Food: Random stalls, customers chase me all over the country

Chapter 615-Life is too bitter for young people, add more sugar to desserts

My second uncle's shop was crowded with people, but at this moment it was completely silent. Many people had the pork elbows near their mouths but had forgotten to eat them.

The second cafeteria of Kainan University is already full. The originally noisy cafeteria is now so noisy that you can hear a pin drop. Professor Liu, Zhuo Qianqian and others are also in it, staring at the TV screen with nervous expressions.

Zhou Ruoqing, Kong Weide, Shen Teng and other people who are familiar with Wang Fan are also nervously waiting for the results of the competition.

There were many people in Zhuo's father's house at this moment, mostly children. These children were all wearing clean and comfortable clothes, and their faces were visibly rounder. They were the children who had followed Wang Fan to learn how to make beef balls.

They were naturally grateful to this person who had only been with them for a short time but had completely solved their problem of food and clothing. They all hoped that Wang Fan could win the game.

Alan, who seemed to have been asleep, finally opened his eyes. "Both contestants' works are excellent. It's really hard to choose the winner between them. The silky, sticky, and soft texture of the molten chocolate cake is refreshing. In any previous competition, this dessert is absolutely unbeatable! But..."

Allen sighed and continued, "However, Wang Fan's Snow Mian Dou Sha completely blends the diversity of tastes into one. The natural transition of taste and the perfect degree of moisture make it even more addictive.

So... I vote for Wang Fan. Congratulations."

"Wow!"

When they heard the words "but" and "therefore", all the audience were already 99% sure that Wang Fan would get the last vote.

But it was not until Allen's final answer came out that thunderous applause and screams that resounded through the sky rang out at the same time.

Above the workbench where Wang Fan was, there was a light "bang" sound, and colorful petals and golden and silver sequins appeared at the same time, falling on Wang Fan like snowflakes. His white clothes looked particularly dazzling at this moment.

Wang Fan raised his right fist high. There was no need to be reserved at this time. This was not only his personal victory. He represented Chinese Desserts at this moment. This victory was naturally also a victory for Chinese Desserts.

Allen walked over to the somewhat lost Durand and said, "You are still young and have endless possibilities in the future. With your talent, you will definitely reach the same heights as me in the future."

Durand felt better after hearing what Allen said. After all, this was the recognition from the French chef.

But when I thought about it carefully, I was already in my thirties, while the Oriental man opposite me seemed to be only in his early twenties, and I felt depressed again.

Allen caught Durand's gaze and chuckled, "As a human being, don't try to compete with evildoers. However, I recommend that you become friends with him. You'll definitely get a lot of help when you discuss cooking skills in the future. That guy is really amazing."

"Thank you, Chef Alan. I'll ask for his contact information later, but right now this stage belongs entirely to him."

Alan shook his head. "No, no, no, you don't understand the Chinese. According to their custom, they would prefer you to go over and congratulate him and become friends with him. This is called international friendship."

Durand's eyes widened. "No way? Wouldn't that mean I'm taking away the light that belongs to him?"

Allen pursed his lips at the enthusiastically cheering audience: "Even if you go, they won't be able to see you."

Zhang Tao's voice was filled with excitement. "Champion! According to the pre-match agreement, if Wang Fan wins this match, it will mean he's the champion of the 3rd Sino-French Dessert Championship! Single-handedly challenging an entire team of French Michelin-starred pastry chefs, I simply can't contain my excitement. Let's give our warmest applause and cheers to our Boss Wang!"

The already enthusiastic applause and screams rang out again, and even in offices and workstations across the country, there were screams like wolf howls, scaring some sleeping colleagues so much that they trembled all over. The instigators realized their mistake and quickly lowered their heads and necks and ran to the bathroom.

"It's free! All the expenses today will be paid for by my uncle! Hahaha, this kid is really impressive!"

"Second uncle is awesome! Then we won't be polite. Hahaha, we'll tell everyone on the street about Boss Wang winning the championship."

"Then you can eat as much as you want today. I'll go out and buy a few bunches of green onions to share with my brothers."

"Then I'll prepare some soybean paste."

"I'm going to get a few cases of beer."

When we are happy, we just want to have fun. No one is trying to take advantage of others, but we just want to vent the feeling of being proud of ourselves.

The second canteen of Kainan University has become a sea of ​​joy. Not only the students are happy, but the chefs and bosses in the canteen are also very happy. Boss Wang has been here for several days and is our colleague. If we round it off, isn't that the champion?

The happiest people at this moment are Director Xiang and other official organizing departments. This is the first victory since the organization of the competition, and it is a resounding victory. The crucial vote at the last moment was cast by the French chef. With such a perfect plot, even foreign media cannot distort the facts, right?
You can't possibly say I can bribe Chef Allen, right? He probably earns more in a day than I do in a year. How can I bribe him with a hammer?

Thinking of what he had explained to Wang Fan before, he was looking forward to what Wang Fan would say to break the embarrassing position of Chinese desserts.

Jiang Tao waited until the applause and screams subsided slightly before walking over to Wang Fan. He said with a smile, "Congratulations, Boss Wang, on winning the Dessert Championship. Do you have anything to say?"

After saying this, the scene became quiet again.

Wang Fan thought for a moment and said, "I was surprised to win the championship, but it was also reasonable. This competition was not won by me alone. My girlfriend and the teachers and classmates at Kainan University gave me a lot of help. They helped me sort out the characteristics of these foreign contestants, and my girlfriend also looked up a lot of information on Chinese desserts for me. This made me feel like I knew both myself and my opponent."

Fake!

Before the audience reacted to Wang Fan's words, Allen and Sophia had already cursed in their hearts.

No wonder I always felt like I was being targeted by the other side. I didn’t expect it to be true.

I originally thought that there were only 10 of us studying one of them, but I didn’t expect that an entire university was studying 10 of them!
Only then did the audience come to their senses. Thinking back to Wang Fan's previous confrontations, it seemed as if he was being targeted everywhere.

Others played with beautiful things, so he played with beautiful things too, and even created a whole snowy flower trick. Others played with simulations, so he played with simulations too, and even created a whole lotus pond with cheat results.

Others play the straight game, so he also plays the straight game...

"Goodness, I thought this was all coincidence, but I didn't expect Boss Wang to have a staff of advisors behind him."

"I originally thought Boss Wang and his wife were a perfect match, but now I know that his wife is actually Boss Wang's Gwen. What an enviable couple."

"They could have relied on their looks to make a living, but they both chose to rely on their talent."

"Hahahaha... the foreign players fainted in the bathroom. I used to see them all gathered together, pointing fingers at Boss Wang. I knew they were studying Boss Wang's tactics. At the time, I thought Boss Wang would be at a disadvantage without anyone to discuss things with, but I didn't expect this to be a direct attack on their intelligence."

Wang Fan continued, "Also, I would like to thank my second uncle, my parents-in-law, and my fans and audiences for their support. They gave me the motivation to keep going. Finally..."

Wang Fan smiled and said proudly, "We have to thank our charming ancestors for leaving us, their descendants, with countless treasures. I've only scooped out a small portion, and I've already reached the pinnacle. As I said before, Chinese culture is the best!"

The last sentence was not only said by him, but everyone shouted it out with their blood boiling.

The audience at the scene was mostly young people. Nowadays, young people have very strong national self-confidence, and the view that the moon is rounder in foreign countries no longer has much market.

Hearing these domineering words again, the national blood was instantly awakened.

France has always been known as the top of the world in desserts. A team composed entirely of French Michelin pastry chefs, one person took on seven, including two two-star and one three-star. After achieving such a brilliant record, what's wrong with saying this?
Jiang Tao continued, "But as far as I know, Chinese pastries are in a rather awkward position these days. It's hard to find many of them if you walk around the streets. Boss Wang, do you have anything to say about this? Or where do you think the problem lies?"

Director Xiang had discussed this issue with Wang Fan before, so Wang Fan was naturally prepared: "First of all, I think the biggest problem is that there are too few practitioners. The development of any industry cannot be separated from human participation.

I haven't been in contact with desserts for a long time. I believe that as long as many people are willing to calm down and learn how to make them, they will definitely be able to surpass my level in dessert making. You can also see that our young people actually like Chinese desserts very much, but they just don't know where to buy delicious desserts.

Then I think each place can do a good job in promoting its own specialty desserts. Only when more people know and understand them, there will be more demand for this industry.

Finally, I hope that local governments can strengthen oversight and prevent unscrupulous vendors from selling inferior products as genuine goods. Furthermore, price transparency is crucial to prevent overcharging. This would be a devastating blow to an industry that has just begun to recover, and reputation is paramount."

After saying these words, Wang Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was a good thing that he had Professor Liu and his girlfriend as a plug-in, otherwise he would not be able to say these words. He should have memorized them correctly, right?

As soon as he finished speaking, his words resonated with the audience. After all, isn't traveling all about eating and drinking local specialties? It's really disgusting to encounter the phenomenon of selling inferior products as good ones and overcharging tourists.

However, Wang Fan thought about what he had learned recently and added, "The last sentence is for our Chinese dessert shop. Although the highest level of our Chinese desserts is not sweet, I think this level should also keep pace with the times. Young people nowadays are under great pressure and have a hard time. When making various desserts, please add more sugar to bring a little sweetness to their lives. Thank you."

This is actually the difference he discovered recently when he was studying Chinese and Western dessert culture. Many Chinese pastries are sweet but not greasy, but Western pastries are different. As long as the sweetness is not too sweet, they will be as sweet as possible. People even put several spoonfuls of sugar in tea!
In the past, desserts were a luxury for ordinary people. It was sweet enough to be able to eat them. Moreover, sugar was expensive, and if you put too much sugar in it, you really couldn't afford it. It's not that Chinese people are born not fond of eating such sweet things.

Sugar can stimulate the brain to secrete neurotransmitters such as dopamine and endorphins, which can regulate mood and relieve stress.

Sugar can also quickly provide energy, help the brain resist negative emotions, and affect emotions and feelings through sensory stimulation such as vision, smell and taste, thereby producing a sense of pleasure and satisfaction.

Wang Fan believes that this is the fundamental reason why Western desserts quickly occupied a large market share as soon as they entered the market.

Zhang Tao exclaimed, "I think Boss Wang's speech is very constructive. Sichuan, for example, has a wealth of local specialties, including the Laotan brown sugar that judge Felix so admired. I believe this competition will help more people learn about the specialty desserts of Sichuan and many other regions. As Boss Wang said, relevant departments must ensure effective oversight to ensure the smooth flow of this wave of prosperity. Now, please welcome Director Xiang, the organizer of this competition, to present the championship trophy and prize to contestant Wang Fan."

"Ok?"

Wang Fan looked at Zhang Tao in confusion. Are there any rewards for this competition?
I was so busy studying foreigners and ancient desserts before that I didn't pay much attention to this aspect.

Director Xiang walked up with a red face. The etiquette lady behind him was holding a crystal trophy, and another one was holding a blue sign.

Director Xiang stepped to the front of the stage and said to Wang Fan, "Thank you, Mr. Wang Fan, for your wonderful performance in this competition."

Then he picked up the trophy from the tray with both hands and handed it to Wang Fan.

Wang Fan picked up the trophy and showed it in front of the camera. Needless to say, he was quite happy. This was the first time he won an award in his two lifetimes.

When the blue badge was handed to him, Wang Fan was even more surprised. He didn't expect that the championship reward would be a full 100 million!
According to the competition rules, the prize money for defeating one opponent is 10 yuan, and Wang Fan went straight through to the end, so naturally all the prize money belonged to him.

After the award ceremony, the championship also came to an end. Durand asked Wang Fan for his contact information, and the picture of the two shaking hands and smiling was directly put on the front page headlines of newspapers and websites by many media.

Wang Fan's popularity keeps rising, and he seems to be on the verge of becoming the new generation of traffic king. However, this traffic king only likes traveling and cooking, and doesn't use the Internet at all. This really makes many people jealous.

But no matter how jealous you are, there is nothing you can do. The fame that others have gained through their skills is something that ordinary people really cannot replicate.

Various snack and dessert brands were like sharks smelling blood, bombarding him with private messages, phone calls, and text messages, all wanting him to be their spokesperson, and the starting price was at least seven figures.

At first, Wang Fan politely refused, but later there were too many calls, so he simply set his phone to a mode that could only receive specific calls.

If he had made this money, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he would be rich and powerful for the rest of his life, but he was really stubborn about this matter. He could make money, but he couldn't lose his conscience.

Just a sudden phone call disrupted his original plan again.

(End of this chapter)