From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Feng Zhengming suddenly issued such a statement, and it was very serious. The statement was published in newspapers and television stations across the province.

This really surprised the province.

The province even held a special meeting to study this issue.

At the meeting, the provincial leaders asked Tao Jingwen and Chen Zhiheng, who had a good relationship with Feng Zhengming.

As a result, neither of them knew the specific situation.

This left the provincial leaders even more confused.

"What on earth is our number one scholar up to?"

Tao Jingwen thought about it and gave his opinion.

"I think this statement is very good and very timely."

These words made all the provincial leaders look at Tao Jingwen.

Then Tao Jingwen talked about what he thought were the good points.

“Now Feng Zhengming has just participated in the state banquet for returning home, and the news also said that he, the top scholar, was the one who presided over the table of the mountains and rivers of the motherland that shocked the world.

This shows that his cooking skills have been recognized by the country, and his reputation will surely continue to rise.

At times like this, there may be more people who use his name to cheat people.

So now he has released that statement, saying that his branches are all funded by himself and he did not ask for sponsorship from others, which is equivalent to cutting off the opportunity for some people to take advantage of the opportunity to cheat. "

After Tao Jingwen's analysis, the leaders thought about it carefully and agreed that this was the truth.

Then, the leaders discussed and made a decision.

Let television stations and newspapers across the province prominently broadcast Feng Zhengming’s statement.

This is to inform people all over the province that Feng Zhengming's opening of a branch is his personal behavior.

It is also his personal investment in all parts of the province.

He had no intention of attracting any other sponsorship.

With such an order issued by the province.

Feng Zhengming's statement quickly spread throughout the province, and even most parts of the country received the news.

When people in Beijing heard the news, they all appreciated Feng Zhengming's statement.

"Yes, our number one scholar is really a strong and stubborn person. He invested in the branch with his own money and did not allow others to participate in the investment. It is really good."

"He knows how to plan ahead. The release of this statement will cut off the path for those who want to use his reputation to defraud others."

"This is a truly responsible top scholar. We should encourage and support such top scholars."

"Hahaha, now he doesn't really like our support. With the fame he has accumulated, if he wants, he can open his own restaurant anywhere in the country, and it will attract a lot of people."

"Should we ask him to open a restaurant in Beijing? I quite like the taste of his cooking."

"Hahaha, you're thinking about it so soon?"

"I talked to him, and he doesn't seem to want to open a store in Beijing for the time being. He wants to take it step by step and run the store in the province first."

"Okay, let him do it himself. Young people should be bolder. We shouldn't get too involved."

Feng Zhengming's statement did cause quite a stir.

After all, he had just attended the state banquet for his return.

Received coverage from CCTV.

The graphic display of the motherland's mountains and rivers, which he led in designing and producing, also shocked many people at home and abroad.

It would be hard for him to avoid paying attention to such a statement at a time like this.

A few days after the statement was issued, Liang Xiaocheng was forced by his father to go to Feng Zhengming's house to apologize.

When Feng Zhengming saw Liang Xiaocheng and his father, he did not give them a good look.

“Uncle Liang, you don’t have to come all the way here to apologize. I was the one who asked Liang Xiaocheng to come back to Texas to prepare for the branch, but his methods and ideas contradict mine.

So I felt that he was not suitable to stay in Huiquanlou, nor was he suitable to continue to learn cooking from me, so I asked him to leave Huiquanlou. "

Liang Xiaocheng's father Liang Jiasheng apologized to Feng Zhengming again.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Feng, please don't call me Uncle Liang. I don't deserve that. You are Xiaocheng's master, so you should just call me Old Liang."

Feng Zhengming shook his head: "No, Liang Xiaocheng is not my apprentice yet. I once said that I would not accept an apprentice before I am forty years old. Liang Xiaocheng is just an apprentice of Huiquanlou."

Liang Xiaocheng was a little irritated by this: "Yes, I am an apprentice. Humph, I won't be an apprentice forever."

Ignoring his father's attempt to stop him, Liang Xiaocheng stepped forward and made an impolite announcement to Feng Zhengming.

"Don't think that I can't learn the craft without learning from you. Just wait and see, I will definitely do something famous for you to see."

Then Liang Xiaocheng even challenged directly: "Isn't it just a branch that sells braised pork? Humph, you can make braised pork, and so can we. Let me tell you, ours is not worse than yours, let's wait and see."

After the provocation, Liang Xiaocheng turned around and pulled his father along: "Dad, let's go. No need to apologize to him."

When Liang Jiasheng saw his son's look, he raised his hand as if to hit him.

But in the end, Liang Jiasheng obviously couldn't bring himself to do it, and could only leave with his son.

The father and son walked out of the hotel, and Liang Jiasheng no longer had the servile attitude he had shown towards Feng Zhengming.

"Are you really sure that you have learned the skills of the top scholar in making braised pork belly?"

Liang Xiaocheng was very confident: "Dad, don't worry, I have been working in Huiquanlou for so long, and it's not in vain. I was the first in the apprentice competition in Huiquanlou last year.

Don't worry, I dare not say that I have mastered all the skills, but I have at least learned 70% to 80% of them.

As long as you support me financially, I promise I will never do worse than them."

Seeing his son's confidence, Liang Jiasheng also chose to believe in his son.

"Okay, if you are confident, dad will fully support you."

After the father and son left, the eldest brother Li Huidong came to Feng Zhengming's room to see him.

"It seems that your reputation is not enough to convince them completely."

Feng Zhengming laughed instead: "Hahaha, why should we let them accept it? We are doing business now, and doing business will definitely face competition.

I think that Liang Xiaocheng and his family dare to compete with us in Texas, which is a good thing for our Texas branch."

Li Huidong also nodded in agreement: "Yes, the branches do need some competition. Competition can promote the branches to do better."

Then the eldest brother asked, "Who are you going to put in charge of the branch in Texas?"

"Hasn't someone already been chosen?" Feng Zhengming asked calmly.

The eldest senior brother was stunned for a moment, and immediately remembered Feng Zhengming's previous arrangements.

"It's a good idea to have Xiao Lu come here. He happens to be good at making noodles, so he won't let the branch lose to others in making noodles."

Feng Zhengming told the master: "Brother, I'm afraid you guys have to go back to Quancheng first. I can't go back until the branch in Dezhou opens. Huiquanlou and my family are in your hands." Li Huidong nodded: "Don't worry about your family. You have to be careful while you stay here."

After hearing what his senior brother said, Feng Zhengming immediately laughed: "Hahaha, big brother, are you still worried that I'll be hit by a club?"

Li Huidong was also amused, but after that, he still gave a warning.

"You are now a person who attracts attention because you are so tall. Your statement did clarify a lot of things, but you also offended a lot of people. Have you seen the local chefs association in Texas come to visit you these days?"

Feng Zhengming naturally understood what the senior brother meant.

The statement did show Feng Zhengming's integrity.

It also won the support of many news readers.

But that statement cut off the financial resources of anyone who tried to make money under Feng Zhengming's name.

Therefore, that statement did offend some people in the culinary association who had ulterior motives.

Like some people from the Texas Local Chefs Association.

They originally wanted to get involved and get a piece of the pie from Feng Zhengming's Texas branch.

Previously, they had invested in Liang Xiaocheng through Liang Xiaocheng, intending that after the first branch opened, they would quickly use Feng Zhengming's reputation as the top scholar to open a few more branches in Texas.

Anyway, not many local people in Texas have gone to Quancheng to eat Zhuangyuan’s braised pork.

Their chefs association borrowed the name of the top scholar to open a shop, which naturally attracted people who didn't understand the patronage.

Some people in the Chefs Association just want to profit from this.

They don't even plan to open other branches.

We are preparing to take control of the listing qualifications for other branches.

From now on, the Texas local chefs association can make a lot of money just by selling the Zhuangyuanjia Baozirou.

To put it bluntly, they took advantage of Feng Zhengming's trip to Beijing to attend the state banquet.

Feng Zhengming was not in the province during this period, and Liang Xiaocheng was authorized to prepare for opening a store in Dezhou.

Only then would they join hands with Liang Xiaocheng and prepare to take advantage of the opportunity to get this done.

In fact, even Liang Xiaocheng was not aware of the plans of some people in the Texas Chefs Association.

After Liang Xiaocheng was forced to drink a few glasses of wine by those people from the Chefs Association and was flattered at the table, he was already feeling elated and almost signed the authorization agreement.

Fortunately, Feng Zhengming and his party chose to stop by Dezhou on their way back from the state banquet in Beijing.

Otherwise, Feng Zhengming might have to wait until he gets the news and comes to Texas.

I'm afraid there will be a lot of stores in Texas selling braised pork under his name.

When Feng Zhengming came across this incident, he directly fired Liang Xiaocheng and issued a statement saying that all branches in the province were opened with his own investment and he would not allow others to invest.

Doing so is equivalent to cutting off someone's already planned source of income.

Naturally, this offended some people in the Texas Chefs Association.

In this era, some local "tyrants" are still quite arrogant and may very likely do something shady behind the scenes.

That's why the eldest senior brother Li Huidong is worried about the situation of the younger junior brother.

As the two brothers were talking, the second brother Chen Zezhi came in.

“Don’t worry, Boss. I will stay to help Zhengming. Besides, we have people in the local area. We can use the appeal of Zhengming’s status as the top scholar to gather some of the oppressed young chefs in the local area.

The old guys who controlled the Chefs Association saw us as a thorn in their side, and we ruined their good plans.

But the young chefs did not follow the same crowd as them. For example, when Zhengming just took over Huiquanlou, didn’t he also employ young chefs?

With the help of young chefs, we don’t have to worry about the local chefs’ association.”

Feng Zhengming looked at his second senior brother: "Second brother, do you want to stay?"

The second brother smiled and nodded: "Yes, you see, Huiquanlou has the eldest and the fifth brother helping you, your dry rice shop in Quancheng has the third brother helping you, and your first branch in Yancheng is guarded by the sixth brother helping you.

Texas is the last of your five stores this year, right? Doesn't that mean I'm the only one left to help you guard it?"

Li Huidong laughed when he heard this: "Hahaha, that's good. With Lao Er staying to help you, there will definitely be no problem."

Feng Zhengming hesitated for a moment and asked, "Second brother, what about your family?"

In fact, Feng Zhengming had thought about asking his second senior brother to help him.

It’s just that something happened in the second senior brother’s family. The second senior brother’s mother is in poor health. After Yan Xilou closed down, he has been taking care of his mother in his hometown.

Feng Zhengming was worried that if he found his second senior brother, there would be no one to take care of his mother.

That's why he never asked his second brother to come out before.

Chen Zezhi guessed Feng Zhengming's worries: "Don't worry, your sister-in-law is at home to take care of me. I haven't been out for a few years. You still remember me, your senior brother, at this state banquet and took me to see the state banquet.

And this time I also felt that if I continued to stay in my hometown, my skills would really deteriorate.

So I decided to follow you and not let my skills go to waste."

After hearing what the second senior brother said, Feng Zhengming and the eldest senior brother both laughed.

Li Huidong was very pleased: "Second brother, you finally figured it out. You can't not respect your parents, but you can't just respect your parents and abandon your skills.

My mother is in poor health. Once you have established yourself here, you can bring her over from your hometown.

Or we can take her to Quancheng and find the best doctor to treat our old mother.

Let your wife stay in Quancheng to take care of your old mother in the future."

After listening to what his senior brother said, Feng Zhengming made a decision immediately.

"That's right, big brother, when you guys go back to Quancheng, tell Luo Qing and ask her to help arrange a car to take my second sister-in-law and mother to Quancheng. Also ask Luo Qing to help arrange everything at the hospital, as well as where my second sister-in-law and the child will live."

Hearing what his junior brother said, Chen Zezhi quickly stopped him: "No, no, I haven't started working yet. Zhengming, you can't give so much."

Feng Zhengming said with a serious face: "Second brother, just listen to me on this matter. Don't worry, we don't lack the money now."

Li Huidong patted his second junior brother on the shoulder to stop him from arguing or refusing.

"Listen to Zhengming, and do as he says. This way you won't have to worry about anything, and you can open a branch in Texas with Zhengming first.

The branch store is the most important thing right now. We can’t let a bunch of amateurs outshine our brothers.”

As soon as the eldest senior brother spoke, Chen Zezhi finally stopped arguing and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I will definitely help Zhengming run this branch and will never bring shame to our Yan Xi Lou."

Li Huidong laughed: "Hahaha, that's right. We, the brothers of Yanxilou, have even prepared state banquets. Why would we be afraid of those rats from the Texas Chefs Association?"

At this time, the third, fifth and sixth senior brothers also came in.

"Yes, kill them." (End of this chapter)