Chapter 77 Announcement of Ning Yan

Everyone didn't care whether Yue Baohua came or not, they all wanted to meet Yue Ning who had become famous as soon as she came to Hong Kong. They wanted to see this 18-year-old girl in person, who had already stirred up waves in the Hong Kong catering industry at such a young age.

Just now they were still discussing how the little girl's move yesterday was really generous. It not only resolved the news and crushed the rumors, but also created a situation where both parties benefited and made the public have a better impression of her.

Yue Baohua's Baohualou is located in Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, but Yue Ning's Baohualou will definitely not be limited to Mongkok. Her future moves will definitely affect the catering industry in Hong Kong.

Seeing the grandparents and grandchildren signing in at the door, everyone's eyes were focused there. Who would have thought that the little girl would go to find Boss Guo as soon as she arrived.

Yes! In one of the two interviews last night, Boss Guo said that Yue Ning had never tasted foie gras and could come to Yulongxuan to experience the beauty of foie gras.

In another interview, Yue Ning cooked foie gras at the exhibition. I wonder how it tastes? From the posture, he looks like a French chef.

Everyone thought that with Yue Ning's generosity, this matter might be over and not mentioned again. Was she afraid that someone might not know about it?

Boss Guo naturally also saw Yue Ning's interview, saw the clip of her frying foie gras at the exhibition, and heard her description of foie gras.

They all said that this little girl was generous and tolerant, so why did she come to them? Why did she have to be so fussy about it? Did she have to bring this up to embarrass him?

"Miss Yue wants to eat our Yulongxuan's foie gras, we will definitely welcome it."

If Yue Ning were in an office building in Central, her outfit today would probably be just everyday wear. But it looked very formal on her. Her lips curled up slightly, with a smile on the corners of her mouth, but her eyes were calm and still: "Boss Guo, have you forgotten what happened yesterday? Then let me help you recall it."

Yue Ning imitated the tone he used on TV yesterday: "I want to say this to the little girl: 'Child, you are still young and you can be full of energy, but being full of energy without knowing anything makes you look particularly stupid. If you have never tasted French foie gras, you can come to Yulongxuan and experience the beauty of French foie gras.'"

Although Boss Guo is not as big as the Hongan Group, his Junhao Hotel is one of the most luxurious hotels in Hong Kong. In front of his peers, being provoked by a little girl who could be his granddaughter?

In this kind of situation, he told himself to maintain his demeanor, to be magnanimous, and not to argue with a junior. He suppressed his anger that was about to explode: "Little girl, you have to know when to advance and when to retreat."

"I'm just repeating what you said. Don't you admit what Boss Guo said in public? You want to take him in as your apprentice without knowing whether he is capable or not. After reading a piece of fabricated news, you call him stupid and conclude that he has never eaten French foie gras. Who is ignorant? Who is angry? Who is stupid?" Yue Ning pressed on step by step. She had already shown enough kindness. They seemed not to understand and even hated her.

Besides, Huihuang is only one or two kilometers away from here. Based on the personalities of Boss Guo and Lu Jinyong, the relationship between him and them cannot be a friendly competition, but a life-and-death struggle. Since he has offended them severely, then he has offended them severely.

Boss Guo looked at her with a twisted smile: "I told you, you are still a kid. Once you have strength, it won't be too late to be arrogant."

Yue Ning recalled the conversation they had at the TV station that day. She laughed, "How come you only remember what you said? What did I say that you forgot?"

"Ms. Yue, everyone wants to meet you. Why don't we go in first?" The vice president of the association was also an old friend of Yue Baohua, and he came over to persuade Yue Ning.

Yue Ning always had to give face to the vice president: "Okay! I also want to meet the seniors."

When the vice president heard Yue Ning say this, he breathed a sigh of relief. He still hoped that less trouble would be better. The grandparents and grandchildren followed the vice president forward. Yue Baohua had basically never participated in such activities. He only knew a few bosses, and he didn't recognize most of them, so he had no way to introduce them to his granddaughter.

Fortunately, these bosses did not need his introduction, and they were busy introducing themselves. Not only that, Yue Baohua found that his granddaughter was much more familiar with the industry than he, who had lived in Hong Kong for more than 30 years.

"Boss Ma, your pineapple buns are so delicious. I ate two at once. Sister Huiyi said that if I ate any more, I would turn into a pig."

"Ms. Yue, have you been to our store?"

"I went there for the soy sauce chicken lo mein. After my first version of the sauce came out, I wanted to understand the demand for lo mein at Hong Kong City Tea Restaurant, so I went to your place to eat."

Boss Ma asked happily, "Did you eat anything else?"

"I had fried beef noodles with dried tofu and fried noodles with shredded pork and silver sprouts. They both tasted great."

"I'd like to hear your opinion as a chef," Boss Ma asked her.

"I don't deserve the title of chef. I know that tea restaurants have to be quick with seasoning in order to serve food quickly, and they can't use complicated stir-frying methods like us. The seasoning is a little light and the beef noodles are a little soft, but there are no other problems. It's already very good. Is it impossible to be perfect? ​​The pineapple bun is hot, super fragrant, and super soft, and the melted butter moisturizes the bread. It's really delicious!" Yue Ning said sincerely, and praised their pineapple buns at the same time.

Boss Ma felt very happy when she praised him.

"By the way, yesterday you said on TV about Wagyu beef, foie gras and abalone rice. Is that true or false?" someone asked.

"Really, I'm really trying." Yue Ning replied.

“Why are you trying this dish?”

The general manager of Hongan Hotel came in, and Yue Ning apologized to everyone: "Sorry, I'm going to see my elders."

Yue Ning walked over and called out, "Uncle Lu, you're here."

"Ningning, you're here early!"

"This is my first time here. I want to meet some senior people in the industry." Yue Ning came in with the general manager.

Yue Ning whispered a few words to General Manager Lu, and General Manager Lu nodded.

General Manager Lu came in on time and the meeting started soon. Baohualou was not considered a big restaurant in Hong Kong City, so the seats for the grandparents and grandchildren were at the back.

The president spoke first, and his speech was much more pragmatic than the meetings Yue Ning had attended in his previous life. The theme of this speech was how to ensure food safety and hygiene so that customers could feel safe and secure.

After he finished speaking, Mr. Guo, the venue provider, went up to speak with a manuscript paper. He also started from the perspective of food safety and talked about how Yulongxuan manages the ingredients of good food. He kept emphasizing that the origins of their ingredients are all world-class.

There is no mention of drug residues during transportation, whether banned substances are used in the production of dried products, or traceability issues. This is just reading from a manuscript.

Several key personnel spoke, and the president said on the stage: "As everyone knows, Hong An has been deeply rooted in Hong Kong for more than 60 years. It is a long-established hotel in Hong Kong. This time, Hong An's acquisition of Huihuang surprised our entire industry. On behalf of my colleagues, I would like to ask Mr. Lu of Hong An what is the meaning of Hong An's move?"

General Manager Lu stood up, buttoned up his suit, and went on stage: "The founder of Hongan Hotel, Mr. Ye Jinsheng, had a last wish. He hoped that Hongan could return to the mainland, to Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan, and Guangdong. Mr. Ye Yingzhang never dared to forget this wish."

What is the relationship between the acquisition of Huihuang and Hongan's return to the mainland? No one knows.

"It will take a long time from negotiation to hotel construction. We initially estimate that the Hong'an Hotel in Yuecheng will open in early 1984, and the hotel in Shanghai is also under negotiation. The management of guest rooms and western restaurants can follow the system of Hong'an Hotel in Gangcheng, and we can even delegate staff from Gangcheng Hotel. However, China is very large, and we are not confident that we can manage the Chinese restaurant well. We plan to entrust the management of the Chinese restaurant to a catering management company that is good at and understands the mainland situation."

This is a huge project. Whoever gets this opportunity will follow the Hongan Hotel wherever it opens.

Since it is placed in Hong Kong, then it must be a catering management company in Hong Kong. Hearing this, the people sitting below began to whisper to each other, and someone asked directly: "According to Mr. Lu, Huihuang is the partner selected for testing?"

"How could that be?" General Manager Lu shook his head. "The partner has already been selected, and Mr. Ye is very satisfied with the partner."

How come there was no news about this before? Which company was it? Those who were chosen by Hong An must be powerful. Everyone in the front row looked at each other and shook their heads.

General Manager Lu set his eyes on Yue Ning. Everyone followed his gaze and he said, "Then I won't keep you in suspense. Please welcome Miss Yue Ning from Gangcheng Baohualou Catering Management Company to the stage."

Baohualou? Baohualou has become famous recently, and Yue Ning is also related to the Ye family. But this little girl is only a few years old, and hasn’t Baohualou’s business just recovered to its previous reception volume?

Then there is a restaurant that is bigger than Baohualou and much higher in class than Baohualou. Let’s not talk about anything else for now. I just want to ask: where is the person?

Yue Ning went on stage and picked up the microphone: "This news was originally planned to be announced in two days when the two companies signed the contract, but colleagues are very enthusiastic, so I will reveal it to colleagues first. Recently, we have established Gangcheng Baohualou Catering Management Company. We will accept the commission of Hongan Hotel to operate this newly acquired restaurant. Huihuang will be renamed 'Ningyan', and Ningyan will follow Hongan's footsteps to enter the mainland catering market. Gangcheng's Ningyan is positioned as high-end new-style Cantonese cuisine. Didn't someone just ask me why I was experimenting with Wagyu beef and foie gras hot spring egg rice? This dish is prepared for Ningyan."

Yue Ning cast his gaze towards Boss Guo in the first row: "Boss Guo, we are going to be neighbors from now on!"

"Are you kidding? Are there enough chefs in Baohualou? Open another Ningyan?" Boss Guo asked everyone's question.

Yue Ning looked at him and smiled slightly: "Boss Guo, did you train all the people in the kitchen of Yulongxuan yourself?"