"Mr. Yuan, Boss Yuan." With a briefcase under his arm, the man in a well-ironed suit walked up to Yuan Zhou in quick steps and said immediately.
Yuan Zhou stood still and did not speak.
"Boss Yuan, Mr. Yuan, it's like this …" Yuan Zhou said before the man could finish his words.
"Just call me by my name." Yuan Zhou reminded him.
"Oh, ok. Nice to meet you, Boss Yuan. I'm Zhang Xiao, the person in charge of publicity of the Public Relations Department of Shengshi Group. Boss Yuan, you can just call me Little Zhang," the man in the well-ironed suit introduced himself earnestly.
"Xiao Zhang." Yuan Zhou nodded and said.
"Shengshi Group? I don't seem to know it. Is it another magazine?" Yuan Zhou guessed without batting an eyelid.
"Well, can I take the liberty to invite you to the café over there?" Zhang Xiao pointed to a café diagonally opposite to Yuan Zhou.
Yuan Zhou knew that café, but he had never been there because it was a cat-themed café with many breeds of cats.
Those cats slept lazily by the window every day, stretching their soft bodies and waiting for cat lovers to come in and stroke them.
The business of this cat café was very good and it was quiet. It was indeed a good place to talk. However, Yuan Zhou was a chef.
Stroking cats and dogs would cause hair to stick to one's body. Yuan Zhou was very restrained when facing the soup and stroked its head occasionally. It would be terrible if he went there with the cats in that café.
"The most important thing is that stroking cats is addictive. You can't go there." Yuan Zhou became alert instantly and looked at Zhang Xiao with a frown.
"Sorry, I'm being rude. Can I come in and talk?" Seeing that Yuan Zhou was dissatisfied, Zhang Xiao immediately changed the place.
"The café is not open yet." Yuan Zhou said equally.
"Okay. If Boss Yuan doesn't mind, then I'll tell you why I'm here." Zhang Xiao kept smiling and cursed in his heart.
"Please go ahead," Yuan Zhou said.
"Here's the thing. Our company is preparing to hold a gourmet carnival recently and we would like to invite Boss Yuan and your restaurant to participate in it." Standing in front of Yuan Zhou, Zhang Xiao revealed the purpose of his visit earnestly.
"Many famous restaurants in Sichuan will be invited to participate in this Gourmet Fest. Boss Yuan, you have recently won the title of Sichuan Cuisine Exemplary Restaurant and are the most suitable to be the main guest. I hope you can agree." Zhang Xiao looked at Yuan Zhou with sincerity.
Yuan Zhou frowned slightly and was about to refuse, but before he could speak, Zhang Xiao continued to speak.
"By the way, our company has prepared an invitation fee of two million RMB for the main guest. The ingredients used will also be provided by our company," Zhang Xiao said with a smile.
Yuan Zhou admitted that he wasn't a person who loved money, but since they invited him with such sincerity, it didn't seem like a big deal. There weren't any new dishes in the restaurant recently, and he wasn't busy, right?
Yuan Zhou said with a natural expression, "If that's the case, then …"
However, before he could finish his words, the system's voice made Yuan Zhou's words change abruptly.
The system displayed in his mind, "The Gourmet Carnival. The system suggests that the host doesn't participate in it."
"I can't agree to that. I'm sorry," Yuan Zhou said earnestly with a cold expression.
"Ah?" Zhang Xiao was puzzled.
"Didn't Boss Yuan want to agree just now? I saw his expression clearly softened. Why did he refuse? "Zhang Xiao was puzzled.
"Recently, I'm preparing to practice culinary skills seriously. I really don't have time," Yuan Zhou explained indifferently.
"Don't you want to reconsider?" Zhang Xiao didn't want to give up.
"Culinary skills are the right path. I won't consider anything that will affect my cultivation," Yuan Zhou said straightforwardly.
"Eh …" Zhang Xiao didn't know what to say and paused for a while.
"It's time to practice sculpting. Forgive me for not seeing you off," after saying that, Yuan Zhou turned around and went back to his restaurant.
Seeing Yuan Zhou turn around directly, Zhang Xiao couldn't help sighing.
"Sigh. It's really hard to invite Boss Yuan," Zhang Xiao sighed with emotion.
"It's said on the internet that Boss Yuan has the demeanor of a hermit chef. Now that I've met him, he deserves the reputation."
Zhang Xiao had known that Yuan Zhou was hard to invite before he came here. He had also prepared for failure and even prepared the backup plan.
Although he saved one million RMB, he still failed. Zhang Xiao was still a little disappointed. He could only carry his briefcase and walk out of the side street slowly.
That's right. The amount of invitation for each person was different. Yuan Zhou's was two million RMB while the backup plan's was one million RMB. After all, their social status was different.
On the other side, Yuan Zhou revealed a thoughtful expression after he turned around.
"System, you said you wouldn't interfere in my business. You've changed. You're no longer the system you used to be. Tell me quickly what compensation you're prepared to give me to make up for my pain," Yuan Zhou said.
That's right. Just now, Yuan Zhou was about to agree to it, but the system stopped him and advised him not to participate. Due to his trust in the system, Yuan Zhou rejected it.
The system displayed, "Because this system came from a galaxy that you don't know about. It was invented by the famous Dr. A to allow humans to enjoy a higher level of spiritual enjoyment. It was a system that landed on Earth 2,500 years ago."
"Hehe. Speak human language," Yuan Zhou sneered and said straightforwardly.
The system displayed, "The Gourmet Carnival will be held for at least a week and the turnover of the host is more than two million RMB in a week."
"Yeah. In that case, did I suffer a loss?" Yuan Zhou suddenly realized that he had almost suffered a loss.
The system, "…"
"I understand now. It seems to be the truth," Yuan Zhou stroked his chin and thought seriously.
The system was silent for a long time.
[Mission Reminder]: The second dish of the Internet Celebrity Dish mission is about to be completed. Host, please pay attention.
"Ah? What's going on? "Yuan Zhou's attention was immediately diverted to the mission.
The system displayed, "Host, you can check it yourself."
"Don't say things halfway. That's not good," Yuan Zhou said as he took out his phone to check it.
Actually, after the popularity of the two million RMB passed, Yuan Zhou also understood that he couldn't accept the mission after he calmed down. Money aside.
If he were to take a week off to participate in the Gourmet Carnival, the entire street would probably be demolished by the customers when Yuan Zhou returned. This was the first reason.
The second reason was that such an event was meaningless to him. It was definitely not because the turnover was more than two million RMB in a week, but because if he went to other people's food stalls, no one would care about him.
"For the survival of others, I'd better open my own restaurant," Yuan Zhou muttered to himself.
With the current turnover of Yuan Zhou's restaurant, it was definitely more than two million RMB in a week. Moreover, he was now a man with a gold card and didn't care about two million RMB at all.
"However, it's still a pity to lose two million RMB," Yuan Zhou covered his heart that didn't hurt at all and said indifferently.
"Speaking of which, there seems to be no appearance fee in the Sino-Japanese Chef Exchange Meet," Yuan Zhou thought of the few activities he had participated in.
"By the way, what's the second popular dish?" Yuan Zhou looked at the page on his phone and revealed a puzzled expression.
"System, are you fooling me? There's no mention of the popular dish on the internet," Yuan Zhou said suspiciously after he checked several gourmet forums.
However, the system didn't respond to Yuan Zhou's question.
"He isn't really fooling me, is he?" Yuan Zhou looked at his phone again.
"There are only those praising my culinary skills and my handsomeness. I admit to these two points," Yuan Zhou looked carefully again and came to this conclusion.
"Forget it. Let me finish the engraving first. I still have to engrave the engraving of Along the River During the Qingming Festival," Yuan Zhou closed his phone and began to prepare for the engraving.
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