Chapter 336 Preparations
There was pressure from the old official and Chairman Huang outside, and from a group of fence-sitters inside. Even if Shen Cong had a lot of plans, he had no way to carry them out.

At the same time, the president of the Horse and Carriage Union saw that President Huang had sided with Xu Qing, and his attitude of originally supporting Shen Cong became ambiguous.

One of the two major trade unions is in the open, while the other is silent in secret. Other trade unions, big and small, have to think carefully.

The sellers that Chef Tang knew also miraculously dealt with their own affairs quickly, returned to selling vegetables, and brought Chef Tang many very precious ingredients as an apology.

Other restaurants that did not dare to have much contact with Longzhen Restaurant due to the control of the Great Union, now responded to Chef Tang's call and sent people to help Xu Qing cook.

After all, what he wants to do is to supply dishes to the people of the whole city. No matter how capable Xu Qing is, he can't do it alone. He needs a large number of people.

Chef Tang took this into consideration and went to several other familiar restaurants to borrow staff. Unfortunately, no one was willing at the time. They all said that their family did not have enough staff and they could not spare the time.

In the blink of an eye, this has changed drastically.

"Xu Qing, you are still the best."

Chef Tang sighed.

He had risked his reputation to ask for help from people everywhere, but in the end few people paid any attention to him.

Xu Qing only went out for two walks and immediately found two big guys to back him up, which instantly turned the deadlock situation around. Chef Tang couldn't help but feel emotional.

He originally thought that Xu Qing was someone like him who only focused on cooking and was not very good at other things.

I didn’t expect Xu Qing to be so good at interpersonal relationships.

It turns out that geniuses are different from ordinary people!

Xu Qing did not expect that things would go so smoothly. He did not intend to seek help, but simply wanted to help others. He knew that the president of the boatmen's union would not stand on his side.

However, his purely sincere action unexpectedly touched President Huang, making President Huang, who was originally against him, stand on his side without hesitation.

It is really a case of coincidence that things finally turn out to be auspicious.

"It's just a coincidence. I didn't expect it."

Xu Qing said with emotion.

Chef Tang shook his head and said, "This would be a dead end for anyone else. Only you, Xu Qing, can break through this dead end and find a way out. No one else can do it. Don't be so modest."

Xu Qing smiled embarrassedly.

Chef Tang asked, "Now that we have so many ingredients, what dishes are you going to make?"

Xu Qing said, "Let's stick to the original plan and make the same chicken slices with lotus leaves that I made in the cooking showdown."

Chef Tang nodded, then shook his head and said, "I think it can be changed appropriately."

"How to say?"

"The characteristics of Shanghai's culinary world are novelty and change, which are also the characteristics of Shanghai as a city. People living here see the great changes happening in the city every day, and see countless new faces appearing around them, so they love new and interesting things more. The chicken slices in lotus leaves that you made is the ultimate in taste, and no one can do better than you. But to attract the people of Shanghai and make them fall in love with you, taste alone is not enough. The method of making the chicken slices in lotus leaves is too authentic, not novel or interesting enough."

Xu Qing nodded slowly. This was indeed his negligence.

After all, he is an outsider and his understanding of this city is far less profound than Chef Tang.

As Chef Tang said, the advantage of the Lotus Chicken Slices is that it is a positive dish, which was created by his head-on confrontation with Jinghua, and it is a bright and open road. But its disadvantage is also positive, that it has no characteristics, or in other words, the only characteristic of this dish is that it was made by Xu Qing, and its taste is unmatched in the world.

Xu Qing is confident that he can attract everyone with the taste alone, but if he wants to make most people fall in love with his food, he has to consider the diners' preferences in depth and cook according to these preferences.

Xu Qing thought about it for a while and came to a conclusion.

Xu Qing clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Chef Tang, for your advice. Otherwise, I'm afraid my attempt this time wouldn't have yielded the desired results." "You don't have to be so polite to me."

Chef Tang said with a smile.

After spending some time together, he and Xu Qing became close friends regardless of age. Although Xu Qing was only a few years older than his son Sanjie, Chef Tang unconsciously regarded Xu Qing as a person of equal status as they got along.

At first it was because of his talent and cooking skills, and later it was because of Xu Qing’s personality and character.

Xu Qing always makes people feel an inexplicable sense of trust in him, as if nothing in the world can stump him.

"By the way, Xu Qing. I have something to ask you. Shen Cong, what will happen to him in the future?"

Chef Tang asked.

Xu Qing asked with a smile: "Does Chef Tang also want to plead for Shen Cong?"

Chef Tang nodded without hesitation. After all, he and Shen Cong had known each other for so many years, and Shen Cong was very good to their family.

Xu Qing sighed, Shen Cong was really popular, many people came to plead for him.

It can be seen that although this person values ​​fame and fortune, he is still a good person.

Moreover, Shen Cong's plan during this period was just to prevent Xu Qing from finding a venue and not to provide him with food.

As for some sinister means, such as hiring someone to beat Xu Qing up or poisoning the food, he never did that.

Perhaps he had thought of this before, perhaps he had thought of getting rid of Xu Qing by any means necessary, but he didn't do it after all.

People always have some dark thoughts, but whether or not they put these thoughts into practice is what distinguishes humans from animals.

People know how to restrain themselves and know what to do and what not to do.

But animals can't do that.

Therefore, even though Xu Qing really didn't like people like Shen Cong who pursued power excessively, he still had to admit that Shen Cong had a good side.

I just hope that this good side of him can last longer and not be corrupted by the power and fame he pursues.

Xu Qing said, "Chef Tang, don't worry, Shen Cong will be fine. My goal is not to destroy Shen Cong forever, I just hope he can let me go and let me take the legendary kitchen utensils away."

But is it really possible for someone as obsessed with power as Shen Cong to give up the greatest power he can hold?

It’s hard to say for Chef Tang.

Because if it were him, he couldn't do it, he couldn't convince Shen Cong.

If he could have convinced him, Shen Cong would not have become like this.

But if it's Xu Qing, maybe it's possible.

He had accomplished so many impossible things. Now, the unsolvable problem facing Chef Tang might just be a small setback for Xu Qing.

Chef Tang said, "Xu Qing, just go for it. We will all support you fully."

"Ah."

Xu Qing responded.

With the support and help of so many people, if he still can't do it, he would not be called Xu Qing.

(End of this chapter)