The mobile phone rang non-stop, pulling the tired Tong Lei out of his dream.

Tong Lei woke up in his sleep and patted the woman next to him, who got up from the bed and gently patted her forehead with her hand.

I drank a fragment in Sanlitun last night, and it was destined to be another day when I woke up and didn't know where I was.

Waiting for the woman to walk into the bathroom, Tong Lei answered the phone, "What's the matter, I have called so many times." ”

Chen Meiling frowned and said, "Simone betrayed us. ”

"Betrayal?" Tong Lei said strangely.

Chen Meiling said: "He posted an article on his social account, highly praising Qiao Gang's main canteen, saying that it was the most wonderful experience he has enjoyed so far. ”

Tong Lei sat up from the bed in an instant, and said angrily: "This guy actually backtracked, these foreign devils are really unreliable and untrustworthy." ”

Tong Lei thought about it carefully, Simeone only verbally promised to make a secret visit to Qiao Gang Leader, and did not promise himself to slander the level of Qiao Gang Leader's canteen.

But Tong Lei gave too much to the Qiao Bang main canteen according to Michelin's requirements, because the ingredients in the Qiao Bang main canteen are not high-end ingredients, and all rely on cooking skills to modulate the taste, so Tong Lei feels that he will definitely not be able to satisfy the picky Simeone.

I swore that Sun Ying would definitely finish this matter, but now that something has happened, I will make myself very passive.

Not to mention that Sun Ying mentioned before that she wanted to give herself a raise, and she couldn't do the first thing she did when she jumped ship to join the McLexing Group, can she still trust and reuse herself in the future?

The woman in the bathroom simply washed up and walked out, Tong Lei took out the wallet from the bag, took out a stack of money from it and put it on the table, and sent her away as soon as possible.

The woman stuffed the money into her bag, thought about it, and left a contact information in the hotel's guestbook.

After the woman left, Tong Lei depressedly tore the contact information into pieces, thinking about how to deal with the follow-up questions.

About half an hour later, the mobile phone screen flickered, and Tong Lei waited for Sun Ying's call.

Sun Ying said angrily on the phone: "What the hell is going on? Didn't you say that you want Simone to slander the Joe Gang in the canteen? How did it become propaganda for him? Isn't this making a wedding dress for someone!"

Tong Lei's forehead was covered with sweat, and he speculated: "Could it be that Qiao Zhi saw through our plan and bought Simone at a higher price." ”

Sun Ying took a deep breath, "No matter what, this matter was messed up, I originally thought it was a heavy blow to the competitor, but it turned out to be a big favor for the competitor." ”

Tong Lei was as disgusted and uncomfortable as eating a fly, "I'm going to call Simone, this capricious hypocrite." ”

Sun Ying said coldly: "Chen Meiling, the woman you recommended before, obviously doesn't know how to do things, so she will forget about her employment." ”

Tong Lei opened his mouth wide and hurriedly said: "You may have misunderstood, her public relations skills are very strong, but this time she may have missed." ”

Sun Ying said: "This matter has been decided. I will never want someone who has lost my hand. ”

The corners of Tong Lei's mouth flashed with a wry smile, he knew what Sun Ying meant, but it had nothing to do with Chen Meiling's public relations ability.

The point is that Sun Ying must express a clear attitude towards the results of failure, and someone must take responsibility.

Sun Ying didn't tear up the employment contract with Tong Lei, which is interesting enough.

Tong Lei called Chen Meiling back, "The work of the McLexing Group may be in vain." ”

Chen Meiling was stunned and said, "Just because of such a trivial matter, she fired us?"

Tong Lei knew that he couldn't hide the matter, so he sighed softly, "To be precise, I fired you." You didn't have a good PR when you received Simeone this time. ”

Chen Meiling said angrily: "I have tried my best, who would have thought that he was a hypocrisy and would not take the bait at all." I don't care, I've quit my job, if I can't go to McNuggets then I'm out of work, and you have to help me solve my work problems. ”

Tong Lei's head was as big as an ox, and he suppressed his anger, "I will help you find a new job, with your qualifications, it is not difficult to find a job." ”

Chen Meiling heard Tong Lei's promise, so she did not continue to pester Tong Lei.

Sitting on the sofa, Tong Lei became more and more angry the more he thought about it.

According to the original plan, Simeone, through his own appeal, belittled the Qiao Gang Leader's canteen to worthless, completely destroyed the image of the Qiao Gang Leader, and invited a few more Michelin retired staff to stand on the platform when the Bashu branch opened, so as to suppress the Qiao Gang Leader from public opinion.

Who would have thought that Simeone did not follow the script, to be precise, he went in the opposite direction, not only did not dismantle the stage, but praised Joe's help.

Tong Lei dialed Simone's phone, ready to be rejected, but he didn't expect Simone to have the face to connect the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Tong, I have to thank you, if it wasn't for the fact that you arranged for Ms. Chen to take me to the Qiao Gang's main cafeteria for a secret experience yesterday, I wouldn't have been able to taste such a hearty and delicious food. ”

After hearing this, Tong Lei rolled his eyes violently, almost had a myocardial infarction, and hiccuped.

"Didn't we say okay? You go to the Qiao Gang Leader's canteen, do an evaluation, and then review the Qiao Gang Leader's dishes in professional standard language, so that the world will know that the Qiao Gang Leader's canteen is a black shop with no name. ”

"I think there was a misunderstanding between us. I mean to be a hidden shopkeeper, and I've said that I'm going to evaluate it objectively and fairly, but I've never promised you to maliciously slander a great restaurant. Simeone said seriously.

"Then I proposed 500,000 US dollars, and when the time came, you didn't question it!" Tong Lei forced him to ask, "You are two-faced, and the things you promised before suddenly changed." ”

"Just because I didn't question it doesn't mean I accepted it. Simeone said in a deep voice, "I apologize to you for causing you a misunderstanding. But if you think that Michelin food spies will be tempted and bought for a mere $500,000, then you are underestimating our professionalism. ”

Tong Lei collapsed, not only his IQ was humiliated, but his dignity was also ravaged.

"Mr. Tong, I seriously advise you to return to your original cooking intentions, don't waste your energy on the side door, but cook with your heart. To earn the respect of a food agent, you have to impress us with food. Chef Xu Qian of Qiaobang's main canteen used his creativity and sincerity to move me and admire. ”

"You go to die!"

couldn't talk anymore, Tong Lei planned to hang up the phone.

In Tong Lei's view, Simeone is a fool, and he can earn 500,000 US dollars with a few words, but he insists on the so-called principles, which is ridiculous.

"Falk Squid!"

Simeone also cursed a swear word and cut off Tong Lei's phone.

In Simeone's view, Tong Lei is a despicable and shameless villain.

This kind of garbage, coward, disdain to be in the company of it.

He woke up in the morning and packed his bags, and this time he had been in Huaxia for so long that the formation of other places would have taken less time, but it was all worth it.

Before parting, he walked to the balcony and took a look at the scenery outside, which was different from coming to China.

It was full of disappointment before, but this time it is full of nostalgia.

It all comes from the wonderful experience that Chef Xu Qian has brought to him, and he will definitely come to China again to taste Chef Xu Qian's cooking, not caring about the identity of the food agent, but purely as a customer and fan.

Pulling the suitcase, sitting in the taxi booked by the hotel, and the driver took the initiative to ask about the food in Yanjing, although the driver was not very proficient in English, but he still understood the meaning of Simone.

Thirty minutes away, Simeone's Chinese is not good, and he can only forcibly memorize certain pronunciations, which is also a very peculiar experience for Simone, because taxi drivers in any other country are not so proficient.

Having boarded the plane smoothly, Simeone walked into business class, put his suitcase away, and not long after he sat down, a voice appeared from the aisle.

"Hey, Simeone, I didn't expect us to be on the same flight. Newman saw Simeone and greeted him warmly.

Simeone's eyes on Newman were no longer so repulsive, "My destination is Berlin, what about you?"

"Munich!" Newman said with a smile, "although the end is different, we have a journey together. ”

After Simeone waited for Newman to sit down, he asked the stewardess for two glasses of red wine and handed Newman a glass, "I used to think that we had a big disagreement, so I have always been hostile to you, and I sincerely apologize to you." ”

Newman held the wine glass and gently collided with Simeone's wine glass, "Actually, I have always envied your professionalism, you are a qualified Michelin food agent, strictly implement the standards set by Michelin." However, during this trip to China, I suddenly had a very bold idea, and when I go back, I will bring it up with the editors-in-chief. ”

Simeone laughed, "You've always been bold in your proposals. ”

Newman's recognition at the top stems from this boldness.

A magazine not only needs to be non-conformist, but also energetic, and Newman is the source of vitality.

"I feel like some of the standards in Michelin-starred restaurants need to be changed. Newman thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "To be precise, it's the definition of a Michelin chef." The current head chef of a Michelin-starred restaurant can obtain the title of Michelin chef. However, the Michelin Guide's judging criteria require high-end ingredients, requiring chefs to preserve the original taste of the ingredients as much as possible. To put it more bluntly, retaining the original flavor is actually not processing, trying to use less seasoning, less cooking skills, and retaining the authenticity of the ingredients. But is that really what cooking is all about?"

Simeone was stunned.

If he had come to China this time, Simeone would have refuted Newman's absurd question.

But he has experienced first-hand Xu Qian's culinary attainments.

Even the most ordinary ingredients can be made into a taste comparable to the top ingredients.

What is Cooking?

Is it to preserve the original flavor, or to turn the decay into magic?

Simeone knew Newman was definitely biased towards the latter.

Newman's proposal would certainly have been rejected by the editor-in-chief, but he had the courage and courage to challenge and question the rules of tradition, which Simeone secretly admired.