Faced with the expressions of loyalty from his three former generals, Feng Yifan could not help but laugh.
"You three, are you going to stay in Fujinglou to learn Chinese cuisine? Don't you think it's weird? In fact, you three are already the best in Western cuisine. Even if you don't follow me, you can still have good jobs. There should be a lot of restaurants abroad that want you."
Catherine said in awkward Chinese: "But chef, we really want to stay with you."
Although Hans and Tom didn't understand Chinese very well, they roughly understood what Catherine meant, so they nodded heavily together.
When Su Liancheng saw this situation, he really wanted to help and agreed.
Because Su Liancheng could still see that the three foreigners in front of him must have extraordinary cooking skills.
Su Liancheng thought that if they stayed in Fujinglou, he might be able to get help from the three of them in the future. Su Liancheng and Mei Ru would open a western restaurant in Huaicheng together.
You know, nowadays Huaicheng's economic situation is getting better and better, especially after the development of lake tourism, it has attracted more and more tourists, and people from some surrounding cities are also willing to come to Huaicheng for tourism.
There is not a single decent Western restaurant in Huaicheng at present.
Su Liancheng felt that if these three people stayed, he could invest in cooperation with them in the future to open a Western restaurant in Huaicheng.
However, when Su Liancheng wanted to speak, Mei Ru quietly pulled him from under the table.
Mei Ru winked at Su Liancheng, telling him not to get involved in what was happening.
Su Liancheng still believed in Mei Ru's judgment, so he swallowed his words back in the end and did not say them directly in the private room.
Just when Su Liancheng was about to swallow his words, Feng Yifan suddenly spoke.
"Actually, if you really don't want to go back, my suggestion is that you can open a Western restaurant in Huaicheng, with Catherine as the head chef, Tom as the sous chef, and Hans as the pastry chef and assistant. The restaurant doesn't need to be very big, the three of you should be able to support it."
Hearing Feng Yifan's words, Su Liancheng was secretly glad that he didn't say it.
In order to make the three people understand, Feng Yifan spoke to them in a foreign language.
Catherine, Hans and Tom looked at each other in surprise when they heard this. None of them had expected that Feng Yifan had called them here because he actually wanted them to open a Western restaurant in this city.
Hans couldn't help but ask, "Chef, what about John?"
Catherine and Tom also wanted to ask Hans this question. They naturally hoped that Ma Xiaolong could cooperate with them.
After all, Ma Xiaolong was once Feng Yifan's most capable assistant, and he was also a true disciple of Feng Yifan. If he were to run the restaurant, the three of them would be more confident.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Let Ma Xiaolong make his own choice."
This sentence made Hans feel a little disappointed, and Catherine and Tom also felt somewhat helpless.
If Ma Xiaolong were allowed to choose by himself, he would definitely choose Feng Yifan. After all, he came to China specifically just to stay with Feng Yifan.
Seeing that Catherine and the other two were still somewhat reluctant, Feng Yifan said, "If you feel that it is not feasible for you to stay in Huaicheng and open a Western restaurant, then you can go back first. I will not force you. After all, you may have a better market in a foreign country."
As soon as these words came out, the three of them agreed almost in unison.
When Zhuang Daozhong saw this scene, he couldn't help but laugh.
Shi Jiahui even smiled and said, "I never knew that Chef Feng is really good at teaching his subordinates. I have to be more careful from now on."
Feng Yifan looked at Shi Jiahui and said, "Big Sister, what are you afraid of? Your level must be higher than theirs. I feel that it is a waste of your talent to let you be my sous chef. Otherwise, Big Sister, you can be the chef of Su Ji, and I can help you."
Shi Jiahui quickly said, "Don't do that. You are a slippery kid with bad intentions."
Feng Yifan said with a wronged look on his face: "No, I don't have any bad intentions."
Shi Jiahui smiled and said, "Don't come on, just let me be the head chef, and then when you have created all the new dishes for Su Ji, let me lead the team to cook them, and you can take your wife and children to run around and play, right?"
Feng Yifan pretended to be surprised: "Oh? So Senior Sister figured it out?"
Shi Jiahui immediately shook his head and laughed.
Everyone else in the room started laughing too.
Everyone was chatting happily in the private room when the door was gently knocked open. Then Zhang Fenglin personally led the chef into the room.
On the one hand, he came to serve the food, and on the other hand, Zhang Fenglin also came to admit his mistake.
After all the dishes were served, Zhang Fenglin closed the door and stood aside after the person who served the dishes left.
Feng Yifan looked at them and said, "Brother, why don't you sit down and eat with us?"
Zhang Fenglin raised his head and looked at Feng Yifan, then smiled bitterly and said, "Yifan, I know that I have failed your expectations. It is my responsibility that the kitchen of Fujing Building has become what it is today."
Hearing Zhang Fenglin's words, Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "Brother, this is not your fault. There are some things that you may not be suitable for, especially since you have to take care of your family. You may not be good at getting along well with the chefs in the kitchen."
At this time, the private room was silent, and it seemed that no one spoke before Feng Yifan could.
Of course, this definitely does not include Mr. Zhuang Daozhong.
Zhuang Daozhong said, "Fenglin, you don't have to blame yourself. I think you may not have noticed that Qi Deqiang is a more ambitious person than you. From the beginning, he was unwilling to be inferior to you."
Feng Yifan agreed with what Mr. Zhuang said: "Well, Uncle Master is right."
Then he turned to Zhang Fenglin and said, "Brother, you really don't have to blame yourself. You have actually done a very good job. I also told Su Liancheng and Mei Ru about some of the things you did. You tried your best to ease the relationship in the kitchen and to maintain the kitchen of Fujing Building. You definitely deserve credit for this."
Zhang Fenglin raised his head. He was very grateful for what Feng Yifan said.
Then, Zhang Fenglin said, "Yifan, I think I may not be suitable to be the chef. Why don't you let me be the chef of Fujinglou for now?"
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Well, we have just discussed this matter. In a week, Uncle Nine should come to take over. Then you can learn more from Uncle Nine."
At this point, Feng Yifan stood up and approached Zhang Fenglin and said, "In a week, you can keep some of the chefs who are useful. As for those who you think are not good enough, report the names to our General Manager Su and General Manager Mei and ask them to fire them all. You can't be merciful at this time."
Zhang Fenglin looked up in surprise. He had never expected this to happen.
In particular, Feng Yifan actually wanted to fire some people who did not resign voluntarily.
Zhang Fenglin understood at this moment that Feng Yifan had completely changed his previous kind nature when he returned this time, and he was now truly beginning to show his true strength.
And it is obvious that Feng Yifan's attitude towards the affairs in the kitchen of Fujing Building shows that he is serious this time.
Zhang Fenglin didn't say much, just nodded and agreed.
Feng Yifan then asked with a smile: "Brother, the people in the kitchen should be more obedient now, right? Is the efficiency of serving dishes much higher now? You must ensure the quality. If there are quality problems at this time, you must not tolerate them."
Zhang Fenglin immediately agreed: "Don't worry, I know there won't be any quality problems."
Afterwards, Zhang Fenglin said goodbye to everyone in the private room and turned away.
After walking out of the private room, Zhang Fenglin's face became serious. He knew very well that there would be a bloody fight in the kitchen of Fujinglou next.
When Zhang Fenglin returned to the kitchen, he happened to hear a few people talking.
"See? Everything changed when Feng Yifan came back."
"That's right. As soon as he came back, he forced Chef Qi to leave."
"Chef Qi is still the best. At least he has secured a lot of benefits for all of us."
"Chef Qi said before that he would leave one day. What do you think? Do you want to go with him?"
"You can't leave, right? Don't we have a contract?"
"Yes, they said they would give us a week's notice. If Fujinglou can't find a cook after a week, don't we have to stay here? If we don't stay, we will have to pay."
"What are you afraid of? We are following the contract anyway. Doesn't the contract say one week in advance? We will just work for one week and then leave."
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While some people were discussing, some cooks were seriously reprimanding them.
"You guys usually don't work hard. Since you chose to be a cook, you don't do your job well, and you have the nerve to say bad things about the boss behind his back? Do you really think that if you leave, Fujinglou will not be able to operate? Don't let your imagination run wild. Chef Feng is back."
Lin Ruilong said bluntly in the middle of the discussion: "So what if he comes back? Can he still run the kitchen by himself?"
Those who did not participate in the discussion about the cook also did not want to pay any attention to Lin Ruilong.
In the eyes of many serious cooks in the kitchen, Qi Deqiang is a guy with no skills and can only brag. His cooking skills have not improved at all over such a long time.
As for guys like Lin Ruilong, who like to follow Qi Deqiang and flatter him, they are despised by serious chefs.
So when Lin Ruilong opened his mouth, the chefs pretended not to hear him.
Seeing that the chefs were silent, Lin Ruilong seemed to think he was very powerful and continued to shout: "Fujinglou is in such a state now. It will close sooner or later. I think it is better to follow Chef Qi. Anyway, I will resign in a week."
With someone like Lin Ruilong as an instigator, it was natural that many chefs responded.
Hearing this, Zhang Fenglin walked into the kitchen.
In an instant, the people who had gathered together to discuss things scattered.
Those people thought they were getting along peacefully, but they didn't know that everything they said and all their performances had already been seen by Zhang Fenglin.
Zhang Fenglin walked into the kitchen and said, "Whether you leave or stay, I hope everyone can be serious during this week."
The cooks in the kitchen naturally agreed in unison.
However, it is not known how much of this promise is sincere.
Seeing the master coming back, Liu Quan came close to the master and whispered, "Master, how is it?"
Zhang Fenglin looked at his apprentice and shook his head gently, indicating that the apprentice should not ask anything for the time being and just do his job well.
Liu Quan was somewhat worried about his master, but he still obediently went about his work.
In the private room, Feng Yifan basically arranged everything, and then he asked Mr. Zhuang bluntly: "Uncle Master, who do you think should win this time, Lin Ruifeng or Ma Xiaolong?"
Zhuang Daozhong was stunned for a moment when he heard Feng Yifan ask this, then he smiled and asked back: "Don't you have a clear mind?"
Feng Yifan laughed and said, "Then let's go and try it tonight."
At this point, Feng Yifan said to Su Liancheng, "Brother-in-law, why don't you come with us tonight? Let's try and see which of my two subordinates makes the better fried rice."
Su Liancheng agreed: "Okay, let's go and try it together."
Shi Jiahui suddenly asked: "Yifan, are you really not going to give your apprentice some encouragement?"
Feng Yifan asked back: "Give him encouragement? Isn't the encouragement I gave him enough?"
Shi Jiahui was speechless for a moment.
Feng Yifan continued, "I think he has received enough encouragement, and it's time for him to suffer a little setback. In fact, in many cases, suffering setbacks is not a bad thing."
Meiru couldn't help but ask, "Does that mean Xiaolin will lose?"
Feng Yifan shook his head: "Let's be fair. Let's wait until we taste it tonight."
Zhuang Daozhong also said: "Yes, who will win or lose depends on how good their fried rice tastes."
Then, Feng Yifan looked at the dishes coming up from Fujing Building.
After a careful observation, Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "The kitchen staff at Fujinglou should really be replaced, otherwise the reputation of Fujinglou will be destroyed sooner or later."
Zhuang Daozhong smiled bitterly when he heard this.
This made Su Liancheng and Mei Ru feel a little embarrassed.
In fact, during this period, Su Liancheng was aware of some problems in the kitchen, but he did not replace the chef. Another reason was that the business of Fujinglou did not show a significant decline.
On the contrary, due to the publicity received by Fujing Building, the business is much better than before.
However, some problems do exist, and Su Liancheng knows that they must be solved, otherwise it is only a matter of time before something goes wrong.
Now that Feng Yifan is back, he solved the problem in one go.
Su Liancheng witnessed his thundering methods and admired him very much.
Feng Yifan looked around at the dishes and said to his uncle and senior sister, "Let's just eat something, otherwise we won't have any food to eat at noon. If I had known earlier, I should have told Ruifeng that we should go back and eat."
Zhuang Daozhong smiled and said, "It's not that bad. It has some minor flaws, but it's still edible."
Shi Jiahui also said: "Yes, it is definitely edible and the taste should not be too bad."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Well, fine, I'll inconvenience Uncle and Senior Sister then."
Su Liancheng sat aside and could only say with a smile: "Yes, yes, I'm really sorry. We will definitely change it as soon as possible and try to solve the problem this week."
Feng Yifan laughed and said, "Okay, let's solve the problems one by one. You can ask Uncle Nine to take over in advance."
Mei Ru also said, "Yes, let's notify Uncle Nine in advance and ask him to bring people over first."
After the solution was determined, everyone started to enjoy lunch.