"I have read the information published on the official website of the Gourmet Association. I didn't expect that Manhanlou would receive a five-star rating on the day of its opening. There are only five Chinese restaurants that have received a five-star rating on the day of their opening. After that, all of these restaurants have become world-famous restaurants. Manhanlou is truly amazing."
As soon as Li Xiuyun walked to the door of the magazine, his senior brother immediately came up to greet him with a smile on his face.
Some time ago, Li Xiuyun and this senior brother were the ones who received the task of following up on Manhanlou for an interview. However, as the Chinese New Year was approaching, this senior brother was very pessimistic about Manhanlou, so he deliberately declined and gave the task to Li Xiuyun. He even missed the opportunity to interview on the spot at the Manhanlou's opening New Year's Eve dinner.
Looking at his current appearance, it is obvious that he is feeling regretful and wants to share a piece of the pie with Li Xiuyun.
Li Xiuyun's gentle personality doesn't mean he can be bullied at will. He said coldly, "I have long been optimistic about Manhanlou."
"Xiuyun, you have a good vision. Have you finished writing the opening report of Manhan Building? The magazine will be published the day after tomorrow." The senior brother continued with a smile.
"I finished writing the report overnight."
"Okay, give it to me and I'll help you revise and polish it, and then we'll publish it jointly." The senior brother said immediately.
Li Xiuyun frowned and said, "Brother, what you said is a little wrong. You had already given me the reporting work of Manhanlou. Even if this special report is to be published, it will be published under my name. How can there be a joint name?"
The senior brother looked a little embarrassed and explained, "I'm doing this for your own good. It's easy for newcomers to make mistakes when reporting. What if such an important report is wrong? I'm helping you polish it to check it..."
"If the report is wrong, I will take the responsibility myself." Li Xiuyun interrupted his senior brother directly, "It was you who asked me to be responsible for the follow-up report of Manhanlou, so this report will only be signed by my name. Sorry, senior brother, I have to go see the editor-in-chief."
After Li Xiuyun finished speaking, he walked past his senior brother and entered the magazine.
The senior brother looked at Li Xiuyun's back with a look of disgust on his face: "Why are you so arrogant as a newcomer? I gave you this opportunity. Sooner or later, something will happen to Manhan Building and you will suffer with it..."
After saying this, the senior brother still had a bit of annoyance on his face. He knew that there was no hope of getting a share of the report, so he walked back to the magazine helplessly, feeling indescribably annoyed. If only he hadn't actively declined the report opportunity at that time...
He had just sat down at his seat when the magazine's landline phone in front of him suddenly rang.
The senior brother picked it up listlessly: "This is the Food Magazine Company, how can I help you?"
"Hello, I'm Gao Yuesheng, the owner of Shenghuayuan Hotel." Gao Yuesheng's voice came from the other side, "I have a report here that you may be interested in."
"What report?" The senior brother was still listless. Everyone knew about the quarrel between Shenghuayuan and Manhanlou some time ago. If nothing unexpected happened, the star rating of this seven-star hotel would drop soon. What valuable news could Gao Yuesheng provide
But as Gao Yuesheng continued to speak, the senior brother's eyes gradually lit up -
An eight-star Chinese chef has come to Shenghuayuan
This is breaking news indeed!
After hanging up the phone a moment later, the senior brother's spirits had lifted. He stood up and prepared to go out for an interview. Before leaving the magazine, he glanced in the direction of the editor-in-chief's office and thought coldly, "There are only a handful of chefs in China who have obtained the eight-star chef certification, and there is no chef currently serving as a chef in a restaurant. Shenghuayuan can hire an eight-star chef, and a controversial Chinese chef. The weight of this news is no less than the opening of Manhanlou. Li Xiuyun is lucky to have the qualification to be interviewed by Manhanlou, but this luck ends here!"
…
"Manhanlou is a restaurant opened by a 17-year-old boy, but the potential of this restaurant is surprising. On the night of New Year's Eve, I had the honor to participate in the opening banquet of this restaurant. I will never forget that banquet. I believe that countless people who participated in the banquet will remember that banquet firmly, because at that banquet, we ate a full Manhan banquet..."
The latest issue of the food magazine was delivered to Ye Chui as soon as possible. He opened the first page of the magazine and saw the report on the opening of Manhanlou. Ye Chui read the whole report with some strange feelings and couldn't help laughing. The whole report was full of praises for the restaurant and kept praising Ye Chu for being an outstanding boss. He also said that the future of Manhanlou was limitless.
Even though Ye Chui has thirty years of life experience, his face still blushed involuntarily. He felt a little embarrassed to be praised like this...
After reading the entire report, Ye Chui also discovered that the line "This article does not represent the views of this magazine" at the end of the last report on Manhan Building had disappeared. It seems that the five-star rating Manhan Building received on its opening day has changed many people's views on Manhan Building.
Ye Chui thought about these things and casually turned another page. The second article in the magazine attracted his attention again.
"Shenghuayuan has hired an eight-star chef, aiming to be the best restaurant in China!"
"Hmm? It's the report about that eight-star Chinese chef." Ye Chui was stunned for a moment, then began to read the report.
It is easy to see that this report is in direct conflict with the previous report. It is obvious that Gao Yuesheng wants to use the Eight-Star Chinese Kitchen incident to counter the unrivaled momentum of the opening of Man Han Lou. However, a transcript of Gao Yuesheng's interview in this report aroused Ye Chui's great interest.
“… Although Chef Jim is a Chinese chef, he cares about our Chinese food culture. He joined Shenghuayuan because he values Shenghuayuan’s position in the Chinese food industry. At this year’s Spring Banquet, Shenghuayuan will strive to win the title and prove its strength in one fell swoop!”
"Spring Banquet?" This was the first time Ye Chui had seen this term, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange. "What is a Spring Banquet? It seems very important."
Just when Ye Chui finished reading the article reporting that an eight-star chef had joined Shenghuayuan, Tian Xiaodu happened to come to the office to report some problems in the kitchen. Ye Chui took the opportunity to ask his questions about the Spring Banquet.
"Master, you don't know what the Spring Banquet is?" Tian Xiaodu was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "That's right, only five-star and above hotels can participate in the Spring Banquet. It's normal that you didn't notice it before. Simply put, this Spring Banquet is a banquet for major hotels to compete with each other. It is held once a year, around March..."
The Spring Banquet is a measure taken by the country to promote the revival of food in the food era.
Every March, all five-star and above hotels across the country are eligible to participate. The Spring Banquet has the word "banquet" in it, so it is naturally closely related to banquet. The organizer of the Spring Banquet, which is the Food Association, will announce a theme, and then each participating restaurant will cook a table of dishes based on this theme. At that time, many gourmets and some important figures will participate in the banquet, and ultimately the rankings will be selected from these dishes by voting.
The dish ranked first can even be awarded the title of "China's No. 1 Restaurant" by the state.
This title is an empty name, but it is still a very rare honor.
In the previous three years, the title of China's No. 1 Hotel was held by Jingjialou in Yanjing.
The Jingjialou is the other of the two seven-star hotels in Yanjing besides the Shenghuayuan.
"Master, if we can win a title at this Spring Banquet, our hotel's star rating might be able to increase by one and become a six-star hotel." Tian Xiaodu's fat face was full of expectation, and then he sighed, "But it's not easy. I participated in a Spring Banquet when I was at Wan Lai Fu before, and I only ranked 74th out of the 93 participating hotels in China. It's a pity, but our Man Han Lou is completely different from Wan Lai Fu, I think we have a good chance of competing for the top spot."
After hearing what Tian Xiaodu said, Ye Cui fell into deep thought, his eyes turning to the report about Shenghua Garden again.
His eyes slid over what Gao Yuesheng said: "At this year's Spring Banquet, Shenghuayuan will strive to win the title and prove the strength of Shenghuayuan in one fell swoop!"
After understanding the nature of the Spring Banquet, Ye Chui vaguely understood something from Gao Yuesheng's words: he wanted to use the Spring Banquet to decide the outcome with Manhanlou!
It doesn't matter that Shenghuayuan is suppressed by Manhanlou. As long as Shenghuayuan can defeat Manhanlou in the Spring Banquet, or even get the first place, the lost honor will be regained. The most important thing is that now that Shenghuayuan has the joining of an eight-star Chinese chef, the chance of getting the title has greatly increased, and the confidence is greater than in previous years.
"Oh, interesting..." Ye Chui laughed, thinking of something, and asked Tian Xiaodu, "What is the theme of this year's Spring Banquet?"
"The Gourmet Association hasn't announced it yet." Tian Xiaodu shook his head and said, "But according to convention, it will be announced within the first month of the year. Master, will we participate in this year's Spring Banquet?"
"Of course, since I'm eligible, I'll definitely participate." Ye Chui said with a smile, "Directly upgrading from a five-star hotel to a six-star hotel, how can I miss such a good thing?"
Ye Chui's words implied that the title of Spring Banquet was already a sure win.
But when Tian Xiaodu heard Ye Chui's words, he didn't think Ye Chui was arrogant at all. Having been with Ye Chui for a long time and having experienced enough shocks, Tian Xiaodu had become more or less immune to them. At this moment, he just felt excited: "Isn't it going to shock many people?"
"Haha, yes..." Ye Chui glanced at the report about Shenghuayuan in the food magazine again.
In the next few days, Ye Chui searched for information about the Spring Banquet and also kept an eye on the news about the theme of the Spring Banquet. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which was half a month after the opening of Manhanlou, the official website of the Gourmet Association officially announced the theme of this year's Spring Banquet -
Pork! (~^~)