From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

When Feng Zhengming went to participate in the challenge, he was quite low-key at the beginning and did not reveal his identity too much at the scene.

Like other chefs who came from all over the province to participate in the challenge, everyone lined up to get a number and enter the venue.

Then, everyone witnessed the drawing of lots on the spot.

There were more than 1000 participating chefs, so there wasn't much communication between them for the time being.

And this time, it’s not just young chefs who come to the challenge, there are also many middle-aged chefs on the scene.

Everyone is very interested in this challenge and they all want to be able to join the Shandong cuisine team and participate in the national competition.

The order on the scene was still maintained very well, with many young chefs in Quancheng contributing to this.

Including the young chefs in Huiquanlou's kitchen, some young chefs who are not even senior chefs, participated in maintaining order on the spot under the call of the Cooking Association.

Provincial television stations and newspapers were also reporting from the scene.

Because of the huge momentum, the draw naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Special leaders from the province also attended and participated in the drawing ceremony.

At the same time, several famous masters in Quancheng, including Master Wang who rushed back, came out.

They are on site to supervise the lottery ceremony to ensure that the entire lottery is fair and open.

When Master Wang came back this time, several other masters in Quancheng were worried that the changes in Jubin Garden would make Master Wang angry.

What was unexpected was that Master Wang had already known about Jubin Garden.

He told several other masters that the Jubinyuan brand had already been bought by a private individual, and how the boss wanted to run the business was entirely up to the boss.

As for Cheng Guosheng's series of actions, Master Wang no longer wanted to care about it.

Master Wang feels that everything is the apprentice's own choice, and as a master he cannot always control the apprentice.

So how will Jubin Garden develop in the future? Master Wang has completely given up and doesn't plan to ask.

This time when he returns to serve as a judge, Master Wang hopes to see more young and middle-aged chefs stand out.

Under the host of the TV station, the on-site drawing ceremony began.

Feng Zhengming stood in the crowd, waiting calmly for the final result.

The number on his hand is 666.

What Feng Zhengming didn't expect was that when the groups were drawn, the first number drawn was 666.

When Feng Zhengming saw his number being drawn, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"That's interesting. Do you want me to double-click 666?"

The drawing and grouping process was relatively smooth. After all, there were so many people watching on site and the TV station was broadcasting it live, so there naturally wouldn't be any shady operations.

After the draw, Master Cui, chairman of the Provincial Cooking Association, stood up and made the announcement.

“Okay, the draw is over, and I declare the provincial and national culinary skills competition pre-selection young and middle-aged chef challenge officially open.

In the next five days, four groups will compete here every day.

Each group number will be posted later, so all participating chefs are requested to remember their numbers and see clearly which group they belong to. "

After the announcement, Master Cui gave everyone some encouragement.

“This time we set up a challenge competition before the selection, hoping that the outstanding young and middle-aged chefs in the province can represent our province in the national cooking skills competition.

We also hope that everyone can perform well in this challenge and strive to break through the challenge.

As an experienced chef in this province, I really hope to see more outstanding young and middle-aged chefs emerge.

We, the older chefs, hope that the new generation will surpass the old generation and beat us all to the beach."

Master Cui's more fashionable words made everyone at the scene laugh.

At the same time, Master Cui’s words also gave encouragement to the young and middle-aged chefs on the scene.

Afterwards, the draw ceremony ended. There was no competition on that day, so everyone could communicate freely. The contestants could also take a look at the venue and check the ingredients and stove preparations on site.

If individuals have any requirements, they can also tell some people from the event organizer on site, and the event organizer will prepare as much as possible.

Feng Zhengming felt that there was nothing to do at the scene, so he simply prepared to leave.

Just as Feng Zhengming turned around to leave, a pretty figure appeared in front of him.

"Hehehe, we found it."

The people who appeared in front of Feng Zhengming were none other than Luo Qing and Xia Hui.

Seeing the two of them, Feng Zhengming also laughed: "Why are you here?"

He asked Luo Qing again: "Aren't you going on a business trip again?"

Luo Qing said with a smile: "I came back early. This time your competition was very exciting. I even saw the TV station report it when I was away."

Xia Hui was a little surprised: "Did TV stations outside of the city report it?"

Luo Qing nodded: "Yes, when I was in Henan Province, I saw their TV station also reported it."

Xia Hui became even more curious: "Why would their TV station report our competition?"

Without waiting for Luo Qing to answer, Feng Zhengming asked curiously, "How did they report it?"

Luo Qing smiled and said, "Maybe Shandong cuisine is too famous. The TV station there said that the hometown of Shandong cuisine is planning to prove itself in the national competition, so they held a unique selection competition.

It was said that we wanted to select the best chef in the province, to shine in the national competition, and to achieve good results in the third national competition.

He also said that other provinces should learn from this and not allow chefs to participate in the national cooking skills competition without any notice.”

After listening to Luo Qing retelling the report from another provincial TV station, Feng Zhengming and Xia Hui couldn't help laughing.

This time, Shandong cuisine held such a grand provincial selection.

This has indeed put pressure on other provinces.

So in fact, other provinces are more or less observing Qilu's selection.

Everyone wants to see how Qilu prepares for and hosts the trials, and perhaps other provinces will learn from it in the future.

Xia Hui smiled and said, "It seems that everyone will learn from us in the future. Our Shandong cuisine is indeed the number one cuisine."

Feng Zhengming did not allow Xia Hui to say this: "You can't say that. I think that cuisines from different places have their own characteristics. We should not over-exaggerate ourselves, nor should we belittle others.

Since the national competition is called the 'National Cooking Skills Exchange Competition', it means that we still hope that there can be more exchanges among our local cuisines.

In fact, in this regard, Jubinyuan’s recent method is very good. It invites chefs from other places to exchange some dishes.

I think we can have that kind of communication in the future through Huiquan Restaurant or by asking the cooking association to contact us.” Xia Hui immediately said, “I understand what Uncle Shi meant. We should learn from others’ good points.”

Feng Zhengming nodded: "That's right, we must learn more from others' strengths, integrate them, and improve our own skills."

Luo Qing listened to the conversation between the two people with an auntie smile on her face.

In Luo Qing's eyes, Feng Zhengming was really charming at this moment.

He exudes confidence from head to toe.

This kind of confidence made Feng Zhengming really fearless.

He is not afraid of any challenge. Even if others can defeat him, he will not give up easily, but will learn from others' strengths.

This is the kind of person who devotes all his energy to a career and ideals and maintains a burning heart.

Luo Qing really felt that Feng Zhengming was very charming. When he stood there he looked like the sun shining all over.

Such a Feng Zhengming also gave Luo Qing great encouragement.

Let Luo Qing also find her own goals in life.

She felt that she should not go with the flow, but create her own career in such a great era.

Luo Qing wants to start a business and work with Feng Zhengming to promote Shandong cuisine.

This was something Luo Qing had never thought about before, but now she is really thinking about it and is preparing to do it.

There were a lot of people at the scene, but Xia Mingye, who also signed up to participate in the challenge, quickly found his sister Xia Hui.

"Sister, you are here indeed. Did you sign up for the challenge yourself? Or did you come here with Uncle Feng?"

Xia Hui was also a little surprised when she saw her brother: "You are here to participate in the competition? Then why didn't you come to me when you came? Boy, you have grown wings, right? You didn't even take the initiative to report to your sister."

Xia Mingye quickly dodged his sister's beating and even hid directly behind Feng Zhengming.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't hit me. I came here by myself this time. I didn't even tell my family."

Xia Hui was a little surprised: "You came here by yourself?"

Xia Mingye poked his head out from behind Feng Zhengming: "Yes, I came here by myself."

Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing were also a little surprised. They didn't expect that Xia Mingye would come here to sign up for the competition on his own.

Xia Hui then asked curiously, "By the way, are you eligible to sign up?"

Xia Mingye said: "Of course I have. I just got my senior chef certificate in the first half of this year."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "You have caught a good opportunity."

"I didn't expect that. When I went to take the exam, I wanted to see it in advance, but I didn't expect that I would actually pass it."

Xia Hui said, "Humph, don't be proud. Find a way to break through this challenge and enter the trials."

This made Xia Mingye a little embarrassed: "Sister, you are embarrassing me. There are more than 1000 people participating in the challenge this time. Among so many people, there are not only young chefs, but also many middle-aged chefs."

Hearing her brother say this, Xia Hui said disdainfully: "You are such a coward, you don't dare to do this anymore?"

Xia Mingye responded with a sad face: "Sister, it's not that I don't dare. I have seen several chefs who are about the same age as my father. They all have skills in their hands and are technicians."

In the end, no matter how Xia Mingye explained, Xia Hui insisted that her brother was a coward.

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Okay, don't say that about your brother. I think he is very courageous to come to the challenge alone."

Luo Qing also echoed, "Yes, he only got his senior chef certificate in the first half of this year, and he dared to challenge it. He is really amazing."

Xia Mingye immediately said with gratitude: "Uncle Feng is really considerate."

When Xia Hui saw her brother's look, she couldn't help but want to reach out and hit him.

Seeing this, the younger brother naturally hid quickly and hid behind Feng Zhengming and refused to go out.

After a while of commotion, Luo Qing finally pulled Xia Hui back.

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Okay, okay, there is no competition today. Let's go back to Huiquan Building together to see how much progress your brother has made."

Xia Hui immediately thought it was a good idea: "Okay, I want to see if you have made any progress."

This made Xia Mingye a little timid again: "Why don't we just forget it? I still want to go back and have a good rest and prepare for the next game."

How could Xia Hui let her brother "escape at the critical moment"?
She grabbed her brother, stopped him from running, and pulled him out.

Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing followed behind, and when they saw the siblings, they couldn't stop laughing.

Feng Zhengming quickly took Luo Qing's hand, interlocked their fingers, and followed the siblings out.

Before I even left the competition venue, I unexpectedly met Cheng Guosheng.

Cheng Guosheng saw Feng Zhengming with a look of contempt: "How is it? Chef Feng is the chef of Huiquan Restaurant and is so famous in Quancheng, but he still wants to participate in the challenge."

Facing Cheng Guosheng's contempt, Feng Zhengming responded with a serious face: "I didn't expect that some people would ignore the development of Shandong cuisine and lose their dignity just to get revenge."

"Who are you talking about? The selection contest was decided by representatives of cooking associations from all cities in the province."

After saying this, Cheng Guosheng suddenly realized that he seemed to have confessed himself.

Feng Zhengming did not say what the matter was, nor did he mention any names.

As a result, Cheng Guosheng directly said that representatives from cooking associations in all cities across the province would vote together.

Isn't this equivalent to telling Feng Zhengming that he was the one who intentionally contacted everyone and let everyone vote together to come to such a result?

Seeing Cheng Guosheng's face change several times, he stood there speechless for a while.

Feng Zhengming, on the other hand, said magnanimously: "Brother Cheng, don't be nervous. Rules are rules. Since we all voted together to decide, I will definitely abide by them. I also hope that Brother Cheng will abide by the rules."

Cheng Guosheng finally managed to speak: "Of course I will comply."

Feng Zhengming nodded and said, "Then let's meet at the tryouts."

After saying this, Feng Zhengming was too lazy to waste any more words with Cheng Guosheng. He took Luo Qing and the Xia siblings with him, and together they went around Cheng Guosheng and left the scene.

Cheng Guosheng felt very unhappy when he saw them leaving, but there was nothing he could do.

He could only make up his mind to seize the time and practice his cooking skills.

When it comes to the selection rounds, I must not lose to Feng Zhengming at all costs.

Perhaps even Cheng Guosheng himself did not realize that this might be the time for him to regain his original intention of learning cooking after many years.

However, this original intention was just a relatively decent path that Cheng Guosheng tried to find for himself when he had no other way out.

Feng Zhengming led his men back to Huiquanlou. Xia Mingye was also shocked when he saw the scene in the kitchen. (End of this chapter)