A mouthful of fried rice at a sky-high price, Old Tang apprenticed on the spot

Chapter 654 National gift?

Li Yi and his party were walking in the food area, but felt it was difficult to move even an inch.

The film crew of the program team, as well as the unit's film crew, all shot from the front and back, which also played a certain diversion role.

But Li Yi and his group were still moving as slowly as a nudge, not much faster than walking.

During this period, tourists kept coming to take photos with Li Yi, Liu Yifei, and Zhao Jinmai, and the speed was even slower.

However, Mayor Qu accompanied his superiors and had a great time shopping.

"Gaoyou has never had so many tourists come here at the same time, right?"

Director Zhu of the Provincial Department of Culture asked Mayor Qu, nodding repeatedly: "This food festival is really happening this time. I think Gaoyou will become famous this time!"

"Thanks to the leadership's attention, otherwise it would have been much more difficult to do it on our own."

Mayor Qu laughed happily, but his words were full of politeness.

Deputy Director Wang followed behind, unable to interrupt, but just followed honestly, going to the stall from time to time to give instructions.

It is enough to show his face in front of the leader. When calculating the merits, he will definitely be indispensable.

What he has to do now is to try his best to ensure that the food festival is held in a safe and orderly manner, with as little trouble as possible.

Although it was a great achievement to organize such a large-scale event, if something went wrong, he wouldn't be able to live without it.

With so many tourists, it would be a big deal if we bump into each other.

Moreover, there are so many stalls on site selling hot food, so it would be troublesome if someone gets burned.

Therefore, when he arrived at every stall, he would step forward and tell him over and over again: "You must pay attention to safety. You would rather go slower than make mistakes. Safety is the most important thing."

The stall owners all agreed, but it must be done quickly.

There was no way, all the stalls were crowded with people, waiting for food, and the stall owners couldn't slow down even if they wanted to.

All the stall owners were sweating profusely and nervous while working on the food truck, but they also looked excited.

Every time they prepare a pot of snacks, they will be snapped up by tourists in front of the stall.

Even before it was ready, tourists who were near the front of the queue had already paid and made reservations.

It feels less like making snacks and more like printing money.

It took Li Yi and his party half an hour to cross the main road of the food area.

By the time they arrived at the opening ceremony stage, Mayor Qu and other leaders were already sweating profusely.

Deputy Director Wang was also sweating profusely, but he was not idle. After letting the leader go to the first row of the leadership table, he ran directly to the back of the stage and watched the staff debugging the equipment.

Huang Xiaoming and Wu Lei were also in front of the stage. They were taking photos with the tourists, their faces almost frozen with laughter.

Seeing Li Yi and the others approaching, they breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over.

But after they came over, they were caught in another wave of encirclement. They were so surrounded that they started filming again.

Seeing Li Yi and his group taking photos surrounded by excited tourists, Mayor Qu asked Secretary Yan at the leadership table: "Did they come to take photos of this event for free?"

Secretary Yan explained in a low voice: "No, Director Wang is looking for Li Yi. The agreement is based on commission, but "Chinese Restaurant" is filmed for free, and their program also relies on Li Yi to support the ratings, so Li Yi must be filmed The content will be good only if the data is good.”

"Oh?"

Mayor Qu was a little surprised: "Is Li Yi so important?"

"Of course chefs are important in food programs."

Secretary Yan explained with a smile: "And I checked, this Li Yi is not only a chef, but also an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, can bamboo weave, and is the only person in the country who can make cloisonne. He is an all-rounder."

"So versatile?" Mayor Qu was surprised: "How old is he?"

Secretary Yan thought for a while: "Early twenties, seems to be the same age as Rui Rui."

Rui Rui is the daughter of Mayor Qu and goes to college in Jinling.

When he heard him mention Rui Rui, Mayor Qu glanced at him to confirm that he didn't mention it on purpose, and then looked away.

Looking at Li Yi in the crowd, Mayor Qu was thoughtful.

Given his status, he is actually not very interested in so-called celebrity artists.

But Li Yi's identity is really interesting.

The chef belongs to the working class, a working people, and has a good foundation. Moreover, he is not just an ordinary chef, but a famous chef who is famous throughout the country.

But what is more interesting is the status of the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage. This is a very valuable status. No matter where you are, you can hold meetings.

Most importantly, he also has the only one in the country, which is interesting.

"What is cloisonné? Porcelain?"

Mayor Qu asked.

"Not entirely, it's a metal utensil, and it seems to be burned."

Secretary Yan explained: “It is said that it was used exclusively by the ancient royal palace. Later, the production skills were lost, and every artifact left behind is priceless.

But Li Yi has restored his skills. It has been reported in the news before. Currently, he is the only one in the country who is known to be able to do this. "

Mayor Qu became more curious after hearing this: "Did he recover?"

"That's right, but it's certainly not that simple."

Secretary Yan smiled and said: "I haven't found any detailed information about his life experience, but the cloisonne factory he ran was run with the Guan family. The Guan family paid for it and he used his technology to invest in it.

It is said that the Guan family spent [-] million on the initial investment alone, but the orders have already been placed a lot, and it seems that the money will be recovered soon.

and……"

Having said this, he paused, raised his finger to the sky, and said in a low voice: "And I heard that there seems to be an order from above to purchase a batch as a national gift."

"hiss!"

Mayor Qu couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this.

It would be really incredible if the cloisonné made by that boy was really used as a national gift.

National gifts are the most important ceremonial exchanges between countries. The national gifts of each country are regardless of high or low, but they are all symbolic representatives of their respective national cultures.

Although in some countries, due to historical reasons and national strength, the national ceremony may be a bit shabby.

But for a huge country like China, it has a splendid history and culture and countless art treasures of all kinds. Just pick out a few treasures that can open the eyes of other countries.

But because of this, the competition pressure of Hua Guo Guo Li is much greater than that of other countries.

There is no way, there are too many good things, and those that can be selected as national gifts are all the best of the best, the most exquisite craft treasures.

If that kid's cloisonné can really be selected as a national gift, it would be really cool!
At this time, when Mayor Qu looked at Li Yi again, he felt more and more pleasing to the eye.

Such a young guy, fair-looking, honest in his work, and possessing a lot of skills, is really good!
Mayor Qu secretly decided to ask for Li Yi's WeChat in the future, push it to Rui Rui, and let them get to know each other.

It’s better to have more contact with young people like this. Aren’t these outstanding young men much better than Rui Rui’s friends?

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