8pm, Furui Teahouse.

When Shen Yunzhao and Cheng Shaoyuan arrived, Zhao Kai was already sitting on a chair waiting for them.

Seeing Shen Yunzhao and the other person, he quickly stood up and said, "Miss Shen, Mr. Cheng, you are here, please take a seat."

The two sat down, and Zhao Kai asked Shen Yunzhao and Cheng Shaoyuan to order a few snacks.

After the tea, cakes and snacks were served, Zhao Kai said straight to the point, "Ms. Shen, Mr. Cheng, I won't keep you in suspense and will tell you why I'm looking for you this time. I want to ask if you still want to buy Tianfu Villa."

Shen Yunzhao and Cheng Shaoyuan looked at each other, and sure enough, they guessed right.

Shen Yunzhao did not directly answer Zhao Kai's question, but said, "Boss Zhao, we won't hide it from you. We have been looking for a new villa recently. We just happened to like one today and made an appointment with the landlord to sign the contract tomorrow."

Zhao Kai's heart sank, but he quickly came to his senses. "But you still came to see me, so you are still interested in Tianfu Villa. Am I right?"

"Indeed, Mr. Zhao is right." Cheng Shaoyuan said with a smile, "We came here today just to see what's going on with Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Kai finally understood that the other party was considering his Tianfu Villa as a backup option.

But he was not angry, after all, he was the one who broke the appointment first.

"I'm sorry. I told you that we'd get this resolved in two weeks, but unexpectedly, something unexpected happened along the way, so it took so long. Fortunately, everything has been resolved. Now I have the final say on Tianfu Villa. Who it's sold to, the price, and when it's sold are all up to me. No one else will interfere."

"I think Mr. Zhao is in a hurry to sell?" Shen Yunzhao asked bluntly.

Zhao Kai was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Shen Yunzhao to speak so directly.

He smiled bitterly, "Yes, I do want to get rid of Tianfu Villa as soon as possible."

"And the price?"

"Still the same, 1.8 million."

As soon as Zhao Kai finished speaking, Shen Yun shook his head, "Boss Zhao, you are not sincere. If it were before, I would have accepted 1.8 million, but now it's different from the past. There's no need to talk about 1.8 million."

Zhao Kai had expected this to happen and sighed, "Ms. Shen, Mr. Cheng, I'll be direct and stop bargaining. One price, 1.6 million."

When Shen Yunzhao heard 1.6 million, he was surprised and happy. It was a full 200,000 less than 1.8 million!

In less than a month, the price has dropped so much!

“This price…”

Shen Yunzhao wanted to bargain again, but Zhao Kai waved his hand and said, "This is the lowest price. It can't be lower."

"What are the other conditions?"

"Other conditions remain unchanged, but there have been some changes to the villa's personnel. The chef has resigned."

Shen Yunzhao was stunned. "Resign? Why?"

When she first went to Tianfu Villa, the chef expressed his willingness to stay and not leave. Why did he resign?

"The chef was poached."

"So we need to find a new chef?"

"Yes." Zhao Kai added, "It's because the chef resigned that I lowered the price by 200,000."

At this time, Shen Yunzhao hesitated.

The chef is the most important factor in whether a villa can attract guests.

If the chef’s skills are not good, then customers will naturally not want to come.

If the chef is good, customers will definitely be attracted.

Mr. Zhao also guessed Shen Yunzhao’s concerns and immediately said, “Miss Shen, I can introduce you to a chef. This chef will not be worse than the original one.”

"What does this chef want?"

Chefs with good cooking skills have high requirements. Some want shares, some want high salaries, and some even want management rights.

"His request is both simple and complex. He's a relatively pure person and doesn't care much about money. He just wants to be a pure chef."

This confused Shen Yunzhao, and Cheng Shaoyuan was also confused, "What do you mean by a pure chef?"

Zhao Kai smiled and said, "To be honest, a large number of restaurants, even high-end ones, now use some technology and hard work to make the food taste better while reducing costs. Do you understand?"

"Let me give you an example. Take chicken. There are many chickens on the market, some are raised on feed, some are farm-raised, and some are a combination of both. The taste is definitely different. Some bosses buy cheap chicken to cut costs. Cheap chicken is not tasty; the meat is chewy and breaks when you bite it."

"The boss would ask the chef to cook the chicken with strong flavors, such as heavy oil, salt, and spicy spices. Then you can't tell whether the chicken is good or not."

"But the chef wasn't happy about that. He had to personally select the chickens he was making. They had to be farm-raised, with requirements for how long they had been raised and what they had been fed. He also had requirements for the ingredients, which had to be good quality. He wouldn't accept any bad ones."

"If the chef did this, the cost would go up. If it wasn't one of those incredibly expensive restaurants, who would be happy with it? So, he had a conflict with the boss. The conflict kept escalating, and in the end, the two of them parted ways on bad terms, and he chose to resign."

Shen Yunzhao was a little confused. "That chef's philosophy is completely different from the boss's. Logically speaking, he should have been fired long ago, right?"

Zhao Kai laughed, "Miss Shen hit the point. The previous owner was the father of the current owner. The previous owner shared the same philosophy as the chef, using the best ingredients to make the most delicious food. But a few years ago, due to health reasons, the owner was no longer able to manage the restaurant, so his son took over."

"Not long after the new boss took office, he started implementing drastic reforms. The first step was to reduce costs. First, they reduced employee wages by focusing on performance-based performance, and second, they reduced the cost of ingredients."

Shen Yunzhao suddenly realized, "No wonder he wants to resign."

Cheng Shaoyuan asked, "This chef you're talking about, should he have worked in a big restaurant before?"

"Yes, it's a very famous restaurant, and he's the head chef."

"I'm afraid we can't afford a chef like this." Shen Yunzhao sighed. How bad could the chef's skills be if he could be the head chef in a big restaurant?

But their Tianfu Mountain Villa temple is small, why would people be willing to come?

Zhao Kai explained, "That's not necessarily true. He doesn't care about the size of the restaurant; he cares about whether the dishes can be cooked according to his own ideas. As I said earlier, he is a very pure chef. In fact, I wanted to invite him to Tianfu Villa last year, but unfortunately I didn't meet their requirements, so he was unwilling to come."

"What conditions?"

“He decides on the ingredients purchase.”

Shen Yunzhao frowned. If the chef was also responsible for purchasing ingredients, then the chef would have too much power. As the boss, he would definitely not be at ease.

Zhao Kai added, "Actually, it's okay if you don't leave the food procurement to him, but the ingredients you purchase must meet his requirements."

"This is quite satisfying."

Shen Yunzhao became more and more interested in this chef he had never met and wanted to meet him.

"Mr. Zhao, when are you free? Take us to meet the chef you mentioned."

"Of course. If you two are free, how about tomorrow morning?"

"Can."

After agreeing on a time, the few of them didn't continue chatting and went home.