Chapter 238: Conflicts arise, take the initiative to show

Wang Jianye smiled and explained: "Master Cheng, you should know that I have a very deep understanding of some dishes, and I can also explain this understanding to others in a language that everyone can understand, so that others can also understand it easily.
When I teach my apprentices, if their basic skills are not good enough, I will first demonstrate, explain some techniques and why they should be done, and then let them practice the basic skills.

If their basic skills are good, then I will teach them how to cook. For example, when I teach Cheng Jie how to cook, I will first demonstrate to them and let them learn and practice step by step with me. I will explain to them the principle of each step of the dish clearly, so that they can know why they should do this step, not only the how, but also the why.

In addition, Cheng Jie has good talent and is willing to work hard. It is only natural that he makes rapid progress.
I also have another apprentice who is about the same age and has similar basic skills as him, so the two of them compete with each other, and neither of them is willing to give in. Each of them works harder than the other, and each of them is more willing to practice harder than the other. So not only Cheng Jie is making rapid progress, but my other apprentice is also making rapid progress.

In short, there are many reasons why Cheng Jie has made such progress. "

After listening to Wang Jianye's words, Master Cheng said with emotion: "It seems that I made the right choice to let him become your disciple. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made such rapid progress today."

Wang Jianye chatted with Master Cheng for a while. At 8:30 in the morning, Master Cheng stopped chatting and started calling the roll.

Chef Cheng has prepared many state banquets and has very rich experience, so he will be the chef for this state banquet. He is not only responsible for the preparation of key dishes, but also for the overall arrangement and management of the invited state banquet chefs.

These chefs all have good skills, but generally speaking, people with good skills tend to have bad tempers. If you want to manage them well, you must have a chef with better skills and experience than them, and Master Cheng is a more suitable candidate.

Master Cheng took the invitation list from his apprentice Fang Zhilang, and brought Wang Jianye and his apprentice Fang Zhilang to the state banquet chefs who were gathered together chatting.

While calling out the names of the invited state banquet chefs, he also introduced them to Wang Jianye.

"This is Chef Qian from Tianfu Restaurant, who specializes in Sichuan cuisine."

"This is Master Zhao from Hongbinlou..."

"..."

Many state banquet chefs saw Master Cheng bringing a young man and introducing their situation to the young man, so they all asked Master Cheng curiously: "Is this your new apprentice?"

Master Cheng smiled and shook his head, "He is not my apprentice, but the master chef who comes here to cook the main dish like everyone else."

When everyone heard what Master Cheng said, they looked at him in surprise and suspicion.

"Is this true? Old Cheng, you are not kidding, right?"

"This young man is too young, how could he be qualified to be invited?"

"That's right. All the masters here are in their 40s, 50s, or 60s. Why should this young man be treated the same as us and be specially invited here?"

"Is his level good enough? Could he have used some backdoor?"

"..."

Among the people who were suspicious of Wang Jianye, Master Qian from Tianfu Restaurant was the most indignant. He seemed to hate people who came in through the backdoor like a traitor. "What's your name, young man?"

"My name is Wang Jianye, from Fengze Garden." Wang Jianye was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was not afraid at all in the face of these bad-tempered old men. "I was invited to prepare the state banquet because I am as qualified as everyone else!"

"Master Wang from Fengze Garden? I haven't heard of him." Master Qian said with a sigh, what little Karami, he has no reputation at all. Wang Jianye was not to be outdone, "You haven't heard of my name, which only proves that you are out of date."

Upon hearing this, Master Qian was so angry that his eyes widened. "Don't be so arrogant, young man. Who do you think you are?! Let me tell you, when I became a chef, you weren't even born yet!"

Seeing Master Qian so angry with Wang Jianye, Master Cheng quickly comforted him, "Master Qian, please don't get angry. The hot and sour potato shreds and braised pork he made before made Fengze Garden very popular every day. With such achievements, it is normal for him to be a little arrogant. Young people are ignorant. Master Qian, please don't take it to heart."

Master Qian snorted and said nothing more.

Wang Jianye did not take the initiative to continue to cause trouble. The most important task today was to prepare this state banquet well, and he knew the priorities.

Master Cheng continued to call out the names of the invited state banquet chefs, and after each one he made a tick on it.

After going around and calling the names of all the masters, Master Cheng looked at the list again and found that there was one master, Master Luo, who did not have a check mark on his name.

"Did he not come, or did I forget to tick it?"

Master Cheng was unsure, so he asked his apprentice Fang Zhilang to look for Master Luo in the house, but they could not find him.

Fang Zhilang said worriedly: "Master, if Master Luo really doesn't come, who will make his Luohan belly?"

Master Cheng frowned, "If he can't come, then we'll have to ask his junior fellow apprentice, Master Qian, to do it."

Thinking of Master Qian's temper, Master Cheng felt a headache.

If Master Cheng wants Master Qian to replace his senior brother Master Luo and make this Luohan Du dish, then he has to beg him humbly and coax him with sweet words.

"Wait a little longer. If Master Luo hasn't come by 10 a.m., I'll go find Master Qian and ask him to help."

Master Cheng really doesn't want to deal with Master Qian unless it's absolutely necessary.

As a result, when it was ten o'clock, Master Luo had not arrived yet. Master Cheng became anxious, thinking that something might have happened to Master Luo and he could not come.

So Master Cheng had no choice but to come to Master Qian who was preparing the ingredients and said, "Master Qian, do you know why Master Luo can't come?"

"I don't know." Master Qian said without turning his head.

Master Cheng gritted his teeth and told Master Qian about this. "The menu has been finalized and cannot be changed. However, Master Luo, who was supposed to make this dish, is not here. So Master Qian has to take the trouble to help make this dish. After all, besides Master Luo, you are the only one who can make this dish very well."

Master Cheng can also cook this dish, but not as well as Master Qian. And this state banquet is very important, so Master Cheng doesn't dare to take the risk and can only beg Master Qian to cook this dish.

Originally, Master Qian wanted to be reserved and wait for Master Cheng to beg him for a while before he would reluctantly agree.

But at this time, Wang Jianye heard Fang Zhilang talking about this, so he took the initiative to find Master Cheng and said, "I can make the dish of Luohandu."

(End of this chapter)