London, England.
London was also known as the City of Fog. If you taught an Englishman to speak Szechuan, he would say, "Le Du is the City of Fog."
Inexplicably funny.
Lunch had just ended, and it was not yet time for tea. Bauer, the executive chef of Pursue Dreams, a Michelin star, made a final inspection of the kitchen. After making sure there were no problems, he finally had some time to himself.
Why didn't Pursue Dreams translate into Chinese? Because it was called "Chasing Dreams" in Chinese. Whenever he thought of Teacher Wang, he would lose his cool.
In fact, Bauer was not particularly busy, but he was very serious about his cooking. He believed that anything could be done to the best of his ability, as long as he put in enough patience.
Bauer did not only have such requirements for himself, but also for the group of chefs under him.
Bauer, who was 55 years old, had already established a foothold in "Chasing Dreams" and had formed his own routine. In addition to preparing the chef's recommendation for the day, he would patrol the kitchen three times: before, during, and after business hours.
Although it was a little troublesome, if one were to ask Yuan Zhou if it was necessary, Yuan Zhou would reply that it was necessary. This would minimize kitchen accidents.
"Phew …"
Bauer sat in his lounge, took a sip of coffee, and closed his eyes to rest. It was at this time that he relaxed his requirements for himself.
"By the way, Kaman said he wanted me to watch a video. I wonder what it is?" Bauer muttered.
The process of them getting to know each other was also a legend.
Kaman loved to eat, and he loved to discover delicious food. Bauer's cooking was very good, especially Bauer's Beef Wellington. Kaman would never get tired of eating it. After a while, the two of them hooked up. No, they got to know each other. Then, their friendship naturally developed.
"Let's watch it." Bauer opened his eyes and opened the video Kaman had sent him.
The video started with a super large painting. There were many lifelike figures drawn on it, each in a variety of poses and looked very realistic.
That's right, Kaman was the collector who had lost the bidding war.
"This is the style of Huaxia. I think it's from some work? The Three Kingdoms? Yes, the Three Kingdoms. " Bauer was actually half a Huaxia fan, so he knew a little about Huaxia.
Of course, Bauer had never been to Huaxia before, mainly because he was busy studying cooking. Therefore, he did not know much about Huaxia.
It was similar to those who loved Chinese dumplings, but when they finally got to eat them, they bit down on the leaves and complained that they had been cheated and that the dumplings tasted terrible.
After painting came sculpting.
"Is this a sculpture? His carving skills are amazing. Even Kaman's collection doesn't have many of such carvings. This sculptor named Yuan is really good. "Bauer's interest was piqued when he saw the carving in the video.
As a Master Chef, basic knife skills were necessary, no matter what dish he was good at. Bauer's knife skills were outstanding.
"Even though a chef's knife skills are different from a sculptor's, and there's nothing in common that I can learn from them, it's still pretty good to watch." It was normal for Bauer to think that way. Kaman had only recorded paintings and sculptures. Neither Wuhai nor Yuan Zhou's names were mentioned.
Suddenly, his phone vibrated. He had an incoming call.
"Aren't you in Italy for the auction? Call me when you have time. "Bauer looked at the caller ID and answered.
"I'm back. Did you see the video I sent you?" Kaman's voice came from the other side of the phone.
"I saw it. The paintings and sculptures are excellent. It's the Three Kingdoms of Huaxia, right? It looks exotic. No wonder it's a mysterious ancient country from the East," Bauer said straightforwardly.
"I think it's called something. It's not the Three Kingdoms, but something like water." Kaman only remembered the word "water."
"It must be the Three Kingdoms. You don't know much about Huaxia culture, but I do." Bauer was certain.
"Oh, that should be it." Kaman did not doubt his friend's certainty. He concluded that he might have remembered wrongly. "Don't worry about the details. What do you think of the sculpture?"
"It's very exquisite. I can tell it's not a mechanical sculpture. Mechanical sculptures are too cold, and the lines can't be so soft. I didn't see many decent sculptures when I visited your collection."
Kaman commented. "You were lamenting that there were no outstanding sculptors in the 21st century. Now there is one. It's a pity that sculpting and cooking don't have much in common. Otherwise, it would be good to exchange ideas. "
When Cayman heard that, he felt that it was inappropriate for him to ask directly, so he chose a roundabout way.
"Did you notice anything different about this carving?"
"What do you mean?" Bauer began to watch the video carefully and came to a conclusion. "From the traces, it doesn't seem to have been carved with a professional knife. Looks like this sculptor has a lot of eccentricities."
"As far as I know, reliable sources say that this sculpture was made by a top chef in Huaxia, and the tool used was a horizontal knife."
Kaman liked these two artworks very much. As for Wu Hai, he basically knew everyone in the art circle. But there was little information about Yuan Zhou. Therefore, Kaman did some research.
In the UK food and beverage industry, of course, there were very few local masters of national cuisines. After all, it was known as one of the three countries of dark cuisine. Moreover, Yuan Zhou wasn't that famous in the UK. Therefore, Kaman had done some research before calling his good friend, Bauer.
The British word for horizontal knife was a kitchen knife.
"What?"
"What did you say?"
"Kaman, what did you just say?!"
Bauer asked three questions in a row, his tone becoming more and more doubtful.
Kaman repeated what he had just said.
Bauer fell silent and continued watching the video. He watched it a few more times.
Kaman continued, "I just wanted to ask, are the requirements for chefs nowadays so high that even their knife skills have to reach this level?"
If Kaman had the ability to see things from afar, he would be able to see Bauer's expression right now. You're f * cking kidding me!
Someone was doing free publicity for Yuan Zhou. Yuan Zhou did not know about this, but Yuan Zhou was in a good mood today.
The customers also noticed that the meticulous Wang Hong had concluded that Yuan Zhou's lips were curled up a little more than usual.
Thinking about it, everyone assumed that it was because of the sky-high prices of the sculptures and paintings that had caused such a stir in the past two days.
On this point, the customers had guessed wrongly. The reason Yuan Zhou was in a good mood was that he had received a message from Yin Ya when he got up in the morning. Yin Ya was coming back from a business trip.
He had not seen Yin Ya for almost a week. As the saying goes, one day apart feels like three years.
One week was 21 years. Furthermore, Yin Ya would arrive at Chengdu at 3 pm. She would only go to the company the next day, so there was no time left after that.
Since the morning, as long as he was free, he would secretly plan to let Mao Ye take care of the pub tonight. He intended to take Yin Ya out for a stroll. As for the locations, he had already listed no less than 10 places. It was just that he hadn't decided which one to go.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
