Chapter 1985 Taking Dragon Mother to Drink Lamb Soup

If Netflix really wants to challenge HBO, it must show its ability to continue to produce high-quality content.

But this is a traditional competition, and Netflix needs to develop its own attraction and management capabilities in the entire chain of TV series production.

This is not a problem that can be solved by technology. The so-called big data means that the director can know the preferences of many people, but this is really useless for truly outstanding dramas.

Valuable content cannot be produced through technology. It is a product determined by inspiration and creativity. This is how business is.

But Plepler suddenly said, "In my opinion, rather than saying that TV stations are being affected, it is more that online news publishers are going through a dark winter."

The online news publishers he mentioned include media groups such as BuzzFeed and Verizon, which include assets such as the Huffington Post, Yahoo, and AOL. These websites have recently frequently laid off employees, which is why Plepler said this. reason.

Of course, this is not an accident. The gradual troubles of American online media are well documented. As online advertising revenue shifts, most of the growth will flow to the largest advertising audience aggregation platform. To put it bluntly, it is the search engine Google and social network giants. Facebook, of course, has recently added New Era Media.

In the past, some online media companies have focused on viral media content, which has performed well on platforms such as Facebook in the past, and on video content at the request of Facebook and other advertisers. A lot of money was invested.

However, when Facebook began to change its strategy and reduce the time that media content was displayed, online media found themselves in trouble.

Facebook does this because it hopes users can communicate more and interact instead of watching news.

To solve this problem, online media have only two ways. One is to establish a paywall to generate subscription revenue, and the other is to merge to expand the scale for advertisers and reduce operating costs.

Most choose the former, and then when they find that users are losing interest, their financial situation is getting worse and worse, to the point where they have to lay off employees, and the next step may be bankruptcy.

It’s hard to say, but the birth of Toutiao app has indeed accelerated their ‘death’.

Bringing the topic back, Plepler said, "So instead of worrying about the impact of Internet platforms such as Netflix, it is better to make products in a down-to-earth manner. As long as the TV series is made into a high-quality product, Netflix will not be worried."

Yang Cheng exhaled,

"Okay, since you are confident, I won't talk nonsense. In short, I will leave all the TV stations to you. If you need anything, just tell me. I will wait for your results."

"No problem~"

The two clinked their glasses and drank it all, and this short conversation ended.

. . .

After the banquet, Yang Cheng took Long Ma to have a late night snack. Speaking of the late night snack market in New York, it was basically dominated by country Z cuisine. Just kidding, after a late night indulgence, if you don't eat skewers to replenish your energy, how can you fight until the early morning?

Many barbecue restaurants have recently opened in East City, Midtown, including Flushing, offering everything from skewers to crayfish to hot pot.

Nowadays, skewers are no longer exclusive to Chinese and overseas students. Lao America and many other countries that are influenced by Chinese culture are accustomed to coming to the Isle of Man in the middle of the night to enjoy the romance of skewers.

But Yang Cheng's game is more advanced. He plays skewers with Long Ma. He is probably the only one in the world who can do it, right?

Sitting in the car, Yang Cheng smiled and asked, "Do you like barbecue?"

Long Ma leaned against Yang Cheng, "Of course, who doesn't love barbecue?"

This is resonance. This is so true. Who doesn’t love barbecue?

And looking around the world, the only food that can resonate with people all over the world is barbecue.

Could this be due to ancestral genes? After all, a long time ago, when people first mastered the use of fire, the first food they ate was barbecue. By roasting raw ingredients on the fire, they could get golden appearance, fresh meat and delicious food. It is much better than raw, especially when a large piece of meat is grilled over fire, it will make people more appetizing.

Compared with the barbecue in country Z, the barbecue that Americans or Westerners love to eat is undoubtedly more primitive and rough.

Americans believe that the best barbecue is made with good charcoal and hardwood smoke, grilling until the meat can be separated from the bones and tender, and finally adding barbecue sauce. This is a primitive cooking technique, but it is It requires various methods, patience and good matching, and the effect is very good.

However, in the eyes of people from country Z, a lot of fun will come from just laying out the charcoal and lighting it with fire. Doing every step by yourself will make eating more satisfying.

Prepare the beer and prepare the barbecue grill. Then choose the meat you want to eat, chicken, beef, pork, and brush it with various seasonings. Once the meat is placed on the grill, add vegetables and fruits. It's the greatest fun.

Yang Cheng asked, "Have you ever eaten authentic Z country barbecue?"

“I’ve never tasted anything that’s not authentic~”

Yang Cheng was scolded and looked aggrieved.

It made Long Ma laugh and show her classic eyebrows.

“But I’ve had authentic southern barbecue~”

Yang Cheng nodded repeatedly, "That's great. In the South of the United States, barbecue was originally about cooking pork. Before the American Civil War, Southerners ate about five pounds of pork for every pound of beef they consumed. The barbecue tradition in the South originated from catching and A party where wild boar is cooked.

Individual Southern regions have their own special varieties of barbecue, especially when it comes to sauces, and in North Carolina, vinegar-based sauces are popular.

In South Carolina, mustard and light and heavy ketchup are popular.

Another popular item is the pulled pork sandwich made on bread and often topped with coleslaw.

In Texas, they like to eat brisket, and in Kansas City-style barbecue, they use walnut wood to grill different cuts of meat, including pork chops, kielbasa, steaks and chicken breasts. "

Mother Long looked admiring, "OMG, you can say so much about a barbecue?"

Men like to be worshiped by women. Xu Huanshan cheated on Lin Youyou because of Mao. It was not because his own wife put too much pressure on him, which made him feel no satisfaction as a man, but Lin Youyou satisfied him as a man. All the fantasies that hold up the sky.

Yang Cheng was no exception. He was a successful person and was accustomed to being admired by others, but the admiration from Long Ma still made him a little impulsive.

When we arrived at the barbecue restaurant, it was an all-sheep restaurant, an old one in Flushing. The restaurant is actually most famous for its lamb soup, but then they recruited a master chef XJ from somewhere, and his red willow skewers instantly conquered the new crowd. As an old diner, Yang Cheng also found the taste of his hometown after a long absence.

I specially brought Long Ma here because I believe that the most authentic ones are the best. There is no point in eating other improved dishes and barbecues.

"Old Zhou, Old Zhou?" Yang Cheng shouted at the top of his lungs as soon as he entered the door.

After a while, the kitchen opened the curtain, and a bald man walked out. He was very happy when he saw Yang Cheng, "Hey, Xiao Cheng? You haven't been here for a while~"

Yang Cheng stepped forward and hugged Lao Zhou affectionately, "No, it's been more than a year, right? How is your health?"

“Very good, very good~”

Only then did Lao Zhou notice the confused foreign girl following him, winking at Yang Cheng, "Okay, are you changing again?"

Yang Cheng smiled coquettishly, "Let's have a friendly exchange. You have to use all your skills today. Don't embarrass me. I used all the words I can praise in the car."

Lao Zhou patted his chest, "Don't worry, are you still worried about my craftsmanship? You go to the private room, and I'll go to the kitchen and keep an eye on it. How about a bowl of mutton soup first?"

Yang Cheng nodded fiercely and said, "I didn't say anything, give me a bowl of haggis. My friend may not be able to drink the original flavor, so give her sauerkraut~"

"No problem, I'm a foreigner, so there's nothing I can say about it that tastes bad~"

"I know, otherwise I wouldn't have come all the way at night~"

After the greetings, Yang Cheng took Long Ma upstairs to the private room. Long Ma seemed to have entered Pandora's Box, unable to see enough, "You know the boss very well?"

"Well, we're old friends. I especially love his soup~"

"Soup? Aren't you having barbecue?"

“We also have barbecue, but let’s have some soup to warm our stomach first, it’s still quite cold outside~”

Long Ma nodded in confusion, "Okay~"

The soup had been sitting on the fire. Not long after Yang Cheng and the others entered the box, Lao Zhou served the food himself with a tray.

Yang Cheng's bowl is large in size, with fragrant haggis underneath the snow-white soup. You can refill it for free after drinking the soup, with no limit on the number of times.

As for Long Ma's bowl, it looks a lot 'rich', with sauerkraut, vermicelli, and medium-sized mutton. The aroma is as if it's equipped with a GPS, and it keeps flowing into your nostrils~

Long Ma stared, "What kind of soup is this? Beef?"

Yang Cheng smiled mysteriously. Some foreigners don't like to eat mutton. He didn't know Long Ma's taste, so he didn't tell her directly. He let her eat it first. If she thought it was delicious, he wouldn't object to what kind of meat it was. .

Mother Long took a sip from the spoon and said in surprise, "Hmm~ It smells so good~"

One spoonful after another, I kept drinking it. The fragrant mutton soup was mixed with a hint of sourness, which was very appetizing.

Yang Cheng's bowl was not seasoned. He added salt, pepper, and white vinegar to it according to his own preferences. Finally, he picked it up and took a sip. The taste would have been for nothing for him!

"Cool!"

Lao Zhou didn't leave, so Yang Cheng sighed and said with a smile, "How is it? The taste hasn't changed, has it?"

Yang Cheng sucked the haggis and gave a thumbs up, "It hasn't changed at all, it's so good. You're tired, let the Xinjiang master grill some meat skewers, mutton, beef, pork, chicken wings, crispy bones, you can mix it with 50 first." Let’s talk about it later.”

"It's all right~"

Lao Zhou originally suppressed his accent, but now he doesn't suppress it anymore. His mouth is full of dirt, and it's so kind~

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