"Haha, we are all in the same business. Since you have difficulties here, I will certainly not ignore you. I can provide you with a few chefs, Mr. Ye." Gao Yuesheng said coldly, "But it is not without price."
"Price? You mean Qin Yiyue?" Ye Cui said with a faint smile.
It has been a secret that Manhanlou has not been able to recruit a satisfactory chef. Since Gao Yuesheng knows about this, it is obviously related to him. Just as Ye Chui guessed, Gao Yuesheng is secretly behind this, and his target is Qin Yiyue who has joined Manhanlou.
Qin Yiyue is a talented chef who has performed brilliantly in several chef competitions. Although he lost to Tian Xiaodu in this year's Hainan Chef Competition, any discerning person can see that this is because Tian Xiaodu had already known the recipe of the Manchu Han Banquet. When it comes to potential, Qin Yiyue has more potential, and it is worth Gao Yuesheng's effort to recruit him into his own restaurant.
"That's right, the price is Qin Yiyue!" Gao Yuesheng sneered, "I will exchange three five-star chefs and six four-star chefs with you, how about that?"
Three five-star chefs!
Although Ye Chui knew that Shenghuayuan was wealthy, he was still shocked by the conditions proposed by Gao Yuesheng. Five-star chefs were very rare, and an ordinary restaurant could greatly increase its popularity by having a five-star chef. In the whole Xizhou, there was only one five-star chef, not counting Tian Xiaodu. Yanjing was a Chinese country, and many famous chefs gathered in Yanjing, but five-star chefs were still very rare.
But Gao Yuesheng was able to bring out three five-star chefs in one breath to exchange Qin Yiyue with Ye Chui.
Putting aside whether Qin Yiyue possesses such value, Ye Chui is even more amazed by Gao Yuesheng's financial ambitions. He can actually bring out three five-star chefs at once. You know, there are only a dozen chefs in the kitchen of an ordinary large hotel, not to mention such five-star famous chefs.
"Boss Gao is really willing to spend a lot of money." Ye Chui couldn't help but say, but then he changed his tone, "However, the chef is a person, a partner of the restaurant, I will not use Qin Yiyue as a trade."
Joining Manhan Building was Qin Yiyue's choice, and Ye Chui would not consider exchanging him. This is not a question of value, but a question of trust.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then Gao Yuesheng's voice continued to come over: "Well, how about I make another suggestion?"
"What suggestions?" Ye Chui asked.
"Let's have a competition between our two restaurants." Gao Yuesheng laughed. "Let's have a cooking competition. I'll use three five-star chefs as the stakes, and you'll use Qin Yiyue as the stakes. Let's have a cooking competition between our two restaurants. I heard that you, Mr. Ye, are very confident in your cooking skills, and you've even received three high-priced kitchen knives from Kitchen Knife Zhang. I don't think you'll refuse this proposal, Mr. Ye, right?"
"Cooking competition, using three five-star chefs to bet with Qin Yiyue?" Ye Chu was stunned for a moment when he heard this suggestion, and then he showed an interested expression.
Gao Yuesheng made this suggestion naturally because he was determined to get Qin Yiyue, and he was very confident in his own cooking skills - as everyone knows, Shenghuayuan has a seven-star chef as the head chef, and the cooking skills of a seven-star chef are very high. Now Qin Yiyue is considered to have great potential, but whether he can become a seven-star chef is still unknown, at least there is no hope within five years, and now the difference between his level and that of a seven-star chef is even more obvious.
With a seven-star chef in charge, Gao Yuesheng believed that his bet was a sure win.
However...from Ye Chui's point of view, Man Han Lou is also sure to win this bet.
Even a ten-star chef is not qualified to win against him!
While Ye Chui was silent, Gao Yuesheng continued, "If you win, you can solve the problem of the hotel's chefs. Three five-star chefs are definitely not a resource that ordinary restaurants can get, let alone a new restaurant. Mr. Ye, if you win, the reward will be very generous."
Gao Yuesheng is trying to seduce Ye Chui.
He deliberately used the energy of Shenghua Garden to block Ye Chui's restaurant, making it impossible for Ye Chui to find a senior chef here, just for this: he wanted to lure Ye Chui into making a bet with him and win Qin Yiyue back in one fell swoop!
Ye Chui chuckled. He was silent because he felt that Qin Yiyue might be unhappy if he used her as a bet, but he was not too worried about whether he could win the competition. Hearing Gao Yuesheng say this, Ye Chui smiled and said, "In that case, I will be grateful for Boss Gao's kindness. In this cooking competition, Manhanlou will compete with Shenghuayuan. However, I want to change the stakes. You can use three five-star chefs and six four-star chefs to compete with me!"
According to Ye Chui's idea, in addition to the three six-star chefs, Tian Xiaodu, Qin Yiyue and Dong Qian, Manhanlou also needs nine chefs to assist them. Three five-star chefs and six four-star chefs will be just right.
"This..." Gao Yuesheng hesitated for a moment, but thinking that he was sure to win the competition, and considering the standard of his six-star hotel, a four-star chef was indeed not worth much, he agreed, "Okay, I promise you!"
"What a pleasure!" Ye Chui laughed immediately.
"Humph!" Gao Yuesheng said with a bit of joy that his plan had succeeded. "Since you agreed, Mr. Ye, how about we schedule the competition for tomorrow at noon without further delay? We will play three games, best of three. I will invite three gourmets from the Gourmet Association to be judges. It will be absolutely fair and just."
Gourmets, especially famous gourmets, can be invited at any time. Since Gao Yuesheng said that three gourmets can be invited tomorrow, it is obvious that he has been planning this for a long time.
Ye Chui smiled and agreed: "Okay, I'll be waiting for you at Manhan Building tomorrow."
"It's settled! Tomorrow at noon, I will bring the chef from Shenghuayuan and three gourmets to Manhan Building." After Gao Yuesheng finished speaking, he simply ended the call.
"Master, what's wrong?" Tian Xiaodu asked worriedly.
"The restaurant was short of a chef, and someone just happened to send a chef over here..." Ye Chui explained the content of the call with a smile.
Tian Xiaodu looked a little worried: "Master, can we do it? Shenghua Garden has a seven-star chef in charge. To beat a seven-star chef, no matter if it's me, Qin Yiyue or Dong Qian, we have no confidence..."
"I'm sure." Ye Chui smiled and comforted Tian Xiaodu, "Don't worry, if I wasn't 100% sure, why would I take the risk?"
"This..." Tian Xiaodu still hesitated, but thinking of Ye Chui's usual performance, he nodded with trust: "Master, I believe in you."
In Tian Xiaodu's eyes, Ye Chui is almost omnipotent...
Ye Chui called Qin Yiyue again and explained the matter again. He was a little worried that Qin Yiyue would mind, but it was obvious that Ye Chui was overthinking it.
"You're betting against me with three five-star chefs and six four-star chefs?" Qin Yiyue laughed. "Gao Yuesheng really thinks highly of me. Hey, I certainly have no objection to such an interesting thing. But Boss, can I participate in one of the three competitions? This kind of opportunity to compete with masters is rare."
"Sure, since it's a best-of-three game, I'll let you participate in the first game." Ye Chui said confidently. He didn't even take the seven-star chef seriously.
Qin Yiyue was silent for a while, not knowing whether he was speechless because of Ye Chui's confidence. After a moment, he continued, "The competition starts at noon tomorrow? Then I will go and prepare. Boss, you should also return to Xizhou as soon as possible."
"Well, I'll take the early train tomorrow morning and should be able to get back by noon." Ye Chui said.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Chui told Lin Wei, Wang Shiyu and An Jing about tomorrow's competition. Originally, Ye Chui planned to stay in Xizhou City for two more days, but now that this happened, he had to rush back early tomorrow morning. He came back this time to pick up Wang Shiyu, An Jing and Lin Wei, but time was so tight that the three of them hadn't packed their luggage yet, so they would have to wait for a while before arriving in Yanjing.
That evening Ye Chui prepared a table full of delicious dishes, which Lin Zhengdao and Wei Yi praised highly. Knowing about tomorrow's competition, they were both a little worried. A seven-star chef is considered a legendary chef in China, and such a chef is not easy to deal with.
However, seeing that Ye Chu seemed to be sure of victory, Lin Zhengdao and Wei Yi didn't say much.
After dinner, Ye Chui discussed with Lin Zhengdao about the transfer of Xiaoyu Home Cooking. Lin Zhengdao gave Ye Chui a big restaurant in the name of Lin Wei. Ye Chui would not ask Lin Zhengdao for anything more from Xiaoyu Home Cooking. He just hoped that he could continue to run the small restaurant. Lin Zhengdao naturally agreed to this. He wanted to open this restaurant not to make money, but for the atmosphere. Even if the restaurant continued to lose money, he would not care...
So the next morning, Ye Chui booked a train ticket and caught the train early.
But at this moment an accident suddenly happened.
"What, the train is delayed and won't start until two hours later?"
Ye Cui suddenly learned the news.
The train will start in two hours and arrive in Yanjing in four or five hours. By then, the competition at Manhan Building will probably be over.
"Can the game be delayed a bit?" Yu Yan asked as he sent Ye Chui to the station.
"I'm afraid not." Ye Chui shook his head and said, "It's hard to make an appointment with the three gourmet judges, and Gao Yuesheng certainly doesn't want to postpone the time..."
"Then I'll drive you to Yanjing. We should be there in time." Yu Yan said immediately.
Ye Chui thought about it and realized that it might be too late to book a plane ticket at this time. The best way was to go by car. He nodded and said, "Then Brother Yu, thank you for your help."
But the speed of the car still couldn't be faster than the train. Ye Chui calculated the time and realized that it would be past twelve o'clock when he arrived at Manhanlou. By then, the cooking competition would have already begun...
He didn't expect this to happen. On the way to Yanjing, Ye Chui hurriedly called Qin Yiyue.
"You take part in the first game, and I will try to get there as soon as possible." Ye Chui said to Qin Yiyue.
"What if you still don't come by the second game?" Qin Yiyue said worriedly, "Don't count on Dong Qian in Hainan. I'm the only one who can cook in the restaurant now."
"No, there is one more." Ye Chui thought for a moment and said, "If I haven't arrived by the time of the second game... you can let Xiao Xiao participate." (~^~)