Although TheMonocle is a Western restaurant, it also has a room for Chinese people and a waiter who can speak Chinese, because the spending power of Chinese people in the United States has been too strong in recent years.

Someone once interviewed at Hollywood's Avenue of Stars and asked a Middle Eastern owner who owned a jewelry store how to distinguish between Chinese and Japanese customers. According to the owner, Japanese customers quietly keep a certain distance from the counter as soon as they enter the door, and look at the goods carefully; As soon as the Chinese tourists entered the door, they began to shout together, and then swarmed on the counter and pointed to each piece of jewelry to comment.

Japanese tourists listened to the clerk's explanation with a smile on their faces, nodded their heads incessantly, and were very patient; No one listens to you at all, and everyone is busy talking, taking pictures and texting.

The Japanese tourists watched for a long time, bowed, said thank you, and politely left, not buying anything. When the Chinese tourists left, they didn't say hello or thank you at all, and after half an hour, they came back in a swarm, and then pointed to the jewelry on the counter and said in stiff English: Takeall! (It's all about it.) All the boutiques on Hollywood Street, from the owners to the clerks, have adapted to the noisy, impolite and collectivist spirit of the Chinese, and once one person buys, everyone buys, and it has to be exactly the same.

Once Chinese consumers set foot in the United States, they are not interested in historical and cultural museums, and what kind of history and culture can a country like the United States be so tender, just go to Yanjing and Xi'an to see museums.

Chinese people come to the United States for two things: first, to take pictures; Second, shopping. Take photos because you can't post them in WeChat if you don't take pictures, and if you don't post photos on Weibo and WeChat, who can prove and believe that you have been to the United States?

The reason why Chinese people are keen on shopping is because only by swiping the card to shop, can they not be looked down upon by the people who come to travel together, can they spend a lot of money but can definitely buy real goods, and can give people who have not gone abroad a sense of triumph returning from abroad.

Of course, this in itself may shock the people of the world, so that those who look down on China can see clearly that the Chinese people are so rich, and thus envy, jealousy and hatred for the ancient China. Who wouldn't want to do this kind of careless thing to win glory for the country?

It's unfortunate to be a 21st-century American, because you're either killed by terrorists or scared into a mental illness by the rich-rich Chinese throwing money at it.

When the Chinese dialect became a shouting language, today's Chinese people are like the water of the Yellow River, coming down from the sky in a plane, and pouring into the streets and alleys of the United States with thousands of years of resentment and hatred of the Yellow River. Everywhere you go, you can buy what you see, and buy what you want. As long as it's a luxury, as long as it's a sky-high price, whether you understand it or not, buy him five catties and take it home first.

In today's American boutiques, Chinese banners or signs are usually displayed in front of the store: "Welcome", "Invoicing", "Do Not Bargain", "Buy One Get One Free", "Absolutely Authentic", and so on.

Car dealers in the United States hire salesmen who speak fluent Chinese. The blonde and blue-eyed foreign guy took out his business card, all in Chinese, and his name was clearly Michael (Michael), but it was written "Please call me wheat".

In a high-end clothing store in Las Vegas, the blonde lady with a one-yard clerk immediately spoke Chinese when she saw the Asians coming, "Hello, look at it casually, thank you, you're welcome, come anytime." ”

Sometimes customers politely explain that they are Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese, and the blonde lady immediately switches to English and says "takeyourtime" angrily. (Then see for yourself,) a look of displeasure.

In the past, there was a so-called "Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter" in the foreign concession. "Today, American famous brand stores are eager to write: only Chinese people are allowed to lead dogs.

Therefore, after Li Xiaoning and the others entered TheMonocle, they were immediately invited into a large private room specially set up for Chinese people as VIPs.

Li Xiaoning was the one who invited the guests, so he naturally sat in the position of the main escort, and let Ding Jialiang, the assistant to the first military attaché, sit in the position of the guest of honor, and then glanced at everyone, and said with a smile, "I heard that Comrade He Shusong doesn't drink much, I think so, Zhou Peng, you come to sit as the deputy escort." The two of us today's task is to let our comrades eat and drink well! ”

Zhou Peng was overjoyed. Don't look at who sits on the wine field as the deputy host, this also represents the status of the individual. It is said that He Shusong should sit in this position today, because in terms of position, He Shusong is ranked behind Li Xiaoning and is the third, but He Shusong doesn't drink much, and the amount of alcohol is too shallow, so Li Xiaoning ordered Zhou Peng.

In fact, He Shusong does not sit in the position of deputy accompaniment, and it is not Zhou Peng's turn, which is clearly Li Xiaoning taking the opportunity to find a halo for Zhou Peng. At the same time, Li Xiaoning is also deliberately expressing his attitude in a relaxed tone: that is, he is very decisive and courageous in speaking and doing things, and he has the qualifications and confidence.

Zhou Peng smiled, "Actually, I don't drink much, but since Assistant Li said so, then I can't help it." ”

A blonde, blue-eyed waitress in a bright red cheongsam walked over, leaned down and smiled at Li Xiaoning in Chinese, "Boss, may I ask what kind of wine are we drinking?" ”

Li Xiaoning smiled and said to everyone, "What kind of wine do you drink?" So, men drink whiskey and women drink red wine, do you think it's okay? ”

He Shusong smiled, "Okay, any wine is fine, anyway, whatever wine I drink is the same taste." ”

Li Xiaoning turned his head and asked Ding Jialiang politely, "Assistant Ding, how is the whiskey?" ”

"Okay, I'm fine." Ding Jialiang said softly.

When Li Xiaoning heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Miss, let's first have two bottles of Royal Salute or Chivas Regal that are more than 12 years old, and then two bottles of Lafite from 1982!" ”

As soon as Li Xiaoning's words came out, everyone gasped. They don't know exactly what the price of the Royal Salute and Chivas for more than 12 years is very clear, but the Lafite in 1982 is sky-high!

A female comrade said a little embarrassed, "Assistant Li, isn't it too expensive?" Just drink some regular red wine, those of us who don't know how to drink wine are too expensive to drink Lafite. ”

Ding Jialiang interjected with a smile, "Forget it, let's open the foreign meat." However, Assistant Li, if you invite us to this meal, our salary will be gone for several months. ”

"It doesn't matter, when I can't eat, anyone can invite me to a boxed lunch." Li Xiaoning smiled and waved his hand.

He had a treat today, and he was by no means ostentatious. It's pointless.

In this way, he is trying to bring people together and connect with each other. He had to quickly integrate into the group and establish his authority. Authority is not only reflected in the work, but also in the way people behave in the world.

Having a meal is a simple and mundane way to eat, but it is much more effective. Besides, this is Li Xiaoning's personal pocket, entertaining with good wine and food, not to mention the hearts of the staff who plop up, even the two military attache assistants, Ding Jialiang and He Shusong, feel embarrassed and have the feeling of eating people's mouths.

Years of experience in officialdom have made Li Xiaoning understand that in terms of being a person and doing things, he must be flexible and move forward and retreat. It is necessary not only to trust and rely on marginal people like Zhou Peng, but also to tolerate and give opportunities to competitors like Ding Jialiang and He Shusong.

The so-called drinking and eating to enhance feelings and communication is by no means a lie. After the banquet, from the restraint at the beginning to the release after the three rounds of drinking, coupled with Li Xiaoning's witty remarks from time to time, and Zhou Peng's gags, the atmosphere gradually became very harmonious.

After Ding Jialiang and He Shusong drank a few glasses of wine, they also paid their respects with the intention of wine.

"Assistant Li, I'll give you a drink. My Lao He is a real person, he speaks and does things straightforwardly, if there is anything that offends you before, please ask Assistant Li to bear with me! He Shusong stood up, holding the wine glass, his face flushed, and he said half-truths and half-truths through wine.

Li Xiaoning smiled, and also raised his glass and stood up, "Lao He, what you said is out of sight." I just came, where is there anything not to offend? But since you have said this, then I will also say a few words from my heart. ”

After a pause, Li Xiaoning continued: "I came to work in the embassy, in fact, it was due to various factors. If it is said that it is for the gilding, I will say something not very modest here, just with my local experience, there is no problem at all in becoming a department-level cadre before the age of 30. I'm here to do things.

When I arrived, I didn't ask myself about anyone, but everyone was not happy with me. I really don't understand, is this because I Li Xiaoning is not pleasing to the eye or I don't want to do work? Compare your heart to your heart and ask yourself, I, Li Xiaoning, don't want to offend anyone, let alone get along with any comrade.

An elder once told me that people can be selfish, but they can't be selfish. Putting all of this aside, I think that we must be kind and righteous in life, and we should not take self-interest too seriously. I treat people with sincerity and do not ask others to treat me sincerely. However, I hope we can all look at the big picture because our goals are the same. Do a good job, make achievements, the results are everyone's, whether you can be promoted in the future, in fact, in the final analysis, don't you still have to look at the results?

To put it mildly, even if you squeeze me Li Xiaoning away, what good will it do you? I'm drinking, I'm speaking directly, don't blame me. But the words are not rough. On the other hand, if we work closely together, outwardly and forwardly, we can win!

I have always believed that if you can do things that harm others and benefit yourself, you should not do them, and if you have no way, you should do as little as possible, but you must not do things that harm others and yourself!

That's all, thank you for opening your minds with me today, don't say much, do it! ”

After speaking, Li Xiaoning drank it all.

J is just this little bit of wine, of course Li Xiaoning can't get drunk, he said this, in fact, he was pretending to be crazy with wine, and taking the opportunity to say some inconvenient things, but he was also very sincere, and he was definitely a heart-wrenching word. No matter what reason he came to a foreign country, he always wants to do things well, otherwise he will rush to his hundreds of millions of net worth, why should he still be nostalgic for officialdom?