Chapter Ninety-Six
"Because Dad, what you said makes a lot of sense." Chen Mo couldn't help but laugh and said, "We just didn't expect that Dad also had such a talent for planning. β
Chen's mother also echoed: "Yes, after so many years of silence, I almost don't know you when I suddenly say such a thing." β
When Dad Chen heard the words of his wife and son, the person who has always been very arrogant suddenly felt a little shy, reached out and grabbed the back of his head, and Dad Chen said as if he haha: "Where do I know what to plan and not to plan, this is all something I came up with when I was idle." It would be nice if it could be useful to Xiaomo. β
Chen Mo smiled and said, "Of course it's useful, it gives me a lot of inspiration." β
That's true. Chen's father's words reminded Chen Mo of a very popular documentary about food "A Bite of China" that he had watched in his previous life.
As Shopkeeper Feng said before, most of the food programs that are flooding the market today are based on "celebrity chefs" or "famous restaurants", and they usually use the two forms of "showing off skills" and "showing off ingredients" in terms of display techniques, either various cooking competitions, or the use of the host directly to the store to do interviews. There is nothing new at all.
However, "A Bite of China" perfectly circumvents these clichΓ©s, and perfectly combines historical inheritance, regional culture and the meaning of food. Such a unique exposition made all the audience amazed.
The flash of inspiration made Chen Mo's eyes light up. He immediately calmed down, but found that although Baoshan was good, it was not suitable for the situation of Gluttonous Building.
There is no other reason, just because "A Bite of China" focuses on describing the people in the market, the idyllic scenery of the streets and alleys, the waterside and the mountains at the end of the streets, and the nostalgia that cannot be forgotten even if it is thousands of miles away.
However, the object of the gluttonous building is the eunuch and the house of Zhong Ding. Most of the signature dishes at the restaurant are exquisite dishes that can only be brought to the table by combining exquisite cooking skills and exquisite ingredients.
is the so-called taking people's money and eliminating disasters with others, since Chen Mo has taken over the plan of the shopkeeper Feng, he must always plan for the investors.
However, what Chen's father said is also reasonable, if you want to do a good plan, especially the planning of food programs that include eight major cuisines, you really need to experience and taste it yourself.
Thinking of this, Chen Mo looked at Chen's father with a smile and said, "Dad, do you think I hired you to be my consultant?" β
Dad Chen was stunned for a moment, and blurted out, "What consultant?" β
"It's the consultant who helps me with the planning. Didn't you say that you want to accompany me to eat all over the four or nine cities, and you have to accompany me to eat all over the world. Only in this way can we win the strengths of all families and truly achieve what we say. I think your advice is very right. β
Dad Chen laughed and said, "What kind of consultant is this?" A guide at best. β
Chen Mo smiled: "Then how can it be the same." The guide just accompanied me around, and the consultant had to give me advice. One is physical work, and the other is technical work. β
Dad Chen waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's all about working for my son, where do you need to be so particular." β
Chen Mo said: "I am the only one who makes the basic planning plan, but after the project is officially established, I will definitely build a team." Cinematography, art, lighting, props, choreography...... When the time comes, there will be a lot of people, and it will be difficult to do it if there is no official position. So Dad, you can listen to me at ease. β
When Dad Chen heard Chen Mo's words, not only could he not rest assured, but he was startled, and hurriedly said, "That's not good." Your dad and I are just cooks, where would I do such high-end things. I can't do this consultant, lest things don't do well and I will embarrass you. β
"No, it won't." Chen Mo shook his head and said, "Dad, your thinking is much better than the planning in the circle. I think you have a lot of talent for this, and I'm going to train you. β
Chen's father and Chen's mother laughed when they said it, and Chen's mother said: "This child is no bigger or younger than your father." Besides, he's so old, what else is he cultivating? β
Chen Mo shook his head and retorted, "Live to learn all the time." Besides, do you want your dad to stay in the back kitchen all your life? I think Dad can develop in this area. If you succeed, of course, it's best, and even if you can't, you should try more, and there is nothing wrong with it. β
For a long time, Chen Mo has been like letting the second elder enjoy the blessings. It's a pity that Chen's father and Chen's mother are not people who can be idle. No matter how Chen Mo persuaded him, Chen's father and Chen's mother were still used to going around the family's restaurant. Especially Chen's father, at first, he could still listen to Chen Mo's construction, only looking at the store in front every day, not going to the back kitchen, and then his hands were itching, so he ran to the back kitchen to help when the meal was busy, but he couldn't get out when he rushed in.
Anyone who has worked in the back kitchen knows that being a chef is actually a particularly sinful profession. Especially when cooking in summer, the temperature outside is high, and the temperature in the kitchen is even higher when it is steamed, fried and fried.
Chen Mo couldn't persuade him to see that he could only take a salary from the bottom of the kettle and find a way to drag Chen's father out of the hotel. This time as a food program planner is a great opportunity.
With such a plan in mind, for the next period of time, Chen Mo dragged Chen's father to find food in the streets and alleys of Sijiu City, and at the same time took time to go to the gluttonous building to watch the whole process of people from buying ingredients to cooking by the master, while finding time to watch the information handed over to him by the shopkeeper Feng one by one, and occasionally had to take advantage of the weekend break to go to other provinces to find materials.
During this period, in order to better help Chen Mo collect information, Chen's father also taught himself the skills of taking pictures and videography. Dad Chen was originally a chef, although he is not as famous as those famous chefs who have won awards, but he still has some knowledge of several major cuisines in the north and south of China. Moreover, Chen's father is an authentic Huajing person, and he is even more precious for those folk snacks in the streets and alleys of Huajing.
Therefore, when he accompanied Chen Mo to find materials, he would not only shoot these delicacies and how to make zuΓ², but also take advantage of his free time to chat with the cooks, ask the boss about the food as a chef and diner, and then record everyone's feelings about Chinese food.
Sometimes, other diners in the restaurant will also participate in the discussion with great interest when they hear the chit-chat between the Chen family and the chef.
After many times, Chen Mo gradually found that most of the dishes that can resonate with many diners are not those private signature dishes with complicated cooking processes and too expensive ingredients.
Because these dishes have long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow with the precipitation of time, integrated into the bone and blood, and become an inseparable memory for a person.
As for the overly delicate and overly elaborate signature dishes given by the gluttonous restaurant, most people have basically never eaten them, and a few people have hardly even heard of them.
How many people are curious about dishes they haven't tried or heard of?
Just like a castle in the air, can a food program without a mass base get high ratings after it is broadcast?
Apparently impossible!
Chen Mo looked at the market survey form in his hand in a tangled manner, and felt that the top priority was not to produce a high-level food program, but to find a way to integrate the requirements of the gluttonous building into the needs of the masses.
In other words, how can we get the masses of people to become interested in dishes that they have never heard of?
ββ¦β¦ Why don't you take a crossing? Chen Mo poked his cheek with the end of a ballpoint pen and said unconsciously.
"What crossing?" Chen's father looked at his son blankly.
Chen Mo came back to his senses and explained to Chen's father: "It is that modern people go back to ancient times and use their extra hundreds of years of knowledge to mix in ancient times. I think I can borrow this model and let me, as a host, go back to ancient times, and then learn the signature dishes of Gluttony...... Dad, what do you think? β
Chen's father: "......"
Chen Mo became more and more energetic the more he spoke. I feel that my ideas are still full of confidence.
You have to know how the examination party of later generations came about? To paraphrase Lu Dada's sentence, there was no examination party in the world, but there were more people who wrote about crossing, and slowly there was a research party.
If he can produce a time-traveling drama with the theme of food, coupled with clever online publicity, can he also hook up a group of netizens who love evidence? And with these references to the party's divergence and professional hype and publicity, if you want to increase the ratings, it should be no problem, right?
For example, one of the two Qing Piercing dramas that were popular in the previous life, they were very popular!
The more he thought about it, the more excited Chen Mo became, so he simply opened the document and wrote an outline. I had been holding back inspiration for nearly a month, and at this moment, my thoughts were like a spring.
Seeing that it was too late, Chen's father persuaded Chen Mo to sleep several times.
Chen Mo simply pushed Chen's father to the bedroom and said, "Dad, you go to bed first." I'll finish it later. β
Dad Chen looked at the closed study with a bang, and shook his head helplessly.
When Chen Mo came back to his senses after writing the outline, the sky was dawning. The smell of rice porridge and steamed buns came from the kitchen. It was Chen's father who was making breakfast.
Chen Mo stood in front of the desk and stretched, printed out the outline in the computer, bound it with a stapler, and put it in his school bag.
Chen's father, who had just made breakfast, pushed the door in, looked at Chen Mo, who was about to come out to wash, and said helplessly: "I haven't slept all night, right?" I don't listen to any persuasion I can. Hurry up and have some breakfast and get some sleep. It's good to rest today, otherwise you haven't slept all night, and you still have to go to class during the day, how can you stay up! β
Chen Mo grinned and said, "I'm not sleepy at all. After breakfast, I still have to go to the gluttonous building. Discuss with Fifth Brother Feng about the program. β
Dad Chen looked helpless, looked at Chen Mo's radiant appearance, and finally didn't persuade him again.
I drank a bowl of seafood porridge very satisfied, ate two big buns with beef filling, and Chen Mo porridge went out with his schoolbag to his heart's content.
All the way to the gluttonous building, because it is a weekend, there are many guests who come here for breakfast. Shopkeeper Feng was staring at the guy in the back kitchen to buy the ingredients used today. Hearing that Chen Mo was coming, he immediately turned around and came out.
The two exchanged a few words, and Shopkeeper Feng led Chen Mo into his office.
It is said to be an office, but it is actually a decorated antique study.
The two sat separately, and Feng was in charge of the shopkeeper and ordered tea to be served.
Chen Mo was not polite, and directly handed the plan he had written overnight to Shopkeeper Feng.
"I don't have a clue how to plan this food show. However, there is some extra inspiration, which can be used to promote the food culture of Gluttonous Building, and it should be no problem for ratings. It's just that I don't know what Fifth Brother Feng thinks? β
Shopkeeper Feng glanced at Chen Mo quite unexpectedly, and said in his mouth: "Xiaomo, you are a professional, if you want to say that the ratings are okay, I believe it." β
But Gluttony doesn't exactly want ratings - at least it has to be forced.
Of course, this sentence is not easy to say.
Shopkeeper Feng smiled slightly, and had to look down at Chen Mo's plan first.
Half a day later, after reading what Chen Mo called the planning reality or the outline of the script, Shopkeeper Feng raised his head with a strange expression.
I only feel that the difference between Chen Mo's plan and the food program in his imagination is really ...... Slightly larger!