So what should I do? I have already patted my chest and said that there is no problem, I can't go back and say that the double-headed abalone really can't get you, so let's find someone else. Huang Wenbin sent people to look around, found three in Hong Kong, only two were willing to sell, bought it and looked at it, only one was a real double-headed abalone, and the other could only be regarded as a relatively large three-headed abalone.

If there is no one on the market, then go to the origin to find it. Abalone can be found all over the world, but there are very few who can make dried abalone, the most famous of which is net abalone, which comes from Aomori Prefecture in Japan. When I called and asked, there were two abalones, but they didn't sell them, so they had to keep them as heirlooms. In addition, there are Jipin abalone and Hema abalone, both of which are also produced in Japan, these two abalone have long been famous for their rich taste, but they are relatively small, and there are no double-headed ones at all.

The next thing left is South Africa, which is much cheaper than Japanese dried abalone, but the taste is not far behind, and the size is relatively large. The intermediary entrusted by Huang Wenbin found a full four double-headed abalone, and all of them were willing to sell, as long as they gave money.

Finally, we got six double-headed abalones, six tables of guests, and each table could be divided into one. Other people, just make some three-headed abalone and four-headed abalone, three-headed abalone is also very rare, four-headed abalone is everywhere, pick some big ones, make them bigger when you send them, or cut off a part of the two four-headed abalone, cleverly spliced together, and the weight is almost the same as the double-headed abalone.

If you do this, it will damage the aroma and taste of the abalone itself, but the people who come to eat don't care about this, all they need is the experience of 'I have eaten abalone with Chairman Huo'. No one but the chef would care - that's how Huang Wenbin comforted himself anyway.

The birthday banquet day came as scheduled, Huang Wenbin was ready and waited in the hotel early in the morning. The first one to come, of course, was Zhang Lihua, he drove over by himself, and only brought two entourages, one was his secretary, and the other was a young woman in her twenties.

"How's the preparation for the birthday party?" Zhang Lihua didn't introduce Huang Wenbin, and asked himself the question he was most concerned about first.

"It's all good." Huang Wenbin said.

"Take me to the kitchen." Zhang Lihua still can't let go.

The kitchen was in a hurry, and more than a dozen masters were staring closely at the dishes they were responsible for. Zhang Lihua walked around and was very satisfied, "This abalone is good, it is very big." I'm worried that you won't be able to find that many double-headed abalones, but I've heard that there are very few double-headed abalones now. ”

"I heard?" Huang Wenbin asked, "Haven't you asked if you have to sell it?" ”

"Of course, such a professional thing has to be done by professionals, how do I know how to buy abalone." Zhang Lihua said, "Isn't the double-headed abalone very expensive?" Since Chairman Huo asked for it, you can be more expensive, it's not a big deal. Just report me how much money you spent. ”

"It's not that expensive, the problem is that people don't sell it at all." Huang Wenbin said, "Now the double-headed abalone, everyone is offering it to be the treasure of the town store." Chairman Huo said so casually, Huang Wenbin broke his leg, and only got six double-headed abalones, of which more than half were made up. Zhang Lihua's 10 million is really not easy to earn.

"Really? But Chairman Huo has designated, what can be done. Zhang Lihua said, "Chairman Huo is a good friend of my father, and our Zhang family's business can be so big, which is inseparable from Chairman Huo's support." In the past, Chairman Huo had always been close to my eldest brother and didn't look down on me very much. This time he finally got the opportunity, his birthday banquet must be done well, and there must be no mistakes. ”

In terms of ordinary friendship, it is enough to talk about this, but Zhang Lihua is different from Huang Wenbin, he thinks that there should be two more sentences in the club, "In the past, Chairman Huo was in a high position, and everyone was nervous, especially my eldest brother." Now that Chairman Huo is about to retire, my eldest brother and others are cold to him, and I took advantage of the situation to get the opportunity to hold a birthday banquet for him. Zhang Lihua said proudly.

Huang Wenbin doesn't know what he is proud of, whether he is a sycophant or a sycophant of a guy who is about to retire, no matter how he looks at it, he should be very ashamed. "If you are the vice chairman of the CPPCC, it should be at the level of a deputy minister, isn't it that you will retire at sixty-five?" Huang Wenbin asked.

"Generally speaking, this is the case, but it also depends on the term of office, if the term of office is over, and the next term is urgent, then you have to retire." Zhang Lihua said, "If it is at the department level, you can also go to be a researcher or something, but the deputy department is not easy to arrange, and it happens that he is not in good health, so he decided to retire next year." My eldest brother felt that he had lost power, so he immediately became indifferent, refused to spend money on him, and told Chairman Huo that the birthday party might as well be a casual meal at home, which made Chairman Huo angry enough. But I don't see it that way. Although people have retreated, the relationship is always there, and even if they are not as powerful as before, they can be made up for with the power of money. Spending 10 million on this is nothing! ”

Huang Wenbin knew what Zhang Lihua wanted to do, and his earth-shattering blow certainly required timing, courage and money, but the help of officialdom was also essential. Otherwise, he planned for a long time, Zhang Liguo went to the court to complain, and the next notice over there said that Zhang Lihua's behavior was illegal, and it would be in vain.

Of course, Ding Liugen also has friends in the province, and he still has a lot to do with iron. However, no matter what Ding Liugen says, he is just an ally, and Zhang Lihua cannot completely pin his life's biggest battle on his allies. If it doesn't succeed this time, there will be no chance in the future, Zhang Lihua must be foolproof.

Who was Zhang Lihua's backer in his previous life, Huang Wenbin didn't know, maybe it was Chairman Huo, maybe not. But Zhang Lihua's attention to this birthday banquet is undoubted. Thinking about it like this, Huang Wenbin was a little apprehensive. Chairman Huo designated six tables of 60 guests, each with one double-headed abalone. But Huang Wenbin got only six double-headed abalones, and the other fifty-four were all impersonated with three-headed abalone and four-headed abalone.

If you find out...... That's no way, there aren't so many double-headed abalone in the world. This is all because of environmental pollution, indiscriminate fishing, and the extinction of large abalone. Huang Wenbin had no choice but to use three-headed abalone and four-headed abalone to pretend, which is also a helpless thing, so we have to protect the environment and protect wildlife in order to make the double-headed abalone reappear, anyway, it is not Huang Wenbin's fault that we can't get the double-headed abalone now.

"Is this caviar?" Zhang Lihua picked up the spoon and took a bite, "Phew, it's not delicious, it's salty and fishy." ”

"When these dozens of fish roe burst out on your tongue, didn't you feel the extreme umami?" Huang Wenbin asked.

"Not at all." Zhang Lihua put the caviar down.

In fact, Huang Wenbin didn't have it, and he didn't know why the ghost guy liked to eat such things. THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE CAVIAR PRODUCED IN IRAN, FROM THE WILD BELUGA (HUANG WENBIN DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF FISH IT IS), ROUND AND PLUMP, BRIGHT AND TRANSPARENT COLOR, BUT IT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL. A small bottle costs more than $1,000, and Huang Wenbin bought 20 bottles, which is $20,000. The problem is that it doesn't taste good, it seems a bit unobjective to say this, and it should be said that it is not at all right for Huang Wenbin's appetite.

"This foie gras is good." Zhang Lihua tasted it, "There is also this bear paw, which is fragrant, and it is all stewed." This is the hump, the taste is very peculiar, good. This is a truffle, and it is best eaten with foie gras...... This...... What is this thing, the rich meaty aroma, melts in the mouth, it is so delicious! What is it that can be so delicious, far more than bearpaw hump truffle foie gras! That is, the double-headed abalone can barely compare! What the hell is it? ”

"Braised pork." Huang Wenbin said.

"Red ...... Braised pork? What kind of meat is braised in? Zhang Lihua asked.

"Pork." Huang Wenbin said.

"It must be a special fragrant pig bred in the high mountains, right?" Zhang Lihua is hopeful.

"It's just an ordinary farm pig." Huang Wenbin said that the only difference from ordinary pork is that grass pigs grow up eating pigweed instead of feed, and the pig breed is relatively primitive and has not penetrated into the bloodline of foreign pigs. Ordinary pork costs seven or eight yuan a catty, and grass pork costs ten yuan.

"So, how can such a cheap and delicious thing get such an elegant birthday banquet!" Zhang Lihua said, "Doesn't it seem that caviar foie gras is expensive and not delicious!" We spend so much money on such high-end food, isn't it just to pretend to be forced, isn't it a stinging and naked ridicule when you put on braised pork! ”

"Who said it was going to be served, this is a working meal for the chefs and waiters." Huang Wenbin said.

"That's good." Zhang Lihua said, "If there are any cheap and delicious things, I will remove them all." ”

"Don't worry." Huang Wenbin said.

"By the way, what about those Moutai?" Zhang Lihua asked.

"It's all here." Huang Wenbin asked the waiter to bring out the wine, and the famous wine worth millions was carefully held by the waiters in the palms of snow-white gloves, as if it was not a wine bottle, but a little baby, "My reserves have been exhausted by you." In fact, Huang Wenbin still has two boxes that have not been opened.

"Anyway, it's all up to you this time." Zhang Lihua picked up a bottle of Moutai and looked at it carefully, looked at it for a long time before putting it down, and then picked up another bottle of Moutai and looked at it, until the six bottles of Moutai were checked one by one, he was not relieved, "What about the other Moutai?" It's all genuine, but don't buy the wrong one. ”

"Surely not." Huang Wenbin said.

Of course, a bottle of Moutai is not enough for a table of people to drink, so in addition to 30-year-old Moutai, boxes of ordinary Moutai are also prepared. Huang Wenbin purchased from the largest liquor store in the provincial capital, and the manager of the liquor store is also an old relationship with Ding Liugen, so it stands to reason that there will be no problem. Zhang Lihua still checked it seriously before he was relieved.