Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 422 - 412: The Demon Queen Is About to Lose Her Temper in Public Again
"Oh no, oh no, the she-devil is coming..."
The words barely left his mouth.
A series of clattering, chaotic noises echoed from every corner of the office area, one after another.
For a moment.
The office area seemed frozen in time, falling into a pin-drop silent state.
At this moment, a terrifying low-pressure atmosphere was accompanied by the strong rhythmic sound of "tap, tap, tap" high heels striking the floor, rushing toward the office area...
Lin Manli with blazing red lips, large wavy curls, a camel wool coat, and seven- or eight-centimeter high heels, walked by with an aura of two-point-eight meters.
This made the employees not even dare to breathe loudly.
As quiet as cicadas in winter!
Lin Manli’s beautiful eyes swept over the employees sitting upright, finally landing on her assistant... Lu.
She looked at Lu, expressionless, and said, "Lu, inform all departments that we have a meeting in the conference room in 5 minutes."
Lu nodded respectfully and said, "Understood, Chief Editor Lin."
As Lin Manli moved to the chief editor’s office, a chaotic noise and complaints sounded in the office area immediately.
"Meeting, another meeting, when will these endless meetings ever stop..."
"Stop complaining, hurry up... Let’s all get over there quickly so we don’t arrive late and have the she-devil lose her temper in public again..."
"Shh... be careful, walls have ears. If Chief Editor Lin hears us calling her the she-devil behind her back, we’re all done for."
"Actually, our Chief Editor Lin is pretty good! She’s got strong work abilities, but once she starts working, her whole aura changes completely, and she’s particularly serious, making us all feel mountains of pressure, and she always has this cold face, like everyone owes her money or something, so every time I see her in my line of sight, my heart can’t help but tremble."
"Me too!"
As they chatted, they quickly tidied up their documents and rushed to the conference room, taking their seats.
Each of them was on high alert, waiting for their boss, the "she-devil" Lin Manli, to arrive.
Cre-eak~
The conference room door was opened by Lu.
She stood to the side, welcoming Lin Manli in with respect.
Lin Manli walked briskly in, stood at the front of the conference room, placed her long, beautiful hands on the conference table, leaned slightly forward, and looked at the employees on both sides of the table, getting straight to the point: "Now that everyone is here, the purpose of suddenly gathering you all for a meeting is to inform everyone that I have already confirmed the food store we are going to interview and shoot for this issue of ’Food and Beauty’ magazine. It’s the Delicious Restaurant."
Wait~
Which food store did Chief Editor Lin say we’re interviewing for this issue?
So Delicious!
The employees who were originally prepared to work seriously immediately had a complicated look in their eyes upon hearing the name of this restaurant.
Mei weakly said, "Chief Editor Lin, if I remember correctly, we interviewed the Delicious Restaurant’s food just one issue ago!"
She wanted to ask Chief Editor Lin if she’s been so busy recently that she’s gotten confused?
The magazine staff isn’t many, but each of them is very experienced.
Yet the same goes for everyone; their workload is actually quite large.
As someone like Chief Editor Lin, who has to manage dozens of people in the company, and takes care of every little thing personally, she’s even more swamped.
She seriously suspects that Chief Editor Lin is too exhausted these days, which is causing her to hallucinate!
But...
To avoid being reprimanded, she never mustered the courage to ask.
Lin Manli anticipated there would be questions, and she explained, "I know, of course, I know we interviewed them before. After all, that interview was arranged by me at the last minute, and I even had you and Liu specifically go over there for the interview and photoshoot!"
Oh my~
Chief Editor Lin remembers very clearly, huh~
But since she knows they’ve been featured in an issue before, why select Delicious Restaurant again this time?
It’s true that the food from the Delicious Restaurant is really delicious, but even so, it doesn’t align with the standard procedure, does it?
Could it be... Chief Editor Lin got a bribe from Boss Huang?
It shouldn’t be!
Mei puzzledly said, "Chief Editor Lin, since Delicious has already been featured in our magazine this year, there’s no need for another issue, right? After all, our magazine has never set a precedent for the same restaurant appearing twice in one year!"
"That may be true, but rules are dead."
Lin Manli calmly said, "Besides, this time is different."
Mei curiously asked, "Chief Editor, how is it different?"
Other colleagues weakly murmured, "Yeah, after all, it’s the same restaurant!"
Lin Manli raised her eyebrow and said, "Boss Huang has introduced new dishes!"
"Huh? New dishes?"
Everyone immediately perked up.
Boss Huang’s new dish must be incredibly delicious...
Although they’re not yet sure what the new dish is, those who’ve tasted the Delicious Restaurant’s food involuntarily swallowed at the mention of "new dish."
Indeed!
They’re craving it!
Lin Manli nodded and said, "Yes, that’s right, at noon they released a new dish, Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce! Yesterday they also introduced a vegetarian Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, and a few days ago, there were some other new dishes, so I think we can do another issue, mainly focusing on Delicious Restaurant’s new items!"
Listening to Chief Editor Lin, everyone thought it indeed seemed feasible!
But...
The magazine hasn’t had any restaurant appear in two issues in the same year!
If fans don’t appreciate it, and if the superiors blame them, both they and Chief Editor Lin will get reproached!
Lin Manli noticed their concerns.
Indeed, there never has been a precedent for ’Food and Beauty’ magazine to consecutively interview the same restaurant.
But the superiors aren’t rigid rule followers either.
Moreover, with Boss Huang’s culinary skills and the sales of the last issue on Delicious Restaurant, alongside many fans expecting new items from them,
So in the end, they agreed to recommend it again.
She smiled and said, "Rest assured, I’ve already coordinated with the company, and consumers want to know about the food. If someone wants to eat pan-fried buns and porridge, honeyed ham, Dongpo pork, crab fried cake, and braised snacks, they’ll go to Delicious Restaurant, but if someone wants both the meat and vegetarian Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, we must accurately introduce each dish featured in the magazine. That’s why I think it’s possible to do another issue, and in the future, if they come up with more new dishes, we can continue with more issues."
Everyone thought this made a lot of sense.
Moreover, since Chief Editor Lin had already coordinated with the superiors, the worry of blame wasn’t an issue.
And Chief Editor Lin’s insight was always unique and precise.
The last issue on the Delicious Restaurant had garnered great sales, the best in recent years.
And the response was outstanding!
Many fans who tasted the restaurant’s dishes said it was delicious, and they wanted more such food features.
Unfortunately,
the recent few magazine issues didn’t have as good a response as that issue on the Delicious Restaurant.
Even more helplessly...
they couldn’t find a food spot better than the Delicious Restaurant!
Thinking about heading over to the Delicious Restaurant for the interview and photoshoot also meant they could conveniently grab a bite.
With faces full of anticipation, they asked, "Chief Editor Lin, when will we go for the interview and photoshoot?"
Lin Manli glanced at her watch: "It’s around two o’clock now, clean up a bit, we’ll head over shortly."
"Yay!"
Everyone cheered joyfully!
As for how consumers might react to ’Food and Beauty’ magazine consecutively recommending the same restaurant, that remains unknown!
What they’re concerned with now is... whether they can taste the new dishes after the interview and photoshoot!
