Chapter 951: Chapter 400: What’s It Like When the Entire Pastry Department Are Hardcore Fans? Juicy Men Ding Meat Pie—Delicious! [Monthly Ticket Request]

Seeing Lin Xu making stock, Qi Zhentao wasn’t idle either and started helping out.

During the process, each step was explained in detail.

"Later, we should establish the workflow for the Soup Department and put it on the wall to prevent anyone from enacting personal innovations and tarnishing the name of Yanjing Hotel."

Previously, someone only talked about innovation, which truly opened Lin Xu’s eyes.

If that counts as innovation, then letting my own Shen Baobao stay in the kitchen for two days wouldn’t result in the creation of the ninth culinary category?

Indeed, there are some improvements that can be made in traditional cooking methods.

But they must be based on solid culinary foundations.

To say adding chicken stock and flavoring is innovation; if you add some thick soup treasure, isn’t that pure Hextech?

"It was my oversight; I didn’t expect there to be so many issues."

While busy, Qi Zhentao realized that the assistants and apprentices in the Soup Department didn’t even know the basic knowledge about stock, which is clearly the head chef’s responsibility.

A leader should explain some key culinary points and skills to the staff during their work so that everyone has room to improve and progress.

It seems this junior brother of mine is worried about teaching his apprentices too well, so he ran riot in the Soup Department.

It was truly careless.

Thinking that I could share a little pressure.

In the end, it nearly tarnished the reputation.

Once the affairs in the Soup Department were sorted out, Lin Xu instructed everyone to keep an eye on the pot and take the opportunity to practice knife skills or research dish pairings.

Though they’re in the Soup Department, learning from other departments is also possible.

One can’t just stay here making stock all the time.

We’re not some nation like Japan; even if you make stock all your life, you wouldn’t be titled a stock immortal.

Leaving the Soup Department, the chefs outside had complex looks when they gazed at Lin Xu.

Originally, they thought Ye always invited a web celebrity to grab some attention, and they somewhat looked down upon the fame of Lin Ji and Lin Xu.

Because the chefs at Yanjing Hotel always felt like imperial chefs, feeling superior in a sense.

They didn’t even regard Fishing Platform with much esteem.

But now, after watching Lin Xu make abalone sauce, they finally understood that their fame isn’t a mere fluke.

And within half an hour in the kitchen, he’d fired an assistant and removed a head chef.

The personnel department cooperated completely, clearly signaling that he came carrying the Emperor’s order; if you’re not well-behaved, you’d face the axe.

Though everyone resented having another director over their heads, seeing even the executive chef’s nephew getting fired, they became much more obedient.

Leaving Yanjing Hotel, they knew they couldn’t find another place with such relaxed yet well-compensated positions.

As Lin Xu, accompanied by Qi Zhentao, headed to the Pastry Department, in the distant stir-fry area, a group of chefs murmured among themselves.

"If it doesn’t work, let’s resign collectively; I don’t believe it can’t handle a director."

"Exactly, let’s collectively resign and see how they handle this mess."

"I advise against it. When they came before, didn’t the director of the Dining Department from the Fishing Platform also come? I guarantee that if we collectively resign now, Fishing Platform will send a group of chefs over in no time."

It would be quite challenging for other places to send a group of national banquet chefs to support Yanjing Hotel.

But what is Fishing Platform? It’s a place so idle that they have internal sparring each year; their talent pool is astonishing.

Not mentioning that each of the eighteen executive chefs is a master, even chef like Cheng Jianshe could easily become the executive chef of a five-star hotel.

Liao Jinming came over today, not only to back up Lin Xu but to check the condition of the back kitchen here.

If it doesn’t work, they might clean it out entirely and have an executive chef from Fishing Platform take over.

On the surface, the two places seemed to have connections in Beijing, but on a larger scale, they were both nationally recognized restaurants under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, akin to blood brothers.

In times of trouble, one side naturally can’t stand by and do nothing.

When Gou Junguo was clamoring for revenge on Fishing Platform earlier, Ye Lixin drew the line, worried that the conflict would go too far and sour the harmony between brothers.

But what he didn’t anticipate was that the way his front desk manager sought revenge was so novel.

Xie Baomin’s sharp and precise critiques earned him the title of King of Kings among netizens, whereas Gou Junguo was... the King of Flattery.

But this collaboration indeed owes much to Gou Junguo’s flattering form of revenge.

If that guy really had gone to Lin Ji being overly picky, it would likely have utterly severed any cooperation chances.

"Welcome Director Lin’s presence in Yanjing Hotel’s Pastry Department!"

Just walking into the Pastry Department, Lin Xu saw a banner hanging inside.

Unlike other departments, these pastry chefs regarded Lin Xu as a die-hard fan would to their idol.

"I really didn’t expect Boss Lin to become our director!"

"I was so excited last night that I couldn’t sleep. If anyone mocks a pastry chef again, we’ll just mention Boss Lin."

"Absolutely, I watch every episode of Boss Lin’s videos, and because of his recommendations, I followed accounts like the Boss’ wife, Yue Liyue, and Wu Kexin."

"Every time I have a break, I go to Lin Ji for a bowl of noodles, being a pure Lin Ji fanboy."

"..."

While everyone was exuberantly chatting, Qi Zhentao, standing aside, sighed helplessly.

He really shouldn’t have come along.

Lin Xu hadn’t anticipated such enthusiasm from the Pastry Department.

He smiled and took group photos with everyone, then said:

"I really didn’t expect everyone’s deep affection; it makes me both flattered and apprehensive."