"It looks like the renovation of Manhan Restaurant is almost finished. Just like the rumors, they are planning to open on New Year's Eve?" The round-faced man in the van continued to look at the decoration outside Manhan Restaurant. He sat in the driver's seat with both hands on the steering wheel, almost leaning out of the window, looking at the restaurant, and continued with some surprise, "The owner of this restaurant is really courageous."
"What kind of courage do you have? Isn't it because you have a strong backer?" The man wearing glasses sitting in the passenger seat of the van said with some disdain, "This restaurant is openly owned by that Ye Chuikai, but in fact, the backer behind the restaurant is Mr. Han... Li Xiuyun, you have been in this business for a long time, and you don't understand this?"
The round-faced man named Li Xiuyun looked at the man with glasses and said, "Brother, of course I know about those things in the circle, but I did some research on the owner of Manhanlou. He first appeared in the public eye half a year ago. At that time, Mr. Han was hospitalized for eating too much at Wanlaifu in Xizhou City. The cook was the five-star chef Tian Xiaodu, but there was a shadow of Ye Chui in that incident. Later, Ye Chui also appeared in the news at the cruise carnival in Xizhou City. In the chef competition in Hainan, he stood next to Mr. Han and stole the show. Later, it was circulated on the Internet that he used a dish called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to make all the monks in a temple return to secular life. By the way, he told people about opening Manhanlou at that time, and then..."
Li Xiuyun had indeed done a lot of research on Ye Chui and knew him like the back of his hand.
But the senior brother didn't want to listen any more and interrupted him mockingly: "Fake, these are all fake!"
“This is all real news.”
"Li Xiuyun, are you really confused or just pretending to be confused?" The senior brother mocked, "News is news. It's obvious that Elder Han is building momentum for Ye Chui. No matter how great what he did, you have to understand that Ye Chui is just a teenager of 17 or 18 years old. A teenager challenged a seven-star chef and defeated him, forcing him to retire? You believe this kind of news. I think Miao Shengsong was originally planning to resign, and he just took this opportunity to add color to Ye Chui. Elder Han is behind it all."
Li Xiuyun seemed a little angry: "The nine chefs from Shenghua Garden have all been transferred to Manhanlou. This almost wiped out all the chefs from Shenghua Garden. What do you think about this?"
"There must be something fishy going on. Maybe Mr. Han has some leverage over the boss of Shenghuayuan." The senior brother guessed. He glanced at Manhanlou outside the window and smacked his lips. "Tsk tsk, Mr. Han really worked hard for Manhanlou. Isn't he afraid that something will happen to this restaurant and ruin his reputation at his age?"
Ye Chui is very powerful. Looking back at the things he has experienced, each one is enough to amaze people for a long time, and these things are enough to make him a strange man in the eyes of everyone. But in fact, Ye Chui's current popularity is not high. The main reason is that there are many people like senior brothers in the media. Relying on their own experience and vision, they do not believe that those things were done by Ye Chui alone, and attribute all the credit to Old Han, believing that Old Han is behind everything.
If Ye Chui was a young man in his thirties, he might be much more famous than he is now.
Li Xiuyun was silent for a moment after hearing what his senior brother said, but in the end he still chose to believe Ye Chui: "I believe there is a miracle in this matter, and this Ye Chui is the miracle."
"Hmph." The senior brother looked at Li Xiuyun unhappily, "Well, I'll leave the interview to you today. My mother-in-law has some things to do, and I need to buy New Year's goods for her. You can go to the hotel for the interview. I'll lend you the car first, and I'll pick you up later."
"Brother, you..."
"When a new restaurant opens, our Food Weekly will do a series of follow-up reports. This is an old rule. This Manhanlou is so popular, so we'll give you a chance." The senior brother said hurriedly, "If this restaurant becomes popular in the future, your fame will also increase as you do the restaurant special. The head of our magazine's restaurant group is about to leave. If you do a good job in this job, you may be the new head in the future."
On the surface, it seems that the senior brother is saying "I am doing this for your own good", but in fact, he is shirking his job. He followed up on the Manhanlou and was present on the day of its official opening. How could he celebrate the New Year? Moreover, he was not optimistic about the Manhanlou at all. He had worked in this industry for many years and had seen many restaurants that opened with great fanfare but closed down not long after. As for the Manhanlou, the senior brother felt that the hotel might only get the most basic three-star rating for a large hotel on the day of its opening.
These three stars represent failing.
Li Xiuyun is not a fool. Of course he understands his senior brother's plan, but he is really optimistic about Manhanlou. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, I will be in charge of Manhanlou from now on. I will be responsible for tracking and reporting the status of this hotel in the next period of time."
"Ha, that's great. Li Xiuyun, you've only been at Food Weekly for half a year and you've got this opportunity. You'll definitely have a bright future. Don't worry, I won't take any of the credit from you." The senior brother said with some sarcasm, "That's it, then. Go down and do the interview first, and I'll come back to pick you up."
Li Xiuyun got out of the car with simple interview equipment. His senior brother sat in the driver's seat, waved to him, and drove away in the van.
Li Xiuyun stood on the street for a moment, feeling a light snowflake falling on his head. He quickly reached out to wipe his scalp and walked into the Manhan Building.
Standing at the door, Li Xiuyun was suddenly stunned.
fragrance.
A faint fragrance was floating out of the hotel. The fragrance was very unique, at least it was very attractive to Li Xiuyun, a food reporter. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and looked towards the hotel lobby. Some decoration workers were busy decorating the hotel, and several waiters were standing on one side of the hall whispering.
"The restaurant isn't open yet, and I don't know where this fragrance is coming from?" Li Xiuyun was curious and walked into the restaurant. The waiters didn't notice him and were still discussing.
"We are going to enjoy ourselves these few days. We can eat all kinds of delicious food every day."
"I have never seen most of the dishes on the menu written by the boss. At first I thought the boss was trying to attract attention by giving ordinary dishes high-sounding names. Now I understand that these dishes are not ordinary dishes. Wow, I am so lucky recently. The boss is teaching the chefs how to cook. We can taste each of these dishes every day. It's so lucky."
"Hehe, when the restaurant opens, each of these dishes will probably cost several hundred yuan. We are really lucky to be able to eat them every day. Most wealthy people don't have this kind of luck."
After hearing these discussions, Li Xiuyun finally understood that the chefs in the kitchen were practicing the recipes, which was why the aroma came out. However, he didn't understand and thought to himself, "The chefs in Manhanlou should all be very high-star chefs, with three six-star chefs, three five-star chefs, and six four-star chefs. There are only a few chefs like this in the whole of China. I'm afraid each chef probably has a few specialties. Does the restaurant owner have to teach them specially? Moreover... according to the waiters, many of the names on the menu of Manhanlou have never been heard of? This is strange. Could it be that the recipes used in this restaurant are all unique?"
Li Xiuyun was puzzled.
Generally, when a restaurant opens, they formulate a menu based on the chef's specialty dishes. It is rare for Ye Chui to take out a recipe for the chef to practice.
He was planning to communicate with the waiters, but at this moment, a figure suddenly walked out from the direction of the kitchen on one side of the hall.
This is a tall girl, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old. Although it is winter and she is wearing thick clothes, the clothes cannot hide her exquisite and sexy body, especially the pair of long legs wrapped in black trousers, which are even more fatally attractive to men. She is very beautiful, with long flowing hair and a faint and refreshing smile on her pretty face. As she walked over, she greeted everyone, "Come and try it. Master asked me to bring this dish for everyone to taste. The name of this dish is Red Plum Pearl Fragrance, which is made from Qin Yiyue's wood. Master said it is already 70% to 80% good, and it is super delicious."
"Hongmei Zhuxiang? What's the origin of the name of this dish?" asked a waiter.
The tall and slender beauty… Han Yuyan, smiled and flirted:
"Master just told me the origin of this dish. It is said that this dish is related to Emperor Yongzheng. When he was a teenager, he went out to play and ended up in trouble. He was rescued by a young girl and fell in love with her. Before he left her, the girl was already pregnant. He told her that if the child was a boy, he would be named Hongmei, and if it was a girl, she would be named Mingzhu. Later, the girl gave birth to twins, but Yongzheng never came back to look for her. Four or five years later, she brought her children to the capital to look for her relatives. An imperial chef wanted to help her, so he developed a dish, which is Hongmei Zhuxiang, and asked Yongzheng to taste it. After hearing the name of the dish, Yongzheng suddenly woke up and took the mother and her two children back. This Hongmei Zhuxiang dish became famous because of this and is listed as a dish for the relatives of the vassal in the Manchu-Han banquet."
After hearing Han Yuyan’s story, all the chefs nodded. So that’s what was going on.
"Stop talking, the food is getting cold. Come and try it quickly." Sister Han continued with a smile. The waiters also need to have some knowledge of the dishes. Otherwise, when the customers order and ask what the dish tastes like, the waiters will not be able to answer, which will definitely affect the restaurant's business.
The waiters were about to start working immediately, but at this moment a figure suddenly rushed out from the side and picked up the dishes on the plate with chopsticks without saying a word. It was none other than Li Xiuyun from before.
This scene shocked everyone.
Sister Han became angry. Who on earth dared this kid to steal her delicious food
She exudes a cool and aloof aura of a queen naturally... (~^~)