Rebirth 1988 Farming and Raising Children

Chapter 175 Domestic Truffles
Even Zhang Zhen thought that Jiang Ancheng was going to trouble the chef.

However, it is indeed a bit outrageous, such an expensive thing, even the shadow of the truffle is not seen.

Anyway, let the chef come over and explain.

After a while, the chef came over.

Everyone thought that Jiang Ancheng would get angry, but no, Jiang Ancheng shook hands with Chef Ayer with a happy face, and praised: "This is the best western food I have ever eaten, you are so talented!"

The translator was translating beside him, and Chef Al also showed a proud and happy smile in an instant.

Seeing that the chef brought his own translator, Jiang Ancheng asked Zhang Zhen to go down first. He wanted to have a private chat with the chef.

Zhang Zhen wondered what Jiang Ancheng and the chef could talk about, so he obediently left the private room.

Jiang Ancheng said to Ai Er: "I like eating truffles very much. I don't know where the truffles used are produced?"

Hearing that Jiang Ancheng likes to eat truffles, Al smiled and explained in detail that the existing black and white truffles in the restaurant are freshly imported from France.

It is also because of this that the price is so expensive.

But Chef Al assured: "This is definitely worth the money, and it is the best gourmet truffle in our country!"

After the translator finished translating this sentence, Jiang Ancheng took out the box and said to Chef Al, "I just received a batch of truffles too, I wonder if they are top-quality truffles approved by Chef Al."

After the translator finished speaking, Chef Al's eyes lit up obviously.

Chef Ayer opened his mouth, and Jiang Ancheng seemed to understand French, please show me.

The moment it was opened, Chef Al's eyes were glued to the inside of the box.

Each truffle is wrapped in moss to lock in its freshness.

Jiang Ancheng picked up a truffle that was bigger than his fist, and uncovered the moss on it, revealing the perfect bacterium. Chef Ayer exclaimed suddenly.

Jiang Ancheng listened to his tone of praise.

The translator also translated: "Chef Al said that the truffles will be fresher when they are shipped in this way. This is really a great coup!"

Chef Al presumably thought the truffles had come from France.

The translator had no idea that there was something called truffles in China, so the moment Jiang Ancheng opened the box, he was also surprised, thinking that Jiang Ancheng was a top rich man who could buy fresh truffles at will.

Jiang Ancheng asked someone to fetch a knife and invited the chef to taste the freshest truffles.

Chef Ayer personally took the knife, cut the truffle, saw the perfect fungus pattern inside, sniffed the aroma fascinatedly, and said with absolute certainty: "This is the best truffle I have ever seen! No matter the smell , shape, and taste are exactly the same as the ones I tasted in France!"

Chef Ayer took another bite, and even said: "The truffles in our store are far from the quality of the truffles you brought."

What Jiang Ancheng was waiting for was Al's words.

Now that the truffles he sent are better than those from abroad, we can try to talk about business.

Jiang Ancheng remembers that when he passed away in his last life, basically 80.00% of the western restaurants in China had already replaced imported truffles with domestic truffles.

Of course, some people focus on high-end and luxurious western restaurants, insisting that only European-origin truffles are the best truffles in the world.

Jiang Ancheng was suddenly afraid that the chef would refuse to cooperate.

I also regret that I didn't bring my own translator.

But after thinking about it, even if you bring your own translator, you may be deceived by the joint, so you are relieved.

Just when Jiang Ancheng wanted to communicate further with Chef Ayer, a graceful woman walked in.

The woman introduced herself with a smile, "Hi, I'm Jiang Ling, the general manager of the western restaurant."

Jiang Ling looks only in her 20s, but she has the charm of a mature woman in her 30s, with every frown and smile, she can be called a beauty.

In particular, she is not only beautiful, but also the general manager of the western restaurant.

You know, this western restaurant is one of the few chain high-end western restaurants in China.

To be the general manager of a western restaurant, one must either have real talent and real learning, or he is a second-generation rich man who accepts the family business.

Or both.

Jiang Ling gave Jiang Ancheng the feeling that it is not simple.

With a light glance, she saw the truffles on the table, and asked Jiang Ancheng calmly: "Dear guest, do you think the truffles in our restaurant are not good?"

Jiang Ancheng suddenly realized that a chief chef may not be able to directly confirm whether he can cooperate with him in purchasing truffles.

Perhaps, doing business between Huaguo people and Huaguo people is the best choice.

But once the origin of the truffle is revealed, the woman in front of her will know the business opportunity of the truffle.

Whether to continue or not to speak, Jiang Ancheng hesitated for a moment.

If he wants to export to foreign countries, the only way is to find a chef.

If you want to sell domestically, you have to deal with the woman in front of you.

After the relationship between heaven and man, Jiang Ancheng still decided to let nature take its course.

Whether it is domestic or foreign, it may be possible today.

Jiang Ancheng generously pushed the truffle in front of the woman, "Manager Jiang is also coming to taste one or two, I brought the truffle."

Jiang Ling smiled and tried a small piece of truffle. Eating truffles alone, the unique aroma of truffles is particularly strong. It may be even more delicious if it is paired with soft-shelled eggs.

Although she didn't notice a difference in taste, the truffles brought by Jiang Ancheng were obviously fresher.

Jiang Ling admitted: "Guests, the truffles you brought are really extraordinary, and our western restaurants are far behind. If it affects your meal, our restaurant is willing to set up special VIP treatment for you in the future, and use the truffles you brought for special treatment." How about cooking for you and enjoying a [-]% lifetime discount?"

Like the interpreter, Jiang Ling also believed that Jiang Ancheng was a great local tyrant who could take out a whole box of truffles at will.

For local tyrants, it must be worthwhile to retain such a potential big client with a [-]% discount, and to expand the Jiang family's network in Shanghai.

Jiang Ancheng shook his head with a smile, and said to Jiang Ling: "I am very grateful that the manager is willing to set up exclusive VIP services for me, a big bastard. However, I am not just here to eat truffles with you today, but I have a business. I want to speak to the manager."

Jiang Ling raised her eyebrows unexpectedly, business?what business?
Out of the corner of her eye she glanced at the truffles in the box.

Could it be this.

This thing is not easy to sell, does Jiang Ancheng have his own channels?

Jiang Ling immediately became interested, and said to Jiang Ancheng, "I'd be happy to discuss this business with you."

Chef Ayer and the translator left, and only Jiang Ancheng and Jiang Ling were left in the huge private room.

Jiang Ling waited for Jiang Ancheng to speak with great interest, staring at his handsome face, and even evoked a playful smile.

Why didn't I realize just now that he looks so good-looking.

Jiang Ancheng straight to the point: "The truffles used in your restaurant are imported from abroad, right?"

Jiang Ling nodded, her long and slender legs folded together, and said with a smile: "That's right, all the truffles in our western restaurant are guaranteed to be dug on the same day, transported by air from abroad without gaps, and the ingredients are more than three days old , it will not be served to guests, no matter whether the ingredients are spoiled or not.”

Jiang Ancheng continued: "Picking on the same day and transporting it on the same day, it's no wonder that the price is so high. Presumably, the purchase price of these truffles is not cheap, right?"

Jiang Ling admitted, "That's natural."

How could cheap things appear in their restaurants.

Jiang Ancheng smiled and said, "If I have truffles that are much lower than those imported from abroad, will the restaurant be willing to cooperate?"

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Ling was stunned.

She originally thought that even if Jiang Ancheng wanted to do truffle business with her, there would be cheap foreign import channels, but she never thought that Jiang Ancheng had truffle channels in China.

She suddenly picked up the truffle wrapped in green moss while breathing fresh in the box, looked at it, and asked suspiciously: "Is there a region that produces truffles in our country?"

Why she has never been found in the major cities of the city.

Jiang Ancheng nodded: "Our Huaguo has a vast land and abundant resources, we have everything we don't have!"

Jiang Ling knows that the growing environment of truffles is relatively harsh, and, influenced by the thinking of Europeans, he feels that even if they are domestically produced, there are not many of them.

Probably like Cordyceps sinensis, it is a rarer thing than it.

But domestic prices are low, so the price can naturally be lowered.

Jiang Ling looked at the truffles again and asked Jiang Ancheng, "Can you ensure that the truffles you provide are of such good quality?"

Jiang Ancheng nodded: "Not only can I confirm that in winter, I can also bring better quality truffles."

Simply communicate with Jiang Ancheng, and you will know that he is obviously already the approximate market price of truffles.

Their western restaurant should use truffles as a precious ingredient.

Because only if there are many wealthy people who eat Western food in the metropolis, they will not lose money by importing truffles.

Until now, only three cities had truffles available.

If truffles can be purchased cheaply, then every western restaurant can serve truffles.

Since the chefs couldn't taste the difference between the truffles, in Jiang Ling's view, there was nothing wrong with using Huaguo truffles.

When the truffles were first exported to foreign countries, they were not resisted by the Europeans. It was entirely because the local cheese was touched that they could only sell them at less than one-fifth of the price of European truffles.

However, even so, truffles have brought huge commercial value to the local people.

However, Jiangling has not yet figured out that it can export the truffles to foreign countries.

She pretended to ask Jiang Ancheng's truffle price casually.

Jiang Ancheng smiled and said a price: "200 yuan per catty."

200 yuan per catty is a month's salary for an ordinary worker.

If Chen Yufei was here, knowing that the suis fungus that pigs eat could afford such a high price, his jaw would definitely drop in shock.

Jiang Ancheng based on the price of truffles in the early 90s.

He remembered that the most expensive matsutake truffles even reached 500 yuan per catty.

Jiang Ling wasn't too surprised, but rather relaxed.

After all, a plate of truffle steak pasta sold for more than 200 yuan, and there were only two small thin slices on it, which is enough to understand that 200 yuan a catty is really cheap.

But, in business, you have to bargain for love.

Jiang Ling smiled and said: "Boss Jiang is not being honest. Since it is a domestic product, even if it is shipped by air, the cost is very low. 200 yuan is really expensive."

Jiang Ancheng shook his head: "Affected by the climate and environment, the output of truffles is very small, and its habits are special. Unlike other fungi, it was produced here this year, and it will be produced here next year. It may disappear, and , Digging truffles is also a very difficult thing. You have to climb a few thousand meters high mountain and let pigs or hounds sniff it constantly to find it. In fact, it is not easier than importing from abroad, even more difficult, but the price I am talking about is definitely very affordable."

"Of course, if Manager Jiang can sign a fixed delivery contract, the price can still be negotiated."

The subtext is that if Jiangling buys more, Jiang Ancheng will give it a lower price.

However, truffles are expensive, but a restaurant uses two truffles a day, which is too much.

It is definitely not possible to buy so many truffles at once.

Jiang Ling stopped bargaining with Jiang Ancheng: "That's okay, 200 yuan a catty, our current western restaurant can give us ten catties every day."

There is not much money in ten catties, Jiang Ancheng asked in a hurry: "Your western restaurant is a chain store, don't you use other western restaurants?"

Jiang Ling said with a smile: "It is definitely necessary to use it, but it is made in China after all. Some customers have unusual mouths. We must let them get used to it, so that we can promote it across the country."

Jiang Ancheng nodded, and said to Jiang Ling: "Ten catties a day is too little, and the air freight is not enough for me to pay for it. Manager Jiang has a wide network, so there is no way to get more goods at once."

If it's really only ten catties, then don't waste the effort, Jiang Ancheng is still thinking about exporting first.

Jiang Ling thought for a while, and said to Jiang Ancheng: "How about this, let me ask about the situation in other restaurants, wait a few days, and then give you an answer, okay?"

In addition to their restaurant will use truffles, there are other restaurants also use truffles.

After all, there are many people in Huaguo, so there are not too few western restaurants.

Jiang Ancheng smiled: "Then wait for the good news from Manager Jiang."

Jiang Ancheng thought about it, and planned to ask the chef to have a private talk with him after he got off work.

Here, Jiang Ling immediately called her brother Jiang Huai: "Brother, I have a guest here today who can bring out domestic truffles."

Jiang Huai's voice came from the phone, quite surprised.

"Domestic truffles?"

Jiang Ling said with a smile: "Why are you so surprised? Our Huaguo has a vast land and abundant resources, and it is normal to have domestic truffles. However, he asked for 200 yuan per kilogram, and I asked him to supply ten catties a day. He felt that it was a little little, not enough for him to subsidize the air freight." of."

(End of this chapter)