Lin Chongwen's daily work schedule is full, but his work efficiency is not low.
On the afternoon of the next day after the dinner, the executives of Miracle Hotel Group took the initiative to contact Alfred Sr., the head of the Zhou Family Office.
The interview for the general manager of Bihailantian Hotel was conducted by Zhou Yan, Qin Ruoshu, Alfred Sr. and Hannah.
During the interview, Zhou Yan's first question was more pointed: "Mr. Zhang, do you plan to change jobs from Miracle Hotel, or do you only plan to come to our Zhou Group on secondment?"
"Mr. Zhou," Zhang Renyong said with a smile on his face, "You are asking really sharp questions, and you are not afraid that I will back down?"
Zhou Yan was happy: "Isn't that true?"
"Yes..." Zhang Renyong nodded, "To be honest, I am pessimistic about the future of high-end hotels, to be precise, the next ten years or so. Of course, if this were not the case, Mr. Lin would not give it half-heartedly.
This is my opportunity to change jobs.”
Zhou Yan glanced at Zhang Renyong's resume collected by his web crawler and thought for a moment: "Mr. Zhang must have already obtained the detailed planning plan for the Bihai Lantian Hotel. If you let you operate it, it can be done within three months."
Will the hotel enter trial operation status within the next few days?”
"Three months?" Zhang Renyong looked at Zhou Yan with suspicion, "At the same time as the hotel is being built, it is necessary to recruit management and employees?"
"The hotel will be completed in about June, with complete supporting facilities such as water, electricity, and gas."
"In that case..." Zhang Renyong frowned and considered for a while, "the salary level of the management..."
"The consumption level in Dongyang is relatively low," Zhou Yan smiled slightly, "The overall salary level can be compared to the five-star hotels in the capital."
"Mr. Zhou..." Zhang Renyong's face was uncertain, "I personally suggest that the starting salary of the management should be based on the local five-star hotel. As for the stock or option awards, they can be used as incentives."
Zhou Yan nodded slightly: Zhang Renyong is indeed pessimistic about the future of the high-end hotel industry.
"Mr. Zhang, does your management team need to be re-recruited, or..."
"Speaking of which, I'm a little sorry for Mr. Lin. After receiving the news from Mr. Lin, I have already encouraged a large number of old subordinates to change jobs. By the way..."
Zhang Renyong raised his head and stared at Zhou Yan seriously, "I heard from Mr. Lin that you have a cooperative relationship with a hotel in Dongyang. I hope you can help the hotel in the Bihailantian project find some chefs..."
Zhou Yan thought for a moment: "For the choice of executive chef, Mr. Zhang can first consider acquaintances. As for the following chef team, I can help you set it up."
"That's just right..." Zhang Renyong smiled and nodded, "Recently I happened to have a friend who is an executive chef, but he can't survive in Jianguomen."
"Does he have a team of chefs working for him?"
"How can an executive chef who is frustrated in a state-owned hotel have a team?" Zhang Renyong laughed dumbly. "Mr. Zhou, there is one more thing. I have to remind you that this friend of mine does not know how to manage a hotel kitchen.
That's right, but after all, I have been engaged in administrative work for many years, and my hands are already raw..."
"Then in two days, I will take you to taste the cooking skills of our hotel's Chinese chefs?"
"Mr. Zhou," a teasing smile appeared on Zhang Renyong's face, "I can assume that I have passed the interview?"
“A pleasure to work with!”
Half a month after leaving home, Zhou Yan embarked on the journey home again. However, this time, not only Qin Ruoshu was traveling with him, but also Zhang Renyong, general manager of Bihailantian Hotel, and Bao Yuming, executive chef.
, as well as the hotel’s senior management team.
The group had just checked into the Blue Horizon Hotel in Dongyang. Zhang Renyong and the hotel's human resources director posted recruitment information online.
Zhou Yan and Qin Ruoshu brought Bao Yuming, the new executive chef of Bihailantian Hotel, to Ruiyang Restaurant.
They were friends in the same company, and before they even entered the door, Bao Yuming started to murmur, but seeing his boss' indifferent attitude, he had no choice but to follow the two of them into the restaurant.
Just when Bao Yuming thought Zhou Yan would order a large table of dishes, Mr. Zhou walked straight to the door of the kitchen, pulled out an apron from the cook on the side, put it around his body, and then pulled off his chef's hat
, put on the head.
"Mr. Bao, this is yours!" While Bao Yuming was still stunned, Zhou Yan had already handed over a set of chef uniforms.
"Hey, uncle is here?"
After hearing what the chefs in the kitchen called their boss, Bao Yuming finally came up with an idea: Mrs. Zhou, who was traveling with her, was the eldest lady of this restaurant.
Although a group of chefs from Ruiyang Restaurant had seen the fat chef behind Zhou Yan, they didn't care. They just greeted Zhou Yan with a smile and asked him some cooking tips.
Bao Yuming, who was following Zhou Yan, observed for a while, and felt a huge wave of emotion in his heart: Just pick five or six of the chefs in the back kitchen here, and if you bring them to the capital, they can support a family of five.
The chef of a star hotel.
Shocked, but after observing for a while, Bao Yuming also discovered a problem: apart from the head chef, this Ruiyang restaurant did not have any versatile chef who could take the lead.
While eating, Bao Yuming also mentioned this issue to Zhou Yan...
"As for this question..." Zhou Yan smiled, "I'll treat you to another meal tonight..."
Bao Yuming suddenly became interested: "Where is it?"
Of course it was Zhou Yan's uncle's fly restaurant: in the evening, Zhou Yan reserved a table at his uncle's hotel and entertained all the senior executives of the Blue Sea and Blue Sky Hotel.
Although the hotel executives complained about their big boss treating guests in a small fly restaurant, they dared not speak out. However, after the food was served, everyone's complaints were dispelled by the aroma of the food...
Most people didn't understand what kind of medicine the big boss was selling in his gourd, but Bao Yuming, who was also sitting at the table tasting delicious food, after tasting a large table of food one by one, nodded towards Zhou Yan with satisfaction.
nodded.
After drinking and eating, Zhou Yan asked his uncle out with a smile.
"Nephew, if you asked me out so late, there must be something going on, right?"
"The Bihailantian Hotel still lacks a head chef!" Zhou Yan looked at Li Yuming with a smile, "Uncle, you have also worked in the cafeteria of the Armed Police Corps, should you be fine?"
Li Yu understood Zhou Yan and said, "You are so big-hearted!"
"I'm not kidding," Zhou Yan turned around with a smile and took a look at his uncle's small restaurant, "Uncle, you must have felt it, right? The hotel's gross profit this year should not be as high as last year, right?"
"Indeed..." Li Yuming sighed slightly, "Your uncle and I should have no problem cooking, but in other aspects..."
"The fat man sitting next to me in the evening is the executive chef of the hotel and a chef in the back kitchen. I plan to transfer or second him from Ruiyang Restaurant!"
"Then there's no problem!" Li Yuming secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Shitou, to be honest, since your cousin was born, I've been feeling a little stressed. It's not that I'm unable to do what I want, but I want to expand the size of the hotel, which is a little bit...
Look forward and backward..."
In the evening, after having a heart-to-heart talk with my uncle, I returned to the hotel and went upstairs. As soon as I got out of the elevator, I saw Bao Yuming guarding the door.
"Lao Bao, is there anything wrong with it being so late?"
"Mr. Zhou, in the afternoon, I suddenly remembered a question," Bao Yuming looked at Zhou Yan with a smile, "Since our hotel's Chinese food is so strong, why don't we just offer Western food?