Chapter 871 Either He Gets Out, Or I Get Out
"So, Boss! You can't blame me for this!" Lao Liu said to Xiao Peng, "The barbecued spareribs you mentioned are made from free-range pork! This kind of free-range pork has a fishier taste and thicker meat fibers, but after being roasted and reacting with various spices, it has that 'unique taste' you mentioned! Foreigners like natural things. Even though these free-range pigs are small, they still have flavor, and many people here like them and think they're healthy! But we Chinese can't get used to them! That's why we don't prepare these ribs on the ship. Once we have these free-range pork ribs, I'm confident that I can make them even better than hers!"
Xiao Peng held his chopsticks with a confused look on his face: "Old Liu, you didn't let me eat properly and said you had something important to tell me, is this what happened?"
Old Liu nodded. "Yeah! Why else could it be? You said you weren't satisfied with the barbecued ribs I made, and I've been thinking about it for days! Thanks to Captain Chen for pointing it out, I wouldn't be able to figure it out right now. The problem isn't with my cooking skills, but with the ingredients!"
Xiao Peng was completely helpless. "Old Liu, what's going on in your head all day? I just mentioned it casually. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it! I just ate it for fun! Now that I think about it, it's not as good as the roasted pig's trotters you made! It was just for fun, that's all! You really take this matter so seriously?"
"Of course I am the head chef of the Luna. I can't embarrass you!" Old Liu said, "Let's not talk about anything else. Just look at my work environment. Wouldn't it be too embarrassing if I couldn't make delicious meals?"
Xiao Peng laughed. "Old Liu, what are you thinking about all the time? Is it embarrassing? Do you know that the first thing I renovated when I got this ship was the kitchen! It's all for authentic Chinese food. I guess others are confused when they get on our ship. In their eyes, only beautiful Western food can be worthy of such a ship's decoration. But in reality? Of course, we do whatever makes us comfortable! Zhu Youdao is an experienced chef, especially with experience as a ship's cook, but to be honest, his cooking skills are not much different from mine. So he can only continue to be the cook on the 'Calypso'. Your cooking is very much to my taste, that's enough! It's okay for you to cook a few Western meals occasionally to change the taste, but if I really need a Western chef, why would I have you on the ship? Don't you agree?"
After hearing this, Lao Liu said, "Boss, I have to say a few words on Lao Zhu's behalf. My job is different from his. He used to be on a warship. It's not easy to feed so many people."
Xiao Peng's smile widened. "No wonder I thought we had the same cooking style. It turns out we both started out cooking big pot dishes! You might not know this, but my parents were both big pot chefs when they were alive, and I've been influenced by them since I was a kid."
Old Liu was about to ask a few questions when he suddenly saw Khedira running over hurriedly: "Boss!"
"Um, boss, if you guys have something to say, just keep chatting. I'm going back to the kitchen." Lao Liu said and left.
Kassin on the side said: "Khedira, why are you so flustered? Be more steady. Aren't you embarrassing the boss by acting like this?"
Khedira gave Kassin a middle finger and said, "Shut up! You're the boss's photographer? You're editing his videos? Boss, the league has replied. They will seriously address the issues you raised during this inspection!"
Xiao Peng asked, "Did you convey my words to them?"
"Yes! 'We can't have laymen guiding professionals in our industry. Shut up all those so-called 'experts!' I relayed that message to them exactly!" Khedira looked a little embarrassed. "They also said they'd address your feedback immediately. But they said..."
Xiao Peng toured the Heligoland Bight and the North Sea, inspecting all ten Alliance ships and discovering numerous issues. Just as Captain Pinte of the Sentinel had mentioned, the remaining ships also had issues of varying degrees.
Xiao Peng came prepared this time. He had Khedira take photos of what happened on each ship and record them, then report any issues back to the alliance headquarters for resolution. Xiao Peng was reluctant to contact the outside world, so he had Khedira act as his liaison officer.
"What did they say?" Xiao Peng asked. Looking at Khedira's expression, Xiao Peng knew that they definitely didn't say anything good.
Khedira said, "They said they'll consider your suggestion and hold a meeting to discuss it! According to your request, all ten ships have problems to varying degrees and need repairs. This will seriously affect the progress of the alliance's work. They'd rather you weren't so strict!"
Xiao Peng laughed after hearing this: "Who said that?"
Khedira glanced at the iPad in his hand and said, "It's Albrecht Heidegger, a member of the company's board of directors. He was originally a shareholder of the Luxembourg fund custody service platform 'Oppenheim Associates.' Later, after the German private bank 'H&A' acquired 'Oppenheim Associates' and split it up, he joined the board of 'H&A Bank.' After the Huaxia Fosun Group acquired 'H&A Bank,' I don't know what happened in between, but he became a member of the board of directors of Bayerischer Mönchengladbach. This time, Bayerischer Mönchengladbach has also participated in the Tri-State Salvage Alliance and has become a member of the alliance's management. I don't need to explain the influence of Bayerischer Mönchengladbach, right?"
Xiao Peng's smile widened. The name 'Bavarian Engine Works' might sound unfamiliar to Chinese people, but its abbreviation was probably well-known to everyone: 'BMW'! It was the manufacturer of BMW cars.
Who would have thought that the famous BMW factory would have this name? Before 1992, BMW wasn't selling well in China. Back then, BMW was called "Bayer," a transliteration of the German word for "Bavaria." Someone, no one knows who changed "Bayer" to "BMW," and since then, "driving a Mercedes or a BMW" has become synonymous with luxury cars in China, truly demonstrating how a good name can change your destiny.
Of course, there are times when names go wrong. For example, Toyota's "Prado" was originally called "霸道" in China. This name is good, but when they were shooting a commercial, they filmed a Prado passing by the Lugou Bridge with stone lions on both sides bowing their heads. Now this name cannot be used anymore, and now it can only be called "Prado".
Xiao Peng curled his lips and said, "This Albrecht Heidegger is quite influential, right?"
Khedira nodded and said, "One of the capital representatives behind the alliance."
"You're trying to teach me a lesson!" Xiao Peng said without hesitation, "Contact the Alliance and tell them that either he leaves or I leave. Not a single word can be wrong!"
"Okay!"
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