(The background for a family drama, romance, and political intrigue is under construction...)
Lin Xiaoxiao almost laughed out of anger. Sure enough, she knew Li Yishan was despicable. She only wanted to collect a fee for the idea, but Li Yishan wanted to drag her down with him.
Although Li Yishan was despicable, he still made sure to provide the promised terms. Once the contract was signed, the payment was made immediately, and he didn't ask for a large percentage of the money.
The main strategy is to drag you down, but not to completely offend you.
She said that Li Chuan was able to fight back and forth with the M platform at the beginning, which was impressive.
Lin Xiaoxiao quickly gulped down a mouthful of the new goji berry milk tea. She needed to take good care of her health and outlast that old fox Li Yishan. Li Yishan had a whole family to worry about, and she was practically begging for Li Yishan to take down the Lin Group. She wouldn't lose out no matter what!
"The shops will be located in affluent areas of various states, and the variety show will be filmed in the affluent area of Button City..."
Li Chuan was somewhat bewildered. "President Lin, why is this different from the previous site selections in China?"
Lin Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat, but seeing the other party's humble and inquisitive eyes, she began her persuasive speech, "Our dishes are very healthy and should be positioned in the high-end market, so our chain stores are located in the high-end areas of various states in X country."
Your brother Li Yishan is paying for it, how can she be frugal?! What a joke! Of course, she'll open restaurants in wealthy areas of various states, cooking in huge pots every day, the smell wafting through the air, hehe, you like double standards, huh?
Li Chuan's eyes lit up. "I understand! President Lin, do you think we should open a high-end 'dark cuisine' restaurant in China too?"
Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly shook her head, "The domestic market is already saturated, and chain stores have already spread all over the country, focusing on the economy. It's not appropriate to open high-end stores. Imagine if a dish that used to cost two yuan suddenly costs two hundred yuan, would customers accept that? Besides, it's better to spend the money earned from foreigners domestically!"
"President Lin is indeed President Lin! He's just like my older brother!"
Lin Xiaoxiao felt a little guilty, as she wasn't actually that good. "The shops in Button City need to be set up first. Once they're set up, the celebrity guests can open the shops. Of course, when choosing variety show guests, I prefer those who can speak the language, so that they can be released overseas simultaneously."
Of course, it's about making two jobs by filming one variety show!
Just two days after being fooled, Li Chuan called again. Lin Xiaoxiao knew immediately that he must have been discouraged by his older brother, Li Yishan.
Li Chuan was dejected. "President Lin, can our 'disastrous' cuisine really go the high-end route?"
Lin Xiaoxiao sighed inwardly at Li Yishan's despicable behavior again, took a deep breath, and said, "What are you thinking! Of course you can!"
"But my older brother said that the food smelled terrible..."
"So what if it smells bad?! Don't blue cheese and canned herring smell bad?! In ancient Rome, those foreign nobles ate rats, but we only eat field mice! They can turn snails into a famous dish, so why can't ours be? Isn't this a double standard? Besides, those foreigners have strong body odor themselves. Our food also has health benefits, so why can't it be sold abroad?"
Li Chuan seemed to have found his pillar of support. "That's right! I know best about the health benefits of these foods. I've never had any stomach problems!"
"What I'm saying is, you need to have confidence in our food. The 'stinky' smell is just the most insignificant flaw of these ingredients. Many of them are ethnic and regional specialties. Isn't it said that what is ethnic is also international? You need to have confidence in our dishes!"
Look at how foreigners can make a delicious meal out of a simple flatbread with meat sauce or some vegetable leaves with a little sauce. Which flatbread in different regions of China uses inferior ingredients? So why hasn't it become a high-end food like theirs? It's because they've promoted it!
These are just ordinary foods in other countries, yet they promote them as something extraordinary. How come our foods, which are both healthy and have a rich heritage, are inferior to theirs?
So I said from the beginning that we want to run a high-end restaurant and show these foreigners who haven't had much of a taste for good food. You need to have confidence in our food. These dishes are cheap in China because of food vouchers, not because they can't be considered high-end!
Li Yishan listened to his younger brother Li Chuan's endless ramblings, his eyebrows never furrowing. How thoroughly had Lin Xiaoxiao brainwashed him! Although he was shocked by the repeated words many times, and even almost doubted whether he lacked ethnic confidence, which was why he wanted to change the dishes, and there were also claims that because of the popularity of "dark cuisine," many ethnic minorities could make money without leaving their communities by simply raising cattle, sheep, and insects, Li Yishan felt like he deserved to die.
But what's the use of having lofty ideals? Foreign customers won't buy it! Lin Xiaoxiao is indeed a smooth talker!
He originally just wanted Lin Xiaoxiao to promote a different cuisine, but now he's become a coward with no national pride in his brother's eyes!
A dish that's so difficult to promote domestically, after passing through Lin Xiaoxiao's mouth, it was transformed into a national specialty and a world treasure!
He wanted to see how Lin Xiaoxiao would carve a flower out of this piece of wood!
Or is the stench really the only flaw in these dishes? That's clearly the biggest obstacle to their marketing! What a tiny, insignificant flaw!
Lin Xiaoxiao only remembered the terrifying mask from the last shoot when the variety show started filming. Ugh, Li Yishan, that scoundrel!!! He definitely set up a trap beforehand; all that talk about taking full responsibility was just a premeditated act!!!
The seven guest seats were snapped up as soon as they were released, but fortunately, local celebrity guests were given priority during the selection process. This should have made them more resilient during the initial learning and preparation phase.
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