In the afternoon, Feng Yifan and Yang Zhiyi set up a tent by the lake so that the little girls could take a comfortable nap in the tent after lunch.
Grandmas and mothers took the little girls for a nap.
Feng Yifan, Chen Shoulin and Yang Zhiyi came to the lake together.
Standing by the lake, looking out at the vast, sparkling lake.
Chen Shoulin was the first to ask, "Yifan, do you really not check your Weibo? There is a lot of heated discussion about you on the Internet right now."
Feng Yifan looked at Chen Shoulin and responded with a smile: "Uncle Chen, you don't need to read it. Let them talk about it. I don't care about those false reputations."
During the entire journey, including when they were having lunch together, Yang Zhiyi was staring at his phone and constantly checking Weibo.
As the Feng Yifan incident unfolded, discussions on Weibo became extremely intense.
Especially after Meng Shitong and others released the second video, many people on the Internet began to analyze Feng Yifan's appetizer.
Some people even came up with an improved version of the dish, thinking that using foreign ham would achieve better results and would not require processing of the ham slices as Feng Yifan did.
This issue has also caused a lot of controversy on the Internet.
When Shi Jiahui and his colleagues saw others giving suggestions for improvement, they also shared some of Feng Yifan's ideas on why he used domestic ham.
"Chef Feng uses domestic ham for two purposes: first, to reduce costs and make the dish more affordable; second, to promote high-quality domestic ingredients so that they can be known to the public."
After this Weibo post was published, it naturally gained a lot of support.
"This is a conscientious chef. He knows that he must first try to reduce costs so that ordinary people like us can afford it, and he also tries to promote our domestic high-quality ingredients. How great is that."
"Well, when Chef Feng's Western restaurant opens, I will definitely go to support it."
"Count me in, I'll go too."
"Form a group, let's all form a group to support."
"If you are a local, please send us your address. We from out of town will go there later."
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There are fewer and fewer doubts on the Internet, and more and more people are expressing their support for Feng Yifan, which makes Shi Jiahui and his group very happy.
Yang Zhiyi also felt his blood boiling when he saw it.
It was questioned from the very beginning and triggered some condemnation on the Internet.
Later, more and more people got to know Feng Yifan step by step, and many people changed their minds and decided to come to Huaicheng to support Feng Yifan.
Yang Zhiyi felt that the whole process was really exciting.
Yang Zhiyi stood by the lake, holding his phone and said, "Feng Yifan, you are really calm. You don't know the online debates. The previous doubts about you were so terrible that they almost triggered a war of condemnation against you. If that were the case, your western restaurant would definitely be affected."
Feng Yifan listened to Yang Zhiyi's words and smiled and said, "Well, thank you for your help. The reason why I didn't come forward to confront those who questioned me was that I thought it would be better for you to help me speak, so I really want to thank you."
Yang Zhiyi was thanked and was stunned for a moment before quickly saying, "You're welcome. My daughter calls you Daddy Feng, and we are good friends. It's really nothing to help you with these things on the Internet."
Chen Shoulin said: "Today I have to look at Xixi's father differently. At this critical moment, it is really great that he can stand up and clear the name of Ruoruo's father."
Yang Zhiyi said a little embarrassedly: "Nothing, I just browse Weibo a lot."
Feng Yifan said with a smile: "This Weibo post may bring a lot of popularity to the western restaurant. What comes next will be a test for me and everyone else."
Chen Shoulin and Yang Zhiyi both looked at Feng Yifan, and they both understood what he meant.
With such a big fuss before the opening of the western restaurant, it will definitely attract many people to the restaurant to taste its food after it opens.
Therefore, the quality of dishes in Western restaurants will be more intuitively witnessed by many people and will also receive special attention.
Therefore, the operation of the Western restaurant will inevitably face considerable pressure in the future.
Chen Shoulin said, "Yifan, with a chef like you here, I believe it will do a great job."
Yang Zhiyi also said: "Yes, Yifan, the western restaurant business will only get better with you here."
Feng Yifan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Some things cannot be solved without me, such as the purchase of raw materials, the daily service in the restaurant, and other people's mastery of the dishes. These are not as simple as they seem."
Chen Shoulin and Yang Zhiyi looked at each other. They could both feel the pressure Feng Yifan was under at this moment.
Of course, for Feng Yifan, this kind of pressure actually aroused his long-lost fighting spirit.
Having started over again in this life, he still hasn't really mustered enough fighting spirit.
Even the cooking competition with his uncle was not something worth being nervous about for him.
But now, the opening of a Western restaurant and its operation for the next six months to a year will be a huge challenge.
It is easy for a restaurant to maintain quality for one or two days.
However, if you want to maintain high quality for half a year, a year, or even a long time, it requires the joint efforts of everyone in the restaurant.
The more famous you are and the more attention you receive, the higher the expectations others will have of you.
So this is not only a pressure on Feng Yifan alone, but also a pressure on everyone in the western restaurant.
Feng Yifan didn’t know if others could withstand this pressure
Chen Shoulin looked at the expression on Feng Yifan's face and vaguely guessed some of the worries in his heart.
"Yifan, maybe you are worried about whether everyone in your western restaurant can withstand the pressure and whether they can persist in running the western restaurant well. I think you don't need to worry. Instead, you should believe in your subordinates and believe that they have the same beliefs as you."
After listening to Chen Shoulin’s words, Feng Yifan nodded: “Well, I understand Uncle Chen.
I carefully selected each of them. I know their beliefs very well. If it weren’t for their belief in making good dishes and serving delicious food to customers, I wouldn’t choose them, and they wouldn’t choose me either, so I have confidence in them.”
Chen Shoulin said: "Well, it's good to have confidence, and you don't have to put too much pressure on yourself. As long as you unite as one and work towards your common belief, you will definitely succeed."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Yes, we will succeed. I firmly believe in this."
Yang Zhiyi was staring at his phone and soon saw another piece of important news.
"Look, Yifan, you and Uncle Chen, this Weibo account seems to belong to Master Zhuang. Master Zhuang has come forward. With Master Zhuang standing up for you, Yifan, you are really going to be very popular this time."
Zhuang Daozhong was busy out of town today and didn't see what happened on Weibo first.
It was Zhuang Zhebin who saw the message on Weibo and forwarded it to his great-grandfather.
Zhuang Daozhong was a little surprised when he saw all the news about Dai Feng on Weibo. The opening of a restaurant by Feng Yifan could cause such a big fuss.
The old man also finished his own work, and then had a discussion with several domestic culinary bigwigs who attended the event with him.
"I wonder if we can hire Feng Yifan to be a director of our Catering and Culinary Association? He caused such a big fuss this time, maybe we can use him to promote the plan we discussed today and formulate our own restaurant standards."
Several top chefs in the culinary world who attended the event with Zhuang Daozhong were all looking at each other in surprise.
After some discussion, everyone thought Zhuang Daozhong's proposal was very good.
One of the old men who is also a state banquet master said: “Well, Lao Zhuang’s idea is good. Since Feng Yifan is now relatively famous and he has opened his own western restaurant, he is trying to use our own ingredients, which is enough to show his concern for the domestic culinary industry.
At times like this, we old guys should really do something to help him and make the fire burn brighter."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, Zhuang Daozhong posted a Weibo.
In the name of the chairman of the National Catering and Culinary Association, the old man announced that he had formally hired Feng Yifan as a director of the association.
When his identity was revealed, he immediately attracted a lot of attention.
The popularity on Weibo, which had begun to decline, was instantly pulled up again, and many people began to repost this Weibo.
Yang Zhiyi showed the Weibo post to Feng Yifan, wanting Feng Yifan to forward it as well.
But Feng Yifan did not forward it immediately, but called Mr. Zhuang Daozhong first.
"Hey, Uncle Master, you made such a big decision, but you didn't even tell me?"
When Zhuang Daozhong received the call, he showed it to everyone present. Before answering the call, he smiled and said, "Look, my Weibo post is still having some effect. The real owner has called me."
Everyone present laughed and waited for Zhuang Daozhong to answer the call.
After answering the phone and hearing what Feng Yifan said, Zhuang Daozhong said with a smile: "Why? Do we still need your approval for the internal decisions of our association? If you don't want to do it, you don't have to accept it. Just post a Weibo."
Feng Yifan was left in a state of confusion at the old man's words.
"Uncle Master, I didn't say I didn't want to do it, I just felt it was a little sudden."
Zhuang Daozhong smiled and said, "Sudden? I don't think it's sudden at all. Don't you want to formulate a set of standards for Chinese restaurants in our country? Then now is a good opportunity. After you join the association, you can implement your plan. Don't worry, the old man here supports you."
After Zhuang Daozhong said this, he did not forget to raise his phone to let everyone say a few words.
Several state banquet masters also spoke up to express their agreement.
When Feng Yifan heard the echo from the other end, he realized that the decision was not made by Zhuang Daozhong alone, but was the result of consultation between him and the top domestic chefs in the association.
Feng Yifan had no choice but to agree: "Okay, I promise, I will try my best to do it well."
Zhuang Daozhong said: "Yifan, you must make a good start and don't let us down."
The state banquet chef who was the first to agree also said: "Feng Yifan, your master's grandfather was the chef we once admired the most. Since you are his disciple and you are now the chef of Su Ji, you must not lose his face. The opening of that western restaurant must be a success."
Zhuang Daozhong heard this and said, "Hahaha, did you hear that? The person who spoke is Xue Mengchun, who is also your great uncle. Please don't let us down."
Feng Yifan was still a little surprised when he heard Xue Mengchun's name.
This name may be even more famous than Zhuang Daozhong's.
It’s not that the other party’s cooking skills are better than Zhuang Daozhong.
It was because Feng Yifan knew that Xue Mengchun was the authentic inheritor of Gong Bao cuisine. As Gong Bao cuisine has a relatively high reputation in China, Xue Mengchun's status in the culinary world is also higher.
Feng Yifan stood up in awe and said, "Okay, Uncle Master, tell Uncle Master Xue that I will work hard. Once the western restaurant is basically stable, I will make a special trip to visit him and all the seniors."
Just as he finished speaking, Xue Mengchun's voice came from the other side: "Yifan, your western restaurant is opening, don't you want to invite us to taste it?"
Feng Yifan quickly said, "Yes, yes, the western restaurant will be open for trial operation next Friday night. Seniors, please come and give us some guidance if you are free."
Xue Mengchun immediately agreed: "Okay, next Friday night, we will be there on time."
After saying goodbye to the senior colleagues over there, Feng Yifan still felt a little bit like a wanderer after hanging up the phone.
He had never expected that he would receive full support from his uncle-master, and that those bigwigs in the domestic culinary world would also show their support for him.
After standing by the lake and calming down in the breeze for a while, Feng Yifan came back to his senses.
Turning his head to look at Chen Shoulin and Yang Zhiyi, he smiled and said, "This time we are really famous. Maybe some things need to be adjusted. There will also be some masters coming over to taste the food from Master Uncle."
Chen Shoulin and Yang Zhiyi were also very happy to hear this.
Chen Shoulin said: "Sure, Yifan, you are really going to be famous all over the country this time."
Yang Zhiyi said: "Yes, those who came with Mr. Zhuang must be big names in the domestic culinary world. With them supporting you, it will be hard for your western restaurant not to be popular."
Feng Yifan was more calm: "Well, having them here will indeed help the western restaurant gain more fame, but this also requires us to be more competent. After we go back, give them a week to let them master the dishes on the menu."
Chen Shoulin was a little surprised: "Only one week? Is the time too tight?"
Feng Yifan shook his head: "This is a test for them. Besides, I will personally lead them to do it. If they still can't master it well in a week, then I can only say that I chose the wrong person."
Seeing Feng Yifan so confident, Chen Shoulin and Yang Zhiyi were also full of expectations.
Just at this moment, the three little girls woke up from their nap and stood outside the tent shouting loudly.
"Dad (Feng's father), Grandpa, we are getting up."
Feng Yifan and the other three looked back, then smiled and waved back, then quickly ran from the lakeside towards the tent.