National Tide 1980

It's a pity that there has never been any "take advantage contest" in this world.

Otherwise, with Ning Weimin's level, he will definitely have a greater chance of winning the gold trophy and taste what it's like to be a world champion.

Because this kid's method of gathering wool is really sophisticated.

If you don’t believe it, just take a look. Almost all the industries related to him have taken advantage of the two French stars’ dividends.

This is true whether it is personal or public, whether it is immediately profitable or needs long-term incubation.

But even so, the most amazing thing is that the two French stars are actually enjoying it. They seem to be very happy to be used by him, and they seem to be helping count the money after being sold by him.

Isn't this a skill?

Even the luckiest thing about this kid is that these two French stars are too persistent in certain things, but they gave him a lot of additional inspiration.

Let him discover more valuable things that he has always ignored in the life he has long been accustomed to.

This also makes me realize more clearly how lucky and happy I am in the environment I am in now.

It would be better to talk about the discussion and debate about food. Ning Weimin got more out of it than he originally expected.

As we all know, the French are famous for their arrogance.

Their temperament, which is completely opposite to that of the Chinese nation, mainly comes from their cultural status.

Although the French economy has been in decline in recent years, French literature, art, sculpture, music, architecture, fashion, wine, and food are all pearls of the world, and they have always been firmly at the altar of Western culture.

Therefore, relying on these rich cultural assets, the French can be arrogant, without giving a shit about the Americans who have become the new generation of world hegemons, and the British who still have some residual power.

As long as they sit down and talk, these things that they are proud of can kill each other with absolute advantage.

For example, no matter what the occasion or banquet, if Westerners talk about food, the British and Americans will inevitably become weaklings when facing the French.

What else do these two countries have to show off besides fried fish fillets and hamburgers and Coke? You must be cowardly.

Even the Italians may not be able to compete with the French on pasta and pizza.

Although French cuisine is famous all over the world for its luxury, elegance and romance, its origin is Italy during the Renaissance.

However, there has been no progress for many years and there is still no style. However, it is the Achilles’ heel of traditional Italian cuisine!

All in all, French cuisine can indeed stand alone in the world and be crowned the king.

However, there is a premise for this, and that is that it is only limited to the Western world.

Because in the east of the world, there is another ancient civilization that can compete with France in various cultures, and that is China.

Take food as an example. In "The Pisa Canto", Ezra Pound once wrote such a sentence that caught the world's attention - "All of Italy cannot compare to a Chinese dish."

Although it cannot be said that China’s cuisine is unparalleled in the world, there is no other nation or country in the world whose cuisine can rival Chinese food.

But at least it can be proved that China is also an authority in food, and its style and status are not weaker than France.

In fact, it is even more so.

Although Ning Weimin has only introduced some of the most basic Chinese food to the two French celebrities, he has not taken them to eat any high-end dishes.

According to Jingcheng terms, that is the level of stir-fried noodles.

But even so, the breadth and richness of Chinese food have been fully reflected.

The two French celebrities were all surprised by the variety of Chinese food, which was dazzling.

What particularly surprised them was the cooking techniques used in Chinese cuisine, many of which were not available in the West and were something they had never heard of.

So even though Ning Weimin is a hospitable host, he is already very humble and kind.

I have no intention of competing with French food culture.

But the problem is that our strength does not allow it. For foreigners, the more they know about Chinese food, the more profound it becomes, the more shocked they will be.

In fact, it was just like those Maxim's French chefs seeing the cooking methods of Tan Palace chefs for the first time.

These two French stars were originally unswervingly and radiantly proud of French cuisine, but for the first time they were shaken by the opening of their horizons.

Especially once, Ning Weimin accidentally said that he was bald.

He claimed that Western food and Chinese food basically have equivalents, but the reverse is not necessarily true.

This made them feel a creepy offense and greatly hurt their self-confidence.

Even if it was indeed true, the expressions of the two French celebrities really changed, and even the originally friendly atmosphere changed.

So as they talked, the two French celebrities began to say that China's catering industry was relatively backward and had a lot to develop and learn.

Catherine Deneuve complained about the catering service in the capital, saying she couldn't understand the way Chinese waiters memorized menus.

She complained that whenever she walked into a restaurant in Beijing, the waiter would always come over with a menu in hand, and then stand next to the customer, as if the customer could read the entire menu in a few seconds and then start ordering. As if.

As soon as she turned on the picky mode, Alain Delon also agreed, claiming that he still didn't understand why Chinese people always want to finish something quickly.

He complained that Chinese people always say "Hello, hello," "Come, come, come," "Sit, sit, sit," and "Eat, eat, eat." It seems that everything is "the sooner the better," "'the more the better. good".

This is especially true for the business model of shops and restaurants. Service staff will always appear in front of people quickly and follow you step by step.

But this will not make people feel relaxed, but will put them under invisible pressure.

Sometimes it's obvious that a customer hasn't made up his mind yet about what he wants and may just want to take a look.

But there is always someone around, always paying attention to your every move, as if someone is following you.

Although the purpose is to help you, this feeling is so bad that it makes people want to leave after a short time.

What he couldn't stand the most was that the waitresses in the restaurant would always stand by the table when he was dining. As soon as he took a sip of the wine in his glass, they would immediately come over to fill his glass.

Moreover, the waiters will come over from time to time, take out the food from the serving plate, and actively distribute it to the customers.

Perhaps many Chinese people like this kind of service, but he feels that it actually does not respect the wishes of the guests and is completely imposed on good intentions. It is too exaggerated and quite funny.

After saying this, Catherine continued to complain about China's drinking habits, saying that Chinese people have a completely wrong understanding of Western drinking methods. Although Westerners like red wine and white wine very much, and there are many strong wines, just Just like Chinese liquor.

However, these wines not only vary widely in taste and price, but also need to be consumed on different occasions.

She couldn't believe that even official banquets attended by officials would place Chinese liquor, French cognac, and British whiskey at the banquet. This was clearly done in the hope that the guests would get drunk.

In fact, the more important a banquet that Westerners attend, the more cautious they will be, and try not to drink too much. Being drunk is considered rude and may also reduce the trust of others.

But the Chinese not only drink a lot themselves, but also like to persuade others to drink.

Don’t Chinese people want their guests to be happy when they treat guests?

So why do you have to make people drink to the point of discomfort?

It should be said that although the above complaints are indeed true, most of them stem from cultural differences.

Compared with the West, China does not respect individuals enough and is not used to being relaxed. Our Chinese people today do not understand Westerners well enough.

But this has nothing to do with the level and standard of Chinese food.

It still cannot change the shortcomings of Western food compared to Chinese food, such as simple cooking methods, lack of understanding of the difference between frying and stir-frying, and boring ingredients.

Ning Weimin understood that the two French celebrities were trying to find fault with each other, so he remained calm and agreed, but he disagreed in his heart. He was not hurt by such a childish and weak counterattack at all.

But too much is too much. Although the Chinese people's demeanor is beyond the reach of Western gentlemen, if they are too humble, too cautious, and too kind, people like Horton will appear.

An international movie star like Alain Delon, who became famous overnight thanks to his face, is already impressive even if he has status.

He has always been polite, warm and kind to Chinese movie fans.

But the bad taste of the ruffian and the irresponsible nature of the scumbag are occasionally revealed.

When talking about the two wine cultures, this guy couldn't help but launch a cannon with rhetoric.

He first laughed at the Chinese people for not knowing how to drink because China did not have good wine, and secondly, he laughed at the Chinese diet for not having good ingredients.

His opinion is that China has not developed a culture of fine wine, and there is no occasion to drink freely, so Chinese people will seize the opportunity to eat and get drunk as hard as they can.

If Chinese people knew how to go to bars and drink, they would not be obsessed with getting themselves drunk and become drunkards like they are now.

In addition, the reason why Chinese cooking methods are ever-changing is also because the ingredients are too poor, especially meat. There is almost no fresh meat, so of course such meat cannot be eaten without some tricks.

Apart from anything else, the chicken is far from good, it's all tasteless, even at Maxim's.

Although Tan Gong Restaurant is better, it is not as delicious as Bresse Chicken.

So now he misses the restaurants and bars in Paris very much.

After hearing these one-sided perceptions, which were almost slanderous, Ning Weimin felt a little dissatisfied.

He thought for a moment, and although it was difficult to openly express his opposition, he should be able to educate this French bastard with reality, so he contacted Zhang Dashao and his master privately and conveyed the French movie star's opinions.

As expected, the two old men were quite angry and decided to save him without wasting much time.

Although he only said, "Then make an appointment and bring him to our store to have a look."

But Ning Weimin has clearly felt that the sharp words in these words are quite a bit like Sun Yang's "I win, You are a loser!" when he criticized Horton.