From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Feng Zhengming was of course very clear about the senior brother's reminder.

From the various suggestions he put forward to the province regarding this year's Young Chef Cooking Exchange Competition.

He has already made preparations that after this year's competition, some young chefs from the kitchens of Huiquanlou and two dry rice restaurants will leave.

Feng Zhengming also understood in his heart that, apart from a few senior brothers.

If other young chefs really want to leave.

Whatever cards he played, he probably wouldn't be able to keep them.

So before the eldest senior brother reminded him, he had already made some arrangements.

For example, transfer Yang Peng to the old shop.

Let Yao Zhenhui and Zhang Lei open a new shop close to home.

And in the kitchen of Huiquanlou, Gu Zhicheng has more opportunities to show himself.

Of course, more importantly, he is also improving the treatment of some chefs accordingly.

Nothing special happened for a while.

Time has unknowingly come to April.

During the Qingming Festival, Feng Zhengming accompanied Grandpa Feng and his family to visit grandma's grave.

After the Qingming Festival, Feng Zhengming and his colleagues received the news.

A chef exchange group from Hong Kong will come to Quancheng.

A chef exchange group from Hong Kong City is coming, and the province and the cooking association are attaching great importance to it.

Therefore, it was natural that Feng Zhengming, the national top scholar, was invited.

The province learned that most of the chefs in the chef exchange group coming from Hong Kong City were chefs who had previously participated in national cooking competitions.

Therefore, we hope Feng Zhengming can receive the other party as the representative of Shandong cuisine chefs.

Feng Zhengming did not refuse too much.

This kind of thing really can't be avoided.

Who made you the winner of the national cooking competition?
Now people take the initiative to communicate.

You can't just hide from people, can you?
No matter what, Feng Zhengming should do his best to be a good host.

The destination of the Hong Kong city’s chef team this time is quite clear.

They come here just for Shandong cuisine.

He also informed the province and the provincial cooking association in advance, requesting that there would be an opportunity to communicate with Feng Zhengming again when the time comes.

When Feng Zhengming learned of this request, he almost immediately guessed that Jiang Chengzhe was looking for an opportunity to challenge him.

Of course, Feng Zhengming accepted all offers.

He also wanted to see if Jiang Chengzhe had made any progress after a few months.
I learned that Hong Kong City sent a group of chefs to exchange ideas.

The chefs in Quancheng are also very excited.

Especially the young chefs in the kitchen of Huiquanlou, they are full of curiosity about the chefs in Hong Kong and want to take this opportunity to compete with them.

Feng Zhengming brought the news back to the kitchen and saw that everyone in the kitchen was eager to try it.

He smiled and poured a bucket of cold water on everyone.

"I must remind everyone that the chefs coming from Hong Kong City this time have all participated in national cooking competitions, and one of them was the runner-up in the national cooking competition. If you want to communicate with them, you must show some strength."

Hearing this, the young chefs in the kitchen who were eager to try were a little bit scared.

Since they can participate in the national cooking competition, they should be at the level of master chefs.

This still has considerable advantages for young chefs.

Of course, some people were not scared.

Qi Jiale shouted nonchalantly: "So what if they participated in the national cooking competition? Didn't they still lose to the chef? It shows that their cooking skills are just so-so.

Since this is an exchange, we don't have to be afraid of them, let's show our true abilities and see how they perform."

Qi Jiale's shouting immediately inspired everyone again.

The apprentices in the kitchen looked fearless.

Everyone actually wanted to fight with others and give it a try.

Except for Qi Jiale, the other young chefs were relatively calm.

I just want to cherish this opportunity to exchange cooking experiences with Hong Kong chefs, share and learn different cooking skills from each other, and learn a few southern dishes by the way.

In short, everyone is looking forward to communicating with the chefs from Hong Kong City.

Li Huidong when everyone was quite looking forward to and excited.

He also spoke up to cool everyone down.

“Don’t worry about whether or not to communicate. It’s impossible for the chefs from Hong Kong City to stay here forever, so it’s uncertain how many people can participate in the communication with them within a limited time.

In Quancheng, Huiquanlou is not the top restaurant, there are also Jufengde and Taifenglou. "

As expected, Li Huidong's words had a good cooling effect.

Everyone also understood that the chefs from Gangcheng came here to communicate with the famous Shandong cuisine chefs.

Now in Huiquanlou, Feng Zhengming is the only famous chef.

Moreover, Jufengde and Taifenglou have experienced chefs in charge.

Overall, it is more likely that chefs from Hong Kong and other cities will go to Jufengde and Taifenglou for exchanges.

If they go to Jufengde and Taifenglou, it is impossible for everyone at Huiquanlou to go and see them.

In the end, it may be that only Feng Zhengming can communicate with others.

Thinking of this, the atmosphere in the kitchen fell to the lowest point.

Feng Zhengming noticed that the atmosphere was a little off.

He quickly encouraged everyone: “Don’t be like this, maybe Jufengde and Taifenglou are indeed more famous restaurants in our Quancheng, and there are Master Su and Master Sun here.

But our Huiquanlou also has its own characteristics, maybe people will take time out to come to Huiquanlou. "

Feng Zhengming's words made everyone feel less depressed.

Li Huidong also encouraged everyone with a smile.

“Well, don’t be discouraged. Maybe the chef from Hong Kong City won’t come to Huiquanlou this time, but as long as we all keep working hard, under the leadership of the head chef, I believe Huiquanlou will become more and more famous.

We should trust the chef, and one day Huiquanlou will truly become the best Shandong cuisine restaurant."

Cao Zhiguo also reminded everyone with a smile: "So we should still work harder and remember that only when our skills are good enough can we naturally win greater fame and bring greater fame to Huiquanlou."

After encouragement from Feng Zhengming and his two senior brothers, everyone in the kitchen regained the positive atmosphere.

They were also relieved that the chefs from Hong Kong might not come to Huiquanlou for exchanges.

In short, they all represent Shandong cuisine, and the most important thing is to allow Hong Kong chefs to see the best of Shandong cuisine.

In the following period of time, the news that the Hong Kong City chef team would come to Quancheng for exchanges quickly spread in Quancheng.

Many people in Quancheng are beginning to look forward to the arrival of the Hongcheng chef team.

People who love food are looking forward to seeing a showdown between Hong Kong chefs and Shandong chefs.

Some people who like Hong Kong and Taiwan film, television and singing stars are looking forward to meeting Hong Kong people in person and would like to ask those Hong Kong chefs whether they can usually meet those Hong Kong stars?
There are also business people from Qilu who are wondering if they can get in touch with some tycoons in Hong Kong through this cooking exchange?
For more people in Quancheng, they are still curious about what is different about people in Hong Kong?
This time, the Hong Kong City chef team is still led by Li Guansheng.

Dai Long, Long Kunbao and Jiang Chengzhe are of course all in the team.

There are also several chefs who are relatively well-known in Hong Kong.

Most of the chefs who did not win awards in previous national cooking competitions are not on the team this time.

It’s not that Li Guansheng and others don’t allow us to come.

It’s because those Hong Kong chefs themselves don’t want to come.

The main reason was that they felt embarrassed to see Feng Zhengming again.

Before the game, they looked down on Feng Zhengming.

They thought that the Shandong cuisine cooked by Feng Zhengming was outdated. But they did not expect that Feng Zhengming would win the first prize in the national cooking competition with Shandong cuisine.

After seeing Feng Zhengming’s cooking skills, several previously arrogant chefs from Hong Kong had to admit defeat.

This time they were really embarrassed to see Feng Zhengming again.

Li Guansheng did not force it.

He used his influence to invite several famous chefs from Hong Kong to join him.

Several of them do not cook in restaurants outside.

They are private chefs in the homes of some business tycoons in Hong Kong.

Compared with the Hong Kong chefs who participated in the national cooking competition before, the cooking skills of these tycoon private chefs invited by Li Guansheng are even better.

And they not only know Cantonese cuisine, they also have some knowledge of other cuisines.

So when they received Li Guansheng’s invitation, several private chefs arranged their time and immediately agreed.

Many of them moved to Hong Kong from the mainland many years ago.

I haven't been back to my hometown in these years.

I also want to take this opportunity to go back to the mainland for a look.

In the hearts of these private chefs, Shandong cuisine still has considerable weight.

They also want to see how the inheritance and development of Shandong cuisine is going today.

The group first took a plane to Shanghai, and then went from Shanghai to Quancheng.

Feng Zhengming sat in the car of his third uncle Feng Jiandong, and followed the cars from the provincial government and the Provincial Cooking Association to the airport to welcome them.

On the way, Feng Zhengming couldn't help complaining to his uncle.

"Really? Is it necessary to have such a grand reception?"

Hearing Feng Zhengming's complaint.

Feng Jiandong explained with a smile: "It can't be helped. People from Hong Kong who come to the mainland are almost always welcomed with high standards. After all, they are compatriots returning."

Feng Zhengming muttered, "Aren't they all the same people? In the national cooking competition, they were all defeated by me."

"Hahaha, then you should go and greet them today." Uncle San was amused by Feng Zhengming's words.

Now Feng Zhengming really regards Grandpa Feng’s family as his relatives.

So he had no scruples when speaking in front of Feng Jiandong.

Feng Zhengming heard his uncle say "we should go to greet him".

He asked curiously: "Why? To show my humble attitude as a winner?"

Feng Jiandong responded cheerfully: "It can also be a way to show off the pride of a winner."

Feng Zhengming laughed when his uncle said this.

"Third Uncle is still good at comforting people."

Feng Zhengming then asked curiously, "Uncle San, why did you go to pick them up?"

Feng Jiandong smiled and replied, "Because there are several Hong Kong business people in the team this time, how should I put it, Third Uncle, I can be regarded as a representative of Quancheng business people."

Hearing this, Feng Zhengming immediately realized that this was indeed not just a communication between chefs.

More important to the province is the Hong Kong tycoon who came with the chef.

Feng Zhengming asked: "Is there any tycoon coming?"

Feng Jiandong nodded: "I heard that there is, otherwise the province would not attach so much importance to it."

After saying this, Feng Zhengming said nothing more.

Instead, Feng Jiandong felt sorry for Feng Zhengming and Huiquanlou.

"Unfortunately, when we had the meeting, I had proposed to host them at Huiquanlou, but in the end the province decided to hold the reception at Jufengde."

Feng Zhengming laughed when he heard this: "Such a reception would definitely not be given to our Huiquanlou."

"How is that impossible? Didn't you host foreign guests in your Huiquan Building before?"

Hearing what his uncle said, Feng Zhengming smiled and reminded: "The previous foreign guests were for catering and cultural exchanges. This time, Hong Kong City has come with a tycoon, and the province is more looking forward to economic exchanges."

This left Feng Jiandong with no way to refute.

"That's true. I'm also looking forward to economic exchanges."

Feng Zhengming asked curiously, "Uncle San is planning to cooperate with the Hong Kong City Tycoon?"

This time, Uncle San nodded more seriously.

"I want to cooperate with them. After all, the tycoons in Hong Kong are richer."

Then Feng Jiandong looked at Feng Zhengming again, "And if you can get their investment, then you can open a restaurant anywhere in the country without any problem."

Feng Zhengming shook his head: "They won't invest in me for no reason. Besides, they prefer Cantonese cuisine. It's hard for them to be attracted by a Shandong cuisine like me."

"Don't say discouraging words. What's wrong with Shandong cuisine? Didn't you still get the national top honors?" Feng Jiandong was quite unconvinced.

These words ignited Feng Zhengming's fighting spirit.

"That's right, Shandong cuisine and Cantonese cuisine are on par with each other and have their own strengths. This culinary exchange will also allow them to experience the charm of traditional Shandong cuisine."

Feng Jiandong smiled and praised: "That's right, let them see the power of Shandong cuisine."

The car followed the convoy and soon arrived at the airport.

Feng Zhengming and his third uncle got out of the car together and followed the provincial welcoming team into the airport.

Some arrangements have also been made at the airport.

Feng Zhengming and his companions didn't have to wait long before the plane landed.

Maybe Feng Zhengming had never thought in his past or present life that he would be able to pick someone up at the airport in such a solemn manner.

Wait for the fan to land smoothly and stop at the designated position.

Someone on the scene immediately made some arrangements.

Then the plane's cabin door opened, and amid a pre-arranged welcome, the cabin door opened, and the passengers on the plane got out of the cabin and walked down the stairs one after another.

As expected, Feng Zhengming saw that the people walking in front were two tycoons from Hong Kong City.

Following them was Li Guansheng, whom they had met at the National Cooking Competition.

After them came a few unfamiliar faces, and then Dai Long, Long Kunbao, Jiang Chengzhe and others.

When Jiang Chengzhe walked out of the cabin and looked down, his eyes were obviously looking for something?
When Jiang Chengzhe saw Feng Zhengming, he immediately smiled and waved to Feng Zhengming.

Feng Zhengming also waved his hand.

However, just after recruiting, Feng Zhengming was reminded to step forward.

He could only walk forward and be introduced to the tycoon of Hong Kong City.

"This is Feng Zhengming, the champion of the national cooking competition."

Of course, Feng Zhengming also took the initiative to extend his hand and greet the tycoon of Hong Kong City.

The Hong Kong City tycoon smiled and shook his hand.

"You look really young. No wonder they kept praising you after they returned."

“I’m looking forward to tasting the cooking skills of our national champion.”

Feng Zhengming was naturally humble as well.

"I don't deserve it. I just do my job well. I hope to inherit and develop our Shandong cuisine better and gradually eliminate some of the bad impressions people have of Shandong cuisine."

Feng Zhengming's answer certainly won a round of praise.

After that, we met and shook hands with the chef team.

As Jiang Chengzhe shook hands with Feng Zhengming, he smiled and threatened: "I will defeat you this time."

Feng Zhengming shook hands with Jiang Chengzhe and smiled confidently after hearing what he said. (End of this chapter)