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[Chinese Restaurant] is a business reality show launched by Mango Channel in 2017.

The content is to select several celebrity guests as youth partners to open a Chinese restaurant in a beautiful place abroad, and record the process of everyone working together to run a good restaurant.

The program focuses on "business". On the premise of promoting Chinese food, celebrities can experience the "difficulty" of business and see how the guests face difficulties and whether they can overcome them, bringing joy to the audience.

In recent years, since the popularity of "Running Man" and "Extreme Challenge", various outdoor reality shows have emerged one after another. "Chinese Restaurant" is also a very unique variety show, and its ratings and popularity have remained high. .

The first and second seasons were recorded in Koh Chang, Thailand and Colmar, France respectively, both of which are extremely beautiful places.

The third season was chosen in the small town of Taormina on the Italian island of Sicily. One side is a cliff and the other side faces the sea. The city is built on layers of rocks. From a distance, green mountains and white houses are mixed together. , in the distance is the sapphire-like sea, so beautiful.

In a manor-style restaurant by the sea, several guests from the [Chinese Restaurant] were gathering together for lunch.

"Yang Zi, do you want to ask where Gu Wei is? We urgently need his manpower now." The store manager Huang Xiaoming picked up a piece of fish on the table and asked casually.

"He said he could arrive today, so I sent him a WeChat message~"

Yang Zi quickly took a mouthful of rice, wiped his apron with his hands naturally, then clicked on his phone and sent a WeChat voice message.

"Where are you? Has the plane landed?"

"I'm so envious of you, Sister Yang Zi, for being able to recruit Gu Wei for help. You have so many connections!" Wang Junkai sat opposite Yang Zi, holding a bowl in his hand and making an envious sound.

"You are college classmates, right? I have seen photos of you having dinner together on the Internet, and Zhang Yishan." Qin Hailu looked at Yang Zi and asked.

"Alumni, Gu Wei is one year younger than me and Zhang Yishan.

It's just that when we were in school, they often played basketball together, so we always played together," Yang Zi explained.

"The friendship between classmates is the deepest and most unforgettable. Cherish it and it will be your lifelong treasure!" Brother Xiao Ming made a concluding speech. He was deeply touched by this. After all, he once worked as a licker in college.

"Ding dong~" Yang Zi's phone rang while everyone was chatting.

When she opened WeChat, Gu Wei replied to a message.

"We're here, at a gate~"

"Yang Zi, go and pick her up, don't go to the wrong place," Huang Xiaoming ordered.

"Okay, I'll go right away!" After Yang Zi said that, he stood up, took his phone and walked outside.

"There's a big job tomorrow. There's a wedding banquet to be held in our restaurant. Fortunately, Gu Wei and the others are here to help, otherwise they would be too busy!" After Yang Zi left, several people ate as usual, and Huang Xiaoming said to the others.

"Can Wei Gu cook?" Qin Hailu was most concerned about how much work the new helper could do for them.

"I don't know about this. I have to ask Yang Zi, who knows them best!

But I suggest you not to have too high expectations. The probability that Gu Wei can cook is very small when he is so busy." Although Huang Xiaoming has a good relationship with Gu Wei, he doesn't know whether he can cook, so he can only analyze it rationally. .

"It doesn't matter whether you can cook or not, as long as you can come and work~" [Chinese Restaurant] After recording for such a long time, Qin Hailu was also a little tired.

On the other side, Gu Wei and Meng Ziyi got off the plane and got into the show crew's car.

"Wow, the scenery in Italy is so beautiful. If you don't work, it would be a great vacation here!"

Meng Ziyi, who was sitting in the back seat, opened the car window and felt very happy looking at the beautiful scenery outside.

"What are you thinking about? You're here to help with the work.

But you can go out for a walk after the restaurant closes in the evening." Gu Wei was in a good mood, and the good scenery always made people feel relaxed and happy.

After a while, the car arrived at the designated place. Gu Wei chatted with Yang Zi on WeChat and began to move things out of the car.

"Hello! Gu Wei, Ziyi!"

Within two minutes, Yang Zi, wearing half-sleeved jeans, arrived in front of the two of them.

"Hello, Sister Yang Zi~" Meng Ziyi was not familiar with Yang Zi, so she greeted her politely after meeting.

"Come here and help get the things!" Gu Wei was not polite and directly arranged for Yang Zi to do the work.

"What are you talking about?" Yang Zi was not surprised and asked curiously as he watched Gu Wei move things out of the trunk one by one.

"The gifts I brought for you, a box of red wine, various seasonings and ingredients brought from China, and this," Gu Wei said, taking out something thick at one end and thin at the other wrapped in oil paper from the trunk.

"Jinhua ham! It is said to taste very good!"

"Wow, Chef Lin will definitely like your gift!" Yang Zi took the large ham from Gu Wei and almost didn't hold it. "So heavy!"

"6kg~"

While talking, Gu Wei had already unloaded all the things, and there were still two suitcases belonging to him and Meng Ziyi on the ground.

"There are so many things, especially this box of red wine, it's hard to move!" Yang Zi scratched his head, "Just wait, there's a folding trolley in the store, I'll get it."

After saying that, she jogged back to the restaurant.

"Why are you back, where is Gu Wei?" Everyone in the store had finished eating, Huang Xiaoming asked as he looked at Yang Zi who came back alone.

"He brought a lot of things and it's not convenient to take them. I'll come back to get the cart~"

"I'll go with you to help." Seeing this, Huang Xiaoming put down his work and followed Yang Zi out.

200 meters away is where Gu Wei got off the car to unload the goods.

After Huang Xiaoming came out, he hugged Gu Wei first.

"Welcome to the holiday paradise, our little white house.

Next, please accept everything in the future with a holiday mood!" Huang Xiaoming smiled and warmly welcomed Gu Wei, and then greeted Meng Ziyi next to him.

"Vacation, I thought I was here to help in the kitchen~" Gu Wei smiled and raised his eyebrows.

"Haha, labor is also part of vacation!"

The four put the things Gu Wei brought on the cart and walked back together.

Entering the restaurant, Gu Wei and Meng Ziyi greeted Qin Hailu, the financial officer, Wang Junkai, the lobby manager, Lin Shuwei, the chef, and Tong Zhuo, the kitchen assistant, and got familiar with each other.

"Gu Wei brought us a lot of gifts, everyone accept them!" Huang Xiaoming greeted others to unload the goods from the cart.

"This is - Jinhua ham!" Chef Lin Shuwei is a connoisseur of goods. He saw the big ham in the pile of things at first sight.

"There are also red wine, seasonings, and canned food."

"I like canned food. I haven't eaten it for many days. I really want to eat it." Qin Hailu's eyes lit up when he heard that there was canned food.

"What is this?" Yang Zi opened a bag and took out two red clothes from it.

"Chinese wedding clothes?"

"Yes, Chinese groom's clothes and bride's clothes. Isn't there a wedding tomorrow? These are clothes prepared for the newlyweds!" Gu Wei smiled at the clothes in Yang Zi's hand. Many of the food was prepared by himself, but these were given to him in advance by the program team.

Everyone made a lot of noise for a while and began to sit down to assign work.

"Gu Wei, can you cook?" The store manager Huang Xiaoming coordinated the overall situation and arranged the work of everyone. Of course, Gu Wei and Meng Ziyi, the two new human resources, could not be let go.

"Simple cooking is OK~

Oh, by the way, I can speak Italian, so I can help to receive some local guests"

[Chinese Restaurant] is located in Sicily, and there are local guests and foreign tourists, some speak Chinese, some speak English, and some speak Italian.

Usually, Yang Zi and Wang Junkai are waiters, and they are OK in Chinese and English, but they can only rely on mobile phone translation for Italian-speaking guests.

"Great, you can help us a lot!" Huang Xiaoming clapped his hands and said excitedly.

"In this way, when you are not busy, you can help chef Liu in the kitchen, and if there are local guests coming, you can come to help.

By the way, there is also tomorrow's wedding, you can perform two shows."

Gu Wei listened and smiled bitterly: "Isn't my work a bit too much!"

"The more capable, the more work!" Huang Xiaoming smiled and patted his shoulder.

"What about Ziyi? What can you cook?"

After Meng Ziyi came in and greeted everyone, she stood aside quietly. When she saw Huang Xiaoming asking her, she confidently said, "I can stew rice and fry tomatoes and eggs."

After saying that, she did not forget to emphasize again, "It's delicious!"

Gu Wei was not surprised by her answer. From the recording of [Flowers and Youth 3] to now, Meng Ziyi is still good at this dish.

"Well, add scrambled eggs with tomatoes to the menu later and give it to Ziyi.

You usually work at the front desk like Yang Zi, and let her lead you to work."

Huang Xiaoming is not stupid. He knows that it is unrealistic to expect Meng Ziyi to cook when he sees her like this, so he arranges some simple tasks for her.

After Gu Wei and the others arrived, they quickly got involved in the work of [Chinese Restaurant].

In the afternoon, the restaurant began to serve customers. Meng Ziyi followed Yang Zi to the front desk, and Gu Wei wore an apron and went to the kitchen to help Lin Shuwei.

First, he helped to wash and cut vegetables, and then he could do some simple stir-frying independently. The taste was not delicious, but it was always moderately salty.

During the period, he also went to the front desk to help receive two tables of Italian-speaking guests.

"I didn't know before that Gu Wei could speak Italian. When did he learn it?"

Yang Zi held a menu book in front of her chest, looking like a waiter in a restaurant, watching Gu Wei talking to two white foreigners in a language she couldn't understand.

"Before we recorded [Flowers 3] in Brazil, he could communicate with the locals in Portuguese.

In his words, he has some talent in languages, so he knows many foreign languages.

Sister Zi, aren't you and Brother Wei classmates in college? Haven't you seen him learn foreign languages ​​before?"

Meng Ziyi was dressed the same as Yang Zi, and she was wearing an apron on her chest. She just made a tomato scrambled egg, which tasted good, not a dark dish.

"We are not in the same class. When we were in school, we saw him playing. Are the top students working hard in places we can't see?"

When the two stood aside and chatted, the store manager Huang Xiaoming came over with a frown.

"Are you two looking at the handsome guy?

There are new customers over there, why don't you go and greet them!"

"I'll go right away, right away." Yang Zi finally reacted and stuck out his tongue embarrassedly, trotting over.

"Um, I'll go to the kitchen to see if there is anything I can help with." Meng Ziyi also lowered his head and walked to the kitchen.

In the [Chinese Restaurant], the store manager Huang Xiaoming is still very authoritative.

Although he often says some "clear words", everyone still listens to him.

After a busy period, after the last table of guests left, today's business ended.

The evening breeze was blowing, and the sun slowly set over the hillside.

After a busy day, a group of people finally had time to have a quiet dinner at [Chinese Restaurant].

Everyone sat down around the long table at the outermost edge of the restaurant by the seaside. Chef Lin prepared a few dishes. Gu Wei also fried a piece of musu pork. Meng Ziyi, who got the chance to show off, completed his specialty tomato and egg.

"Thank you Gu Wei and Meng Ziyi for joining us. They helped us so much on the first day today!"

After everyone sat down, the store manager Huang Xiaoming raised his glass.

"Thanks!"

"Thank you Brother Wei and Ziyi!"

“I can’t do much, but Master Lin is mainly responsible for the kitchen. He also taught me a lot of techniques for cutting and cooking vegetables~”

Gu Wei raised his glass and everyone took a sip together.

"Hmm~ This red wine tastes very good, Gu Wei, where did you buy it from?" Everyone drank the box of red wine that Gu Wei brought today. Huang Xiaoming licked his lips after taking a sip.

He has his own winery and red wine brand, and he also has some research on red wine.

"This is the kind of bar you gave me before!" Yang Zi took a sip of wine and tasted it.

"Unicorn? Never heard of this brand?" Huang Xiaoming picked up the red wine bottle next to him and read the English words written on it.

Gu Wei smiled: "This is wine made from my own manor. It has not been sold to the outside world for a long time. It's normal that you haven't heard of it~"

"You also bought a wine estate, where is it?"

Huang Xiaoming was surprised. He bought a wine estate in France in 2014 and founded his own wine brand "LAN".

At the beginning, I made some money by relying on the difference in information at home and abroad, coupled with the celebrity effect and good packaging. However, in recent years, the Internet has become more and more developed, and everyone has no filter on foreign red wine, and the money is getting less and less. Very profitable.

Moreover, the wine estate requires a large amount of maintenance fees every year. Huang Xiaoming is considering whether to sell the estate and cash out in time to run away.

“The Medoc region on the left bank of Bordeaux, France”

"Isn't that the same production area as Mouton and Golden Rose? I know that the wine estates there are quite expensive, and they are basically not sold to the outside world." Huang Xiaoming knows his stuff.

“It was a coincidence that when I bought it, Unocal Manor happened to be in a state of loss due to poor management.

However, its brewing technology was very good and it was the only third-level winery in the Medoc region selling to outsiders at that time.

So I bought it.”

"Third-level winery?" Qin Hailu looked confused as she listened. Although she often drank red wine, it was mainly to sleep well and she had no research on wine itself.

Huang Xiaoming looked at everyone's blank expressions and explained slowly: "This winery classification can be traced back to the 18th century. Under the promotion of Napoleon III, the world wine center Bordeaux in France established the official classification of Bordeaux wineries. Grading.

Because it was 1855, it was also called "Bordeaux 1855 Classified Chateau".

Bordeaux's 1855 classified growths are divided into first growth to fifth growth. There are currently 61 wineries.

Among them, there are only 5 first-class growths. The well-known Lafite and Latour are both first-class growths.

Being rated as a third-level chateau shows that the brewing technology is at an upper-middle level in the Bordeaux region.

You must know that in addition to these 61 wineries, there are actually many wineries in France that cannot be rated as superior. "

Huang Xiaoming was embarrassed to say that his own winery was just a small winery with no reputation. However, people in China didn’t understand. As long as they were told that it was an authentic red wine from the Bordeaux region in France, they would think it was very high-end and must be good. liquor.

"Wow, Gu Wei, it turns out that the wine you gave me in the past two years is so expensive!" Yang Zi sighed while holding the wine bottle next to him.

She said this and attracted everyone's attention.

Yang Zi quickly explained: "Gu Wei sent me several boxes of this wine during the Chinese New Year in the past two years, and Zhang Yishan and the others also have it."

“After I bought the winery, I stopped selling this brand of wine, but I continued to make wine every year.

I couldn't drink the extra wine by myself, so I gave some to my friends." Gu Wei said with a smile.

Meng Ziyi raised his hand weakly: "Actually, I have some too, but I don't drink much. Most of them were taken home to my parents."

"Gu Wei, you are so uninterested. You didn't even say you would get me some?" Huang Xiaoming felt that he had a good relationship with Gu Wei and shouted aggrievedly.

"Haha, brother Ming, you have a winery at home, so I can't give it to you."

"Well, I don't care, you have to get me some later." Huang Xiaoming was embarrassed to say that the quality of my wine is far inferior to yours.

It has been more than two years since Gu Wei bought Unocal Manor. Because it is no longer sold to outsiders, there is no sales pressure. His requirement for the winery master is not to ask for more or faster, but to maintain quality.

In this state, the quality of the wines in the past two years has become increasingly excellent.

Now when it comes to grading, Unocal Manor may not be able to rise to the second level.

"No problem, everyone here has a share, no one will be missing!" Gu Wei said generously.

Because a lot of red wine is brewed every year, this wine is included in the New Year benefits given to employees by his company.

However, the quality of the wine produced by the same winery will vary. The best quality wine must be reserved for yourself and your closest friends.

"Thank you Gu Wei!"

"Thanks!"

Everyone raised their glasses again.