From a barbecue stand to a global gourmet tycoon

Chapter 216 Wan Hai Restaurant
Shortly after.

Chushi·Jijianle received an invitation from an old restaurant in Shancheng.

The call was directly to Li Changqing.

It's his old club, Zhu Heng.

Ever since the Sanitation and Safety Problems occurred in Changqing Building, the private restaurant industry in Shancheng has been severely hit.

The vitality of the entire industry has significantly regressed.

But guests are forgetful.

As time goes by, no one cares.

Zhu Heng reached a cooperation with Qiu Jun, Li Yi, Yao Shanjing, these private kitchen owners.

Founded Wan Hai restaurant in Nanshan.

Binding with a share agreement, several bosses work together to start the private kitchen industry.

Many famous chefs and great talents were invited to sit in the kitchen.

Among them is Ding Yi, a master of Shandong cuisine and the head chef of a two-star Michelin restaurant in Shandong.

Even he himself is a Michelin-starred chef. Wan Hai Restaurant has found a lot of contacts and spent a lot of resources to invite him here.

"Wanhai Restaurant is going to hold a competition, Mr. Zhu specially invited Mr. Zhong to be a judge with you, what do you think?"

In the kitchen, Li Changqing said with his back to Chu Hao while chopping vegetables.

Chu Hao was taken aback: "Judge?"

"That's right, this is a cooking competition. Some old chefs in Shancheng have been invited. No.1 can get 200 million prize money."

Chu Hao even laughed, "I can understand Mr. Zhong, why was I also invited to be a judge?"

Li Changqing said with a smile: "Jianle is now a black pearl three-diamond, and you are the chef here, and you have the qualifications to be a judge."

Chu Hao laughed and said, "Mr. Zhong will definitely not go."

"So, I don't dare to tell the old man at all. It depends on your thoughts. If you go, it will be good for us to meet some colleagues in the mountain city."

This is Li Changqing's shortcoming.

According to Zhong Lao's words, he is a bit idle and likes to engage in those fancy things.

Chu Hao glanced at him.

Li Changqing smiled and said: "It's not forced, it's up to you to go or not."

Chu Hao: "You want me to go?"

"Go, this is a rare competition that stimulates the vitality of the industry. I heard that there are people from the TV station shooting live. If you go, you will be on TV. It will also be good for our restaurant."

Then take the opportunity to promote it.

Take Chu Hao's fame as a publicity point.

Restaurant business will also be better.

"How many days is the game?"

"About three days, starting at four o'clock every afternoon."

Chu Hao thought for a while, "It can be considered."

Li Changqing was overjoyed, "Then I called Mr. Zhu."

Chu Hao laughed and said, "I haven't agreed yet."

Li Changqing chuckled and scratched his head.

"Be honest, if I agree to go with you, what benefits will you get? Can you get bonuses and kickbacks?"

Li Changqing blushed, "I'm that kind of person? I just think it's good for the restaurant if you become a judge."

In fact, Wan Hai Restaurant is still very well-known in the circle.

I don't know how many chefs have sharpened their heads and want to go in.

And since the opening, the business has been pretty good, but those few people haven't had the guts to do public catering like Chu Hao, because it's hard to agree.

They are still sitting in a private restaurant, and they seem to have been looking for channels to give a star rating recently.

It's just difficult.

Because the ceiling of the private restaurant is there.

It is not like mass catering, it is really popular if it becomes popular.

Private cooking can also become popular, but the scope is only those few circles, and the popularity does not go out of the circle.

"Alright then, let's go."

The reason why Chu Hao agreed is actually very simple, not to participate in the competition, but to be a judge.

It's two different things.

First, it proves that Chu Hao is highly valued in the eyes of Wan Hai Restaurant. If someone invites someone, he must give face to him. Multiple enemies are not as good as multiple friends.

Second, being a judge will also help Chu Hao's own future.

The higher his reputation in the circle, the higher the upper limit and ceiling he can achieve in the future.

The more powerful he is, the more powerful Le Jianhe will be.

The restaurant is very star-seeking.

If the cook is really good, the business of the restaurant will be better.

Chu Hao is also thinking about ways to keep the restaurant going.

Afterwards, he told Qin Jiangyi about this and got her support.

"Go ahead and I'll go with you."

"Ok?"

"I want to see how they make the restaurant. Maybe we can learn from some of their strengths and communicate with each other."

Chu Hao smiled and said, "Success."

……

a few days later.

Chu Hao drove and took Li Changqing to prepare for departure.

He opened the door and was about to go directly to the co-pilot, but was stopped by Chu Hao, "You sit in the back."

Li Changqing looked confused, but he opened the door and entered the back seat without asking any further questions.

"Where is this going?"

Li Changqing was a little confused when he found out that Chu Hao was not going to the match.

"Pick up Mr. Qin first, and she will go with us."

Li Changqing rolled his eyes, no wonder he was asked to sit in the back.

"Mr. Qin is going too? Why?"

"She said that she wanted to see the current operating status of Wanhai Restaurant. If there are any advantages, we can learn them by ourselves."

Li Changqing laughed, "It's not a market at all. The customers we face are completely different from the customers Wan Hai faces."

"I don't know. Anyway, I'm just going to be a judge."

Li Changqing: "Well, we can still eat delicious food after we go, and we are not at a loss."

Chu Hao glanced at him from the rearview mirror, "Qingzi, these are actually external. Mr. Zhong has always commented on you, saying that you are talented, and you will be included in the state banquet candidate list sooner or later. Don't think I'm long-winded. Hone your skills well, and go to the state banquet in the future, maybe your fame will be more useful than mine."

Li Changqing didn't speak, but the smile on his face was still slightly smug.

Can be praised by Mr. Zhong, and even give pointers in person.

He is not the only one in the circle, but the luckiest one.

And this luck largely comes from Chu Hao, who invited Mr. Zhong out of the mountain.

Chu Hao's talent is stronger than his.

At the gate of Tianhu Island, I received Qin Jiangyi who was waiting on the side of the road.

She opened the door and got on the co-driver, turned to look at Li Changqing, "Are you going too?"

Li Changqing smiled and said, "Boss Qin."

In his opinion, Chu Hao is also the boss, but the boss Chu Hao has nothing to do with him.

After all in other words.

Chu Hao and him still have a bit of a brotherly relationship, and the way they get along is pretty good, because they are both cooks.

But Qin Jiangyi was different.

Although food is the sky, she is also engaged in catering, but she is not a cook herself, and the way she gets along with Qin Jiangyi is a bit like a subordinate.

Moreover, Li Changqing has always been quite afraid of Qin Jiangyi.

He had not been with Mr. Zhong and Chu Hao before.

Just follow Yu Yizhou.

Although Yu Yizhou has now returned to Suzhou.

But Li Changqing thought to himself that it would be a rare thing for him to become Yu Yizhou's registered disciple instead of Zhong Lao's registered disciple.

What's more, he is still in contact with Yu Yizhou.

It's always been about cooking.

Qin Jiangyi wore a sky blue knitted cardigan today with a white dress underneath. It was a simple yet classic combination, quite fairy-like. With her temperament, this outfit actually complemented each other, which was amazing.

He didn't say much after getting in the car.

Instead, he took a small mirror and touched up his makeup.

Li Changqing glanced at the back and frowned. It was a bit surprising for a person like Mr. Qin to see her touch up her makeup on the spot.

Because Li Changqing always thinks that Mr. Qin is not the kind of person who likes to make up.

Chu Hao took a look, "You just got up?"

Qin Jiangyi hummed, "I had a party last night and got drunk."

Chu Hao frowned, then gave a 'tsk' sound, and said, "Drink less and you will die."

Qin Jiangyi was not angry either, and said, "Do I want to drink it myself? It's not just for our restaurant."

Chu Hao didn't say anything.

He doesn't care about the restaurant business.

Chu Hao rarely interfered with the supply of goods, publicity, marketing, and various commercial arrangements and methods.

It was Qin Jiangyi who was handling it.

Seeing that she was so tired, Chu Hao said: "Then you might as well rest at home, why go there?"

"Go and have a look, we are old friends now, but today I won't discuss business, just follow you and eat some delicious food." Qin Jiangyi smiled playfully.

Li Changqing was in a daze.

He found that the relationship between Chu Hao and Mr. Qin...is always a bit weird.

Chu Hao sighed, and asked her helplessly, "Did you go alone yesterday?"

"No, how could I be the only one, so would I still dare to drink? I took Yuxin with me."

Chen Yuxin has always been Qin Jiangyi's great secret.

Long time no see her.

Even now, she is still working in Chu Hao's factory.

……

Along the way, Chu Hao and Qin Jiangyi were chatting about things.

Some topics are quite large.

Li Changqing had no ears to listen.

But after thinking about it, he understood. Even though Chu Hao was just a cook, he was also the boss.

The relationship between these two people, how to say...

Chu Hao is in charge of the interior, and his task is to maintain the high standard and hard power of the restaurant.

Mr. Qin's task is to sell the restaurant as a piece of jade and ensure that the restaurant's business does not decline.

These two work well together.

And sometimes it seems very tacit.

Sometimes, this kind of tacit understanding is also very interesting. Even if Chu Hao forgets to report to Qin Jiangyi about any new dishes Chu Hao introduced, Qin Jiangyi will quickly notice, and then change the marketing strategy and adjust the plan.

For example, recently, the restaurant is launching [Chu Shi No. [-] set meal].

On the second floor, the price per person is 1800, which is the second most expensive package here.

The first is pure molecular cuisine, called [God's Dinner], and it is also one of the first set meals launched by Chushi·Jianle.

The third place is the herbal diet, named [Chu Shi No. [-] Medicinal Diet].

Yes, the names are very earthy, but they are delicious.

The second floor is also one of the few places here with a super high-level menu.

Even in the entire mountain city, it is difficult to find a second one.

Li Changqing has always believed that Le Neng was selected as the Black Pearl Three Diamonds, which is inseparable from these three packages.

On the contrary, the Sichuan cuisine on the first floor is not very useful for the general public.

The evaluation of diamonds and stars depends on your innovation.

The food on the first floor is all traditional dishes, as retro as possible.

It's delicious, but its innovation score has always been low, especially in the eyes of self-righteous food critics and gourmets.

In their eyes, traditional dishes are outdated dishes, and the classic taste of traditional dishes has long been unable to impress these so-called food pioneers.

Li Changqing was thinking so.

There they are.

Wanhai Restaurant is in an unexpected place.

In an old neighborhood surrounded by trees, there is an old neighborhood next door, and red bricks and small houses can be seen everywhere.

And Wanhai Restaurant is located behind a black iron door. At first glance, it looks like a neighborhood committee, but the decoration of the door is very simple and reveals a sense of luxury. There is a chandelier in front of the door, which looks like a kerosene lamp. The pillars and walls are pasted with red bricks, and the craftsmanship is very high.

Three people touched into the restaurant.

A piece of jade noodles was directly blocked in front of the three of them.

Immediately afterwards, a little beauty at the cash register on the right came up with a smile and said, "How many guests are there?"

Chu Hao glanced at Li Changqing.

Li Changqing said: "We are having fun here. This is Master Chu, the judge of this competition. He came here specially to meet Mr. Zhu."

The little beauty was taken aback for a moment, and then secretly took a look at Chu Hao.

Seeing that he was young and handsome, he was already a judge. At this moment, he was smiling gently at her. The little beauty blushed instantly, lowered her head and said, "Please follow me."

Qin Jiangyi walked behind Chu Hao and said with a smile: "Look, you can win people's hearts by just smiling at them casually. You can do it."

Chu Hao: ...

Zhu Heng is in the backyard.

The scale of today's competition is small, but the people who come are all famous chefs, but it does not affect the reception of guests in the front.

The game will start in the backyard.

Follow the little beauty all the way to the back, through many doors, it feels like a dormitory, like a hodgepodge, there are a lot of people coming and going, there are three kitchens just passing by, and they are all brightly lit, The area is spacious, and the chef inside is busy and enthusiastic.

After that, go through a few more doors.

Only then did he come to the backyard, and the first thing that caught Chu Hao's eyes was the camera.

"That's... from the local TV station..." Chu Hao immediately recognized their background.

Because he still wears a work tag, the logo on it is the logo of the local TV station.

Zhu Heng and Qiu Jun each had a cigarette, standing not far away pointing, talking and laughing, some contestants in chef uniforms were also actively preparing for the competition, but they were all in the room on the first floor, through the window Looking inside from the first floor of the railing, a group of chefs were sitting there, not knowing what they were discussing.

Zhu Heng saw Chu Hao and the others at a glance.

"President Zhu."

"Hey, isn't this Master Chu and Mr. Qin? Long time no see, please!"

Zhu Heng looked enthusiastic, and when he was leading the way, he glanced at Li Changqing again.

Li Changqing nodded to him, "President Zhu."

"Well, it's a good thing to go out. I heard that you are now learning crafts from Mr. Zhong?"

Li Changqing smiled and hummed.

"Promising! Don't forget me, Lao Zhu, when you will be on the rise in the future."

"That's natural."

If it were before, Li Changqing would feel guilty if he saw him.

Because after the incident in Changqing Tower, he switched jobs to this place. Every time he chatted with Zhu Heng, he would feel a little guilty.

But now, it's different.

Regardless of his status or cooking skills, with Mr. Zhong as his master, he can stand upright wherever he goes.

(End of this chapter)