There is actually a loophole in what the gambling king said.
Because it’s okay for people to take themselves seriously, but it’s very difficult to prove themselves.
After all, not everyone has the absolute strength to prove themselves.
At least not Li Youqing.
So Jiangbei is not very worried about this.
In fact, things were just as he thought. After Li Youqing fell into autism at the end of the year and lost the most likely helper in the entertainment industry to help her, everything was doomed in advance.
Erjing Film and Television used the contract and the excuse of loss of profits to cancel all her possible activities this year, including her cooperation with "Hot Pot Rescue" directed by Ji Yingzi.
This means that the popularity that Li Youqing finally gained through the "Hot Pot Rescue" promotional video was almost not converted into higher income, and was quickly forgotten by everyone after the promotional video was removed from the shelves.
The only thing that exists is the big spokesperson poster on the wall of Qingjiang Hot Pot Restaurant.
Time flies.
November passed quickly, and the cold December ushered in on Azure Star.
This winter seems to be colder than previous years.
In December, the temperature in Qinglan City has been as low as three or four degrees Celsius, with a howling cold wind. Wearing a down jacket when going out cannot stop the cold erosion.
In such a cold season, probably what people crave most is to eat something hot to warm their stomach.
So hot pot is naturally one of people's first choices.
As the brand with the best promotional video of the year this year, Qingjiang Hot Pot has received widespread attention since its opening. Its reputation has made the hot pot restaurant an endless stream of diners every day.
Later, due to the good reputation of Qingjiang Hotpot, diners once again attracted diners to come here. This winter, Qingjiang Hotpot is as popular every day as it was on the opening day, or even worse. On weekdays, people want to grab it.
Each seat requires a long wait, and you may not be able to get a seat successfully.
Even if the owner of a hot pot restaurant wants to have a hot pot meal, he has to wait for several hours and then quietly go through the back door.
Of course Jiangbei didn't want to do this, but his father-in-law Li Qiangguo and mother-in-law Wen Cui'e were coming for dinner today. As his son-in-law, he must find a way to let them have a hot pot meal.
Moreover, Li Qiangguo's coming to dinner this time is also sending a signal, that is, he already knows the news that Li Youqing has been hidden.
Li Youqing was hidden in the snow, which proved his innocence.
So it's no surprise that Li Qiangguo came to make things right this time.
"Dad, Mom, this is the menu. Take a look at what you want to eat. You can order whatever flavor you want at the bottom of the pot. Let's serve the bottom of the pot first." Jiang Bei enthusiastically served his father-in-law and mother-in-law in person, ignoring the lively sounds around him.
Automatically blocked.
"Your mother can't eat spicy food, so Yuanyang Hotpot is fine." Li Qiangguo took the menu with a calm face, glanced at it, and handed it to his mother-in-law Wen Cui'e. Then he looked around at the busy hall, and then a hint of approval appeared on his face:
"I thought you didn't have the talent to work in the catering industry, but I still underestimated you."
Hearing this, Jiang Bei also had a somewhat appropriate smile on his face, and said modestly: "Actually, the one who has made the greatest contribution here is still young, I was just a little helper."
Li Qiangguo nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Where is this girl Youyou?"
"She's helping out in the kitchen. I'll call her over right away."
Soon, Li Youqing, who was wearing employee uniform, was called out. He was still holding a camera in his hand to record, and muttered: "Mom and dad, eat, I'm still busy here, let Beibei accompany you."
With that said, Xiao Nizi was about to get up and leave.
There was no way, the business of the hot pot restaurant was so good that the manpower was already overloaded, so as the proprietress she was so anxious that she immediately stepped in to help. This situation has been going on for less than half a month now.
When Li Qiangguo heard that Li Youqing had just sat down and was about to leave, he asked dissatisfiedly: "You haven't been home for nearly a month. Why are you still so perfunctory when your mother and I come to see you?"
Since November, Li Youqing and Jiang Bei have not returned to Wutong Mountain Villa to visit their elders, so the apparent reason for Li Qiangguo and his wife's visit to the hotpot restaurant this time was to 'visit their daughter and son-in-law'.
"Yes, it's hard for mom and dad to come here once, so you should put down what you are doing to accompany them." Jiang Bei also said helpfully.
"But I still have to take pictures, I'm very busy..." Li Youqing looked at the camera in his hand and hesitated.
Her task today is to use a camera to take pictures of the inside of the hotpot restaurant, and then send them to the official website of the Qingjiang hotpot brand as a promotional photo to attract more diners to join.
Jiang Bei took the camera and walked outside: "I just saw Liangliang secretly selling queue numbers outside. If I catch her and help take pictures, it will be fine."
"..."
In the waiting area at the entrance of Qingjiang Hot Pot Restaurant, more than a dozen idle diners were sitting or standing waiting for their number to be called.
Of course, they were not the only ones lining up, because many people couldn't bear the loneliness of waiting and ran to the shopping mall not far away.
"Hey! Man, where's your girlfriend? She's really pretty."
"Ah?...Thank you."
"Come for hot pot?"
"Yes."
"What's the number?"
"225"
"Oh! It's so far back, I'm afraid we'll have to wait until the evening."
"Yes! We tried our best to come here as early as possible, but we didn't expect it to be so popular here."
"That's right. After all, this hot pot restaurant has a good reputation. It's normal for there to be a lot of people. But if you want to go in early with your girlfriend, it's not impossible."
"Well...we are not a couple yet."
"oh?"
"I'm pursuing her."
"Pursuit? Since it is pursuit, you can't let the girl you like wait for a long time with you. I have a queue number of 95 here. It is expected that you can enter the restaurant for dinner in one hour. Are you interested?"
"Really!"
"Of course it's true, but after all, I waited in line from dawn to dusk, so I have to pay a little hard work fee."
"Is five hundred dollars enough?"
"Hiss~! That's enough, bro, you are so heroic! I think you will definitely become a big thing in the future. This girl must hurry up, don't make a mistake... Ouch~~~Brother~~~It hurts...
..”
After a moment of tugging, Jiang Bei, the gambling king of Ancheng, pushed him into a corner of the store and glared at him fiercely: "Can you make people worry less? Don't do anything serious every day?"
Liangliang rubbed her red ears and muttered: "Brother, you can't exploit the fruits of the working people! How easy is it for people to queue up to get their number in the heavy snow at seven o'clock in the morning!"
"This kind of behavior of yours is not recommended, and you are not allowed to do it again in the future." Jiang Bei didn't bother to argue with the gambling king, and directly handed the camera over and said: "Go and take some photos, your sister-in-law and I will accompany your aunt and uncle."
"Oh..." Liangliang reluctantly took the camera.
Jiang Bei didn't pay much attention when he saw her working obediently, turned around and went back.
Less than three seconds after leaving, the gambling king looked at the camera in his hand, then looked at the diners waiting outside, his eyes lit up, and he ran out.
"Brother, this number is given to you. I wish you and your girlfriend grow old together and have a baby soon."
"Ah? Don't you charge money?"
"Brother, you are joking. I am actually an employee of Qingjiang Hot Pot Restaurant. How can I collect your money?"
"Then this number..."
"This number is a hidden benefit specially launched by our store. We will randomly give some of the numbers obtained in line to the diners waiting in line. This event is called 'Lucky Day for Couples'. Congratulations on getting it.
This honor.”
"Really! But we are not lovers yet..." The boy seemed to want to explain something, but was stopped by the gambling king: "Do you still want to refuse this beautiful luck?"
The boy glanced at the girl.
The girl shyly lowered her head and looked at the shoe, her toes circling slightly.
The boy laughed when he saw it.
"That's right! Please stand together, let's commemorate today's good fortune."
"Kacha~"
In this way, a shy and childish "couple photo" with the city as the scene and the heavy snow as a backdrop was captured by the camera.
Two days later, the photo went viral across the country and was named the best picture of the year at the Global Picture of the Year Awards.
Qingjiang hot pot restaurant, which was included in the urban background as a corner, has once again climbed to the top and begun to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Jiang Bei didn't know that the accident would come so suddenly. In fact, even if he expected it, his thoughts were not here.
After having a hot pot meal with Li Qiangguo and his wife, the two elders left the hot pot restaurant with satisfaction and rushed back to the Wutong Mountain Villa area. Jiang Beize and Li Youqing continued to help in the store until it closed, and finally returned home after dragging their exhausted bodies all day.
.
Unlike him, Xiao Nizi seemed to have endless energy. She didn't stop when she got home and started working with her laptop.
"Beibei, recently many places across the country have come to us looking for franchises, and the popularity of our hotpot restaurant has risen to a very high level. It's time to open a brand chain."
In fact, based on the current popularity of Qingjiang Hotpot, it is no longer a problem to open chain stores across the country. It doesn’t even require funds. Instead, there are a lot of people who want to join the franchise with cash.
This is the effect of visibility.
Make money while lying down.
It was in line with Jiang Bei's wishes that his wife could put her mind on this. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "What does Huang Jinchang say about this matter?"
"Although Manager Huang feels that the development speed is too fast, he also believes that we should take advantage of this period to spread our brand and quickly seize the domestic market." Li Youqing replied after hearing this.
When Jiang Bei heard that there was nothing wrong with it, he nodded and agreed: "That's no problem, just follow this plan."
"Then I'll make a form here and show it to you later." Li Youqing took over the task naturally and started busy with his notebook.
Jiang Bei sat on the sofa and looked at Li Youqing's side face. Xiao Nizi looked heroic while working hard, and her long eyelashes fluttered occasionally, reflecting her bright eyes.
Perhaps because she has been busy recently, Xiao Nizi already has faint dark circles under her eyes, which are not obvious, but you can see them if you look closely.
I feel a little distressed, and even a little guilty.
Because Jiang Bei knew in his heart that the reason why Li Youqing was so tired was partly because Qingjiang Hotpot was really busy, and partly because she wanted to forget the fact that she was hidden by Erjing Film and Television through continuous work.
This incident was a big blow to Xiao Nizi.
From the first time she took on the leading role and achieved great success, Li Youqing's stardom has been smooth sailing, and even if she encountered difficulties, she was able to resolve them quickly.
But this is the first time that I have been hidden like this and unable to do anything.
Xiao Nizi hopes to disguise her inner loss and grievance by being constantly busy, but as Jiang Bei's pillow partner, how could she not be aware of her frequent insomnia in the middle of the night?
Even the amount of food in each meal has changed from the usual two bowls to half a bowl, and I still can't finish it.
My favorite game to play in my spare time has not been online for a long time.
I haven’t seen the AD calcium milk that I drink in winter at home for nearly a month.
Even the latest Weibo post is still more than a month ago.
The reason for all this is because Erjing Film and Television canceled all her resources this year, including the film and television project of "Hot Pot Rescue".
Looking at Li Youqing who was working hard, Jiang Bei couldn't help but fall into self-reflection again when he thought about this.
Is this right?
Even he himself was almost confused.
The night is already deep.
The bright moon in winter looks particularly bright, its silver light shines on the snow-covered ground, and the trees are like a beautiful oil painting, which makes people intoxicated.
Two days later.
A photo of a couple uploaded on the official website of Qingjiang Hotpot began to be reposted on the Internet. The photo of a shy and immature couple in the snowy cold winter quickly became a hot search topic and caused a lot of discussion.
"The photos are really good. The photographer must be extremely professional."
"I think the most attractive thing is this shy couple. They must have been very embarrassed when taking pictures."
"The relationship must have just been established. You see, they are not holding hands."
"The initial beauty and innocence make this photo particularly unique and impressive among all the photos. This is probably why this photo is so popular."
"Shy innocence is so good."
As the number of discussions increased, the person in the photo was slowly revealed and the process of taking the photo was narrated.
"We were not a couple when this photo was taken, and I was still pursuing her, but I would like to thank Qingjiang Hotpot and the hidden benefits of 'Couple's Lucky Day' for bringing us together in the end. Thank you also to the staff of the hotpot restaurant,
It took us so beautifully.”
Finally, a photo of them holding hands was attached, proving that they had come together.
"Wow! It turns out there is a wonderful story in it."
"Blessings and blessings!"
"Qingjiang hotpot has hidden benefits? What are they?"
"This photo was actually taken by the staff of Qingjiang Hotpot Restaurant? How versatile is it to work in a hotpot restaurant now?"
"We've been together in just two days? Love nowadays is so casual."