Chapter VIII

I imagined what it would be like to train in Japan, but when I actually started, it felt different from what I had imagined. In the first two days, we were doing promotions in front of the food window in the mall, and Lu Xiao and I were assigned to the rice ball group, Lu Xiao exchanged her beauty for a lot of turnover, and I also used my hard work and kind attitude to compete with Lu Xiao. At the end of the two days, our ratings were in the middle of the 70 people.

I have to do promotions during the day, and I have to go to class and do my homework at night. I have to go to class until 10 p.m. every day, and with so much homework, very few people go to bed before 12 o'clock.

"How? Let's hold on! "After class, Nanda met me in the hallway.

I smiled, getting acquainted with Nantian, only to find out that he was also a good man, and except for the occasional indecency, he treated us very kindly. I didn't lose my guard at the beginning, but I didn't want to be an enemy of my immediate boss.

"It's okay, basically no problem." I answered his questions politely.

"Hmm!" Nan Tian nodded, "In the evaluation after a week, there may be a percentage of people who will leave, and they can't relax, you know?" ”

"Got it." I nodded to him and went back to my room.

Our weekend exam assignment was to develop a sales plan for our own promotional items to increase our turnover by 20%. Lu Xiao and I were just assigned to the seafood group today, in the tuna window.

"Tuna! Xiao Xia, what should I do? Lu Xiao hugged the pillow, already drowsy, Lu Xiao has been in a state of extreme fatigue recently, and he is almost to the limit.

"I haven't thought about it yet, or you can sleep first! We still have a day to think, I'll go online and look up the information first. I turned around, and Lu Xiao had already fallen asleep.

"Tuna!" I sighed, I had never eaten this fish before, the promotion plan, it was hard! In Japan, tuna sales have already reached a saturation state, especially since there has been a downward trend recently, how to make tuna sales more than 20%? It's too difficult.

After almost a night of researching, an idea formed in my head. In the morning, before dawn, I went to the market with the master of the experimental kitchen to look for tuna ingredients. The laboratory kitchen is the laboratory of our special training class, and there are four chefs who help to do the experiments together, and the ingredients are purchased by the chefs and then reimbursed by the company. However, the experimental kitchen can only be used for experimental projects, and the kitchen will not provide ingredients that are not related to the subject.

Today's chef on duty is Yamashita and a kind old man, and on the way to the market, he told me a lot about tuna, which made my thinking more mature.

I never knew that a tuna could be so big, and I was so surprised to see this tuna that was heavier than me. Yamashita smiled and said that there are many types of tuna, for example, the tuna pieces sold in the mall are all cut from this kind of large tuna, and the best taste of tuna is the spine part, so we bought a large piece of fish and bought another piece of backbone, and went back to experiment.

The chef is only responsible for helping in the experimental kitchen, and all the operations have to be done by himself. I opened the notes and began to prepare the ingredients, in addition to tuna, I also prepared vegetables, huaishan, tomatoes, celery, etc.

The outer layer of tuna is quickly cooked at high temperatures to give the fish a cooked aroma, and the inside of the meat retains the sweetness of the tuna sashimi.

"Ah~ Not bad! Tuna has a tastier taste than beef. "Yamashita tasted it and gave me a positive touch.

"Thank you!" I breathed a sigh of relief, and I boiled my backbone with the broth, and when the lid was opened, the aroma came to my face.

My assignment was submitted, and my instructor took it seriously, and I was assigned to take a field test at the mall on Saturday, which was also our special training exam for the week.

Lu Xiao and I, as well as the guide chef Yamashita made sufficient preparations with the retail staff on Friday, and on Saturday morning, we came to the mall early to do on-site preparations.

"I'm so nervous!" Lu Xiao whispered, "It's the first time I've done it live." ”

I patted her on the shoulder, "Me too." When you touch me now, my hands are cold, and my arms are shaking all the time. ”

"It doesn't matter. It's not on stage, you use this as our experimental kitchen, didn't you do a good job that day? Yamashita walked between the two of us and comforted us.

During the same period, many people who participated in the special training also came over to cheer us on and cheer each other on. Gao Xiang is also doing marketing homework in this mall, "Come on! "He whispered to cheer me on, he snuck out, just said a word, and then he was going to sneak back again.

The aroma of my special tuna soup has attracted many people, and the tuna is also recognized by everyone. Many people ask about the tuna method, and after I go through the recipes, everyone feels that it is really troublesome.

"Everyone, in fact, you can cook the same soup at home as I cook." I stood behind the cooking table, raised my voice, and introduced to everyone, "We have prepared a tuna backbone bun with a good package here, and it is on sale today for only 499 yuan." Fresh tuna with backbone bun for only 999 yuan. Limited editions. ”

"I want, give me a pack." Immediately, everyone took out their wallets and rushed to buy them. The window sales staff began to get busy, and it was their job to sell, and we were only responsible for introducing customers and inviting them to taste. Lu Xiao looked happy and enthusiastically introduced to everyone, while I was in charge of on-site production and taught everyone the production procedures and methods.

By four o'clock in the afternoon, the 500 servings of tuna we had prepared were sold out, and the complaints of customers who didn't get it sounded very pleasant.

"Well done." As we finished selling and began to pack up, Nan Tian walked over, and behind him were the four judges.

"The method is good, but the on-site sales experience is insufficient, and the atmosphere has not been pushed to a higher level, and it needs to be strengthened. It's just the first experience, and it can still be affirmed. A judge summed it up.

"Thank you!" Lu Xiao and I bowed and thanked them, and watched them leave.

“YAH!” Lu Xiao whispered, "Can we rest tomorrow?" ”

"Stupid." I smiled and said to Lu Xiao, "Hurry up and tidy up your things, we haven't calculated the turnover yet!" ”

Because it was a trial sale, the price was set very low, and excluding expenses, our turnover increase was just 20%, which is considered passing. Later, Osaka Company was very interested in our sales methods, and the sales department worked out a complete set of sales plans and sales varieties with us, and officially promoted them to the market, but this is all a story later.

After the exam, six people were sent back to China, and everyone felt very uncomfortable on one side, but there was also a sense of oppression on the other side, and the reality was cruel, and there was no emotion to talk about. Yesterday they may still be comrades in the same group, and tomorrow they may be rivals competing with each other. The world is like this, and there is nothing we can change.

"Five weeks to go!" Lu Xiao sat on the bed and crossed another line on the calendar, this girl has been homesick recently, and she has been heard crying in the quilt several times.

We stayed in Osaka for a total of three weeks, the second week we were trained at the food processing factory, after this week, the number of people leaving had increased to fifteen, and the third week, we were at the fast food restaurant, although tired, but also fulfilling.

"Five weeks to go!" I am different from what Lu Xiao sighed, I gradually got used to and liked this way of training, and I can get the joy of working in different workplaces, different working environments, and different work partners.

Last week, when I had a break, Lu Xiao and I went to visit Osaka and ate very authentic Osaka sushi, and for the first time, I had that kind of laid-back mood, as if I was just a tourist, not a person who fell into cutthroat competition every day.

Gao Xiang and I were in a different group, and last week they were doing street surveys, which made everyone so tired that they almost fell asleep when they returned to their rooms, and I only saw him once a week.

When I came back from shopping, Lu Xiao went to the hot springs, I called Gao Xiang and brought him sushi back, Gao Xiang had just come back, and he hadn't had time to change his clothes. Seeing him munching on sushi, completely hungry rather than savoring the deliciousness, I poured him a glass of water and shook his head.

"How's it going, you're okay over there!" I sat on the bed and started talking to him.

"It's not bad, it's just quite tired." Gao Xiang usually doesn't like to talk much, but now it's the same, lightly.

The two of us chatted without saying a word until Lu Xiao came back. Lu Xiao knew that Gao Xiang and I were classmates, so he said hello with a smile, and when he saw her back, Gao Xiang got up and said goodbye, and when I sent him to the door, Gao Xiang only said softly: "Thank you." ”

Only with that sentence did I realize that the person I had been secretly in love with for a long time now stood in front of me, but I couldn't find the feeling of excitement I had before. Perhaps, time can really change everything.

Tomorrow, we will depart for Kyoto, where we will train for three weeks, and today, our last night in Osaka. In the evening, in the halls of the dormitory, less than fifty of us sat together, exchanging our last experiences. When we arrive in Kyoto, we will regroup, and our current friends may be our future rivals, and we will all have different feelings, and no one can see what other people's moods are.

It's raining outside, it's a little cold, it's already November, and it's getting colder. I stood alone in front of the window and watched the rain drip down the eaves and run down the gutter.

"You always seem to like someone." A male colleague stood next to me, with his hands in his pockets, looking at me and smiling.

I couldn't call his name, so I just smiled slightly, "I don't know how to socialize with others, maybe the more people there are, the more lonely I feel!" ”

My coldness made him leave after a while, and I later learned that I was a very different girl in their eyes. Because there are very few girls in training, it is impossible to go unnoticed.

"People are also kind." This time it was replaced by Gao Xiang, "In my impression, you are a very crazy girl, why are you lonely now, you don't look like you I know." ”

I smiled wryly, "People will always grow up, and they will always change." We haven't seen each other for years, and it's as it should be that I don't adapt to my changes. ”

Gao Xiang smiled lightly, "Only this competitive temper is still the same as the original." ”

"What about you? It's always been like this? "I leaned against the window and met him face to face.

"Only you would say that I am shallow! I remember when I was in school, you liked to say that about me. Gao Xiang shook his head, "Do you remember the past?" ……”

"Don't talk to me about the past." I interrupted him quickly, and as soon as I remembered the past, I remembered the crush on him.

"Do you remember that?" Gao Xiang smiled, "You won't be so stingy!" ”

I gave him a blank look, not because I was stingy, but because I don't want to think about those things that are too sad now, mentioning the sadness will remind me of Zhao Feng again. I finally stopped being sad, and I didn't want to tear the wound again. But how could he understand my feelings?