It was the morning of April 28th. No, it would be more appropriate to say it was early in the morning.
At this time, Taoxi road was no longer the same as it was a few days ago. The surrounding area had long been surrounded by firefighters, Public Security Bureau, special police force, and traffic police.
These people had come one after another in the past few days. Now, the area around Taoxi road, including the entire Food City, could be said to be in good order. It had reached the level of not closing the doors at night, and not leaving a single person on the road.
The police force here was unexpectedly large. If they broke the law here, it would be worse than accidentally running to the police station after a robbery.
However, at Yuan Zhou’s request, this place wasn’t sealed off. It was only loose on the inside and tight on the outside. Therefore, there were already cars driving over here although it was only 3 am.
It was reasonable to say that private cars were not allowed at the intersection of Taoxi road for a long time, because it was too easy to get stuck in traffic. However, this car was different.
The car was an ordinary Jinbei van, but the words “state media” were printed on it.
That’s right. The vehicle that came for the interview this time was owned by the largest media and official media in China. At the same time, they were also the only media that could come in to film Yuan Zhou’s personal cooking exhibition.
This time, Zhou Shijie directly gave the rights of the interview and live broadcast to the official media. In fact, it was not really giving, but the official media took the initiative to ask for it.
Since he had the official media, Zhou Shijie also dismissed the other local media. However, local media also had the right to broadcast.
This was also the first personal cooking exhibition that was directly broadcast by the official media.
In fact, the official media had arrived in Chengdu a week ago to decorate it. As more and more international big shots came, the official media paid more attention to it. A few days ago, they had already interviewed the public and those cooking big shots about their views on this matter. Today, they drove here to show their seriousness.
They were the only car at the intersection of Taoxi road. Although it was threeo’ clock in the morning in Chengdu, which was close to may, it was not cold.
After a while, the door opened and a row of people wearing black vests and carrying guns got out. There were about eight people in a row. Don’t misunderstand that they were just reporters. There were other recording and broadcasting equipment that had been installed in the banquet hall a long time ago.
The eight people, five men and three women, all seemed to be experienced in carrying the equipment, walked briskly into Taoxi road and directly squatted at the door of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant.
Their mission was to film Yuan Zhou entering the restaurant from the moment he left the restaurant. When they heard that Yuan Zhou got up very early, they had no choice but to get up earlier.
The eight people obviously knew the rules. They stood quietly at the door of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant and adjusted the setup equipment seriously. Therefore, broth, who was lying at the door, just looked at the eight people vigilantly without making any movements or barking.
Of course, due to the grandness of the event, the official media not only sent these eight reporters but also other reporters to guard the entrance, waiting for those big shots to enter the restaurant and take pictures. They were specifically responsible for taking pictures of Yuan Zhou.
It could be said that the state media attached great importance to this matter and directly sent out a team of reporters from a Department.
The sky gradually brightened up with time. When it was the darkest before dawn, Yuan Zhou woke up. When he opened his eyes, there wasn’t a trace of mist in them. He got up directly.
“Oh, I slept for half an hour more yesterday. The effect is not bad.” Yuan Zhou warmed up a little and felt his current state. Then, he carefully looked at his own complexion in the full-length mirror.
With the improvement of Yuan Zhou’s culinary skills in the past three years, his once mature appearance had become calm and steady due to his strong self-confidence. His eyes were dark and bright and his face was serious. Although he was only 30 years old, he already had the demeanor of a Grandmaster.
After looking at himself in the mirror, Yuan Zhou took his clothes and went to the bathroom. Walking out of the bathroom, Yuan Zhou was still in his sportswear, but he didn’t go downstairs. Instead, he went to his own backyard.
“We can’t go out for a run today, there are too many people.” When Yuan Zhou recalled the sea of people when he hung the signboard, he felt a little fearful.
He was still very aware of his popularity. There were probably more people who came to such a grand event than the last time.
Therefore, Yuan Zhou just exercised in the backyard. Only after stretching his muscles did he go upstairs to wash up and change his clothes.
“It looks pretty good.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head slowly to himself in the mirror.
The person in the mirror was dressed in a dark blue Han Chinese traditional clothing with narrow sleeves and a snow-white collar. The dark blue robe was embroidered with dark green Lotus leaf patterns. The pocket on the waist was dark green with silver Lotus flower patterns. On his feet were the black shoes given by Yin ya, which fit his feet very well. In this way, Yuan Zhou looked spirited and solemn.
“The ingredients will be provided by the chef’s Association. I only need to bring my knife and cooking skills. Now, I can go to the venue to prepare for the opening.” Yuan Zhou muttered to himself about today’s procedures.
This time, the ingredients were provided by the chef’s Association. About this matter, it had to be mentioned half a year ago, which was before the new year.
Since it was a personal cooking exhibition, the most important thing was the ingredients besides Yuan Zhou’s cooking skills.
Zhou Shijie came to Yuan Zhou personally and explained to him the method of providing the two ingredients.
It was quite simple. The first was that the chef’s Association would be in charge of it. The second was that Yuan Zhou would provide the chef’s Association and then send the food to a special agency for quarantine. This was a necessary procedure even if the chef was qualified for quarantine. This was not an exception and was also for the sake of Yuan Zhou.
After explaining the methods of the two ingredients, Zhou Shijie continued,””Little Yuan, I suggest you use the ingredients from our chef’s Association. With me around, you will feel much more assured.”
Zhou Shijie said that very sincerely. He looked at Yuan Zhou for a while and then continued,””That way, you only need to bring your knife that day. I’ll arrange the ingredients for you, so you don’t have to be so tired and can save some energy.”
“Alright,” he said. Yuan Zhou agreed readily.
“Okay. Let Lili know if you have any special ingredients. I’ll prepare them for you.” Zhou Shijie said with a smile.
“Yes, thank you, uncle Zhou.” Yuan Zhou said gently.
“You’re welcome. I just want to see you shock the world. Then, I’ll sit down there and give you a round of applause.” Zhou Shijie said with a smile.
“I will,” Yuan Zhou said affirmatively.
“I believe in you, little Yuan.” Zhou Shijie nodded his head.
Recalling his memories, Yuan Zhou carried a wooden box that he had made himself. Inside the box was a whole set of knives. He took a deep breath and opened the rolling curtain Door of the restaurant.
With a sound of “Hua la,” the door was opened. Yuan Zhou looked outside the door without even blinking.
Just as Yuan Zhou had guessed, there was a sea of people outside. There were more than eight layers of people inside and outside, all of them.
As soon as these people saw Yuan Zhou come out, they suddenly said to Yuan Zhou in unison,””Morning, boss Yuan.”
There were a lot of people in the crowd, so the voice of “boss Yuan” was as loud as a Bell. Fortunately, Yuan Zhou had long been used to such scenes. He nodded his head indifferently and then said loudly,”Good morning, everyone.”
Yuan Zhou’s personal cooking exhibition officially started with this greeting …