Chapter 32 Jin Shangxuan
Pei Song listened carefully. Jin Shangxuan is a long-established local catering company. It was recently acquired by SNK due to poor management.
"This brand is positioned as traditional, but it has a good reputation among the older generation of diners." Zhou Feng said, "We hope to carry out a younger transformation while retaining its traditional characteristics, which just requires your experience in Country D."
Pei Song nodded: "I understand."
"Liu Yan has worked on this project before. I asked him to cooperate with you and give you some suggestions." Zhou Feng paused, "You two should communicate more."
Pei Song maintained a professional smile: "Okay, I will consult with Team Leader Liu."
Zhou Feng seemed to want to say something, but seeing Pei Song's calm expression, he finally just said: "That's it for now, come to me anytime if you have any questions."
Walking out of the meeting room, Pei Song saw Liu Yan whispering with Li Ming.
Seeing him come out, the two immediately stopped talking.
After the meeting, Pei Song sent an email to Liu Yan: "Team Leader Liu, Mr. Zhou asked me to ask you for your project experience. Do you have time to chat?"
Liu Yan didn't reply at all. Two days later, he slowly sent a PPT: "This is a similar case I did before. Take a look at it first."
Pei Song opened it and found it was a very rough document. The data and analysis in it were very superficial. It was obvious that Liu Yan had no intention of helping at all.
"Engineer Li," Liu Yan walked to Li Ming's desk and said in a neither-too-loud nor-soft voice, "Don't give the project information directly to Pei Song in the future. You have to review it through me."
"But Mr. Zhou said..."
"This is for his own good," Liu Yan raised his eyebrows, "Newcomers are not familiar with the process, it would be bad if something goes wrong."
Pei Song listened to these words silently, and he was already on guard in his heart.
Sure enough, every time he asked Li Ming for information, he would say he had to ask Liu Yan for instructions.
Before leaving get off work on Friday, Pei Song discovered that the project files on his desk were missing.
According to regulations, the plan must be reported at the department meeting next Monday.
"Mr. Li, have you seen my project files?" Pei Song asked.
"I didn't notice it." Li Ming looked embarrassed, "Do you want me to help you find it?"
Pei Song noticed that Li Ming and Liu Yan exchanged glances.
He knew without thinking that this was a trap for him.
If the report on Monday is not well prepared, Liu Yan will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble.
"No thanks." He smiled, "Maybe I put it in the wrong place."
Returning to his seat, Pei Song turned on his computer. Fortunately, he had a habit of backing up all important files.
Not only that, he had anticipated that this might happen and had deliberately set some key data in the file as marks.
He continued to improve the plan calmly, while updating and adjusting the data.
If someone comes to you with an old version of a file, this is a good opportunity to expose their tricks without leaving any trace.
At the department meeting on Monday, Zhou Feng asked, "Pei Song, how are your preparations going?"
"There are still some details to be worked out."
Pei Song was about to open the file when Liu Yan said, "Mr. Zhou, I have a complete analysis here."
Liu Yan took out a document: "Considering that Pei Song is new, I took the initiative to do some research and wanted to give him some reference."
Pei Song glanced at the document in Liu Yan's hand, which was exactly the first draft he had "lost".
"Then let's listen to Liu Yan's ideas first." Zhou Feng said.
Liu Yan began his report, and the content was roughly the same as Pei Song’s earlier ideas.
When he talked about the key points of brand reshaping, Zhou Feng frowned visibly.
"There are some problems with these data." Zhou Feng interrupted him, "Jin Shangxuan just updated a batch of store data last week, and the analysis here is different from the actual situation."
Liu Yan was stunned: "This is..."
"Pei Song," Zhou Feng turned to Pei Song, his tone somewhat stern, "Since this is the project you are in charge of, why didn't you update the latest data in time? You are too careless about such an important job."
Li Ming quickly tried to smooth things over: "Maybe I'm new here and I'm not familiar with the process..."
Pei Song did not explain, but opened his own file: "Mr. Zhou, this is the latest version I compiled, which contains the store data from last week."
He analyzed in detail the latest trends of competitors and the opportunities and risks they brought.
Those data were just updated over the weekend, which was in stark contrast to the version in Liu Yan's hand.
Zhou Feng listened carefully and his expression eased a little: "This is a good idea, much more detailed than before."
He paused and said, "Since you are a team, why can't you cooperate with each other and improve the plan together?"
"It's my fault." Pei Song took the initiative to take responsibility, "I will strengthen communication with Team Leader Liu in the future."
After the meeting, Zhou Feng called Pei Song to a private meeting and said, "You have to remember that in the workplace, ability is important, but teamwork is also crucial. Don't always work alone."
Pei Song nodded: "I understand."
Walking out of the meeting room, he saw Liu Yan's smug expression.
On the surface, Liu Yan won this round, but Pei Song didn't care, because the real contest had just begun.
Returning to his seat, he casually placed the latest analysis report on Liu Yan's desk: "Team Leader Liu, this is the complete report, we can discuss it together."
Liu Yan's face was gloomy and he didn't respond.
Half an hour before getting off work, Pei Song hesitated for a while before taking out his phone to send a message to Shi Yanchen: "Are you free tonight? I'll come to see you?"
"Okay, I'll wait for you at the hotel." Shi Yanchen replied quickly.
Pei Song took a taxi to the International Hotel in City C. Before he even reached the lobby, he saw Shi Yanchen's tall figure standing at the door.
He was wearing a dark windbreaker, which made him look taller and more slender.
"Why are you waiting here?" Pei Song asked as he approached.
Shi Yanchen did not answer, but turned around and led the way: "Follow me."
The elevator goes directly to the 42nd floor, and at the end of the corridor is a luxurious suite.
When he opened the door, Pei Song was stunned.
There is a dining table in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, on which is a set of exquisite tableware and a bottle of decanted red wine.
Several exquisite dishes exude an enticing aroma under the warm lights.
"These are..." Pei Song took a closer look and found that these dishes were actually some of his best dishes in the German restaurant.
"We asked the hotel chef to reproduce it according to your recipe," Shi Yanchen said. "I don't know how well it turned out."
Pei Song tasted the twice-cooked pork and it was indeed delicious, but he always felt like something was missing.
"It's a little off," he said subconsciously, then realized that this might be impolite, "but it's already pretty good..."
"I knew it." Shi Yanchen smiled rarely, "So I asked the hotel to lend you the kitchen."
Only then did Pei Song discover that the suite was connected to a fully equipped open kitchen.
All kinds of ingredients and seasonings are available, even those seasonings he usually uses are prepared.
He tied on an apron and started to get busy, while Shi Yanchen leaned against the bar and watched quietly.
The two of them work together in perfect harmony, and Shi Yanchen can always hand him the right seasoning or tools when he needs them.