Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

  Chapter 617 'Carrefour Plaza' in the capital

  After visiting the Forbidden City, the morning schedule was over, Yang Chen and the others returned to the State Guest House, ready to have lunch.

  The State Guest House was later known as the "No. 1 Pavilion in the World". Naturally, it was not just a casual talk. In addition to its profound official background and an environment that could not be imitated at all, the other one was the strength of the chefs.

   Unlike other hotels or restaurants with a single cuisine, in the State Guest House, no matter what cuisine you want to eat, it will be available here, ensuring that you can taste the most authentic food from all over the country.

  The world is far from south to north, as long as you say it, the chef in the state hotel can make it for you, not only the cuisine, but also the local snacks, which can also be tasted here.

   These days, anyone who can mention the word 'country' is unmatched by others.

  Since his worth has doubled, he has money, and he is not short of money, Yang Chen has completely let go of enjoying his material life.

   Food, clothing, housing, and transportation, the latter three are already difficult for Yang Chen to gain satisfaction.

   With his current net worth, even if he wears a beggar's clothes, lives in a thatched hut, and drives three rounds, nothing will change.

  Yang Chen never cared much about other people's opinions (part of it), so, for the latter three, how he felt comfortable.

  Only in terms of food and appetite, he gradually became more and more critical.

  ‘If a woman wants to tie a man’s heart, she must tie the man’s stomach first. ’

  Chinese people have always been very particular about food.

   Three meals a day, no one can do without it, whether the food is good or not directly affects a person's appetite and mood.

  Because of practicing boxing, his body consumes a lot. Earlier, he tried some high-supplement medicinal wine, and even gnawed ginseng as a radish, so as to reduce the amount of each meal.

   But the taste of medicinal wine is unbearable to look directly at. Yang Chen is not particularly fond of drinking, especially medicinal wine, it is life-threatening.

   As for the radish-flavored ginseng, it still feels fresh once or twice, but after trying it a few times, Yang Chen can't get the slightest bit of interest.

   After tossing for a few times, Yang Chen decisively gave up this stupid method of sacrificing his appetite to satisfy his body consumption.

  What is the problem of eating too much shame, Yang Chen is completely immune to it, no matter what outsiders like to say, anyway, the mouth is on others, he can't control it if he wants to.

  摁, as long as you don't show face and don't give face.

After Yang Chen ordered the dishes he liked, he handed the menu to Han Wenguang and Wu Jiangtao on the opposite side, and said, "Old Han, Lao Wu, you two, take a look at what you want to eat, and order whatever you want, the dishes here are delicious. ."

   Yang Chen's words made the two of them smile together, and there was no nonsense. It was rare to come to the State Guest House once, and if I didn't have a good meal, I felt so sorry for myself.

   On the other hand, Song Xue, who was still serving the dishes that Yang Chen ordered just now, twitched in her heart.

   seemed to sense Song Xue's mood swings, Yang Chen turned to look at her, and smiled: "Sister Song, I'll pay for this meal myself, so I won't spend the public money, you don't need to report it to the top."

  Han Wenguang and Wu Jiangtao are Yang Chen's employees, not part of the business delegation to the north.

  According to normal circumstances, it is naturally not counted in the public account.

   Of course, if Yang Chen doesn’t give the money, the State Guest House will not ask him for it.

  Yang Chen and his delegation from the business community, this time going north was invited by the above. In official words, it was a business trip, and any expenses that should be spent would be counted as a public account.

   He didn't invite dozens or hundreds of people to come over to eat and drink for free. Now two people come over to make a meal. In this case, would you be embarrassed to ask someone to collect the money?

  Compared to this little meal, Yang Chen went all the way north to invest and donate, which is not comparable to a few meals.

   Of course, the reason why Song Xue felt distressed was mainly because Yang Chen was so good at eating.

   Of course, if it’s just edible, it’s nothing, no matter how much white rice is, it’s not worth a few dollars.

   It's mainly Yang Chen's mouth, other rich people from Xiangjiang, those people keep saving, many people are not very picky about eating, and everyone won't go to order those too expensive dishes.

   Even if you order, you won’t order too much at once.

But Yang Chen is different from those people. He just likes to pick those expensive and difficult dishes. The fresher the dishes, the more curious he is, and the more he wants to taste them, especially the names of dishes that he has never heard of. How expensive the food is, raise your finger, just a little bit...

   At the dinner last night and in the morning, Yang Chen's name had spread throughout the State Guest House, and there was a rich man who could eat among the business delegation to the north, which made the waiters and chefs of the State Guest House very curious.

   "Xiaohan, let me see what that person ordered."

   "Manager, this is what Mr. Yang ordered."

   When the manager saw the name of the dish, his face suddenly cramped. After a long while, he said leisurely, "I'm afraid that my salary for two or three years will not be enough for this meal."

The waitress explained to Yang Chen in a low voice: "Manager, Mr. Yang said that this meal will not be reported to the public, he will settle it himself later."

   The leader was embarrassed when he heard the words, returned the menu to the waitress, and said, "I see, then you can send the menu to the back kitchen quickly, don't delay Mr. Yang and the others eating."

The    State Guest House receives people from outside, and the price is not ordinary, and it is calculated in US dollars. For ordinary suites and deluxe suites, it is hundreds of thousands per night.

  Similarly, the food inside the State Guest House is not comparable to the outside. Although there is no choice in the taste, the price of the food is also unaffordable for ordinary people.

  If you want to experience the services that foreign leaders can only enjoy, ordinary people have to be willing to bleed, and don’t even think about bleeding.

  After ordering, Wu Jiangtao said, "Boss, we are in the capital's 'Carrefour Plaza'. The construction was completed last month, and the decoration and inspection have been completed. Now, we will wait for the time, boss, to cut the ribbon and officially open."

  As one of the nine veterans of Carrefour, Wu Jiangtao did not choose to go to Wanwan or Southeast Asia when Carrefour expanded externally, but chose the inland with a wider market and a more distant prospect.

  The expansion of inland Carrefour has always been in charge of Wu Jiangtao and Han Wenguang. Wu Jiangtao is in charge of Carrefour store expansion, and Han Wenguang is in charge of commodity supply channels.

   Carrefour’s hot opening in the special zone has attracted the attention of many inland cities, especially in coastal areas, Carrefour Plaza, in addition to the special zone, in Shanghi and Tianjue, two places have already opened one after another.

   As for the capital, due to various factors and the reason why Yang Chen went north, it has been delayed until now.

   This is the Chinese New Year, and if Carrefour does not open again, it will have to wait until the end of the New Year to reopen.

   This is also the reason why Wu Jiangtao and Han Wenguang came to Yang Chen in such a hurry. The capital is no better than other places. If Yang Chen personally cut the ribbon for the opening, maybe even some leaders would be there to cheer.

   In this way, Carrefour can take root in the capital city logically, and at the same time avoid some unnecessary troubles.

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   (end of this chapter)