2012, the sixth day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Dragon, Renchen.
Lao Tan brought Wang Hong's apprentices Meng Meng, Sun Haicheng, and Fang Jianjun's younger brother Chen Xiaolong to Ganqika. After five days of adjustments and preparations, the business opened normally on the twelfth day of the first lunar month.
The first table of guests we received was Director Wu’s family.
They were a family gathering, including Director Wu's family of three, father-in-law and mother-in-law, brother-in-law and brother-in-law, sister-in-law and sister-in-law, three members of the family, and a large table.
Lao Tan went over to drink a few glasses of wine with him and said some New Year greetings. In the evening, Director Wu called Lao Tan up alone, and then called Zhang Zhigong to sing in the street karaoke bar.
The karaoke bar is very famous in Ganqika and its quality is quite high.
It's obvious that Zhang Zhigong and Director Wu are regular customers here. It can be seen from the attitude of the manager to the waiters towards them, calling them "big brother".
Director Wu asked them to follow the old rules, and soon six side dishes and a fruit plate were served. Depending on the region, the six side dishes included beef jerky and grilled lamb chops, which were almost the same as a dinner.
Three ladies came in immediately, two of them were familiar with Director Wu and Zhang Zhigong, so they naturally accompanied them.
The remaining one sat next to Lao Tan, opened the beer skillfully, filled two glasses, and drank with Lao Tan.
Lao Tan was no stranger to karaoke bars and was not used to young ladies. This was not because he was serious, but he had never found a young lady in a karaoke bar before, so he seemed a bit restrained and uncomfortable.
You have to sing when you enter the karaoke hall.
Director Wu is born with a loud voice, and his singing can only be described as not unpleasant. Zhang Zhigong is better than him, but it is not that good either. Of the three, Lao Tan is the best at singing, but he is also tone-deaf and always off-key.
The three young ladies depended on this for their livelihood, so their singing was naturally better, but they were still quite satisfactory.
When three big men go to a karaoke bar, to put it bluntly, it brings trouble to the money.
Sometimes singing is also a way to relieve stress, but this cannot be a reason to always go to the karaoke bar. More often, men go to the karaoke bar to spend money to laugh, relax, and enjoy the tenderness that they cannot enjoy at home. But when they return home
When I was there, I discovered that my wife is the best and my children are the most important thing. But when I was in the karaoke bar, I never thought of this.
After singing for a while, Director Wu felt that his singing was really not good and he was a bit dry, but he didn't want to go home right away, so he called two good singers.
One is Xiao Li, a car driver at an osteopathic hospital. He is gifted with a good voice and won second place in the Tongliao Amateur Singer Competition. The other is Tuya Qiqige's cousin, a manager of a Mongolian restaurant, and the Mongolian singer is very good at singing.
Xiao Li's song "Father's Grassland and Mother's River" was like a live concert. After singing, everyone was moved by the singing and applauded enthusiastically.
Next came the "dismounting wine" ordered by cousin Tuya Qiqige.
As soon as she opened her mouth, people were brought into the artistic conception of the vast grassland. Her powerful voice and euphemistic singing made people involuntarily immersed in it.
We often watch those MTVs on TV. The beautiful pictures and beautiful songs are perfectly integrated, and they quickly bring us into the artistic conception, and are often moved to tears.
But when you hear the original singing on the spot, it's a different feeling, another kind of emotion------
Real, relevant, spacious, long and immersive.
After cousin Tuya Qiqige finished singing the song "Dismounting Wine", everyone applauded enthusiastically. Old Tan arranged the lady next to him to sit next to Xiao Li and asked cousin Tuya Qiqige to sit next to him.
"The singing is so beautiful." Lao Tan said sincerely.
"Thank you for the compliment. Although we have never met, I heard my sister told you that I have always wanted to meet you, but I didn't have time. Later I heard that you went back, which was quite a pity." Cousin Tuya Qiqige said with a sigh
Speaking fluent Chinese and with the enthusiasm of a Mongolian woman, she poured a glass of wine for Lao Tan.
"Thank you." Lao Tan picked up the wine glass and clinked it with her. After drinking it down, he asked: "It was too noisy when I introduced you just now. I didn't hear her clearly. What's your name?"
"Mulan Qiqige, just call me Mulan." Mulan said generously.
"Friends with Director Wu?" Lao Tan asked.
"Well, he always brings guests to our place for dinner. He is familiar with us and is a very nice person." Mulan said.
"Are you familiar with Zhang Zhigong?"
"Haha, my frequent visitors are all friends."
"I'll come to your house for a meal when I have time," Lao Tan said.
"Welcome." Mulan raised her glass and said, "Have a drink."
The two drank another drink.
Lao Tan and Mulan were drinking and chatting, and the conversation was very interesting. Over there, Director Wu, Zhang Zhigong, Xiao Li and the three ladies took turns singing and drinking together, and they were also very happy.
Unconsciously, two hours passed. During this period, Xiao Li's wife called and went back first. Zhang Zhigong said that he was hungry and wanted to go out to eat skewers. So Director Wu paid the bill, and the four of them left the karaoke bar and went to a barbecue restaurant to have skewers.
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This is almost a trilogy of evening entertainment activities for Northeastern people. First, drinking and dining in a restaurant, then having fun in a karaoke bar, and then barbecuing outside the karaoke bar. The same is indispensable.
Director Wu drank a lot at noon. Although he dissipated a lot after howling a few songs in the karaoke bar, he still had a strong foundation. After eating kebabs and not having a few drinks, he was a little shaky. Zhang Zhigong was relatively better, but Wu looked at
The director couldn't support him, so he took a taxi back first.
Lao Tan and Mulan were left. They chatted very well in the karaoke bar, and they felt as if they had met each other late. In addition, opposites were attracted to each other, and they admired each other, so they did not leave and continued drinking and having sex.
So Lao Tan once again experienced the extraordinary drinking capacity and bold enthusiasm of Mongolian women. After the two of them drank two kilograms of white wine, Lao Tan was already a little confused. Nothing happened, and they were chatting and laughing.
When Mulan opened another bottle of liquor, Lao Tan gave in and quickly said no, he couldn't drink it.
"A man can't say no. Tuya said you can drink now. You must drink this bottle of wine, and you must drink it well. This is the rule of our Mongolian people." Mulan said grandly.
"I really can't do it anymore. If I drink more, I will drink too much." Lao Tan said.
"Well, you have a drink and give me the rest." Mulan said, filling Lao Tan's cup.
"You are so good at drinking." Lao Tan admired you.
"Haha, I've had a drink with Tuya, we are about the same. In fact, it's not that I can drink, it's mainly because of my mood with you. Listening to your chatter, I feel that you are a very good person. Someone who can be friends with Director Wu and Director Zhang
It must be the same. I have heard of you before and know what you are like, but I have never had a chance to meet you. Today is just the right time. It is fate and I must drink well." Mulan said.
Seeing others say this, it’s hard for Lao Tan to say anything else, as it would be pretentious.
Mulan is not particularly beautiful, she is plump and mature. She speaks crisply and without any pretense, which also makes Lao Tan fond of her.
But he still didn't drink Mulan, and while maintaining his last bit of sobriety, he was sent back to the hotel by Mulan.
Just after the New Year, the occupancy rate of the guest rooms is not high, about ten people per day. There are not many people eating in the hotel. Many of the old main streets in the street have changed owners without knowing it, and they thought it was Director Zhang running it, so
Rarely come.
This is the case with hotels. The last owner did not live well and had a bad reputation. It will not be easy for the next owner to take over, so he has to slowly increase his popularity.
Lao Tan first invited the people from the osteopathic hospital to have a meal. They were big customers, and if they were gathered together, they would have a lot of customers. In addition, Director Wu would have the face to treat these people to a meal, and he would have the confidence to arrange guests here.
Through Zhang Zhigong, he also invited several functional departments of the government to have a meal. They are all the God of Wealth. There is nothing wrong with establishing good relations with them. There are only advantages and no disadvantages.
Then I made a batch of banquet flyers and asked the waiters to take them to the streets to distribute them, mainly to accommodate wedding banquets during the May Day period.
Sister Yuan strongly supports these efforts. She is also not idle here. She has connected with the tourist entrance in Qili and attracted many tourist groups in the summer. However, it is a bit far from Daqinggou, so it is not too much.
At the same time, a policy was issued that provided all workshops in the copper factory with a 20% discount on dining here. In this way, most of the employees in the factory came here to eat, which also increased a lot of benefits.
Sun Haicheng is the head chef in the kitchen, and Master Bao cooperates and does a good job. When Meng Meng first came here, she didn't adapt well and was unwilling to work. She wanted to go back to her master's place in the provincial capital. After Lao Tan promised to take her with him when he left, the little girl
The girl finally felt at ease.
Chen Xiaolong likes her very much and always helps her with her work. The two of them go shopping together in the street when they have nothing to do. Lao Tan thinks this is fate. Wang Hong and Fang Jianjun met here, fell in love, and are now partners. They are
His younger brother has now followed in their footsteps.
The front desk is managed by Tu Yaqi Qige. When he first took over, there were three waiters, and he hired two more, returning to the previous state. When Director Zhang took charge, he removed the waiters and did it himself, and now he has hired another one.
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The guest rooms are still occupied by Ulan and Tana. They are old employees and know everything well, so there is no need to worry.
Soon the first month came out and it was March. The guest room and hotel business slowly picked up and everything was on track.
There is nothing challenging about working here. Once things are straightened out, I feel at ease. Lao Tan checks the hygiene of the kitchen, front hall, and guest rooms every day. He also has time to train everyone, and then he drinks with the guests to build relationships. If he has nothing to do, he goes to the park for a walk.
Chat with those salesmen. Or just go to various stores and chat.
He seems to be an idle person. He has nothing to do all day long, but he still can't live without him.
He is born to be a leader. When he is around, everything is stable and everything is in order. The employees are willing to work and are cheerful. The guests are also willing to come.
While he is here, Sister Yuan rarely comes to the hotel. She is either at work or at home. Mainly because she is in poor health and needs recuperation.
But Lao Tan can't always stay here, it's like being a pensioner, and that time hasn't come yet. In addition, this time it's purely to help, and the salary is not high. Just like the chef, naturally he can't work for a long time.
He has to train a successor.
He considered Sun Haicheng, but felt that it was not possible. Sun Haicheng is a contented person, and when he came back this time, he also felt that this place was close to home, and he could go home and have a look. His cooking skills stopped here, and it was not him
I don’t want to learn because I’m stupid, but when a chef reaches a certain level, cooking is related to his understanding. When your understanding reaches a certain level, your craft will be improved to a higher level, but if you don’t have the understanding, it will be the same.
So some chefs can earn tens of thousands from their skills, while some can only earn a few thousand in a lifetime. This is the same as driving. They are both drivers and have a driver's license. Some drive racing cars to compete in competitions, and some drive private cars.
Also be careful.
Tuya Qiqiqi's personality, work, and attitude are all good, but her ability is a bit weak. There is room for improvement if she is trained. Moreover, she is fiery and enthusiastic, and she has that kind of energy.