The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 142: Infinite Possibilities of Extreme Abilities (Two Chapters in One)

It was Friday, almost four o'clock in the afternoon.

Xia An cooperated with Lu Jiaxin and asked the team to shoot a short promotional video for the stall activity at Shenzhen Station.

Lu Jiaxin said, "Boss Xia, the Shenzhen Town Cultural Tourism Department asked me to ask you, between the Nanshan Houhaihui and the Yantian Community Night Market Cultural Street, which address would you choose to open your stall?"

Xia An frowned: "Are you asking me to make the final decision?"

Lu Jiaxin: "Hey, that's not right. You have a lot of say now. If you don't want to go to these two night markets, you can just name them and the Cultural and Tourism Bureau will politely cooperate with you."

Xia An shook his head:

“I don’t know the local night market culture better than the Tourism Bureau.”

"Tell me, what is the difference between Nanshan Houhaihui and Yantian Community Night Market Street Cultural Street?"

Lu Jiaxin flipped through the information booklet in her hand: "Nanshan Houhaihui is surrounded by high-rise buildings. It has a petty-bourgeois literary style and is close to the Window of the World scenic spot."

"Yantian Community Night Market Cultural Street is the Shenzhen version of 'Temple Street'. It is one of the largest and most prosperous night markets. Overall, it is very down-to-earth."

Xia An asked back speechlessly: "Do we still need to choose?"

"But I'm surprised. Shenzhen should have a night market in the old streets and old town. The Yantian Community Night Market Cultural Street doesn't seem old enough."

"Of course there are, such as the Hakka Folk Customs Street and Buji Old Street."

“These two are also on the Tourism Bureau’s shortlist, but the two addresses above are still the main recommendations.”

There was no need for Xia An to think too much about it. In his opinion, a down-to-earth night market district would be fine, and there was no need to worry about the complicated interests involved. Anyway, he cooperated with the local Cultural and Tourism Bureau and chose Yantian Community Night Market Cultural Street as the venue for tonight's stall activities.

"I'll be waiting for you at Yantian Community Night Market Cultural Street at six o'clock tonight. See you there!"

After shooting the last shot of waving and smiling to greet the diners, Xia An found a sofa to sit down leisurely and clean up the messages that had accumulated on social software in the past two days but he had no time to check and reply to them.

……

Mainly personal prestige.

The official Douyin account, Weibo account, etc. are all managed by the team's operations staff, and he cannot read so many private messages.

Chi Xiaobai: "Hey, young man, what kind of ancient dishes are you going to serve at Shenzhen Station?"

Wei Xuelin: "You must go back to your hometown more often to set up a stall. The capital's Cultural and Tourism Bureau has put pressure on me to invite you to set up a stall in the provincial capital to attract tourists and develop tourism."

Nakiri Managi: "I heard that you accepted the job of a judge? You are going to Neon Totsuki to judge the autumn trials."

Sun Qidong: "Boss Xia, how about I disband the customer chat group? I've been under a lot of pressure lately, and many people are trying their best to get into this group chat."

Gao Shengqi: "Be careful of these two old foxes, Tang Lining and Kang Jiacong!"

Liu Heng: "After watching your performances of Explosion and Tianxiong Flame Wheel in Guangzhou, I feel that young people are really formidable (fist-bow)!"

The main ones are those messages that have not been viewed or replied to, and they have been there for more than a day.

Xia An raised his eyebrows, not planning to reply one by one, and opened the circle of friends:

[I am busy researching and trying out new dishes recently, so I am unable to reply to messages. 】

[Tonight I will set up a stall at the Cultural Street of the Yantian Community Night Market in Shenzhen. Friends from all walks of life are welcome to join in the fun. ]

Suddenly, this circle of friends was liked and commented on by many people.

Chi Xiaobai: "Does your friend have a special channel?"

Charme: "Professor Shiomi, Chef Shinomiya, and I are already in Shenzhen!"

Liu Hong: "(crying bitterly) Boss Xia, can you still remember this old friend of mine? Please, let's have a friend's passage!"

After Xia An posted on his Moments, he calmly opened the panel.

Check out the business goals you received this morning.

[The new day's loss-making chef mode business goal has been triggered. 】

【Goal ①: Set up a stall to sell ancient dishes (Ganges fried noodles), and the operating loss on the day exceeded 1,000 yuan.】

【Goal ②: Serving more than 100 diners. 】

【Goal ③: Serve diners with glowing dishes, no less than one serving per person. 】

That's right.

Just the regular version of the Paleo dish, not the fantasy version.

Because time was tight, Xia An felt reassured that he could finish the original ancient dish to more than 80% completion, and with the purple glowing talent, he had a high probability of glowing.

"The final station?" Xia An said to himself silently, "Shenzhen Station has a whole night's error tolerance. I don't believe that we can't make glowing Ganges fried noodles."

And once at the Shenzhen station, he also treated diners with glowing dishes.

The goal of conquering Guangdong in the conqueror mode was achieved, and there were shining performances in Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen.

Xia An was not in a hurry to click on the recipe illustration of [Ganges Fried Noodles] to collect the rewards for the multiple stages that had reached 80% completion.

You might as well open the champagne in advance.

He wanted to wait until the night market stalls closed.

In one breath, you can receive multiple shares and waves in succession.

Tsk tsk.

He has gradually become addicted to the thrill of getting bonuses many times.

"The limit!"

My thoughts returned to the goal of conquering Guangdong, and the most important reward.

Taking advantage of this free time, Xia An scanned the personal information on the panel, planning and considering in advance which skill he should spend the first precious "limit point" in his culinary life on.

[Basic skills: seasoning (perfect), knife skills (perfect), heat control (perfect), flipping the pan (perfect), plating (perfect), pastry (perfect)]

Six basic skills, all perfect.

It looks very comfortable, good news for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Seasoning is an original skill that remains unchanged despite all the changes.

Knife skills, well, being handsome is very important, being handsome is a lifelong thing, you must take it seriously!
There is no need to talk about the temperature.

It is almost the origin of cuisine and cooking.

Flip the pot...

Plating…

Pastry...

Xia An's thoughts changed: "Extreme seasoning, Xiao Shimeng can be regarded as a template. Her extreme seasoning ability gives her the terrifying foundation of 'ever-changing', so she can use her nine-star cooking skills to initially reproduce some of the charm of 'Chameleon Noodle Bowl Tower'!"

Thinking of this, Xia An felt a little ashamed.

In fact, in terms of recipe framework and level, "Ganges Fried Noodles" is an absolutely superior version of "Chameleon Noodle Bowl Tower".

After all, the main theme of the "Chameleon" recipe is the ever-changing noodles and flavors.

But on this basis, Ganges Fried Noodles also applies food carving techniques to various noodles, using knife skills and carving, and the details give a different sense of surprise when the noodles are put into the mouth.

But you have to know that Xia An does not have extreme seasoning.

Why was he able to restore the upper version of "Ganges Fried Noodles" to 80% completion in one fell swoop? It was simply because the panel was too powerful, allowing him to peek into the long river of time and space and witness the classic scene of Liu Maoxing creating recipes and cooking dishes.

Of course, if he brings out the [Extreme Seasoning], the two classic ancient dishes, Ganges Fried Noodles and Chameleon Noodle Bowl Tower, will easily reach 100% perfect completion.

"If it's about Jijing flipping the pot, didn't Wen Chaoqing show it? He was able to forge some of the essence of Explosion Flame, allowing him to make Ganges fried noodles with a different perspective."

Xia An suddenly thought of Jing Nina.

According to more and more information from various sources, he learned that this woman was actually the descendant of Jinghua, the devil king of the past "Eight Phoenix Immortals". She possessed the [Ultimate Fire].

Maybe, on the show "The Chrysanthemum Downstairs Competition" tomorrow, Saturday night.

He could get a glimpse of the details of the ability of [Ultimate Fire Temperament] from Kyonina, and see what it looked like specifically.

However, Xia An did not forget what Meng Yulu said.

Jing Nina seems to have a special inheritance from the lineage of the devil Jinghua.

Not only that.

Kyonina also possesses the "pseudo-food technique".

"As for the ultimate plating and ultimate pastry."

"Maybe I need the files and information about Yangquan Restaurant? Such a famous family with such a profound heritage must have produced many people with extreme abilities throughout the generations, so they must have this kind of files and information."

Thinking of this, Xia An found Meng Yulu.

"Borrow information on extreme abilities?" Meng Yulu had already changed into clothes in her room to go out with the vendor at night, and was extremely surprised when she heard that.

"Tsk tsk, did you feel the pressure of extreme realm from Wen Chaoqing? Are you afraid that you will have to face many opponents with extreme realm abilities in the future, so you collect information in advance so that you can fight a tough battle with preparation?"

Meng Yulu said this with a rare serious look on her pretty face.

"But I'm telling you the truth. The records and materials of our predecessors can only be used as a reference, but not blindly believed."

"Why?" Xia An heard a strong warning.

“People have thousands of faces, and a certain extreme skill, when developed by different chefs, can also be expressed in thousands of ways.”

"Let me give you an example."

"Wen Chaoqing's ultimate skill of flipping the pot is, in essence, his physique, down to his arm strength, has been enhanced beyond human nature, and he and the pot have become one, allowing him to control the temperature and heat flow of the pot in great detail."

Xia An was surprised when he heard this: "Strengthen your arm strength? And gain 'man-pot integration'?"

Meng Yulu said slowly:
"In fact, it can be said that he only achieved 'Human-Pot Integration' because Wen Chaoqing's physique, or arm strength, has shown extraordinary strength since he was a child, and he stands out among all the apprentices!"

Xia An understood.

It was because Wen Chaoqing was born with supernatural powers that he was able to unlock and develop the ultimate pot-turning technique naturally.

Just like Liu Shimeng has [super sense of smell].

It was very easy to develop the ultimate seasoning.

"But there are records of many seniors who have reached the pinnacle of pot-turning in Yangquan Restaurant."

"Except for the fact that we both have extraordinary arm strength."

"Wen Chaoqing's 'oneness of man and pot' is unique. Some predecessors are 'familiar with the fire', and some predecessors are 'unparalleled in the palm'..."

Xia An understood again and sighed in his heart.

It seems that extreme abilities are a summary of all abilities in the "extreme" field.

Therefore, since the extreme realm has infinite possibilities, then the extreme abilities pointed out by each chef may be unique?
He continued to consult Meng Yulu. In this area, he needed to find a senior and top-notch teacher to give him extra lessons. Meng Yulu was a very good and beautiful teacher.

The two chatted and before they knew it, it was time to set up the stall.

After getting on the double-decker luxury dining car arranged by the Shenzhen Town Culture and Tourism Bureau, Xia An still felt that the knowledge he had learned was far from enough.

"Sister Meng, this 'Demon of Knife' from a senior of Yangquan Restaurant sounds both domineering and evil. What exactly is it like?"

"This senior is quite special. He is one of the most powerful and famous chefs in the history of Yangquan Restaurant."

"And this senior awakened his ultimate ability relatively late. He developed his ultimate knife skills ability during his time as a special senior. And then this ability actually merged with the 'gourmet cells' that were already being nurtured in his body..."

Now, Xia An suddenly realized that his extreme ability was misplaced.

But by leaning towards the side of "Captive of Food", he gained the ability called "Demon of the Sword". Damn, wouldn't that be a big win?
"Could it be that this senior can also transform?" Xia An clicked his tongue, imagining what it would look like when this senior released his ultimate ability.

"Are you talking about extreme abilities?"

Liu Shimeng came closer.

Wen Chaoqing laughed and said shamelessly:
"Boss Xia, if you have any questions in this regard, just ask Xiao Shimeng and me. We have the right to speak."

Liu Shimeng nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, that's right. Don't ask about Xiaolu and Xiaotang. They are just stupid mortals."

Lu Zuguang and Tang Jinghan, who had not yet developed their ultimate abilities, twitched their lips and looked at each other in silence.

Xiao Lu and Xiao Tang were both called up, what could they say? Because they really didn't have extreme abilities, they couldn't be stubborn.

Thus, this journey was spent in distorted discussions and laughter.

……

Shenzhen City, Yantian Community Night Market Cultural Street.

When the bus arrives here, it needs to clear the way to the designated stall area.

Before opening the stall, Xia An assigned tasks based on everyone's strong requests.

"Xiao Shimeng, since you have extreme abilities, you will be responsible for helping me cook the soup base."

"Wen Chaoqing, you have the ultimate skill of flipping the wok, you will be in charge of the cooking part."

"Tang Jinghan, you are the same as always."

"Lu Zuguang, you continue to be responsible for coordinating the operation of the kitchen."

For tonight's stall, Xia An did not prepare any semi-finished products in advance because he had to work hard towards a shining goal. Of course, some of the soup bases were actually the "old soup" prepared last night, which required Liu Shimeng to continue to keep an eye on.

But the noodles are made and sold on the spot.

Knead the dough.

There is also deep processing of noodle carving.

Xia An planned to come by himself.

Xia An felt at ease as he left the frying of noodles and the cooking of the soup to two talented kitchen helpers with extreme abilities.

Soon, the bus stall was successfully set up.

The lottery numbers for the first batch of lucky diners have also been made public.

Among the diners who were lining up excitedly were Samira and Natalia’s family.

Natalia held up her phone to film the pole, and said excitedly to the camera:

"This is the scene of Shenzhen Night Market Street. The famous chef Xia An will prepare and sell classic ancient dishes from the Chinese food world on the spot."

"Our whole family lined up for the meal, and my brother became the only lucky winner among us..."

Because her number was at the front, Samira was able to benefit from the good fortune of the whole family. After the Zhuhai Station Night Market, she successfully squeezed into the front row of the first group of lucky diners at the Yushen Town Station Night Market.

Samira also raised her camera pole and looked around at the surging crowd. After taking a closer look, she found that there were quite a few foreign faces in the crowd.

These foreign tourists were also shocked by the bustling scene in the night market. They raised their mobile phones one after another, acting like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden. They took pictures here and excitedly muttered something like "city or not city" in half Chinese and half English.

It’s captured by foreign tourists.

The Ganges fried noodles night market stall with clear division of labor has started formal production.

"Shuashuashua——"

The knife flashed and the long and narrow kitchen blade danced wildly.

Xia An held a broken saber.

The opening scene gave the foreigners a sense of being struck by lightning, with their eyes wide open in shock at the high-energy scenes.

(End of this chapter)