Food Customizer

Jingzhou, delicious food, 19th floor.

"A little to the left, yes, a little to the left and higher!"

The door directly opposite the elevator has a new medal hanging above the rows of photos.

【Bocuse d'Or World Culinary Competition】

【champion】! ! !

Winner: Liu Abao.

"Why the hell do I feel like this champion of mine is just a parallel import?" Abao stood at the door and looked at the certificate, feeling a little unreal.

a week ago.

When the host asked Su Chen, why do you insist on wearing a suit when cooking?

Boss Su, who has never understood humor, gave what he thought was a humorous answer in front of television cameras and hundreds of thousands of viewers.

"I think this might be more handsome."

After that day, Su Chen got a new nickname: The King of Awkward!

And Liu Abao also got his wish in the finals, winning the championship with the Bobo Chicken made by the team, the one-yuan Bobo Chicken.

Later, with the help of Fang Chang and Boss Fang, everyone enjoyed the trip for three or four days before returning home.

After returning to China, Su Chen felt that it was not enough.

They simply gave employees another three-day holiday!

This behavior made many people who came to visit A ​​Bao and Su Chen in vain, and a saying spread among the chefs for a while.

There is nothing we can do as chefs, Boss Su? When people open restaurants and cook delicious food, it's just for fun.

Yes, and then just play a world champion or something, that's no problem.

Of course, for Abao to win the world championship this time, the domestic chef community believes that this championship is not very valuable, especially in the eyes of those old-fashioned people. In the finals, Abao's team won the championship by completely cheating. , did not show the true strength of Chinese cuisine at all!

Su Chen didn't care at all.

After the three-day holiday, the first thing I did was to hang the medal that Bao got on the 19th floor!

Starting today, Delicious will receive another honor!

"You think it's unreal?" Zhang Jiayi shook her head and smiled bitterly, "My dad holds a celebration banquet for me every day these days, and he also bought a big speaker. At every banquet, he asked me to show off my skills to relatives and perform the Bobo Chicken. !”

Zhang Jiayi felt that her life was really miserable.

In front of so many aunts and uncles, I stood at the dinner table and shouted Bobo Chicken for one yuan a bunch.

If the aunts and uncles hadn't shouted to each other, they would have given tens of thousands of yuan in red envelopes.

Zhang Jiayi has already fallen out!

As for Zhang Heping, he somehow got a world championship team award. The second child happily said that when he travels to other cities to find a job in the future, if he doesn’t have a monthly salary of 30,000 yuan, he can’t do it!

To say that the person who gained the most this time has to be Boss Su.

After returning to the company, the employees were given three days off, but Su Chen himself was not idle.

Su Chen always locked the door on the 19th floor and the entire floor, and then stayed in the office.

When I'm hungry, I just make something SS-level to eat. When I'm tired, I fall asleep. When I wake up, I go back to the practice room.

On the first day of the holiday, Meililai also welcomed its first old friend.

"It's all up to my fifth brother to help me this time! Otherwise our Chinese players would be in danger!"

Lu Yongliang and Shang Mingke came to Jingzhou.

At first glance, I knew that Liu Abao had tipped off the news, otherwise the time would not have been so accurate and he would have arrived right after work.

Su Chen didn't smile very well, "Old man, as the saying goes, reading thousands of books means traveling thousands of miles. I have benefited a lot from going abroad this time."

"What should I say?" Lu Yongliang actually regretted not being able to accompany his apprentice to the competition.

"A few days ago, I almost ate at all the Chinese restaurants in Malaysia and found that the situation of Chinese food abroad does not seem to be optimistic."

Lu Yongliang touched his chin, "I don't know much about this, but most of the friends I know don't open restaurants abroad."

Su Chen took over the conversation, "There is a common problem in foreign Chinese restaurants now. Large portions and enough filling! Everything can be fried, no matter what you do, it will be delicious after being fried. Well, this is It has nothing to do with us.”

Su Chen just felt a little emotional.

In the current catering situation abroad, French cuisine is indeed the dominant one, while Japanese cuisine is the most popular in Asia.

The reason why Chinese food business is pretty good is: large quantity, cheap, and full of food!

Very few people eat Chinese food because it’s delicious.

This phenomenon really made Su Chen feel a lot.

Lu Yongliang took a deep breath and said, "Chefs with two skills can become successful at home. There is no need to go abroad to develop."

Seeing Su Chen's concern for the country and the people, Shang Mingke spoke at this time, "Boss Su, many things are done step by step and slowly. It is indeed rare for you to have such a big heart."

Su Chen turned his head and said, "What kind of magnanimity? That's not what I meant. It's just that many foreigners have been contacting our company recently. I'm worried about how to handle these orders."

Forehead!

Shang Mingke suddenly thought of Su Chen's new nickname circulating on the Internet during this period, the King of Awkward!

Compared to being embarrassed, you really know how to play.

"Oh? Are foreigners looking for you to cook?"

Su Chen nodded, "After we got the ranking, many foreign so-called gourmets, as well as food weekly newspapers and magazines, all wanted to come and taste our food."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Lu Yongliang was a little shocked.

really!

Participating in competitions is always a shortcut to success. What others can’t achieve even after years of hard work can be achieved by winning the championship.

Of course, that championship is not so easy to win!

"I'm not going to take orders from foreigners for the time being. I don't care about gourmet magazines or weeklies."

Su Chen has obviously made his decision, "People's food preferences have a lot to do with their region. Since there is no guarantee that the delicious food will be loved by customers, it is better not to make it."

Especially those messy newspapers and magazines in the West, they like to exaggerate.

The size of the delicious food is not at that level.

"Of course you have your own plans, so we can't say more." Lu Yongliang rubbed his belly, "You didn't eat this morning."

Su Chen sneered, "Isn't this your real purpose? I just have some leftover rice from yesterday, so I'm going to fry some rice for you two."

fried rice?

Shang Mingke glanced at Mr. Lu and said, "Fried rice is fine. Can you have an extra tea egg? Boss Su, I will definitely not eat your food in vain."

There is something in the words!

"Okay." Su Chen agreed immediately.

Anyway, tea eggs are not troublesome to make, and it will be even easier if you only make a few.

Wait for Su Chen to leave the office.

Shang Mingke breathed a sigh of relief, "Old man, Boss Su said that before I even said what happened. Can he still agree to this?"

Lu Yongliang touched his chin, obviously a little unsure.

"Boss Su does everything based on his own preferences. Since we are here, we must tell him. If not, please mention the budget again. At least let Boss Su see our sincerity."

Mr. Shang nodded, "The budget is not a problem. Now many famous people in the capital are eyeing Boss Su. As long as the business starts, he will have no worries about his orders."

"Hey!" Lao Lu looked at the direction in which Su Chen disappeared angrily, "This guy is not kind! We have traveled thousands of miles to deliver business to him, but he actually entertained us with fried rice with eggs. Look at how I'll treat you later. Talk about him!"

After saying that, the old man walked out of the office with his hands on his back and sat in the cafeteria quietly waiting for Su Fifth Brother to feed him.

"This delicious food is getting better and better! I think back on that day when my fifth brother and I were competing in this kitchen, less than three months have passed."

Shang Mingke chuckled and said, "Boss Su is indeed one of the best among people. At that time, I just thought that he was a company on the verge of bankruptcy. If it weren't for the pressure from the relationship above, I might not have come here. Fortunately, I came, otherwise If you don’t, you will miss the opportunity to get to know Boss Su!”

The two chatted with each other.

Liu Abao originally wanted to say a few words, but Shang Mingke was here. He was more afraid of this big brother, so he hid on the second floor and never came.

Not long after.

Su Chen came out with a large bowl of egg fried rice and a bowl of tea eggs, "Hey, you can take the utensils yourself."

Although it was just a simple egg fried rice, Lu Yongliang and Shang Mingke were still very excited and hurried to get a small bowl and spoon.

Especially Lu Yongliang, this old man is quite capable despite his age.

He had tasted how delicious the tea eggs were, but Shang Mingke didn't know.

While Shang Mingke was serving rice, the old man simply pinched five tea eggs into his bowl.

There was only the last tea egg left in the small basin.

"Old man, you..." Shang Mingke was stunned.

If you eat five tea eggs in the morning, can you withstand this at your age?

Lu Yongliang chuckled, "I don't know what's going on these days, but I like to eat tea eggs. You eat fried rice first, and I'll eat it later."

Shang Mingke was doubtful.

The spoon gently scoops a little bit of rice into the mouth, and at the same time reaches out to pinch the last tea egg.

However, before his hand touched the tea egg, he suddenly stopped.

'This is! ’

Shang Mingke was shocked.

‘Is this egg fried rice? ’

Staring at the rice in the bowl in disbelief, he immediately took it back with his outstretched hand, quickly took another spoon and put it in his mouth.

‘Is this really egg fried rice? ’

When it comes to egg fried rice, probably no one eats it more than Shang Mingke. The canteen of the Urban Construction Group has this stuff every morning.

As for the staff canteen, although the food is good, it is still a big pot of rice. Shang Mingke usually has half a bowl of fried rice, a cup of soy milk or milk, and an egg in the morning.

So he has some say in egg fried rice.

It usually feels very greasy in the mouth, followed by a strong eggy smell, and then, a mouthful of fried onions.

These feelings are completely absent from the egg fried rice provided by Su Chen!

Instead, there was an egg fragrance without a trace of fishy smell, and every time he chewed it, the unique fragrance of rice burst out from his mouth!

It feels like running in the rice fields!

"Bah, bah, bah~"

Shang Mingke, a mature and steady person, actually lost his composure at this moment and couldn't help but start eating.

Lu Yongliang next to him found it a little funny when he saw Shang Mingke showing off his fried rice.

‘Xiao Shang doesn’t seem to have any good food in the capital. ’

‘A bowl of egg fried rice made him so greedy? Then he will have to swallow his tongue after eating the tea egg later? ’

When Lu Yongliang finished the last tea egg, Shang Mingke almost finished the big bowl of fried rice.

After Lu Yongliang filled a bowl, the fried rice in the bowl was just at the bottom.

“I’m not saying anything bad about you.” Lu Yongliang said earnestly, “Although Boss Su’s rice is delicious, you can’t ignore your image like this! After all, you are the boss of Urban Construction, what kind of words are you talking about?”

After saying that, Lu Yongliang scooped some fried rice into his mouth disapprovingly, “You look like this and I’m embarrassed!”

The old man didn’t finish his words, and he was confused by the taste in his mouth.

Baji Baji!

After finishing a small bowl of egg fried rice in two or three bites, he realized that there was no food in the bowl. He looked at Shang Mingke in confusion, "I thought you ate so fast! It turns out that this egg fried rice is very delicious!"

Looking back, Lu Yongliang was heartbroken that he missed such delicious egg fried rice for a few tea eggs!

"Tea eggs are also delicious!" Shang Mingke is usually serious, but when he encounters delicious food, he always becomes like a child.

Lu Yongliang shook his head speechlessly.

"We are in the hands of Boss Su. I feel that I am not full yet."

Shang Mingke also nodded, "Yes, it feels like I haven't eaten anything after eating."

But to be honest, Su Chen made a lot of fried rice. After all, the two of them are well-known figures, and no one is embarrassed to put down their face and let Su Chen make some more.

I can only sigh at the bowl.

"Forget it, let's go to the second floor now and let Abao make some buns for us."

Since everyone is at work, everything in Delicious Lai will return to normal business.

The small dining table on the second floor will not be open these days, and Jingzhou Kindergarten will have a half-month autumn vacation.

In order to give children a good lunch break and prevent heatstroke, this autumn vacation has always been there.

It can be regarded as a feature of Jingzhou.

Lu Yongliang and Shang Mingke went to the second floor, and Su Chen was still in his office at this time.

During this time, in addition to trying more food in the practice room, Su Chen was also doing something particularly interesting.

This has to mention the task rewards obtained abroad this time.

One is the history of world food.

This is the reward brought by this main task. What surprised Su Chen was that this thing turned out to be a book!

It can't be taken out in reality, so you can only close your eyes and watch it in your mind, and you can't directly remember it like a crown, so you can only read it bit by bit, which is a bit similar to reading a book.

These days Su Chen is studying this book.

It should be said that this book is quite interesting. The content in it combines the food culture from all over the world with the local geography and history and culture and makes a very detailed explanation.

It can be called a complete history book!

There are so many contents that Su Chen roughly estimated that even if he did nothing for his whole life, it would be enough to read this thing.

‘If it can be given to the country, this is definitely the favorite of historians! ’

But Su Chen did not plan to extract it and give it to the country.

When he is not busy, Su Chen is lying down to study this book. At present, he is mainly studying the evolution of major domestic cuisines.

The rest of the time is soaking in the practice room.

Don’t forget, in addition to the main task, Su Chen also completed a side task this time and received a very generous reward!

Chinese famous snacks!

Combined with the Chinese famous recipes, these two combined, Su Chen only felt that he was now Zhang Wuji who got the Nine Yang Magic Art, invincible!

So during this period, Su Chen was bored in the practice room studying snacks in addition to reading.

Don't say

In fact, studying these snacks is much more interesting than studying the famous dishes of major cuisines.

Not only are they fun to make, but they are also very delicious. The key is that the requirements for ingredients are not so strict.

After staying in the office for a few hours, Su Chen moved his body for a while until ten o'clock in the morning and came to the second floor.

On the first day after the holiday, there is a lot of work to deal with.

The first one to bear the brunt is the person who has been harassing Ling Shuyu these days.

"Boss Su! I have heard of you for a long time, I have heard of you for a long time!"

This Mr. Feng has visited Delicious for three consecutive days, and Su Chen has closed the door every time.

He came early again this morning, saying that he wanted to discuss some cooperation.

Originally, Su Chen asked Ling Shuyu to connect, but after Ling Shuyu learned about the situation, she just said that this cooperation was a bit special and she was not sure.

"Please sit down." Su Chen invited Mr. Feng to sit down, "Zhang Li, pour tea."

Feng Yaoyang saw Su Chen's calm appearance and said with a smile, "Boss Su, have you forgotten me?"

"Who are you?"

"That day at the Food World, your egg fried rice was really delicious. I ate the whole pot by myself."

Su Chen recalled for a moment, "Ha, it turned out to be you. But Mr. Feng, egg fried rice is not on the menu of Delicious for the time being."

Su Chen thought that this middle-aged man was eating egg fried rice, and came to discuss cooperation with him, probably about chain stores or something.

This kind of thing has always happened, but Bai Xiaobo has always turned it down.

"It's not about egg fried rice." Feng Yaoyang spoke with a strong Hong Kong style, "Boss Su, I wonder if you will accept this order?"

Feng Yaoyang took out a small card from his pocket, and it was obvious that he was well prepared.

Su Chen took it and looked at it.

[Budget: 100,000. ]

[Number of diners: 5 people. ]

[Requirement: Taste famous snacks from all over the country. ]

Seeing that Su Chen remained silent, Feng Yaoyang said, "Boss Su. The dining time does not have to be fixed. It can be one day or one week. I can stay in Jingzhou for ten days. As long as you can let me taste at least 30 kinds of snacks within ten days, I can still raise the budget."

Businessmen talk business.

Feng Yaoyang came to Jingzhou this time mainly to deal with the project of the China Merchants Group to build a new style street in the development zone.

Through the inspection in the past few days.

Feng Yaoyang also found the problem.

The development zone cannot afford such a super-large project as the style street.

The so-called style street is not as simple as getting some food and drinks, but it must have its own characteristics.

This can be compared to cities such as Dalian, Tianjin, and Shanghai.

A style street must have its own style, and it is not enough to just build a place for eating and drinking.

So Feng Yaoyang thought that instead of building a style street, it would be better to reduce the investment and build a food street first!

This is also the reason why he appeared in the food street of Jingzhou City that day.

But after meeting Su Chen, Feng Yaoyang's idea changed again.

So the reason why he could give a budget of 100,000 is not that Feng Yaoyang can't do business, but that he is too good at doing business.

Feng Yaoyang regarded this money as a meeting gift. Only with the first handshake can there be subsequent cooperation.

Hong Kong businessmen have always been very generous in this regard.

"Thirty kinds of snacks?" Su Chen muttered.

With a budget of 100,000, Mr. Feng can still stay in Jingzhou for ten days, which is only 10,000 a day, and all he needs to do is to make three kinds of snacks.

Not difficult.

While testing his own results, he can also make money.

But Su Chen did not rush to agree.

"I don't know what the cooperation you mentioned many times, Mr. Feng, means?"

Feng Yaoyang did not keep him in suspense, "I was originally planning to invest in a food street in the development zone, but after tasting your egg fried rice, I feel that it is completely unnecessary to build food around your company."

Since you are already in the development zone, why don't you go to Delicious, but go to the food street?

"So I thought." Feng Yaoyang looked around, "There are still many empty places in your building, which just happens to be able to undertake the snack part. I wonder if Mr. Su is interested?"

Hearing this, Su Chen frowned slightly.

The Delicious building is not his own industry, and those empty floors can be rented by anyone.

But in Su Chen's business map, he has long regarded those empty floors as the object of his future development.

"Mr. Feng, we don't have any ideas in this regard for the time being." Su Chen rejected Feng Yaoyang very straightforwardly.

"Well, don't worry about it." Feng Yaoyang was not depressed by Su Chen's refusal at all. "Anyway, it's my luck to be able to taste the food you made. Oh, by the way, that Bobo Chicken, is it really one yuan a string?"

Fuck!

Su Chen looked at the middle-aged man speechlessly, are you kidding me?

Without drinking a sip of tea, Feng Yaoyang flattered him a few times and left.

Su Chen took over this order worth 100,000 yuan.

As for cooperation, Su Chen didn't have any ideas anyway. The company was his own. If others got involved, it would be a very troublesome thing.

After seeing Feng Yaoyang off, Shang Mingke came in again.

"Boss Su, we are old acquaintances. I'll get straight to the point."

"That's right, Brother Shang, why are you being polite to me?"

Shang Mingke's expression was a little complicated, "Your Uncle Lu is sworn brothers, and now he is also a brother to me, this..."

"Let's talk about each other." Su Chen also found it a little funny.

Shang Mingke shook his head, "We are one family, so we don't have to talk about different things. The Urban Construction Group has won a foreign bid. Party A will come to visit the group headquarters in a week. I hope that the first dinner can be eaten at Delicious."

Without waiting for Su Chen to say anything, Shang Mingke continued, "I also heard you say that you are not going to receive foreigners, but all the guests this time are foreigners. Boss Su, we still have a personal relationship. You have to help me with this favor."

"Tsk." Su Chen smacked his lips.

What you fear will come true.

"Which country?" If it is a dinner for foreigners, it will not be such a simple matter.

Shang Mingke did not answer quickly. He thought for a moment, "The identity of this Party A is a bit special."

"Tell me about it."

"He is an overseas Chinese." Shang Mingke said slowly, "When I was a child, I was a high-ranking official in Guangdong. When I was fifteen, I followed my father to go abroad. I have been living in France for more than 30 years. This time, the bid we won is a project in France. Although the project is not a big problem, I still want to do a good job of this reception to facilitate future work."

As for Party A's father, everyone wants to treat him well.

Apart from anything else, maybe it would be easier to ask for money in the future.

"Hey?" Su Chen thought of something, "I feel like this guy is a bit similar to your manager?"

When Ling Shuyu was still working at Xinghui, he introduced Shang Mingke to Su Chen. He also returned to China after studying abroad for many years.

"It's different." Shang Mingke said, "If we just talk about food. I went abroad for a few years, and after returning home, I missed the taste of my hometown. But this person has lived abroad for more than thirty years! Life in China is only It’s just a very short experience in his life.”

"That's right." Su Chen leaned back and took a deep breath, "In this case, should I cook French food or Cantonese food? I can't figure it out!"

Shang Mingke also made the same move, and it was obvious that both of them were a little embarrassed about this matter, "If you don't tell me, you will have to take action on this matter!"

"Okay, then I understand. Party A still has a week to arrive, right?"

"Um."

The preparation time is quite sufficient.

"This will definitely help. I don't plan to receive foreigners because I don't want to mix with those media magazines. Brother Shang is of course a favor."

Hearing this, Shang Mingke became happy, "Then it's settled! Seven days later, I will bring the guests here to dine. In terms of number of people, it will be me and the other party. There will be no more than three people at most."

"Okay." Su Chen agreed.

Shang Mingke didn't like talking nonsense either. Now that the matter was settled, he exchanged greetings with Su Chen, went outside to say hello to Lu Yongliang, and left directly.

Su Chen asked Liu Abao to take the old man to the 32nd floor to rest first. He called everyone to the office for the first meeting since resumption of work.

"This is the first time that Delicious Food has been exported to the international market, and it's also an order from Mr. Shang. No matter what, everyone, please keep your spirits up and go all out after I work out the specific plan!"

This kind of thing doesn't require much arrangement, and the employees at Delicious Food have long been accustomed to it.

Su Chen continued, "Furthermore, the second floor will remain open starting from tomorrow. The main person in charge of the kitchen is Liu Abao."

After doing it for so long, Abao is still relatively comfortable.

"Zhang Heping moved to the third floor to share some work with Lao Shiqi."

Others continue to maintain their original work content.

"There is a window available for me on the third floor. The Hong Kong businessman's order will be completed on the third floor. For snacks, there is no need to go to the 19th floor. Liu Shengnan will come to my office later. Making snacks requires a lot of new kitchen utensils. Bai Xiaobo took someone to clean up a kitchen on the third floor for me to use."

After arranging the work contents for the recent week, Su Chen returned to the nineteenth floor.

Three kinds of snacks every day are almost not difficult for Su Chen who owns "Chinese Famous Snacks".

It's just that the seasonings for some snacks need to be made in advance, so you have to line up a little further back, and Feng Yaoyang's dining time is always in the evening, so he has to prepare at least three snacks before tonight.

"What are snacks?"

Before planning the plan, Su Chen first read the introduction of the reward again.

"Snacks have specific taste characteristics and are an embellishment during banquets. They are also the main food for breakfast and late-night snacks."

It can be seen from this introduction that the snack recipes rewarded by the system do not refer to things like grilled gluten on the street.

It is a real snack passed down by China for thousands of years.

"Snacks are often an important feature of a region, and they are also the main thing that makes tourists miss their hometown."

Su Chen couldn't agree more with this.

A person has been away from his hometown for a long time. In addition to missing the rice cooked by his old mother, what he misses most is certain snacks from his hometown.

That thing is often not available elsewhere.

Perhaps it is hidden in a nook and cranny of my hometown town. Travelers who go out want to try this snack whenever they meet someone. Even when they bring their classmates and friends home, they will share this delicacy with them as soon as possible.

Because snacks are very regional and this is a Hong Kong businessman, I am afraid that most snacks from the mainland are unheard of.

In this case, Su Chen decided to have something light first.

Put things like blood sausage at the back.

The closest Guangdong rice roll to Xiangjiang is a must-have.

This is the first battle to present delicious snacks to Hong Kong businessmen. Only by bringing out rice rolls can they be beautiful!

Then there is Jinling cuisine with a more international style, duck blood vermicelli soup!

I dare not say it is the most representative snack, but it is definitely a snack that sounds very regional to outsiders!

Thirdly, Su Chen was originally very interested in the Dongyang urine eggs in Zhejiang Province, but considering that the government kindergarten has not yet opened, it is not an easy task to collect so much children's urine, so he had to give up in the end!

But after the government kindergarten starts, this thing will definitely have to be done.

Su Chenju was damn curious, is this food delicious or does it have any special effects?

Let Bai Xiaobo try it first then!

Since Zhejiang Province could not find suitable snacks for the time being, Su Chen chose the neighboring Shanghai market.

This is a gourmet snack that has become very popular on the Internet recently - pork ribs rice cake.

But unlike what is shown on TV, this dish is introduced in famous snacks as: Braised Pork Ribs Rice Cake.

It is said that this snack was originally the signature of the famous "Little Changzhou" pork rib noodle shop in Shanghai. Later, it was reorganized after a joint venture and now it has become Shuguang Restaurant.

In Shanghai, where land is at a premium, the flavor that this braised pork ribs rice cake should have had has long been lost in the ecstasy.

Snacks finalized.

Su Chen summoned Liu Shengnan and immediately prepared various ingredients. At the same time, he also needed to buy some special kitchen utensils.

There was still a whole day until dinner.

Practice room, get started!