Counterattack 1988

At the end of the 80s, Zhapu Road was still a small road surrounded by Shikumen houses. At that time, one or two residents took the lead in breaking through the walls and opening restaurants.

Unexpectedly, these two small restaurants have brought Zhapu Road into the realm of urban landmarks.

At that time, most of the local catering enterprises in Shanghai were state-owned, and they could no longer meet the needs of citizens in terms of seating, dishes and services.

Many people in Shanghai can't find a seat when they go out to eat on holidays, so they just stand at the restaurant table and wait for others to finish eating.It can be said that the market demand for a large number of private catering enterprises at that time was already available.

It emerged in the mid-80s and flourished in the mid-90s.As one of the earliest food streets in Shanghai, Zhapu Road was once a well-deserved landmark of food fashion in Shanghai.

Its rise at the beginning was because it allowed locals to spend less money to enjoy a better environment and atmosphere. They can eat in the lobby or in private rooms. They can eat snacks, home-cooked dishes, or high-end dishes. needed.Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan media also called it a "micro", "mini" and "luxury" dining street.

By the mid-90s, there were more than one hundred stores in Zhapu Road Food Street, and the decoration of the stores became sophisticated.

Zhapu Road Food Street is "inconspicuous during the day, but magnificent at night".

The opening of private restaurants one after another is already a new thing, and these restaurants are constantly renovating dishes, flexible prices, and close service. They are the first to open up. Reasonable.

The concentrated media reports have added a charming aura to Zhapu Road.At that time, coming to Zhapu Road was not only about eating, but also enjoying an atmosphere and experiencing a kind of fashion, just like the future citizens like to go to Aixiu Plaza and Xintiandi.

As we all know, people in Shencheng don't like to stay up late. When the time comes, the lights of thousands of houses in the whole city will go out one after another.

In the mid-90s, if you took a tourist plane and flew over Shanghai at night, you would find that the city in the night seemed to be asleep with the lights turned off.

However, your eyes suddenly brightened, and you saw a "light dragon" standing out on the ground. You couldn't help but ask the tour guide what happened to the "light dragon"?The tour guide replied: "This is the famous Zhapu Road Food Street in Shanghai." You Cong said overjoyed after a while: "Go to Zhapu Road after getting off the plane!"

The food here is concentrated, and there are five or six-story high, luxuriously decorated restaurants, such as Dynasty and Great Wall.

There is also a small snack bar with a few square meters. Looking at the store signs, it is nothing more than dumplings, wontons, rice noodles, and ramen.

All in all, it is true that dining on Zhapu Road is rich and thrifty.

The industry is the same as the business circle, it is difficult to prosper for a long time.

The current food street is at its most prosperous time, but it is also full of dangers and is about to go downhill.

Wang Lin inspected this commercial area with the eyes of someone who has experienced it.

The growth bottleneck of the Zhapu Road commercial district is obvious.

The food street has become the darling because of grabbing market opportunities, but this darling is "congenitally deficient".

Restaurants have opened up one by one, but most of the water supply, power supply and sewage facilities are "handmade" in the 30s, and they are generally outdated. Whenever water and electricity consumption peaks, it will hurt residents and restaurants.

If it is to be completely remodeled, it needs a lot of investment, and the funds have not been secured, so it is only possible to perform minor operations on the old facilities, which cannot fundamentally solve the problem.

"Beautiful facade, dirty back alley."

This was a mockery of people at Zhapu Road Restaurant at that time, and it also exposed the other side of Zhapu Road's "food landmark" halo.

The fumes, noise and garbage from the restaurant caused the surrounding residents to suffer greatly and feel uneasy. At that time, there were great conflicts between the residents and the restaurant.

The staff of the street and the police station are constantly coordinating between the restaurant and the residents, not only to help the development of the restaurant, but also to maintain the normal living environment of the residents, which is miserable.

Especially when some restaurant owners spontaneously relocated residents due to development needs, the coordination work was even more troublesome.

Speaking of the traffic on Zhapu Road, this is the biggest bottleneck restricting their development. This problem cannot be solved for decades.

The parking lot was not so easy to build. Later, the Zhapu section from Haining Road to Tiantong Road became a one-way lane from north to south, and no parking was allowed. During rush hours, bicycle traffic and motor vehicle traffic were mixed together.

Faced with such a traffic situation, many people do not want to drive to "roll and make a lot of noise", and car owners are the mainstream group of restaurant consumers.

The living environment of Zhapu Road Food Street is not to say harsh, at least it is facing severe challenges.

It was precisely after seeing these bottlenecks that Wang Lin had the confidence to confiscate this area.

He never does things aimlessly.

When Wang Lin and Uncle Zhong came to the food street, there were already a cloud of diners, and the smell of alcohol and spices was everywhere.

Uncle Zhong shrugged his nose: "It smells so good!"

Wang Lin said with a smile: "Wait what you want to eat, just order whatever you want, you can eat all over here."

Uncle Zhong smiled happily: "Thank you Wang Dong, I don't have a big stomach, so I can only eat three or five dishes at most!"

Wang Lin laughed out loud.

Han Xudong and Han Qingning were already waiting at the entrance of the restaurant.

When they met, Han Qingning smiled and said, "Wang Lin, thank you for coming!"

Wang Lindao: "If there is something to eat, who won't come?"

Han Xudong said: "This restaurant is not bad. We ate there once when we were shopping here."

Han Qingning said: "Brother, Wang Lin is a local, do you think he doesn't know where to find delicious food?"

Wang Lindao: "I used to come here often, and there are indeed a lot of delicious food."

When they came to the private room on the second floor, Han Qingning ordered the waiter to serve the wine and food.

During the conversation, the matter of blind date was mentioned.

Han Xudong blushed with embarrassment: "I didn't expect Zhou Xia to reject me outright. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come."

Han Qingning said: "Brother, don't be discouraged! Your conditions are here, and Zhou Xia is more than enough, but she has been divorced and no longer believes in love and marriage easily, so you have to be patient. Such a woman , once I give my heart to you, I will spend my whole life with you sincerely."

Wang Lin didn't want Han Xudong to waste any more time on Zhou Xia, so he said, "With Xudong's conditions, it's not difficult to find a better woman. I know what Sister Xia is thinking, and I want to take her down. It will be difficult. Instead of doing these useless efforts, it is better to find another good wife."

Han Xudong was startled: "Really?"

Wang Lindao: "Sister Xia is a very assertive person. She knows exactly what she needs. She won't reject someone easily. If she refuses, then there must be no chance."

Han Xudong flashed a hint of disappointment, and sighed helplessly: "Then forget it!"

Wang Lindao: "Qingning, I heard news that the higher authorities intend to set up a Ministry of Information Industry. You should have inside information, right?"

Han Qingning said: "It's true. This is one of the reasons why I want to enter the information industry. What the upper management values ​​must be the blue ocean of future development."

Wang Lindao: "Well, you can inquire more about this aspect, it will help us to establish a new company."

Han Qingning grinned: "So, you agreed to invest in me?"

Wang Lindao: "Hey, we have three chapters in the agreement first, you first give me the business plan and long-term plan before we talk about it."

Han Qingning tilted her head playfully, and said, "Don't worry, there's no problem! Come, I'll toast you a glass of wine!"

Holding the cup in both hands, she sat upright and raised it to Wang Lin.

Wang Lin smiled and said, "Don't do that, we can drink whatever we want."

Han Xudong suddenly said, "Wang Lin, last time you had the opportunity to go to South Korea, why didn't you go?"

Wang Lindao: "Oh - my wife is in labor, so I canceled the trip. How did you know?"

Han Xudong said: "I happened to be in South Korea, and I met Uncle Zhou and his group. I talked to him about you, and Uncle Zhou said that you were going to go out with the group to record South Korea, but you didn't come because of something."

Wang Lindao: "Yes! The plan cannot keep up with the changes."

Han Xudong said: "The information industry in South Korea is also developing. If you have time to investigate, it should be helpful."

Wang Lindao: "In the four years after 1983, South Korea began to implement the semiconductor industry revitalization plan, invested 3.45 million U.S. dollars in loans, and introduced 20 billion U.S. dollars in private investment. The chip industry began to start rapidly. The investment direction of the consortium, Hyundai was even warned because it did not set up an electronic subsidiary: if it does not pay attention to research and development, it will be eliminated. They have devoted all their efforts to the development of the chip and semiconductor industries, laying the foundation for today's great development of the information industry. "

Han Xudong snorted, "Wang Lin, you are amazing. A scholar can know the world's affairs without going out!"

Wang Lin smiled slightly: "It's just too many news reports!"

He pondered for a while, and said: "Xudong, you reminded me that our cooperation with South Korea may be a shortcut! We can't start everything from scratch, can we? There is not much cultural difference between my country and South Korea, and the border trade is close. It’s relatively easy to get their technology.”

Han Xudong said: "Of course. Why don't you and my sister fly to South Korea? Go over there and have a look."

Han Qingning said: "Okay! I didn't make it last time, so I was looking for a chance to go."

Wang Lindao: "That's fine, but I don't have time right now, how about this, after you make a plan and I'm satisfied, we can discuss the itinerary."

Han Qingning said: "You, you are too strict in handling things!"

Wang Lin smiled and said, "Brothers have to settle accounts clearly, let alone we are just friends?"

Han Qingning said: "Is that so? We are just friends? I thought we were close relatives!"

Wang Lin laughed out loud.

After dinner, Wang Lin and the others came downstairs.

In front of a restaurant across the street, many people gathered around, and there was a loud quarrel.

Wang Lin is not a person who likes to join in the fun, he just glanced at it and was about to leave.

But the crowd over there suddenly dispersed, and someone shouted: "It's a fight! It's a fight!"

Then, Wang Lin heard someone yelling angrily: "Don't bully me too much! How dare you bully me like this just because of how much money you have? How dare you jump over the wall if you are in a hurry! I put 1 You must return the deposit of [-] yuan to me!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Wang Lin couldn't help but startled: "Isn't that Zhao Weiguo?"

Uncle Zhong stood beside him and said in a low voice, "Wang Dong, it is Zhao Weiguo."

Wang Lindao: "What's going on?"

Uncle Zhong didn't know why.

Wang Lin waved his hand: "Go and see!"

He said to Han Xudong: "Why don't you go back first? I saw an acquaintance here, I'll go and see the situation."

Han Xudong said: "We are fine on the left and right, let's stay with you!"

Wang Lin nodded calmly and walked forward quickly.