From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 332 Use craftsmanship to gain the right to speak
Luo Qing was very happy to be able to stay at the food stall and help.

And because Luo Qing was there, Xia Hui also felt very happy.

Usually there is only one girl, Xia Hui, in the food stalls. Naturally, Xia Hui often doesn't cooperate well with others.

Most of the time, Xia Hui could only help Feng Zhengming by his side.

But sometimes Feng Zhengming's cooking process is so fast that others can't get involved at all.

Next to Yang Bin is Sun Hai who always follows his rhythm.

Xia Hui was sometimes left alone with nothing to do, and no one with whom she could chat for a while.

Luo Qing stayed at the food stall to help out at night, which made up for the situation where Xia Hui was the only girl.

With Luo Qing here, Xia Hui can chat with Luo Qing after being busy.

When two girls talk together, they often talk about topics that men can't talk about at all.

Xia Hui immediately clapped her hands and applauded: "Yes, Sister Qing is right. Uncle Master should chat with us more and don't always want to cook alone."

After complimenting her, Xia Hui said, "By the way, Uncle Master, your yam is also delicious. This is the first time I know that yam can be eaten like that."

Feng Zhengming nodded: "That's one of them. I think Boss Wang and the others will like it."

Then Luo Qing said to Feng Zhengming: "Uncle, shouldn't you also consider other people's emotions? When the food stalls are not busy, chat with everyone and listen to everyone's opinions and ideas."

Yang Bin said, "I definitely like it. That dish has a unique seasoning, and it doesn't use chili peppers. Boss Wang and his friends don't like spicy food, so they will like the taste of that dish."

Yang Bin said: "This is a good idea. Give it a try and see if southerners are used to it. If they are used to it, I will be confident that you can go south and open a restaurant in the future."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "Today's cumin mutton and cumin beef are a bit interesting, aren't they?"

Luo Qing thought for a while and expressed her thoughts after studying in night school and her experience in Sanshu's company.

Luo Qing's words made Yang Bin and Xia Hui a little confused.

The laughter of the two girls here naturally attracted others.

Feng Zhengming nodded again: "That's right, I won't make any adjustments to the taste. Let's see if we can make Boss Wang and others like it."

Yang Bin also agreed: "Yes, you can't be in a hurry when going south. You need to accumulate enough first, especially our business in Quancheng. From now on, Quancheng will be our rear supply, and there will be enough profits to support you in going south to further develop." Markets in other places will make the business bigger.”

Speaking of this, Xia Hui suddenly said to Luo Qing: "Sister Qing, you have to watch your uncle."

Luo Qing smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Haven't you noticed that your uncle is all about cooking?"

Yang Bin also turned around and said, "Everyone, please speak out your ideas. If our ideas collide, we might be able to come up with some new ideas and create some new dishes."

When Xia Hui saw Luo Qing admitting it so straightforwardly, she carefully looked at the back of Feng Zhengming cooking.

Feng Zhengming turned to look at the two people talking and laughing. He also smiled and said: "It seems that I want you to come here more often from now on, otherwise Xiaoxia will have nothing to say to us rough old men."

After hearing this, Luo Qing thought for a while and said, "Do you want to entertain Boss Wang to see if the taste of your cooking can be used by southerners?"

After hearing this, Xia Hui immediately asked: "Are we going to make those fried conch slices again?"

Xia Hui saw Luo Qing staring at Feng Zhengming from the side. She quietly approached Luo Qing and said softly to Luo Qing: "Did you see something in your eye that you can't pull out?"

"Uncle's cooking is indeed very charming. His movements are very standard and can be photographed and printed in textbooks. If other chefs follow his movements, the dishes they cook will not be unpalatable."

Xia Hui immediately asked: "Uncle Yang, did you and Uncle Yang create a new dish?"

Feng Zhengming was a little surprised that Luo Qing suddenly thought of his own idea.

Luo Qing couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, maybe you are right."

She admitted simply: "Yes, I really like watching him cook."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "I'm afraid we won't be able to move forward with opening a restaurant in the south in a short period of time. This year we will first finish the expanded dry rice shop business."

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Okay, I will listen to you more in the future, and you can tell me what you think."

He then said with a smile: "You guessed it right. Last time you brought Boss Wang to my place for dinner. I can see that Boss Wang is a complete eater. His requirements for delicious food should be relatively high. I want Wang to Boss, let’s try the taste of our Shandong cuisine and see if it’s acceptable to Boss Wang.”

Luo Qing said: "I want to come often, but I also have to go to work."

Luo Qing looked at Feng Zhengming cooking every dish carefully, her eyes filled with deep love.

Xia Hui immediately agreed: "Yes, sister Qing must come here more often in the future."

Xia Hui nodded after thinking about it: "It's true, uncle is cooking and thinking about cooking all day long. Sometimes when we go back at night, he will talk to Uncle Yang about cooking on the way. I wonder if he is talking in his sleep. Is it all about cooking?”

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "Give Boss Wang and the others some sea cucumber fried with green onions, so that they can taste the most classic sea cucumber recipe in our Shandong cuisine. In addition to fried sea cucumbers fried with green onions, I will also make several conch dishes."

Xia Hui nodded: "It's indeed delicious. It really has the flavor of barbecue. It doesn't taste very dry. Uncle Master, stir-fry the cumin and sesame seeds together and then wrap it on the surface of the meat. It's so fragrant." .”

Luo Qing was a little surprised: "You are optimistic about him, why?"

"If you want to go south, you still have to build enough fame first. Doing business requires gimmicks, and fame is a kind of gimmick. If the meat in your restaurant is famous enough, when you go south, you can naturally use it as a gimmick. The biggest gimmick, you can use this gimmick to find some investment.”

Xia Hui lowered her voice mysteriously: "Don't you know? Uncle Master is so famous now that many girls are staring at him. Sister Qing, you must keep an eye on him."

If we use future buzzwords, the way Luo Qing stares at Feng Zhengming will really make her laugh.

Luo Qing was suddenly awakened by Xia Hui's words and turned around to see a smile on Xia Hui's face.

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "The yam that night was not complete yet. When I entertain Boss Wang and the others tomorrow night, I will add some things to make the pureed yam taste better."

Luo Qing asked curiously: "Then if you entertain Boss Wang and the others tomorrow night, besides yam and nine-turn large intestine, what other dishes will you prepare?"

They only consider it from the taste and some costs of opening a store in the south.

Obviously they don't quite understand what Luo Qing said about treating fame as a gimmick and using gimmicks to attract investment from others.

But Feng Zhengming understood it, and he had similar thoughts in his heart.

Feng Zhengming is still very clear about the importance of going to Shanghai as a gimmick, and he cannot just rely solely on his own funds to operate. He must use his fame as a gimmick to attract investment from others.

Hearing what Luo Qing said, Feng Zhengming felt that Luo Qing had indeed learned a lot through study.

"Hahaha, those are all things for later. The basis of everything is to first make Zhenglu Xing and Feng Jiagan Restaurant more famous. They can't just become famous in Quancheng, but at least make them famous throughout the province."

Luo Qing then said: "Isn't this a good opportunity now? Boss Wang and the others will come for dinner tomorrow night. You can prepare a good table to entertain them. When Boss Wang and the others see your craftsmanship, they will definitely help you promote it. This is you An opportunity to become famous." Yang Bin and Xia Hui both agreed with Luo Qing's words.

"That's right, our brothers and sisters will cook a table for that boss Wang and let him see what official cuisine is."

"Uncle Master, you can definitely do it, and we will definitely become famous."

Feng Zhengming saw that everyone was very confident, he also smiled and said: "Okay, let them see it."

This night, Feng Zhengming and his group closed their food stall early.

After returning, Feng Zhengming asked everyone to rest early, and made an appointment with his third senior brother to get up early tomorrow to buy things, and then he might need to prepare materials carefully.

Especially the nine-turn large intestine named by Boss Wang must be made with pig intestines.

During the period after the New Year, I don’t know if it was affected by the province’s young chef cooking exchange competition, or because some new restaurants and restaurants opened one after another after the New Year.

In short, the market for large intestines is starting to become a bit tight.

Fortunately, Feng Zhengming had connections with the meat factory through his grandfather, so he knew the situation in advance.

So Feng Zhengming knew that he must go there early tomorrow, otherwise he would definitely not be able to get the large intestine.

Feng Zhengming also heard that due to the shortage of large intestine heads, some larger restaurants in Quancheng began to use the method of looping intestines to make nine-turn large intestines.

It can’t be said that they did it wrong. It’s just that if it was made using the method of inserting intestines, there would be some cutting corners.

If you tell the customer clearly that it is a set of intestines, and the price does not include the price of the large intestine, the customer will be charged.

So there is nothing wrong with using the intestine to make a nine-turn large intestine.

But if you use the method of making intestines, it will cost the customer the same price as the intestines.

This will inevitably be disliked by customers and ridiculed by peers.

If Feng Zhengming wants to treat Boss Wang with a nine-turn large intestine, he must not use the method of looping the intestines.

When he returned home in the evening, what surprised Feng Zhengming was that his grandfather had not rested yet.

"Master, why haven't you slept yet?"

Grandpa Feng said with a smile: "Did you send Ronaldinho home just to wait for you to come back?"

Feng Zhengming agreed: "I'm sending it home. You don't have to wait for me. It's early today. It's almost 1 o'clock now. It's not good for you to sleep late."

Grandpa Feng said: "It's okay. I'm older and sleep less. Come and sit down."

Feng Zhengming could tell that grandpa probably had something to say.

He walked over and sat down.

Grandpa Feng said seriously: "I chatted with your third uncle for a few words in the evening. I guess when he goes home in the evening, he should call Nizi's fifth brother in the Tao family. They were high school classmates and had a good relationship at that time. He I often bring people back to eat meat, and I often go to their homes to play.”

Feng Zhengming did not interrupt his grandfather, but quietly listened to his grandfather continue to speak.

"I guess he called and invited Tao Jingwu to come tomorrow night. Firstly, he wanted Tao Jingwu to get to know Boss Wang so that Tao Jingwu could give him some money. Secondly, he wanted Tao Jingwu to bring his sister Tao Mengran with him. I still want to use some of the Tao family’s family background to give Boss Wang an impression that he has a good background.”

Feng Zhengming nodded and then said: "Sir, it's good for Third Uncle to do this. Borrowing others' influence is often necessary."

Grandpa Feng shook his head and said, "He probably has another idea, which is that he wants you to have more contact with Tao Mengran."

Feng Zhengming was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he didn't need his grandfather to continue. He thought about it by himself and roughly understood it.

"Master, Luo Qing and I have a very good relationship. Luo Qing's family is indeed very ordinary. She works hard. I think she is a good match for me. She will be a good helper for me in the future after she has been trained by her third uncle. ”

Grandpa Feng laughed: "I know, so I also told your third uncle that your third uncle promised that he would not be paired with you."

Feng Zhengming was a little dumbfounded: "Master, does Third Uncle really need help from the Tao family?"

"He doesn't need it very much. On the contrary, I think the Tao family may need his help. Tao Mengran has seven brothers. I heard from your third uncle that Tao Mengran's second brother is the most motivated, and the others are not very good." If you have the ability, you should understand that her fifth brother wants to ask your third uncle for help."

Feng Zhengming was a little puzzled: "Then why does the third uncle want to bring me and Tao Mengran together?"

Grandpa Feng said: "He thinks that maybe Tao Mengran can help you."

Feng Zhengming was stunned for a moment, then carefully thought about what he knew about Tao Mengran's family situation.

Soon Feng Zhengming roughly understood what his grandfather meant by his third uncle.

"Master, I think I can make a name for myself with my own skills. I don't necessarily have to rely on the help of others. I started selling boxed lunches at the train station and now I am well-known in Quancheng. I have always been the one for you, grandpa. Help me, and with our own efforts, I don’t think we need to take advantage of others.”

Grandpa Feng stared at Feng Zhengming and suddenly said seriously: "But if Tao Mengran's family helps you, maybe you can save a long way and become a chef with a say in Quancheng."

When the grandfather and grandson talked about this, the grandfather really hit the nail on the head.

Although Feng Zhengming shined at the provincial young chef cooking exchange competition at the end of last year and became the top young chef in the province.

Moreover, even the judges from the capital highly praised his dishes.

But after the New Year, Feng Zhengming received less and less publicity and attention.

Of course, the Feng Family Restaurant has been undergoing expansion and renovation during the Chinese New Year and is out of business.

In fact, it is still some small thoughts of some people within the kitchen.

After all, Feng Zhengming is too young, and even the old restaurant Yanxi Restaurant where he studied has been sold.

In addition, Master Yan’s son opened the Yan’s Restaurant, and with the help of Master Yan’s reputation, it became a real inheritance of Yan’s cuisine.

Feng Zhengming has now become a chef who has no training background and has to work hard on his own.

Those chefs who have a strong foundation as a backer naturally do not want Feng Zhengming to become more famous.

The right to speak in the kitchen line that Grandpa mentioned was naturally because Tao Mengran's father used to be in the Ministry of Labor. Feng Zhengming could indeed use the Tao family's influence to gain some say in the kitchen line.

Feng Zhengming looked at his grandfather and said without any hesitation: "I have skills. As long as I stick to my skills and make dishes that everyone likes to eat, I believe more people will help me spread the word. Those with ulterior motives cannot suppress me." Stay with me."

After receiving such an answer, Grandpa Feng nodded with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)