Cooking Genius With God

An office building on the outskirts of Noryangjin with a banner reading [Prosperity! Noryangjin Cupbap Street Merchants Association!]

The door of the office burst open and a man in his 40s walked in.

A toad-like face that doesn't make a very good impression, and bangs that are becoming hollowed out if they're starting to lose hair.

When he came in, several people sitting in the hall stood up and greeted him.

"Oh, is Chairman Deok-soo here?"

"Okay, let's all sit down. I have a lot to say."

The man's name is Kim Deoksu.

He is a first-year member who started business when Noryangjin Cupbap Street was established and is now the head of the merchant association of this Cupbap Street.

Right in front of the station.

I was doing cup rice business with the best neck in my mouth, but I was suffering from a sharp drop in sales these days.

Last time, even the customers left after changing the menu to steal one day's Tteok-galbi recipe to copy it.

Kim Deok-soo, with a serious expression, slowly opened his mouth while looking around the audience.

"The reason why Kim Deok-soo urgently convened the merchant association today. I'm sure you all know a little bit. Don't you feel it these days? Apparently, the number of customers is decreasing."

The number of customers is decreasing.

Fewer people are looking for Noryangjin Cupbap Street, which used to be their breadwinner.

"I'm sure sales have dropped significantly these days."

"On top of that, the number of students on the streets has decreased significantly…….”

"It's all because of that little boy who's doing something or something!"

"……Mr. Park?"

Boom!

While everyone was slowly uttering a word, one merchant, who was constantly looking sulky, jumped out of his seat and shouted.

He was also a man who had been running a rice noodle shop here for decades, like the right-hand man of the merchant association Kim Deok-soo.

Kim Deok-soo's mouth corners rose and drew an arc while looking at Park pointing at him in anger as if he did not understand.

"One day…….”

"That guy in the back street of the mall! I've been wondering where all the missing guests are going, and they're all flocking to it!"

"Wasn't that a completely ruined business district? There aren't many people. The streets are very dirty."

"I used to, I used to, but not anymore. I don't know if it's all cleaned up, but the streets are clean and other food trucks are crowded. The students are splitting in half. This is it!"

"Well, wait a minute. Of course, I wasn't able to see it well because I was busy doing business. I don't think so.….”

The man spat out and shouted in a great rage.

The head of the merchant association, who thought it was about this time, cut off his words and opened his mouth.

"It's a completely new business district. That one-day guy."

The loud voice of the voice that ear, the noisy crowd suddenly subsided.

You've created a new commercial district?

What the hell is that nonsense?

Commercial districts do not just result from having a lot of shops.

You have to have customers, you have to attract them, and you have to keep them moving.

By the way, did a young man just start a business and build a commercial district in the back of a shopping mall that was abandoned?

It couldn't have happened. It was nonsense.

by the way

"The merchant president is right. These days, there are almost seven food trucks, including fish-shaped buns, fresh fruit juice, macarons and so on. Then it's a commercial district.""A lot of students are into it these days. I heard it's really cheap and delicious. Especially, fresh fruit juice and short rib sandwiches that cost less than 2,000 won are so popular...….”

Some merchants nodded, saying it seemed right.

To be honest, I didn't want to admit it.

They've been doing business in Noryangjin for years, and they have pride as experienced merchants.

But the reality was the reality. They were definitely being pushed back.

That, too, to a much younger merchant.

"Does this make any sense, now? How long have we been doing business here? I can't believe we're losing our guests because of that little guy!"

"Right! This is ridiculous!"

The owner of the rice noodle shop shouted.

Several merchants sympathized with him and added a few words.

'Great. I think Park is starting to set the mood. It's about time we hit the wedge.’

Looking at the increasingly intense merchants, Kim Deok-soo brushed his lips with his tongue.

A satisfied expression.

In the first place, it was none other than Kim Deok-soo who convened the merchant association today.

He didn't like the day from the beginning.

It's annoying that he simply took away his customers, and even telling them it was a recipe was a complete sham.

There is no consideration for himself as an adult and a senior in the business.

What are you going to do if you say you're doing well? Do you know how long I and other merchants have been doing business here in Noryangjin? The little one was too big.’

They are merchants who held out even when Baekbeom-pa gangsters were violent in the past.

So it's hard, and I knew how to water other merchants.

Haru needs to nip him in the bud before he grows bigger.

"Come on, calm down. Anyway, that's the conclusion. Now the Noryangjin Merchants Association, which boasts our history, is ruined by a single outsider.….”

"Well, Mr. Merchant. I've been thinking about it a little bit, and I think we might have a little bit of a problem."

"……Yes?"

The moment when Kim Deok-soo was about to make a speech.

A strange voice, which had been silent all along, intervened.

One of the members of the merchant association. It was the lady at the cup rice cart bar who initially visited Noryangjin.

"Hey, what do you mean? What's wrong with us? I mean, what did we do wrong?

"No, it's nothing. It's just... our Noryangjin Merchants Association has been stalled for years, right? They always sell the same menu in the freezer. I mean, getting behind young people who came in."

"I mean, it's natural that we' Hey, you want to say that now?”

"Well, that's a possibility. Honestly, students say that a lot these days, right? Our cup rice is good too. I'm so sick of it. You said it's too bad for your health."

"What an ungrateful creature you are! We're cooking for you at such a low price. Is it frozen now or what!"

A variable that Kim Deok-soo had never imagined intervened.

Merchants who challenge their opinions.

Merchants who think it's their fault, not a day, because of the decrease in customers.

Kim Deok-soo's face, which was responding to Mrs. Jung's irrefutable words, swelled red as if it were going to explode."Actually, I agree with Jung Ah-mae. Students say this a lot these days. The young man's food, "Is it a day?" is definitely delicious."

"That's true. I tried it last time because I was wondering what it was, and it was definitely huge. It's a bit expensive, but it's meat juice. The sauce tastes fantastic.

"The fresh fruit juice they sell there was delicious. He's such a tough guy. At first, I wondered what it was. It's really cheap. It goes well with sandwiches!"

Some merchants who agreed with Mrs. Chung slowly opened their mouths.

Most of them were people who had been to a day's shop and also went to the commercial district where Haru had made food.

That's why you can't be unaware.

It hurts my pride a little bit, but the quality of food in a day is definitely incredibly high.

Since they are the same person, it has already become clear in a way what students who are considering taste will choose.

"What are you doing? You're defending him, aren't you?"

"What do you mean "dudun"? What are you talking about? Let's face the reality. It means we need to improve, too. No, and who do you think you are?"

"Oh, well, I can't believe I'm doing business with people like this is ridiculous. Look, it's real and it's bad, and we're losing more customers.”

"So let's find out why the number of customers is decreasing. Don't make him water! What kind of thugs are you?"

"What, what, a gangster?! Hey, you old lady!"

People who blush and scream.

Merchants split in half in an instant.

You have to hold Haru accountable and somehow avenge him. A strong man who speaks, and a moderate who says now is our chance to develop further.

Like the wide Red Sea, merchants who had been completely separated and abandoned fought wildly, pointing fingers at each other.

The chairman, who was a little narrow to accommodate all these merchants, became noisy as if he were going to explode.

"Be quiet! Be quiet!"

In the end, Kim Deok-soo, who couldn't see it, screamed out loud.

Just as the roaring and screaming crowd barely calmed down.

Kim Deok-soo, who sighed loudly and swept down his face as if he was tired, slowly opened his mouth.

"Let's call it a day. Just, we'll meet him and talk to him properly. Peacefully. Okay?

Kim Deok-soo's words seem to give up.

When he, the head of the merchant association, said this, the rest of the people had no choice but to nod their heads.

The merchant's meeting of the day ended with such a vague aftertaste.

And an empty office where most of the merchants got out of the whole thing.

Despite being indoors, Kim Deok-soo, who twisted a cigarette, lit it, and Mr. Park slowly opened his mouth.

"Kim, so are you really going to let it slide? You want me to watch him run wild for a day? What did we do wrong?"

"Mr. Park, calm down for now. Of course I can't let it slide. What's the damage we've suffered?"

"What are you going to do?”

"What do I do? You have to do as you said earlier. Let's go find out, talk about it. In our own way."

"In the... way?”

Mr. Park is tilting his head, saying he can't understand it at once.

Kim Deok-soo, who roughly threw a half-smoked cigarette into a pet bottle, jumped to his feet with a fierce expression.

"Do I care what other merchants say? What's our fault? This Kim Deok-soo can't be left alone. Yes."He walked out of the office looking very angry.