Counterattack 1988

Chapter 1418 Criteria for Birthday Party
Wang Lin seldom promised anyone to attend such birthday parties.

But today's Bailan is indeed different.

Not because she is so beautiful today, but because she sacrificed so much for the company.

It is indeed a sacrifice for a model to give up the invitation to Paris Fashion Week and stay to help the company show.

After all, this year's Aixiu Fashion Week is far less famous than Paris Fashion Week.

If a model wants to gain the recognition of the world, participating in the world's three major fashion weeks is the most useful shortcut.

Bai Lan voluntarily gave up all of this.

That's why Wang Lin agreed to attend her birthday party.

Fashion week has a lot of work to do, in addition to the usual work, but also to invite Hong Kong and Taiwan stars to come.

Celebrities have their schedules, the more famous the celebrities, the tighter their schedules, even if they are willing to come, they have to be free.

Of course, there is another situation, that is, this event is very rare, there are very big names, important people or organizers, so even the best stars will spare time or even ask for leave to participate.

Wang Lin has a certain influence in Xiangjiang, but he is not arrogant enough to influence the superstars in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Therefore, this fashion week, how many celebrities and big names can be invited, he actually has no confidence.

The next day was Bai Lan's birthday. She was afraid that Wang Lin would forget about it, or that he was too busy and had too many parties, so she agreed to others and pushed back her birthday party, so she went to Wang Lin's office to invite him once.

Wang Lin smiled and said that I made a note of it. I asked my secretary to arrange it. I turned down all the entertainment at night, and I didn’t even go to see Deng’s concert at the Little Bailing Theater. I just wanted to attend your birthday party.

After get off work in the afternoon, Bai Lan came to invite Wang Lin again.

Wang Lin was still processing some documents, and when he saw her coming, he asked her to wait for a while.

"How many people are there?" Wang Lin asked while writing instructions on the document.

"Just the colleagues of the model team." Bai Lan said.

"Oh, didn't the people from Little Bailing Company go too?"

"Tonight there is sister Deng's concert, they are very busy, so I didn't invite them."

"Oh, good. Is your family here?"

"I had dinner with my family at noon, and I made an agreement with them. In the evening, I played with my colleagues, and they rarely cared about my business. Even when I went to New York, they didn't even make a phone call."

"Really? Shouldn't it be?" Wang Lin looked up at her, "Now that you're famous and earn a lot of money, they still don't want to accept your job?"

"Ah!" Bai Lan sighed faintly, "In their view, I have sent my ugliness abroad!"

"..." Wang Lin wanted to laugh, but held back.

Brando: "Now they don't care about me and let me fend for myself. They don't object to my work, but they don't give me any support—in fact, they don't give me any support either. As long as they don't object, I will burn incense."

"It's not easy for you." Wang Lin said, "Do you take the money you earn home and use it for them?"

"This is my sorrow. They are willing to spend the money I earn, but they just don't recognize my work."

"Hahaha!" Wang Lin finally couldn't help laughing.

Bai Lan bit her lip and said, "Mr. Wang, do you also think I'm a joke?"

Wang Lin said solemnly: "Nietzsche said a word very well: the more advanced philosopher is alone, not because he wants to be alone, but because he can't find his kind around him. Fortunately, you are in the model In the team, there are many people like you. So you are not alone."

Bai Lan looked at Wang Lin in astonishment.

At this moment, she actually felt a sense of confidant towards Wang Lin.

Bai Lan had a sore nose and said, "I'm just enduring it all the time."

Wang Lindao: "Fundamentally, people have to face two problems. One is to survive. If a person lives, he must survive. The second is to answer the question of the value of life, so that the heart has a stable place. The law of survival is very simple, that is, What can't be tolerated by people who can bear it, what people who can do it can't. Forbearance is a line, ability is a line, and the distance between the two is the chance of survival. If you can bear it, you are also a capable person, so you have succeeded!"

Bai Lan was thoughtful, chewing on what Wang Lin said.

These words, like a ray of spiritual light falling from the sky, penetrated directly into her celestial spirit cover, opened up her past and future, and she understood some important meanings of life in a trance.

Bai Lan asked: "Mr. Wang, now that I have survived, do I have to seek the value of life so that my heart can have a stable place?"

"That's right." Wang Lindao, "Su Dongpo wrote a very good sentence, and this place of peace of mind is my hometown. You think that the career of modeling is suitable for you, and you get self-affirmation, career development, and the hope of survival from it." Ability and ability, this is your place of stability. Next, you should no longer regard modeling as your means of earning a living, but should operate it as your career, from which you can gain the value of your life and realize self-improvement.”

Bai Lan flicked her hair shyly, and said with a smile: "President Wang, what you said is so profound, I understand it, but I don't understand everything."

Wang Lindao: "You will understand in the future. I am very glad that you made the choice to stay. For this reason, I am willing to help you realize the value of your life."

"How?" Bai Lan asked curiously.

Wang Lin still replied with the same sentence: "You will understand later."

After he finished his work, it was already six o'clock.

The only secretary outside was Guo Lingling who was still waiting.

Wang Lin came out and saw Guo Lingling, he smiled and said, "You are too honest, aren't you? You have already left work, why don't you leave?"

Guo Lingling glanced at Bai Lan who was following behind: "Mr. Wang, I happen to be dealing with some work."

Wang Lindao: "Bai Lan's birthday is today, and there is a party tonight. If you are free, you can also attend with me."

Bai Lan immediately sent out the invitation with a smile: "Secretary Guo, you are welcome to my birthday party. I just want to have a meal together and then go to the dance hall to have fun."

Of course Guo Lingling wanted to go, but she had something to do at night, so she said helplessly: "What a coincidence, Bai Lan, a friend of mine is also celebrating her birthday today, and I promised her that I would go to celebrate her birthday with her. Happy birthday to you!"

Bai Lan said, "Thank you."

Wang Lin asked Bai Lan, "Where's your colleague? Do you want me to arrange a car?"

"No, they all went to the restaurant, we just go there."

Wang Lin said hello.

As soon as he walked out of the office, Wang Lin received a call from Tan Yiyi.

After Tan Yiyi came from Beijin, she has been helping Wang Lin to investigate the catering market in Shencheng.

As for the address of the store, Wang Lin told her to find a place facing the street in Aishu Plaza.

Tan Yiyi didn't express her opinion, she just said that she should take a look at the restaurants in Shanghai before making a decision.

Today, she called Wang Lin, saying that she had found a very good restaurant, and asked Wang Lin if she wanted to try the taste.

Wang Lin was rather curious after hearing this.

"Which restaurant? Ms. Tan can praise it?" Wang Lin asked with a smile.

"On the side of Huanghe Road, there is a newly opened seafood restaurant. The name of the restaurant is very interesting. It is called Langtaosha Seafood Restaurant."

"Yellow River Road? Is it in the north corner of People's Square?"

"I don't know. I'm not familiar with this place. I only know that this is Huanghe Road. Are you coming? If you don't come, I'll eat it alone."

"Hey, you know this restaurant tastes good if you haven't eaten it yet?"

"I can see and smell! You don't trust my judgment?"

"Haha, believe me! Wait a minute, I'll discuss it with my friends, and I'll tell you when I go."

"Okay, don't hang up the phone, I'll wait for your reply."

Wang Lin asked Bai Lan, "Where are you going to eat tonight? Have you made a reservation?"

Bai Lan said: "It's in the old restaurant, and I booked a big bag for three tables."

Wang Lindao: "I'm tired of the food in the old restaurant. I have a better place. Why don't you return the private rooms in the old restaurant?"

"Sure!" Of course Bai Lan wanted to accommodate Wang Lin.

Wang Lin picked up the phone and said to Tan Yiyi, "Okay, we'll come over right away. You can order three tables of food and wine, and it's [-] per person!"

Bai Lan next to me was shocked when she heard this!
There are three tables of people, each table has ten people, and there are also thirty people.

The specification of [-] per person is [-] yuan!
Although Bailan is not what it used to be, she still thinks it is expensive to spend [-] yuan on a meal for her birthday!

But Wang Lin has already opened the golden mouth, no matter how expensive she is, she has to admit it.

She touched her somewhat shy wallet, thinking that she could only borrow some money from her colleagues to pay the bill!

Wang Lin asked Bailan, which colleague has a phone or a pager?Then call them and ask them to divert to Langtaosha Seafood Restaurant on Huanghe Road.

When they arrived, colleagues from the Aixiu model team also arrived just in time.

Huanghe Road Food Street, one of the top ten food streets in Shanghai, is located in the north corner of People's Square.The delicacies of Huanghe Road Food Street can be summed up in two points, one is Shanghai style, and the other is alley delicacies.

As a food street with the most complete variety of cuisines, in addition to local dishes, Huanghe Road also gathers Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine and other local delicacies. These cuisines continue to enrich and develop here, and every encounter is a collision of taste buds Blend with.

In addition to Town God's Temple and Nanjing East Road, the food on Huanghe Road also attracts locals and tourists alike.

Some friends may feel that it is a little strange, but when it comes to the International Hotel Butterfly Cake, they will immediately react and know where the delicacy is.

In fact, it is just next to Nanjing Road. Compared with the bustling Nanjing Road, the old and dilapidated here is relatively a bit sad.

But in the 90s, it was also a popular food street. For locals in Shanghai, if they want to eat the most classic and exquisite dishes in Shanghai, they must go to Huanghe Road.

Qianlong Restaurant, International Restaurant, Gongdelin, Xinghualou, Taishengyuan Restaurant, Jiale Tangbao, etc., these restaurants are all the tastes and classic aftertaste in the memory of old Shanghai people.

Even though there are usually few people, but when it’s meal time or around 10:1 in the morning or [-]:[-] in the afternoon, especially at the entrance of the International Hotel, there is a long queue for the freshly baked butterfly cakes and even scalpers. Reselling this snack.

Turning from Nanjing Road, the tall and dense restaurant signs are beckoning frequently. At night, the forest-like neon shop signs render this small street colorful and vivid.

This reflects a major feature of the food in the alleys of Shanghai. Huanghe Road is home to many old-fashioned delicacies in Shanghai.

Of course, Wang Lin has been here before, but he came less often. After all, there are too many delicacies in Shencheng.

I haven't been here for a long time, and there are some changes here.

Langtaosha Seafood Restaurant is located on the side of the International Hotel. The shop signboard is very large and eye-catching.

The Aixiu model team consisted of men and women, about [-] people in total, and they all knew Wang Lin, but Wang Lin couldn't recognize them all.

Everyone rushed to greet Wang Lin and shake hands with him.

Wang Lin didn't put on airs either, and chatted with everyone very accommodatingly.

Tan Yiyi has already reserved a large private room on the second floor of the restaurant, which also has three large round tables, and according to Wang Lin's instructions, he ordered meals at the standard of [-] per person.

In a high-end seafood restaurant, if drinks are included, the standard of [-] per person is actually not too much.

If you really want to eat and drink well, it is considered a high standard if everyone spends one thousand or more.

As soon as Wang Lin and the waiter mentioned Miss Tan's private room, the waiter knew about it and took them upstairs.

"President Wang!" Tan Yiyi saw them coming up, smiled and shook hands with Wang Lin, "Is there any banquet today?"

"It's Miss Bai Lan's birthday." Wang Lin introduced Bai Lan to her with a smile.

Tan Yiyi looked at Bai Lan and said, "I recognize you! You won the New York Model Contest, didn't you? I've seen reports about you, and you are a very inspirational model!"

Bai Lan said: "It's me, Miss Tan, nice to meet you."

Tan Yiyi said, "Have you bought a cake yet?"

Bai Lan said: "No, I haven't eaten cake since I was a child. It's only eaten by foreigners. For our birthday, we just eat a bowl of noodles and an egg."

Tan Yiyi said: "Keep pace with the times! I'll ask the waiter to buy a big cake."

Just as Bai Lan was about to say no, Wang Lin had already told the waiter, "Please, buy me a cake of the largest size."

As he said that, he took out [-] yuan and handed it to the waiter: "If there is less, I will ask for it, and if there is more, I will give you a tip."

The waiter smiled happily, took the money and quickly thanked the boss.

After being seated, Bai Lan is the host of the guests, so naturally she has to look around.

What worries her the most is where can she get the money for the meal?
More than [-] yuan!
Wang Lin chatted with Tan Yiyi: "Shencheng's delicious food didn't disappoint you, did it?"

Tan Yiyi smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, do you want me to tell the truth?"

Wang Lindao: "So, you are a little disappointed?"

Tan Yiyi said: "Mr. Wang, I am a person who has tasted all kinds of food in the world. In my eyes, the food in Shencheng is not rated very high, but this is also our opportunity. Once our Zhuli Restaurant opens, the food industry in Shencheng will From now on, the ceiling will be salivated! When the time comes, guests will come like clouds, like crucian carp crossing the river; wealth will gather like water, and it will be easy to pick things up!"

Wang Lin laughed and said, "Your idea is very novel and unique! It's interesting."

Tan Yiyi said: "President Wang, don't think I'm bragging, I have the confidence."

Wang Lindao: "The food industry in Shencheng is also a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. It's a good thing that we have this confidence, but we can't be blindly confident. By the way, I heard from Gu Qingyu that the TV station will hold a new God of Cookery competition. Do you want to participate?"

Tan Yiyi pondered: "Do you think it's necessary? My skills need to be recognized by those judges?"

Wang Lin was stunned: "If you say that, there is really no need. However, the title of God of Cookery is still useful for us to open a shop in Shencheng, what do you think?"

Tan Yiyi said, "Let me think about it."

(End of this chapter)