From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

I stayed in the restaurant where Luan Bosheng worked in Boshan for a few days.

Many chefs in Boshan heard the news and came to Feng Zhengming to ask to see him.

Even a retired master craftsman from Boshan came to visit.

The master craftsman from Boshan is named Wang.

Even Luan Bosheng would respectfully call him "Uncle Master" when he saw him.

According to Luan Bosheng, Master Wang from Boshan is one of the founders of Boshan Sisi Xi.

He is also the inheritor of authentic Boshan cuisine and can be considered a peer of Master Feng Zhengming and others.

Feng Zhengming was really flattered that such a master came to him.

After inviting the master in, the first thing Feng Zhengming did when he met him was to kneel down and kowtow to him.

"Uncle Wang, please forgive me. I don't know the etiquette, so I asked you to come to me in person. It's really my fault. I, Feng Zhengming, kowtow to you and apologize."

Feng Zhengming's words and his action of kneeling down and kowtowing shocked everyone present.

Master Wang stepped forward, reached out and grabbed Feng Zhengming who was about to kneel down.

"Zhengming, things are different now. We don't care about these things. I don't blame you for not going to see me. I have been retired for many years and have been living my life in the countryside. I don't contact you much.

Not to mention you, even Luan Bosheng and the others don’t know that I still live in Boshan.”

When Luan Bosheng heard this, he quickly agreed: "Yes, Master, you haven't shown up since you retired. I really thought you had left Boshan."

Master Wang burst into laughter: "Hahaha, I just thought that as a retired old man, I should not give you young people instructions and affect your cooking."

"How can you say that? We still need to ask you, the master, for advice from time to time. As the saying goes, an old man in the family is like a treasure. You are the treasure of our Boshan cuisine."

Master Wang became even happier after hearing what Luan Bosheng said.

Feng Zhengming also stood up at this time and agreed with Luan Bosheng's words.

"Brother Luan is right. With a master like Uncle Wang here, we feel more confident."

Master Wang nodded with a smile, then he put away his smile and looked at Feng Zhengming and Luan Bosheng seriously.

"I heard that you are planning to restore our Boshan 44 seats?"

These words made Feng Zhengming and Luan Bosheng instantly understand the master's intention.

Luan Bosheng turned around and closed the door first.

Then Luan Bosheng told Feng Zhengming about his plans.

He also explained in detail his idea of ​​contracting the restaurant in Boshan to Master Wang.

After hearing this, Master Wang fell into deep thought.

It is obvious that Master Wang strongly agrees with Luan Bosheng and Feng Zhengming's plan to restore the 44 seats in Boshan.

But he also knew the difficulties.

At the same time, he was also a little surprised at Luan Bosheng's idea of ​​contracting Boshan Restaurant.

"Bosheng, you have to think carefully. Contracting a restaurant is no small matter."

Luan Bosheng responded with a serious face: "Uncle Master, I know, but as Zhengming said, our Boshan Restaurant will face restructuring sooner or later, and we can't always eat government food.

When the restructuring takes place, I will not take over the contract. If someone else takes over, I am afraid that it will damage the reputation of our Boshan Restaurant."

After hearing what Luan Bosheng said, Master Wang immediately understood.

The old master looked at Feng Zhengming again.

Obviously, although the old master has retired in recent years, he has been living in seclusion most of the time.

But after some news reports, especially after Feng Zhengming suddenly emerged, he still paid attention to things related to Feng Zhengming.

The look he gave Feng Zhengming was obvious, as he was thinking of the bankruptcy of Yan Xilou.

Thinking of the closure of Yan Xilou, Master Wang naturally does not want to see Boshan Restaurant go bankrupt.

Even the food at Boshan Restaurant is getting worse and worse.

Its reputation in Boshan is getting worse and worse.

This is also something that Master Wang absolutely cannot accept.

So after thinking about this, Master Wang nodded to show his support to Luan Bosheng.

"Okay, I support you. Instead of letting someone else take over the business and ruin the reputation of our Boshan cuisine, why don't we take it over ourselves? No matter how difficult it is, we can't ruin our craftsmanship."

Luan Bosheng nodded seriously: "Yes, yes, no matter how difficult it is, we must do our craft well."

Feng Zhengming saw the looks of Luan Bosheng and Master Wang.

His heart was also filled with respect.

Nowadays, the speed of development is getting faster and faster.

Under the impact of the idea of ​​profit first, many people have lost their bottom line.

Feng Zhengming really respects chefs like Master Wang and Luan Bosheng who stick to their bottom line.

Luan Bosheng then extended an invitation to Master Wang.

"Uncle Master, when I take over the Boshan Restaurant, please come out again and give us some guidance so that we can revive the 44 Seat Restaurant."

Master Wang asked cheerfully, "So you are waiting for Uncle Master here?"

Luan Bosheng did not hide it: "I can't help it, Uncle Master, you are now considered the master of Boshan cuisine."

Master Wang quickly waved his hands and said, "Go away, what master? How can I be qualified to be called a master?"

Feng Zhengming couldn't help but laugh and said, "Master Wang is indeed a master."

“No, no.” Master Wang seriously rejected the title, “I am just a chef who has been cooking for my whole life, how dare I call myself the master of Boshan cuisine?

Throughout my life, I have done everything I could to carefully carry out the skills that the old masters taught me.

I feel very good that I have not let down the expectations that my masters had when they taught me the craft.

As for the title of master, I really don’t deserve it.”

Feng Zhengming looked at Master Wang. He had heard similar words from his master.

I also heard Master Cui and other masters say similar things.

For these old masters who have been working for a lifetime and have acquired excellent skills.

They don't care about those false names at all.

A skill that seems amazing to others.

But for them, it was just that they did their job well.

Feng Zhengming, Master Wang and Luan Bosheng chatted a lot again.

Through the chat, Master Wang also gained a new understanding of Feng Zhengming.

He couldn't help but praise: "Zhengming is really a versatile person. Many of your ideas are absolutely advanced and very good. Bosheng, you should communicate with Zhengming more in the future."

Feng Zhengming responded with a smile: "For this year's provincial young chef cooking exchange competition, I hope that Uncle Wang and Brother Luan can go to Quancheng and we can get together."

Master Wang immediately decided to go: "Go, you must go. I haven't been to Quancheng for several years. I must go this time."

Luan Bosheng also agreed with a smile: "Okay, then my uncle and I will lead the team."

At the end of the conversation, Feng Zhengming took a photo of Master Wang and Luan Bosheng.

He also asked someone to take a photo of him and the two of them.

"When I return to Quancheng, I will develop the photos and give them to you, Uncle Wang and Brother Luan, when you are there."

Naturally, the two of them agreed with a smile.

Feng Zhengming stayed in Boshan for a few more days and exchanged a lot of things with Master Wang.

Because of this delay, I stayed in Boshan for a full half month.

It’s similar to communicating with the chefs in Boshan.

Feng Zhengming led Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong on the road again. This time, Feng Zhengming changed the itinerary and decided to go to Shouguang first.

I learned that Feng Zhengming changed his itinerary and would go to Shouguang first.

Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong naturally didn't say anything.

However, they knew that Feng Zhengming wanted to go to Shouguang first to inspect the vegetables there.

During his days in Boshan, he has been learning about Shouguang through various channels.

In particular, through some vegetable farmers from Shouguang, I learned about some of the difficulties faced by Shouguang vegetables.

In short, Shouguang is indeed the hometown of vegetables, and almost all kinds of vegetables are grown there to meet market demand.

The difficulty Shouguang faces is that, on the one hand, transportation is not very convenient.

The most important point is that Shouguang cannot obtain accurate information on vegetable demand in various regions.

The result may be that many vegetable farmers grow some vegetables in season, but when they mature, those vegetables may not be able to be sold at a price at all.

This kind of distress also caused a lot of headaches for Shouguang's leaders.

Feng Zhengming decided to go and see for himself.

He already had an idea.

That is to make Shouguang's vegetable planting more diversified.

We cannot simply grow common domestic vegetables.

More foreign varieties must be added.

He also wanted to use his uncle's company to help Shouguang collect some vegetable data from various places.

Send the information back to Shouguang in a timely manner so that they can have a certain understanding of the market.

This will make it easier for Shouguang vegetable farmers to make some adjustments.

Of course, Feng Zhengming's thoughts are also for his own benefit.

Whether it is his two dry rice shops and Huiquanlou in Quancheng.

Or maybe he wants to go south and open a restaurant in the future.

Vegetables are an absolute necessity and are consumed in huge quantities.

The most important thing is that vegetables are often eaten for their freshness.

So if we help Shouguang to connect various links.

By connecting everything together, Shouguang's vegetable farmers can make more money.

It will be more convenient for Feng Zhengming to prepare vegetables in the future.

So Feng Zhengming changed his itinerary and went to Shouguang first.

In fact, I had already notified my third uncle Feng Jiandong in advance and we had agreed to meet in Shouguang.

When Feng Jiandong received the call, he was actually out of town.

After being paged by Feng Zhengming, he called Boshan to inquire about the situation.

Feng Zhengming told his third uncle Feng Jiandong about some of his ideas.

Feng Jiandong, who was out of town, immediately expressed his support after hearing this.

"Okay, Zhengming, your idea is great. I'm actually worried about how to maintain foreign trade. You really gave me a general direction."

Feng Jiandong has been following the advice of the two Hong Kong tycoons and has been maintaining foreign trade during this period.

But no matter how well it was maintained, Feng Jiandong always felt that some of the foreign trade orders he had originally received were not very good.

So he has been thinking, is there something unique to Qilu that can sustain the foreign trade part of his company?
Feng Zhengming told him on the phone about the Qiucheng green onions and the vegetables from Shouguang.

This suddenly gave Feng Jiandong a new idea.

Yes, the characteristic of Qilu is actually agriculture.

It would be better to just export agricultural products.

The best Qiucheng onions and Shouguang vegetables can all be sold abroad.

In this way, we can not only maintain the foreign trade business.

The key is that it can also help open up sales channels for agricultural products from all over Qi and Lu.

In particular, Feng Zhengming said on the phone that he felt that if Shouguang really wanted to develop vegetable cultivation into a large-scale industry, it must not just grow some ordinary vegetable varieties, but also need to introduce some foreign varieties.

It is even more necessary to let agricultural experts cultivate and develop some new varieties for planting.

Feng Jiandong was really excited when he heard that.

It would be great if Shouguang could grow some foreign vegetables.

That would be great news for Feng Jiandong's foreign trade exports.

Especially some neighboring Asian countries.

They may have some vegetables that they cannot grow in their own country.

So if Shouguang introduces foreign seeds and technologies, it can grow crops that meet other people's requirements.

Selling directly to some neighboring countries is definitely a very good sales channel.

Another thing is the collection of vegetable information from all over the country.

Feng Jiandong felt that his company could also take over and help in this regard.

After all, Feng Jiandong has been engaged in foreign trade for many years and has traveled to many places across the country. He has some friends in various places. When the time comes, he will contact them and ask them to help with some collection.

This is much easier than Feng Jiandong collecting information on vegetables from abroad.

Feng Jiandong looks at it from a businessman's perspective.

He was really able to successfully establish this connection with Qiucheng, Shouguang, and all over Qi and Lu.

Then his company will definitely be very popular throughout Qi and Lu.

By then, his company will be able to obtain more favorable conditions for development.

So after thinking about this, Feng Jiandong immediately agreed to Feng Zhengming's proposal.

Before rushing to Shouguang, Feng Jiandong first returned to Quancheng from other places.

I took some time to go home and see my father, and told him and Mr. Situ what happened.

After hearing this, Mr. Situ couldn't help but sigh: "Zhengming's idea is really good. This way, he can have a very stable vegetable supply channel and help his uncle's company open up new business."

Feng Jiandong smiled and nodded: "That's right, Uncle Situ, you understand me. I now feel that Zhengming is a waste of his talent as a chef. He really should start a company with me."

Feng Zonghe couldn't help but frown when he heard his son say that: "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think Zhengming's original intention was the same as yours, thinking about how to open up new business and make more money?"

Mr. Situ took over the conversation: "Zhengming's original intention was to help other people's local industries find a way out."

Feng Zonghe nodded: "Yes, he wanted to help the local industry first."

Feng Jiandong listened to what his father and Uncle Situ said.

When he thought about it carefully, he couldn't help but feel that his vision was too narrow.

Before, he only thought about how to expand the business and how to make the company make more money.

But in reality, in many domestic businesses, we cannot simply consider personal interests.

When you only consider your own interests, you may not be able to do business well, and it is impossible to grow big.

But when you not only consider your personal interests, but also consider some industries in your hometown, especially when you want to cooperate with your hometown for mutual benefit, you may see a wider road.

Just like Feng Zhengming, the first thing he considered was how to sell Shouguang vegetables better.

That's why he had a series of follow-up ideas.

Bringing Feng Jiandong to join can be considered as indirectly helping Feng Jiandong.

After understanding all this, Feng Jiandong seriously exclaimed: "Zhengming is really getting better and better." (End of this chapter)