National Tide 1980

When the "Condolence Visiting Group" left, it was almost twelve o'clock.

It stands to reason that after completing the reception task, it is time for the other people to go back to their respective unit canteens to get food.

But Ning Weimin didn't want to let the heads of various cooperative units leave hungry when it was time for dinner.

So take the initiative to keep guests.

"Everyone, leaders, don't leave in a hurry. It's better to choose a different day. Since today is the Lantern Festival, why don't you just stay here for a snack at noon, and let me express my gratitude?"

This is certainly a good idea.

These people had just tasted some snacks and Lantern Festival with the city and district leaders.

The appetite has been aroused, but the righteousness is still unfulfilled. Who wouldn't want to stay?

But the problem is that these people also have a lot of concerns.

For example, some people who were not familiar with Ning Weimin took the initiative to refuse.

"Little comrade, thank you for the invitation. But this is not good. The grassroots comrades will see it and have objections. Some people must say that we take the opportunity to eat and drink and engage in unhealthy trends..."

Some people are also concerned about the leadership’s perspective.

"That's right, all the leaders just had a small taste. What's going on if we stay and continue to eat? It's not right, it's not right, let's go, let's go another day..."

However, how could Ning Weimin be speechless? He had his own reasons.

"No, I'm sincere. Oh, what kind of feasting and drinking? It's really out of the question. How much money are these snacks worth? If you really want to do something unhealthy, then I won't treat you to snacks Oh, how can I get a big restaurant, order a banquet worth more than 100 yuan per table, and order drinks worth more than 100 yuan per table, that's what it's like."

"Snacks and snacks are what ordinary people eat. How can this be compared to eating and drinking? Even if I treat everyone to ten snacks, the price will not be enough to match a decent banquet. You said to yourself, Is that true?"

"I might as well confess. In fact, it just happens to be the Lantern Festival, so I just wanted to take advantage of it and ask the leaders to have fun with the people. It was purely a matter of borrowing flowers to offer Buddha statues, and it was thanks to Section Chief Qiao's blessing. . Otherwise, if after today, these food stalls affiliated to the Service Bureau are closed, and I want to treat everyone to cheap snacks, it will be impossible."

"Besides, to be honest, I have prepared a lot of snacks in advance to receive the inspecting leaders. It's too late to scratch at this kind of thing. And it's normal for leaders to leave after having a taste. That's because The leaders are busy with their affairs, so I can’t force them to stay. I have to taste everything we have prepared, right?”

"So when the leader left, a new problem arose. What to do with the remaining snacks? Let me tell you, if you don't eat it, it's a waste. In fact, if everyone stays and eats, it's thrifty. It's an act of frugality. It can be considered a big help to me. I won't let anyone find fault with me again when the company audits the accounts."

"I'm not here for you. If you really don't want to make do with me, I won't force you. But you can't just leave with nothing. Please give me some face for the snacks I bought. Let’s divide it together. Everyone must take one piece away. Don’t even say that I am wooing corrupt cadres. Who wants to mention this to me again? I am really anxious..."

As a result, everyone present laughed.

All concerns were cleared by Ning Weimin, and everyone seemed to have no choice but to refuse.

So a leader of the Temple of Heaven Garden took the lead to give Ning Weimin face.

"Oh, our manager Ning is so sincere and has said everything clearly. It would be too disrespectful for all of us to refuse. I think we'd better do him a favor and eat what he prepared today. Here are some snacks.”

"Okay, okay, I agree, then let's do it..."

"Yes, I agree, then let's go back..."

In this way, the heads of various cooperative units who participated in the garden party collectively returned to the cafe in Zhai Palace.

But this time when I went back, it was different.

Because the girls at Zhai Palace Cafe put the scattered square tables together and covered them with tablecloths.

Then put all the snacks prepared in advance and put them on the table. It's an amazing sum.

It’s almost like a snack fair.

What about pea yellow, donkey rolling, aiwowo, honeysandao, sugar ears, chestnut cake, toad spitting honey, bean stuffing cut cake...

What kind of fried rings, sesame dumplings, crunchy boxes, fried heads, butter fried cakes, sprinkled twists, ginger steaks, mung bean balls...

What kind of roasted mutton, beef with sauce, fried loose meat, pork elbow with sauce, vegetarian assorted vegetables, vegetarian chicken, roasted meat, white water sheep head...

What kind of golden silk rolls, silver silk rolls, butterfly rolls, salty fried cakes, screw twisters, sesame sesame cakes, horse hoof cakes, radish cakes...

What kind of cheese, dried fruits, fried red fruits, walnut cheese, peanut dip, amber walnuts, almond tofu, rock sugar lotus seeds...

It has a wide range of pastries, fried foods, cold cuts, desserts, and staple foods, including palace snacks, halal snacks, and Han Chinese snacks.

But that's nothing, because the food on the table is still cold.

Of course, Ning Weimin couldn't let everyone be deprived of food that would warm their mouths and stomachs.

So I asked my subordinates to cook Yuanxiao while going outside to bring other hot foods.

Waiting for a pot of bean juice, a pot of eight-treasure porridge, a pot of fried tofu soup, and a pot of hot yuanxiao.

A large plate of Jingdong meatloaf, a large plate of Mending meatloaf, a large plate of xiaolongbao, and a large plate of water-fried pork belly.

In addition, two large plates of roast lamb and two large plates of roast beef were brought to the table one after another.

Well, this is really not a banquet, but it looks much more grand than a banquet at a real restaurant.

It goes without saying that women have a sweet tooth.

Therefore, a female comrade from the Artists Association was the first to be attracted to the long table by those palace sweets and pastries, and sincerely praised them.

"Beautiful, so delicate, so hard to bear to eat."

In turn, men are definitely more interested in meat and fried food.

So a comrade cadre from a branch also walked over facing the cold dishes and fried food.

Finally, I was tempted by the smell of barbecue.

"This meat tastes so delicious. Is this barbecue season or barbecue season?"

The cadre who took the lead in the Temple of Heaven Park, accompanied by the director who had his hands behind his back, walked around the long table as if inspecting.

The two of them couldn't help but sigh together.

"It's amazing. There are fifty or sixty kinds of snacks. I'm afraid they brought all the snacks here, right?"

"That's right. If you add all these things together, it's not much worse than a serious banquet. It's indeed a bit extravagant."

After saying that, they turned around together and asked Ning Weimin half-jokingly.

"This little comrade, you are so clever, we have been fooled by you. Now you still say you are not eating and drinking..."

"Well, let's just say the snacks are cheap, but you put out too many snacks. This is the first time I've seen snacks arranged in such an array..."

But they didn't expect that even in this situation, Ning Weimin could manage not to blush.

Instead, he defended himself with a confident attitude.

"Oh, boss, please don't misunderstand me. Didn't I tell you before? If we can eat snacks like this today, it is actually taking advantage of our garden party."

"Think about it, the snacks in Beijing are scattered in the streets and alleys. Some are shops and some are stalls. If anyone wants to taste various snacks at the same time, it is simply an impossible dream."

"But how suitable we are today! We finally have such an opportunity, so as the organizers of this garden party, we have successfully completed this event. Can't we try to comfort ourselves? Logically speaking, I think we should share."

"What's more, most of the snacks were indeed bought before. The remaining hot ones are because I am afraid that you will hurt your stomach, so I have people buy some new ones. I can't invite you back and let everyone Are you sick after eating it?"

"As for the issue of waste, you two can rest assured, but it will never happen. Because today we are going to combine Chinese and Western styles, using the Western buffet style. There is no distinction between upper and lower seats, and everyone will use the public tableware according to their preference. Self-service snacks are placed on your own plates and bowls, and there are not enough for retrieving at any time.”

"This way, even if we can't eat it, no matter how much is left, it won't be wasted. I can also give my staff an extra meal when they get off work, or even let them divide it up and take it away. What's wrong with that? ? If the food on this table is shared among dozens of people, wouldn’t it be too much?"

Indeed, as Ning Weimin said, this snack banquet combining Chinese and Western styles was really good.

The greatest advantage of equality is that it can save a lot of cumbersome etiquette.

The people at this banquet no longer need to be divided into upper and lower seats and arranged in seats as usual, and there is no need for all kinds of etiquette on the table.

This made the complicated food culture in the officialdom suddenly become simple and clear.

On the contrary, everyone can eat this meal very relaxedly and concentrate on tasting various snacks.

At the same time, the dining style of doing it yourself and having enough food and clothing embodies freedom and spontaneity.

Especially highlighting the richness of materials and the high efficiency of dining.

So once it was tried, the heads of the various cooperative units applauded one after another, and everyone praised Ning Weimin for his brilliant idea.

Unconsciously, the tone of the two leaders just now completely changed.

One said, "I think this is quite cost-effective. It not only conforms to our Chinese people's habit of having dinner parties and being lively, but also seems civilized, rich, and saves time. On the contrary, it minimizes waste. I really never thought that today Being able to taste so many snacks in one meal is really enough for me to brag about when chatting with others..."

Another one also said, "Yes, this is called a buffet, right? Yes, it's really good. Different needs, even opposing needs, can be satisfied. This way of dining embodies harmony and richness. It seems extravagant, but That’s not the case.”

Ning Weimin immediately laughed.

"Thank you for the praise from the leader. In fact, I just applied it mechanically. I also feel that I have not treated you well. Frankly speaking, there are too many tourists here today, so things like shaomai, pot cakes, and tofu Brains, old tofu, cat ears, haggis soup, stewed and roasted...I haven't been able to get many popular snacks. If I really wanted to buy them all, I'm afraid there would be about 200 snacks."

"More than two hundred kinds?"

"so much?"

The two leaders were not surprised. This number was something they had never thought of and far exceeded their imagination.

Ning Weimin took advantage of the situation and said.

"If you two really feel that this format is good, you will be satisfied, you will have a good time and it is cost-effective. I have two suggestions. The first is that after we hold the garden party again next year, let the comrades from the service bureau stay for an extra half day. On the tenth day of the first lunar month Six, let’s just hold a snack banquet to entertain the leaders of our units and the grassroots comrades who provide us with support.”

"Secondly, considering that almost all Western developed countries have the habit of drinking afternoon tea, our cafe receives the most foreign guests on Saturdays and Sundays. I think the cafe can hold a special buffet of Beijing-style snacks on these two days. , put some sweets in the snacks. It not only promotes our local culture, but also generates income and earns more foreign exchange coupons. I think foreign guests will like it."

When these words were said, the two leaders were even more surprised.

The director couldn't help but look up and down, and praised Ning Weimin with emotion.

"People are just different. You, little comrade, are really talented. An ordinary snack can make you do something so impressive and thoughtful. It's not easy at all, let alone you can draw inferences from one example. Think about it. You came up with such a good idea. What a terrifying young man. I really envy your leadership. You have such a capable subordinate..."

Another person joked, "Your company has found a treasure by hiring you. You have made so much money for your company. It's a pity that your company's salary is too high. Otherwise, we would have to poach you from a foreign company to the Temple of Heaven." Ah, let me give you a full-time section chief..."

The tone of the two leaders was often exaggerated and joking, but their appreciation was indeed sincere.

So Ning Weimin thought that a more suitable time had arrived.

He simply exposed the true intention of today's warm reception.

"Two leaders, in fact, there is not much difference between me and your subordinates now, right? Our cooperation with each other cannot be more tacit. Besides, to be honest, haven't I always been under your rule? No. With your support, what achievements can I make in my work?”

"Yes, I am paid by a foreign company, but my heart still belongs to China. Not only am I responsible for our company, I am also responsible to you two. To put it bluntly, I consider myself to be under dual leadership. . We have both obligations and responsibilities to work hard to safeguard the common interests of both of us."

"So what I mean is, just like the spirit of this buffet, I want to continue to explore more possibilities for our cooperation. To be honest, in front of the city leaders and district leaders today, I meant what I said. .At least for now, I plan to pursue two things with our Parks and Services Bureau.”

"One is to run a book market and try to find ways to maintain the popularity of the garden party for a long time. This will definitely have a boosting effect on our park's ticket revenue. The other is that I want us to jointly open a restaurant and imitate Beihai's Fangshan for the palace. High-end catering. Earn more foreign exchange from foreigners. What do you think? Are you interested?"