Food customizer.

"Level 2! He's actually a Level 2 member!"

Lu Yongliang waved his arms violently, "Xiao Su is level two!"

Cui Yufen also breathed a sigh of relief and stood up, "I'll go back and prepare the ingredients for tomorrow."

But the moment she turned around and walked out, she turned her back to everyone, and a few hot tears flowed in the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

From being unwilling to accept the challenge and bringing his apprentice to challenge the opponent in the beginning, to later working with Su Chen by accident, and even being dragged by him to Zhangling District to cook for children.

And now I add my own deliciousness.

All this seemed to be arranged by God, and also seemed to be destined.

Without Su Chen, these old men and women would now be preparing to enjoy their retirement life. Without Su Chen, they would probably go to the kitchen from time to time to teach their apprentices a lesson.

but now.

The appearance of Su Chen made them regain the fighting spirit they had in their youth. It was also because of Su Chen's appearance that they had the opportunity to stand in the kitchen again and contribute their efforts to the ultimate glory of a profession.

Liu Guochu and Wang Zhijun shook each other's hands excitedly.

"Level 2, the boss is actually a Level 2 member!"

"I suddenly feel that failing in the previous challenge is not something to be ashamed of!"

"Of course it's not shameful. Our boss was hospitalized twice and he didn't feel ashamed at all!" Awu was also very excited.

The fact that Boss Su can become a second-level member is undoubtedly a stronger endorsement for the food court invested by Feng Yaoyang.

Are you afraid of being a snack maker taught by a second-level member?

But all this seems far from over.

Lu Yongliang held the phone in his hand, and his excited expression disappeared with the buzzing sound.

"what?"

Seeing the surprise and shock on his face, several people gathered around to look.

This is the message sent back by Su Chen.

[Sorry, the final score is tied with the State Guest House, it seems like a failure. ]

Wang Zhijun rubbed his hands in anxiety, "We have a second-level chef and it doesn't work? What's going on? Is there something fishy going on?"

Liu Guochu glared at him and said, "Other things may be fishy, ​​but who dares to do anything fishy about this? Since it's a tie, then it must be a tie."

"Don't panic." Ah Wu was an outsider after all, so he saw the most clearly, and he wasn't as excited as the others. "They all said it was a tie, so doesn't that mean there's still a chance? It's impossible that the final result will be a tie, and then it will be directly given to the State Guesthouse, right?"

After hearing this, Lu Yongliang and others finally reacted.

Oh my god, I was just too anxious.

The main thing is that the existence of second-level members is too unbelievable, and it is too bad that none of the second-level members were able to win the right to host this event!

Lao Lu used handwriting as the input method. He wrote several words incorrectly but failed, so he simply pressed the button and sent a voice message directly.

"What if it's a tie? Is there any new term now? Is it a match or something?"

The voice message was sent, but it fell into the sea and Su Chen did not continue to reply.

Several people sat at the table, anxiously waiting, but there was nothing they could do.

Now Su Chen is the only one outside alone, and they can't help even if they want to. Those letters of recommendation are the result of everyone's strength.

After all, in addition to helping Su Chen complete a higher level of registration, everyone here hopes that in their twilight years, they can still appear in a super-large food-themed banquet with their best cuisine. For a chef, this is definitely the supreme career highlight!

After waiting for a long time, Su Chen still didn't reply. Lu Yongliang was worried that his boss had something urgent to do outside, and he was too embarrassed to call and ask.

"Let's take care of our own business first. Xiao Su will definitely reply as soon as there is news."

Wang Zhijun and Liu Guochu had no choice but to nod. After sitting at the table in silence for a moment, they left and returned to their own restaurants to start working.

Far away in the capital.

When the analysts announced the scores of all five companies, three companies were directly dropped from the list.

The heads of Peace Department II, Tianhe Hotel, and International Hotel had strange expressions on their faces.

"To be honest, I have nothing to say about losing to the State Guesthouse, but I feel a little sad that it can't even compare to this small restaurant."

"The final result hasn't been announced yet. The State Guesthouse is the big brother after all. I don't think that Boss Su will get the final spot."

"Now it's time for a bayonet fight. Even if anyone has a trump card, they can't hide it. Should we talk about it or not? Are you two going to go back now?"

The person who said this was the person in charge of the International Hotel. After all, he was in Beijing, while the other two people's hotels were in Shanghai and Guangzhou respectively.

The head of Peace Department 2 said, "Of course we have to watch such a lively event. I am very curious about how this Boss Su can compare with our billions of investment with an investment of less than 100 million yuan."

"Well, now that we're out, there's no rush to go back. I'll just join in the fun." said the owner of Tianhe Hotel.

Although they felt a little regretful, they were not furious. It was a pity that a hotel investment of this scale failed to win this key project. If the hotel was established for the purpose of hosting these super-large banquets, then half of the restaurants in the country would probably be out of business.

The three of them stood at the door and threw away their cigarette butts at the same time. "Go in and take a look. The results should be out."

inside the house.

Zhang Maolin sat opposite Su Chen and the person in charge of the State Guesthouse. "These are the two options that the association can provide. It depends on what you two choose. It would be best if you can reach a consensus. If you can't reach a consensus, our association members will vote on it."

Su Chen once again recalled the two plans that Zhang Maolin had just proposed.

After the scores came out just now, Delicious, which was supposed to be ranked last, suddenly moved up to the top two because of the appearance of Su Chen’s third-level membership!

What a coincidence, its overall score is exactly the same as that of the State Guesthouse, which leads to the current situation.

Maolin means.

There is still one week left before the final evaluation. The two hotels will be given one week to continue to improve their relevant business capabilities, and will be re-evaluated one week later.

Or there is another way.

The association members were organized to conduct an assessment of the banquet production capabilities of the two hotels in the form of propositions, and the scores were given directly on the spot. Whoever got the higher score would win the right to host the event.

Both options have advantages and disadvantages.

The head of the State Guesthouse pondered for a moment and said, "Boss Su, in my opinion, whether it is the environment or other aspects, the extent to which it can be improved in a week is actually very limited."

Su Chen nodded in agreement.

When it comes to decoration, once it’s done, it’s done. It will be more troublesome if you want to tinker with it later, and time won’t allow for it.

As for the strength of the chefs under his command.

Doesn’t the State Guesthouse have the ability to continue recruiting more national chefs?

Absolutely, there are, but forty is actually enough to meet their operational needs. Any more would seem redundant and would be of little benefit.

"If you agree, why don't we adopt the second plan? No matter who wins the right to host the event, it's all for the country. Let's just treat this assessment as an early exercise. What do you think?"

Su Chen had the same idea.

The only place where delicious food comes from is yourself. Having a second-level member means that you can have more precise control over the taste and flavor of the dishes.

But Delicious's shortcomings are also obvious: it has no experience in organizing such large banquets.

Regardless of whether he could get the final hosting rights or not, Su Chen really wanted to go to the State Guesthouse in person and take the initiative to participate.

After all, in such a large banquet, personal ability is one aspect, but the real test is the coordination and cooperation between multiple departments and personnel.

"I agree with this plan, but I don't know how to conduct the assessment specifically?"

"For the same topic, your two restaurants will each produce one, and the association's staff will evaluate it. Do you think this is okay?" Zhang Maolin said.

Su Chen was speechless.

If this is the case, it involves the question of who comes first and who comes later.

According to him, he wanted the State Guest House to prepare it first so that he could use it as a reference and learn from it. But if Delicious was to prepare it first, he would have to rely on the experience of the state banquet chefs in the company.

But no matter who comes first or later, Su Chen is full of confidence!

The person in charge of the State Guesthouse said slowly, "Anyway, the topic is the same. No matter who comes first or later, the result will probably be the same. Since we are all in Beijing, let's just do it first."

Su Chen glanced sideways slightly.

I can't help but have some respect for this person in charge.

From the beginning to now, although everyone is clearly a competitor, this person in charge has always been very generous.

I don’t know whether it is due to the confidence brought by the old restaurant’s own strength, or for some other reason.

"Boss Su, do you have any other suggestions?" Mao Lin asked.

Su Chen shook his head. "Brother Li has already been so accommodating to me, what other suggestions can I have? But if I must say something, I do have a request."

The word "request" was used in a very pleasant way. Li Wenkui from the State Guest House turned his head and said, "Just say it."

"While your restaurant is preparing for the banquet, can you allow some of my hotel staff to visit? As you know, we are a newly opened restaurant and do not have enough experience in such large banquets."

Li Wenkui smiled and said, "It's a small matter. Anyway, it's not a real banquet now, it's just an assessment. Oh, by the way, when your side starts, I hope some of our chefs can go to visit. I really want them to see the true strength of the second-level members."

Su Chen smiled and nodded.

In this way, the two of them reached an agreement between friends as competitors.

Zhang Maolin happily led the applause, "That's great, great! That's it, the State Guesthouse's assessment will be tomorrow, and Delicious's assessment will be the day after tomorrow. We should act without delay, and everyone should go back and prepare. Our association also needs to determine the specific assessors. If there is no problem, let's stop here today?"

The owners of the five restaurants nodded one after another and walked outside the door and chatted for a long time.

The three bosses of Tianhe Hotel and others said they also wanted to visit the assessment.

Considering that they had all been eliminated, there would be no harm in taking a look, so both Li Wenkui and Su Chen agreed readily.

The four bosses then left in their restaurant's car, leaving Su Chen alone standing in the association's shabby courtyard. After standing there for a long time, he finally felt a little amused.

Looking back on the series of events that happened in the capital, it seemed that everything was full of coincidences, yet seemed so logical.

Now that things have developed to this point, there is nothing more to say.

Su Chen called Ling Shuyu immediately and informed her to bring Fang Chang to Beijing as quickly as possible.

Now all the work must be carried out in accordance with the hosting rights that have been obtained, rather than just observing casually.

What specific grade of ingredients are used, what processes all the ingredients go through after entering the restaurant, what are the responsibilities of the head chef, what are the responsibilities of the assistant chef, what are the requirements for the tableware and dining tables in the banquet hall, etc.

These all exist in a system and are definitely not the same as before the delicious food came.

Those are all unconventional ways.

Su Chen was afraid that he could not record all these things by himself, so it would be much easier with Ling Shuyu.

Since the company is located in Jingzhou, Fang Chang is still the main force in food supply.

There was one thing Su Chen was not sure about. Although the ingredients in the vending machine were very good, they were three-no products after all. It was okay to eat them with family, and no one would suspect anything.

For a banquet of this level, I'm afraid such ingredients are not even acceptable. They wouldn't be able to pass the quality inspection alone, and there's no need to cause such trouble that can't be explained.

This is the case with every detail.

I was constantly thinking about what other things and things I needed to prepare, when I was suddenly pulled out of my thoughts by a familiar voice.

"Congratulations, Boss Su~"

Su Chen looked up and saw Shang Mingke standing at the entrance of the small courtyard, looking at him with a smile on his face. "I was worried about the time difference and that I wouldn't be able to get Carlson's recommendation letter back in a while. I didn't expect that Carlson would get up overnight and write a recommendation letter after hearing about this."

"Thank you." Su Chen walked over with a smile, "If it weren't for Carlson's final assist, I would probably be on the train back to Jingzhou now."

"Oh?" Shang Mingke's eyes flickered. "Get in the car and tell me in detail."

After learning about everything that happened in the association, Shang Mingke's expression became strange, "Is Delicious now able to compete with the State Guesthouse?"

Su Chen couldn't quite tell whether this was incredible or mocking, so he could only say, "Why are you trying to wrestle with me? He's still the big brother after all. Don't we have a composition topic? If you can't write this composition well, everything else will be in vain."

"I believe you." Shang Mingke's eyes rolled around, and it was obvious that he had no good ideas.

Su Chen waved his hands quickly, "I'm not cooking today! I'm here to do some work. Everything will be fine after this is over."

Shang Mingke saw that his thoughts were exposed, and laughed, "That's not what I meant. What I meant is that since you are all going to have the final evaluation, I just happen to have a few days off in a while, so I will go to Jingzhou to cheer you on!"

Su Chen smiled.

Are you cheering me on?

Is this to refuel your stomach?

"Boss Shang, I think we should go back and rest first. Fang Chang and Ling Shuyu will come over later and we'll have dinner together. Then we can study it carefully."

As he was talking, Su Chen's cell phone rang.

Open the interface and take a look.

"Study carefully and figure out how to complete this composition!"

A string of text just came into the chat interface with Zhang Maolin.

This is the theme of this banquet.

After all, a state banquet is not a sudden high-level attack. Knowing the specific situation and making preparations in advance is the correct procedure.

Shang Mingke looked at it carefully, and the expression on his face suddenly became interesting.

Those three words on the phone are extremely simple, yet extremely complex.

【First Banquet】