Chapter 201: Starting Sale

“Did they?”

Lu Yuxi couldn’t taste anything different after eating two or three pieces.

“Chicken thigh and chicken breast.”

Xu Le was not in the mood to taste it at all. He put down his chopsticks and said unhappily, “Zhang Heng looks very sincere. Why did he do this?”

Dong’an Chicken had a high requirement for ingredients to begin with. Just the precision of the ingredients and the cooking time had taken Xu Le a lot of effort. He did not expect that the things he had carefully prepared would be tampered with by Zhang Heng. No matter who it was, it was difficult for them to swallow this anger.

“So Zhang Heng cut corners and replaced the original chicken with cheap drumstick and breast?”

Lu Yuxi finally reacted to it. Xu Le nodded and his expression was a little displeased. “I’ll go to him tomorrow and ask for an explanation. If we can’t reach an agreement, then…”

Xu Le’s words were stuck in his throat. Thinking of the deal with the system, Xu Le could only suppress his temper and rub the area between his eyebrows. “Let’s make things clear before coming to a conclusion. Be careful that there might be a misunderstanding.”

The next day, Xu Le contacted Zhang Heng immediately to ask about the change in the ingredients.

As if he’d expected the question, Zhang Heng changed the subject. “Didn’t you try it? They’re all chefs transferred from five-star hotels. The taste is completely restored according to your recipe. Is there anything else that needs to be improved?”

Xu Le was unmoved and said directly, “Did I not write in the recipe clearly? I said to use a hen. Even if you can’t find a high-quality one, you don’t have to replace it with minced meat, right?”

“How can chicken thigh and breast be considered minced meat?”

“Is that fresh?”

Xu Le hit the nail on the head. There was a pause on the other end before he said in frustration, “Little Master Chef, let me explain first. No one will raise hens that have never laid eggs. The chef on my side suggested using these two types of meat. The texture of the chicken will taste better…”

Xu Le frowned and said firmly, “Sure. Since you’re unwilling to prepare it like I say, let’s terminate the cooperation.”

Zhang Heng wouldn’t allow that to happen. “Tell you what,” he said quickly, “I’ll come to your new store in an hour. We can discuss everything. If we can solve the problem with the ingredient sourcing, we can definitely restore the taste according to your recipe.”

Xu Le had just nodded. But he could not help but be speechless for a moment. Zhang Heng was indeed a businessman. He secretly kicked the ball to him again.

It seemed that collaborating with a real old fox was really difficult. But Zhang Heng was right. If he couldn’t find the original ingredients or the price was too high, his strategy of using chicken as the main ingredient would fail.

Xu Le pondered for a moment and entered the system. He checked his gold coin balance.

When the other party tasted the delicacies he made, the system would automatically check the customer’s satisfaction to determine whether to reward with gold coins. So far, he had accumulated more than 100 million gold coins.

It was not difficult to exchange for each chicken at the price of 500 gold coins. However, if the Dong’an chicken could not reach a satisfactory sales, the function of ingredients exchange would no longer be useful.

Xu Le took a deep breath. He knew that this was his last chance. It would affect the quality of the dishes in the future. After the exchange, he called for a refrigerated truck and the three trucks were sent to the Giant Crab’s production factory.

Within an hour, Zhang Heng called and said in shock. “Where did you get so many whole chickens? They look like they were freshly slaughtered. Not only were they cleaned up… they were all hens?”

How much work did this take? How much manpower and resources did it take to complete it in a short period of time?

Zhang Heng could not imagine it. He vaguely guessed that Xu Le definitely had unimaginable connections behind him, so he completely put away his cunning thoughts and collaborated well with him.

Xu Le had long guessed that he would have this reaction. He only said, “Remember to keep them well. Adjust the temperature of the cold storage room in the morning and evening. Don’t let anything go wrong.”

“Of course!” Zhang Heng said excitedly. Before he hung up, he said, “I might stay at the factory for the next week to supervise. I’ll try to get it selling early so that we can continue to work together in the future! I won’t be coming to your shop at noon today.”

“Yeah.”

At noon, Xu Le headed to the new store. He had already hired a cleaner to clean up the place. The agent who introduced the place received a lot of commission and happily led him in.

“We’ve already replaced all the transparent glass that we found to be lacking in privacy with frosted glass. If you’re not satisfied, we can continue to replace it for you.”

“That’ll do.”

Xu Le was very satisfied with the effect. When he turned around and saw Lu Yuxi hiding under the wall of wisteria flowers, he knew that he had been exposed.

He pursed his lips unhappily and said, “Looking at the dense flowers, it’s impossible to hide anyone at all. By the way, will this kind of flower wall breed mosquitoes indoors? Or what if a customer is allergic to pollen?”

Lu Yuxi was meticulous and thought long-term.

The agent hurriedly said, “There’s also a back door. If a customer is allergic to pollen, you can inform them in advance to come in through the back door and take the elevator up. As for the mosquito issue, you don’t have to worry at all. We’ll have a professional gardener to eliminate the insects regularly. It’s environmentally friendly and will definitely not affect your food.”

“Okay.” Lu Yuxi looked up at the empty menu and said, “Since you plan to devote yourself to cooking here in the future, your dishes definitely won’t be as simple as the tomato egg soup and rice bowl. At the very least, you have to sell Buddha jumps over the wall, hibiscus chicken slices, and so on.”

“Correct.”

Xu Le and Lu Yuxi’s mutual understanding increased day by day. When the two of them turned the corner, they saw a familiar figure and immediately recognized who it was.

Seeing that the other party was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, the agent thought that he was from the same industry. He went forward and explained, “This place has already been rented out. Did you come to the wrong place? Please…”

“It’s the right place.”

The man’s expression was dark. When he looked at Xu Le, he forced a smile. It was very strange.

“Producer Chen.” Xu Le greeted him humbly. “I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong place.”

“No, I’m just here to look for you.”

Chen Yeqi’s expression was especially complicated. The high-spirited look from a few months ago was gone, replaced by worry and exhaustion. He had always been lazy to beat around the bush and said directly, “I saw that you have a new product and are working with CEO Zhang.”

Xu Le smiled sarcastically. “Producer Chen has always been well-informed.”

“Isn’t my factory’s efficiency higher if you work with me for the product? We’ve seen the results of the Master Chef robot together. When the time comes, the texture produced will definitely be closer to the taste you imagined.”

Chen Yeqi’s gaze was fervent. He did not say anything, but his eyes were anxious for Xu Le to agree.