about the authenticity of the matter; some people were deceived by the pictures and said Disdainfully, but honestly opened the animation PV.
And when the unexplained melon-eating crowd came to watch the animation PV with great interest--
I've taken off my pants and you're showing me this?
With the depression of being cheated again, seeing the fans of Huaying happy and fake Amway everywhere, the people who were not interested in eating melons couldn't help it.
no! I can't be the only one disappointed!
Just like that, the snowball got bigger and bigger, and as related news spread all over the Internet, some passers-by who were not interested in it also became interested, which turned into the actual number of pre-subscriptions for "Spirit of the Halberd Eater".
When the number of pre-subscriptions of "Spirit of the Halberd" overtook "Detective Sherlock" and "The Fall of Las Vegas" and broke through the 450,000 mark, let alone the animation industry, it is a film and television industry that has little to do with animation The circle was shocked.
Not surprised by the huge sales, but--
Can it still be marketed like this?
"This is a very perfect marketing. If you want to rate it, I am willing to give Huaying animation full marks." The editor-in-chief of the famous film magazine "Film and Television World" wrote: "Director Musuxing is very smart. The characteristics of "Spirit of the Halberd" and perfectly utilized the players' curiosity about this kind of plot, and completed the counterattack of the pre-subscription of "Spirit of the Halberd Eater."
"In fact, I think this method can also be applied to movie promotion. For example, before the movie is officially released, adding some special scenes to the trailer - it does not have to be revealing or eye-catching. Sometimes, if The picture of Ruowu is the one that can arouse people's curiosity the most."
"That's amazing, my director," the animation director who knew me also exclaimed: "I'm not telling you, your marketing is really awesome. If it weren't for the fact that you are an animation director, our boss would want to invite you to come to our company to promote Department is employed."
The shepherd star doesn't want to talk, and wants to hit someone.
It was at this time that Musuxing received a completely unexpected call-remember the sand sculpture netizen who declared that he would support Musuxing with practical actions and was determined to take over the Xingping Hotel?
That's right, it's him.
Huaying's fan base now spreads across all walks of life, and of course there are some of them are the rich second generation with spare money. For example, this rich and well-connected Huaying local fan made a special call to confirm his favorite animation company. After no bankruptcy crisis, this local tyrant fan still insisted on expressing his support for Huaying with his own practical actions!
When Mu Suxing expressed regret that Xingping Hotel does not accept any form of booking, although the rich fans were a little disappointed, they still patted their chests with great loyalty and said: "It doesn't matter, I will bring a dozen brothers over by then, and I promise to give You cheer!"
Shepherd Star: "...Thank you?"
"It's a small matter," the local tyrant fan said modestly, "I'm just a fan of Huaying, and I want to express my support for you in a small way. It should be done."
In this way, with the unremitting efforts of fans from all sides, the number of pre-subscriptions was finally fixed at a terrifying 500,000 before the broadcast of "Shook Halberd Soul".
Although with the vigorous development of the animation industry, the number of animations with a sales volume of 500,000 has gradually increased, but before the broadcast, an animation with such a terrifying sales volume is truly unprecedented.
The audience and fans were unaware and were still eagerly waiting for the official launch of "Shokujin no Soma", while some people in the industry were lamenting the amazing power of the film - with this number of pre-orders, this "Shokujin no Soma" "The Spirit" can be said to have lost the possibility of hitting the street before it started broadcasting.
What if the actual content of the animation is not as interesting as advertised?
This idea just flashed through everyone's minds and was forgotten. For them who were used to being slapped in the face by drawings, instead of betting on this tiny possibility, they might as well guess "Shokuji" The final sales volume of "Spirit of Soul" can break the record set by "Magic Girl Madoka Magica"!
The time came to November amidst the anxious waiting of the audience.
Saturday, eight o'clock in the evening.
The first episode of "The Spirit of the Halberd Eater" was released on major video websites on time, but Luo Gaofeng was not as eager to follow it as before. He walked back and forth in the living room a few times, and couldn't help but smile on his face. anxious look.
"What's the matter with today's takeaway, it's too slow, why hasn't it arrived yet?" Luo Gaofeng couldn't help complaining.
Yes, takeout.
Although in the recent tap water incident, Luo Gaofeng also became a fan of sand sculptures and made false claims for "The Spirit of the Halberd Eater", but regarding the essence of this animation and the consistent style of Huaying Animation, Luo Gaofeng It's still clear.
No matter how novel, interesting and eye-catching the setting is, since Huaying Animation positions it as a food animation, it will never sell dog meat on sheep's clothing. In other words, Huaying Animation's food animation will definitely be A qualified gourmet animation.
Can a food animation that cannot satisfy the audience be called a food animation?
As a die-hard fan of painting, as early as half an hour before the update time of "Spirit of the Shokiji", he specially ordered the best takeout available in his home. As long as the takeout is open, he can... Let's eat with animation!
When Luo Gaofeng stopped circling and was about to make a phone call to urge the takeaway, the doorbell not far away finally rang--
Three minutes later.
Putting his favorite barbecue on the dining table, Luo Gaofeng happily pulled out his chair and sat on it. He skillfully unlocked his phone and found the page belonging to "The Spirit of the Halberd Eater" in Yue Qi's video. He thought confidently:
Although I'm not the fastest one, but I'm definitely the one who prepares the best!
At the same moment, Xingning City, Qian'an Plaza Food Street.
"Is Linlin not coming?"
"She said that there is an animation she has been waiting for tonight. She wants to catch up on it as soon as possible, so she won't go shopping with us." The girl shook her head and said regretfully: "There is no way, it's just the two of us this time. Bar."
Although a little disappointed, in all fairness, Yun Roujing can still understand her friend's choice.
It is normal for everyone to like different things. For example, friends like animation, comics and novels, but Yun Roujing herself has no interest in the entertainment activities here - as a different person A true foodie, food is her real pursuit.
"Hey, there seems to be a new restaurant in Qian'an Plaza." The girl suddenly said.
Yun Roujing followed her gaze and saw that under the streetlight not far away, a restaurant she had never seen before stood there quietly. Her eyes moved up the store: "...Xingping Hotel?"
"Unfortunately, it seems that this store will not officially open until tomorrow." The girl was a little regretful. Her home is in Xingning City, and she has tasted all the food streets in Qian'an Plaza for a long time. Now she finally came here. A new face, actually have to wait until tomorrow to officially open.
Yun Roujing was very happy. She had long been tired of the local delicacies in Xingning City. Finally, a brand new restaurant appeared. As a foodie, of course she gave it a try: "How about we try this restaurant again tomorrow night?"
I hope this hotel can bring her a different surprise.
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Chapter 135
Luo Gaofeng clicked on the animated video.
The first thing that appeared in front of him was a commercial street with people coming and going. Above the entrance of the commercial street, the gatehouse with "Qian'an Square" written on it was clearly visible. The picture entered from the gatehouse to the interior of the commercial street and quickly cut to To a familiar food street.
Huh? This scene...has he seen it somewhere?
As soon as this idea came to his mind, before the video continued to play, a message from a friend suddenly jumped out from the top of the video page--
March 1st: I regret it [crying]
The plot of the animation has not officially started yet, and Luo Gaofeng has not yet been immersed in it. This makes it difficult for him to be more curious. He pauses the animation that is about to continue playing, temporarily cuts to the chat window, and replies: What do you regret?
March 1st: Why should I have dinner at six o'clock? Why am I so confused, when I can't watch it well and I have to watch food animations in the middle of the night? Right now I'm watching "Spirit of the Shokugeki" and I'm so hungry that I want to cry [crying]
Luo Gaofeng was very sad about the tragic experience of his friends, so he turned on the camera of his mobile phone, pointed at the skewers on the table, quickly took pictures and sent them over, and comforted the other party, saying: "It's okay, I'm chasing after you now, and I'm going to share your share with you." After eating it, did you feel a little relieved?
March 1st:? ? ?
Seeing a lot of collapsed emojis sent from his gay friends, Luo Gaofeng suddenly felt happier - indeed, happiness comes from contrast. At this moment, he lowered his head and looked at the skewers in front of him, and realized that he was not an ordinary foresight.
Sure enough, enjoying food and catching up on movies at the same time is the fun in the world!
Thinking of this, Luo Gaofeng stopped talking to the friend who was constantly crying, and re-adjusted the phone page to the video page of "Spirit of the Halberd Eater", and continued to watch.
The scene returned to the street that Luo Gaofeng was familiar with.
There was no time to think about where this sense of familiarity came from. The camera flashed past the store sign with the words "Yukihira Hotel" written on it, and then entered the hotel as a matter of course. Along with the strange grilled squid feet on the screen. Peanut butter, the story of "The Spirit of the Halberd Eater" begins from here.
The beginning of "Shokubi no Soma" takes place at the Yukihira Hotel, between the protagonist Souma Yukihira and his father.
Like most food animations, the first dish of "Shokujin no Soi" is also the most common egg fried rice. If there is anything different...
In the picture, a medium-sized restaurant is now filled with curious and expectant diners. The one who is being watched by everyone right now is the judge of this cooking competition - a short-haired girl wearing a sailor uniform. Gently picked up a spoonful of fried rice, put it into his mouth with a blushing face.
Come, come, the typical shots of "The Spirit of the Halberd Eater" are coming!
Obviously I was just tasting a piece of egg fried rice, but the BGM of the animation suddenly gained a more charming flavor. The scene shifted to the girl's subconsciously closing legs. Along with an ambiguous moan, the girl blushed slightly and let out a sound of satisfaction. sigh.
Luo Gaofeng couldn't help but cover his face.
As a normal animation lover who has read thousands of animations, certain special animations are of course included in his viewing records. Because of this, at this time, with the animation's vague and absent pictures, and the voice actors It can be called a perfect performance. Even though he has already watched the animation PV, Luo Gaofeng can't help but have some doubts about life at the moment:
Is this really a food animation, not a riban?
This is not a simple egg fried rice, I am afraid that spring medicine is added to the seasoning!
Luo Gaofeng couldn't help complaining in his heart, and the cooking competition in the animation also gave the result: As expected, the protagonist Soma Yukihira once again lost to his father, Yukihira Joichiro.
This is not surprising.
After all, it is a passionate food animation. Of course, the protagonist cannot have superb cooking skills from the beginning, and most of them are upgraded.
The diners in the animation begin to enjoy egg fried rice.
It has to be said that as a gourmet show, "Spirit of the Shokiji" is quite good at portraying gourmet food. At least at this moment, Luo Gaofeng looked at the egg fried rice on the animated spoon and swallowed subconsciously.
Luckily he still had barbecue.
Thinking of this, Luo Gaofeng's mood suddenly became more beautiful. He picked up a skewer of grilled squid, and continued to look down happily.
Then at this moment, Souma Yukihira, who was in the shadows because of losing to his father, silently took out a small bowl and said in a low and strange voice: "Grilled squid feet with peanut butter--"
The camera zooms in at this moment, and freezes on the strange-looking grilled squid. The squid feet are still the same squid feet, but the presence of peanut butter makes it seem to be covered in a layer of mud, and the surrounding food has a special effect that is completely opposite to sparkling, as if it is exuding a peculiar smell!
Unknowingly asked for a tasting, and it was too late to react, and the judge girl who had just tasted fried rice with eggs was forced to eat a weird dish that looked like a dark dish.
The moment the food was swallowed, the scene shifted to outside the restaurant, and the girl's miserable screams instantly resounded throughout the room. Luo Gaofeng was so frightened that he almost choked. He let go of the grilled squid feet and took a big gulp. Drink, just as he finally managed to catch his breath and was about to continue eating, the voice of the reviewing girl's evaluation also sounded--
"It's so unpalatable that it's like your body is being bullied wantonly."
Luo Gaofeng who just picked up a bunch of squid feet:? ? ?
What the hell?
Also let people not eat squid feet properly?
After the brief evaluation, while the animation was on a black screen, the girl's soft voice of resistance seemed to be more meaningful. Luo Gaofeng silently looked at the grilled squid feet in his hand. Following the lines in the animation, he suddenly felt unable to eat.
God's damn body is being bullied wantonly. What kind of devilish food animation is this? While making people hungry, they also destroy their appetite?
Outside the animation, Luo Gaofeng reluctantly wiped away the grilled squid legs from the skewers with the thought of finishing the takeout he ordered while kneeling down. In fact, the grilled squid feet from this takeaway restaurant actually tastes quite good. However, the girl's miserable reaction and weird lines in the animation just now have such a strong sense of existence that when he swallowed the squid feet, he said that weird line Still lingering in his ears.
The plot of the animation is still going on.
When he looked up at the screen of the mobile phone again, in the screen, the Xingping father and son, who had ended the dispute of "who makes fried rice with eggs better", began to cook for "grilled squid feet with peanut butter" and "small dried fish with strawberry sauce". "Which one is more unpalatable and quarreled.
Luo Gaofeng:? ? ?
Stop arguing, you both are devils, thank you.
As soon as this idea emerged in his mind, another strange association suddenly emerged uncontrollably:
According to the news disclosed by Huaying in the animation PV, Huaying will establish a theme restaurant corresponding to "Spirit of Halberd Eater". At that time, the menu in the restaurant will also be consistent with the dishes in the animation--
Not to mention the normal dishes, this kind of themed restaurant usually earns money from fans, which is equivalent to building a site for animation fans to check in and take pictures. Most of the food sold is expensive, and the best result is that the taste is mediocre , It is impossible to achieve the level of deliciousness in animation.
What about dark cuisine?
I wonder if Hotel Yukihira will also provide these two weird dark dishes? Although he has no interest in tasting dark cuisine, he can still buy it and give it to others!
Thinking of this, Luo Gaofeng's resentment towards the grilled squid feet also decreased a bit, and instead, an indescribable expectation emerged in his heart-since it felt like "as if his body was being bullied wantonly", then of course he had to be with him. Good brothers share together!
It may be difficult to make it taste delicious, but if you want to make it taste bad, the real Yukihira Hotel will not let him down, right?
After the short opening, it's the OP of the animation.
Luo Gaofeng did not deliberately skip the OP. He listened to the opening song casually while continuing to eat the remaining skewers. He had completely destroyed the grilled squid feet. The remaining crispy bones, potatoes, beef, etc. could still be eaten by people. Bring happiness.
After a short period of time that was too short to be counted as daily life, the first villain of "Spirit of the Halberd" also appeared.
Faced with real estate developers who are eyeing the Yukihira Hotel and trying to acquire and rebuild it, Yukihira Souma firmly stated that unless the Yukihira Hotel cannot provide the cuisine that customers want, it will never close the store. For this reason, the young woman who was the leader of the developers took advantage of the unoccupied Yukihira Hotel to destroy all the meat in the hotel's inventory and asked for a taste of "delicious and juicy meat dishes."
The plot is a bit cliche, and the villain's hatefulness is a bit blunt. If we really want to say it, it's quite strange that the villain broke into the house while the protagonist and his father were not at home, and ruined all the meat...
Can you call the police in this case?
Luo Gaofeng complained in his heart, while the protagonist in the animation had already started making his food. It was at this time that the BGM and graphics of the animation finally showed the characteristics of a passionate gourmet show.
Think about it, there is actually a fire?
After a smooth operation, a plate of juicy "barbecue" topped with a rich sauce comes out of the oven.
For this plate of imitation barbecue that conquered the villains, the special effects of golden light are naturally indispensable. Knowing that the dishes in the animation are fake, even just a plate of imitation barbecue made of potatoes, Luo Gaofeng couldn't help instinctively at this moment. After swallowing, I felt that the kebabs in my hands seemed to be boring.
This looks too delicious, right? !
It is said that there is no harm without comparison. Luo Gaofeng thought that the quality of the takeaway he ordered was quite good, and the taste of the skewers was outstanding. However, with the cross-dimensional comparison in the animation, he somehow felt like the barbecue in his hands. In fact, this is just how it feels.
So here comes the question: In the future, should I follow "Spirit of the Shokhalberd" while eating, or should I follow it after eating?
Just when he was distracted, the villain in the animation forked a piece of barbecue and put it into his mouth. With the villain also being conquered by the food, he let out a long and ecstatic moan, and the door behind him also opened in response-
Luo Gaofeng subconsciously raised his head and met the confused expressions of his parents.
Luo Gaofeng:......
Luo's father & Luo's mother:......
The scene was very embarrassing for a time, but in this complete silence, in the animation, the villainess's moans sounded clearly and loudly again.
Luo Gaofeng stood up from his seat all of a sudden, and he hurriedly said: "No, Dad, Mom, listen to my explanation!!!"
Chapter 136
Luo's father and mother were not as furious as Luo Gaofeng thought.
The current scene is really embarrassing, but after all, my son is an adult, a boy in his teenage years, isn't it normal to secretly watch something out of curiosity?
Therefore, after the initial embarrassment, Luo's father and Luo's mother regained their composure. The two parents looked at each other, and quickly made a decision through this short eye contact - Luo's father will teach his son relevant knowledge, while Luo's mother pretends to go to the room to pack things, leaving the space for the father and son .
Luo Gaofeng was still racking his brains to think about how to explain to his father. Over there, Luo's father had already sat down opposite him and began to give him a physiological lesson in a serious voice.
Luo Gaofeng:? ? ?
"No, Dad, listen to me, I really didn't watch that kind of thing!" Luo Gaofeng was in a hurry. In order to prove what he said was true, he grabbed the animation that was suspended because his parents came home suddenly, and clicked directly He turned on the play button and placed it in front of his father.
Then there was another strange sound in the living room.
"Ahem!"
The bedroom door suddenly opened. Luo's mother frowned and glared at the father and son with a reproachful look.
"Mom and Dad, it's really not what you think," Luo Gaofeng said with a look of despair, "Listen carefully to me."
Probably out of concern for their son's self-esteem, Father Luo and Mother Luo finally sat down and decided to give their son a chance to express his thoughts.
How to prove your innocence?
In such a situation where he couldn't argue with anyone and got the stolen goods at the same time, Luo Gaofeng thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth, opened the video on his mobile phone, and put it directly in front of his parents.
The animation continued to play along the paused part. Luo Gaofeng looked at the rest of the plot and became more and more uncertain.
Without him, we are all adults. We must have seen more or less what we should watch or not. Of course, the so-called inner episode cannot get to the point at the beginning, and if it hadn't been made clear by the painting party , if "Spirit of the Shokugeki" is a gourmet series...
How can I watch this plot? How can I watch the beginning of the episode?
Just when Luo Gaofeng's heart was getting heavier and his parents' expressions became more subtle, as the first episode ended, another familiar and real picture suddenly jumped out--
The content of the screen is almost the same as the beginning of "Spirit of the Halberd Eater". The difference is that one is a typical two-dimensional style. Look, isn't this their famous commercial plaza in Xingning City?
It was at this time that a real store also named "Xingping Hotel" suddenly appeared in front of the three of them.
As if to let the audience see the address of "Lucky Ping Restaurant", the camera deliberately stayed on the food street for three seconds before turning into the city. In a lobby decorated exactly like the animated version of the Yukihira Hotel, a young man who looked like a waiter stopped in front of one of the dining rooms and placed the plate in his hand on the clean table.
Luo Gaofeng's eyes lit up.
Isn't this the egg fried rice and imitation barbecue that he had seen in the animation just now!
The camera fell on the two delicacies on the table from far to near. After staying like this for three seconds, a huge string of text quickly jumped out - Xingping Hotel, No. 279, Qian'an Plaza Food Street, Xingning City, will be opening on October 10 Officially opened on March 29th!
This string of advertisement-like words played an absolute role in Luo Gaofeng's journey of self-evidence.
It wasn't until they finished reading the last part of the advertisement that Luo's father and Luo's mother relaxed their frowns: "I asked what it was, and after looking at it for a long time, it turned out to be an advertisement."
Luo Gaofeng was slightly startled.
Right.
For adults like my parents who have no contact with the second dimension at all, instead of trying to explain the animation "Shook Halberd Soul" with them, it is better to directly guide them to the direction of the advertisement.
Thinking like this, Luo Gaofeng found every opportunity and said hurriedly: "Yes, it's an advertisement. Isn't this a new restaurant opened in Qian'an Plaza? I saw it happened to be opened near our home, so I was curious and clicked on it. "
When he said this, the two parents nodded. They usually surf the Internet, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and occasionally encounter advertisements of a similar style. Luo Gaofeng's current rhetoric is much easier for them to understand.
Finally proving his innocence, Luo Gaofeng breathed a sigh of relief. Now he looked at the Xingping Hotel at the end of the video. It looked so pleasing to the eye. On impulse, he said casually: "Dad, Mom, this is the hotel." The store is located in Qian'an Plaza, how about we try it tomorrow? I'll treat you."
Luo's mother frowned: "A restaurant that can make such advertisements, can the food cooked by it be edible?" She said that any normal restaurant would not make such sensational advertisements, right?
Having said that, but facing his son's rare initiative to treat guests, Father Luo and Mother hesitated for a while, but agreed.
The next day, half past eleven in the morning.
When Luo Gaofeng and his family came to the food court of Qian'an Plaza, the restaurant called "Xingping Hotel" was already filled with a huge crowd.
Luo Mu was surprised: "There are so many people buying into such a sensational restaurant?"
Luo Gaofeng didn't find it strange.
It has nothing to do with whether the food at Xingping Restaurant is delicious, as long as the name of the restaurant is "Xingping", and the decoration and dishes are highly restored to the animation of "Spirit of the Halberd", even if the food tastes mediocre, or even not Well, at least during the period when the "Shougen no Soul" anime was being serialized, this hotel didn't have to worry about any customer flow issues.
But this obviously couldn't be explained to his parents. Fortunately, a table of customers came into the store at this moment. Luo Gaofeng had quick eyesight and quick hands. As soon as the waiter here cleared the table, he quickly sat down.
The family of three sat down at the dining table, and the waiter who had finished clearing the table over there also came over and warmly introduced: "Hello, what do you need?"
Luo Mu looked at the waiter's empty hand, and frowned even tighter: "You guys who run a restaurant don't even have a menu?"
This was probably not the first time someone had questioned this question. The waiter's expression remained unchanged and he explained with a smile: "That's it. Currently our store only offers two kinds of dishes: egg fried rice and imitation barbecue. The specific price list is on the display screen at the counter. Come on," she said, pointing to the electronic display hanging above the counter.
Just as the waiter said, at this moment the LCD screen only shows two dishes: egg fried rice and imitation barbecue. The price of egg fried rice is 50 credits, and the price of imitation barbecue is 100 credits.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but after looking at it this way, Luo's mother's opinion is even bigger: "How on earth do you open a restaurant? It's okay to only have two dishes, and a piece of fried rice with eggs is actually sold for 50 credits?"
Luo Gaofeng pressed his head with one hand and began to regret it.
It's his fault.
Is it expensive to order fried rice with eggs for 50 credits?
If compared with ordinary restaurants, this price is obviously a bit expensive. You must know that even in a place with high prices like Qian'an Plaza, generally speaking, a portion of egg fried rice is only 20 credits. The price of Xingping Hotel But it more than doubled on this basis.
But the problem is, this is an animation-derived themed restaurant.
From the perspective of fans who are familiar with animation-themed restaurants, although the 50-credit egg fried rice is slightly expensive, it is actually within the normal price range of similar restaurants - for fans who want to check in and visit holy places. , and there is nothing unacceptable.
But parents are different.
For people of his parents' age group, what matters when eating is affordability, rather than the satisfaction of bringing fantasy from animations into reality. For them, price, taste and health are their biggest concerns. I had a brain twitch last night, and invited my parents to an animation-themed restaurant for dinner. Isn't this just a joke?
And it is true.
Considering the law of "everyone comes" and Qian'an Square, which is always crowded with people, even if the three of them go out to find another restaurant at this moment, they probably won't find a vacant seat. I was dissatisfied, but I still sat down at the dining table.
However, Luo Gaofeng was suffering while waiting for the food to be served in the restaurant.
"You child, how many times have I told you that it is not that you are not allowed to spend money, but you have to spend the money where it should be spent!" Mother Luo educated, "Just this time, let's not make an example. , if you let me know that you will come to a place like this again, don't you think I'll beat you to death!"
Luo Gaofeng looked desperate.
According to his experience, his mother-in-law would nag him about this topic for a whole week.
When the waiter brought a piece of imitation barbecue and three egg fried rice ordered by the three of them, the long lecture from his mother finally came to an abrupt end. Luo Gaofeng heaved a sigh of relief, hurriedly picked up the chopsticks, took a bite of the egg fried rice, and pretended to concentrate on eating .
The moment the food entered the mouth, the soft and hard rice, eggs and shrimps fused together and exploded while chewing. For a moment, Luo Gaofeng felt that he couldn't bear to swallow it.
Damn it, what kind of divine egg fried rice is this! This is too delicious!
He didn't care about chatting with his parents. At this moment, Luo Gaofeng only had the egg fried rice in front of his eyes. While enjoying the food in front of him, his thoughts suddenly wandered to the animation he watched last night. Plot wise.
After all, the animation adopted an exaggerated approach. Of course, Luo Gaofeng would not exaggerate to the point of bursting his clothes just because of a piece of egg fried rice, but the egg fried rice in front of him made him suddenly fully understand the reaction of the judge girl in the animation. .
Then compare the price/performance ratio of other similar themed restaurants.
expensive?
No, no, no, just this taste, not to mention 50 credit points, 100 credit points is completely within the acceptable range, okay?
Thinking of this, Luo Gaofeng seemed to remember something. He tried hard to restrain his urge to continue eating and looked up at his parents.
Different from the full-mouthed complaints when they first entered the store, Luo's father and Luo's mother have obviously lost interest in educating their sons at this moment. People's pursuit of appetite is instinctive, even if they have never watched animation, but the shocking sight in front of them It's hard to fault the egg fried rice, but it's the real deal!
Ordinary egg fried rice is so delicious, this imitation barbecued meat carefully cooked by Yukihei Soma, it can't be any worse, right?
Chapter 137
Three portions of egg fried rice and one portion of imitation barbecue were divided among the three of them.
The chanting that I thought would last for a whole week did not happen. It seems that from the first bite of egg fried rice, everyone forgot the words. Two seemingly ordinary dishes that were full of praise.
In such an environment, Luo's father and Luo's mother were obviously a little embarrassed, and it was not a compliment, so let's continue to complain, but in all fairness, is the food in front of you really not worth the price that Xingping Restaurant itself offered?
If you really want to say, it's not that they haven't eaten in larger restaurants, and there are even a few of them that are more expensive than Xingping Restaurant. But this taste, it's not that they deliberately belittled it, if the taste is on par, it's fine, but the two dishes in front of them are obviously more delicious than serious high-end restaurants.
Therefore, from the checkout until the three of them returned home, neither Luo's father nor Luo's mother complained about the high price of Xingping Hotel. This made Luo Gaofeng feel relieved and at the same time proud.
Sure enough, he knew that Huaying is different even if it is a derivative themed restaurant!
With a sense of happiness of eating and drinking, Luo Gaofeng immediately opened the familiar forums and social platforms, and typed Amway:
"Strongly recommend Xingping Restaurant in Qian'an Square, Xingning City! It's super delicious! When I first watched "Spirit of the Halberd Eater", I felt that the diners' reactions to the food in the animation were too exaggerated. I didn't know until I ate it myself. Really super delicious! Strong Amway! The price is also very reasonable compared to similar restaurants, and the most important thing is that the taste is really good, if you don't try it, you will regret it for a lifetime!"
After he sent out his sincere Amway, he unexpectedly discovered that not only him, but also many ids that he was familiar with on weekdays were also writing about Amway in a serious manner at the moment, even Amway's language, They are all much more educated than him.
With the intention of communicating with his friends and expressing his inner excitement, Luo Gaofeng chose another group friend who often chatted with him about animation, and said enthusiastically:
"Did you also go to Yukihira Hotel?"
Without waiting for the other party to answer, Luo Gaofeng recalled his dining experience at noon, and continued to talk endlessly: "To be honest, I was mentally prepared to have a meal before I went. After all, you also know that this kind of theme restaurant It always seemed like that, but in fact it was not reliable at all, but unexpectedly, Huaying's father is still Huaying's father, and his career change to catering is also top-notch in the industry!"
While he was still excited, the group of friends over there slowly called him a question mark: "?"
Luo Gaofeng didn't know why, and he didn't want his friends to continue: "Okay, okay, our own people don't know, I understand. But we don't need to say this to our own people, right?"
ha?
Luo Gaofeng was confused and couldn't help but said: "What do you mean?"
He didn't want the other party to be more confused than him: "No, it's meaningless to say this kind of thing. Aren't we tacitly helping the thieves to make money? Don't you have a promotion game like the one in the Yueqi video? Did you reply 'The game is so fun, I'll make 100 million' in the comment section?"
Luo Gaofeng:...
To be honest, he really didn't.
Wait, what the other party means is...
Luo Gaofeng was taken aback for a moment, and said in shock, "Have you never been to Xingping Hotel?"
"Of course not," the group of friends was also very confused at the moment: "My family is not in Xingning City, and I came to Xingning City just for a restaurant, and I am not crazy. Besides, aren't these theme restaurants all the same? ? I have that money, why not save it to buy a figure of "Spirit of the Halberd Eater"."
Luo Gaofeng:...
In other words, the Amway products he saw at the Yukihira Hotel were not actually posted by people who had returned from the Yukihira Hotel like him, but were fans of Gaikage, as usual, joking?
Luo Gaofeng rubbed his forehead. He thought for a while and tried to clarify under another poster's Amway post: "I'm not kidding. I have actually been to Xingping Restaurant. It tastes really delicious."
Less than ten minutes later, he received a reply from the poster: "Yes, yes, I've eaten it too. It's super delicious. Yukihira has the best food in the world and I can't explain it!"
Luo Gaofeng glanced at the residential address displayed by the other party: Luocha County.
Lucky Ping Restaurant only opened at 10:00 this morning, at least seven hours away from the flight, yet a netizen who lives in the next province claims that he has already eaten? Isn't this nonsense?
Thinking of this, Luo Gaofeng's heart moved. He clicked through the posts and users he saw in detail, and then looked at the voices of approval under his own posts. Suddenly he felt like he shot himself in the foot.
I thought you were as sincere about food as I am, but it turned out that you were just a daily coaxer with sincere feelings? ? ?
Luo Gaofeng was a little disbelieving. He thought about it and simply opened another post with a very provocative title: Xingping Restaurant is terrible, don't go there.
As soon as the topic post was published, before he could see the responses from other netizens, a gay friend on the communication software was the first to knock over: "Why are you talking?"
Luo Gaofeng:?
The friend over there was still trying to persuade him earnestly: "Actually, there is such a thing as a spin-off themed restaurant. Many companies are doing it, and there is no shortage of stars. Now Yukihira Hotel has only opened on the first day, and you yourself are also a "Shokuji no Soul" Fans of ", why are you so serious?"
Luo Gaofeng:......
Damn it, are you poisonous? !
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Mu Suxing naturally noticed the comments on Xingping Hotel on the Internet.
"The current situation on the Internet doesn't seem very good..." After roughly scanning the business of mainstream forums, Mu Xingxue only felt angry and funny: "According to the current situation, even fans who are a little interested in trying Or passers-by, maybe because of this posture, they just gave up."
For the grand occasion on the Internet, Shepherd Star was actually a little unexpected.
only......
He recalled the dishes he had personally tasted, which completely corresponded to the animation of "Spirit of the Halberd Eater", and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter."
If the purpose of other companies opening restaurants is to take advantage of the popularity of the anime and collect money from fans while the anime is being serialized, then the purpose of Mujyusei's opening of the Yukihira Hotel is a win-win situation.
As far as the animation "Shokujin no Soi" is concerned, the setting of explosive clothes is both its highlight and its shackles. Its sales may not be low, but it also has certain limitations.
If you want to break through this limitation, you must use other methods to eliminate this shackle and expand the originally narrow market.
This is also the reason why Star Musu chose to update the animation of "Spirit of the Halberd Eater" and the dishes of Xingping Restaurant at the same time.
The customer flow of Qian'an Plaza Food Street is not small. Considering the niche of the two-dimensional real world, the number of customers who actually come to Yukihira Hotel to spend money may be more than the fans of "Shoji no Soul". Among the customers, many may not usually watch animation.
Undoubtedly, human beings' pursuit of food can be said to be instinctive. If the food at Yukihira Restaurant tastes average, it will be fine, but if it is extraordinarily delicious, and during the "Shoji no Sora" anime series, it will be served every week. What about launching new dishes at the same time?
Even people who are not interested in animation, won't they be curious about what the next new dish will be like when they are overwhelmed by the cuisine itself?
You know, the price of "Shoku Halberd Soul" is only 15 credits. For most people who like to eat, this price can be said to be a drop in the bucket. Spend 15 credits to satisfy your curiosity and know the location of Yukihira Hotel in advance. New cuisine is not something that cannot be understood.
--Who made the food at Kohei Restaurant so damn delicious?
In Mu Suxing's heart, the animation of "Spirit of Halberd Eater" and its derived Xingping Hotel are actually like a ring.
Fans who like the animation of "Spirit of the Halberd" will go to the real Xinghei Restaurant to try the delicious food in the animation; while those who are not interested in the animation and only come for the cooking, there are many people who are too greedy. Also subscribe to the anime to know what to look forward to for new dishes in advance.
As it turns out, he succeeded.
When animation fans are still dubious about animation-themed restaurants as usual, and have a dispensable attitude about whether to go to Xinghei Restaurant, those passers-by who have nothing to do with animation and are simply conquered by the cuisine of Xinghei Restaurant, instead One after another, they made peace in their circle of friends.
At the same time, the one that belongs to "Spirit of the Halberd Eater" is considered by most people, and I am afraid that it can only be fixed at 600,000 sales at most. When this increase is not getting better every day, there is a sudden almost linear surge.
When "Spirit of the Halberd" was serialized to the tenth episode, that is, the tenth week, this number even surpassed "Detective Sherlock" and "The Fall of Las Vegas" with their own comic popularity bonuses. While becoming the sales champion of the month, it also broke the previous record set by Huaying itself!
1.2 million.
This is the final result of "Spirit of Halberd Eater".
Fans naturally cheered for this record-breaking achievement. After other companies studied the reasons for the sales explosion of "Spirit of the Halberd", they felt an indescribable sense of complexity.
Counting Huaying's past animation works and comic works, there is basically one thing in common: that is, no matter what theme Huaying chooses, the audience and market corresponding to the final animation will never be limited to conventional audiences within range.
For example, "My Hero Academia", which is a hot-blooded fan, is widely praised by female fans, such as the Sherlock Holmes series, which has attracted countless readers who are not interested in reasoning even though the subject matter is too cold. As for the current record-breaking "Spirit of the Halberd Eater", it is even more unusual.
Other companies take advantage of the popularity of animation to open themed restaurants to make money, but Huaying uses the charm of food in themed restaurants to forcefully expand the audience of "Spirit of the Halberd" to ordinary people beyond the second dimension!
If the way other animations expand the market can allow them to learn and research, then "Spirit of the Halberd Eater" is a miracle that cannot be replicated by other companies. Among other things, if they can cook enough delicious food, what kind of animation will they do? Go directly to the catering industry.
The anime series of "Shin Shokugeki" continues.
And when the fans who originally only focused on chasing fandom realized it, the reputation of Xingping Hotel had unknowingly exploded the circle of friends of most people in Blue Star.
Seeing the non-two-dimensional group around me who didn't watch animation at all, they also began to praise Xingping Hotel, and threatened one by one that Xingping Hotel would also come to Xingning City for tourism, the fans finally realized that something was wrong.
Looking at this posture, this first derivative theme restaurant of Huaying seems not to be a navy, nor is it a habitual behavior of fans to coax stars, but...it's really delicious!