Chapter 1092: Doing What He Wants
Ning Weimin was right.
For Zhang Dashao, fame and fortune are really not very attractive.
As people age, various needs decrease accordingly.
How much can you eat? How much can you drink?
Zhang Dashao is a lonely old man. Not to mention that he doesn't care about dressing up. He doesn't even have to worry about his children.
That’s really how one person eats and the whole family is not hungry. The door is locked and the little bench is not afraid of starving to death.
Besides, the old man’s financial resources are not bad. In addition to his pension, Zhang Dashao also has a small yard where he can earn money from tiles.
Now he has a big wine vat that he shares with Kang Shude.
Let’s just say it’s not about making money, but I can’t stand the fire of business.
Both old men have real abilities, and they complement each other perfectly when doing business together.
This big wine vat can give Zhang Dashao an additional eight or nine hundred yuan a month.
Think about it, this was the mid-1980s.
In 1985, state agencies and enterprises and institutions had just completed wage reforms, bringing the average annual wage of Beijing employees to 1,343 yuan.
For a cadre like Lan Zheng, whose basic salary plus job salary is only 131 yuan per month.
Qiao Wanlin is a deputy director, and the two items combined only cost one hundred and fifty yuan.
Zhang Dashao, a retired old man, can earn two to three thousand yuan a month, which is equivalent to the salary of twenty or thirty ordinary people.
Not to mention that it is more than enough to provide for old age, even if you just put aside the flowers, you will not be able to spend them all.
There is no doubt that, like Kang Shude, Zhang Dashao is also an absolutely high-priced old man and a potential rich man in the capital.
Besides, if you really want money, can you open a restaurant by yourself with the old man’s skills?
I just don’t want to put in the hard work of doing business, so I can go abroad to earn US dollars on an errand.
Or go to a private restaurant and take it as a person who only talks but doesn’t do anything.
These are the simplest basic operations.
Secondly, let’s talk about this position. After stumbling through a wasted life, Zhang Dashao had already looked away.
What official position, what level, it’s all nonsense, empty-headed stuff.
In his words, I'm just a cook, and I'm buried up to my chest, so why am I still trying to earn money?
At this time, it is very popular and famous all over the world, but it is meaningless to stand on the stage with eyes wide open.
So no matter it is the economic return for the huge figures that Ning Weimin prescribed in order to ask for prescriptions.
He brought up the old matter again and asked Zhang Dashao to serve as an honorary consultant to Tan Palace.
Zhang Dashao just smiled and pushed him away without taking it seriously.
But it must be said that when a person reaches this age, the more capable he is, the more he wants to leave something behind.
Another idea that Ning Weimin came up with in order to suit his liking, but it hit the vital point in Zhang Dashao's heart and made him unable to move.
Ganqing Ning Weimin plans to fund the establishment of a palace catering seminar in the name of Tan Gong Restaurant.
Not only does he plan to invite descendants of the Qing royal family such as Fu Jie and Saga Hao to participate, he also wants to hire several experts from the Forbidden City who are familiar with palace life through the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau to participate.
As for comparing with other similar organizations, the purpose of his seminar is not just to study the so-called "Manchu-Han cuisine".
Instead, I want to conduct a comprehensive inspection and systematically analyze the food and drink situation in the palace from the perspectives of tribute, storage, distribution, production, personnel appointments, historical origins, etc., including but not limited to, what to eat? How to do it? How to eat? Record it truthfully in all aspects.
We will not only focus on the diet of the emperor's concubines, but also explain and introduce the diet of the elder brother's room, the guard room, and the palace maids and eunuchs.
In addition, we should dig out as much as possible, including tea, snacks, drinks, dairy products, nourishing products, and even seats. In the end, no matter how many volumes, they were compiled into a complete set of "General Editor of Palace Catering".
This is used as a knowledge library or encyclopedia of the palace food culture for future generations to refer to.
Even Ning Weimin would publish it into a book through his relationship with the publishing house and distribute it all over the world.
So for Tan Palace Restaurant, Ning Weimin wanted to hire Zhang Dashao as the main representative to participate, specifically responsible for reviewing the specific dishes, giving guidance on the operation of the palace kitchen, and introducing the corresponding work processes.
I have to say, this guy Ning Weimin painted this pie very well.
What is he going to do?
He is creating the most authoritative database and producing a set of "Sikuquanshu" on palace diet.
If Zhang Dashao can participate in it, it will undoubtedly mean that he is on an equal footing with those social celebrities and has made corresponding contributions to the study of palace diet.
This job is much more dignified than when Zhang Dashao was young, he wanted to be a chef in the royal kitchen, or he was thinking about which big restaurant in the capital he wanted to be the head cook.
Even if I could serve a state banquet and work as a chef in the Great Hall of the People, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as glorious as this.
And the most important thing is not whether he can stay in history, but the actual significance of this matter is indeed great.
If it is really done, it will not only allow Zhang Dashao to pass on part of his skills, but also let future generations know what a real palace banquet is, which will be conducive to the restoration of traditional cooking techniques. and progress.
It can be said to be of great benefit to the entire chef industry.
It is not in vain what he has learned and known all his life. This is exactly what this chef has never dared to think about and what he has always wanted.
To be honest, he would not be willing to sacrifice himself for others.
I don’t think I would have bothered to call Ning Weimin to help him open Tan Palace Restaurant just because he saw Ning Weimin’s sincerity and said a few kind words to him.
Not to mention that Ning Weimin would not take the initiative to provide ideas for his Ginza Tan Palace just because he obeyed his advice and did not mess up the Tan Palace Restaurant.
Therefore, a few prescriptions for drinking wine may be priceless in the eyes of others.
But for Zhang Dashao, what Ning Weimin wants to accomplish is more important, the goal is more ambitious, and it can benefit the entire chef industry, so he really has nothing to give up.
After hearing these words, Zhang Dashao became excited on the spot, and the old man's beard and eyebrows trembled.
"This...is this true? Can I participate in such an important event?"
And for what he wanted to get, Ning Weimin would risk his life by giving him rice soup. .
"Look at what you said, no matter how important it is, it is not as important as when we opened Tan Gong Restaurant. It was all thanks to your help that I didn't become a joke. Besides, without Tan Gong Restaurant, Success is not what happened today, is it? So you are the real hero and the core figure of this seminar.” , It’s difficult to publish a book like this. This is a serious matter, a major event that can benefit future generations, and it is something I dare not even think about in my life..."
The old man murmured a few words, My mind relaxed a little, but I still muttered a little guilty, "But I... I know how to cook on the stove, and I am a craftsman. My cultural level is not good. What I said will not make people laugh?"
"No way, never possible." Ning Weimin vowed, "What you can say is not as good as what you can do. Those people, don't look at them. They are quite famous. They are all masters who know how to eat but not do. They What they can understand is just a matter of appearance. Who knows what the real chef is like? Let me tell you the truth, everything about the actual operation will be based on your opinion. Lord. People like them are easy to find, but people with practical experience like you are hard to find. Of course, writing work is necessary in the end, but you don’t have to worry about this. This seminar is produced by us. For money, I will arrange a special writing clerk for you, who will follow you every day and be responsible for recording and organizing your opinions. When the time comes, whether it is a meeting or a seminar, you will finish the manuscript anyway. I'll give it to you, and you'll just be responsible for making corrections and making mistakes. If you need anything else, you can tell Zhang Shihui at any time. You are the deputy representative, and he will accompany you, okay? "
"Okay, that's great! It's just too troublesome for you..."
Zhang Dashao finally relaxed his mind and laughed "hehe".
The wrinkles on his face were all squeezed together when he smiled, and his eyes and nose were squeezed into a ball. He hadn't laughed so heartily for a long time.
However, I smiled and cried again for some reason.
While crying, he said, "Wei Min. You are willing to go through all the trouble and spend money to do such a big thing. I really saw you right. Okay, great. You are really stupid. The noble one in my life. Don’t worry, I will give you everything I have in my stomach. I am not willing to let those things be buried in the soil with me. Everyone should know about our good things and see how great we are. The essence of the culinary culture of a great country. Even if one day the world loses me and you, but if we leave behind such information and the skills of our ancestors, our life will not be in vain. You think so? "
Zhang Dashao is so emotional. Ning Weimin is not a tree, how can he not be moved?
Although he got what he wanted at this time, he couldn't help but put away the philistine and said with sincerity, "Master Zhang, don't say that, I still say the same thing. Without your guidance, how could there be Tan Gong Restaurant?" If I couldn’t make money, I wouldn’t be able to do such a thing. In the end, it’s your ability and your merit that accomplishes everything.”
(End of Chapter)