novelraw Chapter 485: Luxury
Chapter 485: Luxury
"Shh..." The leader raised a finger to his lips, signaling the reporter to be silent. After a quick glance to ensure no one else was around, he slapped the reporter on the back. "Why are you shouting? I’m doing this for our website’s benefit.""Great, now there’s no need for me to arrange people to secretly photograph James Reed and Ophelia Wilson. Here’s the gear; you go shoot Charles Seymour and Sophie Wilson’s engagement banquet. Remember, don’t capture the faces of any big shots that aren’t supposed to be filmed, got it?" The leader meticulously instructed, aiming to break news and gain traffic without offending anyone and causing trouble.
"Understood!" The reporter straightened up in excitement, almost saluting the leader.
"Wait here, I’ll go get you the equipment." The leader quickly left to collect the gear, then called over several people from the website to prepare the reporter.
"Um...leader." After being outfitted with the equipment, the reporter moved to the stairwell and suddenly remembered something. Turning around, the reporter weakly asked, "How do I sneak in?"
"Leader..." The reporter shouted into the empty corner, almost going mad with frustration. Abandoned just like that?
That place is on the ninth floor of the Imperial Hotel. He doesn’t even have an invitation in hand. How is he supposed to get in?
James Reed didn’t know yet that the media he’s invited had already had "defectors." He still hoped to leverage this engagement banquet for a big spotlight moment.
The filming details had long been arranged with the First Website. Even though the engagement banquet hadn’t started, their reporter was already at the first live streaming station—the kitchen.
High-end ingredients were prepped and laid out on platters: lobsters, sea cucumbers, matsutake mushrooms, caviar...
The reporter mumbled quietly while the camera focused on these high-end ingredients for close-ups: "Really want to sneak them home... What? Eat them myself? Impossible! Of course, I’d sell them for cash, definitely a huge profit!"
The live stream on the online platform, of course, catered to the light-hearted and humorous style young people prefer. The reporter intentionally introduced the approximate prices of all the ingredients, causing a flood of comments on the streaming page.
Everyone marveled at the ingredients used in the engagement banquet. In summary, one word—luxurious!
Another flood of comments expressed a desire to taste them.
"With such good ingredients, if there’s no great chef, it would be a waste, so..."
"This time, the head chef for Mr. James Reed and Miss Ophelia Wilson’s engagement banquet is..." The reporter deliberately dragged the sentence, then turned the camera to the head chef, "Ta-da...our very own Master Jackson!"
The chubby Master Jackson greeted the audience through the lens. The reporter seized the chance to ask a few questions. Of course, netizens were too busy going crazy to care about platitudes.
Inviting Master Jackson, the royal banquet chef, was too extravagant, right?
"Alright, I know everyone wants to see the final dishes, but we can’t hold up Master Jackson’s work here. Let’s head to another part. I’m told the live band this time is exceptional, too." The reporter led the viewers to the main venue, specifically introducing the symphony orchestra.
"Okay, I know some of you might not be familiar with them, so I’ll introduce some of the major events they’ve participated in." The reporter listed several significant national performances.
Not many online were familiar with the orchestra, but they recognized the importance of national performances.
The revelation left everyone stunned.