From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

The welcome dinner in Gangcheng was of a very high standard, and many celebrities from Gangcheng Special Administrative Region attended.

There were also singers from Hong Kong on the scene, who sang some songs specifically to welcome Feng Zhengming and his group.

Of course, Hong Kong’s more well-known media magazines and TV stations were all present to report on the event.

The welcome dinner was served in buffet style and was prepared by several famous chefs from the Hong Kong City Chefs Association.

There are almost all kinds of fresh seafood, such as abalone, lobster, sea cucumber, shark fin, etc.

And the focus of everyone's attention is naturally Feng Zhengming.

Many media outlets in Hong Kong specifically gathered around Feng Zhengming for interviews.

Feng Zhengming also understood some of the media's intentions in interviewing him.

Maybe he still hopes to witness the cooking skills of his top scholar.

Feng Zhengming did not refuse and told the media present that he would discuss with the chefs from the mainland to perform their cooking skills from all over the country for the compatriots in Hong Kong.

But it is obvious that such a promise alone cannot satisfy the media on the scene in Hong Kong City.

"Feng Zhuangyuan, since you are the champion of the National Cooking Skills Competition, your cooking skills should be able to integrate cooking skills from all over the country, right?"

"Yes, we have heard before that your cooking skills are well-versed in all aspects of the country. Even our famous chefs in Hong Kong are full of praise for you. Can you show us some?"

"When we interviewed Chef Jiang Chengzhe before, he publicly stated that you are the only chef he admires the most. Can you show us your skills?"

Faced with such questions, Feng Zhengming naturally understood that these media in Hong Kong were deliberately provoking him.

Obviously, Gangcheng was somewhat dissatisfied with their number one scholar.

This is not surprising. After all, famous chefs from Hong Kong have always been able to gain extremely high status when they went to the mainland.

However, since the emergence of Feng Zhengming, the status of Hong Kong's famous chefs in the mainland has obviously declined a lot.

Even the tycoons in Hong Kong are looking for cooperation with Feng Zhengming, the top scholar.

Let him endorse some of Gangcheng’s products and start advertising in Gangcheng.

This aspect must have made many people in Hong Kong feel disappointed.

They still want to see whether Feng Zhengming, the top scholar, is really that amazing?
Faced with such provocation, Feng Zhengming simply made another promise.

“It seems that everyone is a little skeptical about my cooking skills. I think how about this? At the state banquet before the return, everyone collectively made a picture of the mountains and rivers of the motherland.

This time we were invited to Gangcheng, and we will also make a map of the mountains and rivers of our motherland so that everyone in Gangcheng can see it.

As for me, in addition to the mountains and rivers of the motherland, I will also make a dish for the port city that brings together the east, west, south and north.

This might satisfy everyone, right? "

Hearing Feng Zhengming say this, the media surrounding him were immediately satisfied.

"Hahaha, he's worthy of being our top scholar. He's really generous."

"Does the champion mean to make a special dish for us that also combines the cuisines of the whole country?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Yes, don't you doubt whether I can perfectly master the different cuisines of the country? This time I will show you.

It can also be regarded as a test to see if what I have learned from the chefs from all over the country at the National Cooking Skills Competition and our return to the state banquet is still useful. "

These words gave the Hong Kong media present a feeling of having finally succeeded.

But seeing Feng Zhengming's confident look made the media wonder, could it be that he succeeded?

After getting rid of the media, Feng Zhengming was finally able to communicate with some Hong Kong celebrities on the scene.

Among these people, of course, Mr. Cai, a well-known gourmet in Hong Kong, is particularly important.

When Mr. Cai met Feng Zhengming, he was very cordial and shook hands with him.

"Feng Zhuangyuan, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Feng Zhengming smiled: "Yes, Mr. Cai, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Mr. Cai looked at the media and asked: "Do you feel that these people in Hong Kong are very uncomfortable?"

Feng Zhengming also turned his head to look over, then smiled: "It doesn't make me feel uncomfortable. I just think they are quite cute. There are many things they don't understand at all, but they still pretend to understand."

"Hahaha." Upon hearing this, Mr. Cai and several famous chefs beside him, including Li Guansheng, all laughed.

Mr. Cai: "After not seeing you for a while, our top students have become more powerful. You can tell at a glance that they are pretending to know something when they don't."

Li Guansheng followed up and said, "They are better at interviewing gossip and entertainment."

Mr. Cai then asked, "I heard that Zhuangyuan is going to implement a set of restaurant standards in Qilu?"

When Feng Zhengming was asked this, he looked at Jiang Chengzhe.

The latter quickly explained: "I just told Mr. Cai about it, but I didn't expect him to remember it."

Feng Zhengming looked at Mr. Cai again and said, "Yes, I am going to implement a set of restaurant standards. It is not to differentiate restaurants and hotels into different levels, but just to help people who go to Qilu choose some restaurants and hotels with good taste.

The most important thing is that I hope to constrain the young chefs of Shandong cuisine so that they can focus more on cooking. "

After hearing this, Mr. Cai thought for a moment before speaking.

"Feng Zhuangyuan's idea is indeed very good. Some things need to be standardized in order to develop better."

As soon as Mr. Cai finished speaking, another old gentleman with white hair and a kind face came over accompanied by a hearty laugh.

"Hahaha, our top scholar's idea is really great. The mainland is indeed a little behind in this regard. We should have our own set of standards to better cope with some competitive pressures overseas."

Hearing the voice, everyone made way to let the old man with a hearty laugh come over.

Mr. Cai also greeted the other party with a smile, and then introduced him to Feng Zhengming.

"This person is our true gourmet. Mr. Feng, you can communicate your ideas with him."

When Feng Zhengming saw this person, he recognized who he was.

As Mr. Cai said, this man is indeed a true gourmet.

He was the food consultant for the previous food movie "Golden House".

He is also a well-known food tycoon in Hong Kong.

Only spiritual.

Feng Zhengming took the initiative to extend his hand and greeted the other party very respectfully.

"Hello Mr. Wei Ling, I didn't expect to see you here."

Wei Ling shook hands with Feng Zhengming with a kind smile on his face.

"Mr. Feng is too polite. I am just an old man who loves to eat. I don't deserve such a polite greeting from you, Mr. Feng."

Feng Zhengming smiled: "Mr. Wei Ling, you are too polite. I have heard of your reputation a long time ago. In the previous food movie in Hong Kong, all your ingenious designs were really great." Wei Ling: "Hahaha, there are still many regrets in that movie. We didn't invite our top scholar at that time, otherwise some dishes should have been made better."

Of course Feng Zhengming continued to be humble.

Then he extended an invitation to Wei Ling directly.

"If possible, I sincerely invite Mr. Wei Ling to come to our Qilu and give me some guidance on the restaurant standards I am going to promote. I wonder if Mr. Wei Ling can give me some help?"

When Wei Ling heard this, he looked at Mr. Cai and nodded in agreement.

"Hahaha, sure. I've also heard from Mr. Cai about you, Zhuangyuan. I also really want to visit your shops and try your braised pork."

Feng Zhengming naturally welcomed him: "That's great, we are waiting for Mr. Wei Ling to come."

Wei Ling's appearance made the atmosphere more lively again.

Feng Zhengming also introduced the chefs from all over the country who participated in the return state banquet to Wei Ling, Mr. Cai and others.

At this moment, Feng Zhengming, the top scholar, has completely become the leader of this team.

The chefs from all over the country who participated in the state banquet also had a new understanding of Feng Zhengming's influence.

Moreover, when Feng Zhengming introduced these celebrities to Hong Kong, he also intended to enhance the status of chefs from all over the place.

It is obvious that this is to prevent people in Hong Kong from looking down on chefs from all over the place.

Many times, Feng Zhengming would lower his status and say that he was able to win the National Cooking Skills Competition thanks to the fact that some chefs from all over the country did not compete.

After such an introduction, the status and position of chefs from all over the country naturally improved a lot.

People in Hong Kong do not dare to underestimate the chefs from all over the place.

After the welcome dinner, Feng Zhengming and chefs from various places had separate discussions.

“This time we came to Hong Kong City, I believe everyone has already felt that Hong Kong City is somewhat less appreciative of the cooking skills of our various places, so in the following exchanges, I hope that all the brothers can show their true skills.

We can't let Hong Kong's chefs feel that we are out of date.

We need to bring out the most classic dishes from all over the world and let our peers in Hong Kong know that what we have inherited will always keep up with the times.”

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, chefs from all over the country nodded in agreement.

"Yes, when I talked with some chefs from Hong Kong at the dinner tonight, I could feel the pride in their bones."

"Yes, they do seem to look down on us."

"It is also because some businessmen from Hong Kong have invested in the mainland in recent years and brought some Hong Kong restaurants to the mainland, which has led to the rise in the status of Hong Kong chefs."

"There is nothing we can do about it. We still have a lot of catching up to do."

"But even so, we are here to exchange and learn, so their attitude is still a little bad, right?"

"Then we have to show our best skills this time, and let the chefs in Hong Kong see it. We all have our own characteristics, and the skills we have inherited are not outdated."

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Seeing that everyone’s fighting spirit was aroused by him, Feng Zhengming smiled with satisfaction.

"Okay, since everyone has such fighting spirit, then we must prepare well and let our counterparts in Hong Kong City see the pinnacle of our culinary skills from all over the country."

Then Feng Zhengming also gave everyone some suggestions.

"We will definitely make another map of the mountains and rivers of our motherland this time. I have brought the drawings with me, but I think we need to make some changes."

When the chefs from all over the country heard Feng Zhengming say that some changes should be made, they became serious.

Seeing that everyone was serious, Feng Zhengming directly told them his design.

"This time, we are still making maps of each province according to the blueprint, but in the combination of dishes, we want to reflect the characteristics of each province more. We should not simply consider the color matching, but more consider the characteristics of our local taste."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, chefs from all over the country fell into deep thought.

Soon, the Sichuan chef representative spoke first: "Brother Zhuangyuan, do you mean to add more of our specialties?"

Feng Zhengming nodded and gave an example: "Yes, for example, Sichuan cuisine can simply include mapo tofu."

He then gave instructions to chefs from other regions, allowing them to incorporate some of their most representative local dishes into the recipe.

"Aren't there a lot of young chefs coming from all over your country this time? Since they are here, we should let them do more work. We can't just let them come here to play, right?"

Upon hearing this, chefs from all over the country present laughed.

The chefs who had participated in the state banquet felt that Feng Zhengming's words touched the heart of everyone.

Those who found various connections and had to bring young chefs along.

Originally, the chefs who participated in the return state banquet had some opinions.

Feng Zhengming now gives them this idea, making chefs from all over the country feel that they finally have the opportunity to use those young people.

Zhang Quande suddenly asked, "Zhengming, what about you? You are here alone this time. You are not going to make a map of your province by yourself, are you?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Don't worry, Senior Brother Zhang. I have already told Jiang Chengzhe that he will bring some people to help me."

The reason why Jiang Chengzhe took the initiative to help Feng Zhengming this time was because he could not join the Gangcheng chef team, but he wanted to participate in the production of the Motherland's Mountains and Rivers Map this time.

So since Feng Zhengming came to Gangcheng alone, Jiang Chengzhe simply brought his men to help Feng Zhengming.

After Feng Zhengming said this, chefs from all over the country also felt that it was indeed feasible.

Vice President Li then asked, "Zhengming, did you also ask Jiang Chengzhe to help you prepare the dish you agreed to make alone?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "I can prepare that dish myself. In fact, it's quite simple and doesn't require much help from others."

Seeing Feng Zhengming so confident, chefs from all over the country were somewhat surprised.

At the same time, chefs from all over the country seemed to realize that Feng Zhengming dared to come to Hong Kong alone, so he must have been well prepared.

In fact, under normal circumstances, there wouldn’t be so many chefs coming from all over the place.

After all, Hong Kong City originally invited chefs from all over the country who participated in the state banquet for the return.

It’s just that other local chef associations have crammed too many people into the local chef teams.

After this small meeting with Feng Zhengming, chefs from all over the country said goodbye and left, going back to prepare their own dishes.

Feng Zhengming walked out of the small meeting room and saw his wife Luo Qing waiting outside.

He walked forward and took his wife's hand: "Okay, let's go back and rest."

Luo Qing thought for a moment and asked, "Can you really do this alone?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and comforted her: "Don't worry, since your husband is the top scholar, he must be capable enough. This time I want to let everyone know that I got the top scholar title based on my own ability." (End of this chapter)