"Ms. Christina, what brings you here?"
Su Ningshuang asked cautiously.
"she is?"
Seeing that it wasn't Ye Chen who spoke, Christina didn't say anything directly.
"This is my girlfriend. Just say what you want to say."
Ye Chen spoke up, his intuition telling him that Christina's actions were probably not a good thing.
"In that case, I'll say it then. I wonder if Mr. Ye is confident that he can pass the Michelin inspection and become a Michelin-starred restaurant?"
Christina asked meaningfully.
"It's hard to say."
Ye Chen spoke up, but he didn't know how Michelin rates its restaurants.
“I have a way to make your Wangjiang Pavilion a Michelin one-star, or even two-star restaurant.”
Christina lowered her voice again.
"Mr. Ye must know that once a restaurant becomes a Michelin-starred restaurant, the publicity will be very effective. Many high-society people only recognize Michelin-starred restaurants."
Hearing this, Ye Chen did not refute it.
Indeed, some wealthy people or powerful figures in high society feel that Michelin-starred restaurants are very prestigious, so they only eat at Michelin-starred restaurants.
"The benefits of becoming a Michelin restaurant are self-evident. I have a way to ensure that Wangjiang Pavilion passes the Michelin test and becomes a Michelin one-star or even two-star restaurant. I wonder if Mr. Ye would be interested in hearing about it?"
Christina said with a smile.
Hearing this, Ye Chen had a pretty good idea. After all that talk, it all boiled down to one word: "money."
"You name your price."
Ye Chen asked out of curiosity.
"One Michelin star, $10 million; two Michelin stars, $50 million."
The next second, Christina spoke.
Ye Chen was amused. For a so-called Michelin level, it would cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.
"How much is Mr. Ye willing to offer?"
Christina thought Ye Chen was interested, so she quickly asked.
0.
Ye Chen replied that he was not interested in whether or not a restaurant became a Michelin-starred restaurant. He believed that the quality of a restaurant could not be determined solely by a so-called foreign rating system.
Moreover, what's the point of spending hundreds of millions for a useless honorary title?
Ye Chen is not short of money. Let alone 50 million US dollars, even 500 million US dollars or 5 billion US dollars, if Ye Chen really wanted to take it, he could easily take it out.
The problem is, it's unnecessary. Ye Chen may be rich, but he's not a sucker or a fool.
Upon hearing Ye Chen say "0", Christina's expression immediately turned sour.
"Are you sure your competitor has contacted me?"
Christina then revealed one piece of information.
"Not interested."
Ye Chen shook his head.
"You'll regret this."
Christina uttered a harsh remark and got up to leave.
"There's really no need for that."
Beside her, Su Ningshuang also spoke up, saying there was no need to spend money to bribe that woman from earlier.
And even if you spend a lot of money and are actually awarded two Michelin stars, and the number of customers increases, can you really break even and make back those hundreds of millions?
It's important to know that Michelin's rating isn't permanent; it might be downgraded next year.
Not taking the matter to heart, Ye Chen and Su Ningshuang continued eating.
After the meal, Ye Chen took Su Ningshuang back to school.
In the afternoon, Ye Chen also received a message from the manager of Wangjiang Pavilion.
Today, the judges from the Black Pearl Restaurant Awards also came to their restaurant. However, the Black Pearl selection team came as a professional group, unlike Christina Aguilera of Michelin, who only sends one person in advance.
Michelin-starred restaurants are a symbol of top-tier restaurant ratings in the world.
The Black Pearl Restaurant designation is a prestigious designation for top-tier restaurants in China.
After a selection process, Wangjiang Pavilion was rated as a Black Pearl Three-Diamond by the Black Pearl team, the same level as a Michelin Three-Diamond restaurant, but the news will not be announced until tomorrow.
Upon hearing this news, Ye Chen smiled.
That's good news.
At noon, Christina demanded money to get Wangjiang Pavilion awarded a Michelin star, but by the afternoon, it had been legitimately awarded a Black Pearl Three Diamond status without spending a single penny—truly a genuine achievement...
This is a reversal.
Not paying was the right choice.
Meanwhile, Christina was referring to Wangjiang Pavilion's competitor, a top-tier Japanese restaurant in Shanghai.
The Japanese restaurant owner was gloating. He had just spent $10 million to confirm with Christina that his restaurant would definitely be awarded a Michelin star.
Christina also revealed that she went to Wangjiang Pavilion at noon, but was refused entry by the owner.
Because the two restaurants are of similar quality and have similar average spending per person, and are located close to each other, they have always been competitors.
Christina and the Michelin judging team have just made a preliminary appearance, and the results will be announced tomorrow.
"Hehe, this Ye Chen is really short-sighted. He has no long-term vision at all. In order to save money, he is not even willing to spend ten million US dollars."
The Japanese restaurant owner sneered.
"Now that we've been awarded a Michelin star, once the word gets out, we'll have a steady stream of customers, and we can just sit back and wait to rake in the money."
The Japanese restaurant owner seemed to already see the endless stream of customers coming to their restaurant in the future.
"That's right, boss. You have the guts to do ten million US dollars. Who else can do that?"
"That Ye Chen is just a young lad; how can his vision and insights compare to yours?"
After the boss finished speaking, the assistant immediately began to flatter him.
"Let's just wait and see. In Ye Chen's hands, Wangjiang Pavilion will be finished sooner or later. In the end, we will be the victors."
The Japanese restaurant owner was full of confidence.
"The Michelin restaurant rankings will be announced tomorrow, so we need to increase our promotional efforts."
The Japanese restaurant owner gave the order.
"When the time comes, invite some media people over, and then secretly spread rumors that Wangjiang Pavilion was evaluated by a Michelin restaurant and couldn't even get one star..."
The Japanese restaurant owner planned to simultaneously promote their Michelin star award and hire people to disparage Ye Chen's Wangjiang Pavilion. By comparing the two, passersby who were unaware of the truth would know which restaurant was better and more impressive.
"The boss is wise."
The Japanese restaurant owner is all excited: "Now I'm just waiting for tomorrow to come; the real show is about to begin."
Tomorrow will be the day his Japanese restaurant, nestled beside Wangjiang Pavilion, becomes an instant sensation and the most popular restaurant in Shanghai!
Time flies, and in the early hours of the morning, Ye Chen eagerly opened the game store, hoping to get some good items from it.
This time, Ye Chen spotted something good at first glance.
A special skill!!!
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