Brush Up Your Proficiency

The people sent to investigate by the competitors all returned very late. It was unknown whether it was due to the long queues or if they were attracted by the charm of "Shi Wei Tian" and lingered for a while. However, everyone had an expression that indicated the trip was worthwhile, which infuriated the bosses of the competing restaurants.

What annoyed them even more was the information reported by those who returned. Besides the difference in the dishes, the elegance of the music at "Shi Wei Tian" far surpassed the background music currently playing in their own restaurants.

Most importantly, its musical style was very thematic. The ethnic flavor created by the erhu, combined with the ancient-style architecture, complemented each other perfectly, making people feel as if they had traveled back to ancient times, truly maximizing the customer's experience.

After listening to the reports, the bosses were angry and began to think about countermeasures. Regarding the background music in their restaurants, those who hadn't heard it firsthand didn't care much. After all, in this era of information, music is easily accessible. And as small restaurants, copyright issues were practically non-existent, except for "Shi Wei Tian," which attracted attention due to its popularity, leading to music copyright concerns.

For the music, they planned to find some more advanced world-renowned songs or replace them with more popular tunes, believing it would have some effect.

However, the bosses were quite troubled by the dishes. Because they had specifically asked the people sent to investigate to bring back some dishes, after tasting them, the bosses unanimously had the idea of admitting defeat. This was simply a case of dimensional reduction! The deliciousness of the food left them no way to survive! They were certain that they couldn't compete in terms of food.

The bosses looked at "Shi Wei Tian" in the distance, at its exceptionally bustling entrance, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Wang Hao, who was not very aware of the changes in the outside world and didn't pay much attention to them, was now wholeheartedly focused on increasing his proficiency, striving to max out the proficiency of his advanced cooking skills as soon as possible. When that time came, he could take a good look at the scenery granted by the system, a place he had never been before.

After these days of working together, everyone in the kitchen had made considerable progress. The chefs, in particular, didn't need much prompting. When Wang Hao was teaching Li Qiang techniques and key points, they would listen to some extent. In addition, Wang Hao would occasionally give them targeted pointers, which resulted in their cooking skills improving significantly, although not as dramatically as Li Qiang's leap forward.

If they were paid according to their skills, they would have been considered highly paid at twelve thousand before. Now, even if someone offered them twenty thousand, they would probably hesitate, because their current skills had improved so much!

Moreover, the progress of the young people in the kitchen was even more obvious in their actual work. Their knife skills, precision, and efficiency were completely different, as if they were experienced veterans who had been working in the kitchen for many years!

Their personal experience was that they felt they learned more in two days of working here than they had learned in three years at school.

Having been more or less influenced by the system, they seemed to have been possessed by top students. When Wang Hao said one thing, they could infer three others. This made them look at Wang Hao, their "teacher," with stars in their eyes. And this feeling of going to school and getting paid also made them tireless.

Under Wang Hao's guidance, the entire kitchen had been greatly improved, and the efficiency of its operation had more than doubled. This allowed them to remain calm and composed even when facing more and more customers, and even have time to stop and carefully ponder the key points taught by Wang Hao.

They were well aware that they didn't have the same treatment as Li Qiang, who was personally taught by Wang Hao. Therefore, they could only carefully consider the difficult points in cooking that they couldn't understand, and then make full use of Wang Hao's time to solve them one by one, so as to achieve the goal of improving themselves.

As they worked, they looked at Wang Hao, who was busy, and couldn't help but feel extremely fortunate. Someone with Wang Hao's level of cooking skills could still peacefully teach them some rare techniques. When they had problems, he didn't scold them but patiently corrected them and told them how to improve. This made them feel grateful.

Since leaving their families, they had met many people and experienced many aspects of life, but Wang Hao was the first teacher who had been so selfless to colleagues he had only known for a few days!

Perhaps empathy is the foundation of social interaction, and sincerity is the real killer skill!

Due to the improvement in the quality and speed of the kitchen's dishes, the customers in the front hall also felt very satisfied. Compared to other restaurants, the speed of serving dishes here could be described as terrifying.

Moreover, even the worst dishes here were much better than those in other places. This was the most honest thought in the minds of customers who often lived in this area.

"What's going on with these dishes? Why are they getting better and better? I came here to get tired of eating them, but if this continues, how can I leave!" Some customers couldn't help but complain as they ate.

"I'm even more pitiful. I just came to join in the fun, but now it's all over. I was fine when I came, but now I don't want to go back. This music is so charming that I don't want to move."

"No, I can't be the only one who's pitiful. I have to make others feel the same 'misery'!"

Similar thoughts and voices filled the customers' hearts, causing "Shi Wei Tian" to show signs of becoming a hit.

Customers who had been eating at "Shi Wei Tian" for three days carefully felt that the dishes here seemed to be getting more and more delicious, as if they were becoming more delicious every day, allowing their taste buds to be unprecedentedly satisfied.

Especially those one or two dishes, which were so delicious that people salivated. Their unique aroma and highly recognizable appearance meant that they were snatched up as soon as they were served, with no possibility of any leftovers.

This made them realize that this restaurant must have a high-level chef in charge, otherwise, such a big difference would not be possible. Moreover, the real sense of happiness after each meal made them feel comfortable all over, as if this was the feeling that food should originally bring them.

While the customers were satisfied, the effect of word-of-mouth also began to double, and "Shi Wei Tian's" reputation soared, and the scope of its influence became larger and larger.

Fortunately, "Shi Wei Tian" only had three floors of dining area, and the places that could provide dining were limited. Otherwise, with this rapidly rising influence, coupled with Wang Hao's terrifying control over the kitchen work, those competitors would have been unable to withstand the collapse of their performance and would have taken risks.

Chang Lei was also experiencing firsthand the annoyance that a restaurant could face due to too many customers and booming business. As a veteran in the catering industry, he had never encountered such a situation before. He had never even imagined it, as he had simply thought he was here to accompany the young master.

He found it hard to believe that a restaurant of such a small scale could create such a miracle. He would never have believed it before. And the root of all this was a person favored by Young Master Cheng.

Although Chang Lei was surprised that Wang Hao could improve the kitchen's capabilities so quickly, he felt it was only natural considering that he was so young and already possessed two such amazing skills. Geniuses always have something special about them; otherwise, how could they be geniuses!

While Chang Lei was delighted with the restaurant's booming business, some hidden worries also surfaced in his mind. He naturally understood the saying that competitors are enemies. The popularity of 'Shi Wei Tian' would definitely affect the business of neighboring restaurants.

It wasn't that Chang Lei was being alarmist, but he had seen too many similar things happen in society over the years.

There were countless examples of brands that were once extremely popular being brought down by a small exposé, let alone the fact that they were now in the food business.

In Chang Lei's opinion, as long as the competitor's bottom line was low enough, their risk could become infinitely large, which was his biggest concern.

Although Chang Lei had previously been in the catering industry, because the positioning was different, there were only a few competitors. Under the premise that everyone had some background, everyone knew each other well, so they maintained a certain etiquette and humility, slowly forming a tacit understanding, trying to avoid disturbing each other as much as possible.

But now, their small restaurant was positioned in the mid-to-low range, so the competitors were no longer just one or two, and their attributes were no longer singular. Due to ignorance, the methods were no longer constrained.

And he couldn't reach a tacit understanding with every competitor, so things started to become complicated. Moreover, the current strength of 'Shi Wei Tian' really didn't allow them to keep a low profile, which made Chang Lei feel troubled.

Looking at the crowds that couldn't be accommodated and were still lining up, Chang Lei helplessly made a decision: he would discuss it with Wang Hao in the evening and ask him to try to do less, which would sacrifice some customers, but would be beneficial for future development.

Chang Lei thought: The project on Old Cheng's side has basically been negotiated, and the rest is waiting for the official implementation of the project. After the project is implemented, Wang Hao will definitely have to go over there. At that time, if 'Shi Wei Tian' suddenly loses Wang Hao, the situation will definitely take a turn for the worse, and it may be exploited by someone with ulterior motives, ultimately failing.

Now, while Wang Hao is still here, he can guide them and further strengthen the overall strength of the kitchen, so that 'Shi Wei Tian' has the capital to operate sustainably in the future. This is a long-term goal.

After Chang Lei made up his mind, he stopped thinking about it. He would wait until he talked to Wang Hao in the evening, and then he began to think about Su Modan's intentions for coming today. He didn't dare to have the slightest contempt for this commercial genius of the Su family.

Older people like Chang Lei think far ahead and worry too much, feeling that people without immediate worries must have distant anxieties.

But young people like Cheng Yufei didn't have this awareness. At this time, she and Li Nan were sitting happily in the office, listening to Wang Hao's original erhu music and eating Wang Hao's special snacks, enjoying themselves with a contented expression.

At this moment, Cheng Yufei's phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and saw that it was someone from her circle.

She answered the phone and asked carelessly, "Wang Xiaolu? What do you want from me? Don't stay in Uncle Wang's company and work properly, or I'll tell on you!"

"Sister Fei, you can't say that. Can't I look for you if I have nothing to do? Your little brother misses you. Are you still at 'Shi Wei Tian'?" The person on the other end of the phone, whom Cheng Yufei called Wang Xiaolu, quickly said politely, with a hint of flattery in his tone.

As soon as Cheng Yufei heard it, she knew that the other party had something to say, and said directly, "Speak quickly if you have something to say, don't delay your Sister Fei from listening to music."

"Oh, Sister Fei, you have such a refined taste. Then I'll just say it directly. Our company has seven or eight important American clients coming to visit the company tomorrow. Originally, we were thinking of just finding a four- or five-star restaurant for lunch, but didn't I think of you, Sister Fei?

First, I want to support you, Sister Fei, and second, I want to let our 'Shi Wei Tian's' signboard shock those foreigners and let them see what real food is.

But just now I called the front desk, and they said that the restaurant doesn't provide reservation services. Sister Fei, you see, we're all family, can you make a reservation for a private room in advance for tomorrow?"

Wang Xiaolu went around in a big circle and finally said his purpose.

Originally, their company had already booked a star-rated restaurant in advance, but after the opening day of 'Shi Wei Tian,' Wang Xiaolu was completely conquered by Wang Hao's cooking skills and felt that the probability of success at 'Shi Wei Tian' was higher.

After all, there are too many star-rated restaurants in the United States, so he wanted to give his clients something different, and then resolutely chose 'Shi Wei Tian' as the reception location.

The success or failure of this client reception is directly related to a large source of income for their company in the future, so he couldn't help but pay attention to it. Otherwise, he wouldn't have humbly asked Cheng Yufei.

"No, who's family with you! The front desk is right, our 'Shi Wei Tian' doesn't have reservation services, it's all queuing on the spot." After Cheng Yufei heard this, she smiled slyly on her face. She really didn't expect that the prank she had thought of before would really happen.

Before opening the store, Cheng Yufei had thought that after the people in her circle were conquered by Wang Hao's cooking skills, they would come to her to ask for Wang Hao's dishes and let her generously bestow them.

And this was just her little thought at the time. After all, when you open a business, you can't directly stop people from eating.

But she didn't expect that Wang Xiaolu actually realized her prank today, which made her happy.