Chapter 35 – [What Is Life, Just Live It the Way You Live It]

The difference between having a car and not having a car is huge. You can sleep a little more or use it usefully by moving up the time you wake up early to catch the bus in the morning. It doesn’t matter to me because I just have to put in the trouble of waking up a little earlier anyway, but it’s nice to have it anyway.

“Have a good trip. Oh, didn’t you say you were filming today?”

“Yeah, we’re filming today… Maybe we’ll start broadcasting next week? I’ll ask you while filming today.”

I woke up a little later than usual. Although the way to work in the morning is blocked, I used to go to work by public transportation, so if I got my own car, I could drive it a little later. It’s enough time considering that I’m going to film a broadcast.

Every time I see a Lamborghini parked in the basement of a nearby shopping mall (named by Zion) 5 minutes away, I feel like going back to a 10-year-old child. The completion of the zodiac sign is, of course, a car.

Sitting on the seat that still smells like a new car and starting the engine, I hear the cheerful exhaust sound.

As I slowly drove out onto the main road, all the cars around me were keeping a safe distance. To be honest, I’m scared too if I get into an accident. Suribiya Zion will give it all, but from the point of view of the victim, it is no different from a slave contract.

I drove without much thought and arrived in 20 minutes. Considering that it would take 3 to 40 minutes if you normally take a bus, the effect is reduced by half. Oh, it’s convenient.

“Brother went to work”

“Huh? You’re a little early?”

“I think I came early by car. I thought it would be a little later, but it’s faster than I thought.”

“A car? Did you have a car?”

“My wife bought me the day before yesterday”

“What type is it?”

“Lamborghini…What was it? Anyway, it’s a Lamborghini.”

“A super car?! It’s awesome!”

Baek-ri, who had gone to work first, blinks at the sound of a Lamborghini. Honestly, if I told my acquaintance bought a Lamborghini, I would have done the same.

“How about tea? Do you like it?”

“It seemed like it was worth the money.

“Please give me a ride later.”

“I’ll see you when I get off work”

“Oh yea!”

After preparing for the shop and waiting for a while, the shooting team came. The store is narrow, so there are only a couple of cameras, and the rest of the people wait outside.

As soon as the other side finished preparations, PD Jin came over and said hello.

“Good morning, boss. When should we start filming?”

“We are ready, so let’s start right away.”

“All right”

“…….Hey, but don’t you have a script or something? They say it’s usually done after all.”

“There are times when we use it, but there are times when we don’t. Besides, we don’t film once or twice, so if you answer the questions we ask while filming, we will keep going without NG.”

“Okay?”

There was more reality than I thought…… I thought it was a makeover, but it seems that there is also this side.

In our restaurant, we prepare chicken first in the morning. Actually, this is not for today, but for tomorrow. Our chicken needs a day to mature because the seasoning is the life of the chicken.

I’ll go back to the broadcasting station and put in the narration along with the editing, so you won’t be able to hear it now, but I can see that Baek-ri’s shoulders are a little stiff when I hold the camera and take a picture of him preparing.

“Szasha, straighten your shoulders. It’s not a live broadcast, so what are you nervous about?”

“Are you still going on TV?!”

“If you work hard, those thoughts will fly away. Put a knife on the meat.”

“Yes”

How to make chicken at home is really simple. It’s just seasoned and fried well after aging. Chicken is perfect as long as it is well-fried and removed. It’s usually a problem because you can’t do that.

First, cut the chicken. This is because the liver is well drained to the inside of the flesh. Baekri cut dozens of chickens one by one. I make a sauce base to season on the side.

“What are you making now?”

“The sauce to be seasoned. Turmeric and spices are the main ingredients, so you can call it curry, but it’s not that strong.”

“Wouldn’t it be more delicious if the taste was strong?”

“If the seasoning sauce is too strong, it will eat up the flavor of the chicken. Just enough to remove the nasty smell and gently linger in your mouth. Besides, it’s not just about making fried foods.”

If the seasoning is strong, fried chicken may be good to eat, but seasoned or soy sauce chicken is salty and difficult to eat. I thought about it myself and cooked, so I took that into account.

“What ingredients do you use?”

“I thought that line would come out… This is a sauce I made with a lot of time, so it’s a bit of a shame to tell you all about it. In addition to turmeric, lemongrass, cinnamon, pepper, star anise, nutmeg, etc. After that, it’s just weird.”

There’s a lot more to it besides what I said. It’s a commonly available ingredient, but if you ask me for a secret recipe, it’s a bit like they answer everything.

From the standpoint of watching the broadcast, isn’t it more fun not to say everything? You must be wondering what it tastes like.

Mix the spices in a plastic bowl, then add water and mix again. Once well mixed, toss it together with the thyme cut chicken.

“How much do you usually prepare in a day?”

“Hmm, I usually prepare up to 7 or 80. Today I prepared about 100 just in case.”

“Aren’t you tired?”

“It’s still in full swing. It’s still a long way to go.”

If you want the sauce to permeate each piece of meat well, cover the lid and go straight to the refrigerator. If you leave it until the next day, it will be seasoned to the inside.

When the preparations were finished, Jin Seo-ae went to work. As the time approaches business hours, prepare to open the door. Wipe the table and floor once again and check the ingredients. After confirming that there were no shortages during the business, the business started.

There were more people than usual since we were filming and broadcasting. It’s not even 10 minutes since the opening, but the table is full and there are already three take-out orders.

“There are a lot of people who know a little about chicken from morning!”

“There weren’t many people in the morning!”

“I eat chicken at 4 in the morning, but is it strange to eat it from the wind in the morning?”

“No, chicken is originally a late-night snack!”

Baekli grumbled, but he worked hard. I help Jin Seo-ae set the table, take orders, take out the seasoned chicken, coat it with batter, and hand it over to me.

Next is my turn. The chicken is gently fried in boiling oil at just the right temperature. It is fried three at a time, but there is no error in taking it out at the right timing to eat.

On the side, to make seasoned chicken, add seasoning sauce to fried chicken and stir-fry it in a wok.

Anything fried with sweet potatoes is delicious. Sweet and sour pork is also a side dish, but if you eat it at a store, it tastes much better when the chef stir-fries it.

Our secret seasoned chicken sauce is slightly spicy rather than sweet. If the seasoned chicken stir-fried hot is spicy enough, it becomes a cool spicy taste and the taste goes up. So, when I make sauce on purpose, I sometimes slice Cheongyang pepper and put it in.

Unless it’s a Korean chili pepper, it doesn’t have this cool spicy taste. I don’t know if it’s because of the difference in soil, but I’ve seen a lot of hot peppers, but the subtle spicy taste is the best in Korea.

“One condiment, one fried, and a big Coke!”

“Oh, here’s the card.”

“Yes, I received the card. Would you like a receipt?”

When I make it, Baekri pays at the counter and hands over the chicken. He seems to have forgotten that he was filming with a camera because he was so busy running around.

“Chief Choi, here are two fries!”

“Two fries? Okay”

“Hyung, the package of 1.5 liters of beer in one seasoning hasn’t come out yet?”

“It’s done! Just wrap it up!”

I was also busy playing with my hands. However, the route was already planned in my head, so it didn’t take as much time as I thought. There is only one body, but if you think about efficiency and move, there will be no wasted time, so cooking alone is enough time.

“Are you this busy every day?”

“I’m busier today. But it’s the same as usual.”

It’s just that it’s more crowded in the afternoon, but it’s always been like this. This is the law of a restaurant with good seating and good taste.

After cooking in a hurry, time flew by in the morning. We put up a sign during a short break, and we also have lunch and rearrangements.

Grind the oil first. I fried 30 of them in the morning, so I need to grind them once and prepare them again.

“What would you like for lunch?”

“No one can put it on their nose after 30 minutes anyway. Just order it from the side.”

“My brother’s pork cutlet set, what about my lady?”

“I’m the same.”

The shop next to us specializes in Japanese food, so they sell tonkatsu or udon. I can’t take a long break when I think about business, so I order and eat next door, which takes as little time as possible.

30 minutes left after rearranging. I ordered in advance, so I have 15 minutes left to eat. It’s tight, but not lacking. If you have a break, you can rest more. I’m the boss, so what do you know?

“Do you only have 30 minutes to eat and rest?”

“Well, it’s usually like this. It doesn’t take long anyway since I order food from the next door.”

“Working in front of fire and oil in the summer must be hard.”

“That’s because it’s natural for food service workers. Ah, the food has arrived. Baekri-ya! Get the food!”

I usually order it often, so it came quickly. It’s a regular customer who orders it almost every day, so it’s understandable. Originally, pork cutlet gets soggy when delivered, but it’s as crisp as it came from the next door.

Tonkatsu is honestly delicious no matter when you eat it. Anything fried is delicious.

While eating, we chat about various things. We often talk about light family, Nana Baekri and games, and sometimes we think about whether there is anything lacking before starting the store.

After you’ve eaten and digested a bit, you’re ready to move again. The oil is preheated, so you are ready.

Rarely do people usually eat chicken for breakfast. I’m not saying it’s completely non-existent, but I usually eat it for lunch or dinner.

In other words, the full-fledged business starts after lunch. Even customers who have been coming for a long time can see a noticeable long line in front of the store. It’s like ‘Go Chicken House! Is there enough ready-made chicken!?

“Baekri, how many chickens do we have left?”

“Are you going to use it today? There are about 50 of them left. You didn’t know, brother, you prepared more the day before yesterday.”

“I think it’s vaguely lacking or will remain ambiguous… Well, let’s pray for the excess.

During the period when word of mouth spread gradually, there were times when about a dozen customers returned because they could not control the amount. At that time, I immediately made a discount coupon or a drink service coupon and sent it back, but after that, I thought I’d rather prepare a little more even if I had some left over.

It’s depressing just to see the look on the face of a person who can’t eat what he wants to eat and goes home. Since ancient times, one of the three major human needs has not been satisfied. How does that feel?

And secondly, I couldn’t eat chicken. Chicken!

Again, I flipped the sign in front of the store and left it open and opened the store.

The real hell starts now!!!

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Since it is still in full swing, it is humid even at night, so the perceived temperature is high. The air conditioner is on full blast, but since chicken is a dish made with fire and oil, the temperature inside the store is hot. Of course, the table side is cool, but the kitchen is definitely hot. It’s a little better in the winter, but if I were a normal person, I might have been sweating profusely and getting dehydrated.

The body is already invulnerable to the cold, as seen in martial arts, so it does not shed a single drop of sweat. Fortunately, today’s business ended safely, so there was only one chicken left.

Hey, how much chicken did you prepare yesterday, but there is only one left. I think I need to prepare 1.5 times as much as I do now.

“You worked hard, brother.”

“Ah, I’m tired. Baekri. Let’s have a beer with the leftover chicken. What do you want to eat?”

“It’s fried”

“Oki, wait a minute”

I just finished the store by frying a fried chicken. I haven’t eaten dinner yet, so I’m replacing dinner with this, albeit modestly.

“Seo-ae, go in first. She’ll be waiting for you.”

“Thank you every time, boss. Then I’ll go in first.”

“Please go in carefully”

Jin Seo-ae has a child, so she let her go home first. If she was just a girl working part-time, she would have cleaned up and left work together, but if she was a mother with a child waiting at home, she would have to go in early.

Knowing that, neither Baekri nor Seo-ae have any complaints. Baekri gulps down beer as if to replenish the sweat shed.

“Ah, the film crew should also fry a chicken… If it’s the chicken we’re going to use tomorrow, it’s probably aged to some extent, so would you like that?”

“If you do, thank you.”

I don’t know if the chicken was put in the refrigerator right away, but if it was fermented this morning, it would have been seasoned to some extent. I’d like to have a little less than what I eat tomorrow, but it will still be delicious.

The filming crew was close to 10 people and fried about 15 of them. I’m worried that there won’t be a shortage of chickens tomorrow.

Everyone grabbed the chicken one by one and ate the chicken, and since I was at work, I thought I wouldn’t be able to drink, so I took out a soda. It’s not beer with chicken, but chicken with cola is a fantastic combination.

“You worked hard today. PD Jin”

“No, the boss worked harder. Give me chicken and I’ll edit it well and introduce it as a good restaurant.”

Laugh with each other and talk about what happened today.

Now that the amount of footage to be filmed has been released, all that remains is to edit and add narration. The familiar voices of male and female voice actors pass by. In particular, I want to hear the narration of the male side with a slightly fair feeling in my ears.

“By the way, does the PD come out in person to film a restaurant program like this?”

“Ah…….”

I don’t think it’s a big deal because I see the titles of PD and producer often, but PD is the person who oversees the program. If there really is a unit called the VJ Special Forces, it’s about the battalion commander. The president of a broadcasting company is the division commander… No, he’s probably the president.

To be honest, it’s a bit strange to have someone like that come out and shoot.

“Actually, our program. It’s not long before the show ends.”

“Uh, is the program over?”

“Yes, it is a long-lived program, but the material and ratings are also low.”

Programs that have been around for over 10 years have low viewership ratings because people of today’s generation don’t watch them. Especially if it’s because it’s been broadcast for a long time, and the material is out of date.

“The budget is also low, so I have to run myself. I think it will end at the end of this month…Or at the beginning of next month.”

“It’s a pity. It’s a program we’ve been together so far.”

Even when I was staying at the facility, I watched VJ Special Forces on Friday evenings with the kids on the same TV and went to sleep after it was over. Even with Xion, I sit down and watch it every Friday.

Saturday is a holiday in our store, so Friday is a real Friday. So, the last program I watched on Friday, VJ Special Forces, was also a very special program……. It’s a pity that it’s over now.

“I’m not originally a PD here either. Sometimes, I’m the maknae, so I came here as a snack until the end of the show.”

“Then where did the original PD go?”

“I sneaked out as a producer of another popular program. That’s how it all is.”

After talking about this and that, everyone in the filming crew finished the store after feeding each chicken.

The other side was also organizing the filming equipment and preparing to return. Finally, I spoke with Jin PD.

“Thank you for your hard work. President. How would you like to pay for today’s appearance? To your account, or…”

“It’s okay. You’re having a hard time, but we’re going to pay for the advertising cost that goes on air. Have a dinner with that.”

“Ah! Thank you. Next time I’ll come personally. The chicken was really good. If I ate it with beer, it would have been great… I don’t know when next time it will be, but I’ll have a dinner here the next time I come to shoot nearby.”

“See you next time. PD Jin”

We said goodbye to each other and parted. I also stretched out and relieved the fatigue of the day, which was more difficult than usual.

Salute to the fatigue that disappeared in 3 seconds! Thanks to the Infinity Force Core, the strong power flowing through the veins quickly relieves even minor fatigue. This is why I didn’t want to start this. Because I just get rid of the fatigue from my hard work, there is no humanity, no humanity.

“You worked hard today hyung. Will the broadcast go out next week?”

“Yes, that’s right. Next week, I’ll have to watch the live broadcast.”

“You should brag about it to your kids.”

“Are you a brain-eating blue bird?”

“I do, but it’s just for use similar to KakaoTalk. And hyung likes it when it’s promoted.”

To be honest, if there are more customers here, I can’t afford it. It might be solved by opening a chain store, but in the first place, this store is my hobby, so I don’t think so.

If I wanted to make money, I would have bought Bitcoin 10 years ago. No, since Xion is still there, you can play while spending money without worrying about money. I just work because I hate unearned income.

“Let’s go to work. Ride my Lamborghini”

“Oh right!”

Now, perhaps thinking about it again, Baek-ri closed the store door with the sparkling eyes she had seen in the morning. The dainty Lamborghini parked in a nearby parking lot was parked the same way as in the morning.

Hagisa, unless you’re a pretty crazy guy, he wouldn’t think of putting a scratch on a seemingly expensive car.

“Wow, that’s fucking shit. I’ve always seen it in pictures or videos, but this is the first time I’ve seen it in person.”

“Honestly, where else can you see a car like this other than at a motor show?

If it is an expensive foreign car, you can see it once in a while, but it is rare to see such a full-fledged supercar that is a symbol of money. The only thing I’ve seen in person in this life is when I saw this, but what.

Since only two people can ride, Baekri sitting in the passenger seat looks around and takes pictures. It’s nice to see his likes.

“The time is a bit ambiguous… But I’m out of the car, so I’m afraid it won’t stop. Then let’s step on it.”

“Wait a minute, drive safe, drive safe! I’m more afraid of being scratched?!”

“Me too. But believe in my driving skills. My reincarnated life, I have never killed a person while driving.”

“……Have you ever had an accident?”

“That’s no comment”

“Aaaaa!!!”

Baek-ri screamed and opened the door and tried to escape, but it was already locked from this side and could not be opened.

“Let’s go! Asurada!”

“That line is no way!”

And! You know Asurada!