Ma and Zhang were startled, and before they had time to argue, they were dragged out by Bi Gong's men.
"Hey, Chen, you're using some dirty tricks, your colleagues in Jinan won't let you go..."
The two shouted and were quickly taken away.
"Boss Chen, these people don't follow the rules of the world and they just know how to bully their peers. If you talk about something, your friends can always help, right?"
Chen Baoxiang smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say.
Opening a restaurant in Grand View Garden is a business, and only by being friendly can you make money. This is not a brawl, a fight, and killing all the guests in the end.
"Uncle Bi, this...this is all my business, so I won't bother you anymore, right?"
Bi Gong shook his head and laughed: "Actually, I'm not all doing it for you. These two guys just bullied students, thinking that I had a foreign accent and didn't take me seriously. For people like this, teaching them a lesson is a help.
Parents should take care of them so as not to offend other big shots and die without knowing how, right?"
Chen Baoxiang was speechless. If he wanted to open a restaurant in Grand View Garden, he would have to face these peers.
If it weren't for Bi Gong's help, Ma and Zhang would have lost face when they went out to promote it, and the Chen Family Hotel would definitely be ostracized in the future.
"Boss Chen, don't think too much. If you're a man, if you want to open a restaurant, open it in a big way. Why don't you hire a chef? Others offer ten foreign wages, but if you open twelve, the chef will definitely squeeze through the door!"
Chen Baoxiang knew that people like Bi Gong would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, so since he came here, something must have happened.
Sure enough, what Bi Gong brought was good and bad news: "My friend Funakoshi Ichiro, the second-level chief of staff of the Northeast Army Staff Department, is coming to Jinan. He was born in a family that sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty, and he admired China's Confucius since he was a child.
Mr. Qiu Kongfuzi, when I go to Shandong this time, I not only have to go to Qufu to worship, but also eat authentic Shandong cuisine. Boss Chen, I have chosen you to treat me here, okay?"
Chen Baoxiang was stunned and suspected that he had heard wrongly.
"Uncle Bi, I only have rice and a handful of meat here. How can I entertain distinguished guests here? It's definitely not possible. Don't make it difficult for me..."
"Boss Chen, listen to me. I will only lend you your store. All the famous dishes will be delivered by major restaurants, and we will open a banquet for hundreds of families. Aren't you going to open a restaurant in Grand View Garden? I will use this table for hundreds of families."
At the family banquet, let me clear your name and let all the cooks in Jinan City know that even the Japanese are supporting you Chen Baoxiang, who dares to bully you again?"
This news stunned Chen Baoxiang. He slapped his forehead hard and forced himself to calm down.
Bi Gong entertained guests at the rice shop, and the dishes were from major restaurants. This proved that he, Chen Baoxiang, was a friend of the Japanese and was not afraid of the calculations of his peers.
"Uncle Bi, if you do this, wouldn't I also become a traitor?"
Bi Gong smiled and shook his head: "Don't say it so harshly. Everyone has their own ambitions, and you can't force it. Today is the world of the Japanese. With their backing, why not do your business and make money?"
Chen Baoxiang couldn't make sense, but he knew that once he was tied to the Japanese, he would be in big trouble.
However, he could not refuse Bi Gong.
Chen's rice shop is located on the back street of the county. As long as the door is opened, guests from all over the world have to be received.
These customers are his parents, Chen Baoxiang, who eats his rice, meat, braised eggs, seaweed rolls, and spiced tofu cubes... The food money they give contains the profits from opening the store, which allows him to raise his children in troubled times.
To survive.
He cannot refuse any customer, nor can he refuse Bi Gong.
"Okay, Uncle Bi, then I'll listen to you."
Bi Gong laughed: "Okay, okay, boss Chen, you are a good person. My friend Mr. Funakoshi is also a good person, and he has a deep research on Chinese culture——"
While the two were chatting, someone came outside again, it was Tian Dongliu.
He stepped in and when he saw Bi Gong, his expression suddenly changed.
Chen Baoxiang introduced the two of them, and Tian Dongliu quickly bowed and saluted: "Mr. Bi is very famous. When I was in Peking, I heard about the Northeastern marshal. The young marshal's most respected one is Mr. 'Er Bi', who can be called the leader of the Northeastern Army."
'Hero's courage'!"
"Hahahaha, Mr. Tian is joking, it's all just a false reputation. The Northeast Army has withdrawn from Shanhaiguan, and our brothers have long been lost to everyone. Now we are just following our Japanese friends to make a living."
Tian Dongliu looked at Chen Baoxiang and hesitated to speak.
He said goodbye with a respectful smile and went out.
After he walked away, Tian Dongliu breathed a sigh of relief: "Boss Chen, why are you getting involved with this kind of devil? I have heard of Bi Gong and Bi Jing's bad reputation in Peking, and he died in their hands.
There are too many good men, and I don’t know how many people are plotting day and night to seek revenge against them..."
After Chen Baoxiang told Bi Gong that he wanted to treat guests to the rice shop, Tian Dongliu's expression slowly softened.
He is a person who has seen the world and knows that the most valuable aspect of this banquet is that it uses the power of the Japanese to force colleagues in Jinan's catering industry to bow their heads.
"Boss Chen, although this matter is not fair and aboveboard, it is good for us to open a big hotel. I have received a lot of news from friends in the past few days, saying that our colleagues in Jinan are secretly working together to take over our restaurant and turn it into a big hotel."
It’s become a joke in the Grand View Garden.”
When Chen Baoxiang talked about Ma and Zhang coming to the door to provoke, Tian Dongliu laughed loudly: "You deserve it, you deserve it. We didn't mean to provoke our colleagues at all. They relied on their seniority to come directly to the door to scold us. Okay, first come."
Let’s go to Luoyuan Mansion to reflect and reflect. It seems that Bi Gong still gives you a lot of face?”
Chen Baoxiang couldn't figure out what Bi Gong meant, so he could only watch while walking.
He is worried that if he offends the other party for something, there will be backlash.
The two discussed it for a long time, and Tian Dongliu comforted him with a smile: "Blessings come from misfortunes, and misfortunes come from blessings. Boss Chen, at this point, there is no point in worrying. We just follow Bi Gong's wishes. First of all,
I have tried against the Shandong cuisine restaurant in Jinan. If they give face to the Japanese and give us face by the way, then everyone will be happy. Otherwise, we will not be afraid of them if they fight head-on. Alas, to be honest, there are sponsors who provide money, and we
What’s there to be afraid of?”
This is the truth. Chen Baoxiang and Tian Dongliu do not bear losses. Even if the restaurant opens and closes, the loss will be the money of the sponsor, which will not shake their foundation.
When Tian Dongliu came over, there was one most important thing, which was also related to the cook.
He has been poaching for the past few days, but his gains have been limited.
"Boss Chen, I contacted my friends in Peiping and they recommended a few chefs to come here. They are all private chefs of big families. The owner is going to England and the United States and has no choice but to fire them. These private chefs have to find other jobs. They just happened to come to Jinan.
.Don’t worry, several of my friends are gourmets, and since they highly recommend it, they won’t lose face.”
Chen Baoxiang immediately felt relieved. Tian Dongliu had already solved the problem he was originally worried about.
"Okay, this is the biggest difficulty. Great, as long as the cooks are eliminated, the big hotel will definitely make money after it opens."
Tian Dongliu also reported on the clerk, accounting room, tables and chairs, and decoration. In short, everything went well and everything was ready. All he needed was the east wind.
Today, the matter of treating guests respectfully is the "east wind" that detonates the Chen Family Hotel.
Chen Baoxiang was worried about Bingong's treat at first, but now that Tian Dongliuyi explained it, it was a blessing in disguise and everyone was happy.
Before Tian Dongliu left, he left Chen Baoxiang a large letter as compensation for the closure of the rice shop.
"Boss Chen, let's go to the Grand View Garden. All the people open and closed are rich people. Of course we can't be too stingy in terms of face. We need to make some clothes, right?"