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

Zhao Yunlong was quite touched to suddenly gain dozens more followers.

Normally, he might not even gain double-digit followers from posting a single video. But the presence of so many strangers supporting him has slightly lessened the sadness of his recent bankruptcy.

"Thank you! Thank you again, brothers and sisters! You're so kind!"

Lu Qianshan and the others smiled and nodded at him, thinking to themselves: Brother, we're sorry, we'll be even more righteous when you post the video.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhao Yunlong adjusted his phone stand, pointed the camera at the table, and began filming the food footage for his mukbang, which was worth nearly ten thousand yuan.

I must say, this luxurious and supreme super package actually looks pretty good.

He had been exploring restaurants for two years, and although he hadn't become famous, he still had a basic sense of food. The dishes on the table in front of him looked and smelled quite appetizing.

This made him look forward to the meal a little more.

The only one that looked a little ordinary was that one called Bodhi Jade Studio.

The Bodhi Jade Vegetarian Dish is priced at 1288 yuan per serving on the menu, making it the most expensive single item in the store.

Zhao Yunlong originally thought that something so expensive would at least be a fancy dish like lobster or abalone, but when it was served, it was just a plate of white rice.

There were no side dishes, not even scallions; the only garnish was the three bamboo leaves placed at the bottom of the plate.

It does smell quite nice, but he felt that the fragrance alone was not enough to justify the price of 1288.

Zhao Yunlong first used the camera to give the plate of white rice a close-up shot.

"Look, everyone! This restaurant called Bodhi Jade Restaurant is priced at 1288 per serving. You heard right! 1288. It looks like just a plate of white rice. This is the first time I've ever eaten rice that expensive."

After finishing his opening remarks, Zhao Yunlong picked up a spoon and prepared to start tasting.

He was mentally prepared that if the food was bad, or even just passable, he would rant and rave about the shady restaurant.

Zhao Yunlong scooped up a spoonful of rice and showed it to the camera in detail. The rice grains in the spoon were white and translucent, and it looked like ordinary white rice with no visible ingredients.

"I'll have Long Ge try a bite of this 1288-yuan white rice for you guys first. If you don't like it, everyone in the comments section can send me a big 'victim seed' (a type of rice used to kill someone who doesn't like rice), and I'll take one for myself first."

After saying that, he put the rice into his mouth.

His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets after just one chew.

Eggy flavor!

Holy crap! Holy crap! This is fried rice with eggs!

The rich and pure aroma of eggs quickly filled his mouth, followed by the salty and savory flavors of meat, mushrooms, and the sweetness of bamboo... wave after wave swept over his taste buds, creating an explosively rich and complex flavor profile.

Zhao Yunlong was instantly shocked.

After two years of exploring restaurants, I've eaten at at least several hundred different places, big and small, and I can easily come up with a whole bunch of vocabulary words to describe food.

But at this moment, he found that all the words he knew about food collapsed in front of this spoonful of white rice.

The only fitting adjective he could think of was: Holy crap! It's incredibly delicious!

"How...how can this taste like egg? It looks exactly like white rice!"

Zhao Yunlong scooped up another spoonful of rice and examined it carefully before he could finally barely see a thin film layer, which was barely visible unless he got very close.

He seemed a little bit skeptical, so he put the rice from the spoon into his mouth again, closed his eyes, and slowly chewed and savored it.

It's not an illusion.

It still has a rich egg aroma, and a variety of flavors come one after another. After eating, there is a faint aftertaste on the back of the tongue.

Such exquisite craftsmanship must require decades of experience to create such magical fried rice.

Zhao Yunlong couldn't stop eating, and started putting spoonful after spoonful into his mouth. He even forgot to comment on the camera and just kept saying things like "delicious" and "fragrant".

Fortunately, he noticed that there were other foods on the table that he hadn't started tasting yet, otherwise he would have devoured the entire plate of this special fried rice in one go.

Zhao Yunlong then adjusted the camera and took another close-up shot of the table of dishes. This time, the shot was more detailed than the first one, giving a long enough shot to show the presentation, color, and aroma of each dish.

Because his mindset has completely changed.

In his original expectation, this Shaxian Snacks restaurant with a rating of 1.8 was likely to be the kind of restaurant with extremely high prices and ordinary taste, and might even have the trick of shills who specially arrange people to lure diners in and rip them off.

He was also prepared to expose this shady restaurant after he finished eating, hoping to gain a lot of attention.

As a result, he was completely hooked after just the first bite of the food.

This script is wrong!

Why does a restaurant with such delicious food have such low ratings? And so many ridiculously bad reviews? It's really strange!

"Hey guys, to be honest, after two years of doing restaurant reviews, I've seen all sorts of rip-off restaurants. Some use pre-made dishes to pretend they're freshly made, and some use synthetic meat to pretend it's Wagyu beef... Before coming here today, I was really prepared to spend a lot of money to expose this fake restaurant."

But after tasting the first dish, I suddenly realized that my judgment might be wildly wrong.

This restaurant doesn't seem to be what it appears to be, nor is it as terrible as netizens claim. I was won over by this plate of fried rice with no visible egg.

Next, we'll try other things to see if it's just my imagination, or if this restaurant is truly being misunderstood and underestimated.

Zhao Yunlong switched to a different pair of chopsticks and reached for the beautifully presented, luxurious plate of fragrant mixed noodles. The moment the noodles entered his mouth, he once again squinted his eyes in bliss.

Chewy! Springy! Refreshing! Rich in flavor!

These noodles are clearly handmade, kneaded and pulled to perfection, with just the right amount of softness and firmness. The combination of the wheat aroma and the scallion oil aroma is absolutely amazing.

Furthermore, he didn't taste any of the artificial seasonings at all. He felt that the noodles were so delicious purely because the chef's superb culinary skills brought out the natural flavors of the ingredients to their fullest potential.

After swallowing the noodles in his mouth, Zhao Yunlong took another big gulp.

Then they set their sights on the next dish: braised pork belly in a secret sauce.

It costs 99 yuan per piece, not by portion or by weight, but sold purely by the piece. Each piece looks to be only three or four centimeters in size, and its weight is estimated to be around 30 grams.

If it's priced by weight, this meat would cost nearly 1500 yuan per kilogram, which is outrageously expensive.

But because of the great surprises he had received so far, he had high expectations for the braised pork.

Zhao Yunlong picked up a piece of braised pork. The skin trembled on his chopsticks, soft and juicy, and the fat looked rich but without the greasy heaviness.

With one bite, the meat melts in your mouth, releasing a rich aroma of soy sauce, caramel, and meat fat, along with a subtle hint of rose fragrance that slowly rises to the back of your tongue.

It really gives people the feeling that there's no trouble that a bite of braised pork can't cure.

It's so delicious! It's amazing!!!

As we sampled each dish, everything from steamed dumplings and chicken leg rice to soup was delicious and amazing. Not a single one was a disappointment; they were all impeccable.

Zhao Yunlong has been exploring restaurants for so long, but he has never eaten so well and felt so happy as today. He even shed tears while eating, truly moved to tears by how delicious the food was.

"Guys, Brother Long has completely messed up today! I thought I was the biggest victim who was ripped off by a shady boss, and I was even preparing to expose this exorbitantly priced black shop. But I never expected that I would be the clown in the end."

"Before eating at this Shaxian snack shop, I would never have believed that Shaxian snacks could be this delicious!"

"Every single dish here—and I emphasize, every single one!—is up to the highest standards of a private banquet! You heard me right, every single one! It's not just one dish that stands out; from the noodles to the steamed dumplings to the chicken leg rice to the wontons to the fried rice to the braised pork, every single dish on the menu is far superior to anything I've ever eaten at in any restaurant before!"

Zhao Yunlong recorded a video while eating, and the more he ate, the more excited he became. He instinctively started mindlessly promoting the food to the camera.

Two hours later.

Unable to contain his fullness any longer, Zhao Yunlong rubbed his stomach, looked at the mess on the table, and made a summary.

"Guys, to sum up this place, Brother Long gives it a five-star recommendation! No, I'm giving it ten stars! Five stars for the food, and five stars for the owner, whom I both love and hate—his cooking is amazing!"

Just a heads-up, it's easy to make impulsive purchases when you eat here, and you might end up bankrupt like me.

If you're short on cash, I advise you to think twice before acting. Just watch this video to satisfy your cravings. But if you're like me and can temporarily forget about your wallet for real delicious food, then this Shaxian snack at No. 88 Jiangdong South Road is worth checking out!

In short, everyone remember one thing: bring plenty of money and talk less, because every bite of food here will make you want to say "Holy crap!!!"

That's all for this video. Remember to like and subscribe! Brother Long is bankrupt and has to go back to manual labor!

After filming the last scene, Zhao Yunlong leaned back in his chair, rubbing his stomach which felt like it was about to burst, while staring blankly at the empty plate on the table. His expression was a mixture of emptiness and satisfaction.

My wallet is empty, but my soul is full.

This is probably the ultimate state of experiencing both pain and pleasure.