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The broadcast of the opening ceremony caused an uproar outside the venue.

The ratings of the opening broadcast broadcast by various media were rising like a rocket, and various forums and social software at home and abroad were full of voices talking about Shao Yan.The opening ceremony took a lot of energy to arrange the scene elements for the program guests, and Shao Yan himself was upbeat, and all the links were completed amazingly, so every action in the arena was spotless.In particular, there is a photo of him shooting arrows from a tinder pot with his eyes slightly squinted and his chin raised. The number of circulations on the Internet exceeded one million the day after the opening ceremony was broadcast, and it quickly rushed out of the country through various channels.The handsome young man wearing a wide-sleeved toga and shooting arrows can almost satisfy all foreigners' fantasies about the traditional culture and traditional beauties of country C. Because of him, many overseas countries are keen to visit restaurants in country C in a short period of time.

Meanwhile, fans in China are busy collecting various resources and going crazy.

Shao Yan and his own restaurant, Yumenxi, obviously gained a large number of fans when he didn't even know it. The word "large number" is not just a rhetorical device here.The attitude of this group of people towards him is really the same as when facing a star, and their fighting power and ability to recruit people are even stronger than some fans of ordinary stars.The topic surrounding Shao Yan is by no means a level that a chef can reach nowadays, at least apart from him, there will not be another chef's fans at home and abroad who will share his photos on the Internet and go crazy .

"Oh my god, it's not ugly, it's not ugly, it's the first time I've seen someone with such an annoying expression, and it's pretty good."

"Sure enough, it's a world of faces. Shao Yan looks so good in this outfit, and his every move is so aura!"

"The expression is annoying, isn't it just arrogant? This attribute is duplicity and insists not to be too cute!"

"Why did you laugh before you left?! Oh my god, this smile, this smile is so drunk!"

With such a high degree of topicality, Yumenxi's business has naturally been greatly affected.Relying on those well-received photos that went abroad, the old shops in S City were even more busy.In addition, not long ago, Gumei released a new physical book on the selection of star-rated restaurants. Countless foreigners have traveled thousands of miles to country C after reading the book just to eat a meal that Gumei praised. .The renovated new store has already been under the pressure of customer flow before it even opened, and Shao's father is really pained and happy.

Like Shao Yan, he seldom surfs the Internet, so naturally he doesn't know how popular his son is.But the fact that Shao Yan attended the opening ceremony of the food competition was enough for him to be proud all his life. He was not good at words, and he just wanted to leave as much as possible for his son before he stepped into the coffin, so he was full of pride and emotion. Busy became a spinning top.After inspecting City B for a few days, he began to look for a suitable store location.

The Imperial Gate Seat is like the sponge in that famous saying, although it looks very busy, but if you squeeze it, you can always free up people.Shao Yan has been in City A for so long, and the level of his apprentices in the old store in City A has also been greatly improved. Although it is impossible to compare with Shao Yan, compared to the wave of students who first came to City S People must be stronger.Shao's father has been learning how to be successful since he can remember. When he was young, he was living on the old roots of the Shao family. He had always been leisurely, and he had given up his ambitions to the point of laziness. bigger market.And Shao Yan, like a whip that kept whipping behind his back, made Shao's father always blame himself for not running faster and growing more vigorously, so as to protect his precious son more from the wind. rain.

Although Shao's mother felt sorry for her husband's boss who was too busy to touch the ground in his old age, but soon Shao's father's spirit became more energetic because of his daily ambition, so she quickly changed her position and became happy to see it succeed.

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The opening ceremony of this year's food competition almost gathered the most cutting-edge gumei star chefs from all over the world. In the entertainment industry, this lineup can be called "star-studded". While focusing on him, he naturally noticed something was missing in this year's food competition.

One of the guests, Yuo Sakurai, did not appear from the beginning to the end.Not only did the media not capture him, even the audience who watched the opening ceremony carefully said that they did not see this person when the major guests came on stage at the end.Although Yuo Sakurai is a chef from country R, ​​since most of the restaurants are located in country C, there are quite a few people in country C who know this two-star chef.As long as he is well-known, reporters are happy to report his gossip, and in fact, as early as a few days ago, Sakurai Yuro's name had frequently appeared in various irrigation forums.

The reason is the incident that Yi Huang got involved in Yumenxi and Shao's internal fight in S city last time.

Sakurai Xiong devoted himself to the study of culinary skills, and in terms of tactics, he was not as clean and beautiful as the serious managers used. The borrowed knife murder that time not only did not take advantage of the Shao family's east wind to strangle Yumenxi to death, but also dragged himself down and stepped on it. Trouser leg mud.How beautiful Yumonji's later turnaround was, how miserable Yihuang was when he fell to the ground, Sakurai Yuu fled in despair, and even the style of Yihuang's restaurant was due to rumors from all walks of life. Negative criticism has been pulled down quite a bit.Netizens who had been used as a gun were bitter about it. As soon as the news that Shao Yan was invited as a guest of the competition came out, some people took advantage of this to make trouble and opened their mouths to mock.

After that incident, even if Yumenxi and Yi Huang didn't end up feuding, the knot in their hearts would definitely be settled.At the beginning, Yumenshi was pinched as a soft persimmon by Sakurai Yuu, and his methods were so insidious. In a blink of an eye, Shao Yan became a three-star chef of Gumei, who was one level higher than him, and appeared in the same arena with him. I don't know how he would feel.

Now that it is known that Yuo Sakurai did not attend the opening ceremony, many people are happy to say that this development is within their expectations.The crowd who was comparable to Sherlock Holmes subconsciously included the reason for his non-attendance as being ashamed to see people. Even if the accurate news came out that Yuo Sakurai was sick and injured, few people believed it.

Those who watched the excitement said that it was justifiable, but those who disdain were even more disdainful.After doing bad things, he dared not meet the right master. In their hearts, Sakurai Yuu had lost even the martial arts spirit of "dare to be brave", especially now that Shao Yan was in the limelight. The opposite is typical.

Sakurai's apprentices didn't dare to tell him the situation at all. Seeing that he was still planning how to use public opinion to pressure Shao Yan to confess how he had learned the Sakurai family's sword skills when he was recovering from his injuries, all they could do was comfort him. Don't spend too much energy on this kind of thing, the rest can't be imagined.

Sakurai Yuu originally planned to use the method of not attending the opening ceremony to blackmail the organizing committee to take the lead in Shao Yan's injury to him, but he did not expect that the organizing committee's attitude towards him was so tough this time, and even persuaded him to stay. None, he was directly removed from the guest list in a caring tone.Afterwards, Yuo Sakurai felt a little regretful. After all, this time he represented the gourmet food of Country R. Missing the opening ceremony would be a loss to himself.But the people on the organizing committee obviously had no intention of coming to keep him. Yuo Sakurai couldn't get down, and no one believed that Shao Yan's injury was really caused by him, so he could only knock out his teeth and swallow his blood.

He could roughly predict that the news that he did not attend the opening ceremony would have such an impact when it was sent back to Country R. After confirming that the matter could not be reversed, he really felt relieved to heal his injuries. Anyway, someone will come to replace him soon. He came out.

What he didn't know was that before the country R compatriots he was eagerly looking forward to came to find justice for him, those industries in country C had already been greatly affected by his choice.

After the opening ceremony, the official competition kicked off, and well-known chefs who had qualified for the competition from all over the world rushed to country C from a long distance.Before the finals kicked off, Shao Yan took some time off again. Originally, he planned to return to city A to continue his studies, but because Shao's father wanted to take him to look at the store in city B, he had to continue absenteeism for a while.

The restaurant branch in City S is going to open in a week, and this time there is no need for Shao Yan to be there to help.Yumenxi has already established a reputation in S City, and customers will not stop coming just because Shao Yan can't cook on the opening day.In fact, Shao Yan has a good eye for picking his apprentices, especially Tian Xiaotian, although he is a spirited person, he is no different from his father when he works hard.As Shao Yan's big apprentice, after so many years of experience in S City, he has been able to initially help with a lot of things. Even if he is not to the extent of being on his own, it is estimated that there will be a problem with a few juniors helping each other to support a store. It is not big.Although Shao Yan's apprentices are all his juniors, Shao's father still respects them very much and treats them very generously: the bonus red envelope for Tian Xiaotian alone on New Year's Eve is six figures, and the other juniors Although the apprentices are not that tall, they are not too small.The young people who spend all day in the kitchen are hard-working and innocent. When they meet someone who treats them well, they will only give up ten times in return, so they work harder after the beginning of the new year.

Shao Yan has no idea of ​​pleasing his apprentice in his head.When he was in the Imperial Catering Supervisor, there were countless people who wanted to be his apprentices. He always only disciplined and commanded them, so naturally there was a special person in the palace to take care of the salary.Being an apprentice is a hard job, and it has been like this throughout the ages. He can teach his apprentices the skills without any secrets, so he feels that he is worthy of them.give money?How could he think of this.

Shao's father could only do his best to help his son solve these problems of sophistication, and sometimes he wondered why this kid hadn't inherited his own comprehensiveness. Mutations.

Shao Yan didn't know that the apprentices he took in had to be paid by themselves. He thought that he had found a large number of free laborers, and felt that he was very smart. The group of apprentices in city A has been tempered by him during this period of time. Although the cramming education cannot make them master, the effect received in a short period of time is undoubtedly quite obvious.There are a few who are more flexible. After cooking a dish for a long time, they have slowly figured out the tricks in it, and occasionally they can draw inferences from one instance.This group of people Shao Yan planned to transfer them to the branch to hone their skills, and their future achievements may not be worse than Tian Xiaotian's.

Humans always have to come out, even Shao Yan only really came out after his master stepped down, how did he grow up without experiencing wind and rain.

Even if City B really wanted to open a shop, Shao Yan would not be afraid. If there was him in City A, at worst, he would send those particularly smart disciples first.The real difficulty is actually management. Father Shao is naturally worried about this aspect. Father Shao has been learning to do this all his life. He manages several restaurants in his family. As long as there are no accidents, the means are more than enough.

So Shao's father suddenly remembered that he was still ignorantly dividing his family's property into "restaurants"!

What about the company?How can we open so many branches in the future without a single company?

Shao Yan, who doesn't know much about the way here, can say that Yan Daichuan was really hit by Shao's father's sloppyness.He simply helped Shao's father to register a new license according to the procedure, and by the way posted the news about the recruitment management of the Yumen seat, and then discussed with Shao's father, and gave Shao Yan the title of general manager.

It was Shao Yan's first time as the general manager, and he was really excited.

Especially after Yan Daichuan explained to him the scope of the general manager's authority, isn't this just like the chief executive of the imperial dining room?

Although they didn't make much money in modern times, at least the officials have returned to their posts and have more rights. It is just around the corner to make a fortune.Shao Yan is becoming more and more optimistic about his future path, and things are developing in a good way.

The new official took office three fires. Shao Yan dismissed almost half of the staff of the Imperial Food Supervisor when he became the general manager. Mother, Li Yuke and Yan Yi) and an assistant to the general manager (Yan Daichuan), only the chairman of the immediate boss (Shao Fu) is left.Consultants can't be bothered, superiors should be respected, and assistants to the general manager do things beautifully and can't find omissions.

Shao Yan thought about burning the fire for a few days, but in the end he could only put down the flags and drums.

The assistant to the general manager found that the leader was always feeling lost these days. Because he didn't know the reason and was surrounded by consultants who were worried that they had too much contact with them, so he could only take the leader to socialize with the best of his ability.

The fact that Yumenxi opened up to this scale before the company was established made the insiders a little confused about how to evaluate it.A chain store whose main store has been rated as three stars in Gumei, and the management has just been elected as the unveiler of the world food competition. The future achievements of this brand are naturally limitless.Those working partners in Yan Daichuan's circle who don't have much to do with food are very happy to get to know Shao Yan. With a wide network of contacts, Shao Yan, as the general manager of the company, naturally has more entertainment and activities.

The lagging news has gradually become flexible, and he can hear the wind of many things that have not yet been put on the table.

A few new friends whose career focus is in Country R quietly told him that after the opening ceremony of the food competition, the people of Country R were very angry at the fact that Yuo Sakurai was not able to attend the opening ceremony. I don’t know who spread the word in Country R According to the news, it was said that the reason why Sakurai Yuu failed to catch up with the opening ceremony this time was that Shao Yan injured him. The people of country R are more enthusiastic about their own country and Western food, and they don’t know much about Yumenxi and Shao Yan. They only know that this is a three-star restaurant in country C selected by the latest issue of Gumei Magazine.In recent years, the conflicts between country C and country R have always been constant. There is no lack of voices in country R that are madly rejecting country C. Now the battle has spread to the food arena. The two violent tempers that explode at one point get together and naturally start Accused quickly.

At the end of the rumors, what was said was not about Shao Yan's injury to Sakurai Yuo, but the reason for their conflict.An insider swears by the news that Yuo Sakurai went to talk to Shao Yan because he was upset that his family's sword skills were stolen, so he was taught a lesson with Shao Yan. Stealing other people's family skills is a big deal in the eyes of R people. thing!

In the past, samurai who practiced swords had the right to kill those who peeked at their practice!The Sakurai family's Sakura-do style is quite famous in the culinary world of country R. Sakurai's grandfather relied on this sword technique to defeat Dugu in country R, ​​but it was a pity that he ended up being lost in the end.Even Yu Sakurai once sighed in public, saying that if he could master this sword technique, the score of Yihuang Restaurant in Gumei would not be more than two stars.

Naturally, the broadcast of the guest competition that day could not be concealed. Shao Yanxing's sword skills were neat and murderous, so that those who did not see the scene could feel the sword intent on the screen. There are not many people in Country R who have seen the Sakura Shoto style, and the remaining old people are also very old.After watching the broadcast, although they felt that Shao Yan's sword technique seemed to be a little more neat than that used by Grandpa Sakurai, but in terms of objective moves, they felt that Shao Yan's way of swinging a knife was indeed somewhat similar to Sakura Shoutoten's style.

The most sad thing is the loss of culture, and what is even more sad is that my lost skills fell into the hands of others. After changing my name and surname, I cut off all ties with myself.

The people of country R, ​​who have always paid attention to the protection of their own culture, felt that Shao Yan had gone too far. The voices condemning Shao Yan flew across the strait, but they were severely counterattacked before they crossed the border.

The people who watched Sakurai's absence from the opening ceremony in country C were worried about being bored. They didn't know that someone would bring pillows as soon as they fell asleep, and the enemy's relatives and friends started to make trouble like this when the fighting was a little rest.

The two sides came and went, ridiculed each other, and the battle situation escalated to a very intense level, even some high-level officials were alarmed by this.

It's just that the nature of this matter is really difficult to define.To put it lightly, some people in the two countries are close to fighting with their sleeves. It must not be simply regarded as a small conflict, but to put it seriously, this is a struggle that revolves around two individual chefs in the food industry. The official really Intervening, it seems like a big deal, even if you win the quarrel, you will probably be scolded by some people in the country for being worthless.

In the scolding battle, one of the protagonists was recovering from his injuries and the other was fine. On the contrary, the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuchs were in a mess. Looking at Shao Yancheng's unhurried appearance, he couldn't help persuading him: "The imperial gate seat is now It's too early to start a fight with Yi Huang. Even though Sakurai is from country R, ​​he has a deep relationship in the country. Yumenji's business center is in S city. If he gets serious, he will find some people from above. If you play tricks, you probably will suffer a lot."

What this said is true, the Yumenxi is relying on the Yan family now, so there is no need to worry about the funds, but there is still a lack of reliance in the end.Shao's father has been trying to develop a network of relationships in this area for so long in S city, but it is obviously not a matter of overnight if he wants to achieve results.So far, only the Mr. Li and his cronies have been closer to Yumenxi, but his words may not be as important as some leaders of City B when they really come out.

Benefits can make people ignore one's position. When the capital city was broken, some villains in the palace should not contribute too much, so this principle is applicable in any era.

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After Gao Yuan got off the car with the fruit, he checked the note in his hand, looked up to identify the house number of the mansion in front of him, and asked the cloaked woman who came down afterwards, "Are you sure it's this?"

"The address given by my grandfather is correct." The cloaked girl stepped forward and touched the old tree as thick as three people hugging each other in front of the mansion. Yan's family background is quite strong. Not everyone can buy a house in this area."

The Gao family also has a house similar to this one nearby. It's been a few years since the old man bought it when he was young. Later, he didn't live in it because he was afraid that the tree would attract the wind.Gao Yuan diffused along her thoughts, and felt that the address seemed to have some impression in his head. After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't remember it, so he had to go up and knock on the door first.

The vermilion lacquer's big red door was very imposing, and after ringing the bell for a long time, he heard the sound of someone unlocking the door.

The man who opened the door was a fierce-looking man with a fierce look on his face. With his high vision, he could tell at a glance that this man was not following the right path when he was young.He almost thought that he had really found the wrong place, and after seeing the other party's eyes that suddenly became sharp after he said something, he was sure that he really hadn't strayed into any gangster's forbidden area.

"Looking for Young Master Yan?" Ah Tong stepped back and looked Gao Yuan up and down, pondered for a moment, and then opened the door to let them in.

Why is this concierge like this?

After walking behind each other in silence for a long time, Gao Yuan and the cloaked woman looked at each other with such questions written in their eyes.

The house was bigger than what they saw from the outside, and when they walked in, they saw those servants who were as weird as the concierge hiding in the depths of the courtyard, and the two of them felt aroused.

Ah Tong thought in his stomach, these two young people really know how to pick their time, why did they choose Yan Shao to visit when he was making snacks in the afternoon?

Shao Yan and his father were in the kitchen discussing the conflict between himself and Yuo Sakurai, his fingers were as flexible as clockwork, he stuffed the meat stuffing into the thinly rolled glutinous rice coat and mixed it with a frozen soup to close his mouth quickly .The pleats at the mouth were twisted like Huaiyang steamed buns, each delicate and beautiful, but he picked them up and squeezed them to death, and then cruelly pressed them into a cake shape.

Shao's father couldn't bear to see it, and subconsciously said: "The pleats are really beautiful, just eat it like this, it's a pity to press it into cakes."

Shao Yan smiled and said: "That's why you don't understand. After the pleats are closed, as long as the heat is well controlled, the skin will be fried with a golden frost flower. The position of the frost flower is the most crisp and crisp. After biting it The slightly thick part of the pleats is soft and glutinous inside, and the taste is just right. So no matter what fillings are filled inside, the name of this cake is Jinshuangsu.”

Shao's father was drooling when he heard this, and he stared at Shao Yan as he spread the flattened cakes in the pot.When the hot oil and glutinous rice come into contact with each other, the prickling sound brings out a rice fragrance. The stomach is empty in the afternoon, and this is the only food that is missing.

This is a snack that Shao Yana made for Father Shao with the leftover glutinous rice skins, and it all went into his mouth after it was cooked.The crispy glutinous rice is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a slightly burnt aroma after being fried. The fillings are smashed shrimp and pork, sprinkled with Shao Yan's own spice powder and finely chopped green onions. The soup is made of the leftover beef brisket soup from the morning. It is full of juice, wrapped in sweet and delicious meat filling. The glutinous rice is soft and fragrant, and the taste is simply top-notch.

The pancake was very hot. Although Shao's father was very image-conscious in front of his son, he couldn't help poking his head and gasping like a starving ghost. Have a sense of presence.

Seeing that he was eating happily, Shao Yan lowered his head and continued with his work.Shao's father loves to eat meat, and the men in the family love meat, but Shao's mother and Li Yuke tend to eat sweets when eating dim sum. Things are solemnly given to him.

When Gao Yuan and the cloaked girl were brought to the door, the soup pot had just been opened, and Shao's father was eating the cake with greasy mouth, and was about to get the second one. When he saw someone coming in, his reaction was a bit slow. Thinking of gagging with his sleeve.

The sweet soup stewed with bird's nest and pear cubes was tumbling in the pot. I don't know what was in it, but when the lid was lifted, the aroma of sugar flowers came out of it.Shao Yan focused on scooping the boiled glutinous rice balls filled with fruit stuffing into a delicate small bowl, and poured a spoonful of bird's nest and pear soup on it.The soup has a light golden color, and it is a bit thick because of the bird's nest. When it is poured from the spoon, it will pull out sweet water threads, making the cloaked woman standing at the door unable to look away after a glance.

Gao Yuan stared at the glutinous rice cake that Father Shao took a bite of in his hand, the gravy trickled out from the gap in the golden crust, and it was shiny and steaming.He could see the soft, waxy and snow-white inner core under the thin crispy layer on the surface of the glutinous rice cake, and smelled the mouth-watering meat aroma from a long distance away.

Shao Yan made bird's nest pear fresh fruit balls, and because he was addicted to fruit, he ate one greedily.The pureed fresh fruit mixed with hot juice, combined with the chewiness of the glutinous rice and the pear-flavored sweetness of the bird's nest soup, even he couldn't help silently praising himself for his good craftsmanship.

He took the time to look at the gate, and Ah Tong's gaze swept across the meatloaf in Shao's father's hand without any trace, and said in a hoarse voice: "Young Master Yan, these two guests said they were coming to see you. .”

Shao Yan didn't have much impression of Gao Yuan, and only when he saw the pretty cloaked girl did he remember that he had met these two people a long time ago at the Yumenxi in S City.

He didn't remember that he had friendship with them, so he frowned.

Gao Yuan couldn't recover from staring at the meat pie, but the cloaked girl was smarter, noticing his expression, she immediately said warmly: "Don't get me wrong. My name is Wang Xiaoshu, and his name is Gao Yuan. We met before, in City S."

She looked at Shang Shaoyan suspiciously, and said with embarrassment: "That's right, my grandpa is celebrating his birthday this weekend. The old man is old and a bit self-willed. After drinking your wine, he really wants to get to know you. So we thought I invite you to come to my house to help cook a meal that day..."

Private work?In charge?

Shao Yan frowned, and asked her in disbelief: "Did you wake up today?"