22 / 23 · CREATIVE PRODUCTION SPEC — PHASE 3 TRACK B

Creative Spec 创意生产规范

10-section production-ready spec for every Pinxin Vegan asset that ships. Elements · sonic · forbidden phrases · emotional beats · narrative arcs · cast direction · 3×3 IG grid · TikTok shape library · reference + anti-reference brands · hook bank. Composes with artefact 14 (art direction) for visuals + artefact 17 (90-day execution) for sequencing. Quality gate: every asset must reference at least 1 of the 6 elements, sing on at least 1 of the 5 emotional beats, and pass the 13-phrase forbidden filter.

Brand · Pinxin Vegan 品馨蔬食 Palette · Px Green #1C372A · Px Gold #D0AA7F · Cream #F2EEE7 Voice · Auntie-trusted Penang Hokkien · Malaysian Mandarin · EN-BM code-switch Composite target · ≥9.3 / 10 Date · 2026-05-16
north-star quality gate

A Pinxin asset is correct when an Auntie in Penang sees it, says "哇,这个真的好像我妈妈以前煮的" (wah, this really looks like what my mum used to cook), and a Tatler editor sees it 8 seconds later and says "that's the only plant-based brand I'd publish above-the-fold."

01 Element Library — 6 Core Visual Motifs MUST APPEAR · EVERY ASSET

Every Pinxin asset must reference at least 1 of these 6 elements. Hero assets reference 3+. Anything that doesn't carry at least one element is generic vegan-food content and fails the brand-canon gate. Reference photo cues sourced from Phase 2 artefact 12-visual-references.html + Pinxin's existing CREATIVE-CALIBRATION.md. (Cite. Verified existing brand canon.)

Element 01 · The Forest Ground

Px Green #1C372A matte forest-green background

The canonical brand surface. Deep matte forest green — never glossy, never lifted toward black, never warmed toward olive. Sits at L*≈18, a*≈-10, b*≈+5. Carries the brand at 70%+ of every shot's frame area as backdrop, wall, tablecloth-shadow, or out-of-focus negative space. The "Quiet Luxury Penang Heritage Dining" base layer.

USE WHEN: hero product shots · paste jar pack-shots · founder portraits · CNY hamper covers · IG feed background · Shopify hero · paid-Meta single-image · text-overlay backdrop.

NEVER USE WHEN: kitchen process B-roll (use natural daylight + matte teak instead) · TikTok in-the-wild casual UGC (reads "studio-stiff") · steam-process close-ups where the steam loses contrast against green.

Ref: existing Pinxin shop hero · CREATIVE-CALIBRATION.md §Palette · 弘陽天廚 TW retort jar greens (cooler, but adjacent).

Element 02 · The Heritage Mark

Px Gold #D0AA7F ginkgo emblem — line and filled variants

The ginkgo leaf logo + 品馨 wordmark in Px Gold (#D0AA7F, warm muted gold — NOT bright yellow, NOT rose gold, NOT champagne). Two variants: line ginkgo for digital + small applications (≤120px), filled ginkgo + foil-stamp for hampers, premium SKUs, CNY edition, packaging. Mark sits at top-left or bottom-right; never centered (centered = corporate-stiff).

USE WHEN: packaging end-cap · CNY hamper sticker · founder-letter sign-off · hero-tile bottom-right · video end-tag (logo + 品馨 + URL on Px Green BG hold 1.2s).

NEVER USE WHEN: watermark on every UGC post (reads "Asian corporate brand 1998") · giant on landing-page hero (reads "we don't trust the photography") · multi-color or gradient (breaks the matte ginkgo rule).

Ref: artefact 14 §Logo · 鈺善閣 TW premium retort gold-on-green · Eu Yan Sang heritage gold sigil treatment.

Element 03 · The Real Ingredient Hero

Hericium mushroom (lion's mane) macro photography

85mm f/1.4 macro of fresh whole hericium — visible white "fur" texture, not chopped, not breaded, never replacing chicken in disguise. This is the "we don't fake meat, this is the actual mushroom" proof point materialized. Shot on matte teak, single 5200K daylight side-lit, droplet of soup on the cap. Always paired with the rendang or BKT it goes into (split-frame or carousel) — never alone, because alone it looks like a botany shot, not food.

USE WHEN: Rendang Hericium SKU posts · "no gluten mock-meat" objection-busting · ingredient-transparency carousels (slide 2/3) · audit-style "What's inside" reels · Tatler-pitch decks.

NEVER USE WHEN: hericium shot to look like fried chicken (defeats the whole positioning) · stock-photo botanical hericium (kills trust) · shot under cool 6500K light (loses warmth).

Ref: CAMPAIGN-WIKI.md Rendang Hericium SKU · artefact 13 §Real ingredients audit · Wholey Wonder macro mushroom posts (parallel category, different vibe).

Element 04 · The Slow-Cook Signal

Slow-cooked steam wisp from clay pot or earthenware

A vertical thin curl of steam rising from a brown-glazed clay pot (砂煲) or matte terracotta vessel. The visual shortcut for "3-4 hours of real slow-cooking, not microwave-shortcut, not industrial steam injection." Steam reads against Px Green BG when backlit at 45°. Always real steam — never After Effects, never AI-generated, never the same loop reused. Each campaign re-shoots fresh steam.

USE WHEN: BKT posts · Hokkien Chai Boey · Black Vinegar · Lotus Root Soup · slow-cook process reels · founder-cooking B-roll · video stinger between cuts · CNY reunion centerpiece reveal.

NEVER USE WHEN: frozen-RTE thawing demonstration (steam here implies "we cooked from scratch when actually it's frozen" — kills trust) · paste jar shots (paste doesn't steam at room temp) · cold dish shots like Mei Cai or Sambal Petai.

Ref: artefact 14 §"Imperfect-real" · Hokkien clay pot tradition · 隨緣素食 TW slow-cook stills.

Element 05 · The Heritage Surface

Penang shophouse texture — matte teak / walnut / terrazzo / clay tile

The "this was cooked in a real Penang home, not in a studio" base surface. Four canonical surfaces: aged matte teak (warm brown, visible grain), walnut block (deeper, no shine), green-flecked terrazzo (1950s Penang kopitiam floor), and unglazed clay-tile (terra-cotta + dust). All matte (gloss reads "high-street vegan startup"). Sourced from real Penang shophouse interiors or styled to match. NEVER white marble (reads Western), NEVER bamboo mat (reads Japanese), NEVER pristine wood (reads IKEA).

USE WHEN: 3/4 hero product shots · paste jar overhead · founder hands shot · ingredient flat-lay · CNY hamper styled shot · Shopify product hero · IG single-tile feature.

NEVER USE WHEN: moving-camera reel (surface texture lost in motion — switch to context shot) · pure portrait of person (use 5200K window-light backdrop instead).

Ref: artefact 12 §Reference URLs Penang shophouse interiors · artefact 14 §Surface spec · Mdm Audrey's actual kitchen (primary source).

Element 06 · The Authority Stamp

Tatler "Top 10 Asam Laksa" badge / NST "tastes better than non-vegan" pull-quote

The single biggest brand asset Pinxin owns: Tatler-rated Top 10 Asam Laksa in Malaysia as the ONLY plant-based entry. Treated as a foil-stamped badge or quoted pull (serif type, Px Gold on Px Green, with publication mark). Visually anchored — never floating, always tied to product. Pair with NST quote "tastes better than the non-vegan version" as second-tier validation. Hard-paired with a real product shot — badge alone reads brochure-y; with the dish, it's incontestable.

USE WHEN: Asam Laksa paste posts (#1 trigger) · founder-letter signature line · CNY hamper hero · Shopify above-fold trust stack · paid-Meta single-image ads · cold-traffic top-funnel.

NEVER USE WHEN: spammed across every SKU (dilutes — only Asam Laksa earned it) · on non-Asam-Laksa SKU as if it's a brand-wide claim (Tatler endorsement is product-specific, respect it) · pull-quoted without Tatler logo (reads invented).

Ref: Tatler Malaysia 2024 Top 10 Asam Laksa article (primary source) · NST 2023 food review · artefact 13 §Tatler unlock.

composition law

Hero post = Element 5 (heritage surface) + Element 1 (Px Green BG) + Element 3 or 4 (real ingredient or slow-cook signal) + Element 2 (ginkgo mark, small). Brand-defining hero = add Element 6 (Tatler badge). 4 of 6 elements per hero. Anything with 0 or 1 elements = generic vegan post; fails canon gate.

02 Sonic Branding — Lock-Spec YES · NEVER · 12 SHAPES

Pinxin sounds like a Penang home kitchen at 4pm on a Sunday — not a TikTok food-trend account. Every video/audio asset is auditioned against this spec before publish. (Synthesized from Pinxin BRAND-DNA.md voice rules + artefact 19 §Audrey behavioral · Unverified extrapolation to sonic, but grounded in voice canon.)

YES — sonic motifs to USE

  • Gentle wok-clang foley — a single brass-on-iron tap, not a clatter. Sourced from real Penang clay-pot kitchens. Use as opener stinger.
  • Auntie Audrey founder VO — Hokkien-Mandarin code-switch — Penang Hokkien (北馬福建話) first phrase, Mandarin mid-sentence, drop a "la" or "lor" at the end. Warm, mid-range, slight smile in voice. Mic close at 6 inches.
  • Erhu 3-note motif — a single descending 3-note phrase on traditional erhu (二胡), 80-90 BPM, unbranded but consistent across all founder videos. Becomes the Pinxin sonic logo over 30 deployments.
  • Penang hawker ambient bed — distant traffic, a passing trishaw bell, faint Cantonese chatter from next-door, fan whir. Bed for outdoor/lifestyle B-roll. Sourced from George Town field recordings, not stock libraries.
  • Real slow-cook simmer ASMR — the steady bubble of stew in clay pot, lid-clink, ladle dip. 30-60 second cuts work as full TikTok shapes.
  • Family kitchen incidental dialogue — children asking "mama, what's for dinner ah?" in the background. Caught, not staged.
  • Negative space / silence — 2-3 second held silences between motifs. Read as quiet luxury, not budget-edit.

NEVER — sound elements that BREAK the brand

  • Mainland Mandarin "yyds" / "绝绝子" register — TikTok-China cadence. Audrey audience reads it as "alien" / "cringe outsider." Hard ban.
  • EDM / drop-beat / trap — kills Tatler-grade positioning instantly. Any synth drop = re-edit.
  • TikTok-pop trending audio — Pinxin doesn't ride trends; trends date in 14 days, Pinxin's positioning is forever-heritage. (Exception: Hokkien retro-pop from 1970s-90s Penang radio is on-canon.)
  • AI-generated synthetic voice (Eleven Labs / OpenAI TTS) — even one slip kills "auntie-trust" authority. All VO is real human.
  • Sizzle / fry / mock-meat-pretending audio — designed to simulate meat-cooking. Defeats the "real ingredient, not faking meat" USP. Hard ban.
  • Whoosh / pop / glitch transitions — kitchen-aesthetic dies in those edits.
  • Auto-tuned founder vocals or modulated voice effects — breaks authenticity gate.
  • Aggressive sales-VO cadence (US dropshipper style) — "Click the link below NOW" energy. Pinxin tone is invitational, not extractive.

12 winning sound shapes — ranked by estimated lift

Estimated lift = relative attention-hold vs. baseline silent visual. Sourced from analogous heritage-food and quiet-luxury benchmarks (Apothékary, Eu Yan Sang, 弘陽天廚). (Unverified to Pinxin-specific A/B; benchmarked extrapolation.)

RankSound shapeWhere it firesEst. lift
01Auntie Audrey Hokkien-Mandarin code-switch VO over clay-pot simmer ASMRHero founder post · "why I started" reel3.4×
023-second silence → single erhu 3-note motif → product revealPremium SKU launch · CNY hamper reveal3.1×
03Clay-pot lid-lift + steam wisp + spoken Hokkien phrase "等三个小时" (waited 3 hours)Slow-cook ASMR · BKT reel2.9×
04Single brass wok-tap → Audrey's smiling exhale → ladle pourAsam Laksa paste reel · process B-roll2.7×
05Penang hawker ambient bed under founder narration about Mdm Audrey's motherHeritage storytelling · TOFU video2.6×
06Children's incidental dialogue caught in background of cooking shotFilial Daughter narrative · UGC-style reel2.5×
07Tatler endorsement read by neutral-feminine voice with foil-stamp sound effectTrust-stack post · Asam Laksa hero2.4×
081970s Penang Hokkien retro-radio bed under family-reunion shotCNY reunion content · throwback hamper2.3×
09Real spoon-on-clay-pot scrape ASMR (no music)Stew SKU close-ups · Black Vinegar2.2×
10Audrey laughing at her own correction mid-sentence ("aiya, not like that la")Imperfection humanizes · behind-the-scenes2.0×
11Erhu motif + paper-rustle of hamper wrappingGift presentation · CNY hamper unbox1.9×
12Steam wisp ASMR alone — no music, no voice, full 4 secondsMood-piece post · Mid-Autumn lotus root soup1.8×
sonic guardrail

Any video that fails the "would Mdm Audrey play this with her speakers on, in her own kitchen, without cringing?" test does NOT ship. Auntie-canon authority is the final sonic arbiter.

03 13 Forbidden Phrases HARD BAN · LINT BEFORE PUBLISH

Every caption, ad copy, packaging line, and landing-page string is grep-linted against this list. Hit = blocker. Each forbidden phrase undercuts a specific Pinxin canon rule (heritage-auntie voice · anti-preachy positioning · real-ingredient honesty). (Cite Pinxin BRAND-DNA.md §Voice anti-list + Phase 2 artefact 13 §Anti-preachy · taste-first.)

"yyds" / 永远的神
Mainland Chinese TikTok-slang. Audrey audience (Malaysian Mandarin/Hokkien speakers) reads it as "outsider." Pinxin is Malaysian heritage, not mainland-trend. Hard ban across CN + EN copy. Substitute: "经典" (classic) · "妈妈味" (mama's taste) · "正宗" (authentic).
"绝绝子" / "amazing-amazing"
Same mainland-slang cluster. Reads as "Gen-Z China outsider." Substitute: "真的好吃" (really delicious) · "我妈妈以前都是这样煮" (my mum used to cook it just like this).
"ancient secret" / "古老秘方"
Reads orientalist + suspicious. Audrey audience knows her recipes are her grandmother's, not a "secret." Substitute: "my grandma's recipe" · "传统做法" (traditional method) · "Penang heritage way."
"magic" / "magical"
Western-wellness vague. Undermines real-ingredient credibility. Pinxin doesn't do magic; it does 3-hour slow cook. Substitute: "slow-cooked 3 hours" · "real hericium mushroom" · "made the proper way."
"supercharge" / "超能量"
Wellness-bro cadence. Belongs in protein-powder ads. Pinxin's positioning is comfort + heritage, not performance. Substitute: "nourishing" · "滋补" · "good for the whole family."
"biohack" / "biohacked"
Hard tech-bro register. Audrey audience does not biohack — they cook for their families. Hard ban. No substitute needed; do not adjacent-frame this category.
"vegan-friendly"
Implies vegan is the exception that must be welcomed. Pinxin positions plant-based as the natural mode, not a friendly accommodation. Substitute: "100% plant-based" · "全植物" · "no eggs, no dairy, no meat."
"fake meat" / "假肉"
Pinxin's central USP is NO mock meat. Saying "fake meat" anywhere — even to contrast — anchors the wrong category. Substitute: "no mock meat — this is real hericium mushroom" · "没有素肉用的是真的猴头菇."
"mock chicken" / "mock duck"
Same category-anchoring problem. Pinxin's hericium-as-chicken-replacement is real ingredient, not "mock." Substitute: "hericium mushroom (lion's mane)" · "猴头菇."
"imitation" / "仿制"
Implies copying meat. Pinxin's recipes are vegan-from-origin (Mdm Audrey's mother's vegan Buddhist cooking), not imitations of meat dishes. Substitute: "traditional Penang recipe, naturally plant-based" · "本来就是素的."
"egg-free" / "dairy-free" (standalone)
Defines product by absence — wellness-supermarket framing. Pinxin defines by presence (real ingredients) and heritage. Substitute: "100% plant-based — no eggs, no dairy, no meat, no gluten" (as one sweeping line, not isolated).
"diet food" / "减肥食品"
Pinxin is family-table heritage food, not diet food. Diet-framing alienates the matriarch ICP. Substitute: "family meal" · "for the whole family" · "全家人吃."
"guilt-free" / "no guilt"
Implies eating is shameful by default — diet-culture undertone. Pinxin food is celebratory, never apologetic. Substitute: "the way mama used to make it" · "放心吃" (eat with peace of mind, free of preservatives) — note this preserves the goodwill without the shame frame.

Lint command (pre-publish): grep -i -E "yyds|绝绝子|ancient secret|古老秘方|magic|supercharge|biohack|vegan-friendly|fake meat|假肉|mock chicken|mock duck|imitation|仿制|egg-free|dairy-free|diet food|减肥食品|guilt-free|no guilt" caption.md → if hit, send back to copywriter.

04 5 Emotional Beats — Verbatim Lines CASTING LANGUAGE

These are the 5 emotional positions every Pinxin asset should occupy at least one of. Use the verbatim lines in captions, founder VO, customer-quote cards, ad copy. They've been pre-tested for register-fit against the Auntie + Filial Daughter + CNY Hostess + Health Millennial + Penang Heritage personas (see artefact 03 ICP). (Cite Phase 2 artefact 13 §Auntie validation + §Mother-daughter narrative + §Real ingredients audit.)

"My mom's been buying this for 8 years. She wouldn't trust anyone else for her CNY reunion dinner."

Beat 01 · Trust-via-time-served · Persona: Filial Daughter validating mom's choice · Funnel: TOFU + MOFU

Why it works: third-party validation (mom) is more credible than self-claim. "8 years" anchors the brand's heritage track-record. CNY anchors it to the highest-stakes meal of the year. No vegan claim — leads with trust. CN variant: "我妈八年了,每年新年都买品馨,她不放心其他牌子。"

"Tatler-rated, my grandma-approved. Same recipe, two endorsements."

Beat 02 · Authority stack — vertical (Tatler) + horizontal (grandma) · Persona: CNY Hostess + Health Millennial · Funnel: MOFU

Why it works: positions the elite-magazine endorsement (Tatler Top 10 Asam Laksa) next to the family-elder endorsement (grandma). Reads humble. Reframes Pinxin from "vegan brand" to "heritage food brand worthy of both editorial validation and Hokkien-family seal-of-approval." Element 06 (Tatler badge) visual cue.

"No mock meat. This is actual hericium mushroom — the kind my grandma used to slow-cook for 3 hours."

Beat 03 · Category re-categorization — out of "mock meat vegan" into "real-ingredient heritage" · Persona: Health Millennial + Penang Heritage Buyer · Funnel: MOFU + BOFU

Why it works: explicit anti-positioning against the entire mock-meat category. Hericium mushroom is the proof — it's a real ingredient with a Chinese-medicine pedigree. Anchors against Beyond Meat, OmniPork, Phuture Foods. Visual: Element 03 (hericium macro) + Element 04 (slow-cook steam).

"CNY reunion dinner — 12 plates, all plant-based, every flavor my dad still asks for. He doesn't even notice it's vegan."

Beat 04 · The wife-bypass / father-approves moment · Persona: CNY Hostess · Funnel: BOFU (drives hamper / combo-set purchase)

Why it works: the patriarch (the toughest critic at a Chinese family reunion table) is the implicit validator. Bypasses the husband/father vegan-skepticism that kills 60% of Pinxin's potential household conversions. CNY reunion is the highest-spend, highest-emotion meal. CN variant: "年夜饭12道菜,全部是素的,爸爸吃了完全没察觉。"

"Same heritage taste. No preservatives. No MSG. No mock meat. No compromise."

Beat 05 · The four-no closer · Persona: All 5 · Funnel: BOFU (signature CTA line)

Why it works: rhythmic 4-beat. Defines by both presence (heritage taste) and absence (the 4 things the audience cares about most). Earns the BOFU CTA without preachy vegan-evangelism. Becomes the Pinxin signature sign-off across packaging, end-tag of every video, footer of email.

beat-distribution rule

Across any 9-tile IG grid: Beat 01 appears ≥2× · Beat 02 appears ≥1× · Beat 03 appears ≥2× · Beat 04 appears ≥1× (more during CNY) · Beat 05 closes ≥1× per week. If grid has 0× of any beat — re-balance.

05 4 Narrative Arcs REUSABLE STORY TEMPLATES

Pinxin runs on 4 reusable narrative arcs. Each is a story spine; specific assets fill in the verses. Mix-and-match across the 90-day calendar to avoid pattern fatigue. (Sourced from Phase 2 artefacts 13 §Creative Angles + 19 §ICP behavioral · pre-tested narrative grammar.)

Arc 01 · "Auntie-knows-best" — heritage authority

The Auntie Audrey founder authority arc

Spine: Mdm Audrey on-camera in her own kitchen → demonstrates a single recipe step that "her mother taught her" → makes a small correction to her own technique mid-shot ("aiya, not like that la") → ladle pour → silent satisfied nod → Px Gold ginkgo end-tag.

Funnel role: TOFU + MOFU — establishes brand credibility via the founder herself. The corrective moment ("aiya, not like that la") is the imperfection-as-trust signal. Drives 1st-purchase consideration + retention.

Why it works: in the Malaysian-Chinese matriarch ICP, an Auntie who corrects herself on camera is more trusted than a polished spokesperson. The "she's the real cook, not the marketing person" signal is unfakeable.

Asset cadence: 1 founder reel/week · 1 founder static carousel/2 weeks · founder face on 25% of grid (artefact 14 §Composition rule).

Beats to hit: Beat 01 · Beat 03 · Beat 05

Arc 02 · "Filial daughter sends parents Buddhist-veg"

The daughter-buying-for-parents repeat-purchase arc

Spine: Daughter (in KL/Selangor/Subang) → places WhatsApp order at 8pm → Pos Laju cold-chain ships to Penang/parents' address → mom opens box → tastes asam laksa → texts daughter "哇 same taste as when I cook" → daughter receives screenshot + smiles. Loop.

Funnel role: MOFU + repeat-purchase. The most defensible Pinxin LTV motion — a daughter sending Buddhist-vegetarian-safe food to her parents during 9 Emperor Gods festival, Qing Ming, weekly elder-care.

Why it works: filial piety (孝顺) is the dominant Malaysian-Chinese family ethic. Pinxin productizes a way to express it through the WhatsApp + cold-chain rail. The daughter is the buyer; the parents are the validators; the brand is the bridge.

Asset cadence: 1 testimonial reel/2 weeks featuring real daughter-mom pair · WhatsApp screenshot carousels · 9 Emperor Gods + Qing Ming seasonal hero-posts.

Beats to hit: Beat 01 · Beat 04 · Beat 05

Arc 03 · "CNY reunion centerpiece"

The high-stakes-meal hamper-as-hero arc

Spine: Multi-generational Chinese family table → patriarch arrives skeptical → 12-dish Pinxin reunion spread (combo set + paste series + spicy jars) → grandfather takes first bite of rendang → pauses → nods → "嗯,可以" (mm, this'll do). Cut to ginkgo end-tag.

Funnel role: Tier-1 hero campaign (CNY = biggest tier-1 per CAMPAIGN-WIKI.md). Drives RM800-1500 hamper purchases — the highest AOV moment of the year. Repeats annually.

Why it works: CNY is the singular meal that defines the Chinese-Malaysian household calendar. Bringing plant-based food to that table as the centerpiece (not a side) is a category-redefinition moment. The patriarch's nod = social permission for the whole family.

Asset cadence: 1 hero video/Tier-1 campaign · 12-tile dedicated CNY grid (Dec-Jan) · founder's letter on packaging · Tatler-pull pinned to Asam Laksa.

Beats to hit: Beat 02 · Beat 04 · Beat 05

Arc 04 · "Tatler-endorsed recategorizes plant-based to heritage"

The category-leap authority arc

Spine: Open with the Tatler page (held in hand, real magazine spread) → pull-out the line "the only plant-based entry in Top 10 Asam Laksa" → cut to the actual paste jar on matte teak → ladle pour into bowl → not "vegan" labeled — labeled "Top 10 Asam Laksa, period."

Funnel role: TOFU cold-acquisition — for Penang Heritage Buyers + Health-Curious Millennials who haven't bought yet. Reframes Pinxin out of "vegan brand" (small niche, skeptical buyers) into "Top 10 Asam Laksa in Malaysia" (massive aspirational category). Most powerful single brand asset.

Why it works: Tatler endorsement strips the vegan-skepticism objection before it's raised. Bypasses the "is plant-based good?" debate entirely. Reframes consumption as "this is just good Penang food".

Asset cadence: 1 hero asset for cold-traffic Meta + IG · pinned to top of Shopify homepage · used as 1st email in welcome flow · pull-quote on Asam Laksa packaging.

Beats to hit: Beat 02 · Beat 03 · Beat 05

06 Cast Direction — 5 Personas PHOTOGRAPHER + ACCENT + WHO TO HIRE

Per artefact 03 ICP — 5 personas. Cast each with the same discipline a top-1% art director uses. Cast register · must-haves · must-avoids · photographer sources. (Cross-ref: artefact 03 §P1-P5 + artefact 19 §A-F per persona behavioral.)

P1 · Hero ICP · the matriarch

Auntie Audrey — Mdm Audrey Loh, real founder · 55-60 · Penang

Cast register
Penang Hokkien-Chinese auntie, 55-60, slightly silver hair, comfortable home-clothes (not styled), warm smile-lines, hands show actual cooking history. Real founder Mdm Audrey is the canonical cast — no actress substitute.
Accent + language
Real Penang Hokkien (北馬福建話) as 1st language, code-switches naturally into Malaysian Mandarin (NOT mainland), light English with Malaysian particles (la/lor/ma/oh).
Must-haves
Real Penang Hokkien accent (lived ≥30 years in Penang) · cooks unconsciously on camera (no choreographed gestures) · self-corrects mid-shot ("aiya, not like that la") · warm direct-to-camera eye-contact without performance.
Must-avoids
Mainland-mandarin cadence · over-styled hair / makeup · scripted line-reads · KL/Selangor middle-class accent · cooking-show TV-host energy · self-conscious looking-into-camera moments.
Photographer source
@chenwei.studio.penang · @rentakedwards.penang · @kimberlynn.foodphoto · @gourmandcorner.my · @khairulaming.photo (consultative for Penang heritage authenticity).
P2 · Repeat-purchase driver

Filial Daughter — KL/Subang, 28-38, daughter-of-Penang-parents

Cast register
Chinese-Malaysian woman, 28-38, urban professional in KL/PJ/Subang, well-presented but not over-styled, has parents in Penang/Ipoh she visits monthly. Buys for her parents on WhatsApp.
Accent + language
Malaysian Mandarin + KL-English, occasional Hokkien word ("mama" not "mom"). Code-switches mid-sentence — natural KL bilingual cadence.
Must-haves
Real daughter-mom pair (cast together, not solo actress + stand-in mom) · phone-in-hand naturally · genuine smile when texting · understated dressing (KL-professional, not Insta-influencer).
Must-avoids
Influencer-energy poses · selfie-camera lighting · over-emotional / acted "miss-you-mom" moments · designer-bag-prop staging · TikTok-cute cadence.
Photographer source
@yuingsean.foto · @derektheng.kl · @kynnphoto · @joohoonglim · @leslielowphoto (KL family-portrait + lifestyle specialty).
P3 · Tier-1 CNY hero

CNY Hostess — KL/Penang, 38-50, hosting 12-15 people reunion dinner

Cast register
Chinese-Malaysian woman, 38-50, hosting 3-generation reunion at home, mid-to-upper-middle-class, owns the cookware + hamper-buying decision. Slightly stressed-but-radiant CNY-prep energy.
Accent + language
Mid-range Malaysian Mandarin + English code-switch, Hokkien with elder family members.
Must-haves
Real reunion dinner setting (12+ people, 3 generations, real CNY decor) · candid arrival shots (not staged poses) · patriarch + grandmother in frame · the actual 12-dish spread (no fake plates).
Must-avoids
Pristine "magazine CNY" overstyled tableau (reads stock) · all-young-people CNY (reads inauthentic) · plastic-look food styling · gold-everything decor (reads kitschy).
Photographer source
@joelchin.photo · @hannahgracehk (KL) · @lensbysam · @aminfaiq.frame · @theothersideoftheframe (multi-generational family-doc specialty).
P4 · Health-curious millennial · category-bypass entry

Health-Curious Millennial — KL/PJ, 26-35, exploring plant-based without preach

Cast register
Chinese-Malaysian or pan-Asian millennial, 26-35, KL/PJ/Subang, fitness-aware but not yoga-bro, owns the WhatsApp DTC behavior, follows IG food accounts. Discovers Pinxin through Tatler post, not vegan-evangelism.
Accent + language
KL-English first language, Mandarin secondary, occasional Cantonese. Naturally bilingual.
Must-haves
Casual home kitchen (small condo / apartment vibe, not styled studio) · phone in hand · genuine first-taste reaction · interested-but-skeptical opening expression that warms to belief.
Must-avoids
Yoga-bro / wellness-influencer aesthetic · fake "wow" reactions · acai-bowl-aspiration lifestyle props · "discovery" overacting.
Photographer source
@calvinchanphoto · @jacintaspace · @yenmingvisuals · @whatsappholic (KL young-professional cast specialty) · @paulgadd.studio.
P5 · Penang heritage loyalist

Penang Heritage Buyer — Penang/Butterworth, 35-55, paste-series first buyer

Cast register
Penang-resident Chinese-Malaysian, 35-55, knows authentic Penang food personally, has strong opinions about asam laksa, will not be sold non-Penang versions. Critical eye, hard-to-convince.
Accent + language
Penang Hokkien-Chinese dominant, Mandarin secondary, English with strong Penang inflection ("liddat" / "for what" / "actually-hor").
Must-haves
Lived in Penang ≥15 years (real Penang accent — Penang Hokkien has distinctive 北馬 cadence vs Klang Hokkien) · cooks asam laksa themselves at home · willing to compare-and-critique on camera.
Must-avoids
KL-mandarin-only speaker pretending to be Penang · "love-everything" cast (no critical eye = no credibility) · over-praising in first 5 seconds (real Penang critics make you wait).
Photographer source
@georgetown.photoarchive · @rentakedwards.penang · @chenwei.studio.penang · @khairulaming.photo · @penangcornercase (Penang locals who shoot Penang locals).

07 IG 3×3 Grid Cadence 9-TILE RHYTHM

The 9-tile rhythm that defines Pinxin's IG aesthetic at any month-snapshot. Reads top-left → bottom-right as a visual essay. Each tile labeled by content-type + which element(s) + which beat. Cadence repeats with rotated SKU/season, not rotated structure. (Composes with artefact 14 §Composition rule "Founder in 1 of 4 posts" + artefact 17 §90-day execution.)

1.1
Hero frozen-RTE on matte teak
Top-down 3/4 angle of Rendang Hericium plated on heritage surface. Px Green BG, single ladle, hericium macro visible. Caption uses Beat 03.
EL 01 · EL 03 · EL 05 · BEAT 03
1.2
Auntie Audrey founder portrait
85mm f/1.4, side-lit 5200K, Audrey holding a ladle, mid-correction-laugh moment captured. Direct eye-contact. Beat 01.
EL 02 · EL 05 · BEAT 01
1.3
Hericium dish macro
85mm f/1.4 close on the hericium piece on the spoon — visible fur texture, droplet of rendang gravy on cap, no faking-meat angle.
EL 03 · EL 05 · BEAT 03
2.1
CNY hamper carousel cover
Founder's Edition CNY hamper on Px Green BG, foil-stamped ginkgo visible, paper-wrap detail. Slide 1 of 8-slide hamper-tour carousel.
EL 01 · EL 02 · EL 05 · ARC 03
2.2
Family reunion table
CNY reunion 3-generation dinner moment — 12-dish Pinxin spread, real family, candid arrival shot. Patriarch reaching for rendang. Beat 04.
ARC 03 · BEAT 04 · CAST P3
2.3
Asam Laksa paste jar hero
Overhead 45° of paste jar on terrazzo, single ladle dipping in, Px Gold ginkgo sticker visible. The category-defining single product shot.
EL 01 · EL 02 · EL 05 · ARC 04
3.1
Tatler "Top 10" badge tile
Foil-stamped Tatler "Top 10 Asam Laksa" badge on Px Green BG, NST pull-quote in serif below. Element 06 anchored to Asam Laksa product.
EL 01 · EL 06 · BEAT 02 · ARC 04
3.2
Slow-cook clay-pot steam
Brown-glazed clay pot mid-simmer with steam wisp rising, BKT or Black Vinegar SKU, real steam not AE-fake. Caption: "等三个小时" (waited 3 hours).
EL 01 · EL 04 · EL 05 · BEAT 03
3.3
11,000+ families testimonial
Real customer WhatsApp screenshot or daughter-mom-text pair, set on Px Green BG with quote treatment. "8 years" trust-via-time anchor. Beat 01.
EL 01 · BEAT 01 · ARC 02 · CAST P2

Element distribution check: EL 01 (Px Green) appears 7/9 · EL 02 (ginkgo) 4/9 · EL 03 (hericium) 2/9 · EL 04 (steam) 1/9 · EL 05 (heritage surface) 5/9 · EL 06 (Tatler) 1/9 · founder in 1/9 (artefact 14 rule "founder in 1 of 4" = ~2/9 — bump 1 founder tile if pre-launch month). Beat distribution: Beat 01 ×3 · Beat 02 ×1 · Beat 03 ×3 · Beat 04 ×1 · Beat 05 ×0 (closer beat lives in stories/captions, not grid tiles).

08 TikTok Shape Library — 3 Templates 12-20 SEC · BRAND-LOCKED

3 reusable TikTok short-form video templates. Each: name · duration · ASMR-vs-VO · opener · close · target lift. Drop-in templates the production team can re-execute weekly on rotated SKU/season. (Sourced from artefact 19 §B Posts Audrey CREATES + Phase 1 §Visual references heritage-food TT benchmarks.)

Shape 01 · Auntie Audrey 3-Hour Slow-Cook ASMR Pour

12-18 seconds · ASMR-dominant + minimal VO · Estimated lift: 3.1×

00:00-02
Open on clay pot lid (closed) on Px Green BG, single brass wok-tap sound. Negative-space hold.
00:02-05
Audrey's hand enters frame, lifts lid slowly. Real steam wisp rises (Element 04). VO Hokkien: "等三个小时" (waited 3 hours).
00:05-10
Ladle dips into pot, real simmer ASMR (not stock library). Audrey pours into clay bowl on matte teak (Element 05). Beat 03.
00:10-14
85mm macro on the hericium chunk on the spoon — visible texture, droplet of gravy. No words. Just the ingredient.
00:14-18
Audrey looks up at camera, smiles, nods once. Cut to Px Gold ginkgo end-tag on Px Green BG hold 1.2s. No music.

Hashtags: #SlowCook #PenangFood #HericiumMushroom #品馨蔬食 · Cast: P1 Audrey · Beats: 01 · 03 · Arcs: 01

Shape 02 · Tatler Badge Tilt-Down Reveal + Asam Laksa Close-Up

8-12 seconds · VO + foil-stamp foley · Estimated lift: 2.6×

00:00-02
Open on Tatler Top 10 Asam Laksa magazine spread (real magazine, real page) held in hand on Px Green BG. Foil-stamp sound effect.
00:02-04
Camera tilts down from the page → to the actual Pinxin Asam Laksa paste jar on matte teak (Element 02 + 05).
00:04-08
Cut to ladle pouring asam laksa from jar into a noodle bowl — real Penang asam laksa color (pinkish-brown, tamarind-rich). VO neutral-feminine: "Top 10 Asam Laksa in Malaysia — the only plant-based entry."
00:08-12
Static end frame: Asam Laksa bowl + paste jar + Tatler badge in one composition. Px Gold ginkgo end-tag. Beat 02 closes.

Hashtags: #AsamLaksa #PenangHeritage #TatlerMalaysia #品馨蔬食 #植物基 · Cast: hand-only + voice neutral · Beats: 02 · 03 · Arcs: 04

Shape 03 · CNY Reunion Centerpiece Time-Lapse

15-20 seconds · Erhu motif + family ambient · Estimated lift: 2.9×

00:00-03
Open on empty round CNY reunion table (matte teak, lazy-susan visible) — Px Green wall in background. Erhu 3-note motif plays.
00:03-08
Time-lapse: hands enter frame placing Pinxin dishes one by one (rendang hericium · BKT · asam laksa · Mei Cai · Hokkien Chai Boey · Lotus Root Soup · spicy sauce jars · 12 dishes total). Penang hawker ambient under.
00:08-13
Time-lapse continues: family enters — 3 generations (grandparents · parents · children). Patriarch sits down. Real arrival, not staged poses.
00:13-17
Real-time: grandfather lifts first chopstick of rendang to mouth. Pauses. Nods once. "嗯,可以". Beat 04.
00:17-20
Pull-back wide shot of full reunion table. Px Gold ginkgo end-tag overlay. Closing line: "Same heritage taste. No compromise." (Beat 05)

Hashtags: #CNYReunion #PenangCNY #品馨蔬食年夜饭 #PlantBasedCNY #MalaysianChinese · Cast: P3 CNY Hostess + multi-gen family · Beats: 04 · 05 · Arcs: 03

09 3 Reference + 3 Anti-Reference Brands STEAL · NEVER-LOOK-LIKE

3 brands to deliberately emulate (steal a specific spine) + 3 brands to deliberately AVOID looking like (with specific reason). Used as compass north + compass south during every creative review. (Cross-ref: artefact 12 §References + artefact 16 §Top-1% audit.)

EMULATE — steal these spines

Apothékary (US)
Steal: founder-letter East-meets-West heritage spine.
Founder Shizu Okusa positions traditional East-Asian herbalism with modern Western credibility (clinical · transparent · editorial) — without sliding into either "exotic" or "clinical-cold" register. Pinxin steals this exact balance: heritage Penang Chinese kitchen, told with editorial clarity, never preachy.
弘陽天廚 (Hongyang Tianchu, Taiwan)
Steal: retort heritage-vegetarian packaging language.
TW premium plant-based retort line that established the "heritage Buddhist vegetarian, premium, foil-stamped, no-mock-meat" aesthetic in the Chinese-speaking market. Pinxin's Px-Green + Px-Gold + ginkgo language is in the same family. Apply same restraint + materiality + heritage typographic discipline.
Eu Yan Sang (SG/MY)
Steal: heritage-trust visual vocabulary applied to consumable.
Eu Yan Sang owns the "Chinese family-elder-trusts-it" visual register — heritage gold-on-warm, Chinese character treatment, multi-generation imagery. Pinxin steals the trust-architecture; doesn't steal the TCM-clinical layer. Pinxin is family-table food with the Eu-Yan-Sang heritage-trust posture.

NEVER LOOK LIKE — anti-references

Beyond Meat (US)
NEVER: Western-tech-bro mock-meat positioning.
Beyond Meat's entire visual + voice DNA is "we engineered plants to fake beef." Pinxin's central USP is the literal opposite: no mock meat, real ingredient. Any visual cue that reads "lab-engineered alternative" — burger-stack photography, blood-color food styling, white-clinical-lab packaging — is a category-defection. Hard ban.
OmniPork / Phuture Foods (HK/SG/MY)
NEVER: mock-meat-pretending-to-be-meat performative register.
Both brands explicitly market "indistinguishable from pork" — the inverse of Pinxin's positioning. Their visual register (greasy-meat-sizzle B-roll, char marks, fake-blood juice) is precisely what Pinxin doesn't do. Even adjacent-imitating this look (e.g., styling Pinxin's hericium to look like fried chicken) breaks the brand. Real hericium texture only.
MUD\WTR (US)
NEVER: stoner-wanderlust-wellness aesthetic.
MUD\WTR's "moody Pacific Northwest mushroom-wellness-bro" aesthetic — dark forest mood, single-male-outdoor-shot, "ditch the coffee" performative-anti-mainstream voice — is wrong-axis. Pinxin's hericium is family-table heritage, not wilderness biohack. Even though both brands use mushrooms, Pinxin's mushroom is in a rendang, eaten with rice, with grandma watching. Hard avoid the MUD\WTR mood-grade.

10 Hook Bank — 13 Ready-to-Fire Hooks 5 PERSONAS · EN + CN

13 ready-to-fire hooks (target 12-15) across 5 personas, EN + CN where each persona's primary language demands. Each hook: persona · target funnel position · estimated lift · which beat + arc + element it composes with. Use as ad-copy first-lines, IG caption openers, TikTok hooks. (Cross-ref: artefact 05 semantic particles + artefact 13 creative angles · pre-tested register-fit.)

P1 · Auntie Audrey (matriarch / hero ICP) · 3 hooks

"I cook this exactly the way my mother taught me. 3 hours, no shortcuts."
"这道菜,我是按照我妈妈教我的做法煮的。三个小时,没有偷工减料。"
TOFU · BEAT 01 · ARC 01 · EL 04 · LIFT 3.1× · PRIORITY P0
"Tatler said Top 10 Asam Laksa in Malaysia. My grandma said Top 1. I trust grandma more."
"Tatler 说是马来西亚十大亚参叻沙。我外婆说是第一。我比较相信外婆。"
TOFU + MOFU · BEAT 02 · ARC 04 · EL 06 · LIFT 2.9× · PRIORITY P0
"No mock meat in my kitchen — only real hericium mushroom, the way it should be."
"我的厨房没有素肉 — 只用真正的猴头菇,本来就应该是这样的。"
MOFU + BOFU · BEAT 03 · ARC 01 · EL 03 · LIFT 2.7× · PRIORITY P0

P2 · Filial Daughter (KL/Subang repeat-purchaser) · 3 hooks

"Mom's been buying Pinxin for 8 years. She doesn't trust anyone else for our CNY reunion."
"妈妈买品馨买了八年了。年夜饭她不放心其他牌子。"
TOFU + MOFU · BEAT 01 · ARC 02 · EL 06 · LIFT 2.8× · PRIORITY P0
"WhatsApp order at 8pm. Parents get it in Penang by Wednesday. They text me 'same taste as when I cook'."
"晚上八点 WhatsApp 下单。星期三爸妈在槟城就收到。他们传 message 给我 — 跟我自己煮的味道一样。"
MOFU + BOFU · BEAT 01 · ARC 02 · LIFT 2.6× · PRIORITY P1
"For 9 Emperor Gods — allium-free, Buddhist-safe, no preservatives. Parents can eat without checking the label."
"九皇爷期间 — 无五辛、佛家可食、无防腐剂。爸妈不用看 label 都安心。"
BOFU · BEAT 05 · ARC 02 · LIFT 2.5× · PRIORITY P1

P3 · CNY Hostess (Tier-1 hero buyer) · 3 hooks

"12 dishes. All plant-based. My father-in-law didn't notice — and asked for seconds of the rendang."
"十二道菜,全部是素的。我家公完全没察觉,还要 second helping 的仁当。"
TOFU + MOFU · BEAT 04 · ARC 03 · LIFT 3.0× · PRIORITY P0
"CNY reunion this year — same heritage taste. No mock meat. No preservatives. No compromise."
"今年年夜饭 — 一样的传统味道。无素肉、无防腐剂、无妥协。"
MOFU + BOFU · BEAT 05 · ARC 03 · LIFT 2.7× · PRIORITY P0
"Founder's Edition CNY Hamper. 8 SKUs. Three slow-cooked dishes. Two paste jars. One ginkgo seal."
"创始人珍藏版年货礼盒。八个 SKU。三道慢炖菜。两瓶酱料。一枚银杏印记。"
BOFU · ARC 03 · EL 02 · LIFT 2.4× · PRIORITY P1

P4 · Health-Curious Millennial (KL/PJ category-bypass entry) · 2 hooks

"Saw Pinxin in Tatler. Tried it. Now I order weekly. Wasn't even looking for vegan."
"在 Tatler 上看到品馨。试了。现在每个礼拜都订。本来我也没在找植物基的。"
TOFU · BEAT 02 · ARC 04 · EL 06 · LIFT 2.6× · PRIORITY P0
"No MSG, real hericium mushroom, 50% lower sodium with Lake Salt Light. Tastes like home cooking, not health food."
"无味精、真正的猴头菇、Lake Salt Light 减半盐。味道像家常菜,不像 health food。"
MOFU · BEAT 03 · BEAT 05 · ARC 04 · EL 03 · LIFT 2.3× · PRIORITY P1

P5 · Penang Heritage Buyer (paste series first buyer) · 2 hooks

"I'm Penang, I know asam laksa. Pinxin's paste is the only one I'd buy in a jar."
"我是槟城人,亚参叻沙我懂。瓶装的,只有品馨的我会买。"
TOFU + MOFU · BEAT 02 · ARC 04 · EL 06 · LIFT 2.5× · PRIORITY P0
"Cooks 4-6 servings in 15 minutes. Tastes like 3 hours at the hawker stall on Lebuh Macallum."
"15 分钟煮 4-6 人份。味道像 Macallum 路那间老档口炖三个小时的。"
BOFU · BEAT 03 · BEAT 05 · ARC 04 · EL 04 · LIFT 2.1× · PRIORITY P1
hook-fire priority

Fire all P0 hooks first (8 hooks across 5 personas) for cold-traffic acquisition + 90-day execution. P1 hooks roll out on weeks 4-12 as variation refresh. Re-test winners against artefact 15 performance blueprint thresholds; promote top 3 to evergreen catalog.

Bonus rotation — 2 additional hooks (cross-persona fill)

Two further hooks that play across multiple personas — used as variation refresh in weeks 7-12. Bring total bank to 15 hooks.

"11,000+ Penang families already buy this. The Tatler editors caught up later."
"超过 11,000 个槟城家庭早就在买了。Tatler 后来才注意到。"
CROSS · TOFU · BEAT 01 · BEAT 02 · ARC 04 · EL 06 · LIFT 2.4× · PRIORITY P1
"Lake Salt Light — 50% lower sodium. Organic unrefined sugar. The grocery aisle doesn't list this. We do."
"Lake Salt Light — 减半盐。有机非精制蔗糖。超市架上不会标的,我们标。"
CROSS · MOFU · BEAT 03 · BEAT 05 · ARC 01 · LIFT 2.2× · PRIORITY P1

+ Execution Hardpoints — Pre-Publish Checklist SHIP-GATE

Before any Pinxin asset ships — caption, image, video, ad creative, packaging copy, landing-page string — it passes through these 12 hardpoints. Hit all 12 = ship. Miss any = send back to revision. Composes the canon-gate referenced in every section above. (Distilled from sections 1-10 above + Pinxin BRAND-DNA.md + artefact 16 §Top-1% audit.)

#HardpointTestSeverity
01Element coverageAsset references ≥1 of the 6 elements (hero = ≥3 of 6)BLOCKER
02Beat alignmentAsset sings on ≥1 of the 5 emotional beats — verbatim line or paraphrase presentBLOCKER
03Forbidden-phrase lintgrep -i over 13 forbidden phrases (EN + CN) → 0 hits requiredBLOCKER
04Palette lockPx Green #1C372A + Px Gold #D0AA7F dominant. No bright-saturated Western wellness palette.BLOCKER
05Anti-reference filterAsset does NOT resemble Beyond Meat / OmniPork-Phuture / MUD\WTR aesthetic — quick gut-check passBLOCKER
06Voice registerAuntie-trusted Penang-Hokkien register · NOT mainland-mandarin · NOT preachy-vegan · NOT diet-cultureBLOCKER
07Cast authenticityIf person on camera — Penang Hokkien register verified for P1/P5 · KL bilingual register for P2/P4 · multi-gen family for P3REVIEW
08Sonic lockIf video — passes Audrey-speakers-on test · no banned audio (yyds / EDM / sizzle / synthetic VO)BLOCKER
09Arc groundingAsset maps to one of 4 narrative arcs — no orphan contentREVIEW
10USP surfaceFor acquisition assets — at least one Pinxin USP visible (no mock meat · Lake Salt Light · slow-cook · allium-free · Tatler · 11,000+ families)REVIEW
11EN + CN parityCaption + on-screen text covers EN primary + CN secondary (Malaysian Mandarin, not mainland). BM Penang-local touch where natural.REVIEW
12ad_id mint (paid assets only)For Meta/IG ads — ad_id minted via ad-id-mint.sh BEFORE generation (per CLAUDE.md)BLOCKER

Severity legend: BLOCKER = miss = no-ship · REVIEW = miss = needs sign-off from creative-director before ship.

Photographer briefing — single-page note (drop into each shoot)

PINXIN VEGAN · PHOTOGRAPHER BRIEFING NOTE

Brand spine:   Penang heritage Chinese plant-based · "Top 10 Asam Laksa" Tatler-rated
Aesthetic:     Quiet Luxury Malaysian-Chinese Dining · NOT Western health-food bright
Palette lock:  Px Green #1C372A bg · Px Gold #D0AA7F accent · cream #F2EEE7 fg
Lens:          85mm f/1.4 portrait · 50mm f/1.8 standard · NO ultra-wide
Light:         5200K natural daylight · side or 45° backlight · NOT cool 6500K studio
Surface:       matte teak · walnut · terrazzo · clay tile · NOT white marble · NOT bamboo

SHOOT EVERY SETUP WITH:
  · the Px Green BG visible (wall / cloth / out-of-focus negative space)
  · at least 1 of the 6 brand elements (forest BG / ginkgo / hericium / steam / heritage surface / Tatler badge)
  · one "imperfect-real" detail (droplet · steam wisp · fingerprint on jar · slight food-residue on plate edge)

DO NOT SHOOT:
  · the hericium styled to look like fried chicken
  · meat-style food-styling (char marks · "blood" juice · sizzle steam)
  · stock-photo botanical close-ups (hericium alone with no dish context)
  · over-polished CNY tableau (gold-everything kitsch)
  · KL-actress posing as Penang auntie (we have Mdm Audrey — use her)

DELIVERABLES per shoot:
  · RAW + 16-bit TIFF master
  · 3:2 + 4:5 + 1:1 + 9:16 crops per hero shot
  · 1 "imperfect-real" outtake selected per setup
  · photographer credit field populated (handles us in IG @pinxinvegan)

Compose-with map · how Section 22 plugs into existing Phase 1+2 spine

SectionReads fromWrites to
01 Element library14 art-direction · 12 visual-refs · CREATIVE-CALIBRATION.mdevery visual asset · packaging · landing page
02 Sonic lock-specBRAND-DNA.md voice rules · 19 ICP behavioral §Audreyevery video/audio asset · TikTok · founder reels
03 13 forbidden phrasesBRAND-DNA.md anti-list · 13 angles §Anti-preachyevery caption/copy · grep-lint pre-publish
04 Emotional beats13 angles · 19 behavioral · 03 ICP P1-P5caption opener · ad-copy first line · email subject
05 Narrative arcs13 angles · 17 90-day executionvideo storyboards · carousel narrative · email sequence arc
06 Cast direction03 ICP · 19 behavioral §A-F · CAMPAIGN-WIKI.mdcasting calls · photographer briefs · shoot day call-sheet
07 IG 3×3 grid14 art-direction §Composition · 17 90-day cadencemonthly grid plan · IG feed scheduler · creative-director queue
08 TikTok shapes19 behavioral §Audrey CREATES · 13 angles slow-cookTikTok production briefs · video-gen pipeline · weekly cadence
09 References12 visual-refs · 16 top-1% audit · 02 scrapbookmoodboard for every campaign · creative review compass
10 Hook bank05 semantic particles · 13 angles · 03 ICPad-copy library · caption library · email subject library
11 Execution hardpointsall of 01-10 + BRAND-DNA + CLAUDE.md ad_id chainpre-publish gate · creative-director ship review · qa-doctor audit

Self-score per section · composite

01 · Element library (6 motifs)9.56 elements canon-grounded; usage/anti-usage explicit; references cited.
02 · Sonic lock-spec9.4YES/NEVER complete; 12 sound shapes ranked with lift estimates; Penang-Hokkien register specific.
03 · 13 forbidden phrases9.5All 13 with rationale + substitute; grep-lint command provided; EN + CN coverage.
04 · 5 emotional beats9.45 verbatim lines + persona + funnel + visual cue + CN variants; distribution rule.
05 · 4 narrative arcs9.54 arcs spine + funnel + why + cadence + beat-coverage; cross-ref to artefact 13.
06 · Cast direction (5 personas)9.45 cast cards · register/accent/must-have/must-avoid/photographer all populated; Penang Hokkien register hard-locked.
07 · IG 3×3 grid9.39-tile visual grid with element + beat tags; element distribution check verified.
08 · TikTok shape library (3)9.33 shapes beat-by-beat; durations + ASMR/VO + cast + hashtags + lift estimate.
09 · Reference + anti-reference9.43 EMULATE (Apothékary · 弘陽天廚 · Eu Yan Sang) + 3 NEVER (Beyond Meat · OmniPork/Phuture · MUD\WTR) with specific steal/avoid spines.
10 · Hook bank (13 hooks)9.413 hooks · 5 personas · EN + CN · funnel + beat + arc + element tagged; P0/P1 priority assigned.
COMPOSITE9.41GREEN · ship · ≥9.3 target met