From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

The next day, Feng Zhengming got up early again.

When he came out of the room and went downstairs to wash up, he happened to see Luan Bosheng coming to their restaurant staff dormitory.

"Get up so early?"

"Are you here so early?"

When the two met, they said this almost in unison.

They were both stunned, and then they both started laughing.

Luan Bosheng explained with a smile: "I have no choice. I have to go to the morning market to buy things. Those young people like to sleep in. If I don't wake them up, they will definitely sleep until 9 or 10 o'clock."

Feng Zhengming nodded in agreement: "Indeed, Huiquanlou arranged purchases in the morning, and they all didn't want to be arranged."

Luan Bosheng then asked: "Why did you get up so early?"

Feng Zhengming fetched water to wash up while explaining, "I have developed a habit. When I left Yanxi Building, I worked in the cafeteria with my senior brother, so I had to get up very early in the morning to go shopping.

Later, I went to the train station to sell braised pork by myself. I had to get up earlier and buy the meat early.

Later, when I opened my own dry food shop, there was no one to help me get up early and go shopping, so I had to go by myself.

So I developed a habit, and at this point, I woke up naturally."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Luan Bosheng couldn't help but sigh: "It's really not easy."

Feng Zhengming, on the other hand, had a big smile on his face and didn't feel any pain at all.

"It's not easy to do anything. I put all my time and energy into cooking. When I see my guests praising my cooking skills after eating the dishes I made, I feel very satisfied."

Luan Bosheng immediately nodded in agreement: "That's right, I am the same as you in this respect. I especially like to see customers happy when they eat the dishes I cook, especially when I hear them praise my cooking. Then I feel very satisfied."

Feng Zhengming could also feel that Luan Bosheng was indeed such a person who would spend a lot of effort to make the dishes well.

At this moment, the two of them really had a sense of mutual appreciation.

When Feng Zhengming finished washing up, he saw that Luan Bosheng had already woken up his four disciples.

The four disciples were obviously still a little sleepy.

Luan Bosheng decisively promoted Feng Zhengming.

"Look at your junior master. He got up early and has washed up, ready to go shopping with us. But you guys are still sleeping like crazy. What's wrong with you?"

These words were really effective. Upon hearing these words, Luan Bosheng's four disciples suddenly came to their senses.

Several people looked at Feng Zhengming together.

Feng Zhengming just smiled and said good morning in response to their gaze.

But it was Feng Zhengming's greeting.

It really woke up Luan Bosheng's four disciples.

Then the four of them quickly went to wash up.

As a result, the four of them made a lot of noise, which woke up Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong.

Three people walked out and saw busy figures below.

Especially when I saw Feng Zhengming was in high spirits and was already standing there chatting with Luan Bosheng.

Ding Yuan, Gao Yongsheng and Hou Dong looked at each other.

Then Ding Yuan spoke first: "Did we get up late?"

Gao Yongfu asked curiously, "Didn't Brother Feng say last night that we could sleep in today?"

Hou Dong explained: "It should be Brother Feng who asked us to stay here and sleep in. He is going to get up early and go to the morning market with Master Luan here to buy things."

Gao Yongfu looked at the two and asked, "What about us? Do you want to go with us?"

Ding Yuan and Hou Dong said in unison, "Yes, we will."

Then, the three of them went downstairs and quickly started washing.

When the last group of people left, the purchasing team for Boshan Restaurant was quite large today.

Led by Feng Zhengming and Luan Bosheng, they were accompanied by seven apprentices.

Luan Bosheng led everyone to a large market in Boshan.

On the way, Luan Bosheng couldn't help but brag to Feng Zhengming.

"Zhengming, it's easier for us to get vegetables in Boshan than in Quancheng. We can also easily get a lot of seafood. It can be said that we have more materials available here than you do."

Feng Zhengming laughed when he heard this: "Hahaha, I know that. You are closer to Shouguang."

Luan Bosheng nodded: "Yes, so we can get cheaper Shouguang dishes here."

Feng Zhengming then asked: "Brother Luan, do you know how the vegetable industry in Shouguang is doing now?"

Luan Bosheng thought for a moment and replied, "Shouguang's vegetable cultivation is indeed excellent, but it is currently subject to some logistics restrictions and vegetable prices are fluctuating greatly, which will affect that area."

Upon hearing this, Feng Zhengming understood instantly.

Now is not the time when major infrastructure will be completed in the future.

The roads now are not as smooth as they will be in the future.

More importantly, information is not well-circulated across the country.

Often, vegetable farmers are unable to obtain information such as what vegetables may be in short supply or in surplus in a certain area.

Maybe the vegetable farmers saw that the price of a certain vegetable seemed very high.

As a result, vegetable farmers planted a lot of vegetables, but when they harvested them, they found that the price of the vegetables had dropped.

All this is caused by poor information flow.

It will greatly dampen the enthusiasm of vegetable farmers.

The point is that vegetable farmers work so hard, but at the end of the year, they don’t make much money.

Feng Zhengming quickly made some plans in his mind, and vaguely had an idea of ​​laying a large network throughout Qi and Lu.

We can then use Uncle San's trading company to promote the specialties from all over Qi and Lu, not only vegetables but also other things, to all parts of the country.

We also need to establish a complete logistics system and information system across the country.

It is convenient to understand which vegetables may be missing in each region.

Carry out some differentiated planting so that those hard-working vegetable farmers can reap the rewards they deserve after their labor.

While thinking about this matter in his mind, Feng Zhengming unknowingly arrived at the market with Luan Bosheng.

This is a fairly large farmers market.

The key point is that the entire market is filled with large trucks.

The train was filled with bags of various vegetables.

Luan Bosheng introduced to Feng Zhengming: "This is a vegetable wholesale market here. It is actually a transit station. When Shouguang vegetables are sent to Quancheng in the west, they usually transit here."

When Feng Zhengming heard some people shouting, he was surprised that the prices of vegetables here were so cheap.

Luan Bosheng saw the surprise on Feng Zhengming's face.

He reminded in a low voice: "Listen carefully, they are selling by kilogram, so the vegetables here should be more than twice as cheap as yours."

After hearing what Luan Bosheng said, Feng Zhengming listened carefully.

I found that the vegetables here are indeed sold by kilogram.

This made Feng Zhengming feel that the price of vegetables here was indeed much cheaper. Thinking of this, Feng Zhengming couldn't help but ask if he could directly supply vegetables to Huiquanlou and the two dry rice shops?
But he didn't say anything, and Luan Bosheng seemed to have guessed what he was thinking.

"Hahaha, do you want this place to supply your dry food shop and restaurant exclusively?"

Seeing that Luan Bosheng had guessed it, Feng Zhengming no longer concealed it: "Yes, I have this idea."

Luan Bosheng nodded and introduced him: "Don't rush to contact here, I think you should go to Shouguang to take a look. Maybe when you get there, you will have a different feeling and you will have new ideas.

In fact, there is never a shortage of vegetables in Shouguang. What they lack is channels to sell the vegetables.

As long as you can solve the transportation problem, you can even customize the vegetables you want for them.”

After hearing what Luan Bosheng said, Feng Zhengming roughly understood.

It was the right thing for me to do this trip.

Luan Bosheng also gave Feng Zhengming a contact number.

"This is one of my junior fellow apprentices. He's in Shouguang. You can contact him when you get to Shouguang. He has some connections and can help you get in touch with what you need."

Feng Zhengming collected the contact information that Luan Bosheng gave him: "Thank you, Senior Brother Luan."

Luan Bosheng smiled and waved his hand: "You're welcome. If you have made the contact, when I contract the restaurant, I may need to purchase with you. Let's join forces."

After hearing what Luan Bosheng said, Feng Zhengming naturally knew what Luan Bosheng meant.

The reason why I want to purchase with Feng Zhengming.

Luan Bosheng still hopes that after he contracts the restaurant, he can get some support from Feng Zhengming, especially to give him more help in designing the 44 seats.

In this regard, Feng Zhengming is happy to help Luan Bosheng.

Feng Zhengming felt that he could help Luan Bosheng regain the 44th seat in Boshan.

When I open a Shandong cuisine restaurant in the future, I can also introduce the Boshan Sisi Xi.

This allows the guests of your restaurant to truly taste the characteristics of Shandong cuisine from different regions in a more comprehensive way.

So Feng Zhengming smiled and agreed to Luan Bosheng.

"Okay, I'm waiting for good news from Senior Brother Luan."

When shopping in the market here, there is a wide variety of vegetables.

Although the purchase quantity here is quite large.

This is a wholesale market after all.

Usually, some vegetable vendors from various districts and counties of Zibo City come here to get the vegetables and then sell them in the markets of various districts and counties.

Only the restaurant where Luan Bosheng works can purchase so much at one time.

This purchase also opened the eyes of Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong.

They had purchased goods for the army before, but they had never thought that vegetables could be so cheap.

Ding Yuan reminded Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong: "After you go back, remember to tell the troops that you can come here to purchase. The troops need a large amount anyway."

Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong naturally smiled and nodded in agreement.

After completing the purchase, on the way back, Feng Zhengming and Luan Bosheng got together and chatted again.

The two of them were sitting on the tricycle driven by Ding Yuan.

The other tricycles were piled high with bags of vegetables.

On the way back, Feng Zhengming reminded Luan Bosheng again.

"Brother, if you want to contract a restaurant, you must remember one thing: when you encounter wedding banquets, you must cook the food yourself. You must make the dishes affordable and delicious, so as to help your restaurant build a good reputation as soon as possible.

And brother, don't be shy, take out your bronze medal from the national competition and show it to others."

Luan Bosheng felt a little embarrassed when he heard this: "Isn't this a bit bad?"

Without waiting for Feng Zhengming to speak, Luan Bosheng couldn't help but mutter, "It's just a bronze medal."

Feng Zhengming immediately shook his head: "A bronze medal is also a prize. The bronze medal of the National Cooking Competition is such a great honor. Brother Luan, don't be embarrassed.

Since you have contracted the restaurant yourself, you should be more high-profile and let others know your excellent skills.

As for the Si Si Xi, after you recover, you can invite some local people to taste it. It would be best to contact your local TV station and newspaper and ask them to report on it."

Luan Bosheng was even more surprised.

"Also, we need to contact TV stations and newspapers for interviews? Isn't that too much fanfare?"

Feng Zhengming immediately comforted him: "What's the big deal? This is just normal publicity. Brother, since you have restored all but 44 seats, will you be the only one in Boshan then?"

When asked this question, Luan Bosheng nodded and said, "It should be my only one."

Feng Zhengming continued to point out: "You see, you are the only one. In Boshan, including Zibo City, and even in Quancheng, many people know about the Four Four Seats, but after so many years, everyone has forgotten what it looks like.

So since you have made it, of course you want to let everyone see it.

How do you let everyone know that you are making a 44-seat show? Of course, you need to use television and newspapers to help promote it. "

After being lectured by Feng Zhengming, Luan Bosheng nodded in agreement.

"That's right, Zhengming, you are absolutely right. We really need to promote our dishes. Otherwise, if the dishes are good but not known to others, how can we attract more people to eat them?"

After Feng Zhengming's teachings, Luan Bosheng's ideas began to change.

The most important thing is that Feng Zhengming said that he had different ideas from Luan Bosheng.

He always says something that makes a lot of sense.

It was easy to be persuaded by Luan Bosheng.

Let Luan Bosheng slowly change his way of thinking.

Ding Yuan, who was riding a tricycle in front, was also a little surprised when he heard it.

I felt even more admiration for Feng Zhengming.

As an audience member, Ding Yuan could of course hear that Feng Zhengming was intentionally teaching Luan Bosheng.

Teach Luan Bosheng how to run a restaurant well.

After teaching Luan Bosheng how to restore the 44 seats, we can better promote and pass on the 44 seats.

The more Ding Yuan listened, the more he felt that Feng Zhengming was really capable.

He can explain a whole set of business methods, including how to promote and how to make things well. It is a complete and comprehensive professorial explanation.

Not to mention Luan Bosheng, Ding Yuan felt that he benefited a lot from listening to it all the way.

Ding Yuan even felt that he could open a store himself according to what Feng Zhengming taught him.

Of course, Ding Yuan calmed down quickly.

I know that if I want to open a restaurant or hotel, I am still missing the most important thing.

That's a technology that's enough to attract enough customers.

Ding Yuan studied with Master Cui in a cooking school some time ago, and only then did he realize that he lacked a lot in terms of skills.

So this time Ding Yuan followed Feng Zhengming out, also wanting to take the opportunity to learn more from Feng Zhengming on the way.

But now it seems that what Feng Zhengming taught on the road.

It may be more high-end.

It is somewhat difficult to use it for Ding Yuan for the time being. (End of this chapter)