Thinking of this, Zhang Hongsheng couldn't help but be in a trance.

Old Man Wei's departure was also a blow to him, because in his heart, Old Wei was not only a senior, but also a respectable elder.

Now that Wei Lao is no longer alive, he actually saw his unfinished pastry here.

At this moment, Zhang Hongsheng was a little curious, not knowing that this young genius had a bit of the true inheritance of Wei Lao.

Yu Lao put aside those distracting thoughts, everything is to speak with taste, and it is useless for him to think more alone.

If the taste is qualified, he will naturally be given by Gao Dian, and if the taste is not qualified, then no matter how optimistic he is about Gao Dian, he will not give it.

In this matter, he must not have the slightest selfishness, otherwise, he will harm himself and others.

He picked up a white jade jade dumpling and tasted it.

Suddenly, Yu Lao's eyes widened, and the smell made him feel a little amazing.

He looked at Gao Dian softly, and sure enough, his eyes could not be wrong.

At this moment, he didn't think about it, the white jade jade dumplings were completed, not unfinished. Because whether it's finished or not, the taste of this pastry is good enough.

Passing is definitely possible, and it's not as simple as qualifying.

Yu Lao felt that the taste of this pastry might be at the forefront of the pastries he had tasted today.

"Yes, this is one of the best pastries I've ever tasted today." Yu Lao praised with a smile, and then continued: "This white jade jade dumpling is passed." ”

When Gao Dian heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, this was the best news for him. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in my heart, as long as I passed.

When others heard this, they were a little surprised, this evaluation is not low.

You must know that the people who can receive invitations are the best of the best pastry chefs. Not a few, or pastry masters.

Although there are not many pastry masters in China who have not yet retired, there are still some.

With such a strong lineup, the pastries made by Gao Dian can be ranked in the forefront, which can be described as extremely powerful.

Everyone was surprised for a moment, and then thought it was normal.

After all, Gao Dian is the first place in the National Pastry Chef Competition, and being able to win the first place is enough to show that his cooking skills are the top in China.

It's just that what everyone thinks is incredible is that Gao Dian's age.

If Gao Dian was more than ten years older, they would probably not be surprised, but Gao Dian was too young, and even a little out of place.

"Can you give me a taste?" Zhang Hongsheng suddenly spoke.

Yu Lao looked at Zhang Hongsheng and nodded, although his qualifications were older than Zhang Hongsheng, everyone was a pastry master, and he also regarded him as a person of the same level.

Zhang Hongsheng opened his mouth, and he naturally would not lose face.

Seeing that Yu Lao agreed, Zhang Hongsheng turned his head to Gao Dian and asked, "Chef Gao, is it okay?" ”

He was very respectful and did not have the score of the master of the pastry.

Gao Dian opened his mouth and said, "Master Zhang can taste it if he wants to. ”

"Thank you." Zhang Hongsheng said with a smile.

Gao Dian also responded with a "you're welcome", and then did not speak.

Others were a little curious as to why Zhang Hongsheng wanted to try this pastry.

You must know that before the pastry, Zhang Hongsheng didn't open his mouth to taste it, but when he came to Gao Dian, he opened his mouth to taste it.

Zhang Hongsheng doesn't care what others think, he doesn't want to taste it when he sees something delicious, and this pastry is white jade jade dumplings.

He wanted to taste the difference between this pastry and Wei Lao's cooking.

He tasted a white jade jade dumpling, and suddenly Zhang Hongsheng couldn't help but tremble, this taste ...... Let him instantly recall the venerable old man.

For a while, Zhang Hongsheng had mixed feelings in his heart, and what followed was a sour nose, and he had the urge to cry.

The taste of this white jade jade dumpling is different from what Wei Lao made before, the two are somewhat similar, but there is a difference when you taste it carefully.

But the taste of this pastry was even better than what he had tasted at the beginning.

White jade jade dumplings, only that person can achieve this level of taste.

Now, one more person.

In Zhang Hongsheng's eyes, Gao Dian seemed to overlap with Wei Lao's shadow.

"It's delicious, thank you." Zhang Hongsheng said softly.

After finishing speaking, Zhang Hongsheng bowed slightly towards Yu Lao, and then stood aside.

Yu Lao and Zhang Hongsheng both praised this white jade jade dumpling, which made everyone a little curious, what does this taste like?

A few people opened their mouths to taste it, and Yu Lao simply put this plate of white jade jade dumplings there for people to taste at will.

Of course, not everyone can taste it, after all, the number of Gao Dian is limited, and the ones that can be tasted are those who are more positive.

Soon, the white jade jade dumplings made by Gao Dian were divided up, and those who tasted them praised it endlessly.

Gao Dian passed the test, and then it was the turn of the others.

In the afternoon, everyone was inspected, and a lot of them were eliminated, leaving only a small few.

Cooking in front of everyone, especially in the eyes of peers at the same level, is stressful.

Because you have done something wrong, the layman will not be able to see it, but your peers will see it at a glance.

Those who are eliminated are not because their own strength level is not enough, but because they are not able to bear it in their hearts.

In this regard, Yu Lao also expressed his helplessness.

There is no way, the requirements for the state banquet are so high, the level is qualified, and those who can't bear it in their hearts will only have the fate of being eliminated in the end.

The pressure now is nothing, compared to the state banquet. When it really started, that pressure was huge.

Those who are eliminated leave the scene, while those who are qualified stay behind.

Yu Lao looked at the people who stayed, and most of them were old faces.

This time, there are only three newcomers.

The number of people who passed was too small, there used to be at least four, and when there were many eight.

Now only three people have passed.

However, the only thing that made Yu Lao feel a little comforted was that Gao Dian was one of them, and he was very optimistic about Gao Dian.

"Congratulations to you for passing the preliminary test, starting tomorrow, it will be the real training stage." Yu Lao said.

Practical training is not as simple as imagined, which is another test for newcomers.

"The process of training may be full of difficulties, if you feel that you can't persevere, you are allowed to leave. However, the deadline for departure is three days before the state banquet!

If you don't leave three days before the start, you won't be allowed to leave.

At the same time, the workload in the training stage is very large, and I hope everyone will be mentally prepared. ”

Yu Lao said.

Allowing everyone to leave during the training phase is not something he said for no reason.

It is not a special case to pass the test and enter the training stage, and then leave without persevering, and there are even a lot.

The practical training stage is quite difficult, and it is normal to not be able to persevere.

After saying this, Yu Lao continued: "The process of practical training is a process for everyone to learn to cooperate, and it is also a process of familiarizing yourself with the cooking of the state banquet.

I know everyone's level, so I don't need to go out of my way to improve it. What everyone should really do is to cooperate well.

The kitchen space for the state banquet is limited, and the kitchen equipment is limited. At that time, there will be no fewer chefs in the kitchen, and there will be no fewer staff.

In this case, the order and speed of production, and the order of using kitchen utensils need to be practiced in order to do it as soon as possible without interfering with each other.

The order in which the dishes are served is fixed, and the time for serving the dishes is short.

So there is not much time left for us to cook, and in this time, there can be no mistakes, otherwise it will affect all the cooking that follows. ”

Mr. Yu told everyone about the content of the training.

The cooking of a state banquet is not a performance of individuals, but a cooperation of a group.

The purpose of the training is to enable everyone to cooperate and be familiar with the cooking of the state banquet, so that there is no mistake in cooking.

It's not easy to do both.

Subsequently, Mr. Yu talked about some practical training, and at the same time encouraged everyone a few words, and then let everyone go back to rest.

Gao Dian walked out of the training kitchen and was walking towards the hotel, he wanted to tell Wei Qiaoyi about his passing of the test.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind him.

"Chef Gao, please wait."

When Gao Dian heard this, he stopped and looked back, it was Zhang Hongsheng.

"Master Zhang, do you have something to do with me?" Gao Dian wondered.

Zhang Hongsheng had never looked for him before, and the two were not familiar with each other.

"There's something I'd like to ask Chef Gao." Zhang Hongsheng said with a smile.

When Gao Dian heard this, he said, "What does Master Zhang want to ask?" ”

"Let's talk as we go." Zhang Hongsheng said.

Gao Dian answered, and the two walked together on the way back to the hotel.

"May I ask what is the relationship between Chef Gao and Wei Lianzhang and Wei Lao? Why are there white jade jade dumplings? Zhang Hongsheng asked.

Gao Dian said: "He is my teacher. ”

When Zhang Hongsheng heard this, he showed a sudden look, so that's the case!

"In this way, we can still be regarded as senior brothers." Zhang Hongsheng said with a smile.

Gao Dian was shocked and asked, "Could it be that you are also the teacher's apprentice?" ”

Zhang Hongsheng shook his head and said, "I am not Wei Lao's apprentice, but Wei Lao once guided me for a period of time and can be regarded as my teacher." ”

That was when he first became a first-class pastry chef.

Zhang Hongsheng's master is someone else, but for him, Old Man Wei has no less weight in his heart than his master.

"I see." Gao Dian nodded.

If the two are brothers, they can be regarded as brothers, but the relationship is a little far away.

"To me, although the teacher is not a master, he is no different from a master." Gao Dian said, feeling a little gloomy.

It's okay not to mention Old Man Wei, but as soon as he mentioned it, a burst of sadness appeared in his heart.

Because Old Man Wei is so good to him, he is as kind as a mountain!

When Zhang Hongsheng heard this, he nodded, he knew that Old Man Wei was a human being.

Also saddened by his departure.

"Senior Brother Gao, you have to pay attention to the training, it's more difficult than you imagined, try to persevere." Zhang Hongsheng said.

After learning about the relationship between Gao Dian and Wei Lao, he opened his mouth to admonish.

Some newcomers feel that the training is nothing, and they don't care much about it, and they are overwhelmed by the training when the time comes.

Not to mention newcomers, even these old people are also frightened in the face of practical training.

"Senior Brother Zhang." Gao Dian shouted.

Everyone calls themselves junior brother, and it is also appropriate to call themselves senior brother. Moreover, Zhang Hongsheng is a pastry master, and he does not lose money by calling himself a senior brother, but takes advantage of it.

"Is this training difficult?" Gao Dian asked.

"It's very difficult, anyway, you have to be mentally prepared, try to persevere to the end, don't give up halfway." Zhang Hongsheng said.

Hearing this, Gao Dian paused and asked, "Senior Brother Zhang, in fact, I have always had some questions since the beginning. Obviously, they have passed two tests before, why can't they persevere when they have reached the training stage?

No matter how hard the training stage is, you can stick to it by gritting your teeth. If you choose to give up, won't the previous efforts be in vain? ”

To be honest, Gao Dian didn't think that difficulty was a problem.

The people present, who is not a top pastry chef, has experienced so many difficulties, are you still afraid that this little difficulty will not work?

Just look at Gao Dian himself, and he has experienced a lot of difficulties until now.

In the past, when he was not skilled enough, no matter how tired he was every day, he would insist on practicing.

Hearing this, Zhang Hongsheng sighed and said, "Having said that, this is not the case.

When I was young, everyone dared to endure hardships, and no matter how hard and tired they were, they persevered, otherwise, there would be no way to get to where they are now.

But people are like that, they suffer and enjoy it.

After becoming a first-class pastry chef, few people will stay in the kitchen very hard, and the daily workload is actually very small, and most of the time, they are just taking a leisure.

In addition, as I get older, my physical and mental state has declined, and I don't have the strength I had when I was young, and I am not as able to endure hardships as before.

In addition, everyone is used to saying a lot on weekdays, and now they suddenly have to cooperate with others and change their cooking rhythm, which is difficult for many people to accept. ”

Listening to Zhang Hongsheng's explanation, Gao Dian fell into deep thought.

What he thinks is actually wrong, do you want to say that they can't endure hardship?

In fact, when I was young, I came through hardships.

If you are not tired, no matter how talented you are, you can't get to where you are today.

But as Zhang Hongsheng said, it is difficult to endure hardship, but it is easy to enjoy.

Once you are used to enjoyment, it will become especially difficult to let him endure hardships.

In addition, the cooking of the state banquet is special, and everyone needs to cooperate, rather than letting others cooperate with themselves.

This requires breaking the usual rhythm of cooking, which is very uncomfortable.

Just like Gao Dian himself, he usually makes noodles in Dianxin Building, and he has his own rhythm, and he only feels comfortable when he does it every step of the way, and he will be like flowing water.

If you break his original rhythm, it will make him very uncomfortable, not that he can't do it, but it will be awkward to do.

At this point, Gao Dian also somewhat understood why Yu Lao said that if you can't persevere, you can leave.

So that's the case, no wonder some people can't hold on.

Gao Dian thought silently in his heart.

The two returned to the hotel, each said goodbye and left, Gao Dian returned to the room, and called Wei Qiaoyi to tell him the good news that he was qualified.