Tycoon: I Have an Unlimited Modifier novel Chapter 285

Chapter 285: Chapter 166: A Match Made in Money

Outside the private room, Zhou Meng knocked on the door.

"Boss, can we serve the dishes now?"

"Go ahead."

Qi Sheng patted the two little ones on their bottoms, and they quickly and obediently returned to their seats.

"Boss, this is the first dish from Chef Huang Zhihui, Flaxseed Roasted Chicken."

Zhou Meng served the dish himself, his expression a mixture of excitement and confusion.

"Have a seat. Let the other servers handle the dishes. Come and taste Chef Huang’s cooking."

Qi Sheng had a pretty good idea of what Zhou Meng was thinking.

It was simply that he couldn’t understand why a chef as famous throughout Guangzhou as Chef Huang would join the obscure Yu Tu Restaurant.

"Boss, after I used the number you gave me to contact and meet with Chef Huang, I was absolutely stunned."

"For a chef of Chef Huang’s caliber to be the head chef of our restaurant... it’s honestly a bit beneath him."

As a veteran of the hotel industry, Zhou Meng was of course familiar with Huang Zhihui, the executive chef of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Guangzhou.

He was the only Cantonese master chef in the country whom the Mandarin Oriental Hotel had invited to create an exclusive, eponymous restaurant.

The restaurant he helmed, Jiang Youhui, had even earned Guangzhou’s only Michelin two-star rating.

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel should never have let go of a talent like that, no matter the circumstances.

Even though Zhou Meng felt the Banyan Tree brand was on par with Mandarin Oriental, he had no confidence they could poach Huang Zhihui.

Unless the Banyan Tree in Shanghai tried to poach him, then maybe he’d consider it.

He wouldn’t even give the Banyan Tree in Hangzhou a second glance.

"Let’s try the food first. You can talk to Chef Huang yourself later."

Qi Sheng chuckled to himself. ’After all, I’m a man under Lord Tong’s protection.’

’When the System makes a move, no matter how incredible Huang Zhihui is, he has no choice but to obediently work for me.’

Because the restaurant’s decor and menu hadn’t been updated yet, Huang Zhihui couldn’t benefit from the flavor-enhancement buff.

Even so, they couldn’t stop praising his Expert Level Cantonese cuisine.

Flaxseed Roasted Chicken, Steamed Hand-Pounded Meat Patty with Hele Crab, Creative Sweet and Sour Pork with Fresh Fruit, and Single-Bite Square Roasted Pork.

Huang Zhihui had chosen all of his signature dishes.

Dishes like the sweet and sour pork and the roasted pork were his own innovations on traditional recipes.

Earning two Michelin stars wasn’t just about the flavor; the plating was also a feast for the eyes.

Zhou Meng tasted every dish.

He thought about the skill level of the current head chef at Baiyun Chinese Restaurant and instinctively shook his head.

"Boss, if Chef Huang really joins our Banyan Tree, the hotel’s occupancy rate will definitely see a significant increase."

The Banyan Tree, located in the Xixi Wetland, was already quite attractive to high-net-worth individuals.

With the addition of Yu Tu Restaurant helmed by Huang Zhihui, it would be difficult for their occupancy rate not to rise.

"Baiyun Chinese Restaurant is too small. Knock down the wall to the adjacent Hu Guang Pavilion Restaurant, then redesign and renovate the whole space. Don’t worry about the cost."

Qi Sheng wasn’t satisfied with the market positioning of either of the hotel’s restaurants.

Restaurants in Hangzhou that cost two or three hundred yuan per person are a dime a dozen.

Guests staying at the Banyan Tree still had to leave the hotel to find a decent meal.

That in itself was an insult to the Banyan Tree brand.

In this regard, Banyan Tree really needed to learn from the Four Seasons Hotel.

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