Free Web NovelChapter 437: Chapter 224: Genius, Absolute Genius! [7,000 Words, Double-Length]
Li Younan returned to the hotel to rest for a while; it was already completely dark outside.
He planned to go out and find something to eat.
One reason the capital is the capital is because you can find food from all over the country and even the world.
As a top chef, Li Younan not only knows how to cook, but naturally is also a gourmet connoisseur.
After resting for a while, he prepared to visit two distinctive and representative restaurants to eat.
The last accidental consumption of soy juice left him with a serious psychological shadow, so this time he planned to find a more reliable restaurant.
However, as someone with over ten million fans, although most people do not recognize him on the street, there is still a certain chance of encountering fans.
He went to a private kitchen for dinner, and not long after, the owner suddenly knocked on the door and respectfully asked, "Teacher Li, how is the meal?"
Li Younan blinked with a face full of confusion.
"It’s like this, Teacher Li, we have all seen your videos online. If you find anything unsatisfactory, please let us know. And this crab roe and caviar dish is our gift to you."
As he spoke, the waiter placed a beautifully presented complimentary dish on Li Younan’s table.
Li Younan was taken aback, then understood the owner’s intention. For a moment, he felt a sense of absurdity and quickly thanked the owner.
The owner then gently closed the door and left.
Li Younan tasted the dish that the owner had gifted him.
To be fair, in terms of taste and cooking skill, there was still some gap compared to his own, but it was undoubtedly top-notch delicious.
After all, the ingredients were excellent, so the resulting dish couldn’t be bad.
However, as Li Younan ate, he felt somewhat emotional; it was hard to say whether he was happy or experiencing other emotions.
The owner of this restaurant obviously recognized him.
Thinking from the owner’s perspective, someone like him, a massive internet celebrity, whether they are genuinely there to eat or filming videos, would make the owner nervous.
If this internet celebrity enjoys the meal, it’s likely okay, but if there is any dissatisfaction and he casually complains online, it could be devastating for his restaurant.
So, even though the cost of these two dishes was high, he had to personally come with a smile to offer them.
After finishing the meal, Li Younan leaned back in his chair, silently resting for a while.
He now could somewhat feel the power of his influence.
If this meal wasn’t actually that delicious, Li Younan wouldn’t bother complaining online anyway, but nonetheless, it still made these business owners feel nervous, even to the point of trepidation.
Of course, there are also owners who do not fear the power of internet public opinion, and the outcome for them is...
Hard to describe his feelings at this moment.
To be honest, it was somewhat complicated.
He also started to somewhat understand why some ordinary people become inflated after becoming influencers with some degree of influence.
Just then, Li Younan’s phone rang; it was the staff from the afternoon calling, as they had exchanged contact information earlier.
Li Younan answered the phone, and the voice came through the receiver, "Teacher Li, to not waste your time, I’ll get straight to the point. Regarding the restoration of that national treasure..."
"Oh, okay, please go ahead."
"It’s like this, Master Chen went to find the director this afternoon and explained your situation to him. The director and the other two masters plan to invite you to come to the site again tomorrow for further communication."
"Alright."
At this time, the staff hesitated for a moment—what he said was quite polite, and he hadn’t mentioned the most important assessment aspect.
Worried that Li Younan might come unprepared, he thought for a moment and then added, "However, Teacher Li, due to the significance of restoring the national treasure, there might be a test involved."
Upon hearing this, Li Younan was actually glad.
For such an important matter, it would be unusual if there wasn’t an assessment.
The fact that they mentioned needing a test at least showed that Master Chen had indeed recognized his skills.
As for the possible assessment tomorrow, Li Younan was naturally not worried at all—after all, regarding these three crafts, he was top-notch for any single one, and in a certain sense, the level of the masters testing him might not necessarily be higher than his own.
...
The next day, Li Younan arrived at the Forbidden City Museum as promised.
This time, he directly went to a place resembling a laboratory, once again led inside by the staff from the previous day.
In the laboratory, besides Master Chen, there were also numerous senior-looking expert masters present.
Master Chen led Li Younan to introduce the heavyweight figures on site, starting with the director, then introduced the two masters responsible for assessing his other skills today, Master Xu and Master Luo.
Although "Master" is a relatively common term, in fact, many are experts and scholars in their respective fields; these people are extremely cultured.
The others who came to observe, though not introduced, also smiled and greeted Li Younan.
Upon learning of the possibility that Li Younan mastered the skill of restoring revolving porcelain bottles, these masters could not contain their curiosity and came to observe.
Though most retained a slight skepticism internally—after all, Li Younan appeared too young, young enough to make them think of the matter as absurd.
