Wolf of Xiangjiang

Chapter 87 [Friends of the God of Cooking] (please vote for me)
"Everyone, how are today's dishes?" Near the end of the banquet, Yang Guanyi from Fulin Hotel walked into the box and asked.

Li Guoxing shook his head directly and said: "No wonder your business here is not good. The dishes here are not high-end, nor are they unique or delicious. I can only make do with it!"

Yang Guanyu suddenly became embarrassed!

He could see that Li Guoxing's identity was not simple, nor was he deliberately looking for trouble.

Lin Zhengjie smiled and said, "Boss, come here and I'll give you a trick!"

Li Guoxing immediately smiled and said: "Why don't you hurry up and ask for advice? This is the youngest chairman of a listed company in Hong Kong. He is much better at business than those senior businessmen!"

Yang Guandun was suddenly pleasantly surprised. He just knew that Lin Zhengjie's surname was 'Lin' and that he was a big boss with bodyguards. I didn't expect it to be Lin Zhengjie, who has been in the limelight in the past two months.

"Lin Sheng, please give me some advice!"

Lin Zhengjie leaned on his chair and said, "How many restaurants are there in Hong Kong?"

Yang Guanyi, who has been in the catering industry for decades and is a lobby manager, said: "It is expected that there will be six to seven thousand large and small restaurants."

Lin Zhengjie asked: "What kind of dishes are the most profitable?"

Yang Guanyi said: "It should be the 'abalone, ginseng, wings and tripe' in Cantonese cuisine. Although these are expensive, the guests like them."

Lin Zhengjie said: "That's right, how much money can he make from roast goose and braised geese? Abalone, ginseng, wings and tripe are not only profitable, but also rich people in Hong Kong like to eat them. Therefore, you need to study abalone, ginseng , wings, and tripe, don’t leave it to the chef, do the research yourself, be willing to invest, buy more abalone or dried abalone from various places, and spend a year or two to develop an original dish. By then , your hotel is not allowed to have many guests, so are you worried that no one will pay for the initial investment?"

Yang Guanyu was suddenly enlightened and said excitedly: "Lin Sheng, listening to your words is better than ten years of reading. I'll treat you to this meal today. You can come here often in the future!"

Lin Zhengjie said with a smile: "No need to ask, there is no reason to eat without paying. I gave you instructions and said casually, if you can really create a delicious food, it will be a blessing for me."

"Well, how can I charge you money today?"

"Then if you don't accept it, I'm afraid I won't come again."

"Okay, thank you Lin Sheng for your advice."

Lin Zhengjie is looking forward to whether the 'Ah Yi Abalone', who will become famous in the future, can appear two years in advance.

He did this just to satisfy his own appetite and had no other thoughts.

Hong Kong's Cantonese cuisine should be regarded as the ceiling of Chinese Cantonese cuisine in the mainland before 2020. In the previous life, when the Mainland opened up in the s, Cantonese chefs were "top chefs" and had a high status in the world. (You will know this if you have watched the TV series "Prosperity")

Nowadays, Lin Zhengjie is also enjoying Hong Kong's food, so he is naturally very helpful. He is a gourmet customer.

After the gathering, Yang Guanyi personally saw everyone off.

If he succeeds in the future, I am afraid he will never forget Lin Zhengjie, a 'noble man'. And Lin Zhengjie will also get a reward, that is, having a 'God of Cooking' friend, this is the gain.

The next day (Saturday), Lin Zhengjie came to Modern Publishing House in North Point.

Modern Publishing House owns two best-selling magazines, "FHM" and "YES", which can be said to be Lin Zhengjie's favorite.

Lin Zhengjie will definitely dabble in movies and television in the future. After all, when he came to Hong Kong, in addition to making money, he also wanted to experience the addiction of being the "King of Entertainment".

Lin Zhengjie holds meetings directly with the management in the conference room. He now comes to Modern Publishing House 1 to 2 times a week to carry out this business in the simplest way.

"What were the sales of the last issue of FHM?"

"78000 copies will soon stabilize at 80000 copies."

Hearing this result, Lin Zhengjie expressed that he was very satisfied. After all, the 1980s had not yet come and there was still great potential.

Later, I checked the sales volume of "YES" magazine and found that it was still at 3.5 copies, but it was not bad.

Lin Zhengjie said: "In order to expand profits, I have an idea: "YES" magazine is very entertaining and attracts the attention of teenagers, so I want to use "YES" magazine to sell 'YES cards'. The so-called YES The card is to put the star's photo on a card, then develop a card vending machine, and then sell it in various retail stores. Young people like their idols and will not be stingy with a little money. Use the YES card It is also divided into: luminous, flash, sticker and other types to increase the fun of collecting cards."

At this time, there were not many high-quality idols in Hong Kong, but in the 1980s, Hong Kong entertainment really rose to prominence.

However, Lin Zhengjie is short of money now, so if he develops the YES card early, he can also make more money for Taifu Group.

Although it won't make a lot of money, it will add up to a lot. After all, the biggest role of a modern publishing house is the value of these two years.

Managers such as Ye Shaoliang, Wu Hanwei, and Wang Jiayi couldn't help but admire their boss's intelligence. While flattering him, they also put forward their own ideas.

"'YES' magazine and YES cards can also achieve synergy and increase magazine sales. Moreover, the sales of YES cards can make up for the low profits of 'YES' magazine. This move by the boss has added a new source of funds. , and also increased the influence of our publishing house." Ye Shaoliang said excitedly.

Although "YES" magazine is a best-selling magazine, it is not very popular with advertisers because it targets teenagers. It sold half as many copies as FHM, but made only a quarter of what FHM did, or even worse.

Teenagers don't have much money, and since many people like to borrow books from each other, there is no prospect.

"Okay, you will catch this matter later."

"Yes, boss"

After inspecting the company, Lin Zhengjie left the publishing house.

A week later, on Saturday, February 2, a war broke out on the Vietnam border.

On Sunday, Hong Kong citizens paid close attention to this news because this incident also has a great impact on Hong Kong.

as predicted.

After the Hong Kong stock market opened on Monday, the Hang Seng Index began to plummet; when the market closed in the morning, it had fallen to 508 points, a full 22 points drop.

Lin Zhengjie knows that this wave of T has been successful!

At noon, Lu Yu Teahouse.

Lin Zhengjie was sitting in the lobby on the second floor. When he saw Ma Yawen arriving in a smart women's suit, he immediately waved to her.

This woman is very eye-catching, and she is getting more and more beautiful, which even Lin Zhengjie can feel.

Lin Zhengjie suddenly had a guess: could the woman he was in love with become more beautiful under his nourishment?
When Ma Yawen saw Lin Zhengjie waving to her, she immediately smiled. She didn't know when her smile started to increase. I saw her tall figure, wearing high heels, and taking elegant steps. Every step she took was no less than a small earthquake in her chest. She slowly came to Lin Zhengjie.

"How is it?" Ma Yawen gestured to Lin Zhengjie to comment on her outfit today.

"Well, it's very beautiful, but sit down quickly and attract more attention!"

Ma Yawen suddenly showed a charming expression and said, "Are you afraid of being conspicuous?"

The implication is that Lin Zhengjie has always been the darling of the media.

Even so, she sat down immediately obediently. The food has been ordered, and the two of them chatted while eating.

"It's time to enter the market in the afternoon. Tai'an Development's funds will be invested this month. There are still 8 trading days left today. As for cashing out in Asian securities, it is best to buy them today."

Ma Yawen nodded and said, "I understand, didn't you arrange for Manager He to supervise?"

Lin Zhengjie said: "I still like to do many things myself. This year, my career has not grown big yet."

Ma Yawen suddenly secretly smacked his tongue. This man actually said that his career has not become big yet, which is really a big statement. Of course, she knew this was definitely a modest statement.

"Asia Securities already has HK$100 million in cash. I plan to double the financing and buy Sun Hung Kai stocks today. What do you think?"

Lin Zhengjie said deliberately: "You don't know how to give me a commission reduction. I will contribute more than 40 yuan in commission to you this time."

Commissions are required for buying, but not for selling. This time Tai'an Development will buy more than 7000 million stocks, so it has to contribute more than 40 in commissions.

Lin Zhengjie's company contributed nearly half of the commission income from Asia Securities, and together with the clients introduced by Lin Zhengjie, it amounted to more than half.

Ma Yawen said directly and neatly: "What a beautiful idea! Asia Securities is also your company, and it will always be your company. What are you doing with this money!"

Lin Zhengjie shook his head and said: "Asia Securities is your company, but you are my woman!"

Ma Yawen suddenly felt sweet and said, "Isn't this right?"

Well, talk about lower commission failure!

"Today's crispy glutinous rice chicken is good, try it!" While Lin Zhengjie was enjoying his meal, he did not forget to greet his woman.

Ma Yawen glanced at Lin Zhengjie with envy. She knew that this man was not fat because he ate nearly twice as much as a normal man, but he was not fat at all.

She picked up her chopsticks, picked out a small piece of crispy chicken with a little bit of glutinous rice on it, and tasted it immediately.

"Yes, it is indeed delicious!"

"If it's delicious, eat more of it. This dish is a famous dish in Shunde, and it's very troublesome to make. Many restaurants think it's troublesome to make and don't make this dish, so it's a treat to eat it."

Shunde cuisine is definitely among the best in Hong Kong and has a good reputation. There is an old saying, "Eat in Guangzhou, cook in Fengcheng". The Fengcheng here is Shunde.

In fact, there are many delicacies that are troublesome to make. As time goes by, fewer and fewer shops will maintain the tradition, and finally give up for the sake of efficiency and money.

Ma Yawen put down her chopsticks and said, "Don't eat too much, it will look ugly if you gain weight!"

Lin Zhengjie smiled and said, "Having said that, if you are thin where you shouldn't be, I will cause trouble for you."

A trace of rosy color suddenly appeared on Ma Yawen's face, and she said charmingly: "Speak like a great man!" Then, he deliberately picked up a piece of crispy chicken and tasted it.

After eating, Ma Yawen took Lin Zhengjie's arm and walked outside.

"Yawen"

Suddenly, someone shouted with intimacy.

Lin Zhengjie looked around and saw a man in his thirties, who looked very gentle and wore a pair of glasses.

"Yawen, this is your new boyfriend. He looks very young!"

Ma Yawen suddenly said in a bad tone: "Guo Zhihao, you are a man in his thirties after all, but you are so rude and childish in your words!"

Lin Zhengjie looked at it calmly. When he heard "Guo Zhihao", he knew that he was Ma Yawen's ex-husband. He was similar to Lin Zhengjie - he was a playboy.

But according to Ma Yawen, this man is nothing but a playboy and is not worthy of Lin Zhengjie's shoes.

Guo Zhihao was startled. He didn't expect Ma Yawen to react so strongly. He immediately retracted his head and said, "I'm talking about young and promising people!" He only glanced at Lin Zhengjie, and then said to Ma Yawen: "One day, I will take care of you." Yin let’s go out and play!”

"No need, Yin Yin won't like you!"

Immediately, Ma Yawen took Lin Zhengjie's arm and left directly.

"Zhihao, your wife has become much more beautiful!" The companion couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he saw Ma Yawen leaving.

Guo Zhihao thought to himself, this is not nonsense. When he saw Ma Yawen today, he was immediately shocked. The change was so great.

He had the urge to pursue Ma Yawen, and then he would never look for women outside again.

"There's nothing we can do about it, she likes the pretty boy now!"

The companion said: "That's not a pretty boy! I heard that Ma Yawen and Lin Zhengjie are now jointly opening a securities company, which is very big. So I think the young man next to her is Lin Zhengjie, the most famous person in Hong Kong. The youngest self-made chairman of a public company.”

Guo Zhihao was stunned and felt mixed feelings in his heart.

Fortunately, he thought he was just a pretty boy who only valued Ma Yawen's money. Now it seems that he is superficial.

"Let's go, it doesn't matter who she is with, how can anyone else like her who is divorced and has a baby?"

The companion was very interested and thought of what happened today. When the time comes, he will share it with his friends. It will be another big news.

Guo Zhihao is the third generation of "Zhi" descendants of the Yong'an Guo family, but he is a "mediocre" among his peers, that is, a clan member who does not know how to control core rights.

After marrying Ma Yawen, he was caught having an affair in less than a year. Ma Yawen was also a strong person and chose to divorce without hesitation, and even started a lawsuit.

After all, Guo Zhihao is a mediocre person, and Ma Yawen has a good family background and outstanding abilities.

Walk out of Lu Yu Teahouse.

Ma Yawen said apologetically: "You won't be angry, will you?"

Lin Zhengjie smiled and said, "Why should I be angry? I don't even care."

Ma Yawen then smiled and said: "Yes, in your eyes, a person like him is just a nobody. But don't worry, Yin Yin and I can't have anything to do with him, even if he is Yin Yin's father. But he hasn’t taken the initiative to visit me in the past few years, so it’s impossible to get close to him.”

Lin Zhengjie spread his hands and said, "This is Yin Yin's own choice. You don't need to interfere. Ask your children what they think."

Ma Yawen said: "I've asked, but I don't think so at all. I haven't even met him a few times, so I don't have any idea of ​​getting close to him."

Lin Zhengjie nodded. Although he was not Guo Yin's 'stepfather' because he was usually called 'Uncle Lin', he still gave Guo Yin 'father's love'.

He doesn't want to be a stepfather like Dorgon or Tiedan Shenhou, but it doesn't matter if he has a stepdaughter, who won't inherit the family business anyway.

(End of this chapter)