Chapter 217 Restaurant Opening
Just as everyone stretched their necks to see what was going on inside, the door of the restaurant opened.
Lin Siqiao, dressed in red, stood outside the door with all the restaurant employees.
Today is the grand opening day. Everyone put on new clothes tacitly, and everyone looked different.
"Ma'am, is the Christmas tree you mentioned last time available for reservation?"
The person who spoke was the man from the French Consulate. Hearing this, Lin Siqiao nodded.
"Yes, sir. Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Seeing that more and more people were gathering outside, Assistant Wu directly brought out a loudspeaker for Lin Siqiao.
Lin Siqiao said after clearing his throat a few times.
"Good morning, distinguished guests. I am honored that our restaurant has received unprecedented attention since its opening."
"Here, on behalf of the Friendship Store, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone."
"To express our gratitude, all customers who shop in our store today will enjoy an opening discount of 20%!"
"In addition, we will give you a small gift for every 50 yuan spent!"
"The quantity is limited, first come first served."
"In addition, there are various activities in the restaurant. You can see the details here."
As soon as Lin Siqiao finished speaking, the two men posted the giant poster they had prepared in the most conspicuous place outside the restaurant.
On the poster, three Christmas trees of different sizes are lined up one after another.
The height and price of the Christmas tree are marked in texts from different countries, and there is also a special reminder - what you see is what you get!
After the foreign guests looked at each other, they started talking on the spot.
Everyone had the same idea: the Christmas tree on the poster was indeed beautiful, but the price was too expensive!
The large Christmas tree costs 49 yuan, the medium one costs 39 yuan, and even the smallest one costs 29 yuan.
It’s not that they can’t afford it, but they think the price is outrageous compared to the prices in China!
As a result, a representative immediately raised an objection.
Although Director Hu didn't quite understand what these people were saying, he could understand from the looks of the foreign guests.
As for the price of the Christmas tree, the foreign guests were shocked.
Even he was so surprised when he saw the price on the poster.
He personally purchased this batch of fir trees, and no one knows the cost of this stuff better than Director Hu.
Take the largest Christmas tree for example, it was bought for 5 dollars each.
If you include other small accessories and colored lights, the total cost will not exceed 8 yuan.
Director Hu originally thought that a dozen yuan would be the best he could get, but Lin Siqiao increased the price several times.
He wanted to persuade her at that time.
However, seeing Xiao Lin's confident look, Director Hu gritted his teeth and swallowed his words.
Now, seeing how emotional the foreign guests were, Director Hu also broke into a cold sweat for Lin Siqiao.
Lin Siqiao was not in a hurry. Customers thought the prices were too high, which was the most common problem encountered when doing business.
If you keep telling them that this is really not expensive and the price is very cheap, the customers won't listen to a word you say.
Therefore, Lin Siqiao did not rush to refute, but waited until they had almost finished speaking before she nodded seriously.
"Yes sir, our Christmas tree is indeed not cheap if we only consider the price."
“However, we are not raising prices arbitrarily.”
"Isn't this it?"
The foreign guests simply don't have beards, otherwise they would have been fuming.
Lin Siqiao didn't get angry after hearing this, he just smiled.
"Dear guests, I think you should be aware that not all trees are suitable for making Christmas trees."
"Take the fir tree we chose this time, for example, it grows extremely slowly."
"It takes at least ten years to grow into a standard Christmas tree."
"Also, I want to ask you all, you have been in Beijing for so long, have any of you seen fir trees in the market?"
Upon hearing this, the foreign guests fell silent.
If they had seen it, they would have bought it themselves long ago. Would they have to wait here in the cold weather?
Lin Siqiao deliberately exhaled a breath of hot air and stamped his feet before speaking.
"In order to ensure that everyone in China has a good New Year, all the employees of our Friendship Store have been working overtime these days."
"These fir trees were specially approved by our director after he went to countless departments and was rejected countless times."
"Even the ornaments on the Christmas tree are specially made."
"Most of them are handmade, and the number of hours spent on them cannot be explained in just a few words."
"I won't say much else. Please follow me in and take a look at the real thing."
Lin Siqiao stretched out his hand and made a please-come ...
"Welcome!"
"Dear guests, please come in."
This warm and thoughtful service calmed down the foreign guests' anger.
No one said anything else, and they all came in in groups of three or four.
"Please take a seat, everyone."
"It's freezing cold, and everyone must be freezing after standing outside for a long time."
"This is the ginger and candied jujube tea that our restaurant specially brews for everyone."
"Everyone can try it and feel free to give any suggestions."
Lin Siqiao asked the waiter to pour a glass for each of them. They had been standing outside for so long that their hands and feet were already stiff and numb from the cold.
Now, after drinking a cup of warm ginger tea, my body feels much warmer.
At this time, the waiter lowered all the floor-length curtains in the restaurant, and the room suddenly became several degrees darker.
Just as everyone was looking around curiously, Lin Siqiao lifted the red curtain covering the Christmas tree.
As the lights came on, everyone's eyes were focused here in an instant.
Seeing everyone staring intently, Lin Siqiao knew that she had achieved her goal.
As she said at the end, there is nothing more to say.
The shock and emotional satisfaction brought by the real thing are enough to make everyone willing to pay for it.
When the foreign guests had finished looking, Lin Siqiao half-knelt under the Christmas tree and pushed aside the colorful gift boxes.
"We have strictly inspected these Christmas trees."
"We have also done special protection for the roots, so after you buy it, you can plant it in your yard after Christmas."
"Firstly, it can be used as a souvenir. Secondly, when we come back next year, we can stay at home with our children. It can be considered as making the best use of the things!"
The adults might still be hesitant, but the children became nervous the moment they heard this.
Each of them raised their little faces and hugged their parents' thighs tightly.
The meaning is obvious, they want it!
By now, the foreign guests had already been almost convinced.
Now that I have seen the real thing and drank the free ginger tea, I have met the child's expectant eyes again.
What reason could they have to refuse?
What's more, the lady also said that after buying it, she won't need to buy it again next year.
From this point of view, the price is not really expensive.
Seeing this, Lin Siqiao struck while the iron was hot.
"You may not know that these decorations on the Christmas tree are actually traditional Chinese craftsmanship - velvet flowers."
"There are only a few people in China who can make velvet flowers to this level."
"So the quantity is limited, if you like it, seize the opportunity."
Upon hearing this, the foreign guests no longer had the bargaining attitude they had just had and they all crowded over.
"Ma'am, I'll order it now. I want a large Christmas tree."
Thinking about what Lin Siqiao had just said about giving a small gift for purchases over 50, the man immediately changed his tone.
"No, no, no, I want two, one large and one small."
Lin Siqiao nodded and signaled Assistant Wu with his eyes.
"Okay sir, please go over there and line up to pay the money and register your information."
"Two Christmas trees cost 79 yuan in total. Today we're giving you a 20% discount as part of our grand opening promotion, so the total is 70 yuan."
After the man happily paid the money, Lin Siqiao took him to the gift area.
The boxes have been packed and no one knows what is inside.
The man picked one at random and when he opened it, there was a Christmas reindeer headband inside.
Small and exquisite.
When the foreign guests who had daughters saw this, they didn't even bother to say anything and quickly ran over to line up.
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