newbobooks Chapter 235 Preparing for Opening
Chapter 235 Preparing for Opening
Chapter 235 Preparing for Opening
As they spoke, the crowd dispersed.
After He Fei went inside, she started working on the renovations. The decorations were too rigid and didn't give people a warm feeling. Since she was opening a restaurant, not only should the food be delicious, but people should also feel comfortable. So He Fei began to instruct the people on how to change tables, arrange chairs, hang things, and whether the dim lighting in the room was appropriate.
As soon as Li Dayi arrived, he headed straight for the kitchen. After all, he was a chef, and the kitchen he wanted had to be one that satisfied him. When Li Dayi entered, he found that the kitchen had all the utensils he could need, including some things he couldn't afford before. The only thing he was missing now was a few chefs who could help him cook.
"I need to find a few more people to help with this kitchen, otherwise I definitely can't manage it all by myself. But I need to find some people who can help, at least people with cooking skills. I don't want to hire those amateurs, I'll need to teach them some basic cooking skills again."
Li Dayi looked around the kitchen and came out to Chen Feng, his expression very happy, probably quite satisfied with the kitchen.
"Okay, I know this is definitely something that will satisfy you. Look who I've invited today."
Yuwen Chengdu stood awkwardly behind Chen Feng. He sensed that Li Dayi was not very satisfied with him after their last meeting. Would Li Dayi really make him his assistant today?
When Li Dayi saw that it was that pretty boy, he immediately became interested. Although that pretty boy was hateful last time, he was still quite cute. "Oh, it's you." Li Dayi just wanted to tease Yuwen Chengdu.
"What's wrong with me? If you're not satisfied, I won't be your chef. If you don't want to, then forget it, I'll leave right now. I don't want to stay here with you either." Yuwen Chengdu was afraid that Li Dayi would say something that rejected him, instantly cutting off his own escape route.
"What an idiot," He Fei cursed inwardly.
"I haven't even said anything yet, and you already think I don't want you." Seeing that Yuwen Cheng was very serious, Li Dayi didn't want to tease him anymore, but he still had to check his standards for hiring a chef. So he said to Yuwen Cheng, "Now you make a dish that meets my standards, and I'll hire you."
Yuwen Chengdu was very excited to hear this. After all, he was confident in his own cooking skills. With his culinary skills, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to keep Li Dayi under his wing. So he said to Li Dayi, "Then wait for me, I'll go and make one of my signature dishes right away."
Yuwen Chengdu immediately went to demonstrate his culinary skills and served a plate of stir-fried chicken.
Li Dayi took a small bite and tasted it. Although the color and appearance were acceptable, the taste was a bit lacking. However, for an ordinary chef, it was already considered to be of a good standard.
"Well, it's not as good as I imagined, but it's still acceptable." Li Dayi said last, and Yuwen Chengdu didn't object, since he had tasted Li Dayi's cooking before.
So the task of finding chef assistants was handed over to Yuwen Chengdu. Yuwen Chengdu recruited four or five chefs whose culinary skills were similar to his own and paid them good wages, so they came happily.
After these days of preparation, the two days quickly arrived; this was the day the New Moon Pavilion would open.
Because of Chen Feng's recent promotion of the hotel, and the fact that the Holy Maiden herself runs the shop, many people have been attracted to visit it.
Although many people come to visit, most are attracted by the interior decorations, which are so exquisite that they don't look like a restaurant at all.
However, this did attract the attention of some people, but very few people actually came in to eat.
Those who had previously stood outside saying the shop had bad feng shui wanted to come in and try it out, hoping their words would come true. A large portion of them were like that.
A small portion of the visitors were attracted by the decor, but very few were actually drawn in by it. So, the majority of the people came just to see what was going on. However, Chen Feng and his group didn't care about that at all, because once they tasted their food on the first day, they would never have such thoughts again.
Many people went into the restaurant, many ordered food, and many waited for their food to arrive so they could eat and then ridicule Chen Feng and his group.
But after tasting the dishes, they all fell silent and focused on eating. Before long, there was hardly any food left on their plates, and some tables were even completely empty. Some people were already full but still wanted to order more.
Chen Feng had anticipated this situation, but what he hadn't expected was that his store would become so popular.
On the first day, there were no empty tables.
The next day, the venue was packed, with people even queuing up at the door.
However, this is not very friendly to the hotels outside. After all, Chen Feng's restaurant is very large and can accommodate more guests, while their shops are small and don't have many guests to begin with, so they have even fewer.
Among them was a man named Murong Yunhai. He was even more indignant. His restaurant was a little smaller than Chen Feng's, but a little larger than those small shops, so he lost a lot of customers.
Besides, he wasn't far from Chen Feng's shop. People preferred to go to Chen Feng's shop rather than his, since Chen Feng's shop was in the city center and had more places to go. So his shop hadn't been very busy these past few days.
He heard from the waiter that when he went outside to attract customers, he heard them all talking about going to Crescent Moon Pavilion.
Isn't Crescent Moon Pavilion the newly opened shop? It has already captured the hearts of customers. What can we do? My shop is so big, the expenses are huge. I need to pay salaries and rent. What's more, I have to hand over my earnings to support my children and take care of my parents.
As he watched the money in the shop dwindle, Murong Yunhai felt a pang of sadness. Although his business hadn't been that good before, he could still make a little money. But now, he was losing money, and this couldn't go on.
Murong Yunhai lay on the chair in front of the door, deep in thought. He was quite troubled.
"Boss, what's bothering you?" A man dressed as a waiter stood beside him.
"It's that Crescent Moon Pavilion again. I don't know what's wrong with it, but it's sucking the souls of its customers away. I only have a few regular customers coming here anymore. What am I going to do?" Murong Yunhai said, expressing his worries. After all, it's not good to come up with a solution on his own. More people means more help.
"I wonder what kind of method the Crescent Moon Pavilion used. I don't know if it's because they put something addictive in the dishes. These days I've heard people say that after eating the dishes there the first day, they want to eat them again the second day."