Jiang Ye, a top food anchor, was smeared by platform editors and banned from the entire network for exposing the shady story of prepared dishes. He was also charged with sky-high liquidated damages. Three months later, he set up an iron pot at the Old City Night Market and returned to the hot list with a bowl of fried rice. Documentary director Cheng Jianwei recorded street fireworks for him, Ma Dashao helped him build a vendor alliance, but Zhou Qiming came with the inside story of the platform. Faced with Han Lie's traffic suppression and Xu Zhaochuan's capital acquisition, Jiang Ye wanted to regain more than just the top spot on the list.
