Right now it was lunch time, Li Yuan glanced around and found that almost every table had customers. And just as Pierre said, the guests here are mainly foreigners, and there are really not many Chinese people, which shows that the foreigners are indeed not lying.
This made Li Yuan's impression of Pierre a bit better, so he nodded towards him and said, "I'm not here for dinner, I'm here to find your boss Pi."
"Boss Pi?!" The foreman was stunned for a moment, and then apologized, "Isn't that the villain in SpongeBob SquarePants? Are you kidding me?"
Unexpectedly, this head waiter, who looked like a British housekeeper, would actually watch SpongeBob SquarePants, Li Yuan couldn't help laughing. However, he also thought that Boss Pi must not know the other party, so he quickly said seriously: "Oh, it should be Mr. Bernard, Pierre-Bernard."
"So you are looking for Mr. Bernard." The foreman heaved a sigh of relief, and then said with some embarrassment: "But he must be busy in the back kitchen at this time, and maybe he won't have time to see you."
"No." Li Yuan said with a smile: "Just tell him my name is Li Yuan, and he will definitely come out to see me immediately."
The foreman really didn't understand what the magic power of the name Li Yuan could make the boss who hated being disturbed most at work immediately come out to see him. But seeing Li Yuan's confident look, he was definitely not joking, so he had no choice but to go with half-belief.
The fact is just as Li Yuan said, when Pierre heard the name, he immediately put down the work at hand and came out to greet him with a smile on his face.
This Pierre was about forty years old, and he was a typical Frenchman from his name to his appearance. In addition, he also opened a French restaurant, so he knew which country he was from without asking.
Pierre walked towards Li Yuan with a smile, and before he could speak, he opened his arms and gave him a firm hug. Although this was a gesture of friendship from the French, Li Yuan couldn't stand it anymore.
In all honesty, if it were a young and beautiful girl, Li Yuan wouldn't mind respecting the traditions of the French people, even if he hugged her a little more.
But Pierre is with a middle-aged uncle, Li Yuan really has no interest in hugging him. What's more, Pierre, like most French men, has the habit of using perfume. In addition, when he was busy in the back kitchen, he smelled somewhat of oily smoke, so the smell on his body was really unflattering.
So Li Yuan hurriedly pushed Pierre away without a trace, and at the same time nodded appreciatively and said, "Boss Pi, you're good here!"
Li Yuan's praise made Pierre very happy, so he ignored the embarrassment of being pushed away by him, and said with a smile on his face: "Of course, I have been running this restaurant with great care. All customers only need to come once. They will come here often, which is what the Chinese call... "Tui Guo Ke!"
"There are only twice-cooked pork in China, but no twice-cooked customers, okay? It sounds creepy." Li Yuan corrected Pierre helplessly: "Repeat customers, should be repeat customers!"
"Yes, repeat customer!" Pierre nodded kindly, and then asked Li Yuan directly: "You have also seen the situation here, can you provide us with some vegetables?"
In fact, not long after Li Yuan came to the Red House Western Restaurant, he felt that Pierre was his new customer. One reason is that this French restaurant looks really good, and supplying goods here will not damage one's reputation; the other reason is that most of the people who come here are foreigners, and doing so will also help expand Li Yuan's influence.
Since Pierre asked, Li Yuan didn't intend to go around with him, so he immediately nodded and said: "I think establishing a cooperative relationship is beneficial to both of us, so... I agree!"
"Great!" Pierre happily snapped his fingers, and said to Li Yuan with a smile on his face: "This is a great event, it's worth popping champagne to celebrate, Li Xianseng, please come with me to the back kitchen."
It could be seen that Pierre was really happy, and Li Yuan didn't intend to spoil his interest, so he nodded and followed the Frenchman to the back kitchen. Like the previous store, the back kitchen of the western restaurant is also well-organized and very clean, which makes Li Yuan feel that this partner is the right one.
Pierre actually opened a bottle of champagne, clinked glasses with Li Yuan and said, "Cheers to our cooperation!"
"Cheers!" Li Yuan raised his cup slightly, then took a sip.
The happy Pierre drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, and then tentatively said to Li Yuan: "Li Xianseng, I have something to discuss with you, but I don't know if you can agree..."
Seeing that the Frenchman hesitated to speak, Li Yuan couldn't help but secretly frowned. After all, he had just agreed to supply goods to Pierre, and this guy immediately wanted to make a request, which inevitably made Li Yuan a little dissatisfied.
Of course, Li Yuan wouldn't express his dissatisfaction right away, he just said indifferently: "Boss Pi, if you have anything to say, just talk about it, as long as I can do it, then it's easy to discuss."
"My surname is not Pi..." Pierre protested as usual, and then said with some embarrassment: "I want... to sign a supply contract with you, and clearly state our cooperation conditions. Do you think it will work?"
Knowing that Pierre's request turned out to be this, Li Yuan couldn't help laughing. Does he know that foreigners value the contract more, or he likes to put the good things on paper and feel more at ease. Unlike myself and Liu Yuebing, they just need to say something verbally.
But since he already planned to supply Pierre, Li Yuan didn't mind signing an extra contract. In fact, as the business grows bigger and bigger, Li Yuan is also considering the issue of formalizing the operation of the vegetable base. Signing contracts with customers is also an aspect of standardization. Anyway, Pierre had already made this request, and Li Yuan had no reason to refuse, so he agreed immediately.
Pierre was also unambiguous, and immediately drew up a contract with Li Yuan, and then printed and signed it on the spot. When he got the supply contract signed by Li Yuan and himself, he couldn't help showing a sincere smile.
According to the agreement in the contract, Li Yuan should supply no less than two hundred catties of vegetables to Pierre's Red House Western Restaurant every week. There should be more than three varieties, including at least three vegetables suitable for salads, including lettuce, cucumber and tomato. At the same time, Li Yuan has to ensure that the quality of these vegetables cannot be inferior to those he provides to other customers.
And Pierre checks out with Li Yuan once a week and pays according to his actual supply. As for the prices of these vegetables, 30% was added to what Li Yuan gave to other customers.
According to Li Yuan, this is because supplying Pierre is outside his planting plan, so there is an extra charge. Pierre also expressed his understanding of this, after all, he has also understood the current market situation, and he knows that it is not easy to get Li Yuan to agree to supply, and it is also necessary to make a slight concession on the price.
It's just that the Frenchman doesn't know that Li Yuan's reason for raising his price is not what he said, and it's completely out of other considerations.