The story of a cook

Chapter 339 Chairman

Mu Na, the chairman of Linjiangxuan, is back.

Hearing that the chairman came back, all employees, including managers, were very nervous, and their work was much more active than before.Those lazy employees before changed their previous laziness and seemed to be very active as if they wanted to change others, including Du Dapeng, the nephew of the third boss.

Seeing this situation, I was a little surprised, and asked Xiaopang on the chopping board on the third floor: "Xiaopang, the chairman is so powerful, everyone seems to be quite scared."

Xiaopang said: "Brother Tan, you don't know, the chairman is not an ordinary person, even though she is a woman, she has a very hot temper, and even the second boss scolded her when she was impatient."

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"You didn't look at these people. You usually show off your power. This means that you started pretending to be a grandson when you knew the chairman came back."

"The chairman is not afraid of his temper, just be reasonable."

"Sometimes it's unreasonable—you're a woman, so there are times when it's unreasonable." Fatty said it fairly and justly. "But everyone is afraid of the chairman. She really says what she says, and she must do what she believes in. It doesn't work if anyone says it, and she will do it to the end."

"Wouldn't that be nice," I said.

"It's good, but it's not always at home. If we are always at home, our family will not be like this."

I said, "It will be fine slowly."

Linjiangxuan is a large catering company. There are not many catering companies in the provincial capital that can have their own building, but his restaurant is quite good.The front and rear employees add up to nearly 200 people, which is more than a small-scale factory.Such a company can't be managed without a good person. I don't know what the four brothers are thinking. One thing is always inconsistent, and the development will stagnate.

After the chairman came back, he first had a conversation with the big boss and the second boss. It was probably a good conversation, and then he asked the master to talk.

Master came back and said to me: "It seems that the chairman is going to do something big this time."

I said, "That's not good."

The master said: "The chairman came to me alone, and told me that he had finished talking with the big boss and the second boss. The two of them did not participate in the hotel management at all. The third boss was mainly responsible for the external affairs of the hotel, and Mr. Huo was in charge of the internal affairs."

"It's well organized."

"Tell me to ask me to grab the dishes from the old restaurant and let you be responsible for training a head chef for the old restaurant." Master said.

"I train?" I wondered why I was asked to train, "No way, how can I train a chef, I still fry my dishes honestly and it's good."

"I guess she also listened to Mr. Huo's report, saying that you are quite capable, and that she wants to talk to you."

"You didn't say when to talk to me?" I asked Master.

"I guess I can find you tonight."

I said: "Master, I have participated enough in the restaurant business, and I don't want to participate any more. I will ask for leave in the afternoon. I haven't had a day off in the past two months. I will go home and avoid her."

I don't want to meet with the chairman to discuss anything, because I don't want to participate in management at all. I just want to study and study the dishes here, improve my skills, and then go out to work. The salary here is 2000 yuan a month It's too low. Now Lin Yan can't go to work because she is raising a baby at home, and the child will be born after the new year. There are many places to spend money, so I have to earn more money.

Linjiangxuan is good like that, but the salary is too low, and the high salary is just a few managers.The only advantage is that the wages can be paid on time and never in arrears.

I plan to go out to work after the Spring Festival, and the wages outside will be higher.

The master said: "Then you still avoid it, and she will look for you in the same way tomorrow."

I said: "She has a lot of things to do, and she has to hold a management meeting tomorrow, so she can't take care of me."

Master knew what I meant and said, "You can figure it out, I guess you can't avoid it."

I said: "Master, I don't want to deal with women. If she said a word, she asked you to grab the dishes from the old shop. Why? Should I transfer you or transfer the chef from the old shop? The business of the old shop It was good in the first place, and the dishes are quite stable. Now that the old store is stable, let’s not go to the old store. If there is such a big commotion in the new store, the old store will be fine even if you don’t care about it.”

"That's right, the old store can't be moved now, just finish the new store and then rebuild the old store."

"When the new store is finished, the old store will not need to be adjusted. These employees are all well-informed. If you don't believe Master, let's go and have a look now. The old store that has been adjusted on our side is guaranteed to be adjusted as well. And it’s the same as ours.”

"possible."

"I promise." I said, "Xiao Pang told me that after work every day, Du Dapeng and Wang Chunlai had to study together, and sometimes I asked Xiao Pang to study the dishes together. The store and the new store are the same, even the prices of the vegetables are the same. Although Wang Chunlai is a little tough, he is very smart. Now the kitchen of the old store is also very clean. Just like our new store, it is cleaned up every day and it is very clean. I I heard that old stores are also applying for fresh-keeping boxes now, and they plan to strengthen raw material management like us."

Master said, "Isn't that a good thing? We came here to achieve this effect."

I said: "Master, you don't need to pay too much attention to the old store now. Let's make samples in the new store first, and the old store will follow suit. When the new store is finished, the old store is almost finished. When the time comes, let's see what else is left in the old store." If you don’t do it up to standard, just give me guidance.”

The master said: "Okay, then I will listen to you, let the old shop go first."

I said, "That way you can rest easy."

I didn't go to work in the afternoon, and went directly to Lao Si's.

I haven't seen the fourth child for half a year, let's see how he is doing with his master, and at the same time ask him when he will get married.

The Gaode Hotel where the fourth child works now is a relatively good hotel in the provincial capital.

There are several schools of social restaurants in the provincial capital, with Cantonese cuisine as the mainstay, "Chaozhou City" being the first, followed by "Binhai Fishing Port".This is a hotel famous for its seafood and high-end dishes, and ordinary hotels can't compare with them. "Chaozhou City" has an excellent location, located in the city hall square, with a very high grade, and eating there is a symbol of status.I don’t know much about Cantonese cuisine. Senior brother Zhang Tao knows a lot about Cantonese cuisine, and Master sent Zhang Tao to Baiyun Hotel in Guangzhou to learn Cantonese cuisine when he was building the Zhongshan Building. A lot of my knowledge of Cantonese cuisine was taught by senior brother Zhang Tao.

Zhongshan Mansion in the provincial capital was the first to introduce Cantonese cuisine, and this credit is due to Master.So some big Cantonese cuisine masters in the provincial capital are very kind to Master, and I also got to know some Cantonese cuisine masters through Master's light, and I have a good relationship with them.For example, A Guang, the executive chef of Chaozhou City, I have a very good relationship with him, and sometimes we drink together.I admire his cooking skills, but I'm not very optimistic about his personal character. The only thing is that he is too lustful.Ah Guang is familiar with Ah Fa of the golf club, and in terms of seniority, Ah Fa must be called Uncle Ah Guang.

They are just acquainted with A Guang and the others, and have not had a deep relationship with them.I can't understand their Lao Guang's aggressiveness, and I think that one day Northeast cuisine can also be developed and spread to Guangdong.

Binhai Fishing Port is famous for its seafood. Binhai seafood is very popular in the provincial capital. It is characterized by fresh and original flavor and is very popular among diners.At that time, a meal of seafood was expensive, and ordinary people could not afford it. Only those big bosses and important government officials were eligible to enjoy it.I am not familiar with the chefs at Binhai Fishing Port, but I got acquainted with them through the fourth child.The Gaode restaurant where the fourth child works mainly serves local dishes and coastal seafood. He is also the head chef there, and he knows many coastal seafood chefs, so I also got to know them.

In addition to these high-end restaurants, there are local Northeast restaurants in the provincial capital and the township.Represented by dumpling restaurants like Linjiangxuan, they are down-to-earth and popular, and they are the favorite restaurants of the people in the provincial capital.There are many such restaurants, the more famous ones are Linjiangxuan, Hongji, Qinghuage, Leshan and so on.

I have contact with the chef of Qinghua Pavilion, and the relationship is relatively good.

Qinghua Pavilion has developed rapidly, with eight branches in the provincial capital, and more than 30 franchisees from other cities.

After [-], Sichuan cuisine swept across the country, and Sichuan cuisine in provincial capitals is also very popular.There are many Sichuan restaurants in the provincial capital, and customers like it very much.I remember that the more famous Sichuan cuisine restaurants at that time included Bashu Restaurant, Chunxiaqiudong, Spicy Heroes, Boiling Fish Township, etc. The dishes of these restaurants were relatively good, and they were deeply loved by the people in the provincial capital.I myself prefer spicy food, and I like Sichuan cuisine very much. I always communicate with some Sichuan cuisine chefs and I am familiar with the production of Sichuan cuisine, but it is far behind other Sichuan cuisine masters. They grew up eating spicy food. Yes, we can't, we grew up eating eggplant and pepper, and frying Northeast dishes is what we do.

When I was at Linjiangxuan, I dabbled a lot in major cuisines, including Korean food and Japanese food. Finally, I concluded that I need to learn the strengths of each major cuisine.For example, Cantonese cuisine is rigorous in workmanship and has a clear division of labor; Sichuan cuisine has a rich taste and a well-controlled fire; Shandong cuisine has a blend of five flavors and a variety of flavors;Their major cuisines can break into the provincial capital and gain a foothold. Naturally, they have their own uniqueness, which we need to learn from Northeast cuisine.

What should I do after I finish studying?Integrate into Northeast cuisine, make our own Northeast cuisine well, and carry forward.I really have such an idea in my heart, that is, one day Northeast cuisine will blossom everywhere in the country.

The fourth child was very busy, so I had a brief chat with him.

The fourth child asked, "How is it? Is Linjiangxuan busy?"

I said: "Busy, busy every day."

"Be busy. I'm busy every day, but I don't have as much trouble as you. I just need to fry the vegetables well, and don't worry about the rest."

"That's good." I asked him, "When are you going to get married?"

"October 16st is over, October [-]st is busy, and after October [-]st is busy, get married, the date is set to No. [-], and I will go there early, and pointing to you to accompany the wine." The fourth child said a little excitedly.

"Don't worry, I'm scheduled to arrive early that day."

I chatted with the fourth child again, and the fourth child said that Qinghua Pavilion was about to open a franchise store in Binhai, and was looking for the head chef, and asked me if I would go.I said I can’t go before the Spring Festival, I have to work in Linjiangxuan, and Binhai is out of town, so I don’t want to go out to work.

"A chef in my kitchen who fried Binhai seafood asked me to help find a head chef. I thought about what you were doing at Linjiangxuan. They are all dumpling restaurants, so it would be easy for you to work there." The fourth child said.

"I can't go before the Spring Festival. My master is still there. Besides, after the new year, Lin Yan will have a baby. How can I go to other places when I have a baby?" I said.

"Then help me find a head chef."

"Okay, I'll help you find one." I promised the fourth child.

It's time for dinner in the evening, and the fourth child has to go to the stove to cook, so I go home directly.

That is, the phone rang just after arriving home, and it was Mr. Huo's call.Mr. Huo asked me where I was on the phone and told him that I was at home. He said that the chairman would have dinner with the management staff in the evening and told me to go back.I said I can't go back, and I'm not a manager, so I won't participate.Mr. Huo said that the chairman called for me to participate, and asked me to take a taxi back, and the taxi fare will be reimbursed.I asked if it was okay not to participate, when a woman's voice came on the phone.

"No, you have to participate. I'm Mu Na. I want to meet you. I'll give you an hour to meet at Mala Hero. Don't be late."

Hang up the phone after speaking.

The voice didn't sound feminine at all, it was very strong.

Putting down the phone and smiling, I wanted to avoid this conversation, but I still didn't dodge it.

It was already seven o'clock in the evening when we took a taxi to Mala Hero.

Entering the private room, there are eight people in the room.

Sitting in the middle is a middle-aged woman who looks like a superior person.She has short hair and is neat and tidy. She looks a bit masculine, and she doesn't know it's a woman unless she looks at her upper body and the clothes she's wearing.

Needless to say, this is the legendary chairman.

Next to the chairman on the left is Mr. Huo, followed by the third boss, the master, the manager of the old store, Wang Chunlai, Zhang Li, and Mr. Guo, in a complete circle.

Mr. Huo stood up and introduced to me: "Tan Zi, this is the chairman."

I bow to the chairman.

"Hello, Chairman!"

The chairman looked at me, "Okay, you are Master Tan."

"Yes."

"Seeing you makes me feel relieved. They all say that I look like a female bandit, but you are a male bandit."

We have a match in looks.

"That's because they don't appreciate it, only people like us can make a big splash!" I said.

"Well said!" The chairman said: "Before I met you, Mr. Huo and my third brother said that you are amazing, and I was itching to say that, and I wanted to see you right away. I have to look at you with admiration for what you said just now." .”

"The chairman praised it."

I sat down next to Master.

Mr. Huo handed over a cigarette.

"Tan Zi, this is what the chairman brought back from Japan, here it is."

The chairman said: "I heard about you when I was in Japan. My old Huo said that he found a capable person. When I come back to see you this time, I can't say nothing empty-handed. I know you smoke, so I will bring you back a Japanese cigarette."

"Thank you, Chairman." I said.

"You're welcome, we are a family now, so don't be so polite, I brought one for your master."

"The chairman is still careful."

The waiter starts serving the food.

It's the first time I ate at Mala Hero, and everyone said that his home made a good one, so I just tried it today.

The manager of the old store is a young man who looks very energetic. I have met him a few times before, but I haven't talked much.The young man had a good eye, so he stood up and began to pour wine for everyone. In the summer, eating spicy Sichuan food and drinking white wine is no one else, enough energy.

The dishes are served and the wine is full.

The chairman said: "Everyone has worked hard during the time I was away. The biggest surprise for me this time is that our food is more delicious than before, the kitchen is cleaner than before, and the money earned from last month is higher than before. It’s been a lot before, and it’s all the changes that Brother Huang and Tan Zi brought to our family after they came, and it’s also the result of everyone’s active cooperation. This first glass of wine is a toast to everyone, everyone has worked hard.”

After everyone toasted and drank, Mr. Huo said: "Everyone, try his food. His food is very good."

In front of me is the "Couple's Lung Pieces". Pick up a piece of hairy belly and try it. It tastes good and authentic.

"Let's chat while eating. The main purpose of inviting everyone to dinner today is to meet you. I haven't seen you for several months, especially my old Huo." The chairman looked at Mr. Huo and asked, "Old Huo, I don't think I ?”

"It's an old couple's—the third brother is still here." Mr. Huo said.

"Third brother, what are your family members afraid of? There are no outsiders here, so you don't need to pretend."

"Just treat me as if I don't exist." The third boss laughed.

Everyone laughs.

(End of this chapter)