Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Du Shaojie's only interest now is to study cooking. He likes to travel around and have a look when he has time. If he limits himself, everything he does will be meaningless.

To be honest, he already had the capital to lie down.

"Okay! No problem. I'll call you once I've selected my first customer."

Luo Sankun said goodbye and left, thinking that the trip was not in vain as he gained something.

All things are difficult at the beginning. As long as Du Shaojie doesn't refuse, things will be easy in the future.

Du Shaojie smiled and shook his head. Once upon a time, he helped others prepare banquets for a few dozen dollars, but now he is too lazy to cook?

He then took stock of the gains and expenditures in recent times.

He didn't gain much. He ran around these days. Although he kept practicing, he basically practiced in simulation scenarios. A total of 40 dishes received the comprehensive evaluation of "Phoenix Marrow and Dragon Liver", and he gained 4 redemption points and 80 hours of time.

It consumed a lot, a total of 40 hours of general time.

[Exchange points: 809918 points\1533066 points]

【Duration: 478 million hours\2389.30 million hours】

The accumulated exchange points are now nearly 81 points. Cai Jing's value-added share expansion should be started, which will require about 2000 million yuan.

News also came from Yu Mo that MD Home Appliances Company was also preparing to increase capital and expand shares. It seemed that both companies were seizing the time to carry out shareholding reform in preparation for future listing.

However, Cai Jing may have received news that Shenzhen would definitely establish a stock exchange, and her future goal was to be listed on the local exchange.

Manager He has been traveling to Hong Kong frequently recently, and it seems that he has made up his mind to list the company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Yu Mo discussed it with him, and they both decided to participate in the capital increase and share expansion of the home appliance company. Therefore, Du Shaojie had to prepare 1000 million yuan in cash.

So he took out 30 exchange points and converted them into US dollars in his account in Hong Kong.

Then, through his investment company in Hong Kong, he transferred the money back to the mainland in the name of investment. He deposited RMB 2000 million worth of foreign exchange into Cai Jing's company, and RMB 1000 million worth of foreign exchange into his and Yu Mo's partnership company.

He can enjoy dividends from these two investments for decades, plus he has three US stocks in his securities account in Hong Kong. Even if he becomes completely broke in the future, he can still enrich three generations.

[Exchange points: 509918 points\1533066 points]

【Duration: 478 million hours\2389.30 million hours】

It's the weekend.

Du Shaojie arrived at the Xichuan Restaurant Railway Station branch as promised.

This is the birthplace of the brand [Xichuan Restaurant], and he has a special feeling for this place.

Luo Sankun informed him in advance that today's table was booked by an overseas Chinese.

To be honest, the high price does deter many people. This is a process of screening customers, otherwise he will definitely be too busy to handle it.

Since a "ten thousand yuan household" can consume the food in one meal, the ingredients are naturally carefully selected.

In addition, the value of Du Shaojie's craftsmanship accounts for a large proportion of this table of dishes, and cannot be calculated using the pricing of ordinary dishes.

It took him a lot of effort to prepare four cold dishes and twelve hot dishes.

The old overseas Chinese’s surname is Wu. Mr. Wu is nearly 60 years old. His greatest hobby in life is eating, especially Sichuan cuisine.

Du Shaojie's superb cooking skills amazed him, and just with today's meal, Mr. Wu felt that his trip was worthwhile.

"Are you satisfied with your meal?"

By the time Du Shaojie walked into the private room, the dishes on the table had basically been cleared.

After all, it is a very high consumption, and as the chef, he should come and join in the fun.

"Satisfied, very satisfied! Chef Du, your skills are beyond my imagination, absolutely amazing!"

Mr. Wu insisted on having a drink with Du Shaojie. Du Shaojie didn't want to refuse him, so he politely drank a glass of wine with him.

Mr. Wu’s younger generations were also present, and someone immediately invited Du Shaojie to open a restaurant in an overseas Chinatown, saying that he was willing to invest.

Du Shaojie smiled but said nothing.

"Sir, Mr. Du is the chief chef of our [Xichuan Restaurant] and also the owner of [Xichuan Restaurant]. It is a great honor for you all to have dinner here today."

The lobby manager introduced Du Shaojie's identity at the right time, making the other party a little embarrassed.

They had just returned from abroad and only knew that Du Shaojie was the vice president of the municipal association, a cooking technician, and a master of Sichuan cuisine, but they did not know his other identity.

Luo Sankun would not tell them about this kind of thing.

"What boss? Today I am the chef serving the guests. Mr. Wu, you are welcome to come back to visit China. We can talk again when there is a chance."

Du Shaojie felt that the cooking was about right, so he said goodbye and left.

To be honest, a boss of his level would not normally serve other people. So what if it was 10,000 yuan per table? He didn't need that little money.

The reason why he is willing to do this is also for the long-term development of the company.

After leaving the private room, Du Shaojie changed out of his chef's uniform and left [Xichuan Restaurant].

"Boss Du, are you going home?"

"Don't go back yet, I have other things to do."

Du Shaojie asked Zou Xiaohe to drive to a teahouse and parked the car. After he got out of the car, he quickly walked up to the teahouse. "Secretary Tang, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

In the private room, Tang Jun was sitting at the table while the waiter was demonstrating tea art.

Du Shaojie quickly apologized and then sat down.

"No, no, I just got here a while ago."

The waiter poured Du Shaojie a cup of tea, and Tang Jun motioned for him to go out first.

"Boss Du is quite busy. I never thought that with your current position, you would cook for customers yourself.

I heard about it, and I want to ask you to buy it. The base price is 10,000 yuan, and the waiting time is at least three months. "

Tang Jun was very emotional. Although some people had indeed become rich after so many years of reform and opening up, it was still too outrageous that a "ten thousand yuan household" could be eaten up in one meal.

Of course, things are valuable because they are rare, and for the rich this is also a kind of face,

"It's not that exaggerated. I'll cook some dishes for you later. I hope you don't mind."

Du Shaojie didn't know what to say, so he just replied vaguely.

Tang Jun laughed. To be honest, he was actually looking forward to eating the food cooked by the other person.

"Let's stop talking nonsense and get down to business. My boss asked me to ask you, he has an important guest coming in a few days, and he wants to try authentic Teochew cuisine. Do you have any questions?"

The two chatted for a while, and then Tang Jun got down to business.

He made an appointment with Du Shaojie today because his leader asked him to do so. This matter was very important and he had to ask him in person.

"No problem! Not only have I studied Teochew cuisine, I also spent some time in Chaoshan. I can at least cook at the level of the local big restaurants."

Du Shaojie's words were actually a bit modest. The standards of the local big restaurants were no longer important to him.

When I reach the level of "Phoenix Marrow and Dragon Liver", I have actually already widened the gap with the vast majority of chefs, so I still have some confidence.

"That's good!" Tang Jun couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "The leader attaches great importance to this matter, as long as you are sure. Here is the menu, all the preparations are left to you."

While speaking, he took out a menu from his bag and handed it to Du Shaojie.

Du Shaojie took it and looked at it. They were all classic dishes of Chaozhou cuisine, which was not difficult for him. Although some of the dishes were not often cooked, he had plenty of ways to quickly improve his skills.

Tang Jun was obviously very busy. He left in a hurry after sitting for half an hour.

Du Shaojie returned home and locked himself in the room.

Although he seemed calm on the surface, he actually took this matter very seriously. Therefore, he would rather use too much force than let himself down.

Feng Qingsong asked Du Shaojie for help because he trusted him, and he naturally strived for perfection.

"There's nothing much to say, keep spending money!"

Therefore, Du Shaojie spent 10 exchange points and 200 million hours to upgrade the comprehensive evaluation of 100 Chaozhou dishes to the level of "Phoenix Marrow and Dragon Liver".

It is impossible to prepare 100 dishes for a meal, but each dish is closely related to each other.

To put it bluntly, he wants to strive for perfection and eliminate all minor mistakes.

three days later.

Du Shaojie brought two helpers from the training center and came to the retirement home where he had been last time.

There was no one in the canteen today. The kitchen was completely handed over to Du Shaojie for use, and he guaranteed that no one would disturb him.

All the ingredients were prepared by Du Shaojie himself, which is called keeping a close eye on the source. The highlight of today is [raw pickled], prawns, crabs, oysters, etc., which must be selected from the best quality.

In addition, Chaozhou cuisine also has very high requirements for skills. For example, the Seven-Colored Golden Cup tests the chef's basic skills.

Although both belong to Cantonese cuisine, Chaozhou cuisine and Cantonese cuisine are very different.

[Chaozhou cuisine] is famous for its unique flavor and taste of "clear but not bland, vegetarian but not disordered, fresh but not fishy, ​​tender but not raw, fatty but not greasy", and it is not easy to make.

Du Shaojie asked two students to help him, but most of the work had to be done by him alone.

He was busy from morning to noon, and it was not until Tang Jun came to inform him that the dishes could be served that he really got into his best state.

A total of twelve dishes were prepared, and Du Shaojie was still very excited.

He felt that he had performed very well, even above his level. The huge expense of upgrading 100 dishes that day had a significant effect on his performance today.

"Boss Du, you can leave after dinner. You don't have to clean up the kitchen. Someone will take care of it later."

Tang Jun took some time to come over and said that today’s dishes not only satisfied the guests but also the leaders were full of praise.

However, Feng Qingsong has something to do today, so he will not meet with Du Shaojie. They will make an appointment to chat later.

Du Shaojie nodded, and after dinner he left the retirement home with his two helpers.

the next day.

Tang Jun came to Du Shaojie personally and brought him several boxes of fine tea, ten packs of cigarettes, and a box of Maotai, saying that this was a little gift from Feng Qingsong.

Du Shaojie accepted it without hesitation, and then took the other party to the fish restaurant.

Tang Jun had a rare day off today, which shows that Feng Qingsong was in a good mood. Yesterday's reception was very successful. (End of this chapter)