National Tide 1980.

Chapter 1017
On the morning after the opening ceremony, Ning Weimin, who got off work with the staff yesterday and lived in the staff dormitory, got up early and began to pay attention to the relevant news in the media.

Although "Reference News" and domestic newspapers are definitely invisible.

There are official newspapers run by the Republic in Japan, but at present they are only weekly newspapers, and they are not available for a while.

But it didn't prevent Ning Weimin from going outside to buy Japanese newspapers according to the list of Japanese media yesterday.

And after coming back, he can also turn on the TV, broadcast the channel to Fuji TV and wait for the news program.

However, it must be admitted that there is quite a gap between reality and Ning Weimin's expectations.

Because he didn't even bother to eat breakfast, he searched for a long time on that day's "Nihon Sankei Shimbun" before he found a piece of tofu under an unimportant page.

If he hadn't paid special attention to the relevant news, he might have missed it at a glance.

Not happy, not happy.

Don't even give the embassy face?

It seems that the strength of the country is not enough, this is being underestimated!
Ning Weimin was a little dazed while holding the newspaper in his hand, but he quickly figured out the doubts in his heart.

After all, today's republic cannot be compared with that of 30 years later, and the country's GDP is less than one-third of Japan's.

Although it hurts a little, there is no way to do it. The revival of the motherland will take time.

Fortunately, Japan's prosperity is nothing but a dream.

The Republic replaced it, and the completion of the counterattack was the final reality.

So he quickly regained his composure and continued to watch seriously.

Even Japan doesn't have the Internet these days, and newspapers have a lot of power to speak.

After all, "Sanei Shimbun" is the fifth largest newspaper in Japan, and it is better to publish a piece of tofu on it than nothing, and it will have a certain publicity effect.

Not to mention, in this small block of tofu, the praise for the altar palace really touched Ning Weimin's mind.

In addition to routine work, the reporter who wrote the article introduced some guests who attended the opening of Ginza Dangong Restaurant in official language, which is of significance for Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges.

He also specifically pointed out the high-end positioning of Chinese palace cuisine in the report.

It is believed that the existence of Ginza Tangong Restaurant has enriched the high-end catering market in Japan.

He also praised the several dishes presented by the chefs in public that day, thinking that the cooking techniques were amazing and very creative.

The conclusion given is that the Chinese court cuisine is completely different from the Japanese understanding of Chinese food.

It is worth trying and appreciating for gourmets.

After reading these few sentences, Ning Weimin finally felt a little happier.

I feel that it is not in vain for my hard work yesterday, running around, and smiling everywhere.

Although at the end, the reporter couldn't help but start boasting, desperately trying to put gold on their own faces.

It is said that Chinese palace cuisine can't wait to enter the Tokyo market, which proves that the Japanese market is becoming more and more attractive to foreign brands.

I believe that in the not-too-distant future, Ginza in Tokyo will definitely become the first shopping district that brings together the world's outstanding consumer brands, and the most expensive retail venue, completely surpassing New York's Fifth Avenue.

But Ning Weimin can't afford to be angry about this kind of thing.

Because that's just how people are.

The more you lack something, the more you have to pretend you have it.

It won't blow until it really has time.

Besides, why can't the Japanese have a little Ah Q spirit?

It's miserable enough for them, they were completely forced to this point by the United States.

What if you can't resist?Just learn to enjoy it.

Why not dream of being a slave and deceiving the master today?
This is called Yan Wang Ye playing with the little devil, comfortable for a while and for a while.

A country that is doomed to collapse, what's more serious than him.

In this regard, Ning Weimin is completely understandable.

After reading the news he wanted to read, Ning Weimin was no longer interested in "Chanyi News", he threw away this newspaper completely, and changed to the next newspaper to read again.

This one is not bad, actually published the news of the opening of Tangong Restaurant on the headline of the fourth page, the page is at least four or five times larger than that of "Sanei Shimbun".

The title is also very attractive, gossip enough, it is easy to arouse readers' interest in reading.

"Big discovery! The most upscale celebrity restaurant in Ginza appears! Keiko Matsumoto! The queen of Chinese court cuisine has arrived!"

And the most important thing is that this newspaper kept praising the altar palace, and the praise was quite strong.

Almost the whole article is full of eye-catching words such as "a gorgeous experience beyond imagination", "mysterious Chinese cooking secrets", "the dietary secrets of the most beautiful women in the Showa era".

A photo of the chef preparing the three courses at the opening was also published.

It's basically a newspaper advising its readers.

Everyone go and eat!Don't you want to experience such gorgeous palace cuisine?

Those who have the financial ability must go to see it!Otherwise, you will regret it!

Are there any fans of Keiko Matsumoto?Why don't you support your idol!Maybe we will meet at the restaurant?

The power of publicity and gossip...

Ning Weimin became excited after only a quick glance.

He was quite satisfied with this newspaper, and said in his heart that he was really on his way, and it seemed that he could cooperate more in the future if he had the opportunity.

Thinking of this, he specifically looked at the name of the newspaper.

It was a little surprised to find that the newspaper was "Sports Daily".

To be honest, he felt strange at the scene yesterday.

Why would a reporter claiming to be a sports newspaper come when the news about the star gathering of the restaurant's opening was released?
As a result, now that he was holding the newspaper in his hand, he opened it and found that, except for the main pages that were related to sports events and celebrities, it was full of news about stars in the entertainment industry.

Co-authoring Japanese style regardless of family, the so-called sports newspaper is a gossip publication.

This... is fine, that is, this newspaper has no editorials, no comments, and the language is colloquial.

It is neither fair nor official. I really don't know how many readers this newspaper has...

Ning Weimin continued to look through, and found that there were two other newspapers whose life and entertainment pages also mostly mentioned the news about the opening of Ginza Tangong Restaurant. They were also small tofu cubes, and they were smaller than the tofu cubes in "Sanyi News". One size smaller.

Praise is a mere formality, which is really meaningless.

There is also another entertainment tabloid "Nippon Sports News" with sports as its masthead.

But the praise is not as strong as "Sports Daily", and it seems that there are bad intentions, as if thinking about eating Keiko Matsumoto.

Half of the page is about the opening of Ginza Tan Palace, and the other half is about Matsumoto Keiko's shareholding status.

The inside and the outside are all reflecting the bleak career of Matsumoto Keiko in recent years. He may have realized that he is powerless to save his acting career, so he tried to run a restaurant.

Seeing such public opinion guidance and dark speculation, Ning Weimin felt extremely uncomfortable, and blocked the newspaper in his heart.

Unexpectedly, I asked Keiko Matsumoto to do me a favor, and made her questioned by others.

He wants to swear when it hurts the one he loves!
So I decided to hide as much as I could in the future, and try not to have any interaction with this media.

But having said that, after all, there is no money spent.

Since Ning Weimin didn't hesitate to pick a fee to create such a big scene, all the participating media would still be icing on the cake after all.

What really made Ning Weimin happy this day was the Fuji TV report.

Dare to feel that this TV station and the newspaper "Sankei Shimbun" belong to the same department and are related companies, both of which are part of the Fuji Sankei Group.

Although "Sanei Shimbun" did not give much publicity, Fuji TV's morning news program gave enough time, at least a few minutes.

Not only did most of the famous scenes at the opening ceremony be filmed, but the TV station's ability to make up stories is quite strong.

For example, for Matsumoto Keiko's opening, it was the scene of announcing that he would take a stake in Ginza Tan Palace.

Fujidai put her together because of her unforgettable Chinese food, and Yoshiko Yamaguchi's memories of her old days in China.

The news anchor said, "I don't know what magic power Chinese food has, but it can make two generations of the most beautiful movie stars in Japan never forget it."

In addition, Fuji TV also focused on broadcasting clips of Chinese and Japanese stars singing on stage to add to the fun.

Because Keiko Matsumoto, Ayumi Ishida, and Shinji Tanimura from Japan, and Cui Jian, Zhang Qiang, and Teresa Teng from China, under the auspices of Weng Qianyu, all sang the title songs they are good at, which can be called starlight.

The news anchor compared the sideshow on the day of the celebration to "a small red and white song meeting between China and Japan".

Especially when Teresa Teng and Yoshiko Yamaguchi, who took the initiative to come on stage, sang the two songs "When Will You Come Again" and "Evening Fragrance" on the same stage, the TV station gave them close-up shots.

Not for anything else, just because of these two songs, but they have been sung by the two of them in different eras.

So this scene is also extremely legendary. The two people on the same stage under such circumstances can be said to be unprecedented.

It was called by the anchor the famous scene of "Queen of Songs Meets Queen of Songs".

Come to think of it, this program has such an effect, not to mention the ordinary Japanese audience in front of the TV.

It was Ning Weimin and the staff of Tangong who watched this report and felt a great joy from it that they didn't feel at the scene yesterday.

Ning Weimin believed it from the bottom of his heart, as long as he watched Fuji TV's soft advertisement today.

It doesn't matter even if the Japanese viewers in front of the TV can't remember the name of Ginza Dangong.

Because they will at least be impressed by the opening of a new court cuisine Chinese restaurant in Ginza.

that's enough!
In fact, it is true.

I am afraid that it is precisely because of the remarkable publicity effect of these media that it has played a role in increasing traffic and fueling the flames.

From noon on the next day, the number of customers visiting Ginza Tangong Restaurant increased at a noticeable rate.

Regardless of the fact that the opening day was a weekend, there were only a dozen guests received that night, and the turnover was less than 20 yen.

On the second day of opening, there were customers who came here admiringly.

A total of more than 90 people were received at noon and evening, and the turnover reached [-] yen in one fell swoop.

This is not counting the customers who called to reserve seats for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Therefore, no surprise, the growth was even more significant on the third day.

The number of guests throughout the day exceeded 150, and the turnover nearly doubled again, reaching [-] million yen.

Ning Weimin obviously felt that the Japanese are flocking to the Chinese palace cuisine, a gimmick rich in cultural heritage and food temptation.

If this trend continues, the restaurant will be full in less than a month.

In that case, the restaurant can reach tens of millions of yen in just one day.

A month is three or four billion, which is equivalent to 200 million U.S. dollars, which is quite enough.

Although in the current world, the profit margin of Michelin restaurants is generally only about [-]%.

But because Ning Weimin took advantage of labor costs, and the house is his own, he has the final say on the rent.

He has a very strong control over costs, and he can almost make the profit of Ginza Altar Palace almost [-]%.

It is equivalent to earning a small one million US dollars a month.

Even if he pays taxes to the Japanese government, he can still leave 800 million U.S. dollars for Tangong a year, which can surpass ten domestic Tangong head offices.

Why not?
Too much work!
If it wasn't for huge profits, then others would really have no way to live.

And the key point is that the altar palace is not a vain name, and it is not just relying on a gimmick of court dishes to bluff and deceive here.

The chefs of Tangong are really capable, and if you pick any one, they are all masters of Chinese food in Japan.

Not to mention that some people still "huddle with each other" and have both Chinese and French cuisine skills.

The craftsmanship of these chefs is absolutely worthy of the expensive fees charged by Tan Gong, so no customers who have been here think that this is a black shop.

I approve of all aspects of Tangong Restaurant, and it is only natural to keep repeat customers.

Although the service is indeed the biggest shortcoming of Ginza Altar Palace at present.

The Japanese hired by Ning Weimin still lacked professional training.

Even if everyone tries their best and is polite, it is inevitable that they will be rough and lack of vision, resulting in non-subjective omissions.

But this blemish can be covered only by the decoration of the altar.

You must know that Japanese guests will basically be attracted by the special gadgets brought by Ning Weimin from China.

What's more, there are no bargains for all kinds of large and small utensils in the restaurant.

The tableware is all beautiful. Plates and bowls are either from China, or high-grade Japanese porcelain, and even silverware.

The cups are made of expensive Edo Kiriko, and even the silver tins that hold the napkins are stamped with the words Ginza Dangong.

The trolleys are made in France, and instead of fresh flowers, the Chinese flowers that are placed on each dining table are like precious stones.

To put it bluntly, the museum-like design makes the entire restaurant look like a cultural salon.

The more artistic people, the more people who like history and culture, the more they will like the special atmosphere here.

Then since the attention of the guests is concentrated on these things, no one will care too much about the low level of the waiters and the lack of cleverness.

What's more, the dishes of Tan Gong are really addictive to the taste buds.

In Shandong cuisine, fried fish slices, hibiscus chicken slices, fried diced chicken, slippery tenderloin, stir-fried shrimp, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, shredded bananas, seafood crackers, glazed meatballs, fried eight pieces, sweet-scented osmanthus meat, cherry meat, peach pan .

In Sichuan cuisine, twice-cooked pork, mapo tofu, husband and wife lung slices, kung pao chicken, fish-flavored shredded pork.

Vegetarian Liu's vegetarian assorted and vegetarian chicken.

There are also two kinds of barbecues, pine needle roast chicken and hanging oven roast duck. These are the dishes with the highest repurchase rate and the most acceptable dishes.

Basically, I will order these for the first time.

Although Ning Weimin asked his subordinates to speak to customers first.

Informed in advance that their Sichuan cuisine is different from the local Japanese cuisine, which is more spicy, which made some timid guests retreat.

But the Japanese who have really eaten it will definitely find it difficult to climb out after stepping into the pit.

It is inevitable to be embarrassed by the heat and panic.

But no one complained that the food was not tasty, on the contrary, they sold more drinks because of it, making people addicted.

The next time these people come back, they still order, but they often know how to enjoy the excitement and watch the companions they bring get embarrassed.

Therefore, Ning Weimin also experienced the joy of training customers.

Just try to put something on the tip of the liver, three kinds of fried, three non-sticky, and dry croquettes.

These dishes that Japanese people are not familiar with and dare not try are served as a special dish.

It turns out that Japanese tongues are also human tongues, and they can also appreciate the beauty of these dishes.

Many customers immediately responded that the fried pork liver of Tan Gong is so delicious.

It is more tender and elastic than the leek and pork liver they often eat, and has no bitter taste. Ask if it is a special high-grade material.

In fact, what is high-end is not the material, but the craftsmanship!

Pork liver is a dish that needs to be cooked carefully. It will get old if it takes a long time, and it will be raw after a short time. It must be just right to be delicious.

Here in Japan, chefs who fry pork liver every day are not qualified to take a wok in the capital.

Of course, this also proves that Ning Weimin's Ginzuo Altar Palace still has a lot of room for growth in profits.

Because of sea cucumber, bird's nest, abalone fin and so on, these Japanese have not had time to try it.

When they dared to order high-end dishes, Ning Weimin would have to count the tickets every day.

(End of this chapter)