Mr. Butler on the catwalk

Luo Lin had been a housekeeper for ten years before, but he had no systematic training at all.Now that I suddenly encountered such a professional interview, I actually feel uneasy.He originally wanted to catch up on possible professional knowledge, but things in the training camp made it difficult for him to be distracted.When he submitted his resume a few days ago, he didn't expect that he would be selected, but judging from the current situation, he had to work hard.

This time, there are three more people participating in the interview with Luo Lin, all of whom are men.The interview process consists of two parts, namely the question and answer link and the practical operation.

The interviewer's questions were not harsh, but just clarified a few unclear points based on Luo Lin's background information.Luo Lin answered seriously based on the facts, at least it won't make people feel dissatisfied.In the end, the interviewer said to him: "... Please tell me the one thing that impressed you the most in your experience as a personal butler. And on this basis, explain how this incident inspired you."

Luo Lin was taken aback when he heard such a question.Then he lowered his head slightly and thought for a while, and then said in a quiet voice: "I have hosted many family dinners for my former employer, and I have also dealt with many accidents. There are disputes between guests and children, and there are disputes like parking scratches." I have learned a lot from these seemingly small incidents, but they are actually difficult to deal with. But the most impressive thing is that my female employer passed away four years ago."

The interviewer adjusted his sitting posture and his expression became more serious.

Luo Lin looked into the interviewer's eyes calmly:

"Her death has brought a huge blow to the family, and the previous life cannot continue. The male master rarely returns to the residence, and the character of the young master has also undergone great negative changes. As the housekeeper of the family, I I failed to restore those declines. I avoided disputes, gave up giving my opinion, and made no attempt to retain the old servants who decided to leave."

The interviewer tilted his head slightly: "You are telling me how dereliction of duty you are.

"Yes," Luo Lin replied immediately but calmly: "My wrong approach and attitude at that time determined that I could not be a competent housekeeper. Because of this, I could not continue my work in that family, and eventually I chose to change careers... Until now, I finally know what I did wrong. The housekeeper is not only responsible for ensuring that the affairs of the family are carried out in an orderly manner, he is also responsible for gathering people and standing up. He can choose to remain silent , but he must also be able to stand up and express his opinions, rather than blindly taking orders."

The interviewer looked at Luo Lin, and slowly smiled: "...I am very glad that you have such a serious attitude. Maybe you don't know that this recruitment is actually because of the independent butler of our clubhouse I fell ill suddenly. In such an emergency situation, it is impossible for a real personal manager to lend to us, and the exhibition company and ordinary waiters are not up to the requirements. I appreciate your personal characteristics, please test it in the actual operation Do well. I'll be looking forward to it."

Luo Lin said thank you, bowed and turned to leave.

The interviewer stopped him:

"I suddenly thought of a question. You don't have a family with a regular waiter, and you won't come to the United States for this temporary job... What kind of job are you doing now?"

Luo Lin smiled: "I'm working as a model now... I come to America because of my work."

Thinking of something, the interviewer narrowed his eyes and looked at Luo Lin carefully: "Did I see you on TV?"

Luo Lin still smiled, thought for a while and replied, "Maybe you misread it."

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Compared with the link of answering questions, the practical test is more professional.The duties of a banquet butler are not the same as that of ordinary servants. The so-called cleaning is not their main job-what the butler has to do is to coordinate and guide other service personnel, so that the guests can get the best banquet while ensuring the smooth progress of the process experience.This requires the butler to have the ability to coordinate, be familiar with the preferences of the guests, know how to manage the menu, and be able to handle emergencies.

After the test started, Luo Lin and the others received several forms—the first one was the general background of the guests invited to the banquet hall, and the second one was a list of all dishes that could be cooked provided by the chef of the clubhouse.The interviewees are required to choose a set of dishes suitable for the guests within 10 minutes, and then go to the wine cellar to choose the wine that matches the dishes.

The Western food set consists of eight dishes (including soup, dessert) under normal circumstances, so just circle the choice of the selected dish.However, Luo Lin stared at the three-foot-long dish list for 5 minutes, and the more he looked at it, the more he frowned.The three people around wrote quickly, and it didn't take long before they got up and went to the wine cellar.But Luo Lin sat like that all the time, as if he had finally made up his mind, instead he began to write furiously under the list.

Everyone else has already returned from the wine cellar, and Luo Lin is going to go there.When he got up, he heard someone whispering next to him: "Can such a person really do it?"

Luo Lin didn't look back, but walked steadily forward.

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After 10 minutes, the four applicants stood still with their selected wines.Everyone else put their wine bottles on the long table in front of them, while Luo Lin's bottle of white wine was placed in an ice bucket, and the other bottle of red wine was held flat by him with the mouth of the bottle slightly downward. with.

The interviewer noticed this movement, and his expression softened slightly.The interviewer then reported each person's previous choice of dishes and asked them why they made such a choice.

Except for Luo Lin, everyone chose the most expensive food.Most of the starters start with Malossol caviar, and the side dishes must be served with black truffles. Some people even choose desserts supplemented with dried saffron powder on top of the two, simply gathering the three most expensive ingredients in the world.Among them, some people chose to serve a tea soup mixed with edible gold leaf, and a sea fish sashimi feast made of raw lobster meat.When they read Luo Lin's choice, the expressions of the others were a little mocking.

First of all, Luo Lin's choice of starter is butter chicken crisp box - a dish that can be seen everywhere in ordinary restaurants, without any special extravagance.And starting from this appetizer, Luo Lin ordered three soups, nine hot dishes, four salads and four desserts.

The interviewer came to the applicants one by one and asked them why they made their choices.Others are saying "this kind of ingredients reflect the taste of the owner", "the low-calorie ratio is suitable for young ladies", "novel ingredients can make them feel novel" and other similar reasons.

When Luo Lin was asked, the interviewer's eyes were more profound: "Did you not know how many dishes should be served, so you chose so many things at once? ... and asked to reduce the amount of each dish, and Change the utensils for serving the dishes?"

Luo Lin said calmly: "It's not like that. I checked the background of the guests, and found that the host invited her friends in high school. Girls of this age naturally like to see big scenes and taste all kinds of expensive dishes. Food, but these guests are all graduated from public schools. Although the owner is the top upper class, I don’t think all her friends have been to such a high-end place. If the first dish is the so-called novelty, top-level Food, I think they will feel awkward and embarrassed besides being overwhelmed. It is not conducive to creating an intimate atmosphere.”

The interviewer looked at him: "Then do you think expensive ingredients are unnecessary? You didn't choose truffles, and you didn't choose caviar—although the dishes are still higher-end than ordinary restaurants, do you think this is enough?"

Luo Lin continued: "I think the host's main purpose for holding this banquet is to have fun with her true friends. Therefore, I don't want to make the guests feel that the host is showing off when choosing food. At the same time, in order not to lower the level of the banquet , I think that providing multiple choices on dishes can be more pleasing to young girls. Girls always like to have a lot of things to choose from, and small portions of food will not make them feel any psychological burden when they decide to lose weight. "

The interviewer showed a clear expression, and then asked: "Then why did you propose to change the utensils for the dishes?"

Luo Lin smiled: "I think the plates here are all beautifully decorated, looking high-end and stable. They may not be heavy, but they are really big. Such plates give people a too formal impression, and it is not conducive to our young The ladies dine with them."

The interviewer raised his eyebrows: "The guest...is holding a plate?"

Luo Lin's expression was more gentle: "The dining room is set with a standard long table. That is to say, there will always be some people who are very far away from the host and cannot talk to each other. But for young girls, they like intimate tables. Get together and eat with small plates like afternoon tea. If I were the banquet butler, I would create a tight atmosphere of a little girls' party to encourage them to gather at the end of the table and have a good conversation."

"Do you think this is the atmosphere that a high-end banquet should have?"

Luo Lin breathed out silently, and looked into the eyes of the interviewer: "Under proper guidance, intimacy and high-grade atmosphere will not conflict."

The interviewer's expression was a little playful: "And you think you can handle the scene well?"

"Yes." Luo Lin replied affirmatively.

The interviewer looked at Luo Lin's standard standing posture with his back straight, but his chin slightly retracted, and laughed.The interviewer keenly noticed that during his conversation with others, Luo Lin never changed the gesture of holding the wine, especially the right hand holding the wine barrel remained strong without any trembling.

Luo Lin originally thought that the interviewer might have other questions to ask himself, but the interviewer turned to the original interviewer and asked about wine selection.

Speaking of wine, each of the four candidates should choose two bottles—one red and one white.The top three candidates all selected products from the world’s four major first-tier wineries: two bottles of Lafite, two bottles of Latour, one bottle of Hau-Brion, and one bottle of Margaux. )——such a top ranking, even the Mouton (Mutton) castle that was promoted in 73 is excluded.

On the other hand, Luo Lin, what he put in the ice bucket was a bottle of non-vintage noble rot wine produced by a small German winery, and the red wine in his hand was the young white horse of Cheval Blanc.The prices of these two bottles of wine are very high in the market, but there is still a gap compared with the vintage Bordeaux in the hands of the previous few people.

The first three people analyzed how good their own wine was, and how high the score was given by Robert Parker (a world-renowned wine critic).Thinking about the bottle of noble rot winery in Luo Lin's hand, maybe Robert has never been to it, and the expressions of those people unconsciously showed some disdain.

But Luo Lin himself is very confident in the wine he chose——Facing the interviewer's question, Luo Lin smiled and said: "...As far as I know, the host and guest we are going to entertain are all Germans. And the Germans are very good at drinking. It is famously patriotic—people prefer domestically produced wine. The noble rot wine I have is produced in Rheingau, Germany, and the Gewürztraminer in the selected year has been matured very well, and the overall quality of the wine is excellent. Plus Noble rot wine has a particularly light and sweet taste, I think it will be a variety that girls like, and it can also match with the poultry and foie gras in the dishes I choose."

Before the interviewer opened his mouth, another applicant snorted and interjected, "Is it because you are too confident in this noble rot wine, so you are lazy when it comes to red wine?"

Luo Lin looked back at the man, and lowered his head to glance at the other's wine label: "I didn't choose the vintage Bordeaux because its sobering time is too difficult to grasp. Like the wine you choose, the sobering time should be at 12 If there is an accident in the middle, it will be difficult to serve. At the same time, the red wine you choose is based on Cabernet Sauvignon. Baker's seasoning, the astringency is much higher than average. I don't think ordinary girls will like a red wine with high astringency, no matter how much it is rated. Because of this, I chose a softer Merlot. ... supple but complex, and well timed to sober up."

Even the interviewer was a little surprised when he said this:

"You remember the composition of the grapes and the age? . . . how?"

Luo Lin's expression was a little embarrassed, and he paused before saying in a low voice: "...I recited it...I recited it for more than half a year."

This honest answer should be the best to understand, but it is slightly unexpected.Only a stubborn person like Luo Lin would write down all these dispensable knowledge step by step.

The other applicants have not spoken so far.And the interviewer knew from the very beginning that Luo Lin's heart might be the thinnest among all of them.

He took the barrel in consideration of the temperature of the wine, and lowered the neck of the bottle to keep the wine submerged in the cork.

This is the so-called meticulous.

Later, when the bottle was opened, Luo Lin was the only one who sniffed the cork and put the cork on the plate.Of the three remaining, one of the wines was found to have an infected cork.

Of course, this is not the only thing that makes Luo Lin better than others - in some cases, Luo Lin's actions can be considered bold.

Just like opening champagne, the correct way to open the bottle is to open the bottle slowly, not by shaking it violently like a racing driver and letting the wine spray.But in this part of the investigation, others learned to be obedient, but Luo Lin used a knife.

Facing the wine bottle, Luo Lin held the Saber knife, and with a quick movement, stuck to the joint line of the bottle, and slashed the knife horizontally——the champagne head flew out with a part of the neck, a very small amount The sparkling wine flows down the bottle slowly.

Let Luo Lin do such a dangerous action, it will only become a visual performance full of beauty.

The subsequent accident emergency inspection was also very typical. The interviewer poured red wine on a silk dress and asked the four people how to deal with it.And Luo Lin was the only one who provided an answer other than "free dry cleaning and sending back".

He dipped the white wine in another glass on the napkin, and wiped it directly on the clothes—and the originally conspicuous dark red actually faded by half.

"...Let's deal with this step first, and it may not be too late to talk about dry cleaning."

Luo Linmo spoke in a gentle but convincing tone.

...To the very end of the interview, the interviewer finally asked Luo Lin a question: "What do you think are the three most important qualities for a successful housekeeper?"

Luo Lin lowered his eyes for a moment, then looked directly at the other party and said, "Calmness, discipline...and self-esteem."

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In such a situation where the superior and the inferior are present, Luo Lin won the job without any surprise.It was already past dinner time when the results came out, so Luo Lin walked out of the clubhouse and walked into the cold wind of the night.

His mobile phone was originally turned to silent and placed in the closet, but now he picked it up and checked, but there were two missed calls.

One is from He Shiwei, and the other is from Portway.

Luo Lin thought for a while, and while walking, he called Portovy back.Portov asked him how the interview was going on the other end of the phone, and said he had saved dinner for Luo Lin.After such a busy day, Luo Lin felt a little tired now, so he just responded sullenly, saying that he was going back now.

After such a phone call, Luo Lin actually hesitated whether to call He Shiwei again.However, in the end, he just sent a text message to ask He Shiwei if there was anything wrong.

To Luo Lin's surprise, He Shiwei seemed to be waiting on the phone, and quickly replied, "I want to ask if you are free on the evening of the [-]th. There is a very important event, and I want you and me to Let's join together."

Why is it number seven? ...But it is a very important event, so it is always bad to refuse.

Thinking of his next job just now, Luo Lin frowned, tilted his head and thought for a long time, and then wrote a paragraph in the text message: "Originally there were extra work arrangements, but I will do my best to meet you."

He Shiwei's final reply was a bit strange—"I will tell you the detailed arrangements later, as long as you come here before midnight on the 7th."

Luo Lin felt that such words probably had other meanings, but he really didn't have the energy to explore it now.

……

When he returned to the model house, Luo Lin felt a little sleepy.This was a sign of a cold. Luo Lin didn't dare to be as careless as before. After taking a bath, he got under the quilt, and the quilt covered his nose.

When Botov came in with Luo Lin's dinner, Luo Lin's eyes were exposed, and his eyelashes fluttered as if he was still asleep.The hair that was not completely dried was softly attached to his forehead and cheeks, making Luo Lin's face look small, like a child.

Portway put aside the salad bowl and dinner plate and took the towel from the side.He walked over and pushed Luo Lin's shoulder, making Luo Lin get up, eat something before going to bed.

Luo Lin sat up obediently, his eyes were not fully opened, and he reluctantly wanted to go to the table to eat.Botov held Luo Lin's shoulders and asked him to sit back on the bed: "...It's fine to just sit and eat like this. It's better to put your legs under the quilt."

...That was the first time Luo Lin ate in bed.He held the bowl in one hand and the spoon in the other, chewing slowly.Botov sat behind him on the left side, took a towel and pulled Luo Lin's hair back, and wiped it little by little from the root to the tip.

Portov asked Luo Lin softly, "Tired today?"

Luo Lin swallowed a mouthful of vegetable leaves, and shook his head: "Actually, it's not...not doing anything, just getting a headache."

Botov said "Yes", put a strand of hair on Luo Lin's shoulder in his palm, and clenched it tightly with the hand wrapped in the towel.

At this moment, Luo Lin turned his head and looked into Botovey's eyes: "Hair...Thank you for your help."

Botov frowned at first, not knowing how to respond, and then coughed unnaturally: "No... I'm very happy to dry it off for you. Speaking of which, my sister... has a Samoyed, and I often help it Shower and brush. He looks comfortable, and I think you too…"

It always feels wrong to say that.Bobowei wanted to change his words, but Luo Lin laughed first.

Now Luo Lin, looking back at Bodewei, smiled so much that his eyes almost narrowed.He still has a spoon in his mouth, and his cheeks are slightly puffed up, so cute as hell.

Portov could feel the warm aura on Luo Lin's body, the softness made people want to get close too much.

It was this kind of scene that suddenly gave Portway a helpless sense of heaviness.

……

Why do you have to be so likable?

Why are you so good.

Why are you so nice to everyone.

Why are you always unconscious and let others fall in love with you.

...Actually, I don't want to be patient either.I want to hug you, but why am I still so awake.

Knowing that I can't have you makes me feel terrible right now.

…No matter what time it was, Portovey had a flat expression on his face, unconsciously exuding some misleading ferocity.So even if he clenched his teeth in pain now, others would never know that it was his sad expression.

……

The inter-group competition on January [-] came on time.When Luo Lin woke up this morning, he felt that he had fully recovered, and he really avoided the cold.

It was the other two who were really in trouble.

Portway started to have a low-grade fever, but luckily it wasn't serious and he was still able to carry out the task.

Before the mission started, when Luo Lin walked into the changing room assigned to each team, he saw Alfred who looked a little strange.

At that time, Alfred turned his back to Luo Lin, bent slightly, and seemed to be rubbing the inner forearm muscles of his left hand with his right hand.

Luo Lin didn't make any sound when he was walking, but when he saw the strange scene, he opened his mouth, "...what are you doing?"

Alfred didn't seem to expect that someone would be behind him, turned around subconsciously, and then slowly hid his left arm by his side.

It was an instant thing, but Luo Lin saw the swollen red lump on Alfred's arm - and the needle's eye.

Alfred's expression was still calm, but his eyes were bloodshot and moist, his lips were a little white, and the dark circles under his eyes were heavier than usual.

Luo Lin caught a glimpse of a sweaty mark on the back of the single shirt on Alfred's body, as if printed by sweat.

Such a situation made Luo Lin frown: "You..."

Alfred interrupted with an unusually hoarse voice:

"...I'm not on drugs."

Luo Lin hasn't said anything yet, but this is the first time that Alfred has said a sentence to Luo Lin that seems to show weakness: "You trust me."

The author has something to say: Dear father, solemn statement: *All the professional content involved in this chapter is based on the content of books (not the Internet). There are two books on red wine by Mr. Qi Zhongchan, and a service guide from Le Cordon Bleu Books, and various physical materials.There may be differences between the translated names, and there may be mistakes made by my father who has no common sense. Please bear with me if there are any mistakes.All right, it's better! ...When Dad got up, I slowly replied to the messages I owed to these two chapters...Thank you for the opinion of the little donkey classmate, Dad was very touched~ The rest of the old guys are familiar with each other so I won’t call names! ! ! ! !But my father who is still sick is really uncomfortable. Why don't you leave more messages for him...Every chapter is written very seriously...Okay, good night, girls and boys~