After Chu Qianze posted the cooking video, some fans posted the news of making the cakes by themselves. The pictures were accompanied by a text describing their experience of doing it, but there was a different feeling from what they made to the anchor’s.
Among them, some fans opened their minds and added various ingredients. Although the ingredients are a bit strange, they still look delicious at first glance.
Chu Qianze has always been the one eating and taking pictures of food for everyone to see, but he didn’t expect that one day he would be the one to receive them.
Of course, since there is success, there will inevitably be failures.
For example, the salt was mistaken for sugar, and the cream was eaten directly during the making. Because there was no mixer to use, chopsticks were smashed and some ingredients were overturned.
The finished products made by the fans were also different. Some turned into chiffon cakes, some turned into ice cream, and some turned into buns..?
The whole thing is like a guidebook to overturning a car1, full of only the most bizarre things. They stepped on all the possible minefields2 at once, and Chu Qianze almost laughed out loud in front of the computer.
The coconut chicken hotpot situation is slightly better, after all, it’s only stewed with coconut milk and chicken, which isn’t very complicated.
In the past two days, the channel feed for cooking videos has become his source of happiness, he just refreshes the feed and sees what his dear fans have done.
Refreshing the channel feed, Chu Qianze saw the post from Jie.
What he made was the tiramisu cake, and it looked quite neat. Except for the plate, it looked exactly like what he made in the video, even the designs were the same.
He originally thought that the man was a little rookie, but he didn’t expect him to be quite powerful. At least he couldn’t see anything wrong with the picture. Chu Qianze clicked on the picture, and praised it in his heart.
Soon, a netizen left a comment below: [Tell me! Did you cut out of the anchor’s picture directly?! Why does yours look exactly the same as the anchor?? (dog head)]
Jie: [I didn’t copy, it just looks the same, far worse than what the anchor did.]
Seeing this, Chu Qianze was happy.
This kid is sincere. That person was obviously teasing him, didn’t he see the dog head at the end?
[Tyrant Jie, how did you do it? Please share qaq]
[Same request as upstairs!]
[Am I the only one who noticed that he said that what he made is not as delicious as what the anchor did? He is the one who has eaten the anchor’s dessert and taken advantage of the anchor! Ahh! I’m so sour! Comrades, draw your sword!!]
After about five minutes, just when the netizens were discussing whether Jie had left, a very long reply suddenly appeared.
Jie: [I bought things according to the anchor; 250 grams of mascarpone cheese, 1 egg, 60 grams of sugar, coffee liqueur…]
Jie: [It is recommended to buy a few more, which makes it convenient to continue after many failures.]
Jie: [I ate the anchor’s dessert, but I didn’t take advantage of him, don’t talk nonsense.]
Because of Jie’s reply, the air seemed to freeze for a second, until a comment appeared: [Look, this is an honest man! Make fun of him!]
[Upstairs, you have spoken my heart, hahaha, this is so funny.]
Jie: […]
Jie: [sweating]
Chu Qianze couldn’t help laughing and laid on the sofa. This person is too dumb, he can’t even see that everyone is joking.
The comment section keeps getting more and more. Everyone is asking if there is any shortage of sons, daughters, and girlfriends, there is also someone saying they want to introduce him to a boyfriend.
Chu Qianze made a comment.
Yangshengzhai: [Everyone take it easy, don’t scare people away.]
Yangshengzhai: [Actually, Jie made it very well, it’s just that I made it too delicious.]
The anchor actually appeared in person. Everyone immediately bombarded comments, they all asked for another cooking video. Everyone no longer molested Jie, and they changed to the anchor. Chu Qianze was successful in diverting their attention.
[How can you praise yourself so much?!]
[It turns out that the anchor and I both have thick faces, though his is slightly thicker hahaha]
After Chu Qianze finished talking to them, he left directly and also told everyone to rest.
He found that Jie had sent him a private message, so he opened it.
Jie: [Thank you.]
Looking at Jie’s words, Chu Qianze imagined him being overwhelmed by the siege just now.
Yangshengzhai: [Everyone, though they’re like that, they’re a bit lovely. If you have any questions, you can ask me privately.]
Jie: [I do have a question.]
Then Chu Qianze waited for the message to be typed for about three minutes.
Jie: [I made it the way you instructed, so why is there such a big difference, and the taste when you do it isn’t the same as mine at all?]
Chu Qianze didn’t expect this to be the problem, he didn’t know what to say for a while. Chu Qianze pondered it, and replied: [Maybe because it’s your first time and you aren’t very skilled, some small details will affect the taste.]
Jie: [..I followed your video and did it many times.]
Just when Chu Qianze was thinking about the meaning of the other party’s words, he found that he had sent a picture. A picture of a table densely packed with cakes of different shapes. Chu Qianze didn’t count the exact number, but there were at least twenty.
Jie: [I’m ashamed to say this, but only one cake tastes okay.]
Chu Qianze was really shocked when he saw the photo.
This person is committed to creating the ideal cake; they have even made it more than 20 times in a row. This perseverance is enough to make one amazed.
Chu Qianze thought of this and withdrew his teasing mentality.
Yangshengzhai: [Do you really want to learn well?]
Jie: [Hmm.]
Yangshengzhai: [Let’s video call.]
Chu Qianze watched the other person be silent for a while, then slowly typed a question mark, and then, after a while, sent another message.
Jie: [Why?]
Chu Qianze was too lazy to type, so he directly sent a voicemail, “Don’t you want to make desserts? You show me how you do it. Teacher Yangshengzhai meticulously shares experience, offers a limited amount of free online instruction, and shows you how to make a mouthwatering and appetizing tiramisu. Do you want to learn?”
Jie: [Learn. Wait, I’ll adjust my phone first.]
“Well, just call me when you’re ready.” Chu Qianze said, and went straight to the kitchen. He searched the refrigerator and cabinets for a while but couldn’t find any materials left for making tiramisu.
It seems that he can only talk about the process later.
At this time, the video call ringtone came. He picked up his phone and glanced at it. He directly answered the call, but did not turn on his camera.
According to the picture displayed on the screen, the camera is placed opposite of the person, the lens is also focused on the table.
“Hello, student Jie.” Chu Qianze said this in a relaxed tone.
“Cough.. Hello anchor, I’m Jie.” A male voice sounded somewhat hoarse.
“Did you catch a cold?” Chu Qianze felt that his voice was not right. Although it can be a little distorted because of the phone’s speakers, the normal sound isn’t obviously not like this.
“Well, I had a little rest before.” The topic ended, and he also didn’t continue talking.
Yun Zhoujie cleared his throat, trying to make his voice sound normal, but failing unfortunately.
Did he work so hard that he didn’t get enough sleep?
In their previous conversation, the man said goodbye because of overtime. In order to make a tiramisu, and in order to make it better, he repeated the process twenty or thirty times while being sick. Chu Qianze felt that his guesses were possible with this person’s serious temperament.
“Do you want to do it now?” Instead of expressing sympathy, it’s better to teach him quickly and let him rest without any worries.
Yun Zhoujie agreed with a thick nasal voice.
“How many ingredients do you have now?” Chu Qianze asked.
“There’s still enough, I bought some before.” Yun Zhoujie answered.
“Okay, then you make it yourself and I’ll watch it first.”
Yun Zhoujie heard this and started making it. He had already memorized the process in his mind. Although the movements were not skilled, he could still make do with them.
From Chu Qianze’s point of view, everything is a problem. At first glance, this person isn’t used to cooking at all.
However, he didn’t speak in a hurry but waited for the man to finish all of them before talking. Combing through the man’s actions from the beginning to end, then talking about how he does it from time to time.
The edited cooking video is only a few minutes, and the content was also limited. Many of the processes are also simplified and directly focused on the key points. But now there’s no time limit for phone and video calls, so Chu Qianze can say more.
At first, Yun Zhoujie was listening, but then he simply picked up a notebook and started to write down.
“That’s about it, you can try it again if you want.”
“Okay.” Yun Zhoujie replied.
After talking for a long time, Chu Qianze felt a little thirsty. He went to the kitchen and poured himself a glass of water.
–
Looking at the finished product, Chu Qianze said, “There’s progress, and the taste should be much better than before.”
“Is this enough?” Yun Zhoujie lifted the tiramisu and glanced at it, tasting it is better than guessing. He grabbed a spoon and took a bite, enjoying the better-changing taste and texture of tiramisu.
“How is it?” Chu Qianze asked.
Yun Zhoujie coughed slowly, and said, “It’s delicious.”
“Of course, aren’t I the one who taught you?” Chu Qianze raised his voice slightly and narrowed his eyes, realizing that the other party couldn’t see him, he was a little embarrassed. Seeing that the other party wanted to take another bite, he stopped him, and said, “It’s best not to eat dessert when you have a cold; eat it when you’re fine.”
“I’m fine.”
“You can do it later.” Chu Qianze suggested.
“There will be no more later.” Yun Zhoujie took a bite, his voice a little cold, “This experience taught me that it’s better to buy cakes than to make them, you can save more money, time, and energy.”
Chu Qianze couldn’t help laughing when he heard this, his laughter reached Yun Zhoujie’s ears from the speaker.
Seeing that the other party put down the spoon, Chu Qianze asked, “Don’t eat it anymore?”
“Well, I can’t eat anymore.” Yun Zhoujie paused for a while, and said, “This one is much worse than yours.”
Chu Qianze was a bit dumbfounded, “Why do you have to compare yourself to me?”
“You make the best food.” Yun Zhoujie’s tone was sincere. After eating the dessert sent by the anchor, he always felt that something was wrong with eating tiramisu from other places.
“That’s really my honor.” Chu Qianze said, feeling a little hungry. Too lazy to make any complicated food, he decided to give himself a bowl of noodles.
Hearing the sound coming from the phone. Yun Zhoujie couldn’t hold back his curiosity. “What are you doing?”
“Getting something to eat.” Chu Qianze said while washing the vegetables, “It’s not something fancy, just an ordinary bowl of noodles, would you like to see it?”
“Can I?” Yun Zhoujie remembered that food anchors or bloggers always research original recipes by themselves. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the anchor turn on the camera, a large and small pot filled the whole screen.
“Of course.” Chu Qianze said casually, “I’m going to use bone broth as the soup base, add some vegetables, and finally some fruit. It looks like there’s still some beef left and some potatoes…”
The process was gradually becoming more complicated, as if the aroma could be smelled across the screen, and Yun Zhoujie felt that he was hungry again.
This man is probably poisonous, he thought.
1
翻车 -the term “site of an overturned car” is a metaphor for an unexpected “accident,” usually used jokingly.
2踩雷 (step on a mine) pretty much means to trigger, in the internet slang context of setting off a flame war.
After Chu Qianze posted the cooking video, some fans posted the news of making the cakes by themselves. The pictures were accompanied by a text describing their experience of doing it, but there was a different feeling from what they made to the anchor’s.
Among them, some fans opened their minds and added various ingredients. Although the ingredients are a bit strange, they still look delicious at first glance.
Chu Qianze has always been the one eating and taking pictures of food for everyone to see, but he didn’t expect that one day he would be the one to receive them.
Of course, since there is success, there will inevitably be failures.
For example, the salt was mistaken for sugar, and the cream was eaten directly during the making. Because there was no mixer to use, chopsticks were smashed and some ingredients were overturned.
The finished products made by the fans were also different. Some turned into chiffon cakes, some turned into ice cream, and some turned into buns..?
The whole thing is like a guidebook to overturning a car1, full of only the most bizarre things. They stepped on all the possible minefields2 at once, and Chu Qianze almost laughed out loud in front of the computer.
The coconut chicken hotpot situation is slightly better, after all, it’s only stewed with coconut milk and chicken, which isn’t very complicated.
In the past two days, the channel feed for cooking videos has become his source of happiness, he just refreshes the feed and sees what his dear fans have done.
Refreshing the channel feed, Chu Qianze saw the post from Jie.
What he made was the tiramisu cake, and it looked quite neat. Except for the plate, it looked exactly like what he made in the video, even the designs were the same.
He originally thought that the man was a little rookie, but he didn’t expect him to be quite powerful. At least he couldn’t see anything wrong with the picture. Chu Qianze clicked on the picture, and praised it in his heart.
Soon, a netizen left a comment below: [Tell me! Did you cut out of the anchor’s picture directly?! Why does yours look exactly the same as the anchor?? (dog head)]
Jie: [I didn’t copy, it just looks the same, far worse than what the anchor did.]
Seeing this, Chu Qianze was happy.
This kid is sincere. That person was obviously teasing him, didn’t he see the dog head at the end?
[Tyrant Jie, how did you do it? Please share qaq]
[Same request as upstairs!]
[Am I the only one who noticed that he said that what he made is not as delicious as what the anchor did? He is the one who has eaten the anchor’s dessert and taken advantage of the anchor! Ahh! I’m so sour! Comrades, draw your sword!!]
After about five minutes, just when the netizens were discussing whether Jie had left, a very long reply suddenly appeared.
Jie: [I bought things according to the anchor; 250 grams of mascarpone cheese, 1 egg, 60 grams of sugar, coffee liqueur…]
Jie: [It is recommended to buy a few more, which makes it convenient to continue after many failures.]
Jie: [I ate the anchor’s dessert, but I didn’t take advantage of him, don’t talk nonsense.]
Because of Jie’s reply, the air seemed to freeze for a second, until a comment appeared: [Look, this is an honest man! Make fun of him!]
[Upstairs, you have spoken my heart, hahaha, this is so funny.]
Jie: […]
Jie: [sweating]
Chu Qianze couldn’t help laughing and laid on the sofa. This person is too dumb, he can’t even see that everyone is joking.
The comment section keeps getting more and more. Everyone is asking if there is any shortage of sons, daughters, and girlfriends, there is also someone saying they want to introduce him to a boyfriend.
Chu Qianze made a comment.
Yangshengzhai: [Everyone take it easy, don’t scare people away.]
Yangshengzhai: [Actually, Jie made it very well, it’s just that I made it too delicious.]
The anchor actually appeared in person. Everyone immediately bombarded comments, they all asked for another cooking video. Everyone no longer molested Jie, and they changed to the anchor. Chu Qianze was successful in diverting their attention.
[How can you praise yourself so much?!]
[It turns out that the anchor and I both have thick faces, though his is slightly thicker hahaha]
After Chu Qianze finished talking to them, he left directly and also told everyone to rest.
He found that Jie had sent him a private message, so he opened it.
Jie: [Thank you.]
Looking at Jie’s words, Chu Qianze imagined him being overwhelmed by the siege just now.
Yangshengzhai: [Everyone, though they’re like that, they’re a bit lovely. If you have any questions, you can ask me privately.]
Jie: [I do have a question.]
Then Chu Qianze waited for the message to be typed for about three minutes.
Jie: [I made it the way you instructed, so why is there such a big difference, and the taste when you do it isn’t the same as mine at all?]
Chu Qianze didn’t expect this to be the problem, he didn’t know what to say for a while. Chu Qianze pondered it, and replied: [Maybe because it’s your first time and you aren’t very skilled, some small details will affect the taste.]
Jie: [..I followed your video and did it many times.]
Just when Chu Qianze was thinking about the meaning of the other party’s words, he found that he had sent a picture. A picture of a table densely packed with cakes of different shapes. Chu Qianze didn’t count the exact number, but there were at least twenty.
Jie: [I’m ashamed to say this, but only one cake tastes okay.]
Chu Qianze was really shocked when he saw the photo.
This person is committed to creating the ideal cake; they have even made it more than 20 times in a row. This perseverance is enough to make one amazed.
Chu Qianze thought of this and withdrew his teasing mentality.
Yangshengzhai: [Do you really want to learn well?]
Jie: [Hmm.]
Yangshengzhai: [Let’s video call.]
Chu Qianze watched the other person be silent for a while, then slowly typed a question mark, and then, after a while, sent another message.
Jie: [Why?]
Chu Qianze was too lazy to type, so he directly sent a voicemail, “Don’t you want to make desserts? You show me how you do it. Teacher Yangshengzhai meticulously shares experience, offers a limited amount of free online instruction, and shows you how to make a mouthwatering and appetizing tiramisu. Do you want to learn?”
Jie: [Learn. Wait, I’ll adjust my phone first.]
“Well, just call me when you’re ready.” Chu Qianze said, and went straight to the kitchen. He searched the refrigerator and cabinets for a while but couldn’t find any materials left for making tiramisu.
It seems that he can only talk about the process later.
At this time, the video call ringtone came. He picked up his phone and glanced at it. He directly answered the call, but did not turn on his camera.
According to the picture displayed on the screen, the camera is placed opposite of the person, the lens is also focused on the table.
“Hello, student Jie.” Chu Qianze said this in a relaxed tone.
“Cough.. Hello anchor, I’m Jie.” A male voice sounded somewhat hoarse.
“Did you catch a cold?” Chu Qianze felt that his voice was not right. Although it can be a little distorted because of the phone’s speakers, the normal sound isn’t obviously not like this.
“Well, I had a little rest before.” The topic ended, and he also didn’t continue talking.
Yun Zhoujie cleared his throat, trying to make his voice sound normal, but failing unfortunately.
Did he work so hard that he didn’t get enough sleep?
In their previous conversation, the man said goodbye because of overtime. In order to make a tiramisu, and in order to make it better, he repeated the process twenty or thirty times while being sick. Chu Qianze felt that his guesses were possible with this person’s serious temperament.
“Do you want to do it now?” Instead of expressing sympathy, it’s better to teach him quickly and let him rest without any worries.
Yun Zhoujie agreed with a thick nasal voice.
“How many ingredients do you have now?” Chu Qianze asked.
“There’s still enough, I bought some before.” Yun Zhoujie answered.
“Okay, then you make it yourself and I’ll watch it first.”
Yun Zhoujie heard this and started making it. He had already memorized the process in his mind. Although the movements were not skilled, he could still make do with them.
From Chu Qianze’s point of view, everything is a problem. At first glance, this person isn’t used to cooking at all.
However, he didn’t speak in a hurry but waited for the man to finish all of them before talking. Combing through the man’s actions from the beginning to end, then talking about how he does it from time to time.
The edited cooking video is only a few minutes, and the content was also limited. Many of the processes are also simplified and directly focused on the key points. But now there’s no time limit for phone and video calls, so Chu Qianze can say more.
At first, Yun Zhoujie was listening, but then he simply picked up a notebook and started to write down.
“That’s about it, you can try it again if you want.”
“Okay.” Yun Zhoujie replied.
After talking for a long time, Chu Qianze felt a little thirsty. He went to the kitchen and poured himself a glass of water.
–
Looking at the finished product, Chu Qianze said, “There’s progress, and the taste should be much better than before.”
“Is this enough?” Yun Zhoujie lifted the tiramisu and glanced at it, tasting it is better than guessing. He grabbed a spoon and took a bite, enjoying the better-changing taste and texture of tiramisu.
“How is it?” Chu Qianze asked.
Yun Zhoujie coughed slowly, and said, “It’s delicious.”
“Of course, aren’t I the one who taught you?” Chu Qianze raised his voice slightly and narrowed his eyes, realizing that the other party couldn’t see him, he was a little embarrassed. Seeing that the other party wanted to take another bite, he stopped him, and said, “It’s best not to eat dessert when you have a cold; eat it when you’re fine.”
“I’m fine.”
“You can do it later.” Chu Qianze suggested.
“There will be no more later.” Yun Zhoujie took a bite, his voice a little cold, “This experience taught me that it’s better to buy cakes than to make them, you can save more money, time, and energy.”
Chu Qianze couldn’t help laughing when he heard this, his laughter reached Yun Zhoujie’s ears from the speaker.
Seeing that the other party put down the spoon, Chu Qianze asked, “Don’t eat it anymore?”
“Well, I can’t eat anymore.” Yun Zhoujie paused for a while, and said, “This one is much worse than yours.”
Chu Qianze was a bit dumbfounded, “Why do you have to compare yourself to me?”
“You make the best food.” Yun Zhoujie’s tone was sincere. After eating the dessert sent by the anchor, he always felt that something was wrong with eating tiramisu from other places.
“That’s really my honor.” Chu Qianze said, feeling a little hungry. Too lazy to make any complicated food, he decided to give himself a bowl of noodles.
Hearing the sound coming from the phone. Yun Zhoujie couldn’t hold back his curiosity. “What are you doing?”
“Getting something to eat.” Chu Qianze said while washing the vegetables, “It’s not something fancy, just an ordinary bowl of noodles, would you like to see it?”
“Can I?” Yun Zhoujie remembered that food anchors or bloggers always research original recipes by themselves. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the anchor turn on the camera, a large and small pot filled the whole screen.
“Of course.” Chu Qianze said casually, “I’m going to use bone broth as the soup base, add some vegetables, and finally some fruit. It looks like there’s still some beef left and some potatoes…”
The process was gradually becoming more complicated, as if the aroma could be smelled across the screen, and Yun Zhoujie felt that he was hungry again.
This man is probably poisonous, he thought.
1
翻车 -the term “site of an overturned car” is a metaphor for an unexpected “accident,” usually used jokingly.
2踩雷 (step on a mine) pretty much means to trigger, in the internet slang context of setting off a flame war.
