Chapter 67 Genius Wang Jianye

"Thirty points? Are you kidding me?"

When Zheng Hao heard this, he wondered if he had misheard.

Zhou Qingde nodded seriously, "That's right, it's thirty points. After tasting it, the three of us judges all felt that this score was the right one."

Zheng Hao's face was filled with shock.

He thought Cao Xiaodong was invincible, but he didn't expect that there was someone better than him. Whose apprentice is this?

Seeing Zheng Hao stunned, Zhou Qingde continued to explain the situation in more detail. "The apprentice's name is Wang Jianye, and he is Chai Wenshan's apprentice. He came in three years ago, about the same time as Cao Xiaodong. This time he also participated in the apprentice grading assessment. He drew a total of three dishes, namely, stir-fried kidney, sweet and sour carp, and braised prawns. After tasting each of his dishes, the three judges gave them a full score of 10. So the three dishes added together got a full score of 30."

"Wait a moment, wait a moment."

Zheng Hao didn't react for a moment.

There is too much information.

When did a new genius emerge in the kitchen who is even better than Cao Xiaodong, and he didn't even know about it?

"This guy called Wang Jianye, did he become a disciple of Cao Xiaodong at Fengze Garden?"

"It's about the same time, only a few days apart."

Zhou Qingde had already understood the situation at that time.

"He has been in Fengze Garden for three years, right? Since he performed so well in the grading assessment, even better than Cao Xiaodong, why is he still not as famous as Cao Xiaodong?"

Zheng Hao was very confused.

Logically, if Wang Jianye was really that good, he should have heard about it a long time ago.

How come he only found out about this during the final grading assessment?

It was his fault that he had missed out on a talented apprentice without even knowing it.

Zhou Qingde explained carefully: "It's like this, Wang Jianye is different from Cao Xiaodong. Cao Xiaodong learned very quickly from the beginning and showed great talent.

Wang Jianye had to wait until there was only one week left before the grading test. He knew that time was running out, and he was very anxious to pass the test.
That’s why his talent can be shown and his cooking speed can be very fast. This is what makes Wang Jianye different from other talented apprentices.”

Zheng Hao gradually came to his senses and asked, "Why didn't I notice it before?"

Zhou Qingde continued: "Before, Wang Jianye did not face the pressure of assessment, and his motivation to learn cooking was not as strong as it is now, so his motivation was not discovered.

So I suggest that we should assess apprentices every once in a while in the future, so that apprentices will have the pressure of assessment. If there are special talents like Wang Jianye in the future, they can be discovered in time and trained earlier. "

"What you said makes sense, so let's do as you say."

Zheng Hao slowly sat back in his chair.

Just now, when he heard that someone had scored a perfect score of 30, he stood up from his seat in shock.

Now he recovered from his shock.

"It seems that Wang Jianye is really a genius."

Zheng Hao sighed, and then excitedly asked Zhou Qingde, "Tell me more about Wang Jianye's matter." He would report the situation to his boss soon, so he had to get clear information from him.

Zhou Qingde told Zheng Hao everything he knew, including how Wang Jianye had improved from the entry-level level of practicing a dish to the level of being able to cook in just one afternoon, and that the spicy and sour potato shreds and leek and dried tofu that Wang Jianye made at lunch had reached the level of a top cook, and that Wang Jianye had currently mastered nine dishes at the top cook level.

After hearing this, Zheng Hao took a deep breath and said, "Wang Jianye is really amazing. As far as I know, several of our second-class chefs in the kitchen can't make nine dishes of the first-class level."

"Yes, and Wang Jianye's level has been improved in just one week. That's even more terrifying. I wasn't as good as him back then."

"Ah? Even you can't beat him?"

Hearing Zhou Qingde feel inferior to him, Zheng Hao was even more shocked. "I remember that you are the most talented person in Fengze Garden since its establishment 20 years ago.
When you were an apprentice, you learned how to cook very quickly. After taking the apprentice grading assessment, you immediately took the assessment for promotion to second-class chef, and you were promoted two levels in one day.
Not to mention that we don't have someone like you in Fengze Garden, even if you search all over the city, you won't find a genius like you. How can you say that even someone like you can't compare to him?"

Zhou Qingde explained: "Manager Zheng, I am not being modest, I am telling the truth. It only took Wang Jianye one week from the time he discovered his talent to the time he cooked all nine dishes to the level of a chef.
When I was an apprentice, it took me at least half a month to make a dish to the level of a master chef. Wang Jianye was able to make nine dishes to the level of a master chef in just one week, which is definitely far better than mine."

"If that's the case, then our Master Wang is a rare genius that only appears once in a century."

Zheng Hao took a few deep breaths, feeling very excited. "Come on, let's go find the boss and tell him about this. He will definitely be very happy."

……

At the same time, in the boss's office of Fengzeyuan.

The owner of Fengzeyuan is named Jiang Rongqing. At this moment, he is sitting in his office and worrying.

Because he just found out that a very talented apprentice appeared at the Cuihualou Restaurant on Wangfujing Street some time ago.

The apprentice's name was Zhang Shan. He had scored a high score of 27 in the Cuihualou Restaurant apprentice grading assessment a few days ago, and all three of his dishes had reached the second-class level.

Cuihualou Restaurant and Fengzeyuan use the same set of apprentice assessment standards, which is to select three dishes out of nine dishes to cook, and then have the judges score them. Six points is a pass, eight points is the second-level chef, and ten points is the first-level chef.

Zhang Shan took part in the apprentice grading assessment some time ago and scored 27 points, with each of the three dishes scoring 9 points.

That's quite impressive.

Jiang Rongqing has also trained apprentices and knows how difficult it is for an apprentice to cook a dish to the level of a second-class chef.

Moreover, Fengzeyuan has not had an apprentice who scored more than 22 points in the apprentice grading assessment for many years.

Jiang Rongqing has been worried for several days since he learned that Cuihualou Restaurant had an apprentice who could score 27 points.

After all, Cuihualou Restaurant also specializes in Shandong cuisine and is Fengzeyuan's strongest competitor.

Cuihua Tower has a talented apprentice who will definitely be given special training by Cuihua Tower.

When that talented apprentice grows up in the future, he might threaten Fengzeyuan's position among the Shandong cuisine restaurants in the city.

Jiang Rongqing was worried.

Zhou Qingde and Zheng Hao knocked on the door and entered the office.

"Boss, I have good news for you. Someone did very well in the apprentice grading assessment."

(End of this chapter)