From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 399: No mercy (three updates, , please give me your monthly vote)

According to the time agreed upon with Gu Zhicheng and the others, Sun Decai came to Huiquan Building alone to prepare for the trial work.

Upon entering Huiquan Building, the first thing Sun Decai saw were students from vocational schools from other places.

This moment made Sun Decai suddenly feel full of crisis.

Gu Zhicheng and the others went to the vocational school to screen a total of six students.

As a result, only Sun Decai came to try out the work now.

Gu Zhicheng and others felt a little annoyed when they learned about this situation.

"Are they going too far? Can't we even recruit apprentices?"

"That's right. Their big restaurants clearly don't want us to continue working."

Qi Jiale and Bao Feng were the most excited. They felt that Sun Decai was the only student from Quancheng Vocational School, so several big restaurants must be behind it.

Guan Wei analyzed it for the two of them: "There shouldn't be anyone behind this to prevent students from coming. It's those students who heard some rumors, so they didn't want to come."

Gu Zhicheng also agreed with Guan Wei's analysis: "Maybe he doesn't want to come."

In fact, Sun Decai was the only one who came to Quancheng Vocational School, and it was indeed because other students did not want to come.

Because after the news spread that several big restaurants joined forces to suppress Huiquan Tower.

Those students felt that Huiquan Building would definitely not be able to withstand the pressure, and they might not be able to continue working for a long time. They were worried that they would not even be able to complete their internship well in the end.

So in the end, except for Sun Decai, several students chose not to come to Huiquan Building, and would rather go to some restaurants and factory canteens for internships.

A classmate who had a good relationship with Sun Decai also persuaded him not to come to Huiquan Building at all.

He said that he could ask his family members to introduce Sun Decai to a restaurant for internship.

But Sun Decai was very stubborn and still insisted on coming to Huiquan Tower.

So today, only Sun Decai, a student from Quancheng Vocational School, was present.

Feng Zhengming didn't think too much about this and went straight out to meet the students.

"Hello, classmates, you should all know before you come here. Although Huiquanlou is a time-honored restaurant in Quancheng, it currently has no master chef. I am running it with a few young chefs. We only have three requirements for recruiting apprentices this time. Be eager to learn. , willing to work, and obedient.”

A student from a foreign vocational school immediately raised his hand.

Feng Zhengming nodded and said, "What do you want to ask?"

"Chef, can you explain, obedience means that we must obey all arrangements?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Yes, obedience means that you must obey the arrangements in the kitchen. You must do whatever is asked of you. Remember that you are apprentices and cannot bargain."

At this time, another student couldn't help but said: "Can I learn cooking well just by being obedient?"

Feng Zhengming was very direct: "If you don't want to obey, you can leave now. I can arrange for someone to buy a ticket for you and take you back to your school. We can also give you the money for the ticket you came here."

Including Sun Decai, none of the students present expected Feng Zhengming to be so direct.

Just when the scene was a little awkward, a sudden burst of clapping attracted everyone.

Everyone looked over following the sound and saw a petite girl wearing a chef's uniform walking in from outside.

"Hello, chef, I'm sorry I'm late. I'm also here to try out my job as an apprentice."

The girl who came in was none other than Minamoto Fumiko.

Feng Zhengming saw Yuan Wenzi entering the door wearing a chef's uniform.

He immediately turned to look at Gu Zhicheng and others behind him.

"Which of you told her? Who gave her the idea?"

Before Gu Zhicheng and others could speak, Yuan Wenzi immediately said, "Chef, you are recruiting apprentices at Huiquan Building. Others can come and take the job, why can't I? Do you still have gender discrimination?"

Feng Zhengming looked at Yuan Wenzi: "Do you think you are very smart? Do you think I will recruit you as an apprentice after you said these things? Let me tell you, I am the owner of Huiquan House and the chef of Huiquan House. I don't know how to do it. I will recruit you as an apprentice, even if you successfully pass today’s assessment, I will not keep you as an apprentice.”

No one expected that Feng Zhengming's attitude would be so determined.

Yuan Wenzi asked innocently: "Why? Why can't I be an apprentice?"

Faced with Minamoto Fumiko's innocent and pitiful expression, almost everyone present could not help but feel pity.

Yuan Wenzi went further and said: "I know I am a foreigner, but I really like Chinese food. I have also studied Chinese cooking since I was a child. I just hope to have the opportunity to get the same opportunities as others here. Become an apprentice here and learn from scratch.”

Anyone who hears these words will be somewhat moved.

What she said was quite sincere, and coupled with her expression, it really made people think that she should be kept.

Perhaps Feng Zhengming was the only one present who had an indifferent attitude.

"Of course you can like Chinese food, and you are qualified to learn any domestic cuisine, but you cannot stay here as an apprentice today."

This may be the first time anyone has seen Feng Zhengming being so indifferent.

His cold and resolute attitude is completely different from the previous time when he was always kind to others and would leave room for anyone and anything.

Even Xia Hui and Sun Hai, who had been following Feng Zhengming for a long time, had never seen him like this.

Yuan Wenzi also didn't expect that he would be treated with such indifference by Feng Zhengming.

But she still had no intention of giving up.

"Isn't the chef even willing to give me a fair chance?"

Feng Zhengming still said indifferently: "For you to stand here is the greatest injustice to others."

Before the other party could speak, Feng Zhengming said extremely seriously: "Do you think they are pampered young ladies like you, and they just come here because they want to learn cooking as a hobby?

They are not, they are students in vocational schools, and they need such internship and work opportunities. This is what they did in vocational schools. They may have started from a rookie who couldn't even hold a kitchen knife. After step by step through hard study and practice, they finally became Only after learning some basic skills can I get the opportunity to stand here.

What you see as a hobby may be how they make a living in the future. "

Such words shocked everyone present.

Especially Sun Decai and the students who came from other vocational schools today.

They suddenly realized that Feng Zhengming was a completely different chef from the chefs in other restaurants and restaurants they had encountered.

He really understood what coming to Huiquan Building today meant to these students in the vocational school.

After a period of silence, Xia Hui stood up and said, "Uncle, I'm sorry. I was wrong. I shouldn't have given Wenzi this idea. I, I didn't think that doing so would be unfair to other people."

Feng Zhengming looked at Xia Hui and said calmly: "Send Miss Wenzi back, and then you go to Ganfanpu to report. For the next month, you will stay at Ganfanpu and there is no need to come to Huiquan Building again."

Xia Hui was originally like a little girl who had done something wrong, lowering her head and waiting for Feng Zhengming's reprimand.

She was even prepared to be furious by Feng Zhengming. What she didn't expect was that she was not reprimanded.

But Feng Zhengming asked her to work in a restaurant for the next month, which was a bigger punishment for Xia Hui.

At this time, Gu Zhicheng and the others suddenly realized that Feng Zhengming, a chef who rarely acted like a chef in the kitchen, would really punish those who made mistakes.

When Yuan Wenzi heard this, she probably guessed that letting Xia Hui work in a restaurant for a month was her punishment.

She immediately stood up to defend Xia Hui.

"Don't punish Xia Hui. I asked her to help me find a solution."

Feng Zhengming said: "You are not qualified to plead for her. Since she has done something wrong, she should be punished."

Then Feng Zhengming said to Xia Hui: "Send Miss Wenzi back to the hotel where they are staying safely, and then go to the restaurant to report to Uncle Yang."

Xia Hui didn't say anything more and pulled Yuan Wenzi, who still wanted to argue, to leave.

The two beautiful girls left together, and everyone else became serious.

Feng Zhengming's stern attitude impressed Sun Decai and all the students who came.

Now no one will ask, why do you have to be obedient?
Everyone has clearly seen that Feng Zhengming is the owner and chef of Huiquan Building, and he is the one who talks about everything in Huiquan Building.

If you want to stay in Huiquan Building, you must be obedient.

Feng Zhengming also emphasized again: "The requirement of the Huiquan House chef is that you must be obedient. Since you are apprentices, no matter which chef you stay and are assigned to, you must obey the arrangements and follow your instructions. If you are a chef, you must complete the tasks assigned to you and do them well.”

After emphasizing, Feng Zhengming glanced at everyone and asked: "Who doesn't want to stay in Huiquan Building? You can leave now."

This time, all the vocational school students present looked at each other, and in the end no one chose to leave.

It was what Feng Zhengming said to Yuan Wenzi before that moved most of the students, including Sun Decai.

It also made them realize what they came to Huiquan Tower to do?
This is a very rare internship opportunity for them after graduating from vocational school.

If they really want to survive on this craft in the future.

Seeing that no one was leaving, Feng Zhengming said: "Since no one is leaving, let's all change into chef uniforms first, and then come to the kitchen together."

Sun Decai and others changed into chef uniforms in the lobby of Huiquan Building.

Of course, the chef uniforms they put on now are not the chef uniforms of Huiquan Building.

Then a group of people lined up and followed Feng Zhengming and others into the back kitchen.

When Feng Zhengming led people into the kitchen, the foreman of Huiquan Building quietly said to He Yunqing: "Manager He, the boss is really fierce today. I have known him for so long and I have never seen him like this."

He Yunqing said softly: "Buddha also has a bad temper. Even though the boss is young, he is always polite to people, but when it comes to the kitchen, he has never tolerated a grain of sand in his eyes. No one can go past him. bottom line.”

The head waiter nodded and said, "Yes, yes, the boss is really awesome and has high requirements for the chef."

He Yunqing continued: "So although the business in our lobby is not good, the private rooms are fully booked at night, because the chef's skills are good enough, and the big bosses are not willing to switch to another restaurant after eating it."

The foreman smiled and said, "Yes, good craftsmanship means excellence."

He Yunqing said a few words to the foreman. They were also busy with their own preparations in Huiquan Building.

In the back kitchen, Feng Zhengming had already asked people to prepare everything.

He stood aside and said: "The five chefs who are mainly assessing you today will see whether you can be retained or not. It depends on whether they are satisfied with you. The items you will be assessed on are also arranged by them."

In fact, the assessment items for the students are very simple, including knife skills, which require slicing, shredding, dicing, granulating, mincing, and cutting as required.

In addition, the students were tested on ingredients and sizing, which are very simple and basic things.

First of all, the students are not tested on their knife skills. Instead, they are tested on how to garnish vegetables, marinate, starch, and mix bowl sauce.

Various cut vegetables are placed in front of them, and then all students randomly select a dish.

After drawing, according to the drawn dish, select the corresponding ingredients from the counter and mix them on the plate.

And if there is any need to be marinated and starched, all must be marinated and starched.

If there are dishes that require bowl sauce, the bowl sauce also needs to be prepared.

It can be said that these are the items that will be tested in the exams in vocational schools.

These are considered the most basic things in the kitchen.

After all, after these students are recruited, they will be assigned to Gu Zhicheng and others, and they need to cooperate with them in cooking.

If during the cooperation process, the dishes are paired incorrectly, or the pickling and starching are wrong, it will only cause trouble for Gu Zhicheng and the others, but will not play any supporting role.

Making bowl sauce is basically just asking them to make a basic bowl sauce.

These students are required to know which dishes require water starch to be added to the bowl juice, and which dishes do not need to add water starch to the bowl sauce?
Wait for Gu Zhicheng and others to explain clearly the content of the assessment to the students.

Feng Zhengming said: "I want to remind you, adjust your mentality and treat this assessment as a preparation for cooking. Each process will have a time limit. Don't make mistakes because of nervousness, and don't go over time. ”

After reminding the students, Feng Zhengming stepped aside and asked Gu Zhicheng and others to start the assessment.

This group of students from the vocational school all started to do what they were asked to do very seriously.

Some dishes that are more difficult to smoke will naturally show bitterness on your face.

Just like if you get stir-fried shrimp kidneys, you must marinate and starch the shrimps and kidneys separately.

This is not an easy task for students who have just graduated from vocational schools.

For another example, if you get beef stir-fried with green onions, there is also a whole set of complicated procedures for marinating and sizing the beef, and you may go wrong if you are not careful.

There is also a time limit, so the assessment process is somewhat difficult for these students in vocational schools.

Feng Zhengming watched quietly from the side and did not speak during the whole process.

Gu Zhicheng and the others behaved like strict teachers.

From time to time, he would point out problems and ask questions.

"Is this what your school teacher taught you?"

"Do you think this is the completion of sizing?"

"Can the pot slide open like this?"

"Brain, use your brain, think clearly before you do it."

Fortunately, Feng Zhengming was watching from the side. Although these vocational school students were still relatively new, on the whole they still knew clearly how to do each step.

(End of this chapter)