Finally, before leaving, Feng Yifan spoke seriously to the person in charge of the reception hotel.
"In fact, for me, even if you don't provide me with anything, or even deliberately withhold the ingredients I need, I can temporarily transfer the ingredients I need from major vegetable markets in the city, or even from my Su Ji and Fujinglou.
But if that happens, the final result may be that the person in charge of the TV station's reception hotel will have to be replaced, and the person behind you may also be in trouble.
So, let's work together to make the dinner after the performance a success, which will benefit all of us, isn't that right?"
Feng Yifan's last words could be said to have some threatening meaning.
But the other party no longer dared to express any dissatisfaction and had long lost his previous arrogant attitude.
"Chef Feng, you are right. Don't worry, we will cooperate with you. If you need anything, we will do our best to buy it for you. If you need manpower, everyone in the hotel can follow your instructions. We promise to obey you."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Okay, let's do this for now. We will come early tomorrow and start preparing for the dinner party tonight. We'll talk about it then."
The person in charge was very honest this time. He even sent Feng Yifan and his friends to the parking lot and watched them leave.
After seeing Feng Yifan off, the hotel manager shook his head helplessly.
After returning to the hotel, out of instinctive concern, I still called someone at the TV station.
Someone from the TV station answered the phone and, after learning the whole news, reprimanded the hotel manager and ordered him to admire Feng Yifan.
After hanging up the phone, the TV station leader sighed helplessly: "Really? Normally, I don't care about your minor problems. But for such an important event as the dinner after the New Year's Day performance, you actually caused me such a problem. It seems that the reception hotel needs to be rectified."
On the way back, Feng Yifan suddenly said to his apprentice: "Well, don't go back yet, turn around and let's go to Fujing Tower."
Ma Xiaolong, who was driving, immediately turned the car around.
Lin Ruifeng asked: "Master, are we going to Fujing Building to borrow someone?"
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Yes, I have already discussed it with your uncle. Let's go to Fujing Building to finalize it. We will transfer a few people from there and let your uncle lead the team to go there tomorrow. This way, we can relax a little and not let everyone work too hard."
Ning Cheng thought for a moment and asked, "Master, don't you plan to use the people in the hotel kitchen?"
Feng Yifan said with some disdain: "The guys in the hotel can only help us at best. Looking at them one by one, there is not a single one who can do proper work."
Ma Xiaolong couldn't help but say at this time: "That's right, I really don't know how someone like that can work in the hotel kitchen for so long."
Feng Yifan said calmly, "It's very simple. Because the hotel is used by the TV station for reception, there is no need to cook much on weekdays, and no one from outside will come to eat, so naturally no one in the hotel kitchen cares. As for whether the food is well cooked, anyway, when receiving guests, most of the time they don't care about the taste."
Lin Ruifeng and Ning Cheng could understand what Feng Yifan said, knowing that this was the case in some places in the country.
But Ma Xiaolong still didn't quite understand: "Master, is there no one to take care of it?"
Feng Yifan said: "The one who can be in charge of these things in that hotel must have some connection with the TV station, so who can take care of it at this time?"
Ma Xiaolong curled his lips immediately: "It's really not professional at all."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Hahaha, you are right. Many restaurants in China are so unprofessional. They look very fancy in their facades and interior decoration, but they are not professional at all. Their selling point is not the food, but the location."
Ma Xiaolong still didn't quite understand: "Selling space? The hotel environment is indeed nice, but it's not to the point where you can sell space, right?"
Lin Ruifeng and Ning Cheng looked at Ma Xiaolong with complicated expressions in their eyes.
Ma Xiaolong, who almost grew up abroad, really doesn't understand some of the domestic things.
Lin Ruifeng then gave Ma Xiaolong a detailed explanation.
After hearing this, Ma Xiaolong's eyes widened, with disbelief written all over his face.
"Master, is this really possible?"
Feng Yifan said: "It was possible before, and maybe in other places, but after New Year's Day, I'm afraid that hotel will change, and it probably won't be possible in the future."
This time, Lin Ruifeng and Ning Cheng were as strange as Ma Xiaolong.
Feng Yifan said seriously: "We have taken over the dinner. After this dinner, the TV station will definitely realize the problem and will rectify it later."
The master and the disciple did not discuss the matter much, and the car soon arrived at Fujing Tower.
I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t been to Fujing Building for a long time, but when Feng Yifan entered this place, he felt a little bit unfamiliar.
However, when the group stepped into Fujing Building and walked smoothly all the way to the kitchen, a familiar smell still hit them.
Fujinglou is now under the management of Meiru, and the service in the restaurant is also very good.
Under the management of Sun Mingxing and Zhang Fenglin, the kitchen is also very sophisticated and professional.
Especially the people brought by Sun Mingxing, they really took over the kitchen of Fujinglou very well, which can be seen from the orderly state of the kitchen.
When Sun Mingxing saw Feng Yifan and the others coming, he waved his hand and asked them to wait for a moment.
Although Sun Mingxing is not young anymore, he still does many things by himself.
After finishing the work at hand, Sun Mingxing came to meet Feng Yifan.
"Master, it looks like you have managed this place very well, and it looks like the kitchen of a top restaurant."
Facing Feng Yifan's compliment, Sun Mingxing also smiled and said, "Hahaha, Chef Feng, you didn't come here just to compliment me, did you?"
Feng Yifan asked with a smile: "Master, have you ever thought about competing for a star rating?"
When Sun Mingxing heard this, he was immediately moved.
It must be admitted that star ratings are still quite tempting for every chef.
Especially in China, it is difficult for many Chinese restaurants to get star ratings.
Therefore, if a Chinese restaurant can get a star, even if it is only one star, the chefs in the restaurant's kitchen will feel very proud.
After a brief moment of excitement and daze, Sun Mingxing quickly recovered and said with a smile: "Chef Feng, did you come here just to tease my uncle?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Uncle Master, why do you think that what I said is meant to tease you? In fact, Fujinglou has a chance to get a star rating. I dare not say that it can get three stars, but one star should definitely be possible. Uncle Master, you should have confidence in yourself and everyone in the kitchen."
At this time, Sun Mingxing's apprentice Quan Jie came over. After hearing what Feng Yifan said, Quan Jie couldn't help but ask, "Brother Feng, is what you said true? Can we get one star?"
Hearing his young apprentice suddenly interrupt, Sun Mingxing still said seriously: "Do you have the right to interrupt here? Have you finished your work?"
After being scolded by his master, Quan Jie still smiled and said, "Master, I have already finished my work. Besides, didn't we agree that I can bring people with Senior Brother Zhang to help Senior Brother Feng with the banquet for the art performance? I have to get in touch with Senior Brother Feng more."
Sun Mingxing shook his head: "You kid, you only know how to be lazy. If you are still lazy when you go there, you will be sent back by your Senior Brother Feng. Then don't do it."
Quan Jie immediately said, "Master, don't worry, I promise I won't embarrass you."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Uncle Master, don't be so nervous. Actually, the dinner party over there is not a very important matter."
Quan Jie said: "That's right, of course it is more important for our Fujing Building to get one star."
Sun Mingxing glared at his apprentice, then looked at Feng Yifan and asked, "Yifan, do you really think that Fujinglou has a chance to get one star?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Of course it is true, but the process is still a little difficult. Of course, you don't have to take it too seriously. Later, my uncle and I will establish our own restaurant recommendation system, and then we won't care about the star rating."
Sun Mingxing nodded: "That's right, but if we can get one star, it's also a recognition of us."
Feng Yifan could still see at this time that his uncle was still very moved.
He smiled and said, "Uncle Master, don't worry. There will be no problem. In fact, the star rating depends on the service in the front restaurant. I will tell Meiru about this later and ask him to pay more attention to it. As for the kitchen? Keep it clean. The key is to maintain its own characteristics."
Sun Mingxing responded seriously: "Okay, we will definitely keep our characteristics."
At this time, Zhang Fenglin also came over.
Quan Jie immediately said to Zhang Fenglin: "Brother Zhang, Brother Feng just said that our Fujing Building has a chance to get one star. What do you think?"
It can be seen that Zhang Fenglin has become friends with everyone in the kitchen during this period of time.
And from the way Quan Jie spoke to Zhang Fenglin, it seems that Zhang Fenglin has also won respect in the kitchen of Fujinglou.
After listening to Quan Jie's words, Zhang Fenglin thought for a moment and said, "If we can get one star, that would be great, but we can't be satisfied with just one star. We can at least strive for a two-star rating."
Feng Yifan laughed after hearing this: "Hahaha, it turns out that senior brother is really courageous."
Sun Mingxing smiled and said, "I didn't expect Fenglin to be more daring than I am."
Zhang Fenglin also laughed.
Then, he said to Feng Yifan, "My dad told me that you were affected by the rumors on the Internet a while ago?"
Quan Jie said seriously, "That rumor is outrageous. I've also read it. I'm really pissed off by some people online."
Sun Mingxing shook his head and sighed, "When you are famous, you will be surrounded by gossip. There is nothing we can do about it."
Feng Yifan said, "It's okay. Those have been resolved. I came here to discuss with you, my uncle and my brother. You will go to the TV station to host the hotel tomorrow. We may need to do the kitchen work ourselves. We can't rely on the kitchen staff there."
Zhang Fenglin said: "It's expected. After all, it's backed by a TV station, so the host hotel will definitely not pay too much attention to that."
Quan Jie said seriously, "Brother Feng, don't worry, we will definitely cooperate with you fully."
Zhang Fenglin also said: "Yes, we will definitely cooperate with you to the fullest."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Okay, I feel relieved when you say that. Tomorrow morning, you guys should go there early. Do you want me to arrange a car to pick you up?"
Zhang Fenglin said, "No, we have a car here. We have already discussed it and we will go there directly at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Okay, then we'll meet at the TV station's reception hotel at 6 o'clock."
The matter was settled naturally.
Before Feng Yifan left, Sun Mingxing asked Feng Yifan to help him look at a few of his latest dishes.
After Feng Yifan saw it, he also praised it: "Master, it seems that you have regained your creativity. These dishes are really delicious."
Lin Ruifeng, Ma Xiaolong and Ning Cheng tasted the dishes as well, and they all thought that the dishes were indeed delicious.
Sun Mingxing said: "In fact, I have to thank you, Yifan, for giving me a direction, which is to use the Red Mansion dishes as a template, and then make some improvements to create some dishes that are more in line with the times. Some of these dishes are also contributed by Zhang Fenglin."
Feng Yifan looked at Zhang Fenglin and said, "Brother Zhang, you are great. It seems that you have found your feeling here as well."
Zhang Fenglin said: "Indeed, with the presence of my uncle and so many great chefs gathered together, we have made great progress here."
Ma Xiaolong said: "These dishes all have a little bit of Western food elements, and they taste really good."
Feng Yifan said: "Your master uncle used to cook Western food, so it's not surprising to incorporate some Western elements."
Sun Mingxing said with a smile: "Hahaha, my kung fu is still not as good as yours, Yifan."
Quan Jie asked curiously at this time: "Brother Feng, I heard that your Su Ji is going to hold a three-head banquet on New Year's Day?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, everything is ready."
Sun Mingxing was surprised when he heard this: "Three-head banquet? You are actually going to have a three-head banquet at Su Ji?"
Then, Sun Mingxing sighed, "Sure enough, Yifan, you are still brave enough to try those traditional classic dishes, and you have the ability to make them. The Three-Head Banquet was once prepared by my master. I still remember the grand occasion vividly."
Feng Yifan said: "We cannot abandon traditional things, and our development must be based on tradition."
Sun Mingxing continued, "Then I must go to this three-head banquet."
Feng Yifan laughed: "Hahaha, of course, I have already invited several other uncles and my great-uncle master, and I will invite you all to taste it together when the time comes."
Sun Mingxing nodded: "I must go and see it, it can be regarded as the true inheritance of Su Ji."
Feng Yifan chatted with Sun Mingxing, Zhang Fenglin and others for a while, then said goodbye and returned to Su Ji with his disciples.