"Master." Paul stood in front of Kent, his face less arrogant than usual and more cautious.
"Sit down." Kent nodded to the sofa in front of him, and Paul carefully sat down.
"Tell me about it," Kent said. "With your skills, even if you face Kassalin, you are six points sure of winning."
Paul lowered his head, not daring to look at his master, the man who had dominated the American barbecue industry for many years. "It's the ingredients."
"Ingredients?" Kent smiled. "Andy told me, haha, it was a joke in the past that the barbecue chef lost to others because of the ingredients."
Paul, bowed his head and remained silent, did not refute, or in other words, did not dare to refute at all.
Andy walked out. "Sir, this is the Hank brand ingredient I just got."
"I want to try it, Paul, do it." Kent said.
"Yes." Paul immediately took it and started cleaning, marinating, and putting it in the oven.
On the other side, the news of Kent's arrival spread throughout the barbecue industry. Hubert, the Texas Barbecue Association, convened the association members to discuss the purpose of Kent's arrival.
Dave, Kao, Ben and others also gathered at the bar. "This damn bastard, he can't stay idle again." Ben picked up the tequila and drank it down in one gulp. "It's really good wine, let's have another glass."
"Paul, how can such a proud guy like Kent sit still during this competition," Kao said.
"I'm afraid there will be trouble again in the finals," Dave said.
"I want to see how many years this guy has retired and how much strength he still has left," Ben said.
"Yes, with this batch of ingredients, maybe we can try to compete with Kent." Kaa said with a smile.
"Cheers to surprising that proud bastard."
Dave and Kaa smiled and raised their glasses. "Cheers."
Compared to people like Dave, who was a little wary of Kent, Kassalin was somewhat irritable. "Mr. Kent is here?"
"Yes, Kasarin, just arrived at the hotel."
"I'm going to pay a visit." Kassalin said helplessly.
"Now?" Deputy Kassalin secretly looked at Kassalin's expression. His face was still expressionless and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Kassalin doesn't want to see Kent, that's for sure, but he has to.
When I came to the coffee shop downstairs, Casalin saw this elegant man. "Oh, little Casalin, he is getting more and more beautiful."
"Thank you, Mr. Kent."
"Uncle Kent, little Kassaline, don't be so cold." Kent said with a smile. "Paul, go get Kassalin a cup of coffee."
Paul nodded to Casalin, stood up and left.
"Paul, this is disappointing," Kent said.
"It's not his fault," Kasarin said. "It was an accident."
"Oh, no, no, surprise, that's for the weak. The strong will crush all surprises and unknowns like rocks crushing huge waves." Kent said.
"Although these ingredients are good, they are not an excuse for failure." Kent placed a plate in front of him, which contained barbecue, beef, pig, lamb, and chicken.
Kasarin, sister took the fork and tasted them one by one. "Hank meat?"
"Yes, these are the Hank's meat in your mouth." Kent said. "The quality is pretty good, but there is still a gap between it and top-quality ingredients."
"gap?"
"Kazarin." Paul, walking over.
"This is?"
"The beef here comes from Matsusaka, Japan," Kent said. "This is a type of beef that is most suitable for barbecue."
"This is what the master brought back from an auction in Japan. There are less than 50,000 pounds of this kind of beef every year," Paul said. "One pound is worth nine hundred dollars."
At nine hundred dollars per pound, Kassalin was a little surprised. You must know that at least ten pounds are used to barbecue at a time, and this time it costs tens of thousands of dollars. This is something that ordinary barbecue chefs cannot afford.
Of course, for Kent, the Barbeque King, this little money is really nothing. You must know that Kent earns tens of thousands of dollars from doing a food show, plus the income from several Barbecue King barbecue restaurants, the annual income is close to ten million US dollars.
Kasarin stabbed a piece of Matsusaka beef barbecue with a fork. The beef seemed to melt in his mouth in an instant. "Is this a queen cow?"
"That's right."
Matsusaka Queen Beef, it can be said that Wagyu beef is the most delicious. You know, Matsusaka people may not be able to eat real Queen Beef in time. The price of a top Queen Beef is astonishing. A top Queen Beef was even auctioned for 800,000 yuan.
The dollar is sky-high.
Of course, whether real top-quality beef is suitable for large ovens remains to be tested. However, Kent brought these and wanted to get them through special channels. A bunch of people can't buy them. It's better than here in the United States, China and Japan.
During the mad cow disease period, the import of Wagyu beef was banned. Domestic Japanese Wagyu beef was not available in restaurants unless it was smuggled.
After tasting it, Kassalin nodded. "It tastes great."
"Even better than Hank Bull."
"Haha, little Casalin, you are getting cuter and cuter. The quality of Hank's beef is at best that of ordinary Wagyu beef." Kent said and glanced at Paul, who lowered his head. "Maybe Paul,
You are right, he is inferior in skills, I would like to meet that young man."
"Sneeze." Li Han rubbed his nose.
"Thank you." He took the handkerchief handed over by Jennifer.
"Have you caught a cold?"
"No, maybe it's pollen."
Li Han said with a smile. "Natalie and Liu Xiaoxiao, are you going out?"
"yes."
Jennifer closed the book, chuckled, poured a cup of coffee and handed it to Li Han. "This is the tea that Lingna just brought over."
"Thanks."
Li Han took the coffee, took a sip, picked up the book and accompanied Jennifer, sitting on the terrace under the sun umbrella in the afternoon, quietly reading the book, or putting down the book, and casually looked at each other and smiled during the break.
It feels warm.
"Han, do you still have the heart to read here?"
Well, there are always people who like to ruin the atmosphere. Natalie and Liu Xiaoxiao ran away from the manager. Lingna sat far away and smiled bitterly. These two girls are really a headache. They ran in at this time.
"What's wrong?" Li Han said with a smile. "Don't the games start tomorrow?"
"Han, you know Kent has arrived at the hotel." Liu Xiaoxiao said eagerly.
"Kent?"
"Barbecue King, Paul's master." Liu Xiaoxiao said. "I heard it's so awesome. Many barbecue chefs who planned to go back after the competition stayed. It's like fans heard that their idols were coming, and each one of them paid to stay.
It’s over.”
"Yeah, this guy is quite popular." Li Han said with a smile. "Let's talk back to the living room."
When they came to the living room, everyone sat down, Natalie and Liu Xiaoxiao, talking to each other like they were running on a train.
"What do you mean, he came here to cause trouble for me and Pandora?" Li Han finally understood.
"Of course, Han, you've made this apprentice's disciple disgraced, isn't it normal for someone to slap you in the face?" Liu Xiaoxiao waved her hand with a bit of air.
"Haha, I beat the apprentice to become the master." Li Han was amused. "This is not a movie."
"But here you are, do you think I'm here to buy you coffee?" Liu Xiaoxiao curled her lips. "It's better than Pandora."
"Have you even told Pandora?" Li Han couldn't laugh or cry.
What's the use of talking to Dudu about this, little guy, let alone the Barbecue King, Magneto will turn a villain into a piece of iron.
"Say, but Pandora is not like you asking questions and mumbling for a long time." Liu Xiaoxiao said.
"What did Dudu say?"
"Pandora said that when the Barbecue King comes, he has to change his name. Pandora will make a big barbecue, and he will be the little Barbecue King." Liu Xiaoxiao imitated the milky voice, which made Li Han, Jennifer and Lingna laugh.
"Haha, talk nice." Li Han smiled bitterly and almost spit out his coffee.
"cut."
Liu Xiaoxiao curled her lips. "How about it, Pandora is domineering."
"Haha, domineering?" Li Han muttered in his heart. Dudu probably didn't know the meaning of domineering. As for saying this, maybe he said it casually, whether he meant it or not. The little guy didn't care about that.
"Of course, Natalie is also helping Dudu to promote it." Liu Xiaoxiao, touch Natalie.
"Ah, I just talked to a few familiar players." Liu Xiaoxiao chuckled.
Li Han was speechless. This girl was afraid that the world would be peaceful and lively, and her words would most likely reach Kent's ears.
As expected, Kent smiled. "What a naughty little girl."
"Master, this kid still has his wits about him," Paul said in a low voice.
"Can't even compare to a brat less than five years old." Kent snorted, seemingly dissatisfied with Paul's loss to a brat.
"This game is getting more and more interesting," Kent said. "In the finals, I'm here to meet this kid."
"Ah." Paul looked shocked. "Master, what are your plans?"
"Haha, I will give you some guidance on the side. I have withdrawn from this circle and will not step into it again. Of course, there is no harm in standing on the side and taking a look." Kent said lightly. "As for the things you are worried about, I have never been there.
It’s nothing.”
Kent had already received a call from Hubert. Hubert did not want Kent to join the competition. Of course, Kent had no such intention. As for helping Paul, for such a trivial matter, the Texas Barbecue Association also gave Kent face and said nothing.
Of course, there is still some superficial work to be done, but fortunately Kent has a very high prestige as a barbecue chef, so no one will take advantage of this.
Little Dudu, you are tinkering with the juice and checking the seasonings. These are all made in the space. The quality is higher than those used in the finals, and they need to be made temporarily.
The three little people have been busy for a while, and there are small beads of sweat on their small foreheads. "Take a rest, take a rest." Dudu wiped the small beads of sweat on his forehead and waved his little hands.
"I'm so tired, sister Dudu, can these juices really help us win the championship?" The baby was a little skeptical.
"Yeah, I can win." Dudu nodded vigorously. "Sister Baobao, you have to believe me."
"Maria believes in sister Pandora." Maria raised her little hand and said.
"Baby also believes in Sister Dudu." Baobao said after thinking about it.
"Well, let's get some rest. Let's get started." Dudu clapped his little hands and continued to filter.
