Chapter 169

Pei Qian: "???"

Damn you, Zhang Zuting, I treated you to good food and drink, and this is how you repay me!

Pei Qian quickly clicked on the comments below Zhang Zuting's Weibo to confirm the severity of the situation.

If the reaction was very enthusiastic, then there would be trouble!

Zhang Zuting had already limited the keywords to "Jingzhou" and "private chef." What if someone actually took it to heart and tried every possible means to find the address?

Although Zhang Zuting was past his prime, he still had a group of loyal fans. What if a few of them happened to be in Jingzhou and wanted to try the "Zhang Zuting same dinner"? Wouldn't that expose him?

Although Zhang Zuting's popularity was not what it used to be, this Weibo post, from the time it was posted two days ago until now, already had more than five hundred comments.

Pei Qian quickly read through them one by one.

"Got paid to eat? Good for you, good for you."

"Ahhh, why didn't you say so earlier? If you had, I would have gone to Jingzhou to try and catch you!"

"Too bad, I missed the chance to meet my idol."

"Collaborating with a game company? Which game company is so discerning as to find a treasure like Uncle Zhang?"

"Uncle Zhang, did you take on the promotion of this restaurant? No problem, Uncle Zhang, post the location, and I will definitely support it!"

"So, where can I find the address of this private chef?"

"This restaurant is a bit unprofessional, right? If they're looking for Uncle Zhang to promote it, they should at least have a few beautiful photos. Without a single picture, who would go?"

And so on.

Pei Qian felt a little relieved.

Obviously, most of the fans focused on the "collaboration with a game company" aspect of the Weibo post, wondering which game company it was and what kind of collaboration it was.

Only a small number of people were paying attention to the second half of the Weibo post.

The key was that there were no pictures.

For things like food, posting pictures is the most convincing thing. No matter how well you describe it in words, it's hard to create widespread resonance.

Of course, if you are a literary master who can describe food in words that make people drool, that's another story.

But Zhang Zuting was clearly not.

So, while some people were asking for the address of this private chef, most people didn't pay much attention.

Zhang Zuting also picked a few highly-rated comments to reply to.

"The business collaboration is temporarily confidential. Everyone will know soon."

"I came to Jingzhou in a hurry. Next time, I will definitely find an opportunity to meet with friends in Jingzhou!"

"It's not a promotion, it's really great, very delicious."

"I can't say the exact location either, because the collaborator provided transportation. I only remember that it was a relatively secluded villa area, very quiet, with a nice view."

"There are no photos. This private chef doesn't allow photos, because only by not taking photos can you fully experience the details of the food. In short, I highly recommend that local Jingzhou fans try it! Oh, and the price may be very expensive."

Zhang Zuting's replies only made the fans even more confused.

He didn't know the location.

There were no photos.

He didn't know the price either!

The only clue was that it was in a secluded villa area, very quiet.

But there were too many villa areas in Jingzhou!

There were seven or eight major scenic spots in Jingzhou, and each scenic spot had at least six or seven villa areas. In addition to these scenic spots, there were also some other scattered villa complexes.

Even with the limiting conditions of "relatively secluded, very quiet, and nice view," there were still twenty or thirty villa areas that fit the criteria.

Moreover, there were so many villas in these villa areas. Which villa was the private chef specifically hidden in?

No clues, no photos, how could they find it?

They couldn't just find a way to sneak into the villa area and knock on each door asking, "Hello, are you a private chef?"

That wouldn't be right.

Of course, if everyone knew that it was a commercial and residential villa, that could indeed eliminate most of them, but the problem was that Zhang Zuting didn't know this, and naturally, the fans didn't know either.

Zhang Zuting didn't even know the specific name of the private chef.

The fans asked around, but Zhang Zuting himself didn't know the answer. How could they possibly get any results?

After reading the comments, Pei Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, it was a false alarm!

Not sending Zhang Zuting the location and not letting him take photos was indeed the right choice.

Zhang Zuting was, after all, a celebrity, someone who had seen the world. He wouldn't be like a bumpkin, taking pictures and showing off after eating something good, or deliberately remembering the location of the restaurant.

Pei Qian was very grateful, thanking the fried pig trotters for not killing him!

It seemed that Ming Yun Private Kitchen was not at risk of being exposed for the time being.

Just as he was about to put his phone back in his pocket, he heard a "ding" sound, and Zhang Zuting posted a new Weibo post.

"I have the location! I just asked my assistant, luckily he remembered the location when he left! [Location: Jingzhou City - Ming Yun Villa]"

"Pfft!!"

Pei Qian almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Damn it, he was tricked by this little assistant!

Zhang Zuting didn't remember the location, but this little assistant did!

Now that he thought about it, when this little assistant saw this table of delicious food, especially the Emperor Crab, his eyes lit up, and he was clearly coveting it.

Pei Qian didn't think much about it at the time, he just told the little assistant not to take pictures.

But this little assistant secretly remembered the location of this place. There was no way Pei Qian could have noticed something like that!

Soon, the comments below this Weibo post also increased rapidly.

"Ming Yun Villa? That's indeed quite secluded. Thanks for Uncle Zhang's recommendation, I'll drive over to take a look one of these days."

"Damn, that's far. It takes an hour to drive there."

"Is it really that delicious that Uncle Zhang is full of praise? Someone go try it. If it's really delicious, I'll consider buying a plane ticket to go try it and play around in Jingzhou. Does anyone know what's fun to do in Jingzhou?"

Pei Qian swiped through Weibo, his whole body stiff.

The previous Weibo post was okay because most people focused on Zhang Zuting's business collaboration.

But this one was amazing, it only had the location information of Ming Yun Private Kitchen.

It was too eye-catching!

People were really going to come knocking!

Pei Qian scratched his head.

What to do? Find a way to dissuade these people?

Maliciously dissuading them was definitely not an option.

"Calm down, it shouldn't be that bad."

"Actually, even if a few people come to the door, it's not a big problem. This place is so expensive, most people can't afford it."

"Zhang Zuting's previous Weibo post only had four thousand likes. His fans are distributed all over the country. Even if a few people can really find Ming Yun Private Kitchen, it'll only be a few dozen people at most, and they might not even be able to afford it."

"Yeah, Ming Yun Private Kitchen loses a lot of money every month. Even if a batch of customers comes, in the long run, it's impossible to plug the hole in the losses."

Pei Qian was a little flustered at first, but after calming down, he felt that things weren't so bad.

After all, Ming Yun Private Kitchen still had several lines of defense, such as the location being very remote, the prices of the dishes being very high, and most of the precious ingredients requiring advance reservations.

These were all very dissuading for ordinary diners.

Of course, that being said, he couldn't just sit and wait for death.

Pei Qian thought about it and decided to call Chef Lin.