NOVPUBChapter 931: Chapter 931: Loss_1 Chapter 931: Chapter 931: Loss_1 “If the brand sponsors withdraw, and those initially in discussions switch to a wait-and-see approach, it will greatly impact us,” said the Secretary General.
“If Hearth Nation’s market doesn’t accept it and our Cooking Competition secedes from Hearth Nation, the International Culinary Competition will simply become a farce.”
Hearth Nation is a culinary powerhouse.
In the realm of gastronomy, you cannot overlook or downplay its significance.
Without such a powerful culinary nation participating, how can it still be called a Cooking Competition?
“Also, there is one point that we have overlooked before,” said the Secretary General.
“Pingla has sent us a complaint letter.
Although Adrian Zhekova, the CEO of Pingla, hasn’t expressed his opinion, the complaint letter sent in the name of the entire Pingla Group must have been made at Adrian’s behest,” the Secretary General said.
...
“We are still unclear about the stance of Adrian in this matter,” mentioned the Secretary General.
“He is certainly not satisfied, but we don’t know to what extent,” revealed the Secretary General.
“Do you mean…” Lucas Johnson queried.
“Because Adrian has not contacted us and hasn’t expressed his position.
If this matter only ends with Pingla’s complaint letter, it’s still manageable,” said the Secretary General.
“But what if it goes beyond that?” asked the Secretary General.
“Previous participants from Hearth Nation, at least 70% of them are from Pingla,” stated the Secretary General.
Not only from Pingla Academy but also from Pingla’s restaurants.
This is not to say that Pingla has monopolized the competition entries.
Also, famous chefs in Hearth Nation who have the ability to influence the results of the International Culinary Competition,
Pingla accounted for more than half of them.
“If Pingla does not participate and refuses to allow its own chefs to compete, then how many chefs from Hearth Nation would participate?” asked the Secretary General.
“Those who participate are mostly lesser-known and lacking real culinary prowess,” stated the Secretary General, “These people enter the competition merely making up numbers; it is just like Hearth Nation withdrawing from the competition.”
“At that point, our International Culinary Competition would indeed become a joke,” the Secretary General voiced, “Lucas, our International Culinary Competition, established through countless years of hard work, has such renown and authority today.”
“It is with great difficulty that we’ve established this foundation now and gained such a reputation,” said the Secretary General, “We can’t let this incident ruin the reputation and authority we’ve finally established.”
Lucas’s expression turned serious, “So, are we supposed to deal with Jenny Kirk directly?
But if Adrian Zhekova doesn’t plan to take it any further and we deal with Jenny Kirk, it’s equally detrimental to our development in Hearth Nation.”
Their Company essentially isn’t very different from Pingla.
It’s just that they have an excellent relationship with the International Chefs Association.
The Company now wants to make inroads into the Hearth Nation market.
As for Chinese Cuisine, it’s needless to say,
There’s no point in competing with their local cuisine.
No matter what, it’s impossible for their food to be as authentic as the locals’.
What they are thinking about is how to bring their company’s brands into Hearth Nation’s market.
In reality, on the international market, Hearth Nation has already made a name for Chinese Cuisine.
It has a particularly high market share globally.
Most foreign renowned Chinese Cuisine restaurants are Pingla’s brand.
So, they don’t plan to compete with Pingla on Chinese Cuisine.
In fact, they can’t compete.
So, they can only avoid the sharp edge in this field.
As Hearth Nation is a culinary powerhouse, every province and city has its own cuisine.
Just their various cuisines competing in the Hearth Nation market is highly competitive.
In addition, most people in Hearth Nation are not used to the taste of Western cuisine.
They are okay with occasionally trying foreign cuisine.
But when it comes to what they really like, they prefer their national cuisine.
So, it’s very difficult for foreign food brands to succeed in Hearth Nation.
There are renowned brands, many of them are very famous foreign brands,
And they aren’t fast food, but well-known high-end restaurants.
But if they really open there, aside from the initial surge of customers coming out of curiosity, there would be very many.
But once the novelty wears off, the restaurant will be deserted.
Their Company now wants to solve this problem.
Through the Cooking Competition, they want to promote the variety of cuisines involved in their company’s brands.
Some outstanding dishes from the competition, after obtaining authorization, are then added to their brand’s restaurant menu.
In fact, this is the model Pingla has used.
It’s just that Pingla has a foundation in Hearth Nation, covering a wider audience.
Their local cuisine is already popular, let alone the fact that Pingla has included various regional cuisines.
But their Company can’t do the same.
There are differences in the taste to begin with.
It’s even more difficult to attract customers.
Therefore, the company has been wanting to use the reputation of the International Culinary Competition to promote their company’s brand in Hearth Nation’s market.
The market share in Hearth Nation is really tempting.
Given the large land area and population of Hearth Nation, along with its tradition of valuing food,
It’s a culinary nation.
Just thinking about the daily consumption of Hearth Nation’s people makes them green with envy.
They desperately need to get a slice of Hearth Nation’s market.
If they enter Hearth Nation, they will become competitors with Pingla.
How can they expect Pingla to help them?
So, they need to rely more on Jenny Kirk’s family.
This is also why Lucas Johnson isn’t willing to give up on Jenny Kirk so easily. no𝚟𝚙u𝚋.c𝚘m
Indeed, there should be other parties in Hearth Nation willing to cooperate with them.
But such a partnership would require an exchange of interests.
Who would be willing to help them for free?
Everyone is playing the capital game, no one is more charitable than the next.
Connecting with the Kirk Family through Jenny Kirk is more beneficial.
All they have to do is provide Jenny a position within the Company and facilitate a position close to the core in the International Chefs Association.
As long as Jenny is content, everything with the Kirk Family can be easily settled.
They don’t even need to offer much in return.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Lucas truly wouldn’t take action against Jenny.
So, Jenny can confidently say that she can help Adrian,
In essence, she can influence the results of the competition.
Hence, Jenny can arbitrate the Pingla Competition scores as she pleases.
Lucas thought for a moment and said, “Let’s wait and see, let’s see Adrian’s response first.”
“You should personally get in touch with the person in charge of the Pingla Competition and apologize to him, this situation is due to our oversight, which ruined their final.
You decide what to say, just make sure it’s sincere,” Lucas suggested.
Since the conflict arose during the Pingla Competition, he would directly contact Billy Houston.
