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ADK TAIWAN, Taipei City / UNI PRESIDENT (THAILAND) CO. / 2019
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The idea, “Flavoured by mood”, continued in “House of Little Moments” Season 3. We created a story with providing two different perspectives which allows viewer chooses their prefer perspective to cut into the story and savor it. Viewers will see each character's own interpretation but also understand another. All these flavors are going to be completely savored by the viewers.
For Triple Chop Minced Pork Noodles, in the same story, with the same Uni Noodle recipe, the audience could know husband and wife’s thoughts about their 20-year marriage. From different angles, we can see how a “kitchen runaway” incident impacts on a 20-years marriage. The wife, who always cooks, and the husband, who is always on the receiving end. Sitting by the dinning table for 20 years, have they changed their minds? They have their own interpretation but also understand each other.
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The creative concept: “Flavoured by moods”.
We created a fictional noodle shop, “House of Little Moments”, as the background in our story. The owner of the noodle shop makes fusion Uni-Noodle recipes that are inspired by customers moods.
We set up specific target audience, three different generations: young men and women in their thirties, middle-aged couples in their forties and the cross-generational relationship between mothers and daughters. Then come up with three different situations corresponding to the target groups: the start of love, marriage crisis and repairing the Parent-Child Relationship.
For moods comes more naturally to the human heart, House of Little Moments season 3 campaign continued to capture the moods in a warm and creative way.
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Hi Mr. Chen
Here is your seat
Home-made noodle as usual, right?
Mr. Chen is a regular customer
starting from a month ago
always showing up on Monday and Thursday nights
He is always dressed in business wear
however, he didn’t look like that when he first came here
Hi, what would you like to eat?
Umm…Home-made noodle please
Ok, right away!
What do you think? Is it good?
Yeah, not bad
Sir,
do you know how to propose to a woman?
If I remember right, Mr. Chen is the husband of Mrs. Chen,
who often comes here since 3 years ago…
What on earth happened now?
My wife has been cooking for over 20 years
suddenly she said she didn’t want to cook dinners anymore
You didn’t cook dinner today?
Yeah, kids are off to college
and finally I can have my own time
From now on, I want to live my life,
it is not necessary for me to cook every dinner, right?
But…what about tonight?
There’s a noodle shop around the corner,
you can have your dinner there
…Home-made noodle
I’m not incapable of taking care of myself
and of course,
I went out for meals by myself before
I just don’t understand
why my wife, who is always particular about dinners,
suddenly decides to walk away from the kitchen
This kind of change…
is it so-called menopause?
Hey, you’re back
Hmm
Have you eaten dinner yet?
Already ate
…why do you suddenly not want to cook?
Hm, not exactly
So…?
It’s not a problem for me to cook
But tell me once again,
the words you said when you proposed to me
Actually,
I don’t remember that I proposed to her
We met at speed dating,
watched several movies
and had coffee a couple times
We visited each other's parents 2-3 times
and then…
she said:
Are we going to get married?
“Are we going to get married?”
I remember, I went to her house
the very next day to ask for her hand in marriage
Because I was so afraid that she would change her mind
She was well-educated and pretty
Always had a smile on her face
She's out of my league
But…
her ex-boyfriend’s mother disliked her because she was not good at cooking
But she is famous for her signature dish
and all of us living here know it
But our first dinner was…
“Triple Chop Minced Pork Noodles.”
Ok, how about this?
Mrs. Chen is not willing to cook,
but you, Mr. Chen, you cook
“Triple Chop Minced Pork Noodles”,
that sounds great
Where will we have dinner tonight?
Tonight, I will cook dinner for us
One chop for the cabbage,
one chop for the fish balls
and one chop for the mushrooms
Three chops in total
And that was her best dish back then
This “Triple Chop Minced Pork Noodles”
took her about 1 hour
Sorry to keep you waiting
It’s fine
When the dish was ready,
I gulped down the noodles within 3 mins,
then she finally felt relieved to start her noodle
“Triple Chop Minced Pork Noodles”
Yes, how does it taste?
Not bad!
But the egg was overcooked
I tried a new cooking way for the egg. Try this
So that’s why…
Hmm, not bad
She always feels like this every night?
It’s not bad for you to cook
But I still…
want to eat your dishes
Since the last time you said it,
I have been cooking for you more than 20 years
I will cook the noodle for you again when you are tired
The “Triple Chop Minced Pork Noodles” gradually disappeared from our dining table after we get married six months
This is so yummy!
I probably get used to her cooking,
and didn’t pay attention to her efforts anymore,
becoming accustomed to those delicate foods and being an old married couple
I guess…
I should get rid of this habit for the next 20 years
Uni Noodle. Flavoured by Moods.
Hi
Hi!
Mrs. Chen, you are just in time!
Come and try my new dishes!
OK!
From 3 years ago,
I have come to this noodle shop for lunch every few days
Have cooked for twenty years,
I’m almost tired about it
Sometimes I will think why am I so serious about it,
the man who I cook for doesn't give me any reaction anyway
How does it taste?
The soup is great!
There’s rich vegetable flavor that’s good
But if you put some dry mushroom, it will be better
And the pickle you chose is quite nice
Great, I knew it was right to ask you
I love getting these kinds of advice
Agree!
There is no achievement with cooking for
the man who always say “not bad”
What did Mr. Chen say?
Except “Not bad, not bad, not bad, not bad,”
what else do you think he would say?
Well, sometimes people don’t know what they’ve got until they lose it
You’re right! Let him lose it!
What?
From today, I’m going to stop cooking
Mrs. Chen, don't take it seriously!
One Home-made Noodle, please
Ok
You know, I saw Mr. Chen that day,
and I realized what the phrase “lose your mind” really means
Let me tell you,
even he came back to home,
he was still in shock
Mrs. Chen,
I feel so sorry for Mr. Chen to end up like this
No need to apologize
He’s the one who should be sorry
He said he expected my cooking when he proposed to me
but now he is acting like it doesn’t matter to him
I’ve dated with three…
I’ve dated with two
You lie.
So when his mother knew that I couldn’t cook, she frowned at me
But I just haven’t learned how to yet
Please do
I want to eat your dishes after you learn to cook
So, are we going to get married?
From then on, I started to learn cooking
from my mom,
my mother-in-law,
asked the neighbors
found the recipe
Braised Tofu with Ground Pork,
Cabbage Roll,
Braised Pork Belly,
Sichuan Peppercorn Chicken etc.
all of these are becoming my signature dish
Although I have been cooking for so many years
I don’t know why,
I always thought of that
“Triple Chop Minced Pork Noodles”
Hey, you’re back
Hmm
Have you eaten dinner yet?
Already ate
…why do you suddenly not want to cook?
Hmm, not exactly
So…?
It’s not a problem for me to cook
But tell me once again,
the words you said when you proposed to me
Maybe, I just want to go back to that time,
I just want him to pay me the compliments
It’s Yummy!
Where will we have dinner tonight?
Tonight, I will cook dinner for us
You? You cook?
I stared at him while he cooked for me, reminded me that for the past 20 years,
he always came back on time for dinner unless he was really busy
But, I am so tired of cooking
Isn’t he tired of tasting my dishes?
“Triple Chop Minced Pork Noodles”
Yes, how does it taste?
Not bad!
But the egg was overcooked
The flavor I thought it can’t be duplicated,
but now he actually did it
For 20 years,
he has never said that he was sick of my cooking
Is this a kind of romance?
It’s not bad for you to cook
But I still…
want to eat your dishes
Since the last time you said it…
I want to eat your dishes after you learn to cook
I have been cooking for you more than 20 years
I will cook the noodle for you again when you are tired
Mmm, I've got goosebumps
So I have to cook for him for another 20 years…
What can I do
If your food is seasoned with the same mood,
no matter what dishes you make,
the taste of love wouldn’t change a bit
It’s been seasoned with love for 20 years
there’s no dazzling knife skills,
no complicated cooking techniques,
from start to finish
just one bowl of Minced Pork Noodles, simple yet impressive
Hi
Is this seat taken?
Well, I guess
Mr. Chen has successfully proposed to his wife
Have a seat
Uni Noodle. Flavoured by Moods.
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