Chapter 11 Section VII

At the meeting the next morning, the staff of "Goldfinch" heard about the dessert carnival from Chef Urushigu.The "Dessert Palace" in West Palace Garden is scheduled to hold an event called "Dessert Carnival" in May, so new products must be developed for this event... Chef Qi Gu raised his voice and said, "Although it will be busier than usual, let's work hard together!" After the meeting, when everyone left one after another, Chef Urushigu called Xia Zhi to stop. "Thank you Luo yesterday! I heard that Mr. Muto of Xitomi is very happy!"

"It's great to be of help." "Mr. Muto will come back tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I hope that Ms. Morisawa will also attend the meeting. You will be in charge of developing the new product of 'Dessert Palace'." "what?!" "He likes the dim sum you made very much, and asked us to develop new products." "However, snowflake custard is the kind of dessert that is not suitable for selling in stores. It will lose its shape after a long time." "It's not about doing that, just develop ordinary cakes." "But isn't the head chef always responsible for this..."

"If I can't develop a suitable new product, I will take over or hand it over to someone else, so it doesn't matter if it fails. Is Xia Zhi willing to try it? The boss also agreed." Xia Zhi bowed to Chef Qi Gu and said, "Thank you, I am willing to try." On the day of the meeting, Xia Zhi and Chef Urushitani negotiated with Muto in the reception room, and the other female person in charge seemed unable to be there today.It seems that because the progress is a bit behind, the two decided to split up. Muto put a thick stack of written materials on the table, which contained a list of shops participating in the dessert carnival, as well as photos of various desserts.

Chef Xia Zhi and Urushigu looked at the list of restaurants and couldn't help but sigh. This time, several well-known stores outside of Kansai participated, as well as small stores that have been loved by local people for many years.It seems that the person who made this list must be a lover of desserts.There are everything from trendsetting stores to stores that maintain the traditional Kansai sweets, and the combination is perfect. Muto said: "The person in charge who made this list is the female person in charge who I mentioned to you before. I will definitely invite her to attend next time."

"I see. It's great to have someone who understands desserts assist me." "Next is the event schedule for the Dessert Carnival. Department stores usually hold events for about a week, because they are held at the event venue of the department store, so the time cannot be extended, but our 'Dessert Palace' is designed In department stores, you can adjust the content of the event according to the sales situation at any time. This event will last for a month, and because there is a cafe, if the response is good, the sales should be considerable. I understand that participating in this event For the stores, after all, there is still normal business to take care of, and the pressure on shipments is definitely not small, so in order not to burden everyone, we will stagger the time for each store to participate in the event, and then adjust the stock according to the response of customers..."

Xia Zhi looked at Muto, who acted in a straightforward and neat manner, and suddenly had an incredible feeling.Muto even has a clear grasp of the maximum number of times an independently operated store can be baked a day, which desserts will take a long time to bake, the oven schedule, personnel allocation, and delivery procedures. In Xia Zhi's knowledge, the only people who can master this level are pastry chefs who are highly enthusiastic about making desserts.Thinking about desserts all the time, thinking about how to make more delicious desserts, how to satisfy customers... Every chef is this kind of person who only thinks about desserts.

But Muto is different. He is not a pastry chef, but a planner, but his attitude towards work is no different from that of Xia Zhi and the others.How to deliver carefully crafted products to customers, how to make customers feel full of joy, only when we look at things from the same angle as the producer, can we cooperate seamlessly. So, even if you don't know how to make desserts and are not interested in desserts, can you achieve the same effect as long as you treat customers first?For Xia Zhi, who only knows the professional world, Muto's workplace seems to be a strange world. "So about the dessert part..." Muto said while flipping through the photos on the file. "Because these stores are only invited to participate, I hope that the types of cakes will not be repeated."

Chef Urushitani nodded. "certainly." "However, it would be lacking in innovation to just bring out the signature products of each company. We hope to introduce products that are not sold at the main store and can only be bought at the 'Dessert Palace'." "Has any store decided on what products to launch?" "Several have been confirmed. For example, this store offers cheese cakes; fruit tarts are more suitable for this store. We will also target various desserts such as raw chocolate, sandwich chocolate, and macarons, and contact suitable stores. Consultation. I hope to discuss the most suitable products according to the characteristics of each store."

Xia Zhi compared the planned products and store names, and they really fit the characteristics of each store.Thinking of what kind of products they expect "Goldfinch" to launch, Xia Zhi was so nervous that his whole body tensed up. Muto, who was looking at the document, raised his head and looked at Natsuori. "Can I tell you what I want 'Goldfinch' to come out with?" "Please say." "I really like the dessert I ate a few days ago, can you make a new product according to that feeling?" "Does it mean... to make a new product similar to snowflake custard?"

"Yes, I think it's good to have a 'white dessert'. Of course, you can add some fruit and other things and decorate it more gorgeously. I hope that the new products launched by your store will be easy for everyone to eat, not Desserts with a special taste, so that every guest can be satisfied without being burdened... I think this is the characteristic of the 'Goldfinch' dessert." This impression coincides with the reason why Xia Zhi chose to join the 'Goldfinch'.A sweet that anyone can eat easily, it is also an ideal form of Kansai sweets. Muto continued: "Although the guests who come to the dessert carnival may be dessert lovers, the friends or family who accompany them may find it difficult to eat sweets, so I hope that for such guests, I can make desserts that suit their taste. Desserts can also realize my idea of ​​'desserts', what do you guys think?"

This is a topic that Xia Zhi has never thought about, and it is also a topic that makes people eager to try. Muto continued: "Of course, this is just my personal wish. If Ms. Morisawa has any better ideas, please feel free to let me know. After all, I am a layman in dessert making, and everything still depends on the judgment and decision of a professional master... " "You are too polite. Just follow your idea, no problem." Xia Zhi nodded slightly. "I will fully cooperate, and please give me your advice!"