Although it was an exchange, ever since it officially started, the four of them sat around a table and talked about things related to the cuisines of the three provinces.
From the place of origin of the ingredients to the specific knife skills needed for the best dish to the taste of the dishes, the four of them didn't stop discussing for two and a half hours.
All these were recorded faithfully by the young man's camera.
Such a video might be a little boring in the eyes of laymen, but in the eyes of chefs, it was an extremely rare and precious summary of experience. After all, those who liked to teach others nowadays were all half-baked people.
When the time came, the four of them were still a little unsatisfied. However, they all knew that they couldn't disturb Yuan Zhou when he opened the restaurant in the evening. Therefore, they directly said goodbye and left.
Of course, before leaving, Liu Xi and Liu Jian didn't forget to remind Zhang Yan to copy the video.
Zhang Yan agreed perfunctorily. Then, he bade farewell to Yuan Zhou happily. He had completely forgotten that he was here to ask Yuan Zhou two questions.
Seeing Zhang Yan walk away, Yuan Zhou also thought of Zhang Yan's question at the beginning, "Speaking of which, Chairman Zhang seems to have asked something about the scented rosewood just now. Should I remind him?"
He was testing the waters crazily at the edge of seeking death.
"Forget it. Don't mention it."
After thinking for a while, Yuan Zhou shook his head slightly and then turned back to his restaurant to prepare the ingredients for dinner. Of course, he washed up again before starting to prepare.
While Yuan Zhou was busy, someone else was also very busy because of the opening of the new restaurant.
This person was Liu Tong, Zhou Shijie's most favored, most talented and youngest disciple. He had opened a gourmet restaurant by himself and it was almost time for the opening.
Liu Tong was sitting in the main seat of the conference room and putting away the menu that he had just drafted.
Most of the other seats in the conference room were also occupied. These people were all the management staff of the restaurant and were all preparing for the opening.
"Head Chef Liu, we have decided the tailor for the opening ceremony. It's just under this document." A middle-aged man near Liu Tong pushed his glasses up and said.
"Yeah. Head chef, let's see how many we can invite." The young woman opposite to the middle-aged man nodded her head and echoed.
One of them was the head chef of the kitchen, and the other was the manager of the lobby. Both of them were hired by Liu Tong himself, and it was also Liu Tong's request to address them as such.
This restaurant was opened by Liu Tong himself. The name was very confident. It was called Liu Tong Gourmet Restaurant.
He didn't like people calling him boss. Originally, he wanted them to call him owner, but Zhou Shijie didn't like it, so he just called him head chef.
"Pa!" Liu Tong closed the folder containing the menu, but he did not open the name list of the ribbon-cutting staff.
The arrogance on Liu Tong's young face had faded, and he had become calmer. Of course, the confidence on his face had not changed.
"Who do you think has the best culinary skills in Chengdu now?" Liu Tong asked.
"That's naturally your master, Head Chef Liu, Mr. Chairman Zhou," the head chef immediately said.
"That's right. However, Head Chef Liu, your culinary skills are only inferior to the chairman's," the young lobby manager said sincerely.
"Yes, exactly."
"Head Chef Liu's culinary skills are the best."
Several people echoed. Liu Tong just smiled and didn't say anything. After everyone stopped, he said, "No, there are still many people who have good culinary skills."
Once he said that, the meeting room became quiet. No one flattered him mindlessly, but waited for Liu Tong's next words quietly.
"Since it's opened by me, it's naturally the best to invite them," Liu Tong said firmly.
"But didn't you say Chairman Zhou wouldn't attend such a ceremony?" the middle-aged manager of the kitchen asked with puzzlement.
"Yes. My master naturally won't attend it." Liu Tong nodded his head.
"Then are you going to cut the ribbon-cutting alone? Actually, it's enough. After all, Head Chef Liu's status and culinary skills are all top-notch, "the lobby manager responded quickly and said.
"No. There may be different opinions on who has the best culinary skills in the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. There are hundreds of dishes, but there's no dispute on who is the most famous in the culinary circle now," Liu Tong shook his head and said.
"Head Chef Liu, do you mean Yuan Zhou?" The people in the meeting room reacted immediately.
Except for Liu Tong and another head chef, no one else in the meeting room was in the culinary circle. However, they could all say the name of Yuan Zhou immediately. It could be imagined how famous Yuan Zhou was.
"Yes, that's him." Liu Tong nodded his head.
Once Liu Tong nodded his head, however, the meeting room that was going to be noisy suddenly became silent.
They knew Yuan Zhou and naturally knew the reason. He had never stood up for others before. How difficult it was to invite Yuan Zhou was almost the same as how famous his culinary skills were.
Once, there was a restaurant that offered five million RMB to invite Yuan Zhou to cut the ribbon-cutting on the platform. However, Yuan Zhou refused flatly without even thinking about it.
People in the meeting room felt that inviting Yuan Zhou was as difficult as inviting Zhou Shijie, or even more difficult.
That's right. Logically speaking, as Zhou Shijie's favorite disciple, Zhou Shijie, as his master, should naturally come when he opened a new restaurant. However, Zhou Shijie just couldn't come.
Not to mention Liu Tong, even when Li Minghui, his eldest disciple, opened the restaurant, Zhou Shijie didn't go there.
There was no other reason. It was because Zhou Shijie was not only their master but also the president of the Huaxia Chefs' Alliance, which was a public office.
As long as he didn't resign, he couldn't come to such public gatherings of his disciples, relatives and friends. It was a rule set by Zhou Shijie himself.
According to Zhou Shijie, a public official must not take the law as the lowest standard.
Liu Tong naturally knew that. Therefore, he only told Zhou Shijie the opening time of his restaurant and didn't invite Zhou Shijie at all.
"But head chef, I heard that it's not easy to invite Boss Yuan." The lobby manager reminded him cautiously.
"I know. I will invite him in person." Liu Tong said confidently.
The lobby manager choked and complained inwardly, "Nowadays, who doesn't invite Boss Yuan in person? But none of them succeed."
Although the lobby manager and other people didn't say it explicitly, Liu Tong obviously found everyone's doubt.
Liu Tong said directly, "Don't think about it. I don't have any special invitation gesture. It's just because I'm Chairman Zhou's disciple."
Liu Tong said that quite proudly. Of course, it was indeed worth being proud of.
"You only know that Boss Yuan is not easy to invite, but you don't know that Boss Yuan is a very pure person. He has a very close relationship with my master. Strictly speaking, he is my half-brother. So the probability of my success is very high." Liu Tong said earnestly.
With that said, everyone present understood what was going on.
It was true that he would come. The ribbon-cutting platform was not only big but also small. And many people knew that Zhou Shijie and Yuan Zhou had a very good relationship.
"I will invite him directly tomorrow. There's nothing else to tell you. Prepare well. The opening time is coming. Dismissed." Liu Tong said.
Liu Tong said that he would leave directly after the meeting. At that time, people in the conference room also stood up and began to say goodbye.
In a little while, the spacious conference room was empty.
"That's a good idea. I'm really smart. Who can cut the ribbon better than Boss Yuan?" Liu Tong said inwardly.
Speaking of which, Liu Tong and Yuan Zhou were about the same age, but the gap between them … Well, it would easily cause discomfort if he said too much.
Anyway, Chairman Zhou kept repeating in his apprentices' ears every day, "If only you had half of Yuan's talent", "You can't be perfunctory in cooking, or the dishes will be perfunctory too" and so on.
Zhou Shijie asked all his apprentices to set Yuan Zhou as their target.
"Although I can't catch up with him for the time being, I have taken the first step. With more time, I will definitely get closer to him!" Liu Tong thought confidently.
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