Chapter 732 - 751: Crab: I’ve Become Fragrant, Beautiful, and Even Delicious
Chapter 732: Chapter 751: Crab: I’ve Become Fragrant, Beautiful, and Even Delicious
Jiang Qiuqiu strongly recommended the app during her livestream.
[Why are you always shilling this app?]
"Because I’m a part of this app too, haha. I own shares in it, so I hope you’ll all check it out."
[So! Juju is one of Taobao Food’s owners!]
"That’s right."
[Boss Qian finally did something right! SOB... My Juju isn’t just some poor, struggling streamer anymore, she’s an owner!]
The moment they heard Jiang Qiuqiu was one of the app’s owners, the fans in the chat were overcome with the urge to spend money.
People kept asking how large Jiang Qiuqiu’s stake was and if she owned as much as half. Others chimed in, saying that since so many people on the app were using her recipes, it was only natural for her to receive shares for her technical contribution!
She had a lot of supporters.
So how large was her stake? Proportionally, Jiang Qiuqiu’s stake in Taobao Food was as high as 45 percent. After Taobao Food became a cash cow, they had all held a meeting to discuss dividends.
Since there were numerous investors, the subsidiary brand, Taobao Food, also had many shareholders.
The various tycoons of the Haiyun Group held 10 percent. Wanxing, who contributed her technical expertise and was one of the direct managers, held five percent. Of the remaining 85 percent, Jiang Qiuqiu personally held 45 percent, while Little President Qian himself only had 40.
The profits were enormous, but Jiang Qiuqiu didn’t need that much money. Furthermore, Little President Qian had already proposed allocating 30 percent of the dividends to poverty alleviation and infrastructure projects. However, 30 percent wasn’t enough. So, during a later meeting, Jiang Qiuqiu proposed contributing 40 percent of the total dividends, with Little President Qian adding another 10 percent, to invest a total of 50 percent into the projects.
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The details of what happened in between were quite complicated, and there was no need to explain them to her fans.
"I own about two-fifths, so please show the app your support~"
[!]
[Such a conscientious owner!]
[I’m so in! I suddenly want to go place an order.] Just a moment ago, some people were stubbornly insisting that the dishes on the app were borderline plagiarism. But now, thinking about how Juju was an owner—practically a co-owner—and how she got a cut from registration fees and sales, everyone felt—
Hmm.
Sweet!
A shift in perspective: Weren’t all those sellers practically working for Juju?!
Besides these personal questions about Jiang Qiuqiu, there were also people asking about cooking techniques.
For example, could the radish pickling method be used for other vegetables?
The fried tofu that had been a craze across numerous Star Systems was also making a comeback. A few young men from Haiyun Star wanted to earn some extra cash on the app to get themselves new Star-Brains.
They thought fried food was delicious and asked if the concept could be expanded. Were there ways to branch out? They wanted to create some new items.
Jiang Qiuqiu answered the earlier questions. As for deep-frying—
’Isn’t this just the basic concept for a fried skewer stand?’
The variety of fried skewers was insane. The range of things you could fry was as wide as your imagination.
As for the flavor... what determines the taste of fried skewers, aside from temperature control, is the sauce. And sometimes, the sauce is even harder to master than the heat.
This was a major undertaking. It would probably take an entire livestream just to demonstrate it.
"I’ve made a note about the fried skewers."
"We’ll set aside a special time to go over it next stream. We probably don’t have enough time today."
Just as she finished speaking, the steamer’s timer popped.
Another ten minutes had passed. Time was up.
The crabs were ready first. Jiang Qiuqiu walked over to the steamer on her left. She had moved it aside earlier while kneading dough, and because the kitchen was so large, no one had noticed the delicious, savory aroma wafting through the air.
Unlike meat or fried foods, the fragrance of steamed crab was lingering. A wave of fresh, savory scent hit you, making its presence impossible to ignore, yet it wasn’t overpowering when you drew closer.
It was the kind of aroma where even the tiniest wisp felt incomparably savory and fragrant.
Of course, it wasn’t strong with the lid on. But once it was opened, a rich, dense crab aroma curled around the nose.
The blue-gray crabs had turned a dazzling orange-red.
The crabs: I’ve become more fragrant, more beautiful, and more delicious.
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