Lin Yang, a hotpot restaurant owner, faces extortion from his unscrupulous head chef, Master Zhao, who demands double pay and a 40% profit share over his proprietary soup base secret, only to be caught secretly using recycled gutter oil for kickbacks. Lin Yang fires him on the spot and pivots to a conveyor-belt revolving personal hotpot model, reinvesting all saved labor costs into fresh, premium ingredients. Harboring a grudge, Master Zhao opens a rival shop directly across the street, resorting to malicious competition and staging incidents to frame Lin Yang, only to ruin his own reputation over food safety violations. Lin Yang, upholding integrity and authentic quality, turns his humble eatery into a thriving chain brand.

Without a Secret Recipe, How Did My Hotpot Become a Hit? - Episode 1

Without a Secret Recipe, How Did My Hotpot Become a Hit? (33 episodes)