socalfunplaces Chapter 14 Mukbang
Chapter 14 Mukbang
Shu Hua rubbed her wrists, stretched them out, and gave the camera a sweet smile: "Okay, next up is a fan of ID Cat Paw Coffee. Her request is simple: a portrait in proportion to her body. She asked me to draw a portrait of her based on her ID."
Well, to be honest, the hardest requirement is the one that has no requirements at all.
Then I'll just improvise!
[Cat Paw Coffee: Okay, I'll like whatever my wife draws. I don't need to give feedback, just draw it (heart emoji)]
Shu Hua: "Thank you for understanding. I'll start writing now."
As she spoke, she adjusted the drawing software on her tablet, setting the background to a warm yellow tone to echo the coffee theme, and began sketching with light, quick strokes.
Shu Hua seemed to already have an idea in mind, and her drawing speed was about the same as that of the chibi-style drawing that had just been referenced.
She used a fine brush to outline the frame of a half-body portrait on the screen: the bottom is a round coffee cup, which serves as the "body"; the rim of the cup extends upwards to form "shoulders" and a "head", but they are not human-shaped, but rather anthropomorphized—the handle is designed as a curled cat's paw, with the tip lightly resting on the rim of the cup, as if stirring coffee.
Then she switched to a medium-hardness brush and added some details: the "body" of the coffee cup was painted with steaming coffee liquid, and a few bubbles floated on the surface of the liquid. The shape of the bubbles was abstracted into the head of a kitten, echoing the theme of "cat paws".
The cat paw cup handle is meticulously crafted—she uses short, quick strokes to depict the softness of the paw pads, with the claw tips slightly upturned, adding a touch of playfulness.
The "head" of the bust is a tilted coffee cup lid decorated with cat ear outlines, with light shadows emphasizing the three-dimensionality.
Shu Hua would occasionally zoom in on the screen and adjust the scale, twisting the coffee steam into the curves of a cat's tail and deepening the shadows of the cat's paws to create a contrast of light and shadow, making the whole image more vivid.
When it came to the coloring stage, Shu Hua chose warm tones. The coffee liquid was laid with a dark brown base, and then an amber highlight was added. The cat paws were a soft pinkish-flesh color, with silver glitter at the tips. The cup body was coated with milky white, symbolizing the softness of cat fur.
The cat's head, resembling coffee foam, is only outlined, seemingly a deliberate use of white space.
The brushstrokes shifted from bold to delicate—she used a soft brush to blend the edges of the colors, allowing the pink of the cat's paw to transition into the white of the cup, and then added gold sequins to the steam, symbolizing the aroma of coffee.
Although this was a proportional image, the elements weren't too difficult, and Shuhua completed the first draft in about 10 minutes.
She held up her tablet to show pictures to the live stream viewers.
[Ahhh, this cat paw coffee mug is amazing! The handle turning into paw pads is so cute, it's making me cry!]
【Wife! You are my eternal goddess! Ten minutes of work, and you've even managed to create such an intricate design for a half-body figure—is that hand speed even human?】
[Steam transforms into a cat's tail! The twisting curve is so lifelike, it feels like the tail is about to whip around! A treat for detail-oriented people!]
[Those pink cat paw pads! They look so bouncy and I want to pinch them! The shading is amazing, the three-dimensionality is incredible!]
[The deliberately left-white space in the foam cat head design is so clever! It leaves room for imagination and actually feels better than if it were drawn! The gold glitter is the perfect finishing touch, and the fragrance almost seems to overflow from the screen!]
【Aaaaaah, cats! Cats rule the earth!】
[Cat Paw Coffee: I love it! I'll change my profile picture to it tomorrow. Thank you, honey! (rose)]
After another round of praise, seeing that Cat Paw Coffee was also satisfied and had no questions for modification, Shu Hua finally showed a sweet smile, "Okay, I'll refine it after the broadcast, and the original image will be sent to you by the assistant."
So, the last one, Mr. Meng, you…”
Shu Hua picked up her phone and glanced at the messages from the assistant manager. There were still no new messages. "You haven't decided yet? I haven't received any requests."
[Life is but a dream: Draw it after you finish your broadcast~]
"Okay." Shu Hua didn't think much of it. Some fans had been like this before. It's normal for some people not to like their commissioned works being made public.
Shu Hua put away her tablet and then spaced out for half a minute before exclaiming, "Ah, my pizza."
With that shout, the live stream room was empty of the host again.
[Hey streamer, are you still going home for dinner?]
[I was just about to remind you, it's been so long, the pizza should have arrived by now, even if it crawled there.]
[Luckily, Huazai has a cat's tongue and can't eat hot food, so it's okay to wait a while.]
Looking at it this way, the drawing of the cat is truly a perfect cat sculpture.
Kitty, kitty, I want a kitty.
So who is Leopard?
How did you know Huazai is my wife? Come here, call her Leopard~
I'll wake up the people upstairs first.
Ta-da! This time, in less than a minute, Shu Hua was back, carrying a pizza.
Shu Hua looked up at the comments and saw that they were talking about her "cat tongue". She nodded and said, "Yes, I can't eat hot food. So that's what 'cat tongue' means?"
However, according to my research, it is actually best for people to eat food that is close to their body temperature.
It's too hot, so it doesn't taste good.
Therefore, the saying "eat it while it's hot" is actually not quite right.
I'm a medical student, and I can attest that there's some truth to that statement.
She hadn't felt anything before, but when the food arrived, Shu Hua suddenly seemed less hungry. She slowly opened the pizza box and carefully picked up a large slice.
As fans gazed at the golden, tempting pizza, the live chat was flooded with comments like "I'm hungry," "It looks delicious," and "Hua Zai, eat up!"
However, the person who actually gets to eat it is still very slow.
A few minutes later, the comments began to become more nuanced.
Shu Hua brought the pizza to her mouth, puffed out her cheeks, and carefully blew on it, as if it were not a warm pizza but a red-hot iron.
Fans really want to ask, after all this time, is this pizza still that hot?
She blew on it for a good half minute before finally taking a bite, but only very politely used the tip of her front teeth to chip off a small piece of dough and a tiny bit of cheese from the pizza tip.
"Ugh...it's still a little hot..." she mumbled indistinctly.
After blowing on it for a while, I finally took a bite. It was a pizza of normal size.
Then she began to chew very, very slowly. The camera clearly captured her moving her cheeks slightly, her eyes seemingly vacant for a moment, as if she were savoring some exquisite delicacy, or perhaps contemplating the meaning of life.
That small piece of pizza seemed to melt completely in her mouth before she would swallow it.
[Ahem... Kid, could we... actually open our mouths a little wider? (hesitant to speak.jpg)]
This is... the most elegant (and slowest) mukbang video I've ever seen... (cat in confusion.jpg)
Chewing slowly and thoroughly is good for your health; please understand.
My wife is eating so elegantly... (but that pizza looks like it's getting cold... *whispers*)
She really...chewed so carefully...it felt like she chewed each bite 100 times...(lost in thought)
[Hilarious! This is supposed to be a mukbang? It looks more like giving a pizza a mouth spa! All that dawdling is driving me crazy! What's with the pretense of elegance?!]
Suddenly, trolls appeared in the comments section again, but this time, the fans really listened to Shu Hua's words. They just waited for the administrator to ban them, without even giving them a glance, and continued to discuss Shu Hua's mukbang.
[Although...this way of eating...is really so hypnotic...it's making me a little sleepy...zzz]
[Emmm, it seems my wife can't pursue a career in mukbang (eating broadcasts).]
Shu Hua finally swallowed that small bite, then blew on the pizza again, preparing for the next round of "meticulous refinement".
She seemed completely absorbed in her own world, and after eating half of a pizza, she put it down.
It's as if she finally remembered what she looked like during her live stream.
"Well, my mouth is relatively small, so I can't take big bites," Shu Hua said, opening her mouth wide in an attempt to prove her point.
Shu Hua opened her mouth wide, revealing her neat, small teeth and pink tongue. She looked just like a kitten trying to swallow a giant fish bait, earnest yet a little silly.
[Ahhh, help! This baby's mouth is so small and cute! The perfect cherry lips!]
[Screenshot taken! New emoji is born: Shocking - Limited Edition by Huazai.jpg]
[This method of proof is too hardcore! The artist is honest! That mouth definitely can't fit a big slice of pizza, case closed!]
[The person in front, let alone a big slice of pizza, I think she'd need two bites to eat a single grape!]
[Life is but a dream: Hmm, it's not very big~ (laughs)]
It seems even Dream CEO was charmed by her cuteness.
I was really charmed by Fushengruomeng's cuteness. I never expected the streamer to be so honest and have no idol baggage at all.
Seeing that everyone approved of her, Shu Hua nodded, as if affirming herself.
However, she also saw comments saying that she ate too slowly, so she sped up the last half and finally finished it. She couldn't wait to take off her gloves.
[Why did Hua Zai take off his gloves? Did he already have a full meal?]
[Wife, just eat at your own pace, don't let me influence you!]
Shu Hua: "No, I'm just not hungry right now."
I wonder if you've ever had this experience: you're hungry when you order food, but when the food arrives, you're not hungry anymore.
That's how I am right now, and this pizza is still a bit too hot for me, so I can't eat it quickly.
You'll probably find it boring to watch.
Well, it seems I don't have the talent for mukbang (eating broadcasts); the physical limitations are too great.
As I know, mukbang (eating broadcasts) are all about making people eat meat and drink alcohol in big gulps to stimulate their appetite.
Even Daddy says I don't look very appetizing when I eat.
In the comments section, fans saw that Shu Hua herself had so frankly admitted that she didn't have the talent for mukbang, so they stopped trying to comfort or refute her self-deprecating humor.
The initial trending topics of "the streamer eats slowly" and "their eating manners are cute" were gradually drowned out by new discussions.
Since the little monster isn't eating anymore, shouldn't we start our expedition?
[Set off! Set off!]
[Who should we target this time? There are too many monsters in the jungle, my wife can't go jungle.]
[That's right, some people aren't happy even when they win.]
[If I get matched with a greasy guy, it's an eyesore. Protect my beautiful eyes, my dear artist!]
Shu Hua: "Yeah, I don't use random ones. I do have friends, and some streamers have even asked me for profile pictures, but the style has changed a bit, you probably haven't even noticed."
As she said this, Shu Hua was a little smug.
As soon as she finished speaking, another connection popped up on Shu Hua's end. Shu Hua: "Oh, speak of the devil, and he appears."
A streamer I'd previously commissioned to share profile pictures with just showed up for a chat, so let's chat with him first this time.
Clicking the link splits the screen into four.