Food Tycoon

Hai Zhe laughed "hehe": "You must feel very good now, the current lover can still get along with the former lover like friends, hugging left and right, he is really a winner in life."

Yu Lu looked at Haixuan and Yuan Zhengkai again, and suddenly realized that his rival in love was not Yuan Yuan, but her brother Yuan Zhengkai. He noticed that Yuan Zhengkai's face was already blushing, while Haixuan pinched his face with a livid face. I'm going to punch someone with my fist.He suddenly understood Haixuan's dislike for Haizhe, what's the use of such a sabotage relative, so he sighed: "I said Mr. Hai, you are really boring, who doesn't have an ex-lover? Is it worth your yelling? Ah Hai told me long ago."

Hearing Yu Lu's words, Haixuan's anger disappeared suddenly for some reason.Yuan Zhengkai also looked at Yu Lu in surprise, and then at Haixuan. Did Yu Lu really know?

Haizhe found that his sowing dissension hadn't worked, he said with a smile, "Then we, Axuan, are really lucky to have found such a generous and virtuous wife as Boss Yu."

Hai Xuan walked over and grabbed Hai Zhe's lapel: "Are you done eating? Quickly pay me the bill and get out!"

Haizhe looked at Haixuan's face, laughed and said, "I know you didn't tell him, what a poor man."

Haixuan grabbed him and dragged him out of the door, just like dragging a dog: "You are not welcome here, and you will never step into my territory!"

Haizhe broke free from Haixuan's hand and stood up straight: "Let go of me, I will go by myself. Then remember what I said today, and don't beg me for anything in the future!"

"Put away your dirty tricks! Next time you provoke me, be careful I'll beat you to the point where you can't take care of yourself! Get out!" Hai Xuan's face was covered with frost for ten thousand years, and it was chilling to watch.

Hai Zhe adjusted his clothes: "Then let's wait and see."

That annoying guy finally left, and almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Yu Lu turned his head to look at Yuan Zhengkai, and found that his shoulders were slumped, as if all his energy had been taken away, and he looked extremely depressed, which made people feel uncomfortable looking at him. Some can't bear it.Looking at Haixuan again, he also looked at himself speechlessly.Yu Lu tried hard to smile: "Okay, let's close. Ah Wei, come and help me clean up the table."

Apart from Zhang Yiwei, there were no other employees in the store, so Zhang Yiwei saw everything that happened just now.While clearing the table, Yu Lu said to Zhang Yiwei: "Ah Wei, tonight, just pretend you didn't see anything and stop talking nonsense."

Zhang Yiwei nodded: "I know, Brother Lu, I admire you very much, I wish you and Brother Hai well."

"Thank you!"

Over there, Haixuan walked slowly in front of Yuan Zhengkai: "Akai..."

Yuan Zhengkai interrupted him abruptly, lowering his head and not daring to look at Haixuan: "I'm sorry, I was too selfish, and I was delusional about being friends with you, so let's stop dating in the future, and I won't disturb your life anymore. "

Hai Xuan waved his hand: "You don't have to mind, because I don't mind anymore."

Yu Lu turned his head and interjected: "Mr. Yuan, there is no need for you to avoid suspicion like this. You are Haixuan's friend, now and in the future."

Yuan Zhengkai looked at Yu Lu: "Do you not mind?"

Yu Lu glanced at Haixuan, and laughed: "No, I think with Ah Hai's temperament, being friends is really letting go. If you don't see each other forever, I really have to worry."

Haixuan looked at Yu Lu, the corners of his mouth curled up, he turned to Yuan Zhengkai and said, "I still have something to ask you, have you signed up for this culinary competition?"

Yuan Zhengkai nodded: "Yes. This is the largest and highest-level competition in our food industry. It will select the top ten famous chefs and 100 famous restaurants in the food industry. It is an event jointly organized by the Tourism Bureau and the Provincial Cuisine Association. If you win the competition , it will be an excellent publicity opportunity. Do you sign up?"

Hai Xuan said: "I heard that Mr. Yun Qi will be the judge of this final, is it true?" Haixuan has heard him say it many times since he was a child, but it is a pity that he did not have the opportunity to get to know this old master.Mr. Yun is very old and rarely engages in social activities. If he really participates in this competition, it means that the standard of this competition is high, and more importantly, he can get in close contact with the old man. This opportunity is extremely Rare.

Yuan Zhengkai said: "Yes, I heard that the judges not only include Yun Qi, but also Deng Gaofeng."

Haixuan didn't like Deng Gaofeng. Although he was also a famous chef of Y cuisine, he often appeared on a food show, taught people how to cook, and gave people comments. Yun Qi is still far away: "Is the registration deadline?"

"Not yet. There are still a few days left. If you want to sign up, hurry up and sign up online first, then go to the local gastronomic association to confirm your signup. I'll send you the link back." Yuan Zhengkai said.

Hai Xuan nodded: "Thank you."

Yuan Zhengkai smiled and said, "You signed up in the name of Haibawang?"

Haixuan nodded: "Yes."

Yuan Zhengkai said: "You didn't participate in any competitions before, how could you be interested in this competition?"

"I just want to meet an old friend of my grandpa. If I have the opportunity, I hope I can also learn cooking skills with him." Haixuan said.

"Is Yun Qi old man?" Yuan Zhengkai was not stupid, and he probably guessed that it was him when Haixuan specifically asked about Yun Qi.

Hai Xuan nodded: "It's him."

Yuan Zhengkai stretched out his hand, intending to pat Haixuan on the shoulder, but suddenly remembered something, and waved it in the air: "Come on, I look forward to competing with you in the competition."

"it is good."

Yuan Zhengkai said: "Then I'll go to bed first, goodbye! Mr. Yu, goodbye!"

Yu Lu hurriedly waved: "Goodbye!"

Yu Lu and Haixuan closed the shop door and got into the car, only then did Haixuan say, "Thank you for speaking for me like that!"

"what?"

"It's what you said to Hai Zhe."

"Oh, that bastard, I just can't see his villainous face, he's so fucking insidious, it's none of his business!" Yu Lu said angrily.

Haixuan was silent for a while: "I didn't intend to tell you about this, because when I met you, all those things became a thing of the past, besides, Akai and I have never had anything, it has always been me alone. Acacia."

"Then does he know?"

"I didn't know it at first, but I found out later, it was before I met you in a car accident. He has always regarded me as a good friend."

Yu Lu thought about it: "Then he must feel very embarrassed."

Haixuan said: "Have I ever praised you? You are very understanding and considerate of others."

Yu Lu was taken aback, and blushed instantly: "What's wrong!"

Hai Xuan chuckled lightly.

Yu Lu finally heard his laughter and knew that his mood had finally calmed down: "But to be honest, I'm glad Miss Yuan wasn't here today."

Haixuan doesn't make such assumptions: "Thank you for not minding."

Yu Lu said: "Actually, I still care a little bit, but I choose to believe in you. Yuan Zhengkai has already married a wife and had children, and you chose to stay, which shows that everyone is moving towards a new life. I always like to look forward, Don't look back, so don't mind so much."

Hai Xuan freed up one hand, grabbed Yu Lu's hand, and put it on his knee to cover it.Yu Lu was caught by him for a while, and then said: "Your hands are sweating, it's really uncomfortable."

Hai Xuan let go of his hand, and flicked a brain on his forehead with his fingers: "It's not interesting."

Yu Lu chuckled, and rubbed the place where he played with his hands: "Are you really going to participate in the cooking competition?"

"Well. That master used to be my grandfather's colleague. They worked as chefs in a restaurant together. Later, he was selected as the chef of xx restaurant in Beijing. He often hosted state banquets. My grandfather came out and opened Haijixian himself. Although He earns much more money than Yun Qi, and he can be considered a famous chef, but he is still far from Yun Qi's achievements and reputation. Although they are both included in the "National Famous Chef", the difference between them is obvious. Grandpa was selected because he founded Haijixian, trained a group of senior chef apprentices, and made a certain contribution to the development and inheritance of the cuisine. Yun Qi was selected because he carried forward the y cuisine, especially in innovation. What others can't reach." Hai Xuan said.

It was the first time Yu Lu knew that there is such an honor in the chef industry: "Is it difficult to be selected?"

"It's hard to say, and easy to say. The main thing is to see if you have done enough in innovation, otherwise you will have to go through qualifications like my grandfather." Haixuan said.

"Do you want to read this book?" Yu Lu asked curiously.

Haixuan shook his head: "I don't want to, it's not very interesting, but it can really improve the brand. There must be many masters in the competition, I want to learn."

"Can I go with you?" Yu Lu also became interested.

"can."

The reputation and status of a famous restaurant, in addition to the quality and quantity of dishes and services, must also have enough famous chefs to maintain it.Haijixian used to rely on Haihong's fame, but now that Haihong passed away, Haijixian lost its leader, and now someone must replace Haihong.Haizhe was eager to maintain his advantage in such a high-level competition, so as to maintain Haijixian's reputation and status, so he came to Haixuan. He is too young, has almost zero experience in competitions, and is not well-known. He intends to make Haixuan a blockbuster and bring Haijixian to the top again.

Unexpectedly, Hai Xuan refused without thinking at all. He didn't take Hai Jixian seriously at all, and the quarrel was so stiff that he would become a hostile enemy in the future. Hai Zhe felt a little annoyed at Hai Xuan's willfulness and selfishness.But this competition still has to be participated, Haijixian belongs to him, and he does not allow any voices to question it.

The next day, Yuan Zhengkai took his younger sister back to City G without meeting Haixuan face to face. He only sent Haixuan the registration information and said goodbye.

It's time for Yu Nan to fill out his volunteer application. Although he has entered the first line, the advantage is not too big, only more than 20 points. To be on the safe side, he filled in a key university in this province. If he filled in other provinces, admission would be a bit risky. , while universities in this province generally take care of candidates from this province.

Yu Nan finally chose the major of business administration, and it seemed that he really planned to be his brothers' right-hand man.Yu Lu thinks this is also very good. When the time comes, he can just cook. When the apprentices are trained, he will hand over the restaurants to those people. He and Haixuan will set up a high-end private restaurant and sell one meal a day. , a meal is at least 5000 yuan, if you want to eat, call ahead to make a reservation, and drink tea and chat in the rest of the time, it must be very good.Also, as Haixuan said, he can arrange two months out every year to travel around the world, taste other people's food, and then come back to ponder new dishes.

Haixuan's registration has also been completed. The standard of this competition is relatively high. Only the head chef or senior chef of a three-star hotel or above is required to register. Haixuan has never taken any exams, so he doesn't even have a chef certificate. If it wasn't for opening a Chinese restaurant in Yingxu Hotel, they wouldn't even be eligible for registration.On this point, Mei Ruyu also specially praised herself to emphasize the convenience that their hotel brought to Haibawang and Haixuan, just like a person who likes to show off, and usually has no chance to show off, but now he has it, naturally You have to talk a lot to show your sense of existence and value.Haixuan rolled his eyes when he heard this, and had no choice but to nod on the road to express his thanks.

There will be an individual competition and a team competition this time. When Haixuan signed up, he also signed up for Haibawang. Then Yu Lu will be able to attend the competition with him.The competition time starts from July 7th and ends on August 20th. First, the food associations at the municipal level will hold selection competitions, and the winners will then participate in the provincial competitions. That is to say, the duration is one month.

It was Yu Lu's first time to participate in the competition, and he seemed a little nervous: "Will you take the theoretical knowledge test? I'm not good at this." Yu Lu can be regarded as a wild road. In [-], he could only be considered a chef assistant in the chef world, not even a junior chef, but because of the high starting point, he learned from Haixuan from the beginning, and his talent was good, so the skill level was better than those of his intermediate chefs. , senior chef is much better, but he does not have a solid theoretical foundation, so I am afraid that people will test him.

Haixuan said: "No, since the requirements are so high, we won't waste time on the theoretical knowledge test. The competition will pay more attention to practical skills and innovation."

Yu Lu said: "I'd better go buy some books to read. To be honest, it's time to study."

Seeing him like this, Haixuan didn't object, so he said, "It's up to you." It's always good to learn more, let alone he is willing to learn.

Yu Lu really went to buy books and came back, holding the books whenever he was free, and he was about to become an examinee.Haixuan then asked all his apprentices to buy books to read. Although he himself never did a research, he hoped that all his apprentices could take the exam. In the current social environment, it is better to have a certificate to survive.

When Zhong Yanhong came over, Yu Lu was reading in the office. He hadn’t studied for many years. Now that he picked up the book again, he found it extremely difficult at first. The practical operation of cooking is actually very simple and easy to understand, so I don't think it is too difficult to learn, after all, he was not considered a scumbag back then.

Zhong Yanhong joked: "Hey, your family just gave birth to a college student, and you are going to go to college too?"

Yu Lu took his eyes away from the book: "What university do you want to go to, let's find out. What wind brought you here?"

Zhong Yanhong said: "Isn't it running errands for your family, what about Ah Hai?"

"He just went out. Have you found a house?" Yu Lu asked.

Zhong Yanhong said: "Yes. When I was discharged from the hospital last time, Haoyang told me about it. I have been paying attention to it for you these few days and found two houses. When are you free to visit?"

"What kind of houses are they? You can go and see them when Ah Hai comes back."

Zhong Yanhong said: "There is a duplex building on the top floor, 120 square meters. The new house is in the east side; there is a second-hand townhouse facing the sea in the south city, and the yard in front is more than 240 square meters. Of course, the price is completely different. The duplex building Five thousand and one square meters, that is, 60, and the villa is seven thousand and one square meters, which is more than 160 million."

Yu Lu was taken aback: "More than 160 million?"

"Seven thousand and one square meters is really not expensive. In fact, the market price of the villa has already reached eight thousand. The owner of the house lost money in the stock market and couldn't turn over the business capital, so he sold the house. If you buy it, you will earn more than 20 for nothing. This is a rare opportunity. , you have to know that our apartment buildings are not as easy to sell as villas, because all the villas are bought by rich people from other places. Buying a house here for 200 million is like playing tickets, not as good as buying a house in a big city. Villas cost tens of millions. You are not short of money, just buy a villa, it is very cost-effective, and I happen to have a house there, and I will move there when the time comes, we can be neighbors, and the environment is very good." Zhong Yanhong lobbied Yu Lu, he waited for Yu Lu to buy the house over there, so that he could persuade Liu Haoyang to go there too. With Yu Lu as a neighbor, Liu Haoyang had a better chance of agreeing.

Yu Lu shook his head again and again: "It's too expensive, I'm not short of money, it's still far away."

Zhong Yanhong said: "You and Ah Hai are still so clearly separated? He must not be short of money. Isn't his money yours?"

Yu Lu was stunned for a moment, he didn't think it was too much wrong to spend the money he and A Hai earned together, but he didn't feel so at ease when he spent A Hai's own money.

Zhong Yanhong continued to lobby: "It is good to buy a villa. There is a sky and land, it is convenient to come and go, and there is a place for children to play. You like to grow vegetables and flowers. There are places in the front and back. And the villa is more spacious than the duplex. You have so many families. The villa It’s enough to live in, and the duplex building only has four bedrooms, and the kids are grown up, everyone likes to have an independent space.”

Yu Lu was very moved by what he said. He came from the countryside, of course he likes a house with heaven and earth, but he still didn’t agree because of the price. They have always planned to buy a building and open a branch. Now that the branch is not open, they live in it first. Going to the villa, isn't it a bit of putting the cart before the horse?

At this time, Haixuan came in from the outside, seeing Zhong Yanhong, he raised his eyebrows to say hello: "What's the matter?"

Zhong Yanhong told Haixuan about the house.Haixuan asked: "Why did the other party sell the house?"

Zhong Yanhong said: "I lost money in stocks, and I sold the house for turnover, so I sold it at a low price. This is a very good opportunity."

Hai Xuan nodded: "Then go and see the house first."

Yu Lu stopped him: "Ah Hai, why don't we buy a building and open a branch first?"

Haixuan said: "Find out where to live first."

Zhong Yanhong spared no effort to lobby: "The purpose of making money is to improve the quality of life. It is right to buy a villa. When will you be free?"

Hai Xuan said: "Is it far? If you can go back and forth within an hour, then go."

"It's enough time, let's go." Zhong Yanhong said.

After leaving the door, Zhong Yanhong said: "Get in my car, I will take you back later, I have something to tell you on the way."

The three got into the car, and Zhong Yanhong said while driving: "A Hai, your Haijixian is going to open a branch here, do you know?"

"I don't know, where to drive?" Haixuan frowned, knowing that Haizhe couldn't just ask him to go back to participate in the competition.

Zhong Yanhong chuckled: "I know you don't know, it's in the Food City on Yinhai Street, and your uncle is going to fight you."

"Crazy!" Haixuan sneered, how many customers can there be in such a small county, and the high-end consumption level like Haijixian is not suitable for this small place at all.

Yu Lu turned his head to look at Haixuan in surprise: "Haizhe wants to join forces with Huang Jiangong?"

"The two guys working together are probably really against us. He is really confident." Hai Xuan sneered.

Zhong Yanhong said: "I thought there must not be many people in business who are not clear-headed like Huang Jiangong. I didn't expect your uncle to be such a person. It's really disappointing. Fortunately, I still think he is a talent. "

Hai Xuan said: "What kind of talent is he? He is quite ambitious and greedy. He also plans to market Haijixian."

"Is Haijixian short of money? Don't become the next x Jiangnan." Zhong Yanhong sighed.

Haixuan said: "He can do whatever he wants."

"You are really generous, so it is your own company." Zhong Yanhong said with a smile.

"When he can't do it anymore, I will kick him away and change all the names of Haijixian to Haibawang." Haixuan said.

Zhong Yanhong gave a thumbs up: "You are awesome, I think this idea seems good, Haibawang is much more famous than Haiji."

"I'm afraid it will drag Haibawang down." Haixuan doesn't have the slightest liking for Haijixian managed by Haizhe now, if it wasn't for the shares left to him by his grandma, he really doesn't care much about it.