The Pentium Era - South to North

Zhang Chen and Xiaofang, along with Zhang Xiangbei and Zhang Xiangxi, as well as Huijuan, Xiaoli, Du Tao and Gu Gong, went to Sanya to attend Fatty Fu's farewell ceremony.

Liu Ligan and Tan Shuzhen also wanted to go with them. Tan Shuzhen said:

"I go to Sanya again and again to celebrate the New Year. I don't know how many times I have eaten with Master Fu. When he leaves, I must go and send him off."

Zhang Chen said yes.

Sanya Funeral Home is located in Tiandu Town, right on the edge of Yalong Bay Scenic Area, separated by Yalong Bay Road.

Fatty Fu's son, daughter-in-law, and their children and grandchildren, a total of seven people, returned from Spain. They had opened a restaurant there for more than 30 years, and they have all been naturalized and become Spanish.

The daughter and son-in-law also came from Changsha with their daughter and grandson. After the whole family discussed it, they told Cao Minfang that since his father liked Sanya, it was better for him to stay in Sanya and not return to his hometown.

In fact, Fatty Fu’s wife passed away three years ago. Fatty Fu personally chose the cemetery at the Xianyiyuan Cemetery in Sanya. This cemetery is connected to the Sanya Funeral Home, and his tomb is already there. His children told Cao Minfang, It means that parents can rest here without having to move their graves, and the fallen leaves may not necessarily return to their roots.

When the farewell ceremony was held, many guests came, including colleagues from their hotel and the World Tropical Botanical Garden, as well as fellow members of the Liuyang Huagu Drama Troupe who happened to be performing here.

There are also some regular guests of their hotel. With Fatty Fu leaving, they know that some of the taste can only be remembered. It is no longer possible for Fatty Fu to stand on the wok in person and cook a few dishes for them and let them cook. In front of friends, you can proudly say that this is the spoon that Fu Yaozong personally holds.

Among the people who came, there were also some fans of Fatty Fu. They saw the obituary notices in newspapers and on the Internet, and rushed over to give Fatty Fu a ride.

There was also a long line of family members, including not only the children and grandchildren who came from abroad and Changsha, but also more than a dozen of Fatty Fu's apprentices. As family members, they stood there to thank the guests and friends who came to express their condolences.

Huijuan and Xiaoli also saw their senior brothers for the first time. The youngest of them was already sixty-seven years old. After Fatty Fu left Changsha, he never accepted any more apprentices. When he came to Huijuan, he made an exception. , to Xiaoli and Du Tao, it was broken again and again.

When the three of them saw their senior brothers, they realized how rare it was to be their master's disciples. These senior brothers of theirs had never been mentioned by their master before, but now that they met together, they were all chefs in the country. A person who is famous in the world.

The farewell ceremony was hosted by Cao Minfang. Lao Xie, as Fatty Fu's best brother and friend, first delivered a eulogy. Zhang Chen also delivered a eulogy on behalf of their Banmutian Group and his family. When everyone started to circle around to pay homage to Fatty Fu's body, Farewell, Fatty Fu lay among the flowers with a peaceful expression.

Cao Minfang's eyes were red and she whispered to Zhang Chen that this was how I saw him when I passed by that morning.

Fatty Fu did not wear a shroud, but still wore his chef's uniform and the top hat of a special first-class chef in his early years. Fatty Fu's son said that his father liked the profession of chef so much that when he was dying, he put it on himself , I just hope that I will say goodbye to this world as a chef, so let him go like this.

Everyone looked at Fatty Fu lying there in chef uniform and chef hat with a calm expression, as if he was tired from working in the kitchen and lay down to rest for a while. He would open his eyes and wake up at any time and get up to continue. When working, tell them "I can't win" or "It's annoying".

Huijuan didn't seem to believe that her master was really gone. She held Fatty Fu's hand and screamed at him, trying to wake him up, but he continued to sleep because his hands were cold.

Gu Gong looked at Fatty Fu and burst into tears. No one present had seen that a man could cry so sadly, and everyone couldn't help but burst into tears.

While cleaning up Fatty Fu's belongings, his children found a cardboard box, which was sealed with tape. There was a note on the cardboard box that read: "Please give it to Mr. Zhang Chen."

Zhang Chen opened the cardboard box and saw that there were notebooks inside, with recipes written on them. Zhang Chen understood that Fatty Fu did not leave these to his son, who was also a chef. To hand it over to any of his apprentices, but to him, is to show that these recipes were summed up by him at work and should belong to the company.

Zhang Chen and Huijuan said: "This is Master Fu's lifelong effort. You should sort it out properly."

Huijuan choked and nodded.

Among the relics was a sealed brown paper bag with the words: "Please give it to Gu Gong."

Gu Gong opened the brown paper bag. Inside was the book he wrote that night, and a cookbook of "Eating and Drinking for Men and Women". When he opened it, he found that next to each dish's name and picture, he wrote down his suggestions for improving the dish. , the handwriting is crooked.

There were only two days between when Gu Gong handed his book to Fatty Fu and when Fatty Fu passed away. It seems that during the two days when Fatty Fu returned to Sanya, he was revising the recipe book of "Eating Men and Women". Make it perfect.

When Gu Gong saw this recipe book, he burst into tears again. With tears in his eyes, he shook the recipe book in his hand and shouted to Zhang Chen and the others:

"This is Lao Fu's swan song, this is his swan song!"

Everyone listened and sighed.

His children did not want to keep the villa left by Fatty Fu. Zhang Chen and Cao Minfang said that you can increase the market price by 20% and let our company buy it back and help them handle this matter as soon as possible so that they can Go with peace of mind, and tell them at the same time that if they want to come back to see their parents anytime, our hotel will accommodate them free of charge.

Cao Minfang said yes.

Zhang Chen and his party returned to Hangzhou. Gu Gong made a copy of the recipe book and gave it to Xiaoli and Du Tao, asking them to modify the dishes on the recipe based on what Fatty Fu had written. He needed the original copy. As a souvenir, even Zhang Xiangbei had never read the book he wrote to Fatty Fu, so Gu Gong burned it and said it was for Old Fu.

The training camp of "Food and Drink Men and Women" ended, and everyone went to various places to take up their posts and began the one-month preparation work. For Xiaoli and Du Tao, there was a big gain from this trip to Sanya, that is, their scattered Brothers from all over the country have agreed to serve as consultants for their "Food Men and Women" branches in various places.

Moreover, they declined the reward proposed by Xiao Li, out of obligation. They said, this is the last thing Master is doing, and we must work together to do it well. Otherwise, how can we have the honor to see Master in the future? .

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May has arrived in a blink of an eye, and everyone has good things going on. Zhang Xiangbei and his "fresh home delivery" have been launched in Chongqing, Chengdu and Wuhan branches, and are in preparation for Changsha, Hefei, Kunming and Xiamen branches. Also go online.

Now, their single-day sales have already exceeded one billion yuan, and their number of employees has reached nearly 30,000.

On the first day that Zhang Chen and his "Food Men and Women" went online on May 1, the chefs in every city were booked out, and there were still customers who wanted to place orders, but they could no longer send anyone out. Shanghai and In the three cities of Hangzhou and Ningbo, reservation orders have been queued from May 1st to May 20th.

This is of course due to the success of their Tuxiangyuan Hotel in these three places. The gourmets know that "Food and Drinking Man" and Tuxiangyuan are from the same family, so they first have a sense of closeness, and then they hear about "Food and Drinking Man and Woman" There is also an original recipe book. The dishes on the recipe are different from those in all hotels, which whets everyone's appetite.

Especially this cookbook. When the media reported the news of Fu Yaozong's death, they all mentioned this cookbook, and they also unanimously used Gu Gong's word: "swan song."

They all said that this was the swan song of the legendary chef Fu Yaozong and a treasure in the catering industry, and this treasure now remains in "Catering Men and Women".

Zhang Chen didn't know who leaked the news at first. When photos of the recipe book left by Fatty Fu began to appear on the Internet, Zhang Chen realized that it was passed on by Gu Gong. He was helping "food and drink men and women".

Sure enough, "Eating Man and Woman" became famous even before it was launched online. After it was launched online, it received rave reviews. Those who were lucky enough to try it all showed off their delicious taste online.

Zhang Chen reminded Xiaoli that at this time, she should not be impetuous. Don't just recruit chefs just because there are not enough chefs and send them out after a simple training. You must complete the entire training process and pass the assessment before being allowed to work. The same goes for service. , Just because business is good, service cannot be sloppy.

Catering, whether online or offline, with or without a store, is all on-site management. In other words, problems may arise at any time, so you must be cautious.

Xiaoli said, I know, Mr. Zhang, now "eating and drinking men and women" have been linked to the reputation of the master. If I mess up, I will feel sorry for the master.

Zhang Chen said okay, as long as you understand this.

Liu Ligan's "Renjia Tourism", in addition to the B\u0026Bs in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Sanya that are still popular, the six projects they rushed out were also fully booked during May Day, and it was difficult to find a room. According to customer feedback It can be seen from the situation that everyone recognizes their model and hopes that they can expand the "Renjia Travel" B\u0026Bs across the country, which will be convenient.

In just a few months, their membership has reached more than 9,000, and some of them were introduced by friends. Each member needs to pay a membership fee of 50,000, which will be deducted from future purchases. Some of them became their members, but they were not able to get a room yet. They complained to Xiaomi, and Xiaomi complained to Liu Ligan.

Liu Ligan said okay, we can start to spread the country, and Zhang Musheng, I also asked him to continue to work hard.

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