Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 760 Interview (seeking monthly pass)

After bidding farewell to the mother and son, Chen Nian planned to go out and take a taxi to the hotel to find Zhou Ji, but just two steps away the phone rang, and a young voice rang out after he picked it up.

"Hello, hello."

"Hello, is this Chen Nian, Master Chen?"

"it's me."

"I was sent by Master Zhou to pick you up. Have you left the station yet?"

As soon as Chen Nian heard this, he began to search in the airport, and soon he saw a young man looking around with his mobile phone in his hand.

So he walked over directly and walked around to the other party: "Hello, is this someone sent by Master Zhou?"

"You are Mr. Chen Nian, right? My master asked me to pick you up." The young man said, "Do you have any other luggage?"

"Not anymore." Chen Nian shook his head.

"Then let's go, I came here by car, and I'm in the parking lot outside." After the young man finished speaking, he began to introduce himself again, "Master Chen, I'm Master Zhou's apprentice, my name is Zou Qi, mainly I also learned about Huaiyang cuisine."

After hearing this, Chen Nian couldn't help but glance at the other party: "It's Master Zhou's apprentice, then we can communicate more in the future."

"No, no, my master always mentioned you after he came back, saying that your cooking skills are very good, and that you won the Huaiyang cuisine competition in Yangzhou before, so I should ask you for advice." Zou Qi looked Very polite.

Looking at the other party's appearance, Chen Nian couldn't help sighing in his heart, as expected, those plots that would be targeted and looked down upon wherever he went were only played in novels or on TV.

Normally, everyone will be more polite when they meet for the first time, even if they have some thoughts in their hearts, they will not say them out.

In this way, they came outside, got into the car and headed towards the hotel.

"My master is in the hotel today. He was still in the meeting when I left. The meeting should be over when we go back. Then you should take a rest first, and then we will have a light meal together at noon."

"It depends on your arrangement." Chen Nian nodded, since he came to his territory, he just listened to his arrangement, besides, he was only an assistant when he went to participate in the King of Kitchen competition after the Chinese New Year.

Chen Nian reckoned that if he hadn't been able to speak Italian, this opportunity might not have come to him.

"Master Chen, I actually saw your video on the Internet. You used to go to school in BJ, right?" Zou Qi asked. After all, the journey back is not too short, and it will take about two hours. What, they are too awkward to sit in the car.

"Yes, I used to go to school here."

"Speaking of which, you are really good. You have such good academic performance, and a chef who has only been working for more than half a year can reach this level. It is unthinkable for us."

Chen Nian smiled: "Hey, I'm all wild. If you want to study orthodoxly with Master, you must first lay a good foundation. This time, I have come into contact with the orthodox inheritance, so I have to spend more time with you guys." Just learn."

"That's true. Although we are in this business, it is impossible not to learn. People's tastes are also changing. Although some traditional dishes are delicious, we still need to make some innovations. In restaurants, the boss They always ask us to come up with some innovative dishes, and our heads are getting bigger.”

"Haha, it's the same, but the pressure on my side is much less. After all, it's just a family restaurant, and the customers are relatively less picky."

"Actually, Master Chen, it's good that you are doing this, at least you are working for yourself."

"That's true." Chen Nian nodded.

Then Zou Qi started to play music in the car, and Chen Nian found that this Zou Qi was somewhat similar to his own aesthetics.

In addition to some popular songs by those popular singers, there are actually a few songs by Hongdou.

So when Hongdou's song appeared, Chen Nian felt that the other party must be a chef with excellent aesthetics.

"Master Chen, I suddenly remembered, is An Hongdou your girlfriend?"

"Yes."

"It's really a blessing, but I think you two are quite a good match, and most of the young chefs around me actually listen to An Hongdou's songs. After all, her songs are all the names of dishes, and we are in the back kitchen. It’s often played from time to time.”

"Indeed, her songs are quite nice, and I often play them in the store." Chen Nian said with a smile.

"That's for sure, let alone a girlfriend, if I know a friend who sings, I have to play his songs from morning to night every day." Zou Qi still feels a little envious when he said this.

After all, as a chef, in the back kitchen all day long, the only females you can come into contact with are the waitresses in the store, and some of them are the aunts who wash dishes and clean up in the back kitchen.

To be honest, Chen Nian was able to find a celebrity girlfriend, which was quite a blast in their industry.

I have to say that chatting with Zou Qi is still very pleasant. We are all of the same age. Zou Qi is slightly younger than Chen Nian. When chatting about Chen Nian, I will tell him that I don’t need to call myself Master Chen. Needless to say your polite title.

So Zou Qi directly called Chen Nian Brother Chen.

While chatting like this, they arrived at the hotel, although Zhou Ji is here now, Chen Nian still has to go back and put down his things first.

Zou Qi left when he brought Chen Nian to the entrance of the hotel, and he and Chen Nian added WeChat to each other, telling Chen Nian that he could talk on WeChat or call if he had something to do.

After hearing this, Chen Nian nodded, indicating that he knew.

Then Chen Nian swiped his card to enter the room.

"Good guy, this configuration!" Chen Nian couldn't help sighing again that the life of the rich is really wonderful.

I also went out to shoot with the Chinese kitchen program group before, but they lived in the store directly on the first day.

That is to say, during the few days when they played in Italy, they stayed in the hotel.

But at that time, Yang Xue and the others lived in a luxury room, while Chen Nian and Hongdou lived in an ordinary room.

Converted down to 900 yuan a night.

But as soon as Chen Nian entered the hotel, the overall feeling was different.

Although it is not as big as a luxury suite, but at first glance, this room must be more than 40 square meters.

"This sense of design... this decoration... this big floor-to-ceiling window!" After putting down his schoolbag, Chen Nian turned his head and glanced at the door, making sure that he had locked the door, and then swooped and threw himself onto the big bed in the center of the room.

Full of elasticity, the aged will be wrapped in endless softness on the spot.

After rolling on the bed for a while, Chen Nian took out his mobile phone and searched online.

"Good guy, this room is considered the cheapest room here, and it costs two thousand." Seeing the price, Chen Nian couldn't help but click his tongue.

Sitting up silently, opened WeChat, took a short video, and sent the whole picture of the room to Hongdou.

Then long press the video to forward this small video to my mother.

"This room is not bad. It seems that they attach great importance to you." An Hongdou quickly replied.

"Yeah, I searched online just now, and this room costs 2000 yuan a night. I have never lived in such an expensive room."

An Hongdou made another emoji covering her mouth and laughing.

"Don't worry, that's where it's at. I'll make money later and let you live in a more expensive place."

"You say that as if I was adopted by you."

"Hey, we're all at this age, why do you care about these things? I'm a star, and there will be more opportunities to make a lot of money in the future, so I don't have any problem staying in any hotel I want!"

"Okay, then you can make money outside, and I will follow you wherever you go, and cook delicious food for you."

"Forget it. I am very strong. Although I can rely on my face to eat, I still want to rely on my hands."

"Hahaha, okay, let's not talk about it, I want to go out with my parents to buy some new year's goods, and we will talk in the evening."

"no problem."

After chatting with Hongdou, Chen Nian made another video call to his mother and took her to see the scenery here.

"It's pretty good, but do you want me to mail you some souvenirs? They give you such a nice house, and you have to express it no matter what."

"Alright." Chen Nian didn't refuse either.

Because I came here this time, it can be regarded as a light trip, but since I came all the way from Sichuan, I should also bring them some local products.

"You also have to eat on time over there. The weather in the north is cold, so wear more clothes so you don't catch a cold."

"Understood, Mom, let's not talk about it, you go shopping first."

"Okay, I'll call Mom later when I'm free."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Nian took another break and posted a circle of friends.

Just after sending, the phone rang again, this time it was from Zhou Ji.

"Boss Chen, are you in the room now?"

"Yes, I have rested."

"Okay, let's go eat something first, and I'll let my apprentice come over to call you later, and then we'll chat while eating, what do you think?"

"no problem."

Then Chen Nian took out all his clothes and hung them in the closet, and put all the toiletries in the bathroom.

Not long after, Zou Qi came and rang the doorbell again, and Chen Nian followed him to a box where four people were already seated.

The leader is Zhou Ji.

"Welcome, Boss Chen. The main reason is that I have a meeting in the morning, otherwise I will definitely have to pick you up at the airport."

"It's okay, don't bother."

"Hahaha, please sit down."

After Chen Nian sat down like this, Zhou Ji began to introduce several other people to Chen Nian.

"The one next to me is my brother, named Mu Jie, who mainly cooks Lu cuisine. His master and my master are also brothers. The two next to me are my apprentice and the other is his apprentice. And the one next to you, you all met on the way, he is my apprentice named Zou Qi."

Chen Nian stood up and greeted each other one by one.

"Little brother is very young and promising, and he is so handsome. It would be a pity to put it in the kitchen. It's not bad to be a star with this image." Mu Jie joked about the old age Come on, even though we met for the first time, the other party is about 40 years old, so I don't have so much attention.

And Chen Nian also likes dealing with such cheerful people.

But after Mu Jie finished speaking, Zhou Ji smiled and said: "Brother, then you are wrong. Our Boss Chen is not only a chef, he is also a star, and he has been on the show before."

"Oh oh oh, you told me before, judging by my memory, I forgot, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." After hearing this, Mu Jie remembered that Zhou Ji had told him about old age.

"I think it is fate that we can sit at such a table today, and we will cooperate in the future, so there is no need to make it so strange. I will ask you to call you Brother Chen."

"It's okay, Moo."

Chen Nian also changed his name very well.

In the communication between people, the address of brother and sister can bring people closer. Anyway, for Chen Nian, when he meets a man outside, he calls him brother, and when he meets a woman, he calls him sister. Don’t worry about it. Is the other party's real age older than yourself?

As long as it is not the kind that obviously looks particularly young, it is correct to call it that way.

Even if I learned that the other party is not as old as myself during the chat, everyone laughed and passed.

"Okay, Xiao Zou, then tell them to serve the food." Zhou Ji greeted at this time.

When Zou Qi went to the door to ask the waiter to serve them, Mu Jie asked Chen Nian again.

"I heard from my junior brother before that the cuisine you are good at is a bit miscellaneous, Brother Chen."

"It's really complicated. Although I learned most of the cuisines from my master, there are quite a few masters who have taught me. They are all cooking different cuisines, so my contact is more complicated."

"It's good, you can cook whatever you like, but it may be more difficult. Anyway, we chefs can't just learn the same cuisine in the end, just like I cook Shandong cuisine, but Sichuan cuisine, You have to touch Huaiyang cuisine and everything, after all, you have to accommodate the directors of each family."

"Indeed it is."

Soon the dishes were brought up one by one, and they were also chatting, but most of them were Mu Jie and Zhou Ji asking some related questions about Chen Nian.

While asking, they also talked about what they are good at.

But after such an inquiry, they are also very satisfied with the old-fashioned dishes. Zhou Ji has eaten the old-fashioned dishes, so he still knows something about them, but Mu Jie has not eaten them. He thinks that the old-fashioned dishes should be ignored How about it, the theoretical knowledge of the years alone is not far behind.

Especially in the chat, he found that Chen Nian's meeting is not only miscellaneous, but very miscellaneous. In addition to many domestic cuisines, Chen Nian also has a deep understanding of Western food.

This can make up for their shortcomings.

And Chen Nian is also very satisfied with today's meal, at least the taste of the lunch arranged by these chefs for himself is above the standard.

And being able to cooperate with such top domestic chefs can also learn a lot. After all, most of what I know is some of the previous methods. If I want to be more in line with the tastes of modern people, I have to think about it, but Zhou Ji and others are different. The craftsmanship is handed down from generation to generation a long time ago, and it must have its merits after continuous improvement.

(End of this chapter)