China Entertainment 1997

Beijing, international airport

A Gulfstream G550 business jet with a starry sky pattern printed on its tail landed at the airport. Under the arrangements of the flight attendant, several people got off the plane.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to China."

Cao Xuan smiled and hugged several of the main creators of "Now You See Me" in greeting. Mr. Tao, who was relatively familiar with him, glanced at the private jet behind him.

"Cao, if the traffic is like this during the promotion period, I don't have any problem with flying no matter how you fly."

"At least until you go back to the United States, it should be fine."

Cao Xuan told the truth. In the early stage, everyone flew everywhere together, and there were not many main creators, so they could sit down easily.

However, the follow-up promotion scored several sets, and Cao Xuan himself had to fly back and forth, making it difficult to meet the needs of others for private jets.

In fact, it is possible to charter a plane, and private jet rental is also very common in the United States, but this budget is quite exceeded.

It’s not that renting a plane is expensive, but compared to just paying a check, it’s a bit flashy.

Even if Cao Xuan agrees, Warner doesn't agree. First class is already a good arrangement. Many crews directly ask actors to travel in economy class, and even a few stingy crews simply don't reimburse them and let the actors pay out of their own pockets.

Mr. Tao and the others didn't pay much attention.

To be honest, Cao Xuan sent his own private plane to pick up the main creators, which was already a great deal of face.

Before this, they had never enjoyed the privilege of flying on a private jet when promoting or participating in events.

Cao Xuan and others exchanged pleasantries, left the airport, and got into a commercial car.

Gal Gadot asked curiously: "Where's Yang, isn't she with us?"

"She is participating in an event now. She will come over in the evening and we will meet up tomorrow."

Damimi is the main promotion force in Asia, so how could she be missing? She just has some finishing work to do, and after that, she will concentrate on running promotions with the crew.

Cao Xuan sent everyone to the arranged hotel, and a total of five of the main creators of "The Shocking Demons" came.

Mr. Peach, Gal Gadot, Juan Fu, Mark Ruffalo (The Incredible Hulk) and director James Wan.

Counting Cao Xuan and Damimi, these people happened to be the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse plus the two police detectives who were their apparent opponents.

As for the real villain, Oscar-winning actor Forrest Whitaker, he took a leave of absence because of something at home. If the problem is solved later, he will come over. If it cannot be solved, he will wait for the next stage of publicity.

Everyone got off the plane around three o'clock in the afternoon and rested in the hotel all afternoon. In the evening, Cao Xuan invited everyone to have a meal to cleanse themselves from the dust.

Houhai, flying on the grass

When several people learned that this restaurant was opened by Cao Xuan, they curiously looked at the plaque at the door.

"Cao, what does this mean?"

"Well."

Cao Xuan hesitated for a moment, and then explained: "This is the name of the restaurant. The literal translation means green grass flying in the sky."

"Wow, what an artistic sight."

Several other people also echoed Gal Gadot's praise of Mianzi and speculated on the special meaning of the word. They had heard Cao Xuan popularize some Chinese allusions while filming with Cao Xuan before.

In the past few years, only James Wan, who is of Chinese descent, has looked a little strange.

Although he grew up abroad and is not very proficient in Chinese, he still knows some basic words, at least the three characters "flying on the grass", and has a general understanding of what it means.

However, as a half-fluent Chinese speaker, he wasn't sure if this word had other meanings, so he felt strange in his heart, but he didn't ask because he was afraid of showing his cowardice.

Cao Xuan fooled a few people, and then led a few people into the store. The building with Chinese elements made everyone marvel.

Because Caoshangfei opened its store earlier, it opened in the summer of 1999 and has been a ten-year-old store.

Coupled with commercial reasons, Caoshangfei carried out comprehensive rectification and construction very early, and continued to supplement and optimize during the period.

As a private high-end restaurant, Caoshangfei is not as shabby as many old courtyards. Instead, it is clean and refined, and full of Chinese classical style, with fine workmanship, magnificent temperament, and great beauty.

There is a high chance that some Chinese people will be shocked when they enter a restaurant like this, let alone foreigners who know little about it.

They may not understand the value or preciousness of these furnishings, but the aesthetics are not lost. At first glance, it is a very high-end restaurant.

"This place is so beautiful, it feels like entering an ancient palace."

"Where are we now? If you want to see the palace, I will take you there the day after tomorrow. I will restore it one to one. There are several dynasties there."

Cao Xuan called the waiter to take orders, basically taking care of the tastes of these foreign friends.

He has spent a year or two in the United States sporadically over the years. He has been to many American Chinese restaurants and communicated with many foreigners and Chinese. He has a certain understanding of the tastes of these Americans.

I prefer sweet and sour food. For example, the famous Chinese dish "Left Rooster" in North America is a bit like sweet and sour chicken nuggets.

In addition, Americans prefer sweeter and spicy food, and pursue strong and exciting flavors. Of course, some also like to eat bland food. Many American-style Chinese dishes even have a lot less salt than domestic recipes. They don’t like to eat salty food. .

There are also some taboos, such as offal. Americans don’t eat them, but they rarely eat them. This group of people will definitely not be able to enjoy something like the Nine-turn Large Intestine.

Although Cao Xuan sometimes likes to promote Chinese food, he will not force others to accept it. Especially when treating guests, he will take care of other people's tastes.

Otherwise, you will be very happy, but others are not used to it, and you have to grit your teeth to eat it. Isn't this bullying others?

Therefore, most of the dishes are mainly based on the taste of these people, and a few distinctive dishes are served in small quantities. They will be introduced during the banquet. Everyone has a try and can eat it if they like it. If you don't like it, don't force it.

"These are the purest Chinese food. The head chef has worked for state banquets. I can't say they are the highest level of Chinese food, but they can represent one or two."

Cao Xuan is really not bragging. The old master chef has retired, and now his apprentice is in charge of the kitchen. He has joined the state banquet team three times in 2009 and 2010.

If he is not unambitious, he can work as a head chef in a high-end hotel chain or well-known restaurant in Beijing based on his level.

Cao Shangfei has been able to stand up over the years and even made a name for itself in the catering industry in the capital. Siheyuan and Cao Xuan boss are just a gimmick. The real core selling point is the master and apprentice.

Of course, Boss Cao doesn't treat him badly. He gets a good salary every year and a certain amount of dividends. In terms of income and benefits alone, it's no worse than being a head chef in a big hotel.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Tao and the others clumsily tasted the dishes with chopsticks. Because the dishes were more to their taste and the workmanship was excellent, they received a lot of praise.

Mr. Tao also held up his mobile phone high, turned his back to the dining table, took a photo of himself and Cao Xuan with the dishes on the table, added several internal photos of Cao Shangfei that he had taken before, and then tweeted.

[Beautiful building, delicious Chinese food, Cao treated us to an unforgettable dinner in his restaurant, happy]

After the tweet was sent out, it attracted the attention of many netizens. At this time, "Captain America" ​​was still in theaters, Mr. Tao was currently popular, and Cao Xuan appeared, everyone was very curious.

[I saw Cao, will The Avengers be filmed in China? 】

[Didn’t you read the news? This is Cao’s new movie "Now You See Me", Chris Evans is one of the starring roles]

[Haha, Hawkeye, Captain America, and Mark Ruffalo, who was revealed to be playing the Hulk, are the Avengers going to assemble in advance?]

[This movie is definitely profitable, and Evans is now famous]

[Gal Gadot is also good, she was really good in "Fast and Furious 5\