Chapter 273 A fatal blow

The advertising company was contacted by Zhou Lin.

On the second day after Zhang Yunqi arrived in the provincial capital, Lijin City, he took the planning proposal and discussed it with the manager of the advertising company for a whole morning. Only then did the other party understand his ideas and thoughts on making this food show.

The advertising company acted quickly and immediately found extras and a shooting location to build a studio. They also designed the studio as Zhang Yunqi wanted, into a simple but creative modern kitchen-dining room.

Zhang Yunqi went to the filming of the first episode.

There were at least sixty or seventy people in the audience seats below, all of them housewives picked up from the street, one for each of them. There were also a few extras who were hired as hosts, all of whom would be going on stage to taste the food and memorize their lines, so the ticket was a little expensive, 100 yuan per person.

The chef was invited from the Lizhen City Hotel and had appeared in some food shows before. His pay was very high, 1000 per episode. In order to show his professionalism, he wore a white coat and a white top hat, which sometimes forced the director to deliberately zoom out the camera, otherwise his unconventional hat would be out of frame.

The host is a very beautiful girl from head to toe. She is the host of a local channel of Xiangnan Radio and Television. She is not very famous. She usually takes some private jobs such as shooting programs and hosting company annual banquets. She smiled at the camera and said, "Hello, audience friends, welcome to watch "Daily Food". Nowadays, as people's lives are getting better and better, people are getting richer and richer, and people's dietary concepts are also changing. In the past, everyone thought about how to fill their stomachs, but now, people think about how to make dishes better and more delicious. So, we have this knowledge, fun and service column "Daily Food" with the main content of introducing cooking methods and talking about cooking experiences. Our program will be in an innovative form of professional chefs cooking on the spot, and the host will chat with the audience while introducing. Each episode introduces the method of making a home-cooked dish that is often eaten at home. For today's first home-cooked dish, we invited the famous Hunan cuisine master Sun Meicheng to cook. Hello, Chef Sun!"

Sun Meicheng held his head high and waved his hand with a bright smile on his face like Maitreya Buddha: "Hello, host, hello to all the audiences here and in front of the TV!"

The host then asked, "Chef Sun, what kind of home-cooked dish are you going to bring to the audience today? What's so special about it?"

"The home-cooked dish I brought today plays an important role in Hunan cuisine. It is well-known and loved by everyone in southern Hunan. It is fried pork with peppers!" Sun Meicheng seemed to be a veteran on the show and was not at all stage-shy. He read the lines written by Zhang Yunqi very vividly and had the style of a chef: "Fried pork with peppers is a signature dish that every household in southern Hunan must eat. It is very simple to cook with some commonly eaten ingredients. It is a home-cooked dish that is particularly suitable for family cooking. As for the uniqueness, my fried pork with peppers is a little different from the fried pork with peppers made by traditional Hunan chefs. The taste is also different. The flavor is more unique, fresh, spicy and rich, and it is endless aftertaste. It is especially suitable for us to eat with rice or wine."

The host chewed his rosy lips with an expectant expression on his face: "Hearing what Chef Sun said, my mouth is watering. I believe the audience in the audience and in front of the TV can't wait. So, now, let's give Chef Sun a warm round of applause and invite him to start cooking!"

The ingredients have been prepared, and they are all ordinary home cooking food, fat and lean pork belly, hot peppers, garlic, ginger and various seasonings. Sun Meicheng explained while cutting the vegetables: "This is how to cut pork. It is best to use a knife to break up the meat tendons first, and then cut the slices along the grain. This will make it more flavorful. Of course, if you have a refrigerator at home, you can freeze the pork in a quick freezer first, so that the slices will be more even and thinner, and it will not be overcooked. After cutting, we can add some cooking wine to mix it evenly, which can remove the fishy smell and increase the aroma of the meat."

The host timely added: "Chef Sun, as far as I know, there are not many ordinary people in southern Hunan who use cooking wine when cooking. So if there is no cooking wine at home, how can we remove the fishy smell from meat?"

"It's okay if you don't have cooking wine. You can use beer, rice wine or something like that instead. You can also add some shredded old ginger to mix it, and the fishy effect will not be bad." Sun Meicheng said as he added seasoning to the chopped pork: "At this time, we can add a little salt and MSG, soy sauce, and a small amount of starch slurry. The starch is ordinary starch, corn starch. Don't use cornstarch, because cornstarch will easily stick to the pan when greasing."

"So what's the purpose of adding starch?"

"This starch can make the meat taste smoother and more tender. If you fry it directly, the meat will be hard, woody and black..."

The two of them asked and answered each other, and talked a lot, but it was not boring. After all, it was not a simple advertisement. There were still many meaningful cooking tips in it, and it was simple and practical.

Of course, if this kind of food program that popularizes cooking knowledge while cooking was put in the future, it would naturally be everywhere. The characteristics of the popular food videos in the future are mostly short time, fast pace, black background, kitchen utensils, and few voices. But in 94, this kind of food program was unprecedented, because the first similar food program in China, "Everyday Food", did not appear until 99. It is still very fresh now. These simple cooking science popularizations are listened to by even the housewives invited as the audience. Some of them even took notes with notebooks.

"Remember, when we stir-fry the meat, we must control the heat well. How to do it specifically? Stir-fry the fat over low heat. After the oil is forced out and turns golden, immediately add the lean meat and stir-fry over high heat. This must be done quickly, so that the lean meat can be fresh, tender and smooth without being dry, and the fat can be fatty but not greasy." Sun Meicheng said as he stirred the meat, added a small amount of oil to the pan and stir-fried the meat. When it turns slightly golden and the fat is slightly burnt, take it out immediately, then heat the oil in the pan, sauté the scallions, ginger and garlic, stir-fry the chopped pointed green peppers, and add a little salt.

The host beside him saw his smooth movements and asked him with a smile: "Chef Sun, is this the key step of adding seasoning?"

"Yes, we are cooking home-cooked dishes, and the seasonings we use are also some very unusual basic seasonings, but the taste is definitely ancient and powerful!" Sun Meicheng stir-fried the pepper until it was fragrant, poured in the meat slices, added salt, light soy sauce, and MSG, and then raised a can of food on the table and said, "Now we are going to add a key seasoning. Adding this will enhance the flavor of this dish."

The host cooperated very well, showing a look of surprise and curiosity, and came over to ask: "What is this key seasoning?"

"This is a special seasoning from southern Hunan, Longjingyuan brand black bean chili sauce." Sun Meicheng unscrewed the lid of the can, scooped two spoonfuls with a spoon and put them into the pot. While frying, he explained: "Adding this will make the flavor more unique, spicier and more fresh. It is especially suitable for rice and wine, and it suits the appetite of people in southern Hunan."

"Oh, is it so amazing?" The host held up the can of Longjingyuan black bean chili sauce and looked at it left and right in front of the camera: "This black bean chili sauce is not common in the market, Chef Sun, where can the audience friends buy it?"

"No, this Longjingyuan black bean chili sauce is now sold in many shopping malls and stores in southern Hunan. It's not expensive, 1 yuan a bottle." Sun Meicheng stir-fried the food and immediately took it out of the pot, his mouth was not idle: "From my personal cooking experience, this black bean chili sauce is very useful in cooking delicious food. It can not only be used as a condiment for various home-cooked dishes, but students can also bring it to school as a side dish. Those who like to eat egg fried rice and fried noodles will have a better taste. Add a little of this Longjingyuan black bean chili sauce to the fried rice and fried noodles, and the taste is quite strong and solid."

"Wow! After listening to what Chef Sun said, this Longjingyuan spicy black bean sauce is really a must-have delicacy for home, travel, and school! For people like me who often work overtime and stay up late, I always make noodles for myself at night, but I am a little embarrassed to show off my cooking skills in front of the audience. Chef Sun, what do you think it will taste like if I use this Longjingyuan spicy black bean sauce to mix noodles?"

"The host has hit the nail on the head." Sun Meicheng laughed and said, "We people in southern Hunan are afraid that the food is not spicy enough. Whenever we eat rice noodles at breakfast shops, we habitually add chili oil to them. However, the chili oil is too spicy and dry, lacking freshness and strong fragrance. This Longjingyuan black bean chili sauce not only has the spiciness of chili oil, but also makes up for its shortcomings, that is, freshness and fragrance. So it can not only be added to rice noodles, but also eaten with porridge, rice gruel and noodles."

"Hearing what Chef Sun said, this Longjingyuan black bean chili sauce is really an all-purpose seasoning. It seems that I have to buy a few bottles of this black bean chili sauce to mix with noodles. But let's get back to the topic. Now, let's taste this freshly made fried pork with chili."

As he spoke, the host leaned over and sniffed the dish, then smiled intoxicatedly, "Chef Sun is indeed a well-known top Hunan cuisine master in our Lijin City. Such a simple home-cooked dish, with just a little Longjingyuan black bean chili sauce, has been made so delicious. Of course, it's better to eat than to look good. To know how it tastes, we have to invite a few audience members to come on stage and taste it for themselves!"

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The night around Grain Full in mid-May.

Not only Chu Jian but also Chu Dapeng stayed awake all night.

He tossed and turned in bed, his mind full of lottery tickets, fake lottery tickets, lottery tickets, fake lottery tickets…

Until the rooster crowed, the sky was still cold and iron blue. Chu Dapeng climbed out of bed before the dawn. At that time, Chu Jian had already got up. As usual, she went to the well to fetch water and fill the water bucket at home, and then washed clothes in the small courtyard. Jiang Feng was cooking noodles on the stove. Seeing him putting on a coat and going out without saying a word, she gestured with her hands and said "ahhh" a few times.

"Don't eat!"

Chu Dapeng waved his hand impatiently and left the yard.

When he arrived at the Sports Lottery Center, it was still early in the morning and far from the office hours. He bought two meat buns and squatted under the left wall for a full hour until he saw a woman walk to the door of the Sports Lottery Center and open it. She immediately rushed over, and the female staff member was startled: "Uncle, what are you doing? Is there something wrong?"

"I'm here to claim the prize!" Chu Dapeng blocked the doorway, his eyes wide open, and spoke in a hasty and aggressive tone: "I won the special prize yesterday by scratching a lottery ticket at West Neighbor Square, and then your Sports Lottery Center called and said that my lottery ticket was fake and my winnings were void. Damn it, on what basis? On what basis?"

The female staff member immediately understood the purpose of this old-fashioned guy coming here so early in the morning. There is only one special prize winner in each lottery, so it would be hard for her not to know. What's more, the glorious deeds of this old guy forging lottery tickets have been spread to everyone in the Municipal Sports Lottery Center.

Of course, as an ordinary employee, she had no right to know the details of the lottery ticket counterfeiting, and the leaders above did not allow the employees to discuss or spread the matter. Anyway, the leaders probably thought that this man dressed in red and green and drove a Santana to advertise on the streets of the city for an entire afternoon yesterday, which had already created enough publicity for the Sports Lottery Center. Now that the lottery ticket was found to be fake, the prize could be directly cancelled. The leaders probably did not want to publicize the fact that his winning lottery ticket was counterfeit, because even if the Municipal Sports Lottery Center was in the right and the evidence was conclusive, many ordinary people who did not know the truth might not think so. They would only think that this was a huge lottery scandal that would definitely affect the future lottery sales of the Sports Lottery Center. Therefore, the Municipal Sports Lottery Center would not easily deal with it publicly without clarifying the matter.

At present, the leaders above do not want to deal with it publicly, and the final results submitted to the Provincial Sports Lottery Center for testing have not yet come out, so there is no way to be too tough on this old guy who forged the lottery ticket. The female staff member patiently said: "My old man, I don’t know the specific situation of the lottery. But the information I have received is that the lottery ticket you won was confirmed to be fake after testing yesterday. The probability of this test result being wrong is almost zero, and our colleagues at the Municipal Sports Lottery Center sent the lottery ticket to the Provincial Sports Lottery Center for verification last night. I think you should go back first and wait for the next notification." Chu Dapeng suddenly became excited: "You say fake is fake? Ah!? Then whoever wins the prize in the future, you just replace it with a fake lottery ticket, and it can be considered fake? Is this fair? Call your leader to come out! You must give me an explanation today!"

The female staff member said in a half-soft and half-hard tone: "I'm sorry, uncle, our director is on a business trip today and is not here. And I, an ordinary employee, can't help you with this matter. How about this, you leave me your contact information, and when the director comes back, I will report this matter to him and contact you again."

"Bullshit contact!" Chu Dapeng is not a man with great vision, but he also knows that the employees of such units are lies. They only want to shirk their responsibilities. If you don't do anything harsh, they will just treat you as bullshit!
Thinking of this, he lay down at the gate of the Municipal Sports Lottery Center with his arms and legs spread out, looking like a shameless gangster begging for mercy: "I don't care about that. Anyway, you must call your director today and give me the bonus and Santana, otherwise, I will stay here for the rest of my life!"

The female staff member had never encountered such a scoundrel before. No matter how she tried to persuade him, it was useless. She was annoyed by his pestering and said, "Please don't make it difficult for me. This is not something that an ordinary employee like me can solve! Let me tell you clearly, since the higher-ups have determined that the lottery ticket is fake and forged, then forget about getting the prize. It will definitely not be given to you. No matter how much you make a fuss, it will be useless!"

"Okay, okay, it's useless to make a fuss, right? You just won't give me the bonus, right..." Chu Dapeng stared at the condescending female staff member with a face full of disgust. His chest heaved, blood rushed to his forehead, and his face was distorted. Then, without a word, he got up from the ground, and in the suddenly contracted pupils of the female staff member, he suddenly rushed out the door and climbed up a telephone pole erected on the wall next to the gate!
The female staff member's heart skipped a beat and she followed him out immediately. She saw Chu Dapeng climbing up the electric pole to the billboard on the top floor, which was seven or eight meters above the ground. She was shocked at the time. If this man committed suicide by jumping off the building in front of the Sports Lottery Center, it would cause a sensation in the city. She hurriedly shouted, "Uncle, come down quickly. Let's talk it over. Come down quickly!"

Chu Dapeng held the shaky billboard in one hand and pointed at the female staff with the other and shouted: "Call your leader! If this matter is not resolved for me now, I will jump down and die in front of your sports lottery center!"

The female staff member was so anxious that she jumped up and down: "I told you that the leader hasn't come to work yet, uncle! How about this, you come down now, as long as you come down, I will help you contact them immediately, if there is anything, you can call and talk to our director in person!"

Chu Dapeng was completely unable to hear or want to listen to what the female staff member said. He shouted at the top of his voice towards the busy street: "This is so unfair! Someone come quickly! The Sports Lottery Center is trying to kill people for money! They are exchanging fake lottery tickets for real ones and embezzling lottery players' winnings! They are forcing me into a dead end. Everyone, please give us your judgment..."

Citizens passing by couldn't help but stop to watch the scene. Soon, a crowd of onlookers gathered at the entrance of the Municipal Sports Lottery Center. Someone asked, "Why are you crawling so hard? Life is not easy, brother. What's wrong with you?"

"That's right, if you have anything to say, come down and talk about it."

"Brother, how did the Sports Lottery Center swallow your winnings?"

"Xiao Min, what's going on?"

Just as everyone was talking, a Santana appeared in front of the door of the city sports lottery center, but the gate was blocked by onlookers and the car could not get in. After a while, the window rolled down, revealing a white and tall face of a middle-aged man. He glanced at the crowd and shouted to the female staff member.

"Director Xiao, you're here!" The female staff member, who was sweating coldly on her back, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the middle-aged man in the Santana, and ran over to report the whole story.

After listening to her, the middle-aged man glanced at Chu Dapeng, who was hanging on the billboard on the roof, and then got out of the car with his briefcase. He pushed aside the onlookers and said to Chu Dapeng: "I am Xiao Lijun, the director of the Municipal Sports Lottery Center. Chu Dapeng, I will handle this matter for you. Come down now and we will go to the office to discuss it."

Chu Dapeng said, "Pah!" "What the hell! Let's discuss this here and let everyone judge it. Yesterday, I won the first prize in the lottery at Xilin Square, 8 yuan in cash and a Santana. I didn't expect that I was so happy for a long time, and then the bastards from the lottery center said that my lottery ticket was fake! The winning result is invalid! Everyone, come and judge for me, what kind of thing is this? I won the lottery normally, why do they say it's fake? If the lottery ticket is fake, there was a notarization on the scene, why didn't you say it at the time?"

After hearing this, the people around started talking about it. In the 1990s, lottery was popular all over China, and everyone present had the experience of winning a lottery, so they knew a little about the details. Someone complained, "Director, it's not easy for someone to win such a big prize, why don't you give it to me?"

"Yes, you have to give people a reasonable explanation, right? If you continue to do things this way, the city sports lottery center will go bankrupt sooner or later, and the winnings will not count. Who would go to the lottery when they are stuck with a board?"

"Damn it! They are too dark, and they will bully the common people!"

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me." Xiao Lijun, who had inexplicably become the target of public criticism, was really angry. He was originally worried that Chu Dapeng's forgery of lottery tickets would affect the reputation of the Municipal Sports Lottery Center, so he didn't want to make a big deal. If Chu Dapeng didn't come to cause trouble, the matter could be settled privately. But Chu Dapeng actually ran to the Sports Lottery Center and wanted to jump off the building to commit suicide, which caused the public to talk about it and directed their criticism at him and the Municipal Sports Lottery Center. So this complicated matter must be cleared up.

"What happened is this. Yesterday morning, Chu Dapeng won the special prize at Xilin Square. The staff on site did not find any problems with the lottery ticket after checking it. But later, after verification by the Municipal Sports Lottery Center, it was found that the lottery ticket he won was fake. In order to prevent mistakes, we were very cautious and sent the lottery ticket to the Provincial Sports Lottery Center for inspection overnight. This morning, the Provincial Sports Lottery Center responded that the 'clover K' on Chu Dapeng's winning lottery ticket was altered from 'clover 2', which was a forged lottery ticket! Therefore, the winning result is invalid." In order to protect the reputation of the Sports Lottery Center, Xiao Lijun was very patient and sincere: "This is probably the situation. Ladies and gentlemen, we will hold a press conference later to disclose the cause and effect of this incident, and will produce the inspection certificate of the forged lottery ticket! Give all lottery players a fair and just explanation!"

When Chu Dapeng heard this, the flesh on his face was shaking. He spat a mouthful of thick phlegm at Xiao Lijun: "Mr. Xiao, you are talking nonsense! I have never seen the 'fake lottery ticket' you are talking about. It is definitely not the one I bought yesterday!"

Xiao Lijun took out a tissue to wipe off the thick phlegm on his suit. He was not angry, but he was obviously convinced by the evidence. His tone was very firm: "Dear citizens, the reputation of the lottery is the livelihood and life of all the staff of our Sports Lottery Center. I can guarantee with my life that the Sports Lottery Center did not cheat! Moreover, our staff also investigated Chu Dapeng's personal situation. He lives in the Hongshan Lane shantytown. He is a well-known local ruffian. He hangs out in casinos all day long and has committed many crimes, including this kind of fraud!"

When they heard the words "Hongshan Lane", everyone was stunned. That place was the most famous slum in the city, and poverty was often a breeding ground for filth. There were countless poor working people, as well as all kinds of idle thieves and gangsters, drunkards, gamblers, and sex addicts.

This Chu Dapeng probably doesn't have any good character.

The ordinary people watching in front of him saw him about to jump off the building to commit suicide. They were all working people, and it was not easy to live. Who could endure such misfortune and swallow their anger? Therefore, many people spoke up for him just now, but now, it seems that this guy is not a good person either, and he is blackmailing Xiao.

Chu Dapeng never thought that his previous "glorious resume" would give him a fatal blow at this time. Facing those people on the ground who were laughing and watching the fun, he opened his mouth, but felt that he had no way to defend himself.

Does a person who has made a mistake no longer deserve to be a human being?
He looked at Xiao Lijun, who was dressed in a suit and had a dignified appearance and spoke with great eloquence, and suddenly felt a little desperate. Yes, he was a rogue! However, he would get back the money that was his even if he had to fight for his life: "Mr. Xiao, I have one last question for you. Will you give me the 80,000 yuan bonus and the Santana?!"

"I have no right to give it, and I won't give it!"

"Then I will jump from here today and die in front of the Sports Lottery Center!"

Xiao Lijun was very tough: "Chu Dapeng, you are still trying to blackmail the Sports Lottery Center, right? I would like to advise you that using that fake lottery ticket to claim the prize is a fraud and you will be held criminally responsible! The Sports Lottery Center didn't call the police now, but that doesn't mean they won't in the future! I really don't believe in a rogue fraudster like you, okay! You want to die in front of the Sports Lottery Center, right? If you have the guts, just jump and see! If you don't, I'll report you to the police and let them arrest you!"

Chu Dapeng was so excited that a hot current rushed to his forehead, his mind went blank, and his body was shaking as if he had the hiccups. However, when he leaned on the shaking billboard and looked down, his blank mind became dizzy and his legs went weak.

Some people in the audience saw this scene and laughed as if it was a joke. Some people followed Xiao Lijun's words and said, "If you want to dance, dance quickly!"

"Just jump if you have a dick!"

"This old guy is probably just a weakling without any balls. He's really boring."

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