In early June, Chudu was already in a turbulent heat. The central air conditioner in the office could lower the temperature, but could not erase the irritability brought by summer.

Gu Yanan changed her sitting position to make herself feel more comfortable. While drinking coffee slowly, she listened to the female assistant's report.

"In five days, 'Master Xiao Zhou' has provided diners with thirty-one new pastries.

According to trapezoidal data, the breakfast department is increasing the number of lucky customers every day, and it has now increased from three to seven every day, and it is estimated that it will continue to increase in the future.

‘Master Xiao Zhou’ has shown the strength that a genius Baike should have in these days. The noodle category designated by the lucky customer covers eight major cuisines and some local small cuisines, and there are even some local famous snacks that have not been entered. After tasting by several seniors of Qinxing and Lu Zhentou, they all believe that he has achieved the original flavor and even surpassed those old brands..."

When the female assistant reported these data, her eyes seemed to be shining; Zhou Dong is now the "public male god" of Jiuzhou Dingshi. The greater the achievements the male god has achieved, the happier she will naturally be.

"Well, the statistics are very good, you can go out."

After the female assistant gently brought it to the office door, Gu Yanan looked at the exquisite man sitting on the sofa against the wall with some angrily, and said half-spoken and half-resentful: "Brother, have you heard it too? Such a talented chef is so young again. Even the talents that even the old masters value extremely much is worth it. I want to keep him!"

The man sitting on the sofa was wearing a handmade casual suit, without a tie, with a fair face and a loose expression. A well-trimmed thigh on his chin made him look more like a writer and director than a businessman.

He took a sip of the black tea in his cup and looked at his always pampered sister with a smile: "Oh? My sister wants to leave that handsome guy behind. This is something you can consider, but are you serious about him or..."

Gu Yanan gave him a fierce look: "Brother! I'm not kidding!"

"I'm not kidding either. Xiaonan, I know all the romantic affairs you had when you were studying in the UK. Is it going to change the taste this time?"

"Gu Yacheng! You're too much!"

Gu Yanan is going crazy, what a romantic thing? Back then, it was because she was cheerful and enthusiastic about others, and she was beautiful and had a good family background. There were always some "flies" who rushed over and couldn't even drive them away.

It was obviously those guys who were willing to think, but I had never touched my little hands!

Why did it turn into a romantic affair when it comes to this guy's mouth? This is his own brother. How come the chairman of Shangzhou Group, who is serious and polite in the eyes of outsiders, becomes a scoundrel when it comes to him?

"Am I overdoing it?"

Gu Yacheng spread his hands: "I don't know how much effort it took to deal with those 'flies' surrounding you; I flew over from Guangdong with a phone call, and I didn't even have to drink."

"I'll correct it again. It's not my handsome guy, but the future pillar of Jiuzhou Dingshi! A person who is more important than the eight tripods in the restaurant! Didn't you secretly taste his breakfast yesterday? Isn't it shocking enough?"

"It's shocking, especially the green lotus root and jade porridge. But no matter how good the buns are, the secret egg cake is, it's just a young white table.

Xiaonan, you must be clear that Shangzhou Group is not the whole world, and I, as the chairman, are just a nominee, and the real power is in the hands of the old man.

Those old guys on the board must follow rules in everything. What can you do if you let me do?"

Gu Yacheng sighed and said, "What they said is right. Although Zhou Dong performed well, what can a few breakfasts and a portion of oily double crispy? In addition to the portion of oily double crispy, has he cooked other dishes on the stovetop?

He is just an intern who has not even obtained the qualification of a Level 5 chef. He has no qualifications and no teacher. Why should he let those old guys agree to your proposal?"

"elder brother......"

"It's useless to call you brother. The bigger the company is, the more you have to follow the rules.

According to the rules set by the group for Jiuzhou Dingsheng, if a chef wants to get the group's shareholding and participate in the dividend distribution, he must be a first-class senior technician at the beginning and have to make significant contributions to Jiuzhou Dingsheng.

According to this condition, let alone him, the eight tripods in the town of Jiuzhou Dingshi are not qualified.

Xiaonan, your proposal is indeed too abrupt. If I hadn't known you enough, I would have thought you were confused by handsome guys like those old guys on the board!"

"Brother, you are not an old guy now, aren't you? Don't you know that when a company is bound by more and more rules, it is the beginning of its decline?"

"Of course I know, and all entrepreneurs in the world understand this principle. But when a company grows bigger, can it work without rules? With rules but not following rules, companies will only decline faster, so I can't find a reason to refute those old guys."

Gu Yacheng glanced at his sister helplessly and shook his head and said, "Your appetite is too big. One percent of the dry stocks of Shangzhou Group? Although there is only the right to earn money, in terms of Shangzhou Group's size, the annual dividend is an astronomical number!

Therefore, the board of directors rejected your proposal not entirely because of the rules, but also because of considerations of internal balance of the company!

You don’t think about it, just give your share to the intern in a hotel under the group. Well, even if you can clear his name and leave his internship status, he is just a newcomer.

What do the old ministers who have worked for the group for so many years think about this? This will cause a chain reaction! Xiaonan, you are now the president of Kyushu Dingshi, and you are no longer the little girl who would get all kinds of barbie if you want a doll..."

Gu Yanan was speechless for a moment, and what his brother said actually made sense; this was completely determined by the different heights of the two. The brother coordinated the overall situation of the group, and what he saw was Jiuzhou Dingshi.

But no matter what, she was still unwilling to give up. The woman's sixth sense told him that if the group did not tie Zhou Dong firmly to the chariot today, she would definitely regret it in the future!

It was just a premonition, there was no evidence, but she still had to make the final effort.

"A few days ago, a gentleman named Zhu asked Zhou Dong to make the original 'eight treasure noodles', and Zhou Dong agreed..."

"What! Are you talking about Li Liweng's Eight Treasures?"

Gu Yacheng was obviously stunned and put down his legs with his raised crossed his legs: "This is a 'unbreakable case' that China has not solved for many years. How dare he respond?"

Shangzhou Group started out in catering, and its main business is also the catering industry. With family background, Gu Yacheng is of course also a gourmet. How could he not know that the "Ba Zhen Noodles" is a pit that Li Yu tests future generations?

"The young man is really reckless, he will definitely fail."

Gu Yacheng shook his head, obviously not optimistic about Zhou Dong.

"What if he succeeds?" Gu Yanan asked.

"If he can really make this lost Eight-Treasure Face, I will do my best to help you. But if those old guys on the board agree to your proposal, I'm afraid he will have to show off in the Red Case."

Gu Yanan shook her head: "Brother, when did your eyes become so short-sighted? Can't you really see that Zhou Dong's meaning to our Jiuzhou Ding Food is not only in the back kitchen?

He is now very popular and has become a star chef who focuses on tracking and reporting by the provincial food publication "Looking for Tastes in Great Powers"; Mr. Dong from the Su Provincial Cooking Association also intends to cultivate him, wanting him to become a star in Su Provincial diligent celebrity, the banner of the younger generation; and his image is also very good. If it weren't for being dedicated to the chef, it would be impossible to debut in the entertainment industry directly!

A young, powerful and handsome chef, what did you think of, brother?”

Gu Yacheng smiled: "There is never a shortage of handsome guys in this world...and why is it difficult to use the star effect to promote Jiuzhou Dingshi?

This time I flew to Su Province, one to see you, and two to participate in a food program. You should have heard of Xiangguotai’s ‘ideal life’, right?

This show has Teacher He and Teacher Huang, who have the best viewership ratings in this category. In this episode, I invited Teacher Yu from Kyoto’s “Takyu Society”. If I promote Kyushu Dingshi in the show, what will happen?”

Gu Yanan said in surprise: "Is it Teacher Yu who loves smoking, drinking and perming his hair? He is humorous and has a pure personality. I like him very much!"

"Right? So with the strength of our Shangzhou Group, it is too easy to use celebrity publicity. Why do you need to cultivate your own celebrities?

However, your ideas are also operational. Let’s first see if Zhou Dong can make the lost Eight-Treasure Face.”

"Don't worry, he will succeed!" Gu Yanan firmly believed this.

"hehe......"

***

Gu Yanan is still too optimistic.

Li Yu's eight treasures are extremely deep, so how can he crack it by cracking it? These days, Zhou Dong tried to prepare "fresh juice" in the kitchen of Cai Yao every night, but without exception, failed.

The first thing Zhou Dong thought of was the fish and sheep soup.

The word "fresh" is separated and the word "fish and sheep" means "fish and sheep". It seems that this is the answer? But after he tried it countless times in the kitchen of fortune, he found that it was not working at all!

Chinese characters do not represent recipes. There are mutton soup, fish soup, beef and mutton soup in China... When did you see someone selling fish and mutton soup? You can only use the fresh fish and mutton soup as "fresh". If you really make soup, you have to consider the taste.

Fishy and goat smells are almost incompatible with these two flavors. There is a dish called "Fish-Presence Tibetan Sheep" in the recipe, but there is a world of difference between cooking and cooking soup, and it is impossible to replicate it.

Zhou Dong tried all kinds of red meat, white meat, even shellfish in seafood and snails in river food one by one, but he still couldn't find the answer.

It’s not okay to start with things, Zhou Dong started with Li Yu.

Li Liweng's admiration for vegetarian food almost reached the level of being possessed by demons. He even once said that bamboo shoots are the king of vegetarian food. Zhou Dong had a sudden inspiration and thought of a famous dish in the Magic City, "Bai Zhuang Pork".

The main ingredient of this dish is not bacon, but bamboo shoots! Bamboo shoots make dishes with the aroma of meat. People in the Magic City will eat all the bamboo shoots and leave the meat alone. So if you use bamboo shoots to make soup with bacon, can you get the fresh and delicious juice in the vegetarian soup?

Zhou Dong tried this hundreds of times, but no matter how he changed the ingredients and spice combinations, if he carefully studied the method of heat control, the final soup was still delicious, but it was still inevitably covered by the shrimps in the noodles!

I’m afraid that only crabs can compete with shrimps, but if crabs are used to make soup, then the noodles will completely become seafood noodles and can be declared failure directly.

With a long sigh, Zhou Dong exited the system and calculated the number of failures, which was as high as 10,000 times!

"I was not convinced by Li Liweng at first, and felt that I could easily solve the puzzles he left behind. It seems that I underestimated the ancients too much.

Grandpa He, if you were asked to choose the 'fresh juice' that was missing, what would you choose?"

It happened to be Saturday today. Zhou Dong came to the tea shed to make a big pot of Lancheng beef noodles for his patients as dinner. Mr. He still criticized while eating, criticizing and eating very happily.

Suddenly I remembered Mr. He's words that "the most delicious taste in the world is plum salt." Could this old patient be a master in the cooking and food industry? Zhou Dong asked casually.

"Haha, it's that eight-degree noodles? I'm going to tell you, I can eat anything else when I was young! I have really studied this noodles, which is a pit."

"Ah, then Grandpa He, have you found any research results?"

Zhou Dong's eyes lit up. Could it be that he had searched without any effort when he found it?

He Biwen asked and looked at him with a smile: "Of course there is, what I have studied in Grandpa He, but it will be successful if I have no results?"

"Then Grandpa He, tell me quickly. I'm so worried. If I can't make this dish the day after tomorrow, I'm going to be embarrassed!"

"Don't worry, grandpa tells you, the result is 'let go down the most beautiful'..."

"What does it mean?"

"It's just that there's nothing to do. Grandpa was thinking about why smart people like me competed with lunatics like Li Yu? Instead of being entangled, it's better to let go, so the result is 'let go down the most beautiful'!"

Zhou Dong looked at the old man with deep eyes: "Grandpa He, your illness needs to be treated..."

"Who said no?"

When I returned home from the tea shed, there were already stars. Zhou Dong had already eaten in the hospital canteen, so he took a shower and stood by the window to look at the stars.

This was his habit for many years. When he was seriously ill, he completely broke off contact with his classmates and friends. Apart from his parents, Xingxing was his best friend.

If you think about it carefully, he seems to have few friends except for fat people. This feeling is very bad. The deeper the night, the more sad he feels.
To be continued...