National Tide 1980.

Chapter 469 Ambition
"Thanks to the two leaders for their supplementary suggestions. That's right, if we can't catch up with other traditional artworks, then we will use modern artworks to make up for it. This is the best strategy for us to maximize our strengths and avoid weaknesses in the layout. In the same way, in In terms of the inheritance and development of imperial cuisine dishes, I also think that we can make full use of this concept..."

Although the atmosphere at the venue had already been brought to a small climax by Qiao Wanlin.

But when Ning Weimin opened his mouth to talk about business again, everyone stopped joking very consciously.

They all concentrated again and held their breath, continuing to listen to Ning Weimin's next words very seriously.

Being able to save face like this obviously shows that Ning Weimin's words have really moved them, and his thinking has been fully recognized.

"In the past two days, I have carefully analyzed the menus of Fangshan Restaurant and Tingli Restaurant. I found that these two restaurants, although they both have the same signboard of imperial cuisine, have also developed Manchu Banquet. But the names of their dishes are , there is still a big difference.”

"Fangshan Restaurant in Beihai was founded by several royal chefs, and it was the first to use the royal brand. Perhaps because of this, Fangshan has the most complete types of dishes. Almost all the delicacies from mountains and seas that everyone agrees on are included in their own. The menu. There are not only delicious dishes, but also court dishes, and even delicate dishes like 'Si Jiang' and 'Si Zhuo', as well as unique cold meats like 'Si Crisp'. It can be said that we have always followed the 'whole' way There are many banquet titles, and the meaning of auspicious congratulations is fully displayed."

"This can be seen from their group dishes. Like 'celebrating the New Year', 'Lucky as the East China Sea', and 'Longevity Without Borders', they are all very festive names. This is probably one of the reasons why officials prefer Fangshan Restaurant banquets The name of the dish is good, and people subconsciously think that it is easy to succeed in talking about things. Coupled with the geographical advantage of Beihai, which is located in the city center, it is almost certain that the official reception banquet will be held here."

"Although Tingli Pavilion also has a full banquet of Man and Han, because the 'Xi Si Institute' is where Empress Dowager Cixi eats, drinks and has fun. They take the route of longevity food and medicinal food that focus on health preservation and longevity. At the same time, they make better use of Kunming Lake. The convenience of Hexian, and especially the use of opera culture in the name of the dishes. It has a strong sense of leisure.”

"So their main banquets are the 'Longevity Banquet' to wish longevity and longevity, the 'Fu Lu Shou Xi Xi Xi' to wish good luck, and the 'Jiangshan Wandai Banquet' which symbolizes peace in the world. In addition, the location of Tingli Pavilion is remote, and the environment It is quiet and quiet, which has led many officials to hold a banquet here to relieve their emotions when the marathon negotiations are in a state of stalemate. Or when there is more time, the double event of sightseeing and treats Content, will be here to host the banquet for foreign guests."

"As for us, since we are guarding the Temple of Heaven, it is natural to give full play to the special advantages of the Temple of Heaven. Just now Section Chief Qiao said that the offerings at the Temple of Heaven are the authentic imperial meals. Although this is a joke, it also points out that the Temple of Heaven is unique. Why can’t we start from the sacrificial aspect and introduce banquet titles such as “Peace in the World”, “Five Grains”, and “Smooth Weather”? If we take a solemn approach, improve the process of imperial banquets, and focus on banquets It also meets the needs of large banquets.”

"In addition, if we pay attention to the characteristics of the dishes, we also have our own advantages. Although both Fangshan and Tingliguan have a lake, they can use live fish and freshwater to make seasonal dishes, which is beyond our comparison. But we have forests in the Temple of Heaven. Of all the gardens in the entire capital, where is there a forest bigger than ours? Then pine nuts, hazelnuts, mushrooms, and fungus are our specialties. Of course, this may not be really produced by us, as long as a gimmick is enough to make the guests psychologically Satisfied. Combining with the theme of sacrificial offerings, we can definitely launch more gimmicks, such as feasts for offering sacrifices to heaven, banquets for court officials, and feasts for fasting.”

"There is another key point, everyone, don't forget that our Nancheng is the place where the essence of folk food in the capital gathers. There are far more time-honored brands, famous dishes, famous foods, and famous pastries than the Beicheng. We have the same advantages. There are too many good chefs and veteran chefs in our district, and the variety of cooking techniques is too rich. No matter how famous the two royal restaurants are, they cannot match the comprehensive strength of all our time-honored brands. Said, such as fried, grilled, and shabu-shabu, are the foods we are best at in the south. The dishes of Fangshan and Tingli Restaurant are not available."

"We can develop our exclusive palace dishes from these three aspects. Let me use an analogy, hot pot is not as simple as boiled lamb. I know that there used to be chrysanthemum pots, sauerkraut pots, and assorted pots. Speaking of which, Japan also has sukiyaki similar to ours, which cooks many ingredients together. Then why can’t we restore these traditional hot pot names? I think Japanese guests should be easy to accept, what we lack is just Just a birth certificate stamped 'Court'."

"So having said that, it is very important that all innovations we make must be based on evidence and history. To put it bluntly, we have to make it up if we talk nonsense. , so that people can’t pick out big loopholes. So we invite experts to verify, and even develop and excavate the work of the palace menu. We have to provide theoretical support for ourselves, the source of the source..."

I really have to say that Ning Weimin's views on the dishes can be regarded as scratching the itch of the District Service Bureau and the Temple of Heaven.

As soon as his words fell, the leaders of both sides couldn't wait to give strong support.

This time it was the deputy secretary of the Temple of Heaven who spoke first.

"Young people are open-minded. Comrade Xiao Ning, your suggestions are great! We old comrades are really conservative. If you hadn't reminded me, I really would not have thought that the Temple of Heaven has so many advantages in hosting imperial meals. What is especially rare and valuable is that these ideas of yours are not unconstrained, but have a certain realistic basis and are possible to realize."

"I'm afraid you don't know it well. In fact, if the forest in the Temple of Heaven is related to eating, it is really not a mere gimmick. Although the Temple of Heaven lacks the kind of red pine that produces edible pine nuts, hazelnuts, mushrooms, and fungus are also nonsense. .It’s a bit deceitful that we want to get these things. But the Temple of Heaven is made of motherwort.”

"This kind of plant is very useful. The young shoots can be eaten as vegetables, called 'asparagus'. When they grow up, the stems and leaves can be used to boil medicine. It is a kind of medicine for women's diseases. The boiled medicine is called 'Yimu' Ointment'. The seeds are also gynecological medicines, called 'Jiweizi'. It is said that in the late Qing Dynasty, there were several pharmacies selling 'Yimu Gao' in the Temple of Heaven, which were quite famous at that time. They moved out of the Temple of Heaven after the Republic of China."

Speaking of this, the director of the Temple of Heaven took up the words and made a few more additions.

"That's right, I still remember that when I first came to the Temple of Heaven to work, many people came to pick asparagus and stir-fry them in spring. Or dig motherwort and go to the pharmacy to exchange money. Asparagus is tender and crunchy, and the taste is quite unique. If it wasn't because people were too poor at that time, digging too much, especially in the early 60s when natural disasters caught up, the motherwort was almost harvested and eaten. The reputation of this thing would not have declined. But fortunately, there are still some What remains, there is still a small area of ​​motherwort in the garden. If necessary, of course we must protect it, even develop it, and artificially plant it..."

This was an unexpected surprise, and even Ning Weimin couldn't help but be moved.

He really didn't expect that he would win a big prize by mistake!
However, this is not enough, even Director Jin of the District Service Bureau gave a surprise.

"Manager Ning's words are indeed inspiring, and I was also touched a little. In fact, the culinary advantages of our Nancheng and the imperial cuisine are still related. Putting aside the 'explosive', this shabu-shabu can be said to be The emperor invented it, but it is unclear whether it was Kublai Khan or Nurhachi, and the common people have different opinions. But what is certain is that "roasting" is definitely related to the court. Because the Qing Dynasty was a nomadic people who ruled the Central Plains, regardless of the Manchus, The Mongolians still have barbecue. I listened to the report of 'Judequan', and they also said that the technique of roasting duck in the hanging oven was passed down from the Qing Palace. I also sold roasted piglets, and some people even told me that the roasted suckling pig in the south was passed down from the roasted piglet in the north. In short, I think this barbecue can definitely be a big banquet under the name of the palace... "

And this continued to stimulate the divergent thinking of the director of the Temple of Heaven, and the director made another supplement.

"When I mentioned pigs, I thought of another thing. The Manchus held a grand meat-eating meeting in the name of 'sacrificing the gods'. The meat, head, hooves, liver, and blood sausage of the pig were cooked in one pot, and everyone who saw it shared them. The Kunning Palace in the Forbidden City is the place where the royal family worships the gods. There are two big pots in the Kunning Palace, which are specially used to cook meat for offering sacrifices to the gods. The meat that has been sacrificed to the gods is also called Furou. The uneatable blessing meat was stolen and sold to complete the business. I think we can make a fuss about this..."

After the director finished speaking, there was a burst of praise in the field.

Everyone expressed their admiration for both the director and Director Jin.

It is said that the two leaders are knowledgeable and knowledgeable.

Needless to say, the atmosphere at the scene became even more lively.

So much so that Ning Weimin talked about the last item, how to advertise, how to find customers, and how to enrich the reception content.

At the beginning, the state of speaking freely appeared completely, and everyone brainstormed and gave ideas.

Everyone not only highly recognized that Ning Weimin regarded the Japanese and customers coming to Beijing from other places as the main targets and business breakthroughs.

Moreover, Director Jin of the District Service Bureau and Director of the Temple of Heaven also took the initiative to pat their chests, saying that they would definitely use their network to bring their related households and acquaintances to their restaurants as much as possible.

Then it can be said that everyone participating in this meeting at this time is already full of fighting spirit, from negative to active, and no longer has no backbone before the meeting.

But that still wasn't the climax of the meeting.

Because near the end of the memory, Ning Weimin unexpectedly made an important statement, which shocked everyone again.

This kid actually claimed that in order to ensure the time and progress, he hoped that when the construction of the second floor of the North Gate of the Temple of Heaven started, the repair work of Beishen Kitchen would be carried out simultaneously.

The repair cost of 15 yuan can be paid in advance by the Zhai Palace Exhibition Hall, and this money is not included in the operating cost of the restaurant.

If the follow-up restaurant is successful, everyone thinks that Beishen Kitchen can be operated.

Then this money will be included in the investment quota of Peel Carton Company.

Good fellow, what kind of astonishing handwriting and boldness is this!
That's 15!It is almost the annual profit of a medium-sized factory with hundreds of people.

No one could figure out why Ning Weimin would take such a radical action.

He dared to make such a big bet when his future was unclear.

So although it is extremely beneficial to the Temple of Heaven.

But the cadres of the Temple of Heaven couldn't help worrying about Ning Weimin,

They all advised him to be cautious and not to act rashly, so as not to take risks in vain and let the head office blame him.

Ning Weimin actually smiled and said, "I'm very touched by everyone's kindness. But don't worry about me. I invested this money after careful consideration. It's not emotions." articulated statement."

"No way, our investment in this business is a bit big. But we have to have the threshold of this money to make more money in the future. And the critical time waits for no one. One or two months. There are also staff training, custom-made furniture, tableware, purchase of decorations and so on? It would be good to open within half a year."

"So when you really get everyone's approval, you can see the signs. Maybe a year, or a year and a half will pass. If you are busy repairing Beishen's kitchen at that time, it will waste a long time. What's more, Beishen The repair of the kitchen is not an ordinary project, and it cannot be done in a rush. We can’t rush to ruin the original appearance of the ancient building. It’s best to start breaking ground now, so that we can catch up..."

His words made everyone puzzled, how could he be so confident.

So the director of the Temple of Heaven asked.

"Comrade Xiao Ning, you just think that this restaurant can be successful? You don't need to look any further, and you spend so much money? Let me make an analogy. It's not that you don't manage well. It's just that everything is like ours. It went smoothly as expected. But there are other unexpected situations. If the superior comes with an administrative order and suddenly asks us to use Beishen Kitchen for other purposes, what will we do then? Don’t be afraid of 15, just in case. Because you didn't follow the normal procedure, the [-] you invested in advance will fill the bottomless pit. I can't do anything..."

Who knows that Ning Weimin said, "It doesn't matter, I have confidence in my own management ability. I can take this responsibility. I can earn back the money for the company in just a few months. Let alone you, on my behalf It’s okay for Pierre Carton to donate for free. If that’s the case, I’ll be considered as contributing to cultural relic preservation work. Of course, the key is that I have confidence in you. What kind of trust is there between us? As long as you still Sitting in the Temple of Heaven, even if this happens, you will definitely find a better place for me. Isn't it?"

The director of the Temple of Heaven burst out laughing.

"You are too friendly, and you are too good at talking. You won't even miss my Nanshen chef? Okay, let's not talk about anything else. If you can trust me so much, of course I will trust you too. .Let’s just make a deal like this. If there is a problem with Beishen’s Kitchen, I will never let you suffer.”

Then, the leader nodded solemnly.

"To be honest, Comrade Xiao Ning, I can't be more assured of your management ability. You have achieved results in all the projects we have cooperated with. You have given me great surprises every time. So I absolutely believe , if there are no major accidents this time, you will definitely succeed again, and we will all be satisfied..."

Only then did Director Jin interject.

"Why don't you say that the younger generation is awesome. Manager Xiao Ning, today I have learned about your ability. I am even more surprised by your courage in doing things. This is what you call standing in the present and aiming high."

"Correct!"

Everyone present this time agreed with Director Jin's words.

Almost everyone praised Ning Weimin for his aggressiveness, which was very interesting.

It is said that he is taller than others, farther than others, wants to be ahead of others, and runs ahead of others.

Qiao Wanlin even smiled knowingly at Ning Weimin, winked at him, and quietly gave him a thumbs up.

That means "Dude, it's really you."

(End of this chapter)