National Tide 1980.

Chapter 976

Everything in the world is all-encompassing.

However, the more dazzling you are, the easier it is to be blinded by superficial phenomena and forget to see the truth behind things.

No doubt, this is a common regret.

Just like the question of why the Spring Festival in Tiantan Park attracts so many people.

In the eyes of ordinary people in the capital, it may be the eating, drinking, entertainment and folk performances mentioned above.

Perhaps it is a game of "lighting tigers" that everyone can actively participate in, a small prize that can be won through ingenuity.

Perhaps it is the ice lanterns, foreign snacks and foreign gadgets that can only be seen at the Spring Festival Garden Party in Tiantan Park, as well as the only official exhibition of the crew of "Journey to the West" in the Temple of Heaven, and the Dragon King of the Four Seas played by special actors.

In the eyes of foreign tourists, what attracts them may be the local temple fair culture in the capital, whether men, women or children.

It is the handicrafts, snacks and local products sold by the temple fair vendors.

Perhaps there are also Jingyun Dagu and the melodious tunes of Sanxianer in the antique teahouse, which are full of tea guests listening to Chaquer with tureen.

Maybe it’s the imperial dishes sold at the Tangong Restaurant, or maybe it’s the costumes that everyone can wear in front of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests for a Qing Palace drama.

Surrounded by guards and court ladies, it is a unique experience of pretending to be a fake emperor and a fake queen.

In fact, only from the perspective of real operators will they understand that all these splendors ultimately point to one point—group cultural activities with a strong carnival spirit.

This kind of carnival spirit is a way for people to vent their emotions. What is needed is both refined and popular tastes, within the limits and protection of the law, and wanton indulgence regardless of class and level.

To put it bluntly, the reason why the Spring Festival Garden Party at the Temple of Heaven is so successful is entirely because of the successful creation of the cultural atmosphere.

Here, people can enjoy themselves alone or together.

No matter male, female, old or young, regardless of Huayi, everyone can find something they are interested in, and find happiness enough to make them forget the troubles of reality.

Therefore, there is a piece of paradise on earth comparable to the "Surfing the River During the Qingming Festival".

This point is no exception to anyone, even Ning Weimin.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to blend in happily.

Of course, Ning Weimin must be a special one among all the tourists, perhaps the most special one.

The special thing is not only that this garden party was designed by him himself, but also that he is a relatively high-level person.

Not only is he rich, but he is also fucking elegant.

So, his hobbies and interests are fundamentally different from those of most people.

He is not like those ordinary people who only like teat music, sneer at pleasures that require cultural thresholds, and avoid implicit beauty.

It's not like those poor people who are educated but have no money in their pockets. They always like to claim to be noble, and define the level of art with the solitary self-admiration that is separated from the public.

His favorite thing to do is always to find ways to make "elegant" useful.

It is always combined with reality, trying to maximize the potential of artworks and continue to create economic value.

If nothing else, just enter the fasting palace to visit the sculpture art exhibition, Ning Weimin is different from ordinary people.

Ordinary tourists come to Zhai Palace to see these award-winning works.

What I pay attention to is usually the work itself, and I appreciate the beauty expressed by plastic art.

Maybe I will take a photo with the work as a souvenir.

Not Ning Weimin.

What his eyes were looking for and what he was thinking about in his mind were which sculptures were eye-catching enough to be placed in Ma's Garden or Tangong Restaurant for landscaping.

Once he finds something that interests him, he will take out his notebook and concentrate on recording the label content of the work.

Such as material, size and author's name, so that you can negotiate in the future and buy it for a small amount of money.

For him, is art that cannot be exchanged for money still called art?

Since he has this convenience, of course he has to put more of the good things he likes in his arms, so as to get enough benefits.

The same scene happened one after another in the main hall of Beishenchu ​​Sacrifice Pavilion.

You know, after New Year's Day this year, Tangong Restaurant and the "Art Association" will continue to hold the Sculpture Art Exhibition Award Ceremony in Beishenchu ​​following the practice of last year.

In addition to presenting awards to the award-winning sculptors, industry experts organized by the "Art Association" selected some outstanding works of art from the art industry in the capital to be exhibited in the hall of the Sacrifice Pavilion.

And it was interviewed and photographed by the "Art" magazine for publicity and reporting.

There are seven works of art that have been honored to be featured in this professional magazine this year.

One is the assembly of "Twelve Flower Gods" finally completed by Jiang Sanchang, who represents Donghuashi Material Utensil Factory.

The second is the famille rose porcelain figurines from "The Romance of the West Chamber" fired by Liu Yongqing, who represents the Beijing Arts and Crafts Factory.

The third is the beautiful agate color "Hehe Fushou" from the Jade Ware Factory.

The fourth is the jadeite "Lotus Lantern" from the Jade Ware Factory.

The fifth is the coral from the Jade Ware Factory, "Rebounding Pipa Joker Lotte"

The sixth is "Five Hundred Arhats Crossing the Sea" by the Ivory Carving Factory.

The seventh is the gold exhibit "The Corner Tower of the Forbidden City" made by Zhang Chongming, the successor of the "Filigree King" of the gold thread mosaic factory.

The only pity is that the Palace Lantern Factory, which once made a big splash last year with "Mahogany Inlaid Jade Nine Dragons Spewing Beads Lamp", and the Brocade Box Factory, which made its appearance with silk figurines, are not on the list this time because they cannot innovate.

But then again, this is not a bad thing, but a good thing.

Because this undoubtedly means that the overall level of exhibits sent has improved again.

In particular, it has been confirmed that the fineness of the cooperation between art colleges and handicraft factories has been confirmed, and the facts have proved that this road of improving the artistic taste of products and dispelling craftsmanship is feasible.

For example, "Five Hundred Arhats Crossing the Sea" by Ivory Carving Factory, this large-scale sideways work is in cooperation with the National Academy of Fine Arts.

According to the design manuscript issued by the Academy of Fine Arts, the craftsmen of the ivory factory engraved five hundred arhats with different images on an ivory material weighing 66.5 kilograms and more than two meters long.

They are respectively riding dragons, tigers, lions, elephants, deer, unicorns, rhinoceros and other mythical beasts, leaping on the turbulent water waves, and the figures, beasts and waves are carved delicately and vividly.

Another example is the large-scale gold display of "The Corner Tower of the Forbidden City" with nine beams and eighteen columns and 72 ridges made with filigree inlay technology.

This is also a product of cooperation with the Academy of Arts and Crafts.

Not only is the main body made of gold, but the walls of the turret are made of more than 2000 pieces of jasper embedded with gold threads.

The eaves are decorated with tiger's eye stones, the pillars are agate stones, and the railings are inlaid with turquoise.

Whoever looks at it, it is also "ingenious workmanship, priceless".

And the key point is that since these things are here, Ning Weimin naturally has the right of first refusal.

Now, no matter in terms of financial resources or friendship, there is a high probability that no one will compete with him, and the price will be very good.

After all, the market for this kind of pure art and art has not yet risen in China, and the current price is still calculated based on the purchase price of foreign trade companies.

To put it bluntly, foreign trade companies have always set such black prices for these handicraft factories.

Even if their average purchase price is increased several times, it is completely acceptable to Ning Weimin, and there will be no loss at all.

In a few years, there will be no such beautiful things.

So Ning Weimin must be more fascinated and enjoyable than others.

In all honesty, he didn't want to miss any of them.

Unknowingly, he regards these precious treasures as his own possessions.

At the same time, he silently began to think about which of these things would be kept in the Tangong Restaurant and which one would be moved into Ma's garden after they were bought.

However, just when he was fascinated by thinking about beautiful things, he was recognized by others.

As the saying goes, fire cannot be contained in paper.

Rao Ning Weimin acted in a low-key manner and didn't even take advantage of the free tickets.

He has been deliberately hiding among the tourists, not wanting to attract attention, just wanting to enjoy the most natural feeling of visiting.

But this place is like no other.

They are all from Tangong Restaurant, and who doesn't know what their big boss looks like?

What's more, Ning Weimin only went to Japan for half a year, and it hasn't reached the point where the big guys can forget him.

Not to mention that the security officers of the altar palace are all experts from special departments, and their vigilance can't even be compared with ordinary police.

So as soon as he stayed in the slaughterhouse for a long time, he became an iron nail wrapped in a lotus leaf-and it was punctured immediately.

An officer of the security department who was in charge of maintaining order and guarded here specially looked at him more and more familiarly, and finally recognized him.

He is very professional, expressionless, and walked out of the hall of the slaughterhouse very calmly.

Then use the walkie-talkie to notify the superior.

That was the security equipment that Ning Weimin allocated funds to buy at the beginning.

The call is clear, the communication distance is 1.6 kilometers, and it is easy to use.

As a result, he "folded" this thing himself today.

What is this called?
It's called cocooning oneself.

It has to be said that history repeats itself forever, and this kid is actually in the same fate as Shang Yang who wanted to escape from Qin, but was arrested by Shang Yang because of the law he made to live in a store.

You can guess what happened next.

After receiving the news that Ning Weimin appeared here, the entire Beishen Kitchen shook up and down in an instant.

It only took 5 minutes, regardless of the fact that it was the busiest meal time, even Du Yang and Zhang Shihui ran over to serve the boss together.

Ning Weimin was extremely surprised to see them.

But this was definitely not caused by his own whereabouts being exposed.

The point is that he doesn't understand what happened to these two people today.

Such a coincidence?Are they all in Beishenchu?Shouldn't it?
It stands to reason that this is Du Yang's territory, how could Zhang Shihui be easily let in?
What's more, it's the busiest time of day, so Du Yang has no reason to make himself unhappy.

Does he still feel that he doesn't have enough work?
However, what was even more unexpected was that Zhang Shihui and Du Yang were both in high spirits, and behaved politely and decently in front of Ning Weimin, as if they had been friends for many years.

Du Yang exaggerated that Shihui was good enough, and offered to come here to help.

Zhang Shihui, on the contrary, said that Du Yang has a good management, and only by following him can he know how to organize a real banquet.

In addition, these two people not only learned to praise each other when they sold well, but also carried the sedan chair for each other.

And on the matter of how to receive Ning Weimin, there is still a lot to discuss with each other.

In the end, the two of them unanimously suggested that Ning Weimin go to the two-story building outside the garden for lunch.

Ning Weimin was completely dumbfounded, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was dizzy.

He couldn't figure it out, so he left for half a year.

Why are these two people so affectionate, from enemies to rivals to wanting to wear a pair of pants.

This change is too big, they...won't...have problems in that regard?

However, just when Ning Weimin's thoughts were about to be polluted and he was about to go mad.

Fortunately, Zhang Shihui and Du Yang started to flatter each other again, and they also took the initiative to reveal the real reason for the improvement of their friendship.

This successfully avoided misunderstandings.

Du Yang said, "Boss Ning, we don't have any other intentions. We just want you to go to the altar palace to taste some good dishes. Here are all warm fire dishes and pot dishes. It's not qualified to entertain you. If you want It’s not appropriate to make do here, and I’ve wronged you so much.”

Zhang Shihui said, "That's right, I will never regret it if I go. Let me tell you, now the two-story building of our restaurant has all kinds of dishes. It's not bragging to say that we have eaten all over the capital. What about the crab noodles and lions in Yuhuatai?" Head and paper-wrapped chicken, Tongheju’s Sanbuni and Panyu, Zhimeilou’s Sijiyu and Braised Two Chicken Shreds, Emei Restaurant’s Kung Pao Chicken, Camphor Tea Duck, Lili’s Sliced ​​Pork, Mapo Tofu, fried eel paste from Wufangzhai, casserole fish head, milk-baked crucian carp and Arhat prawns from Senlong Restaurant, crab powder tofu from Songhelou, squirrel mandarin fish, sweet and sour sweet-and-sour pork and oyster sauce beef from Guangdong restaurant, and There is a vegetarian banquet."

Ning Weimin felt even more dizzy now, "You are going to give me the name of the dish. Are you going to change careers and talk about cross talk? I said you two are okay? Why do you sound like a joke?"

"No kidding, no kidding. You don't know, that's all."

Zhang Shihui said solemnly, "In fact, since the beginning of last year, the catering industry in Beijing has undergone obvious changes. Some experienced chefs have gradually retired when they reached the age of retirement. We caught this Opportunity, start to inquire about those master chefs, and try to hire them at a price that satisfies them. What I said just now is the good chefs we have recruited in the past six months since you left. Didn’t you always say in the past that we are not afraid of many If you pay a few dollars, you are afraid that there will be no talents. This time we will definitely not be short of talents..."

Ning Weimin finally figured out what happened, and immediately became excited.

"Is this your idea?" He almost wanted to applaud. "Your hand is too beautiful! Not bad, not bad."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Shihui didn't take all the credit for it, but said very honestly, "To be honest, it's not my fault, Manager Du's idea. Even before you left, you didn't realize such a big change in the catering industry in Beijing. How could I know?" This cleverness. Thanks to Manager Du's heart, we didn't miss such a good opportunity."

However, what was even more unexpected was that Du Yang became as humble as Zhang Shihui.

"I can't say that. I also made a mistake. The taste of the restaurant I often go to has changed. I just discovered it. After all, I came up with an idea. In order to hire people, Manager Zhang did what he said. He didn't hesitate. Work hard, go door to door to invite these old masters in person. They are all willing to come to us because of the sincerity of Manager Zhang."

"Don't stop, you are being polite again. You are different from me, how busy your banquet department is. That is, I have a bit of time. I won't go to anyone. I also want to thank you for teaching me how to manage the banquet business."

"Oh, you are being polite. Manager Ning, you probably don't know that it is precisely because of Manager Zhang that the virtuous corporal recruited these talents. In the second half of last year, our turnover increased by 150%. Now the small second floor Tiantian shoots the brigade. Hey, by the way, Manager Zhang and I have saved [-] million cash together. This is actually enough for me to open a branch..."

Got it, got it all!

It has to be said that there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests!

These two boys have already divided their territory and interests.

One is eager to leave, and the other is eager to give it away.

That's why they're so united, and they feel sympathetic to each other.

But how?This is also something that makes him happy to see it happen!

And at this moment, someone greeted Ning Weimin with a hearty laugh.

"Okay, Manager Ning, why don't you come and sit with me. I'm looking for you."

"Manager Xiao Ning, we've waited for you, don't run away at noon today, we have to drink well."

I saw several people who were cheering. It turned out that the director and deputy director of the Temple of Heaven led their people here.

(End of this chapter)