Chapter 256 Family Gathering

Yue Ning has always been very popular in Taiwan. It wasn't long before De Xiang Hotel closed down because of Chen Jinying's departure. Chen Jinying was scolded in public by her two sisters, and the news that Dong Yinkui protected Chen Jinying was naturally reported.

Afterwards, Dong Yinkui demonstrated his skills as a national chef at Ning Yan, and Ning Yan launched "national chef" dishes, which attracted diners.

A Taiwanese TV station went to Ningyan specifically for this purpose and ordered the Braised Seafood with Braised Seafood prepared by Chen Jinying, and even asked Chen Jinying to introduce the dish. Chen Jinying explained the dish on camera, and the host naturally did not let go of the fact that she recognized her relatives: "This dish was taught to you by your half-brother."

"Yes! This is when my second brother went to Yunnan for an exchange. Inspired by the local mushrooms, he combined the characteristics of Shandong cuisine and tried to make this dish. He didn't come to teach me, but it was a philosophy he taught his apprentices, teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, and allowing apprentices to maximize the limits of their talents, rather than forcing them to do things against their will."

Chen Dexiang was watching the scene on TV. The fourth wife was scolding Shakya next to him: "I told you, going to ask her for help will only bring shame upon yourself. She called the boy from the Dong family so enthusiastically. You have provided her with food, clothing, and education for so many years, and taught her cooking skills, but you have not done anything for her. But she kept praising the boy from the Dong family for making a dish. You are really ungrateful!"

Chen Dexiang suffered a stroke and the back half of his body was unable to move. He knew he didn't have much time left. He asked his eldest daughter and second daughter to go to Hong Kong City because he really had no other choice.

The fourth wife fed him custard apple with a spoon, and Chen Dexiang glared at her: "If no one takes over this stall at home, my son is not even 30 years old yet, what should I do next? I have accumulated a lot of family property over the years, but my son's cooking skills are not good. I am already in this state and have no time to teach my grandson. How many years can this family property support me?"

The TV was broadcasting the news that Singaporean tycoon Ye Yingzhang had arrived in Hong Kong. Accompanied by Yue Ning, Ye Yingzhang visited Ning Yan in Repulse Bay and Ning Yan in Central which was under renovation.

From the very beginning, the Repulse Bay Ningyan was acquired by the Hong An Group and then handed over to Bao Hua Lou for operation. Later, Ning Yan became very popular, and Hong An sold the Repulse Bay Ning Yan to Bao Hua Lou at a very low price.

Originally, it was thought that this was Ye Yingzhang's support for Yue Ning, a junior, but unexpectedly, Baohualou and Hong'an signed a long-term strategic cooperation agreement at the Hong'an Hotel in Gangcheng that day. Hong'an Group announced that it would acquire a stake in Baohualou Management Company to help Baohualou enter the Japanese, Southeast Asian and mainland markets.

Yue Ning summarized the achievements made in the past year, especially the achievements of Ning Xiaochu in Japan, and also announced the expansion plans for the three lines of Ning Xiaochu, Baohualou and Ning Yan in the next five years.

In this ambitious plan, what Chen Dexiang heard most clearly was Ning Yan's arrangements.

Yue Ning said to the camera: "Ning Xiaochu and Baohualou will take the path of standardization in the future. In addition to differentiation for regional markets, we will try our best to ensure that guests can eat food that meets the standard quality of Baohualou anywhere. Ningyan is different. From the beginning, this brand represents personalization, customization, and chef style. So even in Hong Kong, the Central store and the Repulse Bay store will be two stores with very different styles in the future. Ningyan adopts a partner system. For example, in the Ningyan Lu Mansion in Central, Chef Lu owns 20% of the shares. In the future, A restaurant based on southern Cantonese cuisine and northern Cantonese cuisine. I plan to renovate Ningyan in Repulse Bay after Ningyan Lufu is running smoothly, and hand it over to Chef Chen Jinying. This Ningyan will also have her personal style, and the name of the restaurant is tentatively set as 'Ningyan Jinyun'. Becoming a partner of Ningyan and having your own sub-brand will be the highest level of promotion for a chef in Baohualou. Within five years, we will open three more restaurants in the mainland, one Ningyan and three Baohualou in Japan, and in conjunction with Hongan's investment in Taiwan, we also plan to open two more restaurants..."

Chen Dexiang waved his hand. How could he eat more? Yue Ning offered a share of the booming Ning Yan. How could his daughter, who had no feelings for this family, be willing to come back? If Ning Yan came to Taiwan, he would definitely hand over the management to his daughter who was familiar with the Taiwanese market. Once Ning Yan came, their restaurant would not be able to continue.

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At the same time, Yue Ning was standing at the former shipping yard of the Yu and Qiao families near Tsim Sha Tsui Pier.

As the cargo ship loading and unloading business moved to Kwai Chung Wharf, this once busy yard now appears empty and desolate. This storage plot is vast, and the land of the Cai family, the Qiao family and the Yu family is connected. In recent years, Qiao Qiming has been interested in developing this land, but his uncle Yu Jiahong has always advocated waiting. Since the three families basically follow Yu Jiahong's opinion in decision-making, the development plan has been shelved until now.

Yue Ning was able to participate in the decision-making discussion of the plot this time because her proposal to transform Hong'an Department Store into a brand discount center was a great success. The day before, the family elders visited Hong'an Brand Discount Mall together. When the first phase of the project was launched, it was difficult to attract investment in catering services. Now the limited catering shops in the second phase have already ranked first in Causeway Bay. The strong spending power of Japanese guests has not only brought a large number of customers to the brand discount mall, but also increased the occupancy rate of Hong'an Hotel by 13% year-on-year, and it is even more difficult to find a room during holidays.

Seeing the successful transformation of Hong'an Department Store, other family members also wanted to get involved in this field. However, Ye Yingyi expressed concerns that excessive competition would quickly ruin the market.

Yue Ning expressed his own views: "In view of the future development potential of the port city and the consumption capacity of the surrounding areas, the current scale of Hongan Premium Outlet Center is far from enough and has not yet formed an industrial cluster effect. We should build a large shopping center integrating shopping, leisure, catering and entertainment, develop premium discounts into a large-scale industry, and attract consumers from surrounding areas. In this way, we will not only not be afraid of competition, but also welcome more people to participate and jointly expand the market."

Her words reminded Yu Jiahong of this unused storage land. After an on-site inspection, Ye Yingzhang said to Ye Yingyi: "The planning should reserve sufficient space for future development, and we should estimate it at twice the current scale of Hong'an Phase I and Phase II."

"Uncle, why don't we be bolder? We can consider four times or six times." Yue Ning suggested.

Qiao Jiahe smiled and shook his head: "Little girl, your idea is too radical."

"The construction period is estimated to be five or six years. Even if it opens in 1986 or 1987, a twice-sized business will probably be saturated as soon as it opens. Four times is already a conservative estimate. I predict that the Japanese economy will continue to prosper by then, and the overall consumption capacity of Hong Kong and Taiwan will at least reach Japan's current level. Isn't such market demand worthy of our bold planning?" Yue Ning argued.

Yu Jiahong pondered for a moment and nodded: "Indeed, the planning must be done in one step. If it is expanded after completion, it will be difficult to form an organic whole, just like the current Hong'an Phase I and Phase II."

"Then let's build it six times the size first." Ye Yingzhang made the decision.

Yu Jiahong walked to the edge of the yard and looked at Victoria Harbor in the twilight. The memory of fighting all night to transport materials for the war of resistance came to his mind. Qiao Qiming gently patted his shoulder: "Remember the past?"

"How can I not think about it?" Yu Jiahong sighed.

"Fortunately, it's all over." Qiao Qiming touched the little hair he had left. All the bloody storms were over, and he saw that everything was getting better and better.

While the elders were immersed in their memories, the eldest cousin Yu Siqi hooked her arm around Qiao Junshen's neck and said, "Junshen, you are so mean! You and Zhiyuan bought a lot of properties in Japan without even telling your sister!"

Seeing this, Cai Zhiyuan hurriedly hid behind Yue Ning. Ye Yunxian, the cousin of the Ye family, crossed her arms and said coldly, "He didn't tell me either."

"Why didn't you tell your sister?" Yu Siqi increased the strength of her hands, and Qiao Junshen screamed in pain: "Sister, let go! This matter is mainly handled by Zhiyuan, and I usually don't ask about it."

Cai Zhiyuan, who was hiding behind Yue Ning, poked his head out and said, "Cousin, you were on vacation in Japan at the time, and Ning Ning called me over to discuss investment. This was Ning Ning's idea. She led us to make money, but we couldn't just drag a bunch of people to do it together, right? That would easily lead to trouble."

"Yes, it was Ningning's idea. It's not easy for us to win over a bunch of people." Qiao Junshen quickly agreed.

Seeing that Yu Siqi was about to let go, Ye Yunxian smiled and said, "Ningning has been saying today that we can all make money together. For this shopping center project, she also suggested that we build an industrial cluster together. If you had told us, would she have agreed?"

"Cousin!" Qiao Junshen was in so much pain that sweat broke out on his head.

Qiao Junxian spoke up for his brother: "Cousin, Sister Huiyi will be back soon. If she sees that you hurt my brother, she will be angry."

Yu Siqi then let go of his hand, and Qiao Junshen rubbed his arm.

Cai Zhiyuan walked out from behind Yue Ning and joked, "Cousin, why don't you compete with Ning Ning in strength? She is really powerful! She dares to enter the Kowloon Walled City alone."

Yu Siqi looked at Yue Ning. Yue Ning had heard from Qiao Junxian that her aunt and uncle used to transport supplies on the Burma Road. This cousin was born in Yunnan. Her aunt and uncle were both good at shooting. Her cousin had an aunt who was a female general in the Anti-Japanese War and was skilled in martial arts. Her cousin learned martial arts from her aunt since she was a child and was very skilled. What if her sister really wanted to test her skills? I'm afraid that her mediocre skills would not be enough in front of her cousin.

Yu Siqi's eyes moved to Cai Zhiyuan and asked, "You want to be beaten too, right?"

Ye Yunxian's cousin said coldly: "You got beaten, but there's no one who cares about you."

Everyone else laughed, except Cai Zhiyuan, who had a gloomy face.

The elders watched them play and Qiao Qiming said, "Let's go home and have dinner. You are so old, but you are still like children."