The applause lasted for three minutes. Yuan Zhou applauded so hard that his palms were a little red. In fact, Yuan Zhou first knew Zhang Yan a long time ago. At that time, he was still working in the kitchen. He heard the head chef talk about Chairman Zhang and the words of the head chef were full of admiration.
Yuan Zhou knew that the head chef at that time was very sharp-tongued. When he heard the name of a certain chef, he would show a look of disdain. The admiration in his words was very rare. Yuan Zhou still remembered the first time he met Chairman Zhang. It was at the Sichuan Cuisine Exemplary Restaurant three years ago. Thinking about it now, he sighed with emotion.
An era of Sichuan Cuisine has come to an end, Yuan Zhou thought.
Zhou Shijie stood up. It was time for him to speak as the chairman of the Chef's Association. He said, "Sichuan Cuisine is one of the brightest stars among the many cuisines in China. Therefore, the selection of the chairman of the Sichuan Cuisine Association has always been the top priority. As for the nomination of the new chairman, it was unanimously approved. "
"Let us congratulate Head Chef Cheng for being appointed as the chairman of the Sichuan Cuisine Association. Finally, I want to add that Head Chef Cheng is called the King of Sichuan Cuisine in the whole country!" Zhou Shijie's speech was still in cadence. In fact, at this time, he should say the real name of the new chairman, which would be more rigorous. However, Zhou Shijie found that if he said the real name of Engineer Cheng, it seemed to be less rigorous.
Another round of applause sounded to welcome Cheng Zhao Mei.
The title of the King of Sichuan Cuisine was not inherited from Yuan Zhou. As mentioned before, after Engineer Cheng thoroughly learned Yuan Zhou's Notes on Sichuan Cuisine, he went to various provinces for exchange and conquered the famous chefs of various provinces and cities with Sichuan Cuisine. People gave him the title of the King of Sichuan Cuisine!
As for this title, Engineer Cheng struggled for a long time. He thought that with his master around, he could at most be called the Second King of Sichuan Cuisine. However, Yuan Zhou didn't care about it at all. After all, he was the person who wanted to be the Master Chef. Moreover, the King of Sichuan Cuisine was his apprentice, which sounded very exciting.
"Chairman Zhou said that the King of Sichuan Cuisine is too big of a title." Engineer Cheng said, "I'm very grateful to all my fellow Sichuan Cuisine colleagues for supporting me to be the president of the Sichuan Cuisine Association. I also know that your support is not because of my old face, but because of my culinary skills."
"Here, I'd like to thank my master, Head Chef Yuan. Without my master, my culinary skills might still be second-rate. Without my master, I wouldn't have been able to learn the most important quality of a chef," said Engineer Cheng as he bowed in the direction where Yuan Zhou was seated.
Eh, why did Zhao Mei suddenly become so emotional? Then the homework next time should be slightly easier. Yuan Zhou thought this in his heart, but he replied, "To be able to come this far, it's mostly because of your own hard work."
The master led the way, but the disciple practiced it himself. Engineer Cheng did remember everything that Yuan Zhou taught him, no matter how big or small.
Even though Yuan Zhou said so, Engineer Cheng still thanked Yuan Zhou gratefully.
He said, "Yesterday, I watched the videos of my previous cooking competitions. Compared to now, I'm really immature. Whether it's my knife skills, the control of heat, or the understanding of ingredients, they're all just passable."
In fact, ever since Yuan Zhou became famous, the master-disciple duo of Yuan Zhou and Engineer Cheng had become a popular story in the culinary world. Therefore, when Engineer Cheng thanked Yuan Zhou during the inauguration ceremony, this scene was within everyone's expectation. But could the two of them speak in a normal way?
Everyone knew that Zhao Mei was already an advanced technician before becoming Yuan Zhou's disciple. Previously, the ranking test for chefs in China was: beginner, intermediate, advanced, technician, advanced technician. To put it bluntly, before Engineer Cheng became Yuan Zhou's disciple, he was already very famous in Sichuan Province.
Among the directors of Sichuan Cuisine present, many of them were head chefs at the same time as Engineer Cheng. There were also many chefs who lost to Engineer Cheng in some competitions. For example, Head Chef Feng and Head Chef Li, who were sitting below, felt uncomfortable when they heard Engineer Cheng's words.
So, according to Engineer Cheng's words, before becoming Yuan Zhou's disciple, cooking was just a small fry. Then, there was a big problem now. What about those who lost to Engineer Cheng before that?
The most annoying thing was, regarding Engineer Cheng's words, Yuan Zhou, who was on the other side, did not object. If you said, "No, before becoming my disciple, your cooking was also very good," it would make Head Chef Feng and Head Chef Li feel better. But now, it was as if they had rash rash all over their bodies, moving here and there.
Fortunately, Engineer Cheng's gratitude to Yuan Zhou ended here. After all, it was an inauguration ceremony. Even Zhou Shijie was relieved. He was afraid that if Engineer Cheng continued to speak, he might not be able to control himself and want to beat him up.
The other procedures were carried out as usual. As the new president, Engineer Cheng read the report on the purpose of Sichuan Cuisine Association. After about 40 minutes, the ceremony ended. The head chefs who were present also left one after another.
Of course, as the new president, Cheng Zhao Mei definitely had to greet the chefs who were present and connect with them. Yuan Zhou, Zhou Shijie, and Zhang Yan were waiting at the side. After all, the gift he prepared had not been given to Engineer Cheng yet.
"Yuan, you have really taught a good disciple." Zhang Yan sighed. "Do you have any thoughts of accepting another disciple? I feel that if Yuan, if you accept two more disciples, the prosperity of Sichuan Cuisine will be right in front of you."
Although he had already stepped down from his position, Zhang Yan still talked about the development of Sichuan Cuisine. It was not easy to let go of such a responsibility.
"That's enough." Zhou Shijie said, "With President Cheng around, at least we don't have to worry about the development of Sichuan Cuisine in the next ten years. We can leave a way for other cuisines to survive. Also, I feel that Yuan, when are you going to visit Lu Province? There are many talented youngsters there."
Zhang Yan sneered. He had already seen through Zhou Shijie's thoughts. After all these years as the president, Zhou Shijie had treated all the major cuisines equally. But no matter what, he was still a native of Lu Province. Therefore, it was understandable that he wanted to develop Shandong Cuisine.
"The Kitchen God's new dish. It should be our Shandong Cuisine, right? When will it be released?" Zhou Shijie asked with concern.
"Uh …" Yuan Zhou thought of the mission of Qin Cuisine and panicked. But on the surface, he was very calm and said, "I'm already thinking about it. But Shandong Cuisine is not that simple, so I still need time to familiarize myself with it."
"Okay." Zhou Shijie agreed with the evaluation that Shandong Cuisine was not that simple. He said, "Yuan, I have confidence in your culinary skills."
About half an hour later, Engineer Cheng ran over.
"Master, I've made Master, President Zhou, and President Zhang wait for a long time." Engineer Cheng jogged over, slightly out of breath.
"I've already stepped down. You can't call me president anymore," Zhang Yan said.
Engineer Cheng replied, "It's respect. It's respect for President Zhang."
"You're already the president's man. You have to be more dignified with your words and actions," Yuan Zhou said.
"Understood, Master," Engineer Cheng said.
"President Cheng, if there's anything in the association in the future, we can communicate directly," Zhou Shijie said.
"Okay, President Zhou," Engineer Cheng said.
"When I became your disciple, I gave you an ice knife. And this knife is what I used when I was an apprentice in the back kitchen of the restaurant. It's a gift for you to become the president. I hope you can maintain the modesty of an apprentice." While speaking, Yuan Zhou put the wooden box in Engineer Cheng's hand.
When he finished his apprenticeship, the knife he gave to Engineer Cheng could be said to be the knife that made him famous. Yuan Zhou hoped that his apprentice would be determined and aggressive. Now that he had become the president, he hoped that his apprentice would be calm and humble.
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