vstars Chapter 108 Truth and Falsehood
Chapter 108 Truth and Falsehood
Wang Qiang put down the spoon, his palms covered in cold sweat.
This time, they really kicked a hornet's nest.
He didn't know about others, but for him, the food was flawless; it was arguably the best he had ever tasted in his career.
It's really delicious, the kind of delicious that you can't honestly say is bad.
He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing, and quickly glanced at the assistant beside him.
The three assistants understood immediately.
He immediately took out his phone and typed a few words.
[Urine escape]
Qiang Ge seemed to have grasped at a straw and apologized to the camera.
"Excuse me, I was in line for too long. I need to use the restroom. I'll be right back."
After he finished speaking, he immediately turned off the microphone.
He pretended to be flustered and left the camera's view.
He didn't go too far, just stood a little distance from the breakfast shop, and his three assistants put down what they were holding and surrounded him.
Assistant Xiao Zhang asked anxiously.
"What's wrong, Brother Qiang? You don't look too well."
Wang Qiang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his voice low and deep.
"This stuff is really delicious. How was my expression just now? I didn't give off any major clues, did I?"
Xiao Zhang shook his head: "No, no, he looked quite serious, so no one should notice anything amiss."
Wang Qiang rubbed his hair vigorously and said with a helpless expression.
"What should I do now? I don't even know what to say, my mind went completely blank."
Assistant Xiao Liu's eyes lit up, and she said casually.
"How about this, let's tell the truth. Besides, the internet celebrity who exposed fake products ran into a brick wall and was conquered by the food. That's a big reversal. At least he can establish an honest persona, and maybe he'll get even more traffic."
"Bullshit!" Xiao Zhang immediately interrupted, his eyes darkening. "Are you crazy?"
Another assistant, Xiao Li, chimed in.
"This method is absolutely unacceptable. If we admit that it tastes good, all the work we did before will be for nothing. Besides, we were paid to come here today to expose this fraud."
"They just want to use us to mess with Sister Tian. If we turn around and praise her now, who will dare to cooperate with us in the future?"
Xiao Zhang nodded and said, "That's right, that's exactly it. We've already signed the contract and received the money. If things turn out differently now, they might tear us apart."
"Besides, there's the penalty for breach of contract, and that penalty could be quite substantial!"
Wang Qiang's face alternated between black and white as he gritted his teeth and spoke.
"Nothing works, nothing works, what do we do now?"
The three assistants looked at each other, and finally Xiao Zhang spoke up.
"Actually, it's nothing. The main thing is that food is subjective; what you think is delicious may not be what others think."
"Just say this food doesn't taste good, it doesn't suit your taste. So what if others think it's delicious? You can only represent yourself, not everyone."
Wang Qiang's expression relaxed slightly.
"Besides, some words can be changed. You can say 'fragrant' as 'greasy,' 'fresh' as 'it has MSG,' and 'crispy' as 'dry and hard.' Isn't that simple?"
Wang Qiang was caught in a mental struggle.
Reason told him that Xiao Liu was right; establishing a reputation for integrity would definitely be more beneficial than harmful to his future account management.
But desire told him that what Xiao Zhang said was more true.
If I were to say that today, I would have to pay a huge amount in breach of contract penalties alone.
"But what if it gets exposed later... With Sister Sweetie around, this wave of traffic will definitely attract a lot of online celebrities to visit the store in the future."
Xiao Zhang sneered and said, "Expose me? Even if you do, so what? To put it bluntly, traffic is king, and being infamous is still being famous."
"Besides, how long does the internet remember? As long as it's trending today, who cares about tomorrow? Being exposed later is a problem for the future. Let's make money today first!"
These words struck a chord with Wang Qiang.
He gritted his teeth and stamped his foot, his hesitation turning into determination and ruthlessness.
"Okay! I'll do as you say."
He took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and reappeared in front of the camera.
At this moment, Wang Qiang's expression changed.
It carries a condescending and critical tone.
"Family members, the reason I hesitated just now was mainly because I didn't know how to say it. I just can't stand the taste."
As he spoke, Wang Qiang picked up a fried dough stick and squeezed it hard.
"This fried dough stick sounds very crispy, but it's actually a bit dry. It's dry and hard, completely sacrificing overall harmony in pursuit of crispiness."
"Why? It's simple. Because the oil temperature is too high, it locks in the moisture. Eating too much of this stuff will cause internal heat, and it's also hard to chew."
The old man sitting next to Wang Qiang, eating fried dough sticks, was stunned.
He looked at the crispy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside, chewy fried dough stick in his hand, then at Wang Qiang, completely bewildered.
Are they talking about the same fried dough stick?
Wang Qiang picked up the millet porridge again and smelled it, his brows furrowing even more.
"And this porridge, it is indeed very fragrant, but I always feel that the fragrance is abnormal."
"Ordinary millet rarely has such a strong aroma, and breakfast shops certainly wouldn't use the best millet in order to make money, so I suspect that artificial flavoring may have been added."
"And the viscosity is wrong too. Either a thickener has been added, or starch water has been added."
"That's right, starch water can also increase the thickness of porridge. Most of the very thick porridge you eat at breakfast shops outside has these two things added."
"The starch water is fine, which shows the shop has a conscience. But the thickener... I won't say more about that."
For some reason, Wang Qiang became more and more confident as he spoke.
He was a little nervous when he said his first words, but he became more and more fluent as he spoke, and by the end he was completely free of any psychological burden.
He then picked up the brown sugar-filled lava cake, tore it open, and the brown sugar gushed out.
"Look at this brown sugar lava filling, it looks completely fake."
"Real brown sugar solidifies after cooling. Only the addition of high-fructose corn syrup and artificial coloring can maintain this fluidity. This is very likely fake brown sugar deliberately made to cater to popular tastes and reduce costs."
To avoid being held accountable, Wang Qiang added another sentence.
"Of course, the above is just my personal speculation. After all, without machine testing, it cannot be 100% accurate."
"As for whether the food tastes good or not, that's a matter of personal taste; it's a matter of opinion."