Thinking of the previous conversation with the person from the Gourmet Association on the phone, it was not difficult for Ye Chui to understand why the people from the Gourmet Association would now come to the Manhan Building in a threatening manner. What happened at the two-star chef assessment site caused a sensation on the Internet, which had a great impact on the reputation of the Gourmet Association. However, the Gourmet Association only carried out some symbolic internal rectification activities in response to this incident, and did not issue any apology statement to the outside world.
This is of course because of face.
Today, Ye Chui also received a call from an employee of the Gourmet Association, asking him to publicly forgive the Gourmet Association for its unfair behavior in the assessment in an attempt to quell this online farce.
Of course, this is understandable, and Ye Chui would not be angry about it.
But the tone of the person in charge of contacting Ye Chui from the Gourmet Association annoyed Ye Chui.
Ye Cui has never been a cynical person who must fight against those bureaucratic styles, but the tone used by that person really couldn't make Ye Cui happy. What did he mean by saying that everything Ye Cui has now is due to them
Ye Chui was able to achieve what he has today by himself. The fact that he was honored as the God of Food and the No. 1 Chef in China by the media had nothing to do with the Food Association. So Ye Chui was very unhappy. Since he was unhappy, he would just ignore them.
And now people from the Food Association have found Manhanlou again.
Ye Chui wanted to see what they were going to do.
Originally planning to find a place to eat, Ye Chui and Han Yuyan could only drive back to Manhan Building on an empty stomach.
Manhanlou's business is as booming as ever.
When they arrived at the entrance of the restaurant, Tang Shanshan was pacing back and forth anxiously. Seeing Ye Chui coming back, she hurried over and said, "Boss, you are finally back. Those people are so fierce. They seem to be officials. Now Master Tian is accompanying them in the private room upstairs."
"It's okay." Ye Cui comforted Tang Shanshan and walked upstairs in annoyance.
Han Yuyan naturally followed Ye Chui.
Tang Shanshan was originally going to go up with them, but after thinking about it, she decided not to go. This girl was born a bit timid, and thinking about the possible disputes in the box, she thought it would be better for her to stay outside.
But just after Han Yuyan and Ye Chui entered the private room upstairs, a guest suddenly walked into the Manhan Building.
This was a foreigner with yellow hair, a thin and upright figure, and he looked very kind. He glanced around the hotel, then walked to Tang Shanshan's side, stretched out his hand and patted Tang Shanshan on the shoulder: "Hello, Miss, is Mr. Ye Chui here?"
He speaks English.
Tang Shanshan subconsciously said in English: "The boss is busy, you want to eat? If you don't have a reservation, you may have to wait a long time..." Tang Shanshan turned around and looked at the person who came. She quickly saw the other person's appearance and her eyes widened immediately, "Hey, it's you!?"
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Inside the box.
"Where the hell is Ye Chui? I'm the honorary chairman of the publicity department of the Chinese Gourmet Association!" the short and fat middle-aged man shouted irritably, tapping the table with his hands to add weight to his words, while at the same time he kept talking and put a piece of braised beef with chopsticks into his mouth.
He had previously told Tian Xiaodu his name, Rodley.
In the box, besides Rodley and Tian Xiaodu, there were three other members from the Gourmet Association. The table was also filled with delicious dishes. These people ate heartily while blaming Ye Chui for not coming back for so long.
Tian Xiaodu looked very unhappy, he didn't like Rodley's attitude. Although the Gourmet Association was undoubtedly a very important department in this era, neither Tian Xiaodu nor Ye Chu had to be in awe of the people in the Gourmet Association. In the past, the people in the Gourmet Association that Tian Xiaodu and Ye Chu had met were all very good people, such as Zhong Weiguo, the vice president of the Gourmet Association, and Han Lao, who was also in the Gourmet Association. Their enthusiasm for food made Tian Xiaodu very respectful, but now these people did not have that characteristic at all.
They are more like a group of villains who try to enrich themselves by taking advantage of their status.
In fact, there will be such a group of people in any organization.
Tian Xiaodu said with a somewhat cold expression: "Master will be back soon."
"Humph, I think this guy is hiding from us on purpose?" Rodley said coldly. "Why was he so aggressive on the phone before? Now he's become a coward, right?"
This person was the one who had called Ye Chui earlier and asked him in an imperative tone to publicly forgive the middle-aged judge.
After Ye Chui hung up the phone forcefully, he felt that his reputation had been greatly damaged, so he brought some people from his department to Manhan Building.
He was a member of the Gourmet Association, specifically in charge of restaurants and chefs. Could he still be afraid of Ye Chui
He was not afraid of making this matter a big deal. If it did, the reputation of Ye Chui's restaurant would also be damaged. He did not believe that Ye Chu could still be as righteous and confident as he was on the phone when facing his questioning!
Almost immediately after Rodley finished speaking, the door of the box was suddenly pushed open, and Ye Chui's stern face appeared at the door: "Sir, please be careful with your words, otherwise I will have reason to kick you out of the hotel."
"Ye Chui!"
Rodley stood up from the table with a bang and said arrogantly, "Kick me out of your restaurant? I'm a senior executive of the Gourmet Association. Do you want to keep your restaurant open? Do you know that I'm the honorary chairman of the Gourmet Association's publicity department? I represent the reputation of the Gourmet Association. What does it matter if you're a little famous chef? "
"Xiao Du, Da Yu, help me drive them away." Ye Shu said directly with disgust on his face, too lazy to say anything more to this man.
Rodley's arrogant attitude had already made Tian Xiaodu and Han Yuyan very unhappy. When they heard what Ye Chui said, they immediately stepped forward, rolled up their sleeves and prepared to drive him away.
This made Rodley and the other three people who came with him to "extort money" change their faces and show anger. The three of them stood up from their seats in an extremely arrogant manner, and there was suddenly a tense atmosphere of confrontation in the box.
Rodley took a few deep breaths in anger, "You are really rebellious. Even if Mr. Han comes here today, I will still ask for an explanation from you!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Han is busy with company matters and won't come." Ye Chui sneered and continued, "But this is Manhan Building. Since you are the honorary chairman of the publicity department of the Food Association, you should be responsible for your own actions. If you are not welcome here, then you have no reason to stay here, otherwise you will only embarrass the Food Association!"
Rodley gritted his teeth and was about to say something when Tang Shanshan suddenly ran to the door of the box in a hurry with a surprised expression on her face: "Boss, there are guests coming."
Rodley's face was stunned for a moment, and he thought to himself, could it be that Mr. Han has arrived
The main reason he came here this time was not only because he was angry at Ye Chui's previous attitude, but also because he wanted to "extort money" and gain some benefits from Ye Chui. He served as the honorary chairman of the publicity department of the Food Association and was qualified to select many restaurants in the country. No matter where he went in the past, the restaurants and chefs gave him face and he got many benefits.
In his opinion, this online incident was a great opportunity. If he continued to make a big deal out of it, Ye Chui would definitely not be willing. As long as Ye Chui understood the ways of the world, he would definitely give him some benefits.
And this time he had deliberately chosen the time when Mr. Han was away on business, because he was afraid that Mr. Han would come and interfere. But now seeing Tang Shanshan's reaction, could it be that Mr. Han had arrived
As a result, Mr. Han naturally did not arrive in time, but the person who arrived surprised Rodley even more than Mr. Han.
"Mr. Ye Cui, long time no see." Gordon Ramsay appeared in front of Ye Cui and greeted him in English with a smile.
"Gordon Ramsay?" Ye Chui also showed a shocked expression on his face. He never expected that the world's best chef would suddenly appear in front of him. He remembered that Gordon Ramsay had completely disappeared since he lost the cooking competition with the new best chef some time ago. The media could no longer find any news about him. However, he did not expect that he would come to China.
"So, you don't welcome me?" Gordon Ramsay said jokingly.
"No, of course you're welcome." Ye Chui came back to his senses and said hurriedly, using somewhat stiff English. He pointed at Rodley and others who were already stunned in the box and continued, "But I have to take care of things here first."
"Huh?" Following Ye Chui's finger, Gordon Ramsay looked towards the box and saw Rodley and others. A strange expression suddenly appeared on his face, as if he knew Rodley.
Of course he would know Rodley.
As the honorary director of the Gourmet Association's publicity department, Rodley was responsible for contacting foreign gourmets during the Spring Banquet. Of these foreign gourmets, Gordon Ramsay was of course the most important one. Rodley even bowed his head in front of him and did not dare to be disrespectful to him in the slightest. Rodley could bully the Chinese, but Gordon Ramsay was the world's cooking god, so how could he dare to offend him? This was a typical case of being afraid of foreigners at home.
Although Gordon Ramsay has lost a cooking competition and no longer has his previous reputation, for Rodley, Gordon Ramsay is still an insurmountable mountain.
"It's Mr. Gordon..." Rodley was stunned for a few seconds, then his attitude suddenly changed drastically. He looked indescribably friendly and said in fluent English, "Haha, Mr. Kitchen God actually came to visit Manhan Building. We'll take our leave first, hahaha..."
Having said this, he left the box with his three men, as if he was fleeing in a panic.
Ye Chui, Tian Xiaodu, Han Yuyan, and Tang Shanshan were all speechless. (~^~)