The news that Wei Qiaoyi became a special first-class pastry chef spread quickly.

Even Flavor magazine featured it in it.

For a time, Wei Qiaoyi became the most dazzling person in the circle of pastry chefs, and was made the youngest special first-class pastry chef by many people.

In the history that can be examined, Wei Qiaoyi is indeed the youngest special first-class pastry chef.

After all, the chef level has only been in recent years, and there was no chef level in the past.

At that time, the highest achievement of a chef was the imperial chef.

There may have been a younger genius than Wei Qiaoyi, but he disappeared into the torrent of history and did not know his name.

The youngest special pastry chef, although not the most powerful pastry chef, is loud enough.

Gao Dian can be said to be the brightest new star in the circle of pastry chefs recently. His rise has been short, his progress has been extremely fast, and he has had some impressive results.

But after Wei Qiaoyi became a special first-class pastry chef, Gao Dian's light was overshadowed.

After Wei Qiaoyi became a special first-class pastry chef, the importance of Dianxin Building also rose sharply.

There are so many high-end hotels in total, and the market is so big, and if one more comes in, they will be divided into a lot of benefits.

The momentum before Dianxinlou was quite strong, but ...... There is no overemphasis on it either.

You know, restaurants like Dianxin Tower were not uncommon in the past, but these restaurants eventually declined or died out.

Without a first-class pastry chef, some customers won't be able to receive them!

Decline is a matter of time.

But now that Dianxin Building has a special first-class pastry chef in charge, the situation is completely different.

This means that Dianxinlou has the capital to truly become a high-end hotel, and Wei Qiaoyi is still very young, and no one can say for sure what he will achieve in the future.

may be the next Wei Lianzhang, and Dianxin Building may also be the next Appreciation Building.

Such a situation has made everyone's attention to Dianxin Building rise sharply.

For a time, some restaurants quickly reached an alliance to curb Dianxinlou's promise.

However, they were stopped by the Appreciation Building!

Today's Appreciation Building, although it has lost Wei Lianzhang's Dinghai Shen Needle, Du Dawei is still there, and the reputation of Appreciation Building is still there, and it is still the largest restaurant in terms of noodles today.

The obstruction of the appreciating building made some of their plans die halfway.

An appreciative building is not simple, the owner of the appreciating building is Wei Xu, although he is not good at cooking, but the commercial means are quite powerful.

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The days passed slowly, and it was almost time for the New Year.

This year's time has passed quickly, Gao Dian feels that he doesn't feel anything, and a year has passed.

Of course, he has also experienced a lot and grown a lot in this year.

Dianxin Building is preparing for a holiday, and during the Chinese New Year, it is not ready to open.

Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi both felt that during the Chinese New Year, everyone should go home to spend more time with their parents, and they didn't have to stay in Dianxin Building to work all the time.

The notice of the holiday has been posted, so that everyone does not keep thinking about this.

There are still a few days left until the holiday.

On this day, Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi were chatting, and the two were chatting about some homely topics.

Wei Qiaoyi has not talked about cooking with Gao Dian for a long time, not that the two have no place to communicate, but Wei Qiaoyi feels that now Gao Dian is at a critical moment to clarify his own path, and it is not appropriate to talk too much about this topic.

She is also afraid of influencing Gao Dian to get out of her own way.

Gao Dian's situation is different from her.

Wei Qiaoyi is a special situation, she is too deeply influenced by her grandfather, and needs different ideas to help her get out of the influence.

But Gao Dian was not too deeply affected, and along the way, he had gradually formed his own path, but he himself was not yet clear.

At this time, what he needs is not to accept foreign ideas, but to make his own path clear.

After chatting for a while, Wei Qiaoyi suddenly asked, "Do you have any ideas lately?" ”

Gao Dian knew that Wei Qiaoyi was asking about his cooking skills, so he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "No." ”

Speaking of this, Gao Dian was a little bored in his heart, he had made rapid progress before, even if he entered the first-level pastry master, he did not encounter too many bottlenecks.

Later, after entering the first-class pastry chef, the progress slowed down, but it still kept improving.

But now I have been stuck at the door of the first-class pastry chef for a long time, and there is no sign of breaking through the bottleneck.

This somewhat hit Gao Dian.

Wei Qiaoyi said: "Don't worry, this bottleneck has stuck countless people, and I was stuck for a few years. ”

When Gao Dian heard this, he could only nod.

He knew that Wei Qiaoyi was right, but he felt very uncomfortable when he was stuck here all the time.

Wei Qiaoyi's heart moved, and said, "Why don't you sign up for the National Pastry Chef Competition." ”

Gao Dian was a little puzzled: "What kind of competition is this?" ”

The National Pastry Chef Competition, from the name, Gao Dian can understand. It's just that what kind of competition this competition is, Gao Dian doesn't know.

You must know that although his cooking skills are very high now, Gao Dian has been in the industry for a short time, and he still has a lot of things he doesn't know.

Wei Qiaoyi explained: "This competition is a national competition, there are no restrictions, as long as you sign up, you can participate. ”

When Gao Dian heard this, he said, "Then isn't this competition a group of demons dancing?" ”

There are no restrictions, as long as you sign up, you can participate, then there are too many people to participate, and it is not too much to say that it is a group of demons dancing.

Wei Qiaoyi said with a smile: "Of course not, although you can participate as long as you sign up, but there is a audition in front of you, and the real competition can only be participated in after passing the audition." ”

"Still going to audition? So troublesome? Gao Dian was puzzled, "In this case, it is better to directly add a restriction, which can save a lot of trouble." ”

"But how?" Wei Qiaoyi asked.

"Chef level." Gao Dian said.

Wei Qiaoyi smiled: "If you are a chef level, what if someone is far more powerful than a chef level?" In this way, it is not possible to participate? ”

Hearing this, Gao Dian nodded and said, "That makes sense." ”

"You yourself are actually like this, you are still a second-level pastry chef, but your real cooking skills have reached the top level of first-level." Wei Qiaoyi said.

Gao Dian nodded.

His cooking skills and grade do not match, mainly because the first-level pastry chef exam has not yet arrived, his level in the last exam is not enough, and the time for the next exam has not yet arrived.

But there are still people like him. To take a more recent example, the same is true of Li Dongyang.

He has reached the level of a first-class pastry chef, but nominally a second-level pastry chef.

"Since it's a national pastry chef competition, it's for the whole country, so it's best that there are no restrictions. In this way, it is really golden, and as for the audition, it is actually not as troublesome as you think. Wei Qiaoyi said with a smile.

Gao Dian looked at Wei Qiaoyi and said with some doubts: "Why?" ”

"The main thing is that a lot of people are self-aware and don't have that much time and will choose not to attend. Nine times out of ten, those who really come to participate are confident in their own strength. As for some that I want to experience, there are not many of them. Therefore, there are not many people participating in the competition, and the audition is not so troublesome. Wei Qiaoyi said with a smile.

Gao Dian suddenly, so it was.

Not everyone has the time and confidence to participate in the competition, although the gold content of this competition is very high, and the benefits after winning are great, but after winning, there is nothing.

Gao Dian had already understood the nature of this competition, and Gao Dian said, "Why do you want me to participate? ”

Wei Qiaoyi said: "Maybe you can inspire you through this competition? In addition, this competition brings together the best pastry chefs from all over the country, and it is a good opportunity to communicate, and if you miss this time, you will have to wait five years before you have this opportunity again. ”

"Didn't you say that I shouldn't accept too many foreign ideas right now?" Gao Dian asked.

"Yes, but that's what I'm telling you alone that it's not good for you to accept too much of my philosophy. However, when you participate in the competition, you will not accept too many other people's ideas, so such a shallow contact is beneficial. Wei Qiaoyi said.

"Uh......" Gao Dian didn't know what to say for a while.

He thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay then, I'll participate." ”

"Hmm." Wei Qiaoyi responded with a smile.

"Will you be going to this contest too?" Gao Dian suddenly remembered this question.

"I will definitely go, and no one with strength will miss this game." Wei Qiaoyi said with a smile.

"In that case, will there be master-level people participating?" Gao Dian asked.

Wei Qiaoyi said with a smile: "This is not the case, their pursuit is no longer the same, and the most powerful in this competition is the participation of a special first-class pastry chef." ”

Gao Dian nodded and said, "I see, when is the game?" ”

Wei Qiaoyi said: "Next April, there are still a few months to go. ”

Gao Dian said: "In this way, it's still early, so don't worry." ”

Wei Qiao responded, and the two did not discuss this topic again.

In a few months, Gao Dian may be able to break through the bottleneck, but it may not have broken through.

This step, sometimes depends on luck, if you are lucky, you can break through soon, but if you are unlucky, you may not be able to break through for several years or decades.

"By the way, when are you going back?" Wei Qiaoyi asked.

When Gao Dian heard this, he said with a smile: "I should be five days later." ”

It's still four days before the holiday.

Gao Dian prepared to return five days later, that is, the day after the holiday.

"Then do you want to come back to my car?" Wei Qiaoyi asked.

Gao Dian was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Why should I drive your car back, I have a car." ”

Wei Qiaoyi tilted her head and said, "I heard that boys should have face when they go home for the New Year." ”

When Gao Dian heard this, he only felt funny, shook his head and said, "No need, I'll just drive my own car back." This car actually has a face, although it is second-hand, but not to mention, no one can see that it is second-hand. ”

After I have confidence, I don't care about the face I use to support myself.

Besides, if he drove this car back, no one in their hometown would come to study whether this car was a second-hand car. From the looks alone, it's hard to tell if it's new or used.

Although his car is not a luxury car, he bought it himself, and he did not rely on his parents to pay for it, which is face.

To be able to buy his own car at his age is already excellent.

"Really?" Wei Qiaoyi was a little skeptical.

"Really, I don't lie to you." Gao Dian said with a smile.

Wei Qiaoyi smiled and said, "Okay, then I will believe you." ”

"Hmm." Gao Dian also laughed.

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Recently, Yan Sen had some worries, he thought he was hiding it well, but Gao Dian could see that he was a little sullen.

After finishing this busy period at noon, Gao Dian called Yan Sen aside.

On the third floor of the Dian Xin Building, there is an office area, a dressing room and a rest area.

Going forward, there is a balcony that is usually used as a place to smoke.

At this time, there was no one on the balcony.

Although I was busy at noon, I still had to clean up the kitchen and prepare the ingredients for the evening, and it would take a while to really rest.

Yan Sen was a little puzzled and said, "Teacher, you called me, is there anything wrong?" ”

Gao Dian asked, "You've been following me for a long time, haven't you?" ”

Yan Sen said: "It's been a few months. ”

"Have you had any difficulties lately?" Gao Dian asked?

Yan Sen hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, I didn't encounter difficulties." ”

"Really?" Gao Dian asked again.

"Teacher, I really didn't encounter any difficulties, you were very good to me, and the other brothers and sisters were very good to me." Yan Sen hurriedly said.

Gao Dian didn't speak, just stared at him in a daze, Yan Sen gradually lowered his head under Gao Dian's gaze.

Gao Dian sighed slightly in his heart, turned around and leaned on the railing of the balcony, looking out against the railing.

Below is the busy street, with people coming and going, and it is very noisy.

Yan Sen stood in place, didn't speak, didn't stand, didn't walk.

Gao Dian waited, he saw that Yan Sen had something on his mind, and asked him what difficulties he was encountering, and saw if he could help him solve them.

After all, Yan Sen is his own student, and as a teacher, he should care more about his students.

Moreover, Gao Dian had a good impression of Yan Sen.

He came out to work at a young age, not because of poor grades, but because his family conditions were difficult and he had no choice but to do so.

When he came out to work, although he didn't know anything, he was diligent and studious, and he didn't complain no matter how hard he was tired.

It's just that Yan Sen's talent in pastry is not very good, otherwise, Gao Dian would have the heart to accept him as an apprentice. It's a pity that his talent is not good, no matter how much Gao Dian teaches, he won't be able to learn too much.

Gao Dian has the heart to help Yan Sen, but it also depends on whether he says it or not, if he doesn't say it, Gao Dian has no way to help.

He was standing here just to give Yan Sen time to think about whether he was willing to say it.

After a while, Yan Sen also understood what his teacher meant.

Gao Dian is not much older than him, but in Yan Sen's heart, he respects Gao Dian very much.

It was Gao Dian who gave him his first job, and it was Gao Dian who was willing to teach him the ability to settle down.

But it was precisely because of this respect that Yan Sen was reluctant to trouble Gao Dian.