Laid Off at Forty: Homemade Cooking Reboots the Second Half of My Life
At 38, after being laid off in a corporate downsizing, Lin Jianguo finds a fresh start in the depths of despair through his home-style cooking. From a roadside stall to a tiny 23-square-meter shop, he wins over diners with a philosophy of doing less but doing it better, conquering their hearts with a single bowl of braised pork. After winning the Golden Flavor Cup cooking competition, he becomes the target of systematic suppression by the catering giant Dingsheng Group: supply cutoffs, vinegar splashing, rigged competition rules, and public-opinion attacks. Facing corporate bullying, Old Lin holds fast to his belief that there is no shame in earning a living through one's own skills. Fighting back with both the law and his culinary craft, he ultimately protects the dignity and original passion that have always defined him in front of the stove.
Main characters: Lin Jianguo
Also known as: 四十被裁，一手家常菜重启后半生
Laid Off at Forty: Homemade Cooking Reboots the Second Half of My Life (56 episodes)
At 38, after being laid off in a corporate downsizing, Lin Jianguo finds a fresh start in the depths of despair through his home-style cooking. From a…
At 38, after being laid off in a corporate downsizing, Lin Jianguo finds a fresh start in the depths of despair through his home-style cooking. From a roadside stall to a tiny 23-square-meter shop, he wins over diners with a philosophy of doing less but doing it better, conquering their hearts with a single bowl of braised pork. After winning the Golden Flavor Cup cooking competition, he becomes the target of systematic suppression by the catering giant Dingsheng Group: supply cutoffs, vinegar splashing, rigged competition rules, and public-opinion attacks. Facing corporate bullying, Old Lin holds fast to his belief that there is no shame in earning a living through one's own skills. Fighting back with both the law and his culinary craft, he ultimately protects the dignity and original passion that have always defined him in front of the stove.
四十被裁，一手家常菜重启后半生
Laid Off at Forty: Homemade Cooking Reboots the Second Half of My Life - Episode 1