In the morning, the sun rose very early. Just when the sky was slightly white, the sun slowly climbed up from the horizon.
"I had a very realistic dream." Yuan Zhou woke up. He didn't have many dreams, but every dream was quite profound. For example, this time he dreamed that he had a "Hundred Banquets" at his wedding with Xiao Ya. In other words, there were a hundred tables, and each table was different.
"Speaking of which, this seems to be a good idea." Yuan Zhou thought for a while and thought about the possibilities.
While thinking, he began his morning exercise. When he jogged, he felt the hot weather.
"It seems that summer is really coming," Yuan Zhou said.
After eating the noodles as usual, breakfast time began as scheduled. From breakfast to lunch time, Yuan Zhou had been in an orderly manner, busy but not messy.
When lunchtime ended, Yuan Zhou immediately washed up and changed his clothes without stopping. Then, he planned to go out.
Due to the objective factors of the weather, Yuan Zhou was wearing an outstanding silver Han Fu with blue trimmings. The whole Han Fu was silver in color, and on the surface of the Han Fu, there were also floating auspicious clouds and ocean blue trimmings.
It made people feel cool just by looking at it. More importantly, it was made of silk, and it also seeped into the skin.
This set of clothes was a birthday gift from Yin Ya this year. It was suitable to wear on such an important occasion today.
Before, Zhou Shijie had said that he would send someone to pick it up. As expected, when Yuan Zhou took out a big jar of five catties from the backyard, he received a call. Zhong Lili also came with him. This was a common practice.
If not for the fact that he couldn't leave, Zhou Shijie would have come to pick it up himself. In this way, he could see the legendary Monkey Wine at first sight, and he didn't need to be so anxious.
Zhou Shijie was a top-notch chef. Although he was not a master brewer, some dishes still required wine, so he had dabbled in it. Moreover, this was the legendary wine, so he was naturally very interested in it.
Today, the masters of the winery were not Gin and Vodka in black clothes, but the master brewer or the CTO of Wuliangye Company. Although these people were related to cooking, they were basically in two different circles.
A lot of them came. Half of it was because of Yuan Zhou's reputation and the other half was because of the Monkey Wine.
Yuan Zhou's arm strength and waist were not a problem now. He easily carried the five-kilogram jar. After saying goodbye to Zhong Lili, he got into the car and was ready to set off.
Since it was an event held by the Chef's Association, the final venue was naturally held in the building of the Chef's Association. For the Wine Tasting Conference, Zhou Shijie specially used two connected halls. One side had stoves for the Ten Beauties Competition, while the other side had no venue for the Wine Tasting Conference. It was very convenient to kill two birds with one stone.
The road wasn't far, and they soon arrived at their destination.
If Zhou Shijie said that he had invited Yuan Zhou to be a guest of honor, then it was true. After Yuan Zhou arrived, he rested for a while and was led to the rostrum by Zhong Lili. At this time, the Ten Beauty Competition had just come to an end.
The hall was very large, but there were many guests, so it didn't feel empty at all.
For the Ten Beauties Competition this time, Zhou Shijie took great pains to achieve the effect of publicity. Therefore, one chef and one dish. The Ten Beauties Competition consisted of ten dishes and ten chefs. However, there were so many kinds of Huaxia cuisines. When so many chefs stood together, it was simply a magnificent sight.
Yuan Zhou's role this time was to write a speech. After the speech, he would award the prizes to the representatives.
Yuan Zhou had written the speech by himself a few days ago. After writing this kind of speech many times, he could finish it quickly and easily. After sending it to Zhou Shijie, he confirmed that there was no need to revise it, and then he memorized it. This time, he went off script.
"Clap, clap, clap, clap."
Many chefs clapped their hands because of Yuan Zhou's speech and the excitement of seeing their idol on the spot.
"I believe the chefs participating in the Ten Beauties Competition are the mainstays of the domestic cooking circle. Come on, Huaxia's food culture is broad, and we can always create and carry forward it."
If it was someone else giving a speech like this, it would just be empty talk. However, the speaker was the current and officially recognized King of Chefs, so it was different.
They even felt a little proud to be called a mainstay of the cooking circle by Yuan Zhou.
Zhou Shijie did a good job. It only took him half an hour to finish the speech and award the prizes, and then it took him ten minutes to finish. It was almost three o 'clock.
The Wine Tasting Conference officially started at three o 'clock. The emcee of the conference today was Zhou Shijie. Therefore, he wore a newly made Tang suit and looked very spirited.
After sending off the famous chefs who had urgent business, Yuan Zhou followed Zhou Shijie to the hall next to it through the connecting door in the middle.
The big shots of the winery were all older. Yuan Zhou knew a few of them, such as Mao Ming, the master brewer, Mr. Ma's old friend. They were all big shots.
"Chairman Zhou is really good at inviting people. These people have tasted the Monkey Wine and are famous all over the country." Yuan Zhou thought silently.
At that time, the hall was almost ready. A simple and crude banner was hung on the rostrum — Monkey Wine Tasting Conference. The meaning was so simple and clear.
Then, there were two long tables on each side, covered with a layer of light blue tablecloth and plates of simple pastries, which were all small pastries to go with the wine. These were also prepared by Yuan Zhou beforehand. Zhong Lili went to The Kitchen God to bring them here in the morning.
In Yuan Zhou's words, "It's fine if there is only good wine but no good dishes, but the pastries must be prepared."
There weren't many pastries. The main character today was the Monkey Wine. There were only eight plates of pastries on one side of the table.
The other tables and benches had been removed and the floor was covered with a thick red carpet. Although there weren't any balloons hanging around, it was very clean and neat. It seemed to be simple, but it took a lot of effort to do it.
"Yuan, it will start in a minute. Have you brought the wine?" Zhou Shijie asked.
"Over there. It's ready. I've asked Secretary Zhong to prepare the wine glasses." Yuan Zhou pointed at the big wine jar in the corner that didn't seem to have any sense of existence.
Secretary Zhong had also placed the wine glasses on the other side of the long table. Zhou Shijie took a look at them and found they seemed to be green wine glasses. They looked relatively large and were estimated to be about 100g.
"Yuan, you are too generous. Actually, a glass of 100g is good enough." Zhou Shijie felt his heart ache.
Although the wine wasn't his, it was Yuan Zhou's. As for wine tasting, 100g was just right and 200g was definitely too much.
"Chairman Zhou, you don't do proper work every day. You only know how to squabble and be stingy."
A tall and strong old man dressed in a black Tang suit walked over. Judging from his age, he should be about the same age as Zhou Shijie. However, he was in good spirits and his face was glowing. One look and anyone could tell that he was in good health.
Perhaps he was very dissatisfied with what Zhou Shijie said just now. The corners of his mouth curved downwards, making him look a little solemn. "Head Chef Yuan, you can't compare with me. You can use 50g of wine to wash the cat's face."
After saying that, he gave Zhou Shijie a sideways glance and turned to Yuan Zhou with a kind smile, "Head Chef Yuan, it's an honor to meet you. I am Zhu Dakang, the chief brewer of the Jiannanchun General Brewery." While saying that, he extended his hand enthusiastically, wanting to shake hands with Yuan Zhou.
The chief brewer was actually the technical director, the person who controlled the ratio of all the wineries and the research and development. However, many people of the older generation didn't like the title of director and called themselves chief brewer.
Seeing that, Yuan Zhou immediately extended his hand and shook it before saying, "Chief Brewer Zhu, you are too polite. Just call me Yuan."
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