Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Sitting in the passenger seat of the Big Blue Bird, Li Weimin began to fiddle with the electric lift window again.

After a while, Li Weimin simply lowered the glass window and stuck most of his head outside.

"It's winter, what are you doing with the window open? It's not too cold!" Li Weidong said,

"I left the window open on purpose so that people outside could see that I was sitting in a big car," Li Weimin said.

"This stupid brother!" Li Weidong sighed helplessly and said, "The glass is transparent. Even if you close the window, people can see you."

"That's right!" Li Weimin retracted his head, rubbed his nose that was already red from the cold, and then continued: "Brother, the Western restaurant in Qinghe Hotel just opened on New Year's Day, and business is booming. I heard

Many people went to eat.”

"It's just a fresh idea. After a year and a half, when the people's freshness wears off, this Western restaurant will no longer be able to open." Li Weidong said casually.

In Li Weidong's impression, when this western restaurant first opened, it was indeed popular for a while, but it quickly stopped opening.

After all, the price of Western food is too high and the taste is not as good as traditional Chinese food. After the novelty wears off and wealthy people have experienced it, no one will come to eat it.

Li Weidong then asked: "Weimin, you have been working in the department store for almost half a year. How do you feel? Can you adapt to it?"

"The department store is pretty good. On weekdays, I just run errands and deliver goods to the counter. I'm not tired." Li Weimin replied.

"After the Chinese New Year, I plan to set up another factory. Do you want to come and help me?" Li Weidong asked.

"I'm not going! It's so tiring in the factory! How can there be leisure in a department store." Li Weimin shook his head.

The two brothers chatted and the car drove into the courtyard of Qinghe Hotel.

Li Weidong glanced in the direction of the restaurant and found a man and a woman standing at the door. Li Weidong knew the man among them.

"Hey, I can still meet some familiar people here!"

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In 1987, the average annual salary of state-owned enterprise employees was 1,546 yuan. The salary level of transportation companies was much higher than that of ordinary state-owned enterprises. For a middle-level leader like Wang Haibin, a month's salary plus bonuses amounted to 200 to 300 yuan.

Money, which is roughly equivalent to the current monthly salary of 30,000 yuan.

Moreover, Wang Haibin is also the director of the Purchasing Department, and his position is very lucrative. A little kickback can be several times more than his salary.

Wang Haibin's family has become well-off ahead of schedule. They bought all kinds of household appliances such as televisions and refrigerators. They also spent more than 3,000 yuan on a Jialing 70 motorcycle.

The Jialing 70 motorcycle was launched in 1985. It is a joint production between Jialing and Honda. It adopts the model of importing the complete vehicle and assembling it domestically, so the parts and components are all produced by Honda and the quality is very good.

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Moreover, this car was very powerful, capable of going uphill, and was very fuel-efficient. It consumed less than 1 liter per 100 kilometers. Once it was launched, it became a national car.

The price of the Jialing 70 motorcycle was more than 3,000 yuan, which was still quite expensive at the time. Only self-employed people, that is, leaders of state-owned enterprises, could afford this car.

In the late 1980s, riding a Jialing 70 motorcycle was equivalent to driving a BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class or Audi A6L now.

Just imagine, if you drive a BMW 5 Series on a blind date with a girl, the probability of success will definitely increase exponentially!

So Wang Lei borrowed a motorcycle from Wang Haibin and rode it to go on a date with the girl.

It has to be said that in order to pick up girls, Wang Lei spent a lot of money and was willing to treat others to Western food. Western food was quite expensive at that time. If two people went to a Western restaurant to eat, they would not be able to pay for less than ten yuan.

Wang Lei rode his motorcycle and arrived at the entrance of the Qinghe Hotel restaurant. He did not get off the car, but turned off the engine and sat on the motorcycle to look around.

I finally came here on a motorcycle, so of course I had to show off in front of this girl. How could I show off if I got off the motorcycle?

After a while, the girl finally came.

"Xiao Li, I'm here!" Wang Lei waved his hand and also honked the horn of his motorcycle, as if to tell the girl that I came on a motorcycle.

When the girl saw Wang Lei's motorcycle, her eyes lit up. Obviously, the motorcycle gave Wang Lei extra points.

The girl stepped forward and asked, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No matter how long I wait for you, it's worth it!" Wang Lei is still very good at using sweet words.

"It's quite cold outside, shall we go in?" the girl said.

"Okay, wait for me, I'll park the car." Wang Lei said.

At this moment, the car horn sounded, and a large milky-white Bluebird drove into the courtyard of Qinghe Hotel.

The brand-new Big Blue Bird, with its square front face and elongated body, is full of business style and looks much better than the second-generation Passat equipped by city leaders.

"What a big imported car! It's so stylish!" the girl couldn't help but sigh.

She didn't know what kind of car it was, but she could tell from its appearance that it was definitely an imported luxury car.

"Big Blue Bird, which company is so grand and can match this car!" Wang Lei was slightly stunned. He recognized this car.

The car pulled over and two people got out of the car. Wang Lei took a closer look and saw that the people getting out of the car were still acquaintances.

"Li Weidong!" Wang Lei couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Oh, it's Wang Lei, are you here to eat too?" Li Weidong stepped forward to greet Wang Lei with a smile.

"Li Weidong, where did you get the car?" Wang Lei asked with a surprised look on his face.

"I just bought it. I just picked it up from Dongdao Customs. I haven't had time to register it yet!" Li Weidong shook the car key in his hand, and then said: "I won't disturb you, I'll go in first."

After Li Weidong finished speaking, he walked into the restaurant with his younger brother Li Weimin.

"What are you showing off!" Wang Lei muttered sourly, and then said to the girl next to him: "Xiaoli, let's go in!"

However, at this moment, Miss Xiaoli was looking at Li Weidong's back, with little stars in her eyes.

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The foodie brother Li Weimin held up the menu: "Brother, I want to eat cream ice cream."

"It's winter, and you still eat ice cream? You're not afraid of diarrhea." Li Weidong complained, and then said to the waiter: "Two servings of cream ice cream."

"You're talking about me, why don't you order one for yourself?" Li Weimin muttered in a low voice, then pointed at the menu and said, "Brother, I want to eat this."

"Brother, I want to drink beetroot soup."

"Brother, I want to eat this shredded butter chicken."

"Brother, I want to eat cream cake!"

The Western food in the 1980s was not like the steak, pasta, foie gras and lobster we eat now. At that time, the Western restaurants in state-owned hotels served Western food that was more Chinese-style, and the dishes were also more Russian-style.

For example, butter chicken shreds, butter pork chops, milk tenderloin, red cabbage soup, etc. were all common dishes in Western restaurants at that time. Perhaps for chefs, the methods of Western food and Chinese food are similar. For the same dish, just add butter.

Western food; if you add soy sauce, it’s Chinese food. If you add Pixian bean paste, it’s Sichuan food.

People in the 1980s ate Western food differently than they do now. When people went to Western restaurants to eat, they mainly tasted various Western-style desserts, such as cream ice cream, Western-style cream cakes, various cookies, etc. It seems

It's more like having afternoon tea. Steaks and the like are not as popular as desserts.

The reason for this is because these Western-style desserts cannot be bought outside.

These Western-style pastries are not authentic, and the taste is not as good as the peach cakes, twists, and mung bean cakes sold by the grain and oil station supply and marketing cooperatives, but people are always trying to be fresh. Just like many Internet celebrity shops now, the taste is very average, but

It can still attract many people to check in and take photos.

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Wang Lei stared at the prices on the menu and felt his heart bleed.

"Why is this Western food so expensive? A cream ice cream costs eighty cents! I usually eat a milk popsicle, which is five cents! It seems that I am going to bleed heavily today, but luckily I asked my dad for fifty cents."

Wang Lei thought to himself.

"Xiao Li, the cream ice cream here is very delicious, shall we have one?" Wang Lei asked pretending to be generous.

"Yes." The girl nodded, and then asked: "Is the person who drove here just now your friend?"

"You mean Li Weidong? We live in the same compound and we all know each other." Wang Lei continued.

"His name is Li Weidong!" The girl nodded.

Wang Lei didn't want to talk about Li Weidong at all. He pointed to the cream cake on the menu and then said: "Xiao Li, the cream cake here is very delicious. Do we want one?"

"Yes." The girl nodded again, and then asked: "Is this Li Weidong a prostitute? Can he afford an imported large car?"

"What the fuck? He is the accountant of the company, and he is not as senior as my father! This guy just got lucky and contracted the company's clothing factory, so he made some money."

Wang Lei pointed to the menu again, and then said, "Xiaoli, take a look, see if there is anything else you want to eat."

"I can eat anything." The girl responded absentmindedly, and then asked: "I heard that many companies can make a lot of money by contracting out contracts. This Li Weidong should have made a lot, right? He must be a

Ten thousand yuan household?"

"What does it mean to live in a household worth ten thousand yuan? My family is also a household worth ten thousand yuan!" Wang Lei quickly showed off, fearing that Li Weidong would steal the limelight.

"You ride a motorcycle, and you are from a household worth ten thousand yuan, so Li Weidong, who drives an imported car, must be worthy of several households worth ten thousand yuan, right?" the girl asked.

The girl obviously didn't know that this big blue bird could buy nearly a hundred Jialing 70 motorcycles, but her logic was very clear.

"How old is this Li Weidong? Does he have a partner? How many people are there in the family? How many brothers and sisters are there? Is the one next to him his brother?" The girl asked a series of questions.

"Uh..." Wang Lei was speechless. He felt that a grassland was about to grow above his head.

At this moment, the waiter from the restaurant came over and brought a small plate of dishes to Wang Lei in a hurry: "Comrade, we have a grand opening treat, and this is a broccoli salad for you."

"Broccoli?" Wang Lei looked at the broccoli on the plate, it was so green!