It was an international video conference.
Dashi Xiujie, Su Cha, Pu Ko, Ruan Yimin, Lovatlin Dupont, Alan Modi, and more than 30 other famous chefs were having a heated discussion about an important matter.
If outsiders were here, they would be able to notice that although the video conference was conducted in English, there were all kinds of strange English words. What was amazing was that even with these difficult to understand accents, they were still able to communicate successfully.
Speaking of which, it was all thanks to Dashi Xiujie and Su Cha that such a video conference could be held. Precisely speaking, all the chefs in the conference were personally invited by the two of them.
After a rough introduction of the more important people, Ruan Yimin had a big face and small eyes, like two green beans on a big cake. Don't be fooled by his low-profile appearance, he was known as the most promising Vietnamese chef.
Well … judging from his name, one could tell he was either Chinese or Vietnamese. That was because the surname Ruan accounted for more than 30% of Vietnam.
Simply speaking, there was a landmark building in Vietnam called Duzhu Temple. Therefore, Vietnamese liked to use this term to describe the most famous person in a certain field.
Last time, Ruan Yimin had been eager to participate in Yuan Zhou's solo exhibition, but in the end, it was the vice-chairman who came from Vietnam.
And Dupont was a famous chef in the Philippines who was quite popular in Europe. Naturally, he couldn't compete with Chu Xiao.
After all, in France, those young chefs called Chu Xiao Typhon behind his back, or Typhon, the king of demons in Greek mythology.
It was unknown what Chu Xiao had done in France. Look at what he had done to those young French chefs!
Dupont, who was tall and thin, looked like a clothesline pole, was actually a follower of Chu Xiao. But when he heard that Chu Xiao had been defeated by Yuan Zhou, he became extremely curious about Yuan Zhou.
Alan Modi was an Indian chef, while Pu Ko was a Korean chef. The other people in the video conference were all the mainstays of the chefs' circle in Asia.
Moreover, they all had one thing in common, that was, they all wanted to participate in the exchange of young chefs hosted by Yuan Zhou. However, they were all above the age limit of 34.
"We have to think of a way to participate in the seumida."
"In the solo exhibition, Head Chef Yuan's use of acid is worth learning."
"There's an ancient saying in China that goes, 'the accomplished are the teachers'."
As for the Thai chef Sucha, ever since he tasted Yuan Zhou's expensive dishes, he had always wanted to learn from him. Unfortunately, he didn't have the chance.
"Whether we can gain Head Chef Yuan's appreciation will depend on our own abilities. But right now, the most important thing is for us or our disciples to sign up. The problem is that we are blocked outside the door," said Su Cha.
Dashi Xiujie reiterated again, "It's impossible for us to force the Green Chef Association to change the registration rules. Most importantly, the rules are set by Head Chef Yuan. We have to participate in the competition while respecting Head Chef Yuan."
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Dashi Xiujie also gave their organization a name, which was "Alliance of Many Participants", which was an alliance that would try their best to participate in the exchange meeting.
The next day, Duo Can came to the Green Chef's Association together. Of course, they had informed the Green Chef's Association in advance. They didn't come all of a sudden. Otherwise, it would be very impolite.
After the Multi-Participant Alliance got out of the car, the first person they saw was Zhou Shijie.
"Hello, President Zhou."
"It's been a long time since I've seen Chairman Zhou."
"Nice to meet you for the first time. I've long heard of your reputation."
Dashi Xiujie, Ruan Yimin, and the others greeted Zhou Shijie. As the chairman of the Chef's Association, Zhou Shijie had a very high reputation in the world. Therefore, they greeted him immediately.
"Everyone, do you need to rest for a day?" It was Liao Yue who was in charge of reception.
To put it bluntly, Dashi Xiujie and the others were not qualified to be received by Zhou Shijie, regardless of their seniority or age. Of course, Su Cha, who was the oldest among them, was an exception. However, they went to find Zhou Shijie directly.
The exchange meeting was organized by the Green Chef's Association. Although all the chefs' associations in the country belonged to the Chef's Association, Zhou Shijie wouldn't decide anything without the consent of Yuan Zhou and the others. Therefore, the meeting place was set in the meeting room of the Green Chef's Association in Chengdu.
"That's not necessary, Chairman Liao. Let's get down to business." Dashi Xiujie answered Liao Yue.
Liao Yue welcomed them into the meeting room. Zhou Shijie sat in the main seat, while Liao Yue, the vice chairman, sat in the secondary seat. The Green Chef's Association prepared tea and snacks. After all, it was the Young Chefs' Association, so the snacks were quite exquisite.
However, Dashi Xiujie and the others didn't have time to taste them carefully.
"Chairman Zhou, Chairman Liao, sorry to disturb you." Dashi Xiujie apologized politely first and then came straight to the point. "Actually, I have a little question about the activity organized by your association."
Zhou Shijie nodded slightly and signaled Liao Yue to answer him. After all, all the affairs of the exchange meeting were organized by Liao Yue.
"Go ahead." Liao Yue got the hint and said.
"It's about the definition of youth in the activity. The definition of youth released by the World Health Organization in 2017 is from 15 to 44 years old, while the definition of youth by UNESCO this year is from 16 to 45 years old." Dashi Xiujie said, "According to the definition, we are still youths. We should be able to participate in this activity."
While saying that, Su Cha took out a stack of A4 paper cooperatively. It was the information they had printed, which clearly indicated the position released by the World Health Organization and UNESCO.
Speaking of which, according to seniority, the leader of this multi-participant alliance should be Su Cha, who was the oldest and had been running around for the sake of his disciple. However, Su Cha and Zhou Shijie didn't have much contact. Therefore, Dashi Xiujie, who had been to China several times and had communicated with Zhou Shijie, was in charge of this activity.
Su Cha was in charge of the side drums and holding the fort. After all, he was the oldest. He forgot to mention that Su Cha's disciple was actually his son. Su Cha was 35 years old and had just passed the age limit, so he couldn't participate in the activity.
Actually, every country had different rules for youth. Liao Yue prepared to say something, but before he could say anything, he heard Dashi Xiujie continue.
"However, I know the age limit is a rule set by Head Chef Yuan. We can't change the rule set by Head Chef Yuan. Because the rule set by Head Chef Yuan is definitely the rule." Dashi Xiujie changed the topic and said, "Therefore, we hope to have a special invitation session."
"Please," while speaking, Dashi Xiujie stood up and solemnly bowed to Zhou Shijie and Liao Yue.
Although the chefs from other countries didn't have the habit of bowing, they still stood up and asked solemnly.
"Yes, we are also very young."
"We will always be young. I'm still a baby."
"We really want to participate."
Dupont didn't know where he learned it from. He said "baby" with a strange accent.
Liao Yue was lost in thought, considering the possibility of this situation.
Looking at the young chefs from various countries scrambling to be the first, Zhou Shijie couldn't help but sigh.
The Youth Culinary Exchange Meet was just an event in Huaxia, but it affected the hearts of all the chefs in Asia. People like Dashi Xiujie and Dupont were also respected chefs in their own countries.
But now, they had gone through all kinds of hardships to come to China just to participate in this activity.
Thinking about it carefully, how many activities in the world could have such a high level of recognition?
Zhou Shijie was very clear that such a high level of recognition was due to Yuan Zhou. Sure enough, for a country, if they wanted to publicize a certain culture, they had to be recognized by the whole world.
The easiest and most effective way was to have a person who could lead the world. And in the field of chefs, Yuan Zhou had slowly started to achieve that.
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