The smile on Warren's face immediately stiffened, and the entire conference room gradually fell silent. Everyone looked on with peculiar expressions.
Robert had a special status as he had been transferred here from the city lord's castle, so he was somewhat different from the other vice presidents.
However, due to his overly straightforward personality, President Warren had never liked him, and he had been reduced to a mere figurehead. As such, his status in the Catering Association was rather awkward.
"Vice President Robert, I know that you like to visit all of the restaurants, but I don't agree with what you're saying. This restaurant has only been open for less than a month, so setting aside how it's managed to attract so many customers, we've just seen the prices of the dishes in these restaurants. Even the cheapest dish costs 200 copper coins, while the most expensive dish costs 800 copper coins. Even high-class restaurants wouldn't dare to charge such prices, yet this small restaurant is charging such a high price; do you think it's reasonable? "Tonis, who was sitting beside Warren, turned to Robert with a hint of mockery in his eyes.
He was Warren's right-hand man, and he was also a vice president of the Catering Association, so he was rather disdainful of this unscrupulous vice president.
"That's right. With such a high price, there's no way they'll be able to attract so many customers in such a short time." Theodore nodded in agreement. All of the vice presidents had been groomed by Warren, and they had been living a good life under Warren's tutelage. From time to time, they would receive a couple of handsome bonuses, and their lives had been very blissful.
However, due to Robert's stubbornness, they had no choice but to restrain themselves a lot during the past two years, so they viewed him as a thorn in their side. Now that he was directly contradicting Warren, they naturally couldn't tolerate this.
Even though Robert had been transferred here from the city lord's castle, the Catering Association wasn't a powerful organization, so he definitely didn't have any say in the city lord's castle.
"That restaurant was able to attract so many customers in less than a month due to its extremely delicious food. Even though it's such a high price, I still think it's appropriate because I tasted the most expensive braised chicken and rice and the most controversial tofu pudding at that restaurant that day. Those two dishes were far more delicious than anything I've ever tasted before, so I think it's very appropriate for me to be able to taste such delicacies at such a price. I even feel like I've made a profit, "Robert replied with a calm expression.
Over the past few days, Amy's had been steadily rising in the rankings, especially her Braised Chicken and Rice, which had risen to 21st place. Today's votes had yet to be tabulated, but at this rate, it shouldn't be a problem for her to enter the top 20.
Robert had anticipated that Mamy's meteoric rise to the top of the rankings would cause some discontent within the Catering Association, but he didn't think that these people would rely on their own subjective assumptions to remove Mamy from the rankings without any evidence.
This kind of behavior made Robert feel ashamed and angry, but he could only endure it. He was fighting alone here.
Mamy's was an exceptional restaurant, and a restaurant like that deserved to be promoted and respected. It should become a brand in the Aden Square, not be removed from the rankings just because it was interfering with the interests of some people.
"I'm very supportive of Vice President Robert's decision to taste Amy's dishes in person, but what you're saying is very subjective, so I'm not convinced. I've always believed in evidence, and before I see it for myself, I'd rather believe in the data and evidence that I've seen. " Warren's small eyes narrowed into slits as he looked at Robert, and he shook his head as he said, "It appears that there is indeed something wrong with this restaurant. I don't know why Vice President Robert is so insistent on supporting it."
"President Warren, I think this is a restaurant with a lot of potential. In fact, it could even become the most renowned restaurant in the Aden Square in the near future. What I'm saying is all based on what I've seen and tasted; I'm not endorsing anyone.
In contrast, President Warren was using some common sense to judge whether a restaurant's ranking was normal or not, and he wasn't supporting a certain restaurant that had been suppressed by Mamy Restaurant. If you insist on removing Mamy Restaurant from the rankings board, then I'll report this matter to the city lord and get him to uphold justice. "Robert abruptly rose to his feet as he glared at Warren.
The conference room fell silent again, and Tonis and Theodore also shut their mouths. This matter involved the city lord, so they didn't have the right to intervene.
"Heh, there's no need for you to report this matter to the city lord; I'll report this matter to him. If our Catering Association can't accommodate someone like you, then I'll ask the city lord to move you somewhere else." Warren chuckled coldly with an extremely cold expression.
"Without an order from the city lord, I won't leave the Catering Association. President Warren, I hope you still remember the promise that you made when you took over as president from the previous president." Robert turned and strode out of the room.
"That bastard …" Warren looked at Robert's departing figure, and he suddenly recalled that there was a white-haired old man sitting in front of a few dilapidated tables, holding his hands and telling him about the future of the Catering Association. He had also handed over a bunch of keys to him in a solemn manner, making him the owner of this place. On that day, he had said many things and promised many things …
"President, what should we do now?" Tonis interrupted Warren's train of thought.
"Remove the rankings, of course. Tonis, come with me to Mamy's tomorrow. Everything requires evidence, so let's go get it." Warren smiled as he rose to his feet.
"Alright." Tonis hurriedly nodded.
After the crowd dispersed, a bald middle-aged man with a big belly followed Warren into a room at the side.
"Stanley, go and tell Young Master Cyril that his restaurant will no longer appear on the rankings board, and it won't appear again from now on." Warren picked up the wine bottle on the table and poured a glass of wine into a transparent crystal glass. He swirled the red wine in the glass before taking a sip with a smile on his face.
"Yes, President." Stanley hurriedly nodded before quickly departing.
Warren took another sip of wine, and murmured to himself, "It's just a small restaurant. In the Aden Square, if I want you to make a fortune, you'll make a fortune. If I want you to close down, you'll have to close down. For a restaurant, nothing is more important than reputation."
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In Cyril's courtyard.
"Very good. Thank you for your help, Director Stanley and President Warren. I'm sure the Aden Square food competition will only continue to improve under the impartiality of the Catering Association. I hope our partnership will continue to grow. Cheers!" Cyril raised his glass with a smile on his face as he toasted to Stanley.
"Young Master Cyril is right; working with you is the best thing that could have happened." Stanley hurriedly raised his glass with a fawning smile. He had also reaped a lot of benefits from this. It really was easy to earn money from a major family, and after tasting the benefits, he hoped that a few more restaurants like this would appear in the future.
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