From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 362 Renovation of the Restaurant

After Feng Zhengming took over Huiquan Building, he was not in a hurry to open the business. Instead, he renovated Huiquan Building first.

Because of Chang Zongfu's investment, Feng Zhengming had sufficient start-up funds on hand.

He only gave half of the contracting fee to the province and used the remaining money to renovate the entire Huiquan Building.

The renovation points include the addition of new tableware, all of which are custom-made and have the same size and specifications, and all of them must be printed with the Huiquan Building logo.

What surprised He Yunqing and Chang Zongfu was that Feng Zhengming did not change the tables and chairs in the hall.

If Chang Zongfu doesn't understand something, he just asks it directly.

"Why aren't the tables and chairs replaced? Don't you think the old tables and chairs are a little too old?"

Feng Zhengming explained extremely seriously: "We just want to maintain the oldness. What is Huiquanlou? It is a time-honored store. If there are no old tables and chairs and all are replaced with new ones, is it still called a time-honored store?"

When Feng Zhengming said this, Chang Zongfu also felt that it made sense.

Feng Zhengming's words stunned both the service staff and He Yunqing.

Chang Zongfu obviously wanted to participate in some affairs of Huiquan Tower.

But all the tables in Feng Zhengming’s private room are made of solid wood and antique tables and chairs by professional carpenters.

Therefore, Feng Zhengming arranged for each service staff to have tailor-made clothes according to different seasons, which would make the service staff more decent at work.

But if such a design is placed in the future, it will inevitably become a benchmark.

Feng Zhengming said bluntly: "I want Mr. Chang to help me acquire a batch of landscape photos from various places in our province. I wonder if Mr. Chang has friends in photography? I hope they are the kind of professional photographers who can take pictures of various places." The most representative photos of natural and cultural landscapes are displayed in our private room.”

During this period, whether it was Jufengde, Taifeng Tower or Jubinyuan, including some restaurants, many Western-style tables and chairs were actually used.

In addition, Feng Zhengming also changed the names of each private room and replaced them with ancient place names in Shandong Province.

If Huiquan Restaurant wants to become a stylish restaurant, uniform clothing is a must.

In particular, service staff have to provide services to customers.

Chang Zongfu was a little surprised by these words, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was indeed a solution.

Feng Zhengming smiled and said to Chang Zongfu: "Mr. Chang has a favor to ask of you."

Feng Zhengming responded with a smile: "It doesn't matter. I asked my grandfather to help me find a carpenter to repair these old tables and chairs to keep the original patina."

Looking at it now, it may be that this design is a bit of a waste of time and may not necessarily promote the business of Huiquan Building.

But Chang Zongfu would think this is the right thing to do.

Then Chang Zongfu continued: "Well, don't contact other people first. I'll help you ask a friend about this. Maybe there will be a way to help you find a suitable photographer."

Chang Zongfu immediately asked: "What's the matter? Just say it, as long as I can do it, I will definitely help."

Everyone did not expect that Feng Zhengming's renovation of Huiquan Building actually included the clothing of all service staff.

Feng Zhengming said: "If it doesn't work, forget it and I'll find someone else to help."

If you are not dressed appropriately, it will definitely affect the service process.

Seeing all the service staff, Feng Zhengming first said directly: "Your clothes will all be changed uniformly. The new clothes will be divided into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. At the beginning of each different season, you will be asked to change into corresponding clothes." For the seasonal waiter clothes, a tailor will be arranged to measure them for you later.”

He Yunqing quickly understood Feng Zhengming's intention for such an arrangement.

He Yunqing couldn't help but said: "But aren't our old tables and chairs too old?"

After hearing this, Chang Zongfu thought for a moment and said: "Your requirements are a bit high. I'm afraid there are no such professional people in China who can take photos."

This kind of design surprised He Yunqing and Chang Zongfu.

As a bystander, he could see that Feng Zhengming was clearly trying to manipulate Chang Zongfu.

Especially Chang Zongfu, after learning about the private room layout, he had to sigh: "It seems that I underestimated Chef Feng. Your design is really great. It allows people to come to Huiquan Building to eat, and also... You can appreciate the culture of different regions in Shandong Province and see the representative scenery of different regions.

Feng Zhengming immediately said: "Okay, I will always worry about that trouble."

The most important thing is that he actually has to make four tailor-made sets for all the waiters throughout the year.

Hearing that Feng Zhengming was looking for help from others, Chang Zongfu was a little curious: "Who are you going to ask for help?"

The method of change was a bit unexpected for everyone.

The layout in the private room with the corresponding place name is also all arranged, with some photos of the characteristic scenery of the corresponding area.

Feng Zhengming smiled and replied: "Didn't Mr. Chang say that there are no such professional people in China who take pictures of landscapes? I think maybe we can contact some foreign youths who came to participate in the youth conference before. I remember that some of them came with photography equipment on their backs." , I probably took a lot of photos during the trip.”

Not only does it allow people to eat authentic Shandong cuisine, it also allows many people to see the charm of different cities in Shandong Province through coming to Huiquanlou. You are helping to promote various parts of Shandong Province. "

Feng Zhengming looked at Chang Zongfu and couldn't help but feel that the other person was worthy of coming back from abroad and could see the profound meaning of his design.

He Yunqing stood watching and listening.

Although the old tables and chairs in the hall were not replaced, Feng Zhengming replaced all the tables and chairs in the private rooms.

Feng Zhengming accurately grasped his thoughts, and easily manipulated Chang Zongfu and asked him to help solve some problems.

He Yunqing also praised: "Chef Feng is really brave. This is something that even Ju Fengde has never done."

After discussing the entire replacement plan for Huiquan Building, Feng Zhengming asked He Yunqing to call out all the service staff.

Uniform clothing, if you buy finished products, there will be great deviations when different people wear it.

At the same time, He Yunqing thought of other renovations in Huiquan Building, and couldn't help but think in his heart, what kind of restaurant is Feng Zhengming going to transform Huiquan Building into?
Although there is no overall intuitive impression in my mind.

But He Yunqing felt that the Huiquan Building after Feng Zhengming's renovation might be a big restaurant that truly rivals Jufengde.

After Feng Zhengming made the announcement, he continued: "Of course, the services you provide to customers must also keep up with the Huiquan Building's signature. This is still the responsibility of Manager He, who will continue your previous assessment system. If If someone fails the assessment, I will also give you a chance to go to Feng's restaurant to serve the dishes.

If you perform well there, you will have the opportunity to come back to Huiquan Building. If you still perform poorly there, you will be fired directly. "

Feng Zhengming explained this system clearly at once.

It's like putting the ugly words in front of you.

The service staff present looked at each other, and finally looked at the foreman of the service staff.

The foreman stood up and said: "Don't worry, boss, we will definitely provide good service as before."

Then Feng Zhengming looked at Chang Zongfu: "Mr. Chang, do you have anything to say?" Chang Zongfu was stunned for a moment, but he still stood up and said: "We in Qilu are a country of etiquette and have a long-standing cultural heritage. I think Everyone should agree with this. If so, I hope that everyone can sincerely provide good services and not just cope with work.

Of course, if everyone does a good job, as one of the investors, I will suggest that Boss Feng give everyone a salary increase or give them bonuses as recognition. "

After hearing what Chang Zongfu said, Feng Zhengming immediately said: "It seems that Chang Zong asked me to be the villain."

Upon hearing this, Chang Zongfu quickly said: "No, absolutely not. I think, Boss Feng, you have said everything you need to say, and I don't seem to have anything to say."

Feng Zhengming did not give in at all: "Is this so? Then everyone's bonuses should be paid by Mr. Chang?"

When Feng Zhengming said this, Chang Zongfu felt helpless: "Okay, we are cooperating, and I will pay the bonus."

Feng Zhengming could see that Chang Zongfuming was trying to win people's hearts.

But for Feng Zhengming, he didn't care at all.

After all, the craftsmanship is in his hands, and he has He Yunqing by his side.

This person still has a certain prestige among everyone.

After the service personnel have been basically confirmed, Huiquan Building will officially enter the renovation stage.

Feng Zhengming also contacted the young chefs he had agreed with before and asked everyone to prepare and follow him to Huiquan Building to start a new journey.

Among the young chefs, the first one to rush back to Quancheng was Gu Zhicheng.

This somewhat surprised Feng Zhengming.

Gu Zhicheng hurried back to Quancheng without telling Feng Zhengming the time in advance. It was already evening when he took the train back to Quancheng with his luggage and went straight to Feng Zhengming's food stall.

Seeing Gu Zhicheng standing in front of the stall with his luggage, Feng Zhengming was suddenly surprised.

"Why did you come so soon?"

Gu Zhicheng said with a smile on his face: "After I went back, I told my master that you invited me to come to Quancheng and work with you to rebuild Huiquan Tower. My master immediately encouraged me to follow you. When I received the news that you had contracted Huiquan Tower, News from Quanlou, I’ll be here as soon as I pack my luggage.”

Yang Bin heard Gu Zhicheng's words from the side and said with a smile: "It seems that Xiao Gu really wants to follow Zheng Ming?"

"Hello, Uncle Yang." Gu Zhicheng took the initiative to say hello to Yang Bin. "This time I went back to tell the master about my experience here. The master immediately encouraged me to come back. The master said that I should go out and see more of the world before I can cook well. Even better, after watching the news, Master recognized Master Feng and encouraged me to learn more from Master Feng.”

Yang Bin laughed after hearing this: "Hahaha, Zhengming just took advantage of his seniority. He is obviously not older than you, but you all have to call him uncle."

Gu Zhicheng was happy to call him Uncle Feng Zhengming.

"You can't mess with the seniority, and Uncle Feng is not very old, but he is really good at cooking. We are all convinced."

Yang Bin then said, "I agree with this. His cooking skills are indeed impressive. As a senior brother, I should also learn from him."

Feng Zhengming was a little embarrassed and said: "Third brother, please stop being modest."

Yang Bin smiled and said to Gu Zhicheng, "Okay, since I'm here, do you want to show off tonight?"

Gu Zhicheng was a little surprised: "Can I cook the stove here?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Bin pointed at Sun Hai next to him and said, "Look, this person who participated in the catering reception work with you is not here to cook? You don't dislike our small fry on the street, do you?"

Gu Zhicheng put down his luggage and said, "I don't mind it, I'm just afraid of doing something bad."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I still know your craftsmanship. You go to the back to wash your hands, then ask the eldest sister for an apron, clean yourself up, and come over to fry two dishes to warm your hands."

Gu Zhicheng immediately agreed and carried his luggage to the back of the food stall shed.

Put your luggage on the tricycle at the back, then carefully dust yourself off from the long journey, wash your hands carefully, take the apron Wei Xiuling gave you and put it on, and also put on a chef's hat.

After everything was sorted, Gu Zhicheng returned to the stove cart in front of the stall.

At this time, there happened to be a table of customers in the food stall.

Feng Zhengming waited for the order to come out. After taking a look at the order, he said to Gu Zhicheng, who was eager to try, "Let's have three stir-fried dishes."

"Okay, one portion of three stir-fried dishes." Gu Zhicheng replied and immediately started to prepare.

This kind of shouting and replying is a habit that Feng Zhengming makes every young chef develop in the catering kitchen.

You must shout when taking an order to respond to the person placing the order.

When the dish is finished, you also need to shout "done".

They have to wait for Feng Zhengming to inspect before delivering the food to the person who placed the order.

Gu Zhicheng obviously remembered this process, so after hearing Feng Zhengming's order, he almost subconsciously responded.

Feng Zhengming deliberately did not ask anyone to prepare the ingredients for Gu Zhicheng, and watched Gu Zhicheng cutting and cooking by himself.

During the whole process, Feng Zhengming and his third senior brother Yang Bin watched from the side.

After reading it, Yang Bin understood why his junior brother named Gu Zhicheng as his assistant chef at Huiquan Building.

It can be seen from these three stir-fried dishes that Gu Zhicheng is also the kind of chef with solid basic skills.

The process of cutting and matching was very smooth. Not only did he have good knife skills, but he also mastered the large martial arts frame proficiently. The standing table was very standard without any distortion.

Cut with flowing water, and be sure to moisten the pot with cold oil before frying.

The order of the cooking process is also very standard.

The stir-frying technique is quite good, showing very solid spooning skills.

Just for such a dish, in the eyes of an expert like Yang Bin, Gu Zhicheng's skill can be clearly seen.

After finishing, Gu Zhicheng still shouted like a chef at a catering reception: "Three stir-fried items are done."

He also brought the dishes to Feng Zhengming for inspection.

Feng Zhengming looked at it and said with a smile: "Okay, take the food."

Chen Anbang stepped forward to take the food from Gu Zhicheng's hand and went into the food stall to serve the food to the customers inside.

Yang Bin praised: "It's great. No wonder our Chef Feng has been asking you to go to Huiquan Building to be his sous chef. You really have solid basic skills. He should feel at ease with you as his sous chef."

Gu Zhicheng was a little embarrassed by the praise: "Thank you, Uncle Yang, for the compliment. I still need to learn more about my cooking skills from Uncle Feng."

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "Everyone learns from each other. This is my first time running a large restaurant. When the time comes, we will explore and learn together and work hard to run Huiquan Restaurant well."

(End of this chapter)