"You weren't enthusiastic when I asked you to attend the meeting. Now you are enthusiastic," Wan Li said angrily.
In the largest conference room of the Green Chef's Association, 17 people were sitting upright and still.
Although it was said to be the largest, there were only two conference rooms, one big and one small.
Among the seventeen people, the few vice presidents were all present, and not a single director was missing. Those who should be here and those who shouldn't be here were all here. It was very rare.
"Chairman, you can't say that. We definitely have to attend Chairman Yuan's order," the taller director said.
The shorter director said, "Vice Chairman, let's get down to business."
"That's right. It's getting late. Why isn't Secretary Qin here yet?" The directors started talking at once.
Although these people were tall, thin, and looked ordinary, they were the mainstay of the chef industry. For example, that tall restaurant was the first restaurant in Chengdu to get a score of 0.5 Yuan.
In addition, the flamboyant director, Kang Hu, who was dressed in red, was awarded the title of "Yuan Shi's Most Anticipated Chef" last year.
By the way, with the increasing popularity of the Yuan Zhou Food Review Website, with Yuan Zhou's approval, a new year-end evaluation system was added last year.
At the end of the year, three categories would be selected: "Yuan Zhou Food Review Website's Best Customer Service", "Yuan Zhou Food Review Website's Favorite Taste", and "Yuan Zhou's Most Anticipated Chef". The first two were based on the comments of the customers while the last one was based on Yuan Zhou's personal preference.
The trophy was designed by Yin Ya. The bottom of the trophy was engraved with the words "Yuan Shi". Kang Hu could become a director of the Green Chef's Association largely because of this trophy.
It couldn't be helped. Yuan Zhou's reputation was too useful in China.
Back to business, Kang Hu was only 30 this year. Moreover, he had obtained Yuan Zhou's affirmation. Therefore, he wasn't convinced by Wan Li and was still muttering something.
Liao Yue looked at the watch on his wrist and said, "I'll ask Secretary Qin to make a statistical table. It should be done in a while."
Liao Yue's words were more persuasive than Wan Li's. Kang Hu shut up.
The main affairs of the Green Chef Association were actually handled by the Vice President Liao Yue, the Secretary General Qin Kaili, and the Chairman Wan Li. These three people were the ones who went to see Yuan Zhou.
Engineer Cheng repeated Yuan Zhou's words very clearly. His master's original words were "let the managers of the Green Chef's Association", so he also conveyed it in the same way.
As a disciple of Engineer Cheng, he would never try to figure out what his master, Yuan Zhou, was thinking. If it were someone else, they would wonder why Yuan Zhou suddenly made such an arrangement, etc. However, Cheng Zhao Mei would only focus on completing the task assigned by Yuan Zhou.
After the call, he hung up without asking Qin Kaili if she understood.
Qin Kaili looked at her phone with a bitter smile. In terms of seniority, Engineer Cheng was older than Qin Kaili, so Qin Kaili didn't know what to say.
"I heard what Engineer Cheng said, but it seems that I can't understand it." Qin Kaili said to herself.
Firstly, she didn't know why the chairman suddenly made such a proposal. Secondly, in addition to the members, the directors, the Vice President, and the Secretary General were all managers. In this case, there were too many people.
Thinking of this, Qin Kaili immediately discussed with Liao Yue and Wan Li.
"Engineer Cheng just called me," Qin Kaili said.
"Engineer Cheng also called me just now, but he was talking with the sponsor. When I called back, his phone was turned off." Liao Yue said.
Wan Li asked, "What did Engineer Cheng say?"
"He said this …" Qin Kaili told him seriously.
This matter was worth thinking about.
"Let's call the chairman and ask," Liao Yue said.
"I think so, too. We must figure out the chairman's intention. Otherwise, we should not disturb the chairman with a group of people." Qin Kaili also thought so.
Then, Yuan Zhou, who was preparing the ingredients for lunch, received a call.
Hearing the doubts of Qin Kaili and others, Yuan Zhou explained it himself. Qin Kaili and others understood.
As the chairman, Yuan Zhou not only proposed the Young Chef Exchange Conference to promote the reputation of the Green Chef Association in Asia.
He also wanted to fulfill his duties as the chairman, which was to help Liao Yue and others with cooking skills.
Of course, he really didn't have so much time. Therefore, the clever and quick-witted Yuan Zhou thought of a way to make the best of both worlds.
When Yuan Zhou was sculpting or practicing his culinary skills, Liao Yue and the others were allowed to come and observe him. After all, the knife skills Yuan Zhou used to sculpt were something he had figured out himself. He had combined knife skills of various cuisines, ice sculpting, and wood sculpting skills.
To use the most official adjective, even the system said it was good!
If Liao Yue and others could learn a little, Yuan Zhou's efforts would not be in vain.
"Well, it seems that the homework given to Zhao Mei is not enough. She has to practice. She can't even do such a simple thing well." Yuan Zhou muttered to himself.
Let's observe a moment of silence for Engineer Cheng.
Liao Yue, who understood the chairman's intention, asked Qin Kaili to make a form. The 17 people would go in batches. Therefore, the scene in the conference room appeared.
Qin Kaili said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. The knife skill observation is an opportunity given by Chairman Yuan. I won't say more about it."
"No need. The reward for the champion of the Young Chef Exchange Conference is to be instructed by the chairman once. This has caused a sensation in the Asian cooking world. We can observe without doing anything. That's really a blessing."
"Actually, I think it's normal for it to be so sensational. It's just like being instructed by a grandmaster in a wuxia novel. You can ask questions about your doubts. That's an opportunity to break through the bottleneck."
"Don't read wuxia novels. Although observing is not instructing, I've heard of the chairman's knife skills for a long time. We always think that the chairman is the most qualified chef to be the King of Knives."
"King of Knives, are you talking about the board hanging on Bai Ping Road? Ho Ho. I seriously doubt that Huaiyang and his gang will give this board to anyone. "
All the members of the Green Chef Association were very clear. They knew that the observation proposed by Yuan Zhou was an excellent opportunity. However, they went astray while talking.
"In order to make it more convenient for the chairman and not to trouble him, I asked Qin Kaili to make a simple plan." Liao Yue raised his voice and suppressed the discussion.
The discussion gradually became quieter.
"Qin Kaili, tell us your arrangement." Liao Yue said again.
"Okay." Qin Kaili said neatly, "Excluding me, we have a total of 16 people. Four people will go each time. We can be divided into four batches. If there's no objection, I'll announce the batches."
The reason why Qin Kaili excluded herself was that she wasn't a chef. Like Zhong Lili, she also graduated from the Management College.
After Qin Kaili said that, some directors opened their mouths and wanted to say something, but didn't say anything in the end. They just waited for the announcement of the observation list quietly.
This kind of thing didn't require modesty. Therefore, the first batch was the four most famous chefs of the Green Chef Association apart from Yuan Zhou, namely Liao Yue, Wan Li, Kang Hu and the tall guy.
The ranking based on reputation was the most irrefutable principle. The four people in the first batch started to prepare in full swing.
On the other side, Yuan Zhou had just seen off the last batch of lunch customers.
At the same time, however, a guest came.
The man was about 27 or 28 years old. He was dressed in inconspicuous plain clothes and looked a little handsome. However, his eyes were basically covered by his long hair.
His hair was a little long, but it wasn't specially kept. Instead, it seemed that he hadn't cut his hair for a long time. However, he was clean and tidy, which was a little contradictory.
To Yuan Zhou, he was a person that was both strange and familiar at the same time.
Why did he use the magical term "strange and familiar at the same time"? It was because the man had been to the restaurant twice, but they didn't have much interaction.
"Boss Yuan, today is my birthday," the man said.
"You can order an All-Fish Banquet on your birthday," Yuan Zhou answered, "but you have to come and line up in the evening."
"No, I won't order an All-Fish Banquet. If I did, I wouldn't be able to finish it all by myself. It's just that nobody remembers that today is my birthday, so I came to tell you, Boss Yuan. In this way, someone will know," the man said smilingly.
"Oh, wait a moment." Yuan Zhou turned around and took out a Mantou, which he had made for himself. Then, he quickly stuck a candle on it.
Looking at the man, Yuan Zhou said earnestly, "Zhou Difei, happy birthday to you."
The man, namely Zhou Difei, who was mentioned by Yuan Zhou, was stupefied. He didn't expect that Yuan Zhou would remember his name.
Zhou Difei had indeed been to the Yuanzhou shop twice, the year before and the year before. Both times were on his birthday. He mentioned his name because the waitress had the same surname as him. Never did he expect that Yuan Zhou would still remember his name.
"Thank you, Boss Yuan. Thank you so much, Boss Yuan, for still remembering my name." Zhou Difei had only wanted someone to know his birthday, but he didn't expect that he would get even more.
"You are my customer. It's my accomplishment as a chef to remember my customer's name and taste," said Yuan Zhou.
On hearing that, Zhou Difei couldn't help smiling. The rigid Compass really lived up to his reputation.
"Then can I still come on my birthday next year?" Zhou Difei bit the slightly sweet Mantou carefully and asked.
"As long as the restaurant is still open," Yuan Zhou nodded his head and said naturally.
After Zhou Difei finished the Mantou, he thanked Yuan Zhou again and then left. Yuan Zhou went next door and bought a piece of bread silently.
He was going to sculpt in the afternoon. Therefore, he had prepared the Mantou for lunch. But now that there were no more, he had to buy some bread.
Yuan Zhou had already prepared the sculpting materials and was just waiting for Liao Yue and the others.
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