Chapter 232: Being kicked out of the country
The chaos passed and Juliet murmured, "Jem, give up. We failed this time. We've gotten into trouble. We have to go back. If we don't go back now, we may never be able to go back." Juliet was scared.
The next day, Lu Yuan learned that Juliet Jem had fled overnight and was driven out of the country.
"Yeah." Lu Yuan nodded without saying much. If the two of them stayed in the country, who knows what kind of trouble they would cause. It would be better to kick them out directly. People like them would be considered a waste of tax money if they went to jail.
The potential crisis was resolved. When Lu Yuan went to find Gu Qing, he asked her about going to see the maple leaves. "It's best to go in the next two days."
Gu Qingshi was very tempted, but it was a pity that she couldn't go. "I just received a notice saying that GA City will hold a food festival in two days and invite Gu's Chef to participate. I may have to take care of this matter."
The Food Festival used to be a Chef's Festival, an event where food taste was evaluated and showcased. In modern times, it is no longer just a Chef's Festival. Some cities have held it successfully before, which has promoted the city's economic development. This time, GA City will also hold one.
This event was initiated and organized by the higher-ups. After receiving the invitation, everyone took it very seriously. Not everyone in the catering industry has the opportunity to participate. It is an honor to receive an invitation, and Gu's Kitchen will definitely participate.
And not only do you have to participate, you also have to participate with style and win a place.
The winner will have the opportunity to get publicity and undertake some important banquet receptions. This is a good opportunity for Gu’s Kitchen.
"What should I do? I have to stay here. Can't we go after the food festival?" Gu Qingshi apologized. This was clearly agreed upon before.
"It's okay. Business is more important. You can go after it's over." Lu Yuan felt regretful, but he knew the importance of the matter, so he replied immediately. However, he knew in his heart that he might miss it if he waited until the food festival was over, and he would have to wait until next year at least.
Although he was very disappointed, Lu Yuan did not show any sign of embarrassment to Gu Qingshi. He turned around and told her about some experiences he had attended at food festivals.
The food festival is of vital importance, and Chef Guan will personally go out and vow to win.
The news of the food festival spread quickly and many people nearby knew about it. On the day of the food festival, many people flocked to GA city early in the morning to participate in the food festival.
Everyone can freely choose the store they want to eat at, and those who have eaten there can vote for the one they like. The voting method is very special. At the entrance of the Food Festival, everyone will receive a fruit candy from the GA City Fruit Candy Factory. One purpose is to promote the fruit candy, and when you leave the Food City, you can buy it back if you like it.
Secondly, the candy wrappers of fruit candies are used as voting props. If you like a certain brand of food, you can stuff the candy wrappers into that brand’s box. The brand with the most candy wrappers is the most popular.
At this time, because the candy wrappers have exquisite patterns, bright colors, and delicate designs, many girls like to collect candy wrappers of different colors. Being able to use them to vote means they really like them.
There can be good reviews and bad reviews. It will be effective as long as you bring the food you can't eat directly to the person who makes the complaint. One bad review can offset three good reviews. Therefore, there are requirements for the remaining food for voting. There must be about half left, so that it can be said that it is not delicious at all.
Such negative reviews not only have a great impact on the competition, but are also a denial of cooking skills. No one wants negative reviews, not even Gu Qingshi and Chef Guan, so they are well prepared.
The result was good. It received a lot of likes on the same day and became one of the most popular foods. The health benefits of Gu’s Kitchen were also well publicized by many people who had eaten it.
Many people expressed their interest in trying it, and what made Gu Qingshi laugh was that some of the friends came from other places.
"Your food is so delicious, I'm addicted to it, but I'm not from GA. When are you going to open a store in our place? As long as you open one, I'll go there every day to support you."
"Me too. I will keep thinking about it in the future."
"I will have a chance. Gu's Kitchen is a chain store. Now they have opened the second store, and the third and fourth stores will open soon."
"Then hurry up and drive to our place as soon as possible. You must consider our place as the third one."
"Let's hold it in the capital. There are many talented people there. I'll bring my friends to support you then."
As they were talking, they started to compete about where to drive first, and they also needed Gu Qingshi's approval.
"It's not certain yet, but I will definitely open a third chain store as soon as possible."
Everyone really expressed their likes by voting, and as expected, the one with the most candy wrappers was Gu's Kitchen. So far, Gu's Kitchen has not received any negative reviews, and all its food has been eaten up.
The food you make is meaningful only if everyone likes it. Gu Qingshi was very tired but satisfied. The people in Gu's Kitchen were in a good mood, but the bosses next door were not very happy.
The group of people including Gu Qingshi who received the invitation are different from others who actively signed up and had to be screened. They represent the level of the food festival and the face of GA city, so they occupy the best position.
Gu's Kitchen is in a very good location, in the middle of the main street right after you enter the Food City. It is surrounded by some of GA City's most famous food restaurants, including century-old restaurants. Some of the chefs' ancestors were royal chefs.
Gu's Kitchen suddenly appeared a while ago, and it was marketed as a restaurant that could keep you healthy. The prices of its two dishes were unprecedented. Most of its peers did not believe it, but Gu's Kitchen gained a large number of diners, including many old customers of these famous restaurants.
The debate over which restaurant is better has never been settled because everyone has their own preferences. This food festival is the first time for a head-on competition. From the first day, everyone seemed to be in harmony, but in fact, everyone was trying their best with only one goal - to win.
Each store used its unique skills to get the best reviews and resolutely eliminate negative reviews. The competition became fierce on the first day. The result was quite unexpected. At the end of the first day, every store received more or less negative reviews. Even the main street had negative reviews, except for Gu's Kitchen.
It seems that Gu's Kitchen is set to win, which is a bit unbearable. Some people look for their own shortcomings to make adjustments, while others are so anxious that they start to use some tricks, such as paying to give Gu's Kitchen a bad review.
As long as there are more negative reviews, they can offset the positive reviews, and even if you win, it will not be glorious.
The people next door to Gu's Kitchen, and even the people next door to the kitchen, all came up with the same idea at the same time. They were all waiting for Gu's Kitchen to get into trouble. As a result, the people they bribed said everything was fine, but as soon as they ate the food of Gu's Kitchen, they seemed to have forgotten their mission and finished it all in one go.
The food festival has regulations that it is impossible to give a bad review after you have finished eating. This is unreasonable. This regulation also protects Gu's Kitchen from being schemed against, which is the reason why Gu's Kitchen has no bad reviews.
(End of this chapter)
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