Chapter 230 Original Sin 39
Yun Shuangshuang didn’t directly answer Wan Yan, but instead smiled and said, "This gentleman thinks the food I make tastes exceptionally good! If it could be mass-produced, it would definitely sell well, right?"
Wan Yan nodded, as that was indeed what he thought. Yun Shuangshuang continued to smile as she asked, "Then do you know why particularly delicious food can usually only be eaten fresh in the restaurant, made by the chefs, and can’t be mass-produced?"
Wan Yan thought about it and realized he had never considered this before. If soup is inconvenient to pack, what about canned goods? He looked up at Yun Shuangshuang and frowned, asking, "What does the lady think is the reason?"
Yun Shuangshuang smiled and said, "That’s because the same dish tastes different depending on which chef makes it. Even if the seasoning is the same, everyone’s mastery of the heat, timing, and even the method of preparation is different. Some differences are big, some are small, but these slight differences result in different flavors."
Seeing Wan Yan listening intently, Yun Shuangshuang continued with a smile, "A truly good chef must wholeheartedly treat every dish they make and timely adjust the amount of seasoning, the intensity of the heat, and even the hand power while kneading dough based on changes in the ingredients. Only then can every dish be a top-tier delicacy! Moreover, many foods are best when eaten immediately after preparation, as their flavor significantly drops once they cool. These are human efforts, and machines cannot flexibly adjust heat and flavor, so machine assembly line production can only make average-tasting food, not top-quality gourmet dishes."
By this point, Wan Yan understood her meaning. Yun Shuangshuang was saying that if the food were to be mass-produced, it would become just another ordinary delicacy in the world. There are too many ordinary delicacies, and it could never become the top-tier sensation he hoped for nationwide. She was rejecting the idea of cooperation with him! However, Yun Shuangshuang’s rejection was so subtle that it quelled his ambitions naturally!
Wan Yan found it a bit unbelievable as he was always so persistent in business negotiations. Every food formula from the early days of Quanwei Company was something he acquired through sheer tenacity, leading to the current scale of Quanwei Company. How was he so easily persuaded by Yun Shuangshuang?
What Wan Yan didn’t know was that Yun Shuangshuang herself wasn’t unfamiliar with playing the role of a boss in her previous life, and she was inherently a person of great tact. Moreover, in the hospitality industry, she had seen all kinds of quirky people, especially when they were drunk. She didn’t need to guess people like Wan Yan; she could understand their thoughts by putting herself in their shoes.
Yun Shuangshuang knew that with people like this, saying a thousand or ten thousand words wouldn’t be as effective as directly addressing their point of interest. Once the interest disappears, their intentions naturally wither.
The profit Wan Yan was eyeing was the taste of the rose pastry made by Yun Shuangshuang. Yun Shuangshuang directly made him understand that if the rose pastry wasn’t made by her, it would become an ordinary rose pastry that couldn’t be mass-produced. Without this crucial point of interest, Wan Yan naturally gave up from the heart.
Having accepted Li Ming’s proposal and rejected Wan Yan’s partnership, they had another round of hot pot and barbecue that evening. As a result, Wan Yan immediately turned his attention to the barbecue sauce and hot pot base, and this time Yun Shuangshuang did not refuse.
When handing over the recipe, Yun Shuangshuang made it clear in advance that it was the same old issue: the machine-made version wouldn’t taste as good as her handmade version. However, due to the special nature of the sauce, machine production could still retain eighty percent of the flavor.
Wan Yan was pleasantly surprised by this. Although he wasn’t as obsessed with food as Li Ming, he was a food lover, and he already saw that Yun Shuangshuang’s culinary skills were no less than those of a five-star chef and might even be more exquisite. With eighty percent of her handmade taste, it would surely drive a wave of food enthusiasts into frenzy, and Wan Yan was already satisfied with that!