[BL] The Film Emperor's Daily Live Cooking Broadcast

49-Drafting the Menu

Early the next morning, Ruan Tang called a suspended car and set off for the Empire State Building. The Empire State Building was both the tallest building of the Blue Star Empire and its administrative center. It was very representative of the Blue Star Empire. Entertaining the Rutes here meant that they were giving them a very high standard of treatment.

Despite preparing himself mentally, Ruan Tang was still greatly shocked when he stood in front of the Empire State Building. He had never seen such a tall and grand building. It was a literal manifestation of the saying "towering over the clouds". It was more magnificent than any high-rise building that he'd seen in his past life.

Government personnel were coming and going in an endless stream. Through the various gates, they entered the Empire State Building in an orderly manner. Ruan Tang simply followed the crowd into the building.

The security facilities for entry into the Empire State Building were more rigorous than he had imagined. Though there were four large gates for entry and exit in each of the cardinal directions, each gate was actually followed by 16 smaller doors, each of which was an independent security gate. Each person by themselves would need to pass through one of the smaller gates.

When he walked up to the gate, he pressed the palm of his hand on the smart terminal at the door. After his biometric information was verified, the automatic door opened and there was a small compartment in front of him. He walked in slowly, and the automatic door also closed behind him. Then there was an infrared light that scanned him all over, confirming that he wasn't carrying any suspicious items. Only then did the door in front of him open.

At the gate's reception desk, Ruan Tang received an elevator card and he rode the elevator to the banquet hall on the 55th floor.

"Xiao Tang, you're here!" President Gu was sitting in the banquet hall with several chefs, discussing the menu. After seeing the Ruan Tang coming out of the elevator, he immediately revealed an amiable smile.

"President Gu, good morning." He smiled and walked over.

"This is Xue Ning, Cai Wenjie, Qian Bin and Tao An, all of them are outstanding chefs from our association." President Gu smiled and introduced the other people with him. "This is Ruan Tang. I don't think I need to introduce him, do I?"

Xue Ning was the only female chef in the group. Her face was beautiful but her temperament was cold and she didn't look very approachable. When President Gu introduced them, she almost didn't even look Ruan Tang's way. Cai Wenjie and Qian Bin were both veteran chefs of a certain age and experience. They had mature and stable temperaments. When President Gu introduced them, they politely nodded and said hello. Tao An was President Gu's apprentice and was probably the youngest among them. He had been staring at Ruan Tang ever since he entered, making Ruan Tang unable to not pay attention to him.

"Hello." He turned and smilingly called out to him. Seeing those big, bright eyes staring intensely at him, he couldn't help but have second thoughts. He shouldn't...have done anything for the other to hate him, right?

After hearing his words, Tao An's eyes changed with frightening quickness and in the next second, under Ruan Tang's panicked gaze, he had taken huge strides forward and had grabbed Ruan Tang's hand. "He- Hello! Mr Ruan! I- I I'm your fan!"

Ruan Tang was bewildered. He almost thought that he was going to be slapped in the face. He'd been so caught off guard that he'd let the other grab his hand. Ruan Tang still hadn't been able to react even when the other had begun to repeat things like "I won't wash my hand for a week, no, a month!" This...was...his fan?

"Oh... thank you."

When Ruan Tang thanked him, Tao An became even more excited. His appearance was fierce like a prehistoric behemoth. Ruan Tang had no way at all to connect with his expression and language.