Speaking of this, Pierre immediately became excited, and exaggeratedly said on the other end of the phone: "My dear friend, you are simply a genius! I never thought that your method would work so well! When I sent the truffle to the auction When I put them in, they still look as fresh as they were just dug out of the earth, which is a miracle!"
Hearing what Pierre said, Li Yuan also felt relieved. At least you don't have to worry about the preservation of truffles in the future, which is not a small gain.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan couldn't help being a little proud, and said to Pierre with a smile, "You're right, I'm a genius."
"..." Pierre was stunned for a moment, and then said helplessly: "Didn't you say that Easterners are very modest, it seems that others are lying to me!"
"This Frenchman really doesn't know how to chat!" Pierre's words made Li Yuan complain in his heart, and then he said listlessly: "The auction is over, and it's getting late. I'll go to sleep, bye!"
"Goodbye." Pierre said goodbye to Li Yuan, and then his profile picture went dark.
It has been more than half a year since Li Yuan got the peach pit by accident. The seasons also change from summer to winter, and it won't be long before the most important traditional festival for Chinese people - the Spring Festival.
Every year, the Spring Festival is the busiest time for hotels and restaurants, and the amount of ingredients needed is also doubling. Li Yuan started making arrangements as early as a month ago, deliberately increasing the supply of vegetables during the spring to meet the needs of customers.
Seeing that the Spring Festival is coming, vegetables are also harvesting. So Li Yuan became even busier, arranging workers to rush to plant and harvest every day. Then we have to find a way to get the ingredients to the customer as soon as possible. And because the farm will also be on holiday during the Spring Festival, all these tasks must be completed before the New Year's Eve, which makes Li Yuan so busy that he has almost no free time.
However, at this time, Huang Danyang came to the farm. And he didn't come alone. He also brought a middle-aged man with a beer belly.
It is precisely because of the strong recommendation of this gourmet that the new black chicken and chicken eggs launched by the farm will be accepted by consumers faster and become the most popular ingredients in restaurants in this province and surrounding cities.
So Li Yuan was also very polite to Huang Danyang, striding forward to greet him and said, "Lao Huang is here, what a rare visitor!"
"Hehe. I'm greedy, so I came here for a meal." Huang Danyang said with a smile on his face: "How is it? Do you welcome me?"
Li Yuan smiled and said: "Of course you are welcome! Just tell me what you want to eat, I'll send someone to pick it in the greenhouse!"
"That would be great!" Huang Danyang laughed loudly: "Of course black chicken and chicken eggs are indispensable, as well as tomatoes, cucumbers, and spinach..."
The gourmet reported a large list of ingredients, covering almost all the produce in the farm. Li Yuan was also unambiguous. Immediately said no problem. A worker was found and asked him to prepare the ingredients Huang Danyang wanted.
After the worker left, Huang Danyang began to introduce the middle-aged man who came with him to Li Yuan: "This is Chen Hongming."
Li Yuan greeted each other with a smile: "Mr. Chen, welcome to the farm."
"Don't, just call me Old Chen!" Chen Hongming fluent in Beijing, shook hands with Li Yuan and said, "Mr. Li is very famous in the catering circle of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, even people like me in Beijing know it. I took the liberty to come here with Lao Huang to see you today. Mr. Li, don’t be offended."
Li Yuan quickly shook his head and said: "You are too polite. Since you are Lao Huang's friend, then you are also my friend. I like making friends the most. Welcome!"
At this time, Huang Danyang also laughed beside him and said, "Old Chen is the owner of Beijing Hospitality Restaurant Group. He is on a business trip to Jiangsu and Zhejiang this time, and he knows that your ingredients are selling well. I happen to know both of you, so I will Bring him over to have a look."
Li Yuan knew it before. Huang Danyang is also a busy person, it is impossible to come to the farm for no reason. Now after hearing what he said, I realized that it was to introduce Chen Hongming to himself.
Li Yuan knew in his heart that the person Huang Danyang could introduce himself to would definitely not be an ordinary person. Since entering the catering circle, Li Yuan has often learned about this industry through various channels. So after thinking about it for a while, he remembered that he had really heard Cai Wulin mention this hospitality group.
According to Cai Wulin, the Haokelai Catering Group is quite large in the capital. Their bosses managed well and stood out from competitors in a short period of time. Now there are many high-end restaurants and guesthouses in the capital.
Li Yuan vaguely remembered that Cai Wulin had indeed mentioned that the owner of Hokerlai Catering Group was surnamed Chen, and he was also a fat man. However, Fatty Cai quickly told Li Yuan proudly that Fatty Chen was nothing compared to him, and he was no match for him in terms of weight.
At that time, Li Yuan also thought that if one day even the Haokerlai Catering Group located in the capital could become his client, then this career would be considered a small success. But even Li Yuan himself didn't expect that after only a few months, the boss of Hokerlai Catering Group would pay a visit.
But Li Yuan knew in his heart that now was not the time to be emotional. He spent all his energy talking and joking with Chen Hongming, and tried to speak every word as tightly as possible.
Chen Hongming is a typical old Beijing, people like him are especially good at chatting. And Li Yuan had also struggled in society for many years before, and he was mature far beyond his age. The two chatted together, but they also had some common language. When it comes to understanding, everyone laughs, thinking that the other party is a wonderful person.
And the relationship between the two quickly drew closer. At first Li Yuan called him Mr. Chen, but now he just called him Old Chen. And Chen Hongming didn't see him, and started calling him "Li Brother".
At first, Huang Danyang was a little worried, afraid that Li Yuan would show his timidity in front of Chen Hongming. Looking at Li Yuan who was talking in front of Chen Hongming now, Gourmet couldn't help but secretly nodded, very satisfied with his performance.
Now Huang Danyang has become Li Yuan's die-hard fan, so he is naturally on his side. Finding an opportunity to tell Li Yuan quietly, it seems that Chen Hongming came today just to discuss cooperation with him.
Li Yuan is well aware of this, but his attitude is to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. As long as Chen Hongming doesn't talk about cooperation, Li Yuan won't bring it up either.
Soon it was lunch time, and Li Yuan left the two of them to eat at the farm. Although Chen Hongming himself was engaged in catering, and he didn't know how many delicious delicacies he had eaten, he was still full of praise for this meal.
After lunch, Chen Hongming also made up his mind, and said to Li Yuan seriously: "Brother Li, you must have noticed that I came to visit today because I want to talk to you about cooperation." (To be continued.)
ps: The third update.