Chapter 48: A Bite of China
"Xiaoqiu, I think our program has reached a bottleneck before, and we need to make a breakthrough in order to make a better program." Jiang Hao said.
"What kind of show, is it still a complaining class?" Zhen Xiaoqiu asked.
spitting,
Jiang Haoxin said, I don't dare to complain about this show.
Although the two of them have now made the peeing cow pill company, the two still haven't given up filming TV shows, fortunately, the company is on the right track, and there are professional managers watching, so they don't have to worry about the two bosses.
"I'm going to go to the mainland to shoot food and make a documentary, I've chosen a name, it's called "A Bite of China", I have a plan here, you can take a look at it first. ”
Jiang Hao said, took out a document that was not too thick and handed it to Zhen Xiaoqiu, which he had rushed out in the past two days.
Zhen Xiaoqiu quickly finished reading it, and looked at Jiang Hao with surprised eyes: "This idea is really good, and these lines, how did you come up with them, saturated fatty acids, crude fat, crude fiber, and a variety of amino acids, a very tall feeling." ”
"And these passages, are you writing poetry:
Home, where life begins, and a person's whole life is on the way home. Under the same roof, they make fires, cook meals, and use food to unite and comfort their families. The plain pots and pans are full of Chinese-style life, and it reflects Chinese-style ethics. People grow, love each other, part, reunite. Home-cooked deliciousness is also the taste of life. ”
"It's a sea change in China, people and food, moving faster than ever. No matter how hurried their footsteps are, no matter how involuntary they come, no matter how involuntary they come, there is always a taste, in its unique way, three times a day, reminding us on the tip of our tongue to recognize where tomorrow is going and not forgetting where we came from yesterday. ”
"Half a lifetime of adventure, bringing a rich family business, full of children and grandchildren, walking the footsteps of a lifetime, the starting point, the end, in the final analysis, is where the home is, this is the Chinese uphold the thousand-year-old faith, simple, but powerful."
Jiang Hao said: "For this show, I plan to send three teams to shoot separately, and the content of the shooting must have artistic value and humanistic feelings, so that the audience can receive spiritual baptism while watching the food." ”
"We want to achieve not only visual enjoyment, taste feeling, but also spiritual shock, so that the Hong Kong audience and even the whole Asian world can see what the mainland food is like."
Zhen Xiaoqiu frowned and said: "The scale of your documentary is too big, the cost is definitely not small, and ATV will definitely not approve it." ”
"I'm ready to put my own money." Jiang Hao said.
What is he making money for, isn't it for these things?
"Invest your own money, in your planning, you have to travel all over the mainland, this investment is not small." Koaki Road.
"I estimated that about 3 million in the first phase would be enough." At that time, the Tip of the Tongue team only spent 4.5 million shooting fees, and that was in 2012.
In fact, as long as this show is filmed, that is, the first phase is invested, and the later films are sold, plus advertising fees, there should be some earnings, at least there will be no loss.
As for Jiang Hao, his purpose is to enjoy the broad and profound Chinese cuisine through the convenience of this show, which is not comparable to Hong Kong.
It is the dream of many people to eat all over the country and enjoy the delicious scenery of various places, and Jiang Hao also had it back then.
It's a pity that it was just a luxury before.
Now, finally, there is a chance to make that dream come true.
"Three teams, one to the south, the theme is bamboo, one to the north, the theme is lake fresh, and the third I am going to send to Shaolin Temple to shoot Shaolin Temple and shoot Shaolin food." Jiang Hao said.
Zhen Xiaoqiu looked surprised: "Shaolin Temple! Delicacies! Does Shaolin Temple have good food? ”
"Who knows, but at least the audience must be curious, Shaolin Temple is very famous." Jiang Hao said.
I don't know about other worlds, anyway, this world should have it, isn't Tang Niu from the kitchen of Shaolin Temple, and the last dish Stephen Zhou made was also a Buddha jumping over the wall, and the monks in this world may eat meat.
He now has money, he can taste the food of various places, if possible, he also wants to learn the skills of cooking, although Stephen Zhou is only a third-rate cooking level, but the foundation is still there, if you learn the skills of chefs from all over the world, you may not be able to become a generation of famous chefs.
Zhen Xiaoqiu arrived at ATV, and now she is also a famous host, and told the leader her idea that she wanted to record a documentary about mainland food, and the leader agreed at first, but when she said the shooting plan, the leader immediately shook her head.
There are only a few episodes in one issue, but the shooting funds cost 3 million, isn't this a burning of money, you know, documentaries rarely make money, and they don't do loss-making business.
Zhen Xiaoqiu and Jiang Hao had already speculated in this regard before, Zhen Xiaoqiu proposed to rent ATV's personnel and equipment and pay for the filming by himself, and the leaders of the TV station immediately agreed.
A few days later, the filming team was formed, and just as they were about to leave for the mainland, the Hong Kong Food Association announced that it was preparing to hold the 28th Hong Kong God of Food Competition.
Reporters flocked to report, and some reporters interviewed Tang Niu, "May I ask Mr. Tang, as the god of food this year, do you have any pressure, and do you have anything you want to say to the contestants." ”
Tang Niu blinked his eyes and said: "I just want to say that only those who really understand food and can really make food can be called the God of Food, which is the highest honor of a chef, but some people use the name of the God of Food to swagger and deceive, and they are extremely shameless." ”
The reporters were excited, and someone poked the microphone into Tang Niu's mouth and asked, "May I ask if you mean Stephen Zhou?" ”
Tang Niu didn't deny it, nodded and said: "That's right, it's Stephen Zhou, in my eyes, he is a liar," and then Tang Niu pointed to the camera and said loudly: "Stephen Zhou, if you really have the ability, come to participate in this God of Food Competition, I, Tang Niu, am waiting for you here, if you are a turtle with a shrunken head, then don't use the name of God of Food to deceive outside and ruin the reputation of God of Food in the future." ”
At the airport, Jiang Hao, Zhen Xiaoqiu and his entourage were carrying large bags and small bags, and they were stopped by a group of reporters as soon as they entered the airport.
Jiang Hao was surprised, is he so famous now, when he goes out to shoot a documentary, a reporter will send him to the plane for an interview.
The topic of the reporters stabbed Jiang Hao's mouth, and someone asked loudly: "Stephen Zhou, the current god of food Tang Niu said that you don't know how to cook at all, and you are all cheating and cheating, what do you say about this." ”
"Stephen Zhou, Tang Niu invited you to participate in the new God of Food Competition, saying that if you don't participate, it will be a turtle with a shrunken head, will you participate?"
"Stephen Chow ......"
Jiang Hao was still a little confused, and he didn't know what was going on here, "I don't understand what you're talking about." Jiang Hao asked.
A reporter told what happened half a day ago, Jiang Hao only then knew what happened, thought about it and said: "Invite me to participate in the God of Food Conference, a month later, okay, I am very willing to participate." ”
"But please tell the Xiangjiang Food Association that if you want me to participate, you must promise me one condition, that is, I will be allowed to taste every dish." Jiang Hao said.