Chapter 386 - Many Problems had Occurred (1/2)

Chapter 386 Many Problems had Occurred

After packing up his notes, Pei Qian walked out of the office.

“Put down your work, everyone.

“Let’s go to Ming House at 4 PM for a feast. I’ve already sent the reservation for the group. The company cars can ferry some of you there. The rest of you can find your own rides. Remember to keep the receipts.”

After Pei Qian finished speaking, everyone looked indifferent and cold. Hao Yun rested her head in her hands, looking like it hurt.

Pei Qian was interrupting everyone’s work again!

She glanced at her watch. It was only past 3 PM. They had barely started work for the afternoon!

They could not work over the weekend and were already having trouble finishing their food. On top of that, Boss Pei kept thinking of ways to shorten their working time. It was always one hour on one day, and two hours the next…

If this was allowed to continue, how could they finish their work?!

Although everyone wasted no time and began work almost immediately after arriving at the office, they could not stop Boss Pei from organizing activities when he felt like it.

Take this time for example; they had been given no advanced notice whatsoever.

Thus, many people did not know how to react. Instead, they continued tapping away at their keyboards as quickly as possible as if trying to take their frustrations on it.

Pei Qian’s brows furrowed slightly.

There was a problem with those people’s mindsets!

Although we have gatherings and meals regularly, it doesn’t give you an excuse to work harder!

There was a problem with anyone who did not feel excited about going for meals.

Pei Qian cleared his throat. “I’ll give you five minutes to save your documents. Then, gather downstairs.

“Little Tang, pull the switch in five minutes!”

Tang Yishu quickly stood up and said, “Ah, alright!”

Everyone, “…”

They all immediately rushed to save their work.

…

At 4 PM sharp, everyone slowly walked into Ming House.

The high-end restaurant was not exactly located in Jingzhou’s core business district, but it was close by.

It was near Huanyu Tianjie but not inside. That was probably because they could not find a space big enough in the shopping mall. This was a three-level standalone building. The outside was decorated in an ancient, charming manner with red bricks and gray cement. It looked quite impressive.

Pei Qian walked into Ming House and immediately noticed Boss Li.

“Boss Pei! Welcome, welcome!”

“Boss Li, I trust you have been well since we last met.”

Both men greeted each other and exchanged a couple of pleasantries.

Boss Li saw a huge group of people behind Boss Pei. “Everyone, please come in. Boss Pei booked the entire place. Please come in and sit down!”

Li Shi felt quite moved, seeing that Boss Pei had brought so many people with him. Although he was only giving everyone a thirty-percent discount and he was not earning profits from this meal, Boss Pei was already showing him a lot of respect as a good friend by coming to try the food!

Li Shi had thought that Boss Pei had just been being polite by saying he would pay them a visit.

After all, that was a common thing to say when doing business. Once Ming House opened, it became the nameless restaurant’s competitor. Boss Pei may have said that he would visit the restaurant, but what could he have been thinking inside?

Still, he had brought his entire company for a meal here. That was no simple visit. He was being very loyal!

Wouldn’t it have been better for them to have the gathering at Ming Yun Private Kitchen?

Li Shi knew his own situation. Even if Ming House was better than all the other restaurants in Jingzhou City, it still could not compare to Ming Yun Private Kitchen!

By having their gathering here, Boss Pei was putting his pride down and showing a lot of support for Li Shi!

Thus, Li Shi quickly instructed the branch manager and the waiters to provide the best service and not to slack off.

Once he took his seat, Pei Qian looked around.

All things aside, the renovations were quite well done. Obviously, a lot of work and money had been poured into doing the place up.

The furniture, cutlery, and decorations all had an ancient style to them. They looked very tasteful.

However, as Pei Qian flipped through the menu, he realized that the variety of food provided here was not as good as Ming Yun Private Kitchen.

On further thought, this made sense. Both restaurants were high-end restaurants, but the direction that each took was different.

Li Shi and Wang Peng knew that if they wanted to open a high-end restaurant, their best bet would be to work with the nameless restaurant.

That was because the nameless restaurant had already built a reputation for itself. Everyone would also understand if Boss Pei did not want to fork out money… because he would already be providing his name. That, in itself, would already be a great help.

However, Boss Pei had turned them down in the end. Thus, they had had no choice but to start a restaurant on their own.

Could they copy the nameless restaurant’s model entirely? Unfortunately, they could not.

That was because they would have risked being dissed for being a fake if they had done so. Something like that would have been fatal for a high-end restaurant.

The moment the restaurant’s reputation suffered and people started to diss it, rich people would decline to validate the brand. Then, the high-end restaurant would fail altogether.

Li Shi and Wang Peng were not stupid. They would not have done something like that.