After cleaning Su Ji, Feng Yifan gathered everyone from Su Ji and Ruo Restaurant together for the first time and held a meeting in the lobby on the first floor of Su Ji.
Feng Yifan first swept his eyes across the faces of everyone present.
Despite being busy all day, everyone present looked a little tired, but it was not hard to see that everyone was very satisfied with today's results.
It is indeed hard work, but hard work pays off. The restaurant business is booming, it has received a lot of attention, and has received countless compliments.
Those compliments made the waiters in both restaurants feel very proud.
Feng Yifan retracted his gaze and said, "Our business today was a complete success. First of all, I would like to thank you all here. It is your hard work that has made Su Ji's business so successful today. It is also your efforts that have earned Su Ji those compliments.
Thank you everyone. ”
Everyone was a little excited after hearing this. Only when they truly participate in the operation of Su Ji and Ruo restaurants can they feel the pride at this moment.
Shi Jiahui took the opportunity to say, "Chef, you don't have to thank us. We all worked so hard, but seeing so many compliments, we are actually very happy. It means that our efforts have not been in vain."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "That's right, everyone's efforts have not been in vain."
Then, Feng Yifan continued, "Today is the first day that Su Ji reopened. I know everyone is very hard-working. You have been busy from this morning until now, and everyone should be exhausted, but I still want to say a few words."
Everyone listened very seriously to what Feng Yifan said next.
Feng Yifan paused for a moment and suddenly laughed: "Hahaha, don't be nervous, and don't be so serious. In fact, there is no need to be so serious. With a top chef like me and such outstanding people like you, how can there be any problems in our Su Ji and Ruo restaurants?"
After hearing these words, everyone was a little unresponsive at first, but then they came to their senses and couldn't help laughing.
Shi Jiahui laughed and couldn't help saying, "It's really a bit scary. We thought the chef was going to criticize us."
Catherine also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not easy to get praise from the chef."
Ma Xiaolong couldn't help but also made a joke: "Oh, that's not right, Master, you were not like this before."
Upon hearing this, Feng Yifan glared at Ma Xiaolong, causing the latter to instantly wilted and not dare to say a word.
But soon after, Feng Yifan relaxed again.
“Today, everyone really performed very well, making our first day of business at Su Ji a complete success.
The ones I want to praise here are Catherine, Hans and Tom. They are the ones who are supporting Ruo Restaurant on their own today and ensuring the simultaneous operation of Ruo Restaurant and Su Ji. I am really impressed by them, especially Catherine's attempt at the main dish."
At this point, Feng Yifan looked at Catherine and said very seriously: "Catherine, you are really great today."
Catherine was very touched to receive such praise, which was a feeling of being recognized for her hard work.
She stood up and said, "Chef, thank you for your recognition and for letting me try to cook the main dish today. I was really nervous at the time and I just wanted to share some of the burden with you. I was especially afraid that I would not do well."
Catherine's excitement made everyone applaud her.
Feng Yifan also applauded Catherine and said, "Don't look down on yourself like this. You have to understand that you are an excellent chef. In the future, you will be the sous chef of the restaurant and also the top chef. You must be confident."
Getting the recognition from Feng Yifan and the applause from colleagues in the kitchen was the greatest encouragement for Catherine.
Feng Yifan continued, "Although we handled the situation very well today and probably won a lot of praise, I believe that in the next few days, there will be a lot of praise for our two restaurants on the Internet, but I hope everyone can be more alert.
Those praises are also a whip and shackle for us. We must work harder and not stand still.
Similarly, since there is praise, there will definitely be doubts or even slander against us.
At times like this, I hope everyone can remain calm, not be affected by certain doubts and slanders on the Internet, and always maintain a sincere heart.
One thing to remember is that we are chefs. No matter how great our achievements are, how much praise we get, or how many people pursue us, we are still chefs. Our job is to cook well and serve delicious food to diners.
So I don’t want everyone to be affected mentally by those praises, or those doubts and slanders.
Because next, we may receive more praise or more slander. We cannot shut everyone's mouth and it is impossible to stop those people from speaking.
Then we have to work hard to be the best we can be. We must never stand still and let others catch up with us. We must always stand on the top of the mountain, so that everyone can only look up to us and all diners will remember us.
Do you understand?"
As he spoke, Feng Yifan's voice became a few notches higher, and it was truly deafening in the restaurant.
Everyone present, including Shi Jiahui and Shi Jinbin's three disciples, were shocked by Feng Yifan's words, and their blood boiled as well.
At the end, Feng Yifan asked, "Do you all understand?"
Almost instantly, everyone answered in unison: "Understood, Chef."
Feng Yifan was very satisfied to see everyone responding in unison, and nodded with a smile.
Then, he asked everyone to express their opinions on today, evaluate their own performance today, and give a score to their performance today.
At this time, everyone started to be a little humble, and in fact, no one was too embarrassed to be the first to speak.
Seeing that no one was talking, Feng Yifan directly called out the name: "Ning Cheng, let's start with you."
Ning Cheng was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously: "Master, why did I come first?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Because you are the youngest here."
Ning Cheng had no choice but to say: "I don't think my performance today was very good. If I had to give a grade..."
Seeing Ning Cheng hesitate, Feng Yifan said, "The full score is 10, give yourself a score, whatever you want, don't worry about anything."
Ning Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll give myself a 5."
Hearing Ning Cheng's score, Shi Jiahui couldn't help but laugh and said, "Your score is too low. You didn't even pass. Can you at least give yourself a 6?"
Ning Cheng scratched his head and said, "Well, it's still 5 points."
Feng Yifan didn't say much and then looked at Lin Ruifeng.
The latter also understood and took the initiative to stand up and said: "My performance today was also average. I didn't learn much from Master and the uncles. Moreover, when I followed Master to prepare the ingredients, I made a lot of mistakes. If I have to give myself a score, I can only give myself 5 points."
Lin Ruifeng finished speaking neatly, and Ma Xiaolong followed up, "I performed well today and completed what Master asked me to do, but I was not able to provide Master with more help. I'll give myself a score of 6."
After Ma Xiaolong, everyone else also commented on their performance today.
Except for Shi Jiahui who directly gave himself an 8, the others basically scored around 6 and 7.
After listening to everyone's scores, Feng Yifan couldn't help laughing.
After laughing, he said, "Let me give you a score. I think your performance today should be rated a perfect 10."
Everyone was a little surprised to hear Feng Yifan give everyone a 10.
He continued, “I know that your performance today was not good enough, but today is the first day of Su Ji’s reopening, and it is also the first time for all of us to work together, so some flaws are inevitable.
But today no one backed down. At the critical moment, everyone was able to step forward and complete every task in the kitchen and in the front of the restaurant.
So in my opinion, everyone’s performance was perfect and they all deserve full marks.”
Feng Yifan once again affirmed everyone’s efforts today.
Naturally, everyone was very happy.
However, next, we still need to talk about the shortcomings today and discuss what problems need to be paid attention to and avoided in the next few days of business.
During this process, everyone brainstormed and expressed their own opinions.
For example, some waiters said that they encountered some problems raised by customers when serving them.
There are also some issues regarding coordination and cooperation among everyone in the kitchen.
And also includes shopping and purchasing various ingredients needed for tomorrow.
Feng Yifan listened to everyone's opinions very carefully and wrote down some of them in a notebook.
Then he analyzed and discussed each issue one by one in a targeted manner.
This small meeting after business hours ended up lasting more than an hour.
It was not until almost midnight that most of the problems were analyzed and solved.
Feng Yifan glanced at the time and said, "Okay, it's getting late, everyone should pack up and get ready to go back. Those who live far away can go out and carpool back. If necessary, I can help everyone book a car, and then you can go back together.
Remember, be safe on the road, we will continue to operate tomorrow, so I hope everyone can return home safely tonight, take a shower and have a good rest, we will continue to fight tomorrow. "
Everyone responded in unison: "It's the chef."
This small meeting was over, and it also announced that Su Ji’s business for the day had officially ended.
Before Feng Yifan left, he checked every corner of Su Ji and Ruo restaurants to make sure there were no remaining issues. Finally, he locked the front and back doors before coming to the Lin family shop.
Seeing that his three disciples were still awake, Feng Yifan gave them some serious instructions.
"The three of you should go to bed early tonight. You will definitely be busier in the next few days. The key is that you three should learn things from your senior uncles as soon as possible, because your three senior uncles will leave sooner or later, and you will have to take over everything afterwards. Do you understand?"
The three disciples all nodded seriously in agreement.
Lin Ruifeng said: "Master, we understand, and we will learn as soon as possible."
Ma Xiaolong said: "Master, if you need me, I can help you now."
Feng Yifan heard what Ma Xiaolong said and said, "Xiaolong, your cooking skills are excellent, but sometimes you are not meticulous enough. You must pay attention to this and always maintain that meticulousness. In addition, you should also guide Ruifeng and Ning Cheng more, so that they can improve as soon as possible."
Ma Xiaolong immediately agreed: "Okay Master, I understand."
Ning Cheng finally said: "Master, I will definitely work hard and learn all the skills of my uncles as soon as possible."
Feng Yifan laughed when he heard this: "Hahaha, you really dare to think that. Your uncles are all chefs of the Red Maple Hotel. How can you possibly learn their cooking skills in just a few days? Just be attentive and don't be too eager for quick success."
Ning Cheng nodded seriously: "Okay Master, I will try my best."
Feng Yifan said, "Okay, the three of you should go to bed early. Remember to go shopping with me tomorrow. Today's crabs are almost used up, so we need to buy more crabs tomorrow."
Ma Xiaolong thought for a while and asked: "Master, why don't you contact a more reliable crab farm and ask them to provide us with crabs?"
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "I know. I've already told the owner of the seafood store. Let's go over there tomorrow. I'm sure he will be able to help us make the connection. If he can't, then I'll just have to go to another store later."
After hearing the master's confident words, Lin Ruifeng, Ma Xiaolong and Ning Cheng looked at each other, and they all understood that the master must have made arrangements in advance.
Feng Yifan did not disturb the three people's rest. He told them to lock the door and then left the Lin's shop.
Instead of walking through the ancient street, I walked out from the alley behind.
When I reached the intersection of the ancient street, I looked at the ancient street which was still brightly lit.
Although it was past midnight, there were still many people on the ancient street.
It can be seen that everyone has become accustomed to the night market model of the ancient street. In addition, it is the National Day holiday, so many people also want to spend more time in the ancient street night market.
After standing for a moment at the street corner, Feng Yifan smiled and turned away with a smile on his face.
For Feng Yifan, he is very satisfied with the current situation of the ancient street.
He was also very satisfied with the business of Su Ji and Ruo restaurants today.
Perhaps the restaurant and Su Ji may not always have as many people as they do today, but Feng Yifan feels that he should be content and always keep his original intention.
He firmly believed that even if Su Ji did not have so many customers in the future, it would still be able to continue operating.
With his vision for the future in mind, Feng Yifan leisurely returned to the community and went straight upstairs to his home.
After entering the house, Feng Yifan changed his shoes quietly, locked the door, and walked into his bedroom very quietly.