Chapter 102: Dealing with Fan Jinwu
"What else can we do? We'll just listen to Manager Fan. From now on, if anyone asks us to cook out during work hours, we'll refuse them all!"
He Daqing looked at Fan Jinwu's departing back and couldn't help but sneer.
This Fan Jinwu, he just gives orders blindly without knowing anything.
Restaurants are different from other businesses. They may even be more sophisticated in terms of human relationships.
Those who come to Fengze Garden are all dignitaries, and many of them are eager to have good relationships with these big guys. But Fan Jinwu doesn't even allow them to cook.
People cannot teach others, but things can teach them in one go!
Ride a donkey and read the opera, just wait and see!
In the next few days, except for the civilian canteen, which was still bustling with people, the number of customers coming to Fengze Garden for meals was significantly decreasing.
Sijiu City is the capital of the country, and the thing it has the most is hotels.
Before He Daqing provided specific ingredients, Fengzeyuan's business was good, but it was still a little behind the eight big restaurants in Beijing.
Now that it has lost its distinctive features, these bosses have more choices. Any one of the eight buildings is no worse than Fengzeyuan.
Even those officials would not necessarily come here to eat if it were not for the fact that Fengze Garden was a typical example of public-private partnership.
But even so, the flow of people in Fengze Garden is still decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.
He Daqing saw all this but was too lazy to get involved. He was just a chef and it was enough for him to do his job well.
"Hello? This is Fengze Garden. Oh, you want to ask Chef Li to come to your house to cook. Sorry, sorry, our Fengze Garden manager Fan said that during working hours, Fengze Garden chefs are not allowed to go out to take private jobs. Sorry, sorry!"
"What? You're looking for Master Zhao. Sorry, sorry. Not only Master Zhao, but other masters and Manager Fan are not allowed to go out either, or he will deduct our wages!"
"Director Ma, I'm so sorry. Chef He also wants to go, but our boss has become Manager Fan and he won't let us cook at home!"
After the beginning of the new year, society is developing rapidly. Naturally, some business tycoons or leaders of key local departments will hold banquets at home to entertain guests.
However, He Daqing asked the waiters to reject all calls from these nobles, and implicitly put the blame on the newly appointed Fan Jinwu.
Didn't you forbid us to go to your house to cook? We are just following your orders.
"Master He, it's been seven or eight days. Will this trick work?"
A few days later, Master Zhao and a group of chefs in the kitchen gathered around He Daqing again and looked at him with concern.
In fact, it is not a common thing for them to do private work at home. They only do two or three meals a month.
But it has been seven or eight days, and it seems that Fan Jinwu has not shown any signs of compromise.
"When doing things, it's the same as cooking. Don't be impatient. Once the fire is cooked, the food will taste good. You have to be patient!"
He Daqing patted Master Zhao on the shoulder, smiled faintly, and said nothing more.
When Master Zhao and others saw this, although they were anxious, they could only wait and see.
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Commerce Bureau.
Director Lin Chaoming was working in his office when suddenly a phone call came in.
"Chao Ming, I'm Zheng Zhiguo. I heard that Fengze Garden is now owned by your Commercial Bureau?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chaoming's expression suddenly straightened up.
"So it's Mr. Zheng. Haha, no, no. Our Commercial Bureau is only managing on behalf of the government. This Fengze Garden is now a public-private partnership."
Then, Lin Chaoming asked,
"Does Mr. Zheng have any advice for you?"
"Haha. It's not really a guide."
Zheng Zhiguo's voice came from the phone.
"As for me, I wanted to invite a few guests from my hometown in Shandong to have a meal at home. It's not convenient to have it at a hotel, so I thought of having a family dinner. But I heard that you, Fengze Garden, don't let the chef go out to cook. Look at what this has caused."
"what?"
Lin Chaoming's expression suddenly changed.
You know, in this era, when many leaders entertain guests, it is not just as simple as having a meal. They often need to find a suitable place to talk while eating and get things done.
Compared to a restaurant, it is obviously better to be at home. Not only can you show your sincerity, but you can also be more casual when talking.
Therefore, it is normal for leaders to invite chefs from big hotels to prepare banquets at their homes.
Moreover, although the state has clearly stipulated that both state-owned and private enterprises must work six days and rest one day, working eight hours a day.
However, because the country is in a state of disrepair and enthusiasm is high in all walks of life, especially for public officials, this only day off is almost the same as no rest. In addition, things are changing too fast, and you can't just wait until the weekend to entertain guests.
Lin Chaoming didn't expect that Fan Jinwu would not allow the chef to come to cook. Isn't this setting himself up for failure?
When you open a business, you want money to come from all directions. If you don’t have good relationships with the leaders of various departments, it would be strange if your business is good.
Yes, although it is said that Fengze Garden is a public-private partnership, who doesn’t know that the actual controller behind Fengze Garden is their Commercial Bureau?
No wonder relevant departments and some representatives from industry and commerce have been so lukewarm towards me these days. It turns out that something went wrong at Fengze Garden!
"Don't worry, Mr. Zheng. I will take this issue seriously and I will handle it right away!"
Thinking of this, Lin Chaoming quickly apologized with a smile. After hanging up the phone, he directly notified Fan Jinwu to come to his office.
"Jinwu, you've been working at Fengze Garden for almost a month, right? How is the situation over there? Are you adapting well?"
Seeing Fan Jinwu arriving breathlessly, Lin Chaoming asked calmly.
"what?"
Fan Jinwu was startled, and smiled a little unnaturally.
"Thank you for your concern. I have just adapted to Fengze Garden recently. Don't worry, I believe that with my efforts, Fengze Garden will become better and better and become a model of public-private partnership in the entire city!"
Fan Jinwu felt a little guilty.
Because in the past ten days or so, he found that the number of visitors to Fengze Garden every day was decreasing.
If compared with other hotels, it's nothing, in fact the difference is not that big.
But this is Fengze Garden. The data was so good before I came, but after I came, the customer flow and turnover dropped sharply. If people knew about this, wouldn’t it mean that I am incompetent?
However, in front of Lin Chaoming, he naturally reported good news but not bad news, thinking that it would not be too late to report after he worked hard next month to increase the sales.
Snapped!
However, just as he finished speaking, he saw Lin Chaoming, who had been smiling, suddenly slammed the table.