Chapter 105: Those Who Can't Offend

Southampton, Wangjiang Pavilion.

As soon as Elvi Dekun walked into this Chinese restaurant, he could immediately feel a distinctive temperament.

This is like a woman, even if she covers her face and wears ordinary clothes, you can still feel a unique temperament from her exquisite figure and her every move.

He has been to many, many Chinese restaurants, and this is the only Chinese restaurant that makes him feel high taste.

Others, no matter how expensive, can only be considered high-end luxury at best, not high-grade.

The whole restaurant, from the decoration, layout to the decoration, obviously has taken care of it.

One side of the restaurant faces a river, and lamp posts are erected on the river bank. Under the lamp posts is an open-air restaurant. This has a unique style in summer, and it also improves the taste of the whole restaurant.

"It's really quite good!" Elvie De Kun nodded in praise.

He finally understood now why Richard Parker gave such a high rating to this Chinese restaurant.

The service is also very good. They sit outside in the open-air restaurant by the river. Every once in a while, when the tea is cold, a waiter will come over and ask if they need to change a cup of hot tea.

Tea is also good, authentic Tieguanyin from China.

Richard Parker didn't hear Elvie De Kun's admiration. He just learned from Huang Tianshun, the on-site manager, that the owner of this restaurant is Yang Huan, not the one he met at Harrods in London. young people?

It turns out that he is the owner of this Chinese restaurant!

Knowing this, Richard Parker began to wonder if he wanted to change the purpose of his trip?

After all, there are many things that Yang Huan and others don't know or don't know, but Richard Parker himself knows it well.

And Yang Huan is his benefactor, and the two get along very well. If possible, he doesn't want the two to become estranged because of this incident. It is better to use this incident to bring each other closer.

"Richard." Elvie DeQuan looked at Richard Parker, and he continued to speak after the latter woke up.

"I thought it was familiar before, and I searched for this Yang Huan on the Internet. Take a look."

said,

He handed the phone to Richard Parker.

The latter took a look and saw that although there were no clear photos of Yang Huan on the Internet, there were very detailed information.

At this time, he unexpectedly discovered that this little old friend who he knew and like-minded was so famous.

"He is very influential now, not only in the food industry, but also in all fields." Elvie Dekuun said with some distress.

Before they faced, at best, some famous chefs.

But even if it is a famous chef, the influence is only limited to the local area at the time.

But Yang Huan is obviously more than that now. Just targeting his millions of fans on WeChat is enough to attract everyone's attention.

Not to mention that he is also the behind-the-scenes boss of WeChat and Southampton, as well as popular stars Uncle Bird and Lin Yuner.

Elvi Dekun himself is also using WeChat, playing two games of WeChat company, and listening to Uncle Piao's songs. He is naturally aware of Yang Huan's current influence and weight.

If one accidentally offends him, he can make a big blow to the Michelin travel guide with a single word.

This is unwilling and unacceptable to the ill-fated Michelin travel guide.

Richard Parker understood what Elvie DeQuan meant. "I see. I'll talk to him."

"You?" Elvie De Kun was stunned for a moment, then remembered that Richard Parker said that Yang Huan was his old friend.

Richard Parker shook his head with a wry smile, "I didn't know before that he was the owner of this Chinese restaurant. If I had known, it might not have happened now, but I want to have a good talk with him."

Elvie DeQuone thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

For them, Yang Huan is a person who cannot be offended.

It's an eventful time for the Michelin Travel Guide, and more is worse than less.

What's more, offending someone like Yang Huan is not necessarily a good thing.

After figuring this out, Elvie De Kun laughed, "It seems that your old friend is quite a big name. We've been waiting here for two hours and haven't shown up yet."

Richard Parker is also very helpless. He has learned about Yang Huan's character from the last incident.

The two were talking when they heard a shout from inside Wangjiang Pavilion.

"Master Huan!"

"Um!"

"Morning Master Huan!"

"morning!"

"Master Huan is here!"

"Well, here we come!"

Soon, they saw Yang Huan appear at the door with Long Wu.

"Richard Parker?" Yang Huan's eyes were sharp, and he recognized the white-haired old man at a glance.

Isn't that the unlucky guy I met at Harrods?

"Mr. Yang Huan!" Richard Parker immediately stood up with a smile when he saw him.

Yang walked over happily, "Wow, you old man hides so deeply, fortunately, I always think you are quite mysterious, it turns out that you are one of the gourmet detectives in the Michelin Travel Guide, I knew how I could easily let you go. go?"

"It's an award!" Richard Parker shook hands with him warmly, "I didn't expect you to be not only the owner of this Chinese restaurant, but also the most prosperous upstart on the Internet today. If I had known, I would have to ask you for advice. ."

Yang Huan pointed at him and greeted Elvie De Kun with a smile. He didn't make a fuss about his position as the editor-in-chief of Michelin Publishing Company, and politely let them all sit down.

This made Elvi De Kun a little disappointed. He felt that his weight in Yang Huan's heart was not as good as that of a subordinate.

But he also knew that in front of Yang Huan, this little achievement of his was a piece of shit!

"Richard, you are not kind. Come to my restaurant for dinner, don't call me, and secretly rate us, you are not kind!"

Richard Parker smiled bitterly, "I didn't know you were the owner of this restaurant, and what we do needs to be kept anonymous."

"It's like a spy!" Yang Huan laughed.

"Oh, by the way, in a few days, I'll be back at Harrods. It's the Chinese restaurant we knew before, and it will reopen."

"To hold that John Hunter's stage?" Richard Parker was not happy.

"John Hunter?" Yang Huan laughed proudly, "That restaurant was no longer called John Hunter for a long time, and now it's called Yang Huan, and the restaurant's name has also changed, it's called Wangjiang Court, is our first branch."

"What?" Richard Parker was a little surprised, this has opened a branch?

"You got it from John Hunter?"

"That's right." Yang Huan smiled, "After you left, I went to the ball game and happened to meet John Hunter. When he saw me, he was so scared that he knelt down and begged for mercy. The restaurant gave it to me, tell me, how could I refuse such a good thing?"

As the saying goes, it is a tortoise son of a bitch to take advantage of it!

Long Wu understood the situation. After listening to Yang Huan's words, he thought of the situation in which John Hunter was squeezed to the point where he had to hand over the last drop of his private money. He almost burst out laughing on the spot.

Richard Parker and Elvie Dequin glanced at each other and felt that Yang Huan didn't make it clear.

There must be a lot of details inside, but they are not easy to ask if they are outsiders.

"The location of that restaurant is very good, but there is a problem with the operation." Elvie Dekuun found an opportunity and interjected.

Yang Huan nodded and said, "I feel the same way, running a Chinese restaurant, but it's nondescript. It not only fools consumers, but also tarnishes the reputation of our Chinese food culture, so I think I'll do it myself."

Having said that, Yang Huan looked at the two people on the opposite side again, "Speaking of which, you are also old experts. What do you think of opening another Wangjiang Pavilion in London?"

"You have to ask our editor-in-chief about this, and I will be in charge of eating it." Richard Parker pushed Elvie De Kun.

Elvie De Kun smiled wryly and thought, "From the standpoint of a personal friend, I would say that the price in London is definitely higher."

"How to say?" Yang Huan became interested.

"Actually, in big cities, especially in big cities like London, the per capita consumption of a three-star Michelin restaurant is 300 euros. Southampton is a small city, and the per capita consumption is currently set at 100 euros. This price is relatively low. , but in Southampton, that's high spending."

"It's different in London. London is a big city, and Harrods is also a luxury shopping mall. The shops in the surrounding area are basically very high-end luxury flagship stores. Avoiding it feels cheap."

Yang Huan listened and nodded, "It makes sense."

"However, the per capita consumption of 300 euros is too expensive?"

Now the market is not good, the economy is depressed, there is no market for luxury goods, and it costs 300 euros for a meal. Isn't this too outrageous? And remember, there are plenty of Michelin-starred restaurants that are struggling with their operations.

"I think it's normal, because what you provide is the highest-grade and most tasteful Chinese food service in the world, and it is the only Chinese restaurant in the world that has been selected as three Michelin stars. Do you think it is expensive?"

That being said, it doesn't seem expensive.

Yang Huan suddenly thought of something and smiled playfully, "Mr. De Kun is right, but we are planning to withdraw the honor of three Michelin stars, because we all feel that this honor puts too much pressure on us. "

Seeing that Yang Huan's conversation had changed, Elvie Dekun went straight to the point, and he was also silent.

Richard Parker just said that it was up to him to talk, so when Yang Huan mentioned it, he took over.

"Actually..." But he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Is there any problem?" Yang Huan smiled and looked at his old friend.

Richard Parker looked at Elvie DeQuan, who stood up.

"Sorry, let me go to the bathroom."

"Whatever!" Yang Huan was a little strange to the two of them.

What is this all about? It's mysterious, so what?

Watching Elvie DeKun leave, Richard Parker looked at Yang Huan again.

"To be honest, I'm very grateful that you helped me clear the siege that day, and I also sincerely think that the two of us get along very well. Although we only know each other, we are still good friends, so there are some things I want to tell you in private. ."

Yang Huan didn't understand what he meant, but he still waved at Long Wu.

Long Wu nodded, turned and walked towards the restaurant, standing in the door of the restaurant lobby and the open-air restaurant.

"Why do you want to withdraw the honor of three Michelin stars?" Richard Parker asked.

"Didn't I say it just now? You audit every year, which puts a lot of pressure on the restaurant. Also, I heard from them that you have very high requirements for ingredients, and you can't actually make money running three Michelin stars, so..."

From Yang Huan's point of view, to find so many guilt for himself just for vanity, this is pure self-abuse.

You know, Richard Parker shook his head in a funny way when he heard it.

"What's the problem?" Yang Huan felt strange.

After Richard Parker smiled, he looked at Yang Huan very seriously.

"What you said are indeed Michelin's rules, but have you ever understood how the rules work? Also, why did Michelin suddenly decide to join a Chinese restaurant and earn three stars?"

He asked, but Yang Huan really didn't know.

"tell me the story!" ()