Chapter 386: Frequent Situations (A Place to Read Books for Me)
After packing up his notes, Pei Qian walked out of the office.
"Everyone, please put down all the work you are doing."
"Let's go to Mingfu's family dinner in the city at four o'clock. The location has been sent to the group. The company's cars can pull some of them. For the others, you can form a group and take a taxi. Keep the invoices."
After Pei Qian finished speaking, everyone's response was mediocre.
Hao Yun put his hand on his forehead and felt a severe headache.
Mr. Pei is here to disturb everyone’s work again!
I looked at my watch and saw that it was only after three o'clock. The afternoon work had just started not long ago!
You can't work overtime on weekends, and a lot of work can't be done in the first place. As a result, Mr. Pei always likes to find ways to shorten everyone's working hours. Today, he will shorten it by one hour, and tomorrow he will shorten it by two hours...
If things continue like this, what will happen to this job?
Although everyone starts working in a hurry after going to work, not daring to delay for a minute, they still can't resist Mr. Pei's whim of having activities.
Just like now, there are no expectations at all.
Therefore, many people had no time to respond and just typed their keyboards faster and faster, as if venting their anger.
Pei Qian frowned slightly.
These people have very problematic thinking!
Although we have dinner together every now and then, this is no excuse for you to work hard!
He is not active in eating and has problems with his thinking.
Pei Qian coughed twice: "There is a time limit of five minutes to save the file, and we will meet downstairs in five minutes."
"Xiao Tang, you will turn on the switch in five minutes!"
Tang Yishu stood up quickly: "Ah, okay."
Everyone: "..."
There was a rush to save the file.
…
At four o'clock, everyone came to Ming's house for a family dinner one after another.
The location of this high-end restaurant is not in the core business district of Jingzhou, but it's not much different.
It's near Huanyu Tianjie, but not inside Huanyu Tianjie, probably because you can't find such a big place in the shopping mall.
This is a three-story independent building. The outside is decorated in an antique Chinese style, with red bricks and gray tiles. It looks quite right.
Pei Qian came to the Ming Mansion family banquet and found that Mr. Li had already arrived.
"Mr. Pei! Welcome, welcome."
"Mr. Li, you are fine."
The two said hello and chatted for a while.
Mr. Li looked at the large group of people following Pei Qian: "Everyone, please come in quickly. Mr. Pei has reserved the room. Sit anywhere you want!"
Seeing that Mr. Pei had brought so many people, Li Shi was very moved.
Although I got a 30% discount, this meal was basically worthless, but Mr. Pei came to support me as a good friend, which in itself is already a great honor!
Li Shi originally thought that Mr. Pei's words of support were just a few polite words.
After all, in Shangyanshang, once the Ming Mansion family banquet is held, the relationship with Wuming Restaurant will become competitors. Mr. Pei talks about supporting it, but who knows what he is thinking in his heart?
But now I see that the company dinner has been arranged. This is not just a simple show of support, it is really interesting!
If you want to have a dinner together, wouldn't Mingyun Private Kitchen be the better place?
Li Shi knew that even if the Mingfu Family Banquet could crush other restaurants in Jingzhou, it would still be a younger brother compared to Mingyun Private Kitchen.
Mr. Pei came here to eat, which is considered condescending. What a face it gives!
Therefore, Li Shi quickly told the store manager and waiters to be attentive and not to neglect.
After sitting down, Pei Qian looked around.
Needless to say, this decoration is quite thoughtful. It can be seen that a lot of effort and a lot of money have been spent.
Tables, chairs, tableware, decorations, etc. all have an antique look and a sense of quality.
But Pei Qian flipped through the menu and found that only Chinese food was available here, which was not as rich as the one at Mingyun Private Kitchen.
It’s easy to understand if you think about it carefully. This is because both restaurants claim to be engaged in high-end catering, but in fact they choose different routes.
Li Shi and Wang Peng knew very well that the best way to open a high-end restaurant was to cooperate with an unknown restaurant.
Because the reputation of Wuming Restaurant has been established, everyone is more accepting of it. Even if Mr. Pei does not provide money or people, just the name will be of great help.
But Mr. Pei refused, so naturally he had to do it himself.
Completely copying the model of unknown restaurants?
I'm afraid it's not reliable.
Because copying the model of an unknown restaurant can easily lead to a reputation as a "copycat", and such a reputation is very fatal for a restaurant with a high-end positioning.
Once word-of-mouth collapses, scoldings spread, and rich people no longer recognize the brand, then the high-end line will be completely finished.
Li Shi and Wang Peng are not stupid and would not do such a thing.
Therefore, we can only take the conventional high-end catering route.
It is located in a downtown area with a large flow of people and convenient transportation. The venue is large and you don't have to make a reservation in advance like an unknown restaurant.
Of course, naturally you cannot change the layout of the private room before each meal, and the dining environment cannot be so exquisite.
The good thing is that the place is big enough and most of the dishes are available on a regular basis.
It's not as high-end as Mingyun Private Kitchen, but the prices of the dishes have been reduced accordingly. If you can't make a reservation at Mingyun Private Kitchen, come here to eat. It's always more upscale than the Swan Lake restaurant.
Soon, dishes were served one after another.
On the way, Pei Qian had already asked Mr. Li for the menu in advance and arranged for Assistant Xin to order.
In this way, you can save time and start eating directly here, so as not to delay get off work.
Pei Qian didn't have any requirements for the dishes, he just wanted to order more hard dishes.
Hard dishes often mean they are more expensive.
Pei Qian didn't care what he was going to eat for this meal. After all, no matter how good the food was, he had already eaten it at Mingyun Private Kitchen. The main reason for coming here was to spend more money.
"Come on, everyone hurry up and eat. After eating, go back and rest."
Pei Qian was the first to use his chopsticks and started eating, so that there would be no unnecessary steps.
Li Shi came to Pei Qian's table with a smile: "How about Mr. Pei, does it taste to your liking?"
Pei Qian nodded and said vaguely: "Well, it's not bad!"
He is not a very good liar. There is indeed a certain gap between the dishes here and Mingyun Private Kitchen, but they are still better than those at Swan Lake Restaurant.
But Swan Lake Restaurant has an advantage, that is, it basically has a buffet, with a lot of seafood, and is generally much more affordable than here.
But for Pei Qian, this is actually a negative point.
Li Shi also has an idea of the quality of the food here. Mr. Pei eats at a nameless restaurant every day and can still give an "ok" rating to the food here, which is already quite a face.
Tang Yishu also sat with everyone in the administrative team, picking up vegetables bit by bit with some restraint and eating in small bites.
…
Li Shi came to the kitchen and wanted to give everyone a little cheer.
As a result, before entering the kitchen, I heard a series of "ping ping ping ping ping" sounds coming from inside.
"Ouch!"
"I fell to death, the ground was too slippery!"
"Sweep the debris quickly!"
Li Shi frowned. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he saw broken plates scattered all over the floor, and two employees were busy cleaning with brooms.
Li Shiren was a little dizzy: "What is going on?"
A waiter quickly bowed and apologized: "I'm sorry, Mr. Li! The floor was too slippery. I accidentally fell and broke a few dirty dishes that had just been collected..."
Li Shi was a little speechless. He took a look and saw that there happened to be a puddle of water on the floor in the kitchen. He didn't know when it was left. It was indeed very easy to slip.
"It's okay, hurry up and pack it up."
"Looking at the bright side, this can be regarded as identifying a potential safety hazard."
"You should hurry up and buy anti-slip agent and anti-slip mats tomorrow morning."
As soon as Li Shi finished speaking, he saw the wok next to him suddenly start to burn.
This is obviously not some high-end cooking technique, but a mistake by the chef.
"Quick, quick, fire extinguisher!!"
Someone next to me hurriedly handed over a fire extinguisher. The fire was quickly extinguished, but all the dishes in the pot were burned, so we had to throw them away and change the pot and cook again.
Li Shi said with a dark face: "The fire extinguisher is located too far away, which is also a hidden danger."
Although many safety hazards have indeed been discovered, it is indeed very painful!
Li Shi was a little helpless and murmured in a low voice: "Is it because I didn't look at the auspicious zodiac when I opened the business?"
"Why don't other people's restaurants seem to have these problems..."
"Calm down, calm down, this should be just a coincidence."
…
That night, around 10 o'clock.
After seeing off the last wave of guests, the manager of Mingfu Family Banquet was still instructing the waiters to clean up the mess.
Li Shi found a seat and sat down, feeling really tired.
Today is the second day of opening, which is the most important time.
However, things happen frequently!
Although it was not a major safety hazard, it was just a few plates dropped and a pot of food burned, but it greatly slowed down the serving time.
There were several tables of customers who were very dissatisfied because they had to wait too long for their food to be served. The store manager personally spoke up and offered discounts, which finally saved some money.
However, it is difficult to say how these people will evaluate their own restaurants after they return.
It was okay when Mr. Pei booked the venue. Because he ate earlier and booked the menu in advance, a batch of dishes had already been prepared by the time Mr. Pei and others arrived. Later, some dishes were slow to come, so they all
Didn't feel it.
In the evening, when other guests came to eat, this situation was fully exposed.
Li Shi is a little depressed. It's just a restaurant. Is it so difficult?
The safety standards in my store are already very high compared to those of ordinary restaurants, so why are so many things happening?
But you can't blame others, because the so-called safety hazard means that there is a certain probability that something will happen.
It's like accidentally spilling a puddle of water on the ground. Sometimes it's fine when you walk over, but sometimes you slip and spill the food you were about to serve all over the floor.
All I can say is that my safety awareness is still not strong enough!
Li Shi felt a little melancholy, and felt more and more that Mr. Pei's Mingyun Private Chef was really not simple.
The environment is exquisite, the serving time is extremely accurate, and the service is meticulous...
This high-end catering is really not as simple as imagined!