First update.
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"Reputation 100 points …"
This time, there were quite a lot of prompts. The previous experience gain was relatively normal, but this reputation made Qin Fang a little confused, and there were no prompts about its use.
Since there were no prompts, he could only slowly explore it. Maybe one day he would know its use.
Qin Fang put this aside for the time being and looked at the last prompt.
"Title: Beginner Master!"
Qin Fang was not unfamiliar with this title system at all. At present, Qin Fang had already obtained four titles: "Beginner Barbecue Master", "One Against a Hundred", "Newbie in the Wine Field", and "Kind Man".
Except for the title "Newbie in the Wine Field" which had a vague explanation, the other three titles had very clear notes. "Barbecue Master" had a certain chance of obtaining mutated food, "One Against a Hundred" had a certain chance of group damage, and "Kind Man" gave + 1 Charm.
Qin Fang already knew the effects of these titles, but Qin Fang had not really tried them out. The only useful one was the "Kind Man" title. Qin Fang had already figured out its use. The Justice Points consumed by using the Steal skill were halved, and the proficiency was doubled.
Qin Fang had 20 Justice Points, but now he only had 12 Justice Points left. He had used up 8 Justice Points. Qin Fang looked at his Proficiency Bar. He had only used up a total of 16 Justice Points. The average cost was 1 Justice Point for every two uses. If this continued, his 20 Justice Points could only be used 40 times.
After that, because the Justice Points were used up, the "Kind Man" title would automatically disappear. After that, the proficiency of the Steal skill would increase slowly, and the Evil Points would be doubled.
However, Qin Fang had already tasted the benefits of the 'Steal' skill. It was just like how Qin Fang played with Li Mingjun in Shenzhou City. When he made a move, the door of Li Mingjun's pants was opened …
It was precisely because of this skill's many benefits that Qin Fang wanted to maintain the title of "Kind Person" even though its growth was slow and its usage rate wasn't very high. Not to mention, it also had the + 1 Charm attribute. Qin Fang thought that the reason why he was becoming more and more popular with women seemed to have something to do with this attribute.
This was the only title that Qin Fang knew the use of. For the time being, he wasn't too sure about the others because Qin Fang hadn't had the opportunity to put them into practice yet.
Thinking up to this point, Qin Fang carefully studied the fifth title he had just obtained: Beginner Master.
"Junior Master, the most basic title in the Master and Disciple Reputation System. With this title, the number of disciples you can accept will increase by 1, and the rest of the skills will remain unchanged."
Seeing this note, Qin Fang couldn't help but frown slightly.
This title couldn't be considered bad, but it definitely couldn't be considered too good. From the looks of it, it was purely for the Cooking skill. After Wen Yi finished her apprenticeship, Qin Fang could accept one disciple, but now, he could accept two. As for the other intermediate skills, he could still only accept one disciple.
Of course, after carefully analyzing this, Qin Fang's face immediately revealed a smile.
He was very clear that the reason his Cooking skill could grow so quickly wasn't because he was diligent, but mainly because he had a diligent disciple, Wen Yi. The master's experience gain was double that of the disciple's.
Previously, Qin Fang could only accept one disciple, Wen Yi, so Qin Fang's skill proficiency mainly depended on Wen Yi.
However, now that Qin Fang had accepted two disciples, it was equivalent to doubling the original foundation.
"Hahaha …"
Thinking of this, Qin Fang couldn't help but want to laugh out loud. Just now, he was still dawdling about how his Cooking skill would take a few more days to reach the Advanced level. Now, he was immediately given such a big gift.
Accepting two disciples, after conversion, double the two was four times, which just happened to offset the ratio between intermediate and beginner skills. It was equivalent to the disciples increasing their proficiency by 1%, and Qin Fang, the master, could obtain a 1% increase in proficiency.
Perhaps intermediate skills were much more difficult to obtain than beginner skills, but with this kind of efficiency, Qin Fang's leveling speed would still be relatively fast.
If Qin Fang seized the time, it was entirely possible for him to rush to the Advanced Cooking skill before the start of the Gourmet Carnival. Then, Fang Feixue's final ranking might be even higher.
Pa ~ ~
Qin Fang was happy, but a slap came and heavily slapped Qin Fang's shoulder.
"Qin Fang, do you want to die? You went crazy while driving …"
Tang Feifei and Xiao Muxue yelled at Qin Fang angrily. Just now, Qin Fang seemed to have gone crazy. He suddenly laughed inexplicably, and his eyes became erratic. If the car was not still very stable, they would be worried that Qin Fang would drive the car into the Green Dragon Lake next to them …
"Uh … What happened?"
This slap woke Qin Fang up, but Qin Fang was still a little confused. Looking at the two angry faces, he just didn't know what had happened.
"You still have the nerve to say that. You went crazy while driving. You didn't even look at the road, and you were still laughing there …"
Tang Feifei said angrily, and her little hand made a pinching action of his ear. Xiao Muxue, who was behind, also spoke in a rare tone, which could only mean that what they said was true.
"Sorry, sorry … I suddenly thought of something good, and I accidentally got distracted …"
Qin Fang was also very embarrassed. He just thought of the benefits of the "Beginner Master" skill and couldn't hold back for a while. He was a little too excited.
Fortunately, he used the Ride skill to drive. Even if he didn't pay much attention to the surrounding environment, no one could drive as steadily as him. Everything seemed to be controlled by a computer, and everything was running automatically.
"You … Drive carefully. If you go crazy again, we'll teach you a lesson!"
Tang Feifei and Xiao Muxue were also at their wits' end. Although they were quite fierce just now, they were just worried about Qin Fang. It was just that Qin Fang's condition looked quite abnormal at that time, and there were indeed signs of him going crazy.
"Understood, understood!"
Qin Fang naturally hurriedly expressed. He was too excited just now. Now that he had recovered, how could he make such a mistake again?
After such a fuss, Qin Fang was really a lot more well-behaved. He drove all the way back to Fangfei Xue.
After a few days of preparation, Fangfei Xue's facade was all newly decorated. The surrounding parking lot was also cleaned up. They even signed an agreement with the large shopping center not far away. As long as they had the parking card given by Fangfei Xue, they could park there for free.
This was also Qin Fang's confidence in Fangfei Xue. He planned ahead. He didn't want to harm Fangfei Xue's interests because of such a small mistake at the last minute.
Xiao Qing and the other four middle-level managers had all been hired. In just one or two days, Xiao Qing had already trained Fangfei Xue very well. The whole Fangfei Xue was refreshed, including the spirit of the employees.
As Qin Fang's first apprentice, Wen Yi had firmly sat in the first position of Fangfei Xue's kitchen. The original chefs had already recognized her. Even the newly recruited chefs had all been convinced by Wen Yi's cooking skills.
When Qin Fang returned to the store, he immediately appointed Wen Yi as Fangfei Xue's head chef. She was in charge of the back kitchen. Except for Qin Fang, the boss, even Uncle Fang and Xiao Qing only had the right to make suggestions and not orders!
Of course, this was also Qin Fang's trust in Wen Yi. At the same time, there was another more important purpose.
"Apprentice?"
When the several main people in charge of the store heard the news, they were all stunned.
"Boss, you really … really want to accept an apprentice?"
Except for Xiao Qing and a few new managers who were very shocked, the others were more happy, especially the few old chefs in the store. Their faces were full of joy.
"Yes!
Although Fangfei Xue's new store has not yet opened, everyone is Fangfei Xue's old staff. I believe you all understand that Fangfei Xue will continue to grow in the future. However, there is only one Wen Yi. If we open up a new store in the future, we still need other people to oversee it. So, I plan to accept another apprentice … "
Qin Fang seemed very indifferent. Even though he was very excited, his face did not show anything.
"Boss, how many apprentices do you plan to accept this time?"
One of the chefs immediately asked. They were the first to follow Qin Fang. Although Wen Yi was now their leader, they had always respected Qin Fang more than Wen Yi.
This was not surprising. When Fangfei Xue opened, Qin Fang was already at the intermediate level of cooking. Wen Yi had only been promoted to the intermediate level until today. Naturally, she could not be compared to Qin Fang.
"Two …"
Qin Fang stretched out his finger and said softly.
"Two …"
The few old chefs could not help but be stunned. At first, they were a little disappointed, but then their faces were full of surprise. Immediately, someone said, "Boss, I have a nephew from afar …"
"My nephew is also …"
"I …"
With such a simple mention from Qin Fang, the few old chefs who followed Qin Fang immediately started to argue. Suddenly, the managers and chefs who had just joined Fangfei Xue were surprised.
Qin Fang was the boss of Fangfei Xue, but there was no need to curry favor with the boss like this.
Learning a craft was different from the usual, especially for chefs. It was very hard at the beginning. These people all started as apprentices. That kind of hard work took many years to endure. It was also because of the hard work that they did not want their children to follow their old path.
However, they did not expect that these old chefs, who could not help but feel inferior, would want to put their sons and daughters in when they heard that the boss wanted to accept apprentices.
"Stop, stop, stop …"
Qin Fang also had a wry smile on his face. When he accepted Wen Yi as an apprentice, these old chefs were quite puzzled and did not think that Wen Yi was very good.
However, Qin Fang's method of teaching apprentices was different from ordinary people. It took almost a few days for Wen Yi's ramen skills to become better and better. The ramen also became more and more delicious. Although it could not be compared with the boss, Qin Fang, it was much better than the other chefs.
And this was just the beginning. After that, Wen Yi gradually transitioned from making noodles to cooking. In the beginning, it was also very ordinary, but later, it became more and more delicious. Moreover, she continued to experiment and innovate. She created several Fangfei Xue's specialties, and even they benefited from it. Everyone had one or two more specialties.
Until today, when Qin Fang announced that Wen Yi had become the head chef of Fangfei Xue, they knew that Wen Yi had really finished her apprenticeship. From the beginning to the formal completion of her apprenticeship, it had been less than three months. This was very related to Wen Yi's seriousness and diligence. However, if there was no master like Qin Fang, she would definitely not have achieved such an achievement.
Perhaps Wen Yi's cooking foundation was still not very solid. For example, some basic knife skills were relatively weak. However, these could be made up for by relying on Qin Fang. At least they all knew that Wen Yi's knife skills were now not worse than those of the old chefs who had been cooking for more than ten or twenty years.
During this process, Qin Fang seemed to be very little concerned and rarely asked about it. However, when he occasionally went to the shop and the kitchen, he would give a few simple pointers. Suddenly, all of them felt that they had benefited a lot. This was also why they always thought that Qin Fang was much better than Wen Yi.
In three months, he had turned a disciple who would have taken them at least five or six years to complete her apprenticeship. Moreover, her strength was obviously much stronger. Even those famous chefs in the country could not achieve such a standard. Qin Fang's position in their hearts had suddenly risen by a lot.
This was the reason why they were all fighting for the only two spots.
This was a great thing. Naturally, they wanted to give their friends and relatives the opportunity to fight for this opportunity.
"Let's not cause a ruckus for now. There are only two spots. You are both veterans of Fangfei Xue, so of course, I will choose you first. However, I have to say something ugly first. If I want to take in a disciple, the most important thing is character. Honesty, kindness, filial piety, respect for teachers, these are the minimum. I don't want to raise an ingrate …"
"Secondly, it's hard work. You've all seen Wen Yi's situation. The reason why she has such success today is all because of her hard work. Even if I accept those who work hard, I will chase them away …"
"The last thing is loyalty. My disciples are people of Fangfei Xue. Just like you, I will sign a long-term contract with them. The treatment will not be too bad. Moreover, the better their cooking skills, the higher their income. This is also based on Wen Yi … Perhaps one day, they will want to leave Fangfei Xue and be independent. I will definitely support this. However, before that, I still hope that they can stay in Fangfei Xue."
"That's all I have to say. Go back and discuss it. If you can agree, you can call them over. I will take two of them first. The rest can be handed over to Wen Yi. If I want to accept disciples next time, I will also choose from them first …"
At this point, Qin Fang didn't continue. He had said what he needed to say. All that was left was to prepare some backup candidates.
In fact, Qin Fang had already thought of these requirements on the way back. It was also Qin Fang's biggest worry. He wanted to get a good ranking for Fangfei Xue in the Gourmet Carnival. Therefore, he had to raise his cooking skill to the Advanced level before the competition, or rather, before the finals.
Because of this, Qin Fang's requirements for choosing disciples were not particularly high. However, it was absolutely better to go without than to have someone substandard. He did not want to raise an ingrate who would deprive him of the cooking skill that he had painstakingly taught. This would make all his hard work go down the drain.
The matter of accepting disciples went relatively smoothly. It took only one night. Qin Fang only returned to the shop in the afternoon of the next day. As for the reason, it was because several backup disciples had already been sent to Fangfei Xue.
These old masters were all Ninghai locals. Perhaps they were not from the city of Ninghai, but at most, they were from the suburbs. It would only take them an hour to get to the city.
It just so happened that they had nothing to do these two days. They immediately informed their relatives after Qin Fang gave them this instruction. After carefully explaining the situation to their relatives, those relatives deliberated for a moment and sent their children who were not interested in studying but were relatively well-behaved to the shop.
Looking at these young people who were the same age as him or a little older than him, Qin Fang felt a little proud. Two of these people would become his disciples.
Similarly, these backup disciples were also curiously sizing up Qin Fang. They already knew that the young man in front of them, who was the same age as them, had started from a noodle stall. In less than half a year, he had become the boss of this big restaurant with a net worth of tens of millions. This was almost a legend.
"Come in for the interview one by one …"
However, Qin Fang's face looked a little cold. He just sat in a small room and let these backup disciples come in for the interview one by one.
The process of the interview was very simple. In an extremely depressing environment, Qin Fang only scared them a little. These young people were all flustered. Qin Fang took the opportunity to use his mind-reading skill to understand each of them quite thoroughly.
Although there were nearly ten candidates this time, in the end, there were only three who could barely satisfy Qin Fang. However, due to the urgency of the situation, Qin Fang had to make do with them. At least these three people were relatively well-behaved and had no bad intentions. This was what Qin Fang cared about the most. As for diligence … it mainly depended on the individual's effort. Qin Fang believed that a high salary would be the best incentive.
Qin Fang kept these three people. Qin Fang accepted two of them, Sun Liang and Wu Ping, as his disciples. The remaining one, Zhou Rui, was a registered disciple. He said that he would decide whether to accept him as a disciple himself or let Wen Yi accept him as a disciple based on his performance. In short, he kept them here first.
(To be continued.)
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