Faced with his girlfriend Yin Ya's soul-interrogating, Yuan Zhou was speechless for a long time. Then Yin Ya noticed Blockhead's awkwardness and quickly changed the topic.
"Blockhead, we got off work early tonight, and I missed you, so I came over to see you," Yin Ya said with a smile.
That one sentence dispelled all of Yuan Zhou's awkwardness. Then, the two of them cuddled for a while more.
"Little Ya, do you have any country or city you want to go to?" Yuan Zhou asked.
"Country I want to go to?" Yin Ya thought for a while and said, "I don't really want to go there. If I have to say, I want to go to Vienna to see the Danube River."
"Vienna," Yuan Zhou said in his mind and then carefully noted it down.
Yin Ya said, "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"What do you like to eat, drink, what color, what style of clothes, what movies you like to watch, and so on, I want to know all of these things you like," Yuan Zhou said very seriously.
Serious words of love were the most seductive. Yin Ya's fair face slightly blushed.
The two of them cuddled until the end of the bar. Yuan Zhou and Yin Ya together sent Shin Min to the last bus.
Then, Yuan Zhou sent Yin Ya home. In the past, he sent her to the entrance of her unit, but now he could send her to her door, and she could even go in to sit for a while. Yuan Zhou felt that he was already making good progress.
But tonight, Yuan Zhou dilly-dallied and refused to leave.
"Little Ya, did you forget something tonight?" Yuan Zhou asked.
Yin Ya thought again and again, but she could not figure out what Yuan Zhou was referring to, so she asked, "Huh? Blockhead, I forgot something. "
"Let me tell you, I really like listening to Jacky Cheung's songs." Yuan Zhou suddenly said something out of the blue.
"I also like the God of Singing, Zhang Xueyou. I only want to follow him for the rest of my life." Although Yin Ya was puzzled, she still answered.
"Yes, that's right. My favorite song is' The more innocent you smile, the wilder I will love you '. But what's the name of this song? I suddenly forgot it when I was about to say it." Yuan Zhou revealed a puzzled expression. "That's right.
"A goodbye kiss. This is Jacky Cheung's most famous song." Yin Ya said.
As soon as she said that, Yin Ya knew what Yuan Zhou meant by forgetting.
"Blockhead, you even know how to beat around the bush now." With that, Yin Ya kissed Yuan Zhou's forehead.
Yin Ya said, "Alright, alright, go home and sleep. You still have to wake up early tomorrow."
Satisfied, Yuan Zhou turned around and left. He went downstairs and called a taxi. In the taxi, he sang in a low voice, "I'll kiss you goodbye on a deserted street. I can't refuse to let the wind laugh …"
"Wait, this song seems to be a rather sad love song. Hmm, it's better not to sing it too much," Yuan Zhou pondered.
"Excuse me, are you Yuan Zhou, Head Chef Yuan?" The taxi driver checked the front mirror several times before he dared to ask.
"If you are asking about Head Chef The Kitchen God, then it's me," Yuan Zhou said.
"I recognized you the moment I got in the car. After all, I've seen Head Chef Yuan's photo many times. I've always kept it in my heart," the taxi driver said. He was quite young, probably no more than 30 years old.
He had seen the photo many times and had always kept it in his heart. Yuan Zhou felt that his words sounded strange.
"I'm so lucky. I didn't expect to be able to get Head Chef Yuan here tonight." The taxi driver smiled and said, "Head Chef Yuan, I've wanted to thank you for a long time, but I never had the chance. I can't take your money today."
So courteous? Yuan Zhou truly had no idea that he had entered the stage of showing off his face.
"Head Chef Yuan, don't be surprised. My father got into the top ten in the Southwest Cooking Competition that you organized. Hehe. Now, he has become famous in our village and business is booming. Now, my family has even opened branches in the county and town," the taxi driver said. "So I have to thank you for this, Head Chef Yuan."
"It's all thanks to Uncle's ability that he got into the top ten. You don't have to thank me. It's not easy to drive at night. You still have to pay me," Yuan Zhou said.
"What's so difficult about the day and night shift?" The taxi driver said. "It's one thing for my father to be capable, but there are many capable people out there. Head Chef Yuan, I have to thank you for providing this opportunity."
Yuan Zhou wanted to say something but was interrupted by the taxi driver.
"Head Chef Yuan, don't decline. It's only 20 RMB to drive back to Taoxi Road," the taxi driver said. Since that was the case, Yuan Zhou didn't decline anymore.
The Southwest Cooking Competition was an event that Yuan Zhou had organized more than a year ago. He didn't expect that there would still be people who were grateful for it.
Along the way, the taxi driver told Yuan Zhou about his story. Previously, he also worked in a small restaurant in his village. But as a young man, he wanted to work in a big city, so he came to Chengdu.
At first, he worked at a BBQ stall on Shuanglin Road. But when the taxi driver found out that the boss not only used frozen meat, but also bad meat, he reported the boss and came to drive a taxi.
At this time, there weren't many cars on the road, so there wasn't any traffic jam. After 10 minutes, they arrived at the intersection.
"Head Chef Yuan, I can only stop here. You can't enter Taoxi Road," the taxi driver said.
"I know. Thank you," Yuan Zhou thanked him.
Even at this late hour, there were still BBQ stalls and some small restaurants open on Taoxi Road. Therefore, he could still meet diners and delivery drivers along the way.
In the past, before Yuanzhou shop became popular, Taoxi Road would be dark after 9 PM without any street lights, let alone bustling with activity.
Now, it was brightly lit and there were many night owls, cultivators, and possessed demons who would come here for supper.
Yuan Zhou returned to his room on the second floor. After washing up, he asked the system about the real perfume. Since Yin Ya had come, he had temporarily put this matter aside.
"Little System, I used the method of hiding seasonings. Does that count as restoring the real perfume?" Yuan Zhou asked.
The system displayed, "The host used a special method to achieve the description in Guang Gong's Travels. Congratulations on completing the mission. Do you want to receive the reward?"
Instantly, the mission panel changed.
[Mission] Restoring the real perfume (Completed)
[Mission Reward] Street Food Gift Bag (Not Received)
Yuan Zhou was stunned. He only snapped out of his daze when the system asked him again whether he wanted to receive the reward.
"I won't receive it for the time being," Yuan Zhou said.
As mentioned before, the real perfume was a thing from one to two hundred years ago. Even the system could only say that it conformed to the description in the ancient books, but couldn't judge whether it was correct or not.
Any idea or train of thought was a path. Naturally, Yuan Zhou understood that. But for now, the real perfume wasn't a matter of culinary skills. It was more like a technique. Furthermore, it wasn't the culinary skills that improved the real perfume, but the hand speed.
"Is there no way to complete the real perfume with culinary skills?" Yuan Zhou went to sleep temporarily with this thought in mind.
Of course, before going to sleep, Yuan Zhou asked the system a very serious question, "If I don't receive the reward for the time being, how many days can it be kept?"
The system answered that it could be kept for five days.
Therefore, Yuan Zhou decided to give himself another five days to think about it.
Actually, Yuan Zhou had racked his brains for the real perfume during the past week. Besides, he had consulted all the people that he could. The reason why he still wanted to struggle was that Yuan Zhou was a chef and there was another person that he could consult.
The next day.
Breakfast and lunch were carried out as usual. During the break, Yuan Zhou would look outside the restaurant.
"Is the boss waiting for someone?" Zhou Jia noticed that Yuan Zhou kept looking outside and couldn't help but ask.
Yuan Zhou nodded and said, "Yes."
"If he doesn't come, the boss can call him," Zhou Jia suggested.
"Do you think I'm stupid?" Yuan Zhou said.
"Uh …" Zhou Jia stuck out her tongue. If he could make a call, or if he knew that he would definitely make a call, he wouldn't wait for him.
"By the way, how's the internship going?" Yuan Zhou asked.
Zhou Jia said, "Sister Jiang is very good, and so is Sister Peach. I'm working in the secretariat for the time being."
"Um, that's good." Yuan Zhou still had some impression of Peach. She was a very cute little girl, although not as cute as his Yin Ya.
Yuan Zhou continued to sculpt while waiting. The observation group never missed a single one. Zhao Lunze said that after all the characters in the Water Margin were finished, they could hold a special sculpture exhibition, which would definitely shock the world.
In fact, it was not that exaggerated to say that it would shock the world, but it was not a problem to shock the whole country. After all, the skills contained in each sculpture could be seen by both laymen and experts.
After the sculpture, Qin Kaili didn't say goodbye immediately as usual. Instead, she stayed and seemed to have something to say.
"Just say it," Yuan Zhou said.
Qin Kaili said, "President, I just finished sculpting. How about taking a break first?"
"Sculpting is a rest," Yuan Zhou said. "Go ahead. I have to prepare the ingredients for dinner in a while, so I won't have time."
"Okay, President. As of last month, the registration period has ended. A total of more than seven hundred chefs have passed the audition. This is the list. Please have a look, President."
That's right. Because there were so many chefs that it was impossible to have such a large venue, Qin Kaili and others discussed holding an audition.
This proposal was also asked by President Yuan Zhou immediately, and Yuan Zhou agreed. The audition method was very simple. First, a theme was set, and the contestants had to record it within three days.
For example, if the theme was fish, they had to record a video about fish, such as spicy fish, pickled fish, or even paper-wrapped fish. The video would be sent directly to the mailbox.
Then, the video would be reviewed in three aspects: appearance, knife skills, and processing methods.
This was definitely a huge project, so many directors and members were involved. Fortunately, there were many people in the Green Chefs Association. However, it was not until yesterday that the review was completed and the list was finalized.
There was a review because there might be a problem with the angle of the shooting, which would cause problems with the culinary skills, so it needed to be filmed again.
"Let me have a look." Yuan Zhou took the list, which was written in great detail.
[Tian Kehong, 33 years old, head chef of the Dragon Phoenix Hotel in Tianjin. He is good at Tianjin cuisine. His signature dishes are three kinds of lamb and braised whole chicken. He has won the first place in the country with ease, the top three in the Tianjin Cooking League, and the first place in the College Cooking Insight Contest. ]
From his expertise to the awards he had won, it was written clearly. Yuan Zhou was actually very interested in Tianjin cuisine. Although it did not get selected as one of the eight major cuisines, it was still very good. For example, the two techniques of braising and braising were unique to Tianjin cuisine.
"Among the 780 chefs, there are 31 Japanese chefs, 13 Korean chefs, 7 Vietnamese chefs, 20 Thai chefs … There are a total of 319 foreign chefs," Qin Kaili introduced.
Basically, chefs from all the famous Asian countries had come. Of course, there were still a few from Europe and the United States, but not many.
It seemed that Yuan Zhou still had to work hard to expand his influence to Europe and the United States.
Back to the topic at hand, Yuan Zhou glanced at the list and said, "Are there so many chefs who passed the audition?"
"We have set the standards high enough, but the base number is too high." Qin Kaili smiled bitterly. She was also very helpless.
"If there are more than 700 people, we have to change the competition rules we set. Otherwise, the venue we rented will not be able to accommodate so many people," Yuan Zhou said.
The original plan was that there were about 100 participants, so the Green Chefs Association rented a large square and set up props and equipment. It was completely enough, but now …
"That's right, President. There is one more thing I came here for today, which is to discuss our competition rules again," Qin Kaili said.
"The Xinke Square is a good place, and the transportation is also very convenient. Even if we want to change it, it is difficult to find a place that can accommodate more than 700 chefs to display their culinary skills," Yuan Zhou said.
If it was just 700 people, it would not be a problem for many large squares. However, these 700 people still had to display their culinary skills. No matter how simple the kitchen utensils were, they still needed a lot of space to put them.
Yuan Zhou said, "So we asked the person in charge of the Xinke Square if we can rent it for seven days and compete for a week."
"Our thoughts coincide with the President's. One week just happens to be a competition week," Qin Kaili said.
"Well, the order of the participants must be arranged well. As for the activities, we must also cooperate with the arrangements of the official departments and make good safety facilities," Yuan Zhou said.
"Don't worry, President. The Chengdu officials are also very supportive of the activities of our Green Chefs Association," Qin Kaili said.
Thinking of the last individual exhibition, which brought tourists and production value to Chengdu, it would be strange if they didn't welcome it.
Then, Qin Kaili discussed the order with Yuan Zhou.
It was about whether the Chinese and foreign chefs should be arranged to compete together or separately. In the end, it was decided by Yuan Zhou.
It was indeed difficult to score Japanese food, Sichuan food, Cantonese food, Vietnamese food, Thai food, and so on. However, the first round was a pyramid system, which meant that the ones with the highest scores would advance to the next round.
Yuan Zhou always insisted that delicious food was food. Even if this kind of food did not meet your taste, it could not be denied that it was food.
Anyway, the topic of the competition would be very fair.
For the food that contained "beef", Western food had steak, Chinese food could be stir-fried meat with pepper, Vietnamese food could be raw beef, Thai food could be avocado pancake, Japanese food could be beef sashimi, Vietnamese food could be laksa beef rice noodles, Philippine food could be mechador, and so on. Yuan Zhou believed that Chinese food would not lose under the same conditions.
After the discussion, Qin Kaili left hurriedly. She was really busy, so busy that she did not have time to eat in Yuanzhou shop.
Recollecting his thoughts, Yuan Zhou's eyes searched through the crowd again.
"It seems that he will not come today." Yuan Zhou sighed.
The person he was waiting for had once helped Yuan Zhou solve a problem. Although he was not a person in the cooking circle, he was very smart.
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