Love Cuisine, Episode 7: Behind the Scenes

This is the English translations for the Behind the Scenes of Love Cuisine, Episode 7 (料理高校生 – 第7集 BTS). We’d liked to give a head’s up and say that there are some parts of the BTS (behind the scenes) that we did struggle to hear and translate and we’ve made notes stating our inability to translate the part. Our primary language is not Mandarin-Chinese and we translate by the Chinese subtitles that are supplied in the videos.

Please do enjoy our Love Cuisine, Episode 7: Behind the Scenes translations accompanied by images!

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, MAIN STAGE CORRIDOR Allison Lin, Amanda Chou

Amanda Chou pats Allison Lin on the back.

Allison Lin points to the name sewn on the left side of Amanda Chou’s chef uniform as she reads the name, ‘Cindy Yao’. Allison Lin turns to the camera and introduces her:

Allison Lin assumes a pose—folded arms and body turned to the side. She indicates a finger to Cindy Yao. Cindy Yao is standing tall and straight, folded arms and with a small grin.

Allison Lin returns to a regular stance and faces the camera, an arm still folded and one with her a finger across her nose. She agrees repeats Amanda Chou’s words:

Allison Lin holds her hand to her mouth with an amused expression to Amanda Chou’s incorrect words. Amanda Chou notices her own mistake. She corrects herself:

Amanda Chou laughs at her own mistake as she places hands on shoulders in Allison Lin’s ridicule of her mistake:

Amanda Chou hides behind her before returns back to her position and laughs at herself in embarrassment.

Allison Lin’s remark brings herself and Amanda Chou to double over in laughter.

Cut scene. Jump in time. Allison Lin and Amanda Chou resumes the conversation about Cindy Yao as a beautiful lady of the cuisine world.

Amanda Chou emphasises the word, ‘beautiful lady’ with the correct syllables and tone:

Allison Lin’s remark brings herself and Cindy Yao to break into laughter once more.

Amanda Chou laughs at her own words. Allison Lin expresses uncertainty.

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, LADIES BATHROOM Nita Lei, Amanda Chou

Filming the scene of Jiang Pei Ying’s fantasy sequence of giving Cindy Yao a beating up.

Jiang Pei Ying goes around behind Cindy Yao and puts her in a headlock. Cindy Yao screams.

Nita Lei stumbles over her line.

Jiang Pei Ying drags a screaming Cindy Yao into the toilet cubicle.

Cindy Yao holds onto the frames of the door. Jiang Pei Ying slaps her hand.

Cindy Yao’s hands let go. Jiang Pei Ying closes the door. Nita Lei as Jiang Pei Ying lets go of Amanda Chou as Cindy Yao and begins banging at the toilet cubicle door.

Amanda Chou and Nita Lei laugh at their rowdiness.

Both Amanda Chou and Nita Lei head out of the toilet cubicle after finishing the scene.

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, LADIES BATHROOM WASH AREA Nita Lei, Amanda Chou

Filming the scene of Jiang Pei Ying directs water to spray Cindy Yao with her thumb over the tap. The water heads towards Jiang Pei Ying instead.

Nita Lei continues to acting until the director’s voice enters:

Cut to scene of Nita Lei and Amanda Chou in the hallway about the filming of the bathroom scene that saw Nita Lei spraying herself with water. As Nita Lei talks to the camera about it, Amanda Chou listens as she fans herself with paper.

Cut to scene of Nita Lei being assisted by a female crew member with a hairdryer to dry the top she splashed herself with water.

As the crew member dries Nita Lei with the hairdryer, an energy meter appears on-screen, showing the recovering of Nita Lei’s energy levels.

Cut scene. Jump in time. The first female crew member has finished blowing dry Nita Lei’s clothes. Another female crew member enters. She fixes her hair.

Nita Lei starts walking out. She pumps two fists in the air.

Cut to scene of resuming filming of bathroom scene of Jiang Pei Ying imagining herself beating up Cindy Yao.

Jiang Pei Ying goes around to Cindy Yao and puts her in a headlock. Cindy Yao yelps.

The door Nita Lei as Jiang Pei Ying pulls Amanda Chou as Cindy Yao to doesn’t open.

Acting stops. Nita Lei smiles. The toilet door swings open, hits a wall and makes a banging noise. Nita Lei is slightly shocked.

Cut to scene of Nita Lei and Amanda Chou outside of the ladies bathroom door.

Nita Lei laughs at her own joke. Amanda Chou’s laughter off-screen comes through, laughing at Nita Lei’s humour. Camera pans left to Amanda Chou. She gestures for Nita Lei to head to the rooftop as she suggested:

Camera spins back to Nita Lei. She gestures to head to the location.

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, MAIN STAGE, SPECTATOR AREA Duncan Chow, Calvin Lee, Nita Lei, Hank Wu

Rehearsing the scene of Wen Zhen Yu being asked by his colleagues about the chances of winning the second round of the Universiade.

Duncan Chow and the others laugh.

Cut scene to another take of the scene.

Nita Lei as Jiang Pei Ying sits stiff, head down and lips pursed.

Nita Lei as Jiang Pei Ying lifts her head and turns to her attention to Duncan Chow as Wen Zhen Yu speaking. She nods to his words.

Nita Lei as Jiang Pei Ying is holding her lips tightly together and creased brows.

Nita Lei as Jiang Pei Ying turns to the front, hands clasped together with an expression of seriousness towards the words said by Wen Zhen Yu:

Nita Lei turns to Calvin Lee as Li Zhi Chao who takes a moment before he begins speaking. It brings Nita Lei to appear to want to break out into a smile that she is attempting to hold staight.

Nita Lei is wide-eyed towards Calvin Lee with her lips pressed tightly together.

Nita has gone out of character as she tries to keep in character.

Director’s voice enters stopping filming.

Nita Lei, Calvin Lee, Duncan Chow and Su Ying Jun breaks out into laughter.

Cut scene. Jump in time.

Nita Lei hits Calvin Lee at his arm and with tears from laughing hard.

Calvin Lee turns to the camera with a cheeky smile.

Nita Lei holds her hands together in an apologetic manner in front of her face.

Cut scene to another take of the scene.

Nita Lei as Jiang Pei Ying turns to Calvin Lee as Li Zhi Chao. Calvin Lee’s long pause has Nita Lei hold her smile in and shake her head of disapproval of Calvin Lee’s cheekiness.

Calvin Lee turns away from the group. A fist in front of his lips and shakes his head. Duncan Chow as Wen Zhen Yu responds to the incompleted sentence Calvin Lee as Li Zhi Chao spoke:

Director’s voice enters:

Calvin Lee bursts out laughing. Nita Lei hits Calvin Lee at his back for his cheekiness and Hank Wu stands up, laughs and points his finger at Calvin Lee. Duncan Chow laughs.

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, MAIN STAGE, SPECTATOR AREA Nita Lei

Nita Lei has a colouring book below her. She colours a pot as she talks to the camera.

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, MAIN STAGE Calvin Lee

Calvin Lee talks to the camera. Far in the background is Amanda Chou relaxed in a seat listening and Hank Wu off-shot. Calvin Lee faces the camera and gasps.

Amanda Chou laughs at Calvin Lee’s comment.

Camera pans left to Hank Wu. He goes to open up his laptop and inspects it as he makes a comment (sorry unable to catch the comment Hank Wu says).

(Intermission)

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, MAIN STAGE Lego Li

Hands behind his back, Lego Li walks up to the camera to speak dishes in Taiwanese.

Lego Li goes to say Braised pork in Taiwanese again. he stumbles.

The teacher is tired.

Lego Li turns his attention directly towards the camera.

Lego Li heads into the camera and brings his mouth close in an eating action. He leaves.

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, SI PING TEAM KITCHEN Lego Li

Lego Li hunches over the countertop, head down and supported by the arm in a tired manner. Lego Li crouches down and brings his head up above the counter with his hands resting on it as the director directs the student cast members on chanting.

Lego Li joins in the chant.

Lego Li joins in the chant.

Lego Li drums the countertop and does a few cheering claps. He returns his head back to facing below the countertop and to the floor.

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, SPECTATOR AREA Nita Lei, Duncan Chow, Duncan Chow, Hank Wu

Nita Lei playfully and noisily hits Calvin Lee on his shoulder and head with her Si Ping sign.

Calvin Lee looks at the camera unimpressed, but allows Nita Lei continue. Hank Wu two seats away from Nita Lei turns curiously to the rowdiness coming from Nita Lei. He returns back to the front.

Duncan Chow turns to Nita Lei who’s sitting adjacent him with a serious cast.

Duncan Chow returns back to the front. Nita Lei immediately stops from the unexpected telling off and looks at Duncan Chow, surprised. She lifts the sign up threatening to hit Duncan Chow. She doesn’t see it through and laughs. Calvin Lee laughs.

Cut scene to Lego Li and Nita Lei in the spectator area. Lego Li is without his chef hat. Hair is unstyled and parted in the middle.

Cut to scene of Lego Li standing up and parting his hair at the middle. Nita Lei looks on.

Hank Wu sitting to Lego Li’s right comments:

Lego Li stops parting his hair. Camera loosens to show Hank Wu reading a book as he repeats his words again.

Lego Li contorts his face sheepishly in reponse to Hank Wu’s sarcastic tone and words.

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, CORRIDOR Allison Lin, Nita Lei, Amanda Chou

Amanda Chou comes from behind Allison Lin. She takes her into a headlock and drags out into the corridor outside the main competition area.

Allison Lin pretends to struggle against the headlock. Unable to, she pretends to lose consciousness.

Allison Lin opens her eyes and speaks to the camera as she is dragged out to the corridor by Amanda Chou.

Amanda Chou immediately releases Allison Lin upon Allison Lin’s comment. She’s exclaims and points at Allison Lin in embarrassment of her comment. Allison Lin grins cheekily.

Allison Lin runs away from Amanda Chou as Amanda Chou tries to get Allison Lin for her cheeky comment. Allison manages to get away and laughs cheekily.

Cut scene to Nita Lei heading into a room next door to the main stage of the competition. She is switching between talking to the camera and the phone she’s holding. With sentiments of her character, Nita Lei is unhappy about Allison Lin getting along well with Amanda Chou.

Nita Lei laughs at her overreaction. Camera spins to Allison Lin quickly running towards Nita Lei and explains herself.

Amanda Chou enters from the right. She points at Nita Lei.

Nita Lei continues in her fury. Amanda Chou rests her head on Allison Lin’s shoulders, enjoying the argument between Nita Lei and Allison Lin acting as their characters.

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, CORRIDOR Jarvis

Jarvis is facing the camera and appearing paralysed at the face. Jarvis brings a hand to wipe his face.

Jarvis covers the camera with his hand. The camera goes black.

A transformed Jarvis, no longer paralysed at the face, looking cool. He wiggles his eyebrows in a cool manner.

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, WARDROBE ROOM Allison Lin, Su Xiao Xu

Allison Lin and Su Xiao Xu clash chef hats into each other. Allison Lin slaps Su Xiao Xu at her arm.

Su Xiao Xu laughs. Allison Lin introduces the game to the camera she and Su Xiao Xu is playing as Su Xiao Xu stands in the background cutely.

Allison Lin points to Su Xiao Xu.

Allison Lin does a cute move with hands and body.

Allison Lin goes to Su Xiao Xu and gets in a ready position.

Cut scene to Allison Lin and Su Xiao Xu playing the game. Allison Lin pumps a fist in the air as her hat stays on. Meanwhile, Su Xiao Xu’s hat falls off. She catches it in her hands and laughs.

Allison Lin comes towards the camera and repeat Li Zhi Chao’s words in the scene where he lands faced down on the ground whilst he tried to look cool in catching the rice bowls, but instead Han Jie catches (Episode 3):

Allison Lin goes to headbutt Su Xiao Xuan with her head, imitating Li Zhi Chao in that rice bowl scene after saying those lines.

Cut scene to another round of Chef Hat Struggle for Supremacy. Allison Lin goes to attack Su Xiao Xuan with her hat. Allison Lin goes in a little too forceful.

Allison Lin goes away to the side, laughing and holding her head that is hurting. She gets back up and speaks to the camera. Su Xiao Xu laughs at Allison Lin’s misfortune.

Allison Lin goes in for another battle. She attacks Su Xiao Xuan with her hat. Su Xiao Xuan giggles before also going to nuzzle at Allison Lin’s hat. Allison Lin’s hat fall off. Allison supports an unimpressed expression as she catches the hat that falls to her right hand.

Cut scene. Jump in time.

Allison Lin brings Su Xiao Xuan in a headlock and takes her to the ground. Su Xiao Xuan falls to the ground and ends up sitting. She laughs.

Cut scene. Jump in time. Su Xiao Xuan and Allison Lin are back up and standing. Su Xiao Xuan holds an ‘L’ on her forehead, facing Allison Lin.

Su Xiao Xuan amusedly dances off. Allison Lin looks at the camera, shocked.

Allison Lin goes after Su Xiao Xuan.

Hong Yan Xiang is seen passing by pointing and making a comment (we couldn’t catch it). Allison Lin brings her hands to Su Xiao Xuan’s neck in a playful strangle. Su Xiao Xuan continues laughing. Allison Lin lets go of Su Xiao Xuan and both look at the camera, laughing.

Allison Lin grabs Su Xiao Xuan by the ear.

Allison Lin smiles, pleased with Su Xiao Xuan’s definition of her actions. She pats Su Xiao Xuan on the shoulder.

UNIVERSIADE VENUE, WARDROBE ROOM Allison Lin, Ben Wu

Allison Lin talks to the camera, pondering on what she could entertain the viewers with.

Allison Lin has a sad expression.

Allison Lin’s sad expression quickly changes: her eyes crazily wide, lips pursed, she continuously comes at the camera with a hand with her forefinger an thumbed cross over each other. (The gesture is probably to form a heart. Appears to be copying Lego Li in Episode 6 BTS SPOP segment.)

As Allison Lin continues coming at the camera, the slightest view of Ben Wu can be seen throwing a white cloth of some sort—an apron maybe—over his body and wears it over his shoulder. Allison Lin stops the playing. She walks away from the camera, amused and laughing at herself. Ben Wu’s voice enters:

Unable to hear Ben Wu’s reason. However, Allison Lin goes over to Ben Wu and helps him lie the cloth around his neck. The cloth resembles a cape.

Ben Wu takes hold of Allison Lin’s hands.

Ben Wu suddenly stops singing and looks towards the door.

Allison Lin also turns and looks.

Allison Lin turns back after finding nothing. She whacks Ben Wu in the face for the trick then heads away from Ben Wu. Ben Wu goes after Allison Lin. He drags Allison Lin back towards the camera with hands to her wrist. Allison Lin resists briefly before Ben Wu brings Allison Lin to a spin around.

Ben Wu turns to the camera as he spins with Allison Lin.

Allison Lin stops the spinning. With a smile, she puts her face between her hands in embarrassment. Ben Wu brings Allison Lin back to him and wraps himself from behind an embarrassed Allison Lin and holds her still. He speaks to the camera.

Allison Lin is overcome with silent laughter. She breaks free from Ben Wu and continues her silent laughter. She turns to Ben Wu.

Allison Lin is overcome with laughter again. She silently laughs. She speaks to the camera in her laughing state.

FANG XIAO ROU AND JIANG PEI YING RESIDENCE Allison Lin, Nita Lei

Filming the scene of Jiang Pei Ying helping Fang Xiao Rou handle her anger towards Han Jie after finding out he is the student she hates the most at the Universiade.

Allison Lin as Fang Xiao Rou cries and goes in to punch the yellow pillow Nita Lei as Jiang Pei Ying holds for Fang Xiao Rou to punch. Jiang Pei Ying doesn’t hold the pillow steady enough and the pillow comes back and hits Allison Lin in the face after Allison Lin lands a punch on it.

Allison Lin as Fang Xiao Rou repeatedly hits at the pillow in her angry state.

Cut scene. Jump in time. Another take of the shot.Jiang Pei Ying holds the pillow—an orange one this time, ready for Fang Xiao Rou to hit.

Fang Xiao Rou strikes with a huge fist to the pillow.

Fang Xiao Rou’s attacks on the pillow become frienzied with slaps. Jiang Pei Ying struggles to keep up with the attacks, but continues for the meanwhile.

Fang Xiao Rou hits the pillow hard again. Nita Lei goes out of character.

Allison Lin grabs Nita Lei by the ear to stop her from complaining of pain.

Allison Lin, smiling in amusement, lets go of Nita Lei’s ear and begins hitting the pillow.

Allison Lin pushes the pillow into Nita Lei to stop her from complaining of pain. Nita Lei backs away slightly to avoid it. She laughs.

Allison Lin smiling, takes a seat back on the couch. Nita Lei laughs.

Nita Lei changes to a serious expression.

Cut scene. Jump in time. Nita Lei holds and hugs a tired and sleepy Allison Lin.

Lights turn off and sounds of crew packing is heard as Nita Lei continues to talk and comfort Allison Lin.

Julia and Tania Comments:

These BTSs are really testing us! With the usual unsubbed parts at the end that we always struggle with and strain our ears just to catch whatever Mandarin-Chinese we can catch and the addition of Taiwanese—a language we don’t know at all, we had so much trouble translating this episode BTS. We’re not too sure about grammar of Taiwanese, so we hope we got it right.

There’s no Lego Li and Allison Lin interaction in this BTS, but still entertaining, particularly the parts with Allison Lin. Allison Lin can feature alone and we’d be entertained. She always makes us pay attention and make us wonder what things she’ll come up with for these BTSs. Her imitation of others are funny, too.

The most interesting part we found is Allison Lin/Fang Xiao Rou on the defensive as Nita Lei/Jiang Pei Ying called her for being friendly with her enemy, Amanda Chou/Cindy Yao! Nita Lei just kept coming at Allison Lin for being a traitor! And Amanda Chou was on the side calling Nita Lei jealous and laughing at the whole situation. Awesome interaction here.

Duncan Chow is the other cast member who brings in liveliness to these BTSs. We found that small part where Duncan Chow tells Nita Lei to quieten down funny. Nita Lei was being rowdy and hitting Calvin Lee with her Si Ping cheering signboard and it seems Duncan Chow was looking for some quietness. We think Hank Wu (the actor behind brownnoser, Dean Su Ying Jun) might also have been looking for some quietness. He didn’t say anything, though. He just turns back to the front unlike Duncan Chow who actually did something about the noise! Hehe. Oops.

And Amanda Chou, the actress behind Cindy Yao, is quite cool, too. She was very lively and fun in this BTS. She interacted very well with Allison Lin.

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