I've been possessed by a culinary genius, and I've turned Shaxian snacks into a rip-off!

Although Li Zhibai had come up with an idea that he felt was pretty good, he still had to face a very real problem: the store wasn't popular enough yet.

The daily quota of fifty slots is not yet full, so the scarcity is not strong enough. The effect of this lottery will be better once there is sufficient scarcity.

"We need to make this store popular quickly!"

Li Zhibai and Su Su got into the car and drove towards Shaxian Snacks.

He was sitting in the passenger seat scrolling through his phone when he suddenly remembered that restaurant review blogger.

correct!

Didn't that kid say he was going to post a video? I wonder how it turned out.

Li Zhibai took out his phone, opened Douyin (TikTok), opened his following list, and found 【Long Ge Explores the World】.

As soon as he clicked in, he saw a newly published post on the other person's homepage, titled "One Bite to Godhood! Top-Tier Delicacies Hidden in Shaxian!"

"Wow! You really made it!" Li Zhibai tapped the video with an expectant little hand.

The screen had barely loaded the first three seconds of the video when, before he could even watch the whole thing, the screen vanished, displaying the message: "This work has been deleted or does not exist."

Li Zhibai: "???"

What happened? Why did the video suddenly disappear?

I exited and then went back in, but it still didn't exist, as if it had never been posted.

"What does this mean? Deleted? Deleted right after posting? Did they realize it wasn't edited well and went to re-edit it?"

Believe it or not, it's really possible!

Many bloggers will immediately delete and repost if they find that the subtitles are wrong or the audio and video are out of sync after posting, which is normal practice.

Li Zhibai didn't take it too seriously, and kept refreshing Zhao Yunlong's Douyin homepage along the way, waiting for him to repost the edited video.

After scrolling for about ten minutes, another video appeared.

He clicked on it again.

The result was the same as before. It had only been open for a few seconds, before the opening remarks were even finished, when the video disappeared again.

Li Zhibai: "......."

He was a bit skeptical and kept frantically refreshing the page, continuing to refresh even after the car stopped in front of the Shaxian restaurant.

I flipped to the next one, clicked on it, and that was it.

I scrolled to another page, clicked on it, and it was gone again.

I clicked on at least three or four videos, and all of them had the same result: they seemed to be nipped in the bud by some mysterious force as soon as they were posted.

Li Zhibai's fingers were practically sparking with excitement, yet he still couldn't finish watching a single complete video; it was simply outrageous.

Is this a password-protected video of Schrödinger visiting a restaurant?

The video appears when he's not browsing, but disappears as soon as he clicks on it.

Or does this blogger have some peculiar hobby, liking to play hide-and-seek with him, posting and deleting repeatedly? Maybe he has some serious illness!

Li Zhibai pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure out what the blogger was up to. In the end, he couldn't resist and sent the other party a message through private messages.

Hello, I'm the owner of a Shaxian snack shop on Jiangdong South Road.

[I see you've posted and deleted your videos repeatedly. What's wrong? Is it because my food isn't good, or are you not satisfied with the filming?]

Just say what you want to say, don't play these double-dealing games with me, it's exhausting to watch!

After sending the private message, Li Zhibai put his phone on the table and went to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients. Some preparations needed to be done in advance, such as the soup.

He had no idea that Zhao Yunlong, the blogger who reviews restaurants, was currently engaged in an extremely fierce battle of wits with a group of mysterious people.

One side is frantically posting videos, while the other side is frantically reporting them. The two sides have been locked in a battle for six or seven hours, with a casualty ratio of approximately 0 to 7.

Zhao Yunlong released seven versions, all of which were wiped out, while the opposing anti-black alliance suffered zero casualties to date.

..........

In a rented room in the suburbs of Jiangcheng.

Zhao Yunlong was working hard on editing a video, his eyes were bloodshot, when his phone suddenly vibrated.

He picked it up and glanced at it, and immediately perked up again. The owner of Shaxian County had actually sent him a private message.

Seeing that the other party seemed a bit anxious, he quickly replied with the reason.

[Don't worry, boss! It's not that your food is bad, it's incredibly delicious! It's just that some shameless bastard keeps reporting me. Every time I post a video, they report me. It's so despicable!]

【Don't worry, I'm going to confront them today! Even if I die at home today, I'm going to post this video no matter what!】

Your restaurant's food is so delicious, I have to let the whole city know!

Wait for my good news!

[By the way, boss, considering how hard I've worked, could you give me a discount next time I eat out?]

The other party replied very quickly.

[Oh, I see. That explains why your videos kept popping up. Did you offend someone?]

I greatly admire your persistence. If you successfully publish the video, I'll reward you with one of our extremely rare and prestigious limited-edition Diamond VIP cards.

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Seeing the photo of the Diamond VIP card motivated Zhao Yunlong even more; it looked so high-class!

The quality, the design, the anti-counterfeiting subtle patterns—it must come with a lot of special privileges!

He was originally hoping the boss could give him a 10% or 20% discount and he would be satisfied, but he didn't expect the boss to offer a limited VIP membership. What a generous gesture!

[Thanks, boss! Just you wait and see! I'll fight those bastards who reported me!]

Zhao Yunlong's fighting spirit soared even higher.

The boss personally came to check on him and even gave him such a precious card. With the support of those generous friends who tipped him, what right did he have to back down?

We must fight those whistleblowers to the bitter end!!!

For the delicious Shaxian snacks! For the boss's trust! For the tips from my friends!

Go for it!!!

After giving himself a pep talk, Zhao Yunlong opened the editing software and continued the battle.

What he didn't know was that the whistleblowers he was desperately fighting against were the very people he was grateful to as his adoptive parents.

Meanwhile, the owner of the shop he was so eager to promote was also plotting a new way to rip off his adoptive parents.

All I can say is that this world is truly wondrous.

...............

At 6 p.m. sharp, Shaxian Snacks opened for business.

Today, only Yu Shen and Pang Yi from the Anti-Black Alliance came. After all, the others can't come every day; they all have their own work and lives. Only these two foodies have relatively free time.

The two walked into the store as usual and found a seat.

"Boss, your order is ready!"

However, Li Zhibai did not rush over with his usual shrewd businessman smile. Instead, he was sitting at the cashier, looking down at his phone, his brows furrowed, and muttering to himself.

"Why is it gone again?"

"How many times is this? My shop is counting on you to make it popular."

"Bro, are you even capable?"

Yu Shen was about to call him again, but when he saw his worried expression, he suddenly remembered something.

Is Li Heizi watching that restaurant review blogger's videos?

Just thinking about how that blogger was reported by them to the point of questioning his life, deleting and posting repeatedly, and Li Heizi's worried and distressed look, makes me feel especially satisfied!

Li Heizi, Li Heizi, you've finally met your match! Even you have your moments when you can't laugh anymore!

Yu Shen stood up, walked over, pretended to be unaware, and deliberately asked:

"Boss, why are you looking so gloomy today? What happened that's bothering you? Tell us so we can cheer you up."

Li Zhibai sighed: "It's nothing, I'm just watching the video that food blogger posted yesterday."

"You mean Brother Long who was checking out the restaurant last night? I was at your restaurant last night too, and I even followed him on social media."

"But speaking of which, why hasn't his video been released yet? I'm still waiting to see it," Yu Shen said deliberately.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhibai put down his phone and looked at Yu Shen with a frustrated expression: "I did post it, I posted several, but they were all reported and taken down."

"How can people be so dark and immoral these days! Is it easy for someone to film a food video? And they actually reported them."

"If I find out who did this, I'll teach them a lesson!"

Yu Shen almost burst out laughing. He quickly lowered his head and pretended to cough twice, then said insincerely, "Boss, don't think too much about it. There are all kinds of scoundrels these days. For example, I've encountered a particularly hypocritical and unscrupulous boss before. He's so shameless, and there's nothing you can do about it."

Li Zhibai felt something was off about what he was saying, but before he could think about it further, Yu Shen quickly changed the subject: "Boss, don't think about those unhappy things. I'm hungry and waiting for food. Order our food first."

Li Zhibai: "What do you want to eat?"

Yu Shen: "The regular version, let's order the regular version today. I think the regular version is fine, it's good value for money and tastes good too!"

Li Zhibai: "No!"

Yu Shen: "???"

"No, boss, you didn't put up a 'sold out' sign today! You said yourself that everything on the menu is available, and it clearly says 'regular version' here, so how come it's not sold out?"

Li Zhibai: "When the chef is in a bad mood, the regular version is prone to underperforming. If it doesn't taste good, it'll ruin the brand. So it's more reliable to make the deluxe version."

Yu Shen: "..."

He suddenly felt like he had shot himself in the foot. He should have just ordered the food directly instead of asking him questions.

This gives Li Heizi another excuse.

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P.S.: I'm posting this late because I wanted to add an extra chapter! Thank you all for your support! Thank you!!!