National Tide 1980

Chapter 1083

Ning Weimin successfully aroused the curiosity and thirst for knowledge of the two French stars.

Only then can these two French stars be introduced to Chinese food in elementary school to receive enlightenment education.

But since it is enlightenment education, it is not yet at the stage of eating big food.

Ning Weimin naturally focuses on snacks.

So although he still mostly hosted banquets at the Cantonese-style Chinese restaurant of the Great Wall Hotel or Tan Gong Restaurant, rice rolls, barbecued pork buns, crystal shrimp dumplings, dry steamed siomai, glutinous rice chicken, custard buns, ginger milk, and carrot cakes , quicksand buns... these Cantonese-style snacks, as well as soy milk, tea soup, noodle tea, wontons, soup noodles, mixed noodles, fried noodles, fried rice, siu mai, bean buns, cakes, steamed cakes, steamed buns, dumplings, pot stickers, pies, fried dough sticks, Oil cakes, sugar cakes, sugar triangles, sugar rolls, jelly, green onion cakes, silver rolls, fried triangles, fried crunch, fried dumplings, cat ears, pancakes and fruit, shredded radish cakes, door nail meat cakes, roasted rice cakes, sesame cakes Meat, sesame-seed pancakes and mutton soup, steamed buns with old noodles, lotus leaf porridge, laba porridge, lalaer, pimple soup, small pork rice... these Beijing snacks have become the protagonists.

Of course, according to the eating habits of foreigners, it is not possible to consume only carbohydrates. It must be paired with vegetables and meat.

This is not troublesome. In this regard, Ning Weimin only needs to order some sweet and sour cucumbers, spinach with nuts, stir-fried carrot sauce, cold jellyfish, mixed scallops, celery and yuba, etc., instead of salads and side dishes. vegetable.

Add some pure meat dishes such as sweet and sour cherry meat, Kung Pao chicken, sweet and sour pork loin, golden pork, pot hammer, fried eight pieces, roasted lamb, dry croquettes and so on.

Or box dishes such as garlic sausage, smoked chicken, barbecued pork, clear sauce pork, sauce elbow, and pine nut tripe.

Or small barbecues such as roasted squab, roasted chicken with pine needles, roasted lamb skewers, roasted venison skewers, roasted pork belly, and roasted mushrooms.

For foreigners in most Western countries, these are relatively simple and pure meals without any weird smell, and they are perfect noodles no matter how you pair them with them.

It was enough to make the two French celebrities smile, marvel at the rich and colorful food in China, and feel that they have learned a lot.

As for the famous bean juice in Beijing, Ning Weimin did not recommend it to the two French celebrities, nor did he kick it down and force-fed them a bowl as the cross talk said.

If he really wants to do this, then he is simply out of mind.

Although even the emperors of the Qing Dynasty drank this stuff.

It is indeed a good thing that transcends classes, breaks the circle, has been passed down for hundreds of years, and can cure timidity.

But there is a threshold for enjoying this thing. It is an addiction that cannot be forgotten, but addiction is not easy.

The people in Beijing who are good at this kind of food basically have it from their families. It is a boy's skill that they have practiced since they were young.

Even a wild child like him cannot appreciate it without anyone teaching him.

Then why did he have to take two French celebrities into a ditch and destroy people's good impression of Chinese cuisine?

Absolutely not!

In fact, let alone soybean juice, stinky tofu, preserved eggs, folded ear root, sour bamboo shoots, as long as there are pungent odor foods, even braised and roasted, fried liver, preserved eggs, chicken feet, roasted kidneys and other organs Offal is not allowed at all.

It’s not that these things are bad, but because even for snacks, these are upgraded versions of niche models.

Foreigners can eat it if they want, but there is a prerequisite. They must first master popular snacks before they can appreciate the beauty of these foods.

Everything is the same as going to school, there must be a step-by-step process, otherwise it will be like destroying the potential.

However, when it comes to this, I have to praise the French for their persistent thirst for knowledge about food.

Because although from the perspective of national character and habits, the French, who are free and casual, refined, romantic, and hedonistic, and the restrained, introverted, and hard-working Chinese are completely opposite.

But when it comes to food, the French have many similarities with the Chinese.

For example, both French and Chinese people can talk about a certain dish without getting bored.

Both of them like to eat strange birds and animals, attach great importance to appetizers (cold dishes), and drink...

Everyone is willing to go a long way to have a delicious meal...

They would ask their elders in the family for cooking methods and pass them down from generation to generation...

Therefore, the French and the Chinese are actually very close and similar in terms of dietary preferences and habits.

When the two French celebrities truly fell in love with some Chinese delicacies and had more topics to discuss with Ning Weimin, this further paved the way for a positive change in their relationship.

Ning Weimin even took the time to teach Catherine Deneuve how to make dumplings, and Alain Delon kneading noodles and rolling out dumpling wrappers.

He also consulted the two celebrities for their opinions. He captured such a down-to-earth scene with a camera and obtained their permission to publish it. It received an extremely strong and ideal response from Chinese movie fans.

In this way, this kind of experience and results, both public and private, not only truly made Ning Weimin a friend of the two French stars, but also laid the foundation of trust between them.

So Ning Weimin successfully promoted his next plan - to take the two French celebrities out of their hotel in their free time, stroll around the capital, record the whole process with a camera, and finally edit it into a video documentary.

The shopping here is not like when the two French stars first arrived.

It was an official event where troops and crowds mobilized, cheering and supporting, to visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Beihai, and the Summer Palace, then to climb the Great Wall, then to Quanjude to eat roast duck, and to shop at the Friendship Store.

Rather, they did not bring too many entourages, just a few of them, each with a bicycle, just like ordinary people, riding bicycles deep into various parts of the ancient capital.

To experience the real life of the city and savor the life of ordinary people in the ancient capital.

Ning Weimin even gave Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve each 200 yuan a day as pocket money, so that they could spend more conveniently like ordinary people.

Needless to say, this arrangement was definitely welcomed by the two French celebrities and gained their favor even more.

Because they had already been restrained when they came to the capital, not to mention being followed by too many people wherever they went, lest others not know that they were stars.

Even if they sneak out for a walk on their own, they don't dare to go far. Instead, they run into walls everywhere, always encountering signs saying "Foreigners Stop".

You know, as foreigners, they also had some hearsay knowledge about the Republic before coming.

The most unfamiliar and frightening thing is the difference in political system. I am afraid that I will be treated as a class enemy by accident.

For this reason, Alain Delon even prepared all-red clothes for himself, because he heard that it was red here and wanted to do what the country wanted.

So when they see the sign, they don't dare to run around. They can only be good babies and turn around immediately.

Little did I know that many brands have become scarecrows and belong to the old calendar.

But now that we have Ning Weimin, the leader who knows the local situation best and can communicate smoothly, of course we will be happy.

Who doesn’t want to experience a truly exotic place when you come all the way?

Not to mention that Ning Weimin also prepared RMB for them to spend their money. He was so considerate and considerate that he could not wait to get into their hearts.

They also know that the Republic has two currencies, new money and old money. New money is used by foreigners and can only be spent in designated places. Although its purchasing power is strong, it is not as convenient as old money when it is used among the people because many The place doesn't charge it.

But now it's great. With such an informed and expressive tour guide, we can have a great time.

So just like that, Ning Weimin started to accompany the two French stars to travel around every day. Today he went to Jingshan, the Imperial College, and Shichahai, tomorrow he went to Qianmen Street, Tianqiao, and the Natural History Museum, and the day after tomorrow he went to Gulou Street and Xisi, Xidan, the day after tomorrow we will go to Yonghe Temple, Longfu Temple, Dongsi Temple, National Art Museum...

For the two French stars, everything Ning Weimin brought them to experience was like a dream, and they were completely immersed in the charm of the capital city where ancient and modern complement each other.

Because whether it is the leisurely old people in the park, the small business vendors and the housewives who are shopping for food, cooking, pushing carts and raising children, or the salespersons standing at the counter in state-owned stores, those eating in small restaurants, or the people on Tiananmen Square The soldiers standing guard were revealing to them a vivid and extremely real capital city.

On the street, the two French celebrities also saw the unique skills of the people of the Republic in carrying people and goods on bicycles.

Some bicycles can seat three people.

There was also someone riding a car and pulling a car in his hand.

What's more, using a bicycle can move cabinets and deliver large items such as refrigerators.

This made them wonder, are all Chinese people masters of acrobatics?

At the same time, we have to admit that there are nine million bicycles in Beijing alone, and the Republic deserves to be called the kingdom of bicycles.

Taking advantage of the convenience of the home court, Ning Weimin arranged for them to take a tricycle to visit the Temple of Heaven Park and go deep into the alleys, which made them even more excited.

Even the delicious food in private restaurants still conquered them.

You know, in the mid-1980s, many local restaurants began to appear on the streets of Beijing. Shandong cuisine was no longer the only one in Beijing.

Such as Minnan Restaurant for Fujian cuisine, Turpan Restaurant for XJ cuisine, Genghis Khan Restaurant for Mongolian cuisine, Sichuan Tofu Rice Restaurant for Sichuan cuisine, Songhe Restaurant for Hubei cuisine, plus the original Yanji Restaurant in Beijing, Baikui Laohao, Shun Dong Lai, Barbeque season and barbecue season, these cheap and authentic restaurants have their own unique skills.

The two French celebrities eat at three restaurants every day, and one month is not enough to get a general understanding of the flavors of our various parts of China.

So Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve enjoyed great success under the leadership of Ning Weimin.

So much so that Deneuve was a little afraid of losing control of her weight, and fearfully vowed to reduce her food intake from now on.

Alain Delon licked his glossy lips and said to Ning Weimin proactively, "You are such a wonderful friend. Whenever you go to France, I will entertain you in the same way. I want to take you to travel around Paris, too. Eat all the delicious food in Paris.”

At this point, in fact, the two French stars already feel that they can't live without Ning Weimin.

And this actually caused Ning Weimin to have PUA against them to some extent.

Needless to say, with Ning Weimin's abilities, how could he benefit from them without hiding a little selfishness?