National Tide 1980.

Chapter 422 Snack Banquet

When the "consolation tour group" left, it was almost twelve o'clock.

It stands to reason that after completing the reception task, other people should go back to their respective unit cafeterias for dinner.

But Ning Weimin didn't want to have dinner, so he let the heads of various cooperation units leave so hungry.

So take the initiative to keep guests.

"Leaders, don't be in a hurry to leave. It's better to hit the sun than to choose a date. Since today is the Lantern Festival, why don't you just stay with me for a snack at noon, and let me express my gratitude?"

That's a good idea, of course.

These people just tasted some snacks and Lantern Festival with the city and district leaders.

The appetite has been mobilized, and the righteousness is still unfinished, who would not want to stay?
But the problem is that these people also have a lot of concerns.

For example, some people who are not familiar with Ning Weimin took the initiative to decline.

"Little comrade, thank you for your invitation. But this is not good. The grassroots comrades will have opinions in their eyes. Some people must say that we took the opportunity to eat and drink and create unhealthy trends..."

There are also concerns about leadership perceptions.

"That's right, all the leaders just tasted it. We stayed and continued to eat, what's the matter? It's not right, let's go, let's go another day..."

However, Ning Weimin had nothing to say, he had his own reasons.

"Don't, I'm sincere. Oh, what are you eating and drinking? It really doesn't matter. How much is this snack worth? If you really want to make a mess, then I won't treat you guys to eat snacks Now, how can you get a big restaurant, order a table of more than [-] yuan banquet, and then order each table of more than [-] yuan of wine, that's what it is."

"Snacks and snacks are what ordinary people eat. Can this be compared to eating and drinking? I just invite everyone to eat ten snacks, and the price is not worth a meal of a high standard. You said to yourself, Is that the reason?"

"Let me be honest. In fact, it just coincides with the Lantern Festival. I just wanted to make a coincidence. Please leaders and people have fun together. It's purely a matter of borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, and it's thanks to Section Chief Qiao. Otherwise, if after today, these food stalls under the service bureau are closed, I want to invite everyone to eat cheap snacks, that is impossible."

"Besides, to be honest, in order to receive the inspecting leaders, I have prepared a lot of snacks in advance. It's too late to scratch this kind of thing. It's normal for the leaders to try it out and leave. That's because The leaders are busy with their affairs, so I can't force the leader to stay, I have to taste everything we have prepared, right?"

"So when the leader left, new problems appeared. What should we do with the leftover snacks? Let me tell you, if you don't eat for nothing, it's also a waste. In fact, if everyone stays and eats, it's actually thrifty Saving behavior. It can be regarded as a great help to me. In case the company checks the accounts, someone will find fault with me again. "

"I'm not here with you. If you really don't want to make do with me, I won't force you. But you can't just leave empty-handed. Please give me some face for the snacks I bought. Share it together. Everyone must take a copy. Don’t say that I win over and corrupt cadres, whoever wants to mention this to me again, I am really anxious..."

As a result, everyone at the scene laughed.

All concerns were resolved by Ning Weimin, and everyone seemed to have no excuses.

So a leader of the Temple of Heaven took the lead in giving Ning Weimin face.

"Oh, our Manager Ning is so sincere, he has said everything thoroughly. Then we all want to refuse, but it will be too embarrassing. In my opinion, let's do him this favor and eat what he prepared today. These snacks."

"Okay, okay, I agree, then do this..."

"Yes, I agree too, then let's go back..."

In this way, the leaders of the cooperative units participating in the garden party returned to the coffee shop of the Zhai Palace collectively.

But this time when I went back, it was different.

Because the girls in the Zhai Palace Cafe stitched together the scattered square tables and spread them with tablecloths.

Then put the snacks prepared in advance on plates and put them on the table. It is an amazing richness.

It's like a snack fair.

What pea yellow, donkey rolling, Aiwowo, honey three knives, candy ears, chestnut cake, toad spitting honey, bean stuffing cut cake...

What are the coke rings, mochi balls, crunchy boxes, fried heads, butter fried cakes, sprinkled twists, ginger sauce skewers, mung bean balls...

Roast mutton, beef in sauce, fried pine meat, pork in sauce, assorted vegetables, vegetarian chicken, roasted meat, white water sheep head...

What gold rolls, silver rolls, butterfly rolls, salty and crispy fire, screw turns, sesame sesame cakes, horseshoe sesame cakes, shredded radish cakes...

What kind of cheese, dried fruit, fried red fruit, walnut cheese, peanut dip, amber walnut, almond tofu, rock sugar lotus seeds...

It really has pastries, fried food, cold cuts, desserts, and staple foods. There are palace snacks, Muslim snacks, and Han people’s snacks.

But that's nothing, because what's on the table is still cold.

Of course, Ning Weimin couldn't make everyone deprived of food that warms their stomachs.

So let the people under his hands cook the Lantern Festival, and at the same time go outside to serve other hot dishes.

Wait until there is a pot of bean juice, a pot of eight-treasure porridge, a pot of fried tofu soup, and a pot of hot Yuanxiao.

A large plate of Jingdong Meatloaf, a large plate of Mending Meatloaf, a large plate of Xiao Long Bao, and a large plate of Shui Bao Du Ren Er.

Add two large plates of roast mutton, two large plates of roast beef, and then serve them on the table in turn.

Well, this is really a banquet that is better than a banquet, it looks much more grand than the banquet of the real Dafan Zhuangzi.

It goes without saying that women are definitely interested in sweets.

Therefore, a lesbian from the Artists Association was the first to be attracted to the long table by those palace sweets and pastries, and sincerely praised them.

"Beautiful, too delicate, too hard to bear to eat."

Conversely, men are definitely more interested in meat and fried food.

So comrades and cadres from a sub-bureau also walked over to meet the cold dishes and fried food.

In the end, he was tempted by the aroma of barbecue and moved his index finger.

"The smell of this meat is really delicious. Is this the barbecue season or the barbecue season?"

The cadre who took the lead in Tiantan Park, accompanied by the head of the park with his hands behind his back, circled around the long table like an inspection.

The two couldn't help but sigh together.

"It's amazing, there are fifty or sixty kinds, I'm afraid you brought all the snacks here?"

"That's right, all these things added together, it's not much worse than a serious banquet. It's really a bit extravagant."

After they finished speaking, they turned around together and asked Ning Weimin half-jokingly.

"This little comrade, you are too clever, we have been fooled by you. You are still saying that you are not eating and drinking..."

"Right, let's say that the snacks are cheap, but you put too many, it's the first time I've seen snacks put on such an array..."

But they didn't expect that even in this situation, Ning Weimin could not blush.

Instead, he defended himself with a righteous attitude.

"Oh, leader, don't get me wrong, you two. Didn't I say it earlier, the fact that we can eat snacks like this today is just taking advantage of our garden party."

"Think about it, the snacks in the capital are scattered in the streets and alleys. Some are shops and some are stalls. If anyone wants to taste all kinds of snacks at the same time, it is simply impossible to realize the luxury."

"But how suitable we are today! We finally had such an opportunity, so as the organizers of this garden party, we successfully completed this event. Can't we try our best to comfort ourselves? From a rational point of view, I think we should share."

"What's more, most of the snacks are indeed bought before. The rest of the hot ones are because I am afraid that you will hurt your stomach, so I have people buy some new ones. I can't invite customers back and let everyone Are you sick from eating?"

"As for the issue of waste, don't worry, both of you, it will never happen. Because today we will have a combination of Chinese and Western dishes, and we will use the buffet style of Western countries. There is no distinction between seats, and everyone will use public tableware according to their preferences. Take your own snacks and put them on your own plates and bowls, not enough to pick up at any time.”

"In this way, even if we can't eat, no matter how much is left over, it won't be a waste. I can also give my staff an extra meal when I get off work, or even let them divide it up and take it away. What's wrong with that? ? If the food at this table is shared among dozens of people, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration, would it?”

Indeed, as Ning Weimin said, this Chinese and Western snack banquet was really well done.

The greatest advantage of equality is that it can save a lot of cumbersome etiquette.

The people in this banquet no longer need to be divided into upper and lower seats and arranged seats as usual, and they are also exempted from various etiquette on the table.

This makes the complicated food culture in the officialdom suddenly become simple and clear.

On the contrary, everyone can eat this meal very easily and concentrate on tasting various snacks.

At the same time, the form of eating by yourself and having enough food and clothing embodies freedom and randomness.

In particular, it highlights the richness of material and the high efficiency of dining.

So once it was tried, the heads of these various cooperation units applauded one after another, and everyone praised Ning Weimin for his brilliant idea.

Unknowingly, the tone of the two leaders has also changed.

One said, "I think this is quite cost-effective. It is not only in line with our people's habit of having dinner parties and loves to be lively, but also appears civilized, rich, and saves time. On the contrary, it eliminates waste to the greatest extent. I really never thought that today I can taste so many snacks in one meal. This is really enough for me to brag about when chatting with others..."

Another said, "That's right, it's called a buffet, right? Yes, it's really good. Different needs, even opposing needs, can be satisfied. This way of dining reflects harmony and richness. It seems extravagant, It is not."

Ning Weimin laughed immediately.

"Thank you for the compliment from the leader. In fact, I'm just rote. I also feel that I didn't treat you well. Frankly speaking, there are too many tourists here today, so it's like siu mai, pot cakes, and tofu. Brain, old tofu, cat's ears, haggis soup, stewed fire... I couldn't get many popular snacks. If I really wanted to buy them all, I'm afraid there are about [-] kinds of snacks."

"More than 200 kinds?"

"so much?"

The two leaders were not surprised. This number was something they had never thought of, and it was far beyond imagination.

Ning Weimin took advantage of the situation and said.

"If you two really think this form is good, satisfying, and cost-effective to eat to your heart's content. I have two suggestions. The first is that after we hold the garden party next year, let the comrades from the service bureau stay for an extra half day. Sixth, let's just hold a snack banquet to treat the leaders of our various units and the grassroots comrades who support us."

"Secondly, considering that almost all developed countries in the West have the habit of drinking afternoon tea, our coffee shop also receives the most foreign guests on Saturdays and Sundays. I think it is possible for the coffee shop to hold a special buffet of Beijing-style snacks in these two days , Get some sweets in the snacks. It not only promotes our local culture, but also generates income and earns more foreign exchange certificates. Presumably foreign guests will like it."

After saying this, the two leaders were even more surprised.

The director couldn't help looking up and down, and praised Ning Weimin with emotion.

"People are different. You, little comrade, are really talented. An ordinary snack can make you run so impressively and thoughtfully. It's not easy at all, let alone you can infer other things from one instance. Think about it." Come up with such a good idea. Young people are awesome, I really envy your leaders, having such capable subordinates as you..."

Another jokingly said, "Your company has found a treasure by hiring you. You have made too much money for your company. It's a pity that your company pays too much, otherwise, we must recruit you from a foreign company to the Temple of Heaven." Ah, I'll give you a full-time section chief..."

The tone of the two leaders is full of exaggeration and jokes, but the appreciation is indeed sincere.

So Ning Weimin thought that a more appropriate time had come.

He simply exposed the real intention of today's hospitality.

"Two leaders, I am actually not much different from your subordinates now, am I? Our cooperation with each other is perfect. Besides, to be honest, I have always been under your rule. No With your support, how can I have any work achievements?"

"Yes, I am paid by a foreign company, but my heart is still the heart of Huaxia. I am not only responsible to our company, but also to you two. To put it bluntly, I think I am under dual leadership .It is both an obligation and a responsibility to work hard to safeguard the common interests of both of us.”

"So what I mean is, just like the spirit of this buffet, I want to continue to explore more possibilities for our cooperation. To tell you the truth, in front of the city leaders and district leaders today, what I said is serious .At least for now, there are two things I intend to pursue with our parks and services.”

"One is to run a book fair, and try to find a way to maintain the popularity of the garden party for a long time. This will definitely boost the ticket revenue of our park. The other is that I think the few of us will jointly establish a restaurant and follow the example of Fangshan in Beihai as a palace. High-end dining. Earn more foreign exchange from foreigners. What do you two like? Are you interested?"

(End of this chapter)