A mouthful of fried rice at a sky-high price, Old Tang apprenticed on the spot

Chapter 762 Damn it!Master Xing!
"Yes, it is indeed very noble."

Hao Libao nodded in agreement.

Manager Xu's assessment is correct. If we say that the style of the front hall of the State Guesthouse is low-key, restrained, yet luxurious, it is that of a large country.

Then the style of this [Dragon and Phoenix Banquet] is inhumane nobility.

The tables, chairs, cloths, and tableware as far as the eye could see all showed a brilliant golden color.

It stands to reason that in the eyes of the public, gold is very earthy.

But it seems particularly appropriate to put it here.

Because gold itself is a color exclusively used by the royal family, and the name is correct, there will naturally be no sense of inconsistency.

And the most important thing is that these gold colors are not a single gold color, but have various patterns such as embroidery, inlays, and silver thread patterns.

Their proportions are also just right, and they don’t seem to overwhelm the main color. They just make the main color more vivid and add a lot of layering.

To put it simply, it feels very high-end.

That's what Manager Xu said is so noble.

However, Hao Libao already knew this when he heard Li Yi talk about it in the meeting that day. When he saw Manager Xu looking more and more serious, he couldn't help but smile and asked jokingly: "How is it? I didn't let you come here in vain, right?" "

After hearing this, Manager Xu turned around and grinned: "It's not in vain, this arrangement is really interesting."

"Of course."

Hao Libao said calmly: "This is the [Dragon and Phoenix Banquet], one of the four famous banquets."

"Four famous banquets?"

When Manager Xu heard this, his eyes suddenly widened.

Although he had never heard of the [Dragon and Phoenix Banquet], he had already heard about the names of the four famous banquets, and he knew them like thunder.

Because the person in charge of the unit above him wanted to apply to open the [Manchu-Han Banquet], which is known as the most exquisite Chinese food, in the state guesthouse more than once, but was rejected many times.

State hotels are self-financing, and in addition to accommodation, catering and hospitality are a large part of their income.

As members of the catering department, Manager Xu's income is also linked to catering reception income.

However, because we are often responsible for receiving foreign affairs, and the related expenses must cooperate with the government to reduce costs and increase efficiency, they are all priced at cost.

Most of the catering department's operating income comes from daily banquets and receptions.

Although the per capita consumption of the state hotel's catering department is not low, after excluding various costs, the profit is limited.

Manager Xu has been in the catering and hotel industry for many years. He knows that the most profitable aspect of hotel catering is hosting banquets.

Among them, the most profitable one is the wedding banquet, with the highest profit.

The State Guesthouse can also host wedding banquets, but unfortunately due to various reasons, it can only host Western-style open-air wedding banquets for less than 100 people.

This kind of wedding banquet is not like a Chinese style and does not focus on eating and drinking, so most of the cost is the venue fee.

Corresponding to the state guesthouse, the bulk of the income comes from the guest room department, and the catering department only accounts for a small part of the income.

Therefore, in order to open up new revenue-generating projects, the leaders of the catering department want to launch some special banquet projects, such as the [Manchu-Han Banquet] themed New Year’s Eve dinner.

[Man-Han Banquet] This kind of banquet, which is known as the best banquet in the world, is familiar to every Chinese. If it is launched, many people will definitely come here to experience it.

However, the catering department made repeated applications, but they were all rejected.

It is said that the above meaning is that the mission of the State Guesthouse is to represent the country, receive foreign friends, show Chinese food culture to the world, and further increase international influence.

The [Manchu-Han Banquet] only represents the food culture of two ethnic groups, but there are 56 ethnic groups in the entire country. How can the food of two ethnic groups represent the entire country?

Therefore, until now, the banquets provided in the state guesthouse are still provided.

However, after seeing the noble and royal-style [Dragon and Phoenix Banquet] in front of him, Manager Xu's mind came to life.

Dragons and phoenixes are mythical beasts in Chinese cultural legends and have various beautiful meanings.

The Chinese even claim to be the descendants of the dragon. There is no Chinese who does not know the concept of dragon and phoenix.If this [Dragon and Phoenix Banquet] table is submitted, the chances of it being approved by the higher authorities should be very high.

"Master Hao."

Manager Xu turned around and looked at Hao Libao with some excitement, then glanced at Li Yi who was busy giving instructions, then looked back at Hao Libao, giving him a searching and expectant look.

"..."

Hao Libao understood what he meant, but he was a little unhappy with his behind-the-scenes thoughts, and couldn't help but look slightly gloomy.

Manager Xu was very good at reading faces. Seeing Hao Libao's displeasure, he immediately explained: "What I mean is, can you ask Master Li to go back and add a [Dragon and Phoenix Banquet] project to us?"

When Hao Libao heard this, his expression softened slightly, and then he shook his head and sighed: "I would like to, but it seems that he doesn't have the intention."

"How about you talk to him again?"

Manager Xu persuaded him: "Ours is not an ordinary hotel. Many chefs can't get in even if they want to! He goes in to plate it with gold and comes out to ask for whatever price he wants."

"Haha."

Hao Libao was amused by his words: "I really don't need that little money."

"Honor is what matters!"

Manager Xu persisted: "Being able to work in the State Guesthouse is the highest honor for any chef. Isn't he tempted?"

Hearing this, Hao Libao raised his finger and pointed at the golden apron tied around Li Yi's waist, and smiled bitterly: "If he is willing to go, I can give him my position as executive chef, but I don't think he is too interested."

"what?"

Manager Xu was startled, and then looked at the golden apron tied around Li Yi's waist.

Only then did he realize that the golden apron seemed to be Hao Libao's.

Hao Libao's words really shocked him.

He didn't expect that Hao Libao was so optimistic about Master Li that he was willing to give him the position of executive chef.

You must know that the position of the head chef of the State Guesthouse is not comparable to that of the stove.

In ancient times, he was the proper steward of the imperial kitchen.

But Li Yi is not even tempted by this?
Manager Xu was puzzled and couldn't guess what Li Yi was thinking.

While the two were talking, a burst of laughter gradually came from outside the restaurant door.

Soon, a group of people came in in twos and threes from outside the door.

Seeing the camera crews following him on both sides, Manager Xu knew that the people coming must be celebrities.

Looking intently at the star who entered the door, he gradually became surprised.

He can actually name more than half of these celebrities.

Zheng Jun, Duan Yihong, Iron Triangle, The Legend of Zhen Huan crew, Cai Lan, Teng Geer, Phoenix Legend, Dao Lang...

When You Benchang was helped in, even he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Jigong?"

In the live broadcast room, the audience has been waiting for a long time.

Seeing the celebrities filing in one after another, the audience became more and more excited.

The collective appearance of so many big names could only be seen at the Spring Festival or Lantern Festival parties in the past, but today they appeared in a variety show.

Just as the audience was discussing excitedly, a familiar but somewhat unfamiliar figure walked in from outside the restaurant door.

The long gray hair, the thin but familiar face, and the faint smile at the corner of his mouth immediately made the entire live broadcast room go crazy.

"Fuck! Mr. Xing!"

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