Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

Hearing that this "beautiful chef" had requests for food competition and funding, Li Shuo felt relieved and initially decided to take a look at this woman first.

However, Junko Iwasaki was only the middleman. She didn't even know the other party's name and other basic information. The one who actually connected with the beautiful chef was Yu Nuannuan, so Yu Nuannuan needed to contact Li Shuo later.

After hanging up the phone, Li Shuo was about to drive back to Shuoguo Manor when Cui Yunzhen beside him suddenly said weakly: "How about we go back to the holiday villa? Qiu Cixian is there...if you want, go find her..."

In the end, this girl backed down just before the final push.

Li Shuo smiled, nodded and said "OK", then turned around and headed towards Caoshan Resort.

"Master, I think if you want to find a chef, you don't have to go through Miss Iwasaki Junko..."

"Oh? Why did you say that?"

"As far as I know, these super-rich families in Japan are already tied to the country. The families themselves are the black hands of the country reaching out to the outside world. Especially the Iwasaki family. They have designated various economic, cultural and other invasion strategies against China decades ago..."

"Hey, you actually knew about this. It seems Jiang Haoyu has a pretty good eye. You hold a very important position in SK Cui's company!"

"Hehe, of course. My mom is... well, you know, my parents are in a standard marriage relationship, and I am their only daughter..."

"Yes, yes, it seems that I can no longer treat you as a simple little girl..."

"Tsk, Master, you are lying. You clearly treated me as a woman just now..."

"Forehead"

"Why else would you bring me back to Fruit Manor?"

"Okay, you've seen through me... I'll be honest, I lust after your body..."

"Master~, oh, you are so annoying~!!"

On the way back, the two seemed to be chatting casually, but in fact, the content of the chat was quite deep. Cui Yunzhen cared about Li Shuo and could share all kinds of secrets of her family with him, and Li Shuo could accept it without any burden, even the topic of "girls and women" could be talked about without any taboo, which caused Cui Yunzhen to be coquettish...

After chatting all the way, when Li Shuo personally sent Cui Yunzhen back to her residence in the resort, he felt that the current situation was quite good, and there was a feeling of pure platonic love...

Of course, since we are at the holiday resort, we have to go to Qiu Cixian's place...

At night, in the Caoshan Resort Villa, Qiu Cixian's voice soon rang out...

The next morning, Li Shuo got up very early because Choi Yoon-jeong also had to participate in the translation work of the crew. This time he drove a Porsche 918 alone and went straight to the food competition site.

"Good morning, Mr. Li!"

Iwasaki Junko had just arrived at the scene as well. When she saw Li Shuo, she greeted him with a smile. Yu Nuannuan was standing next to her, and the latter greeted Li Shuo with a smile.

"Ms. Iwasaki, Ms. Yu, good morning. It's been a while since we last met. You two look even more beautiful now..."

"Thank you for the compliment. Mr. Li seems to be more energetic. In my opinion, something good must have happened again..." Junko Iwasaki said with a smile.

Yu Nuannuan immediately added, “Of course it’s a good thing. After Jingcheng Cultural and Creative went public, the shares have been sold out one after another. Not only did our Master Li make a fortune from this, he also gained a resounding good reputation throughout Lenghai!”

Li Shuo made money by selling shares of Beijing Cultural and Creative Industry a few days ago. Now those shares have been converted into cash and transferred from the company under Yu Nuannuan's name to Li Shuo's personal account in batches.

It is worth mentioning the "reputation". When Beijing Cultural and Creative Industry Co., Ltd. first revealed the news that it was about to go public, Li Shuo mentioned it to all the partners at the "Shuoguo Conference". In the end, many people chose to take over Li Shuo's original shares, and now after the listing, they have also made a fortune.

More and more people are making money by following Li Shuo. Accordingly, Li Shuo's "value investment philosophy" is also being recognized by more and more people, and his reputation in the financial circle is gradually becoming louder...

"I can't compare with those two rich and beautiful ladies... By the way, Miss Yu, I heard that you found a beautiful cook for me?" Li Shuo smiled and changed the subject.

"I was just about to tell you about this. That beautiful chef is quite slippery and said she wanted to participate in the food competition first and make a decision after the results of the competition come out."

Li Shuo raised his eyebrows, instantly understanding the essence of the matter, and said, "What's her name? Is she so confident in herself? Does she know that she can definitely win a place in the competition?"

Yu Nuannuan said nonchalantly, “Her name is Yan Zi. Because she has been blogging about food, everyone who knows her calls her by her ID, Fatty…”

Li Shuo had a strange expression on his face, his first reaction was: If she is involved in gourmet food, does she have to be fat? The first impression given by her ID is not that of a "beautiful cook".

But then an idea flashed in his mind, and he recalled some "fat girl videos" he had seen on Douyin in his previous life. There were all kinds of videos, such as food, blind dates, etc., but they were basically shot by a girl with a pure and lovely face. The videos were of extremely high quality, so they left a deep impression on Li Shuo.

Is this another future Tik Tok celebrity?

While Li Shuo was muttering in his heart, Yu Nuannuan was still introducing: "She graduated from the School of Bioengineering at the University of Leicester in England last year. This is not an ordinary nutrition major, but a cradle of internationally renowned nutritionists, one of the top in the world. After graduation and returning to China, she joined Mingzhu Satellite TV and hosted the "Everyday Kitchen" column. In her spare time, she runs a blog called "Eat But Don't Get Fat" on the Internet..."

The resume was quite impressive, but Li Shuo was not impressed. After Yu Nuannuan finished speaking, he simply said, "I must meet the person first and taste her food before I can decide whether to hire her. Miss Yu, just convey my request. The deadline is before the food competition is over. If she still pretends not to want to see me after the food competition is over, then forget it. I will directly invite the food competition champion to be my personal chef."

If you have money, why worry about not being able to find someone? No matter who the other person is, Li Shuo will not tolerate this bad habit.

Yu Nuannuan could hear the unhappiness in Li Shuo's words and nodded readily, "Okay, I'll convey it."

Iwasaki Junko smiled and said, "Mr. Li, are you so sure that Miss Yan Zi can't win the food competition?"

Li Shuo smiled and said, "If she can win the championship without my help, then I will choose the runner-up, or simply not choose anyone from the food competition..."

What kind of people are those in the Gourmet Association? Li Shuo knew it the first time he met them. With Yan Zi's character, it would be a miracle if she could get a ranking! On the contrary, if she finally got a ranking, it would only prove that there was some shady manipulation behind the scenes, or even a pornographic deal, so Li Shuo naturally couldn't accept her.

In short, because the first impression was not very good, Li Shuo had almost given up the idea of ​​becoming the "beautiful chef".

The three of them chatted as they entered the food exhibition. It was just before the competition began, and there were quite a lot of people in front of the kitchen counters. Li Shuoda looked around and saw that there were female chefs, but not many, and they definitely did not meet the standards of beautiful chefs.

This time, Li Shuo gave up and sat quietly next to Iwasaki Junko. While chatting with the Japanese lady, he participated in the food competition as a judge.

Soon, Li Shuo found the fun of the food competition: although the chefs didn’t look good, the food each of them served was really delicious!

Mainly the major Chinese cuisines, which can be seen here, they have different tastes, some focus on freshness, some focus on fragrance. In short, every taste can always bring Li Shuo a new experience...

Turning his head again, Li Shuo saw Yu Nuannuan and Iwasaki Junko, two beautiful, wealthy and fair girls, both picking up their chopsticks. It was obvious that food knows no region or person; as long as it tastes good, it can impress everyone!

Of course, Li Shuo also took this opportunity to ask Junko Iwasaki to find someone to ask for advice on the judging criteria for the food competition.

The scoring criteria are not random as Li Shuo imagined, but are divided into two parts: subjective scoring and objective scoring.

The total score is 100, of which the subjective score accounts for only 20 points, while the objective score accounts for 80 points, which is divided into four major items: knife skills, ingredients, cooking, and seasoning. Almost every item has a relatively fair data standard.

Therefore, if the objective score is not good enough, even if you can get 20 points in the subjective score, you will not get a good ranking.

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After Li Shuo understood the standards, he also gave people scores in a proper manner. By noon, he was already very eloquent in judging a dish. He could point out several advantages and disadvantages of a dish...

"Mr. Li, would you like to have a meal together?"

"It's time for dinner, Mr. Li, let's go to our Huayue Restaurant..."

The game was suspended at noon, and most of the players immediately gathered around, especially in front of Li Shuo:

We all have eyes that during the competition, everyone can see that President Zhang of the Food Association stood beside Li Shuo the whole time, giving him detailed instructions like a follower!

That’s right, the person Junko Iwasaki asked to explain the rules of the game to Li Shuo was President Zhang!

"Go, go, go, stay here!"

At this time, President Zhang was showing off and dispersed the chefs. Then he said to Li Shuo with a smile: "Mr. Li, I specially made an appointment with Xu Heji for lunch. This is the best dish in Lenghai recognized by our Food Association. You must do me a favor and go over to taste it..."

Li Shuo didn't like this kind of socializing. Just when he was about to refuse, he saw Iwasaki Junko smiling and saying, "It's nothing, Mr. Li, why don't we join in?"

With this person's face, Li Shuo naturally couldn't refuse. Of course, he could also see that this was Iwasaki Junko trying to mediate the conflict between him and the Gourmet Association. The last incident with Choi Yun-jeong would most likely be resolved with this dinner as the middle point, and from then on, the conflict between the two sides would be completely resolved.

After Li Shuo agreed, President Zhang quickly called the other two members of the trio, and the group went to the nearby "Xu Heji".

On the way, President Zhang warmly introduced the "history" of Xu Heji to Li Shuo and others. This is a restaurant established before the founding of the People's Republic of China. It has survived all the ups and downs and has now evolved into a first-class traditional Chinese food brand.

Of course, this is also to express "sincerity" to Li Shuo: eating in a place like this is not just a matter of money.

About half an hour later, everyone arrived at Xu Heji. The boss of Xu Heji came out in person, and more than a dozen waiters stood in an orderly manner in front of the door, forming a huge welcoming team. It was the first time that Li Shuo experienced the power of the Food Association!

Even in the face of such a scene, Chairman Zhang even took up his position, patted the boss of Xu Heji, who was the same age as him, and nodded gently:

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Shao..."

The boss said with a smile: "It's not hard, it's an honor for us at Xu Heji to entertain you all. Come on, come on, please come in. I have already arranged the best private room. For today's meal, everyone, eat and drink well. I have already selected the menu for you. Let's have one of our Xu Heji's famous dishes..."

Li Shuo raised his eyebrows. Seeing that he was a little confused, Iwasaki Junko said to him softly, "It means that he will treat us to this meal. Well, this is the custom of the Gourmet Association..."

Good boy! This meal must cost tens of thousands, right?

Although Li Shuo is rich, his appetite for food is really limited to the price of tens of thousands per meal. If it is more expensive, he thinks it is pure hype.

But soon, Li Shuo understood the ins and outs of the matter. After everyone sat down, Boss Shao took the lead in bringing out a box of wine, Moutai, an old wine produced in 06!

Chairman Zhang showed a satisfied look, waved his hands and said: "Brother Shao, this is not possible. This box of wine alone is probably worth this meal..."

Boss Shao winked and said, "Hey, it's not worth it. How can it be worth it..."

Then he changed the subject, asked everyone to sit down, and after serving the food, he left the waiter and left...

It was only then that President Zhang proudly introduced the food to Iwasaki Junko, Li Shuo and other guests: "This time we are having Xu Heji's mountain feast, which means the delicacies of mountains and sea..."

These are real delicacies from the mountains and the sea. The eight main dishes are deer tendons, camel hump, bird's nest, matsutake mushroom, shark fin, sea cucumber, abalone and squid.

Even so, President Zhang smacked his lips while eating and said, "No, the taste is not as strong as before. The main reason is that they are all farmed products now, and the eight delicacies are not complete..."

He was talking about the eight grades of delicacies from land and sea, namely "superior, middle and inferior", and then he started to say that the most delicious thing was "bear paw", blah blah blah...

Although Li Shuo's eyes were opened, he still felt annoyed when he heard President Zhang say that. If it weren't for Iwasaki Junko who was beside him and occasionally whispered to him, Li Shuo might have quit long ago...

Even so, after the banquet had lasted for about half an hour, when he saw President Zhang opening the wine, Li Shuo immediately got up and walked out of the box...

He had already greeted Iwasaki Junko before, so he naturally went downstairs and prepared to leave. Unexpectedly, when he walked to the cashier counter, he saw a beautiful figure. Who else could it be but Si Jiawen?

There was a beautiful woman standing next to Si Jiawen. At this moment, she was shouting at the front desk: "Call your boss out. I really don't believe that you can't even book a private room!"

This woman looked somewhat familiar to Li Shuo. After comparing her with the image in his mind, Li Shuo easily thought that this was the "girl who never gets fat". Her real name seemed to be Yan Zi?