The boss cooks, and the bankrupt company opens a state banquet restaurant

Chapter 141 A battle between Chinese and Western pastries initiated by celebrities

If it looks good.

Su Chen thought about this order for a long time after returning to the company. It was not until midnight that after much deliberation, Su Chen asked Bai Xiaobo to log in the product manager's WeChat account on one of the company's computers (the only one). computer).

To be honest, Su Chen doesn't have a good understanding of the so-called 'good-looking'. What exactly does it mean to be good-looking?

In Chinese cuisine, the word good-looking is roughly equivalent to the color in color, fragrance, and flavor. That is to say, after a dish is made, it must make people appetizing at first glance. This is good-looking.

The simplest example is one of Su Chen's 30 home-cooked dishes: fish-flavored shredded pork.

Speaking of this dish, it is one of those rare dishes where the color is more important than the taste.

If the chef does a good job, one glance at the finished dish will make him want to eat it quickly. If the chef does a bad job, the color will be unspeakable!

'So the first requirement is to look good. Does it mean that the color must be appetizing? '

Su Chen came to the office area and logged into Bai Xiaobo's office WeChat and found the customer's information.

I want to find some clues from the other party’s circle of friends.

"Zhang Jiayi?"

Su Chen subconsciously read out the other person's name after seeing it. It's rare to see someone using their real name as their WeChat name, and the avatar looks a bit high on Internet celebrities, but you can still feel that this is the other person.

"It's a girl, look at the circle of friends."

Immediately, Su Chen opened the customer's circle of friends. Fortunately, it was not visible for three days, but always visible.

The first one that catches your eye.

【faint! Isn't this boss's business very good? I have to endure the stir-fried yellow beef I want to eat today~]

Su Chen couldn't help but smile when he saw this circle of friends. Sure enough, he saw the billboard hanging next to the dining car when he was setting up a stall. And not surprisingly, she was a young rich woman. Even if ordinary people saw that billboard, they would I won’t directly customize a lunch worth 5,000 yuan.

Continuing to browse down, the contents of the circle of friends soon confirmed Su Chen's thoughts.

This is a nine-square grid circle of friends.

[Today’s Afternoon Tea: I flew to Shanghai with my besties just for an afternoon tea, so the friendship between besties will last forever~]

In the nine-square grid, there is a set of very exquisite pictures of afternoon tea.

Almost all of them were pastries, some were Italian pastries that Su Chen knew, some were more ordinary Western pastries, and then there were a few cups of fairly good coffee.

There are a few photos, and some of them were taken intentionally or unintentionally wearing Valentino shoes and stockings.

The last picture, on the surface, is a photo of the restaurant, but in the lower right corner, I accidentally photographed the lunch receipt.

7820 yuan!

"She turns out to be a socialite."

Su Chen, who knows a thing or two about luxury goods, basically understood it when he saw the pair of high heels.

When Valentino and Bulgari restaurants appear at the same time, there is no doubt that this is the style of a socialite.

If she were a real lady, she might go to Bulgari, but she would definitely not wear something like this.

"So the customer's demand is that delicious food is second only to good-looking food, and the real purpose of good-looking food is not to satisfy appetite."

After reading several Moments in succession, Su Chen finally understood that the good-looking ones had only one purpose: to take photos and post them on Moments.

That's enough.

"In that case."

Su Chen returned to the office, silently came to the recliner, and opened the fragment of a famous Chinese cookbook that he had not read for a long time.

pastry?

coffee?

Some things must be admitted. West Point is indeed superior in taking pictures, and the photos will give people a very high-quality feeling.

But some things must be admitted.

In this regard, Chinese pastries are definitely much better than them, but most of them have been lost now, which is really fucking uncomfortable!

But just Chinese pastries are not enough.

In a country that has studied its food to the extreme, small things like appearance never matter!

Su Chen sent a message to the other party in the WeChat dialog box.

"Hello, I am the owner of Meilai Company. After careful consideration, we can complete your order, but your budget is not very sufficient and the time left for us is not very sufficient."

After Su Chen thoroughly understood the other party's needs, he had a general direction in mind.

If you want to achieve the desired effect in your mind, a budget of 5,000 yuan may not be worth the gain.

Unexpectedly, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, and the other party responded immediately after the message was sent.

[Zhang Jiayi: Boss? Great! I waited for a long time at the pedestrian street today. Unfortunately, the queue was very long. Will you go to the pedestrian street to set up a stall tomorrow? 】

Su Chen felt that his brain was a little atrophied.

I'm telling you that I don't have enough budget, but you ask me if I'm going to set up a stall tomorrow?

Is this what carbon-based organisms can take over?

Fortunately, the other party quickly realized his problem and quickly responded with another message.

[Zhang Jiayi: Isn’t five thousand enough? If not, how much do you think is appropriate? 】

On the other side, Zhang Jiayi, who returned home, was doing a comprehensive maintenance on her skin before going to bed.

She was a little surprised when she received the message. When she saw that the other party was actually her boss, Zhang Jiayi suddenly jumped up!

The boss of the delicious company, chatted with me?

She couldn't help but think of that figure whom she had not seen a few times, but who had a particularly deep impression on her.

A boss in a suit cooking?

After asking her question, Zhang Jiali immediately realized her nonsense. With a groan, she rolled out of bed and crawled, bending her jade-white calves and dangling in the air.

"Is five thousand not enough? If not, how much do you think is more appropriate?"

Zhang Jiayi didn't calculate the budget for this afternoon tea very clearly. The five thousand was just a number she casually mentioned at the time.

In her circle, price itself is also a kind of comparison.

The boss's reply was unexpectedly fast.

[This level of food customization starts at least 1.5 yuan. 】

Zhang Jiayi glanced at it, and without even a trace of hesitation, her fingertips started flying on the screen.

[Zhang Jiayi: How about we round up the sum, 20,000 yuan? But what does it mean that there is not enough time? 】

Su Chen's reply was still very quick.

[Insufficient time means that if we have dinner at 12 noon tomorrow, our company will not be able to complete your order. 】

[Zhang Jiayi: Okay~ How long will it take at the earliest? 】

Su Chen replied: 3 days.

Did it take so long?

Zhang Jiayi pouted, a little confused.

Baking is also a small hobby among celebrities. Many sisters will make some pastries by themselves when they have free time.

I’m not sure whether it’s delicious or not, but the photos taken look good.

As far as she knows, pastry making is nothing more than making flour into a batter, then adding various sweet flavors and so on, and then throwing it into the oven and that's it!

Why does it still take three days?

But when she chose something delicious, Zhang Jiayi still had some patience.

[Well, just three days, just three days! If it takes three days, we have to wait patiently! 】

Su Chen only replied "Hmm" and then there was no more news.

Zhang Jiayi pressed her finger on the screen for a long time and then deleted all the edited content. After thinking about it, she never took the initiative to say anything else.

'Twenty thousand yuan for afternoon tea? This boss really dares. '

'Anyway, you only need to wait three days to see the afternoon tea worth 20,000 yuan. This must be the more expensive afternoon tea in the industry, right? cluck'

After finishing the content to post on WeChat Moments the next day, Zhang Jiayi tucked herself in and went to bed.

Here, after Su Chen received a satisfactory answer, he couldn't sleep.

A budget of five thousand yuan is really not enough to make a Chinese pastry. In addition to the complicated production process, Su Chen also has to purchase a lot of decorations and plates in order to achieve the necessary aesthetic effect.

'These are considered fixed assets and will be used in the future. '

Su Chen was never vague when it came to shopping. The focus now was to list all the meals he needed to make, and then purchase various items in a targeted manner.

'On the surface this is just a 10,000 yuan order, but in fact it implies a peak showdown between Chinese and Western pastries'

'And it was initiated by celebrities. '

Regardless of whether the lady is real or fake, it is certain that once this order is made, it will definitely appear in the circle of ladies in Jingzhou City within a short period of time. So Su Chen, who rarely entered the food practice room directly, immediately began to read through the naming recipes.

There is a special feature of the gourmet training room. If you just practice and make gourmet food in it, Su Chen can persist for a long time.

But if you use the time in the practice room to do other things, the energy required will increase exponentially!

Well, Su Chen had tried to memorize words in the practice room before, but later found that he would be exhausted after just a few words.

For example, Su Chen is looking at famous recipes in the practice room, which also requires twice the energy, but he can only do this in order to save time.

'When it comes to pastries, the peak period should be the royal dim sum of the Qing Dynasty. '

Su Chen looked through all the recipes in the famous cookbook, but could not find any information related to the royal family.

Because when I was an anchor, there was an episode where the content was a dim sum game, so Su Chen remembered it very clearly.

At that time, the primary destination of their team was the capital. After all, the Qing Dynasty had been located in the capital for hundreds of years. It stands to reason that the cooks in the imperial dining room had more or less passed down their skills.

But they searched all over the capital and couldn't find the dim sum they wanted to photograph.

After many twists and turns, the team leader contacted an old man in Jin City. This man was named Wang Shixiang. He was not a famous cook.

But he is a big foodie!

The love of Mr. Wang's life is Saqima. At that time, he said that the Saqima in Beijing has long since ceased to exist. The most authentic Saqima now is Guishunzhai and Xiangdezhai in Tianjin City.

Following the clues, the leader of the team contacted another master. This man was named Yang Ming. He was the descendant of the dim sum master of the state-owned hotel Xiang De Zhai!

'Mr. Yang's pastries should be among the best in the country. '

'So the pastry can definitely be made as a pastry. '

What Su Chen has to do now is to replicate the pastries he has seen before, and if possible, go one step further!

Thinking of this, Su Chen had a general direction in his mind.

'First determine the type of pastry needed this time. The palace pastry can be just pastry, just make jujube paste rolls! '

After leaving the practice room, I recorded the name of this pastry in the notebook on the table, but it was named by another name: imperial concubine cake.

'The second way is to reflect the five thousand years of Chinese culture, that must be.'

A new name appeared on the notebook: Lotus Crisp.

'The skills and techniques have all been demonstrated, but there is still one thing missing.'

The third name: Dragon Beard Crispy.

In the past, this was something only the emperor could afford.

After all, the other party directly gave me a budget of 20,000 yuan. It would be unkind to make only a few pastries.

The process of making pastry is complicated, but it is actually very fast once you really know how to make it.

Su Chen wrote down in his notebook the two pastries he had seen in Jin City in his memory.

It's just rose walnut cake.

This pastry is pink in color and very cute. It is a very typical palace snack.

There are also noodles.

If you don't eat noodles when eating Chinese pastries, you really can't understand how particular the Chinese ancestors were when they ate them!

Not only is he particular about it, but he definitely treats eating as the top priority in life!

After spending more than two hours, Su Chen finally decided on all the pastries he wanted to make.

Next is.

'How on earth are these things made? '

With the current popularity of the Internet, you can actually know many things just by searching online, but food is different.

On the surface, it seems that various state banquet chefs teach you how to cook every day, but in fact, they just tell the audience the basic operations of those dishes.

This alone has allowed many viewers to improve their cooking skills a lot, and the real secrets of the food are all held in the stomachs of these guys!

Su Chen began to collect specific recipes for various pastries on the Internet.

Now we need to have a general direction. As for the next advancement, we need to use the food practice room!

While searching, Su Chen recorded in his notebook all the items that he could temporarily recall. These were all things that he had to seize the time to purchase.

At the same time, Su Chen also asked Su Chen to take care of something.

[Lao Ba, there will be a very special banquet in three days, and it can’t be done without you. 】

Before Cui Yufen and his group left, Su Chen had added all the 'nephews' as friends.

It is also for the convenience of waiting for the athletes' restaurant on the third floor to be completed, so that everyone can help. Isn't this coming in handy now?

The Eighth Senior Brother specializes in making pasta. Although he is not a pastry chef, he is very knowledgeable about various types of pasta.

If he can guide himself from time to time on the spot, the progress of pasta will definitely be rapid.

Probably because it was too late, Lao Ba didn't reply to the message, and Su Chen didn't bother to care. Anyway, as long as the other party saw it, he would definitely reply.

Until the white fish belly appeared in the east, Su Chen was still sitting at his desk, looking at the videos played on the computer from time to time, and then hunkering down at his desk to record various contents in his notebook.

This state lasted until ten o'clock.

The second floor of the company.

Ling Shuyu didn't come too early today, so she checked in at some point.

"Sister Ling, what's the mission today!"

Zhang Li was eating the steamed buns made by her second brother in the cafeteria. She couldn't get enough of them, but they were just not as delicious as those made by Boss Su.

"It seems like there are no tasks today? You should continue preparing the food and then wait until the afternoon to set up the stall."

Xiaobai was drinking millet porridge next to him, "Not necessarily. Yesterday our boss took another big order, and I guess he will make it today!"

"Oh?" Ling Shuyu asked, "What list?"

For the first time, Xiao Bai felt that he had confidence in front of Ling Shuyu, and he puffed up his chest subconsciously, "Originally it was just an order of 5,000 yuan, but then the boss talked about 20,000 yuan!"

"Hey! So many? The boss is really awesome!" Zhang Li's eyes almost jumped out of her heart.

But Ling Shuyu frowned slightly and said nothing.

Xiaobai felt that he had finally made a difference, and immediately said proudly, "I took this order. Just yesterday, my boss and I returned to the company early to discuss this business. Afterwards, I fell asleep, and the boss went to my WeChat After a few conversations with the customer, we directly negotiated the price to 20,000 yuan, and also negotiated the time to three days later!”

When he said this, the expression on his face became more and more arrogant, as if this matter would not be possible without him!

After he finished speaking, he looked at Ling Shuyu from the corner of his eye.

'Praise, praise me quickly! '

'How long has it been since the company had such a big order? This time I have made a great contribution! '

Ling Shuyu's brows grew tighter and tighter, "Since you took the order, why don't you take the initiative to negotiate it yourself? As a product manager, you should accurately analyze customer needs and the company's actual situation, and then make a match."

Ling Shuyu stared at Bai Xiaobo, and his simple words stunned him.

"For such a simple thing, you still need to get up in the middle of the night to communicate with customers by yourself. If I were the boss, you would have been fired long ago."

After saying this, Ling Shuyu snorted contemptuously and neither ate the buns nor returned to the office.

Instead, she turned around and walked into the stairwell. Obviously, she was going to the nineteenth floor.

During this period, as long as it is after 8 a.m., employees basically have to take the stairs if they want to go up or downstairs.

Bai Xiaobo was stunned for a long time and pointed at the empty door unconvinced, "Zhang Li! Do you think she is sick?"

Zhang Li tilted her head, "Huh?"

"I worked so hard, running around, not only delaying our stall setting up, but also helping the company screen various orders. She actually called me a waste?"

Little Short Legs thought for a while and said very seriously, "Xiaobo, I think what Sister Ling said makes sense."

"you"

"As a product manager, these are the things you should do. You should talk about the order for 20,000 yuan and three days before the boss contacts the customer, instead of letting the boss talk about it himself. Well, you will have more to do in the future. Let’s learn from Sister Ling~”

After saying that, Zhang Li also stuffed the last bite of the bun into her mouth, "I'm going to help Shu Ting disinfect it~"

Xiaobai looked at the direction where Zhang Li disappeared.

Gan!

Could it be that I am really a waste?

After going through all the hardships to climb from the second floor to the nineteenth floor, Ling Shuyu first waited at the door for a long time, until his heartbeat and breathing returned to normal speed, then he straightened his clothes and walked inside.

'Since the boss took the initiative to talk about the order three days later, it shows that he must have encountered some difficulties. '

'As an employee, the most important thing is to relieve the boss's worries. '

Ling Shuyu stood at the door of Su Chen's office for more than ten seconds.

He gently raised his hand and knocked on the door.

(End of this chapter)