Chapter 183 The Second Step of the Plan
As soon as Lin Siqiao saw Director Hu's expression, he knew what was going on.
"Don't worry, Director!"
Director Hu thought to himself, I am worried, but the foreign guests have been waiting outside with their necks stretched out for a long time, and there is nothing he can do.
In the end, I could only wave my hands helplessly.
"You...you go ahead."
After thinking about it, Director Hu decided to come out with Lin Siqiao. He was quite experienced in making apologies.
No matter what, Xiaolin has good intentions, and he can't let her be bullied under his nose.
Lin Siqiao brought the juicy and red sweet and sour pork tenderloin to the table, and the two foreign guests couldn't help but sniff.
“What kind of dish is this?”
"Hello, this is the freshly made sweet and sour pork, you guys try it."
When the foreign guests heard that it was sweet and sour pork, they immediately lost interest because they had just ordered this dish.
Wait, why do these two dishes look so different?
The tall man had only eaten a few bites just now and was still hungry. When he smelled the aroma, he inexplicably felt that it suited his appetite.
The spoon in his hand unconsciously reached into the plate.
As the man put the piece of meat into his mouth, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Lin Siqiao was also a little nervous. After all, she still couldn't understand why foreigners liked such a weird taste.
But before she could ask.
The tall man reached his spoon into the plate again, and this spoonful was obviously much larger than before.
Along with the chewing sound came the man's words.
"Can you give me a bowl of rice?"
When the man's companion heard this, he couldn't help but scoop up a spoonful with a spoon. Within a few seconds, he also started shouting.
"Give me a bowl of rice, too, please. Thank you."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Lin Siqiao smiled and turned to go to the kitchen. Another dish she made was cumin beef.
Unlike the well-done cooking done by the master chef, Lin Siqiao’s was about medium-well done.
The chef wanted to remind the guests that the beef still had blood in it. What if the foreign guests got stomach upset after eating it?
But the scene just now gave him too much of a shock.
Even the master chef fell into deep self-doubt. He had never imagined that the tastes of these foreigners could be so outrageous.
It's not just the chef who is in doubt.
As the second dish was served, Director Hu was stunned as he watched the two people in front of him eating like starving ghosts.
"Xiao Lin, the beef is not cooked yet. Is it okay for them to eat it like this?"
Lin Siqiao smiled. Seventy percent maturity was just normal for them.
They actually prefer about 50% doneness.
"Don't worry, Director Hu. People are shaped by the environment they live in. Foreigners' living habits are different from ours."
"They like to eat cold food, and they only like to drink ice water."
"So you don't have to worry, their stomachs are strong."
"Too."
The facts are before our eyes, and Director Hu has no choice but to feel reassured.
As soon as the foreign guests left, Director Hu suppressed his excitement and quickly continued the topic that he had not yet finished.
However, the two had some disagreements on whether to open a restaurant.
In Director Hu's opinion, the restaurant downstairs was ready-made, so there seemed no need to go out and make trouble.
But Lin Siqiao doesn't think so.
These days, she followed Fang and his group to many places in Beijing, and the place they visited most often was the embassy in Beijing.
At present, there are only two embassy districts in the entire Beijing city.
The first embassy district in the embassy planning map is located near Jianguomen, which mainly houses embassies of countries in the socialist camp, which were the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with China.
It is only two stops away from Friendship Store.
Relatively speaking, it is much more convenient for foreign guests staying here to come to Friendship Store.
But the problem is.
The economic levels of these countries are similar to those of China, and many of them are even worse than China.
In other words, the lives of these foreign guests are not much better than those of the Chinese people.
What Lin Siqiao wanted to take advantage of was not here, but the Second Embassy District.
The Embassy District in the 1980s is located near North Sanlitun. Yes, it is the bar street that became particularly famous in later generations.
There are not only embassies of developed Western countries, but also many offices in China and family quarters.
"Director, the Second Embassy District is more than ten miles away from our Friendship Store."
"Just imagine that foreign guests have to travel so far just to have a meal in the middle of winter. Who would be willing to do that?"
“But if we open a restaurant near the embassy district, it will be different.”
"They only have to walk a few hundred metres to get a hot meal."
"You think which one is more attractive to them."
Lin Siqiao paused and continued.
“In fact, the role of a restaurant is more than just a restaurant.”
"I think it can be used as an office of our Friendship Store."
In Lin Siqiao's opinion, not all foreign guests have time to go shopping.
If the restaurant can provide some reservation services, they can buy what they want without leaving home.
This brings more than just a little convenience to their lives!
Director Hu was completely brainwashed when he heard this. He had never thought that doing business could be like this.
But think about it, what Comrade Kobayashi said makes sense.
What's the point of just guarding the Friendship Store? If foreign guests don't come, they will be helpless.
But Xiaolin provided a completely different idea.
If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to the mountain!
At the end of the day, Director Hu was completely convinced.
No wonder Lao Zhong was sighing on the phone.
Give it to him, such a good employee, he would not be willing to let go for even a single day!
Director Hu thought about it for a moment and decided that it would not be difficult to open a restaurant in the embassy district.
This matter is led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce, so it shouldn't be a problem for the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission to approve a house.
"Xiaolin, I understand."
"I will start working on this in the next few days."
Lin Siqiao thought for a moment and said, "Director, can this be done as soon as possible? If possible, it would be best if we can open the business at the beginning of next month."
"Early next month?"
Director Hu glanced at the calendar on the desk. If it was the beginning of next month, he would have less than a week left.
"Xiao Lin, is it necessary to be so anxious?"
Lin Siqiao didn't answer but just smiled and asked Director Hu a question.
"Director, do you want to make a big buck?"
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