Chen Wei, the head chef at a roadside food stall, quits after enduring four years of exploitation by his boss. Armed with the 200,000 yuan his wife has saved and a handwritten notebook of recipes, he opens his own shop directly across from his former workplace. Starting with an initial loss of 3,000 yuan, he gradually turns the business around through his secret handwritten recipes and unwavering perseverance. Eventually, he builds the shop into a business earning 1.5 million yuan in annual profits, wins the provincial title of Culinary God, and establishes a free culinary academy.