Chapter 422: Selection of Famous Chefs
With Nan Yi's reminder, Nanzhi immediately became alert to Wang Yong's abnormal behavior!
What is Wang Yong, who always secretly targets her, doing? Taking the initiative to show goodwill?
This doesn't seem like something the petty-minded Manager Wang would do. Besides, he had just expressed his unkindness to Nan Yi not long ago, so he wouldn't change his attitude so quickly.
Deliberately flattering?
As a veteran in the workplace with decades of experience, Wang Yong doesn't really think that such a naive method is useful, right?
Nanzhi had a lot of thoughts in her mind, but she did not take any action for the time being and appeared to happily accept Wang Yong's proposal.
Wang Yong also smiled kindly, as if the conflict between him and Nanzhi had never existed from the beginning to the end.
Most people in the restaurant and the audience in the live broadcast room were unaware of the undercurrent behind the scene and just thought that the two men had really shaken hands and made peace.
Everyone in the restaurant was pleased to see this happen, saying:
"Manager Wang is the best if he doesn't cause trouble. Master Nan has brought so much business to our restaurant!"
"Harmony brings wealth. Manager Wang has a bad attitude towards Master Nan. Not only will he be scolded, but our entire restaurant will also be scolded!"
"In fact, when Manager Wang is not making trouble, he is a pretty good person."
"Jealous? Not really. Master Nan deserves what she gets."
“I hope every day in the future will be peaceful!”
“…”
The audience in the live broadcast room was not the type to hold on to Wang Yong’s mistakes: [That’s the right thing to do. Treat our Zhi sister well. She is the god of wealth in your restaurant! ]
[As long as you don't go against Sister Zhi, we won't scold you. Manager Wang, please behave yourself! ]
[Stop the conspiracy theories. It's just a little unpleasantness in the workplace. Is there really a life-and-death feud? ]
[That’s right, just curse a few times, don’t engage in cyberbullying, it will only cause trouble for Nanzhi! ]
[It is a great honor to admit one's mistakes and then improve. Manager Wang is over 40 years old, but he was able to humble himself and apologize to Nanzhi, which shows that he is truly repentant.]
…
This internal staff meeting of Yongnian Building eventually turned into a commendation meeting for Nanzhi.
However, no one noticed anything wrong and the scene was filled with joy.
Especially when I saw Nanzhi and Wang Yong shaking hands and making peace, it was like the protagonist and the opponent in a TV series laughing off their grudges...
After the meeting, Wang Yong left Nanzhi alone, saying that he wanted to talk to her.
Nanzhi was stunned, then smiled:
"OK."
She wanted to see what Wang Yong was up to!
Nanzhi went to Wang Yong's office alone.
Because Wang Yong’s office involves confidential information within the Yongnian Building, no cameras from the program team were installed.
Wang Yong walked in slowly and left the office door half open.
"Sit down."
Wang Yong turned around and saw Nanzhi still standing, so he quickly and politely invited her to take a seat.
Nanzhi slowly glanced at Wang Yong's face before sitting down.
Wang Yong touched his nose uncomfortably.
At such a young age, his eyes are quite sharp...
“Ahem.”
Wang Yong cleared his throat and asked directly, "Nanzhi, do you know the famous chef list?"
This was a question that Nanzhi had not anticipated.
She paused for two seconds before nodding:
"Yeah, I know."
The list of famous chefs is an authoritative list jointly launched by the China Chefs Association and Zhenxiulu. It is selected every four years, and each selection is a major event in the food industry.
This event is not only for chefs, but also for diners.
Because in order to improve their position on the celebrity chefs list, those famous chefs will do their best to come up with creative new dishes every year when the selection comes to compete with their peers.
Even those low-key celebrity chefs who haven't appeared in public for a long time have to temporarily put aside their willful style for the sake of the celebrity chef list and try to win points by receiving more guests.
The more the chefs compete, the more excited the diners become.
Because they can taste food they couldn't eat before more often, enjoy the taste impact brought by the collision of food and chef's inspiration, and taste some of the chef's secret skills...
Some gourmets who are not short of money will fly all over the country almost throughout the year and never stop eating!
This is a food competition and also a pure food feast!
"This year is the year for the selection of the celebrity chef list. The selection started at the end of last year and will end in one month. At that time, the public judges hidden among the many diners will nominate their favorite chefs to the jury. The final ranking results will be given by the number of nominations and the votes of professional judges."
The composition of the judges for the celebrity chef list is very interesting.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The professional judges are basically composed of retired culinary masters, food critics and other industry insiders.
However, the public judges are different.
These hundreds of judges come from all over the world, are usually unknown to the outside world, and have a variety of identities.
There are wealthy people, officials, journalists, writers, as well as workers, white-collar workers, students, retired elderly people...
When it’s time to vote, they send in their votes anonymously.
First it was postmarked letters, now it is email.
Although many people in the industry believe that this method is outdated, the final voting results can often convince more than 80% of people.
This also makes the celebrity chef list more valuable than the delicacies list.
Wang Yong asked slowly:
"Nanzhi... Oh no, Master Nan, do you want to participate in the selection of the famous chef list?"
Nanzhi narrowed her eyes, pondering the purpose behind Wang Yong.
Of course, no matter what his real purpose was, her mind would not change.
"I can."
Not thinking, but knowing.
This is Nanzhi's confidence in his own strength.
Wang Yong seemed to appreciate Nanzhi's attitude and nodded with a smile:
"As expected of you, Master Nan. As a restaurant that is temporarily cooperating with you, Yongnianlou would like to take advantage of you and is willing to lend a helping hand to Master Nan in this matter..."
"oh?"
Nanzhi looked at Wang Yong with a meaningful look.
Wang Yong himself seemed not to notice, and continued, "The famous chef list, with the word 'famous' in it, naturally requires publicity. Master Nan, you are now very famous among the public, but you are still a little unfamiliar to people in the industry. So, how about this? We will hold a tasting banquet for Master Nan at Yongnian Restaurant, using our Wang family's connections to help Master Nan invite colleagues, so as to build momentum for Master Nan's inclusion in the famous chef list. How do you think?"
Looking at Wang Yong's proposal itself, there is nothing wrong with it.
Creating momentum and publicity...these are not bad things.
Even good wine needs to be hidden in a crowded alley.
What's more, in the chef's profession, no matter how amazing the cooking skills are, it is meaningless if there are no diners to eat them.
Moreover, Wang Yong’s words also hit the nail on the head about Nanzhi’s current shortcoming, which is that it is very well-known in the eyes of the public, but still unfamiliar to real peers in the industry.
Ultimately, it’s because she’s been in the industry for too short a time and hasn’t had enough time to communicate with chefs in the industry.
This can indeed easily become Nanzhi's weakness during the selection process.