From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

At my uncle's house, I talked with my two grandfathers, my uncle, and my third uncle about buying an old house and opening a restaurant.

The next day, Feng Zhengming received a call from Mr. Rong, asking him if he was still interested in buying.

Feng Zhengming simply made an appointment with the other party.

This time he took his two grandfathers and his third uncle to see Mr. Rong’s old villa.

When they arrived at the place, Uncle Third Feng Jiandong couldn't help but sigh in a low voice after entering the door.

"Wow, this old house is really different. It's hard to imagine that there was such a beautiful house more than a hundred years ago."

Grandpa Situ smiled and said, "The existence of this old house shows that this place belonged to the concession in the past."

Feng Jiandong's expression suddenly changed: "Then this house must be bought back."

Grandpa Situ: "This is ours now. The land belongs to the country, but the buildings are preserved and the property rights belong to individuals."

Soon, Mr. Rong came out from the old villa.

This time, Mr. Rong also brought more professional staff.

It is not difficult to see that the other party is a little anxious to make a move, but still wants to manipulate Feng Zhengming on the price.

However, when Mr. Rong saw Mr. Situ who came with them, he looked at him carefully and was somewhat surprised.

"Are you Mr. Situ?"

Mr. Situ nodded: "Yes, my last name is Situ, you should have never seen me at your age, right?"

Mr. Rong replied: "I have never met you in person, but I have seen some of your photos."

It was through the conversation between Grandpa Situ and Mr. Rong that Feng Zhengming and the others finally found out.

It turns out that Mr. Rong’s aunt had a relationship with Mr. Situ when he was young.

It’s just that Mr. Situ could never let go of his first love, and the two of them also had irreconcilable conflicts in some values.

In the end, the two people were not able to be together.

Mr. Rong's aunt even returned to China from overseas later.

"My aunt always thought of you when she was alive. She kept a photo of you and me on the bedside cabinet in her room."

In fact, it is not difficult to see from Grandpa Situ’s current appearance that Grandpa Situ must have been very handsome when he was young.

Mr. Situ sighed: "I failed her."

Mr. Rong: "Don't say that. My aunt later said that you were more like a brother to her. She was too young at the time and didn't understand that your values ​​were the most correct."

I originally came here to discuss the price of the old villa, but I didn't expect that Grandpa Situ and the Rong family had such a connection.

So Mr. Rong asked the person who was asked to help with the bargaining to leave first.

Next, everyone walked into the old villa of the Rong family and began to recall the past.

Mr. Rong was born here when he was a child, but he didn't really live here for long.

It was only many years later that Mr. Rong returned here and lived for a while.

Later he moved out again because of his business.

So to be honest, Mr. Rong doesn't have very deep feelings for this old house.

When facing Mr. Situ, he also told him the actual situation.

He is indeed having some problems with his overseas business, and his company is in urgent need of the money.

So he discussed with his family overseas before deciding to sell the old house.

Grandpa Situ thought for a while, but still stood firmly on Feng Zhengming's side.

"I have a relationship with your Rong family, but we still have to negotiate the price and cannot give in easily."

Mr. Rong also had a helpless look on his face: "I invited Feng Zhuangyuan to come this time, and I told you the truth in front of Uncle Situ. It is true that the price Feng Zhuangyuan gave me is already very high.

I contacted other buyers, and many of them were unwilling to pay the price offered by Feng Zhuangyuan.

So this time I am ready to accept Feng Zhuangyuan’s previous offer.”

Having said that, Mr. Rong looked at the old house again.

"I hope that one day, our family can come back and visit the old house again."

Feng Zhengming nodded: "You are welcome to come back anytime."

Grandpa Situ: "Yes, you can come back anytime. This place will be converted into a restaurant by Zhengming. He wants to turn it into the best private restaurant in the country. If you want to come back anytime, come and have a look.

By then, this place may be restored to the way you remember it, and I hope it will help you recall the good old days."

Feng Jiandong stood aside without saying a word. He had to admit that Uncle Situ was indeed good at talking.

These words revealed his relationship with the Rong family and at the same time gave Mr. Rong great emotional comfort.

After hearing this, Mr. Rong nodded.

"Okay, thank you Uncle Situ."

Grandpa Situ's intervention did make it easier for Feng Zhengming to purchase the old villa.

It didn't take long for Mr. Rong to produce various property ownership certificates and authorizations from all Rong family members overseas.

Then, Feng Zhengming and Mr. Rong formally started the purchasing process.

During this period, Grandpa Situ also took out some money and said that he would give half of the funds to Feng Zhengming.

Feng Zhengming originally wanted to refuse, but Grandpa Situ said to him.

"This half is not for you, but for the old friend of the Rong family."

Feng Zhengming immediately understood that Mr. Rong reminded Grandpa Situ of another past love.

"Okay, Grandpa Situ, do you want to keep the old room?"

Grandpa Situ smiled and said, "No need. You should decorate it according to your own ideas. The interior of the old house should retain its original style. This should be the best respect for the Rong family."

Feng Zhengming agreed seriously.

After that, it’s just a matter of time to go through the process.

However, the news that Feng Zhengming bought an old villa quickly spread in Shanghai.

Many people were shocked when they received the news.

Some media and magazine reporters even went to the old house and Feng Zhengming's store specifically to interview him and get more first-hand information.

When someone came to interview him, Feng Zhengming could only temporarily close the door and refuse the visitor.

He just told everyone that he would explain the situation publicly to everyone later.

But as a result, the number of people paying attention to this matter has increased instead of decreased.

At this time, the disadvantages of Feng Zhengming's previous publicity were also reflected.

He had already become a star chef in the culinary world.

Now there is news that he bought an old villa to open a high-end restaurant. This news is even more explosive and has further increased his fame.

All media outlets wanted to obtain some first-hand information, so they began to hunt down Feng Zhengming.

There were even people who specifically followed Feng Zhengming between his home and the restaurant.

Fortunately, these people did not dare to disturb Feng Zhengming's rest now.

It's just that some of Feng Zhengming's actions were reported again.

In order to attract attention, some people even made some bold guesses about Feng Zhengming's current wealth.

There are even reports that Feng Zhengming is definitely now a wealthy man.

In some financial magazines, there are calculations and speculations about Feng Zhengming's wealth.

When Feng Zhengming saw the estimates and guesses in those magazines, he couldn't stop laughing.

"Hahaha, with the calculations made by these magazines, they're almost putting my assets among the highest in the country?" After seeing this, other people in the store couldn't help but laugh.

Jiang Chengzhe asked directly and jokingly: "Chef, when will you become the richest man in the country?"

This question made everyone laugh.

Li Yao smiled and continued, "With our chef's current fame, it wouldn't be a piece of cake for him to become the richest man in the country?"

Han Rui took over the conversation: "It's really just a matter of one sentence. As long as these magazines dare to write about it, it will be fine."

What these two people said made everyone laugh so hard that their stomachs hurt.

Xia Hui finally stopped laughing: "I am really impressed by these people. How did they come up with this estimate? How come we ourselves don't know that the store can make such a high profit every day?"

Luo Qing smiled and said, "It's just an estimate. They think our profit will be at least 80% or more."

Deng Huaichuan exclaimed: "What do you mean 80 and above? How can our store do that?"

Jiang Chengzhe joked with Feng Zhengming again.

"Chef, are you making any other hidden income without telling us? Are you not telling us the specific profit?"

These words immediately drew everyone's attention to Feng Zhengming.

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "How about I ask our Luo Qing to hand over the accounts to you next month?"

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Chengzhe instantly became timid: "No, I can't control it."

Seeing Jiang Chengzhe, he instantly became scared, and everyone couldn't help laughing again.

Everyone has great trust in Feng Zhengming's store accounts.

And everyone is very clear about the specific profit level.

How much goods do you import every day?

What is the purchase price of each item?
How many customers will there be every day?

How much does each dish cost?
It is easy for everyone to roughly calculate the daily profit.

Moreover, according to the specifications of Feng Zhengming's store, it is almost impossible to achieve an 80% profit.

What's more, Feng Zhengming distributed most of the profits to the chefs in the kitchen.

The salary offered to them is definitely higher than that of some big restaurants in Shanghai.

In the end, not much of the profit went to Feng Zhengming himself.

So how could his assets be as much as the magazine estimated?
If there really were so many, Feng Zhengming would not have to take out a loan to buy the old house. He could have directly paid the full amount for the house and then decorated and opened the business according to his own ideas.

But people are often unwilling to believe the facts.

Under the extensive coverage of various magazines in Shanghai.

Feng Zhengming has become a real rich man in everyone's eyes.

Many people even think that since Feng Zhengming is worth so much and can still cook in the kitchen, they must eat at his restaurant.

As a result, this publicity actually boosted the business of Feng Zhengming's several stores.

Especially, more and more customers come to this store on Western Restaurant Street.

Not only that more stars and celebrities have booked the private rooms on the second floor.

Many people will choose to bring their families to the store to experience it.

Luo Qing heard a customer admonishing her child.

"This is the restaurant of our national number one culinary expert. He has become worth tens of millions through his skills and hard work. You should also study hard and follow his example. Remember that you can make money if you work hard."

When I heard that a customer used Feng Zhengming's example to educate his children.

Luo Qing really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But we can't say there's anything wrong with what they say.

After all, Feng Zhengming has indeed come to where he is today step by step.

Although the magazine did exaggerate about his worth of tens of millions.

But Luo Qing also felt that as long as her husband was willing to work hard, it would only be a matter of time before he was worth over 10 million.

As more and more customers come to the store.

I don't know when or from whom it came out.

Feng Zhengming actually won the title of "Million-dollar No. 1 Scholar" in Shanghai.

Fortunately, this did not affect the transaction between Feng Zhengming and Mr. Rong.

In the end, Feng Zhengming successfully bought the old villa.

Of course, this is due to the kindness and help of Grandpa Situ.

There was also some help and promotion from my uncle Feng Guofeng in Shanghai.

Because originally, people in Shanghai were thinking that Feng Zhengming should not be allowed to buy the old villa?
After all, Feng Zhengming is not a local resident of Shanghai.

Fortunately, my uncle and aunt both helped to talk to me.

It is pointed out that Feng Zhengming has been doing business in Shanghai for many years, and several of his stores have become stores with extremely high reputations in Shanghai, and are also benchmark restaurants in Shanghai's catering industry.

He should be allowed to open a high-end private restaurant in Shanghai now.

The uncle also said that if Shanghai did not allow it, Feng Zhengming would definitely go somewhere else to open such a restaurant.

Hucheng is also worried that Feng Zhengming will choose to open a store somewhere else.

Especially since this is the first high-end restaurant of the national culinary champion.

If this were to be held in the capital, wouldn't Shanghai be embarrassed?

Of course, this is also due to the various media and magazines that reported and speculated about Feng Zhengming buying an old villa.

Their boasting indeed further raised Feng Zhengming's reputation.

After helping Feng Zhengming attract more customers.

The four restaurants have captured the appetites of customers with the extraordinary cooking skills of their chefs.

With so many favorable factors combining, Feng Zhengming was finally able to sell the old villa smoothly.

After buying the old villa, Feng Zhengming invited his second aunt's family, his third uncle's family, several fellow apprentices from Quancheng, and even his own master to come over.

Invite all relatives and friends to visit the old house you bought.

With so many people gathering in Shanghai, Feng Zhengming's several stores in Shanghai have really become lively.

Together they looked at the conditions of Feng Zhengming's four stores in Shanghai.

Including Master Yan and several senior brothers, they all had to sigh that Feng Zhengming was really powerful in Shanghai.

Then they went to see the old villa bought by Feng Zhengming, which shocked everyone even more.

No one expected that Feng Zhengming could buy such a large old house in Shanghai.

The yard outside alone is equivalent to a very large small garden.

Entering the yard, you feel like you are entering a park.

The three floors of the old house are very spacious.

Everyone is wondering how much such an old house would cost?
Feng Zhengming did not hide anything from everyone and told everyone the final price he paid for the transaction.

When Master Yan heard the price, he exclaimed, "Oh my God, Zhengming, have you really made a fortune? Is it really like what those magazines say, that you are worth tens of millions?"

Feng Zhengming smiled: "Master, you are not exaggerating. I bought this place with a loan."

Because Grandpa Situ didn't want to expose himself, Feng Zhengming did not mention that Grandpa Situ paid half of the money.

When everyone heard about the loan, they were still quite surprised and felt that Feng Zhengming was really quite bold. (End of this chapter)