Chapter 264 Visiting a Restaurant
"It's not high," Jiang Shu shook his head slightly. "Although ITZY is a bit inferior to IZONE in every aspect, they have strong resilience and very loyal fans. This time, the warm-up period lasted four months, and every extra day increases their chances of winning."
"Why is that?" Liu Zhimin asked, puzzled.
"Do you want to see the unchanging plot of the Demon King continuing to rule the world, or do you want to see the brave hero defeat the Demon King and usher in a new era?"
"Uh... the second one." Liu Zhimin understood after saying this. "Passersby won't support anyone, but they want to see an interesting story, so they'd rather see IZONE defeated by ITZY."
"Exactly. Besides that, passersby also want to see the Great Demon King stumble. It can be said that, apart from IZONE's fans, most people are either looking for entertainment or want to see ITZY win."
"And as long as someone is paying attention to this showdown, they will have a preference, even if they're just looking for entertainment. So, according to the company's estimates, with the support of these people, ITZY's chances of winning can reach about 40%."
"Only 40% with so many factors combined?" This time, Liu Zhimin felt that 40% was too low.
With so many buffs, it's only 40%?
"You're not unfamiliar with IZONE. How difficult do you think it is to win against IZONE, who just broke out with 'Gee'?"
Emmm.
Well, she had overlooked that.
ITZY indeed had many buffs, but IZONE represented extreme power. In less than a year, they were dominating among the second-generation girl groups in a fiercely competitive landscape. This pure numerical charm was truly suffocating.
Knock, knock, knock.
At this moment, the sound from the serving counter interrupted their conversation, and Liu Zhimin got up to get the fried chicken.
"The food is served quite fast." Liu Zhimin placed the fried chicken on the table. "What flavor is this?"
"It's dark, so it should be teriyaki chicken, right?" Jiang Shu picked up a fork uncertainly, speared a piece, and put it to his mouth.
Fried chicken in Korea is indeed not cheap.
Well, prices in Korea are generally quite high.
For example, the most common spicy pork bone rice, with about 200 grams of pork ribs, costs around sixty RMB. And fried chicken generally costs more than spicy pork bone rice.
The restaurant Jiang Shu and Liu Zhimin came to is a relatively famous fried chicken place in Seoul, and its prices are also high. Each portion of fried chicken is 200 grams, using boneless chicken thigh meat, costing anywhere from 20,000 to 23,000 korean won. Ordering in a private room incurs an additional 4% service fee, which is the cost of using the room.
Delivery is relatively cheaper, ranging from 18,000 to 20,000 korean won per portion.
Yes, delivery is cheaper than dining in.
The reason is simple: dining in requires cleanup, and labor costs are very high, which leads to the strange phenomenon of delivery being cheaper than dining in.
The prices are indeed not cheap, otherwise the private rooms here wouldn't be empty so often.
"It's teriyaki chicken, and it's pretty good," Jiang Shu said to Liu Zhimin across from him, chewing the juicy fried chicken.
There aren't many delicious things in Korea, and fried chicken is one of them. Jiang Shu eats fried chicken once a week, which is a regular check-in for him.
It's a bit like when he used to go to KFC every Thursday in China before he transmigrated, checking in regularly for KFC's Crazy Thursday.
"It's really good!" Liu Zhimin took a bite, and an astonished expression appeared on her face.
"How did you find this place?"
Jiang Shu rarely went out, so how did he know so many good places to eat?
"When I occasionally have free time, I just pick a random street in Seoul, park the car, and wander around to eat. I found this place by chance." Jiang Shu was pleased that Liu Zhimin highly approved of the fried chicken he had found.
The fun of taking someone to explore a restaurant lies here.
Soon, the remaining spicy flavored fried chicken and the cheese flavored fried chicken that Liu Zhimin ordered were also ready.
The rich, creamy cheese scent covered the slightly peculiar taste of the teriyaki chicken, filling every inch of the private room.
Don't tell me, it actually smells quite good.
"We don't seem to have ordered any main dishes," Liu Zhimin said, eating the cheese fried chicken and looking at the three plates of fried chicken on the table.
"Eating meat will fill us up," Jiang Shu said to Liu Zhimin, spearing a piece of spicy fried chicken.
"But it feels strange without a main dish."
"Is that so?" Jiang Shu blinked. "Then you can order it, I don't care."
"Let me see." Liu Zhimin reached out and grabbed her phone, looking at the main dishes offered at the fried chicken restaurant. "Army stew is a bit too much. How about ordering mildly spicy tteokbokki?"
"Sounds good." Jiang Shu stuffed the remaining half piece of chicken, thickly coated in sauce, into his mouth. The pain from the chili exploded in his mouth, stimulating his pain receptors.
Though it was called spicy, it couldn't truly achieve the authentic numbing and spicy flavor of the Sichuan region in China; it was mostly just spicy.
He picked up the glass on the table and chugged down a drink, then feeling it wasn't enough, he poured another glass of soju and beer, and chugged that down too.
After two consecutive drinks, the spiciness in his mouth slowly transformed into warmth.
"That's so refreshing!" Jiang Shu couldn't help but exclaim.
It had been a long time since he had such refreshing spicy fried chicken.
Comfortable~~~
Since coming to Korea, Jiang Shu had not eaten the taste of domestic KFC again, but fortunately, the fried chicken here could fill that void.
He truly hoped that domestic KFC could spread all over the world. KFC in different parts of the world adapts to local conditions, and the taste is completely different. Jiang Shu realized this the first time he ate Korean KFC.
"You're drinking so fast." Liu Zhimin glanced at the empty beer bottle, then suddenly stood up and brought over another unopened beer bottle.
"Do you want to drink?" Jiang Shu asked, curious at her action.
"No, and you shouldn't drink either," Liu Zhimin said, shaking her head.
"It's just two bottles of beer, I won't get drunk," Jiang Shu said with a chuckle.
"Don't drink anymore. After dinner, accompany me shopping," Liu Zhimin said, holding the beer bottle.
"Alright then."
Since Liu Zhimin had said that, Jiang Shu stopped drinking.
He casually put the soju aside as well.
"It's a waste not to drink it," Liu Zhimin said, tilting her head.
"This stuff isn't good to drink by itself," Jiang Shu said, shaking his head. "Get me a bottle of cola, an iced one."
"Okay," Liu Zhimin responded, and ordered an iced cola for Jiang Shu.
"Where are we planning to go shopping later?" Jiang Shu asked casually, spearing a piece of fried chicken.
Liu Zhimin looked at Jiang Shu, a bright smile spreading across her face.
"Sinsa-dong."
Jiang Shu was momentarily stunned by the news.
Sinsa-dong is located in Gangnam District and is one of the popular tourist destinations.
But that's not important, what's important is...
DM Entertainment's original address was in Sinsa-dong.