The cafe was quickly filled up. The number of customers queuing up outside did not decrease, but became more and more. Fortunately, after Sun Dahai's reminder, Ouyang Huihui had already made arrangements for yesterday.
At eleven o'clock at noon, several waiters rolled out two food delivery trucks from the villa. There were rows of fast food boxes neatly stacked on the trucks, as well as several thermos bottles.
The host said: "Dear customers, in view of the limited number of customers that the cafe can accommodate at the same time, our waiters will now sell takeaway packages.
Customers who don't want to wait in line can purchase a set meal. Currently on sale is the curry beef rice set, which consists of a curry beef rice and a cup of ice cream.
The set meal is priced at RMB 5.50, and the dishes and drinks are the same as those sold in the store. The membership price of these two items in the store adds up to RMB 5.70.
Since you don't have to go into the store, the takeaway set meal is cheaper than the one in the store. Customers who don't like curry beef rice are asked to wait patiently. Other set meals are being prepared and will be sold soon.
Now, let me introduce the curry beef rice that will be sold. Curry is a sauce made from a variety of spices.
Curry originated in India, and is now mainly popular in India, Siam and other countries. Its taste is characterized by strong aroma and spicy..."
Following the host's introduction, two food delivery trucks arrived on both sides of the cafe. The waiter moved the table, and several people stacked the packed fast food boxes on the table.
There are three waiters in charge of each table. One person collects the money, one pours the ice cream from the thermos bottle into the paper cup and closes the lid, and the last person hands out set meals, drinks, cutlery and napkins to the customers who have paid.
Under the direction of the police and security guards, some anxious customers who did not want to continue queuing lined up in front of the tables, and two temporary sales points for takeout packages began to open.
Sun Dahai looked at it, called a waiter, and whispered a few words. The waiter turned and entered the coffee shop.
After a while, she brought out two orange plastic plates with curry beef rice from the cafe, and placed them on the table selling set meals, which became a physical display.
This trick was very effective. Some customers who were originally hesitant left the queue and came here to buy set meals.
Many people who were watching the excitement were attracted. Even the police who helped maintain order could not help but sniff their noses and secrete saliva at a faster pace.
The set meal sold out very quickly and was sold out in a short time. Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait long before the food delivery truck came again, this time it was the braised pork rice set meal.
With the arrival of lunch time, more and more people are coming here. The takeaway set meal has indeed played a big role in diversion. However, the number of customers waiting in line to dine in the store continues to increase.
Sun Dahai found that there were many people queuing in line, and they also bought set meals and continued queuing while eating.
Sun Dahai went over and asked, but he actually explained, who knows how long the queue will take? Eat your fill now, and after entering the store, if you are hungry again, you will eat something else, if you are not hungry, you will have a drink
coffee.
Sun Dahai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Anyway, he had done everything he should and could do. The rest was left to fate.
The tables in the coffee shop have basically been turned over once, and some tables have been replaced by a third group of people. But the queue outside is longer than at the beginning. Sun Dahai is standing in the middle, and the tail end of the queue on both sides can't be seen.
Alas, this guy, it’s not like he won’t sell anything in the future. What’s the point of coming all the way today? Sun Dahai muttered, shook his head, and returned to the villa.
Several tables were set up under the shade of trees in the yard. The police and waiters who maintained order had already begun to eat in batches. The police leading the team had received orders, and they would not get off work until the people in line completely dispersed.
The cafe was overcrowded, so Sun Weihong arranged for them to eat and rest in the villa. The police were shocked when they saw the splendid and extraordinary villa.
The policeman leading the team slowed down and ordered his subordinates to try not to enter other people's homes. It was very comfortable under the shade of the trees, and everyone ate here.
Before the opening ceremony, Ouyang Huihui saw the number of people present and expected that there would be many customers entering the store. She launched a backup plan and borrowed two kitchens in Sun Weihong's villa to make takeout packages to divert customers.
Tony was in charge of the work here today. He brought two assistants with him to do a lot of busy work upstairs and downstairs. Han Shaobai didn't show his face. It turned out that he had been here, helping to fetch water, clean up the garbage, and do whatever work he could.
There are several waiters in the hall who are responsible for packing the prepared meals into boxes. Now the hall is filled with the smell of various kinds of meals.
Zhang Yimou had just come back and was sitting in the dining room eating.
Sun Dahai was also hungry. He stood outside for a long time and exhausted a lot of energy. Sun Dahai also served a meal and went into the dining room to eat with Zhang Yimou.
Everyone was really busy today. Not only Sun Dahai and the others, but also the police and waiters who were eating in the courtyard, everyone returned to the villa and ate whatever food Tony cooked.
"Uncle Zhang, you have been carrying the camera for a long time, are you tired?"
"It's okay, that's what our photographers do. Today I used a broadcast-grade tape camera, which is relatively light. If it were replaced by a film camera used for shooting movies, plus the film, it would be much heavier than this." Zhang Yimou said.
Chewing chicken legs while answering Sun Dahai's questions.
"Oh, so if you want to be a cinematographer, you may not be able to do it if you are in poor health or old."
"It is best for cinematographers to be in good health. Especially when shooting on location, although some shots can be shot with a tripod at a fixed point, there are still many shots that require the photographer to carry the machine.
Sometimes, in order to get the best angle, the photographer needs to tie up a safety rope and hang from a tree or cliff to take the photo."
"Isn't that dangerous?"
"Working in the field is definitely dangerous. However, we photographers are better off, but the actors are more likely to be injured. Even when shooting in a studio, people are often injured.
Dahai, why are you suddenly concerned about this? Why, do you want to do this in the future?"
"No, I have an uncle who is an actor. We just talked about this, so I asked a few more questions."
"Your uncle is an actor? Which company is he from?" Zhang Yimou became curious.
"My uncle's name is Ren Kuang. He is not an actor from Mainland China, but an actor from Xiangjiang."
"Actors from Xiangjiang! The film and television industry in Xiangjiang is very developed. When I was in school, I often went to the film studio with my classmates. Many people liked to take pictures of Xiangjiang movies, and we learned a lot from them. What did your uncle have to do?
work?"
"There seems to be a movie called "The Informant" starring him. He felt that his acting skills still had room for improvement, so he went to the School of Film and Television at the University of Southern California in the United States at his own expense for further studies."
"Oh? That's the top film school in the world!"
Zhang Yimou sighed: "Your uncle is very caring. He is already qualified to star in movies, and he can also go to further studies to improve his acting skills. It's amazing!"