Chapter 32: Starting with Hot Pot, Showcasing Our Specialties
Just when Wei Jie was stunned, he heard Sheng Xia start looking at the table and asked the actors with a smile:
"You've already experienced working alongside federal security forces to prevent a riot, observed the work processes of researchers at the Food Research Institute, watched the work processes of construction team members, and lived and ate with the melt-hole repair workers. Now you're helping out at a restaurant. Honestly, listening to the teacher in the classroom is the happiest thing, isn't it?"
Actor: ...
Following the silence of the actor, some children began to speak up and said that it was indeed easier to learn knowledge in school, but they did not have such a stable school life before, and the teachers and classmates around them would not take care of them so much.
In this harmonious moment, the actor suddenly interrupted the other children and said that even so, he still had a dream that had not been realized.
Hearing him say this, the children around him immediately started to make a noise, mocking the actor and saying, "Is he really going to perform on stage? He's so ugly, and his singing is not good. He's destined not to be on the big stage."
Just as the actor was about to get angry, Shengxia suddenly appeared beside him and gently held his head with her hand. As he turned his head to look at Shengxia, Shengxia bent down and smiled at the children who were mocking the actor, saying, "Don't speak so soon. If you make a wish to the snowflakes sincerely during the New Year, maybe your dream will come true."
Actor: ...???
The children looked at each other and asked in unison if Shengxia would make a wish, would all her wishes come true?
Shengxia nodded but with a "bad intention" she didn't make any promises, just asked them to give it a try. It's hard to say, right?
"Just kidding again." The actor said sullenly, but Shengxia didn't take it seriously: "You are the kid."
"Huh..." Xizi turned around and looked at Shengxia dejectedly: "Then I will make a New Year's wish that I can grow up sooner."
"Yeah." Shengxia smoothed his hair and said, "I can make a wish too. I hope all your dreams come true."
After coaxing the children in the restaurant, Shengxia went to Wei Jie and asked him to contact Mo Siming. In addition to the matters concerning the Independence Army, he must also be invited to attend the dinner for senior media reporters in the evening.
As for the remaining kitchen helpers, she thought the researchers from the Food Research Institute would be particularly happy to come and help, so she would go find them herself.
Half an hour later, before Shengxia even entered the core area of the Rongdong, he could smell the rich aroma of broth inside. There were also people arguing about something.
Shengxia looked at the federal security team member who was on guard. A trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, as if he had been caught cheating.
As midsummer entered the former core area of Rongdong, the hot pot feast was already underway. Many researchers, regardless of their positions or familiarity, gathered around the hot pot set up by the researchers of the Food Research Institute on a simple stove and had a hearty but somewhat shabby hot pot feast.
The base is mostly made up of various peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and numbing peppers. There is little meat to cook, and most of the ingredients are bean sprouts and green leafy vegetables that are easy to keep. The most popular one is the "vermicelli"-like noodles produced and consumed by Volk Planet.
Seeing everyone's mouths turned into sausages from the spicy food, standing together and yelling at each other that the data of various weapons is wrong and they should re-adjust their research direction, or simply ignoring everyone and eating "vermicelli" until their cheeks are bulging,
Shengxia couldn't help but sigh, and when the researchers saw Shengxia appear at the entrance of the core area without any warning, everyone's face was filled with visible embarrassment. After the embarrassment, everyone hurried to collect the bowls and chopsticks. Some wanted to collect the pot but ended up getting burned and almost couldn't hold it firmly. Fortunately, several people helped him to hold it firmly, but then he found himself in an even more embarrassing situation.
It seems that Mo Siming and his group have a good mental state. After being caught "cheating", they still asked her: "Would you like to join in?"
After waving and taking the loudspeaker, Shengxia roared with full dominance: "Where are you going? Stop."
As soon as these words came out, the researchers in the core area turned to look at Shengxia like wilted plants. Shengxia didn't waste any words and asked them all to fill out a "hot pot dish tasting" questionnaire.
The researcher from the Food Research Institute had rushed over to take full responsibility, but Shengxia said, "I underestimated you. I said it was a gift for you, but I didn't expect you to eat it all."
Successfully resolved the embarrassment of everyone at the moment.
Afterwards, Shengxia led everyone to re-sort out the dishes that could be eaten in conjunction with the opening of the hot pot restaurant. This time, she was pleasantly surprised that the researchers who had originally only studied within their own limited scope finally dared to step out of their own fields and discuss with each other.
Although the topic discussed is rigorous with a bit of black humor:
"The vermicelli has to be put into the wok for 30 seconds before being taken out. Otherwise, it will absorb the oil, and with the chili pepper, it will easily cause your mouth to swell up."
"The thing that absorbs the most oil isn't the vermicelli. Look at this huge piece of green vegetable. When you scoop it up, it's full of Sichuan peppercorns."
"I don't agree with thirty seconds, it has to be at least forty-five seconds."
"Forty-five seconds is when it's soaked first. If it's not, it'll take at least three minutes, right? Let's be more precise with the calculation."
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Shengxia just watched the researchers "arguing" in silence. The second-in-command of the Federal Security Bureau came over and asked her if she didn't want to join in the argument.
"I actually think this is a good thing. Arguing with each other, eating together, discussing together, and getting caught together will eventually form a strong sense of cohesion. Yeah, food really does heal the soul."
"Yes, you showed me a beautiful picture at that time, and I was looking forward to seeing it soon."
Sheng Xia turned around and glanced at the second-in-command of the Federal Security Bureau, unconsciously reaching out and patting him on the shoulder. As the second-in-command specially planted by Mo Siming in the Federal Security Bureau, if he hadn't been there to keep watch over the years, I'm afraid the corruption inside the Federal Security Bureau on Volk Planet would have been even worse.
When he learned that Shengxia wanted to appoint a new person as the top leader, Mo Siming originally asked himself to talk to him because he was worried about how Shengxia would feel. However, he didn't expect that he had already replied to Shengxia, saying that this was a good idea. A new leadership team might allow him to see a turnaround in things, and he was also used to working behind the scenes.
After everyone had discussed the matter, Shengxia decided on the menu for the "Walker Planet Special Hot Pot" on the spot. It included four meat dishes, ten vegetarian dishes, three special snacks from the planet Volker, two desserts, and three drinks.
“Are there too few dishes?”
When someone raised this question, Shengxia waved her hand earnestly to quiet them down, then took out a loudspeaker to ensure that everyone in the core area of the Rongdong could hear her voice:
"Everyone, perhaps you've already realized that allowing everyone free entry to the Melting Cave and allowing everyone to enter the core area without any interference is already a difficult decision. This decision will result in immeasurable economic losses, but I still did it. Why?"
"Because the future Volk Planet can no longer rely on the old ways to maintain its economic status. Absolutely not! We can no longer rely on selling our children, selling our sisters, selling our labor force, selling our dignity in order to beg for mercy or sympathy from others."
"From this moment on, from the moment you enter the core of the melting cave, the people of Planet Volk will stand up straight again because of you."
"Just like the hot pot that our researchers at the Food Research Institute have devoted their efforts to developing, it needs to have a dedicated signature dish. Each sub-category will also require dedicated effort to develop its own signature dish. These signature dishes will become the future image of Planet Volk among the people of the surrounding star regions, and will help the planet regain its long-lost dignity."
"After this cold winter, we will reshape our economy together. The original three-pronged economic model will be changed to one based on high-tech arms and weapons, breakthrough technologies in infrastructure, and the export of specialty goods driven by specialized consumption."
"Of course, I know that many experts in statistics or finance here would feel that even if the new three major economies fill the gap between the old three major economies, the balance of power would still remain."
"I can tell you the result right now. It's true, we can't settle it. But even if we can't, we have to settle it, even if we have to grit our teeth. Because only by settling this account can our children have a future, and only then can Planet Walker have a future. Waiting for the Federation to rescue us? Waiting for the surrounding star field forces to stop? That's just daydreaming."
"This isn't a simple calculation; it's a pure, bloodless war. Eight months, given our current R&D achievements, is nearly impossible to achieve. But I'm still stating this goal today. Why?"
"Because I believe in the power of human beings. Human beings can sometimes surpass God and make the impossible possible."
"In the past, I purged the riot on the planet Volk known as the Planet Commander's Hell. Now I want to pass the baton to you. You have no choice, you only have one path:"
Shengxia stretched out her finger. At that moment, the solemn crowd in the core area of Rongdong focused their attention on her finger, and she finally said that word:
"win."
"Don't spread your energy too thin by developing too many cuisines right from the start. I want a signature dish that stands out from the crowd, something that can compete with products from other star regions even outside of Volk Planet."
"From today on, every minute and every second of your time will be extremely precious, so don't waste it."
After saying this, Shengxia asked each research team member to submit a research proposal. After approval, the proposal will be upgraded to a national-level project, without restrictions on site, funding, manpower, etc.
In other words, she will mobilize the power of the entire planet Volker to ensure the smooth production and implementation of the proposal.
At that moment, every member of the research team in the core of the melting cave felt as if a heavy hammer had fallen on their hearts, leaving them a little dazed. After the daze, their blood gradually ignited, their bodies trembled uncontrollably, and they were filled with amplified fear.
The planet commander's proposal was too bold, too risky, too reckless, too overbearing and too unreasonable.
Putting aside the question of whether the research results can be produced in just eight months, the education and research level of the planet Volk is far behind that of the surrounding star fields. The most important thing is that they are also part of the proposal and have all entered the melting cave, with no way out.
But what shocked everyone even more was that shortly after Shengxia said this, Fu Qianshen, the current top official of the Federal Security Bureau, led a team to bring back a group of students from Volker Planet who had originally gone abroad to study but were now called back to "build their hometown."
Among them were the descendants of the three major factions on the original Volk planet. They did not choose to go to the hot spring valley but instead chose to come to the interior of the melt cave.
It is worth mentioning that Shengxia also tricked three core "masters" of the Federation in the research and development of starships, carrier weapons, and ultra-long-range carrier weapons.
It was not until this moment that the three core experts realized that they had been tricked. And the cold season on Planet Volker was about to arrive, and they would not be able to go back for eight months due to the flight suspension.
"You?" Before the three core experts from the federal government could call Shengxia a sly shrew, Shengxia glanced at the group of international students, who immediately rushed forward, shouting sweetly, "Teacher!" "Teacher, don't leave!" "Teacher, stay!"
The three federal experts were speechless for a moment. As if seeing hope, the research team members from the core area of Zhongrong Cave immediately rushed over to the three experts, shouting "Teacher" even more enthusiastically and loudly than the international students.
The three experts, who were half-hearted, glared at Shengxia, who was smiling cunningly, and then had to appease the hungry students around them and ask them what topics they wanted to research and discuss the questions they didn't understand first.
The core area of the melting cave, which was once so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, is now bustling with activity again. The corresponding international students have also openly approached their corresponding research team members and extended a hand of friendship. They said that they had seen the information of the team members and their introductions on the starship when they returned home.
Therefore, there is no need to waste time and you can discuss the relevant research topics together.
At the same time, after seeing the relatively friendly atmosphere at the scene, Fu Qianshen couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. He said frankly that he was worthy of being a child of a noble family, and he was really generous in everything he did. He was worried that what he said on the starship would cause them to be disgusted, but he didn't expect that the integration situation at the scene was not bad?
But Shengxia didn't have time to respond to his sentiments. She was discussing the upcoming "hot pot debut" with researchers from the Food Research Institute. After arranging the tasks for the relevant personnel to help in the kitchen, Shengxia raised her hand and shouted:
"Use our hot pot to conquer them!"
"Ohhh! Hot pot is the best!"
Mo Siming, who had just finished his work on the independent military affairs and wanted to come back to report to Shengxia, listened to all of Shengxia's passionate words at the entrance bridge of the core area of Rongdong. Now he heard Shengxia shout out, "Use our hot pot to conquer them!"
For some reason, he just felt that such a planet commander was so charming. Every move he made was so strange, as if there was a light shining from behind her?
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