The 1960S on the Tip of Your Tongue

In the 1960s, there was a lack of material resources, but it could not trap the fireworks and dreams on the tongue. Chen Mo, a descendant of the royal chef who lives in seclusion in a state-owned hotel, is an expert in cooking but is cautious due to ingredient issues. Su He, an ordinary female worker with a keen sense of taste, is the most devout confidant of food. A seemingly ordinary bowl of tofu soup allowed her to taste his hidden ingenuity, and it also triggered a lifelong love between the two. Caught in the cracks of the planned economy, they bonded over food and got to know each other. Starting from the sparkling wonton stall in front of the movie theater to the fireworks-filled "Hemo Snack Bar", they used integrity and ingenuity to accumulate their initial reputation among the neighbors. However, the road to entrepreneurship is never smooth. The policy turmoil caused by malicious reports, the increasing pressure of competitors, and the entanglement and difficulties of social forces have repeatedly tested their wisdom and resilience. The couple worked together to overcome the toughness with softness and turned the crisis into an opportunity. They grasped the pulse of the changes of the times and relied on their extraordinary courage and continuous innovation to develop the small mom-and-pop shop into the "Hemo" catering group with multiple branches, central kitchens and even food factories. After becoming successful and famous, they did not forget their original aspirations and worked hard to establish the "Chinese Cuisine Heritage Institute", sublimating the business territory into a century-old foundation for cultural inheritance. This is not only an epic of the struggle of a "foodie" couple starting from scratch, a microcosm of the growth of a Chinese private catering enterprise, but also a warm ode to perseverance, innovation, love and inheritance in the changing times. Let's see how they cook their lives with sincerity, use a wisp of smoke to connect fate, and create a legend that will last forever.