Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 219: The out-of-date director wants to borrow the shop

The shop's midnight snack lasts until two in the morning.

Li Rui and two employees cleaned up the store, and then had a brief chat with the two of them.

"How is it, are you still used to it by the evening?"

The two young men said that they also like to stay up late.

I'm quite used to this rhythm.

Waking up earlier is more acceptable than before.

Moreover, after the dinner peak, the flow of customers will decrease and the store will not be very busy.

Li Rui told them:

"Go back and sleep early. You'll still come to work tomorrow afternoon to buy groceries and prepare the ingredients."

"Good boss."

"Bye~"

In addition to the three people in the shop, the customers are also very satisfied with the current business model.

This can be seen from the customer flow and turnover on that day.

Moreover, people are never reluctant to leave compliments in the store, and the satisfied expressions of customers after enjoying the delicious food are not deceptive.

The next afternoon.

Pedestrian street shop.

Li Rui is coming to open the store a little early.

As soon as he entered the store today, he received a call on the landline.

"Hello, this is Boss Li's shop."

"Hey, hello, is this the boss?"

"I'm the boss." Li Rui replied.

Normally, if you want to reserve a table and order food, Xiao Ma will help you with the registration.

If the boss wants to answer the phone, the person calling must have something else to do.

Judging from Li Rui's experience,
It's probably advertising.

Things like wine cabinets, sets of tableware, etc.

But the next words from the woman on the other end of the phone surprised Li Rui.

"I'm a crew member of Jinghai Xinghui Media Company. We are currently filming a TV series and would like to shoot in your store. Is your store convenient? Do you have any intention of doing so?"

This was the first time that Li Rui experienced such a thing.

Damn it?

If you want to come to my store to shoot a TV series, it has to be convenient.

So his first reaction was to agree quickly.

But Li Rui soon thought that if he continued to shoot for ten days or half a month, it would have a great impact on his business.

Besides, I have so many customers who come to eat here every day.

After a little thought,

There are more things to measure.

Li Rui felt that before agreeing to the filming, he needed to understand the details and couldn't be so hasty.

At the same time, he was also very curious about the call from the crew, wondering how they found his shop.

The staff on the other end of the phone felt the store owner's silence.

"Boss Li? Can you hear me?"

Li Rui replied: "Hello, I'm here. I think we need to talk briefly about this matter and what the shooting situation is like."

"Well, okay," the crew member's voice became quieter, as if he was talking to someone else.
Then the voice sounded again:

"Boss Li, our Director Wang and the production manager want to talk to you in person. They are going to come over soon. Is it convenient for you now?"

Before Li Rui could speak, a familiar voice answered the phone.

"Young man, I'm Wang Bo. I had fish and chips in your store last night. Let's go to your store and talk to you later."

Li Rui recognized the customer and happily agreed.

But there was a lot of noise on the set, so the two hung up the phone after just a few words.

Two employees in the store arrived before the crew.

Li Rui told Xiao Ma and Xiao Han the news.

The young man didn't pay much attention to these things. Li Rui gave him the task of buying groceries.

The pony seemed very excited.

"I didn't recognize him yesterday. Who was he? He must be in his 50s or 60s."

Li Rui pointed to the seat where the man in sunglasses had sat.

"You were sitting here. You came in the middle of the night. You looked quite energetic, but you were wearing a pair of sunglasses. It seemed like you were upstairs at that time."

Xiao Ma knows a little about this director Wang Bo:

"It seems that Wang Bo used to be quite an artistic person. His debut work received high ratings.

But in the following years, he started to make money badly.

I took on a lot of bad movies.

I thought he had retired. I haven't heard of him making any movies or TV series for a long time. I wonder what he's filming this time. Is he making a comeback? I'd really like to see it."

It seems to be a story about an out-of-date director who made a big splash with a blockbuster movie, then made bad movies that were annoying, and then made a comeback to make movies after many years.

However, Li Rui still found it interesting to be able to film a TV series in the store.

But at the same time, we hope not to delay business for too long and cause embarrassment to customers.

It’s best to come here to shoot during the day.

However, I still need to talk to director Wang Bo about the specific situation.

At around four o'clock, Wang Bo came to the shop with another middle-aged man.

Their script this time is a drama adapted from an online novel.

There is a scene in which the female police officer and the male forensic doctor are investigating a murder case in another place. While eating in a restaurant, they see the murderer and chase him out.

Wang Bo observed the store yesterday.

I felt that the small shop and the pedestrian street were very suitable, so I brought the production crew over to have a look.

The two people from the crew chatted with Li Rui.

They said that the shooting shots in the store were not long, only a short one or two minutes of the male and female protagonists eating.

If the shooting goes well, it can be completed in a day and a half.

The store only needs to provide meals for a dozen people.

Li Rui thought this was a good idea. The crew seemed to have plenty of money and offered very generous fees.

The production director was also very satisfied with the environment of the shop.

This matter has been basically finalized.

Afterwards, a special staff member will sign some contracts with Li Rui and explain some specific precautions.

However, although the food in the store were all props during the filming, Director Wang still insisted on trying the taste of the props with the production director.

"Boss Li, please grill some skewers for us first. We'll check them out first."

"no problem."

Fresh beef and mutton do not need to be marinated. After washing, cutting, skewering, and roasting, you can just put it in the oven.

Not long after,

The skewers were grilled and served in front of them.

Although he is a former director, it is not his turn to contact the shooting locations himself.

Of course, Wang Bo came here in person for some other purposes.

He was tearing the mutton with a hissing sound.

While complaining to the colleague opposite:
"Our leading actor's acting is so fucking bad. I'm so pissed off. Come out and get some fresh air."

The production director was obsessed with grilling skewers, and he kept rubbing the skewers until sparks flew.

“This is a really good string.”

Wang Bo didn't know whether this person was really pretending not to hear.

Still keep asking.

"I say, this kid's acting skills are not as good as yours."

The production director swallowed the skewer of meat, savored it for a moment, and then continued:

"You young people who have just debuted, please train them well, Director Wang."

Wang Bo curled his lips and said, "That girl is young too, and her acting is so good. The whole show depends on her."

The production director handed a skewer of mutton to Wang Bo.
"There's nothing we can do about it. This guy is really the investor's biological son."

(End of this chapter)