From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

After the apprenticeship ceremony ended and most of the guests left, everyone thought that Feng Zhengming would return to Shanghai as soon as possible to prepare for the opening of his old villa restaurant.

But in fact, Feng Zhengming did not return to Shanghai, but took Xia Hui and five apprentices to Shouguang.

This time, Feng Zhengming went to Shouguang again to plan to sign a purchase contract with Shouguang.

Feng Zhengming decided that in the next few years, all the vegetable supplies for the old villa restaurants in Shanghai would be provided by Shouguang.

Of course, this procurement contract was not signed unilaterally between Feng Zhengming and Shouguang.

Or use my uncle’s company as the middleman.

The reason for going through Uncle San's company is not to let Uncle San make a profit from the price difference.

In fact, Feng Zhengming mainly wanted to support his uncle's vegetable company.

After some adjustments to his business, Uncle San finally decided to start a vegetable company directly.

This time, Feng Zhengming showed up to support his uncle's vegetable company.

So that more people can know about Uncle San’s vegetable company and Uncle San’s company can become an external supplier of Qilu vegetables.

Feng Zhengming led Xia Hui and five apprentices to Shouguang, where his third uncle was already waiting for them.

Even the hotel room has been booked for Feng Zhengming and his friends.

"Zhengming, you came here in person this time, which really made Uncle San proud. Don't worry, Uncle San will never raise the price for the vegetables he supplies to you, and Uncle San will transport them for you for free."

Feng Zhengming laughed when he heard this: "Uncle San, it's okay if you add a little more money. We want to promote our brand and let others know that our Qilu vegetables are worth the price."

Feng Jiandong laughed after hearing this: "That's right, it's true. You are still thinking ahead."

"But Uncle San certainly can't charge you more for supplying you with goods. We are all family. If I give you more money, won't your grandfather beat me up when I get home?"

These words immediately made Feng Zhengming and his disciples burst into laughter.

Feng Zhengming: "We are family and we can't let you, Third Uncle, lose money."

Feng Jiandong: "Don't worry, we won't lose money."

Just as he checked into the hotel, someone from Shouguang came to invite Feng Zhengming to a banquet.

Feng Zhengming did not refuse, and went there with his uncle, Xia Hui and five apprentices.

When we arrived at the place, Shouguang’s leaders and several large vegetable growers were present.

Obviously they all attach great importance to Feng Zhengming's purchase orders.

Everyone knows that Feng Zhengming is now famous enough, and cooperating with Feng Zhengming will definitely help the promotion of vegetables across the country in the future.

"Hahaha, Feng Zhuangyuan, you're finally here again. I heard that you finally accepted a disciple. Congratulations."

Feng Zhengming smiled and shook hands with the people who greeted him.

Then he introduced his disciples behind him.

"These are my disciples Xia Hui, Hou Dong, Gao Yongfu, Sun Decai, Tang Yong, and Lu Haisheng."

When introducing them, Feng Zhengming did not distinguish between the five apprentices and Xia Hui.

This was a disguised way of showing to outsiders that the five apprentices were also his, Feng Zhengming's, disciples.

Xia Hui took the lead and shook hands with everyone.

Afterwards, everyone took their seats after being greeted by the receptionists in Shouguang.

Everyone knows that eating this meal is secondary, the main thing is to communicate in advance.

Feng Zhengming didn't say much. Most of the time he was commenting on some dishes and giving instructions to his apprentices.

All communication with the other party was left to my third uncle Feng Jiandong.

As a way of making his attitude clear to everyone, his vegetable purchasing orders were given to his uncle's company.

Of course, Uncle San would not let Feng Zhengming suffer any loss.

Even when a group of people kept urging him to drink.

Uncle San drank continuously but he always remained sober. When it came to the crucial price, Uncle San did not give in at all.

Seeing that his uncle seemed to have drunk a little too much, Feng Zhengming winked at the five apprentices.

Hou Dong and Gao Yongfu led the team, and five apprentices immediately stepped up.

In the blink of an eye, several people present were drunk.

Feng Zhengming left Xia Hui in charge of cleaning up and paying the bill, while he and five apprentices carried his uncle away first.

After walking out of the restaurant, Uncle San went to the trash can next to him and started vomiting.

"Ugh, these guys can really drink."

Feng Zhengming patted his uncle on the back and laughed, "Uncle, you can drink a lot. You've been fighting with them for so long, and even after several people took turns to drink you down, they still couldn't make you drink."

"Ahem." Uncle San spat out the food in his mouth. "Luckily your five apprentices came up, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to hold on."

Feng Zhengming: "The results are not very ideal. I drank too much tonight and didn't make a lot of things clear. It seems that I need to have a good talk with them tomorrow."

Uncle San straightened up, took the tissue Feng Zhengming handed him, and wiped his mouth.

"I think we can find some individual vegetable farmers ourselves, we don't have to go through them."

Feng Zhengming: "Okay, you can ask someone to contact this Third Uncle first. There is really no need to go through these people tonight."

Not long after, Xia Hui also came out of the restaurant.

"It seems like they have already paid the master's fee in advance."

Feng Zhengming nodded: "It's okay, they are treating us, so they should pay."

Xia Hui: "Master, will they?"

Feng Zhengming smiled: "Don't worry, they won't dare to do anything. Besides, we are here to purchase goods. We have our own restaurant, so there won't be any trouble."

Uncle San also spoke up: "That's right, don't worry about them, let's go back to the hotel and rest."

It was obvious that Uncle San had drunk a little too much tonight, and Hou Dong and Gao Yongfu hurried over to support him.

After returning to the hotel, the five apprentices also helped to clean up Uncle San.

Then they went back to their rooms to rest.

Feng Zhengming sat in his room and called home first.

I reported safety to my two grandfathers and my wife, and then chatted with my daughter on the phone.

The little girl was very smart. She knew it was her father's voice on the phone, so she babbled into the receiver for a long time.

After her daughter said she had had enough, Luo Qing told Feng Zhengming to drink less.

Feng Zhengming: "Don't worry, my wife. I will definitely not drink too much. With Uncle San here, most of the alcohol will be blocked by Uncle San."

Luo Qing: "Uncle San is old, so don't let him drink too much."

Feng Zhengming: "Hahaha, if Third Uncle knows you said he is old, he will definitely say something bad about you.

Don't worry, we still have Hou Dong, Gao Yongfu, Sun Decai, Tang Yong, and Lu Haisheng here. They won't let my uncle and I drink too much."

Luo Qing felt more at ease knowing that her husband had five apprentices around him.

Among the five apprentices, two had served in the military, and Sun Decai, Tang Yong and Lu Haisheng were all in strong physique.

So if someone really wants to cause trouble for Feng Zhengming and his team, they really have to consider whether they have the ability to do so?

"You still have to be more careful. Don't be impatient when it comes to business. Talk to them slowly. I believe they will be willing to cooperate with you. After all, you are in a good position."

Feng Zhengming: "I know that my identity may not be of any use to them. The key is whether I can bring them huge profit margins."

Luo Qing: "You are the top scholar, they can't be so ruthless, right?"

"Hahaha." Feng Zhengming laughed on the phone, "Of course we have to show some favor, but favor is favor and business is business. If they really want to show some favor and ask me to take care of Qilu Industry, what should we do?
So to be honest, I would rather they don't talk about personal feelings with me, and let's just stick to business."

Luo Qing thought about it and felt that her husband was right. Feng Zhengming added, "Besides, we have already contacted Zhangqiu for green onions. Other vegetables are not only available in Shouguang. Vegetables from other places may not necessarily be inferior."

Luo Qing: "Then why did you go there?"

Feng Zhengming: "Because of my third uncle."

Luo Qing didn't say anything, she already understood what her husband meant.

To put it bluntly, with Feng Zhengming's current status and position, and the restaurant he opened in the old western-style house in Shanghai, it can be said that suppliers from all over the country are willing to give him the best conditions to cooperate with him.

He didn't even have to come to Shouguang.

The reason I came here is to pave the way for my uncle's vegetable company.

At the same time, it can also be regarded as providing some support to industries in various parts of Qi and Lu.

In this regard, Feng Zhengming can definitely be called a role model.

But he is not completely without temper.

If the other party thinks he has him in his grasp, he will want to ask for an exorbitant amount of money from him.

Feng Zhengming would definitely not show any mercy to the other party.

Luo Qing: "I believe you. My daughter and I support you."

Luo Qing then handed the phone to her daughter: "Tell Dad to cheer up."

The little girl shouted into the phone: "Dad, Dad, Jia, Jia, Niu..."

Feng Zhengming laughed when he heard his daughter's cheering: "Hahaha, thank you Youyou from our family."

He kissed his daughter on the phone and then asked his wife to hang up first.

Luo Qing hung up the phone. Feng Nuanyu listened to the call, babbling something and sounding a little unhappy.

"Okay, Daddy needs to rest, and you should go to bed too. Let's go to bed and wait for Daddy to come back and bring something fun for Youyou, okay?"

The little girl was quite well behaved and indeed was sleepy, she was already yawning and rubbing her eyes.

Luo Qing carried her daughter to bed, and the little girl fell asleep in a short while.

Looking at her sleeping daughter, Luo Qing was still thinking about her husband in her heart.

After Feng Zhengming hung up the phone, he suddenly heard someone ringing the doorbell outside.

He walked to the door and looked out through the mirror hole in it.

I saw a heavily made-up woman standing outside.

Then a sweet voice came from outside the door.

"Do you need any help, sir?"

Feng Zhengming said nothing at all. He turned around and walked slowly back to the phone in the room.

Then I called the hotel staff directly.

"Someone is outside my door, disturbing my rest. Send someone to deal with it as soon as possible, otherwise I will call the police."

The hotel staff on the other end of the phone immediately agreed: "I'm sorry, sir. We will send someone up to handle it right away."

Not long after, Feng Zhengming heard noise outside the door.

When he went to open the door, he saw that the person outside had disappeared.

At the same time, the doors of several adjacent rooms were also opened.

Hou Dong, Gao Yongfu, Sun Decai, Tang Yong and Lu Haisheng all came out and looked around with strange expressions on their faces.

Xia Hui also opened the door and came out to take a look.

Finally, it was Uncle San who came out.

"Hahaha, don't make a fuss. There are always some messy people in some big hotels now. They have been expelled by the hotel security. Go back and have a good sleep. Remember to lock the door. Don't be curious about what the service is."

After hearing what her uncle said, Xia Hui was still confused and didn't quite understand what was going on.

Feng Zhengming also smiled and asked everyone to go back, lock the door and rest.

The five apprentices all vaguely guessed what it was?
But seeing that Xia Hui was there, they didn't dare to say anything more.

Everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Feng Zhengming has encountered similar things before.

But this time tonight, he felt that it might not be that simple.

Feng Zhengming returned to his room, locked the door, and lay down to sleep without thinking too much.

Feng Zhengming didn't sleep well the whole night and woke up early in the morning.

After washing up, he walked out the door and prepared to go downstairs to have breakfast.

I just happened to run into my third uncle who was also walking out the door.

The uncle and nephew tacitly agreed not to say anything and went downstairs together.

I didn't eat in the hotel restaurant. Instead, I walked out of the hotel and found a street breakfast shop.

After sitting down, the third uncle spoke directly: "I just knocked on your door last night, I'm afraid it was directed at you."

Feng Zhengming: "It looks like someone wants to cause me some trouble."

Uncle San: "It's not surprising. You are so famous now, there are always people who are jealous."

Feng Zhengming: "It's a bit underhanded, and it doesn't work on me."

Uncle San: "You didn't open the door. If you had opened the door last night, do you think the matter would have been resolved so quietly?"

Feng Zhengming: "I definitely can't open the door. With the situation last night, who knows how many people are outside?"

Uncle San: "Next time if it doesn't work, just call the police."

Feng Zhengming: "The hotel is pretty good. They knew to come up and deal with it in time."

Uncle San: "The hotel should know who did this, but the hotel definitely doesn't want to cause trouble. If you really call the police, the hotel will definitely be investigated."

Feng Zhengming: "Uncle, you said we came here to buy some vegetables, but we were set up like this."

Uncle San: "Hahaha, you're a piece of fat meat, I want to have a bite."

Feng Zhengming: "Then Third Uncle, you can contact the vegetable farmers directly. I chose to support Qilu's industry so that the vegetable farmers can benefit. Otherwise, why would I come all the way here to buy vegetables?"

Uncle San nodded and agreed: "Okay, I'll have someone contact them today."

Feng Jiandong saw much more of what happened last night than Feng Zhengming.

Feng Jiandong had encountered similar tactics before and had fallen into their trap several times.

So for Feng Jiandong, it was not surprising.

But Feng Zhengming was obviously unwilling to swallow this humiliation.

So he decided to let his uncle contact the vegetable farmers directly and skip the people who had treated him last night.

Feng Jiandong agreed with Feng Zhengming's idea.

After all, he wanted to start a vegetable company in the province, so he must want to purchase directly from vegetable farmers and didn't want there to be another middleman between him and the farmers.

The uncle and nephew had breakfast together, and Feng Zhengming also brought some for his apprentices.

When I returned to the hotel, I saw Xia Hui and five apprentices waiting there.

Feng Zhengming handed them breakfast with a smile.

"Don't worry, it's okay. Let's eat the breakfast I brought back for you. We'll go meet the vegetable farmers here and not contact those people from last night." (End of this chapter)