Chapter 902: Chapter 384: Young Talent Is the Future! Father-in-law Brings Golden Pomfret, Of Course It Should Be Pan-Fried!

Yanjing Hotel.

General Manager Ye Lixin sipped from his teacup:

"And then? Just continue to tear each other apart, stabbing each other in the back?"

The front desk manager was about to talk about his "great revenge plan," but seeing Ye’s apparent disagreement, wisely chose to remain silent.

"They pointed out the problems we actually have, and paid the full meal bill. Why act like they’re enemies? Is it glorious to make sea cucumber that way? Proud to have hair found in dishes by the customer?"

Everyone initially wanted to deal with Fishing Platform, especially Xie Baomin, who idled around fishing or playing billiards.

Why bother becoming an internet celebrity?

But listening to Ye Lixin’s words now, these department managers and head chefs all lowered their heads.

"Starting tomorrow, the Chinese Etiquette Hall will be closed for renovation, thoroughly review your issues... I remember the Etiquette Hall wasn’t like this before. There are a few talented young people, like Xiao Zhuang... Chef Qi, is Xiao Zhuang still in the kitchen?"

Qi Zhentao shook his head:

"He resigned after the last competition."

"Why did he resign? I remember he was a great prospect."

"Complained about low wages... I originally thought about adopting him as a godson, who knew someone so young valued money so much."

Qi Zhentao’s words made Ye Lixin amused:

"He’s just here to earn a living, yet has to call you daddy? My position is higher than yours, did I adopt you as godsons?"

Everyone bowed their heads, holding in laughter.

Old Qi really has a knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.

Is this the time to talk about adopting godsons?

"Old rules, though traditional, can be backward. How can such a big hotel not accommodate a single young person? He’s skilled, why can’t we increase his salary? Why not give extra bonuses? Cooking prioritizes skill, why stick to seniority?"

Qi Zhentao remained silent.

He was a traditional chef, having learned this set from his master since childhood.

Things like apprentices having recognition gatherings, godsons having banquets, felt prestigious and good, so he followed suit.

"You all know Lin Xu, who defeated us all for Fishing Platform, right?"

Ye Lixin stood up, hands behind his back:

"He’s now the Supervisor of Fishing Platform’s Dining Department, free to enter the kitchens of eighteen buildings, capable of pinpointing problems, and even issuing business suspension notices for up to three days for buildings without reception duties. Look at them, and then look at us, aren’t you ashamed?"

Look at how they treat young people and compare it to ourselves; it’s enough to make one’s liver ache with anger.

Ye Lixin originally intended to say a few more words to Qi Zhentao, but seeing his remorseful expression, held back, and didn’t continue.

Chef Qi’s skills aren’t the problem, it’s his too soft ears that turned the Etiquette Hall’s kitchen into a domain for his junior disciples and apprentices, with their third-generation disciples also being nephews and the like of these juniors.

Why did a hair-in-food incident occur? Isn’t it because these nephews and alike weren’t attentive?

If they were at Foxconn doing screws, would they dare to be so careless?

Thinking of this, Ye Lixin said to the banquet hall’s head chef:

"Prepare a table of dishes tomorrow, I want to treat Fishing Platform’s Dining Department Director Liao Jinming. His people helped us identify issues, so we need to thank them... Meeting adjourned."

As everyone was about to leave the office, Ye Lixin said to the front desk manager:

"Privately, you can scout restaurants, I can even allocate some funds. The top management is always pushing to embrace the internet, embrace youth. Others are scouting, so we can try too, but..."

He knocked the table:

"Scouting is fine, pointing out their errors is fine too, these are mutual promotion tactics. But if you dare to use unethical methods, like pulling a hair and tossing it in a dish, don’t blame me, Ye Lixin, for turning my back on you, regardless of your contributions at Yanjing Hotel, you’ll be dismissed!"

He knew these department managers were frustrated and wanted revenge, to regain ground.

But this wasn’t about temper.

So preventive words were necessary, to avoid these fools becoming irrational.

After everyone left, Ye Lixin picked up his phone and called the meeting-running Liao Jinming:

"Old Liao, your scouting show didn’t leave us any face, made our whole store very passive."

Liao Jinming laughed heartily:

"I just criticized our Chef Xie, why does he say everything without any sense of maintaining face for his own people, I’m ready to dock his bonus, Manager Ye, please don’t be angry."

Ye Lixin helplessly curled his lips.

Come on, your laughter can’t be concealed, yet you’re acting here.

He straightforwardly said:

"Do you have time tomorrow, Old Liao? I’m preparing some wine, want to consult you on management matters. You manage eighteen King Yan’s so well, I can’t handle a few department managers. I hope Director Liao can advise me."

Liao Jinming originally thought Ye Lixin called to request the deletion of that online video, but was surprised it was for an invitation indeed.

Said cease: "Sure, it’s been some time since we’ve had a meal together, let’s do it tomorrow night."

After hanging up, Liao Jinming told the chef in the meeting room: 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Yanjing Hotel’s General Manager wants to treat me, it must be today’s uploaded scouting program making him aware of kitchen management issues, you all strengthen management, strictly prevent such incidents. If I’m not wrong, Ye Lixin will send people to secretly scout Fishing Platform, if any of you let him succeed..."