The Fine Food Broadcaster - Chapter 53

Chapter 53 Luxury Cruise Ship Shock

When Drama King told them that he had some (more) shocking news about Ye Fei, their hearts leapt and they all squirmed uneasily despite their apparent bravado.

Drama King rearranged his thoughts before sending out this question, “I would like to know: what’s the most valuable reward item you have received as a broadcaster?”

Everyone was not sure where Drama King was going with this, but they all dutifully reported their rewards:

“Luxury planes. There was once I received 20 luxury planes for a broadcast. Let me tell you, I was so excited that I nearly sang the wrong verse. I really wanted to shout and sing planes~! Planes~!”

“Luxury planes for me as well, though I did not receive as many as you. The most I have ever received was 18 planes for a single broadcast.”

“15 for me, that’s also because I happened to have a few local tyrants in my channel and they all sent me a few planes each.”

“15 for me too, and that’s only because I had been a broadcaster for a long time. I mostly receive sports cars and motorbikes.”

“I’m about the same. I think My Heart Soars has the best record with 20 luxury planes. After all, these things are rather expensive, a single swoosh across the monitor costs HX¥ 5,000.”

“I don’t get a lot of luxury planes, however, I did receive quite a lot of sports cars. The highest number is 34 cars.”

“What’s not bad, ah. That’s right, Drama King, why do you want to know? Did someone reward that Bronze Star Rank 2 Ye Fei with planes? You must know that he’s still a Fine Food Section Broadcaster, ah. As everyone knows, Fine Food viewers are a poor lot that could not afford nice things.”

Drama King sent up a sighing emoji. He followed it by saying, “Everyone, I really don’t want to talk about Ye Fei’s rewards. I’m afraid that if I were to reveal it, some of you might really hit the roof or go crazy.”

“Wait, what?”

“Drama King, speak.”

“Say it now, we can handle it.”

Drama King said, “In our eyes, the most valuable reward item on the list is the luxury planes. However, these were common prizes to Ye Fei. After all, he’s someone who receives luxury cruise ships as a reward, ah. Ever seen one before? A single luxury cruise ship is worth HX¥ 10,000!!”

“F*ck me, is this true? Someone in the platform is tipping broadcasters with luxury cruise ships?”

“Your mother, here I thought the cruise ships are only there for decorations. I thought no one would even think about touching them since they’re too expensive.”

“I had a local tyrant fan who once promised to gift me a cruise ship. He ended up giving me 2 luxury planes instead.”

“These kinds of high-quality reward items are meant for those great deities at Gold Star level. I heard that Little Anna from Song & Dance once received cruise ships from her fans. Moreover, she was given 7 or 8 of them. If you must know, the entire platform was envious to death of her.”

“Drama King, since Ye Fei’s reward went above 1 million, it’s perfectly normal for him to receive 1 or 2 cruise ships.”

Drama Kind said, “1 or 2? You’re too naïve, if it’s just 1 or 2, I would not have brought it up. You don’t know this, but when I heard how many cruise ships he received, the only line left in my head was ‘bleep the dog’!”

“Just how many? Don’t drag it out anymore, just tell us!”

“That’s right, ah. Please stop baiting people like this and tell us.”

“Tell us! Tell us!”

Drama King said, “Very well, but make sure you’re firmly seated in your chairs. On his 3rd broadcast, Ye Fei received a total of 31 cruise ships. Moreover, let me tell you, these ships were not sent out one by one. His fans sent them out in twos, or more. Well, what do you think?”

Everyone, “… …”

“Bleep the dog!”

“31 luxury cruise ships?!”

“That’s 31- no, that’s 310 thousand, ah!”

“Your mom, this killer move alone is enough to kill off whole groups of Silver Rankers, ah!”

“Even Silver Ranker Great Deities would die in a pile,”

“Tch, didn’t they say there are no local tyrants at Fine Food? The viewers are so stingy that they rarely even reward regular cars.”

“From what I can see, it’s likely that those so-called great deities of Fine Food never managed to impress their viewers until now. Just think, would a true foodie with a love of fine food could be poor? They must have a certain level of wealth to dine well, right? However, I have no idea what this Ye Fei did to convince these people to reward him so much.”

“Hey, aren’t replays of his broadcasts all out? Let’s have a look. I’m getting more and more interested in this guy.”

“I too want to have a look and see just what kind of freaking asshole he is, ah.”

The group of Silver Star Rankers quit the forum and went off to the QQ Platform in search of Ye Fei’s broadcasts.

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Ye Fei spent the night tossing and turning. The next day, just as the sun dawned, this fellow rolled out of bed and, without even washing up, rushed to the kitchen. When he saw the precious pots, pans, bowls and chopsticks all intact, he heaved a sigh of relief and went off to wash his face and brush his teeth.

When he was done cleaning up, the day had brightened up.

Ye Fei was feeling very excited. Today would be the first day he made use of this new kitchen for the live broadcast. He must make sure not to lose the ball, ah.

“System, can you let me know ahead of time what we’re making today? You should let me prepare a little,” Ye Fei mentally asked the DCB System.

DCB System’s reply was a cold, “The Host shall know what to make when the broadcast starts. No need to know in advance.”

Ye Fei, “… This will be my first time using this kitchen, can’t you give me some leeway?”

“No.”

“If you don’t let me mentally prepare at least, what if I make a mistake?”

“You won’t.”

“But, what if? You know, failing to prepare is preparing to fail, ah. Not even you can say for sure, ah.”

“With me here, there’s no need to worry over such matters. So long as you follow the instructions provided by the System, there will be no possibility of messing up.”

“Then, can you at least tell me whether I’m doing a meat or vegetarian dish? At least give me a theme?”

“No.”

“… …”

Ye Fei was completely helpless. He realised that this fellow was a waste as a Divine Culinary Broadcasting System, if they had been cast as a Spy System, nothing in the world could hack it.

While Ye Fei was trying to persuade the System to give him a hint, the Fine Food Section of QQ Broadcasting Platform was also rushing about.

Feng Tianlai’s people were all scratching at their cheeks and pulling their ears out of frustration and anticipation. For Ye Fei’s broadcast, they had all arrived early. Most of them were already here by 7 o’clock.

“Supervisor, what should we do?” asked Liu Ping when he saw Feng Tianlai coming over.

Everyone else turned to stare at Feng Tianlai.

Feng Tianlai stopped. He turned to Tang Xiaomin, “Xiaomin, could you make contact with Deity Ye?”

Tang Xiaomin did not know whether to laugh or cry. “Supervisor, it’s only 7 o’clock. Deity Ye is not online at all. I expect he’s still sleeping.”

“Supervisor, we came too early today. Last night, we celebrated until midnight and woke up at 6 today.”

“Yes, ah, Supervisor. Do we really need to come so early?”

Feng Tianlai stared at his staff members who stared back at him with eye bags so dark that it was like being surrounded by a bunch of exhausted pandas. He said earnestly, “I know you’ve all worked hard. However, this matter is too important. Ye Fei would be our entire platform’s 10th Million Yuan Broadcaster, moreover, the very first from our Fine Food Section. Do you know what this means? This means that so long as Ye Fei’s live broadcasts continue to follow this trend, every single one of us would receive over 10,000 yuan in bonus each month. Several times higher than your basic pay. Gentlemen, ladies, do I hear any complaints?”

When everyone heard this, it was as though the entire room was suffused with the sound of clicking abacus beads. Suddenly, the dim eyes brightened within the dark circles.

“Supervisor, we understand!”

“My wife happens to be hinting at a new dress this month. If I could bring home a few thousand yuan in bonus, she won’t make trouble for me.”

“My girlfriend too. She had been eyeing this [2] Fanny Blue Dress that cost over 5,000 yuan. If Ye Fei continues to rampage about like this, I dare say I could buy her 2 dresses at once.”

“Aiya, I can’t spend my money indiscriminately like you guys, ah. My father is in the hospital, I still need to pay his medical fees.”

Feng Tianlai said “Well, what are you guys doing? Make the preparations. We shall wait for Deity Ye’s broadcast.”

Just then, Liu Ping asked, “Supervisor, would Deity Ye even broadcast today? He has been broadcasting for 3 days straight, will he take a break?”

Feng Tianlai, “… …”

He thought for a moment: That’s right, Liu Ping brought up a valid point. Broadcasters are not robots, though their job was to perform before the computer and interact with their viewers, it also requires a lot of energy, ah. Ye Fei had broadcasted for 3 days straight. He might have put the cart before the horse by making his staff come to the office at 7 o’clock sharp.

“Xiaomin, Ye Fei likes you best. So, ask him whether he will broadcast today. If yes, what time.”

[Gumihou: Lol, just sleep in the workplace. Gumi’s special skill is ‘sleeping wherever, whenever’. My unique skill is sleeping on public transport and waking up 5 minutes before destination without external prompting or ever having visited the place before!]

[1] Some small adjustments

[2] 芬妮蓝裙 – Fanny Blue Dress, actually from the word ‘Tiffany Blue’ dress

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