Zhang Hantao was going to have dinner here today, and it had been booked in advance, but he didn't expect that he would bring several important members of the Lin Enterprise Board of Directors with him this time.
Although Lin's Enterprise has the word "Lin" in its name, it is a multinational listed company. The company's operations and management board accounts for an important proportion. The chairman and executive CEO were originally Lin Zhengdao, but because of Lin Zhengdao's previous move to Xizhou, he turned down the position of CEO.
Originally, as long as he maintained his position as chairman, he would still have direct control over the company.
However, he did not expect that during his absence, Zhang Hantao used certain means to undermine his directorship, greatly weakening his influence on the board of directors, and even losing his direct power to appoint and dismiss the CEO. Lin Zhengdao re-entered the company, and his current position is only vice president, which is even one level lower than Zhang Hantao in status. Of course, because of the shares held by Lin Zhengdao, his control over the company is still very large.
Now neither he nor Zhang Hantao can do anything to the other.
If he wants to suppress Zhang Hantao again, he needs to create a strong enough business in a short period of time to regain the recognition of the board of directors.
At this time, Zhang Hantao suddenly came to Honglou Hotel with several important members of the board of directors, looking very aggressive. Thinking of the phone call with Mr. Han just now, Ye Chu realized that something important might be about to happen. This was a veritable Hongmen Banquet.
"I called my dad, and he's on his way here..." Lin Wei walked to Ye Chui with some worry, "He said Zhang Hantao is going to show his hand completely this time."
"This is a Hongmen Banquet targeting your uncle. Does your uncle have any response strategy?" Ye Cui asked with some concern.
"He didn't say..." As a high school student, Lin Wei didn't know much about business. In fact, she still didn't understand why Zhang Hantao could use the board of directors to deprive her father of control of the company, which was originally created by her father. She continued, "But my father told me on the phone not to worry... I think he will have a way to deal with it, right?"
"Well, uncle is not the kind of reckless person. He must have guessed the current situation a long time ago, so we don't need to worry too much." Ye Cui comforted Lin Wei. Ye Cui didn't know much about the operation of such a large company, but he believed that Lin Zhengdao was not the kind of person who would allow himself to be bullied.
Besides... Old Han will also come today. Although Old Han has a cynical personality and it is said that he and Lin Zhengdao were enemies in the past, he should not be the kind of person who would come over to watch his enemy's fun.
He will come over and maybe play some crucial role
"Xiao Ye." Pan Qingguo walked into the kitchen from outside with an unhappy look on his face. "Zhang Hantao wants to invite you to meet him in the box... I don't think he has any good intentions, so you don't have to pay attention to him."
"It's okay. Since he wants to see me, I'll go and see him." Ye Chui thought about it and said lightly, taking off the scarf on his body.
Lin Wei hugged Ye Chui's arm with some worry.
Ye Chui smiled and pinched her cheek: "It doesn't matter, he is not a monster, can he eat me?"
Zhang Hantao was in a private room on the third floor.
When Ye Chui pushed the door open, he saw that besides Zhang Hantao, there were four other people in the box - three men and one woman, each of them had a different temperament, and one of them was a white man with a beard.
They are important members of the Lin Enterprise Board of Directors, and each of them is worth hundreds of millions.
Seeing Ye Chui enter the box, they all cast curious glances at him.
"This is Master Ye Chui. With his help, Hong Lou's business has been booming recently. It's very difficult to book a table." Zhang Hantao smiled and introduced him while sitting on a chair. It seemed that he admired Ye Chui very much - this was of course fake. "The last time I ate a sweet and sour fish made by him, I still have endless aftertastes. I will never forget the taste of that dish."
As he spoke, a hint of coldness flashed in Zhang Hantao's eyes.
Just one dish caused him to miss out on a business worth tens of millions. It would be strange if he could forget it.
"I've heard that a great chef has recently come to Honglou, but I didn't expect him to be so young. It really opens my eyes." The woman said with a smile. She was in her forties, with a graceful and elegant temperament, but she was charming when she spoke.
"Wei Yi, you don't understand the chef industry. The star rating and skills of a chef are all linked to his age." Sitting next to the woman was a middle-aged man. He looked at Ye Chui with some suspicion, "This young chef is so young. I think the rumors that have been circulating recently are just empty reputation, right?"
"Haha." Ye Chui was neither anxious nor annoyed when he heard the middle-aged man's words. He just smiled faintly and said, "A chef's skills are indeed linked to age, but there are always exceptions. Whether my dishes can satisfy you or not, you have to try them to know. If you jump to conclusions, you may suffer a loss."
After saying this, Ye Chui looked at Zhang Hantao with a smile. Zhang Hantao asked him to come up just to laugh at him, and Ye Chui would certainly not let him do so.
Zhang Hantao's expression turned cold. He had previously made a hasty conclusion about Ye Chui's dishes and suffered a great loss as a result.
"That's better than anything else." The middle-aged man snorted, but his expression softened a little, as if he appreciated Ye Chui's neither humble nor arrogant reaction. "I want to see what delicious food you can cook."
"Mr. Lu, no matter what delicious food Mr. Ye cooks today, I believe it will leave a deep impression on us." Zhang Hantao said with a smile. He looked at Ye Chui, "Boss Lin will come over later. Maybe something will happen. If something happens, I hope that Master Ye's delicious food can make him feel better."
His words hinted that Lin Zhengdao would be in great trouble soon.
In his opinion, the reason why Ye Chui was fearless when facing Zhang Hantao was because he had Lin Zhengdao's support. He wanted to know whether Ye Chui could still be so calm and composed when he knew that Lin Zhengdao would be in trouble today.
Zhang Hantao called Ye Chui up now just to admire his panicked look. He really hated Ye Chui to the core. Why would a cook ruin his plans time and time again
Unfortunately, he was still disappointed.
"Uncle has been in a good mood recently, so he doesn't need my delicious food to comfort him." Ye Chui naturally understood what Zhang Hantao meant, and said with a smile, "But when something happy happens, we should enjoy delicious food to celebrate. Maybe I will have to prepare a celebratory banquet today."
After all, Ye Chui has thirty years of life experience. Even a high-ranking monk was almost driven to return to secular life by what he said. How could he lose in such a confrontational discussion
"Haha, this young man is really interesting." The oldest man in the box laughed loudly and said, "I came here today. I didn't have any expectations for the meal itself, but now I am looking forward to eating something delicious."
"I will never disappoint any of my customers when it comes to dishes." Ye Chui said to the old man confidently. After that, Ye Chui gave Lin Zhengdao a provocative smile and continued, "Please wait a moment, everyone."
Having said this, he left the box.
The people in the box all looked a little surprised.
The elegant woman Wei Yi, the middle-aged man Mr. Lu, the old man and the white man, these four important members of the Lin Enterprise Board of Directors all became interested in Ye Chui. They understood that Zhang Hantao called Ye Chui up at this time to intimidate the young chef, but they did not expect that the young man had no fear at all, and even vaguely suppressed Zhang Hantao in momentum.
The middle-aged man, Mr. Lu, glanced at Zhang Hantao, who looked a little embarrassed, and said, "Hantao, as the CEO of the company, you can't even protect a chef? It seems that you have suffered at his hands before?"
There was something vaguely interrogative about this question.
"He is just a young man who knows nothing. Mr. Lu, you don't have to take it seriously." Zhang Hantao's heart trembled when he heard what Mr. Lu said, and he said hurriedly, "He only dares to act arrogantly because of Lin Zhengdao. If Lin Zhengdao encounters problems, he will definitely not dare to be so arrogant anymore."
"I do think this boy is interesting." Wei Yi looked interested. "Alas, it's a pity that he is too young. He could be my son."
This made the others speechless.
Zhang Hantao couldn't help but see a drop of sweat slide down his forehead. He didn't expect that Ye Chui's performance left such a good impression on these people.
The board members of Lin's Enterprises are all very successful entrepreneurs. Although Zhang Hantao used certain means to win them over, they could never be bought. They look at problems from the company's standpoint and are the fairest people. Lin Zhengdao had previously abandoned the company and gone to Xizhou for his wife, which made them very dissatisfied. This gave Zhang Hantao the opportunity to unite with them to overthrow Lin Zhengdao.
But if they find that Zhang Hantao does not have the ability to run the company, they will immediately unite and kick Zhang Hantao out.
This is the cruelty of the business world.
"Humph, I originally wanted to laugh at Ye Chui's joke, but I didn't expect that he would laugh at me instead. However..." Zhang Hantao thought secretly in his heart, and a sneer appeared on his dark face, "This can't change anything! I have prepared a lot, and today Lin Zhengdao will be completely eliminated!"
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After Ye Cui left the box, he walked towards the kitchen, thinking about the current situation.
The four directors all seemed to be standing on a neutral stance. The struggle between Zhang Hantao and Lin Zhengdao would depend on whether the two of them could show enough ability to influence the judgment of the four directors. But I don't know if Lin Zhengdao had enough cards to win this struggle
Thinking about these things, Ye Chui walked down the stairs.
As a result, he happened to see someone walking in from outside the restaurant. Seeing these people, Ye Cui couldn't help but frowned: It seemed that everything happened at the same time today - the people who came were Lu Bing and several other chefs, Fan Hong and another middle-aged man were also among them.
Fan Hong has already seen Ye Chui, and the smile on his face is particularly cold... (~^~)