The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 536 Dismissal? Become a permanent employee!
"Mr. Liu, please have a seat."

Upon entering the private room, Manager Zhang smiled broadly and gestured for General Manager Liu and the others to take their seats, while subtly glaring at Xiao Li, who was sitting next to him.

The die was cast, and it was too late to change their reservation to another restaurant, so they ultimately chose to dine at Hai Ba Wang.

But this also made Manager Zhang uneasy.

Before the negotiations even started, he had a feeling that the deal he was going to discuss today was likely to fall through.

"This restaurant looks really good!"

Unaware of Manager Zhang's unease, General Manager Liu looked around and nodded in satisfaction. "Guanling City truly lives up to its reputation as the 'Eastern Cloud Port.' As soon as we arrived today, we were struck by its rich culinary atmosphere."

"Mr. Liu is too kind," Manager Zhang said with a smile. "Wuhe Prefecture is adjacent to the Feili region and, like our Mingjing Prefecture, is a coastal prefecture. It also boasts a superior topography with five rivers running through it, and its ingredients are as plentiful as those here."

"As for the lively atmosphere in Guanling City... it's quite a coincidence that today is the opening day of the annual Guanling City Food Festival."

"Many of the chefs you see at the stalls along the way are not ordinary stall owners, but participants in the food festival."

"Oh?" Mr. Liu looked enlightened. "So that's how it is!"

"What a pity." He then shook his head with a hint of regret. "We came in a hurry and haven't had a chance to experience the atmosphere of this food festival yet."

Upon hearing this, Manager Zhang's smile faltered slightly.

They were already seated in the private room; he couldn't very well tell everyone to stop eating and go outside to eat at the food stalls and enjoy the food festival atmosphere, could he?
That kind of stall isn't a suitable place to do business!
Just as he was pondering how to answer, Xiao Li suddenly spoke up, "Mr. Liu, don't worry."

“In addition to the participants at the stalls, some participants chose other ways to share food with tourists and residents.”

"Among our dishes to come later, there will be three mystery dishes as gifts, from three food festival participants."

"In this way, you can also experience the atmosphere of the food festival."

Having placed his order first, he had naturally already learned about Hai Ba Wang's new promotion.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Liu immediately showed a satisfied expression. "Really? Then I'll have to savor it properly later."

Manager Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and his gaze towards Xiao Li became more amiable. He thought that Xiao Li had done a pretty good job this time, and that he had helped him out of a predicament.

As the group was talking, a soft knock came from the door of the private room, and a waiter came in with a warm smile, carrying the dishes.

"Good morning, guests. Here are some of our appetizers." The waiter pointed to one of them and said, "We have a promotion today, and this dish is a complimentary 'Thousand Flavors Lamb'."

"Please enjoy your meal."

After speaking, the waiter left the private room and gently closed the door.

"A thousand flavors of mutton?" Mr. Liu looked at the exquisitely presented mutton dish on the table, which was much larger than the other cold dishes, and showed interest.

"I thought the dishes at Mingjingzhou would mainly be seafood, but I didn't expect that the complimentary dish at this restaurant would be lamb?"

"If I remember correctly, Mingjingzhou doesn't seem to produce mutton, does it?"

"Ah, this..." Manager Zhang's expression froze slightly.

Indeed, Mingjing Prefecture does not produce mutton. The mutton that residents usually eat is imported from other places, and the largest source of imports is the neighboring Wuhe Prefecture.

The mutton dish was served to the guests from Wuhe Prefecture, and it was the first dish served.

This situation... Manager Zhang didn't know how to explain it. Almost unconsciously, he looked at Xiao Li standing to the side once more.

You're responsible for the food you ordered!
"Although it's mutton, it's not imported from elsewhere," Xiao Li quickly explained. "This dish uses a special breed of sheep called the Blue Spotted Sheep, which can dive to a certain depth in the sea and feed on seaweed."

At this point, Xiao Li couldn't help but touch a folded flyer in his pocket, which was a flyer that Haibawang had distributed to the public in the past two days.

To maintain secrecy while generating buzz for the giveaway event, the promotional leaflet revealed some key information about the three complimentary dishes.

The information revealed by Qianzibaiwei Sheep was actually related to the Blue Spotted Sheep.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Liu and his entourage immediately showed expressions of surprise.

"Sheep that eat seaweed?" one of them couldn't help but laugh. "This is the first time I've ever heard of such a breed of sheep."

“Me too.” Another person joked with a smile. “If such a breed really exists, our company also has a breeding project, right? Maybe we can introduce it.”

"Whether to import it or not, we'll decide after we've tasted it." General Manager Liu picked up a thin slice of mutton that was so translucent it was almost translucent, examined it for a moment, and then put it in his mouth, chewing it slightly.

He slowly closed his eyes, his expression becoming complex, sometimes surprised, sometimes intoxicated, sometimes thoughtful. His complex and ever-changing expressions made the others present feel as if something was gently tickling their hearts, making them very itchy.

A moment later, General Manager Liu suddenly opened his eyes and let out a soft sigh, "Our company has invested in the introduction and breeding project of the blue-spotted sheep!"

"Old Zhang, you're a local, I wonder if you have any around here..."

"Yes! Absolutely!" Manager Zhang perked up and said without hesitation, "How could I not be familiar with the sheep from our own Mingjing Prefecture? After this meal, I'll help you contact them and ask about importing them!"

Seeing the satisfied look on General Manager Liu's face, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He'd never heard of this blue-spotted sheep before, let alone knew anything about it!

But now that the other party has asked him for a favor, he can't let this good opportunity slip by. If he can really help them with their project, then their company and the other company might be able to do business together!
Thinking of this, Manager Zhang's gaze fell on Xiao Li.

This kid spoke very eloquently just now; he must know a lot about blue-spotted sheep.

We'll promote him to a permanent position and then assign him this task!
The person had completely forgotten that he had recently planned to fire Xiao Li.

The door to the private room was knocked on again, and one hot dish after another was brought out by the waiter. Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the wide variety of dishes, and they temporarily put aside the matter they had just been discussing.

Looking at the dishes on the table, which looked quite expensive, Mr. Liu sighed.

"This time, it cost a lot."

"Where there!"

Manager Zhang laughed heartily, "President Liu has come from afar, this is nothing."

"Come, come, try some of the dishes from Mingjingzhou." Manager Zhang called out to General Manager Liu, while selecting a signature dish and putting a piece in his mouth.

Unfortunately, he still harbored some resentment towards the negative reports about Hai Ba Wang, fearing that there might be something wrong with the dishes served, so he had no choice but to taste the saltiness himself first.

Then, his eyes widened suddenly.

Hai Ba Wang's dishes...

It tastes so good?!

(End of this chapter)