385: Chef Competition

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

Liu Lu sat down with an awkward expression, taking a deep breath, "Can you find me a job? I... I have no other way."

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

By that time, no restaurant would be willing to give him business, so naturally, he would have nowhere to work.

From his perspective, he naturally didn't want such a thing to happen.

General Manager Su looked at Liu Lu's very sincere appearance and pondered for a moment, "You definitely can't stay in the two hotels, because both hotels have a bad impression of you. Letting you stay here would make it impossible for you to work."

What's more, General Manager Su had already suffered a loss here once, and he had no reason to suffer a second loss here.

Liu Lu originally thought General Manager Su would give him a chance out of consideration for him, but no one expected that General Manager Su had no intention of giving him a chance at all.

General Manager Su kept looking at Liu Lu, and finding that he didn't blame him, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face, "However... I can offer you a job."

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

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

General Manager Su took out his phone and placed it in front of him, "I can tell you responsibly, our Yuantu Investment is setting up an internal cafeteria. I think you can try it there."

Upon hearing that General Manager Su was willing to take him to Yuantu Investment, Liu Lu's face was filled with delight, "Okay, as long as you can give me a job, I am willing to follow you."

At this point, he had no other option but to follow General Manager Su to the destination.

To reassure him, General Manager Su checked the time on his watch and pointed outside, "Come with me now, I have time right now."

Since Yuantu Investment was a bit far from here, General Manager Su found Liu Long and Yu Qing in the hotel and told them that they were leaving.

When Liu Long heard that General Manager Su 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 would have no way to operate properly.

General Manager Su saw Liu Long was worried about the catering section and couldn't help but walk up to him and pat his shoulder, "The matter of the catering section can be put aside for now, I will help you find chefs."

He reminded Liu Long in such a tone simply because he no longer trusted Liu Long's judgment.

If it weren't for them bringing Liu Lu in like a wolf last time, how could there be such trouble now?

In just a few minutes, General Manager Su and Liu Lu were sitting in the car, and the two drove back to Yuantu Investment at the fastest speed.

When the people inside saw General Manager Su bring Liu Lu here, their expressions immediately turned 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 General Manager Su, his face full of seriousness, "General Manager Su, what is the meaning of this? Why did you bring him here?"

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

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

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

Since the decision-maker for Yuantu Investment was Lan Zijun, General Manager Su took Liu Lu to Lan Zijun's office.

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

Instantly, her smile gradually became much gloomier, "Why are you coming to our company? Our two hotels became like this because of you."

General Manager Su saw that Lan Zijun implicitly meant to blame him and quickly pulled Lan Zijun, "I told him to come. Isn't our Yuantu Investment cafeteria short of chefs? Take a look..."

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

General Manager Su 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.

No matter what, he was the one who caused the whole incident, so his current plight could be considered his own doing.

As expected, when Liu Lu heard that only the position of vegetable chopper was suitable for him, his brows furrowed slightly, and he was completely unwilling to be a vegetable chopper.

However, Yuantu Investment already had chefs and simply didn't need another head chef here.

Lan Zijun walked up to Liu Lu and patted his shoulder, "You should know that our Yuantu Investment can completely do without you. You decide for yourself."

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

If he wrote his name on it, he would implicitly agree to become a vegetable chopper; otherwise, he would just have to leave dejectedly.

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

Originally, both Lan Zijun and General Manager Su thought he wouldn't agree, so neither of them paid much attention to him.

No one expected that Liu Lu would actually be willing to endure the humiliation, causing General Manager Su to widen his eyes.

General Manager Su walked to the door and pointed outside, "Now take the form to our Human Resources. Our signatures are on it, and he will process your employment."

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

Lan Zijun saw that Liu Lu was willing to stay at Yuantu Investment and couldn't help but remind General Manager Su, "Do you think he will cause us trouble? Yuantu Investment is our base."

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

General Manager Su heard that Lan Zijun was still suspicious of Liu Lu and shook his head repeatedly, "He has nowhere else to go. Huasheng Hotel probably won't escape the dominance of the scandal this time; he shouldn't be able to go back."

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

Lan Zijun originally thought General Manager Su's return meant he had already dealt with the hotel matter, but no one expected that he had just come back directly.

Lan Zijun shook her head speechlessly, "How could I possibly know people in the catering business? We've invested in so many companies, and not a single one of them is in catering."

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

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

Just as General Manager Su was thinking, Lan Zijun seemed to remember something and glanced in General Manager Su's direction, "General Manager Su, I remember there's a chef competition nearby. How about we collaborate with them?"

Most of the people who can participate in the event are chefs, so she believed they should have complete teams.

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

Upon learning that there was a chef competition nearby, General Manager Su immediately said, "What are we waiting for then? You lead the way, and let's go take a look as soon as possible. Don't waste any time."

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

Because neither of them had an invitation, they were stopped at the entrance by security personnel.

General Manager Su 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 had no way to stop an investor like General Manager Su.

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

Since he wasn't familiar with General Manager Su and Lan Zijun, his voice sounded completely lacking in confidence.

"How much funding can you two provide us? We've invited quite a few people for this competition, so the price should be relatively high."

Lan Zijun heard them ask for a price and pondered for a moment, "How much do you think is appropriate? As long as we can accept it, we absolutely won't haggle with you."

The best way to negotiate is to hear the other party's price, which would put him at ease.

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

General Manager Su originally thought sponsoring them would require at least several hundred thousand yuan, but no one expected that fifty thousand yuan would be enough.

Instantly, General Manager Su 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 into the office.

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

Suddenly, the Anbao Captain came into the office and explained that General Manager Su and Lan Zijun wanted to invest.

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

"You're giving 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 in this world.

General Manager Su saw that the person in charge wanted to get to the bottom of things and said with an embarrassed expression, "I... I... I want you to propose a condition, which is that your champion and runner-up can work as chefs at Muxin Hotel and Huashi Hotel."

Of course, the prerequisite was definitely to see if they were willing.

General Manager Su originally thought the person in charge would need to consider it for a bit, but no one expected the person in charge to agree immediately, "Only this small matter? Why wouldn't I agree to you? I'll revise the rules right now."

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

To make things easier for them, General Manager Su personally transferred fifty thousand yuan to them as a deposit, so they could properly take care of his requirements.

It didn't take long before the person in charge announced their rules.

When the chefs outside saw that the champion and runner-up could go to two leading enterprises, they all displayed their best skills.

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

General Manager Su and Lan Zijun admitted to themselves that they didn't have the ability to be judges and only retreated to the back, letting their judges taste the food.

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

It didn't take long before the competition was nearing its end.

The person in charge came up to General Manager Su, a smile on his face, "We just hadn't set the ultimate prize for the competition, so your visit this time is a pleasant surprise for me."

Originally, his initial decision was just to give a certificate and a few tens of thousands of yuan; 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.

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

Because General Manager Su had been dealing with problems related to the two hotels recently, he felt that the two hotels didn't have the reputation he had expected.

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

Accommodation hotels setting up cafeterias should be considered them setting a precedent. Now, all the hotels outside are following suit.

General Manager Su had never imagined that the two hotels had such a reputation, and sitting here, he felt a little more confident.

After about fifteen minutes, the person in charge brought the two teams in front of General Manager Su, "General Manager Su, these two teams are the champion and runner-up this time. Please take a look..."

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

When the chefs heard that General Manager Su was worried they had signed with catering companies, they quickly shook their heads, "We are all grassroots teams. We haven't been invited by any big hotels afterward. Does your condition count?"

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