Ma Shiwei was still in Shen City. When he received the call, he rushed back to Beijing.
On his way back, he finally realized where he had gone wrong, and how wrong he had been.
If he wanted to deal with Gu Zheng, it was fine. If he wanted to defame Gu Zheng's store, it was also fine. However, he shouldn't have made a fuss about Gu Zheng's stew. Furthermore, he should have questioned the food safety of the stew. That was an extremely stupid and idiotic behavior.
He was not the only stew like Gu Zheng's in the country. There were hundred-year-old lamb stews, hundred-year-old beef stews, and even hundred-year-old braised soups.
There were at least hundreds of hundred-year-old stews, all of which had been around since the founding of the country. The smallest was at least sixty years old. There were more than twenty of these stews that were more than eighty years old, and six of them were more than a hundred years old.
Some of the stews were still in business, while others were purely private collections. Ma Shiwei's attack on Gu Zheng's hundred-year-old stew was equivalent to attacking all the stews and all the people who owned them.
These people were either highly respected in the cooking world or came from famous families. How could he poke this hornet's nest?
This was not the most important reason. Ma Shiwei was just an administrative person in the Food Association. He did not know much about the history of the cooking world. In fact, more than twenty years ago, someone had attacked the stew with the same reason as him. They thought that the food safety of the stew was not up to standard.
The reason for that person's attack was much stronger than his. That person was purely thinking for the country's leaders.
Many leaders and foreign guests had eaten the food made from these stews. That person was a leader's health care doctor. Back then, he suspected that the stew contained ingredients that were not good for people's health. He publicly advised the leader not to eat such food in the future.
His words caused a strong backlash from the cooking world. It also caused a fierce collision between the cooking world and the medical world.
Many seniors in the culinary world had come forward. Similarly, many famous people in the medical world had come forward to support their theory. They believed that the broth did not conform to the concept of hygiene. Back then, the two groups of people had almost fought over it. The media that they supported were also cheering for them.
In the end, an authoritative leader stood up.
The culinary world said that there was no problem with the aged soup, while the medical world said that there was a problem with the aged soup.
Using the most authoritative machine in the country to appraise it, even the Chinese Academy of Sciences was alarmed and asked them to send experts to do the appraisal. Back then, a total of ten soup families were selected to do the appraisal. Although there was no hundred-year-old chicken soup from the Sun family, the results of the appraisal of the ten soup families were completely qualified. There were no ingredients that were harmful to the body.
Not only that, but because most of these old soups had high-grade supplements added to them, they contained some beneficial factors for the body.
The scientific appraisal drew the curtains to this debate. The world of chefs had won, and the medical world had admitted their mistake. They had only imagined it through conventional means, but they had never thought that since these aged soups could exist for so many years without any problems, they naturally had their differences.
The doctor who had started the discussion also resigned because of this.
This was a very famous event in both the world of cooking and the world of medicine. Although more than 20 years had passed, many old people still remembered it clearly, especially those in the world of cooking. After all, it was their victory. Almost all the old people knew about it.
Unfortunately, Ma Shiwei was too young. Not only did he not know about this big event in the world of cooking, but he also made the same mistake as the doctor, attacking the food safety of the aged soup.
Although he only attacked the ancient chicken blood soup, his theory was similar to that of the doctor. It was equivalent to attacking all the aged soups.
The owners of these aged soups were originally united. Last time, they also joined forces with the world of chefs to ask for an explanation from the medical world. In the end, even the authoritative leaders were alarmed.
After knowing all this, Ma Shiwei's hands and feet were cold.
He wasn't stupid. After realizing his mistake, he quickly realized the consequences of his mistake. He had attacked the century-old soup. Although his status wasn't as high as that doctor's, he had published articles on hundreds of media outlets across the country. The effect he had brought was even greater than that doctor's.
One could imagine how angry the hundreds of people who owned the hundred-year-old soups would be.
Not only them, but many people participated in the war back then. Some of them were the authoritative figures in the world of cooking. They would be even angrier. Ma Shiwei might not be able to bear the anger of any one of them, let alone so many people.
A hornet's nest, an absolute hornet's nest, a huge hornet's nest. Ma Shiwei understood that he was in big trouble.
In layman's terms, he was in trouble. He was in big trouble.
This was also the reason why Elder Gao was not anxious when he saw the article, and why Gu Zheng called him a fool when he saw the article.
On the way back to the Food Association, Ma Shiwei began to remedy the situation. He asked all the websites that published the article to take it down, and all the websites that had not published it to stop. Many small websites took down the article, but the big websites were baffled.
Their typography was very strict. Previously, they did not want to publish the flower arrangement. It was Ma Shiwei who used the name of the Food Association to lure and threaten them to publish the article.
This kind of critical article was usually very popular and had a lot of readers. Now that the reading volume was increasing, he suddenly asked them to take it down.
They could take it down, but there had to be a reason. There was no reason. He just asked them to take it down. What did he take them for? These websites were not small. Some were led by the government, and some were portal websites. They were not soft persimmons that Ma Shiwei could pinch as he wished.
Therefore, even though he sent out a notice, there were still more than ten websites that did not take down the article.
At the Food Association, Old President Huang finally knew everything that Ma Shiwei had done. He also knew about what had happened on the Internet.
After knowing all this, he was so angry that his whole body was trembling. When Ma Shiwei came to his side, he did not even look at Ma Shiwei.
Ma Shiwei was finished. Even if he was the current president, he could not save him, let alone the previous president. If the article had not been published, there was still room to salvage everything. He could still make up for it. However, it had already spread and everyone knew about it. There was no way to cover it up.
He had a very good relationship with Ma Shiwei's grandfather. It could be said that the Ma family had saved his life back then. It was a life-saving grace, so he took good care of Ma Shiwei.
However, this matter was already beyond his control. Ma Shiwei had to be removed from the Food Association.
Not only that, he might not be able to survive in the culinary world in the future. Once his bad reputation spread, no one in the culinary world would accept him.
"Grandpa Huang!"
Ma Shiwei stood in front of Old President Huang and whispered. He knew that the consequences this time were very serious, but he did not expect it to be so serious.
"What a fool!"
Old President Huang sighed fiercely. He stood up and walked out. He called Ma Shiwei back and wanted to tell him the seriousness of this matter. However, there was no need for that now. Ma Shiwei would soon experience the seriousness of the matter himself.
Ma Shiwei had indeed experienced it. It was already night time, but the Food Association still gave him a last-minute treatment.
He was relieved of all his duties and was waiting to be dealt with. A friend who was on good terms with him told him that his article had attracted a lot of attention. A few seniors had called to ask what the Food Association was trying to do. Were they going to fight among themselves?
Not only these seniors, but those who had the soup were even more ruthless. They interrogated him directly and even threatened to withdraw from the Food Association.
This was not just one person, but a group of people. Moreover, it was not just them. They had many supporters around them. The Food Association's actions this time disappointed them very much. They did not trust the Food Association anymore.
Although there weren't many of them, only about one or two hundred in total, they all had quite a bit of influence. If these people really left the association, the Food Association would become the most embarrassing association in the country. Ever since the founding of the country, there had never been such a large-scale mass exodus from any association.
Although the article was published on the website, everyone knew that the Food Association was behind this. Moreover, the author of the article was Ma Shiwei.
This was only the internal pressure. The president and other leaders had already comforted them personally or sent people to appease them.
The external pressure was even greater.
Someone from the Medical Association called to ask what was going on with the Food Association. Could it be that there was something else behind the case from more than twenty years ago? Was there someone with a strong sense of justice who wanted to overturn the previous case?
This call was said to have angered the current president of the Food Association so much that he threw his cup.
Not only the Medical Association, the Health Care Association, but even the leader's office had people calling to ask what had happened. Why did the Food Association do something like slapping their own face?
All of this made Ma Shiwei understand that he had really gotten into big trouble this time.
On the other side of the incident, Gu Ji's Chicken Blood Soup also suffered a blow.
The Food Association and those in the know knew what was going on, but ordinary people did not know. With so many major websites forwarding the article, and even directly popping up on mobile phones, some customers who had eaten the chicken blood soup were very worried and came to ask about it.
Some people who were going to eat hesitated and did not go.
The article was published in the afternoon. When it was published, the business for that day had already ended. It did not affect that day, but the impact immediately showed the next day.
The shop, which was usually filled with people early in the morning, actually had less than a hundred people the next morning. It was completely different from the usual.
Until eight o 'clock, the number of queues had not reached three hundred. It was much worse than usual.
"Boss, we have to think of a way. We can't just passively take the beating!"
The security guards outside would not stop customers when the number of customers had not reached three hundred. Seeing that the business in the shop had plummeted, the store manager was burning with anxiety. He ran to the kitchen to look for Gu Zheng.
Today, even the chicken blood soup that Gu Zheng made himself was not sold out early in the morning like usual. There was still a lot left.
"It's okay. That's all. Don't worry!"
Gu Zheng was full of smiles. The store manager was a little stunned, but he had no choice. He was not the boss. If the boss was not anxious, it was useless for him to be anxious. In that case, it would really become the case that the eunuch was not anxious.
As soon as the store manager left, Changfeng walked in.
Changfeng's meaning was very simple. Should he do something? Although the Food Association was a non-governmental organization, it was still an official organization. Even if their headquarters were in Beijing, Changfeng still had such influence.
He was not worried at all about the side effects of Gu Zheng's chicken blood soup.
He had eaten the most and the longest. The problems had already appeared in his body. Now, not only was he fine, but his body was also stronger than before. Moreover, Gu Zheng's chicken blood soup was a miraculous food therapy that cured his grandfather's illness. Even if there were problems with other soups, Gu Zheng's would definitely not have any problems.
After pacifying Changfeng, Gu Zheng did not have time to rest. Someone else came outside.
This time, it was Elder Gao and the others who came. They specifically asked for Gu Zheng's chicken blood soup. It was not only Elder Gao, but also several leaders of the Food Association.
Ma Shiwei was also a member of the Food Association, but he was from the headquarters. The people here were all from the Food Association of Shenzhen City. They used their own actions to express their support for Gu Zheng.
Although Ma Shiwei's actions were very stupid, he was actually going against the headquarters by supporting him before the Food Association made a final decision. Elder Gao and the others' intentions made Gu Zheng very touched.
Gu Zheng served Elder Gao and the others the chicken blood soup that he made himself. It just so happened that it was not sold out today, so he gave it to them.
Other than Elder Gao, there were also customers who supported him.
A customer came late. After knowing that Gu Zheng's chicken blood soup was gone, he was very regretful. He thought that Gu Ji's chicken blood soup would definitely be affected today. If he came earlier, he would definitely be able to buy 888 bowls of chicken blood soup. He did not expect that he would still be late.
He also saw the news on the Internet, but he did not care about it at all.
He was not old, but he had heard about the case from more than 20 years ago. He knew that these century-old soups were not only harmless, but also had many benefits. Otherwise, there would not be people entering the university from time to time to make these delicacies until now.
If it was really bad for the body, would the leaders eat it?
After seeing the news, he was actually happy. Previously, Gu Ji's chicken blood soup had always advertised that they were old soups, but he still had doubts in his heart. Although Gu Ji's chicken blood soup tasted really good, there was only so much old soups now. It was very rare. He really could not be sure if it was the real old soups.
This news just so happened to confirm that this was indeed the real old soups.
If it was the real old soups, he had no worries.
Unfortunately, such customers were in the minority. By noon, only a thousand bowls of chicken blood soup were sold. It was far worse than usual. It was not even comparable to the first day's business.
This was the powerful influence of negative news.
"Boss …" The store manager found Gu Zheng again.
"It's okay. Don't worry about anything. That's all!"
Unfortunately, before he could finish, he was interrupted by Gu Zheng. He could only leave dejectedly. The store manager was really anxious. Not only him, but Gao Changhe was also a little anxious. He wanted his master to come out personally to prove that there was no problem with the old soups.
They did not know that Gu Zheng was really not anxious at all. Instead, he was a little happy.
He did not expect that this negative article of Ma Shiwei's could actually help him with the test. Originally, he planned to find an authoritative organization to do an appraisal. Once the appraisal was done, it would be clear who was right and who was wrong.
This was definitely not enough, but the Food Association would definitely give him an explanation. With the Food Association's affirmation and the treatment of Ma Shiwei, many people who did not understand the truth would believe in him again. When the time came, business would naturally return.
However, his actions were stopped by the weapon spirit.
The weapon spirit realized that although there were fewer customers, the number of people who were qualified to take the test had obviously increased. There were only a thousand people by noon today, but five hundred of them were qualified to take the test.
Five hundred people. He did not even have that many people yesterday.
Business had decreased, but the number of people taking the test had increased. It was equivalent to helping Gu Zheng complete the test. How could he let go of such an opportunity? Naturally, he would not let others do anything.
The weapon spirit also explained to Gu Zheng why this was the case.
The test this time was based on the previous prayers. The fifty thousand people who took the test were the most pious and those who wanted to eat Gu Zheng's chicken blood soup the most.
In other words, these people actually believed in Gu Zheng very much. If a smear article could change their attitude, it was not a pious prayer. They still believed in Gu Zheng and did not believe the article's description.
Besides, they were not the only ones who ate the chicken blood soup. It was so popular before, and so many people had eaten it. Who had any problems? Instead, from time to time, some people would say that their bodies had become better. Under such circumstances, they almost ignored the article.
There were also a few people who did not read the article at all and did not know what was going on.
The test had been going on for more than two months. Those who had not come at this time were either not in Shen City before or simply did not have time to go to work. When they finished their work, Gu Zheng's restaurant was already closed.
There were also those who had time to eat but did not have time to wait, so they could only give up. Gu Ji Chicken Blood Soup, even if they had queued online, they had to wait for a long time to come here.
Ma Shiwei's article had a great impact on Gu Zheng, but it also brought convenience to those who could not come but wanted to eat it.
Many of these people who wanted to eat it were qualified to take the test.
By 9 o 'clock in the evening, a total of 2,300 servings of chicken blood soup had been sold. It was the worst day of business. Although the working hours were long, everyone felt empty and not tired at all.
Many people had a worried look on their faces. Only Gu Zheng did not care. On the contrary, he was even happier.
Out of 2,300 people, there were 1,100 people who had completed the test. He was now only left with 3,500 people. If this continued, his test would be completed in a few days.
The person who wrote this article from the Food Association was not defaming him at all. He was here to help him. It was simply too cute.
The next day, business picked up, but only 2,800 servings were sold. It was a world of difference from before. Some people began to say that Gu Ji Chicken Blood Soup was finished. They found it strange that Gu Ji Chicken Blood Soup did not have any counterattack.
Gu Zheng did not care about these remarks. Changfeng even held a plenary meeting to calm everyone down.
Changfeng's words were simple. He directly asked the store manager to report the turnover for today.
2,800 servings, and the turnover was also more than 200,000. When this turnover was reported, everyone suddenly realized that their business was affected, but they still had a huge profit. It was just that they did not earn as much as before.
However, how much they earned had nothing to do with them. It was the boss's profits that decreased, not theirs. Their salaries would not be reduced at all.
Since the boss was not anxious and did not care, why should they be? There was no need for them to be anxious. Moreover, the biggest impact was yesterday's profit. It even picked up today. In the future, as the influence of the online article weakened, their business would definitely recover.
There was really no need for them to be anxious now.
This also made them admire the bosses even more. They handled things calmly and with the demeanor of a great master.
At the same time, this incident also made the employees in the shop more cohesive. Many people put down their burdens and did not think about these things anymore. The current situation was not difficult at all. It could only be considered a storm.
In fact, they did not know that the two bosses did not care because it was more beneficial to them. Compared to making money, Gu Zheng valued the test more. That was the most important thing to him. Even opening this shop was because of this test. Without this test, Gu Zheng would definitely not open his own shop.
As for the other one, it was even simpler. He did not care about money at all. Whatever Gu Zheng said was what it was. Why would these two bosses care about this matter?
On the third day, the Food Association finally reacted.
Actually, the Food Association was also very depressed. When this incident came out, many people put pressure on them. Many seniors criticized them. The current president was even scolded by his master. His master was one of the people involved in the case back then. The victory back then had always been their pride.
It was simply unimaginable that such a thing was brought up by their own people.
The Food Association had actually been waiting for Gu Zheng's reaction. Normally, after such an incident, Gu Zheng would definitely complain if he was wronged. They could appease him and give Gu Zheng some benefits. This matter could slowly be suppressed.
Since the victim's family did not care, the others could not make a fuss.
However, they did not expect that Gu Zheng did not look for them from the beginning to the end. He did not even look for the Shanghai Food Association, nor did he complain. They received news that Gu Ji's chicken blood soup business was indeed affected, but the shop was still the same. There were no changes.
This made them very puzzled and depressed. If Gu Zheng did not look for them, they could not hold on any longer. They could only look for Gu Zheng.
"A century-old shop, a member of the China Food Association!"
The store manager looked for Gu Zheng again. The Food Association was here. They wanted to ask them to make a public statement that this was the Food Association's personal action and not the Food Association as a whole. Moreover, they would definitely not blame the Food Association.
"No need. Do what you need to do. I don't need these. It's pretty good!"
This time, Gu Zheng received the Food Association's people. As Uncle Hu and Wang Dong were both here, the Food Association had specially asked them to be the go-between.
Wang Dong looked at Gu Zheng with admiration. He did not expect that in less than three months, Gu Zheng would become so powerful that the Food Association's people would take the initiative to apologize.
No matter what the reason was, it was not easy to make the Food Association's people bow their heads.
"Mr. Gu, this incident has indeed affected you greatly. It's our mistake. We've already dealt with Ma Shiwei. He won't have any position in the Food Association in the future, and all his articles have been removed from the shelves. These two are just a small compensation from us!"
They brought the century-old shop's plaque and the China Food Association's invitation letter and gave it to Gu Zheng directly.
The articles on the Internet had indeed been taken down. They had all been taken down yesterday. Today, their business had recovered. This made Gu Zheng very depressed. It seemed that even if they could not sell out today, there would be more than yesterday. Moreover, there was a queue today.
The number of people who were quickly completing the test had also slowed down. Now, there were still two thousand people who had not completed the test.
"There's really no need. I'm fine here. I have to thank you for this!"
Gu Zheng smiled and shook his head. He was really grateful. If this continued, he would probably be able to complete his test in a few days.
"Mr. Gu, we know that your culinary skills are very good and have been recognized by the public. Previously, you even won first place in the Hangzhou Food Competition. Therefore, we specially invite you to participate in the 16th Chinese Food Competition in October this year!"
The person from the Food Association gritted his teeth and said slowly. As soon as he finished speaking, the store manager, Wang Dong, and the rest raised their heads. Their eyes were filled with surprise. Even Uncle Hu was stunned.
In order to appease Gu Zheng, the Food Association actually invited him to participate in the new Food Competition.
This was not the Hangzhou Food Competition, nor was it the Food Competition held in other cities. It was the most famous and authoritative Chinese Food Competition in the country. It was an honor to be able to qualify for the competition.
It was unknown how many people in the country had their eyes on such a competition. Gu Zheng was only twenty-three years old, yet he was able to participate in such a competition. It could be said that he was the youngest contestant in the Chinese Food Competition in the past ten years.
It was also an honor for the youngest contestant even if he could not enter the finals in the end.
Moreover, looking at Gu Zheng's performance in the Hangzhou Food Competition, he could even beat Zhao Fu, who was in the top ten of the Chinese Food Competition. The possibility of entering the finals was very high. As for whether he could really enter the top ten, it would depend on his luck. The Chinese Food Competition was full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. No one could guarantee that they would definitely enter the top ten.
This was the real compensation that the Food Association gave to Gu Zheng. Previously, Ma Shiwei came to talk to Gu Zheng about the things that he had originally planned to give to Gu Zheng. Therefore, the Food Association did not treat it as compensation. They just sent him the things that they had originally withheld.
"Thank you for your kindness. Leave the things behind!"
Gu Zheng nodded gently. He accepted the plaque of the century-old shop and the membership invitation letter, including the qualification to participate in the Food Competition.
"What about the announcement?" Seeing that Gu Zheng agreed, the person from the Food Association was very happy and immediately asked.
"Wait a few days. Actually, we don't care about this little impact at all. We don't take it seriously at all. To me, this is a good thing. At least the customers in our shop these days are diners who truly believe in us!"
"A truly good restaurant is not about how many customers they have, but how many people trust them. Only such a restaurant can last and be stable. Justice is in the hearts of the people. If the business closes down because of a few words from someone, then the business is not stable to begin with!"
Gu Zheng's words made the person from the Food Association widen his eyes. Even Uncle Hu and Wang Dong stared at him blankly.
"M-Mr. Gu, do you really think so?"
The people from the Food Association never thought that Gu Zheng's thoughts were actually like this.
They had held many meetings before to discuss nothing more than how to face Gu Zheng's accusations and how to compensate him. In their opinion, anyone who encountered such a thing would be angry.
No one thought that he did not care at all and even said something of a higher level.
Justice was in the hearts of the people. Closing down because of a few words from someone meant that the foundation was not stable at all. No matter how well he said it, the people from the Food Association almost believed him.
He did not believe him. He was not a chef, he was an administrative staff. His instincts made him not believe Gu Zheng's words.
However, whether Gu Zheng's words were true or false had nothing to do with him. His purpose of coming was to let Gu Zheng make a statement so that they could truly resolve this matter.
"Mr. Gu, what do you think of writing a statement like this?"
The people from the Food Association took out a statement that they had prepared beforehand. In fact, it was about Gu Zheng forgiving some of the words of the Food Association. It was said in a dignified manner. The Food Association would issue proof that the accusations in the previous article were completely nonsensical.
Gu Zheng picked up the paper and looked at it for a while. Then, he crossed out a few lines.
"How about this? You guys decide how to release it!"
The people from the Food Association took back the paper that Gu Zheng had crossed out and looked at it. They were all stunned. Gu Zheng had reserved all the words about forgiving the Food Association. Instead, he had deleted some of the self-defense words. There was no defense for the previous article, nor was there any criticism.
In order to appease Gu Zheng, they deliberately added the article's accusations in this statement. They also specifically said that the Food Association was willing to cooperate with him to pursue the responsibility of the relevant people.
That was all. Then, there was nothing else. He did not make any distinction for himself.
"Why, can't I?"
Seeing that the few of them were stunned, Gu Zheng asked. The people from the Food Association hurriedly shook their heads. Yes, of course, they could. Actually, what they wanted was Gu Zheng's attitude. When Gu Zheng agreed to release a statement, this attitude was already there.
However, they did not expect that all the parts that were beneficial to Gu Zheng would be deleted by him.
From the looks of it, what he said just now was true. He really did not care about the article's accusations. He really had such a high level. A restaurant that did not let customers trust it had an unstable foundation.
This result surprised them. At the same time, they were very impressed.
In the end, they even felt that they had been wronged. The person involved in the matter actually did not care at all. Instead, it was a group of people who had nothing to do with this matter that kept criticizing them. In comparison, Gu Zheng was much more noble than those people.
Sometimes, there was really no comparison between people.
He did not know that the reason why Gu Zheng did not have any opinions this time was that this matter was beneficial to his test. He would not care about things that were beneficial to his test at all. If it were not for the people from the Food Association in front of him, he would not have made such a statement at all.
It was a pity that those articles had already been removed. Otherwise, he would have wanted the negative impact to continue for a few more days.
If it was possible, he even wanted the Food Channel to release this article. However, he could not do so. If he really did so, he would be treated as a lunatic. At the same time, he would also become the second Ma Shiwei.
This article was not attacking him alone. It was a case that involved too many people.
"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Gu. We'll be going back then!"
The people from the Food Association came quickly and left quickly. Their mission was completed and there was no need to continue staying here. However, each of them had a very good impression of Gu Zheng. There were not many people like Gu Zheng nowadays.
They left. The statement was released on the same day, but it did not affect Gu Zheng much. It was just a statement of forgiveness. It was for the people in the industry to see. It was not a self-defense.
He did not defend himself, and no one from the Food Association defended him. This way, there were still people who doubted the safety of their food. They did not trust them and did not dare to eat.
For the next three days, the business of Guji Chicken Blood Soup was getting better and better. However, it was never sold out. On the best day, they sold 4,000 bowls, which was only a little less than the first day of the trial.
Seeing that Gu Zheng was really not in a hurry, the others in the restaurant did not care.
The boss was right. They were making money anyway. What was there to be anxious about? Moreover, what Gu Zheng said to the Food Association previously had also reached their ears.
The boss was right. If the customers did not trust them, their foundation would be unstable. Although there were fewer customers now, they were all customers who trusted them. Trust was also equivalent to support. The working environment these few days was obviously different. The customers were especially polite. It was not like before when there were always a few customers who would raise small opinions here and there.
Moreover, with this foundation, they did not have to worry about the business of the restaurant not being good in the future. They believed that it would definitely get better and better.
"There are still 800 people left. Looks like there's hope of completing the test this time!"
After coming out of the chaotic space at night, Gu Zheng checked the progress of the test. There were only 800 people left out of the 50,000 people who took the test. It was still a round number.
There were only 800 people left. There were still more than 20 days left. There was plenty of time.
That Ma Shiwei did a good thing with bad intentions. This time, he really did him a big favor. The words he said to the Food Association that day had also been spread by them. Many of his peers approved of Gu Zheng. They did not expect him to be so high.
Especially those famous chefs, they approved of him the most. No matter what kind of chef it was, if the food they made was not trusted by the diners, it was a failure in itself. It was the same for restaurants. Only restaurants that could be trusted by others could last long and truly prosper.
After the Food Association announced Gu Zheng's statement, they quickly announced how they would deal with Ma Shiwei.
Ma Shiwei was fired from all positions in the Food Association. The entire Food Association would undergo a major reorganization. In the future, members of the Food Association would be prohibited from forcing websites to publish their articles.
In the future, all websites could refuse to publish such articles without an official letter from the Food Association. They would definitely not allow a second Ma Shiwei incident to happen.
Ma Shiwei lost his job. Not only him, but the four people with him also lost their jobs.
The Food Association was indeed a non-governmental organization, but it was a semi-official organization. People like Ma Shiwei were all authorized members. This time, he had nothing. He was completely fired.
Not only that, but his reputation was also ruined. It was impossible for him to do any work in this industry. He could only change his career.
Even if he changed his career, he could forget about getting a good job. After all, this was a stain on his record. A very big stain. No one would be willing to use such a vengeful, stupid, and incapable person.
However, in Gu Zheng's heart, Ma Shiwei's outcome was actually not bad. He only violated the taboo of the food industry, not the taboo of the weapon spirit.
What he attacked was the Old Soup, not his culinary skills. If he attacked his culinary skills, with the Artifact Spirit's nature, he would definitely not let him off. He didn't know what kind of extreme things he would want him to do. Just look at Sun Er and Boss Hua's ending.
After the Food Association reacted, all aspects gradually stabilized.
To other industries, this was an internal conflict in the Food Association. To the food industry, this was a scandal. A scandal within the largest organization in their industry.
Many prestigious seniors also spoke out. The Food Association should be reorganized. They could not allow a black sheep like Ma Shiwei to appear.
The reorganization of the food industry had nothing to do with Gu Zheng because Gu Zheng did not defend himself. The business of Guji Chicken Blood Soup was still slowly growing, but it was not like before where it was sold out in advance. There was no longer a situation where it sold out of 5,000 servings in a day.
People nowadays still attached great importance to food safety. There were many people who would rather believe in it than not.
"Pa pa pa pa!"
On this day, Gu Zheng was in the kitchen. Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers was heard outside. Soon, the store manager ran in again. His face was still flushed, and he seemed very excited.
"Boss, boss, someone is here to deliver a silk banner!"
The store manager was indeed very excited. Just now, a few people suddenly came outside. A few of them were holding a large silk banner. Some of them even brought firecrackers. Seeing them, the store manager was very puzzled. He thought there was something wrong. After asking, he found out that they were here to deliver a silk banner as thanks.
He thanked the Guji Chicken Blood Soup for improving his body and curing his gastritis.
The person who delivered the silk banner was a man in his fifties. He had a chain of convenience stores under his name. Although the stores were not big, there were a lot of them. There were more than a hundred stores in Shen City. He was considered a small asset.
The man worked hard in his early years. Later, he got gastric problems and often had stomach pains. There were many things that he could not eat. He could not eat spicy food, could not drink alcohol, and could not eat stimulating food. Once he ate, he would feel unbearable pain.
That was not all. He also often had acid reflux. Once he had acid reflux, his stomach would hurt. He took a lot of medicine, both Chinese and Western. He also saw many doctors, but none of them could cure him.
He came on the first day of the opening of the chicken blood soup. He was attracted by the fragrance. He came late. By the time he arrived, the 888 yuan chicken blood soup was already gone. He could only buy a bowl of 888 yuan chicken blood soup to drink. After drinking it, he felt that the taste was very good. Moreover, his stomach did not feel uncomfortable at all.
In the store, he heard that the 888 yuan chicken blood soup tasted better, so he came earlier and queued up to buy a bowl.
After drinking it, the taste was just as the rumors said. It was very good. It was a delicacy that he had never eaten before. At that time, he didn't feel anything. He just thought that it was a very delicious food. Although the shop said that the chicken blood soup had therapeutic effects, he didn't care at all.
He had time and money. Moreover, he was old and lived nearby. He often woke up early to drink the chicken blood soup.
After drinking the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng several times, he suddenly found that his stomach did not hurt anymore. At that time, he did not feel anything special. It happened that he was busy for a few days and did not have time to eat the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng. As a result, his stomach began to hurt a little a few days later.
During those days, he ate everything else the same except for the chicken blood soup.
After that time, he kept an eye out and drank the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng again. When he drank it, even if he drank it two days later, as long as the interval was not too long, his stomach would be fine. He could even eat some spicy food. In the past, he did not even dare to think about it. As long as he ate spicy food, his stomach would definitely feel uncomfortable.
After that, he kept observing and also paid attention to the advertised therapeutic effects of the chicken blood soup.
After verifying it a few times, he was even more certain that the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng really had therapeutic effects. Moreover, it had already had an effect on his body. He also told others, but not many people believed him.
After that, he simply came to drink Gu Zheng's chicken blood soup every day. However, he could not buy it every time. Sometimes, Gu Zheng was not there, but as long as he drank Gu Zheng's chicken blood soup, his stomach would not hurt anymore. In two months, he went to the hospital for gastroscopy twice. Every time, he got better. His gastric ulcer also improved greatly.
Later on, unless Gu Zheng was not there, as long as Gu Zheng was there, he would buy the chicken blood soup even if it was sold by a scalper. These days, just drinking Gu Zheng's chicken blood soup alone cost him tens of thousands of yuan.
After the soup incident, the popularity of the shop suddenly decreased. Even the people who bought the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng decreased. Others did not believe it, but he believed in Gu Zheng. How could a soup that had therapeutic effects and was good for the body have any side effects?
He still came every day and ordered eight hundred and eighty-eight yuan worth of chicken blood soup. When there were fewer people, he would order two servings. These days, he had not stopped.
Yesterday, he went for another check-up. The doctor told him that his stomach was fine. Even his gastric ulcer was healed. Now, his stomach was very clean. He also deliberately ate chili, drank wine, and stimulant food. His stomach really did not have any discomfort.
The doctor also said that he was recovering well and could stop taking medicine.
Only he knew that during this period, he did not take any medicine at all. He had been drinking Gu Zheng's chicken blood soup all the time. He had tested it before and was completely sure that it was Gu Zheng's chicken blood soup that had the effect on him.
After confirming that his stomach was fine, the man was very excited. In addition, he knew that someone had attacked this place in the name of food safety. Today, he simply went to make a silk banner and sent it over to express his gratitude.
He had had stomach problems for more than twenty years. He was sincerely grateful that the chicken blood soup had cured his stomach problems. After the store manager understood what was going on, he immediately thought of the significance of this incident to their shop. He ran to report the good news to Gu Zheng. At the same time, he contacted the media he knew to see if they could write a report about it.
In his opinion, this incident was very important to their shop's image.
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