Chapter 183 The value of connections
When the two of them walked into the courtyard, there were people leading seats in front of them all the way. Wu Ming showed that although the place was not big, in terms of decoration, it was definitely the most charming place he had ever seen.?
Although the decoration here is not as magnificent, every detail is done very well. This is a kind of fine detail that makes the details to the extreme, hiding the atmosphere of wealth among bricks, tiles, grass and trees. When the people here speak, they always whisper, and there is no such magnificent five-star hotel lobby. The local rich people spend a lot of money but use vulgar atmosphere.
Wu Ming followed Du Yutong to one of the rooms, and two people came over. First, they gave Lian a glass of water, and then asked politely: "What do you guys want to use?"
Du Yutong handed back the menu: "No need to order food, it's the same thing, I'll give this gentleman one too."
The man nodded: "Please wait, two."
After saying that, the man turned around and left. Du Yutong gently stretched his arms and looked at a man playing the violin not far away: "Did you see that person? Associate Professor of the Provincial Conservatory of Music, come here to play the violin."
Wu Ming was surprised. In Wu Ming's impression, there are indeed some relatively high-end restaurants now, and some students from the music academy will be invited to play the violin next to you to entertain the music.
But in this restaurant, an associate professor actually asked him to play the violin. Wu Ming couldn't help but sigh. What does it feel like to play the violin here?
Du Yutong smiled and said, "You can tell what you are thinking about, you must be vulgar. I think that the associate professor plays the violin and must be very bad."
Wu Ming smiled and said, "What else can I say? The associate professor did not play the violin in class, but came to the restaurant to be a performing arts. What's the price of not falling?"
"You will know just by looking at it." Du Yutong said.
As soon as the words were finished, there was a lot of applause at the scene. However, this applause was different from the crazy applause and whistle under the rural stage of Wu Ming and his village. It didn't sound enthusiastic, but it was very enthusiastic. The associate professor bowed to the diners who were doing it, and then a waiter walked over, took the violin respectfully, and then said something softly.
The associate professor nodded and followed the waiter to a wine table. The guests at the table stood up and reached out to shake hands with the associate professor politely. Then everyone was like friends, kind but not intimate, sitting down to taste wine and chat together.
"This is..." Wu Ming was stunned for a moment: "What's the situation?"
"I saw it. The one who invited an associate professor to have a drink just now is the deputy director of the Provincial Department of Culture." Du Yutong said: "Remember, in a real high-end place, there is no service that no nods and bows. What this place emphasizes is humanistic feelings, and everyone is like a friend."
At this time, Wu Mingche said, "To put it bluntly, isn't it just a show of shame?"
"You are right. This thing is just showing off." Du Yutong said: "But you can't deny that people can get full marks when pretending."
Even though he was a little disapproving, Wu Ming nodded in convincingly: "You are right, this pretentious technique is really not something you can practice casually."
"Okay, the food is here, let's have something to eat first." Du Yutong said.
At this time, Wu Ming saw the waiter bringing two large plates, but the dishes inside were just a little bit in the center of the plate.
Wu Ming smiled bitterly: "I thought you were really eating. My cat ate more of this thing than this one."
"Okay, don't complain, try it." Du Yutong said.
Wu Ming nodded, took a bite, and was shocked.
How can I say this feeling... It's like in June, I suddenly tasted a sip of cool water, and it seemed like it was snowing all over the sky. Drinking a sip of hot soup made people feel a sudden enlightenment.
Strictly speaking, this has gone beyond the scope of color, fragrance and smell. This guy is simply a work of art.
Looking at Wu Ming's shocked eyes, Du Yutong said, "I feel it. This is not an ordinary thing. You can try it."
Wu Ming said: "Yutong, this is the first time I have eaten such delicious food. It seems that many things are really not something that can be tasted with money."
Du Yutong snorted: "Nonsense, you are rich, what kind of bullshit five-star hotel you go to? Have you ever seen the kitchen there? A bunch of 25, can these guys eat the things they made?
True chefs are artists who are noble from the inside out. Only with this mentality can the food cooked be considered a fine product or even a work of art."
Wu Ming nodded in admiration: "This trip today is really not in vain... Oh, Yutong, why did you bring me to such a place today?"
Du Yutong smiled and said, "Don't you understand now? I'm bringing you here today to open your eyes and figure out what you need to do, and don't waste a big advantage."
Wu Ming scratched the back of his head: "I still didn't understand."
"Do you know who the boss here is?" Du Yutong asked.
Wu Ming shook his head and Du Yutong explained: "The boss here is known as the largest building materials contractor in China. The way they do business is higher than you.
He didn't even talk about business and ran away. Every time he wanted to open up a local market, he would be in a local high-end venue, either about food, or about leisure and entertainment. He always did a beautiful and ingenious job.
Such a place can naturally attract many high-end people to stop. Coupled with the atmosphere of the place itself, many people will have an illusion, which will invisibly bring the boss closer to these guests.
So, the people who came here gradually became his friends, and his relationship eventually directly developed into his available connections. You understand now.
When you were doing business, you were so silly that you were completely ruling with your hard work. Now that your business is getting bigger and bigger, you must learn to do business. This kind of place can bring you much more benefits than what kind of aquatic products you are doing.”
Wu Ming was stunned for a moment and kept thinking. After a while, Wu Ming said, "I almost understand. Yutong, what you mean is to ask me to open a place like this, and then win over the elites in the political and business circles and create a high-level connection for myself?"
"Nonsense, otherwise you think your Tianhu Gang leader's brand can be invincible in the world? Don't forget that the Tianhu Gang was almost finished last time, but that was something you dragged down." Du Yutong said: "Walking on the street and relying on the Tianhu Gang's signature to act as a blessing, in the eyes of these people, it is the most rustic and useless behavior. Don't miss it."
Wu Ming was overjoyed: "Yutong, you are my life mentor. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have realized the beauty of doing this. OK, I'm going to do this. You have to help me give advice and give me some guidance."
Du Yutong smiled slightly: "Of course, okay, you can pay for the meal today."
"I'll go out, I'll go out, and I'll go out when you come in the future." Wu Ming said: "It's worth it to teach you a lesson here."
But when he said this, Wu Ming suddenly felt a little strange: "By the way, Yutong, why did you suddenly tell me about this?"
Du Yutong's face turned red: "Damn Wu Ming, are you really willing to be a small businessman for the rest of your life? No matter how big your circle is, it is useless. If you don't have a level, it will be difficult to get the recognition of the upper class. If you hold a lot of money, you can't get into their circle."
Wu Ming nodded: "I know, I understand what you mean. I want to ask, why are you so anxious to let me get into the circle above?"
Du Yutong's face became redder: "My parents, our entire Du family is from that circle. What do you think? If you don't want to have anything to do with us, then don't have it!"
Seeing Du Yutong's a little angry look, Wu Ming was actually a little obsessed with it. This is really cute.
Especially Du Yutong's words, their family belongs to that circle, so Du Yutong hopes that Wu Ming can also increase his own value and become a member of that circle.
So...
Wu Ming suddenly felt a little nervous. This girl was really trying hard to treat herself.
Looking at Wu Ming's appearance, Du Yutong couldn't help feeling embarrassed: "Hey hey hey, don't think about it anymore. Judging from your appearance like that, you must be daydreaming."
Wu Ming smiled: "Yes, I'm really daydreaming. Guess what I dreamed of?"
Du Yutong was stunned for a moment: "Then what did you dream about?"
Wu Ming smiled and said, "I dreamed that there was a toad that suddenly flew into the sky and hugged a white swan."
Du Yutong paused for two seconds before she realized, blushing and said angrily: "Wu Ming, you bastard, if you are holding something to spend my time enjoying me, I will ignore you in my life."
Wu Ming quickly waved his hand and begged for mercy: "Okay, okay, let's talk about serious matters. You said I wanted to find a way to build a restaurant like this. I already understand what you mean. My current seafood quality should be said to have reached the standard you mentioned, so what I need is to open a restaurant and invite some... Well, how to say it, come the chef of an artist-level level?"
"You are basically right. To be honest, even if I eat the seafood you raise, I feel that there is no flaw in my mouth. After all, our country is vast and always relies on air transport. The taste and freshness of those seafood will still be affected. You can directly serve fresh food on the table. This is indeed a temptation for people in that circle.
It’s not that they are all foodies. After all, only by enjoying what ordinary people cannot enjoy is what they really pursue,” Du Yutong said.
Wu Ming said, "Okay, just say, what is the first thing I want to do?"
"Nonsense, I've helped you look at the venue and other things. Even the chef, I have a suitable candidate, but this person..." Du Yutong looked a little hesitant: "I'm afraid this person is not very good."
Wu Ming smiled and said, "When I was not even a big deal, I could still invite a university professor like Gao Jin to be a consultant. This time I did a lot of effort and called him grandpa or not. I still don't believe that the chef's airs can be too big."
Chapter completed!