It was already eleven o'clock, and the whole family upstairs in Su's house had fallen asleep.
The whole city has begun to fall asleep, but Su Lanxin still cannot rest because she still has to attend a meeting with overseas personnel of the group company.
In fact, during this period, many senior executives of the company overseas were very confused about why Su Lanxin spent a lot of time staying in the country
In the minds of many senior executives, they felt that opening up the domestic market did not actually require Su Lanxin to be in charge in person, and many things could be done by the company's people.
If worst comes to worst, there’s still Prince Su Liancheng.
Many overseas senior executives don’t understand why Su Lanxin must stay in the country to take charge
Although everyone had some objections to Su Lanxin's presence in the country, no one dared to raise them in person, and they could only accept the result quietly.
Therefore, during the meeting, no one mentioned this matter and only reported on the operation of restaurants in various locations.
What’s so amazing about Su Lanxin is that she can make quick judgments based on reports from local supervisors and local conditions, and then have restaurants around the world make adjustments and optimizations one by one.
For example, if a restaurant in a certain area has recently experienced a large loss of diners, Su Lanxin will give suggestions based on the reports.
What makes many people admire Su Lanxin is that the solution she proposed is truly feasible.
A video conference can last for several hours.
Therefore, when the video conference ends, it is usually late at night in China, and ending the meeting at one or two o'clock can even be considered early.
Su Lanxin once again held today's meeting until after three o'clock.
But after the meeting ended at around three o'clock, Su Lanxin returned to her room and did not go straight to sleep. Instead, she called her secretary to ask about some matters.
After today's recollection, Su Lanxin called her secretary as usual and asked directly: "How is the competition going? Is it arranged? When can we hold the press conference?"
The secretary did not dare to neglect the three questions and answered them very directly: "Mr. Su, the competition has been arranged, and the press conference is still being prepared. It should be held next week."
Su Lanxin was quite satisfied with this answer: "Well, we need to hold a press conference as soon as possible, and the momentum is already big. When the time comes, contact the TV station and ask them to come over for coverage. It would be best to call the Fei Chang witness program team.
In addition, in addition to the city TV stations, we also need to contact the provincial TV stations to make our brand a hit.”
The secretary thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. Su, should we send an invitation letter directly to Su Ji?"
Su Lanxin was really stumped when she heard the secretary's words. She really had never thought about whether she should send an invitation letter to Su's family.
This might have been just a small matter, but what Su Lanxin is worried about now is whether Feng Yifan will come after sending the invitation letter
Now, for Su Lanxin, whether Feng Yifan will appear is a very crucial matter for her.
In Su Lanxin's eyes, the eldest brother was no longer a concern. The only person she was afraid of was Feng Yifan.
If Feng Yifan does not come to participate in the competition, then sending an invitation letter or not will have no impact. On the contrary, it will make it impossible for Su Lanxin to achieve some of her goals.
Su Lanxin thought about it and suddenly changed the subject: "How is Su Ji doing recently?"
The secretary seemed to have known that Su Lanxin would ask, so he immediately gave a serious report.
"Su Ji, on Saturday, all the tables were replaced. The original large round tables were all abandoned and replaced with a batch of small square tables, expanding the number of tables to 20."
When Su Lanxin heard this, she frowned slightly, and then showed some displeasure.
"They actually replaced all the big tables? My eldest brother actually agreed to it? It's really disappointing. Doesn't he know that one of the characteristics of Su Ji is those big round tables
Those round tables are things that have been passed down for hundreds of years, but they are actually being abandoned."
The secretary then said, "According to our investigation, due to the popularity of the Fei Chang Witness program, the number of people visiting Old Street on Sundays reached a peak. At the same time, due to the replacement of Su Ji's tables, Su Ji's business became extremely popular."
Su Lanxin was a little surprised when she heard this: "Su Ji's business is so hot?"
The secretary nodded and immediately reported a series of data: "According to the statistics of the people we sent, the number of people visiting Su Ji at noon has increased by about four times, and at night it has also doubled."
After hearing the reported data, Su Lanxin was even more surprised: "Are there so many more people coming in?"
The secretary continued, "Yes, but the extra traffic should be mainly due to the publicity of the Philippine Permit, and it happened to be the weekend, so there was such an immediate effect."
Su Lanxin said very seriously: "No, there is another crucial factor, which shows that Feng Yifan's craftsmanship is indeed amazing."
The secretary asked, "Boss Su, we went there last time to eat. Didn't you say then that Shirley was no match for Feng Yifan? Feng Yifan's cooking skills are better than Shirley's, so he must be amazing, right?"
Su Lanxin nodded and said, "Yes, but the reason why Su Ji can gather such high popularity this time is obviously because the dishes made by Feng Yifan have won extremely high recognition."
Recognition is indeed the biggest test for a chef.
Many times, it may not be that the chef’s skills are bad, but because he cannot get enough recognition, he may eventually fail to gain popularity.
Now, after hearing the secretary's report, Su Lanxin naturally understood that Feng Yifan's craftsmanship had gained extremely high recognition.
This is actually what Su Lanxin doesn't want to see.
Because this proves one thing more and more, that is, Feng Yifan is really strong.
Now Su Lanxin even began to feel that even if Chen Wei came forward, he might not be a match for Feng Yifan in the end.
After thinking it over, Su Lanxin finally said very seriously: "Well, don't worry about these for now. Next, you just focus on running the competition for me."
After a pause, Su Lanxin saw that the secretary had written it down carefully, and then continued, "Also, use my status as the heir of Su's family as a topic to promote it together with the competition."
The secretary was a little hesitant after hearing this: "Boss Su, is this really okay?"
Su Lanxin looked at the secretary deeply for a few times, her face changed slightly and she asked, "Why do you think it's not possible? Even if I didn't get the old plaque of Su Ji, my master is Su Ji, so I didn't lie."
After hearing what Su Lanxin said, the secretary understood and immediately responded: "Okay, President Su, then we will arrange the publicity for you."
Su Lanxin continued, "No, not only do you want to promote me, you also want to bring Chen Wei along with me."
This surprised the secretary again. She didn't quite understand why Mr. Su wanted to bring the executive chef Chen Wei with him. Obviously, the two had been divorced for many years, and everyone in the company knew it.
Now that Su Lanxin is doing publicity, she even wants to bring her ex-husband along. It really makes people wonder if the divorce is fake
The secretary didn't dare to say or ask, so she could only agree: "Okay, Mr. Su, we will arrange it as soon as possible. Should we notify the head chef about this?"
Su Lanxin nodded: "Well, go and tell him to remember to make up a suitable story during the promotion process."
Hearing this, the secretary was even more confused.
Why do we need to make up a story
But on second thought, the secretary understood. After all, President Su had already divorced the head chef, so they must make up a story to allow the public to better recognize the efforts made by the two of them working together.
The most important thing is to avoid the important issues and not talk too much about the couple's marriage and emotional problems.
The secretary wrote them down one by one, and finally confirmed them with General Manager Su one by one. After everything was sorted out, the secretary said good night to General Manager Su and left to make preparations.
This night is destined to be an even harder night for the secretary.
After the secretary left, Su Lanxin sat alone in the bedroom of the suite, facing the mirror on the dressing table, staring at herself in the mirror in a daze.
After a long while, Su Lanxin suddenly said to herself in the mirror: "You are too kind after all. You didn't even use extraordinary means to deal with the brother who defeated you by trickery back then."
Then, as if he had become a different person, he continued to say to himself in the mirror: "I don't need to use those means. I just want to defeat them fairly and let others know that I am the true heir of Su Ji."
"But so what? You still can't get the old plaque back. All you do is just to help others."
"Shut up, I help others, that's my business, it's not your turn to lecture me."
At this time, Su Lanxin was talking to herself in front of the mirror. It was as if she had suddenly become two different people. This state lasted for a long time, and she had a long debate with herself.
In the end, Su Lanxin reached a consensus: "No matter what, I will not use any means other than cooking to deal with them."
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At four o'clock in the morning, Chen Wei finally dragged his tired body back to the hotel.
The romance of the night really made Chen Wei look haggard. He was drunk and even staggered as he walked.
But when going upstairs, Chen Wei pressed the button for Su Lanxin's floor.
When the elevator stopped at Su Lanxin's floor, Chen Wei stood inside the elevator and hesitated for a while. After a long time, he finally took a step, walked out of the elevator, and staggered to Su Lanxin's door.
Boom boom boom.
Chen Wei slammed the door of Su Lanxin's room and even shouted from outside: "Su Lanxin, open the door for me, open the door."
Su Lanxin, who was about to go to bed, was startled by a knock on the door.
Su Lanxin didn't intend to give any response at first, but when she heard Chen Wei knocking outside, she was worried that it would affect other guests in the hotel, or cause trouble and be caught on camera.
Finally, Su Lanxin opened the door.
The one who came towards him was Chen Wei, who was drunk.
Looking at Chen Wei, who was leaning against the door frame and smelling of alcohol, Su Lanxin frowned and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Chen Wei stepped forward and was about to hug Su Lanxin, but Su Lanxin was quick-witted and quickly took a step back, preventing Chen Wei from hugging her.
Su Lanxin looked at Chen Wei with a vigilant look on her face: "What on earth do you want to do? You were out drinking again and came back now, right? Then go to bed right away and don't embarrass yourself here."
Chen Wei seemed to be stung for a moment. He suddenly stepped forward and rushed into the room, then closed the door.
At this moment, facing Chen Wei, who was drunk, Su Lanxin was really frightened.
"Get out right now. If you don't leave, I'm calling the police."
Chen Wei was stunned for a moment, then approached Su Lanxin again and said very impolitely: "Okay, if you are not afraid of being photographed by a magazine and bringing negative impact to your company, then call the police."
Su Lanxin was a little helpless about being left alone by Chen Wei.
"What do you want to do?"
Chen Wei took a deep breath, and then said frankly: "Su Lanxin, you have always been focused on yourself. You have never thought about others, whether it is your own father, brother, or my husband, or your son."
For a moment, Chen Wei really entered the state of speaking the truth after drinking.
"After so many years, you don't even trust your own son. Don't you feel tired of this?"
Su Lanxin was a little confused. She obviously didn't expect Chen Wei to say so much.
Chen Wei did not pause, nor did he stop just because Su Lanxin's face turned sour.
"Su Lanxin, I can tell you that the reason you lost in the cooking competition back then was that you were not good enough in your studies, or you were not as good as your elder brother in some aspects, so you lost in the end."
Having said this, Chen Wei suddenly slapped himself.
"This slap is also repayment. I was also at fault for what happened back then. I shouldn't have given you such an idea at that time, which resulted in the split of Su Ji."
Chen Wei slapped himself, which really shocked Su Lanxin.
Chen Wei’s words also surprised Su Lanxin a little.
Chen Wei then said with a tearful voice: "If we hadn't had that conflict back then, and we brothers had followed Master to try again, we would have definitely made Su Ji a big business and carried it forward."
Chen Wei started to cry as he spoke: "Su Ji should become the best private chef restaurant in the province, no, the country."
While crying, Chen Wei said: "So all the problems are our responsibility."
At this moment, Su Lanxin looked at the crying Chen Wei, and after listening to his words, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
After some thought, Su Lanxin couldn't help but feel that if she had not taken the challenge and then split up the business, Su Ji might have had the opportunity to become the top private chef in the country.
But Su Lanxin changed her mind and said, "If you just want to tell me this under the influence of alcohol, then I have heard it all now and you can go back."
Chen Wei looked at Su Lanxin, stared at her for a long time, turned around and said, "You really haven't changed at all."
After saying that, Chen Wei reached out, opened the door, and strode away without any reluctance.