Chapter 659: Force the Little Expert (6000+ Big Fat Chapter!!!)
For some reason, Jiang Feng suddenly had the feeling that the young one was replaced by the old one in a fantasy fairy tale. But the problem now is that the younger ones have not played before, and the older ones are here. This is simply not playing according to the routine.
Even if Jiang Feng has never paid serious attention to who is in the top ten of the celebrity chef list before, and does not know who Chef Arnold is, chef Arnold is the only active contestant in the top ten of the celebrity chef list, and he is always cheating. Jiang Feng now wants to report cheating in the top-floor restaurant.
After arriving at Tai Feng Building, Jiang Feng spent almost twenty minutes searching for all the news, gossip, encyclopedias and comments about Chef Arnold that he could find on his mobile phone, as well as reviews and comments from professionals who appeared from nowhere. Read it again.
Chef Arnold is actually an internet celebrity chef.
Unlike most fake internet celebrities on the market, Chef Arnold is a real internet celebrity because he has been famous for many years.
This bearded, burly, somewhat fierce-looking chef, who took off his chef uniform and changed into another costume, was believed by some to be a member of the Mafia. He participated in a cooking reality show many years ago. In that reality show, Chef Arnold had a bad temper. He liked to curse, hurt, and criticize others. He was scornful of his peers and merciless to his juniors. He was a bit petty and very vindictive. He even fought against the female judges on the show. You can't beat him, but he's a good cook.
Because of his outstanding performance in the reality show, this native American chef became famous all over the United States at a time when the Internet was not very developed. He became a household name and was known to everyone.
Later, although Chef Arnold kept a low profile, he took root in restaurants like all other top chefs. He occasionally participated in some cooking competitions and won championships, leading a simple and boring life. But because his variety show back then was so popular, many amateur guests on reality shows later tried to copy his path to fame, and embarked on a path of no return where they would fight each other again and again.
However, when other people quarrel, they are not as natural and smooth as Chef Arnold. As if with the help of God, people always feel that the heat is missing and the feeling is missing. So much so that whenever a new large-scale reality show appears, newspapers and magazines that cannot find news materials will always write about Chef Arnold's great achievements. As a result, even though he is no longer in the world, he is always there. It's a legend that even if you want to keep a low profile, you can't keep a low profile.
So the question is, how did the top-floor restaurant lure such a rich, famous, young, and grumpy chef from across the ocean?
Are restaurants closing across the U.S.? As a result, their top chefs had to travel across the ocean to find work.
After reading Chef Arnold's information, Jiang Feng suddenly came back to his senses and looked surprised: "For such a great chef, he gets a 10% discount on his set meal?"
Wu Minqi said: "I also find it strange. Although I have never met Chef Arnold, I heard that he has a very bad temper. In the past few years, he would change restaurants almost every few years. It has only stabilized in the past four or five years. I often quarrel with the owner of their restaurant over trivial matters.”
"Actually, it is normal for him to change restaurants, but it is incredible for him to go to the top-floor restaurant, because Chef Arnold likes to target Chinese chefs very much. Although he has never talked about it or expressed his position publicly, as long as he participates in the culinary arts During the competition, as long as the opponent is a Chinese chef, his taunts after the competition will be extremely sharp.”
"Abnormal?" Jiang Feng caught the key word.
"Chef Arnold is famous for taunting his opponents after cooking competitions. I have been taunted by him before." Zhang Guanghang, who has joined the gossip team, added.
Jiang Feng:...
He is worthy of being a chef who was famous all over the United States for his fierce rivalry.
"But Chef Arnold particularly hates Chinese chefs..." Zhang Guanghang squinted his eyes and thought for a while as if he was recalling, "I seem to have never heard anyone mention this. How do you know?"
Jiang Feng and Ji Yue also looked at Wu Minqi. Zhang Guanghang, who had been ridiculed by Chef Arnold in person, didn't know how Wu Minqi knew.
"I heard what Master Pei Shenghua said." Wu Minqi said.
Several people suddenly realized that it was the Melon King who said it, so it must be somewhat credible.
"Then this is really strange. He doesn't like Chinese chefs, so why did he come here to make himself angry? Is he running out to make extra money because he is short of money recently?" Jiang Feng made a bold guess.
"Impossible." Zhang Guanghang directly objected. "Although there are many chefs who are not good at managing finances, and some famous chefs will face bankruptcy after retirement, Chef Arnold definitely does not have this problem. Although he has a temper Not good, but he is very good at investment and financial management. Except for the closure of his restaurant due to poor management in the early years, he has not had any other major problems. His financial situation should be very good.”
"Could it be that... the boss behind the top-floor restaurant is actually Chef Arnold's son?" Jiang Feng came up with a more bold guess.
"He has only been married once and divorced, and has no children."
Jiang Feng:...
It seems that restaurants across the United States are closing down, leaving their top chefs with the last option of traveling across the ocean to find work.
"Actually..." Zhang Guanghang paused, obviously hesitating whether he should say this or not, "Since the top-floor restaurant has launched a chef's set menu, I think we can grab it if possible."
Jiang Feng:? ? ?
Lao Zhang, you have changed. I used to be the one who supported the enemy, but now you actually take the lead in sponsoring the enemy!
"The set meals cooked by Chef Arnold originally needed to be booked more than six months in advance. The prices would fluctuate but generally would not be less than five figures." Zhang Guanghang thought for a while, "US dollars."
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"And the most important thing is that Chef Arnold is the only chef still working among the top ten of the celebrity chef list. In the past two years, when Fen Garden was open as usual, it might have been a little better. Since Fen Garden stopped operating, Chef Nuo became the only choice.”
“Chef Arnold’s cooking style is very unique. He likes to use fresh and precious ingredients. His cuisine is unrestrained and wild, with a strong Western cooking style. Try the dishes cooked by top chefs with different cooking styles. Very beneficial for a cook of our caliber.”
Jiang Feng's heart suddenly moved.
What you eat is what you earn!
Although I don’t know why the famous chef Arnold suddenly went to the top-floor restaurant to work illegally, but who cares, just have a meal first. Jiang Feng didn't know how much of Babaozhai's pastries and mooncakes were eaten at full price plus delivery fee. It would be a mistake to miss out on the 10% discount on the chef's set meal.
Now that he decided to capitalize on the enemy, Jiang Feng sent Ji Yue to pay attention to the real-time updates of the top-floor restaurant and notify him of any news as soon as possible. Then Jiang Feng went to gain experience as before.
No matter how many big bosses come to the top restaurant, even if Peng Changping goes to the top restaurant to work illegally, he still needs to gain experience.
Jiang Feng received the news from Zhang Zhiyun at noon. Zhang Chu was a little excited when he learned that Peng Changping had returned to China. He wanted to book a flight to Peking on the spot. But the Zhang family was worried about letting Zhang Chu, a retired old man, come to Peiping alone, so they sent Zhang Zhiyun, who seemed to be more likely to ask for leave, to take a few days off to accompany Zhang Chu to Peiping.
Zhang Zhiyun wanted to ask Jiang Feng for Peng Changping's contact information, but as soon as Peng Changping lost his WeChat account and his domestic phone number, Jiang Feng gave Lu Sheng's contact information to Zhang Zhiyun, and sent Lu Sheng a message telling him about it. That's it.
After sending the message, Jiang Feng originally wanted to go to the convenience store next door to buy some snacks and then go back to the kitchen to gain experience. However, as soon as he entered the convenience store and before he started picking out snacks, his phone rang. The caller was from an unknown number.
This unfamiliar number still looks familiar.
Jiang Feng stared at the phone for a few seconds before realizing belatedly that this unfamiliar number seemed a bit like the suspected sales phone number that had called him several times this morning.
Jiang Feng sighed in his heart that it was so difficult to sell these days. He called the same number in the morning but still called at noon, and the call was connected.
"Hello." The voice on the other end of the phone was slightly familiar, a little nervous, and a little excited. Jiang Feng could even clearly hear the person on the other end of the phone swallowing a mouthful of saliva after saying "hello."
"Little boss, how is business in the store recently?" Jiang Feng recognized that it was Zhou Shi.
Because of WeChat, Jiang Feng didn’t save the phone numbers of many of the kitchen staff at Tai Feng House.
Jiang Feng thought that Zhou Shi was far away from his hometown and therefore was relatively uninformed. He only found out about the top-floor restaurant in the past two days, so he called to pay attention to the business situation of his old club. He smiled and said: "It's not bad, it didn't have much impact. How about you? How about the blind date? Do you have a partner? ”
Jiang Feng and Zhou Shi had some brief contact during the Chinese New Year because of New Year's greeting calls, and from then on they were just acquaintances in the circle of friends.
The relationship between the two of them was average. They had basically no contact at first, but they only started to have contact after Zhou Shi told Jiang Feng that he was planning to resign.
"It's okay, no, I mean I already have a partner now and we're still in the dating stage." Zhou Shi was as nervous as a student reporting homework to the teacher. This was not his style at all.
He wouldn't be like this when Jiang Feng was his boss, let alone Jiang Feng is just his former boss now.
"Well, little boss, I called you a few times this morning but you didn't answer. Then I was afraid of delaying the kitchen business so I didn't call you in the morning, so I postponed the call until noon." Zhou Shi explained After a few sentences, his tone became a little calmer, "The reason I called you today is actually to ask you something."
"What's the matter?" Jiang Feng asked, "Actually, if you have anything, you can ask on WeChat. I always can't answer your phone calls."
"Actually, it's just a small thing, but I want to confirm directly that I saw Sang Mingfa's WeChat Moments yesterday. Is it true?" Zhou Shi's tone was full of unbearable excitement.
"Circle of friends?" Jiang Feng had a huge meal in the morning. He had long forgotten what else happened last night besides eating Peng Changping's barbecue and Buddha jumping over the wall. He thought about it for almost half a minute before he remembered it.
"Oh, you mean Sang Ming's circle of friends, right? Yes, we went to team building yesterday and had barbecue. What happened?"
"I'm not asking about team building, I'm asking... I saw Sang Ming in his circle of friends saying that he ate Master Peng Changping's barbecue yesterday. Is he the Peng Changping we know? He still has the same name, is he... ...Master Peng Changping, who is ranked number one in the celebrity chef list?" Zhou Shi asked even a little cautiously in his last sentence.
Jiang Feng finally understood why Zhou Shi called him. He actually forgot about it. Zhou Shi was a fan of Peng Changping.
It turned out that when he was chatting with Zhou Shi, Zhou Shi mentioned Peng Changping more than once, and his tone was full of admiration for Peng Changping. Zhou Shi also said that if he hadn't known Peng Changping's specific address, he would have wanted to visit him on the other side of the ocean. Even if he couldn't speak, it would be good to take a look from a distance.
"It's Master Peng Changping. He has returned to China." Jiang Feng said, "The barbecue restaurant our team built yesterday is opposite Yongheju. Wasn't Master Peng originally the chef of Yongheju? He ate at Yongheju with Mr. Xu Cheng, because I came over for a special reason, and when I got interested, I cooked some barbecue myself.”
"I remember you said before that you always wanted to see Master Peng. Master Peng will stay in China for a long time this time. I can help you if you need it... Hey, Zhou Shi, are you still there? Hey, you Can you hear me? The signal is not good? "There is no response from the other end of the phone.
Zhou Shi held the phone and raised his head slightly.
He was afraid that the tears would fall when he lowered his head.
He regrets it!
He hates it!
Why did he resign, why did he go back to his hometown, why did he open this damn private restaurant.
If he had not resigned a few months ago, he would still be an employee of Tai Fung House. He will be in Peiping, he will participate in the team building last night, he will be able to see his idol Mr. Peng Changping with his own eyes, maybe he can say a few words to Peng Changping, and the most important thing is that he can meet Peng Changping in person Grilled BBQ!
BBQ grilled by yourself!
He is only one step away from the barbecue grilled by his idol himself.
But now there is nothing, the chance to talk is gone, the chance to eat barbecue is gone.
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Feng couldn't hear a reply, so he hung up the phone thinking it was a signal problem. Zhou Shi could only hold on to his cell phone, which had a black screen, and grieve alone.
"Baby, what are you doing standing here? Have you had lunch? Don't work too hard. You still have to eat on time. You can't make enough money. What's wrong with you? Why don't you reply?" Zhou Shi's mother He noticed that his son was in a very strange state, with his head slightly raised and looking at the wall sadly.
"Mom, I've eaten. Don't talk to me now. I want to be quiet."
"If you want to Jingjing, just call her. What, you guys had a fight? Didn't you have a good time yesterday? You are not young anymore, so don't lose your temper like the young one. I think Jingjing is a good kid, so take good care of her. ”
"Not this Jingjing."
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Everything went normally in the next few days, and Tai Fung House's turnover did not show any drastic fluctuations as usual. There has been no news since the top-floor restaurant released a poster and half-hidden discount information. The specific rush to buy the chef's set meal and how many servings it has per day has not been announced. It seems that there is no further information.
During this period, Ji Yue and the foreman of Babaozhai were trying to get close to the foreman of the top-floor restaurant, trying to get some news about the top-floor restaurant from the foreman, but to no avail.
What everyone doesn't know is that the reason why the top-floor restaurant is so quiet and no news is released is because their new chef has been having a bad temper these days. Disciplining co-workers at work and scolding the boss after get off work. If Chef Arnold was still participating in a reality show now, he would probably be able to cut out an episode of the scolding material in the past few days, so that those poor imitators in the reality show later can see what it means to be ripped off. The originator of the forced genre.
Chef Arnold is not a linguist. He briefly studied Spanish and French for a period of time, but he couldn't even do daily conversations. He was only proficient in swearing sentences. This also leads to the fact that when he curses, he usually uses English mixed with Spanish and French. Of course, this sounds the same to people who don't understand.
Tao Shu couldn't understand.
Tao Shu is a very inconspicuous assistant chef in the back kitchen of the top-floor restaurant. His experience is somewhat similar to Zhou Shi. He has been in many restaurants since he was young and has cooked both Chinese and Western food. His cooking skills are slightly inferior to Zhou Shi's. , a middle-aged man with nothing to do, he just wants to find a high-paying job to make some money to return to his hometown as soon as possible to buy a house in a school district so that his children can go to a good school in the future.
By the way, Tao Shu had been a colleague of Zhou Shi for a while, and it was he who told Zhou Shi about the recruitment of workers in the top-floor restaurant. However, Zhou Shi didn't apply for the job because he had never worked in Western food. He was lucky enough to apply.
After a busy day at work, Tao Shu came home and wanted to find someone to complain about at work. As usual, he opened his phone and clicked on WeChat. He found Zhou Shi in his address book and asked Zhou Shi to have sex with the chef at work today. Who did you scold?
Tao Shu and Zhou Shi had a good relationship at first because Zhou Shi was willing to listen to him complain about trivial things. This was not because Zhou Shi liked to listen to gossip. At that time, Zhou Shi was still young and very motivated. Apart from going to work every day, he was trying to figure out how to steal a trick or two from other chefs in the store.
Although Tao Shu likes to complain, he is well-informed. When Zhou Shi listens to Tao Shu complaining, he can hear a lot of useful information. One likes to talk and the other is willing to listen. In addition, they are similar in age and have the same educational background. They are all from Beipiao. After a long time, the relationship between the two people got along quite well.
Later, they gradually lost contact after they resigned. They had no contact at first, but the last time Tao Shu told Zhou Shi about the recruitment of workers in the top-floor restaurant, the two of them got in touch again.
Tao Shu was very envious when he learned that Zhou Shi had saved enough money to go home and open a private restaurant. He always chatted and wanted to learn from Zhou Shi and then go home and open his own restaurant like him. After chatting too much, he habitually complained to Zhou Shi about some work matters as before. Zhou Shi remembered that Tao Shu specially told him about the recruitment news in the top-floor restaurant and was willing to listen to him. Unknowingly, he became very Learn about the top floor restaurant.
Even Jiang Feng and others didn't know the situation of the owner of the top-floor restaurant, but Zhou Shi also knew something about it.
For example, although a top-floor restaurant is opened in Peiping, the kitchen staff are basically foreigners. Only the handymen and a few assistant chefs are Chinese. Tao Shu feels like he is going abroad every time he goes to work, and only returns home after get off work. . The chef habitually speaks English and sometimes French. Over time, Tao Shu can understand simple sentences and one or two French words. Tao Shu thinks that he will be able to take the exam after a few more years of work. English level 4.
Zhou Shi also knew that there was a new chef in the top-floor restaurant in the past two days, because it was this new chef that Tao Shu complained to him every day in the past two days. He has a bad temper, loves to teach others, and speaks very loudly. Even if you can't understand, you can tell that he is cursing. He is tall and strong, and he is a bit older. He feels like a pirate leader in a movie.
As usual, Tao Shu first complained to Zhou Shi that the new chef was swearing again today, and then told Zhou Shi that he found that the new chef's background seemed unusual.
Tao Shu: I heard Ronaldinho say today that our chef seems to be ranked very high in the celebrity chef list. Didn't I tell you yesterday that when I passed by the utility room, I heard him arguing with someone on the phone very loudly? That person is actually our boss! He seemed to be arguing with our boss because he was dissatisfied with the restaurant's discount on his set meal. You think it's really strange. Why would he come to our restaurant if he is a top-ranked celebrity chef? I heard that he worked in the most famous restaurant in the United States. This group of Americans is really strange. Some people don’t want to stay in their own country but come to us to open a restaurant.
Tao Shu: But our boss is really rich, worthy of being the son of a Wall Street tycoon. Recently, the restaurant is offering promotions and discounts. I have finally relaxed a little bit these days. I think I will be busy again in a while. When I save enough money, I will go back to my hometown to open a restaurant like you, and you can spend more time with me. Wife and children, no matter how tired or busy they are, the money they make can always go into their own pockets.
Tao Shu: I can take two consecutive days off this month. I originally wanted to take two more days off so that I can go home and spend time with my wife and children. I guess I won’t be able to take that leave now.
Tao Shu: Hey, I really envy you.
Tao Shu: Remember to tell me in advance when you are going to get married. I will take time off to attend your wedding.
Zhou Shi: Hey, I really envy you.
Tao Shu was so excited:?
Originally, Zhou Shi didn't want to say it. Anyway, Tao Shu just liked to push him. He didn't need to reply every sentence, just reply one sentence every 6 or 7 messages. But the three words "Celebrity Chef" in the long string of text in the first paragraph of Tao's book deeply hurt his heart, and he couldn't help but copy and paste.
He wanted to go back to Peiping, but he knew very well that even if he returned to Peiping, he would not be able to eat the barbecue.
In the past, his dream was just to meet his idol, but since he learned that all the employees at Tai Fung House had basically eaten the barbecue cooked by his idol, his dream has changed.
Zhou Shi didn't hear the last few words Jiang Feng said on the phone. While he wanted to go back to Peiping, he was too embarrassed to ask Jiang Feng. After all, when he refused Jiang Feng's offer to stay, he refused happily, and now he went back to ask his former boss for help. Not only was it a slap in the face, but it was also a bit unethical.
Zhou Shi's thoughts drifted far away.
Tao Shu on the other side was stunned for a moment when he saw Zhou Shi's copy and paste, and then he understood him as the comfort of copy and paste, and continued to press him.
Tao Shu: My daughter’s birthday is next week, and it happens to be Saturday. I originally wanted to go home to celebrate her birthday, but now I guess I can only ask my wife to bring my daughter to Peiping to take them around during the vacation. I hope the boss won’t ask us to work overtime next week. When I guess we will definitely have to work overtime, the store has changed the chef and hired two new chefs. The business hours have also been extended. Last week, Xiao Cao resigned. It seems that he was Baozhai poached him, and now he is looking for an assistant cook. I estimate that during this period we will have to do the work of two people, and I don’t know what to do.
Tao Shu: Today the manager also asked us if there is any chef we know who can be introduced as a chef assistant. If we succeed, we will be rewarded with 1,000 yuan. Our store is causing trouble every day and now it is almost becoming a public enemy of the Chinese restaurant in Peking. It is not so easy to recruit chefs. If it weren't for the more money, I would have resigned. I have to go to work every day as if I have collaborated with the enemy and treason.
Tao Shu: Sad.
Tao Shu: Why didn’t Babaozhai come to poach me? I want to be poached too. (End of chapter)