That night, the business was open as usual, and it was still full of customers. There were also reporters who came to interview Kazuya and Haruna, but they were coaxed by Kazuya and treated as diners.
He put off the interview. He didn't want to be in the spotlight at all. The rumors on the Internet were annoying enough and he didn't want to add more.
The next day, Kazuya took Yoko to Sakura's house again, and also took Toratoro with them. The reason why Toratoro was brought along was that Yoko promised to show this puppy to Ayaka and Chika. It was sent to a pet store for fostering some time ago. This time, it was scared to see that it was going to be boxed again in order to take the tram and hid itself and it took a long time to find it.
As soon as they turned into the commercial street where Pure Flavor House was located, a middle-aged fat uncle suddenly reached out and stopped them. It was impossible to rob on the street in broad daylight, so it was not very scary. Kazuya asked in a strange way: "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
The middle-aged man bent down and handed over a business card with both hands, "I am Ichiro Nagai. Mr.Matsuoka, nice to meet you!"
Kazuya didn't know him, and hurriedly took the business card with both hands according to etiquette. He took a closer look: the manager of the Nagoya branch of KEC Group?
He was even more surprised. They could barely be considered competitors, after all, they were both in the catering industry on the same street. He asked politely, "So you are the Manager Nagai. I am so sorry, I don't have a business card."
Japanese people love to give out business cards. According to statistics, 500 million business cards are given out every year, while this country has about 100 million people.
Ichiro straighted his belly and smiled politely, "Please don't mind. I have heard of Mr. Matsuoka's name for a long time. If you have time, can I talk to you?"
As he spoke, he took out a white envelope and handed it to Kazuya. This is also an unspoken rule. If you suddenly invite someone to have a business talk, you will probably have to give some gifts.
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person who shows kind. The other party was so humble that Kazuya couldn't just walk away, but he pushed the white envelope back: "Manager Nagai, don't be so polite. You can tell me what's the matter."
Ichiro pointed to the restaurant of KEC: "Thank you, Mr. Matsuoka. Let's go there to talk?"
"No need, do you have..."
Ichiro was not vague and said directly: "Our store is eager for talents. I hope you can come to work in our store, please!" After that, he bowed 90 degrees with a very sincere attitude.
KEC Catering Group planned to open a new izakaya here to expand business in the Chubu Region, and Ichiro was sent here as the store manager. He originally wanted to do a big job, but he didn't expect that an old-fashioned izakaya on the same street was so stubborn that he couldn't snatch customers. This is not allowed, it seriously affected their performance and even affected his future.
But he just couldn't grab the customers whatever he do. The number of customers was decreasing. He made a report and used his connections to invite a sashimi celebrity from the headquarters to take charge, but it didn't help much. Customers still kept going to the other side. They would rather queue up at the door and wait for a seat than walk a few more steps to their store.
He also sent people to buy the food and wine of Pure Flavor House to taste. The wine was ordinary, but the food was exquisite in appearance and extremely delicious. After eating, he felt full of joy and felt it was indeed extraordinary.
He immediately set his sights on the only chef Kazuya. Just when he was about to make a move, his competitor had been closed for more than a week, which at least gave him a break. But the good times didn't last long. The other party resumed business and the number of their customers immediately decreased rapidly.
He sent people to observe for a few days and figured out the behavior pattern of Kazuya. So he personally went out early to block Kazuya because he couldn't get his phone number.
But he was quite confident. After all, the opposite shop was a small shop. Normal people should know how to choose, right? Obviously, he could make more money by coming to his side!
Yoko looked at Ichiro with some surprise, and Kazuya smiled helplessly to confirm her guess. Yes, he was here to poach him. It was probably like a football team. I can't beat you, but I can buy your star player, and then use him to kick you to death.
He declined directly, "Thank you, Manager Nagai. But I have no plans to change my place of work for the time being. It doesn't really matter whether I go or not, right? Our dishes are more expensive, and your store is more affordable. Our customer base is different, so... it doesn't seem necessary to employ me, Manager Nagai."
Ichiro looked at Kazuya in silence for a while. Of course it has an impact! If it doesn't, do I need to bow to a young boy like you when I'm over 40 years old?
Your dishes are indeed expensive, a bit of a rip-off, but the problem is that customers are quite happy to be ripped off. After going to your place, they are not willing to go to other places anymore. Some even leave after trying the food by one bite in our store...
But there is no need to tell this to Kazuya. He tried to keep a smile, " You have a point, but I think it is too unfair for you to stay in such a small shop with your excellent cooking skills. It is a huge waste of talent! If you came to our store, you can directly become the head chef and earn this amount of annual salary."
He used his hands and gestured, and Yoko immediately widened her eyes. Is her Onisan so valuable? Even if she sold herself, she couldn't sell so much.
It's easy to get soliders, but it's hard to get a general. Ichiro admitted that Kazuya's cooking skills were indeed superb, and the dishes he made seemed to have magical powers. He had a strong ability to attract and retain diners, so the KEC had great confidence in him, and directly spent a lot of money to offer him a super high salary, and even was willing to let him take charge of the entire kitchen at a young age and directly promote him to the third in command of the branch.
Anyway, if Kazuya was willing to come, with Kazuya's cooking skills, his management and the advantages of the group, he could make a fortune every day, and this salary was a drop in the bucket.
Kazuya shook his head again, "I really don't plan to change jobs, but if there is an opportunity in the future, we can indeed cooperate. Manager Nagai, if there is nothing else, then I'll leave first..."
This is not a question of money. Even if it is a question of money, he will not go. He can make a lot of money from Pure Flavor House now, and he is free because the little radish dare not control him. He can beat her up when he is bored. Why should he be controlled by others just to make more money?
Maybe he will squeeze Haruka aside and become the master of the Pure Flabor House after staying in Sakura's house for another several months, why go to other places to suffer those more troubles? What if he has to fight against each other and fight in the new place?
However, he didn't want to offend people for no reason, so his refusal was quite tactful to avoid the other party being angry. Of course, it doesn't matter if he is angry. Pure Flavor House was opened by Naotaka and the procedures are absolutely complete. His part-time job is also reasonable and legal.
Even if Naotaka is sick and can't wake up for a while, so what? Aren't vegetative people considered human beings? Can't they own property?
As for finding a gang to cause trouble, it is even more impossible. Not to mention that Naotaka still has some relationships, even ordinary business operators generally will not make too close to the gangs, otherwise they will be labeled as "violent groups" and collapse directly. This is not the era of gangs rampant 20 or 30 years ago.