When he came to the Baidai Building where Li Ruonan worked, Liu Mang parked the car and walked in. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Walking through the revolving glass door of the Momoyo Building, a security guard in a thick military jacket was leaning on the sofa and napping.

"Stop, who are you?" The uncle's vigilance was still very high, and when he saw Liu Mang, he quickly stood up and clenched the baton in his hand.

"Uncle, it was you Mr. Li who called me over. Liu Mang pulled down the mask on his face.

"Oh, it's Mr. Liu. The security guard carefully identified it and said with a smile.

"You know me?" Liu Mang was a little strange, he had been to this Baidai Mansion once, how could this security uncle actually know himself.

"Know! know!" The security guard showed a meaningful smile: "Come to Mr. Li, she is still working overtime, in the office on the 25th floor." ”

"Okay. Liu Mang nodded and walked into the elevator room.

"You're here. Pushing open the red lacquered wooden door of the general manager's office, Li Ruonan, who was wearing radiation glasses, raised his head from his desk.

"I'm tired, I'll see later, drink chicken soup first. Liu Mang took off the backpack from his back and took out the thermos bucket inside.

"By the way, Liu Mang, how did you come here?" Li Ruonan took off his glasses, rubbed his sour eyes, and asked strangely.

"Bike. Liu Mang twisted the lid of the thermos bucket and scooped out the chicken soup.

The effect of the insulated bucket is not bad, the chicken soup is not cold, and it is still steaming.

"Is it your bicycle?" Li Ruonan laughed: "Well, you should go and get a driver's license." ”

"There's not much time now, anyway, Xiao Wu has a driver's license. Liu Mang sent the chicken soup to Li Ruonan: "Moreover, I don't like to drive." ”

"You're such an outlier, don't all men like cars?" Li Ruonan picked up the chicken soup.

The chicken soup in the porcelain bowl was steaming, and on top of the slightly cloudy soup, there were a few golden oil stars.

"Drink it, it won't taste good if it's cold. Liu Mang urged.

Li Ruonan picked up the spoon, scooped a spoonful of chicken broth, put it to his mouth and blew it gently, and then put it in his mouth.

"Well, it's delicious!" Li Ruonan's eyes narrowed.

The deliciousness of the local chicken completely penetrates into the soup, and the addition of red dates, longan, and wolfberries to the soup adds some sweetness to the chicken soup.

The umami and sweetness linger in the mouth and go straight to the throat, as if the whole person is warm.

Li Ruonan has drunk a lot of chicken soup, many of which are carefully stewed by various celebrity chefs. But there is no bowl of chicken soup that can make people feel as warm from the heart to the body, as if it has the power to soothe people's hearts.

"It's a god of cooking, and even an ordinary bowl of chicken soup is so magical. Li Ruonan finished drinking the chicken soup and put down the porcelain bowl in his hand: "Is there anything special in this chicken soup?"

"Nothing special. ”

"How's that done? Teach me quickly, and I'll stew it for you later." ”

"The method is also very ordinary, that is, the chicken is blanched quickly, and the ingredients are simmered over low heat. ”

"There must be something special, think about it, I'm also a chef, I've stewed a lot of chicken soup, but I can't stew it like this. ”

"Well, I'll teach you. Liu Mang thought for a moment, and then replied, "Just remember a little." When you stew chicken soup, you have to think of a person you like, just imagine that when he comes home and eats the chicken soup you made, the happy expression on his face makes him feel that no matter how big the wind and rain outside, it is a small matter. In this way, the taste of the chicken soup is naturally different. ”

"Liu Mang, when you stewed this pot of chicken soup, did you think so in your heart?"

"Well, yes. Liu Mang was stunned and nodded.

Li Ruonan stood up suddenly, walked over, and gently rested his head on Liu Mang's shoulder, there seemed to be tears flashing in his eyes: "Liu Mang, do you know? This is the best love story I have ever heard since I was a child." ”

Through the floor-to-ceiling glass, there are sporadic lights flickering outside the building, and the figures of two people are reflected in the glass, and time seems to have been frozen at this moment, becoming forever.

"Liu Mang, the closer I get to you, the more scared I am in my heart, what should I do. Li Ruonan muttered in his heart.

Two months later......

"Luo Badao's restaurants have all been renamed?" asked Liu Mang, looking at the newspaper in his hand.

The news in the newspaper is that the national branch of Upstairs has now been renamed S&S Grace House, and the price and taste remain the same, and new and old customers are welcome......

"I changed it, and I started advertising last month, not only newspapers, but also TV and the Internet. "Fu Jing has been upstairs for a month, and now she is temporarily the financial director of Upstairs.

"Then how much money do we have now?" asked Liu Mang.

"Well, there are more than 30 million in liquidity, and it is still increasing at a rate of more than 1 million per day. ”

"Footfall hasn't decreased, has it?"

"No, I looked at it, this month's sales have increased by 20% compared to last month, and the word of mouth is very good, and there are scalpers who are lining up to sell seat numbers. ”

"That's good!" Liu Mang picked up the water cup on the table and took a sip of water: "It seems that it's time to prepare to open the next branch." ”

"I have calculated, the capital to open a branch is about 30 million, but if you use the authorization, the funds can not be paid out, and you can also receive a good franchise fee, after all, now the reputation of the upstairs has been played in the Jiangdong area, and many people have begun to contact us. ”

"Authorize? That's not going to work. Liu Mang rejected it without even thinking about it: "Although the authorization allows us to expand quickly in the short term, in the long run, it is harmful to the upstairs." ”

"Why?" Fu Jing was a little puzzled: "I think many restaurant groups are taking this path." Wouldn't it be nice to authorize the other party to let him out of the venue and working capital, and we can help him train people and participate in dividends?"

"Have you ever thought that those merchants must be making money, so that the control of the store is not in our hands, and the quality of the dishes will drop by several grades? And we are not a hot pot restaurant or a fried chicken restaurant, so we can hold the secret recipe firmly in our own hands. What if we help someone else train people, and the other party kicks us out of the way and continues to open with a different brand? You know, in the end, diners still care about the taste, and they don't have much loyalty to the restaurant's brand. ”

"Yes. Fu Jing thought for a while: "When will the first branch open?"

"Now we don't lack money, we lack people. Speaking of this, Liu Mang seemed to have a headache: "A good chef has to go through a long period of training, and what we lack now is an experienced chef." ”

At this time, Liu Mang's phone rang, and he picked it up, it was Li Ruonan.

"Liu Mang, have you gotten any news?"

"What's the news?"

"Wait, I'll fax you. ”

After waiting for a while, the fax machine in Liu Mang's office rang, and Fu Jing handed him the information faxed by Li Ruonan.

China-Japan Culinary Arts Exchange Conference?Specially invited Chinese new chef Mr. Liu Mang to visit Japan?

"Ruonan, when did this happen, and I didn't receive any news as a person?" Liu Mang asked strangely.

"This is the news that came from the major websites of Dongying the day before yesterday, and it seems that there are people operating behind it. ”

"What are they doing this for? Why don't you just invite me?"

"Invite you, you won't necessarily go. But now it's different, the news has spread, if you don't go, there will be a certain blow to your reputation and the upstairs signboard, and the other party will play a good hand!"

"Then I'm not being led by the nose?" Liu Mang sneered: "Maybe it's the second male of the village house who is doing ghost behind his back." ”

"Why don't you go?"

"It's not decided yet, I'll think about it first. Liu Mang hung up the phone and leaned back in his chair to think. (To be continued.) )