Fortunately, the situation has changed now and everything is relaxed.
The so-called royal chef veterans dare to show their faces again, and even dare to compare their cooking skills with others.
A few years ago, if anyone would have said that his surname was Wang, he was an imperial cook, and he would have fought tooth and nail with others.
As the old saying goes, it’s not profitable to get up early.
Wang Yuchu, who was already half buried in the ground, came to compete for the shares of Bacuilou, regardless of his face and his reputation in his later years.
It can be said that greed is exposed.
In response, Lin Zhen could only give him a set of ruined reputation packages.
After a while, Ma Hua and He Daqing came to the private room.
Lin Zhen was chatting with Wang Yuchu.
Lou Xiao'e, Liu Yuhua, and Yu Li were also in the room.
Ma Hua doesn't know any royal chef. A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. As long as the master is by his side, he is not afraid of even the divine chef, not to mention the royal chef.
He Daqing recognized Wang Yuchu.
"Ah! This, is this the last royal chef in the Qing Dynasty?"
Wang Yuchu's mouth dropped instantly, and a sense of superiority emerged spontaneously.
"Yes, it's me. You are the one who is proficient in Tan's cuisine, right? I guessed it right, you are a person with forty or fifty years of experience."
He Daqing chuckled and said, "I'm quite curious. I'm the only one who cooks government dishes and left. How do you, a great imperial chef, live so well? You must have kept a low profile in the past few years. Now that the situation has changed, are you ready to make a comeback?
Why don't you let your son come?"
In the past few years, Wang Yuchu had been living with his tail between his legs, and there was no family affection between him and his children and grandchildren.
When He Daqing said this, his face turned red and he said coldly: "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. What are you talking about? Now that we are all here, let's discuss how to compare."
Lin Zhen said with a smile: "Okay, let's talk about winning and losing first. If you win, you will take away the signboard of Bacuilou with gongs and drums. If you lose, the three of you will have to work in my kitchen for three months. I will give it to you.
You give me a symbolic salary, one dollar per person per month, and you have to bow and apologize to my apprentice for your arrogance."
Guan Dongqing immediately said: "Eh? No, if you lose, why do you lose the sign of Bacuilou, but if we lose, we have to do miscellaneous work for three months? We have to bow and apologize?"
Lin Zhen said: "If you are afraid of losing, just bow and apologize now and leave. You came here to compete, so you will definitely have to pay more."
Guan Canghai sneered: "We will not lose, but you, think about how to change your name in the future!"
Guan Canghai was not sure at first, but when he saw the two chefs in the kitchen, he was instantly confident.
One is about the same age as myself and can't even raise his eyelids.
He knew all the orthodox successors of Tan's cuisine, but this one was unfamiliar to him. He was probably an outside disciple accepted by a certain chef, so there was nothing to worry about.
The other one has nothing to worry about.
Judging from the fact that he is only in his thirties, he even has a childish look on his face. He is quite energetic, but he does not necessarily have any deep attainments.
Even if he has learned cooking since he was born, he has only learned cooking for more than thirty years. How can he compare with himself?
Moreover, I heard from Director Li that this man only started learning to be a cook after joining the steel rolling mill. He has only been cooking for 17 years in total. What kind of elixir can he make!
Guan Canghai asked proudly: "After talking about the outcome, let's talk about how to compete? All three of us can go into battle, what about you?"
Lin Zhen said indifferently: "My apprentice Ma Hua is enough alone. Uncle He will help him. I will not participate."
Wang Yuchu said coldly: "Huh, that's such a big tone. I'll have to see how much he weighs later!"
"Sigh~ This is all easy to say, but how do you calculate this evaluation standard? We can't be the judges, right?"
Wang Yuchu said: "I recommend a person who was also a prince in the past. He tasted all kinds of delicious food when he was young. You don't have to worry about him being partial. You don't tell him who made the dishes when they are served. He just cares about the taste.
Just leave a review when you can.”
Lin Zhen nodded and couldn't help but smile: "It's really like looking for whoever you want. You asked me to find a prince who changed his name in the old society. It's really hard for me to find him. I'll just rely on you. But one is not enough, at least I have to find one."
Three.”
"Then do you have any candidates for the remaining two?"
Lin Zhen thought for a while and said, "It's true. There is a retired leader who is also a person who knows good food. I will call him later. He has nothing to do after retirement, so he will definitely come to watch the fun."
Wang Yuchu's heart moved, and he said worriedly: "What leader? If you take the opportunity to put pressure on us, it won't work. It means you are afraid and it is cheating."
Ma Hua said angrily: "Why are you so petty? Our young reviewer is alone in the private room, and we don't tell him who did it. We have accepted everything you mentioned, prince, but you don't dare to accept our proposal to retire the leader."
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Liu Yuhua said disdainfully: "You are afraid of pressure from retired leaders, but we still think the remnants of feudalism are disgusting!"
"Absurd! How can a woman get involved in such a big event?" Wang Yuchu's face turned livid with anger.
"Shut up!"
Lin Zhen said coldly: "This is the manager of Bacuilou. If you don't dare, just bow and apologize. Don't make excuses. Wasn't the master you served before also a woman? Why don't you dare to say such things in front of Cixi?
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"you!"
Wang Yuchu was choked by Lin Zhen's words and could not refute.
Seeing that a quarrel was about to start, Guan Canghai quickly advised: "
Okay, okay, calm down, since we are having a good discussion, there is no need to argue. How about this, every time when the judges are serving dishes, you will come up with someone, and we will come up with someone, and we will serve the dishes at the same time and listen to the results. How about it?"
Lin Zhen smiled and said: "Of course, you don't need to mention it. This is the plan. There is also a third judge. Do you have any candidates? If not, I will choose another one."
Guan Canghai immediately said: "I think Factory Director Li can be the third candidate."
"Hahaha, whatever, he is planning to come anyway, so the selection of judges has been decided. Now let's talk about how to compare."
Wang Yuchu said: "Since you called it Bacuilou, let's compare eight dishes, one for each cuisine. Since some dishes take a long time to prepare, how about we officially compare them in three days?"
"not so good!"
"Eh? What do you mean?"
"What else do you mean? I'm here to play with you? It's definitely not possible. Firstly, it's a waste of time. My restaurant has to be open for business. I don't just play with you. Secondly, it's a waste of ingredients, cooking eight big dishes or sixteen dishes at one time.
Can the three of us finish the meal? Can you pay the bill?"
"Ah? This, then, how do you compare?"
Lin Zhen said calmly: "Competition is like fighting. You have to adapt to changes and cannot stick to rules. Let's compete today. What's the use of the kitchen? Three dishes. Each side will cook them once. There are six dishes in total. Do you dare to take them?
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"Hmph! Why don't you dare? In the hands of the royal chef, any ingredient can display its unique charm!"
"Okay, let's move on to each other!"
"Shake people?"
"Just call someone, call the judges you recommended! It's only three o'clock now, start before six o'clock, is that okay?"
"no problem!"
Wang Yuchu and the Guan family immediately went to find someone.
Lin Zhen made a call to the big leader's home.
Nowadays, the daily life of top leaders is to read newspapers and listen to reports from subordinates. They are really busy.
As soon as he heard that an imperial chef was going to Bacuilou to compete in the gym, Lin Zhen asked him to be a judge and he immediately agreed.
"Xiao Lin, I suggest that even if you beat him this time, you should find a chance to compete with others next year. Holding this kind of competition is a good way to promote Bacuilou. I am happy to be a judge, haha
Ha ha……"
"Hey, boss, we want to go together. I will pick you up right now."
"No, no, I'll let Xiao Li drive me. By the way, don't tell them my identity."
"Don't worry, you are the mysterious judge."
After calling the senior leader, Lin Zhen called Director Zhao in the district.
In the past few years, Director Zhao has been promoted from the street office to the district, and now mainly manages cultural promotion.
Lin Zhen called him, naturally wanting to invite reporters to report on it.
Now that it has just been reformed, the higher authorities are very supportive of those who respond to the call and move forward, and some hard-working and bold people are even followed and reported for publicity purposes.
Thinking about Lin Zhen's situation, Director Zhao naturally would not refuse after hearing this, and immediately sent reporter Xiao Wu over.
Xiao Wu used to be a statistician at the subdistrict office, the one who took over Lou Xiao'e's position, and he was also an acquaintance with Lin Zhen.
I heard that Lin Zhen provided a good material, so I immediately took my assistant and rushed to the Bacui Tower with the equipment.
As soon as he saw Xiao Wu, Lin Zhen whispered: "There is no need to take photos of the three judges later, only photos of them cooking and of them admitting defeat and bowing to apologize."
"Lin Gong, can you reveal the identities of the three judges?"
"You can just mention the mysterious judges in your report. One is Li, the former deputy director of the steel rolling mill, one is a prince from the old society, and the other is a retired leader who can't help but love to join in the fun. Do you think you can mention it?"
"Yeah, that's it. Hehe, let's call them the mysterious judges. By the way, are they sitting together to taste it?"
"Of course not. Each person has a private room. If they all sit together, the other two people will be paralyzed with fear when my retired old friend shows up."
"Hahaha, the leader is really interesting. He is really here to join in the fun."
"Young and old, young and old, the older you get, the more you look like a naughty boy. He is older than the Jia Zhang family in the courtyard. It is because he has a good attitude and is in good health."
While talking, the senior leader's special car arrived, and he quickly went into the private room to wait.
"Xiao Lin, when does this start? I'm really hungry, hahaha..."
"It'll be ready soon. Just wait and see. I'll go over first."
Lin Zhen took Xiao Wu to the kitchen, and both parties were already making preparations.
When Wang Yuchu saw the reporter coming, he also brought his assistant with him, a camera, pen and paper, and wanted to record the manuscript on the spot.
Wang Yuchu was so frightened that his heart skipped a beat, but then he thought about it and realized that he had changed his mind now and would not settle old scores again, so he stopped being afraid and pretended to be calm.
But the more I thought about it, the more I felt like I was falling into a pit dug by others step by step.
Another look at Lin Zhen who couldn't hold back his smile, and Ma Hua who was full of confidence.
Wang Yuchu's sense of superiority disappeared instantly when a reporter asked him about his motivation for competing with Bacuilou this time.
He hesitated in answering the question: "Comrade Lin Zhen, you didn't say you wanted to call me comrade reporter? What? Does this matter have to be made public? Can't we stop at that?"
Lin Zhen smiled and said: "What are you thinking about? You have already reached the stage of picking up my brand. What else can you mention? Hurry up, reporters are asking you questions!"