From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 728: Cooking Program Recording

Feng Zhengming and his group only stayed at the Xia family for one night.

Feng Zhengming explained everything that needed to be said to the Xia family.

Besides, the purpose of this trip was to accompany Luo Qing and take the two grandfathers and younger brothers and sisters out for fun.

So it is naturally impossible to spend too much time on exchanges of cooking skills.

After saying goodbye to the Xia family, Feng Zhengming did not continue heading south, but turned the car around and started returning.

Before returning to Quancheng, Feng Zhengming and his team also passed through Zhangqiu.

I contacted the people who grow green onions here and brought back a few bundles of green onions.

When we returned to Quancheng, brother and sister Xia Hui and Xia Mingye had just returned.

In the next few days, other kitchen staff also rushed back to Quancheng one after another.

Before Huiquanlou officially opened, Feng Zhengming made an appointment with the provincial TV station. After some arrangements in the kitchen of Huiquanlou, he prepared to record a cooking program for the TV station in the kitchen of Huiquanlou.

The provincial television station attached great importance to this recording.

After all, this show had already been announced in advance.

The TV station received many letters from within and outside the province before the New Year.

Many people are looking forward to the launch of this program.

And they all hope to learn cooking from the country’s top scholar.

So early in the morning, the TV station's recording team rushed to Huiquan Building.

What everyone at the TV station didn't expect was that Feng Zhengming and his team actually arrived earlier than the people at the TV station.

When the TV station recording crew arrived, Feng Zhengming was already busy in the kitchen.

As the manager of Huiquanlou, He Yunqing first received the people from the TV station.

Then the TV crew moved the recording equipment into Huiquanlou, and Feng Zhengming walked out from the kitchen wearing a chef's uniform.

When everyone at the TV station saw Feng Zhengming's chef uniform, their eyes suddenly lit up.

The director of the TV program took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Feng Zhengming.

"Hello, Mr. Feng, your chef's uniform is so beautiful."

Feng Zhengming shook hands with the other person, looked down at his chef's uniform and laughed.

"This chef uniform was custom-made before the Chinese New Year. It will be used as the uniform for all chefs at Zhengluxing. Our newly-ordered chef uniform will also be more convenient to wear."

As he spoke, Feng Zhengming demonstrated it to the director and everyone at the TV station.

The front of the chef's coat is slanted.

Originally everyone thought that this design was just for the sake of appearance.

When Feng Zhengming untied his belt and opened his front to everyone.

Everyone then realized that the reason the front was made into a slanted line was not just for the sake of beauty.

Also, there is a row of hidden buttons inside the part of the front that is covered.

After putting on the chef's uniform, pull the front sideways to tighten it so that the hidden buttons inside can be fastened.

Paired with a belt, the chef's uniform can fit closely to the body.

This way, it is very convenient to put on the chef's uniform.

You can also add an apron to the belt.

It looks beautiful and is very easy to put on and take off. It is a very good design.

Everyone at the TV station was surprised. The design of Feng Zhengming's chef's uniform alone was indeed very exquisite.

There are also flowers embroidered on the chest and back of the white chef's uniform.

There is a "Lu" character on the chest.

On the back are the three characters "Zheng Lu Xing" stacked up and embroidered.

It can be seen that it has undergone some design and is very beautiful.

The program director took a closer look and exclaimed, "I didn't expect that our top scorer is also very artistic in clothing design. This chef's uniform is really beautiful."

Feng Zhengming smiled and waved his hands: "I don't deserve it. It's mainly a new year, new atmosphere, and I want to change everyone into chef uniforms."

The director nodded and then asked, "Then Mr. Feng, should we set up the shooting location first?"

Feng Zhengming agreed: "Sure, do you want to put it in the lobby of Huiquan Building? Or in the kitchen?"

The director thought for a moment and said, "It's still in the kitchen, but I don't think we can use the big stove in your kitchen. Do you have a small stove like the ones used at home?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and replied, "I have prepared this. Director, please come in and take a look."

The director asked others to prepare first, and he followed Feng Zhengming into the kitchen.

The kitchen of Huiquanlou was renovated before the New Year and now has a lot of space.

The director stepped into the kitchen and was a little surprised to see how big it was.

Following Feng Zhengming into the kitchen, I went straight to a separate area in the kitchen.

The director walked closer and took a look. He was also very satisfied with this specially separated area.

Feng Zhengming did make preparations early, and the water table, workbench and stove were all connected in the separated area.

It can be said that it is very similar to the layout of an ordinary family kitchen.

In order to cook in a more suitable home kitchen environment, Feng Zhengming uses household gas stoves.

The director smiled and nodded in agreement: "This place is great. It seems that you, Feng Zhuangyuan, are very experienced. You even know to arrange it more like a home kitchen, and the stoves used are all household gas stoves."

Feng Zhengming responded: "This is as it should be. After all, the TV program is to teach the audience how to cook at home, so it should create a family atmosphere.

Moreover, the stoves used at home are very different from those used in restaurant kitchens, so we cannot directly use the stoves used in restaurant kitchens to teach.”

The director nodded: "Yes, Mr. Feng is indeed very thoughtful."

Feng Zhengming pointed to the small compartment and said, "In fact, some of the decorations here were arranged by my fiancée. She also experienced the feeling of decorating a home in advance."

The director laughed when he heard this: "Hahaha, I haven't even congratulated Feng Zhuangyuan yet, but he's already engaged."

Feng Zhengming bowed and said, "Thank you, Director. Are we ready to start?"

The director immediately agreed and called in the staff from the TV station outside.

Next, the TV station made some arrangements and set up various equipment.

There was also a makeup artist brought by the TV station who specifically put makeup on Feng Zhengming's face to make him look better on camera.

During this process, kitchen staff and service staff from Huiquanlou arrived one after another and watched with curiosity.

Feng Zhengming walked into the cooking stove many times to cooperate with the photographer and lighting technician to make adjustments.

Everyone in Huiquanlou was very curious as it was the first time they saw such a scene.

After watching it, everyone realized that recording a program is so troublesome.

Finally, after some debugging, the lights and equipment were debugged.

The director asked Feng Zhengming to stand in front of the stove first, and the female host arranged by the provincial TV station also stood there.

The female host was actually a little nervous facing Feng Zhengming beside her.

The female host arranged by the provincial TV station this time is not the female host that everyone is familiar with at the provincial TV station.

Instead, a new female host was specially arranged.

The reason for this arrangement is that when the provincial TV station was discussing and planning this program, they felt that Feng Zhengming should be paired with a female host who has the temperament of a girl next door.

It seems that Feng Zhengming, the national champion, is teaching people how to cook through the program while chatting with people. The host, who has the temperament of a girl next door, is more like Feng Zhengming's sister who wants to learn how to cook from her brother.

You have to show a little bit of immaturity and also have some lively personality.

So the female host we finally found was the one who was originally going to host a children's program.

The hostess's name is Chi Lin.

The moment he saw Feng Zhengming, his eyes lit up with excitement.

"Hello, Mr. Feng. You look so handsome today. I didn't expect to be able to record a show with you. Really, really, our family likes you very much."

Feng Zhengming smiled and responded: "Hello, today is our first recording session. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

As he spoke, Feng Zhengming also extended his hand.

When Chi Lin saw Feng Zhengming extending his hand to her, she quickly held Feng Zhengming's hands with both hands.

"Okay, okay. I will definitely cooperate with you, Mr. Feng."

Feng Zhengming shook his head slightly: "You don't have to cooperate with me completely. Although we are a cooking program, you should also take the initiative to face the camera and imagine communicating with the audience in front of the TV.

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You have to guide them, ask me questions on their behalf, and learn how to cook from me."

After listening to this, Chi Lin thought about it carefully and roughly understood what Feng Zhengming meant.

"Okay, Mr. Feng, I will try my best to play my role well."

The director asked Feng Zhengming and Chi Lin to stand inside the stove first.

Then there was some lighting adjustments and the makeup artist touched up the makeup for both of them.

Although the TV station people arrived very early in the morning, the filming had not officially started until 9:30.

Luo Qing also accompanied the two grandfathers and brought the three children of the Feng family to watch.

Everyone watched together and couldn't help but think that recording the program was very interesting.

Finally, the scene was debugged and the director came forward to explain it to Feng Zhengming and Chi Lin, and then said that he would start shooting.

The director shouted, "Start!"

Chi Lin greeted the camera with a sweet smile on his face.

"Hello everyone, this is a brand new program. We have invited the champion of the national cooking competition, Chef Feng Zhengming, as our guest. Starting today, he will teach you how to cook on TV."

After greeting, at the director's signal, Chi Lin immediately began to introduce Feng Zhengming.

After Chi Lin introduced him, Feng Zhengming naturally smiled and greeted the camera.

"Hello everyone. Actually, there is no need for our beautiful host to introduce me. I think everyone should know me. Those long prefixes and reputations are not important. You just need to remember that I am a chef. Just call me Feng Zhengming."

Feng Zhengming lowered his posture and smiled naturally, which immediately gave people the feeling of being in a casual conversation.

So even though Feng Zhengming did not say the words arranged by the director, the director did not call for stop.

Next, Feng Zhengming took the initiative.

He took the initiative and asked Chi Lin first: "Chi Lin, do you usually cook at home?"

Chi Lin felt a little embarrassed by the question, and after a moment of hesitation, he answered, "Feng Zhuangyuan, I actually can't cook."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Don't call me Feng Zhuangyuan. You can call me Chef Feng, or Master Feng. I am teaching you how to cook now."

Chi Lin immediately changed his tone: "Okay, Master Feng, then please teach me."

Feng Zhengming then asked: "What kind of dishes does Chi Lin usually like to eat?"

Chi Lin thought for a moment and replied, "I have a lot of favorite dishes."

Originally, under Feng Zhengming's guidance, Chi Lin almost wanted to tell her what dishes she liked.

But she suddenly remembered that she was recording a program, and the dish she was going to record today didn't seem to be her favorite.

So she didn't know how to answer for a moment?
The director was a little nervous at this time and almost called for a stop.

Fortunately, Feng Zhengming saw Chi Lin’s problem.

He smiled and guided her: "Chi Lin, do you like to eat osmanthus meat?"

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Chi Lin, the director, and the filming crew on the scene all came to their senses.

Everyone even felt a sense of relief.

Feng Zhengming's question naturally brought the topic back to the dishes to be photographed today.

Chi Lin responded quickly: "I like it. Osmanthus meat contains meat, eggs, fungus, day lily, etc. It feels very rich, and the combination of meat and vegetables is nutritionally balanced."

Feng Zhengming could clearly tell from the words introducing Osmanthus fragrans that Chi Lin must have memorized them in advance.

Feng Zhengming didn't hesitate and immediately continued speaking with a smile.

"Okay, let's start with Osmanthus fragrans today."

The director finally shouted "Cut" at this time.

The director was very satisfied with the shooting at the beginning of this section.

Everyone watching also thought that the beginning of the first paragraph was great.

Although Chi Lin seemed a little nervous, Feng Zhengming still led her to complete the task naturally.

The director walked up to Feng Zhengming and gave him a thumbs up with a smile.

"Mr. Feng, you are really amazing. You can make up your mind like this. This shoot is great."

Feng Zhengming smiled and replied: "I was a little nervous too. It's hard to not be nervous when facing the camera, but luckily I did it."

The director nodded and said, "It was done very well. Thanks to you, Feng Zhuangyuan, for controlling the situation."

Chi Lin heard this and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I, I was wrong."

Feng Zhengming encouraged: "Don't blame you. I didn't say the words as agreed at first, so it caused you a little trouble. You performed very well. Just be more natural next time."

The director agreed, "Yes, yes, listen to Chef Feng. Be more natural next time and follow Chef Feng's rhythm."

In the end, Chi Lin still had to follow Feng Zhengming's rhythm.

But everyone seems to think there is nothing wrong with this.

After all, Feng Zhengming's performance in front of the camera is really good.

Next, Feng Zhengming asked someone to bring the prepared chopping board and all the main and auxiliary ingredients for the osmanthus meat.

Everything was neatly placed on the table, allowing the photographer to take pictures one by one.

During the filming process, Feng Zhengming was also there to introduce the work.

After all the main and auxiliary materials have been shot, we will officially enter the practical shooting stage.

Facing the camera, Feng Zhengming and Chi Lin still stood still.

Then the two people continued with the previous words.

In order to ensure coherence, Feng Zhengming introduced the main and auxiliary ingredients to be used again.

The next step is to film Feng Zhengming processing various main ingredients and auxiliary materials.

Before Feng Zhengming started cutting, the director wanted to remind Feng Zhengming to slow down.

As a result, before the director could speak, Feng Zhengming had already deliberately slowed down the movements and asked Chi Lin next to him to take a closer look.

Feng Zhengming even laid out the cut meat strips for Chi Lin to examine carefully.

Of course, this observation is to allow the camera to take a close-up.

Everything happened so naturally that the director couldn't help but wonder if Feng Zhengming had filmed a show before?

(End of this chapter)