Chapter 288: The end of the dinner, the boss
Everyone took a breath, saying that Europeans are picky in their meals, only eating meat, heart, liver, lungs, waist, large intestines, etc., but they didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would be crazy as soon as she opened her mouth.
For Europeans, there is no difference between eating pig brain flowers and eating human brains. It is simply creepy. You will vomit even if you think about it, and you will vomit all the bitter gallbladder.
"Come else?" Liu Xiaona was frightened.
The Queen Mother didn't read the recipe and ordered it directly: "Niu Bo Yi'an."
"What?" Liu Xiaona reacted for a while, and suddenly realized that it was a bullwhip, which was a heavy taste.
"It's good to follow the customs of the countryside." Fan Dong took the lead in applauding.
Everyone applauded. Aunt Sophie was very proud. She was fascinated by Matteo Augustus, the father of Matteo Ci, as a common-law air steward, and had a hot and stunning figure. She was the kind of all-round player who really went to the hall, entered the kitchen, and was even hot on the bed. When she followed the former kings to travel in Southeast Asia, she was always brave and dared to eat and won the favor of His Majesty. There was no food in this world that Sophie dared not eat. What is a brain-blooded bullwhip? She dared to swallow the slurry and live bugs.
The pretentious and proud old European aristocrat is just Sophie's personality in the European and Chinese markets, and it is just about investing in the preferences of customers. It is too tiring to act in front of his own people. This is not a situation outside. They are all their own family members. They order whatever they want, without having to worry about the collapse of their personality.
"I'll order you a Nine-turn large intestine. It's definitely delicious. If you don't taste delicious, please pull me off." Fan Dong was intrigued. He had eaten the Nine-turn large intestine in Yuejiang Tower in 1998, and he still remembered it.
"You can pull it over and let foreign friends eat the large intestine." Fu Dongmei hurriedly said, "Don't make any mistakes, this is a foreign affairs activity."
Sophie couldn't understand what he was saying, so she looked at the others suspiciously. Yang Yi translated it into English and told her that it was a dish made by the pig's large intestine after many complicated processes.
"Okay." Aunt Sophie smiled sweetly, and she liked to eat these strange things.
"There is another fried waist flower, fried stinky tofu, and stinky mandarin fish, all of them are alive," said Fan Dong.
"It's a full-blown banquet," Yang Yi smiled, "Durian must be indispensable for the fruit platter."
This is of course a joke. Strictly speaking, places like Yuejianglou are not for eating, but are mainly social places. Although the chef has high skills, they are not tepid and well-behaved. The dishes are beautiful in shape and taste not out of standard. Instead, they are not as bold and bold as folk chefs and have a unique flavor.
No wine can make a meal. Aunt Sofi is a master of red wine tasting. Ordinary red wine cannot catch her eyes. I am afraid that all Omi does not have real good red wine, so she only opened a bottle of Wuliangye. The children drank coke and juice. There are not so many rules for the family banquet, so it is just free to play.
After three rounds of drinking, the public relations manager of Yuejianglou brought the waiter in. The waiter was carrying a bowl of red wine that had just woken up. Those who could book such a large room were all VIPs. This was a routine gift. The public relations manager sent a circle of business cards. When he saw Aunt Sophie, his eyes lit up. Isn’t this a European noble who appeared on the TV station?
Any business place, especially an old hotel like Yuejianglou, pays the most attention to the celebrity effect. There are many photos of general managers and big figures in the political and business world. Jackie Chan, Fan Ye, Andy Lau, leaders of ministries and commissions, and business leaders. These are all blessings to the hotel. Now a serious European aristocrat has come, how can he give up this opportunity to take advantage of the popularity?
The public relations manager took out his cell phone and asked to take a photo with the princess. Of course, the princess would not refuse. This is her character, and she would not refuse anyone. She would not refuse anyone. The work she blocked must be done by the people below. And the person who asked for a photo must be stopped. The princess is the most suitable person. Pan Xiaoyang is responsible for smoothing out the situation. She told the public relations manager that the royal family is very rules and the image of the princess cannot be used for free for promotion in any commercial venue. You can take a photo, and if you change to casual clothes, you can take photos in outdoor public places, but not in a hotel.
The public relations manager is a good person. He heard that the two most core words in Pan Xiaoyang's truth are "free". If you pay, it should be fine, and the cost will not be low. He couldn't make the decision. He was polite and asked the general manager to take action.
The general manager was in the next room to accompany a very important distinguished guest. The public relations manager did not avoid the guests when he reported his work. Unexpectedly, the guest was more interested than the general manager and said, "Why don't we go over to give him a wine, the bottle of red wine I brought today is not bad, it's not embarrassing."
So they brought a pot of awakened red wine to the next room. When everyone saw a few well-dressed middle-aged people coming in, they felt a little annoyed. They were having dinner and people were coming and going, was they eating or socializing.
The public relations manager introduced: "This is the general manager of our Yuejiang Tower, Jiang Haisheng and General Manager Jiang, this is..."
Before he could finish his words, the man in his fifties in his suit waved his hand to stop him: "I am Mr. Jiang's friend."
Since she is the boss of Yuejiang Tower, Pan Xiaoyang must give her face, and Aunt Sophie has a keen sense of smell. She found that the aura of the suit is far beyond ordinary people and belongs to her prey category.
"Pour wine, I will pay my respects to the guests from afar." said the suit.
Jiang Haisheng personally served them, everyone clinked glasses and tasted wine. Sophie held the red wine glass with two fingers, tasted it, and said a lot to Pan Xiaoyang.
Pan Xiaoyang smiled and said, "The princess said it should be Benfu Glensh, and the year was about 1996."
The suit man was shocked. He was a veteran wine lover, but his skills did not reach this level. He could produce the brand and vintage in one bite.
But Sophie said much more than this. It’s just that Pan Xiaoyang’s English level is not high enough and his vocabulary is insufficient, so he only translated the simplest part.
Fu Ping'an followed: "This wine has a rich aroma of plums and blackberries, and is mixed with some chocolate fragrance. It has a mellow taste and a ripe aroma. It combines perfect oak and tannins in the fruity aroma."
The suit man turned to Fu Ping'an: "Young man, you know red wine very well."
Fu Ping'an said: "Mr. Wei, I don't understand red wine. I am translating the princess' evaluation."
"Do you know me?" asked the suited man with interest, "Are you an employee of Jianghang?"
"I am a student of the aviation school." Fu Ping'an said, "I have seen your photos in the internal manual and learned about your deeds. You are a special pilot of the Air Force and transferred to Jianghang as deputy general manager at the level of a division. However, compared with that photo, you are a little richer. I recognized you from your military temperament and the Jianghang small flying wing badge on your collar."
"The young man is very careful. Yes, are you an internal trainee or a social recruitment?" Wei Zhonghua, deputy general manager of Jiangdong Airlines, continued to ask.
"I am a social recruitment student, and I learn to fly to open an airline." Fu Ping'an was so arrogant as soon as he opened his mouth. Wei Zhonghua was still interested in asking whose son this family was. When he heard this, he gave up his thoughts. The child talked loudly and thought he had no real background.
That year, Jiang Haisheng had already negotiated with Pan Xiaoyang. This meal was free of charge, card, and recharged 100,000 yuan can be used for consumption at any time, and the validity period is not limited. This is used to exchange for a photo with the princess.
The princess was taking a photo with Mr. Jiang, and Fu Ping'an handed over his business card here. Wei Zhonghua took the business card out of politeness and glanced casually, and suddenly realized: "You are Fu Ping'an, I know you, the dragon on the island."
Wei Zhonghua was a major Air Force colonel and a member of the People's Congress of Jiangdong Province. He was quite familiar with the name Fu Ping'an, but he couldn't match the real person. He couldn't help but look at the business card again. The title of chairman of Anlan Trade Import and Export Company is not surprising. Elites like Xiao Fu will make great achievements no matter which industry they work.
"Are Mr. Wei interested in opening a new international route?" Fu Ping'an asked casually.
Wei Zhonghua's eyes lit up. This was within his scope of responsibility. Jiangdong Airlines is not as large as Air China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines, but it is still much stronger than low-cost airlines. Opening up international routes is the current focus of Jianghang's work. European and American routes have become saturated, and Jianghang cannot get in. Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia's market rights are relatively open and the range is relatively close. Many low-cost airlines join the competition, and it is even more difficult to get a share of the pie.
"I often go to Xingmatai, but I have no direct flights. Every time I take our Jianghang plane to Semporna, Malaysia first, and then ask the other to send military aircraft to pick me up. It's quite inconvenient." Fu Ping'an said, "In fact, Semporna is only an hour away from Xingmatai, so why not open a new route."
There is no intention of showing off in this statement. It is just a matter of fact. Wei Zhonghua didn't care about any military aircraft coming to pick it up. His mind was full of new routes. International routes were fighting a trap. If you take a pit in advance, others would not be able to get in. However, airlines wanted to make money. The route was profit-oriented. Xingmatai was not a tourist destination. There were not many Chinese people doing business there. New routes would have to lose money. But then again, even if they were compensated, they had to do it because there were government subsidies.
As for why Jianghang did not take over this market, it was purely caused by the lazy government of Xingma and Taiwan. Now there are people who can match the bridge, and this route has at least some insights.
"You said you opened an airline, and you opened it on Xingmatai?" Wei Zhonghua said, "Then we can share the code."
The so-called code sharing means that airlines cooperate through airline alliances such as Star Alliance and SkyTeam Alliance, so that the airline's route network can be extended and expanded on a large scale through other alliance members.
For example, Xingma Taiwan Airlines established by Fu Ping'an and Jiangdong Airlines have cooperated with code sharing. Tickets can be sold on both sides, but the planes and crew of a company were flying, and everyone paid the money.
"A good suggestion, toast for our cooperation." Fu Ping'an said that it is not the time to discuss the business in detail, but it is only at the level of bragging between the wine shops. If Wei Zhonghua is interested, he will naturally come to contact him.
Wei Zhonghua and Fu Ping'an had a drink, left their business card, and went out with Jiang Haisheng.
"You want to open an airline?" Liu Xiaona widened her eyes, "Why haven't you heard you say it before."
"I just thought of it." Fu Ping'an said.
"Brother, you really remember that one thing comes out." Fan Dongsheng joked. He just kept his head off and ignored all this and that.
However, Fan Dong and Fu Dongmei were greatly shocked. The son was still a college student, so he chatted and laughed with the big leader and boss. Jiang Hang’s vice president was so much higher than the director of the textile factory in their old unit.
"Where is Li Xin and Yang Yi?" Fu Ping'an suddenly found that there were two people missing on the table.
The two children took advantage of the time when adults were having sex to sneak out to see the river view. There was a long corridor outside that could overlook the river view. The hotel also thoughtfully prepared a fixed monocular telescope. Li Xin sat in a wheelchair and used a telescope to admire the brightly lit cruise ship on the river. Suddenly he saw two familiar figures.
It was Li Xiucheng and Hao Qingfang. They were standing on the deck of the cruise ship and looking at it, without any arm around, which means that the relationship has not yet been in place.
"Look at who is on the bow of the ship," said Li Xin.
Yang Yi held the telescope tube and saw Uncle Li take off his coat and put it on his mother's shoulder.
"Oh, my mother and your father are together." Yang Yi was very happy. Hao Qingfang has been single for several years. Uncle Li is a trustworthy uncle who feels safe. It seems that the future of the two families is destined to be entangled.
Hao Qingfang is indeed dating Li Xiucheng. The two single parents met because of their children, and because of the same fate, they got closer and closer. The children were admitted to college. Parents can finally pursue their own life freely, but this kind of interaction is restrained and restrained. Now they are just a close friend who can open up their hearts and have not taken the most important step.
Li Xin took out his cell phone and wanted to call his father to scare him, but was dissuaded by Yang Yi: "Since the adults don't want to make it public, let's pretend that we don't know."
"Yes, let them have fun secretly." Li Xin said that in fact, the happiest thing was him. The relationship between adults would be more mature and stable than that of children. When my father married Aunt Hao home, he would have another mother and another sister who was not related by blood. The two families became a family. My father could only do so much for him. With such a good time, place and people, if he didn't chase Yang Yi, he would be too incompetent.
Of course, the premise of all this is that you can stand up again.
The cruise ship was gone, and the two returned to the private room. The guests who came to chat with the table had already left. Only Fan Dongsheng and Osvaldo were left at the table. Everyone else sat at the card table. Fu Dongmei and Pan Xiaoyang taught Sophie how to play mahjong together. Sophie was very interested in this ancient oriental game. Once she learned it, she would get a few games in a row. Soon she was not satisfied with the simplest way to overturn the mix, and she clamored to use more advanced rules to win a big game.
There is a KTV in the room, but no one sings it. Fu Ping'an will take the postgraduate entrance examination next month, racing against time to read books. Liu Xiaona is worried and sits on the sofa in a daze, while Audrey looks at Fu Ping'an affectionately.
Li Xin and Yang Yi looked at each other and felt that this was an opportunity and it was time to talk about recruiting a prince consort. After all, this was the student union, the school leader, and the government's foreign affairs department's explanation.
Liu Xiaona was present, and this was Uncle Fu's girlfriend. She couldn't tell her things in front of her. Unless she used language that he couldn't understand, Yang Yi walked over and whispered the whole story and Audrey's request. The Xingma Taiwan government hoped that Audrey would return to China to inherit the throne. This matter became a diplomatic task and finally fell on Fu Ping'an. He agreed to be the prince-consort, and Audrey agreed to return to China.
Fu Ping'an looked up at Audrey and immediately understood. Of course, he didn't think this was the result of Audrey's careful consideration. An 18-year-old girl thought about it and was a farce that was purely a willful child. The way to crack it can only be coaxed.
"When I finish my postgraduate entrance examination, I will accompany her to return to China." Fu Ping'an said.
Audrey smiled, and made a victory gesture. Li Xin and Yang Yi laughed too. Finally, they completed the task. Only Liu Xiaona did not. She couldn't understand their conversation and felt that she was alienated.
Chapter completed!