Chapter 522: Passing the Word
With the passage of time, the content of Gaodian's teaching videos has reached the level of a second-level pastry master.
In each teaching video, Gao Dian did not hide his secrets, and told everything he had learned.
As long as you study hard, you will gain something.
Because Gao Dian's videos are professional, and they are full of dry goods, many people have learned things.
It's a rarity.
Anyone who knows the goods knows that if you want to learn the real skill, you have almost no chance without apprenticeship, unless you are a special genius.
But how many people in the world are particularly geniuses?
Most people, very ordinary.
There is nothing to be reluctant about apprenticeship, and even everyone is willing to do so. Your Master can help you a lot, not only in your craft, but also in your career.
But apprenticeship is a two-way street, and if you are willing to apprentice, it does not mean that others are willing to accept apprentices.
The pastry chefs range from good to average, and they are distributed in a pyramid.
There are very few who are powerful, and many who are not powerful.
Everyone knows that the more powerful the apprentice, the better, and the more you can learn!
But if the talent is not good, people will definitely not accept it. Those who are willing to accept it are not particularly powerful.
As a result, what most people can learn is actually very limited, and even some mistakes.
But it's good to be able to learn, there aren't too many options.
Now it's different, there's one more option.
Through Gao Dian's teaching video, you can learn real skills without apprenticeship.
This is good news for many people, who have already been apprenticed, but the level of the master is average. They can't change their court, after all, everyone still takes this aspect very seriously.
If they can learn from Gao Dian, their future may be better.
Pastry is their craft of eating, and if they want to rely on this to support their families, the higher the skill, the better.
Because the higher the cooking skills, the higher the treatment.
This principle is the same everywhere.
As a result, the number of people on the website has grown rapidly and it has a lot of loyal users. Even, some people who are not pastry chefs are attracted to it.
And the payment rate of Gaodian's teaching videos is also terrifying.
There are also some pirated copies out there, which can be watched for free without paying.
In this regard, Gao Dian did not take any measures, if he was willing to watch pirated copies, he would go to see pirated copies, maybe some people would be difficult to take out a dollar.
These pirated copies may be able to help those people.
Of course, Gaodian does not support piracy either.
However, the vast majority of people still don't lack that money, just a teaching video for a dollar, is it very expensive?
It's really not expensive, and it's even considered the price of cabbage.
You can learn real skills for a dollar, which is really cost-effective.
Therefore, even if there is a lot of piracy out there, most people are still willing to pay a dollar to watch this video.
Some people even shouted to open the tipping function, they want to pay more, otherwise they will feel uneasy.
In this regard, Gao Dian naturally did not agree, but he was interested in this function, and he may be able to open it in the future, but not now.
The heat is getting higher and higher, and the smile on Gao Dian's face is getting bigger.
His goal is preliminary.
During this time, the relationship between Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi is getting better and better, and the love period between the two seems to be extended indefinitely.
And the marriage date of the two was also mentioned by the parents of both parties.
Wei Qiaoyi still wanted to play for a while, and didn't want to get married so early, so Gao Dian also agreed.
In fact, Wei Qiaoyi didn't really want to play, but marriage was a new stage in her life, and she wasn't ready to meet it.
this day.
Du Dawei suddenly called and asked Gao Dian to go to the Taste Appreciation Building.
Gao Dian was a little confused, but he still passed.
The Appreciation Building is still the same as before, and there are no special changes. After the decline of the status of the Appreciation Building, the business was not affected too much.
Even if it is not as good as before, the status of the Appreciation Building is still very important.
Walking into the Appreciation Building, Gao Dian met Du Dawei.
"Come with me to the office." Du Dawei said.
When Gao Dian heard this, he didn't say anything, and followed Du Dawei into the office.
Soon, the two walked into the office, and Du Dawei invited Gao Dian to sit down.
"I called you here today because I want to tell you something." Du Dawei said.
Gao Dian nodded, he probably guessed something, he must have something to call himself over, otherwise, how could he suddenly call himself over?
"Tell me what's going on." Gao Dian said.
Du Dawei sorted out some thoughts and said: "It was not my intention to come to you. During this time, your instructional videos have done a great job. ”
When Gao Dian heard this, he probably guessed something in his heart, but he wasn't sure yet.
I only heard Du Dawei continue: "This time, someone asked me to ask you, can you stop here and stop making teaching videos." ”
Gao Dian secretly said in his heart Sure enough, in fact, he had already guessed it from the time Du Dawei said it just now, and at this moment he just verified his conjecture.
"Why stop?" Gao Dian asked.
Du Dawei said: "Because of your teaching videos, it has had a great impact on them. ”
There are many reasons to stop teaching videos, and the impact is only a part of it, not all of them.
"Do you think I should or shouldn't stop?" Gao Dian asked.
Du Dawei smiled and did not answer this question, but continued: "If your teaching video continues to be released in the future, and continues to talk in depth, I am afraid that it will make it difficult for many people to accept apprentices."
At the same time, the inheritance of master and apprentice that has lasted for many years has been broken, and many people do not need to apprentice if they want to learn real skills in the future. This is equivalent to smashing their jobs in disguise. ”
Gao Dian nodded, for these, he had thought about it.
"So, what do you think I should do?" Gao Dian asked.
Du Dawei said: "It's how you do it, not how I feel. ”
"But didn't you call me here this time to be a lobbyist?" Gao Dian asked.
"Haha, you're wrong, I'm not a lobbyist for them, I'm just passing on a message for them. As for how to do it, that's your business, and I'm not going to force it. Du Dawei said.
"Then you can refuse for me, I don't want to stop for the time being." Gao Dian said categorically, without the slightest hesitation.
It can be seen that his attitude is very resolute.
At this time, Du Dawei said: "I can pass this on to them, but there is a question, are you sure you are ready to refuse?" ”
"Is there anything else I need to do to prepare for this?" Gao Dian asked.
"If you do this, you will undoubtedly be working against the whole industry, and many people will oppose you, including those you used to think you had a good relationship with.
So, are you sure you're ready for that much pressure? Du Dawei said.
Gao Dian took a deep breath and said, "I think, I'm ready." ”
Du Dawei nodded, and stopped persuading at the moment.
As he said, he was just being a microphone, and as for persuading Gao Dian, he wouldn't do it, and he didn't want to do it.
After he was sure that Gao Dian was well prepared, Du Dawei didn't say anything more.
The two chatted for a while, and Gao Dian said goodbye and left.
As soon as he walked out of the Appreciation Building, he happened to meet his future father-in-law.
Wei Xu watched Gao Dian come out and beckoned to him. Gao Dian hurriedly walked over and greeted him.
"Get in the car and talk." Wei Xu said.
Gao Dian nodded and got into Wei Xu's car.
"I've heard about you." Wei Xu opened his mouth and said.
For a while, Gao Dian didn't react a little, and didn't understand the meaning of Wei Xu's words.
"Senior Brother Du is looking for you today, probably to talk about that issue." Wei Xu said.
Suddenly, Gao Dian understood the meaning of Wei Xu's words.
"You know everything?" Gao Dian asked cautiously.
"With so many people, it's not good to do that." Wei Xu said.
When Gao Dian heard this, he said, "I know that there is no benefit, but I have already decided. ”
"I don't approve of you doing this." Wei Xu said.
Gao Dian was stunned, he didn't expect Wei Xu to say this, he was just expressing his thoughts firmly.
"I know you don't want to be persecuted by them, but it's no good for you to rebel against them. Your reputation is not bad, but it's not enough. Wei Xu said in a deep voice.
When Gao Dian heard this, he said, "I don't care about fame. ”
"Nope! You don't care, but a lot of people do. Your staff cares, and your students care. By now, you're no longer alone, and you should be thinking about more than just yourself. Wei Xu said.
When Gao Dian heard this, he was a little silent, he understood what Wei Xu meant.
He has come to this point, and he is no longer alone in what needs to be considered, if his reputation is bad, Dianxinlou will be affected, and the people who follow him will be affected.
"Endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky. I know you're not reconciled, but sometimes you have to learn to make trade-offs.
In today's situation, you only need to take a step back, and you can do a lot less work, a lot less trouble.
I'm not against you doing this, just against you insisting on doing it now. You can endure for a while and wait until you have enough strength before continuing to do so.
At that point, you'll have a lot less resistance.
Even, when you endure, you can secretly change the attraction, and I can help you. ”
Wei Xu said earnestly.
He identified with Gao Dian, as his future son-in-law, he didn't want to see Gao Dian go to that scene of confrontation with the entire industry.
It's going to be hard for him, maybe it's going to be hard for him in this industry.
Originally, Gao Dian had a very bright future, and he didn't want to see Gao Dian fall to such a point.
Today, he came over to wait for Gao Dian. It's not a chance encounter as Gao Dian thought, there are not so many coincidences.
Hearing Wei Xu's words, Gao Dian was silent, not knowing how to answer for a while.
He knew in his heart that what Wei Xu said was very reasonable, and even if he did what he said, he would live a much easier life.
After gaining a higher status and gaining more influence, it will be much less difficult to do so.
Even after the death of the older generation of chefs, the resistance will be even smaller.
The biggest weapon Gao Dian has now is not his cooking skills, but his age.
He is younger than any pastry chef of the same level. And the pastry chef who has a relatively heavy voice is also the first level.
He relied on time to survive, and he was able to send them all away.
The main force that opposes him now is actually a pastry chef above the special first class.
So as Wei Xu said, it is a good choice to take a step back for the time being.
Gao Dian closed his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "Thank you uncle for your kindness, but I have made up my mind, and I will not back down." ”
"Isn't that clear enough?" Wei Xu asked.
"Clear, I know what you mean." Gao Dian said.
"Then why don't you agree?" Wei Xu asked.
He didn't understand very well, according to normal thinking, Gao Dian should agree.
Gao Dian said: "I don't dare to retreat. ”
Wei Xu frowned and asked, "Why don't you dare?" It's not that hard. ”
Compared to taking a step back, it is actually more difficult to continue to persevere.
"I'm afraid that if I retreat, I won't have the courage to do this again." Gao Dian said.
Fighting against the industry as a whole and challenging the traditions that have always existed is not something that ordinary people have the courage to do.
Gao Dian did this because of his youth and the impulse in his heart. He still has the courage to do it.
But if he retires, will he still have the courage to do it in the future?
Gao Dian is not sure.
Therefore, he did not dare to retreat.
Hearing Gao Dian's words, Wei Xu was speechless for a long time.
He only thinks about how to choose the best situation, but he forgets one very important thing, and that is courage.
Young people always have the courage to do whatever it takes, but as they get older, they think too much about it, and they lose this courage.
"Whatever you want." Wei Xu sighed and said.
He originally came to persuade Gao Dian, but he didn't expect to be persuaded by Gao Dian instead.
Gao Dian nodded.
"May I ask one more question, why are you doing this? It's not good for you to do you any good. Wei Xu asked.
Is it good for Gao Dian to do this? There seem to be some, but the benefits are not proportional to the pay.
Even the video fee is only a dollar for a video, which is really not expensive, and Gao Dian hardly makes money.
Gao Dian replied: "For the sake of inheritance! ”
"Inheritance ......" Wei Xu chewed on these two words.
"There should be many ways to pass on, why choose this one?" Wei Xu asked.
Master and apprentice are also inheritance, and teachers and students are also inheritance, and the road of these two days is simpler than what Gao Dian has chosen now.
"Because there are more people who learn in this way, it is easier to pass it on. Moreover, only the more people who learn, the easier it is for a hundred flowers to bloom. Gao Dian said.
Hearing this, Wei Xu nodded, he knew Gao Dian's thoughts, although he didn't understand it a little, but he chose to respect it.
Gao Dian thought about steamed bread, which has been inherited for thousands of years and has a wide variety, and many pastries are developed on the basis of steamed bread.
Why is this happening?
It's because there are many people who can make steamed buns, and it's not just limited to pastry chefs.
Gao Dian thinks that cooking skills should not be kept private, but should be learned by more people.
If it had been like this before, there wouldn't be so many delicacies lost.