In the evening.
Zhang Xiaorong deliberately put on some light makeup, carefully selected a set of clothes to change into, and came to a famous local restaurant.
"Hello, Miss, do you have a reservation?"
"Yes, Jiangnan Hall."
"Okay, please follow me."
Zhang Xiaorong walked into the private room and was stunned when she saw Du Shaojie in a suit.
As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and Du Shaojie in formal clothes looks very different from the past. Not only in temperament, but also in how his figure and skin seem to have become better?
In fact, this is not Zhang Xiaorong's illusion.
After completing the task, Du Shaojie received two "random gift packs", and received a [beauty pill] and a [shaping pill].
The effect of the [beauty pill] is to make the skin smooth and delicate, and it also has a certain whitening effect.
The effect of the [shaping pill] is to make the body more perfect.
The pills rewarded by the system are all good things. Anyway, they can neither be sold for cash nor given to others. After receiving them, he ate them himself.
Look, the effect came out immediately.
"Boss Zhang, please sit down. What are you daydreaming about?"
Du Shaojie stood up and asked Zhang Xiaorong to sit down.
Zhang Xiaorong came to her senses and walked to the table and sat down.
"Why did you think of inviting me to dinner today?"
"I got my salary, so I thought of inviting you out for a good meal."
It was a last-minute decision to go out for dinner today.
After Du Shaojie received his salary in the morning, he actually planned to leave the store.
Zhang Xiaorong also realized this, so she put down the business in the store and came to keep the appointment. Now the store has hired a new waiter, and with Zhou Jiang, the two can barely keep the business running.
Du Shaojie has already ordered the dishes, and now he told the waiter that the dishes can be served.
It didn't take long for the wine and dishes to be served, and the two raised their glasses and clinked them.
"It's worthy of being a big restaurant. The dishes they make are good. Of course, it depends on who you compare with. Compared with you, Master Du, their dishes are just so-so."
Zhang Xiaorong also realized the significance of this meal. She knew that her temple was too small to keep Du Shaojie, a great god, but she still had some unrealistic expectations in her heart.
But now that she was sitting here, her expectations were completely dashed.
"That's not to say, the dishes in this restaurant are pretty good."
Du Shaojie smiled and changed the subject.
The two soon started chatting and laughing. Du Shaojie was well-informed and could basically keep up with whatever the other person said.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, he got to the point:
"Boss Zhang, thank you for giving me a chance. It has deepened my understanding of Gan cuisine. But I have to leave Hongzhou. I hope we can see each other again in the future."
"You are leaving."
Zhang Xiaorong looked at Du Shaojie with a complicated expression. She had a lot to say, but she didn't know where to start.
In the end, she just nodded.
"Let's go."
Du Shaojie and Zhang Xiaorong then left the private room. Downstairs, he handed the other person a business card.
It had his name and contact number on it, but nothing else.
"Master Du, I'm curious, who are you?"
Zhang Xiaorong looked at the business card in her hand, and curiosity got the better of her, so she asked.
"I am a chef who pursues delicious food. Boss Zhang, it's getting late. Please get in the car. I'll take you back."
At this time, Zou Xiaohe drove the car over, and Du Shaojie pulled Zhang Xiaorong to sit in the back seat.
Zhang Xiaorong didn't say a word, but said "goodbye" very seriously when getting off the car.
The next day.
Du Shaojie, Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe checked out of the courtyard and drove away from Hongzhou.
They did not return immediately, but continued to wander around several surrounding cities, and returned to Yangcheng half a month later.
On the night of returning home, Du Shaojie took stock of his gains from this trip.
The biggest gain must be a systematic understanding of Gan cuisine and mastering its essence. Although he didn't get much reward, this benefit is intangible, and it can play a subtle role in improving his cooking skills in the future.
Afterwards, he selected 100 representative dishes of Gan cuisine and raised their comprehensive evaluation to the level of "Phoenix Marrow and Dragon Liver". This consumed 100,000 redemption points and 2 million hours of general time.
With these dishes as a base, it should be almost done, and it can also serve as a reference.
[Exchange points: 769918 points\1493066 points]
[Duration: 4.38 million hours\23.093 million hours]
After returning, Du Shaojie rested for two days and took time to visit the association.
The president held a meeting at the door according to his suggestion. At the meeting, Du Shaojie focused on introducing the exchange activities he had conducted with the other party in Hongzhou.
"I think this kind of exchange is beneficial, and we should organize several similar activities."
Du Shaojie did not do this to show off, but because as the vice president, he had to do something practical, right?
The Hongzhou Cooking Association could use an exchange activity as a work achievement, so why couldn't he? So, he said so much today on purpose.
"President Du said it very well. We will hold more activities in the future."
The president made a summary speech and the meeting ended.
Du Shaojie then called Luo Sankun to his office and gave him instructions. The specific work still had to be done by him.
When he got home, he saw Wang Yuxiu playing cards with a few neighbors in the house, so he went to make a pot of tea and poured a cup of tea for everyone.
When he went upstairs, he heard the phone ring.
When he picked it up, it was Pang Weidong.
"Ajie, something big happened! Can you come to Beijing as soon as possible? Let's think of a solution together."
Pang Weidong then briefly talked about what happened. A hot pot restaurant under the company was hacked, but the subsequent impact of this incident was getting bigger and bigger.
In short, someone spread a rumor that the Chang'an branch of [Shuweixiang Old Hotpot] reused hotpot base.
This rumor was disgusting. Reusing hotpot base was equivalent to letting customers eat other people's leftovers, which immediately caused public outrage.
Although Pang Weidong and his team tried their best to eliminate the impact, the effect was not obvious. The business of the Chang'an branch plummeted, and even affected the stores in several surrounding cities.
"Okay, I'll go there as soon as possible."
Du Shaojie agreed to Pang Weidong and said that he would go to Beijing in the next two days.
Pang Weidong hung up the phone anxiously. There were still a lot of things waiting for him in the company.
"Alas, I am also destined to be busy."
Du Shaojie had to run around again as soon as he got home.
But he seemed to have forgotten a fact that he was idle most of the time throughout the year.
Two days later.
Du Shaojie and Wang Yongli walked out of the terminal, and Pang Weidong was waiting outside.
After getting in the car, Pang Weidong told the driver to go directly to the company, and he didn't even care about welcoming Du Shaojie.
"It all started with an article published in a tabloid, and then the rumors intensified. The Chang'an store was subjected to several strict inspections, but no problems were found.
I still trust my employees, and they firmly said that there was no such thing, and the regulatory authorities did not find anything. I thought we could be cleared of all charges, but who knew that it was not the case at all."
When he arrived at the company, Pang Weidong convened a high-level meeting of the company.
Du Shaojie listened to the details of the incident and thought that someone might have deliberately attacked [Shuweixiang Old Hot Pot].
The most feared thing for catering companies is the outbreak of food safety issues. This kind of thing can most arouse the nerves of consumers, and even refuting rumors is useless.
The dissemination of information in this era is not as convenient as in later generations. Once rumors spread, it is even more difficult to clarify.
"Mr. Du, what suggestions do you have?"
After the incident, Pang Weidong did a lot of follow-up work.
Under pressure from the facts, the tabloid also made a public apology and fired the person responsible.
The company also deliberately published a statement in a national newspaper, which was actually a rumor-refuting statement, but the effect was not very good.
In desperation, Pang Weidong remembered Du Shaojie.
"I think it's very difficult to prove one's innocence. People are always willing to believe what they interpret. The most urgent task now is to hold people accountable. We should catch as many rumor mongers as possible.
In addition, we should contact the media more often and invite them to come and have a look. Let the facts speak for themselves. Of course, we should not be stingy with our friends in the media. After all, it's very hard for them to run back and forth."
Du Shaojie has seen too many such things before. There are more than one or two companies and individuals ruined by rumors.
Now we must not fall into the trap of "proving our innocence". The inspection of the regulatory authorities shows that there is no problem with the Chang'an store. So this is the conclusion and we should make full use of it.
In addition, we must have a good relationship with the media and let them dare to tell the truth.
Under this premise, we can use all means and not be afraid to spend money.
"Huh? Mr. Du, you are quite an expert."
Pang Weidong was surprised after hearing this.
He knew that Du Shaojie was an excellent chef and had a good business. He didn't expect that he had a way to deal with public relations crises.
Pang Weidong called him before because Du Shaojie was his partner and the second largest shareholder of the company. Now it seems that it was a blessing in disguise, the other party is very powerful.
Immediately, Pang Weidong arranged for the relevant personnel to act separately, and they must curb the momentum of the rumor as soon as possible.
Otherwise, when it spreads across the country, the entire brand of [Shuweixiang Old Hotpot] will be completely ruined and will have to go bankrupt.
After the meeting.
Pang Weidong remembered that Du Shaojie had not eaten since he got off the plane, so he quickly pulled him out of the company.
The two found a small restaurant, ordered a few stir-fried dishes, and started to eat.
"Dongzi, these actions taken in the early stage should be able to restore the image of the company. In the future, we can also do "Sunshine Kitchen" and so on. We must let consumers regain their confidence in us."
Things have been very messy these days, and neither of them drank.
Du Shaojie told Pang Weidong what he had not finished saying in the meeting room just now.
In the past, Pang Weidong paid too much attention to expansion and neglected the establishment of the corporate image, which is very bad. This is a long-term project, and we must start from bit by bit, and we must not be careless. (End of this chapter)
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