The four of them went to the second floor of Lao Shufeng Hotpot and asked for a private room...
Bai Xiaoou went to the back kitchen and ordered four mandarin duck pots. Half of the mandarin duck pots were super spicy and half had clear soup.
Americans are used to eating "alone" and are not used to everyone stirring around in the same pot. Tangxia Yipin offers many pot bases, including three-layer pagoda pots, nine-square grid pots, independent small pots, small mandarin duck pots, etc.
The small mandarin duck pot is one pot per person, as big as a large soup pot, slightly taller.
A plate of fatty beef costs US$5, a plate of fatty lamb costs US$7, and a plate of albacore tuna costs US$6.50... The food on the second floor is all clearly marked with prices. A plate of fatty beef is about 130 grams, certainly less than 150 grams.
Looks like, at $5 a piece, as long as you sell more, you'll be very profitable.
The super spicy pot bottom is probably equivalent to the medium spicy level back home.
Picking up a piece of fatty beef, simmering it twice in a red and spicy soup pot, and taking a bite with a plate dipped in millet, pepper, and garlic paste, your whole body suddenly became energetic.
Eat hot pot with beer, so you can enjoy it.
"Here, let's have one." Chen Mo raised his wine glass.
"Aren't you going to drive alone?" Bai Xiaoou was depressed.
"We finally got together, stayed in a hotel at night, and drank."
Cold beer meets spicy taste, it's a perfect match.
"It's great! I haven't had hot pot for a long time. I think this tastes good. It's more than one level better than last year." Chen Mo gave a thumbs up.
"That's right, otherwise you would think that the food research and development department is just a decoration." Bai Xiaoou also drank a glass of beer in one gulp and took a long breath: "Bright beef is delicious when it is used to stir-fry beef. But the price is too expensive.
It's a pity that it can only be provided to the wealthy people in Beverly Hills. Can the price of beef be lowered?"
Chen Mo shook his head: "No way. You know how much I invested there. I dare to say this. No ranch in the world dares to do the same thing as me. Not only is the initial investment high, but the production costs are also there... Here in California
Labor costs are too high.”
Bai Xiaoou smiled...
Indeed.
Hiring a kitchen worker here costs more than 3,000 US dollars. A waiter costs at least 2,000 US dollars...
The waiter's salary is not high, but with tips, it amounts to more than $4,000.
The infrastructure of River Valley Ranch is one of the best among ranches in the world. It also has its own laboratory and complete units of various departments... At that time, I accompanied John Mike and the others there and listened to the introduction of Bright's system. Bai Xiaoou
They were all shocked. That is the ranch configuration that goes straight to luxury organic meat...
"By the way, you called me this morning and asked about the sales situation of Bright Beef... What, the pork ribs at Dougson's Restaurant are sold out?"
“There are still more than a dozen pieces of Tomahawk left. It’s limited now... Didn’t you read the message on Dougson’s Restaurant on Dianping?”
"I've been so busy lately that I don't have the time to care about this."
Bai Xiaoou quickly took out his mobile phone, clicked on Dianping and found the comments from netizens of Dougson's Restaurant. He scrolled down and took a look: "You really dare to fuck him?"
Bai Xiaoou handed the phone to Chen Mo. In the netizen message section, there was also a section with red dots 'Bright Beef Tomahawk Steak Reservation'. There was a limit of two Bright Beef Tomahawk Steaks per day, and the one with the highest price got it...
One piece sold for $1,990.
"This..." Chen Mo was stunned for a moment: "Dogson is crazy."
If you play like this, something will happen. But later I saw that Dougson was the chef himself, so I felt relieved.
Dougson is one of the top ten chefs in the United States. He cooks the food himself, so it is not surprising.
"This guy will be on the news tomorrow." Bai Xiaoou smiled.
"Please don't involve me..."
"How come?"
Chen Mo shook his head: "Rabbits are not the only cute things in this world, cows and cows are also very cute."
Bai Xiaoou burst into laughter. Luo Chen was even more speechless: "Others dream of being famous, but you are better off. Being low-key is a bit too much."
"When operating a ranch, it's best to keep a low profile. There are a lot of psychopaths here in the United States..." Chen Mo was talking about those extreme vegetarians and extreme animal protectionists.
River Valley Ranch has become famous, and a group of lunatics came to the ranch to protest.
"You don't need to worry about this. Those people bully the weak and avoid the strong. At most, they bully small farms, small ranches, and small self-employed people. For example, a few people who came to our restaurant to cause trouble last year were imprisoned not long ago." Bai Xiaoou hehe.
smiled.
Not to mention this, Chen Mo had almost forgotten. It seemed to be what happened last Christmas. A group of extreme vegetarians first surrounded a chicken shop, then paraded along the street on Christmas Day, and even went to the Tangxia Yipin restaurant managed by Luo Chen.
There were conflicts with employees and guests.
"Stop talking about this, let's drink." Chen Mo raised his glass, and the four of them clinked another drink.
He Jian looked at Chen Mo and then at Bai Xiaoou, wondering what they were talking about.
Chen Mo continued to eat a large piece of fat beef and lamb, and blanched a few mushrooms: "While eating mushrooms, I thought of the cockfighting mushrooms in my hometown." In fact, he thought of the mushrooms in the space forest. There are several kinds of mushrooms in the space forest.
Mushrooms, one is Coprinus comatus, one is Coprinus comatus, one is very similar to matsutake (I dare not eat it), there are porcini mushrooms and a red mushroom...
"These mushrooms are not bad. By the way, there is a place in Mendocino County that specializes in cultivating cockroach mushrooms. The taste is not as good as wild cockfighting mushrooms, but not much different. Steak cap mushroom slices, most of them are sold in restaurants owned by Wellen Company.
There is this dish.”
The best things about ginseng are nothing more than eating and drinking, enjoying delicious food, and gathering with friends. If you don’t have to worry and be busy about money...
In the evening, the hot pot restaurant is booming.
There are not only security guards at the door, but also police standing guard directly here...
He Jian went to the bathroom and was surprised by the business of the hot pot restaurant when he came back. There were almost no empty seats on the second floor, and the downstairs was even more crowded. Most of the people eating hot pot were white people...
"Lao Bai, this hot pot restaurant is also your property?" He Jian asked.
Bai Xiaoou shrugged: "One of the company's restaurants."
"Look at this business, you are now a rich man." He Jian raised his glass to Bai Xiaoou.
"It's not bad..." Bai Xiaoou smiled and said, "The person in front of me is the real rich man."
"What kind of rich people are you? We are called nouveau riche." Chen Mo laughed, and cooked a few pieces of fat sheep to eat, brought vegetables over, and made clear soup...
When Bai Xiaoou was full, he put down his chopsticks and lit a cigar: "Let's go to the KTV bar. I haven't sung for a long time."
"You have a duck-like voice. Others cost you money when you sing, but you cost your life when you sing."
"Let's go, let's eat whatever we want."
Most stores in the United States are closed at night, and KTV activities are almost non-existent among local Americans, because every song involves copyright, and even singing a line is very expensive. The few KTV halls are owned by Chinese and Japanese people, and the singing
All of them are Chinese songs and Japanese songs.
There are only a few high-end KTVs in San Francisco, in Chinatown and RB City.
After leaving the hot pot restaurant, Bai Xiaoou took a taxi and headed straight to Chinatown...
It was only after seven o'clock.
Many shops in the city have closed, and there are many homeless people on the streets. Chinatown is not very lively either...
This is a KTV run by Chinese people. After entering, I ordered a box of beer, melon seeds and peanuts. They also offer barbecue takeout. I also ordered some, and then went into the big box to play.
We played until after ten o'clock. In such a big city of San Francisco, except for the homeless people curled up in the corners of the streets, there were almost no pedestrians on the streets...