Chapter 642 - Seeking Perfection (2/2)
“But…” Zhong Lili still wanted to say something when she was stopped by Zhou Shijie.
“All right. Leave them alone. They know how to behave appropriately,” Zhou Shijie said directly.
“Oh, but I haven’t told him that the gray-haired Chef Dong became dispirited for quite a while after he was criticized by that professor,” Zhong Lili muttered in a low voice.
Without saying anything more, Yuan Zhou straightforwardly nodded his head and then went back to his own position to get prepared.
When he went back, he looked around the main hall and found that gray-haired Chef Dong wasn’t there.
“What a pity!” It was unknown what Yuan Zhou was referring to by saying pity.
Contrarily, those reporters who heard all these things became excited at the side.
“Hurry up. Did you take pictures of the scene just now?” A reporter asked his own cameraman anxiously.
“Of course,” The cameraman made a gesture of OK.
“Chairman Zhou, what do you think of the chef who spoke wildly just now?” It was a Japanese reporter who worked in China. He used word of respect, but his tone sounded to be very dissatisfied.
“Chairman Zhou, that chef is attending the exchange meeting for the first time, doesn’t he? Is he your new disciple?” This Japanese reporter was obviously quite spiteful. He wanted to put a label on Zhou Shijie.
“The last Chinese chef that conquered Tengyuan Jiayuan before had been dead for five years. What do you think of that, Chairman Zhou?” This Japanese reporter asked proudly. He seemed to put much emphasis on the words “has been dead”.
“You’ll naturally have the answers to these questions after the exchange meeting commences.” Chairman Zhou didn’t look good, either. He straightforwardly declined all those reporters’ questions indirectly.
After the Japanese reporters finished asking their questions, they were pushed away by the Chinese reporters. When the Japanese reporters found they couldn’t obtain a concrete answer, they were divided into two groups. The first group went over to Tengyuan while the second went over to Yuan Zhou.
“Chairman Zhou, is that Chef Yuan very confident in this exchange meeting?” The questions from the Chinese reporters were nevertheless milder.
They basically came to ask about Yuan Zhou’s background and his genuine capabilities. For a while, no one spoke ill of Yuan Zhou.
After all, the Chinese tended to cooperate in the face of other countries. If Yuan Zhou was defeated, however, the situation would naturally be different.
But Yuan Zhou was unlikely to be defeated.
“Professor Tengyuan, what do you think of the chef that spoke wildly just now?” The Japanese reporters rushed to Tengyuan like a swarm of bees and started to interview him.
“Professor Tengyuan, please tell us about your opinion,” the Japanese reporters all asked about the happening just now.
Though Tengyuan was in a temper, he had a sense of propriety while talking.
“He’s nothing but a chef that has never been abroad for any competitions. It’s fairly common for some chefs not to know the immensity of heaven and earth.” Tengyuan smiled and put on airs. He behaved as if he were lecturing his inferiors.
“That’s right. Mr. Tengyuan Jiayuan is often invited to attend meetings of the International Chefs’ Association,” Dashi Xiujie added in time at the side.
“So do you intend to instruct that chef?” The Japanese reporter asked excitedly.
“Of course. There’s an old saying in China called Zhe Ji Zhi Zhang.” Tengyuan Jiayuan nodded his head smilingly and appeared to be quite generous.
He cited an ancient Chinese proverb. Many Japanese reporters didn’t understand the meaning of the proverb, but Dashi Xiujie explained to them at the side.
“Tengyuan Jiayuan means that he will teach the chef that spoke wildly just now a little more severely like an elder should to his juniors.” Thinking of what Yuan Zhou would face later, Dashi Xiujie couldn’t help showing sympathy for him.
After all, he would be finished if Tengyuan seized any bit of Yuan Zhou’s disadvantages. Tengyuan’s severity and strictness were not to be messed with…
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