Food Tycoon

Yu Lu and A Hai looked at each other, this guy surnamed Huang moved really fast.Yu Lu asked: "Is his food court going to open soon?"

Zhong Yanhong sneered: "What kind of food city, just set up a broken street, and it is still free to attract business. The rent for the first half year is free, and only the water and electricity bills are required. I am laughing at myself, the petty things run by the cheapskates, why are the rents free for half a year, people at least It’s free for one or two years.” After speaking, Zhong Yanhong couldn’t stop laughing.

Yu Lu said: "Speaking of which, this is more generous than your family's. I can't even waive the rent for a day."

This point is simply Zhong Yanhong's Achilles' heel, and sure enough, he stretched out his hand and scratched his nose: "Hey, Sister Yu is more stingy than him."

Ah Hai said: "What project has the program team decided to shoot?"

Zhong Yanhong said: "We have tentatively decided on oyster roast, beef balls, rice cakes, roasted sweet potatoes, and spring pancakes, but we only have one theme here."

Yu Lu frowned and said: "If there is only one kind, the chance of winning the lottery will be even smaller. Just find a time-honored store to take a photo, and it will be successful. It will never be our turn."

Zhong Yanhong said: "This is the problem. The Huang family is recruiting all the time-honored brands to open branches in his food city. It is said that the treatment is very good. As soon as the time-honored brands pass by, won't the gourmet shows go to them to shoot? So we must You have to find a way to grab it."

Both Yu Lu and Ah Hai frowned, this time the surname Huang was a bit tricky, they both looked at Zhong Yanhong: "How to grab it?"

Zhong Yanhong said: "Isn't Ah Hai proficient in all eighteen martial arts? I am going to hold a traditional food challenge. You said that since the program group wants to inherit and carry forward our food culture, shouldn't they choose the best filming?"

Yu Lu was very interested in what he said, but Ah Hai lacked interest: "Don't fix those useless things, Boss Mei knows the screenwriter of that program group, let her communicate and fight for a project for us."

Zhong Yanhong said: "Do you think Sister Yu has never tried it? She made many phone calls to people, but the other party didn't buy it at all."

Yu Lu suggested, "Be more tactful and invite them to Haibawang for dinner."

Zhong Yanhong shook his head: "This is even more unacceptable. Now stop eating, drinking, whoring and gambling."

Yu Lu rolled his eyes: "What kind of bullshit gourmet column group, I haven't even eaten it, so what qualifications do I have to call it gourmet food?"

Ah Hai nodded in agreement: "It makes sense."

Zhong Yanhong looked at the two people in front of him and smiled wryly: "You don't want to be your husband, just follow suit, hurry up and find a way."

Yu Lu blushed and said nothing, but Ah Hai said, "It's really not possible, so let's pay more sponsorship fees."

Zhong Yanhong rolled his eyes at him: "This is not bad, but you have to have a chance. That's why I said that I want to hold a food challenge and bring the program team over to have a look. The first is to earn word of mouth, and the second is to earn popularity. Let's We must have the strength to be able to surpass those time-honored brands, so that the people in the program group will be convinced."

Ah Hai said: "You might as well come to the gym to play."

Zhong Yanhong slapped his fist on the palm of the other hand: "You think I haven't thought about it? But I don't think you will do such a bad thing, so I have such a gourmet event. I will go to those old shops Posting war posts from door to door.”

Ah Hai looked at him: "What kind of war post, it would be strange if someone answered it."

Zhong Yanhong laughed: "The competition is open and fair, and food critics and public judges are invited to judge. The winner can get a prize of up to 5 yuan."

Yu Lu smiled and asked, "Who will pay the bonus?"

Zhong Yanhong said: "I'm going on a trip. If you are the one who wins in the end, give me back the prize money."

Yu Lu laughed, Ah Hai raised his eyebrows: "Why do we have to return it to you if we win?"

"Damn it! It's unreasonable to earn my money after gaining fame and popularity for you guys." Zhong Yanhong felt that Ah Hai was simply too treacherous, a ruthless profiteer.

Yu Lu said: "Since this is the case, let's do it. It sounds like fun."

Ah Hai said, "I'll leave it to you, Boss Zhong."

Zhong Yanhong looked at them: "What about you?"

Ah Hai said: "We are the masters of the ring, and we are in charge of the ring. We can't help you with other things, so please do your best. By the way, you can name your hotel in the competition, such as 'Ying Xu Cup', we won't mind."

Zhong Yanhong stroked his chin and thought about it, it seemed to be good, and after a while he said again: "Don't you think the 'Overlord Cup' is louder?"

"If you want to call it the Overlord's Cup, we naturally have no objection." Ah Hai and Yu Lu both laughed.

Zhong Yanhong waved his hand: "Forget it, I'll discuss it with someone."

Zhong Yanhong was very efficient in handling affairs. He quickly made out the event planning book, and then distributed small advertisements overwhelmingly, as many as snowflakes. In less than a week, everyone in the city knew that Yingxu Hotel was going to hold an event. In the traditional food competition, ordinary people can taste food for free.

Yu Lu also posted the news on Weibo, saying that Haibawang was going to participate in the competition, and he could taste a lot of delicious food for free. The diners were sensational, and they all expressed their desire to come to taste the delicious food, and many veterans recommended themselves as judges.The food critic who once helped him promote Buddha Jumps Over the Wall recommended himself as an expert reviewer.There is no reason for Yu Lu to disagree, this is exactly the purpose of his posting the news.

Although it is the first time to hold such an event, Mei Ruyu's team is still very capable. They quickly completed all the preparatory work, and even attracted the local government to pay attention to this matter, and enthusiastically hosted the "welcome event" Asahi Cup" traditional gourmet food competition has started.

The theme of this competition is traditional food, so the items are also familiar with oyster baked, sweet potato cake, beef balls, fish balls, spring cakes, rice cakes, rice cakes, etc. The competition is divided into individual competitions and team competitions. Participate in the name of an individual, and participate in the name of the team in the team competition. The registration of the individual competition and the team competition cannot be repeated. The top three will be determined in each competition. Thousands, two thousand, and eight hundred yuan. The team award will also participate in the comprehensive evaluation at the end, and a championship will be judged, with a bonus of 5 yuan.

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man. In a week, there are more than 200 applicants, but there are not many applicants for the team competition. There are only more than 20 applicants in total. Probably not many shops are willing to risk their own reputation.This is exactly what the organizers wanted. Anyway, Haibawang signed up for every event. If others didn't come, he just won all the awards. When the time comes to promote it in the media, Haibawang's reputation will be established.

Zhong Yanhong made full use of his personal connections, and the TV stations, newspapers, and websites in the city and county all sent out invitations, inviting the media to come and report.Mei Ruyu also sent an invitation to Zhao Liangyi of the food column group, asking him to be a judge.The program team happened to be recording a program in the next county at that time, and when they heard about it, they agreed to come and watch it.

The competition was held on Saturday, and the square of Yingxu Hotel was crowded with people, all of them were contestants and people who came to watch.

A platform was set up in front of the square, a tent was set up in front of the stage, tables and cooking utensils were set up, and the competitions were carried out in order according to the competition items, and the team competition and individual competition were carried out at the same time.The first competition item is the most familiar snack oyster baked.It was Yu Lu who represented Haibawang in the competition, Ah Hai refused to show his face, and even Yu Lu couldn't persuade him to participate.

Zhong Yanhong impatiently persuaded: "If Yu Lu loses, it will be the signboard of Haibawang!"

Ah Hai didn't take it seriously: "The Overlord of the Sea is originally from Yulu. If someone smashes his signboard, it means that he is not good at learning. If he loses, he loses."

"Aren't you afraid that your wife will lose face?" Zhong Yanhong asked.

A Hai said: "He may not be able to handle it, so I will naturally make a move. But I don't think there is such a chance. He has quite a lot of experience in your local snacks." With less homework, I have studied the entries many times, and with the help of my assistant Zhao Xiaoyang, there shouldn't be any mistakes.

Zhong Yanhong was relieved after hearing what he said.

Yu Lu has been making oysters since he was a child. He has been doing it for many years. It was not until Ah Hai came that frying oysters did not become his main business. However, oysters still have a place on the menu of Haibawang. Branding, hands-on is always Yu Lu.So in this first game, it is impossible for him to lose.

There is a time limit for each game, and those who exceed the time will be regarded as abstentions and lose their qualifications.After finishing, send it to the judging table for the judges to taste, six expert judges and forty public judges, and score after eating.The expert judges each hold ten points, and the general public judges each have one point, for a total of one hundred points, and the one with the highest score wins.

Because there is no order requirement, Yu Lu is the first one to go on stage after finishing. It is said that in any competition, the first one to appear will always suffer a disadvantage, because the judges will score a little bit, but Ah Hai thinks This may not be the case in the food competition. At this time, everyone has an empty stomach and there is no other taste in their mouths. The first bite can mobilize all the taste sensations of the tasters, so the effect is much better than the last one, because the taste Later, when the stomach is full and the taste is covered by other tastes, it is difficult to truly taste the true taste of the food.

When Yu went on stage, the people who had waited for half a morning finally saw hope. Everyone looked at the golden and fragrant oyster roast on his plate, their eyes lit up, and they all picked up their chopsticks in unison.Yu Lu put the baked oysters he had made on the table for the judges to taste in turn.

The expert judges gave it a high score of 56 points, and the public judges also gave it a high score of 38 points.In the expert review, the only one who gave Yu Lu eight points was Zhao Liangyi, the screenwriter of the food column group. When commenting, he started from the health of oysters, saying that oysters are animal fried food, too greasy, not considered a healthy diet , one point will be deducted, and the other point will be deducted from the oyster raw material, because this is not the best season to eat oysters, and the oysters are not delicious enough.

What Zhao Liangyi said is not unreasonable, but this is not Yu Lu's mistake, but an objective fact.From this point, it can be seen that this guy is an extremely picky and demanding guy.Sure enough, for the oyster baker who came up later, his score never exceeded six points. It was either a heat problem or a technical problem. He was simply an expert in criticizing.Thanks to his pickiness, Yu Lu won No.1 steadily.

Zhang Yiwei, who had been deserting to watch the game, ran back to congratulate Ah Hai, and Ah Hai said calmly, "Hurry up and go about your own business."

Zhang Yiwei said: "Master, everyone eats for free outside. I don't think our business will do well today."

"You take care of it or not, and do your part well." Ah Hai said with a straight face.

Yu Lu won the championship in one fell swoop, and after he won the No. 1 oyster cake, he started making spring pancakes again.Spring cakes are also spring rolls, which are also one of the common snacks in local streets and alleys. The flour and noodles are rolled into thin skins, mung beans are ground in a stone mill, peeled, soaked in water, washed, steamed, dried, and mixed with shrimp, Shredded shiitake mushrooms, minced garlic, monosodium glutamate, and fish sauce are seasoned as fillings. Cut pork strips and marinate with cooking wine, refined salt, light soy sauce, etc. Take one half of the dough and half as the bottom, put the stuffing on it, and then put the marinated The prepared pork strips are wrapped into long strips, the dough is pasted with batter, and fried in [-] to [-] mature peanut oil until golden. This is the spring pancake that everyone is familiar with.

The spring cakes are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, very refreshing and have a special taste.The fillings of the spring pancakes are not fixed, and you can mix and match various seasonal vegetables at will. Yu Lubian added oiled shredded carrots to the spring pancakes, and used oil-absorbing paper to remove the fat from the shredded carrots, making them crisp and refreshing without being greasy.

The competition outside is in full swing, and the inside of Haibawang is also very lively, because everyone is paying close attention to the competition outside.Zhang Yiwei undoubtedly became the busiest person. He ran back and forth between the venue and the hotel, reporting the progress and results of the competition to everyone in time.Throughout the morning, there were three competitions in total, and Yu Lu won the first place without exception. After each competition, Zhang Yiwei came back to report the results in a high-spirited manner, not to mention how proud he was.Although Ah Hai didn't say anything, he was in a particularly good mood, after all, the one with the long face was his.

Although the square was crowded with people, at noon that day, Haibawang’s guests were not overwhelmed. The reason is that another important point of this event is to taste traditional food for free. In addition to the snacks made by the contestants for the judges to taste and comment, the rest is All of them were given to the diners for free tasting. The interaction on and off the court was very lively, and the atmosphere of the venue was also very lively and harmonious. By the end of the game, everyone was almost full.

At noon, the judges and media reporters were arranged to eat at Haibawang.Everyone is full of praise for Haibawang's dishes, but the strength shown in the road competition today is just a glimpse of the leopard.

Zhao Liangyi asked Mei Ruyu, "Is this dish all made by the boss?"

Zhong Yanhong replied for Mei Ruyu: "No, this is the masterpiece of Master Hai, the chef of Haibawang. Boss Yu basically learned his skills from Master Ah Hai."

Zhao Liangyi was quite surprised, Yu Lu's performance today is already very amazing, and his master's cooking skills have reached perfection.

After the meal, the judges were arranged to rest in the hotel, and Mei Ruyu invited Zhao Liangyi to drink tea alone: ​​"Mr. Good master, can you consider my suggestion at the beginning?"

Zhao Liangyi pondered for a while: "I wonder if I have the honor to meet Master Ah Hai?"

Mei Ruyu said: "Ah Hong, go help and invite Master Ah Hai to come over for tea."

Zhong Yanhong got up to invite people, and after a while, he called Ah Hai and Yu Lu over.As soon as he entered the door, he said to A Hai: "A Hai, this is Mr. Zhao from the TV station. Mr. Zhao, Master A Hai is here."

Ah Hai stretched out his hand towards the other party: "Hello, Mr. Zhao!"

Zhao Liangyi looked at Ah Hai with a look of surprise: "Mr. Hai?"

Ah Hai looked at the other party puzzled: "My surname is Yu, not Hai."

Zhao Liangyi looked embarrassed: "Oh, I'm sorry, I admitted the wrong person."

Mei Ruyu smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao also thinks it looks like it, right? I also got it wrong when I saw it for the first time."

Ah Hai sat down, but Yu Lu next to him looked a little strange. Both Mei Ruyu and Zhao Liangyi mistook Ah Hai for someone else.Yu Lu became nervous, his heart almost jumped out of his throat, the answer seemed to be right in front of him, he tried his best to suppress the question he wanted to blurt out, rationality told him that it would be better to ask Mei Ruyu in private.

Zhao Liangyi had already started talking with Ah Hai: "I didn't expect Master Ah Hai to be so young. How long have you been in this industry?"

Ah Hai said: "The years are not short."

Zhao Liangyi said: "Master Ah Hai also has research on local snacks?"

Ah Hai said: "I can do it, but it's not called research."

Zhao Liangyi chatted with Ah Hai about the local traditional food, and finally Zhao Liangyi said: "If we choose the spring pancakes to be filmed in Haibawang, and you are the protagonist, what do you think?"

Both Mei Ruyu and Zhong Yanhong were overjoyed. They looked at Ah Hai, hoping that he would agree. Ah Hai glanced at Zhao Liangyi and said, "The spring cakes can be made in Haibawang, but I can't be the protagonist. Let our boss appear on the scene. I I don't like taking pictures."

Zhao Liangyi looked at this young man with some surprise. It is really rare for someone to refuse to go on TV now.Zhao Liangyi nodded: "Alright, I will make an appointment with you later."

Ah Hai nodded: "Okay."

Yu Lu, who should have been the most happy, didn't respond. Zhong Yanhong patted Yu Lu: "Boss Yu, great news, congratulations."

Yu Lu finally came to his senses: "Ah? What?"

Ah Hai turned his head to look at him. Since he came in, Yu Lu has been very quiet. He didn't know what he was thinking. He said, "Mr. Zhao said that the spring pancakes are made in our shop."

Yu Lu hurriedly got up and bowed to Zhao Liangyi: "Thank you Teacher Zhao for your trust, we will work hard to cooperate well."

After leaving Mei Ruyu's office, Ah Hai asked Yu Lu: "What's the matter, it was too hard in the morning?"

Yu Lu shook his head and stopped: "No. Ah Hai, do you remember something about your past?"

"No." Ah Hai replied without thinking, walked two steps, found that he hadn't followed, and turned to look at him, "What's wrong?"

Yu Lu looked at him, hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Did you notice just now that Teacher Zhao and Boss Mei mistook you for someone else."

Ah Hai said: "There are too many people who look alike in this world."

Yu Lu shook his head: "There are indeed many people who look like you in this world, but we have to pay attention to people who look like you. Maybe they are your relatives, and we can find out your origin."

Ah Hai stretched out his hand and pulled him: "What are you thinking about so much, you are so eager to let me go back?"

Yu Lu said, "Is that why you don't want to go back?"

"No, I'm fine here." Ah Hai said.

Yu Lu despised him: "You are so happy to leave."

Ah Hai approached him: "Because you are worth it."

Yu Lu backed away when he was about to kiss her: "Don't make trouble, this is outside."

Ah Hai raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, and took his hand: "Then let's go back to our own territory."

As soon as he reached the stairs, he met someone coming up from below, who was an acquaintance, Ms. Li Xintian, the lobby manager of Yingxu.Yu Lu quickly withdrew his hand, Li Xintian was a little surprised when he saw this scene, but still smiled professionally: "Boss Yu, Master Ahai."

Yu Lu nodded awkwardly at her: "Manager Li."

Ah Hai didn't make a sound, just nodded his head, and then went downstairs, and Yu Lu quickly followed.Li Xintian turned his head to look at their backs, men and men holding hands, to be honest, it's really rare, but it's not unheard of, as a hotel employee, I have seen all kinds of guests, so naturally I don't understand what it is Meaning, her brow furrowed.

Since it has been confirmed that the spring pancakes are made in Haibawang, Yu Lu naturally has no pressure. The afternoon game was completed very smoothly. I don’t know whether it is the referee’s partiality or his strength. In seven individual competitions, Yu Lu won six first places. , only one kueh was lost to a century-old shop specializing in peach kueh. The shop has a variety of molds and is beautiful. The pastry chef has been working for decades and can also carve flowers by hand. Yu Lu, who has been sharpening his gun for a while, must be sure. He couldn't keep up, so he was also convincingly defeated.

The grand prize of the final comprehensive evaluation was naturally won by Haibawang's family. The 5 yuan grand prize was taken away by Lu Lu before he warmed it up: "You have earned enough today, and this prize belongs to me." .”

Yu Lu smiled and did not protest, but asked, "Is Sister Yu still there?"

Zhong Yanhong said: "I'm still there, I was still talking with Mr. Zhao just now, what do you need to do with her?"

Yu Lu said, "Well, I'm going to ask her something."

Zhong Yanhong said: "Oh, you go. I'll go and deliver snacks to Police Officer Xiao Liu."

Yu Lu nodded: "OK."

Yu Lu went to Mei Ruyu's office, she happened to be alone in there, Yu Lu knocked on the door: "Sister Yu, excuse me."

Mei Ruyu raised her head and smiled happily: "Ah Lu, come in and have a cup of tea. Thank you for your hard work today." Mei Ruyu boiled water and began to make tea.

Yu Lu waved his hand: "It's okay, you're welcome, Sister Yu. I have something I want to ask you about."

Mei Ruyu put down the tweezers holding the tea leaves: "Whatever, just say it."

Yu Lu said: "I heard Sister Yu and Teacher Zhao say today that you think Ah Hai is very similar to someone. Is it true?"

Mei Ruyu nodded: "Yes."

"What kind of person is the person who looks like him?" Yu Lu crossed his fingers, unable to hide his inner tension.

Mei Ruyu said, "I met a man in City G, and his family owns a restaurant."

Yu Lu's fingers dug into the flesh: "What's the last name of that family, do you know more about their situation?"

Mei Ruyu nodded: "The surname is Hai. They opened a Haijixian restaurant, which is very famous in City G, and even has chain stores in many big cities across the country. You can find information about their restaurant online."

"Are you familiar with them? Do you have their contact information?" Yu Lu continued to ask.

Mei Ruyu shook her head and said, "I'm not very familiar with their family, I have to look for the contact information. I met Mr. Hai at a reception before and got a business card. I don't know where to put it."

Yu Lu nodded: "That's fine, thank you Sister Yu."

Mei Ruyu looked at Yu Lu: "Ah Lu, why are you asking these questions?"

Yu Lu pulled the corners of his mouth into a forced smile: "It's nothing, I'm just curious, who looks so much like Ah Hai, let's find out. Thank you sister Yu for telling me so much, I'm fine, I'm leaving, thank you sister Yu for the tea , very fragrant."

Mei Ruyu said: "You're welcome. When Mr. Zhao contacts you to record the program, you must let me know."

"Okay, sister Yu." Yu Lu nodded, got up and left.