Chapter 1327 The Most Famous

Speaking of communication, since the official start, the four of us sat around the table, and everything we said to each other was related to the cuisines of the three provinces.

From the origin of the ingredients to the specific knife skills needed to make the best dishes, to the discussion of the taste of the dishes, the four of them never stopped discussing for two and a half hours.

And all of this was faithfully recorded by the young man's camera.

This kind of video may seem boring to laymen, but in the eyes of chefs, it is a rare and precious summary of experience. After all, those who like to teach people nowadays are people who only jingle with half a bucket of water.

When the time came, the four of them still had some unfinished business, but they all knew that they couldn't disturb Yuan Zhou's opening of the store at night, so they all said goodbye and left.

Of course, before leaving, Liu Xi and Liu Jian did not forget to ask Zhang Yan to remember to copy the video.

Zhang Yan agreed perfunctorily, and then said goodbye to Yuan Zhou happily. He completely forgot that he had planned to ask two things when he came.

After Yuan Zhou watched Zhang Yan walk away, he also remembered what Zhang Yan had asked: "Speaking of which, President Zhang seemed to have asked about Huanghuali Mu just now. Do you want to remind me?"

Crazy temptation on the verge of death.

"Forget it, it's better not to say it."

After thinking about it, Yuanzhou shook his head slightly, then turned back to his store and started preparing the ingredients for dinner. Of course, he had to wash up again before starting to prepare.

Yuan Zhou was busy, and there were also people on the other side who were very busy with the opening of a new store.

This person is Zhou Shijie's most favored, most talented and youngest disciple Liu Tong. He has now opened a gourmet restaurant of his own and it is almost time to open.

No, Liu Tong was sitting at the main seat in the conference room, putting away the menu he had just drawn up.

Most of the other seats in the conference room were also filled. These people were all managers of the club and were preparing for the opening.

"We have already decided on the candidates for Chef Liu's opening, which is below this document." A middle-aged man who was close to Liu Tong pushed up his glasses and said.

"Yes, chef, let's see how many we invite." The young woman opposite the middle-aged man nodded in agreement.

One of these two people is the kitchen manager and the other is the lobby manager. They were both people hired by Liu Tong himself, and they were called so at Liu Tong's request.

This store was opened by Liu Tong himself, and its name is very confident, called Liu Tong Food Hall.

He didn't like people calling him boss. He originally wanted to be called owner, but Zhou Shijie disliked it, so he just called him chef.

"Pah!" Liu Tong closed the folder where he uploaded the menu, but did not open the list of ribbon-cutting personnel below.

Liu Tong's young face has lost its arrogance and has become calmer. Of course, the confidence on his face has not changed.

"Who has the best cooking skills in Chengdu now?" Liu Tong asked.

"Of course it's Chef Liu, your master, Mr. President Zhou." The head chef said immediately.

"That's right, but Chef Liu, your skills are only inferior to the president." The young lobby manager said directly and sincerely.

"Yes, that's right."

“Chef Liu’s cooking skills are the best.”

A few people echoed a few words, but Liu Tong smiled and said nothing. After everyone stopped, he spoke: "No, there are many people who are very good at cooking."

As soon as he said this, the conference room fell silent. Instead of mindless boasting, everyone quietly waited for Liu Tong's next words.

"Since it is opened by me, Liu Tong, I naturally want to invite the best." Liu Tong said loudly.

"But didn't you say that President Zhou would not participate in such a ceremony?" the middle-aged man in charge of the kitchen asked doubtfully.

"Yes, of course my master will not participate." Liu Tong nodded.

"Are you planning to do the tailoring alone? In fact, that's enough. After all, Chef Liu's cooking skills are top-notch." The lobby manager responded quickly.

"No, the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan may have different opinions on who has the best cooking skills, and there are all kinds of dishes and flavors, but there is no dispute if the one who is the most famous in the culinary world is now.

Liu Tong shook his head.

"Chef Liu, are you talking about Yuan Zhou?" The people in the conference room reacted immediately.

Except for Liu Tong and another chef in the conference room, no one else was in the chef world, but they could still name Yuan Zhou immediately. One can imagine how famous Yuan Zhou is.

"Yes, that's him." Liu Tong nodded.

But Liu Tong nodded, and the meeting room that was about to be noisy suddenly fell silent.

They know that Yuan Zhou naturally knows the reason why he has never stood up for others. Yuan Zhou's difficulty in recruiting him is almost the same as his reputation for cooking skills.

I had known that a hotel had opened and offered Yuan Zhou five million to cut the ribbon at the platform. Yuan Zhou refused without even thinking about it.

People in the conference room felt that the difficulty of inviting Yuan Zhou was the same as that of inviting Zhou Shijie, or even more difficult.

Yes, logically speaking, Liu Tong, as Zhou Shijie's beloved disciple, should come when he opens a new store. Zhou Shijie, as the master, should naturally come, but Zhou Shijie cannot come.

Not to mention Liu Tong, even when Li Minghui, his disciple, opened a store, Zhou Shijie didn't go there.

There is no other reason, just because Zhou Shijie is not only their master, but also the president of the Chinese Chefs Alliance, and this is a public official position.

As long as he has not resigned from office, he will not be able to attend such public gatherings of his disciples, relatives, and friends. Zhou Shijie has set the rules for himself.

According to Zhou Shijie, public officials must not hold themselves to the law as the minimum standard.

Liu Tong naturally knew this, so he only told Zhou Shijie his opening time and did not invite Zhou Shijie at all.

"But the chef, I heard it's hard to hire Boss Yuan." The lobby manager reminded carefully.

"I know, I will go and invite him personally." Liu Tongxin said.

The lobby manager choked and complained in his heart: "Anyone who invites Boss Yuan now does not come to the door in person, and no one has succeeded."

Although the lobby manager and others didn't say it clearly, Liu Tong obviously noticed everyone's doubts.

Liu Tong said directly: "Don't think about it, I have no special invitation gesture, just because I am President Zhou's apprentice."

Liu Tong said this with great pride. Of course, this is indeed something to be proud of.

"You only know that Boss Yuan is difficult to hire, but you don't know that Boss Yuan is a very pure person. He has a very close relationship with my master. Strictly speaking, they are half brothers, so my chance of success is very high." Liu Tong said seriously said.

After saying this, everyone sitting here figured it out.

It's not that they will come. The ribbon-cutting platform may be big or small, and Zhou Shijie and Yuan Zhou have a very good relationship. This is known to many people.

"I will go directly to invite him tomorrow. There is nothing left to explain. Be prepared. The opening time is approaching. Let's adjourn the meeting." Liu Tong said.

Liu Tong said he would leave directly after the meeting. At this time, people in the conference room also stood up and began to say goodbye.

After a while, the huge conference room was empty.

"This is a good idea. I'm really smart. Who can cut the ribbon and be more famous than Boss Yuan." Liu Tong thought to himself.

Having said that, Liu Tong and Yuan Zhou were in the same grade, but the gap between them... Well, saying too much could easily cause discomfort.

Anyway, President Zhou is whispering in the ears of his apprentices every day, "It would be great if you had half of Xiao Yuan's talent", "You can't be perfunctory about your cooking skills, otherwise the dishes will be perfunctory for you" and so on.

Zhou Shijie asked all his disciples to target Yuan Zhou.

"Although I can't catch up for the time being, I have taken the first step now. If I spend more time, the distance will definitely be closer!" Liu Tong thought with confidence.

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