I'll definitely need to grab a couple to try later and savor the texture and taste of the Large Shrimp.

However, compared to the Oil Braise Large Shrimp, she preferred the crayfish prepared by Lin Xu.

Unfortunately, due to the frequent appearances on the cooking show lately, she couldn't eat spicy food, which meant she couldn't experience the joy of devouring a whole pot of crayfish in one sitting anymore.

Before long, the Large Shrimp were done.

Lin Xu used chopsticks to neatly arrange the Oil Braise Large Shrimp, which had curled up, on the plate. Then he filtered the sauce, boiled it again, and poured it over the Large Shrimp.

At that moment, not only was Zeng Xiaoqi tempted, but even the cameraman next to her couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

I never thought that the Oil Braise Large Shrimp I'd been eating for twenty years was made incorrectly, and that Lin Xu's method was the correct one for Oil Braise Large Shrimp. It was truly surprising.

Once the dish was prepared, it was placed on the rotating display stand to capture a close-up. Zeng Xiaoqi immediately picked up one of the Large Shrimp with a small dish to taste.

"So delicious! The shell is crisp, no need to peel it, and the meat is so tender. Lin Xu, your skills are amazing!"

Originally, the scriptwriter had written lines to praise the Oil Braise Large Shrimp. But after tasting the shrimp, she forgot them and improvised.

Zhen Wensheng said with a smile, "That's better than what was written in the script. Speaking while eating makes it more lively."

After the video was completed, Geng Lishan immediately stood up, looked over at the stove, and then at the Oil Braise Large Shrimp on the table. He couldn't help but express his feelings, "It's been many years since I've eaten Oil Braise Large Shrimp prepared this way. Lin Xu's skills are truly impeccable. The way you cooked just now made me drool."

Lin Xu chuckled and handed him a pair of chopsticks, "Please try it and let me know what you think, Mr. Lishan."

"I'm hardly qualified to give an 'expert opinion'; I'm just lucky to get a taste."

Geng Lishan tasted it and couldn't stop praising the dish, "When you open your restaurant, you must feature this dish. It will set a standard for other restaurants. Otherwise, they'll never realize how wrong their Oil Braise Large Shrimp is."

Lin Xu jokingly said, "If those restaurants come looking for trouble, you'll have to back me up, Mr. Geng."

"Don't worry, Lin Xu. I'm old, but I'm not dead. If anyone gives you trouble, they can't blame me, Geng Lishan, for not holding my tongue!"

From the side, Zhen Wensheng, seeing the post-production and operations staff eyeing the shrimp, approached them and said, "Quickly trim the sauce-pouring clip to make an announcement video to post online. The first episode is crucial. We must rely on the Oil Braise Large Shrimp for a successful start!"

The two were about to hurry off when Zhen Wensheng called them back, "Hold on a second."

Then he took two disposable plates, placed one Large Shrimp into each, and passed them over, "Try it, this flavor is quite rare."

He then turned to several cameramen and said, "You should try it too. Lin Xu rarely cooks, so don't let it go to waste."

Curious, Lin Xu asked, "Why aren't you eating, Mr. Zhen? Are you allergic to shrimp?"

Zhen Wensheng smiled, "When I was running the Travel Channel, I promised my team we would share both hardships and glory and achieve great things together. However, these past few years, the Travel Channel has been nearly dormant. We've only shared hardships, with no glory to speak of. So now that there's a bit of success, I need to let them have a taste, otherwise, this group might just run off."

They would have run off already if they were going to, right? Perhaps it was Zhen Wensheng's charismatic leadership that kept them. Such a team deserves respect.

Lin Xu said, "I got a few too many Large Shrimp from the Fishing Platform today. I'll cook some more later so everyone can have a taste."

After resting for a while, the cameramen who had tried the Oil Braise Large Shrimp took out the memory cards from their cameras and handed them to the post-production team, then inserted new cards to continue recording.

Although this type of cooking show only features one dish per episode, they can't just film one episode at a time during production. They need to film as many as possible to have material in reserve, so they're less panicked when it comes time to broadcast.

"What dish should we film next?" Zeng Xiaoqi asked, taking a sip of the Honeysuckle Tea in her cup.

The tea was a gift from Chen Meijuan when Zeng Xiaoqi left Longqi Mountain. She had added two pieces of Crystal Sugar to it when brewing it today, making it sweet and soothing for her throat.

Lin Xu looked at the mutton, then at the chicken legs soaking in a basin, and said, "Let's do the Sauce Explosion Chicken Cubes. The chicken legs have been soaking for a while, and I'm worried that soaking them longer will affect the texture."

"Okay, I'll notify them."

Soon, all departments were ready. The filming for today's second dish—Sauce Explosion Chicken Cubes—began.

Meanwhile, the post-production editor tasked with the job copied the filmed video to the computer, cut it, combined it with the previously half-finished announcement video, added some special effects, and then handed it over to the operations team.

Sister Xiao Hui, who was in charge of account operations, logged into the official account of Flavor of Humanity to post it online, then used the Travel Channel's main account to share it.

The show's accounts didn't have many followers, so even after cross-posting, there were hardly any likes or interactions.

How can we increase the viewership? The Travel Channel had just managed to turn things around; they absolutely had to seize this opportunity. But with the account not having many followers, netizens couldn't even see the video. Should I perhaps go to the other channels' operations departments later and sweet-talk them into sharing it using their official accounts?

Xiao Hui thought about it and sent a WeChat message to the operations staff of other channels, begging them to help share it, "Help me out, Sister Zhou, I'll treat you to milk tea later."

However, her series of pleas was met with a merciless rejection: "I can't, Xiao Hui. The official accounts are controlled by the leaders now; they don't allow random sharing of other stuff. How about I share it on my personal account instead? I'd like my milk tea with 70% sugar, not too sweet."

Following that, she begged high and low to the other channel operations staff for help. But those people either didn't reply or directly refused.

Xiao Hui was nearly in tears, yet no one in the station was willing to help. Because no one wanted the Travel Channel to succeed. They preferred it to remain an underdog—its success would mean less advertising revenue for them.

Just then, a series of sharing and liking notifications suddenly popped up on the computer.

Upon checking the details, Xiao Hui was stunned.

"@Fishing Platform State Guesthouse has shared your post and commented: Tune in to the Travel Channel, Friday evening at six, don't miss it!"

"@National Tourism Association has shared your post and commented: Tune in to the Travel Channel, Friday evening at six, don't miss it!"

"@China Travel Group's official account has shared your post and commented: Tune in to the Travel Channel, Friday evening at six, don't miss it!"

"@China Youth Travel Service's official account has shared your post and commented: Tune in to the Travel Channel, Friday evening at six, don't miss it!"

"@China Grand Hotel Summer Palace Restaurant has shared your post and commented: Tune in to the Travel Channel, Friday evening at six, don't miss it!"

"@Yangcheng Guo's Restaurant has shared your post and commented: Tune in to the Yanjing City Travel Channel, Friday evening at six, don't miss it!"

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A series of official account notifications moved Xiao Hui to tears. The frustrations she had just experienced were released at this moment.

While she was still reeling with excitement, Wu Kexin, Yue Liyue, Gao Xiaoshuai, Women and Games, along with other online celebrities and major influencers, also shared and commented, urging their fans not to forget to watch the show.

Lin Xu's fans were also spreading the word, reminding netizens to remember to tune into the show.

Within just ten minutes, the viewership for Flavor of Humanity's announcement video surpassed those of other recent Yanjing TV Station program announcements.

All TV professionals were aware. This cooking show was about to explode!

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Last night, I took a hot bath, and my shoulder felt fine. However, I think I might have caught a chill from the AC while sleeping because it's much worse this morning. Now, my left shoulder and cervical spine are covered in rheumatism plasters, making me look like a cyborg. To top it off, I ordered some terribly unsatisfying takeout for lunch. I'm feeling pretty down. This chapter is 5,600 words. Brothers, I need your Monthly Tickets!

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