***
Sunflower.
After the morning business was over. Hae-jun, Min-ju, and Dong-sik sat around the table.
Gulp-
Dong-sik's Adam's apple bobbed violently.
Min-ju also licked her lips with her salmon-colored tint and stared at the table.
The reason why the two of them are reacting like this.
"How is it? Does it look delicious?"
"Totally! Ah~ I'm starving."
"The smell is killing me. Boss."
It was because of the tonkatsu, cheese katsu, and omelet that were made as a test.
"This is really old-fashioned."
Ko Dong-sik, said in admiration, looking at the tonkatsu.
It is exactly the same as the one I used to eat at the old Western restaurant.
Nowadays, it's a visual that you can only see at an old-fashioned restaurant.
"It's exactly the same as when I went with my friends when I was in high school."
I paid a lot of attention to the plating of the dish.
First, I fried the tonkatsu to a size that would fill more than 70% of the area of a large, round plate, and next to it, I put a scoop of rice made with the rice I got from the mulberry field. Next to it, I put potato and cabbage salad, and finally, I put cucumber and carrot in order to complete the hearty dish.
"I've seen it too. In the reply series. But what about the sauce? Originally, didn't the old-fashioned tonkatsu have sauce poured on top?"
"I'm going to serve the sauce separately. There are a lot of people who like to dip it these days."
"Some people hate it because the fried coating gets soggy."
"Oh, I don't know about that. Actually, tonkatsu is delicious with its crispy fried coating, but it's also delicious when it's mixed with the sauce and becomes soggy. That's why some of my friends even mix it up and eat it like bibimbap."
"Tonkatsu?"
Dong-sik was frustrated at Min-ju's reaction, as if he couldn't believe it.
"I'm telling you it's true."
"If you mix the sauce with rice and eat it with tonkatsu, it's quite edible."
"I'll pass. I'm okay with dipping, but I can't tolerate eating it mixed."
"Whether you dip it, eat it with rice, or mix it, just eat it however you like. What about this?"
He skipped the cheese katsu, which looked similar to tonkatsu, and asked, pointing to the omelet.
I applied the egg scramble method that is currently popular on YouTube to my father's recipe.
"Oh? Is this it? If you cut it in the middle with a knife, the egg liquid spills out to both sides."
Min-ju said, pointing to the rugby ball-shaped half-boiled omelet.
"Oh~ Daebak."
"Boss. I really respect you. How do you make all this?"
"Haha. I just watched Youtube and followed it."
"That's why it's great. Others learn by going to academies, but you learn everything at once!"
"It's not all at once. I failed a few times."
I was embarrassed by Dong-sik's compliment.
But, one thing.
As he said, I was able to do things that others learn by spending money easily.
Farming, cooking.
'Is it because of the job in the information window?'
In games, if you decide on a job, your proficiency increases and the probability of failure decreases, right? Hae-jun seems to be like that.
There are almost no failures when cooking or farming.
"Let's compliment each other later and try it first. Min-ju, you try it too. Eat it and give me a review. I'll decide whether to put it on the menu or not."
"Yes, boss."
"Then. Let's dig in."
Min-ju's eyes sparkled as she held a fork and knife.
***
+
Sunflower lunch opening!
[Menu]
Tonkatsu ···6.5
Cheese Katsu ···7.0
Omelet ···6.0
Sales hours: 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM
+
"Oh? What is this?"
A customer who came to the store to eat breakfast asked Min-ju after seeing the signboard.
"We're also open for lunch starting today."
"Really? That sounds delicious."
Min-ju silently gave a thumbs up.
"You're not open for breakfast?"
"Yes, only for lunch. Please spread the word."
"No! If I spread the word, I won't be able to eat it. I'll come alone secretly."
"Pfft!"
Min-ju burst out laughing at the unexpected joke.
"It's going to be harder to eat in the future. Please tell the boss. Tell him to work hard. The harder the boss works, the easier it is for people like me to eat!"
It was a joke, but it was a complaint that came from the heart.
I come to work an hour earlier than usual every day to eat a fat sandwich, but lunch business?
If I want to eat this, I'll have to arrive at 11 o'clock at the earliest, but what kind of lie should I tell to get out of the office?
I was worried about it first.
***
"Ah, shit. What should I post to get more views?"
Park Hyun-soo, who is active on YouTube as a live streamer, sighed deeply after looking at the number of views on his channel.
[T/N: BJ mukbang, is a Korean term for live streamer.]
Fortunately, the Nolrangjin Korean buffet item I uploaded last time was a hit and I received a silver button after exceeding 100,000 subscribers, but since then, there have been no items that have exploded in views, so the revenue was poor.
"What's the point of having 100,000 subscribers when the views are rock bottom? Damn it. The number of subscribers seems to be decreasing."
The number of subscribers, which was 120,000 when the video exploded, has recently dropped to 110,000.
At this rate, it's only a matter of time before it drops to 100,000. I quit my job and started Youtube, but I'll end up sucking my thumb if this keeps up.
"This is annoying."
As if he was impatient, he took a deep drag of his e-cigarette and exhaled smoke.
-The video sucks, so it's not fun. Should I follow other Youtubes?
-Is it true that you eat your own money? I went there after watching the video, but it was tasteless.
-Is it not an advertisement?
-Tsk, who would advertise to someone with 100,000 subscribers? It's a waste of money.
-Maybe. Maybe you wanted to use it cheaply.
-Subscribe. Click twice~!ㅋㅋㅋ
-Crazy. Then it's a cancellation!!ㅋㅋㅋ Me too, twice. Click!
"Should I sue these bastards for defamation?"
Creak- Creak-
He scrolled down the mouse wheel nervously.
Not only are the views bad, but the problem is that the number of malicious comments is increasing.
Even if I delete those crappy comments, more malicious comments pop up.
He crossed his legs and took another sip of his e-cigarette.
"Mister. You can't smoke here."
The PC room part-timer grumbled at him.
"There are no customers, so what's the problem? And this is an e-cigarette?"
"Whether it's electronic or not, it's no smoking."
"Damn, you're so strict. That's why there are no customers."
"If you keep causing trouble, I'll report you to the police."
"Yes, yes~ I won't smoke."
He put his e-cigarette in his pocket and spat into the ashtray.
As the part-timer turned around, he cursed quietly, “Damn, that son of a b*tch is really pissing me off,” and turned his attention back to the monitor.
"Where can I get an advertisement? I need to pay for my card. Ugh···."
What he clicked on was 'Captain', a Youtuber with 1.57 million subscribers.
He is a popular Youtuber, and a named Youtuber with an average of over 1 million views per video, not to mention the number of subscribers.
In the early days, I got a lot of views just by following the what Captain did.
“What’s this guy eating these days?”
Videos that are uploaded at least 2~3 times a week.
Each thumbnail is full of hearty food such as chicken, jajangmyeon, nakgopsae, and king crab.
The number of views is also 1.15 million, 970,000, 1.82 million···.
"Cheese balls 100? I can easily do that. This got 990,000 views. Damn. 3kg of beef? What is this? It's 1.21 million. I'm so jealous."
There were many comments, and most of them praised Captain.
-Slurp… Captain’s video makes me want to eat jajangmyeon.
-It’s amazing how he maintains his abs while eating like that.
-04:35 Is that bowl really that big? Crazy.
-Please upload videos more often. Eat lots of delicious things.
-Captain. Where are you going to go for your restaurant raid next week? If you don’t have anywhere to go, come to my neighborhood. There’s a really good tonkatsu restaurant. It’s totally delicious!
-The comment above is crazy. Don't tell that store. It's already hard to wait in line.
-That's right! No mention.
-What’s the big deal with that restaurant? We can’t even talk about it. Damn…
-Oh, well. Don't tell me.
-It’s annoying. It was a hidden gem. Don’t reveal it!
-Pfft!ㅋㅋㅋ
-I warned you. Don't do it. Really.
Hyun-soo, who was reading the comments, checked the time.
It hadn't even been a minute since the article was posted. Subscribers are fighting each other in real time.
"Sunflo?··· What is that?"
I searched for “Sunflo” in the search bar, but there was no search term that was completed.
I moved the location to YouTube and entered the search term ‘Sunflo’.
“This could be something.”
Hyun-soo's lips went up.
***
"Yo!"
Ho-cheol raised his hand, spotting his friend Kang-sik.
"Dude, why are you so late? Car?"
"Car? I parked it in the public parking lot. There's no place to park here."
"You're late because you walked? Just park it in the alley. Why did you go all the way there to park it?"
"This guy… Dude. I'm a 3rd-class warrant officer in the Jewel Dream. How can I park illegally?"
"Tsk, crazy. You're a Jewel Dream warrant officer. Isn't it because you don't want your car to get scratched?"
"That too. This is a new car I just got, so what if someone vandalizes it?"
"Do you sleep in your car at night instead of going home?"
"Did you find out? I got yelled at by my wife like crazy."
"Yeah. You're crazy."
"Get lost. But why did you call me here during lunch time, saying you're going to give me something great?"
"There's a new tonkatsu restaurant nearby."
"Just tonkatsu? It won't even cover the gas money."
"Crazy. Just eat whatever I give you."
"Keukheuk···."
"Keuheuk."
They walked towards the restaurant, having a heated conversation that only close friends could share.
The restaurant was already full, as they said it was a popular restaurant. Fortunately, it seemed like they would only have to wait about 5 minutes.
"We got a seat."
The previous customer finished their order and meal in 10 minutes, and the two of them were lucky to be seated right away.
"What would you like to order?"
"Since there are two of us, let's get one tonkatsu, one cheese katsu, and an omelet for side dish?"
"What should I do? I'm sorry, but only one menu per person is possible."
Min-ju said with an awkward expression.
The big male customers always came in two and ordered for three.
It was the opposite of the situation where three regular customers ordered for two.
An ordinary restaurant would welcome it with open arms, but Sunflower's situation was different.
"Oh? Why?"
"There are so many people waiting. The ingredients are also limited."
"Aw~ That's too bad. Then what's good?"
"Everything is good, but tonkatsu and cheese katsu are popular with male customers. The serving is very generous."
"Then give us one each."
"Yes, please wait a moment."
Min-ju took the order and went to the kitchen and said loudly enough for the customers to hear, "Please fry one large tonkatsu and one large cheese katsu here."
A special service for customers who cannot fill up as much as they want.
Then Hae-jun made the food a little bigger.
"I'll serve you soup and bread first."
When you order tonkatsu, you get simple potato soup and bread before the meal.
The soup was the same as before, but the bread was different. Not sandwich bread, but a morning bun the size of a child's fist. It was moist and soft, so it was easy to eat.
"It's one bite size."
"Try it. The taste will kill you."
He hesitated and put a spoonful of soup in his mouth.
"Oh?!"
"Is it delicious?"
Slurp- Slurp-
He slurped up the soup without even answering his friend's question.
He scraped off every drop that fell on the floor with bread.
The food was served as if waiting for Ho-cheol to empty his soup bowl.
"What is this?"
"Remember the old days?"
"Keukheuk. Ah."
A plate larger than A4 paper, filled with rice and salad.
It was a composition that was worth the price of 6,500 won per person.
"Cut it."
Crunch- Crunch-
Slice- Slice-
It was an ordinary tonkatsu with nothing special except that it was generous.
At least, in appearance.
However, Ho-cheol, who tasted it, realized how futile that thought was.
"Crazy. It's so delicious."
A curse that came out without him knowing.
"Be quiet. Kid."
"Kang-sik. That··· That··· Cut the cheese a little."
The cheese katsu was fried golden brown.
He put a knife in the middle and cut it, and with a refreshing sound of bashasak-.
"Crazy."
"Wow. Look at the cheese."
The cheese flowed down like lava.
***
Sunflower.
After the morning business was over. Hae-jun, Min-ju, and Dong-sik sat around the table.
Gulp-
Dong-sik's Adam's apple bobbed violently.
Min-ju also licked her lips with her salmon-colored tint and stared at the table.
The reason why the two of them are reacting like this.
"How is it? Does it look delicious?"
"Totally! Ah~ I'm starving."
"The smell is killing me. Boss."
It was because of the tonkatsu, cheese katsu, and omelet that were made as a test.
"This is really old-fashioned."
Ko Dong-sik, said in admiration, looking at the tonkatsu.
It is exactly the same as the one I used to eat at the old Western restaurant.
Nowadays, it's a visual that you can only see at an old-fashioned restaurant.
"It's exactly the same as when I went with my friends when I was in high school."
I paid a lot of attention to the plating of the dish.
First, I fried the tonkatsu to a size that would fill more than 70% of the area of a large, round plate, and next to it, I put a scoop of rice made with the rice I got from the mulberry field. Next to it, I put potato and cabbage salad, and finally, I put cucumber and carrot in order to complete the hearty dish.
"I've seen it too. In the reply series. But what about the sauce? Originally, didn't the old-fashioned tonkatsu have sauce poured on top?"
"I'm going to serve the sauce separately. There are a lot of people who like to dip it these days."
"Some people hate it because the fried coating gets soggy."
"Oh, I don't know about that. Actually, tonkatsu is delicious with its crispy fried coating, but it's also delicious when it's mixed with the sauce and becomes soggy. That's why some of my friends even mix it up and eat it like bibimbap."
"Tonkatsu?"
Dong-sik was frustrated at Min-ju's reaction, as if he couldn't believe it.
"I'm telling you it's true."
"If you mix the sauce with rice and eat it with tonkatsu, it's quite edible."
"I'll pass. I'm okay with dipping, but I can't tolerate eating it mixed."
"Whether you dip it, eat it with rice, or mix it, just eat it however you like. What about this?"
He skipped the cheese katsu, which looked similar to tonkatsu, and asked, pointing to the omelet.
I applied the egg scramble method that is currently popular on YouTube to my father's recipe.
"Oh? Is this it? If you cut it in the middle with a knife, the egg liquid spills out to both sides."
Min-ju said, pointing to the rugby ball-shaped half-boiled omelet.
"Oh~ Daebak."
"Boss. I really respect you. How do you make all this?"
"Haha. I just watched Youtube and followed it."
"That's why it's great. Others learn by going to academies, but you learn everything at once!"
"It's not all at once. I failed a few times."
I was embarrassed by Dong-sik's compliment.
But, one thing.
As he said, I was able to do things that others learn by spending money easily.
Farming, cooking.
'Is it because of the job in the information window?'
In games, if you decide on a job, your proficiency increases and the probability of failure decreases, right? Hae-jun seems to be like that.
There are almost no failures when cooking or farming.
"Let's compliment each other later and try it first. Min-ju, you try it too. Eat it and give me a review. I'll decide whether to put it on the menu or not."
"Yes, boss."
"Then. Let's dig in."
Min-ju's eyes sparkled as she held a fork and knife.
***
+
Sunflower lunch opening!
[Menu]
Tonkatsu ···6.5
Cheese Katsu ···7.0
Omelet ···6.0
Sales hours: 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM
+
"Oh? What is this?"
A customer who came to the store to eat breakfast asked Min-ju after seeing the signboard.
"We're also open for lunch starting today."
"Really? That sounds delicious."
Min-ju silently gave a thumbs up.
"You're not open for breakfast?"
"Yes, only for lunch. Please spread the word."
"No! If I spread the word, I won't be able to eat it. I'll come alone secretly."
"Pfft!"
Min-ju burst out laughing at the unexpected joke.
"It's going to be harder to eat in the future. Please tell the boss. Tell him to work hard. The harder the boss works, the easier it is for people like me to eat!"
It was a joke, but it was a complaint that came from the heart.
I come to work an hour earlier than usual every day to eat a fat sandwich, but lunch business?
If I want to eat this, I'll have to arrive at 11 o'clock at the earliest, but what kind of lie should I tell to get out of the office?
I was worried about it first.
***
"Ah, shit. What should I post to get more views?"
Park Hyun-soo, who is active on YouTube as a live streamer, sighed deeply after looking at the number of views on his channel.
[T/N: BJ mukbang, is a Korean term for live streamer.]
Fortunately, the Nolrangjin Korean buffet item I uploaded last time was a hit and I received a silver button after exceeding 100,000 subscribers, but since then, there have been no items that have exploded in views, so the revenue was poor.
"What's the point of having 100,000 subscribers when the views are rock bottom? Damn it. The number of subscribers seems to be decreasing."
The number of subscribers, which was 120,000 when the video exploded, has recently dropped to 110,000.
At this rate, it's only a matter of time before it drops to 100,000. I quit my job and started Youtube, but I'll end up sucking my thumb if this keeps up.
"This is annoying."
As if he was impatient, he took a deep drag of his e-cigarette and exhaled smoke.
-The video sucks, so it's not fun. Should I follow other Youtubes?
-Is it true that you eat your own money? I went there after watching the video, but it was tasteless.
-Is it not an advertisement?
-Tsk, who would advertise to someone with 100,000 subscribers? It's a waste of money.
-Maybe. Maybe you wanted to use it cheaply.
-Subscribe. Click twice~!ㅋㅋㅋ
-Crazy. Then it's a cancellation!!ㅋㅋㅋ Me too, twice. Click!
"Should I sue these bastards for defamation?"
Creak- Creak-
He scrolled down the mouse wheel nervously.
Not only are the views bad, but the problem is that the number of malicious comments is increasing.
Even if I delete those crappy comments, more malicious comments pop up.
He crossed his legs and took another sip of his e-cigarette.
"Mister. You can't smoke here."
The PC room part-timer grumbled at him.
"There are no customers, so what's the problem? And this is an e-cigarette?"
"Whether it's electronic or not, it's no smoking."
"Damn, you're so strict. That's why there are no customers."
"If you keep causing trouble, I'll report you to the police."
"Yes, yes~ I won't smoke."
He put his e-cigarette in his pocket and spat into the ashtray.
As the part-timer turned around, he cursed quietly, “Damn, that son of a b*tch is really pissing me off,” and turned his attention back to the monitor.
"Where can I get an advertisement? I need to pay for my card. Ugh···."
What he clicked on was 'Captain', a Youtuber with 1.57 million subscribers.
He is a popular Youtuber, and a named Youtuber with an average of over 1 million views per video, not to mention the number of subscribers.
In the early days, I got a lot of views just by following the what Captain did.
“What’s this guy eating these days?”
Videos that are uploaded at least 2~3 times a week.
Each thumbnail is full of hearty food such as chicken, jajangmyeon, nakgopsae, and king crab.
The number of views is also 1.15 million, 970,000, 1.82 million···.
"Cheese balls 100? I can easily do that. This got 990,000 views. Damn. 3kg of beef? What is this? It's 1.21 million. I'm so jealous."
There were many comments, and most of them praised Captain.
-Slurp… Captain’s video makes me want to eat jajangmyeon.
-It’s amazing how he maintains his abs while eating like that.
-04:35 Is that bowl really that big? Crazy.
-Please upload videos more often. Eat lots of delicious things.
-Captain. Where are you going to go for your restaurant raid next week? If you don’t have anywhere to go, come to my neighborhood. There’s a really good tonkatsu restaurant. It’s totally delicious!
-The comment above is crazy. Don't tell that store. It's already hard to wait in line.
-That's right! No mention.
-What’s the big deal with that restaurant? We can’t even talk about it. Damn…
-Oh, well. Don't tell me.
-It’s annoying. It was a hidden gem. Don’t reveal it!
-Pfft!ㅋㅋㅋ
-I warned you. Don't do it. Really.
Hyun-soo, who was reading the comments, checked the time.
It hadn't even been a minute since the article was posted. Subscribers are fighting each other in real time.
"Sunflo?··· What is that?"
I searched for “Sunflo” in the search bar, but there was no search term that was completed.
I moved the location to YouTube and entered the search term ‘Sunflo’.
“This could be something.”
Hyun-soo's lips went up.
***
"Yo!"
Ho-cheol raised his hand, spotting his friend Kang-sik.
"Dude, why are you so late? Car?"
"Car? I parked it in the public parking lot. There's no place to park here."
"You're late because you walked? Just park it in the alley. Why did you go all the way there to park it?"
"This guy… Dude. I'm a 3rd-class warrant officer in the Jewel Dream. How can I park illegally?"
"Tsk, crazy. You're a Jewel Dream warrant officer. Isn't it because you don't want your car to get scratched?"
"That too. This is a new car I just got, so what if someone vandalizes it?"
"Do you sleep in your car at night instead of going home?"
"Did you find out? I got yelled at by my wife like crazy."
"Yeah. You're crazy."
"Get lost. But why did you call me here during lunch time, saying you're going to give me something great?"
"There's a new tonkatsu restaurant nearby."
"Just tonkatsu? It won't even cover the gas money."
"Crazy. Just eat whatever I give you."
"Keukheuk···."
"Keuheuk."
They walked towards the restaurant, having a heated conversation that only close friends could share.
The restaurant was already full, as they said it was a popular restaurant. Fortunately, it seemed like they would only have to wait about 5 minutes.
"We got a seat."
The previous customer finished their order and meal in 10 minutes, and the two of them were lucky to be seated right away.
"What would you like to order?"
"Since there are two of us, let's get one tonkatsu, one cheese katsu, and an omelet for side dish?"
"What should I do? I'm sorry, but only one menu per person is possible."
Min-ju said with an awkward expression.
The big male customers always came in two and ordered for three.
It was the opposite of the situation where three regular customers ordered for two.
An ordinary restaurant would welcome it with open arms, but Sunflower's situation was different.
"Oh? Why?"
"There are so many people waiting. The ingredients are also limited."
"Aw~ That's too bad. Then what's good?"
"Everything is good, but tonkatsu and cheese katsu are popular with male customers. The serving is very generous."
"Then give us one each."
"Yes, please wait a moment."
Min-ju took the order and went to the kitchen and said loudly enough for the customers to hear, "Please fry one large tonkatsu and one large cheese katsu here."
A special service for customers who cannot fill up as much as they want.
Then Hae-jun made the food a little bigger.
"I'll serve you soup and bread first."
When you order tonkatsu, you get simple potato soup and bread before the meal.
The soup was the same as before, but the bread was different. Not sandwich bread, but a morning bun the size of a child's fist. It was moist and soft, so it was easy to eat.
"It's one bite size."
"Try it. The taste will kill you."
He hesitated and put a spoonful of soup in his mouth.
"Oh?!"
"Is it delicious?"
Slurp- Slurp-
He slurped up the soup without even answering his friend's question.
He scraped off every drop that fell on the floor with bread.
The food was served as if waiting for Ho-cheol to empty his soup bowl.
"What is this?"
"Remember the old days?"
"Keukheuk. Ah."
A plate larger than A4 paper, filled with rice and salad.
It was a composition that was worth the price of 6,500 won per person.
"Cut it."
Crunch- Crunch-
Slice- Slice-
It was an ordinary tonkatsu with nothing special except that it was generous.
At least, in appearance.
However, Ho-cheol, who tasted it, realized how futile that thought was.
"Crazy. It's so delicious."
A curse that came out without him knowing.
"Be quiet. Kid."
"Kang-sik. That··· That··· Cut the cheese a little."
The cheese katsu was fried golden brown.
He put a knife in the middle and cut it, and with a refreshing sound of bashasak-.
"Crazy."
"Wow. Look at the cheese."
The cheese flowed down like lava.
