Chapter 187: Flattering the Master

Li Shengli first looked around. The kitchen had not changed much and had everything it should have.

After looking at the prepared ingredients, Li Shengli sat on the bench in front of the stove, ready to rest for a while. It was still early for dinner, so there was no need to rush.

Fortunately, he was well prepared. Lee Seung-ri understood these people too well. These leaders didn't treat it like a wedding banquet. What the leaders liked was to watch a movie first and then discuss it at the dinner table. So every time Lee Seung-ri went to a leader's house for a banquet, as long as he arrived early, he would always put a book in his bag to pass the time.

"Master Li, you're here." At this time, the leader's wife walked into the kitchen.

"Madam Leader." Li Shengli stood up and greeted her.

"Master Li, we couldn't forget the dishes you cooked last time. Our cook happened to be sick this time, so I thought of asking Xiao Yang to bring you here to cook another meal." The boss's wife came over and greeted Li Shengli.

"It's my honor." As a cook, it is a recognition for the chef if someone likes his dishes. What's more, people praise his dishes and say that they are unforgettable to those who eat them.

The boss's wife was quite satisfied with Li Shengli's attitude, and pointed at the prepared ingredients: "These things are prepared the same as last time, just cook them according to the standards of last time."

"I understand. Just watch me." As he said this, Li Shengli made a gesture to guarantee that the task would be completed.

The boss's wife was amused by Lee Seung-ri, and after a while of pleasantries, she walked towards the reception room. She planned to check on the projectionist as nothing could go wrong.

The big leader's wife asked Xu Damao again. Xu Damao was debugging the machine. When he heard the big leader's wife's question, he stood up and guaranteed that the internal film was so good that there would be no problem. The respectful tone made the big leader's wife very satisfied.

Then Xu Damao gave a promise to the big leader's wife, saying that if there was a need to show an internal film, he would put aside the biggest matter and come to serve the leader. The big leader's wife was delighted when she heard this.

Just now, the boss's wife was chatting with Li Shengli in the kitchen and wasted some time. Now the boss had just finished talking and came over with his people. Her words happened to be heard by the boss who came behind her.

The big leader immediately became dissatisfied with Xu Damao. What he said sounded nice, but what was the position of a projectionist? He was the people's projectionist. As the leader of the Ministry of Metallurgy, he wanted people to know that he treated the people's projectionist as a private projectionist in order to watch movies. How would other people view him?

Although the boss was not very satisfied with Xu Damao, he didn't say much at this moment, because he would let Xu Damao show the film later. Secretary Chen looked at the boss's eyes and immediately understood, and quietly approached Director Yang and said a few words.

After hearing what Secretary Chen said, Director Yang's face suddenly turned grim.

The big boss lifted the door curtain and walked in with a gloomy face, which made Xu Damao and the big boss's wife feel a little uncomfortable.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and start the movie." Director Yang glared at Xu Damao and urged him.

"Okay, I'll start now." Xu Damao felt a little nervous when being stared at by several leaders, so he quickly sat in front of the projector with a smile and started his work.

The people accompanying the big leader saw that he didn't look very good and had no interest in talking. Their impression of Xu Damao also became bad. Director Yang was a little absent-minded. Xu Damao, whom he had warned many times, still got into trouble. If the factory had not had any other projectionists, they would not have hired Xu Damao.

Several senior leaders finished watching the movie quietly. Xu Damao was just about to ask them whether they were satisfied with his technology. If they were satisfied, then what would be the point of a small propaganda section chief? He would not even take Deputy Director Li seriously.

The big leader returned to the living room while talking with several other leaders.

"Secretary Chen, please ask the person who projects the movie to go back. By the way, tell Director Yang that we can let it go this time and not bring this person who projects the movie to my house in the future." The big boss said to Secretary Chen.

"What's wrong? I think this projectionist is a nice guy, and his skills are pretty good." The leader's wife was puzzled. "He's the people's projectionist. Look at what he said. As long as you need him, he will do whatever he wants to show you a movie." The leader shook his head. This is flattery. "He treats the people like this. Who knows if he takes advantage of his position as a projectionist to take bribes from the people?"

Big leaders look down on this kind of people. They will try their best to curry favor with you when you are powerful, but if you are powerless, this person will be eager to step on your head again.

The big boss taught the big boss’s wife a good lesson.

"Leader, the meal is ready." Secretary Chen walked over and whispered to the leader.

"Let's go, let's stop talking about this and go eat." The big boss stopped preaching and took his wife and several other leaders to the restaurant to sit down.

"Come and try it. Let's not talk about how Director Yang manages the factory, but there are quite a few great chefs in this factory." The big boss sat down and greeted several of his subordinates.

"Director Yang, which chef made this? Was it Sha Zhu or Li Shengli?" A leader who often went to the steel mill to enjoy hospitality joked with Director Yang with a smile.

"I don't dare to take credit for this. I didn't find Li Shengli. The leader found him himself." Director Yang smiled and flattered his leader calmly.

"Come on, let's eat and talk while we eat." The big boss smiled and didn't respond.

Everyone sat down and started eating.

"This is Master Li's cooking." The person who spoke just now said after taking a bite. As someone who often goes to the steel mill, he has tried the cooking skills of the two chefs in the cafeteria, and Li Shengli's cooking skills are still better.

"Lao Yang, why don't you give Li Shengli to us? Lao Wang in our department cafeteria is a very good cook. It's hard to describe how good the food tastes. All I can say is that the food is what it tastes like."

"That won't do. Our factory is also in need of a cook like this."

"You still have Sha Zhu, so you have to give one to me. I was planning to recommend you to call Sha Zhu as well, but I didn't expect that the chief already knew Master Li."

"Oh, who is this Shazhu? Is he such a good cook?" the boss was curious.

The subordinate who was speaking briefly introduced Sha Zhu to him. The boss said that he was a little curious and wanted to meet this person someday.

At this time, Li Shengli came up with the pickled fish, put the dish on the table and left.

"Come and try the pickled fish made by Master Li. I invited Master Li to our house because I heard about this dish." The leader pointed at the fish on the table and called out.

"Old Yang, why haven't I seen Li Shengli cook this dish before?"

"This is someone's secret dish." Director Yang raised his eyebrows proudly.

The leaders were quite satisfied with the meal.

(End of this chapter)