National Tide 1980

Only half a month after it opened, Ning Weimin stopped shouting with shame.

Because even the business on the second floor of "Tan Palace" has gradually become regular and improved greatly.

After Daqing entered the working day, customers who spent public funds were the first to arrive as scheduled.

Among them are the foreign trade department and friendly units that are trying to gain favor by selling the district government's face.

There are also garment factories that are affiliated with the Ministry of Textiles and earn foreign exchange from foreign trade orders from Pierre Carton.

There are also large factories in the arts and crafts industry under the District Service Bureau that are qualified to receive foreign guests.

What these units have in common is that under the guise of entertaining foreign guests, they also have foreign exchange income and spend a lot of money.

Although they basically eat casual meals to save time, they never care about the price.

When ordering, I only order expensive ones, and when I order drinks, I only order Maotai and Wuliangye. Sometimes I even take away a few high-end cigarettes before I leave.

A table seat cost 1,800 yuan, without blinking an eye.

They mainly consume the high-end liquor, high-end cigarettes and the most expensive dishes in "Tan Palace".

With their support, it becomes easier for restaurants to get rid of operating cost deficits.

On average, two or three tables can be received on the second floor every day, and the turnover has reached about 4,000 yuan.

But precisely because of their wealth, these people also have an awkward thing about them - they have too many obsessions with delicacies.

Due to the limitations of taste, knowledge and culture, these people's pursuit of food is really the same as that of the rich and wealthy.

I want to eat all the rare ingredients that are said to be edible before I feel that my life is worth it.

However, Ning Weimin did not prepare bear paws, flying dragons, bird's nests, or shark's fins for the restaurant.

After all, his soul comes from thirty years later and he is environmentally conscious.

Selling these increasingly endangered game makes him feel that it is really sinful and harmful to the peace of the world.

So he even changed the menu originally listed by "Zhang Dashao".

The top-quality ingredients he provides to customers are limited to sea cucumbers, abalone, crab roe, prawns, fresh scallops, fish maw, snow clams, camel hump, deer sinews, venison, quail, turtle doves, pigeons, etc., which can be artificially cultured.

Or asparagus, monkey leg vegetables, hericium, morels, donkey's nest mushrooms, gallinobacteria, white fungus, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, truffles, bracken, kefir, these are very rare treasures in the grass.

So this somewhat affected the mood of the patrons.

These people who spend public funds think that the ingredients provided by "Tan Palace" are too ordinary.

Especially for mushrooms and the like, they simply cannot appreciate them.

To this end, some people even resorted to provocative tactics.

"No way? Judequan also sells bear paws. How can a restaurant as big as yours not have it?"

"Manager Ning, you can't do that, can you? You don't have this ability yet? Do you look down on us?"

"Money is not an issue, so stop making excuses. If you can't satisfy us with this small request, then your restaurant will really be outclassed by Fangshan Restaurant..."

To be honest, Ning Weimin was not without hesitation on whether to stick to his original intention.

The businessman's instinct told him that the hotel had just opened, so don't offend the guests if you can.

What's more, these people are just high-stakes people who don't care about the price.

Not to mention that in this era when the Wildlife Protection Law has not even been promulgated, it is not difficult at all to get a few bear paws, some Luzon yellow shark fins, and a few pounds of Indonesian bird's nests.

With "Zhang Dashao" as technical support, he has no doubt that he will win a lot of awards and make himself more famous.

But there was a hurdle in his heart that he couldn't overcome.

"No business, no harm!"

This sentence always comes to his mind at critical moments.

The thought of having to sacrifice many wild animals in order to please a few pot-bellied eaters and satisfy their appetites was unpleasant to him.

The key is that if he really opens this hole, he is afraid that he will have no bottom line from now on and will not be able to brake the brake!

It will go down like a downward slope and do more unscrupulous things!

For example, since he knew that the Wildlife Protection Law would be promulgated, should he stock up on tiger bone wine, ivory and rhino horns in advance?

And if he really does this, what will be the consequences? How many lives will be ruined?

Even if you can't benefit the world, you can't add karma to yourself, right?

So in the end, he decided not to make this unscrupulous money and ignore it.

But if you do this, you will offend someone.

Although I fully recognize the environment, service and cooking level of "Tan Palace".

However, among these big people who use public funds to eat and drink, there are still some people who think that Ning Weimin is not a friend enough, and they seem to not take them seriously.

As a result, these people soon stopped visiting, and they harbored resentment towards Ning Weimin. Behind his back, they began to plot his faults and spread the theory that "Tan Palace" did not have real delicacies.

Fortunately, Ning Weimin had already thought this through.

Not only was there no unhappiness or entanglement, but I also felt a sense of relaxation and relief.

who is he?

A cheating time traveler!

The biggest difference between this new life and the previous life.

It is that he has the capital of "a gentleman does something and does something not to do".

He no longer needs to regard money as his only pursuit in life.

In his mind, he has a golden helmet and golden armor, and colorful auspicious clouds!

Do you still care about this little thing?

If it doesn’t come, it won’t come. If love doesn’t come, it won’t come! Then you will be my grandson!

Perhaps it was because God had a good life and was quite satisfied with Ning Weimin's choice.

Soon God used a happy event to perfectly make up for all Ning Weimin's losses.

On the afternoon of September 15, 1983.

Fashion master Pierre Carton himself, his assistant Ms. Takada Mei, trademark agency manager Mr. Hubbs, "PC" brand clothing designer Ms. Blacka, and two former supermodel body coaches, Isabel and Winnie, and The foreign staff of Maxim Restaurant and more than ten assistant team members took an Air France flight to visit the capital again.

As for Pierre Carton's trip to China, the reason why it was so fanfare was mainly for three things.

First of all, there is the opening of Maxim Restaurant in Beijing.

You know, the reason why Pierre Carton spent a huge amount of money to completely acquire the Maxim restaurant that was on the verge of bankruptcy in 1981.

It is because of the high expectations for this brand that is famous throughout France and Europe.

In order to make "Maxim" a new symbol of European fashion and promote the brand culture of "Maxim" to the world, so that it can be favored by celebrities who pursue elegant individuality.

After the acquisition, Pierre Carton also launched a series of big moves.

For example, the launch of the Maxim men's clothing series and the launch of Maxim champagne.

This is what is commonly known as "cross-border" thirty years later.

In 1983, Pierre Catton even made the decision to open two branches in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the capital of the Republic.

Especially for the market in the Republic.

Pierre Carton attached great importance to it as never before. Not only did he invest a huge amount of money, but he also used Japanese workers and imported materials to replicate everything in the Paris head office.

Moreover, Song Huagui was also clearly required not to seek profit, but to maintain taste.

When selecting waiters for the restaurant, Pierre Cardin even told Song Huaigui, "Between intelligence and beauty, if they cannot coexist, you must choose beauty."

In his mind, he never thought about making a profit, he just wanted to maintain his taste.

Not only did he hire a French chef for the Maxim restaurant in Beijing, he also invited Count Amber de Lyon from Maxim in Paris to serve as the first manager.

It also specially arranged for Huaxia employees to go to the French headquarter to participate in training and study.

Strive to completely copy the elegant taste of the Paris, France headquarter to the land of China.

It can be seen from this how much this master values ​​the market potential of the Chinese region.

Needless to say, he must attend the opening ceremony in person and will never miss it.

Secondly, the master also came for the "Oriental Splendid Model Contest" jointly organized by Song Huagui and the Ministry of Textile and Light Industry.

This incident was a great surprise for Pierre Carton's career in the Republic.

The old French man never expected that Song Huagui would run the Huaxia branch so successfully.

It was unexpected that we were able to achieve such close and important cooperation with the government.

I am very lucky to be a referee and leader who can influence the entire garment industry in the Republic.

So when he learned that Song Huagui was worried about his lack of professional experience in organizing this kind of competition for the first time, Pierre Carton proactively agreed to provide technical assistance.

This time, he also brought some of the best professionals under his command to help Song Huagui solve some technical problems.

Finally, given the amazing progress of our business in China.

Pierre Carton also intends to repay goodwill to the Republic in the form of foreign trade orders.

This contemporary "King of OEM" decided to hold an international product exhibition of the "PC" brand at the Palace of Nationalities and Culture.

All products in the exhibition are made in China, and nearly 200 "PC" brand agents from all over the world will come to participate.

So because of this, not only did Pierre Carton have a lot of people on his trip, but the group of them received a very grand welcome and warm reception as soon as they got off the plane.

Waiting for them at the airport were not only senior officials from Huaxia District such as Song Huagui and Zou Guodong, but also representatives from the Foreign Affairs Department and the Ministry of Textile who came to pick them up.

As well as many Chinese and foreign media reporters who came after hearing the news.

After a brief welcoming ceremony, I received flowers and thanked the government representatives.

The entire foreign team headed by Pierre Carton got into the vehicle prepared by Song Huagui and drove to the Capital Hotel.

After checking in, it took almost an hour to repair.

This will be followed by a formal press conference and a reception dinner.

Therefore, Pierre Carton will not only formally meet with some government officials, but also accept interviews from reporters to briefly talk about the purpose and approximate timetable of this trip to Beijing.

As a result, while taking the car to the Capital Hotel, Pierre Carton had learned about Ning Weimin's recent movements from Song Huagui, and was very happy to own a share of a Chinese restaurant.

At this press conference, the old French man took the initiative to add an activity to his future schedule that was not originally planned.

He publicly announced his decision to go to this joint venture restaurant in which he has a stake to taste palace cuisine.

He also said that he would send an invitation to the French Embassy to entertain his compatriots with authentic palace dishes at the "Tan Palace".

So all of a sudden, Ning Weimin's "Tan Palace" quickly became famous because of the master's help in building momentum.

And this time, he has not only attracted the attention of domestic media.

Even foreign media such as Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and the Associated Press have focused their cameras on him.

It sounds like it’s really an advantage!

With such a big boss with his own traffic, it’s hard to even think about becoming famous!

Even Ning Weimin himself didn't realize that he had replaced the "Li Family Cuisine" that had historically relied on the praise of foreign media and embassies to become famous overseas.

Unintentionally, he took away people's luck.