Without waiting for Yuan Zhou's answer, Manfred spoke again.
"Even I didn't know much about Chinese cuisine before this. But after witnessing Head Chef Yuan's personal cooking exhibition, I realized how diverse and exquisite Chinese cuisine is," said Manfred.
Actually, if one had to describe Chinese food, Manfred and Ogyust would add the word "mysterious" to it.
The word "mysterious" was used to describe things that one didn't understand. It wasn't a compliment, but a neutral word at most.
Wu Hai translated their conversation for Yuan Zhou. After hearing that, Yuan Zhou suddenly remembered his goal — becoming a Master Chef.
To become a Master Chef, one needed to be recognized by the entire world of chefs. And when Yuan Zhou thought of Zhou Shijie's words that the international community didn't pay attention to Chinese food, he was tempted.
"If you are willing to be the person in charge of the China Chefs' Alliance, the Chefs' Alliance will definitely cooperate with you."
Seeing that Yuan Zhou didn't say anything, Manfred continued to make a promise.
After saying that, Manfred handed out the official invitation they had agreed on yesterday.
The invitation was placed in a leather envelope and sealed with wax. The seal of the Chefs' Alliance was also printed on it. On the front, the words "For Yuan Zhou" were written in Chinese, French, and English. It was a very formal invitation.
Yuan Zhou paused for a while and then accepted the invitation with both hands. "Thank you. I will consider it seriously and reply tomorrow."
"Okay. I hope you will consider it seriously," Manfred didn't say much this time.
"I will," Yuan Zhou nodded.
Then, they bid farewell and left. But when they reached the door, Ogyust couldn't help turning his head and asking, "Hey, Head Chef Yuan, I want to come to your restaurant for lunch. Is that okay?"
When he said that, Ogyust's face was full of expectation and pleading.
Yuan Zhou said naturally, "Of course. Everyone who comes here for lunch is my customer."
"Thank you so much. I'll come earlier at noon." After saying that, Ogyust left happily with Manfred.
In fact, Ogyust had specifically said this out of respect for Yuan Zhou. He did not want him to misunderstand that he was here to urge Yuan Zhou to make a decision.
Clearly, Yuan Zhou understood the meaning behind the reply.
As soon as August and Manfred went out, the three members of the Green Chefs' Society came in.
The people from the Green Chef's Association happened to pass by Wuhai. Wuhai always had a sense of propriety. He would never inquire about anything other than the food cooked by Yuan Zhou. However, he was very proactive in helping them.
For Wuhai, everything was for food.
Eating was the highest faith.
Back to the restaurant, the three members of the Green Chef's Club were all wearing suits. The only beautiful secretary, Qin Kaili, was also wearing a suit with silver palace-style buttons. The other two were also wearing formal black suits, looking very meticulous.
The moment the three entered the restaurant, they bowed and greeted, "Hello, Head Chef Yuan."
"I have read your emails. I agree," Yuan Zhou did not wait for them to speak and said straightforwardly.
The moment he said that, the three people opposite Yuan Zhou were instantly dumbfounded. The long speech that they had prepared was directly choked in their throats.
Of course, Yuan Zhou did not feel it. He was just waiting for them to show him the letter of appointment.
Finally, it was the experienced vice chairman, Liao Yue, who first came back to his senses and said, "Thank you, Head Chef Yuan, for accepting our invitation."
Liao Yue first thanked him and then turned his head to urge Qin Kaili to take out the letter of appointment.
Only then did Qin Kaili come back to her senses. She immediately took out the documents and the letter of invitation from her briefcase. These were all documents that required Yuan Zhou's signature.
Only then did Qin Kaili come back to her senses. She immediately took out the documents and the invitation from her briefcase. These were all documents that required Yuan Zhou's signature.
"Head Chef Yuan, please," Qin Kaili handed over the documents and said respectfully.
"Should I sign it now or in a few days?" Yuan Zhou took the documents and said.
The three of them looked at each other and Liao Yue said, "If it's convenient, it would be best to sign it now. What do you think?"
"Sure," Yuan Zhou nodded and took Qin Kaili's pen again. Then, he flipped through the documents and signed them.
Yuan Zhou's slender hand pressed on the documents while his right hand held the pen. He read and signed the documents.
The contents of the documents were similar to the emails sent to Yuan Zhou. They were all very sincere about the duties and responsibilities of the chairman.
Speaking of which, the reason why Yuan Zhou accepted the invitation of the Green Chef Association was largely due to Zhou Shijie.
This was due to the seven-minute phone call that Yuan Zhou had received when he was preparing the ingredients.
Just as Yuan Zhou was racing against time to prepare the ingredients for breakfast, Zhou Shijie's call came.
"Chairman Zhou?" Yuan Zhou looked at his ringing phone and felt puzzled.
One should know that Zhou Shijie would never call Yuan Zhou in the morning. After all, he cherished Yuan Zhou as if he cherished his descendant. He knew that Yuan Zhou would be busy in the morning and wouldn't call at this time if there was nothing important.
Therefore, Yuan Zhou wiped his hands and picked up the phone.
"Good morning, Yuan. Sorry to disturb your breakfast preparation," Zhou Shijie's voice sounded from the other end of the phone.
"I have ten minutes of free time, so I didn't," Yuan Zhou said.
"Haha, you are still so honest. You must have squeezed out the time during your break. Then, I won't say much. Let's get down to business." Zhou Shijie first smiled and then his tone became much more serious.
"Um, Uncle Zhou, go ahead," Yuan Zhou said.
"Since you call me Uncle Zhou, I will naturally tell you about it. But today's time is short, so I will just say it briefly," Zhou Shijie said.
"Um," Yuan Zhou answered.
"I should have told you this a long time ago, but I always wanted to wait until your culinary skills improved. I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise at the cooking exhibition, so I have to tell you now," Zhou Shijie said proudly, but also a little worriedly.
Before Yuan Zhou answered him this time, however, Zhou Shijie continued, "After the cooking exhibition, many people will ask you to join the association, right? Yuan? You have to choose some of them to join."
"We are all like that. Whatever we do, we need to stick together. That's why we have this association and that organization. Of course, it's okay if you don't join at the beginning. I don't want you to be distracted, either. But now it's time to join. "
"For example, in the Ancient Chuan Cuisine Culture Research Association, some ancient culinary skills have been replicated, but only the chefs who join can read them. This is the rule set by everyone. Even I, the chairman of the Chef's Association, can't read them casually. "
"There is also the China Culinary Culture Dissemination Institute, which has many records of improving various major cuisines."
"As for the Chefs' Welfare Protection Association, it is for us chefs to ask for benefits from the higher-ups and to guarantee the rights and interests of us chefs at the grassroots level. Such an organization is indispensable."
"This is also a means to ensure that the inheritance of chefs won't be cut off and not to be common."
"For example, the communication video with you, Yuan, has been carefully sealed and only used to watch it in some conventions. This will also be the inheritance of our culinary culture in the future."
Zhou Shijie said a lot in one breath and analyzed the pros and cons of joining the association for Yuan Zhou in detail.
"Humm. What do you think I should join, Uncle Zhou?" Thinking of the dense invitation letters in his mailbox, Yuan Zhou suddenly felt a headache and then asked straightforwardly.
"I've screened them for you. I'll ask Zhong Lili to send them to you in the afternoon. Yuan only wants to be a nominal director or an honorary vice chairman. But I didn't give you the Green Chef's Association. They came by themselves. Those who join the Green Chef's Association are all chefs of the young generation. The situation is different. You can consider whether you want to be their chairman or not." Zhou Shijie was always so considerate to Yuan Zhou.
"Okay. Thank you, Uncle Zhou." Yuan Zhou said.
Then, Zhou Shijie hung up the phone. The situation of the Green Chef's Association was indeed different. According to the system, Yuan Zhou skipped the most famous chef in China and became the most famous chef in Asia.
It was fine to join the China Chefs' Association because of the qualifications. However, the members of the Green Chef's Association were all young people and didn't have any qualifications. Who else could it be except for Yuan Zhou?
It was like the president of the China Basketball Association wasn't Yao Ming. It was impossible.
Even if he was given an honorary chairman or a vice chairman, the public wouldn't be convinced. The chairman of the Green Chef's Association had to be Yuan Zhou.
That was the reason why they came here immediately after the individual exhibition.
With Zhou Shijie's words, Yuan Zhou had a general understanding of the situation and thus agreed to be the chairman so quickly.
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