381: Chef Competition

As the others left the office, Su Yue gave Liu Lu a look, signaling for him to sit on the sofa.

Liu Lu sat down awkwardly, taking a deep breath: "Can you find me a job? I... I'm out of options."

Once the reporter released all his leads, he believed his reputation would be completely ruined outside.

By then, no restaurant would be willing to give him business, and naturally, he would have nowhere to work.

From his perspective, he naturally did not want such a thing to happen.

Su Yue looked at Liu Lu's seemingly sincere expression and pondered for a moment: "You definitely can't stay in the two hotels because they both have a bad impression of you, and letting you stay here won't allow you to work."

Furthermore, Su Yue had already suffered a loss here once, and he had no reason to suffer a second loss here.

Liu Lu originally thought Su Yue would give him a chance for his sake, but no one expected that Su Yue had no intention of giving him a chance at all.

Su Yue kept observing Liu Lu, and seeing that he didn't seem to blame him, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face: "However... I can offer you a job."

As the saying goes, when you can forgive, forgive. He had already exposed Liu Sheng; if he didn't help him find a job, it would seem like he was being completely heartless.

When Liu Lu saw that Su Yue was willing to find him a job, his face was filled with excitement, as if he wanted to see what kind of job Su Yue could give him.

Su Yue took out his phone and placed it in front of him: "I can tell you responsibly that our Far View (Yuantu) Investment is setting up an internal cafeteria, and I think you can give it a try there."

Liu Lu heard that Su Yue was willing to take him to Far View (Yuantu) Investment, his face filled with joy: "Okay, as long as you can give me a job, I am willing to follow you."

At this point, he had no other options but to follow Su Yue to the destination.

To reassure him, Su Yue looked at the time on his watch and pointed outside: "Come with me now, I have time right now."

Since Far View (Yuantu) Investment was a bit far from here, Su Yue found Liu Long and Yu Qing in the hotel and told them that they were leaving.

When Liu Long heard that Su Yue wanted to leave, his face was full of surprise: "You're leaving now? What about our chefs here... what should we do?"

A hotel without chefs simply cannot be run properly.

Su Yue saw that Liu Long was worried about the catering section, and involuntarily walked up to him, patting him on the shoulder: "You can temporarily put aside the catering section. I will help you find chefs."

He used this tone to remind Liu Long simply because he no longer trusted Liu Long's judgment.

If they hadn't let Liu Lu in last time, how could they be in this trouble now?

In just a few minutes, Su Yue and Liu Lu were sitting in the car, and they drove back to Far View (Yuantu) Investment as quickly as possible.

When the people inside saw Su Yue bring Liu Lu here, their expressions immediately became a little unpleasant.

From the images in the news, it was clear that Liu Lu was very likely the one who framed them.

Soon, a Department Manager came up to Su Yue, his face serious: "General Manager Su, what is the meaning of this? Why did you bring him here?"

In their eyes, Liu Lu was their opponent, and there was no reason for him to stand in front of them.

Su Yue saw that they were very disrespectful to Liu Lu and couldn't help but tease: "Everyone makes mistakes. Are we not going to give him any chance at all? Do you want him to go out and rob people?"

The Department Manager's position was not as high as Su Yue's, so naturally, he couldn't say anything to Su Yue and shrugged helplessly.

Since Lan Zijun was the decision-maker at Far View (Yuantu) Investment, Su Yue took Liu Lu to Lan Zijun's office.

When Lan Zijun saw Su Yue come into her office, her smile hadn't fully bloomed when she immediately saw Liu Lu behind him.

Instantly, her smile gradually became a little gloomy: "Why are you coming to our company? Both of our hotels ended up like this because of you."

Su Yue saw that Lan Zijun had a hint of blame in her tone and quickly pulled Lan Zijun aside: "I asked him to come. Isn't our Far View (Yuantu) Investment cafeteria short of a chef? Look..."

Lan Zijun heard Su Yue mention the Far View (Yuantu) Investment cafeteria, and subconsciously opened the spreadsheet on her computer, her face full of resentment: "Our cafeteria is only short of a vegetable chopper. If he's willing to do it, then he can go there."

Su Yue knew how big the difference was between a vegetable chopper and a head chef, and couldn't help but glance in Liu Lu's direction, as if wanting to see what he thought.

Regardless, he was the one who caused this whole situation, and now that he had fallen to this state, it should be considered his own doing.

As expected, when Liu Lu heard that only a vegetable chopper position was available, he frowned slightly, completely unwilling to be a vegetable chopper.

However, Far View (Yuantu) Investment already had chefs and simply didn't need another head chef to come here.

Lan Zijun walked up to Liu Lu, patted him on the shoulder: "You should know that our Far View (Yuantu) Investment can completely do without you. You decide for yourself."

Saying this, she placed an onboarding form in front of Liu Lu.

If he wrote his name on it, he would be tacitly agreeing to become a vegetable chopper; otherwise, he would only be able to leave here dejectedly.

In less than a minute, Liu Lu wrote his name on the onboarding form with a resolute expression: "I am willing to join you."

Lan Zijun and Su Yue had originally thought he wouldn't agree, so neither of them had taken him seriously.

No one expected that Liu Lu would be willing to endure humiliation, which made Su Yue's eyes widen.

Su Yue walked to the door, pointing outside: "Now take the form to our HR. It has our signatures on it, and he will process your onboarding."

Without saying anything else to him, Su Yue returned to the office.

Lan Zijun saw that Liu Lu was willing to stay at Far View (Yuantu) Investment and couldn't help but remind Su Yue: "Do you think he will cause us trouble? Far View (Yuantu) Investment is our base."

If he used his position to cause trouble at Far View (Yuantu) Investment, she believed no one could help.

Su Yue heard that Lan Zijun was still suspicious of Liu Lu and shook his head repeatedly: "He has nowhere else to go. Huasheng Hotel should not be able to escape the dominance of the scandal this time, and he should not be able to go back."

Suddenly, Su Yue seemed to think of something and looked at Lan Zijun: "Can you find two chef teams? Our two hotels are without catering staff."

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Lan Zijun originally thought Su Yue's return meant he had dealt with the hotel matters, but no one expected him to come back directly.

Lan Zijun shook her head speechlessly: "How could I possibly know people in the catering business? We have invested in so many companies, and none of them are in catering."

Su Yue saw that she had no solution and began to ponder, as if wanting to go to other companies to poach their people.

In his eyes, since he couldn't find talents in this area himself, he had to find a way to get them from other people's companies.

Just as Su Yue was pondering, Lan Zijun seemed to think of something and looked in Su Yue's direction: "General Manager Su, I remember there's a chef competition around us. How about we collaborate with them?"

Most of the people who participate in the project are chefs, and she believed they should have complete teams.

As long as they could recruit two teams from there, she believed Muxin Hotel and Huashi Hotel would have candidates for their kitchens.

Su Yue heard that there was a chef competition nearby and immediately said: "Then what are we waiting for? You lead the way, and we'll go take a look as soon as possible. Don't waste any time."

With Lan Zijun leading the way, Su Yue only needed to follow behind to arrive at the competition venue.

Because they didn't have invitations, they were stopped at the entrance by the security personnel.

Su Yue walked up to the security personnel, a smile on his face: "I wonder if you have sponsors? We are willing to become your sponsors."

The security personnel had the guts to stop those causing trouble, but he absolutely couldn't stop investors like Su Yue.

In just one minute, the Anbao Captain came out from inside and stood in front of Su Yue: "You want to sponsor our competition? Come in with me?"

Since he was not familiar with Su Yue and Lan Zijun, his voice lacked confidence.

"How much funding can you two provide us? We have invited quite a few people to this competition, and the asking price should be relatively high."

Lan Zijun heard them asking for a price and pondered for a moment: "How much do you think is appropriate? As long as we can accept it, we will definitely not haggle with you."

The best way to negotiate is to listen to the other party's price, so he could feel at ease.

In just a few seconds, the Anbao Captain extended five fingers: "I think it needs to be at least fifty thousand yuan; otherwise, your amount is too small, and we can't endorse you."

Su Yue had originally thought sponsoring them would cost at least several hundred thousand, but he never expected that fifty thousand yuan would be enough.

Instantly, Su Yue came up to him and nodded repeatedly: "Please take us inside to meet your person in charge. We can invest one hundred thousand yuan for you."

When the security personnel heard that the two people in front of him were willing to offer so much money, he quickly led them both into the office.

At this time, the person in charge of the organizers was sitting inside drinking tea, his mind full of how to increase viewership.

Suddenly, the Anbao Captain came into the office and told him about Su Yue and Lan Zijun's intention to invest.

Just as he was hesitating about how to make money, Su Yue was delivered to them, causing the person in charge to quickly stand up and greet them.

"You are offering us such a high price, what do you need us to do for you?"

In his eyes, there was no such thing as a free lunch.

Su Yue saw that the person in charge wanted to get to the bottom of things, his face full of embarrassment: "I... I... I want you to set a condition, which is that your champions and runners-up can work as chefs at Muxin Hotel and Huashi Hotel."

Of course, the premise was that they had to be willing.

Su Yue originally thought the person in charge would need to consider it for a moment, but he never expected the person in charge to agree immediately: "Is that all? Why wouldn't I agree to you? I'll revise the rules now."

The competition hadn't started yet, so he could unilaterally revise the rules.

To make things easier for them, Su Yue personally transferred fifty thousand yuan to them as a deposit, so they would take good care of his request.

It didn't take long for the person in charge to announce their rules.

When the chefs outside saw that the champions and runners-up could go to two leading enterprises, they all showcased their best skills.

In an instant, the entire competition venue was filled with fragrance.

Su Yue and Lan Zijun admitted that they didn't have the ability to be judges, so they retreated to the back, letting the judges taste the dishes.

Everyone's taste was different, and they couldn't use their own taste to question the taste of those masters.

It didn't take long for the competition to come to an end.

The person in charge came up to Su Yue, a smile on his face: "We haven't set the ultimate prize for the competition yet. Your visit this time is a pleasant surprise."

Originally, his initial decision was just to give a certificate of award and tens of thousands of yuan, and there was nothing else he could give.

And now, he could not only provide a place to work but also save them a large sum of money.

Su Yue saw that they agreed to his request so readily and couldn't help but glance at Lan Zijun: "Are those two hotels famous now?"

Because Su Yue had been dealing with the troubles of the two hotels recently, he felt that the two hotels did not have the reputation he had imagined.

When Lan Zijun heard Su Yue mention the reputation of the two hotels, her face was full of disbelief: "You don't know that the two hotels have become popular throughout the entire region, do you?"

It should be considered that they were the first to establish cafeterias in lodging hotels, and now all the hotels outside are following their example.

Su Yue had never thought that the two hotels had such a reputation, and sitting here made him feel more confident.

About fifteen minutes later, the person in charge brought two teams to Su Yue: "General Manager Su, these two teams are the champions and runners-up this time. Take a look..."

To avoid causing disputes, Su Yue walked up to the chefs and chuckled: "I wonder if you belong to any companies? I don't want to cause any conflicts."

When the chefs heard that Su Yue was worried about them being signed by catering companies, they quickly shook their heads: "We are all civilian teams. We haven't been invited by any big hotels afterwards. I wonder if your conditions are valid?"

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was their chance to soar, so they all showcased their best skills this time, with the goal of being able to join the two hotels to work.

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