"Little Ye, it's fine if you guessed the dishes correctly, but the order is also particular?”Manager Lu of Jinghua Glass Factory asked curiously.
Ye Chuan glanced at the leader and said,""Of course, food culture has a long history, and it has developed into a set of table manners.”
The leader was also listening with great interest. He wanted to know what level Ye Chuan's armchair strategist was at.
"Let's talk about the seating order at the dining table first. The one sitting in the middle must be the host. On the right side of the host is the main guest, the most important guest of the banquet. On the left side is the vice main guest, the guest second only to the main guest."
Ye Chuan spoke with confidence. In his previous life, he had a girlfriend who was a restaurant manager at a five-star hotel. Sometimes, she would tell him some interesting things about eating. Over time, he would remember them. It was also an interesting topic at the wine table.
He continued," As for the dishes, the most famous ones in China are the eight major cuisines. I believe that the leaders already know about them." The state banquet was mainly Huaiyang cuisine because Huaiyang cuisine was relatively light and could suit almost everyone's taste. The order of the dishes was mainly cold dishes, followed by soup dishes such as shark fin soup and pine mushroom soup, followed by hard dishes such as sea cucumber and abalone. When most of the guests were served, the main course, dessert, and fruit plate were finally served.”
The few of them had forgotten to eat. They were all factory directors of various factories, so they had naturally seen the world. They usually ate a lot of fish and meat, but this was the first time they had heard of someone being so particular.
"The timing of serving the staple food and fruit plate must be grasped at the right time. If it's served early, the guests will feel that the host is chasing them away. If it's served late, it will have the meaning of neglect.”
Everyone suddenly realized that there was so much knowledge in eating. They felt that all the fish and meat they had eaten in the past had gone into their stomachs.
The leader's eyes also revealed a strange look. Ye Chuan's story was vivid and vivid. It was definitely not as simple as it seemed in the books, but with his identity and conditions, it was impossible for him to have attended a state banquet.
"What Little Ye said makes me yearn for the state banquet!”
"Our food culture is really profound!”
Several factory directors sighed with emotion. Factory Director Yang's factory was the largest among all the factory directors. He had never eaten a state banquet before. In the past, he basically opened a small kitchen in the factory canteen, but there was no need to be so particular.
"Chief, is what Little Ye said true?”
The leader nodded and said,"Yes, it's all true. The rules are indeed very strict."”
" The leader is right," Ye Chuan said in a timely manner." The rules are indeed very strict. It's far from being as warm as eating here."”
"You little rascal, I let you say everything!" The big leader laughed involuntarily.”
As he spoke, he raised his glass, and the others followed suit. After drinking it in one gulp, they started another topic.
Ye Chuan saw that he couldn't get a word in edgewise, so he ate the food in small bites. Occasionally, he would listen carefully, but he would never mention the big gift from the leader.
After three rounds of dishes and a few glasses of wine, a kind-looking middle-aged woman walked in. When she saw that everyone was eating, she nodded at the people at the table. When she saw Ye Chuan, she was obviously stunned.
Ye Chuan also recognized that this person was the wife of the leader and quickly stood up to greet her.
The leader's face was flushed and he looked extremely happy. He said to his wife,"It's just nice that you're here. Go and get the paperweight on my desk. I said that I wanted to give Little Ye a big gift.”
The woman said yes and left the dining room. A few minutes later, she walked into the dining room again and handed the leader a white porcelain plate with a square palm.
The leader placed the white porcelain in front of Ye Chuan and said,"Little Ye, I said that I would give you a big gift. This paperweight is for you. I hope you can continue to study and study well! Unfortunately, there was only one left. The other one was lost when he was crossing the grass!”
Ye Chuan's eyes lit up and he blurted out,""Republic of China pastel landscape paperweight!”
Then, he quickly put the paperweight back in front of the leader and waved his hand."Leader, this paperweight is too precious. It's also your beloved item for so many years. I don't dare to snatch it away from others!”
The leader was surprised. Ye Chuan had given him too many surprises. He actually said the name of this paperweight in one go. It was obvious that he had a deep understanding of antiques.
"Little Ye, you're also interested in antiques?”
"I've studied it for a period of time, but I haven't studied it deeply!”Ye Chuan replied. His appraisal art was only at the beginner level, so he did not study it deeply.
The big leader noticed the difference in Ye Chuan's words. He only had a slight understanding of food, but he didn't study antiques deeply. In other words, Ye Chuan had studied antiques more than food.
"Xiao Ye, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I'm just pretending to be elegant in the antique industry. I only suspect that this paperweight is from the Republic of China, but I don't dare to confirm it.”the leader said.
Ye Chuan picked up the paperweight again and said,"Leader, this is an item from the early years of the Republic of China. The body of the artifact is painted with a landscape painting. It has a faint ancient feeling and is pleasing to the eye. This painting technique was not done by the Qing Dynasty official kiln, and the color of the civilian kiln was not so bright. This object inherited the Qing Dynasty civilian kiln, but it had its own style.”
The factory directors present were all boorish. They were confused by Ye Chuan's words. They knew every word, but they couldn't understand it when put together. They only knew that these words were extremely awesome.
The leader had read a lot of books about antiques. After this guidance, he indeed saw something different from the Qing Dynasty paperweight.
"Little Ye, I really didn't expect your research to be so deep that you could determine the generation with a single glance!”
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