Huai 'an City.
"Have you read it?" Gu Chen asked his friend, Chen Pianzhen, while holding the Huai 'an Morning Post.
Chen Pianzhen asked, "Huai 'an Morning Post? You've known me for more than 10 years. When have you ever seen me reading newspapers? "
Gu Chen put down the newspaper. Actually, the newspaper wasn't important. He brought it here to discuss with Chen Pianzhen.
Seeing that Chen Pianzhen really didn't know anything, Gu Chen couldn't help but ask, "You really didn't see the news?"
"What news? Did you send me a message? I was helping my son with his homework in the morning. You don't know how uncomfortable it is. My head hurts so much that I can't communicate with him, "Chen Pianzhen rubbed his forehead. Thinking about it, his head was still aching.
Chen Pianzhen took out his phone and looked at it.
Nowadays, all kinds of apps were installed on mobile phones. Therefore, even if there wasn't any news app, other apps would also publish hot news.
Chen Pianzhen tapped on his phone and received two messages — [Master Chef Ding Dismembering the Cow Cracked] and [Head Chef Yuan Did Another Big Thing]
Chen Pianzhen tapped on the latter without hesitation. As for the first one, he received too many headlines like this every day.
[Master Chef Ding dismembered the cow for Lady Wen Huijun. His hands touched, his shoulders leaned, his feet stepped on, and his knees touched …] This paragraph should be very familiar. It was from Zhuangzi. Today, our reporter learned from the third spokesperson of Head Chef Yuan, Mr. Wu Yungui, that Head Chef Yuan will display the legendary Master Chef Ding dismembering the cow in Zhuoma Banquet.
It is reported …]
Such a report successfully stunned Chen Pianzhen. He read it many times. This news was reprinted by Youth Daily.
Youth Daily was different from other tabloids. As an official newspaper, the news released by it was absolutely verified.
There was also an introduction about Yuan Zhou, the same Yuan Zhou that Chen Pianzhen was familiar with.
As for Yuan Zhou's spokesperson, Yuan Zhou had only accepted a few interviews. The second spokesperson was Zhou Shijie. Most of the news came from Zhou Shijie. As for the first spokesperson, everyone should know that, so I won't mention it.
Chen Pianzhen raised his head to look at Gu Chen and came to a sudden realization. "You came to find me for this matter, right?"
"That's right. The Internet has gone crazy because of this matter today. Anyway, our circle of chefs has exploded. What do you think?" Gu Chen said.
"What do you think?" Chen Pianzhen said, "If it was someone else who said that, it would definitely be a lie. But since it's Head Chef Yuan who said that, I can't be sure …"
"Yes, I came because I couldn't figure it out." Gu Chen rubbed his head, "Don't you think so, Head Chef Yuan. He is always trying to create something big. I heard that because of the Youth Chef Communication Conference, there are already many foreigners in Chengdu."
Chen Pianzhen paused for a moment, then added, "If it weren't for the fact that the time isn't right, I'd like to attend as well."
"Indeed, the time isn't right." Gu Chen had the same thought.
The two of them weren't just talking about it. They had carefully studied the itinerary of the Youth Chef Communication Conference. If they advanced to the finals, starting from the preliminary selection, it would last for about two months. Of course, they didn't need to stay in Chengdu all the time. It was just that the entire period was so long.
Gu Chen and Chen Pianzhen were both chefs of the Huaiyang Cuisine's Hidden Knife Department. Recently, the chefs of the Hidden Knife Department had been preparing for the Hidden Knife Banquet. Therefore, they didn't have enough time.
"We're going astray. Should we tell this to our Teacher's father?" Gu Chen asked.
Chen Pianzhen said, "We have to. Head Chef Yuan's matters aren't small matters."
The two of them made up their minds and left immediately. Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen were both 34 years old this year. However, the former looked much younger than the latter. When the two of them stood together, people would even believe that Gu Chen was Chen Pianzhen's uncle.
Huaiyang Cuisine was originally known for its exquisite knife skills. And the Hidden Knife Department was dedicated to creating more ornamental and valuable knife skills. Every two years, the chefs of the Hidden Knife Department would jointly hold a Hidden Knife Banquet to display the beauty of Huaiyang Cuisine's knife skills.
The creator, Wang Huai, was the famous chef of Huaiyang Cuisine who had placed the horizontal board of "King of Knives" in the museum more than 30 years ago.
The Teacher's father that Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen mentioned was Wang Huai. In fact, after Old Master Wang founded the Hidden Knife Department, many chefs with exquisite knife skills joined. They were the second generation. Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen were the third generation. In fact, they were only called Teacher's father, not Teacher's father in the traditional sense.
This was the reason why the two of them didn't tell their master first, but instead skipped a grade and said this.
Old Master Wang Huai was already more than 70 years old this year. His health was not as good as before, but he would still personally host every Hidden Knife Banquet.
At this time, Wang Huai was at home. Because Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen had better knife skills among the younger generation, they had consulted him many times about cooking. Old Master Wang Huai was also someone who liked to guide the younger generation. It should be said that most people who could be called masters in a certain craft all liked to guide the younger generation.
Therefore, the two of them were very familiar with Wang Huai.
About 20 minutes later, Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen arrived at the door of Wang Huai's house.
"Bang, bang, bang."
The one who opened the door was not Wang Huai, but Wang Jike.
"Uh, Head Chef Wang, why is it you?" Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen immediately felt their backs straighten unconsciously.
"I have something to discuss with Old Master Wang today. Come in." Wang Jike turned around and entered the living room.
Both Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen cautiously followed Wang Jike through the door.
Old Master Wang Huai was sitting on the sofa. His hair was completely white, but his body was still quite strong. One could not tell his age, but he looked at most 63 or 64 years old.
"I heard that during the dessert party, Head Chef Yuan cooked a very exquisite Su Style Dessert. It was exquisite and delicious. Unfortunately, I didn't get to eat it." Wang Huai continued the conversation with Wang Jike, his voice full of energy.
While talking, the old master was cracking melon seeds. The reason why the old master was in good health was that he could eat a lot.
In Old Master Wang's words, "Since the dishes I cook are so delicious, of course I should eat more." However, not all chefs had a good appetite. For example, Chen Mu, the Gan Cuisine Master, was as thin as a stick. He was suspected to have anorexia.
A chef having anorexia was like many comedians suffering from depression. It was a rather absurd thing, but reality was often this absurd.
"There aren't many chefs in Su Province that have received invitations. I didn't receive any invitations at that time," Wang Jike said.
"The dessert party isn't that big, so it's normal," Wang Huai sighed, "I've always wanted to go to Chengdu, but I haven't had the time recently."
While saying that, the old master handed the melon seeds to Gu Chen and Chen Pianzhen, "If you want to eat, grab some yourself."
Gu Chen and Chen Pianzhen nodded, standing at the side like elementary school students. If it was only Old Master Wang Huai, the two of them would be quite free. But with Wang Jike around, they had to behave themselves.
"If it wasn't for my Xiao Qiang, I wouldn't have met Head Chef Yuan. I also wouldn't believe that a young chef below the age of 30 could have such good culinary skills. Most importantly, he has such a serious and rigorous attitude towards culinary skills," Wang Jike said.
"Thinking about it, it's only natural. Nowadays, the younger generation is living a better life. They have better nutrition and are smarter. Their achievements will definitely surpass us old men," Wang Huai looked at Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen.
Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen really wanted to say that they shouldn't be compared to Yuan Zhou. Yuan Zhou might be able to surpass Wang Huai and Wang Jike, but that didn't mean they could.
As the founder of the Pocket Knife Department, Old Master Wang Huai was the chef who brought Su Cuisine to China. He had even given Wang Jike pointers, so he could be considered half a master to Wang Jike.
Today, Wang Jike was here to exchange what he had learned from Yuan Zhou. That was why he was talking about Yuan Zhou.
"Tell me, Pianzhen and Little Chen, what questions do you have for me?" Wang Huai asked.
"Teacher's father, we are not here to ask about culinary skills. We are here for Head Chef Yuan …"
Before Chen Pianzhen could finish, Wang Huai interrupted, "Huh? Head Chef Yuan is going to hold another dessert party and sent the invitation here? "
From this, it could be seen that Old Master Wang Huai was not a glutton, but a foodie.
"No, Head Chef Yuan announced something big today," Chen Pianzhen said.
"What is it? Why don't I know about it?" Wang Jike asked. After returning from Chengdu, he had been very concerned about the news of The Kitchen God, but he hadn't received any news yet.
"It's just this morning," Chen Pianzhen said.
Gu Chen added, "It's all over the internet. Maybe Head Chef Wang and Teacher's father were discussing something this morning and didn't see it."
Gu Chen looked for Chen Pianzhen as soon as he received the news because Chen Pianzhen was a good talker.
Wang Jike asked, "What is it?"
Old Master Wang Huai was waiting to listen while eating melon seeds.
"Head Chef Wang and Teacher's father should know about the whole roast cow," Chen Pianzhen said.
Wang Huai and Wang Jike nodded. The latter even said that he still wanted to eat the whole roast cow.
"There are still some problems to be solved for this year's Pocket Knife Banquet. I don't have time to go. Jike, you must take more pictures. If you can't eat it, I can take a look," Old Master Wang said.
"I'm not good at taking pictures," Wang Jike said.
Old Master Wang said, "Don't worry. High definition is fine."
After the conversation, Chen Pianzhen continued, "Head Chef Yuan is saying that he will be showing off the Chef Ding Butchering the Cow at the Zhama Banquet."
"Impossible!"
Old Master Wang Huai almost subconsciously denied it when he heard the words "Chef Ding Butchering the Cow." As a chef who pursued the ultimate knife skills, he had naturally studied the Chef Ding Butchering the Cow.
Moreover, it wasn't the first time. When Old Master Wang Huai was 30 years old, he had gone into seclusion for a long time, trying to restore it to shock the world.
But he failed.
When he was 45 years old, he tried again, but he still failed.
Until 10 years ago, when he was 60 years old, he wanted to do something for the Chinese culinary world, but he still failed.
"To achieve the Chef Ding Butchering the Cow mentioned by Zhuangzi, you must first use your spirit to perceive the cow without using your eyes. Just this alone is already a legendary thing. A cow is extremely complicated. How can you perceive it without using your eyes?" Wang Huai said.
"The most important thing is the knife. Every cut must follow the texture of the cow. I can do this, but every cut must reach the gap between the muscles and bones. At the same time, I can't touch the bones at all. The blade must go between the joints. Not to mention how difficult it is to grasp the distance between the bones, there is also the gap between the muscles and bones. This requires an accuracy down to the millimeter. No knife skill can achieve this."
Old Master Wang Huai was different from others. Others only knew that the Chef Ding Butchering the Cow was miraculous, a product of miracles. However, they didn't know how difficult it was to restore it.
Because they didn't understand, they felt it was impossible.
However, Old Master Wang knew it too well. After all, he had failed three times and knew the specific difficulty. Therefore, he felt it was impossible.
Since Old Master Wang Huai was so resolute, Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen couldn't refute him.
Wang Jike turned on his phone and began to search for this news.
"It must be a rumor in the tabloids. Head Chef Yuan's knife skills are better than mine. Chef Ding Butchering the Cow is just an adjective." At the same time, Wang Jike didn't believe that Yuan Zhou was a person who talked arrogantly. Therefore, he made the most reasonable judgment.
"The reporter from Youth Daily called Chairman Zhou and Boss Wu Yungui and confirmed that the news that Head Chef Yuan is going to restore the Chef Ding Butchering the Cow is true and he will really show it in the Zama Banquet," said Chen Pianzhen.
It was so accurate.
Wang Huai also turned on his phone. Although he wasn't as good as the young people, it was not a problem for him to search for news. Indeed, as Chen Pianzhen said, many official departments reported this matter. The Chef's Alliance even put up a banner on the homepage of their official website.
The room fell silent for a while.
"Jike, does the Zama Banquet need an invitation?" Wang Huai broke the silence in the room.
"Except for a few people who are specially invited to express their gratitude, the others can go by themselves." Wang Jike inquired about it quite clearly.
"Old Wang wants to go? Is there any problem with the Waisted Knife Banquet? "Wang Jike knew that Grandpa Wang cared about the Waisted Knife Banquet the most after his wife died.
"Essentially, because I know the Chef Ding Butchering the Cow, I think it is a skill that can't be restored. But at the same time, I believe in Head Chef Yuan. Therefore, I must go and see for myself," said Wang Huai.
"Head Chef Yuan is extremely serious about his culinary skills. If it isn't 90% or even 100%, he won't say that he has restored it successfully," said Wang Jike.
"If it's true, the horizontal board of the Knife King should have a new owner." Wang Huai let out a long sigh.
There was no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts. No matter how many times he saw it, he felt that the words of the ancients were too reasonable. The horizontal board of the Knife King was coveted by numerous chefs.
"Teacher's father …"
Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen spoke at the same time. The Knife King's signature had been kept in the hands of Huaiyang Cuisine chefs for more than 30 years.
This represented that Huaiyang Cuisine was the best in knife skills in the country. If it was awarded to Yuan Zhou, then …
"You don't need to say anything. The Knife King has the reputation of being the best in knife skills, and the Chef Ding Butchering the Cow is the best in knife skills," said Wang Huai. "Obtaining the horizontal board of the Knife King requires the approval of all the directors of the association. But I believe that if it's true, none of the directors will have any objections."
"When is the Zhama Banquet?" asked Wang Huai.
Wang Jike said, "The day after tomorrow. The Zhama Banquet starts the day after tomorrow."
"Then I will go to Chengdu tomorrow. Everyone should know about this. Pianzhen and Little Chen, go and ask the directors of the Jiangsu Cuisine Association if anyone wants to go together and buy the tickets," Wang Huai arranged.
"Got it, Teacher's father," Chen Pianzhen and Gu Chen immediately answered.
The Zhama Banquet and the Chef Ding Butchering the Cow had indeed attracted the attention of many famous chefs.
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