The term "restaurant" in the context of a Michelin-starred restaurant is a restaurant in a broad sense, including a hotel that provides accommodation.

Restaurants listed in the Michelin Guide do not necessarily have star ratings, which means that Michelin restaurants are not equal to Michelin stars.

However, like being nominated for an award, the publication itself is a form of recognition.

The hotel where Simone and Newman are staying is a five-star hotel, and this hotel is just a Michelin hotel. This hotel has been awarded the "Bibgourmand". Not only is it free for two people to live here, but they can also enjoy a lot of free services

Of course, in order to avoid the relationship between the reviewers and the restaurant, the expenses incurred by the two in the hotel are borne by Michelin, ensuring that the gastronomic agents ensure that the evaluation is fair when writing the report.

Simeone sat down at his computer desk, opened his Apple laptop, and began to finish his recent report.

He completes more than 1,300 reports a year, and there are currently about 90 reviewers like him worldwide.

The phone screen lit up, it was an unfamiliar number, he hesitated for a moment, and then connected the call.

"Mr. Simeone, I got your contact information through Mr. Festa, I know that you are in Yanjing at the moment, can I meet with you?" The English pronunciation of the man on the phone is not particularly standard, and Simone guesses that it should be Chinese.

Simone frowned, "You don't have to meet in person, let's talk about something on the phone." ”

"Mr. Simeone, I would like to ask you to issue a report on the canteen of the Joe Gang, and as for the labor fee, I guarantee that you will be satisfied. ”

Simeone knows the relationship between Qiao Zhi's canteen and Qiao Zhi, and he just met Qiao Zhi, could it be the person arranged by Qiao Zhi?

Simeone remained quiet, "Qiao Gang has been in business for less than three years, especially the Yanjing branch has been open for less than half a year, which does not meet the requirements of the Michelin guide for the operation time limit. ”

The man continued: "Everything is special, Qiao Bang Canteen is now one of the most high-end and popular catering companies in China, although his founder Qiao Zhi has publicly stated on many occasions that he will not accept any food list scores, but in many domestic lists, it is still at the top. And as far as I know, he has the ambition to make the list himself and play the slogan of replacing the Michelin guide. ”

Simeone realized he had made a mistake.

This person is on the opposite side of Joe's gang, and the purpose of this report is clear, which is to convince himself to use the authority of Michelin-starred food agents to strike at this company.

In fact, it is against his principles.

Simone was a little curious, "Why don't you accept the list? For a powerful company, if you can be on the list, isn't it a good way to increase exposure and popularity?"

The man added, "He did this to show that he was special. As far as I know, he has disparaged the Michelin Guide on several occasions, suggesting that the reason why there are so few Michelin restaurants in China is not because of the strict scoring criteria of Michelin restaurants, but because the scoring criteria of the Michelin Guide are not suitable in China. ”

Simone frowned, anyone would not be in a good mood when their profession was denigrated.

"Hmph, what an arrogant guy. The Michelin Guide is respected by foodies around the globe, and every restaurant, every star, every Bib Gourmand, is carefully selected

Carefully selected, the most professional audits reached the conclusions. Simeone's eyes lit up with anger.

Seeing that he had succeeded in stirring up the anger in Simeone's heart, the man continued: "I also think that the Michelin Guide is a great food navigation, but Qiao Zhi doesn't think so. Asking you to issue a report, just to prove the food in the Joe Gang's cafeteria, but so, there is nothing to be proud of. If you're willing to produce this report, I'm willing to pay you $500,000. ”

Half a million dollars is enough to make anyone's heart skip a beat.

The other party's shot is really generous.

Despite not having much of an obsession with money, Simeone was slightly silent when he heard about half a million dollars.

It's just a report.

On average, I have to write about three reports a day, one more report is not much, and one less report is a lot.

Although the Michelin Guide has a requirement for the number of years of operation, it is limited to the number of restaurants that have been approved.

Now evaluating Qiao Gang Leader is not to pass the audit......

After this stimulation or pandering, Simeone was already slightly shaken, and he decided to maintain the dignity of the Michelin Guide, and decided to conduct a secret investigation of the Joe Gang's canteen.

He's proud, definitely not for the money.

Hanging up the phone, a smug smile appeared on the corner of the man's mouth.

The woman sat on the sofa, holding a women's mosquito coil in her hand, and the man reported to him: "The communication with Simone just now was very smooth, and he has preliminarily promised to spy on the main canteen of Qiao's gang, and then issue a report." From what I know about Michelin-starred restaurants, Qiao's main canteen is not up to the star standard, and at most it can only be selected for Bib Gourmand. At that time, we will make that report public, and we will be able to expose the false cloak of Qiao's main canteen by relying on excessive marketing. ”

The woman extinguished the mosquito coil in her hand in the jar, and the corners of her mouth were gently raised, "It's not good to be too famous, it's like a very tall building, and if you remove one of the floors, it is very easy to fall apart." You are now the number three person in the Young Chefs Association, and if it weren't for Qiao Zhi's birth, you would be the number two person now. Not surprisingly, Simeone will teach Qiao Zhi a good lesson and let him know the true status of Chinese food in the international catering world. ”

The man is none other than Tong Lei, one of the vice presidents of the Young Chefs Association.

According to the previous preparatory plan, Sun Shichao served as the president and Tong Lei served as the vice president.

Who would have thought that Qiao Zhi's birth would not only overpower Sun Shichao, but Tong Lei was also driven to the third position.

Qiao Zhi served as the president, Sun Shichao was convinced, after all, he was a defeated general, and the duel between the State Guesthouse and his father also made many Chinese food connoisseurs recognize Qiao Zhi's strength.

But Tong Lei couldn't be convinced.

First, he is a Western chef, which is a different style from Chinese food. Although Chinese food is well-known in China, it has a very average reputation internationally, especially in the high-end catering industry.

Second, he has never competed with Qiao Zhi, even though Qiao Zhi is good at Chinese food, he is confident that he can beat Qiao Zhi with Western food.

As for the woman opposite him, it was Sun Shichao's sister Sun Ying, who was also the actual controller of the McLexing Group.

The McNuggets Group has been confronting the Qiao gang leader head-on, especially the new campus of Bashu University, the two restaurants have the meaning of competing with each other, and when they learned that the Qiao gang leader was building a new canteen there, the McNuggets Group immediately opened a McNuggets in the commercial complex a hundred meters away from it

Ship Restaurant.

Sun Ying made a private appointment with Tong Lei this time, also to invite Tong Lei to join the flagship restaurant of McLexing.

With a strong Michelin-starred chef on board, McNuggets flagship has more chances of winning against Joe's gangsters.

Sun Ying is proficient in human nature, she knows that Qiao Zhi finally got the position of president of the Young Chefs Association, and many people must have a grudge, so she found Tong Lei.

Although McLexing Group is secretly collecting, researching the recipes of many Chinese cuisines and cracking codes, it still focuses on high-end Western food in the face of the outside world, so Tong Lei is a chef with a high degree of matching.

Tong Lei has decided to resign and join the McLexing Group, treatment is one thing, the key is that Sun Ying highly recognizes and attaches importance to Western food.

"Among the many food spies, Simeone is a person who seems humble on the outside, but is very picky at heart. In the past year, Simeone has only given three restaurants two stars, and seven or eight restaurants have been downgraded for his report. Therefore, Simone is also known as the star chef killer in the circle. Tong Lei is very confident, "As for the other food agent Newman, he is better than Simeone, so we can use this opportunity to get closer to Newman and prepare for being featured in the Michelin Guide in the future." ”

Sun Ying bowed slightly, many chefs only cook with their heads bored, but Tong Lei is different, he is a rare compound talent, not only has excellent cooking skills, but also knows how to operate and manage.

However, Tong Lei made Sun Ying a little disgusted, she didn't like tool people with too active brains, and it was easy to lose control. Therefore, Sun Ying's positioning of Tong Lei has also changed, and it can be used, but it cannot be reused.

Sun Ying smiled lightly, "Chef Tong, you have studied under an international famous chef, and I believe that Newman must be full of praise for your cooking skills, so I don't have the slightest doubt that you can land on a Michelin-starred restaurant." As for those domestic lists, there is too much water, the scoring standards are not clear, and the food reviewers are not professional enough, most of them are paid by catering companies to sell the list, and this kind of list that lacks fairness has lost its value and significance. Therefore, it is the Michelin Guide that can finally be recognized by the public. The Michelin Guide's aesthetic is mainly Western, so your future is bound to be bright. ”

Tong Lei smiled, "Thank you Mr. Sun for your encouragement." ”

Sun Ying knew what Tong Lei wanted deep down.

"Encouragement is the most useless thing in the world, and if you manage to convince Simeone to help us get the project done, I'll give you a notch in terms of salary. ”

Although money is not everything, it is valuable in 99% of cases.

After sitting in the room for a while, Tong Lei took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

After Tong Lei left, Sun Ying sat on a chair and flipped out a thick stack of documents.

Turning one of the pages, there is a news report about Qiao Zhi.

Sun Ying's eyes showed a cold color, and she was silently thinking in her heart.

"A man who graduated from Joan Jin University with a major in management has become an entrepreneur worth tens of billions in just one year, and the story is the same as the hero in inspiration.

It's a pity that I have studied you very thoroughly, in fact, you are just a fancy shelf, your worth is just a floating cloud, and the core is the Qiao Gang Master Canteen, as long as the myth of the canteen is broken, everything will come to naught.

Don't blame me for being insidious, this is the reality and cruelty of business warfare. ”