Chapter 894 - 626: Something Different
Lu Rui'an was a bit surprised as well; the crowd this morning already left him amazed, and he didn't expect the number of people in the afternoon not only didn't decrease but increased significantly.
"Is Dragon Country really this prosperous?"
Lu Rui'an was puzzled, but he was quickly drawn to the various dazzling foods, with Xia Liang beside him introducing each one.
It wasn't until around seven o'clock that Lu Rui'an returned to the hotel, with his stomach full once more.
Xia Liang initially wanted to take him out to see the night view, but the little foreigner steadfastly refused. First, he truly couldn't walk any further, and secondly, he was worried about safety at night.
Xia Liang didn't want to see the scene of him pulling out a stun gun from his pants again, so he didn't say much more. If the other wasn't going, he would go himself.
Back at the hotel, Lu Rui'an looked at the material he shot today and was very satisfied. There are enough materials to edit more than ten videos.
He also felt a bit emotional, thinking that when he went to other countries before, he might shoot one piece of material a day. Coming to Dragon Country was different, capturing more than a dozen pieces easily in a day.
"I can't believe I said back then that I would eat all of Dragon Country's food within three days. Now, it seems I was really foolish."
Lu Rui'an shook his head with a bitter smile; now after a day's time, he hadn't even seen the end of the food street, having tasted only a small tip of the culinary iceberg.
"I don't know how Dragon Country people manage to have so much food. I never heard of it before."
"If I had known Dragon Country had so much delicious food earlier, I wouldn't have needed to travel through all those countries, and those countries' foods weren't even as tasty as Dragon Country's."
At this moment, Lu Rui'an was already beginning to be captivated by Dragon Country. At least in terms of food culture, he found no words to argue against it.
"Oh right, I wonder how the video I uploaded at lunchtime is doing."
With that thought, Lu Rui'an opened his account and soon stood up in shock.
"What's going on? My video is actually ranked first on the trending list!"
Lu Rui'an eyes were filled with disbelief. Over the years, he's made thousands of food-sharing videos, but only two ever made it to the trending list.
Those two times were because he took up commercial promotions, pushed by the wealthier ones to get on the trending list.
But now, he just posted a video after comfortably eating plenty of food in the afternoon, and the video was already first on the trending list, which he found incredible.
Opening the video, Lu Rui'an suddenly saw the screen full of comments, and even the comments below the video had already reached three hundred thousand.
Lu Rui'an stared blankly at this scene, not knowing what to do at that moment.
Although he is called a ten-million-follower anchor, typically there'd only be a hundred thousand people watching live at best.
The highest comments on his videos barely reached ten thousand, yet now, after just posting a Dragon Country food video, the comments already exceeded thirty thousand and were still increasing.
He then looked at these comments, seeing they covered all sorts of topics, praising Dragon Country's food, and expressing disbelief.
Some even accused him of being bribed by Dragon Country people, speaking for them... Hmm, those are trolls; block and report them!
Of course, most comments reflected curiosity about Dragon Country's cuisine, especially since nobody showcased Dragon Country's food before, making Lu Rui'an's content a first.
There were quite a few comments from Dragon Country people, without the arrogance one might expect after being praised, instead they warmly listed many other regional foods and welcomed him to taste them.
"Perhaps Dragon Country isn't as chaotic as the media says. At least, I haven't seen any chaos yet; rather every Dragon Country person I've met has been warm and hospitable."
Looking at the Dragon Country people's comments, then at those criticizing him, Lu Rui'an suddenly felt the huge gap in quality between the two groups.
He always thought, under the media reports of his own country, that Dragon Country people lacked sophistication, but now he's realizing that not all media reports can be trusted.
At least in terms of cuisine, Dragon Country, with its five thousand years of culture, has a quality that countries with only two to three hundred years of history cannot compare to.
Seeing his video become number one on the trending list made Lu Rui'an incredibly happy.
This further reinforced his certainty that coming to Dragon Country was the right choice; not only for the multitude of foods but also for bringing him a massive popularity boost, uplifting his career.
With this in mind, Lu Rui'an began busying himself again with editing the videos from this afternoon's shoot, as if seeing himself about to achieve a significant rise in the ranks of anchors because of Dragon Country's food.
Busy until around midnight, Lu Rui'an finished editing all the videos, uploaded one of the videos, and started to wash up and rest.
After all, he has to get up early tomorrow, this time determined to taste more soup-filled buns.
While Lu Rui'an is resting, abroad it's still daytime, his fans once again saw the newly published video.
"Wow, Dragon Country has so many kinds of food; this video alone shows five or six types."
"These foods look so appetizing, but unfortunately, we can't taste them."
"If Dragon Country wasn't so dangerous, I'd definitely want to go there and try these foods, even food critics are drooling; the taste must be great."
"..."
Looking at the foods in the video, foreigners were exclaiming again; they didn't expect Dragon Country to have so many dishes, while Lu Rui'an already showcased dozens, yet seemed far from finished.
For a moment, the video's popularity started rising; although many foreigners continued to belittle Dragon Country and claimed Lu Rui'an was paid, it still couldn't stop the others' curiosity about these foods.
Early the next morning, Lu Rui'an got up early, first checking on the video uploaded last night. Although the video didn't match the first one's popularity, it still ranked within the top fifty on the trending list.
"Dragon Country food is truly captivating; luckily I came here, otherwise, I'd miss out on so many delicious foods for life."
Lu Rui'an, smiling, tidied up slightly and rushed out; he had to go get some soup-filled buns.
Xia Liang had been waiting for him early on, knowing his yearning for soup-filled buns, and they skipped breakfast, heading straight to the bun store.
"Mr. Xia Liang, I didn't expect there'd already be so many people."
Upon arriving at the bun store and seeing the somewhat crowded scene, Lu Rui'an's eyes were filled with astonishment.
He thought he was getting up pretty early, not yet eight o'clock, but compared to Qingyun natives, he was still late.