Great Power Reclamation

Chapter 2581 The new store is also popular

Because of its eye-catching shape, it had attracted the attention of many people before its completion. Word of mouth spread, and after knowing that this was Sofia Restaurant, countless people were waiting for the big piece of Duoji.

We have to thank Irving for all these things. The friends he brought with him are all people of status and influence.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that the food in Sofia Restaurant suits their taste, otherwise, they would not come again just to give face.

Ye Yuze gave 60 million euros, but this time, from buying the store to building the house, it only cost .

Liu Qinghua called the young man who delivered the money and asked him to return the remaining money to him.

As a result, the man hurriedly explained: "Old Mayor, I have no right to accept this money. If you don't need it, call Mr. Ye. I can only take it if he lets me."

Liu Qinghua had no choice but to call Ye Yuze and tell him the details.

Ye Yuze smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Liu, your situation is all caused by that girl Ye Mei and Yang San's mischief. Consider this 10 million as your compensation. Open a few more stores and move to the most luxurious place in London."

Liu Qinghua naturally refused: "Boy, they did bad things to me because of my own incompetence, otherwise how could I be deceived?"

"Let's be frank. I'm lending you these hundreds of thousands of dollars, so you must pay me back. I can't use the rest."

Ye Yuze said earnestly: "Uncle, what about your two wives? If they give birth to more than a dozen children for you in the future, how will you support them? Just treat them as gifts from your nephew to help you start your own business."

"Get lost. How old am I? You still want to give birth to more than a dozen children? I don't think you are much better than Ye Mei."

Liu Qinghua cursed angrily, saying that this kid was just making fun of him.

Ye Yuze smiled and explained quickly: "Uncle, you have devoted your whole life to the military reclamation city and have never sought any personal gain for yourself. You are old now, with a family to support. Even if your nephew gives you some start-up capital, I can't let the old mayor of the military reclamation city lose face for money."

As soon as he said this, Liu Qinghua felt his eyes warm.

The donations from the old comrades in Junken City and Ye Yuze’s actions now are the greatest affirmation of him.

  At this age, I can’t work anymore, but why can’t I do something on my own?

Although Ye Yuze's words were a joke, since he had married the two sisters, he had to take responsibility and help them arrange their future.

Liu Qinghua felt a sense of pride rising in his heart, and he suddenly felt twenty years younger.

"Okay, I will return the money to you. When your uncle starts a new business, I will return all the money!"

Ye Yuze laughed loudly: "That's right, our old mayor of Junken City, how could he be a coward? I'm waiting for you to pay me back."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Qinghua devoted himself wholeheartedly to the preparations for the opening of the new store.

It turned out that he just wanted to help Tom and the others open the store and then go back, and pay back the money when the two stores in Junken City made money.

But Ye Yuze's words made him change his mind. Junken City has always been reluctant to earn money from the country. That's called incompetence. What's wrong with opening a restaurant? I can earn foreign exchange just the same!

Because of the restaurant's unique shape and long-standing reputation, the new store became extremely popular as soon as it opened.

Especially those celebrities, they called their friends and invited those friends who spent money at Michelin every day to come over.

Michelin is all about service and refinement, but the portions are just enough to feed a cat.

The service at Sofia's new store is just as good, but affordable.

  Of course, there are also high-end services. Otherwise, why would you take two floors? Isn't it just to improve the quality?

The lobby on the first floor is completely civilian-friendly and affordable for ordinary people.

As for the upstairs rooms, don’t even think about spending money without a few hundred euros. It’s not that the dishes are high-end, but the presentation and service are.

Rich people are just into this kind of thing; they like to use money to show how special they are, and Sophia Restaurant just happens to satisfy their desire.

Spending different amounts of money and eating the same food is called class.

Originally, Tom didn't plan to close the shop as he had developed feelings for it.

But after the big store opened, it was so busy that we had to invite our old customers to eat at the new store.

The restaurant industry, once it becomes popular, is a money-making beast. The net profit of 10,000 Euros a day left Liu Qinghua dumbfounded.

Of course, most of this money was contributed by the guests in the private rooms.

The only extra expense for the restaurant was to hire two more chefs, and the ingredients were the same.

I thought that the turnover would drop a little after a few days, after all, it was a new store and there would be more people trying it out.

Unexpectedly, the number of customers increased. Seeing this, Liu Qinghua invited two Chinese chefs from Junken City.

After all, restaurant dishes nowadays are too monotonous, and Chinese food is much better than Western food in both style and taste.

Of course, they did not make Sofia Restaurant into a Chinese restaurant. It is still a Western restaurant with some Chinese elements added.

Especially in terms of taste, it caters to Western tastes to the greatest extent possible.

This is how the catering industry works. No matter what the dish is, it must be improved when it is brought to other places.

This does not mean not following tradition, but rather being flexible. The history of human development is one of constant adaptation, otherwise humans would still be eating raw meat and drinking blood.

After being fully booked for a month, Liu Qinghua made the decisive decision to open a branch, and chose the most prosperous place in London, Oxford Street.

The place they are currently in can only be described as lively, and when it comes to prosperity and high-endness, no place can compare to Oxford Street.

Tom was cautious about this decision, mainly because it was too expensive. If he opened such a large restaurant on Oxford Street, the rent would be unimaginably high.

The annual rent is 300,000 Euros, and Tom doesn't have the courage to do that.

Sophia, however, was as supportive as ever: "Dear, if you want to do it, just do it. If you fail, you can just try again!"

Liu Qinghua shook his head: "Why should we fail? Our current success means that our restaurant is completely suitable for the tastes of the people here. Expensive rent means high consumption. What's there to be afraid of?"

Allen fully supports this statement. Who doesn't know how to show off? Just promote the products you choose.

Wouldn't it be OK to have higher-end supply channels, fewer dishes and more exquisite dishes? But the style and taste cannot change.

So, Comrade Lao Liu started to wander around Oxford Street every day, looking at those shops that were not doing well.

  There is no way. It is really hard to find an empty house here. Once a business goes bankrupt, I wonder how many people will be watching it.

Moreover, Liu Qinghua has never liked using intermediaries. He feels that paying them fees is simply a waste. He prefers to negotiate on his own.

But this is obviously a bit difficult, because the shops here will not put up signs saying they are for sale, mainly because they can't afford to lose face.

Even if some of them went bankrupt, they were done secretly through intermediaries, which made Liu Qinghua helpless.

People in this country are too dogmatic. Will you die if you put up a transfer sign?

But he didn't give up. He not only wandered around, but also asked people. This was not purely to save money, but so that he could get first-hand information. You know, every store closure has a process, and it will take at least several months or even a year to list it with an agent.

One day he was tired, exhausted and hungry, so he would not eat on this street because the food was not only expensive but also not tasty.

Turning the corner, there is a small street with small shops doing all kinds of things.

Suddenly I saw a sign with Chinese characters: Junken Fast Food.

Liu Qinghua was shocked. Who got there first?

I quickly entered the store and took a closer look. I found that it was really the flavor of northern Xinjiang. What's going on? The name of Junken fast food must be related to the Corps. Who is it?

I ordered a grilled lamb chop and tried it. It tasted okay, but the taste of something out of the oven and that baked in a naan pit are naturally different.

I asked the store clerk about it, and was shocked again to find out that this store is actually a chain store with locations in every city in Europe and America.

The boss's name is Fourth Master, and he is Chinese American.

Liu Qinghua is pretty good at English, but I’ve never heard of anyone in the Corps who has made such a big success in the United States?

  The Chinese meaning of Fourth Master is "Si Ye". Who is this Si Ye?

The shop assistants didn’t know much about the boss, except that he started his business as a teenager and had chain stores all over the United States when he was in high school.

After graduating from university, he entered politics and is now a U.S. congressman and a very prestigious figure.

"Fuck!"

Liu Qinghua secretly exclaimed, why does it sound so much like the fourth son of Ye Wancheng's family? He called Ye Wancheng, and he didn't know much about the youngest son's situation, even less than the clerk.

Liu Qinghua was also helpless. Ye Wancheng had always been like this. Apart from work, he had no interest in anything else.

Finally, I called Ye Yuze and confirmed that this was really Lao Si's store. I couldn't help but feel emotional.

Of the four brothers of the Ye family, none of them are simple people! One is a world-class billionaire, one is a minister, and one is a congressman.

Even the most inconspicuous third brother, Chu Qiao, who is also in the engine industry, has always kept his identity secret for the sake of the country's interests. It is unknown how many contributions he has made that cannot be made public.

Ye Yuze gave him the fourth brother's phone number, but Liu Qinghua didn't call it, even though Ye Yuze had given him a boost last time.

The fourth brother's store is a shot in the arm. Other people can build a chain across the United States in a middle school, so what's wrong with him starting a European chain at the age of 70?

After eating and drinking, Liu Qinghua continued to wander around, and this time he finally found his target, which was a shopping mall.

This shopping mall is not very big, only a few thousand square meters, but it has eight floors and is very old. It must be at least a hundred years old.

This is a hotel. The first floor is a restaurant and reception. However, there are obviously not many guests. The receptionist and the receptionist are chatting there out of boredom.

Liu Qinghua didn't know how many times he had passed this place, but because the place was too big, he had never paid attention to it.

Today, he was stimulated by the fourth brother again, and he decided to go in and take a look. Others have chains all over the world, but he hasn’t even managed London. He is really living a dog’s life at his age.

The restaurant was a Western restaurant. After sitting down, I found that I was the only one there except the waiter.

Liu Qinghua couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had just eaten, so he was definitely not hungry, but he symbolically ordered a salad and a glass of red wine.

Liu Qinghua is like all northerners. For them, salad is just grass, for cattle and sheep to eat.

But I'm full now, this thing doesn't take up any space, so I'll just eat some. Anyway, I force them to eat it whenever I feel like it, saying it's healthy.

  Liu Qinghua didn't believe this. How many of the natives in northern Xinjiang eat leafy vegetables? How could their health be bad?

The waiters' attitude was not good. They were cold and arrogant. I don't know who gave them the courage. They don't even have any customers, yet they are still pretending to be cool?

Although I have not been here for long, I have gained a certain understanding of the character of the people here.

Most of them are okay, relatively peaceful and easy to approach, but there are always some who like to call themselves gentlemen, appearing humble on the surface but arrogant deep down.

Irving is a typical representative. Their ancestors were all people of status.

Just look at these waiters and you will know that the boss must be the same. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to run the business like this.

Liu Qinghua took a few bites of the salad, but he really couldn't get used to the taste. Then he put down his fork and started drinking.

This wine tastes really good, but it is definitely not brewed by the hotel itself. I don’t know which winery it comes from.

  Liu Qinghua waved to a waiter, who walked over modestly and bowed slightly:

"Sir, do you need anything?"

Liu Qinghua was too lazy to beat around the bush: "Is your boss here? I want to talk to him about something."

The waiter shook his head: "I'm afraid he doesn't have time. Please come back next time."

  Seeing this guy making decisions directly on behalf of the boss, Liu Qinghua was speechless. He really took arrogance to the extreme. It would be strange if business was good like this.

But since he was here to discuss business, there was no need to argue with him. Instead, he took out a hundred euros and continued to ask:

"is the boss around?"

The waiter's eyes lit up: "Can I check if you're there?"

Liu Qinghua took out another one: "Are you there now?"

The waiter leaned over and said, "He must be here. I can call him for you."

After saying this, his eyes were fixed on the money in Liu Qinghua's hand, but he did not move.

  Liu Qinghua laughed. You're already naked for just 200 euros, are you going to remain reserved to the end?

The boss is a woman in her forties. She is starting to gain weight, but she dresses meticulously.

Seeing Liu Qinghua just nodded: "Excuse me, sir, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"I want to rent your store, but you don't even have any business here. If you keep it going, you'll lose money every day."

Liu Qinghua's words obviously made the woman uncomfortable:

"How could there be no business? It's just a coincidence today. Do you know how long the history of our Aidenburg Hotel is?"

Then the woman talked incessantly, her mouth never idle, and she wanted to dig up all her ancestors to describe the former glory of this hotel.

This woman had a very oriental name, Lily, which made Liu Qinghua quite satisfied as it made her name less awkward to him.

  Seeing that the woman was not going to stop talking, Liu Qinghua finally lost his patience and interrupted her and asked:

"Are you really not planning to sell it? I really want to rent it."

The woman was obviously unhappy to be interrupted by him and looked at him angrily.

Liu Qinghua shrugged: "I'm a foreigner, I don't know anyone, if you rent it to me, no one will say anything to you."

He knew that foreigners wanted to save face, so he stated his identity first to avoid others from thinking too much.

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