Chapter 63 Who dares to bet with me?
"Hey, you, come here!"
Yang Huan pointed at the waiter and shouted over fiercely.
The waitress saw with her own eyes that her boss had just behaved like a grandson. She dared not neglect this old man again. She immediately ran over and bowed, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
His voice trembled a little, for fear that he had offended this old man.
"I think what I ordered just now is not enough, let's order a few more." Yang Huan thought for a while, "By the way, what kind of abalone is in your store?"
"Jipin abalone, imported from Japan." The waiter replied in a trembling voice.
"Damn, it's outrageous that a Chinese restaurant uses Japanese abalone!" Yang Huan's face was filled with indignation when he heard this.
"What's the matter?" The white-haired old man was a little puzzled. Is there a problem with having Japanese abalone in a Chinese restaurant?
"What's the matter? Those **** people have been arguing with us, saying that the Diaoyu Islands belong to them. We have a deep hatred for them, and it's totally wrong. Do you think that a Chinese restaurant can use Japanese abalone to make Chinese food?"
Zhang Ning just took a sip of water and almost spit it out.
Isn't it just abalone? Is it necessary to bring it into the Diaoyu Islands?
"No, I can't let you continue to use this low-quality Japanese abalone to kill ignorant consumers. Tell the chef to cook all the abalone with more than ten heads. I want the Japanese devils to pay me some interest today!"
When the waiter heard this, he almost rolled his eyes. Are all the Jipin abalone with more than ten heads cooked?
"Don't tell me you don't have ten-head abalone? I believe you have twelve-head abalone. If you don't have any, go buy some to make up the number. Anyway, do as I say and make as many as you can. We'll pack up the rest!"
The waiter nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, we just received a batch of twelve Jipin abalone."
If John Hunter were here at this moment, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood. There are twelve of them. Sister, how much would it cost if I ate them all?
"By the way, are your shark fins also imported from Japan?"
The waiter was dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer.
“It looks like those Japanese bastards are the only ones catching sharks in the world right now!” Yang Huan looked very sorry for the sharks. “Go, cook them all for me, so you don’t harm other consumers!”
Afterwards, Yang Huan looked at the menu again, ordered a few of the most expensive items, and then ordered the waiter to come.
After the waiter ran to inform the kitchen, Yang Huan secretly laughed in his heart, this time I won’t make you vomit blood, right?
The white-haired old man thought that Yang Huan was deliberately trying to vent his anger for him. He was grateful in his heart and stood up. He imitated the etiquette of the Chinese people on TV and bowed. "Thank you very much for helping me out just now."
"You're welcome. I just don't like that rich second generation. To use the words of us Chinese, I want to stand up for the weak and fight for justice." Yang Huan was not afraid of blushing when praising himself.
Zhang Ning almost couldn't hold back his laughter and quickly continued drinking his tea to cover it up. This guy was too shameless.
Yang Huan was sitting next to her, so he naturally saw it. He reached out his hand, secretly pinched her thigh under the table.
"Ah!" Zhang Ning screamed.
The white-haired old man looked over immediately, and even Long Wu shifted his gaze from the mobile phone screen to look at Zhang Ning.
Zhang Ning's face flushed red. She couldn't say that Yang Huan had attacked her thigh, so she could only improvise.
"I see this gentleman seems to be a gourmet expert. Is he studying Chinese food?"
The white-haired old man chuckled, "My name is Richard Parker, and I'm a food lover. What I like most is to taste food from all over the world. But as for being an expert, I can only eat, not cook."
"Just like me, a foodie!" Yang Huan said self-deprecatingly with a smile.
Richard Parker also laughed out loud. He often called himself a foodie.
"I wanted to try Chinese food, but this restaurant was disappointing."
"Isn't it easy to eat Chinese food? Didn't the waiter just say it? Just turn left when you go out and there is a Chinese fast food restaurant." Yang Huan felt strange.
Richard Parker shook his head. "To be honest, I've eaten at almost all Chinese restaurants in all major cities in the UK, and they were all disappointing. This one in Harros in London is doing well, but that's mainly because of its good location. As for the food, you can tell by their service attitude."
Yang Huan didn't know there was such a rule, "Then you should go to Southampton!"
"Southampton?" Richard Parker shook his head again. "I've been to Kingham Palace, Qilin Pavilion, and Jinding Pavilion. I've tried all the famous Chinese restaurants in Southampton. Although they are good, they all have their own problems."
"Tell me about it." Yang Huan became interested.
Zhang Ning also began to pay attention to the old man opposite who couldn't stop talking about food.
"These Chinese restaurants are all Chinese or run by Chinese people. The taste is very authentic. From the perspective of food alone, it is not bad, but I always feel that they lack freshness. They are all things that have been eaten for decades. However, the current catering industry emphasizes innovation, and often a batch of new dishes are launched every month."
After hearing this, Yang Huan was somewhat impressed, as this coincided with many of his ideas.
"Another point is that whether it's Jinhan Palace, Qilin Pavilion or Jinding Pavilion, they are all overly obsessed with Chinese traditions, but now many people value experience and health the most when eating. It's like you package the entire restaurant as the magnificent Forbidden City, but when we walk in, we don't feel anything, and some even stimulate our appetite."
Yang Huan nodded again. This was exactly what he thought.
Simple but not simplistic, it has to have a bit of unique petty bourgeoisie style!
"All in all, I'm a little disappointed!" Richard Parker shook his head and sighed.
Zhang Ning became interested when he heard this and asked, "Mr. Parker, what do you do for a living?"
"Me?" Richard Parker smiled. "I don't have a regular job. I just write food reviews for newspapers and magazines."
Yang Huan and Zhang Ning immediately understood. No wonder he knew so much about catering.
"Then you should go to Southampton again. There is a new high-end Chinese restaurant opened there," Yang Huan suggested.
"Newly opened?"
"Well, Kingham Palace has changed hands. The new owner renovated it and invited some famous Chinese chefs and nutritionists to tailor-make Chinese dishes. I think you should try it."
Just think of it as free publicity for Wangjiang Pavilion!
After hearing this, Richard Parker asked Yang Huan, "Sir, have you ever been there to eat? How did you feel?"
"Well, that was the best Chinese food I've ever had in England."
Richard Parker slammed the table and said, "Okay, since you say so, I'll go try it tomorrow!"
It only takes about an hour to drive from London to Southampton, and the transportation is very convenient.
"Believe me, you won't be disappointed!" Yang Huan was full of confidence.
Are you kidding? How could the restaurant he and Zhang Ning worked together to set up be bad?
Do you really think that all that money and energy was thrown into the Test River?
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After an extremely luxurious dinner, the table was left full of food, including some leftover abalone and shark fins.
Yang Huan refused to pack up, but Richard Parker didn't mind. In the end, he asked the waiter to pack up and clear the table.
After leaving the restaurant, Yang Huan left a phone number for Richard Parker, asking him to call him when he arrived in Southampton. Then he took Zhang Ning and Long Wu out of Harrods and headed straight for the Valley Stadium on the south bank of the Thames.
Speaking of Charlton, domestic fans are not unfamiliar with it at all, because national team player Zheng Zhi played for this team before, and later went to Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. He returned to China to play in the Chinese Super League this summer.
By the way, Alan Pardew, who was fired by Yang Huan, has a good relationship with Zheng Zhi.
When Yang Huan arrived at the Valley Stadium, Nicola Cortes and Sun Yue had already been notified and were waiting for him at the entrance.
"How was it? Did you stand out at the press conference this afternoon?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.
Nicola Coates immediately smiled bitterly, "Do you think those FA bosses are easy to deal with?"
"Now I finally understand why those online fans in China call England the Celestial Empire of Europe." Sun Yue was also very sad and had nowhere to vent his grievances.
Yang Huan laughed and walked directly to the entrance.
"How are Bielsa and his team preparing?"
After passing the security check, Yang Huan and others walked into the elevator leading to the rostrum.
"Well, it's almost done. This time Bielsa decided to send out all the main players." Nicola Cortes said a little excitedly.
Strictly speaking, this is the first time that Southampton has fielded all its main players in the new season.
"Oh? The lineup is out?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.
"Yes." Sun Yue replied, "The goalkeeper is Neuer, the back line from left to right is David Alaba, Benatia, Varane and Carvajal, the three midfielders are Strootman, Vidal and Adam Lallana, and the front trident is Neymar, Ibrahimovic and Chamberlain."
Adam Lallana and Chamberlain are both youth players of Southampton, and both players have performed well in the previous few games. Adam Lallana is the team's current top scorer, while Chamberlain has also performed well on the right.
Overall, it is understandable that Bielsa continues to trust these two players.
James Rodriguez's position was replaced by Neymar. After all, the Brazilian genius is more famous and stronger, while the Colombian is still adapting to the English football style.
Of course, whether Neymar needs to adapt is also a question.
When Yang Huan heard the list, he was full of confidence. Without saying anything else, any one of them would be an awesome figure in 2014. Even Adam Lallana and Chamberlain were England international players.
If this lineup still cannot beat Charlton, Yang Huan will really consider removing Bielsa.
But in the eyes of others, that's not the case.
Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Vidal and Neuer are undoubtedly outstanding stars, but David Alaba, Benatia, Varane, Carvajal and others are not well-known. Benatia previously played in the French Ligue 2. Although Alaba, Varane and Carvajal are from wealthy families, they have no game experience and are all rookies.
Stroman is a player in the lower league of the Netherlands. Adam Lallana is okay and has proven himself, but he is not a real star. Chamberlain is even more of a rookie.
So, looking at Southampton's entire lineup, apart from the four stars, there is really nothing worth mentioning.
In addition, Southampton has been in poor form recently and the four players have not been in the team for long, so many people outside are pessimistic about Southampton's away challenge against Charlton.
After all, Charlton failed to qualify for the Championship last season, and they are determined to qualify for promotion this season. Defeating Southampton is crucial to their promotion plans, so Charlton, playing at home, will definitely try their best.
When Yang Huan and a group of people walked out of the elevator and appeared in the chairman's stand of Charlton's Valley Stadium, they heard a familiar voice over there, heavily criticizing Southampton.
"I can say right now that Phil Parkinson's team will sweep Southampton back to the south coast today. As long as Wright-Phillips is here, we will win them by at least two goals today."
"If you don't believe me, who dares to bet with me?" Tia, Varane and Carvajal, the three midfielders are Strootman, Vidal and Adam Lallana, and the front trident is Neymar, Ibrahimovic and Chamberlain. "
Adam Lallana and Chamberlain are both youth players of Southampton, and both players have performed well in the previous few games. Adam Lallana is the team's current top scorer, while Chamberlain has also performed well on the right.
Overall, it is understandable that Bielsa continues to trust these two players.
James Rodriguez's position was replaced by Neymar. After all, the Brazilian genius is more famous and stronger, while the Colombian is still adapting to the English football style.
Of course, whether Neymar needs to adapt is also a question.
When Yang Huan heard the list, he was full of confidence. Without saying anything else, any one of them would be an awesome figure in 2014. Even Adam Lallana and Chamberlain were England international players.
If this lineup still cannot beat Charlton, Yang Huan will really consider removing Bielsa.
But in the eyes of others, that's not the case.
Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Vidal and Neuer are undoubtedly outstanding stars, but David Alaba, Benatia, Varane, Carvajal and others are not well-known. Benatia previously played in the French Ligue 2. Although Alaba, Varane and Carvajal are from wealthy families, they have no game experience and are all rookies.
Stroman is a player in the lower league of the Netherlands. Adam Lallana is okay and has proven himself, but he is not a real star. Chamberlain is even more of a rookie.
So, looking at Southampton's entire lineup, apart from the four stars, there is really nothing worth mentioning.
In addition, Southampton has been in poor form recently and the four players have not been in the team for long, so many people outside are pessimistic about Southampton's away challenge against Charlton.
After all, Charlton failed to qualify for the Championship last season, and they are determined to qualify for promotion this season. Defeating Southampton is crucial to their promotion plans, so Charlton, playing at home, will definitely try their best.
When Yang Huan and a group of people walked out of the elevator and appeared in the chairman's stand of Charlton's Valley Stadium, they heard a familiar voice over there, heavily criticizing Southampton.
"I can say right now that Phil Parkinson's team will sweep Southampton back to the south coast today. As long as Wright-Phillips is here, we will win them by at least two goals today."
"If you don't believe me, who dares to bet with me?"