My Animation Era

"Master Chef Xiao Fu Gui" seems to be a gourmet show at first glance. After all, the title of the show has the word "Master Chef" in it, but Liu Zida discovered a problem.

Since this is an animation about cooking and food, why are there so few parts showing the cooking process and the food?

Take the first episode as an example.

The total duration of the first episode of the animation is about 20 minutes, excluding the 3-minute opening and closing credits, of which at least 15 minutes are telling the stories of the Queen Mother, Xiao Lizi, Grandpa Fugui, Fugui and others.

The most core delicacy of the gourmet show, the "braised pork head" dish in the first episode, did not take up even a few minutes.

It doesn’t matter if the time is short.

After all, you can’t cook all the time in a gourmet show, you have to advance the plot! The drama is a little longer, which is actually not a shortcoming.

But the key is...

This animation gives Liu Zida a feeling that it is not as direct as "The Little Master of China". What kind of animation is "The Little Master"? Cooking in a serious manner, with some plot and daily life interspersed in the middle.

And what about "Master Chef Xiao Fugui"?

The story is told in a serious manner, with some unique elements of the food show interspersed in the middle, such as cooking and cooking demonstrations.

"Hey, something's wrong!"

Pulling his chin, Liu Zida suddenly realized something, that is, although this animation is advertised as a gourmet show, it may not be that simple.

Whose gourmet show has such a high proportion of literature and drama? Even the cooking skills have become embellishments, directing the audience's attention to the plot instead of the so-called food?

"There's definitely something wrong!"

Liu Zida thought about it carefully and found that after watching the first episode of the animation, what came to his mind was not the braised pork head, but the scene of Grandpa Fugui being kidnapped by Xiao Lizi.

What does this mean?

It shows that he has been attracted by the plot and is eager to know the fate of Grandpa Fugui after he is captured. He completely forgot that this is a gourmet show, and the most important thing is actually the food.

Braised pork head?

Get out of here! Grandpa Fugui has been taken away, so who cares about braised pork head!

He didn't have to wait too long. After the short commercial time, China Overseas Children's Channel quickly aired the second episode of the "Master Chef Xiao Fugui" animation.

"...A banquet between Manchu and Han Dynasty is just a piece of cake. Three mountains and five mountains are stewed together to create all kinds of tastes in life~"

"One pot stirs up wind and rain, and your pride can travel to the end of the world!"

It was still the familiar opening song. Although he had only listened to it twice, Liu Zida was already familiar with the melody and could even hum along with it.

Not to mention, it sounds pretty good.

The plot of the second episode follows the previous episode. After Grandpa Fugui, the old man Hong of the Hong Family Restaurant, was kidnapped by Xiao Lizi, he immediately received a task: cooking for Lafayette!

The honest old man Hong was completely unprepared at this moment and had no idea that a catastrophic disaster was about to befall him.

Xiao Lizi harbors evil intentions.

Under the hint of the mysterious Lord K, he planned to poison Lafayette's royal meal and then frame the blame on the emperor.

The former chief royal chef refused to cooperate, so he got rid of him, and the new grandpa Fugui participated in this political struggle without knowing it...

The Queen Mother fled west, and there were not many ingredients in the kitchen. Old Man Hong thought about it with two carrots, and finally decided to make a royal dish called "Green Spinach Porridge" for Lafayette.

On the other side, Xiao Fugui, who was concerned about his grandfather's safety, packed his simple luggage and hurried out of the house.

When he came to the gate guarded by the official, Xiao Fugui, who came to look for his grandfather, was turned away. He was clever and clever. Based on the discovery of the two gatekeepers who had been hungry for several days, he used a sweet potato to distract the two gatekeepers. Sneaked in...

The "green spinach porridge" was already prepared. Xiao Lizi tried to poison him several times while trying to get rid of the others, but his plot never succeeded.

Not only that.

In the process of cooperating with Old Man Hong to make porridge, many embarrassing things happened that made the audience laugh and cry. His mouth was swollen like two fat intestines.

This part is very funny...

But it's funny. After learning about Xiao Lizi's tragic life experience, Old Man Hong took the initiative and served him a bowl of porridge to fill his stomach. While the two were pushing, the bowl of porridge accidentally fell to the ground, exposing his wife. The fact that porridge is poisonous.

"What happened?"

"Okay! You dare to poison Lafayette's royal meal, please take him to me quickly..."

Other officials who heard the commotion broke into the kitchen, and the villain Xiao Lizi complained first, placing the charge of poisoning on Old Man Hong.

"What an injustice! What an injustice!"

The scene of Old Man Hong being dragged away happened to be seen by Xiao Fugui who broke in. He wanted to save his grandfather, but was mercilessly pushed away by the officials.

Little Plum is full of tricks.

After it was revealed that Old Man Hong had poisoned the food, he immediately blamed the matter on the Emperor in front of Old Buddha.

Lafayette was furious.

Old Man Hong was imprisoned and was about to be executed by Queen Qiu, while the Emperor was also under house arrest sent by Lafayette to monitor him.

This result made Xiao Lizi very dissatisfied, and he hurriedly passed the news to Mr. K behind the scenes through a carrier pigeon.

When sending the letter, Lafayette passed the meal.

This made Xiao Lizi break into cold sweat on his forehead, because the former imperial chef was killed by him, and Old Man Hong was framed and imprisoned. How can there be a cook to cook for Old Buddha now?

If Lafayette is unable to eat and makes her unhappy, let alone glory and wealth, even if his little plum has ten heads, it won't be enough to chop off...

"I have to find the cook quickly!"

The second episode of the animation ended with the scene of Xiao Lizi hurriedly looking for Mr. Hong's successor, and Xiao Fugui kneeling down and crying out for his grandfather.

Liu Zida, who watched two episodes in one go, just felt so comfortable and satisfied. He never expected that a gourmet show could have such a high level of storytelling, which made him so fascinated by it.

Is this a gourmet show?

Stop it!

As far as the plot connection rhythm is concerned, the quality of high-quality TV series, and even many popular TV series, may not be as good as "The Magic Chef Xiao Fugui" in terms of plot rhythm, suspense and laughter.

It’s so enjoyable! It’s so enjoyable!

Although the story is a bit depressing and heavy, it is actually not bad in terms of viewing experience. It can even be said to be an extremely funny animation. Many parts of the plot are hilarious.

So, here comes the question...

This is actually not an orthodox gourmet show, but an animated work disguised as a gourmet show but essentially a comedy show?

After carefully recalling the two episodes of animation he just watched, Liu Zida immediately made a judgment.

Funny animation!

That's right! This is an animation that is said to be about food but is actually about comedy!

As for the plot being a bit cruel?

Alright! This is just like the annulled engagement and waste material trends in Internet articles. If you want to promote something, suppress it first!

Old Man Hong must be fine, and Xiao Fugui will definitely rescue him. After all, the clothes Xiao Fugui wears in the cartoon opening are the symbol of the chief royal chef.