"That's not necessary. The secret recipe is limited, and the feeding is also limited. It doesn't matter if it's Lu Caichicken outside the secret recipe!"
Gu Zheng shook his head again. Boss He was a businessman. There was no need to make their relationship too stiff. After all, they were all from the same place. It was enough for him to provide the chicken with his secret recipe.
"Master Xiang, I'm here for one more thing. I'm going to raise the purchase price of the Wang's roast chicken by ten yuan per kilogram. The retail price will also be raised to the same price as the Bucket Chicken!"
Gu Zheng turned his head again and said to Xiang Ming.
Raising the price of the roast chicken to the same price as the Bucket Chicken was also what Gu Zheng had thought before.
In fact, the cost of the two kinds of chickens was not much different. The reason why there was a price difference at the beginning was that Xiang Ming's roast chicken was not expensive before. He only had one kind of roast chicken. If he sold it too expensive, no one would eat it.
The reason why the Shao enterprise sold it at a higher price was that they still had ordinary Bucket Chicken. Even if this kind of chicken was not sold, they were not afraid.
In this way, it meant that Xiang Ming's supply price had always been lower than the Shao enterprise. Gu Zheng did not have time to deal with this matter before. Now that he knew it, he certainly could not ignore it. Xiang Ming had always supported him. The people who stood on his side were also his own people. He could not let his own people be bitterly disappointed.
In addition to raising the purchase price of the roast chicken, Gu Zheng also planned to ask Xiang Kai to study under Gao Changhe. If he was talented, he could take over Gao Changhe's class in the future. Similarly, he would be given a house in Shanghai in the future. This was also a kind of compensation.
For Xiang Ming, this was a complete surprise.
He had known that the cost of the Bucket Chicken was similar to that of the Shao enterprise. He also knew that he sold it at a lower price. But their price was the same before. He did not think about anything else, nor did he have any complaints.
It could be said that he did not expect that Gu Zheng would take the initiative to raise the price.
Now his cost did not increase compared to before. Directly raising the price like this meant that his profit would increase a lot. Ten yuan per kilogram. Five hundred chickens a day, thousands of kilograms, meant that his income would increase by tens of thousands. It also meant that his profit would directly double.
For Xiang Ming, this was definitely a big gift.
"Master Gu, you can't do this. You can't do this. There's no reason to raise the price!"
Xiang Ming was an honest person. When Gu Zheng took the initiative to raise the price, he still shook his head and refused. Gu Zheng looked at him and smiled again. He couldn't let such an honest person suffer a loss.
"Master Xiang, it's settled then. Actually, it was my negligence at the beginning. I should have unified the prices of roast chicken and bucket chicken. That way, it would be more convenient for us to sell them!"
There was actually a drawback to the different prices of the two types of chickens.
That was, in Shen City, some people thought that bucket chicken was better than roast chicken. After all, it was more expensive. They didn't know that the cost difference between the two kinds of chicken was only one or two yuan. They were products of the same level.
Gu Zheng unilaterally raised the price of the roast chicken to dispel this misconception. He wanted to let others know that roast chicken and bucket chicken were exactly the same. Neither was better, neither was worse. They were both the best of their kind.
Boss He personally called the boss of the Shao enterprise. After a while, the boss of the Shao enterprise came here.
He was still a little nervous about Gu Zheng's arrival. Although he hated Boss He for stopping him from earning more money, he also knew that without Gu Zheng, Bucket Chicken wouldn't have the fame it had today, and Boss He's chicken farm wouldn't have existed.
Gu Zheng was also the new champion of the National Gourmet Competition. In addition, he had a guilty conscience. When he saw Gu Zheng, he was a little nervous.
The people of the Shao enterprise were not stupid. Under the situation that the raw materials were blocked by Boss He, they couldn't unilaterally tear up the contract. The Shao enterprise's attitude was good. They were self-aware.
The Bucket Chicken made from ordinary chicken also tasted good. However, it was far worse than the Bucket Chicken made from Lu Cai's chicken. When those bosses came and chose Lu Cai's Bucket Chicken instead of his ordinary chicken, he knew that once Lu Cai's chicken was gone, these big bosses would soon abandon him.
In this case, he could only choose to cooperate.
The Shao enterprise was willing to continue the cooperation. Gu Zheng also avoided trouble. The final result satisfied Gu Zheng.
In the end, Gu Zheng didn't ask for Boss He's shares, which made Boss He and Xiang Ming admire him more. Unfortunately, they didn't know that these shares, which were valuable in their eyes, were really nothing in Gu Zheng's eyes.
"It's arranged so soon?"
The next day after Gu Zheng returned to Shen City, Changfeng came to him and said that everything was arranged well. He could go with Gu Zheng at any time.
Gu Zheng thought that Changfeng would need at least a month to deal with these things. He didn't expect that Changfeng could do it all in just three days.
This was not going out to play or work. It was possible that he would not come back after leaving. It was indeed a little fast to get everything ready in three days.
"In fact, I have thought about it before. After I went back and talked to my family, they all expressed their support. Since I have made a choice, I want to start early!"
Changfeng smiled softly and continued, "I transferred the shares of the chicken blood soup to my eldest brother, Chang Le. He will help me if anything happens in the future. Most of the shares of the Lianfeng Group were given to my second brother. I left two percent to Du Yang. And I asked my eldest brother to help me deal with some of my other industries!"
"You gave the shares to Du Yang?"
Gu Zheng was stunned again. Gu Zheng knew that Changfeng had shares of the Lianfeng Group. But he didn't expect that after he left, he didn't leave all the shares of the Lianfeng Group to his family. Instead, he gave two percent to Du Yang.
Two percent didn't sound like a lot, but this was a big company that could make more than one billion a year. This two percent wasn't a small amount. Moreover, with this two percent of shares, Du Yang wasn't just an employee anymore. He was also one of the shareholders.
"Yes, I know that these things are useless to you, so I left them to him. With the shares, he can develop better in the company. Moreover, my second brother likes him very much and thinks highly of him. With these shares and my second brother's support, he can also enter the board of directors!"
Changfeng was very thoughtful. Gu Zheng took him to practice. He knew that he had nothing that Gu Zheng would like. It was better to give the benefits to the people around Gu Zheng.
After such a long time of contact, he had found that Gu Zheng valued friendship very much. Du Yang was one of Gu Zheng's few good friends. Giving the benefits to Du Yang was equivalent to giving the benefits to Gu Zheng.
"I thank you on behalf of Du Yang!"
Gu Zheng remained silent for a moment before replying. Money in the secular world was indeed of little significance to him. His current realm was close to that of an immortal cultivator. As long as he crossed the threshold of an immortal cultivator, he wouldn't have much time in the secular world in the future. It was also his wish to let his old friends live better lives.
Since Changfeng had this kind of heart, it was Du Yang's good fortune.
Speaking of which, Du Yang's promotion during this period was really fast, especially in the eyes of the people in his company. From a small employee, he directly became a department head, and then was promoted to deputy director. Now, with the shares given by Changfeng and the recommendation of Changfeng's second brother, he could immediately get rid of the word "deputy" and become a real director. He also had the status of a member of the board of directors.
This speed was definitely at the level of a rocket.
Changfeng arranged everything, and Gu Zheng did not object. He directly contacted Emei and asked Mao Zedong to come. After all, it was Mao Zedong who was going to take in Changfeng. If Mao Zedong did not like Changfeng, Gu Zheng could only teach him himself.
Mao Zedong came very quickly. After knowing Gu Zheng's intention, he took Changfeng to the sky without saying anything. He directly flew into the sea from the sky and ran a lap in the sea.
After a lap, Changfeng's eyes were fixed, and his legs were trembling.
Before, he wanted to learn ancient martial arts from Gu Zheng. He thought that after practicing it, he would be a real master of internal martial arts. But he did not expect that Gu Zheng would bring him another shock. There was a real immortal around Gu Zheng, an immortal who could fly.
"His performance is not bad, but he can only be a registered disciple now. Whether he can become my real disciple or not depends on his luck!"
Mao Zedong was not really satisfied with Changfeng, nor was he disgusted. Since Gu Zheng said so, he would not refuse. It was just that it was not easy to become his real disciple, and he had to go through a test.
For an immortal cultivator like Mao Zedong, the relationship between master and disciple was no less than that between father and son. Even if Gu Zheng introduced him, he would still be incomparably cautious.
Changfeng followed Mao Zedong to Emei. For him, he opened the door to a new world.
In Emei, he finally knew that immortals really existed. Although there were very few of them now, there were still some. In addition, his previous idea was not wrong. There were indeed many ancient martial arts cultivators, and the ultimate goal of these ancient martial arts cultivators was to become immortals.
The master that Gu Zheng found for him was a real immortal. Moreover, he was a very powerful immortal. He was also an old immortal who had lived for thousands of years.
This result surprised and excited him at the same time. After coming to Emei, no matter what he did, he worked very hard. He wanted to get Mao Zedong's recognition as soon as possible, get rid of the word "registered disciple" as soon as possible, and become Mao Zedong's real disciple.
Changfeng was able to adapt to life in Emei, which made Gu Zheng feel a little relieved. Although Changfeng had not yet taken the Marrow Cleansing Food Cultivation and started to cultivate, being able to adapt was the best start. At least he could learn some of the most basic abilities.
"Boss, you are here!"
Seeing Gu Zheng enter the shop, Gao Changhe immediately went to greet him. Recently, Gao Changhe was more and more energetic. Every time he called his master to ask about him, he would express his gratitude.
Before Changfeng left, he solved the problem of his house and the store manager's house. He was given a real house much earlier than promised. Although it was only a two-bedroom house, which was about the same size as his dormitory, after all, this was a house that really belonged to him. He did not live in the company.
Moreover, the house was nearby, not far from the shop. This was the downtown area. The price of the house here could be said to be the highest in the whole Shen Cheng City. In the past, he would never dare to imagine that he could own such a "mansion" in Shen Cheng City in such a short time.
It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a "mansion". If Gao Changhe sold this house, it would be more than enough to buy a villa when he returned to his hometown, Bianjing.
With a house, they could really settle down in Shen Cheng City. In addition, Changfeng gave them a raise before he left. Now he was really doing much better than before. He was very grateful to Gu Zheng and Changfeng who gave him all this. He was even more grateful to his master who introduced him and gave him this opportunity.
"How's the shop recently?"
Gu Zheng asked casually. In fact, there was nothing going on in the shop at all. It was just that Changfeng would not come again in the future. Although Changfeng's shares were now in Chang Le's hands, according to Chang Le's temperament, he probably would not come more often.
"Fortunately, everything is going well. Occasionally, there are customers who complain that there is no more chicken blood soup made by you to drink!"
Gao Changhe grinned. Gu Zheng was here recently. The chicken blood soup that he made personally and sold at 888 yuan had been removed. There were indeed many old customers who complained about it.
Especially those who wanted to get the effect of food therapy. Everyone knew that chicken blood soup had the effect of food therapy. However, the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng had a better effect. Without the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng, the effect of ordinary chicken blood soup was far less than that of Gu Zheng's.
"Okay, I will make it again today!"
Gu Zheng looked at the familiar kitchen and suddenly said. Gao Changhe was stunned for a moment before he nodded excitedly.
He personally prepared the ingredients for Gu Zheng and even informed the store manager. The chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng would definitely not be at the same price as the ordinary chicken blood soup in the shop. He had to inform the customers outside in advance and accept pre-orders.
Gu Zheng had already prepared a lot of Immortal Chicken and other ingredients. He brought them back with a random reason.
Now that Gu Zheng's strength had increased, so had his cooking skills. In addition, the ingredients had already been at the lowest level. The taste of the chicken blood soup now was much better than before.
Moreover, the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng had another specialty. The rich fragrance could spread very far. This was something that Gao Changhe and others could not compare with. As long as such a fragrance spread out, people who knew about it would know that it must have been made by Gu Zheng himself.
The fragrance that had disappeared for more than half a year reappeared. Many people in the surroundings sniffed it. Many people living nearby and shop owners knew that the most famous chef of Gu Ji Chicken Blood Soup had come back. Only he could make chicken blood soup with such a taste.
Some tourists and people who had just arrived nearby were not clear about it. After inquiring about it, all of them were surprised.
Ten servings of chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng himself, each of which was 888 yuan. Before Gu Zheng started to make it, all of them had been pre-ordered.
It was not that there were many regular customers outside, but that the store manager had announced that this was the effect of the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng himself. Today, Gu Zheng was no longer a nobody. Now, he was the new champion of the National Gourmet Competition.
In the past, he had the title of champion of the Hangzhou Gourmet Competition. However, that competition was just held for the first time, and it was a provincial competition. Its influence was far less than that of the National Gourmet Competition. Any dish made by the champion of the National Gourmet Competition was worth this price. There were too many people who wanted to taste the cooking of the National Gourmet Competition's champion chef.
There was once a National Gourmet Competition's champion who publicly auctioned a table of dishes made by him. As a result, it was sold at a high price of 280,000 yuan.
This was more than ten years ago. At that time, prices were not so high, and the champion's influence was not as great as Gu Zheng's. Nowadays, people's lives were getting better and better, and their pursuit of food was getting higher and higher. The delicacies made by real chefs had always been fought over by people.
888 yuan. Not to mention the chicken blood soup, even the noodle soup made by Gu Zheng would be bought by people.
Ten servings were bought so quickly. Gu Zheng was somewhat surprised. He had underestimated his influence. Since someone had already pre-ordered it, Gu Zheng would make this delicacy himself.
The chicken blood soup could be said to be the dish that Gu Zheng had made the most often. He was very familiar with it, and soon, the rich aroma spread out again.
This time, the aroma that spread out was not the previous eight miles, but ten miles. He had really achieved ten miles. Although ten miles was only five thousand meters, it was a radius of ten thousand meters.
In the city, a diameter of ten thousand meters covered a very large area.
Countless people smelled this aroma. Those who were closer and knew what was going on were still okay. Those who were further away and did not know what was going on experienced the feeling of those who had only smelled the aroma but did not know what it was. Some foodies even looked for it crazily, and some smart people even went online to ask.
Slowly, Gu Zheng finished the pot of chicken blood soup. Soon, it was carried out by Gao Changhe personally.
Those who bought the ten servings of chicken blood soup were not disappointed. As expected of the number one chef in the country. Those who had eaten it all said that it was the best food they had ever eaten in their lives.
It was made with ordinary ingredients, and Gu Zheng, the Immortal Chef, had personally made it. If such a delicacy could not conquer the taste buds of ordinary people, he would not be able to continue being an Immortal Chef. Without the tool spirit, Lord Gokusen would probably not be able to resist firing this disciple.
"Is there anything going on recently?"
After making the chicken blood soup, Gu Zheng casually asked. Although he was not around, the kitchen had always been under his control. When Changfeng was around, he did not ask about the kitchen, giving Gao Changhe a lot of autonomy.
The reason why Changfeng did not ask about the Bucket Chicken was also because of this. As long as they did not really affect the interests of the restaurant, he would wait for Gu Zheng to come back before talking about the kitchen.
Although the Bucket Chicken was bought from outside, it was still a problem in the kitchen.
"There's nothing else. It's just that a lot of people could not find you, so they sent some invitations, letter of appointment, and so on here!"
When Gu Zheng asked, Gao Changhe immediately replied. During the time when Gu Zheng was not around, countless people had ideas about him but could not find him, so they could only come here.
There were hundreds of invitations and letters of appointment, and this was the result after Gao Changhe screened them. Those that were not reliable and obviously wanted to ride on Gu Zheng's popularity were all thrown away by him.
Those that were left behind were all things that had real weight.
"An invitation from Central TV?"
Gu Zheng picked up a letter and casually looked at it, then immediately put it aside. This was a letter of appointment from Central TV's Gourmet Channel, inviting him to be a guest on a program. Moreover, he was the only guest.
The salary was considerable, but Gu Zheng did not lack money at all. He had no interest in appearing on TV, so he put it aside.
"An invitation to Hangzhou's Gourmet Competition!"
Gu Zheng soon got an invitation that surprised him. The Hangzhou Gourmet Competition was already preparing for the second session. This time, the invitation to Gu Zheng was not to invite him to participate. Gu Zheng was the first in the last session, and also the first in the country. It was impossible for him to participate in such a competition again.
This time, Gu Zheng was invited to be a judge.
For the people of the Hangzhou Gourmet Competition Organizing Committee, Gu Zheng's winning the first place in the country was an unexpected surprise, and it once again strengthened their influence. Gu Zheng had participated in a competition before, and that was with them. In this way, the first place in the Hangzhou Gourmet Competition was the same as the first place in the country. Others would also think highly of the Hangzhou Gourmet Competition.
This competition was to be held in three months. The Organizing Committee wanted to ride on the popularity of guzheng, so they invited him to be a judge of this session, and also the final judge.
"Mr. Gu, the Hangzhou Gourmet Competition is not bad. I heard that they will continue the audition this year, but the direct audition has increased a lot of famous chefs. This year will definitely be better!"
Seeing that Gu Zheng had been holding this invitation, Gao Changhe whispered. After all, Gu Zheng was famous in the Hangzhou Gourmet Competition. After this invitation was sent, Gao Changhe had paid attention to the things in Hangzhou.
"Let's talk about this later!"
Gu Zheng did not refuse or agree. He just put the invitation aside and continued to look at other things.
Many of them were invitations to famous domestic food festivals, and more than a dozen were invitations to various international food festivals. In addition, there were invitations from Michelin companies. Most of these invitations were put aside by him, and only one was in his hand.
This was an invitation from France, which invited Gu Zheng to participate in a food festival in half a month. It had just been sent.
Gu Zheng entered Shu Mountain and was busy with other things, so he did not come back for the New Year. According to his plan, he planned to go to France to visit his father during the New Year last year and taste the French food by the way, but he was delayed.
Speaking of which, he and his father had not seen each other for two years. As the saying goes, if you don't return to your hometown when you are rich, it is like walking in the night when you are dressed in brocade clothes. Now he had wealth and fame, so he always wanted to be recognized.
The recognition of ordinary people was not a big deal. His family was in Shen City, and there were not many acquaintances. It was meaningless to be recognized here. What he wanted most was to go and see his father, at least to let him know that his son had surpassed his father.
Although Gu Zheng was a cultivator, he had not been cultivating for a long time, so these vulgar things in his bones were still unavoidable.
"This invitation was sent directly by them. I have verified it. It is true, and it is the largest food festival in France. So it is invited!"
Seeing that Gu Zheng was deep in thought while holding the invitation, Gao Changhe hurriedly introduced it to him. France was considered a famous country in the culinary world, and this time's Gourmet Festival was the largest and grandest one in France. This could be considered an important invitation.
Generally, Gao Changhe would investigate such an invitation to see if it was deliberately faked by someone, or if it was a small event and someone deliberately said it was a big event. After verifying that everything was true, he kept it.
"Well, thank you, Master Gao. I will take these invitations, and you can send the others back!"
Gu Zheng nodded and took the invitation of the French Food Festival first. He also kept the invitations of the Hangzhou Food Competition and several other activities. Obviously, he refused the rest.
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