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It was precisely because of his acquaintance with Maria that Ning Weimin further proved that his idea of ​​breaking the restaurant business out of trouble was correct.

Frankly speaking, at the beginning, although he was very happy to meet Maria, he really didn't have much expectation for getting to know another hostess.

He just felt that it took no effort to get this helper, and it was purely a little luck that he could find him.

Anyway, one more person who is willing to help as a meal support is better than nothing, better than nothing.

But as they got to know each other better, he soon discovered that he had actually picked up the treasure.

Maria, the head female publicist of the Candlestick Club, is really extraordinary.

Her ability alone can almost equal ten hostesses.

As long as she wants, she can come here for dinner and supper every day with the kind of big customers who don't hesitate to spend 30 to [-] yen for a meal.

She also introduced several female publicists of candlesticks for Ning Weimin, and also helped to solicit customers together.

This has increased the daily turnover of Ginza Altar Palace by at least one million yen.

Even Ning Weimin deeply felt from Maria's body that the job of hostess also contained the business principles of being a human being, and felt that this woman still had unlimited potential to be tapped.

As for how Maria did it?

It had to start with the first meal they had when they met again the next day and went to Ginza Altar Palace together.

Just that one meal, you can see the clues.

In Tokyo, Japan in the 80s, there were already many well-known Chinese restaurants.

But because they are all run by old overseas Chinese, the actual business content of those Chinese restaurants is not much different, and what they sell is the so-called improved version of Japanese-style Chinese food.

As a result, Japanese people always ask for the same dishes every time they enter a Chinese restaurant.

Shredded pork with green peppers, mapo tofu, fried pork liver with leeks...

Basically, every restaurant does not have any really good dishes, and the names and contents of the dishes are infinitely similar.

Needless to say, Ginza Altar Palace is of course an unconventional alien in this era of Tokyo.

It opened Maria's eyes for the first time, and she was shocked.

Not only is he very curious about the decoration and furnishings of the restaurant, but his eyes can't see it.

Under Ning Weimin's introduction, she also tried many dishes that she had never eaten before.

Just judging from the degree of her praise, it is known that her understanding of Chinese food has been completely refreshed.

But soon, Ning Weimin also discovered something strange about Maria.

Whether she is interested in the restaurant's environment or the dishes, her interest far exceeds the curiosity of ordinary customers.

Regarding everything about Ginza Altar Palace, she not only inquired deeply, but also asked them very carefully.

He even took out a pen and paper to record it carefully, making it look like a professional reporter was conducting an interview.

Especially when she asked for a menu and wine list, and inquired about the details of some wine and dishes in detail, Ning Weimin was even more puzzled.

He almost misunderstood her as a commercial spy sent by his peers to find out, or someone deliberately targeted the unannounced reporter sent by him.

But in fact, this is precisely the trick for Maria to become Candlestick's top female publicist—dedication.

Don't look at her extroverted and open personality, she seems to be a carefree person, but in fact, besides enthusiasm, she also has hard work and seriousness far beyond ordinary people.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be admitted to the prestigious Waseda University in Japan, right?
Maria explained to Ning Weimin that her job as a hostess was not as easy as it seemed.

Although it is true that he earns a lot, he must pay attention to all aspects. If he does not pay attention, he will not do well in this line of work.

For example, in terms of maintenance, fitness and beauty, of course, must not be left behind.

Like she visits the beauty salon every day, doing eyelashes and nails at [-] o'clock in the afternoon, and hair at [-] o'clock in the afternoon, nothing can be shaken.

During this period, she will also read three economic newspapers in order to communicate more smoothly with her customers.

In addition, because the Ginza Club does not have a clear price tag, there are many types of bottled wine sold.

Some of these wines are champagne, some are high-end red wine, some are whiskey, some are cognac, and the price ranges from [-] to [-] yen to hundreds of thousands of yen, or even several million yen.

Not only does she need to keep in mind the different prices of all the drinks, but she has even studied the differences between these drinks and the preferences of the guests.

Only in this way can we recommend suitable drinks to guests according to their mood of the day, the number and status of other guests traveling with them.

Now she has a good understanding of wine knowledge, even to the point where she can talk about wine tasting with customers in the wine business.

And in her words, "Is expensive wine really better than cheap wine? What is the standard of good wine? Is there no upper limit? Of course not! There are many cheap and good wines. So expensive, because the potential value of the brand affects people’s thinking logic and measurement standards. Therefore, good taste and price are completely different things. Brand can be said to be a kind of psychological fraud.”

She can even use red wine as a more specific example.

She told Ning Weimin that the import price of bottled wine is often cheaper than that of bottled wine, but the taste will often change.

As far as she knows, barrels are prone to acidification of red wine due to changes in humidity and temperature conditions during long-distance transportation.

Sometimes people who buy this kind of wine will mistakenly think that the wine merchants are shoddy, but in fact it is just a failure caused by insufficient objective conditions.

What's more, the red wine of the same brand, due to the different years, the amount of tannin, the level of aroma, the degree of acidity and sweetness of the wine will also have some differences, and it is impossible to achieve a constant taste.

Therefore, the human tongue has limited tasting ability.

Like some sommeliers' wine tasting skills, it is actually a somewhat exaggerated performance.

People's judgment on the quality of a wine is mainly based on the data and information held by the taster.

So by analogy, she also believes that food is similar.

In fact, the word "delicious" will have different feelings in different environments.

It's not so much a feeling on the tip of the tongue as it is a feeling in the brain.

As people often say, everything is delicious when you are hungry, and this is probably the reason.

In fact, no matter how good a chef is, if he tries his best to make the food taste better, there is still a taste ceiling.

On this basis, I want to further enhance the evaluation of the guests on the cuisine, so that the customers will be truly unforgettable and satisfied with the cuisine.

Then consider how to adapt to the customer's own mood, match the style of the store, the ingredients of the day, and add some of your own careful ideas to implement the cuisine itself.

To put it bluntly, just like when Japanese kaiseki dishes are served, the store will always have some interesting remarks.

For example, what color side dishes should be served, what type of fish should be served with it, and what should be served with it.

Zeyang's explanation is equivalent to giving a psychological hint to the guests, which will indeed make people feel the extraordinary delicacy.

Because of this, Maria wants to know as much as possible about the situation of Ichiginza Altar Palace, so as to introduce the uniqueness of the dishes here to the guests she brings, so that the guests can have a better experience.

After hearing Maria's argument, Ning Weimin not only suddenly realized, but also took it seriously.

Although Maria thought of mastering the cultural connotation of Chinese cuisine too simply.

But the starting point is admirable.

Indeed, it really takes some skills to make Ginza people, who love food and food, feel delicious.

If Maria can really give an interesting explanation to each dish or dish of Ginza Dangong, it is really no different from the art explanation heard in an art museum, and it seems to be a guide for classical music appreciation.

And the human brain's thirst for this kind of experience can never stop.

You know, Ning Weimin himself is an expert in playing brands and a master of gimmicks.

It is natural to understand how powerful the pleasure brought to the brain by the embodiment of added value is.

He knew very well that what Maria said was actually the mystery of luxury.

This point will become the most important consumption theory in the next 30 years, and it will be the commercial support for the high-end consumer market.

He also has to admit that the top card of any Ginza club cannot be easily won.

It is not accidental that a hard-working and thoughtful person like Maria can stand out from the crowd in Ginza, where there are so many beautiful women and rich and luxurious things.

That's not to mention, when he followed Maria to the Candlestick Club as a guest on this day, Ning Weimin saw Maria's true hospitality skills.

The Candlestick Club was actually one of the first places Ning Weimin visited and was rejected.

Because the location of the store is at the intersection of Nanchome Street, it is very superior, and the strength of this store can be fully seen.

There are more than forty formal employees here, the air-conditioning is just right, there are many guests but not crowded, and the atmosphere is full of comfort and joy.

When eating before coming here, Ning Weimin had already heard from Maria that the proprietress here is the woman of the owner of a large shipping company. He heard that there are several prosperous trading companies under the name of this boss.

Therefore, the guests who come here have been screened, and most of them are customers of the boss who has business dealings and affiliated companies.

These are usually after the business banquet is over, and you will go back after playing here for an hour or two. There will never be the kind of rascal who pretends to be crazy and eats tofu.

So strangers are not very welcome, except for some female publicists who have jumped over and kept in touch with the guests.

In this store, Maria is the most highly educated female publicist under the halo of a Waseda female college student.

Coupled with the fact that she is not afraid of the sky, the earth is not afraid, and her warm and cheerful personality makes her especially hit it off with the eccentric big boss.

Not only can she bring many high-level customers, but some original customers of the Shenghui store are also very fond of her, and gradually evolved into her loyal supporters.

That's why the shopkeeper treated her with extra courtesy.

Even if you occasionally have a temper tantrum and don't want to go to work, it's not a problem to ask for a temporary leave.

As long as there are no guests who have made an appointment, or the guests don't take offense, that's fine.

Like this time Ning Weimin was accompanied by Maria, and his mother Sangzai, who had rejected him, looked much better when she saw him.

Even though he quickly took Maria aside and muttered for a while, thinking about it, he probably regarded Ning Weimin as a jerk, trying to persuade his leading lady not to fall for it.

But at least on the surface, there was a smile on his face, and he really treated Ning Weimin as a guest.

It's time to change the ashtray for the ashtray, and it's time to give the fruit plate to the fruit plate.

Moreover, he sat down in person, talked and laughed softly and accompanied Ning Weimin for a while.

There is no shortage of reception procedures and services that should be there.

As for Maria, it was even more amazing. When she came, she whispered apology to Ning Weimin first, then went to change her clothes and made her debut, shuttled around the tables like a flower and butterfly to deal with the guests from all walks of life.

Facing this kind of business situation, compared with her usual state of indifference, her attentiveness is completely different.

For at least half an hour, she had been greeting and chatting with familiar guests, and there was no way she could sit beside Ning Weimin.

But there was laughter everywhere she went.

Even if she just said hello and sat at each table.

On average, each table may be less than 5 minutes.

But she is able to fully drive the atmosphere and make the guests feel happy from the bottom of their hearts with thoughtfulness.

The strongest proof is that there are quite a few customers who have taken advantage of her and are willing to cheer for her and take the initiative to open wine.

Even in such a short period of time, two bottles of wine worth a total of 20 yen were easily sold.

From this, it can be inferred that if she is serious, the turnover of four hours a night will at least reach more than one million yen.

Moreover, she is very confident and popular, and she will take the initiative to introduce her customers to the hostess who has nothing to do, and she is not worried about losing her customers.

If it weren't for the sparkly little dress she was wearing instead of the elegant kimono.

Those who don't know will definitely mistakenly think that there are two mothers in the Candlestick Club, and they also regard her as one of the proprietresses.

To be honest, although Ning Weimin and Maria haven't been together for a long time, so far, the two days don't add up to much time.

But it gave him a feeling of being in a strategic position, and his admiration and affection for Maria increased in a straight line.

Ning Weimin thought from the bottom of his heart that if it weren't for the embarrassing position of Japanese women in the workplace, "gender equality" was just a slogan.

A girl like Maria has the potential to become a top manager of a large multinational company.

He is quite sorry for this girl.

For such an outstanding talent to serve as a drinking companion, this is not because of her depravity, but because it is difficult for women to display their talents in Japanese society.

However, having said that, Ning Weimin soon lost the mood to lament for others, because his own trials and troubles came soon.

Not long after, Maria, who had finally finished her work, sat beside him, approached him with the soft light and asked a straightforward question.

"Ning Sang! How long have you been in Tokyo? Don't you have a girlfriend yet?"

No!Whether it's a wife or a girlfriend, there isn't one!

I don't know if this woman has a unique charm when she is working.

Ning Weimin really had an urge to say that.

But no matter how scumbag he is, he has a bottom line.

It was absolutely impossible to tell such a lie, otherwise, how could he be worthy of Qingzi?
"No no, please don't get me wrong. I have a girlfriend and I'm getting married soon."

Who knew that although Ning Weimin chose to be a gentleman, he was determined to keep a reasonable distance from the beauties.

But Maria said lightly, "Oh, although it's a disappointment, I also expected it a long time ago."

And then he actually took the initiative to put his hand on Ning Weimin's hand, and continued to flirt with him.

"Then, what do you think of me? In your mind, who am I?"

Ning Weimin swallowed secretly, and still sat upright, "We are partners. We just met friends."

"It's that simple? Is there a possibility that we will be closer than friends? Of course? I don't want you to abandon your woman. I just said, should we also date, maybe I am closer than her Does it suit you?"

Facing her confident and passionate eyes, what can Ning Weimin say?

Although he eventually withstood this test.

But I also clearly felt the fragility of my own will swinging left and right, and a kind of worry and fear arising from it.

This woman is truly a magical woman.

Not only does she have a foxy face that can easily attract men.

Moreover, the skin is smooth, delicate and elastic, and a plump and tall figure can definitely please men.

What's more, she has a very clever mind and can chat with guests all over the world.

Speaking of dirty jokes is also clever, far from her charming and elegant face.

In the future, if she becomes Mama-san, her skills will definitely be even stronger.

Therefore, the powerful allure of this woman is extremely dangerous.

Ning Weimin warned himself that he must absolutely keep a certain distance from her, and must not have too close contact with her too frequently.

Otherwise, even he is not sure that his original intention will not change, and he can always maintain the loyalty and purity of his emotions. (end of this chapter)