From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 389: Different Treatments in Different Restaurants (Please vote for me)

Pulling Gu Zhicheng out of the school cafeteria, Feng Zhengming smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Can't you accept it?"

Gu Zhicheng said directly this time: "I can't accept it. What these guys are saying seems that Huiquan House is completely supported by your reputation. Even if they have not worked in the kitchen before, they should understand the kitchen." Cooking cannot be done by one person.”

Feng Zhengming suppressed his smile and said, "So, precisely because these students don't understand, you need to get your reputation out there."

Gu Zhicheng looked at Feng Zhengming in surprise, not quite understanding what he meant.

Feng Zhengming continued: "We have recruited new apprentices this time. You must take good care of them. Let the intern apprentices see your abilities and make them willing to stay in Huiquan Building and follow you."

After a slight pause, Feng Zhengming patted Gu Zhicheng on the shoulder and said, "You must bring back the honor for Huiquan House at the provincial youth chef exchange conference at the end of the year."

When Gu Zhicheng heard what Feng Zhengming said, he was stunned at first, and then asked with some surprise: "Aren't you going to participate in this year's provincial young chef cooking exchange conference?"

Feng Zhengming smiled again: "I definitely can't participate. I was the top pick last year. How can I participate again this year?"

Then Feng Zhengming reminded: "I heard that this year a group award has been added, and the competition is in the name of restaurant and restaurant groups, so I must lead the team to win an award by the end of the year."

"Senior Brother Tian has misunderstood. We are not here to ask you to open the back door for us and ask you to recommend outstanding students to us. We have just reopened Huiquan Building not long ago. There are a bunch of young chefs like us in the back kitchen. They must not dare to Compete with Jufengde and the others.

Feng Zhengming sat down and spoke bluntly: "To be honest with Senior Brother Tian, ​​we are here today to recruit some apprentices for Huiquan Tower."

Tian Zhongfu was sure to give his support: "Don't worry, I will definitely help you publicize it and help you recruit a group of apprentices who are down-to-earth and willing to learn and work."

Tian Zhongfu said: "That's no problem, but you also know that every year, the outstanding students who graduate for internship must be recommended to Jufengde and the others first, so..."

After Feng Zhengming officially became the vice chairman of the Quancheng Culinary Association, he also met Tian Zhongfu.

Feng Zhengming stood up and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Tian, ​​for your support."

Huiquan Building is now taking the initiative to recruit a group of apprentices from vocational schools.

Feng Zhengming stood up and took the tea cup handed by the other party and said: "Senior Brother Tian wants to oust me, why don't he bury me in front of the people of Huiquan Building? I don't dare to act like the vice chairman of you. It scares me to think, is it right?" Tell Chairman Li, or else I won’t be the vice chairman.”

Speaking of some of Tian Zhongfu's experiences, they are very similar to Feng Zhengming.

Gu Zhicheng thought for a while and asked: "Then do you want to use your name?"

The director's name is Tian Zhongfu, who was once a well-known chef.

"You're welcome. I hope that in the hands of you young people, Huiquan Tower will really get better and better."

After hearing this, Gu Zhicheng said: "The team competition has been added. You are the chef and you should show up."

Both of them are vice-chairmen and have similar experiences, so they can talk to each other.

These words made Feng Zhengming almost laugh out loud.

He understood that Feng Zhengming's words were a little joke on him, and he was also taking the initiative to bring the relationship closer between the two.

Before Tian Zhongfu could say what he said next, Feng Zhengming interrupted him.

After joining the Culinary Association, because of his solid basic skills, he was hired by the Municipal Labor Bureau as a grade examination judge, so he retired from the stove and became a teacher in a vocational school.

Tian Zhongfu appreciated Feng Zhengming's words very much.

Feng Zhengming said: "I believe, Lao Gu, you can do it."

"Well said, Junior Brother Feng, although you are a group of young people, you have your ideals and motivation. This kind of youthful vitality is what we need for the development of Shandong cuisine. I believe you will slowly make progress and gradually catch up with others. Big restaurant.”

"Hahaha, Vice Chairman Feng is here, probably because he wants to recruit apprentices for Huiquan Tower, right?"

Ju Fengde was on the other side of the phone, but the other party was not as polite as Feng Zhengming and the others.

Tian Zhongfu immediately changed his tune: "Okay, Junior Brother Feng, don't go to Chairman Li, otherwise I will have no choice but to resign as vice chairman with you."

Gu Zhicheng was soothed and asked again: "Then how do we recruit people?"

Then Tian Zhongfu asked Feng Zhengming and Gu Zhicheng to sit down: "Sit down, sit down and talk slowly."

Feng Zhengming and Gu Zhicheng waited until after lunch break before going to find the director of the vocational school's cooking major.

"I'm talking about Chef Gu, you just said that I can't do the job of being a chef on my own. Besides, I already have three apprentices, Sun Hai, Xia Hui and Chen Anbang, and now I'm looking for apprentices for you."

When Feng Zhengming said this, Gu Zhicheng immediately understood.

"Okay, I will lead the team to participate at the end of the year and we must get the gold medal."

I have worked in both Jufengde and Jubinyuan.

I'm just worried that our Huiquan Building apprenticeship announcement will be posted, but no one will come to our place for interviews, so I hope Brother Tian can help us publicize it.

This time Gu Zhicheng finally nodded seriously and confidently.

Seeing Feng Zhengming and Gu Zhicheng coming to his office, Tian Zhongfu smiled and welcomed them in. While pouring water for them, he also guessed their purpose.

Tian Zhongfu was stunned by Feng Zhengming's words at first, and then saw Feng Zhengming and Gu Zhicheng with smiles on their faces.

"Me?" Feng Zhengming stared at Gu Zhicheng and looked at him, "I led the team to win the award, and others still only remember me? How do you want to become famous? Prove to others that I am not the only one who supports the kitchen at Huiquan House?"

Huiquanlou is definitely not as good as Jufengde for the time being, but the chefs behind Huiquanlou are all young chefs with ideals. We hope that younger apprentices who are down-to-earth and willing to learn and work will be willing to come and make progress with us. "

After chatting with Tian Zhongfu, Feng Zhengming left the vocational school with Gu Zhicheng.

Feng Zhengming said confidently: "It's very simple. Just recruit directly. Show our Huiquan Building sign and state our recruitment conditions and requirements. I believe someone will be willing to become an apprentice."

Jufengde took the initiative to find them from the vocational school.

As soon as they left, Tian Zhongfu received a call in the office.

It is hoped that a group of students who are about to graduate can be sent to Jufengde for internship.

Moreover, there are many related households among them who have greeted Tian Zhongfu and the school in advance.

Almost all of them are required to go to Jufengde for internship.

Every year, Jufengde also calls and communicates with the school many times about this matter.

Jufengde Kitchen is only that big, and there are only so many internship apprenticeships available each year.

If vocational school interns go to Jufengde every year, there won’t be so many people in the kitchen.

Therefore, the call from Jufengde clearly told Tian Zhongfu that Jufengde had negotiated the number of students it could finally accept this year.

Tian Zhongfu learned the quantity and quickly opened a notebook in his drawer.

Carefully count the number of names recorded above. "No, you Jufengde will give me at least five more places."

When the person on the phone heard this, he was very embarrassed: "Old Tian, ​​aren't you making things difficult for me? Do you want five more places? How can we get so many apprentices?"

Tian Zhongfu said: "I know you are in a bit of a dilemma, but the number of students graduating this year is a little more, only five, and five more internship places will be given."

There was silence on the other side of the phone.

Tian Zhongfu didn't say anything, but carefully looked at the names recorded in the notebook.

Use the pen to click on the names one by one, and roughly confirm in your mind who came to the door.

Tian Zhongfu has almost finished counting the names recorded in the notebook.

The other person on the phone finally spoke: "We can add up to three more places, no more."

Before Tian Zhongfu could speak, the person on the phone continued: "You can give Jubinyuan and Taifeng Tower a try. We are not the only big restaurant in Jufengde in Quancheng. There are also some canteens and those Is it a big restaurant? By the way, there’s also Huiquan Building. Feng Zhengming is there, so it’s also a very good place for internships.”

Tian Zhongfu was amused by the other party's words.

"Feng Zhengming just left my place."

"Oh? He came to find you? Want to select a group of apprentices for the chef of Huiquan Building? Then you can give some to him in Huiquan Building, especially some related households who are usually not good at assessment and like to cause trouble. Yes, you can send it to Huiquan Tower. They are all young people and should be easier to manage. "

The words on the other side of the phone made Tian Zhongfu a little surprised.

"Are you kidding me? You want me to send a guy like that to Huiquan Building? They didn't want to learn cooking in the first place. Many of them are just a formality. Going to Jufengde is just a formality. Why do you have to trick them? Where is Huiquan Tower?”

The person on the other end of the phone smiled and said: "Old Tian, ​​how can this be called Huiquan Building? Feng Zhengming's place is full of young people, wouldn't it be good to have more young people? Besides, the families in this group have connections, so they If we go to Huiquan Building, we might be able to bring some business to Huiquan Building. The business in Huiquan Building is not good right now.”

Tian Zhongfu continued: "I heard that the private rooms in Huiquan Tower are fully booked every night."

"The private room is fully booked? How many tables can we have in a private room?" The person on the other end of the phone was a little weird, "Lao Tian, ​​you don't think that just because the private rooms are full every night, the business of Huiquan Building is good, right? You I’ve only been teaching for a few years, so why are my requirements so low?”

When Tian Zhongfu heard this, he was too lazy to chat with the person on the other side of the phone.

"Okay, just three more places. I'll figure out a way for the rest. I'll let the remaining students choose freely in Huiquan Building."

The person on the other end of the phone said nothing more and said goodbye to Tian Zhongfu before hanging up the phone.

Putting down the phone, Tian Zhongfu looked at the row of names on the notebook.

He really felt a little headache at the moment.

The names on the book are all people who have found connections and want to be assigned to do internships in Jufengde.

There are still two gaps in the quota, which is really difficult for Tian Zhongfu.

The key is that people have already come looking for him.

Tian Zhongfu carefully read the names one by one again, and finally circled two names with a pen. Then he picked up the phone and dialed the phone number recorded under the name.

Feng Zhengming did not know about the internship operations of some of Tian Zhongfu's students.

However, on the way back with Gu Zhicheng, Feng Zhengming also gave some guesses of his own.

"Tian Zhongfu holds the power to assign interns. I'm afraid he will be very busy during this period, and he should be able to receive a lot of things."

Gu Zhicheng did have some understanding of some of the things behind it.

"That's for sure. Didn't you hear it in the cafeteria? Those students all want to go to Jufengde, but how many students can Jufengde ask for internships every year? So there must be some people behind this who can't be put on the stage. compete."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Everyone wants to have the qualifications of a career in Delhi, but never thought that chefs rely on craftsmanship. No matter how beautiful the resume is, what's the use if the food is not delicious."

Gu Zhicheng immediately said: "It's really useful. Think about it, we participated in the catering work and dinner of the Youth Conference with you, but apart from you inviting us to join Huiquan House, have any of us been invited by any restaurant? "

Before Feng Zhengming could speak, Gu Zhicheng continued: "And you, if you weren't Master Yan's apprentice and didn't have Yanxilou's experience as a chef, I'm afraid even if you won the first prize in the first provincial young chef cooking exchange competition, you wouldn't be able to win the prize. The position of chef of the Youth Conference may not necessarily fall to you. "

When Gu Zhicheng said this, some things were revealed directly.

Feng Zhengming also knew in his heart that he did take advantage of his status many times.

If it weren't for the reputation of being a master?

What if you don’t have the experience of Yanxi Tower?

What if you don’t have grandpa’s meat recipe?
Maybe Feng Zhengming can only follow his senior brother in the cafeteria now, and he is still an unknown little cook in the cafeteria.

Even if there is a chance to do it successfully in the future, I am afraid it will take a longer and more difficult road.

Thinking about it this way, it is understandable that students from vocational schools want to do internships in Jufengde.

Jufengde’s internship experience will indeed bring them a lot of help.

When Feng Zhengming thought of this, he turned to Gu Zhicheng and said, "Do you have the confidence that Lao Gu will let those students go to Huiquan Building for internship in the future? We dare to say loudly when we go out, the chefs from the back kitchen of Huiquan Building."

Gu Zhicheng was stunned when he heard this. This was something Gu Zhicheng had never thought of.

Jufengde comes from this, this is not just a simple sentence, it contains the rich history of Jufengde, a time-honored brand with more than 100 years of history.

If Huiquan Tower wants to do that?
I'm afraid it will be quite a long road.

But then he thought about it, and Gu Zhicheng asked himself, isn't that what a chef should pursue?

Jufengde is also a reputation accumulated by generations of famous chefs.

Huiquan Building once had such famous chefs from generation to generation.

It’s just that Huiquan Building is now broken, and it has been restored after being taken over by Feng Zhengming and others.

Now that it has been renewed, it is time to re-establish the reputation of Huiquan Tower.

Gu Zhicheng said: "I have confidence. We are still young. When we become master chefs, we must also make our own names and let the reputation of Huiquan Tower continue in our place."

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "That's right, so no matter what happens to the apprentices we recruit this time, Lao Gu, you must take good care of them and not damage the reputation of Huiquan Building."

Gu Zhicheng suddenly realized when he heard this: "It turns out that you have been going around for a long time just to say, let us take care of the apprentice."

"Hahaha, Lao Gu, you have already agreed."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Gu Zhicheng responded with a smile: "Don't worry, I agreed."

(End of this chapter)