Chapter 222

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

After sending the message, he opened his photo album and sent the price list he had taken, along with several photos of the restaurant hall, all at once.

He also added below: "Pictures prove the truth, seeing is believing, this isn't something I made up!"

Finally, he specifically @Zhang Chao in the fan group.

After doing all this, Wang Peng let out a long sigh of relief.

He felt he had done a great deed; if it weren't for his reminder, those clueless fans who traveled from afar to see that restaurant's prices might have cursed Zhang Chao who knows how.

As a loyal fan, the reminder he should give still had to be given, so that Zhang Chao wouldn't be cursed even worse later.

Since he had to get up early for work the next day, Wang Peng put his phone aside after sending the messages, and went to bed after washing up.

However, he overlooked how terrifying it was when these fans turned from fans to haters.

When Wang Peng fell asleep with a satisfied face, messages in the fan group surged out like a tide.

In no time, the messages in the group had rolled past "99+".

"What's happening? Did Brother Chao really take advertising fees?"

"He just said he wouldn't take ads, and now he's been slapped in the face, right?"

"Damn! 50 for a steamer of soup dumplings, 168 for a portion of Lion's Head?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, this price is comparable to a high-end restaurant, right? But from the photos it's just an ordinary street eatery?"

"This price is really expensive; those who don't know would think this eatery is in Mo Du!"

"@Zhang Chao, Anchor come explain, did you take advertising fees?"

"Taking ads isn't unacceptable, but Anchor, you should recommend a reliable restaurant! With such expensive prices, is this really not ripping people off? @Zhang Chao"

The group instantly descended into chaos, with some directly @Zhang Chao, demanding he come out to explain.

Messages came one after another, and soon the group started being spammed.

Some fans who usually lurked like Wang Peng were also blown out into the open.

"I was planning to go check it out tomorrow, luckily I saw the group messages, otherwise I would have made a wasted trip."

"Brother Chao, you've fallen! How could you recommend this kind of rip-off restaurant to everyone?"

"Eating one meal at this restaurant is enough for a week's food expenses, I can't afford it, I can't afford it……"

There were also a few old fans in the group trying to analyze calmly.

"Could it be that everyone misunderstood? Brother Chao shouldn't be screwing us over."

"I think so too, maybe the price was marked wrong? Maybe this shop is indeed worth this price."

But as soon as their messages were sent, a bunch of doubters immediately jumped out.

"Worth this price? Which shop on Food Street sells things this expensive?"

"I went to Food Street last month, even the most expensive restaurants there are much cheaper than this shop!"

"Even if it tastes good, the price can't be several times higher than others, right? Treating fans like leeks?"

"Stop whitewashing! Brother Chao come explain! @Zhang Chao."

The atmosphere in the group became more and more agitated, and some even started urging everyone to unfollow Zhang Chao.

The instigator of all this, Wang Peng, was sleeping soundly at this time.

He had no idea that his well-intentioned reminder had already stirred up a storm in the fan group.

On the other side, Zhang Chao had just finished his last ranked match, and after going offline he casually opened the fan group, preparing to say goodnight to everyone and then sleep.

As soon as he opened the fan group, he was startled by the screen full of @s and curses.

The fan group screen was full of messages accusing him of taking advertising fees and screwing over fans.

In response, Zhang Chao's own reply was quite straightforward.

"Jia Ren, I understand your doubts; I admit Boss Lu's pricing is a bit high, but what he makes will definitely make you feel it's worth the money."

"No matter how much I say verbally, there will still be people who don't believe it, and I don't want to explain too much. Tomorrow night at nine, I will invite 20 fans to personally taste Boss Lu's culinary skills, I'll pay the bill, and it will be livestreamed the whole time. Whether it's delicious or not, the fans will have the final say!"

As soon as the message was sent, the fan group instantly became even livelier.

"Damn! Brother Chao's move this time is generous! I want to sign up! I've always been on Brother Chao's side!"

"I knew Brother Chao isn't that kind of person; I'll watch the livestream tomorrow!"

"I want to sign up too! Free food shouldn't be passed up!"

"Since Brother Chao said so, I'll sign up too; if it's not delicious, I won't hold back."

Zhang Chao didn't dilly-dally and directly posted a simple sign-up application link in the group.

In less than five minutes, the 20 spots were snatched up.

In Zhang Chao's fan group, the controversy over the prices at Lu Feng's shop was fierce, and even the few food anchors including Xiao Feilong were affected.

Because those few anchors had a good relationship, they often connected with each other during livestreams

This way, some of their fans were interconnected.

Soon, the claims that Lu Feng's shop was ripping off customers and Zhang Chao was taking advertising fees to screw over fans were screenshotted and sent to the fan groups of Xiao Feilong and the other food anchors.

Now all the fans of those few anchors knew about this matter, and public opinion grew louder and louder.

Xiao Feilong's fan group exploded first, with most members being senior food enthusiasts.

Some had long ago gone to eat at Lu Feng's shop because of Xiao Feilong's recommendation, and had now become diners at Lu Feng's shop.

They knew very well how excellent Lu Feng's culinary skills were, and were quite rational about this matter.

For those who questioned whether Lu Feng's Shop was a rip-off, Xiao Feilong's food-loving fans were equally impolite, firing back directly and stepping forward one after another to defend Lu Feng.

"Lu Boss's culinary skill is even stronger than a five-star master chef's, so what if it's a bit expensive?"

"Not to mention anything else, just those ingredients in Lu Boss's shop—do you know how much they sell for on the market? Talking nonsense without understanding anything, and people who haven't even eaten there have no right to spout bullshit here!"

Zhang Chao's fans naturally refused to back down, all rushing to the comments under Xiao Feilong's video to argue back.

Some keyboard warriors even started cursing directly.

By the end, things had turned into a scene of fans tearing into each other.

Finally, Xiao Feilong, Gu Manman, and Li Wenyi, these three food anchors, had to step forward personally to dispel the rumors.

They clarified that promoting Lu Feng's Shop was purely out of sharing, not advertising, and there was no such thing as taking advertising fees.

And just like Zhang Chao, each of them selected twenty fans, inviting them to eat at Lu Feng's Shop tomorrow.

They also stated that they would all livestream from Lu Feng's Shop tomorrow, guaranteeing that all information would be completely public.

After this move, the fans' anger gradually subsided, and this argument was finally considered to have gradually calmed down.

Things having developed to this point, Zhang Chao's fans also gradually began to believe.

However, quite a few melon-eating fans all expressed that tomorrow's excitement was still worth watching.

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On this side, after Lu Feng finished business for the day, he sent Hu Xiaoyun back to school, then drove back to the villa.

When business ended today, he had already received the system notification that new recipes had been unlocked.

However, he had not chosen to check them in the shop right away at that time.

After all, he had not forgotten the experience of the previous two recipe unlocks.