Chapter 21: The First Arrival
Female chefs will still be a little discriminated against after all, Gong Baorou didn't want to waste too much time to make extraneous branches, so she dressed herself up well before going to the Sichuan restaurant, and she even cut her half-long hair short and turned it into ear-length short hair, barely looking a little girly. She wore a loose cotton black T-shirt underneath a washed-white dark jeans. Gong Baorou developed relatively late, which is also related to her poor eating habits. After such a dress, a girl becomes a shy and young boy.
"You're dressed like this...... Okay, it can be a lot less troublesome. Zhao Pengcheng nodded, agreed with Gong Baorou's caution, and then took Gong Baorou into the back kitchen of the Sichuan restaurant.
Gong Baorou's arrival did cause a lot of discussion. Not everyone can enter Haicheng Hotel, because Haicheng Hotel can stand out from many restaurants and restaurants because of many secret recipes. In order to ensure that the secret recipe is not leaked, everyone who enters the back kitchen of Haicheng Hotel must have a referrer, if something goes wrong with the person who enters the back kitchen, a large part of the responsibility is on the referrer, it turns out that there is no such thing happening, the chef stole secrets, although he was caught, but the referrer also received a very severe punishment. Therefore, in Haicheng Hotel, where the back kitchen and front desk are separated, it is even more difficult to become a chef than to become a manager. Gong Baorou suddenly entered the Sichuan restaurant of Haicheng Hotel, and the introducer was still Zhao Pengcheng, how could it not make people think about it? Zhao Pengcheng has been staying in a Sichuan restaurant for so many years, and his purpose is not known to everyone, but it is not a secret.
Gong Baorou lowered her eyebrows and followed Zhao Pengcheng with her eyes, and occasionally raised her head to meet Li Zhanpeng's eyebrows.
"Little junior sister~" Looking at Li Zhanpeng's exaggerated mouth, Gong Baorou continued to pretend that she didn't know him.
Huh, the little sister is so ruthless......
Li Zhanpeng's eyes were earnest, but fortunately Zhao Pengcheng didn't notice him.
"I've brought a new person in today, but don't worry, she's just a cook. I still say this, as soon as you speak with your ability, those who are capable will go up, and those who are weak will go. Zhao Pengcheng's words were quite prestigious, and the chef of the Sichuan restaurant looked at Zhao Pengcheng, walked over and patted Gong Baorou's shoulder, expressing his agreement with her joining.
In fact, there are clear factions in the Sichuan restaurant, on one side are Zhao Pengcheng's apprentices and students, on the other side are Li Zhanpeng and his friends, and the rest are some of the cooks who make soy sauce. Li Zhanpeng has Sun Fugui as the backstage, and Zhao Pengcheng's people occasionally stumble, and they don't dare to really do anything. Zhao Pengcheng has controlled the Sichuan restaurant for so many years, and Li Zhanpeng and his friends have been constrained everywhere if they want to start, and the two sides maintain a delicate balance.
It is also Gong Baorou's luck, she was brought by Zhao Pengcheng, of course Zhao Pengcheng's people will take care of one or two, and Li Zhanpeng is her senior brother, so he will definitely not be embarrassed by her.
"I'm not just bringing a newcomer to meet you today," Zhao Pengcheng's expression was stern, "The biennial Haicheng Chef Rookie Selection Competition is coming soon, and the date of this selection competition is set for August 15th, and all young chefs over the age of 14 and under the age of 30 can participate in the competition." The selection competition is divided into two groups, one group is fourteen to twenty years old, and the other group is twenty to thirty years old. The purpose of the selection competition is to select excellent talents in the whole Haicheng City, and this is not just a matter for us in Haicheng Hotel, so I hope everyone can unite. Zhao Pengcheng's words were meaningful.
Gong Baorou suddenly understood why Sun Fugui and Zhao Pengcheng had to take her under their door, it was because of this Haicheng Chef Rookie Competition. Sun Fugui is okay, maybe he wants to repay his kindness more. Zhao Pengcheng maybe.
"There will be a preliminary round and a final round for this selection competition, and the final will probably be in September. The preliminary round is very simple, make the best dish at any time, and submit it to nine judges for scoring, and the one with the highest score will advance. The final is determined by a lottery, and you will draw a judge, who will designate a dish for you to cook, and again, the one with the highest score will be the rookie king. โ
Gong Baorou's heart moved.
"You don't have to worry about โกโก or anything, the Haicheng Chef Newcomer Selection Competition is a grand event in our Haicheng chef industry, and the participating chefs come from all over Haicheng, and it is the responsibility of each of our chefs to ensure that it is fair, just and open. The so-called newcomer refers to the chef who has obtained the primary vocational qualification certificate or has not obtained the qualification certificate, once it is found that there are chefs who have obtained the primary vocational qualification certificate or more to participate in the competition," Zhao Pengcheng's voice intensified, "We will report to the National Chef Association and cancel their chef professional qualification certificate for life." โ
Gong Baorou really never took this vocational qualification certificate, even if she was dozens of years old, she didn't take the test, and she didn't understand this at all.
"I hope that every qualified chef here will give it a try, even if they can't get the rookie king, the top ten are still this year's rookies, and will be followed by major hotels and hotels, and the top 100 will be rated as potential chefs and will be included in the Haicheng Chef Association for continued observation in the future." Zhao Pengcheng smiled, "Of course, I still hope that everyone can compete for the first place, because the newcomer king of Haicheng will be recommended to participate in the national chef newcomer selection competition, and compete with the newcomer king from all over the country for the title of the final national newcomer king, and the title of the newcomer king is the most golden." โ
How many amazing chefs there must be in the whole country!
A passage stirs up the atmosphere in the kitchen, and everyone who is qualified can't help but fantasize about what it will be like after becoming the rookie king. Gong Baorou couldn't help but think about how beautiful the scenery would be when she stood on the national stage.
Zhao Pengcheng quickly left, leaving a quiet kitchen.
"Okay, since there's a new person here today, let's introduce myself. I'm the head chef here, Han Tao. "Han Tao is an old chef in his fifties, his hair is neatly groomed, his clothes are very clean, his back is straight, his eyes are sharp, and he looks like a person who does not smile.
Gong Baorou bowed and looked respectful: "Chef Han is good." My surname is Gong, the palace of the palace, and my name is Baorou. You can just call me Po. Gong Baorou didn't explain her name, she even had to thank herself for catching a cold recently, and her voice was a little hoarse, if it was before, with her soft voice, she would have been heard as a woman.
"Okay, you'll follow the chef here in the future, be serious, understand?"
"Understood."
Satisfied with Gong Baorou's respectful attitude, Han Tao nodded and turned to deal with other things. As a head chef, he's still very busy.
Han Tao left, and the rest of the chefs were much easier, a chef about twenty years old came over, and Gong Baorou saw that it was a third chef. He winked at Gong Baorou: "Bao? Why is your name so girly. โ
Gong Baorou smiled bitterly and had to explain that this was also her purpose.
"When my mother gave birth to me, she loved to eat kung pao chicken and braised pork, and my father happened to be surnamed Gong, so he took such a name."
Everyone was silent, and after a while, a burst of laughter erupted.
"Hahaha, ouch, there are such parents, so if you like to eat sweet and sour pork ribs, then you can't call it Gong Sugar Bone?!"
Someone laughed so much that tears came out, and patted Gong Baorou's shoulder quite sympathetically. No one will guess whether Gong Baorou is a woman or not, she was brought by Zhao Pengcheng!
So under Gong Baorou's deliberate friendship and no one was embarrassed, she smoothly integrated into the Sichuan restaurant and began to learn cooking for the first semi-formal time, which she believes is a good start.