The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 129: Private Food Wars? Entering the Yangquan Restaurant Park

Chapter 129: Private Food Battle? Entering the Yangquan Restaurant Park (Two-in-one chapter)

"The scale of the Yangquan Restaurant's garden is in no way inferior to that of Juxialou."

Xia An sighed.

Yangquan Restaurant, which has been the dominant restaurant in Guangdong since modern times, actually owns a large garden area in the downtown area of Guangzhou City.

Or it should be said that this park is called Yangquan Restaurant Park.

Some areas are open to outside tourists. If out-of-town tourists want to visit or make a pilgrimage, they can just make a ticket reservation.

However, some core areas have high walls and railings, and there are guard booths and surveillance cameras at the entrances and exits.

"These buildings are the dormitories for the apprentices and chefs of Yangquan Restaurant."

Meng Yulu raised her finger and introduced.

Xia An looked at the two or three rows of high-rise buildings with modern facades, and inexplicably thought of Luo Jian, the "conscientious seller" in the Late Night Cooking App, who sold him a lot of recipe packages at a low price.

"Sister Meng, please allow me to ask out of curiosity." Xia An said, "The chefs of Yangquan Restaurant in successive generations will form tribes and factions, right? Then their descendants..."

Meng Yulu heard this and said with a smile:
"Why do you think Yangquan Restaurant still maintains such a high status in the modern food industry? It has top-notch chefs from generation to generation?"

"The internal competition is fierce and the rules are cruel. Let me take the program "Who is the Leader of Yangquan Restaurant" as an example. The nine-star culinary apprentices in Yangquan Restaurant who want to be among the candidates for the head chef still have to fight hard on stage."

Now, Xia An suddenly understood.

Cultivating internally.

The outside world is also actively absorbing "new blood".

This talent delivery mechanism basically ensures the long-term prosperity of Yangquan Restaurant.

The most obvious thing is that compared with the Shudi Juxialou which bears the imprint of the Liu family, Yangquan Restaurant has never had the concept of who is the owner of which family or surname since ancient times. The "chef" of each generation is recognized as the best culinary artist who can suppress the other chefs and make them unable to raise their heads.

Think about this.

Xia An slowed down his pace a little, fell half a step behind, and looked at Meng Yulu from behind, who had a slim figure, classical temperament, and seemed very gentle.

A hint of admiration grew in his eyes.

This female chef.

It is by no means as gentle and weak as it appears on the surface.

The cooking skills must be scary!
But how scary is it...

to be frank.

Xia An couldn't help but feel curious.

"This is the collection hall inside Yangquan Restaurant that is not open to outsiders."

After swiping the access card, Meng Yulu brought Xia An into the collection building.

It is no different from a university library building, and is very spacious inside. There is a front desk on the first floor, but it is not yet office hours, so the front desk is empty.

what.

At this time, the elevator door opened.

There was a young man about the same age as Xia An, carrying a few books. He had obviously just found a book he liked upstairs and was going to the smart counter to record it.

"Meng, the chef?"

The young man had big panda eyes and looked like he had worked too hard from staying up late.

He then looked closely at Xia An's face and was obviously startled: "Hey, isn't this Boss Xia?!"

"Wen Chaoqing, you look like you must have stayed up late to study again, right?"

Meng Yulu complained.

Immediately introduced him to Xia An:
"His name is Wen Chaoqing, and he is the overall champion of the last "Who is the Leader of Yangquan Restaurant" show, the nine-star rank competition."

Pause.

She added meaningfully.

"By the way, about half a year ago, Wen Chaoqing passed the special examination and became a new special chef!"

Wen Chaoqing said with shame:

"Chef Meng, I regret getting promoted to a special chef so quickly. Now all the special chefs in Yangquan Restaurant are my seniors. Anyone can bully me!"

As he spoke, Wen Chaoqing looked at Xia An sincerely.

"Boss Xia, before you have accumulated enough experience, please don't rush to be promoted to the special grade."

"Otherwise I'll be a miserable example!"

“It’s easy to break through, but once you enter a new world, you will have to face pressure from veteran masters that you have never felt before!”

In any case, Wen Chaoqing had no ill intentions and his suggestions were sincere.

Xia An nodded: "Thank you for your experience."

Meng Yulu glanced at the books Wen Chaoqing wanted to borrow, and her expression became more playful:

"Liu Maoxing's True Story, The Last God of Cooking's Complete Recipe Guide."

"Why do you suddenly want to study Liu Maoxing and his recipes in depth?"

Wen Chaoqing said awkwardly:

"Well, that's because I watched Boss Xia's performance at Fisherman's Wharf."

"Tsk, did you watch the live broadcast?"

"Of course, I think everyone at Yangquan Restaurant is watching!"

"When Boss Xia made the glowing big galaxy noodles, the whole campus and several dormitory buildings were filled with cheers and applause..."

Hearing this, Xia An's eyes twitched.

Wen Chaoqing's description makes it seem like the boys in his dormitory were watching an e-sports match together. After a certain team won the championship, there was a feeling of ghosts howling in the dormitory building.

"correct."

Meng Yulu said suddenly.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that Wen Chaoqing looks like a weak scholar and has a gentle name, but he is known as 'Little Explosion' among the disciples of this generation of Yangquan Restaurant."

"Small explosion?" Xia An was surprised.

"Well, he has the skill of Extreme Pan Flipping, and he considers the former Explosive Chef Yakan as his idol, so he seems to have studied Yakan's unique skills quite well. You two may have something in common in this regard."

Wen Chaoqing:? ?
He was confused.

Apparently, Xia An's half-baked performance of "Tianxiong Grilled Green Fish" was not widely spread. In addition, with the big news of the Fisherman's Wharf Night Market tonight as a hedge, Wen Chaoqing did not seem to have seen the pictures or videos of Xia An swinging the chain and grilling the big fish.

"Well, since we've met, it must be some kind of fate."

"Why don't you two compete in cooking skills?"

Meng Yulu suggested with great interest.

"Ah? Comparing cooking skills with Boss Xia?" Wen Chaoqing looked flustered and said, "No, no, no!"

"You're a top-notch chef, are you afraid of this?"

Meng Yulu held her forehead:
"Can you show the arrogance of a show champion?"

This Wen Chaoqing was a disciple of the younger generation whom she was quite optimistic about. He belonged to the candidate sequence cultivated by Yangquan Restaurant itself. He had a good family background, but his character was too weak.

Xia An became interested:
"If it's a cooking contest about 'Explosion', I wouldn't mind having a competition."

To be honest, Xia An is not afraid of losing.

The key is whether we can "steal" knowledge from last year's champion Wen Chaoqing about his understanding and insights into specific ancient recipes and skills.

Wen Chaoqing hesitated again and again, his eyes flickering.

"Um, Boss Xia."

"You said."

"I, I want to learn the new version of the Galaxy Noodles recipe that you have reinterpreted. In exchange..." Wen Chaoqing was so nervous that he stuttered, "I can compile all my recipes and experiences into a book and hand it over to you!"

Seeing this, Xia An felt somewhat guilty for bullying an honest man. His little plan was just about to take shape, but Wen Chaoqing unexpectedly walked himself into the tiger's mouth, and seemed willing to be beaten up by him until he bled profusely.

"cough."

"In addition to your research on stunts, which ancient recipes from the Explosive Chef Asian Journal have you collected and studied?"

"There's the famous 'Tianxiong Grilled Herring' and 'Unifying the Seven Kingdoms Fried Noodles'. Oh, and by the way... the recipe I've actually studied the most in depth and have the best grasp of is actually the recipe of Chef God Liu Maoxing."

"Oh, which one?"

“Ganga fried noodles!”

"It was with this revised interpretation of a classic ancient recipe that I won the championship in the final of the last show."

When he heard Wen Chaoqing reveal his family secrets, he blurted out everything in one breath.

Meng Yulu couldn't help but hold her forehead and sigh again.

This is what a otaku chef looks like.

I have been living in the Yangquan Restaurant circle since I was a child.

No scheming or defense at all.

Holding grass?

How could Xia An refuse such an "exchange"? It was definitely worthwhile to exchange one of his modified fantasy recipes for several original classic ancient recipes.

The point is...

Be it "Tianxiong's Roasted Bluefish" or "Unifying the Seven Kingdoms Fried Noodles".

It's like a door!

After recording [Minor Success] on the panel, there is hope that he can go back in time to the past and learn the original skills of the Explosive Chef Yakan!

"It's one thing to have ancient kitchen utensils that can perform special skills with the enchantments of the 'equipment'."

"It's another matter to learn and master it on your own."

Xia An secretly said: "Equipment enchantment has an upper limit, a ceiling, but after learning and upgrading with the panel points, I can even surpass the former Yakan and take a new path that will make Yakan dumbfounded!"

then.

Happily, I made an appointment with Wen Chaoqing to exchange time.

The two sides also agreed to "exchange ideas".

Meng Yulu continued to lead Xia An to the secret room of the collection library and got the complete version of the "Tianxiong Roasted Green Fish" recipe.

Leaving Xia An in the secret room to read, Meng Yulu quietly left. In fact, when Meng Yulu just closed the smart lock door.

Ding!
Xia An successfully recorded the recipe on the panel.

【The recipe is now 100% complete. 】

[Recipe: "Tianxiong Grilled Herring" (100%)]

[Grade: Rare (Purple)]

【Progress: Beginner】

"Huh..." Xia An's eyes were filled with excitement, "The most important part of this recipe is the sauce recipe!"

It is no exaggeration to say that although the level of mastery is only [beginner], the overall completion of the dishes is based on the 31% completion/reproducibility of the half-baked rendition without a recipe in the first two nights.

Because the complete sauce recipe is obtained, the value can be increased by 20% to 30%.

In this way, Xia An can easily reach the passing line of 60%.

Toot——

A WeChat message popped up on the phone.

This is a message from Meng Yulu:

"Call me when you're ready."

"Also, do you mind if I do a little 'publicity' about your and Wen Chaoqing's private food battle inside Yangquan Restaurant?"

Whether it is Meng Yulu or Wen Chaoqing.

Xia An felt no ill will towards any of them.

After all, others are doing it right, paying actual recipes in exchange for his favor.

And it seemed as if the two of them had made an appointment.

Wen Chaoqing's message popped up immediately afterwards.

Just now at the elevator door, they added each other’s WeChat.

Wen Chaoqing: "Boss Xia, I can compile my learning experience into a book this afternoon."

Xia An saw the message.

I couldn't help but think, in fact, I covet your "Extreme Pot-Turning".

However, he also knew that any extreme ability could not be replicated and mastered through learning.

If not.

Famous chefs with extreme abilities are already everywhere.

But Xia An was still very curious.

It was not difficult for him to understand the usage of the extreme fire level.

But the extreme realm is overturned...

amount.

Could it be that he was really good at flipping the pot? To the point of being extraordinary?

Anyway, Xia An has never seen it.

As for people, their imagination is always very limited when it comes to things they have never seen.

……

So, Xia An's tacit consent was obtained.

Meng Yulu opened the WeChat group chat of "Yangquan Restaurant Family" with great interest.

The news that Xia An would move into the Yangquan Restaurant Park and stay there for a while, and would compete with Wen Chaoqing in cooking skills, was sent to the group.

The group chat early in the morning exploded instantly.

"Chef Meng, I saw you on the live broadcast last night. You were out for a while, and you actually brought the great boss Xia to our place?"

"As expected of Chef Meng, he took down the king of the night market as soon as he showed up!"

"Oh my god, Boss Xia has just moved into our park, but he has just arrived and there is already an exciting food battle going on?"

"@Wen Chaoqing, come out and say something!"

"Xiao Wen, you must defend the century-old reputation of Yangquan Restaurant to the death!"

Of course, at this moment, Wen Chaoqing was concentrating on writing his personal recipe research notes and had no time to read the group chat messages.

And with Meng Yulu's intentional spread.

The news that Xia An had entered the Yangquan Restaurant Park immediately spread all over the Internet early in the morning:
"Boss Xia moves into Yangquan Restaurant!"

"Maybe there will be a delay in the Zhuhai Night Market activities tonight?"

《It is confirmed that the night market stall activities will be delayed. Please wait for the announcement from the Culture and Tourism Bureau for the specific time! 》

in the afternoon.

Lu Jiaxin just got up.

I found that there were countless missed calls on my phone.

"Sister Xin——"

Su Yan, who lived in the same suite, had just gotten up and hurried over to report the situation:
"Boss Xia has been kidnapped. It's said on the Internet that he has now moved into the Yangquan Restaurant Park!"

Lu Jiaxin was confused.

Hey?
What's going on?

She clearly went back to the hotel with Boss Xia last night.

"It's Aunt Meng, the sixth child!"

Thinking of Meng Yulu who was returning to the hotel with her, Lu Jiaxin reacted instantly and became so angry that her teeth were itching.

She immediately called Xia An's WeChat account.

"Hey, Boss Xia, are you really in the Yangquan Restaurant Park?"

"Okay, got it. I'll take the team there now."

After a while, she hung up the phone and rushed to Su Yan, who was eating melons beside the bed, and rolled her eyes in annoyance:
"It turned out that Aunt Meng had abducted her."

"Let's pack up, take all our belongings, and move into Yangquan Restaurant!"

Su Yan cheered excitedly when she heard this:
"Okay~"

"This is a chance for me to live in the Yangquan Restaurant Park for the first time in my life thanks to Boss Xia!"

When the other team members heard the news, they reacted the same way as Su Yan.

Live in Yangquan Restaurant Park.

That's the treatment for celebrities or powerful people.

It's good enough for an ordinary tourist to be able to enter the park and take a tour.

Finished packing.

The team is on the move.

Lu Jiaxin took the time to take a look at the situation of Douyin’s official account and was stunned.

"What's the secret food battle that fans are talking about?"

At this time, Lu Jiaxin received a call from her brother Lu Zuguang.

Lu Zuguang's tone was inexplicably heavy:
"Boss Xia and Wen Chaoqing have arranged a fight?"

Lu Jiaxin: "I don't know the specific situation, but it must be Aunt Meng, the sixth child, who is fanning the flames!"

Lu Zuguang:
"Wen Chaoqing was promoted to special grade half a year ago. How could Boss Xia agree to such a food battle with unequal ranks? Even though it's a private competition!"

Lu Jiaxin rolled her eyes:

"If it's Boss Xia's own decision, I can't change it even if I'm here on the scene."

the other side.

Xia An stayed in the secret room until the afternoon, then opened the door and left.

At the door, look back at this secret hut.

In addition to the recipe of "Tianxiong Roasted Green Fish" which Meng Yulu personally unlocked and gave to him to read.

Every other collection drawer was sealed and locked, so Xia An couldn't see anything. He might as well leave early and practice.

But before leaving the collection hall.

He and Wen Chaoqing made an appointment to meet in a rest and reading area.

"Boss Xia..." Wen Chaoqing took out his notes and looked eagerly at Xia An who was writing the recipe of Fantasy Galaxy Noodles on the spot across from him.

The two completed the exchange.

Wen Chaoqing couldn't wait to read it.

Xia An just flipped through a few pages of Wen Chaoqing's notes.

[Reading the notes of a top chef]

[Your understanding of "Tianxiong Roasted Green Fish" has improved]

what.

Recipe illustration column.

The experience bar of mastery has quietly increased a little.

Seeing this, Xia An was surprised and said silently in his heart:

"It seems like Wen Chaoqing has really studied the recipe for 'Tianxiong Roasted Green Fish'?"

And when he finished reading the corresponding note page.

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