I really don't want to be in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 237 Appetizers (seeking subscription support!)

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Seeing himself rambling on a lot, but Han Mingze didn't even react at all, Gao Hailong was a little unhappy and said, "No, you should say something, don't let me keep babbling here, Does that make me look stupid?"

Only then did Han Mingze come to his senses: "What do you want me to say?"

"Do you intend to participate in the competition? If so, do you have any good ideas?" Gao Hailong said.

"Do you think I have a sense of humor?" Han Mingze asked without answering.

"Uh... well, I got the wrong guy."

Gao Hailong took a look at Han Mingze's resentful face and immediately gave up on pulling Han Mingze into his gang.

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Those who are going to participate in the selection of comedians of Happy Wheat are not only Gao Hailong and his group performers in Hengdian, but also a large number of people from all over the country who pursue comedy dreams.

Let's put it this way, Happy Wheat has spent more than 3000 million yuan on the promotion alone. The purpose is to cast a wide net, catch more fish, and then focus on selection.

At the same time, Xu Kai personally flew to Tieling to meet Zhao Laogen.

What made Xu Kai heave a sigh of relief was that Zhao Laogen actually sent his car (a RV converted from a beautiful country and Wanguo truck, license plate "88888") to pick up Xu Kai and his party.

Seeing this specification, how could Xu Kai not know how much Zhao Laogen values ​​him?

Yang Xinchun, who came with Xu Kai, also whispered to Xu Kai: "This time, it's almost done."

But to the surprise of Xu Kai, Yang Xinchun and others, Zhao Laogen did not take Xu Kai and others to a hotel or other place for business talks, but took them to Zhao Laogen's home .

Unlike Xu Kai and others who previously imagined that Zhao Laogen would live in a mansion with hundreds of millions of dollars, Zhao Laogen's home is just a bungalow in the countryside.

Of course, this is not to say that Zhao Laogen does not have luxurious villas and mansions in the city.

It may be because he prefers the simple and simple life in the countryside when he is older. Zhao Laogen is indeed living in an ordinary one-story house now.

Here, the front yard of the courtyard is still a stone road and land, and the courtyard gate is also a relatively traditional Northeast rural courtyard design, with some flowers, plants and trees at the door of the house.

Zhao Laogen also built a greenhouse in his home, which allows him to grow some vegetables in the yard by himself even when the weather is very cold in winter.

In this way, even if you live in the countryside, you will not feel bored. When you are free, you can do the farm work in the yard. Growing vegetables for self-sufficiency is also a very comfortable and comfortable life, and it will be healthier.

The walls of Zhao Laogen's house are also very traditional courtyard walls made of red bricks.

Without seeing all this with your own eyes, it should be really hard to imagine that a famous artist would return to the countryside to live this kind of life.

After the two met, Zhao Laogen's first words were: "You are so brave, you almost stomped us to the bottom, and you dare to come to the meeting alone."

Seeing the insinuations in Zhao Laogen's words, Yang Xinchun wanted to explain to Xu Kai.

But before Yang Xinchun could speak, Xu Kai stretched out his hand to stop Yang Xinchun, and then said with a smile: "Going all out is the greatest respect for an opponent, don't you always say that?"

Zhao Laogen looked at Yang Xinchun noncommittally, and asked Xu Kai: "Your girlfriend?"

When Yang Xinchun heard Zhao Laogen's question, her face immediately became hot, and she couldn't help but feel happy.

However, whether it was Yang Xinchun's shyness or Yang Xinchun's secret joy, they were all punctured by Xu Kai's next words.

"She is my manager Yang Xinchun, not my girlfriend."

Although Xu Kai told the truth, Yang Xinchun felt very uncomfortable hearing it, she couldn't help thinking: "You don't have any woman here, why are you so anxious to get rid of my relationship?"

Yang Xinchun knew that it was wrong for her to have such thoughts, so she quickly suppressed these thoughts, and said to Zhao Laogen, "Mr. Zhao, we came here this time to..."

But before Yang Xinchun finished talking about changing the subject, Zhao Laogen said: "Let's talk about these things later, let's eat first."

Yang Xinchun looked at Xu Kai uncertainly.

Xu Kai smiled and said: "The guest does as he pleases."

What surprised Xu Kai and Yang Xinchun was that Zhao Laogen led them directly into the kitchen.

The kitchen at Zhao Laogen’s house is a very standard Northeast rural kitchen. The walls are made of white square tiles. There is also a large wooden pole on the wall, which is used to hang some household items for home use. It is also a rural cauldron.

And in this cauldron, there is also "tofu" unique to Northeast China.

Zhao Laogen smiled and said, "How about it, I did it."

This simple rural life makes people feel more relaxed and comfortable.

This should be the reason why Zhao Laogen chose to return to the countryside when he got older.

"I'm not very good at Northeast cuisine, but I can also serve a few dishes. Today I will borrow flowers and present Buddha to make it for you to try."

While saying this, Xu Kai began to take off his suit.

Zhao Laogen heard the words and saw it again, and asked with a smile: "Do you know how to cook?"

"You should have heard that I was in prison, right?" Xu Kai asked back.

Zhao Laogen nodded.

Xu Kai went on to say:
"In the first year of my imprisonment, I was assigned to work in the cafeteria of the institution, cooking for the prison guards. At that time, the master who took us was Master Liu Jidong from Manhanlou. He later became my master."

"My master's ancestor was an imperial chef in the Qing Dynasty, and he was especially good at making Manchu and Han banquets. My grand master, that is, Liu Zaidong, my master's father, was a figure like Taishan Beidou in the chef world when he was alive, and he was a master chef at state banquets."

"My master is also very good. He became a special chef at the age of 23, and then was hired by Gao Xin, the owner of Manhanlou in Dongzhou, as the chef. He worked for 12 years."

When he said this, Xu Kai had already taken off his suit, and Yang Xinchun took the apron to help Xu Kai tie it on.

Zhao Laogen said: "I've heard of Liu Jidong."

"About 90 or [-] years ago, that is, in the early [-]s, we went to Dongzhou to walk acupuncture points, and the owner invited us to Manhanlou for dinner. I heard that if you want to eat Liu Jidong's dishes, you have to make an appointment three days in advance. , the shelf is extremely big."

"Later, five or six years later, I heard from the master again that Liu Jidong married a flirtatious wife. When that slut had an affair with Liu Jidong's apprentice, he was caught by Liu Jidong. In a fit of rage, Liu Jidong Hacked the slut to death with a kitchen knife, wounded his apprentice, and then surrendered?"

Xu Kai nodded: "My master was sentenced to death with a reprieve for this."

Zhao Laogen sighed: "Oh! It's a pity to lose a generation of famous chefs."

Xu Kai smiled and said: "It's nothing to regret, because he has a great skill and a great reputation, my master didn't suffer much in prison, he just changed to a place to cook. By the way, he was released from prison the year before last. , married a senior sister who I have been waiting for him for 15 years, and now the two have opened a private kitchen in Dongzhou, and the business is very good. My senior sister also gave birth to him a pair of twins. Call me Dad, my master is living younger and younger now, and he is very optimistic and cheerful."

"That's really a bad thing turned into a good thing."

"A few months ago, I took my girlfriend to see him. He personally cooked for us and made us a Buddha jumping over the wall. His skills, tsk tsk, I think his current cooking skills may surpass my grand master."

"Then his prison is worthwhile."

"Hey, don't listen to what I say so well. I'm actually talking in a good direction. If you can't go in a place like a prison, don't go in. It's not a place for people to stay at all."

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"..."

While chatting casually with Zhao Laogen, Xu Kai also moved his hands and feet nimbly.

As soon as the expert makes a move, he will know if there is any.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at Xu Kai's knife skills, Zhao Laogen knew that Xu Kai must have two brushes in cooking.

but--

Today Xu Kai didn't do anything fancy, but with Zhao Laogen's help, he made four home-cooked Northeast dishes, namely cold dishes in Northeast China, small tofu, grilled three whites and braised pork ribs in sauce.

And Zhao Laogen personally fried a peanut, and went to the garden to pick some pickles and wash it.

If the two of them fight together, even if they have prepared a table of sumptuous appetizers...

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(End of this chapter)