Although chefs such as Lu Bing hold professional titles in Honglou Hotel, they have not come to the hotel during this period. They are still chefs of Honglou, but they are temporarily on leave. The smooth operation of Honglou still depends on their chef licenses.
They suddenly came here together, with Fan Hong and another middle-aged man following them. They looked so aggressive and obviously had no good intentions.
When some waiters in the hall saw these people coming, they were frightened by their aura and hurried to the kitchen to call Pan Qingguo.
Pan Qingguo walked out with a cold face. Ye Cui thought for a while and walked to Pan Qingguo's side.
"Lu Bing, Fan Hong, what are you doing here?" Pan Qingguo asked in a cold voice.
"Hey, Peng Hong really has a good dog. He is sick and hospitalized and can't continue to run the restaurant, but you are still so loyal to him. Peng Hong is so lucky." Lu Bing said with some mockery.
This made Pan Qingguo's face even colder: "Lu Bing, you are ungrateful. Even if the boss can't manage this restaurant, the restaurant will never fall into the hands of Mr. Fan, and you will never be able to stay here in the future!"
"Hehe, well said!" Hearing Pan Qingguo's words, Lu Bing laughed proudly a few times, "So I came here today to resign. Not only me, but all the other chefs have also formally resigned collectively!"
"What?"
Pan Qingguo trembled suddenly. Lu Bing and Fan Hong were teaming up to take over Peng Hong's restaurant, but he could not resign. Therefore, he would not be able to join the restaurant again for five months after his resignation. Even if the restaurant fell into Fan Hong's hands at that time, Lu Bing would not get any benefits.
But now he is going to resign, and not only him, but all the other chefs in the restaurant are also going to resign.
"You...are you serious?" Pan Qingguo asked in disbelief.
"Of course it's true." Lu Bing was indescribably proud. He pointed at the other chefs around him and said, "From today on, we will no longer be chefs at Honglou Hotel."
“This…” Pan Qingguo was suddenly at a loss. A five-star hotel must have a three-star chef to operate normally. Three-star chefs are not difficult to find, but there is no way to find one in a very short time. In the past few days, Pan Qingguo believed that Lu Bing and others would not dare to resign, so he did not arrange this matter, but now… Lu Bing actually resigned.
Ye Chui stood at one side with a slightly changed expression, looking at Fan Hong, and understood that Fan Hong had promised Lu Bing some benefit to make Lu Bing willing to lead his people to resign from the hotel. In this way, Honglou would have to temporarily close down in a short period of time...
Of course, Ye Cui was not worried about this matter. If it really didn't work, he could bring Tian Xiaodu to Honglou Hotel first. After all, Tian Xiaodu was now a genuine six-star chef.
However, Ye Cui also knew that what Fan Hong was going to do would definitely not be that simple.
As expected, Fan Hong stood up at this time. He sneered and said to Pan Qingguo, "Chef Lu and other chefs have resigned from Honglou. Now there is only one chef in Honglou, Master Ye. If I am not mistaken, Master Ye is only a one-star chef now, right?"
"This..." Pan Qingguo was speechless.
Fan Hong continued, "Honglou is a five-star hotel. A one-star chef alone cannot run such a large hotel. According to the provisions of the Food Law, Honglou must suspend business."
"We will find a chef with three stars or above as soon as possible!" Pan Qingguo said gritting his teeth, staring at Fan Hong.
"It's not hard to find a three-star chef. I believe you have the ability to do so." Fan Hong laughed proudly a few times. He suddenly pointed at the middle-aged man who came with him, looked at Pan Qingguo, and then shifted his gaze to Ye Chui. "Mr. Pan, and Master Ye, let me introduce you. This is President Shi Dingping, and he is the vice president of the Yanjing Gourmet Association."
"Vice President of the Gourmet Association?" Pan Qingguo couldn't help but tremble.
Ye Chui's expression also changed completely - Fan Hong was really thoughtful. He asked Lu Bing and others to resign, and then brought the vice president of the Food Association to seal up the restaurant. Looking at the relationship between Fan Hong and Shi Dingping, even if Ye Chui called Tian Xiaodu to Yanjing, it would not be easy for the restaurant to reopen with Shi Dingping blocking the way...
"President Shi." Fan Hong was very satisfied with the surprised expressions on Ye Chui and Pan Qingguo's faces. He turned to look at Shi Dingping and said, "Honglou is a five-star hotel, but it only has one one-star chef. How do you think this should be handled?"
"What else can we do?" Shi Dingping sneered, "Of course, we should suspend business for rectification."
"That's right. We will suspend business for rectification." Fan Hong looked back at Ye Chui and Pan Qingguo. "Even if Hong Lou finds a chef with three stars or above, it will still take a lot of procedures to reopen. It will take at least ten days and half a month, and it may take several months at most."
"Fan Hong, you... don't do anything too extreme!" Pan Qingguo's face was full of anger, and he wanted to rush up and beat Fan Hong up.
"To the extreme?" Fan Hong didn't care. "When did I do anything to the extreme? I told you a long time ago that if Honglou is mine, you can still continue to work here, and your salary can be higher than before. I have given you a way out. How can this be considered as doing something to the extreme?"
Having said that, Fan Hong looked at Ye Chui coldly again: "As for Master Ye... Humph, if you don't accept my toast, then I will have to drink the penalty wine. I am just afraid that I haven't done enough and I am definitely not ruthless enough!"
Fan Hong has been in contact with Shi Dingping these past two days. Shi Dingping is a senior executive of the Yanjing Gourmet Association and a three-star chef. Although he knew Shi Dingping before, they were not close. It took a lot of effort to convince Shi Dingping, but it also cost him a lot of money in vain - if Ye Chui hadn't intervened, why would he have gone through so much trouble
He simply hated Ye Chui now.
Ye Chui had regained his composure, but the expression on his face was terrifyingly cold.
In his previous life, he had experienced many similar incidents of vicious competition. However, the previous life was different from this world. There were no restrictions of gourmet law, and it was impossible for him to do things as decisively as Fan Hong.
Fan Hong asked Honglou to suspend business. Five-star hotels are different from ordinary small restaurants. If they suspend business, even for a short period of time, some diners may no longer patronize the place. Not to mention that Fan Hong's words vaguely pointed out that even if a replacement chef with three stars or above is found in time after the hotel suspends business, it will probably have to go through procedures to reopen. If Shi Dingping interferes, it will take a long time, and by then, Honglou's reputation will be completely ruined...
At this time, what should Ye Chui do
Just as Ye Chui was thinking about a countermeasure, a bright black luxury car suddenly stopped outside the hotel.
The car door opened, and the first thing that stretched out from inside was a gray cane, followed by a skinny body that did not look old at all. This was an old man. Although he was 97 years old, he was still very strong. He was wearing a somewhat simple gray Tang suit and squinted his eyes to take a look at the decoration of Honglou.
I don’t know what he was thinking about, but a knowing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
—The person who came was none other than Mr. Han Xi!
"This kid has been in Honglou all this time. Hey, I must ask him to help me prepare a delicious meal today!" Old Han said as he strode into the restaurant. A middle-aged man dressed as a secretary followed closely behind him.
"Eh?" As soon as he entered the hotel, Mr. Han realized that the atmosphere in the hall was quite tense. He frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
Mr. Han's voice was loud and clear, and everyone subconsciously looked at him.
There are not many people who run restaurants, especially those in China, who don’t know Mr. Han.
The world-renowned gourmet is also a very famous entrepreneur. His status in the food industry is unparalleled. Anyone who works in a restaurant, especially one in such a large restaurant, basically knows his name and recognizes his old but handsome appearance.
At this moment, he suddenly visited Honglou Hotel. Whether it was the waiters like Pan Qingguo, the chefs like Lu Bing, or Fan Hong and Shi Dingping, they all showed surprised expressions.
Ye Chui had known that Mr. Han was coming, and now a smile appeared on his face—he had been absent-minded just now and had actually forgotten about Mr. Han. With Mr. Han's hotel, the dilemma had turned around...
After being shocked, Fan Hong showed a pleasant smile: he wanted to enter the food industry after returning from abroad, so he had to deal with gourmets. Mr. Han was the gourmet he had always wanted to get close to, but Mr. Han had a weird temper. He visited him again and again, but he always closed the door and didn't take him seriously at all...
I didn't expect that he would come to Honglou now. This is a great opportunity!
He subconsciously straightened his suit and prepared to walk towards Mr. Han, as if he had already seen the scene in the future when his big restaurant would open and Mr. Han would taste its food and then make it famous.
Shi Dingping on the other side also showed a surprised expression. Although he was the vice president of the Food Association and had a prominent status, the Food Association he belonged to was the Yanjing Food Association, not the headquarters of the Food Association. Moreover, he was only a vice president and usually had no chance to come into contact with great gourmets like Mr. Han.
People of Mr. Han's status have a very important say in the food industry. If he becomes friends with him, the position of president of the Yanjing Food Association might become his, so he hurriedly walked towards Mr. Han.
Fan Hong and Shi Dingping walked towards Mr. Han at the same time with eager faces.
"Mr. Han..." the two said.
Old Han also showed a very eager expression on his face, as if he was very happy, and walked towards the two of them.
This made Fan Hong and Shi Dingping happy at the same time. They didn't expect that Mr. Han would be so enthusiastic towards them. They felt very honored and nervous...
Then-
Old Han walked right between the two of them without even glancing at them. He came straight to Ye Chui, and held Ye Chui's shoulders affectionately with both hands. He said to Ye Chui lovingly, "You little brat, you came to Yanjing without telling me. Do you think I'm an outsider? I wanted to marry my granddaughter to you!"
Fan Hong: “…”
Shi Dingping: “…”
At that moment, the entire hotel lobby was silent.
Whether it was Pan Qingguo and others, Lu Bing and others, or Fan Hong and Shi Dingping, they were all petrified... (~^~)