Chapter 464 Yes, three sets

"Okay, I don't understand these details. Let's wait until we've finalized the three banquets and then we can add to the list together." The fat man nodded. "Let's decide on the tables first, and then..."

"Wait, you said three sets?" Lian Yulan, the only female chef besides Zhao Xiaojing, reacted immediately.

"Yes, three sets. Other teams can make two sets in a hurry, but they are not very competitive. If we make four sets, we don't have enough manpower and it will be too rushed. Let's try to make three sets more compact and serve the dishes in 20 minutes." The fat man raised his eyebrows and smiled slyly.

"Will this... really work?" Mo Feixiang paused when he heard the fat man's plan. Except for Zhao Xiaojing, who had already discussed it with the fat man and had the same idea, everyone at the table looked at each other in surprise.

"There will be a cart for serving the dishes. There will be three people, one person will serve one private room, and everyone will take turns running a few times. There will always be four people in the kitchen to cook. Twenty minutes, no matter who takes turns at the four tables, it will be enough for each table to serve seven or eight dishes. Mr. Nian, please take the trouble to guard the three private rooms and provide service. When the dishes here are almost served, I will go to replace Mr. Nian, and Mr. Nian will come back to take the dim sum out of the pot. The dim sum can be served when the guests are about to finish their meal, which is also no problem. Three tables of banquets will be done." The fat man snapped his fingers in a very provocative manner.

"If we only make two tables, we will have more time, but we can only choose the two most expensive price ranges, and we have to try our best to get full marks. Let's not talk about whether it is difficult to get full marks. Even if we get full marks, once other groups choose to make three sets, as long as they don't choose the three sets with the lowest prices, their total score will exceed ours by at least 20 points. At that time, the team ranked first can get an additional 5 points for each person, and our team will be in a very passive position." Zhao Xiaojing encouraged.

"Okay, three tables, that's it! It's just three tables, it'll only take twenty minutes!"

"It's not that we're afraid of being tired. Who among us doesn't handle dozens or even hundreds of orders in one afternoon? If we weren't worried about customers waiting too long and complaining about not giving us a good rating, we could take all five tables."

"We have accepted all three tables. I'm not sure if it will delay the time. But didn't the staff say that the customers are ordinary customers, and their needs are the needs of ordinary customers. What does this show? It shows that the customers will not comment on our banquet for the purpose of rating them. They are just ordinary customers who want to come to hold a banquet. This makes it easy. We just need to make the customers feel satisfied. Who doesn't have some skills to capture customers and make them happy? Send them a small gift, or if that doesn't work, send a dish, or send a plate of snacks to eat while waiting. It won't take too long anyway." said the fat man.

"So, based on that line of thinking, wouldn't it be a problem for us to take all five tables? After all, when you go out to eat at a busy restaurant these days, you have to wait for a table. And we have a private room. Waiting there is better than sitting on a small stool outside, right?"

"Hey, so, it would be nice to have a mahjong machine! Don't families like to play mahjong to pass the time before dinner? When we have mahjong, we even complain that the food comes too quickly!"

"With so many private rooms, there must be one with mahjong tables! Why don't we just pick the one with the mahjong table?"

"Yes, they're in the boxes on the far left. I saw them through the window just now!"

"Stop! Stop!" Seeing everyone's thoughts starting to wander under his instigation, but going further and further off track, the fat man quickly waved his hand to stop them. "I think not only should we not choose someone with a mahjong machine, but we should also try not to mention the mahjong machine!"

"Why?"

"Because of the uncertainty, if they keep playing and wait until the food is cold before starting to eat, and then their mood is affected by winning or losing at mahjong, the probability of bad reviews will be very high. Moreover, even if you set up mahjong and people start playing, you are not sure if they are really willing to wait. If you really set up five tables, what if no one at all five tables likes to play mahjong? It's still too risky." The fat man frowned and analyzed seriously.

"Captain Zhao, you are quite different when you are serious." Nian Fusheng looked at the fat man in surprise.

"I am as quiet as a virgin and as agile as a rabbit!" The fat man immediately started to joke.

Everyone at the table started twitching their lips wildly.

"Ahem, let's have three tables then. Do you have any other opinions?" Nian Fusheng adjusted his expression and looked at the contestants.

The people in the circle were shocked by the fat man's words and shook their heads like rattles.

"Then let's continue discussing the pricing issue... Everyone... Captain Zhao, Deputy Captain Zhao, why don't you just say it directly, and save us the time of discussion." Mo Feixiang wrote down the results of the discussion at hand and was about to call on everyone to continue the discussion. After thinking for a while, he looked up at Fatty and Zhao Xiaojing.

Nian Fusheng also realized, "Yeah, if you two have any ideas, just say it directly. In the end, it will all come back to you anyway."

Zhao Xiaojing touched her nose while trying to hold back her laughter, and met the fat man's eyes.

The fat man also suppressed his laughter and nodded his chin quickly.

"My opinion is that we should just pick the three with the highest prices. They are all meals for ten people anyway. The difference in price only means the quality of the dishes, but the quantity is similar. They all have to be cooked one pot at a time. It's not like we can just settle for the lowest price of 1888. So it's better to just serve the three with the highest scores." Zhao Xiaojing said.

The contestants all nodded.

"As for the banquet, as Zhao Duo just said, business meals focus on refinement and service. The rest of the price ranges won't suffice, and we can't provide overly detailed service, so we'll eliminate that. Also, the lowest price we've chosen is 3888 yuan, which isn't cheap compared to regular banquets. The teacher appreciation banquet that Nian Fusheng just mentioned is still unsuitable, so I suggest eliminating that as well."

The contestant continued to nod.

"Then, there are only "A Happy Full Moon and a Beautiful Flower" and "Top of the List" left. The price difference between the two is one thousand. As for which one to pair with the other, it depends on everyone's opinion. I think both are fine." Zhao Xiaojing looked at the fat man.

She had finished expressing her opinions. Although they were the results of discussion and everyone agreed, they were basically based on her and Fatty's ideas, so they still had to leave everyone some room for choice.

"I think both are fine. Does anyone have any ideas?" The fat man was quite knowledgeable.

"How about making "A Happy Full Moon" a little more expensive and "Top of the List" a little less expensive? The main thing is that the presentation and theme of "A Happy Full Moon" are easier to do..." Mo Feixiang suggested.

The two sets of meals were not much different, so naturally everyone had no objection. Three sets of banquets were decided. Afterwards, Mo Feixiang submitted the plan to the program team, and everyone began to discuss what they needed to do in advance today.

While I was making the form, the staff member who was filming came to remind me that the front desk phone was ringing.

Everyone was startled. Nian Fusheng, the lobby manager in charge of foreign affairs, quickly stood up and walked out first.