Located on the second floor of Chongwenmen Hotel, Maxim Restaurant in Paris was officially opened to the public on September 27, 1983. It is the first place in China to directly connect catering with culture and art.

Some people say that it is through Maxim that many Chinese really experience what salon culture is and why "nobility" and "art" are so close.

Climbing up the stairs, the leaf-like chandeliers and sconces of the maple chestnut trees in the restaurant emit a dark glow, reflecting the gilded rattan patterns on the walls, as well as the decorative frescoes of the Louvre and the Forbidden City, surrounded by countless crystal glass mirrors and colorful stained glass windows, everything in front of you makes you feel like you are in a luxurious palace in 18th-century Paris, France.

The frescoes in the restaurant include unobtrusive paintings of human bodies, which have a strong European style, and are almost castrated. It is said that the Chinese side had specially asked the Yanjing Cultural Bureau and the Public Security Bureau to give instructions to them, but in the end, a vice premier decided to keep them as they were.

Maxim Restaurant now has a main dining room, a café and several salons, which can accommodate 200 people for a dinner party or 300 people for a cocktail reception and buffet buffet.

A banquet is a banquet and drinking gathering that is carried out due to the needs of social etiquette, and it is a form of combining social activities with food. Western banquets have a set of strict rules and procedures, and there are strict standards and requirements for dress, seating, dishes, wine, table furnishings, and tableware.

This is also the reason why Liu Feng didn't choose a banquet mode party, it would be too restrictive.

The most important thing is that Liu Feng doesn't think that every one of his classmates knows French dining etiquette. If one or several of them are embarrassed during the dinner, it is undoubtedly very impolite, and the buffet should be much more casual.

The buffet format is relatively simple compared to banquets, and there are no seating arrangements, and diners choose their own food and drinks, and then stand or sit freely with others or eat alone.

In 1991 in China, buffet was not yet very popular, but it had already begun to appear in many upper-class social activities. It's just that many things in China are tried by some people first, and this kind of fresh object will be popularized when they turn back, which is also the norm in most societies.

Liu Feng instructed Xiao Meier that all the dishes should be ordered according to five times the portion, which is still the habit of banquets in Liu Feng's hometown, and the rest is better than not enough. Maybe Liu Feng's worries are a little redundant, counting Liu Feng, there are a total of thirty classmates, and only seventeen people have their partners.

And it seems that everyone is no stranger to the dishes provided by the restaurant, and it seems that everyone has not been idle in the past six months since they came to Yanjing Party School. Liu Feng shocked everyone by the wine he asked the restaurant to provide, and all kinds of other foreign wines, including three boxes of wine, which were actually 1982 Lafite.

"Is this wine expensive?"

Cheng Yanqiu tasted carefully, but she was a little surprised by Zhu Danyang's reaction, in the past, when she came here to consume, others paid for it. Secretary Cheng doesn't bother to understand these things at all, or she doesn't care about these subsections, which is the biggest difference between the style of the organ and the local government.

Zhu Danyang pouted: "It is said that the 82-year-old Lafite is the best in history, and many people have begun to collect this wine." At the beginning, a box was only 255 pounds, but now it has risen to more than 2,100 pounds, which is equivalent to more than 1,300 yuan for a bottle of Chinese coins. ”

"So expensive?" Cheng Yanqiu smacked her tongue, "This big money really doesn't treat money as money, where is this drinking, isn't this drinking gold!" ”

Zhu Danyang nodded approvingly, pouted and said, "No, I heard that there are many wines that can be compared to Lafite's quality, and the price is much cheaper than Lafite, and this thing is also selling brands!" Last time my friend invited me to consume on Valentine's Day, I didn't dare to order this wine, it was too corrupt. ”

Cheng Yanqiu looked at Zhu Danyang playfully: "Valentine's Day?" Okay, Lang Man! But why a friend and not a husband? ”

Zhu Danyang's face turned red: "Sister Cheng, look at you, what nonsense, it wasn't two people who came that time." ”

Cheng Yanqiu obviously didn't want to let go of this Huaxin young woman: "Isn't it okay to be two people when you leave?" ”

Zhu Danyang stomped his feet angrily: "Sister Cheng, you are talking nonsense, I will ignore you." ”

However, Cheng Yanqiu clearly saw a little flickering in Zhu Danyang's eyes, and there was also a trace of aftertaste. Cheng Yanqiu sighed secretly, who said that a political family is so good, even if it is a child of a political family, there will be the sigh of Emperor Chongzhen back then: "I hate not to be born in an ordinary family!" ”

There was a sudden sound of electronic music in the nearby hall, and the song "Nothing" was obviously not a cover, and a few people had already run out to watch the excitement. When the music ended, Zhu Danyang walked back unsatisfied: "Sister Cheng, there is a party over there, and many famous rock singers are here, so lively." ”

Cheng Yanqiu looked at Liu Feng, who was dealing with Yuru in the staggered planning and planning, that little Professor Liu was five years younger than Zhu Danyang, but the performance of the two was completely different. Zhu Danyang is not so much a mature young woman, but a little girl who has not grown up.

Just looking at her performance at the moment, she is completely a middle school student chasing stars, where is she like a deputy department-level **, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee of the Communist Youth League? Cheng Yanqiu once heard that Zhu Danyang's marriage was very unsatisfactory, and he and the other party looked down on each other, which was caused by political marriage.

Cheng Yanqiu suddenly felt a pain in her heart, isn't her family like this? Thinking of the man who had a home outside the house, Cheng Yanqiu drank most of the glass of red wine in one gulp, and choked on it: "Ahem, cough, cough-"

"Ah, are you alright?"

A delicate little hand stroked Cheng Yanqiu's back, patted her gently, handed over a few tissues in front of her, and the hand holding the tissue seemed to be finely carved by Wen Yu. Even Cheng Yanqiu, a woman, looks a little swaying in her heart, it's so perfect!

Cheng Yanqiu gently wiped the corners of her eyes and mouth, and looked back at the owner of these beautiful hands, with a blown little face and concerned eyes, that look was so clean! Cheng Yanqiu confirmed that this little girl must have not experienced the world, otherwise she would never have such a clean pair of eyes.

Cheng Yanqiu said with a smile: "Thank you Hao Xin, your person is just like the name, and the kindness of people is better!" ”

Hao Yaqiao's face flushed, she glanced at the crazy brother in the distance shyly, and whispered: "Sister has won the award, I have as good as you said." ”

Cheng Yanqiu also looked at Liu Feng, the little guy who was the focus everywhere, looking at his graceful and free appearance, Cheng Yanqiu suddenly lost his mind for a moment. Liu Feng and Hao Xin? It's really a talented woman!

What makes Cheng Yanqiu envious the most is that the two are not bargaining chips for exchange: "Hao Xin, have you and Professor Liu known each other for a long time?" ”

Zhu Danyang asked curiously on the side, and Hao Ya showed a happy smile on her face, like a ray of sunshine blooming in the hazy sky, extremely brilliant. Cheng Yanqiu and Zhu Danyang were both shocked by Hao Ya's smile, is there really such a beautiful smile in the world?

"The crazy brother is my old neighbor, and we grew up together," Immediately, Hao Ya's little face had a little lost emotion, which made both women feel a burst of heartache, "It's just that the crazy brother came to Yanjing City to go to school at the age of fourteen, and I missed him so much at that time." ”

As if it had infected Hao Ya's sadness, Cheng Yanqiu stepped forward and wrapped her arms around Hao Ya's shoulders and comforted her in a low voice: "Hao Xin, look, aren't you together again?" Take good hold of your crazy brother, and don't let anyone else take it away. ”

"Take it away?" Hao Ya lost her mind for a while, and the figures of Sister Mei'er, Sister Xu Ying and Sister Su Xin flashed one by one. Immediately, the little girl shook her head, as if she was going to leave those unhappy things, and faced Zhu Danyang with a smile: "Sister Zhu, I heard that you are the youngest department-level student of the crazy brother, you are awesome!" ”

Zhu Danyang sighed with a bitter face: "Hao Xin, look at your crazy brother, that's a pervert, I'm afraid that by my age in five years, I would have been promoted." They have been pushed up by real political achievements, and they have a completely different future from those of our regimental cadres. ”

Cheng Yanqiu also sighed: "Looking at you little guys, I suddenly feel a little old." ”

Zhu Danyang chuckled: "Cut, it's only four years older than me, nine years older than that little pervert, so call old, be careful that your brother-in-law will have a new love." ”

Zhu Danyang didn't know that Cheng Yanqiu's husband did not have a new love, but an old love. Cheng Yanqiu's husband has his own lover, and getting together with Cheng Yanqiu is purely a family need. Now, Cheng Yanqiu's husband is not as long at home as he is at Xiaosan's house in a month.

The dishes chosen by Xiao Meier are very high-end, not at all the kind of ordinary business gatherings, and almost all the signature dishes in Maxim's restaurant are available. This also made everyone fully feel Professor Liu's generosity.

Dishes like the burgundy snails baked, the orange prawns smoked salmon with red caviar, and the pan-fried foie gras with raspberries are definitely worth a lot of money. The business philosophy promoted by Maxim's restaurant is that the dishes, prices, etc. are all tailor-made for ordinary people, but in fact this is not the case.

Even in the high-spending Western world, Maxim's Restaurant is definitely not a place where ordinary people can dine at will. Probably in Mr. Pierre Cardin's mind, those middle class with small assets can be regarded as "ordinary people"!

But the food here is delicious enough, at least "French"! Saffron prawns make the prawns tender and creamy with toppings such as butter, onion and white wine.

The most classic French foie gras pie is rich in aroma, tender and delicate, and rich in nutrition. Fried goat cheese with figs is simple to make, but it embodies the practicality and neatness of a French meal. At present, those who can enter and exit Maxim's restaurant at will are definitely the best of the best people in Huaxia.

In fact, even the rock and roll youths who are partying in the hall at the moment can't use their income to be chic here. It is said that the boss here invited them to the party for free, which is actually a win-win.

These rock youths are the most avant-garde group in China today, and their appeal among young people should not be underestimated. In any country, although young people are not the richest class, they are definitely the most fashion-seeking class.

And these young people represent the largest consumer group in the future, and from this time in the depths of their hearts, a seed is planted, a seed of "eating in Maxim is a status symbol", and the future benefits will be huge.

This is the real brand marketing, the real brand, it is definitely not simply advertised, it needs the accumulation of time and the accumulation of culture. I believe that a few years later, when young people who grew up listening to the songs of rock youth began to pursue fashion, "going to Maxim for dinner" was definitely their first choice!

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