Chapter 115: Betting
It's still Tang Ge, this time I didn't order, but directly found the store manager, the classmate Zhang Qianyu who made me hate to the core.
"Are you really going to apply, and you're not an apprentice, you're a chef?"
"Yes. β
"Then I'll let Xiaohong show you the application process now, it's a bit complicated, I hope you don't know how to quit. β
"No, I'll make a bet with you. β
"What? Bet and bet again, when you are young and ignorant, the bet is over, why do you linger?"
"This time it's different. Can you listen to the content and then make a conclusion about whether you are interested or not?"
"Okay, you say!"
"Give me a platform, I'll make five of your store's main dishes for a limited time, mix them in your chef's finished products, and let your chefs taste them to rate all the finished dishes, if I make five dishes and the score is lower than any other finished product, I lose." β
"It's obvious that you're going to lose. Unless you're a better chef than all the chefs we have here, and our chefs remember the taste of their dishes and will give them a higher score. β
"So you don't want to gamble?"
"It depends on what you bet on. β
"I won, your store sold me for one million yuan. If I lose, I'll pay you 1 million RMB. β
"I'm a little excited, really. β
"If you want to lose the bet, come, I called a lawyer, and if you agree, make a note. β
"Deal. β
The final result was unexpected by everyone, but it was expected by me.
Based on the personal tasting these days, I have learned all the dishes in the restaurant, and I could have made the exact same without much effort.
However, chefs are human beings and cannot be perfect, so I deliberately optimized the small details that the chef in the restaurant longed for but couldn't reach.
People are animals who yearn for perfection, there is no best, only better, and the chefs' instinct is in line with their own expectations, and when they taste and rate it, they will instinctively mistake it for the better one, because of their own extraordinary performance.
So, not only did I show him the skills of a blind chef in his restaurant, but to everyone's surprise, I received a higher rating than all chefs.
He lost the bet again, but this time, in full view of everyone, he did not cheat and was willing to lose.
Half a year later, relying on the skills given to me by Xiaoji, I have almost become the biggest legend in the Chinese food industry.
Not only because at the age of 22 he has become a three-Michelin-starred chef in Hong Kong, but also because under my management, 27 of the 60 restaurants in Hong Kong, Macau and the United States have been awarded two Michelin stars, and 19 restaurants have been awarded three Michelin stars for three consecutive years.
People are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, and a bunch of restaurant and hotel managers come to me every day to discuss cooperation, and my life of traveling in the mountains and rivers suddenly becomes very business-oriented.
However, it will take half a year before Xiaoji predicts that it will take me to regain my eyesight, so in the next six months, I can only continue to buy more restaurants and continue to operate more Michelin stars according to the route it has set......
In Beijing at the beginning of summer, the weather is not hot, but I always feel that it is not transparent enough.
Worried that the road would be too congested, I went out an hour and a half early.
When I came to the Wind Chase Hotel, I exhaled when I looked at the tall door in the VR video.
The dΓ©cor of this restaurant is retro and luxurious, and the food is said to be top-notch, and many magazines have commented that it has three Michelin stars.
Maybe there are people who come in and out of this place, even though I can't see them.
I stepped up the steps of the hotel, the revolving door turned, and suddenly I felt a rush of people.
"Oops! Ms. Sha! Welcome!"
"Qin Dong, the chairman of our hotel, has been waiting for you here since he arrived this morning!"
I'm really flattered, it's quite a big battle.
"Thank you. I responded simply and politely.
Just as I was about to walk forward, a pair of hands came over and grabbed my arm, and the smell of inferior perfume on the other party's body made me feel uncomfortable.
"No, I can walk on my own. β
Maybe it was because my voice was so cold, and the hands suddenly flashed away like an electric shock.
"Sorry for the offense, you please. "It's still the voice of Qin Dong.
My cane, bought for pretense, of course, tapped on the turnstile and waited quietly for two seconds, and when the space was turned out, I walked in.
I imagined myself now, sunglasses and a cane, it should be pretty cool.
It's not that I deliberately pretended to be forced, who let life blind me, I can only live a different style.
Everyone must be thinking, a blind cane can be so useful, isn't she worried about pinching herself?
Hahaha, thinking of this, I can't help but steal joy in my heart.
In the hotel's most luxurious VIP room, I sat at the table as directed.
"That, Ms. Sha...... Our chefs will continue to serve you their signature dishes, and we hope that you will taste them and give professional advice. β
I turned my face slightly and responded in the direction of the source of the voice, "Okay, please describe the dining environment of the restaurant." β
This is a formality and a test, I want to see if this Qin Dong has lied to me.
"The hotel's dΓ©cor is retro, in the late Qing style. All dining tables and chairs are made of wood. The scenery is close to the artistic conception of small bridges and flowing water. The decoration in the VIP room is also used for ink paintings by famous artists. The floor is clean and tidy, and the desktop is dust-free and greasy-free. The waiters here are more professionally trained than other restaurants. The food was also served quickly, and by the time we passed the hall, two-thirds of the guests had already eaten the hot food. At least appetizers were served on other tables. β
βOK
Pour me a cup of tea. I said lightly.
After the sound of tea in the cup, I took a sip.
One dish after another began to be served, Qin Dong explained in great detail, the materials and craftsmanship of each dish were extremely detailed.
And I only served each dish once in my mouth, and verified his words.
In fact, I only need to taste it to know what the ingredients are, how it is cooked, and what the skills of the chef are.
The other dishes were unsatisfactory, basically as he described, until the sea cucumber soup came up.
I scooped up a spoonful of sea cucumber soup, cooled it and put it in my mouth.
Belch...... What the hell is this?!
In less than a second, I took the teacup and spat out the soup.
"How...... What's wrong?Is there anything wrong with this soup?" Qin Dong asked anxiously.
"If it were in my restaurant, I wouldn't send such a soup to a guest. β
"What?" Qin Dong asked extremely angrily, "Who is the chef of this soup?"
In less than three minutes, a rush of footsteps drew closer, and the chef arrived.
Qin Dong couldn't help but say that he scolded angrily: "It turned out to be you! Zhang Dejin! Your master also said that you are a good seedling, and I must recruit you into our hotel! This is how you repay me? This sea cucumber soup was tasted by Ms. Sha, and you made her unable to swallow it!"
"I ...... I ......"
"What are you?!From this moment on, you're fired!"
"Your name is Zhang Dejin?" I asked deliberately to let everyone know that I was going to say a few words to the chef now.
"Yes, Ms. Sha. β
"This sea cucumber soup shows that you have reached the point of perfection in the balance of flavors and the mastery of the heat. Your cooking skills are superb, but there are some flaws that even the best chef can't hide. It's rare that you can use such inferior ingredients to enhance the texture and taste of the soup to such an extent. β
"Ms. Sha, what do you mean......" Qin Dong didn't hear any reprimands for Zhang Dejin from me, not even ...... It's praising him......