1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 420: Waiver of bill, it is impossible to waive bill
Several people sat down separately.

The restaurant waiter walked over slowly and said, "Guys, here is the menu."

The waiter was very polite and surprisingly spoke authentic Beijing dialect.

This is also a different kind of charm of Lao Mo!
The waiter was also very discerning and knew who to give the menu to first, so he handed it to Zheng Xiaolong, who was treating the guests today.

Although Luo Tao is the boss today, this old man cannot be forgotten.

The guest is the host.

After he took it with a smile, he knew the rules very well and handed it to Luo Tao without making any excuses.

"Master Luo, you are a frequent visitor here. I would like to thank you for your trouble today."

Luo Tao is also not polite. They are willing to spend a lot of money to invite him here, which means they must have something to ask for.

Luo Tao also had some concerns about what they wanted, which was nothing more than seeking money and knowledge. These two ways were definitely not seeking sex.

Fortunately, at this time, Western restaurants in China still care about human nature, and all the dish names are in the native language.

The canned braised beef is only 4.5 yuan, so you can try it, but I haven't had it several times.

Like grilled fish in butter, braised prawns, grilled sausages, and red beef stew, you can tell by the name that they are very good.

What's more important is that the price is not cheap. This is Luo Tao's must-order dish every time he comes.

This time, of course, he was very rude and said: "Stewed beef in a can..."

After talking about the names of these dishes, Luo Tao found that he could really learn cross talk, it was so fluent.

No matter how their expressions changed, Luo Tao remained unmoved.

Then I started to focus on ordering a few cold dishes that are especially suitable for rice.

"Capital salad, assorted cold snacks, crab salad, and um, pickles."

The waiter was not idle at this moment. The tip of the ballpoint pen in his hand danced on the white paper, leaving a line of specious words.

"This soup should be mixed with mixed meat soup!
Why do you always just do this? Go back to your manager and tell them to come up with some new dishes. That's it. I'm tired of praising you. "

The dishes on this menu are a bit outdated, which is why so many old diners are snatched away by the Maxim restaurant next door.

The waiter didn't dare to be angry at what Luo Tao said. He kept smiling and said: "Don't worry, I will bring it to you. I guarantee that next time you come, it will be completely different."

"Yes. Two more bottles of brandy, and some delicious snacks that won't satisfy your hunger."

After Luo Tao finished ordering, he handed the menu to Zheng Xiaolong.

"Director Zheng, take a look."

He waved his hand and declined, "I'm not very keen on Western food. Teacher Haiyan and Mr. Ma, you two, take a look!"

They didn't take the menu, "I think that's all! We'll order more when the time comes."

Hai Yan said this because he wanted to save Zheng Xiaolong two bucks.

I just witnessed Luo Tao's heroic ordering, and I was really shocked.

On the other hand, Lao Ma's face was very ordinary, quite commonplace, he was not surprised by Luo Tao's arrogance, but he silently blessed Zheng Xiaolong in his heart.

I hope good things come to good people.

The dishes and wine Luo Tao ordered were enough for Zheng Xiaolong's salary for more than a month.

If you hire someone to do something, it will cost you more or less blood.

"Several wait a moment!"

The waiter took the menu very politely and walked away softly.

"Master Luo, have some tea.

This is jasmine tea produced in Fukuoka City. Do you think it suits your taste? "

Zheng Xiaolong can keep such a low profile. It seems that he will have to bleed a little today, otherwise he will not be able to explain it.

When I came here, I wondered if I wanted to get involved too?
After all, this Beijing TV Art Center is no better than those messy film and television companies in later generations.

The Beijing Television Art Center is the benchmark for Chinese TV dramas. Since its establishment in 1982, it has presented one or several sincere works to the people of the country almost every once in a while.

1984 "Four Generations Under One House", 1987 "Undercover Police", 1990 "Desire", 1991 "The Story of the Editorial Department", etc., these large number of excellent TV series are all produced by the Beijing Television Art Center.

It was Zheng Xiaolong and his group of people who were called the Jing Circle by outsiders who completed it.

Luo Tao originally didn't want to interfere too much with the entertainment industry, but he came to everything without invitation.

My wife is an industry insider, and I have two novels adapted into movies.

First, he invested in Xiying Film (respecting the filmmakers), and then invested in the two major crews of "Journey to the West" and "Dream of Red Mansions" (respecting the TV people).

Now I can’t even think about not having a relationship.

Luo Tao also wants to get involved now, and he has his own considerations, for the sake of future publicity in Xichang, and for the sake of his wife Zhu Lin.

Although she says she doesn't act or be an actor, it doesn't stop her from becoming a film and television producer and investor.

The jasmine tea produced in Fu City is also famous far and wide. It has a rich aroma and seems to be of high quality.

"Director Zheng is interested. Let's all be casual. You three are older than me. You can call me Lao Luo or Tao Zi. Don't mention Mr. Luo.

They were all yelling nonsense, and Lao Ma also followed suit. "

Lao Ma just drank tea and didn't really listen to Luo Tao's conversation at all. He is not interested in the film and television industry yet.

He is still a bit self-reliant on his literary character.

At the same time, he is very self-aware and conscientiously performs his duties as a messenger.

Just because he doesn't have a cold doesn't mean that Zheng Xiaolong and the others are that casual.

The two looked at each other, and they also realized that Luo Tao's words were not modest. Compared with Zheng Xiaolong, Haiyan couldn't speak.

The job of telling the story has to be left to Zheng Xiaolong, an experienced driver. "Lao Luo is right. You don't want to call me Director Zheng. You can call me Director Zheng. Just call me Lao Zheng."

"Old Zheng is right, my surname is Lu." Hai Yan thought for a while, he probably felt that it was a bit awkward for others to call him Lao Lu.

After a pause, he smiled and said, "Just call me Hai Yan. I still like this name better."

"Haiyan, Haiyan, in my opinion, it's not as nice as the old couple." Lao Ma, who was having nothing to do, suddenly interjected, with a somewhat joking tone.

Hai Yan glanced at him, maybe too lazy to pay attention to him, and drank tea with an expressionless expression.

Zheng Xiaolong quickly spoke up to break the awkward situation.

"You three, let's drink tea..."

Lao Ma probably hasn't figured out the temperament of this group of people yet, so he has to hold it back for a while.

I also know that I am a bit rash and silent.

"Yeah, big pekoe."

When Zheng Xiaolong heard it, he quickly picked it up, "You are really an expert, you can know what kind of product you have."

Hai Yan also looked at Luo Tao with admiration at this time.

He smiled modestly: "I'm not an expert, I just drank some tea in my spare time."

Then he added: "The appearance has many buds and strong buds, the color is bright yellow, the aroma is fresh and strong, pure and long-lasting, and the taste is mellow and refreshing. It should be the finest jasmine tea."

The pretense must be done thoroughly. The two of them are really convinced, and the praises resound throughout the restaurant.

Frequently attracts attention.

Lao Ma still doesn't feel much about this. He has been with Luo Tao for a long time, so it is very likely that he has already become numb.

After a while, an authentic Russian meal was served.

After the waiter left, the grown men started gossiping.

"Thanks to Comrade Lao Luo, we can also use this Lao Mo silver tableware."

Let’s talk about the silver tableware again. Before the 70s, all the tableware used by Lao Mo was silver.

After the reform and opening up, in the late 70s, Lao Mo's customers suddenly increased. Almost all the tables in the restaurant were full, and people waiting to dine outside had to queue up with numbers. This situation lasted for many years.

During this period, Lao Mo's silver cutlery and other tableware were often taken away by customers, and the loss was very serious.

By the early 80s, Lao Mo put away the few silver tableware and replaced them with ordinary tableware. Later, the silver tableware was only used when receiving distinguished guests.Luo Tao just smiled at this topic, because there is no way to talk about it.

Luo Tao only used it twice before when he came to Lao Mo for dinner, and that was back in 79.

Today is the third time I have used it.

Even without saying it, it is clear that Luo Tao's impression on the people now is not the same as before, that is, he is a successful self-employed person.

Now he is a private entrepreneur with special significance and special mission in this era.

To put it more vulgarly, he is a wealthy man who spends millions of dollars.

"With these dishes in front of us, we can't remain indifferent and talk while eating."

There are not many people in this capital who are not good at eating.

Today we are not talking about quality or quantity, only when we are full.

"Lao Luo, I invite you here today because I want to ask you to do a few big favors for our brother."

Before I had even taken a few bites of the dish, the meat show started.

Since I have also mixed in, it is better to be more generous.

"You said, as long as I can help, I don't have a problem."

Let's talk, we can't stop eating this dish.

The three of them were overjoyed.

Zheng Xiaolong put down the tableware in his hand, wiped his mouth, and said excitedly: "To be honest, our Beijing Television Arts Center wants to adapt and film Hai Yan's "Plain Clothes Police".

Due to insufficient funds, only about 12 episodes can be filmed.

If we only shoot these 12 episodes when necessary, it is completely impossible to tell this good story. "

He said......

Luo Tao also thought to himself, oh, they are using themselves as bricks and stones for Luo Laojiu.

There’s no need to guess this bad idea, it must have come from Lao Ma’s grandson.

I glanced at him and saw that he was thick-skinned and didn't take it seriously at all.

Still a scholar, this is to close your mouth and smile.

They want to invest in themselves, and one is to tell the story well.

There are two well-known versions of "Undercover Police", one is the 87 version that is currently being filmed, and the other is the 05 version.

This 05 version was shot by Hai Yan to make up for the story that was not told well in the 87 version of "Plain Clothes Police".

Of course there is some selfishness among them. Domestic TV series in the 80s usually last about ten episodes, and the smaller ones are about two episodes.

This rule was broken after "Journey to the West". The 86 version of "Journey to the West" was originally planned to shoot 45 episodes. Later, due to some reasons, only 25 episodes were deleted.

When it was played, a line was specially typed, long-running TV series.

In the 80s, most TV series with more than [-] episodes had this sentence.

"Then I wonder how many episodes you need to shoot to tell this story well?"

Luo Tao didn't want to go around in circles with them and went straight to the point.

"Twenty episodes."

"I can pay for you to film the remaining eight episodes, but what are my requirements?"

Luo Tao can't be so generous to everyone. He still has to earn some benefits. They are not as pure as Wu Tianming.

"You say?"

"First, your clothes must be produced by us in Xichang. Second, I hope you can promote our Xichang in a place where the plot is reasonable."

What did Zheng Xiaolong think of the request? In his opinion, these two requests were not requests.

Take the first request as an example. This is not a request at all. It feels like Luo Tao is doing welfare.

Although I have never done advertising in TV series, I can definitely give it a try for the sake of a great cause.

What's more, Luo Tao also said that it is where the plot is reasonable.

"There is no problem here at all, Lao Luo. I can guarantee you here today that after the TV broadcast, people all over the country will definitely know our name Xichang Tower even more."

Just talk, whoever tells you, we, Xichang Tower, will take advantage.

The mouths of these Beijing people are no worse than those with bald heads.

When the three of them thought the matter was over, Luo Tao said, "Well, there is more."

The knives and forks they held in their hands stopped in mid-air, and they looked at Luo Tao with bated breath, fearing that he would make some difficult requests.

Zheng Xiaolong thought that it was really not that easy for him to fight with nothing.

Seeing their bearish behavior, Luo Tao smiled and said, "Nothing's wrong? If your art center wants to show "Plain Clothes Police" in Xiangjiang and Haojiang, I can help you."

Zheng Xiaolong and Hai Yan each swallowed a mouthful of the essence liquid they produced and sold.

If this thing comes true, it will be very beneficial to them.

They looked at Luo Tao with fiery eyes, "Old Luo, do you have channels?"

Luo Tao looks at him like he looks at 250. Isn't this nonsense?Without this strength, it would be impossible for us to take on this porcelain job.

He didn't talk nonsense to the two of them, "You'd better ask your Director Lu when you go back. If you want to, let me know."

It's not that I don't like him, he is just a deputy now, and he can't be the leader of the family.

A while ago, Luo Feng was asked to acquire shares in newspapers and televisions in Xiangjiang.

Think about it, it will take a year for them to film [-] episodes of "Undercover Police" and then release it.

If Luo Feng and the others couldn't acquire a family this year, they could probably go home and retire.

Zheng Xiaolong was a little confused at the moment, and after a while, he realized, "This is a great thing, our director Lu, he also has such ambitions for a long time, but there is no text..."

He is worthy of being the leader of the Beijing Television Arts Center in the future, and he speaks very well.

"I don't know if people over there like the drama we filmed?"

"Don't worry about this. Just take the photos and leave the rest to me. Besides, even if this doesn't work, there's nothing to lose, right?"

This is what he thought.

After they figured it out, they warmly greeted Luo Tao and Lao Majiu with Haiyan.

Luo Tao is still very confident that "Plainclothes Police" will be released in Xiangjiang. This is the theme of the police, and Xiangjiang people still like it.

It would be even better if it could be a spy movie.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

This matter has been settled, and the four of them have to go home.

Today, Lao Mo's service is nothing to say to the four of them, and it is only a little worse than the service at Xichang Tower.

Manager Chen also paid for a bottle of wine out of his own pocket.

It's impossible to waive the order, and Lao Mo didn't open it.

"Goodbye, see you tomorrow."

"You walk slowly."

After Luo Tao passed by, Zheng Xiaolong patted Lao Ma on the shoulder and said, "This man is really angry. He gave away these hundreds of thousands of people without blinking an eye."

"Brother, do you think the millions advertised in the newspaper are just a joke?... This small amount of money is nothing to him. This man is short of everything but money.

The family is rich!I will take you to gain some knowledge when I have time. "

Seeing Lao Ma being so proud, he thought that Luo Tao was the one.

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(End of this chapter)