The origin of the star lotus world

Chapter 1894 Text

Text Chapter 1830

In early April this year, the author went to the hotel restaurant for dinner one day. He went out a little late that day and arrived at the bus station at almost 8pm.

I completed some software tasks at noon that day and had a quick bite to eat. I felt that I was not full from sleep, so I took a nap to continue to replenish my energy. I woke up around three in the afternoon, and by six or seven in the evening, I had completed most of the important tasks for the day. I felt that I could go out for a walk, and it didn't matter if I was a little later. I took a shower in the evening and went out to have a meal. I didn't cook dinner at home.

When I arrived at the bus station that night, I saw a few middle-aged and elderly women chatting. They seemed to be visiting a friend's house, or they were going into the city together, somewhere. It was already approaching the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday. There were a few days off, and some people had travel plans and arrangements. One of them was looking at the bus app on their mobile phones to see why the bus on a certain route hadn't arrived yet. They felt that the bus on that route was coming too slowly this time. It even showed that it would take more than ten minutes to arrive. Why? Will it be so slow? After waiting and waiting, the trains on other routes had all left. A woman said that if you click refresh, the waiting time will be shortened, and if you wait a little longer, a bus will come. She said that the bus on that line can go to several major stations, and some stations have multiple lines of buses that can be transferred. At night, if there is no traffic jam, you will drive faster and you will have enough time. Some buses on some lines will operate until very late, so there is no need to rush. I saw that the bus I wanted to take was a shuttle bus. It didn't reach the last few stops and the terminal station, but it stopped at several stations in the suburbs. Of course, the author could take such a shuttle bus and no longer had to stand and wait. Sitting in the car, I looked at the night scenes of some streets in the suburbs. The spring in April was neither cold nor hot. Some streets were relatively dark with not many lights. Some streets had sufficient lights, and there were relatively more passers-by in those areas. Every time you arrive at a station, you will see the male driver and the security guard, and tell the passengers waiting for the bus in a loud voice that it is a shuttle bus and does not go to some stations. Some passengers get on the bus and then get off again to avoid swiping their phones or credit cards. Some passengers ask how long it will take before the bus comes. Why is it so slow this time? After waiting for a while, the shuttle bus came. I couldn't take it and couldn't get to the station I wanted to go to. The male driver said to wait a little longer, the next bus would be coming to the city. Because at night, the written instructions on the shuttle bus were not clear, the driver reminded the passengers waiting many times that it was a shuttle bus and could not reach some stations. Don't take the wrong seat. You have to get off the bus and wait before getting on. The car needs to be repainted. It would be much better if the bus had an LCD sign indicating that it was a shuttle bus. The subway has several lines, and there are shuttle buses running all year round. It is neither a circular line nor a terminal line. It is just a part of the route. However, there are often many passengers taking the shuttle subway. When they reach a platform, passengers have to get off and wait for the next train. If a subway arrives, wait for a while on the subway platform, and the next subway will arrive. You don't have to leave the platform, and you don't have to pay for the ride. It just takes a little more time. When we arrived at the hotel restaurant, the female manager said that their restaurant was open until about nine o'clock in the evening and the chef was about to get off work. Please check and talk to the chef. I said it was around 8:20 now, so it should be in time. She picked up the recipe and asked what dish she wanted to eat. Let the chef work overtime to cook. Find a seat not far from the entrance, and use a dining table for four people. The restaurant lobby is not big, and there are many waiters busy cleaning. There was a round table of employees eating dinner with lunch boxes. There were male and female chefs. The restaurant's business area was not large, but there were dozens of employees in the store. There were several foreigners dining at another round table, and there were customers in the private room, but most of the seats in the lobby were empty. It was indeed getting close to get off work. That day I wanted to order braised pork with pickled vegetables. The membership price is 55. The portion is not bad and the price is comparable to the price of the same dish at a roast duck restaurant. But looking at the menu, I still ordered white meat with garlic paste. I also ordered dishes I haven't ordered before. This time I also ordered salt and pepper duck rack and a plate of longevity peaches. He said that he wanted to take away three duck racks. Last time he came, one of the duck racks was broken. This time, he gave me a complete one and picked a better one. The female manager whispered that she would do her best and would go to the kitchen to pack it up later. A middle-aged waitress came over and gave me a small cup of pear soup, which tasted okay. I asked for another cup and was given a glass this time, which was quite good. The white meat with garlic paste is served very quickly. There are only about ten slices in one plate. Each meat slice is stacked and a bowl of garlic sauce is placed in the middle. The shape is relatively simple. In the past, I asked about the quantity of two meat dishes, braised pork or white meat, which one would be more? A middle-aged waitress reminded me that the portion of the cold meat dish was not very large, and there was no pork belly with pickles and a steamer of steamed buns with lotus leaves, which seemed affordable. Relatively speaking, the pork belly with pickles was the most affordable in that restaurant. A meat dish, most people order it or buy it in a group. This time I saw the cold meat dishes served, and it was indeed the case. The quality of the elbow meat was not bad, but the quantity was relatively small. The garlic sauce in the small bowl contained a lot of sugar, and it also required a lot of oil to stir. It was different from The home-made garlic sauce doesn't taste strong, but it's okay for dipping the elbow meat slices. The taste is just average, not outstanding. I ordered shou tao, there were six in a plate, and the plate I used was quite big. These kinds of noodles are filled with red bean paste. They were served slowly, and they were over-steamed, and the bottom was soft from the steam. The salt and pepper duck rack was done well, with a little more duck meat left over, and the saltiness was just right, unlike some times when it was overly salty. The crispy roast duck in that restaurant costs about 200 yuan per set, which is about the same price as the lychee wood roast duck, the signature dish of another restaurant. They are both the most expensive roast ducks in the suburbs. I hope the price will not increase again like some famous brand products. To prevent excessive consumption, the current price is already more than double the price of the electric stove roast duck with pancake toppings and sweet noodle sauce in a small shop. Ordinary roast duck with beer only costs 30 yuan, but the roast duck in some high-end hotels is nearly ten times the price. It is said that in some large hotels, it is common for each person to spend an average of 300 to 400 yuan in the lobby. That is Expensive price. The business of the roast duck restaurant on the hotel street is not as good as before. Recently, in the life group of the software, there was a discount information about the restaurant offering dozens of yuan to eat fruit-wood roast duck. It was quickly sold out, and the store added coupons. The quantity quickly disappeared. It seems that some signature dishes are still very popular with the public. It’s not that many diners don’t want to order the signature dishes, but they just think the price is relatively expensive. If merchants are willing to offer discounts, there will be a certain amount of consumption enthusiasm. Hotel restaurants always have duck racks, because customers often order roast duck, so they always have duck racks when they buy them. I once asked the waiter why the duck rack he was given was always frozen. I don’t know if it was made on the same day. The waiter said it should be the same day, but there are regulations in the store that leftover duck racks will be frozen and will not be left at room temperature for a long time. If you want to buy hot duck racks, you have to touch them, which is not always available. Before I finished my meal that night, the female cashier wearing glasses asked me to check out and use the remaining balance on my membership card. Didn’t I say that the restaurant is open until nine o’clock in the evening? There was still some time at that time, and I wanted to go to the service counter outside the door after eating. The female cashier said that their restaurant is open until about 8:30 in the evening, and the chef gets off work. It is almost closed. Customers can stay a little longer, but the bill must be settled in advance. I felt that it was not very polite to be urged to pay, but I settled the bill anyway and came back to dine. I didn't see the female manager at the service desk. She may have left after get off work. Afterwards, the customers who were looking at the private rooms also went to the service desk to pay. The restaurant is on the first floor of the hotel, but its opening hours are not too late. It is not like the roast duck restaurant on the hotel street. I was riding a car at about ten o'clock in the evening, and I saw customers stopping in the glass windows of the private room floor of the hotel. Waiters have to wait for customers to leave before leaving get off work. Many merchants and clerks on Hotel Street may live in the suburbs or nearby areas, which is much better. If you live far away and get off work too late, there are no buses or subways. Taking a taxi will not cost you much, and there may be rides. Bicycles and motorcycles. I heard that there were still guests talking and toasting in the private room, but there were no other customers in the lobby. The original table of guests stayed for a while and then left. Several waiters were busy arranging the tables and tableware, and said that the restaurant would still have a buffet lunch at noon the next day. There were a lot of customers at the buffet lunch in that restaurant. Because the store was offering discounts and promotions, there could be hundreds of customers within a few hours. Not only were there long queues to eat, but the dining chairs were filled with customers. The lobby area of ​​that restaurant is only a fraction of the size of the 100-yen buffet restaurant, so when there are a lot of customers, even the aisles are not spacious and appear narrow and crowded. If several private rooms can be opened, it can be alleviated. In order to increase the popularity, the store has also worked hard. Although the price is low, the dining experience is not good, not as good as eating in some ordinary canteens, so the profit is cheap, the quality of the meal preparation is okay, the meals are optional, and the author has very few Go to that restaurant for a buffet lunch. It can be felt that the restaurant operator is working very hard to make money. The rent of the hotel is probably very high. Even if the business area has been greatly reduced, the annual rent and employee wages are still estimated to be in the millions. Although overall , the business is not bad, but the operating costs remain high and there is operating pressure. The restaurant has five private rooms, and each private room has a private room number. Customers who reserve a private room can go to the restaurant and tell them the private room's private room number. The minimum consumption of the private room set menu in that restaurant is close to 2,000 yuan. During the New Year's Eve dinner, many tables are set meals, with the starting price of more than 1,000 yuan. I want to go to dinner during the New Year, but there is no place, so I have to book early. It’s full, but the buffet lunch offered by that restaurant only costs a few yuan a tael. You can add additional meals at will and charge according to the total amount. If you eat less, the consumption of 30 yuan is almost enough. If you spend whatever you want, you will get a small cup for free. Yogurt, so sometimes it is full of customers, and it is cheaper than the special price of the buffet breakfast in the cafe next to it.

If merchants can give consumers discounts, of course it will be good. If consumers are satisfied, everything will be easy to say, and business will be good.