[This is the author's first story. I've worked hard on it, but it still has many shortcomings. Most importantly, I don't have any ideas yet for the promised sequel, and I don't know when I'll be able to start it. The ending of this standalone story may feel a little abrupt, so new readers should think carefully before starting. Enter at your own risk.]
[Official blurb]
Do you know what it means to toss a wok?
Do you know what it means to flip food with a spatula?
In the world of professional chefs,
each of these terms represents a masterful skill.
Ye Mingxin, the most renowned chef in the Great Zhou Dynasty, transmigrates one day into the body of a young man in modern-day Huaguo.
With no money and two younger brothers to support, he relies on his cooking skills to win over the entire culinary world.
Pork and green pepper stir-fry, Yangtze River knife fish, soft eel rolls, braised fish tail...
This is a technically detailed, hard-core story about a chef and his cooking.
Come along with Chef Ye as he takes you on a tour of one Huaguo delicacy after another.
The new novel, I Have a Wish-Fulfilling Gourmet Restaurant, is currently being serialized. See the author's profile for details.
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Hello, author, [My cooking is delicious! I like this article very much!! Personally, I am more interested in food articles from the perspective of a non-CP male protagonist, so I clicked in as soon as I saw the large article. After reading it, as expected, I still have more to say. [Cooking] This article still triggered a lot of thoughts in me, so I wanted to write a long review and talk about it slowly. Regarding [Cooking], my evaluation after reading it is - its flaws do not hide its merits. First of all, let's look at the portrayal of the protagonist Ye Mingxin. I think the portrayal of the protagonist is quite successful. Steadiness, tolerance, the courage to challenge, etc. Are all his characteristics. Generally speaking, the protagonists of food articles are mostly "hot-blooded idiots", and most of them are growth-oriented. Although the protagonists are talented and have some experience, they are still relatively "weak". This kind of stable, reliable and experienced food story protagonist is relatively rare. That's one of the reasons that prompted me to click in. Secondly, it is about the construction of the plot direction. In the early stage, I mainly wrote about the protagonist personally, and it was more of a "single fight" cool novel. The difference between the later stage and the early stage is still quite big, and it can be seen that it is gradually developing towards group portrait writing. But it just hit my mark, so I read it even more excitedly. However, it may also lead to the loss of some readers. I speculate that it may be because the readers who stayed when I first read it tended to prefer more humorous or single-person stories, while most of the readers who liked group portraits did not stay. In the later stages, it mostly switched to group portrait descriptions, so some readers who only like single characters will also leave. The only ones left are readers who don't dislike group portraits, so there are fewer readers in the back. And then there's one of those "minor flaws" I just mentioned - about the ending. In fact, I think the ending is a bit sloppy. When it ends with Fu Jingheng's plan failing and Mr. Qi coming forward, there is a sense of emptiness that has fallen before reaching the highest point. Then, it's about the depiction of other characters. After watching it, I feel that the other characters are pretty good. There will be no memory points or sense of existence, nor will it be too outstanding to steal the spotlight from the protagonist. It can be felt that the boss Qian Shaohua is more "funny and responsible" (I don't know if this is correct). It also includes other cute and lovable characters, all with their own shining points. (The pain of not having enough vocabulary T_T) The one thing that is a little bit not OK is the Gu Feng line. I also saw in the author's remarks that it felt like no one had gotten to this point. I personally think that it is most likely because this line is a bit depressing and there are too many negative emotions, so no one is interested in watching it. They just want to finish this line quickly, so no one will carefully feel what I want to express. Finally, there are the "issues" about some small details. There is one point where I didn't feel particularly comfortable reading the whole story. There are a lot of excerpts in the article describing cooking scenes, but I still felt it was a little bit "boring". It just feels a bit like I'm just reading cooking tutorials and popular science. I know that food articles all have this process. This is probably the difficulty of writing food articles. It's not easy to lay out the plot too much, and you can't just write about cooking. Therefore, it is easy to get tired of reading many food articles written in big letters. This is also a small flaw that cannot be avoided in food articles. However, I found that the food descriptions written by many big guys are never boring. I think it may be because they add their own style and "soul" to the descriptions. Maybe this little guess can provide some writing ideas? I really think this article is very exciting, and I am looking forward to the follow-up stories. I am not an old bookworm. Many of my opinions are based on my personal perspective, and I cannot analyze the psychology of most readers. So in fact, this long review may not be very helpful, but it is still very happy when I write a long review. Quietly tell me a little secret. In fact, this is the first time I have wanted to write a long review, and it is also the first time I have paid money to read a novel (although the price is cheap : P), so I hope it can provide some small motivation! I am still very grateful for bringing such a wonderful novel, which has added a lot of fun to my life! I hope that when we see Da Da and Xiao Ye again, we will all grow up!
It's so beautiful, big, I'm urging you to update the second part online! (≧?≦)/
Ah! It's so short. Come on^0^~
But table tennis is about crushing opponents, can the male protagonist do it? According to the normal plot settings, the male protagonist can win the championship, but crushing him? At this stage, we have not shown an absolute advantage, so we are not qualified to make concessions!
Press the claws, I think Xiao Su should be a sensible person
Hey, I was really speechless. The table tennis handicap is based on the fact that the public knows that our country is invincible. The handicap is regarded as respect. How can there be such a thing in the article? Everyone doesn't understand that the protagonist is a big devil, so they let it go? You have all the conditions to achieve perfect scores all the way to the championship. If such a big gimmick is given to you, can the boss of Tianfuju let it go??? I felt that the most contemptuous approach was that of the protagonist, with a kind of arrogance that I was not even aware of. Even if they are not as good as you, you can comfort them after the game, right? The handicap is really unnecessary. It was mentioned before that each judge can customize the taste, but now this setting has been completely forgotten in this competition. When I was reading the article, I was thinking, "What if someone doesn't like the sour taste of candied haws on a stick?" But I just gave it a thumbs up, or deliberately made the dish saltier and sweeter. ——I wonder why it was originally intended to meet the requirements of diners and make people feel more satisfied with their food, but now it doesn't respect the three judges at all? All in all, this operation is really not very good. Firstly, the character setting is destroyed, and secondly, the previous setting is destroyed.
I think handicap should really not be done... It is respect to go all out in any game. If I were the little girl on the opposite side, wouldn't it be more sad if I knew that I lost or the other side had already let off steam? I'm speechless, there are still people who think this behavior is good?
Handicap seems to only happen to people with the title of Demon King. Competitors at the professional level try their best
In fact, I don't think you need to take special care of the readers' ideas, just write what you want to write…!!
I like it very much, I'm looking forward to the next one