I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 773 - 341: Yue Liyue’s Bad Idea! Dundun: If I say I can save your life, I’ll save your life! [Seeking Monthly Ticket]_2
So now we need to start warming up with a promotional push. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
He even made arrangements with Dou Wenjing to shoot a video tomorrow.
Tomorrow, I’ll make another big pot, film the cooking process, and after editing, update it to my personal feed. The popularity of the candied ginger slices will skyrocket immediately.
With the hype comes natural demand, and we won’t have to worry about sales in the shop.
"Brother-in-law, what if people start making it themselves and don’t buy from our shop?"
Lin Xu said with a smile, "That won’t happen. Most people, even if they can make it, are too lazy to do so. They’ll still buy the ready-made candied ginger slices. Besides, many people haven’t even touched a wok before, so even if they want to make it, they don’t have the ability to."
Before long, Zhen Wensheng and Liao Jinming arrived, and Tan Yajun also showed up at the door. The designated drinking companions had all arrived.
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone headed to the private room upstairs. Just as they were about to sit down for tea, Liu Zhengyu walked in with two leaders from the tourism bureau. The dishes began to arrive.
Once everyone was seated, Xie Baomin also took the seat at the door in place of his junior. Today’s banquet was important, and since the room needed someone to crack jokes and liven up the atmosphere, Xie Baomin, being the senior, stepped up without hesitation.
With the cold dishes served and Tan Yajun having filled everyone’s glasses with wine, a round of polite conversation concluded, and everyone took a sip from their glasses.
Liu Zhengyu said with a smile, "After being out for a while, I’ve missed Xiao Xu’s cooking. I’ve been thinking about the newly introduced roast chicken in Rong City, and now I can finally taste it."
At the beginning of such an occasion, it’s customary not to talk business. Everyone was casually chatting while drinking. After a glass or two, the atmosphere warmed up slightly, and the initial restraint of just entering the private room vanished. Only then did they start to steer the conversation toward serious matters.
When Liu Zhengyu heard that Longqi Mountain was planning to build a Horse Farm, he was somewhat surprised. But recalling the valley spanning thousands of acres inside the Starry Sky Base, he thought that a Horse Farm would be quite fitting there.
"We need to pick a good location and also take precautions against things like flash floods... How much is the budget for the Horse Farm?" he asked, voicing his primary concern.
"No less than five hundred million. The initial investment of fifty million has already been transferred to the account there, and an additional thirty million from Huasheng Group in Shanghai will arrive soon."
Yan Lin had been very pleased by Shen Guofu’s earlier initiative in contacting Cui Qingyuan. Since she was also somewhat interested in owning a Horse Farm, she decided to invest thirty million as a trial. If the infrastructure of the Horse Farm looked promising after inspection, she would consider adding more investment.
Hearing about such a large investment piqued the interest of the leaders from the bureau. They indicated that they would send a letter to the local government to ensure cooperation with the construction of the Horse Farm. In addition, the bureau would actively coordinate with the Equestrian Association to grant the Horse Farm the title of a training base. As for other policy supports, they would tilt as much as possible towards the Longqi Mountain Scenic Area.
While everyone was merrily eating and drinking, downstairs in the lobby, Yue Liyue and Panda were accompanying Li Qiang for a drink.
"If your boss really valued you, he wouldn’t have parachuted a manager in from above. Instead, he should have promoted you. The fact that he didn’t promote you says it all."
Panda, now a boss himself, was very aware of the ins and outs of the situation. As long as wages aren’t increased, everything the boss says is moot. Furthermore, don’t listen to all the motivational speeches and inspirational talks they give—that’s just brainwashing. Sometimes you might get gaslighted by your bosses without realizing it, turning into the company’s hardworking and low-complaining workhorse.
Under their persuasion, Li Qiang finally made up his mind to leave his current job.
"When I go to work tomorrow, I’ll contact the headhunter who emailed me and some HR managers from a few companies. Whoever offers the best package, I’ll switch to working for them."
"That’s the way to do it," Panda chimed in. "Go wherever the money is; don’t feel embarrassed about it. And don’t burn bridges to become enemies. Who knows, your current boss might even offer a high price to get you back later."
The three of them clinked their glasses together, then emptied them in one go.
After discussing the job change, Li Qiang started complaining about the new manager nitpicking again.
Panda advised, "If you are planning to switch jobs, just let these things go. Watch out for them holding back your contract and messing up your plan to leave. I’ve seen several classmates get screwed over like this."
Yue Liyue originally intended to say the same thing, but suddenly remembering a similar question he saw on social media, looked at Li Qiang with a smile and asked, "What does this department manager of yours look like?"
What does she look like?
Li Qiang didn’t understand why Yue Liyue was asking this question. He recalled Qi Panpan’s appearance, finding her quite attractive, although she always wore a cold expression, as if she had entered menopause prematurely.
"She’s not bad-looking. Why are you asking?"
Yue Liyue picked up a slice of Ginger Lotus Root and stuffed it into his mouth. "If there’s a woman who’s always on your case and you find it really annoying—yet you can’t avoid her—then you might as well confess your feelings to her. Under normal circumstances, once you confess, the other person is likely to think you’re a toad lusting after a swan’s flesh and will keep their distance from you."
This suggestion was a lightbulb moment for Li Qiang.
As long as it would keep Qi Panpan off his back before he switched jobs, why not confess? One confession could save countless troubles. I’ll do it! I’ll handle this when I go to the store tomorrow. So, you like to hassle me and nitpick, do you? Well, then I’ll advance by retreating!
Just thinking about having some peace before switching jobs made Li Qiang unexpectedly happy.
Panda, however, thought Yue Liyue’s suggestion was rather reckless. "What if she says yes right away? What will Qiang do then?"
Li Qiang was taken aback, and then he too felt a surge of doubt.
