Du Shaojie smiled, stopped talking, and began to concentrate on eating.

After returning home in the afternoon, Wang Yongli took Wu Chenggang to buy some vegetables. Du Shaojie planned to cook dinner by himself, and all the preliminary preparations were handed over to Wu Chenggang.

"Xiao Wu, you still need to practice your knife skills. Look at my technique, pay attention to the angle of the cut, don't just try to be fast."

Du Shaojie was very interested in giving instructions. He found that Wu Chenggang was indeed suitable to be a chef. He could learn anything and had a very good understanding and memory.

He planned to train the other party. After all, it was rare to find such a talented chef.

After Wu Chenggang finished the preparations, Du Shaojie started cooking. In fact, he rarely used dazzling techniques. At his current level of cooking, he felt like he was returning to his roots.

Wu Chenggang stood aside and watched. He felt that he was very lucky to be noticed by his boss and have the opportunity to learn from him.

Although these dishes were simple, they were very fragrant and everyone enjoyed the meal very much.

While eating, Wu Chenggang was thinking about some of the things he had just learned. He was obsessed with cooking and liked to think about things. Du Shaojie actually noticed this point.

Afterwards, Wu Chenggang gradually had opportunities to practice, which was very stressful for him because after all, the dishes he cooked were for the boss, Assistant Wang, Assistant Luo and others, and any flaws would be pointed out.

morning.

Wu Chenggang went to Hou San's shop to get breakfast. This used to be Wang Yongli's job, but now it was handed over to him.

Du Shaojie had breakfast and then took a bus to the Provincial Association.

The previous "Food Festival" brought great prestige to the association, which was the work achievement and all the credit. For the time being, he did not plan to organize large-scale activities again, after all, the association's funds were limited and everyone's energy was limited.

When they arrived at the association, Du Shaojie asked Luo Santong to notify everyone of the meeting. In fact, it was just a group of people sitting together to chat casually and then think about the work priorities for the next year.

After the meeting, he prepared to leave. Since his goal had been achieved, there was no need to waste time here.

When he walked downstairs, Luo Santong followed him from behind.

"President Luo, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing serious. I heard you accepted an apprentice? He's really lucky."

"Where did the rumor come from? I don't have any apprentices. He's the son of Old Wu from the Fish Restaurant. He has some talent and is temporarily following me to do odd jobs. Why are you asking this? Even if I were to take in an apprentice, I wouldn't take in Zhang Yang. He's already a first-class chef."

Du Shaojie and Luo Santong chatted and laughed all the way to the parking lot.

"Boss Du, things have been going wrong lately. I heard someone wants to remove your chairman. However, this news is unconfirmed, so you should pay more attention to it."

Luo Santong said something in a low voice when he saw that there was no one around.

As Du Shaojie's direct line, the two of them share the same fate. So after hearing the rumor, he quickly found an opportunity to tell the other party so that the other party could be mentally prepared.

"Yes, I understand. However, I am the president of the guild because everyone wants to, and I can't be easily removed by anyone who wants to. President Luo, you can relax. If someone really wants to deal with me, I'm afraid he doesn't have the strength to do so."

Du Shaojie patted Luo Santong on the shoulder, got in the car and left.

As a giant in the catering industry, he naturally has his own confidence. To put it bluntly, the association is an industry self-regulatory organization. If it cannot convince the public, no matter what president comes, it will be useless.

When he got home, he put the matter behind him.

According to the original plan, Du Shaojie should have started the "double upgrade" of [Shuweixiang Old Hot Pot] during this period. The so-called "double upgrade" refers to the upgrade of the hot pot base and dipping sauce formula, as well as the service upgrade.

He wouldn't let such things disrupt his rhythm, so he went to the training center early the next morning.

"Boss Du, the 10 chefs from the hot pot restaurant have already reported for duty, and they are waiting for you in a small meeting now."

Chu Linlin knew that the boss would come today, so she waited in the lobby early in the morning.

As soon as Du Shaojie entered the room, she came forward with a smile and took him to the small meeting room.

Later, Du Shaojie organized a discussion among the chefs.

Li Yimei and Wu Chenggang sat behind him and took notes. The 10 chefs were discussing animatedly, all about suggestions for improving the hot pot base and dipping sauces. Service matters were not their responsibility.

In fact, Du Shaojie has a new generation of formula in his hand. However, the company is now full of talents, and even the hot pot restaurant has many capable roles.

He felt that this kind of thing should be done with the joint efforts of everyone and with more people involved, rather than just a one-man show.

As a secretary, Li Yimei's job is to take good notes of meetings.

Wu Chenggang temporarily took on the title of personal assistant, and the things he recorded were mainly related to skills. He himself was not familiar with hot pot base and dipping sauces, but he still gained a lot from listening to everyone's discussion.

"I've remembered everyone's suggestions. I'll try to improve the hot pot base. See you in training room No. 6 tomorrow morning."

The discussion lasted for the whole morning, and it was almost noon when Du Shaojie got up and left.

He did not eat at the training center, but went directly to the Xichuan Restaurant at the train station. At noon, he had a meal with several acquaintances from the association's competent department. Before he could ask, they told him the truth.

"Indeed, some people in the province have questioned your position as president, saying that you are not seen all day and are not worthy of the position. At that time, someone talked about your qualifications and contributions to the association, but that person kept his mouth shut."

The people present usually have a good relationship with Du Shaojie.

They think that some people are really bored. In such an industry association, who can sit comfortably in the position of president without deep roots?
"Thank you for letting me know, otherwise I would still be in the dark. To be honest, the position of president is not easy to sit on, and I wish I had less to worry about."

Du Shaojie clasped his fists, expressed his gratitude to everyone, and stated his attitude.

Everyone present was a smart person. They ignored the modesty in the other party's words and understood that the other party was determined to fight to the death with the opponent.

"Boss Du, please rest assured. Even if it's difficult for us to take sides openly, we will definitely support you in private."

Everyone enjoyed the meal. After Du Shaojie saw the guests off, he went to the training center.

After repeated discussions and attempts by Du Shaojie and the chefs, the new version of the hot pot base (including dipping sauce) recipe was freshly released.

From now on, there will be nothing for him as the boss to do. The work of updating the hot pot base (dipping sauce) will be led by these chefs and then implemented quickly.

[Shuweixiang Hotpot] has been in business for so many years and has already formed a unique operating model.

Du Shaojie, who had free time, continued to stay at home, handling official business every day and visiting the association from time to time. The rest of the time he spent studying cooking and instructing Wu Chenggang.

There were constant rumors that the provincial association was going to change its president, and he was too lazy to track down the source of the rumor.

Because not long after, the rumors came true, and with the help of someone interested, the provincial association held a new election.

"Boss Du, the list of elected directors and executive directors has been announced. Please take a look."

Du Shaojie got the freshly-released list in the office. After reading it, he found that the list was not much different from the previous one and the members were almost the same.

He had an idea in mind, so he said, "Then let's start electing the president and vice president."

"Boss Du, someone is working off-site during this period. Do we need to respond?"

Luo Santong was not as calm as Du Shaojie, and he was still a little uneasy.

So he made a suggestion, suggesting that the other party do it in private.

"No need! If these people are easily taken away by others every day, then there is not much point for us to stay in the association. Let's proceed as normal. This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Du Shaojie shook his head and did not leave Luo Santong more time.

He knew that Luo Santong had not been idle during this period. In fact, it was a bit late to do anything now. It would be better to cut the Gordian knot and end it quickly.

the next day.

The provincial association held a meeting, and the directors and standing directors elected the president and vice president.

As Du Shaojie expected, he was elected as the new president with a high vote, and Luo Santong was successfully elected as the vice president.

The list is then reported to the higher-level authorities, and if there are no issues with the candidates’ qualifications, there will generally be no changes.

But after the list was submitted, Du Shaojie's qualifications as president were questioned by many people.

Of course, there were many people who supported Du Shaojie. These people were people with important opinions, so no one dared to cross out Du Shaojie's name directly.

This is embarrassing. After submitting the list, there has been no news.

The work of the association is still handled by the previous president, vice president and executive director, which means that nothing has changed so far. Who blames the higher-ups for being so slow?
This incident became a laughing stock in the circle, and it was a complete loss of prestige for some people who were eager to attack Du Shaojie.

After Lin Zhiyuan learned about this, he severely criticized this person at a meeting. This person had no grudge against Du Shaojie, but just wanted to curry favor with him and took an unconventional approach.

At the meeting, even that person couldn't say anything, and finally gave the man a warning.

After the meeting, the provincial association's re-election list was endorsed by the competent department, and Du Shaojie still held the position of president, which shocked many speculators.

It seems that he is not a harmless little white rabbit, but a wolf in sheep's clothing.

As a result, many people who wanted to take advantage of the situation backed off, and Du Shaojie had fewer worries.

After several rounds of competition, that person also realized that Du Shaojie had a strong base in the province. It was not just one person, but people from all walks of life who were protecting him.

The key is that Du Shaojie does things very carefully, making it difficult to find any evidence against him.

Moreover, as a local representative, Lin Zhiyuan already had the strength to compete with that person, so he was unwilling to make trouble. (End of this chapter)