Chapter 444 Equal Opportunity
Shopkeeper Sun gathered everyone in the bakery.
Gu Taohua sat in front with a steady and dignified look.
As the young master's daughter, Gu Taohua has come to the city many times to eat Taohua desserts, so the bakery is no stranger to her.
However, this was the first time that everyone had been gathered together for a serious meeting.
Therefore, everyone was somewhat nervous.
Although the young master is a girl, she usually looks sweet and cheerful, and seems to be easy to fool. But the last time she came to check the accounts, she met a treacherous servant, and his tactics made everyone think that her sweet and cheerful appearance was a false appearance.
His methods are much more ruthless than the other young master Gu Dashu who seems to be a carefree person.
"... Ever since Master Song left the city, our bakery has been leaderless. Sometimes we don't know who to tell when something happens, and we don't know who will be responsible if there is a problem. Manager Sun has a lot of things to do, so we need to promote someone to be the general manager of the bakery."
"I know your work abilities. If they are not good, there is no way you will stay. When you first joined Peach Blossom Dessert, I told you that as long as you work hard, you will have good development. Now there is an opportunity in front of you."
Gu Taohua paused and glanced at the faces of the bakers.
There was joy on everyone's face.
Who doesn't want to be a bakery manager?
Taohua Dessert is different from other pastry shops. Once you enter the management level, you will receive dividends.
Although the responsibility is great, I get more.
If Taohua Dessert opens a new shop in the future, maybe someone from the current management level will be transferred over to become the shopkeeper. He will no longer be a waiter and will be respected wherever he goes.
Gu Taohua said slowly, "Who to promote and who to appoint is not decided by Manager Sun or me. We have the final say. Everyone has the opportunity to become the bakery manager."
Everyone was surprised. Could it be that he recommended himself?
So what’s the point if everyone nominates themselves and everyone votes for themselves?
You can’t choose even if you keep choosing until the end of time.
"What's the algorithm?" asked one of the older masters, Master Ji.
Master Ji was hired by Ho Chao from the old-established pastry shop, Jin Feng Xiang, at twice the price. He is an expert at making traditional pastries.
After Master Song left the city, Master Ji, based on his seniority, showed his intention to be the next manager in the bakery.
It can be said that the biggest obstacle Master Wen encountered in becoming the general manager in the bakery was Master Ji.
Gu Taohua smiled kindly at Master Ji, and said gently in the same way as Tong Huaqiong: "Master Ji asked a good question. All the masters in the bakery make a living with their skills. To become the head baker, you must first have good skills, be able to grasp the preferences of customers, grasp the market trends, constantly innovate, and lead the bakery to make cakes that are competitive in the market. So let's have a fair competition. Give everyone two days. Everyone can come up with two new cakes that are not in the store, or innovate based on the new cakes in the store. Whoever comes up with a recipe that is popular with customers will be the head baker."
"In order to ensure fairness, all ingredients are baked in designated quantities and sold at the same price."
Master Ji said: "This is a good idea."
He has been in the pastry industry for more than ten years and has a good grasp of the tastes of people in the city. He believes that as long as he lets go and think about it, he will be able to firmly grasp the stomachs of customers.
Some other chefs also think this method is good. Although they are not as old as Master Ji, they don't think they can't win. Master Ji is better at traditional pastries, but the reason why Taohua Dessert has been able to gain a foothold in Fucheng since its opening is because of its novel pastries.
Every month the employer sends new pastry recipes to the bakery, which always results in long queues.
If they let go and think about it, they might be able to bring about a new wave of internet-famous pastries in the city.
Master Wen raised his head and said, "Young Master, can we let customers pay for something else instead of the taste of the cakes?"
Gu Taohua nodded and said, "Sure, as long as the customer is willing to pay, it's fine, provided that they use the baking materials I provide."
Master Wen nodded with sparkling eyes.
Originally, she thought that anyone could be the manager of the bakery, but ever since Master Song recommended her for the position before he left, the male masters in the bakery banded together to prevent her, a woman, from taking the position, and she felt dissatisfied.
Now the young master said fair competition, which gave her the confidence to get that position.
"Everyone should start preparing now, and we will know the results in two days." Gu Taohua said.
Everyone is rubbing their hands in anticipation.
Everyone wants to be the bakery manager.
Tong Huaqiong and Gu Baishuang stood behind the screen and listened to Gu Taohua's meeting.
"My sister is really amazing now. I don't think anyone can disobey her."
Gu Baishuang was full of envy. She wondered when she would be able to give tasks to her shop assistants openly.
Tong Huaqiong was very satisfied with Gu Taohua's performance, and knew that Gu Baishuang envied him, so she said, "You can try to cultivate your own network of people in your own business. Think about it, can your two stepsons be of one mind? They are of one mind in dealing with you. They each have their own families and their own calculations, and they are not united. As long as the two of them dislike you, you will have the opportunity to place your own people."
Gu Baishuang's eyes flashed.
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The bakery is bustling with activity, and everyone is actively developing new pastry recipes.
Tong Huaqiong went to inspect the bakery and found that the only female pastry chef, Master Wen, was missing.
Shopkeeper Sun told Tong Huaqiong that Master Wen had asked for leave for the next two days.
Tong Huaqiong was full of questions and couldn't understand why Master Wen had asked for leave these two days. This fair competition was a setup for Master Wen, and she hoped that Master Wen would win in this way.
Unexpectedly, she asked for leave.
"Boss, Master Wen's husband is sick and she has a young daughter at home. She has to take care of household chores as well as the shop affairs. Now she can handle it as an ordinary pastry chef, but if she really becomes the manager of the bakery, I'm afraid she won't be able to handle all the tasks if there are too many. This is also the reason for my worry." Shopkeeper Sun explained.
If he doesn't explain, the boss should not think that he has been making things difficult for Master Wen these two days and forcing her to take leave.
Tong Huaqiong thought, forget it.
How can those male masters have nothing to do at home? Why don't they seem to be too busy to do anything?
But to be honest, Shopkeeper Sun is a pretty good shopkeeper. He treats Shopkeeper Wen and the female shop assistants equally. If they have any problems at home, he will be the first to offer his condolences and even help solve them.
If the shop needed someone to manage things, he never thought of promoting them.
"If Master Wen really wins this time, what will you say?" Tong Huaqiong asked with a smile.
Shopkeeper Sun said, "Then according to your request, I will promote her to be the bakery manager. She will be in charge of the bakery affairs, and I will never interfere. If the people below are dissatisfied, I will force them to obey."
The key is that Master Wen can’t possibly win.
How can she win when the situation is so urgent yet she asks for leave?
Tong Huaqiong nodded and said, "This is what Shopkeeper Sun said himself."
For some reason, Tong Huaqiong always felt that Master Wen’s leave was not that simple.
When Taohua called everyone to a meeting, Tong Huaqiong saw from behind the screen that Master Wen's eyes were different from before.
That look was full of ambition and determination.
That was the look that Tong Huaqiong liked.