From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Feng Zhengming, Luo Qing and others arrived at the hotel and found that the conditions here were not as good as those in Yangcheng.

The room where Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing lived was just an ordinary double room.

However, for chefs from all over the world, it was almost their first time to visit Hong Kong, so they could not hide the excitement on their faces.

Not long after Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing moved in, people started to come and visit him.

The first person to come was Luo Jinliang.

"Hahaha, the boss is here really fast."

Luo Jinliang smiled and responded: "I received the news a long time ago, and then I came here early in the morning to wait for you. I knew you had settled down, so I came up to find you."

After entering the room, Luo Jinliang looked around and asked, "Is this room okay for you? How about I change it to a better suite for you?"

Feng Zhengming waved his hand and refused: "Don't bother, Boss Luo. When we were in Guangzhou, we stayed in a good room and went out to play. Many of the chefs who came to participate in the exchange had complaints."

Luo Jinliang looked puzzled and said, "Why do they have objections? You are the top scholar, and your status is higher than theirs."

Luo Qing couldn't help but laughed and interrupted: "Brother Luo, don't listen to him. How dare other chefs have any opinions about him? He is so senior, everyone should respect him."

Feng Zhengming also changed the subject: "Boss Luo, how is your factory in Guangdong Province?"

Luo Jinliang replied: "Very good."

After a pause, Luo Jinliang quickly said, "I forgot. I should go to Yangcheng to pick you up. I can just take you to the factory to have a look."

Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing both smiled and said it was okay.

"You're welcome, Boss Luo. You've helped us a lot. Our factory has received your investment and the advanced equipment you provided. We have already resumed production. Our products should be available on the market soon."

Luo Jinliang was somewhat happy: "That's great, I will ask the factory in Guangdong Province to speed up the progress and catch up with your progress, so that you can promote the advertisement for us."

Feng Zhengming: "Don't worry about it. I can't run away. We have already cooperated. I will definitely help you with the advertisement."

Luo Jinliang then invited Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing to have dinner together.

Feng Zhengming waved his hand and refused: "I'm afraid we can't have dinner together today. We just arrived here, and it seems that there will be a dinner to welcome us in the evening. We still have to attend it."

Luo Jinliang nodded: "Yes, yes, I also want to attend the welcome dinner tonight. I forgot."

Then Luo Jinliang said goodbye first: "Then we'll see you in the evening, you guys have a good rest first."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to rest well."

As soon as he finished speaking, the doorbell rang.

The next person to come in was Jiang Chengzhe.

Seeing Jiang Chengzhe coming to find Feng Zhengming, Luo Jinliang realized that Feng Zhengming really couldn't rest.

"Hahaha, Azhe is here, then you guys chat, I'm leaving first."

Jiang Chengzhe said hello to Luo Jinliang and asked him to leave first.

Then he immediately looked excited: "Hahaha Feng Zhuangyuan you are finally here."

Just after saying this excitedly, Jiang Chengzhe caught sight of Luo Qing.

Then he was stunned and stared at Luo Qing carefully for a while.

"Oh, sorry, sorry." Jiang Chengzhe came to his senses and realized that it was impolite to stare at others.

Luo Qing smiled slightly: "It's okay."

Jiang Chengzhe then looked at Luo Qing again.

He couldn't help but speak out his true feelings.

"I just noticed today that Feng Zhuangyuan, your wife is really beautiful. She looks like a movie star in Hong Kong."

This made Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing both laugh.

Luo Qing felt even more embarrassed.

"No way, Mr. Jiang, you are exaggerating."

Jiang Chengzhe was quite confident: "It's not an exaggeration. When you get to Hong Kong, if you have time, you can probably go meet those celebrities. I can guarantee that you will be approached by scouts when you walk on the street."

Seeing Jiang Chengzhe so confident, Feng Zhengming asked with a smile: "Then I am lucky, right?"

After hearing this, Luo Qing patted Feng Zhengming lightly.

"Don't join in the fun."

Jiang Chengzhe also laughed: "Hahaha, you are our top scholar, you two are a perfect match of a talented man and a beautiful woman."

Feng Zhengming stopped listening to Jiang Chengzhe praising Luo Qing and changed the subject.

"Do you have anything new to show us this time when you come to your place?"

Jiang Chengzhe nodded: "There are indeed some new things. They were inspired by the local delicacies in Southeast Asia when I participated in a cooking competition there."

After answering, Jiang Chengzhe asked curiously: "What about you? Do you have anything new?"

Feng Zhengming also replied: "Yes, we ate street food on the streets of Guangzhou, and I also got some new ideas. During this exchange, we can compare with each other."

Jiang Chengzhe immediately became interested.

"Okay, we must compare."

Next, Jiang Chengzhe told Feng Zhengming a lot about Hong Kong and some Southeast Asian cooking.

It can be regarded as an advance communication with Feng Zhengming.

Seeing that the two were very excited in the discussion, Luo Qing simply suggested going out for a walk.

When Luo Qing walked out of the room and took the elevator, to her surprise, she unexpectedly bumped into several celebrities from Hong Kong City.

One of them is a male Hong Kong star named Zhang, whom Luo Qing likes very much.

However, Luo Qing did not dare to speak to the other party actively.

Moreover, there were several people on the other side, and they seemed to be in a hurry.

Although there was no conversation, Luo Qing was very excited to be able to ride in the same elevator with her favorite Hong Kong star.

By the time the elevator reached the first floor, the other party had already left.

Luo Qing walked out of the elevator and looked at the other group of people leaving in a hurry. She still felt a little unbelievable.

It took Luo Qing a long time to come back to her senses. She quickly turned around and took the elevator upstairs.

He returned to the room, ignoring the fact that Feng Zhengming and Jiang Chengzhe were still discussing.

Luo Qing interrupted the two of them a little excitedly.

"I, let me tell you, I just met a celebrity when I was taking the elevator. Yes, a very famous celebrity in Hong Kong. He is very good at singing and acting."

Feng Zhengming was a little surprised when Luo Qing said the name. He didn't expect that Luo Qing would actually meet a Hong Kong star.

Jiang Chengzhe just smiled and said, "Don't be so excited. The hotel you are staying in is always visited by many celebrities. It is the best hotel in Hong Kong."

Having said that, Jiang Chengzhe looked at Feng Zhengming.

"It's because of you, the top scholar, that we arranged for you to live here."

Feng Zhengming asked curiously: "Who arranged this?"

Jiang Chengzhe was very direct: "Of course it was specially arranged by the Hong Kong City Special Administrative Region." Feng Zhengming finally understood.

He was puzzled before. Although he had contacted Luo Jinliang and several Hong Kong tycoons, he should not have been arranged to stay in such a good hotel.

After hearing what Jiang Chengzhe said, Feng Zhengming finally understood.

It turned out to be an arrangement by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Jiang Chengzhe explained seriously: "You are the chefs who participated in the state banquet for the return of Hong Kong City. You are all top state banquet chefs. When you visit our Hong Kong City, we will definitely arrange a very high-standard reception for you."

Feng Zhengming was a little amused: "I think it doesn't really need to be so high-profile. It's our honor to be able to participate in the return state banquet."

Jiang Chengzhe looked helpless: "It really makes me sad that I couldn't participate."

Feng Zhengming was amused: "It doesn't matter, let's come over this time, maybe we can do it again together."

Jiang Chengzhe nodded: "Yes, yes, we can do it again, and I want to participate this time."

Luo Qing asked curiously, "This time, we invited chefs from all over the country. Is Hong Kong City planning to have them prepare another state banquet?"

Jiang Chengzhe replied: "Yes, this time the Hongcheng Special Zone hopes that we can all make a picture of the mountains and rivers of the motherland again. Of course, we also hope that in the exchange, people in Hongcheng can experience the food from all over the motherland."

Feng Zhengming strongly agrees with the SAR's approach.

"That's great. The more we communicate with each other, the better we can understand each other."

Jiang Chengzhe thought about it and gave a reminder.

"But you still have to be careful. Many people in Hong Kong still have some prejudice against people like you from the mainland. They will look down on you and show some sense of superiority in front of you."

Feng Zhengming smiled: "We are not afraid of this. We are here to communicate. We don't need to deliberately please anyone. We are just showing the delicacies from all over the country."

Jiang Chengzhe also agreed with Feng Zhengming's statement, but he was still a little worried.

"That being said, there are still some extreme people who are used to being superior."

Feng Zhengming was very straightforward: "Then let them know that we are all the same, we are all Chinese children, there is no distinction between high and low."

When Jiang Chengzhe heard Feng Zhengming's words, he also showed some excitement.

"Yes, that's right. We are all Chinese people. There shouldn't be any distinction between high and low."

Feng Zhengming could still see that Jiang Chengzhe was younger than himself.

But he is a man who loves his motherland very much.

He was really happy that Hong Kong City could return.

Especially after meeting Feng Zhengming, Jiang Chengzhe had a goal.

Jiang Chengzhe did not tell Feng Zhengming that in his eyes Feng Zhengming was the most perfect chef.

This is not just about craftsmanship.

In Jiang Chengzhe's opinion, the reason why Feng Zhengming can be called the most perfect is his passion for cooking.

For other chefs, cooking may be their job.

Therefore, many times, chefs will inevitably feel bored while busy.

But Feng Zhengming doesn’t know how to do that, he really loves cooking.

Jiang Chengzhe feels that Feng Zhengming's passion is his role model and is worth learning from.

Because of this passion, Feng Zhengming takes every dish seriously.

He will also turn this passion into responsibility towards his customers.

Whether he is cooking himself or other chefs in his branches are doing it, he will be very strict with them and they must make sure that the customers are satisfied with just one bite.

Jiang Chengzhe has also traveled to many places in the mainland.

He has met many chefs, especially young chefs like him and Feng Zhengming.

Most young chefs are a bit edgy.

They just want to learn to cook as soon as possible and make money.

Before Jiang Chengzhe met Feng Zhengming, he looked down on young chefs in China.

I feel like those young chefs have no aspirations at all.

It was not until he met Feng Zhengming that Jiang Chengzhe found a role model.

He feels that Feng Zhengming's existence is a role model for all chefs.

Seeing that Jiang Chengzhe's eyes were looking at him more and more passionately.

Feng Zhengming couldn't help but asked with a smile: "What's wrong? Don't look at me like that. I'm married now, and my wife is here. Don't let my wife misunderstand."

As soon as these words were uttered, Jiang Chengzhe was immediately awakened, and Luo Qing couldn't help laughing.

Jiang Chengzhe came back to his senses and started laughing too.

"Zhengming, I have to admit that you are really my role model. I really admire you a little bit in my heart now. I am really grateful that you exist. I have a goal to pursue."

Feng Zhengming: "Not really? You're exaggerating."

Jiang Chengzhe said sincerely: "I am speaking from my heart. I really feel this way."

Then Jiang Chengzhe talked about Feng Zhengming in his eyes.

Including his love for cooking.

There is also Feng Zhengming's strict requirements for himself and other chefs under him.

"This is very, very important, you know? In fact, many times, it is because we ignore the strict requirements of our chefs that often lead to some problems."

Feng Zhengming also agreed with this point.

"If you muddle through in normal times, it may lead to irreparable problems at critical moments."

Jiang Chengzhe nodded: "Yes, that's right. If you muddle through in daily life and don't set high standards for your chefs, and you don't let them form habits, big problems will arise."

Feng Zhengming smiled: "But they might scold me behind my back, saying that I am too harsh a boss."

Jiang Chengzhe also laughed: "But you are also a generous boss, aren't you?"

Feng Zhengming was a little surprised: "It seems that you have done a lot of research on me."

Jiang Chengzhe said, "Yes, ever since you won the first prize in the National Cooking Skills Competition, I have been following you. You have opened so many branches, and I have also been following the reputation of those branches."

Luo Qing asked curiously: "Why do you pay attention to the reputation of those branches?"

Jiang Chengzhe smiled and said, "Of course, it was through my method. You probably don't know this, right? I sent spies to your side and they have been secretly investigating you."

This was of course a joke, and Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing would never believe it.

But Jiang Chengzhe did use his connections to contact some people in Qilu to help him find out the reputation of Feng Zhengming's branch in the local area.

"Your branches all have very good reputations, and even people who are not from your province can accept your braised pork and think it tastes very good."

Feng Zhengming responded with a smile: "Braised pork is my family's specialty after all."

At this point in the conversation, Jiang Chengzhe finally said what Feng Zhengming expected of him.

"If you want to open a store in Shanghai, I will definitely help you." (End of this chapter)