Hunter looked at the one million dollar check in his hand and looked at William in confusion. Of course, he was not stupid enough to think that the money was a tip.
"Other than today's expenses, the rest will be deposited into Ambrosio's gold card," William smiled and asked, "Does your restaurant have a pre-deposit service?"
Hunter smiled and said, "Originally, there was no such service, but", he waved the check in his hand and said,
"For the sake of this one million dollar check, I don't think any restaurant will refuse to add this service for you."
He bowed slightly to William and said, "You will be our restaurant's first diamond-level customer. In order to express our gratitude, this meal will be free of charge.
In the future, you and Miss Ambrosio will enjoy a 50% discount when you come to our restaurant. "
"Ah!" Martin, who was standing at the side, exclaimed softly. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Martin quickly apologized,
"Sorry, everyone, I was rude."
Everyone signaled that it was okay, and Martin said to William, "Mr. Devonshire, as far as I know, restaurant No. 11 never gives discounts. Not to mention discounts, some people can't even get a seat on their birthday when they want to increase the price by several times."
"Haha, really?" William faked a laugh and complained in his heart, "What's so strange about that? I'm a super rich man."
Three Michelin stars sounded very awesome, and in fact, it was very awesome. However, these three star restaurants would not always be three Michelin stars.
If they were not careful and made a few small mistakes, they would fall from three Michelin stars to two Michelin stars.
Although Michelin stars did not need to advertise, the more famous a restaurant was, the more it needed gimmicks and topics to ensure its taste.
Only with topics could the chef's fame and reputation be guaranteed. Otherwise, why would those famous three Michelin stars participate in TV food shows so actively?
The more famous a restaurant was, the more opportunities it had to open branches and earn more money.
One million dollars of pre-deposit was a very good gimmick. That was why Chef Hunter of restaurant No. 11 decided to give William a discount without discussing with the other shareholders of the restaurant.
It was precisely because he understood this that William didn't find it surprising.
However, when he heard the word birthday, William suddenly remembered that his mother Lena's birthday was on the 23rd of next month. He hadn't prepared anything for her birthday party yet.
Looking at Hunter, who was the most famous person in the restaurant industry, William rolled his eyes and thanked Hunter with a smile.
"Thank you, but this one million USD might run out by the next banquet."
"What do you mean by that?" Hunter asked in confusion. "Mr. Devonshire, the cost of our restaurant is actually not that high. Including the wine, it's only about 500 dollars per person.
This one million dollars is enough for you and Miss Ambrosio to dine 1,000 times. "
"Haha, Hunter, even though you're right, don't forget about Miss Ambrosia's banquet."
William looked at Ambrosius, who was also confused, and explained with a smile, "Men earn money for women to spend, so the dishes don't cost much.
This is the first time that my girlfriend, Miss Ambrosius, has officially invited friends to a banquet, so I need the best of everything related to the banquet.
I don't know about the ingredients, so I won't talk about it. However, do you also give a discount on the wine that costs tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands? "
William's question made Hunter's heart skip a beat. He couldn't help but complain in his heart. It was really a headache to meet a rich man like William, who didn't care about the price and only cared about his reputation.
Normally, the wine ordered by the guests was about a few hundred to a thousand dollars. Only a few would order a few thousand dollars.
If it was a set meal, the price of the wine would be even lower because the set meal was usually recommended by the restaurant's professional sommelier according to the guests' tastes and dishes.
There was a lot of choice in this type of wine. Most of the time, it was not a bottle, but a glass of wine.
However, if it was really as William said, and the wine used at the banquet were all worth tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, their restaurant would definitely lose money. A business that would lose money was not something that he could decide on alone.
Even if he had to lose money for the sake of his reputation, he wouldn't dare to sell wine that was worth tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands at a discount.
Hunter said weakly, "That's a big problem. Our restaurant focuses on the innovation of ingredients and dishes. We always insist that the wine should be used to serve the dishes, so the price of the wine has always been transparent.
Basically, we buy the wine from various wineries and sell it in the restaurant at a 12% markup. The price of the wine sold by the first-tier distributors on the market is 1% to 3% lower.
However, it's impossible to get a discount on those treasure-grade wines. We can use our connections to buy treasure-grade wines. "
Hunter was very proud of being able to buy wine that others couldn't. However, he soon said to William gloomily,
"Unfortunately, even if we could buy them, we wouldn't dare to sell them at such a low price. Otherwise, those wine merchants would definitely want to eat us alive."
William knew very well why Hunter was in a dilemma. Treasure-Grade wines were all rare goods.
The wine merchants would give you face and sell it to you, but if you sold it at a price lower than the price you bought it for, you would be destroying their livelihood.
Cutting off someone's source of income was akin to killing their parents. Thinking of this, William smiled and waited for Hunter to speak.
Hunter thought for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Devonshire. I didn't think this through carefully. As compensation, you see …"
"Sorry, wait," he interrupted Hunter. He was waiting for Hunter to say that he would compensate him, but he had to ask for it himself.
Sometimes, William cared a lot about money, but when it came to his mother, William was very generous.
He had talked a lot of nonsense just to force Hunter, the most famous chef, into a corner. Now that he had achieved his goal, William said directly, "Let's go.
"I don't care about that little bit of money. If you want to compensate me, then come to England on the 23rd of next month to be the chef for my mother's birthday. How about that?
As long as you are willing to go to England, I can cancel your restaurant's discount benefits, as long as I have the right to eat anywhere and anytime.
As for you and your team's salary, "he thought for a while and said a price that made everyone gasp," How about 1.5 million US dollars for three days? "
"Hiss." Other than Hunter, everyone else gasped. This price was probably the highest in the world of chefs.
Hunter was not happy but was shocked. After thinking for a while, he sighed under the shocked gazes of the people around him. "Mr. Devonshire, this is probably your goal."
"Haha." William was a little surprised that Hunter was so calm. However, he was the one who needed help and had schemed against him. Seeing that Hunter was still hesitating, he began to play the family card and said with an unusually good attitude.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Hunter. I know that you are very busy, but the 23rd of next month is the first time I will celebrate my mother's birthday since I became famous.
My mother has sacrificed a lot for me, so I hope to give her the best birthday party.
In the world of chefs, there is no chef who is more famous, more experienced, and has been a Michelin chef for longer than you. Therefore, I think that you are the most suitable chef for the dishes. "
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