From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

When the chef teams from all over the country make their own provincial maps and then everyone gets together.

The sight of different sizes instantly silenced everyone.

In the silence, a state banquet chef stood up.

"Don't be discouraged. At least from this perspective, the maps of your various places are still very beautiful."

The old master stood up and spoke, which made everyone feel a little better.

Then another state banquet chef took a look and offered his opinion.

"Are you guys overlooking a problem?"

Feng Zhengming and the chefs all looked at the master chef who made the suggestion.

"Think about it, according to your current practice, the plates used in your provinces are the same size, but the sizes of the regions in different provinces across the country are different."

The old master's words made Feng Zhengming and all the chefs suddenly realize what was going on.

"Yes, we forgot that our regions are different in size."

"That's right. We all use the same size plates, but the sizes don't match up when we cook them, right?"

"Hey, we really have overlooked the issue of size in different places."

"Looks like we need to make everything smaller?"

Feng Zhengming thought carefully about what the master said, and then he looked at the different plates of various provinces in front of him.

He suddenly said: "No, we shouldn't shrink it, we should enlarge it."

"enlarge?"

Everyone looked at Feng Zhengming in surprise.

The state banquet chef who made the suggestion smiled and nodded.

"Our top scholar thought of it first. You should not shrink it, but enlarge it."

Feng Zhengming continued to explain the old master's words to everyone.

“Think about it, our theme is the reunification of the motherland, so the protagonists should be Hong Kong, Macau and Formosa.

Hong Kong and Macau are not very large on the map, so we should enlarge the maps of our various places according to the proportions of Hong Kong and Macau. "

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, everyone thought about it carefully and nodded in agreement.

"That's right, it should be enlarged."

"To highlight Hong Kong City and Macau City, we have to enlarge the map."

"Yes, the old masters are more experienced."

"In that case, does that mean the size of Hong Kong City and Macau City's maps will remain the same? Should we enlarge our maps based on theirs?"

Dai Long immediately said, "No, ours should be a little smaller. Otherwise, wouldn't you all need to make a big plate?"

The chefs in Macau also nodded, and they all felt that Hong Kong City and Macau City should be reduced in size.

In this way, the maps of other provinces do not need to be made very large.

Feng Zhengming thought for a moment and said, “No, you don’t need to reduce the size of what you are doing now. When the time comes, your viewing plate will be placed separately, and then you may need to make a reduced version in both places as our reference.

The proportions of other places we have are based on your reduced version, so the proportions should match. "

When the chefs from Hong Kong and Macau heard this, they thought about it and immediately agreed.

In the following period of time, the chefs from Hong Kong City and Macau City narrowed down the list based on the dishes they had prepared.

In the end, it was reduced to a somewhat miniature version.

Then, Feng Zhengming and his team carefully measured it with a ruler and compared it in proportion with the national map.

During this process, Feng Zhengming and his colleagues were like mathematicians.

Because it is necessary to calculate continuously and calculate the proportions of each place.

The other chefs in the state banquet kitchen saw Feng Zhengming and his group of chefs carefully calculating the proportions.

It really feels as if this place is not a kitchen, but more like an academic seminar.

But every chef on the scene was very serious.

Everyone has really contributed their greatest passion for this state banquet for the reunification of the motherland.

After multiple sets of simultaneous calculations, we finally arrived at the map viewing ratio of each province.

At this time, it was even evening.

Feng Zhengming and his friends chose to eat first.

This is Feng Zhengming and his friends’ first meal of the day.

From morning till this evening, Feng Zhengming and his colleagues had been busy and had not eaten.

In order to avoid waste, Feng Zhengming and his team re-cooked all the ingredients in the kitchen, and finally made several large pots of dishes, which everyone ate together in the kitchen.

At this time, Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine and Jiangxi cuisine demonstrated their advantages.

These things on the plate, when stir-fried with different peppers from three places, are really delicious with rice.

Even some local chefs who can't handle spicy food found the food very delicious.

After dinner, the chefs started to get busy again.

Although it was already evening, the chefs decided to prepare the dish first to see how it turned out.

This is another very painful process.

Because there are proportion restrictions, the production this time is quite a challenge for chefs from all over the world.

We cannot just randomly combine the paintings drawn by the old professors of the Academy of Fine Arts.

Everything must be done according to the calculated proportions, and the various ingredients must be trimmed to the appropriate proportions before being assembled.

To bystanders, the whole process might really make it seem like these chefs are just embroidering in the kitchen.

This time, chefs from all over the country worked very hard to cooperate with each other.

We all have only one common goal, which is to make this a good gift to the reunification of the motherland.

It was not until late at night that Feng Zhengming and his team finally finished looking at the markets in various places.

First, we check them separately, and then carefully put the data from various places together.

In order to accommodate all the display plates, several large tables were put together.

Wait until all the plates are laid out and arrange them according to the locations of the provinces on the map.

In the end, all the market views are combined into a colorful map of the country.

Looking at the scene in front of them, Feng Zhengming and all the chefs smiled.

This is the result of everyone's joint efforts.

We have finally completed the unified food map of our motherland.

And the colors presented in each province and city are also different.

But each province has its own colorful scenery.

The chefs stood together, looking at the magnificent picture of the motherland's mountains and rivers arranged with various cold dishes in front of them, and everyone felt a sense of pride in their hearts.

The chefs from Hong Kong, Macau and Formosa were all shocked by the magnificent mountains and rivers of the motherland.

For them, this scene is one that has lingered in their hearts for many years.

Now, under Feng Zhengming's organization, everyone has really achieved it with their own cooking skills.

Suddenly, I don’t know which chef took the lead.

Everyone at the scene clapped together.

This applause is for the partners around us and for each chef himself.

As the applause gradually died down, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Great! Congratulations to all the chefs. This painting of our motherland made with delicacies from all over the world is really beautiful." Hearing the voice, Feng Zhengming and the others looked back in surprise.

I saw several important leaders that we usually only see in the news.

Feng Zhengming and his friends had never expected that several leaders would come to visit them so late at night.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Feng Zhengming and his colleagues all greeted the leaders together.

The leaders smiled and waved, then came together to look at the huge picture of the motherland's mountains and rivers.

Feng Zhengming and other chefs took the initiative to move aside so that the leader could take a closer look.

After a very careful examination.

The leaders turned around and looked at Feng Zhengming and the others.

Then, the leading leader stepped forward and shook hands with each chef one by one, starting with Feng Zhengming, to express his gratitude.

"Thank you, it's really hard work."

There were hundreds of chefs including Feng Zhengming present, and the leaders really shook hands with them one by one to express their gratitude.

At this moment all the chefs felt a sense of recognition.

At the end of the handshake, the leaders expressed.

"Since all the chefs have worked so hard to finally make this, why not just put it directly in the banquet hall of our state banquet so that all the chefs don't have to work so hard to make another one."

Hearing this, all the chefs were stunned, and then no one wanted to do this.

Feng Zhengming spoke for everyone on behalf of everyone.

"Thank you for your understanding, leaders. However, since this dish is made with fresh ingredients and there are still two days before the state banquet, we are worried that something might go wrong if we leave it like this for two days."

I heard Feng Zhengming speak out on behalf of chefs from all over the country to speak out about the problem.

The leaders looked at Feng Zhengming together.

Then he asked, "You are our national champion, right? The youngest champion in the national cooking skills competition."

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Yes."

The leaders all laughed and then began to praise Feng Zhengming.

"Great guy, I didn't expect him to be so young."

“Young talents are the hope of Chinese cuisine.”

"Seeing such a young champion of the National Cooking Skills Competition is like seeing the hope for the future of our country."

"Yes, the hope for the future lies in young people like this."

After praising Feng Zhengming, the leader then carefully asked Feng Zhengming about their plan.

The solution proposed by Feng Zhengming is to make and display the display board one day in advance.

“If we make it one day in advance, we can make it in the evening and put it in the banquet hall, and then all the leaders and Chinese and foreign guests can see it when they enter.

We will come back to prepare the banquet dishes later, so we feel that we have enough time and can present the dish in the most beautiful way.”

After hearing this, the leaders discussed in low voices.

In the end, the leaders decided to follow the decision of Feng Zhengming and his chefs.

"You are all great chefs. The method you suggest is definitely the most feasible. We trust your judgment."

But then the leader emphasized: "But you all have to pay attention to rest. Don't stay up so late tomorrow. Rest well tomorrow. By the night before July 1st, you will have enough energy to do a good job."

Feng Zhengming and the chefs nodded in agreement.

This unexpected encounter made Feng Zhengming and the others very excited.

Before leaving, the leaders specifically said something to all the chefs.

"Dear chefs, if you want to stay in Beijing in the future, you can apply. I believe that with your abilities, the chances of staying in Beijing will be very high. Some reception jobs in Beijing need excellent chefs like you."

When saying this, the leaders' eyes were on Feng Zhengming.

Feng Zhengming could probably guess that the leaders probably wanted him to stay in Beijing.

But he definitely won't stay in Beijing, as he still has a lot of things to do.

Although staying in Beijing can make him feel more stable in the future.

There will even be more space for him to concentrate on studying cooking.

But Feng Zhengming still felt that as the champion of the National Cooking Skills Competition, he should do more and not stay in the most comfortable place.

Saying goodbye to several leaders really made all the chefs excited.

Maybe after a hard day's work, everyone was a little tired.

But after receiving encouragement from the leaders, everyone suddenly felt that they were no longer tired after receiving great recognition.

Everyone cleaned up and put away the dishes on the plates.

Most of it will be saved, and can all be used for working meals tomorrow.

The subsequent cleaning will be carried out by special people, so Feng Zhengming and his team will naturally leave first.

After returning to the dormitory, several senior students were so excited that they couldn't sleep, and they all gathered in Feng Zhengming's room.

Feng Zhengming was also very happy to see his fellow brothers’ excitement.

He smiled and asked, "How is it? Do you think this trip is worth it?"

The brothers answered almost in unison: "It's worth it, it's totally worth it."

Seeing his brothers say this, Feng Zhengming nodded and said, "It's worth it. Then we came to the right place. Now it's time for us to show off ourselves. Brothers, we must be fully focused and cook well."

Sixth Senior Brother Zhang Minghai suddenly raised his fist: "Don't bring shame to Shandong cuisine."

When the Sixth Senior Brother came, the other senior brothers hurried to follow.

“Don’t bring shame to Shandong cuisine.”

It was just that because it was already late at night, everyone was too embarrassed to speak loudly for fear of disturbing the rest of the chefs from other places.

As a result, the very small sound, combined with everyone's restrained movements, seemed a little funny.

Feng Zhengming and his fellow brothers looked at each other for a while.

Finally, everyone couldn't help laughing.

As a result, just as Feng Zhengming and the others couldn't hold back their laughter.

A shout came from outside: "Come on."

Then there was a voice: "Come on, Zhejiang cuisine."

Well, Feng Zhengming and the others are still holding back, but the other person has already shouted out without any regard.

Feng Zhengming heard chefs from other places shouting out from the dormitory building outside.

He and his fellow brothers smiled at each other and raised five fingers together.

Put away your fingers one by one.

Finally, they clenched their fists and shouted in unison: "Go Shandong cuisine!"

That night, cheers of encouragement echoed throughout the dormitory building.

No one slept well that night.

But the next day, everyone was still full of energy.

Maybe it’s because everyone knows that the return state banquet is approaching.

In a state of excitement, everyone was more energetic.

Of course, Feng Zhengming and his team were just making preparations the next day and were not busy until late.

All the chefs came back early, had dinner, washed up, and went to sleep.

Tomorrow we will officially start the final step, which is very important for every chef, so everyone must ensure that they have enough energy to cope with everything. (End of this chapter)