The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 198 Luxurious lineup
Huang Shengli and Zheng Da, who were originally sitting in the box opposite to me eating melons, were just dragged in for the interview.

Qin Huai was not idle either. He originally wanted to go to the kitchen to see if there was any employee meal available, but before eating the meal he had to send a message to Chen Gong to apologize to him.

The plot has developed to this point. Does anyone still remember that Qin Huai’s original plan today was to let Chen Gong taste the food?
Qin Huai didn't even see Chen Gong today.

Qin Huai began to edit the message.

Qin Huai: Assistant Chen, I'm so sorry. I encountered too many emergencies today. I should have waited for you to finish your meal and told you about the dim sum you had, but now I haven't even seen you. Are you satisfied with your lunch today? Do you have any favorite dim sum? When will you go to Hangzhou? Do you have time to come over for lunch tomorrow?

Chen Gong did not reply to the message.

But the door of the next door box 777 opened.

Chen Gong came out of Box 777 in formal attire and said with a smile, "Master Qin, I know you are busy and have stayed in the box. I heard you talking outside just now, and I thought you were busy so I didn't come out to disturb you. If you are free now, we can chat now."

Qin Huai was stunned.

Qin Huai wanted to scratch his head, but he restrained himself and followed Chen Gong into the box, where he found that Ouyang was also there.

Ouyang even sat at the dining table with a bowl of tangerine peel tea in front of him.

No buddy, you haven’t been eating since noon, have you?

Ouyang gave Qin Huai a look that said, "Don't worry, I've already blown everything I need to blow for you."

Qin Huai:?
Qin Huai sat down carefully, and Chen Gong switched to work mode, his smile becoming more businesslike.

"Master Qin, your friend has just told me about your situation and the price of catering."

Qin Huai: ...What is the price of catering?

Did he ever cater?
If they came to Huang Ji for catering, it would not be Ouyang's turn to tell Chen Gong the price, as the prices are clearly marked on the menu.

"You previously customized a batch of high-end noodles for Mr. Chen Yingjun's property company, and the unit price was 288 each." Chen Gong said.

"This is the price for local acquaintances. Our President Han will ask you to go to City A. The price in other provinces will definitely go up. I understand this market situation."

"And just now I overheard some of the waiters' idle chatter at the door. Is it Mr. Xu Cheng who is here?"

"You know Xu Cheng?" Qin Huai was a little surprised.

He only found out who Xu Cheng was some time ago. Chen Gong was just an assistant to the president of a listed company, and also a personal assistant. In theory, he would not pay attention to a food critic.

Is Chen Gong a fan of Xu Cheng?

Is there a love for food hidden beneath his paranoid core?

"Of course, Mr. Xu is a friend of our Mr. Han." Chen Gong nodded. "Our Mr. Han learned about you from Mr. Xu. To be honest, before looking for you, our Mr. Han also contacted the heads of several well-known restaurants to ask their chefs if they could provide catering services."

"Our President Han is in City A, so of course the birthday party has to be held in City A. There aren't any famous restaurants in City A, so we can only invite chefs from other places to come over and cater."

"Only Babaozhai in Peking accepted the invitation, and all other restaurants declined."

"In fact, we have also contacted Huang Ji, but Chef Huang Shengli seems to have a bad back."

"Master Pei Shenghua of Chengfangju had this intention, but he had to go abroad for exchange in mid-March and couldn't spare the time, so he recommended his good friend Zang Mu to us. Master Zang said there was no problem and was willing to cooperate with Master Tong Deyan of Babaozhai."

"The only problem is that these two chefs are pure red case chefs and are not proficient in white case. Master Zang suggested that our President Han find another white case chef who is proficient in white case to be responsible for the snacks at the birthday banquet. After all, the snacks at the birthday banquet are more important than those at the wedding banquet in a sense."

"Our President Han and President Xu are friends. He originally wanted to ask President Xu which white-cask dim sum chefs in the country are willing to prepare this kind of catering. Then he heard Mr. Xu mention that you are an excellent white-cask dim sum chef and wanted to go to Shan City to taste your skills."

"That's why I came to look for you."

"I've already tasted your cooking at noon, and there's nothing wrong with it. You're definitely more than capable of handling the birthday banquet, and you're the one who agreed most readily among all the chefs I contacted!"

"Master Qin, don't worry. Our President Han is absolutely sincere about the price. We will definitely give you a 20% increase on the highest market price!"

"I won't let you suffer any loss!"

Qin Huai has expressed that he felt the sincerity of Chen Gong, the boss Han Guishan, whom he had never met before. It was too much, too much.

He could also guess that Chen Gong said so much to him to show President Han's importance of the birthday party and to hint that he would do his best.

The above names are mentioned to highlight the luxurious lineup of chefs for the birthday party.

But Qin Huai wanted to ask, who are the people mentioned just now, except Pei Shenghua?

Pei Shenghua knew that Pei Xing's distant cousin was a high-ranking chef in the Famous Chefs Directory.

But this person was not invited.

Who are Tong Deyan and Zang Mu who were invited?
Qin Huai felt that he had to look through the list of famous chefs again when he got back. After the 30th place, there were many Chinese chefs, especially those ranked th to th. Last time, he focused on who was in the top few. He glanced at the rankings of Huang Shengli and Huang Jia, and was a little puzzled why Zheng Da was not there. He asked who the master chef of Zhiweiju was, but he didn't pay much attention to the others.

I have to research who Tong Deyan and Zang Mu are when I get back.

These two are colleagues at the birthday party in March. They determine whether Chen Gong can complete his side quest and whether his boss Han Guishan can shine at the birthday party.

Chen Gong was so sincere, Qin Huai felt that he had to increase his sincerity as well.

"Assistant Chen, can you still eat?" Qin Huai asked.

Chen Gong:?
"Actually, there's another dessert you didn't eat at noon."

20 seconds later, Qin Huai called Dong Shi and asked him to pick two of the remaining fruits in the kitchen, steam them, and have the waiter deliver them to Box 777.

Dong Shi didn't react at first to who was in box 777. He thought it was an interview box, and blurted out that Xu Cheng might get sick from eating so much and need to go to the hospital for gastric lavage.

It seems that Qin Huai was not the only one who noticed that Xu Cheng had eaten too much today.

Five minutes later, the fruit was served.

Chen Gong took only one bite and hurried outside to make a phone call. Qin Huai listened quietly for a few words. Chen Gong was probably calling Han Guishan to report the situation. The words he used were very radical. When you are free, you must come to Han Guishan in person to try the snacks. They are very delicious and worth the trip. Mr. Han will definitely like it.

Well, a loyal and good assistant.

Ouyang was eating fruit while burping. Qin Huai took a look at his useless look and patted his hands to signal him to stop eating.

Otherwise, it won't be Xu Cheng who goes to the hospital for gastric lavage, but you, Ouyang, who will go to the hospital for gastric lavage.

"Why did you think of coming to Gusu to play? When will you go back? Isn't the neighborhood committee busy recently?" After being busy for a whole afternoon, Qin Huai finally had time to ask Ouyang the three questions he most wanted to ask.

Ouyang stubbornly took the last bite of the fruit, put the rest into the takeaway box together with the apple flour fruit, and said, "I quit."

Qin Huai: "Do your parents know? Are you sure your parents won't beat you to death when you go back this time?"

"My parents agreed. They let me work for Sister Hong because they were afraid that I would spend my money in debauchery and become a prodigal. Am I that kind of person? After a few years of reform... and tempering, my parents have seen my heart of gold. They think that I don't need to go to the grassroots level anymore and can start a business again to regain everything I have lost!" Ouyang said passionately.

"Keep your voice down, there's an interview going on next door."

"Oh." Ouyang continued to drink the tangerine peel tea.

"You want to start a new business?" Qin Huai immediately grasped the key point, "How are you going to start a business this time? Are you going to continue to work in the catering industry?"

If Ouyang nodded and said yes, Qin Huai felt that he should persuade him.

As a professional breakfast seller, Qin Huai felt that Ouyang was not suitable for the catering industry at all.

It is true that a standard online celebrity restaurant like the Fish Hot Pot Restaurant will definitely fail if it does not do marketing. However, the failure of Ouyang, who lost 660 million yuan directly, cannot be entirely blamed on the Fish Hot Pot Restaurant.

Ouyang's taste is so weird.

He has the most basic aesthetic sense of human beings, but he also has his own unique taste. He can taste Grade A fruits and drink duck soup in the duck pen. He likes to eat fermented rice steamed buns, and he likes elm bark steamed buns even more.

It's really hard not to lose money in the catering industry with such strange flavors.

Qin Huai felt that Luo Luo had a higher chance of making money by opening a restaurant than Ouyang. At least Luo Luo's taste was normal. At most, she just liked to eat meat. At most, she could just sell meat dishes.

"Of course! I have to stand up from where I fell. I have to make back what I lost in the catering industry!"

"I think you should be cautious..."

"My dad has already bought the shop for me. It's right next to the convenience store across from Yunzhong Canteen!"

"Considering... next to the convenience store? I remember that store is very small, so there's no way to dine in, right?"

"Who said we need to eat in? I run a herbal tea shop, and I mainly sell hand-made lemon tea!"

Qin Huai:......

Herbal tea, I'm sorry, I will never sell hand-beaten lemon tea together with other herbal teas again.

Qin Huai forced himself to swallow the complaints in his heart and unexpectedly felt that this entrepreneurial path was not bad. After all, Ouyang's craftsmanship in making hand-made lemon tea was obvious to all.

The lemon tea he made tasted better than the one Qin Luo made.

strong.

Moreover, a milk tea shop is a small business, and buying a shop near the Yunzhong Canteen is a sure win. Maybe Ouyang will not lose money this time when he starts a new business.

"When are you going to open your cool...hand-made lemon tea shop?"

“New Year’s Day!”

Qin Huai: ...You are selling the best-selling hand-beaten lemon tea in summer in the middle of winter. You will lose a lot of money!
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After Chen Gong finished reporting the situation to his boss over the phone, he returned to the box and told Qin Huai that his boss, Han Guishan, was expected to come for a snack in half a month.

The specific salary may not be determined until their boss has personally eaten the meal. A 50% deposit will be paid on the day the contract is signed, and the remaining 50% will be paid after the birthday party is completed.

Qin Huai felt that there was no problem.

Seeing that Qin Huai and Ouyang obviously had something to talk about in private, Chen Gong decided not to stay in the box to disturb them any further. He said he had work to do and took his take-away box and left.

Qin Huai continued to ask Ouyang why he came to Gusu this time.

Ouyang's answer was also very sincere and straightforward. He swindled some money from his parents, and under the pretext of investigating a shop selling hand-made lemon tea in Suzhou, he planned to come here to eat, drink and have fun until the New Year.

As for what to eat, drink and have fun with, Ouyang currently plans to eat at Huang Ji for most of the month and then ask his parents for money.

The prices of vegetables at Huang Ji are really too expensive.

Qin Huai saw that Ouyang was planning to become a VIP at Huangji in a month. Considering that the house he was renting now was a two-bedroom apartment and Qin Luo would not have his holiday until January 1, he simply suggested that Ouyang live with him first.

Live here first, and find a short-term rental nearby, and move out before Qin Luo comes.

Ouyang immediately said, "Good brother, how do you know that this is what I mean?"

Then, without looking back, he picked up the packing box and went back to the hotel to pack his luggage, without even asking Qin Huai where he was staying.

Qinhuai: 6
Qin Huai waited in the box until Xu Cheng's interview was over.

When Xu Cheng heard that Huang's was having a wedding banquet in the evening and Huang Shengli was going to cook a three-head banquet himself, he was very tempted to stay and have a meal.

But I ate too much at noon and during afternoon tea.

I really can't eat it.

If you eat three feasts at night, it doesn't mean you are not following the doctor's advice, it means you are going to the hospital to see a doctor.

Xu Cheng could only decline with regret.

Huang Shengli saw Xu Cheng's regret and immediately said that his waist had recovered and he would be in charge of Huang's kitchen again soon. If Xu Cheng was interested in staying in Gusu for a few more days, he would prepare a three-head banquet for Xu Cheng in two days.

There are also some pretty good restaurants in Gusu.

Of course, Huang Shengli still suggested that Xu Cheng come to Huang's more often in the next few days. Qin Huai knows how to make a lot of dim sum but is not proficient in it. If Xu Cheng is interested in seeing it, Qin Huai can show it to Xu Cheng in the next few days.

Xu Cheng did not take Huang Shengli's recommendation to heart. In his opinion, the number of snacks displayed by Qinhuai today was already enough.

Qin Huai is only in his 20s and was born in an orphanage. Even if he started learning dim sum from the womb, it is amazing that he could master dim sum in more than 20 years.

However, Xu Cheng also saw Huang Shengli's appreciation for talent, and knew that Huang Shengli wanted him to try more of Qinhuai's dim sum, so that he could write more about it in the food review and make Qinhuai famous.

Xu Cheng nodded in agreement and said that he would stay in Gusu for a few more days to try Qinhuai's snacks.

Even if the snacks are really mediocre, he will try his best to encourage them, after all, talented people are rare.

In this way, Huangji's chaotic, rich and exciting day ended with Qin Huai finally not having the staff meal. He took Ouyang, who had just packed up and came back with a suitcase, to his home to put his luggage, and then took him to a bone-setting shop to get his bones set and eat some fruit.

By the way, Qin Huai didn’t get to eat the evening staff meal either.

In preparation for the wedding banquet in the evening, the kitchen was already busy when Huang Shengli and Zheng Da were being interviewed, and Huang Jia directly ordered takeout lunch boxes.

Because the quantity was large, the takeaway was delivered very late. By the time the takeaway arrived, Qin Huai was eating fruit in the bone-setting shop.

So in the evening Qin Huai and Ouyang went home and ordered takeout, and Ouyang paid for it.

We had spicy hot pot.

When the two of them were sitting at the dining table, playing with their phones and eating spicy hot pot, Ouyang suddenly stared at his phone and asked out of nowhere, "Is Zhiwei very famous?"

"Did Assistant Chen tell you?" Qin Huai asked.

Ouyang stuffed his mouth with kelp shreds and nodded: "I talked about it a little bit. I just searched the Internet again. The restaurants recommended by "Taste" are all very expensive, especially those abroad. Compared with them, Huang Ji's dishes are still cheap and good value for money."

"Didn't you calculate the exchange rate? Restaurants abroad are expensive." Qin Huai concentrated on eating the spicy hot pot.

"Oh, I almost forgot."

"It's the poor life that has changed me. When I graduated from university, I didn't think these things were expensive. Now when I see the unit price of this level, my first reaction is that the merchants are crazy about money." Ouyang shed tears of bankruptcy.

"When will the book 'Knowing the Taste' that interviews you be published? I'll buy a few copies then."

"Early to mid-January." Qin Huai said.

Ouyang was not talking.

Qin Huai looked up and found Ouyang was deep in thought. He asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"I was wondering if the owners of our Yunzhong community and the office workers in the nearby office buildings would buy Zhiwei since it is so famous."

"If they buy it, won't they know that you are now at Huang Ji and the dim sum has become more delicious?"

"Uncle Xu and his friends are so free, will they come over for dinner?"

Qin Huai:......

At this moment, Qin Huai had only two words in his mind.

It’s over.

(End of this chapter)