It stands to reason that after you have eaten and drank enough and asked about the price, then you should pay for it next, right?
But Hong Yanwu didn't. Instead, he made a request to the waiter that no one had thought of.
"Call your boss."
So not long after, a skinny man came over.
He is probably in his early thirties, not tall, but has a shrewd look on his face, and he looks like a local.
As soon as he met me, he nodded and smiled.
"Gentlemen, my name is Aqiang, and I am the boss here."
"Are you dissatisfied? Is it because our food is not to your liking? Is it because of the price?"
"It doesn't matter, make friends. It's your first time here, I can give you a discount, five series and eight... no, five series and six, okay?"
The sound of "Guangpu" is really long.
But this person may have misunderstood a little. Looking at the formation, he thought Hong Yanwu and the others were deliberately making things difficult for them.
Because Hong Yanwu and the others were dressed in tacky clothes, wearing winter trousers, fleece jackets, and shirts, and they spoke with accents, it was not difficult to tell that they were from the north.
What's more, on the other hand, even Hong Yanwu's subordinates were a little mistaken, and they all had expressions of stern eyebrows.
The food here is much more expensive than in the capital, and they thought that Mr. Hong was deliberately causing trouble.
Hong Yanwu quickly explained.
"Boss, don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else."
"I heard from the driver that your place is a relatively large and prosperous individual restaurant in Huacheng, so I want to discuss business with you."
"Of course, it doesn't matter if we can't reach an agreement, we can pay and leave immediately..."
In this way, the other party's expression looked better, but his expression was meager. Apparently he didn't pay much attention to it and was just perfunctory.
"Okay, if there is any opportunity to make a fortune, please tell me now."
Hong Yanwu quickly picked up a cardboard box full of drinks and opened it in front of everyone.
"Nothing else, just this thing. If you want it, give me a price."
"Maotai... Maotai!"
Aqiang couldn't help but be shocked.
This thing is really famous all over the world, even the people who saw it were amazed.
"Shanye!"
"Oh, so many!"
“If it’s true, it’s false, but it’s a shame!”
Aqiang rolled his eyes and said, "Sir, I heard you guys are from the capital. Then... would you like a bottle of Asi?"
Hong Yanwu knew what he was planning, so he smiled contemptuously and immediately closed the carton.
"Boss, you are boring now. Forget it, just pretend I didn't say it..."
Aqiang quickly rolled his tongue to distinguish.
"Sir, Moutai is also sold in our Friendship Store. The price is only eight yuan. If you exchange foreign exchange certificates privately, it only costs a few yuan."
Hong Yanwu smiled again, these words could not deceive him.
Because in the capital city, Cantonese people are willing to spend fifty or sixty yuan to buy this thing. Why can’t I do it?
"You are not a serious person in business. Is the exchange rate you mentioned correct? How much do I need?"
"Don't think I don't know. Even the overseas remittance coupons here are 50 cents each. To buy a bottle of Maotai, you need 120 overseas remittance coupons, right?"
"Besides, you won't see this stuff here at all. These things are given priority to satisfy the capital. Otherwise, people here wouldn't go to the capital and buy these things all over the place."
After finishing speaking, Hong Yanwu threw out another authentic Cantonese saying - "pay the bill".
Just by pronouncing these two words so accurately, it is enough to prove that he is not a Yankee who knows nothing about Huacheng.
This time, he turned from active to passive, which made Ah Qiang anxious.
"Sir, we can slowly negotiate the price. I won't say whether your wine is really good or not. I have to take a look first."
After saying that, he looked at the wine in the box bottle by bottle.
Hong Yanwu was quite calm. Instead, he took out an invoice from the Beijing Friendship Store and handed it to him.
"I know what you are worried about. Don't worry about this. Things will be kept safe."
"If it really doesn't work, you can open it and have a taste. If you really find a fake bottle in my box of wine, I'll give it all to you, okay?"
"But if it's not fake, you have to buy it all at my price, and you don't have the power to bargain."
"By the way, I also brought a box of Wuliangye. Do you want it? I also have an invoice."
With the last sentence, another box was pulled out from under the table, and almost the entire restaurant was in commotion.
Many waiters have already come to watch the fun.
At this time, Aqiang, who had identified the invoice, saw eagerness on the faces of many acquaintances and did not hesitate any longer.
He quickly took Hong Yanwu and brought wine to a private room to talk in detail.
Then, almost twenty minutes later, Aqiang and Hong Yanwu walked out together with cigarettes in their mouths. They were all smiles, and it was obvious that the deal was concluded.
Then, Aqiang took Hong Yanwu to the kitchen of the restaurant with a box of wine each.
When Hong Yanwu came out again, his belongings were gone, but his pockets were already bulging.
At this time, he waved his hand broadly and greeted everyone.
"Are you all full? Let's go!"
It should be said that this is the time for high spirits and collective action.
But a discordant note sounded, completely ruining the impressive momentum of Lightning.
"Master Hong, we...are we really eating for nothing?"
It was "Dabao" who showed up, probably because he didn't wake up from his sleep, and someone who is usually quite smart actually asked a stupid question.
Hong Yanwu was so angry that he glanced sideways at him and couldn't help but curse.
"Eating for nothing? I think you look like an idiot! Your brain is deprived of oxygen? The boss is treating you to a treat. What the hell do you have any objections to?"
When I came out of the restaurant, it was almost half past eight, and I definitely couldn't do anything serious today.
And since I had just slept and was in high spirits, I was probably going to have to stare at the ceiling in a daze when I went back.
Coupled with the fact that he had just earned some extra money, Hong Yanwu was in a good mood.
So next, he took everyone to the famous "Oriental Hotel" to see the country's first music cafe and experience the nightlife of the Flower City.
The so-called music teahouse is an entertainment venue that integrates drinking tea and listening to music, which was renovated by the "Oriental Hotel" last year on the basis of the original restaurant.
The renovated new restaurant is called "Jade Palace" and has an independent stage set and modern audio and video equipment.
Meals are provided to guests during the day, and after 9:30 p.m., a music cafe is opened, with the audience passing notes to request songs.
The performance format is quite novel. Not only can the actors move around on the stage with a microphone, but they also sing almost all Hong Kong and Taiwan songs. The style is completely different from that in the mainland.
Therefore, as a fashionable product of the new era, this incident caused a sensation across the country from the beginning.
Not only did the National China Television Station send people to Huacheng for interviews and reports, but many outsiders also came to Huacheng and wanted to see the music cafe.
I want to see what it is that light music bands are "heavy-tasting" and young people are "not interested in listening".
But at the same time, opposition voices are inevitable. Some people cannot accept it and regard music cafes as a scourge.
Our literary and art critics, for example, have criticized "excessive music and low taste" and "the surname is already 'capital', not 'social'".
Fortunately, since the music cafe requires a "Hometown Return Permit" to buy a ticket to enter, the official explanation is that it is limited to Hong Kong and Macao compatriots, and the objections did not lead to a strict ban.
Since then, a trend has formed, and the Overseas Chinese Hotel, Aiqun Building, and Huacheng Hotel have also opened music cafes one after another.
By the mid-1980s, almost all hotels in Huacheng had such entertainment venues.
By that time, it was essentially the first of its kind in the country and fully open to society.
In fact, to be honest, Hong Yanwu brought everyone here not only to open their eyes, but also to make up for the small regrets in his heart.
Because in his previous life, it was already 1986 or 1987 when he came to Huacheng. At that time, he made a little money by helping Gao Ming "escort the cigarettes".
At that time, he wanted to see something.
But first, he heard that the ticket alone cost 20 foreign exchange coupons, and any consumption inside would cost hundreds. This really made him feel distressed.
Second, he always stayed in the truck compartment with the goods when he came and went. He was in a mess and dirty, and he had to leave immediately after picking up the goods.
The clothes and the time were not suitable, so I never went.
After he was released from prison, he and Gao Ming got into real estate and finally became prosperous. It would be the early 1990s again.
By that time, karaoke had become popular, and a new form of entertainment had long since completely replaced the music cafe.