Li Yongan, the chef director of a five-star hotel, once traveled through time and became a mess boy who could be bullied by everyone in the palace.
Faced with the rigid imperial chef's difficulties and the constraints of old rules, he was too lazy to fight in the palace and directly reduced the dimension to attack!
The "glazed tea charm" is crystal clear, and the prince is amazed; the "golden jade pea yellow" melts in the mouth, and the concubines shed tears; the mutton steamed buns set standards, and the dining efficiency is doubled!
He replaced the master-apprentice inheritance with "standardized processes", used "brand marketing" to package street snacks, and used "supply chain thinking" to control the source of ingredients.
The imperial chef scolded him for "sulliing the ancestral rules", but he backhandedly used data reports to prove that the cost had been halved;
The dignitaries laughed at him for saying "the snacks are not elegant", and the "Food Festival of All Nations" he organized made even the emperors become repeat customers.
From a handyman in the imperial dining room, to the "chief experience officer" of the palace, and then to the helm of the world's snack industry chain.
Li Yongan's battlefield is pots and pans; but his chess game is the whole world!
And when he thought he only needed to focus on his career, the frail Concubine Wan, who regained her smile due to his medicinal meal, quietly regarded him as her only confidant and ally in this cannibal palace...
Concept: The core concept of the novel:
Using food as a boat and ingenuity as an oar, we sail through the strict hierarchical palaces and forbidden gardens, use modern business wisdom to leverage outdated rules, and ultimately realize the grand vision of cultural heritage and people's livelihood.
Explanation of intention:
Surface: Food is the game-breaker
It is not limited to the power and intrigue of traditional palace battles, but takes "food" as the entry point, and uses snacks containing ingenuity and innovation as a unique weapon to break through, gain a foothold, and rise in the hierarchical ancient society.
Middle level: modern thinking's dimensionality reduction attack on ancient rules
The protagonist does not rely on illusory golden fingers, but combines the advanced business thinking of modern hotel directors such as standardized management, brand marketing, supply chain integration, and user experience first with the actual conditions of ancient society to carry out "localized" innovation. This reflects the core competitiveness of knowledge, concepts and thinking patterns.
Deeper: Cultural inheritance and people's livelihood care
Cultural Upgrade: To "elegant" street snacks, give them cultural stories and aesthetic values, and make them appear in the hall of elegance, is to explore and respect folk wisdom and intangible cultural heritage.
Economic downturn: Use the "brand effect" and influence of the palace to feed back the people, effectively solve problems such as unsalable agricultural products by establishing standards and building industrial chains, promote employment, and improve people's livelihood, which embodies a sense of social responsibility and a grand pattern that transcends personal success.
Core: human value and emotional connection
The story finally settles on "people". Food has become a bridge connecting different classes and resolving barriers. Through food, the protagonist finds like-minded partners, influences the opinions of those in power, and even subtly promotes small social progress, demonstrating how individual wisdom, warmth and strength can change the environment.
One sentence summary: This is an inspirational story about how to use a bowl of human fireworks to warm people's hearts, break down barriers, and finally achieve a delicious cause that benefits the world.