royal family

Yumen seats can be regarded as famous.

Compared with the small disturbances in City A, this time in City S is the real limelight.Shao's father couldn't count how many pages the news about his family won the next day, it seemed that the whole world was full of news about the opening of Yumen seats, and the dishes for the guests on the opening day were overwhelming.The compliments from like-minded people around made many people feel itchy when they heard the news. There was no time for trial opening, and the business of Yumenxi became busy the next day after the banquet.

The progress is far better than Shao's father imagined. The guests in City S don't pay much attention to old brands as he imagined. The economy is developed here, and there are too many wealthy people. The pricing can be called a luxurious imperial gate seat. Tables are still rarely left vacant.Tian Xiaotian and his brothers started busy work after a short period of adaptation. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to be afraid of heights, and his private life almost disappeared.

The popularity of Yumenxi naturally drove the work of the whole family of Shao's family. Shao's mother now followed Li Yuke to participate in the social activities of various wives in S City every day, played mahjong and went shopping to find many friends who could talk to each other; Shao's father It's a different kind of relationship, more serious and more private; Shao Yan has more things to do than him, and every day when he opens his eyes, his head is full and he has to start thinking about problems.

The aftermath of the cultural exchange meeting has not yet passed, and he can still see his news from various media.The picture written at the exchange meeting was brought back to City A by Professor Li to be framed. After the media filmed the part about calligraphy and painting that was not cut into the program, it slowly flowed out. Recently, Professor Li and the others told Shao Yan, Someone keeps calling City A to ask if the word needs to be sold.The price has been raised quite high, [-] more than the peak figure at Professor He's auction, which is unbelievable for a young calligrapher who has never won any authoritative awards.Professor Li and the others thought that it would be better to sell it if it was so valuable, but Yan Daichuan held down Shao Yan, who was so persuaded that he was about to move.

Unlike Shao Yan, a rookie who has just arrived and doesn't understand anything except straightforward methods, Yan Daichuan is well versed in the rules of market operations, and is very aware of the importance of hunger marketing and self-promotion.It is too early for Shao Yan to set his own value early. If this painting is not sold, someone will always ask for a higher price later.But if he is in a hurry to make a move this time, his works will definitely not be able to call for higher numbers for a long time afterwards. This situation must wait until the next sensational thing happens to Shao Yan. It's getting better.However, according to the current stagnant state of Chinese studies in China, no one is sure when the next opportunity will come.Since there is no shortage of money, it is better to wait quietly.

Shao Yan lacks understanding of certain rules of modern society, but he is not a short-sighted person. Although he is not suicidal, it is inevitable that he will take a big detour in the future.Yan Daichuan told him some of the truths, and he can often quickly study them thoroughly and draw inferences from one instance.He asked Yan Daichuan to engrave a chapter for him, and then wrote a lot of things to hang in his Yumenxi shop. In particular, he mentioned that the waiters in the shop must answer his current price when customers ask about the price I am not short of money, so I never thought about selling calligraphy and paintings.

How big is the daily passenger flow at Yumenxi? Those who can afford to enter this place are those who are not short of money. There are not a few people who throw tens of thousands of yuan casually for a meal. They fell in love with Shao Yan's works. It will never increase the price little by little like private collectors.Sometimes the price was so loud that the waiters in the store couldn't help but want to help sell it, but Shao Yan never let go.He didn't say that he thought the price was not high enough, he just said that he was not short of money and didn't want to sell.Who knows that their family owes the Yan family a huge amount of debt? Just looking at the location and business of Yumenxi, no one questioned his answer. When the staff in the store said that someone was willing to pay 30 for a picture of him recently. Shao Yan was not surprised at all.Shao Yan wouldn't make a move for this price, but after hanging up the phone, he felt a little complacent. After all, Mr. Qian's calligraphy and paintings, which were so popular in the exchange meeting last time, were only more than 30 yuan.

He calculated where he was going to use the money now, and found that it was really quite a lot.He can receive an allowance of 800 yuan from the research association every month. If you calculate the previous standard, the family will give him about 2000 yuan.Shao Yan, who wanted to buy a house, asked about the land price in City S. Although he didn't quite understand how the square meter was calculated, it seemed that one mu of land cost a lot of money.

In the past, Director Shao didn’t mention the luxurious residences in the palace, but he didn’t know how many hot spring villas outside the palace. A gift from a concubine or empress, even if he was cut into eight petals, he wouldn't be able to survive.

Director Shao never imagined that there would be a day when he would be troubled by not being able to afford a house. The last time he followed Shao's parents through the outskirts of City S, he saw a piece of wasteland that he liked, and asked the price of the land. Shao's father just laughed: "I can't afford it even if I sell it!"

Shao Yan didn't think that the flag should be silenced, on the contrary, he had more fighting spirit.Isn't it just money!He climbed from the bottom in his previous life, so he is not as good as he is now!

You can't make a fortune by selling calligraphy and paintings. Shao Yan had to think of other ways. Naturally, the price of flower wine in Yumenxi rose to [-] according to Yan Daichuan's suggestion. During this time, he was also thinking about getting some other new things. Son.

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Shao Yubo, who was far away in City A, was so angry that his lungs were about to explode!God knows how he felt when he saw a bunch of shareholders of his family appearing on the screen of the opening of Yumenxi on TV.He thought he was a joke!Raising a group of white-eyed wolves with their elbows turned outward, who ate this bowl of rice from the Shaw Group and went to Dafang to wag their tails to sell it.

Look at what the newspaper said, those editors all have ulterior motives, inside and out, Shao Gange knows how to behave, even after the separation, the shareholders of the Shaw Group still support him.He also compared the current taste of Yumenxi with other restaurants of the Shaw Group, completely disregarding the face of the deceased old man, and brought up the restaurant that suffered a bad business in the later stage of opening to talk about it.

Can this be his fault?The hotel was not what he had planned.The old man got started and left early, Shao Gange outside was pressing every step of the way, and the group of shareholders like Liao Dong in the group also had their own ideas, with external troubles and internal troubles, it's not bad that he can wipe his butt like this!What's more, he had already handed over the management of the hotel to Liao Dongdong in the later stage, so he is to blame for the bad business?It's none of his business!

Shao Yubo smashed so many cups these days, the Shao family's nannies didn't dare to bring any fragile objects in front of him, Liao Heying and Shao Wenqing even tried not to come forward if they could not see her.Shao Yubo, who couldn't get the support of his family, was even more angry. Seeing the reports about Shao Yan's big show at the cultural exchange meeting from around S City, he felt a faint anger about to erupt in his heart.

At Shaw's first regular shareholder meeting after the opening of Yumenxi, he dropped the folder shortly after arriving at the meeting.

He was about to hate these shareholders who gave him face to face.A group of people traveled thousands of miles to attend the opening banquet of Yumenxi, which made him a laughing stock that anyone could make up for in city A, and what did he, the chairman of the board, think of him!

The shareholders in the group were a little surprised by his anger, but the tone of their responses was all yin and yang.

Liao Hedong will always be the thorny head, and what he said made Shao Yubo the most angry: "Why can't you go to the boss's new store opening? Although the Shao family has separated, Yanyan still holds 5.00% of our shares. He can be regarded as a big shareholder. What's more, before the old man passed away, the boss got along very happily with us in the group, so we should be there as well in terms of personal relationship. "

Shao Yubo gloomily stared at Liao Dong who was pretending to be confused.The opponent is obviously avoiding the important ones.

"Yes, although the Shao family is separated, you are always two brothers. The group's attitude is more generous, and the outside world will also have a good impression of it."

"Look, with the east wind of Yumenxi, isn't the reputation of Shao's restaurant spread in City S? Although there are bad reviews, because we all attended the celebration, most people still talk about the group It's humane."

Shao Yubo almost wanted to sneer.Yes, the presence of a group of shareholders in the group made the Shaw Brothers, whose reputation had begun to stink, slightly restore its image.But he, the chairman, has become a complete loser.What is going on now?Everyone separated him from the company, saying that it was impossible for him to betray his relatives, and at the same time saying that the Shao family group was still very elegant.He worked so hard to get where he is today, not because of seeing the current situation.

But he has absolutely no position to prohibit the shareholders from interacting with Shao Gange, as long as it does not harm the interests of the group, then he will control the world, and Shao Yubo will not be able to control what kind of friends these people make in private.The confrontation between him and the shareholders in the group has become more and more obvious because of Liao Dong's various actions. The shareholders who used to give him a three-pointer now dare to mock him directly.Shao Yubo, who was too weak to fight back, was so angry that his brain almost congested, he slammed the door and left.

This is the first time in history that the Shaw Group failed to hold the final shareholder meeting.

The restless Shao Yubo dissatisfied many shareholders who had been faintly leaning toward him.After he left, many people complained about the declining business of the Shao family.The small shareholders in the same line as Liao Hedong scolded Shao Yubo's superior name for being dishonest and incompetent, not even half of Shao Gange's ability.These words used to be discouraged by other people, but now, the shareholders in the conference room just looked around meaningfully.

A faint worry arose in their hearts—the Shao family's business was going from bad to worse, and Shao Yubo, as the chairman, had never come up with an effective solution.Everyone who didn't have any sense of crisis at first also had a premonition that the building would collapse. If this continues, it will get worse and worse.

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When Yan Xi returned home, he could smell a fruity fragrance in the room from afar.

He sniffled, feeling that the scent was both unfamiliar and familiar, and when he walked to the kitchen to take a look, he found a huge box full of passion fruits on the ground.

Shao Yan and his parents were both in the kitchen, holding a shaved fruit and scooping out the flesh with a spoon. The golden fruit pieces were wrapped in juice and fell into a small transparent bowl. After Shao Yan washed his hands, he poured the pulp into it. There was a frightening amount of white sugar.

Passion fruit smells good, but Yan Xi doesn't like the sour taste.But now because of conditioned reflex, no matter what ingredients appear in the picture with Shao Yan, he will be tongue-tied, and he can't help asking: "What are you doing?"

"Ah, Xiaoxi is back?" Shao's mother was surprisingly enthusiastic about Yan Xi, who looked at a bad boy, her eyes were smiling when she spoke, "Xiao Chuan asked a friend to send back a batch of guava, Yan Yan I haven’t seen this thing before, so I must get it and taste it. Here, it’s already steamed in the pot.”

Yan Xi looked in the direction she was pointing at, only to find that the stainless steel steamer on the stove was steaming outwards, the smell that made him feel a little strange came from there, blending with the fresh passion fruit Together, it becomes a unique smell.

Shao Yan has never seen passion fruit. In fact, he has never seen many ingredients in this era. Without fresh-keeping equipment and fast enough transportation, many fruits will spoil long before they are transported to the capital.The climate is not suitable, and these things can only be grown in quite remote places. After coming here, he was very surprised when he saw the fruit stalls full of fruits and fresh peaches on the roadside for the first time.

New ingredients will give him new inspiration, just like the passion fruit in his hand, the rich smell is rare and overbearing from the fruit.There are a few cracks in the kitchen, and you can smell the lingering fragrance at the gate all the way out of the restaurant. Such things are perfect for making pastries and wine.

Shao Yan mixed the sugar and pulp evenly, squeezed out the juice with gauze, poured part of it into the rice flour in the side bowl, stirred evenly, and kneaded until the surface was as smooth as an egg that had been peeled off its shell, with a faint tenderness. Yellow, very beautiful.

He counted the time, took off the steamer, opened the lid, and after a brief mist, three flower-shaped pastries were revealed inside.Under the translucent skin reveals the fruit green filling, and the aroma breaks through the passion fruit smell and occupies a new high ground.Yan Xi identified it for a while, it was hard to guess what was in the fruit-green filling, but Shao Yan seemed very satisfied, poked the skin of the pastry with chopsticks, nodded and said: "This is fine, send the passion fruit in the cold storage to Bring two boxes to the store, I will teach Tian Xiaotian to make it tomorrow."

Shao's father hurriedly nodded and wrote it down, but Yan Xi saw that the small pastry was slowly restored to its shape from the mark poked by Shao Yan, obviously very elastic.Shao Yan took an unknown sieve and sifted the fine powder on the pastries, and took out the pastries one by one and put them on a plate.The exquisite flower pattern lies softly on the porcelain surface, and it will shake with the shaking of the plate, which is very beautiful and delicious.

Shao Yan is always making new dishes these days, and Yan Daichuan doesn't know who he entrusted. In short, new ingredients are delivered to the house every day, and many fruits that are not in season look juicy.

This makes Yumenxi's business seem unshakable as soon as it establishes a foothold in S City. The seasonal desserts and vegetables that are constantly changing with the seasons can always give people a strange sense of freshness.

Shao Yan seems to have a unique talent for food. He can distinguish the taste and characteristics of new things just by tasting them casually. With his own analysis and changes in different methods, the final result rarely has a taste that is below high-quality status.Yan Xi volunteered to help serve the pastries, and there were only empty plates left in the few steps from the kitchen to the dining room.The skin of the small pastry is amazingly elastic. After twisting, the filling inside is soft, like a puddle of juice. If you bite the skin a little, the taste like passion fruit with different flavors will flow all over your mouth.Slightly hot, chew together with the elastic dough, sweet and sour, refreshing and appetizing.

Yan Daichuan, who had just returned home and was about to eat, couldn't help but wrinkle his normally quiet face when he saw Yan Xi who looked like a starving ghost.He glanced at Yan Xi with disgust. He knew that it was impossible to rely on this cousin to eat, and he was worried that the plate brought out later might be full of his saliva, so he walked directly past him to the kitchen. went.

Shao Yan was tiptoeing to open the cabinet on the top of the stove to get things, Shao's parents were short, and no one could help him.Unable to reach the icing sugar bottle in the cabinet with his fingers, Shao Yan impatiently wanted to jump directly, but suddenly an arm stretched out from behind and helped him take it down.

No need to turn around, Shao Yan knew it was Yan Daichuan when he smelled the scent.With his back to each other, Shao Yan took the bottle and sprinkled the icing on the pastry, Yan Daichuan consciously lowered his head and untied his apron.Looking at the back of Shao Yan's neck, he asked obsessively, "When are you going to cut your hair?"

Shao Yan's hair has grown a bit long, covering the ears in fragments, making the fluffy hair on the nape of his neck even longer, curled up in soft curls.

His breath sprayed on the back of the neck, Shao Yan shrank his head, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to scratch the itchy place: "Besides, I don't want to cut it right now."

His body, hair and skin have received more education from his parents, and Shao Yan is still a little unaccustomed to cutting his hair. He always feels that doing so is a little sorry for the Shao family's parents who have treated him so well.

Shao Yan's nails are very short, round and clean.The hair on the nape of the neck was scratched and a few reddish marks were left on the skin. Yan Daichuan squinted his eyes, licked his lips subconsciously, and forced himself to focus on the apron.

With Shao Yan's hand, he ate a few pastries just out of the pan, and he was sent out with a plate. Shao's mother and Li Yuke in the room were also very relieved to see their getting along.Before, they could more or less sense that Shao Yan and Yan Daichuan were not in tune. To be honest, both families were very anxious about it.Li Yuke and Shao's mother have such a good relationship, so they naturally hope that their children can continue this relationship. The two sisters have made a lot of efforts to bring their relationship closer, but they all ended in failure.The first time they saw Shao Yan sticking to Yan Daichuan's body, Shao's mother and Li Yuke almost jumped up happily.As for Shao's father, who has a sudden sense of crisis... who would care about him?

The new pastries are sour, sweet and refreshing, which naturally won the unanimous praise of the whole family. Father Shao stared at the appearance of Shao Yan and Yan Daichuan sitting together whispering, and suddenly said: "Yanyan, S City Magazine wants to give you For an interview, the relationship is with Uncle Li. There is a bit of human relationship here, and your Uncle Li is not easy to do, so I asked you to ask, can you agree?"

What is a magazine interview? Shao Yan also has some understanding recently. Uncle Li is the middle-aged man who told Shao Yan to find him when the Yumenxi opened last time.Shao Yan still knew the reason why people rely on relationships in the arena, and it didn't hurt to be asked a few questions, so he agreed to the situation, and it was easy to sell favors.

Shao's father asked, "Where is the interview location? I'm afraid it's not suitable at home. I'll call back later and take you to the magazine office in the afternoon?"

"It's time to come to my company." Yan Daichuan suddenly answered from the side, seeing Shao Yan and Shao's father both looking over, he replied casually, "S City Magazine has also cooperated with me before, and we usually have a little contact. The editors in it are very friendly. It's mean, they don't dare to talk nonsense when I have something to do with it. What's more, the magazine is messy and full of people, so it's not good to go there."

Shao's father opened his mouth, and his chest was full of enthusiasm.However, before he could answer, Shao Yan agreed before that, losing his temper out of nowhere, and Shao's father was a soft person, so he could only bite his chopsticks and secretly compete with himself.

Yan Daichuan's company is quite close to Yumenxi, but they are in different buildings.Shao Yan, who appeared together with him, attracted a lot of curious looks. He is now a relatively well-known person in S City. As soon as he asked the front desk of the good building and waited for the people to leave, he gathered together to gossip——

——"Holy shit, did I admit my mistake, is it really that young calligrapher who is very good at writing?"

"Yeah, yeah, I think so too, he's even more handsome than in the newspapers! It's so white, it's reflective!"

"What's his relationship with Chairman Yan? I haven't heard of it before."

"I think the two of them are very close, can't they be brothers?"

"You are stupid, one is Yan and the other is Shao, they don't even look alike!"

Yan Daichuan let out a silent sigh of relief after the elevator doors closed.Although he is serious, he is usually easy-going in the company.Although the employees were a little afraid of him because of his appearance, the Yan family's Jianghu atmosphere was stronger than that of many companies with strict rules and regulations. Yan Daichuan was gossiped behind his back and he would not be furious and show the majesty of the boss.Shao Yan came all the way to look around at the surrounding furnishings, and sighed again after finding that the whole building was not Yan Daichuan's company in the elevator, feeling sorry for him.

Yan Daichuan looked at him: "What's wrong with you."

Shao Yan shook his head, thinking that the Yan family would lend tens of millions to the Shao family on their own initiative, and felt even more grateful.

Yan Daichuan was puzzled, but he didn't ask any more questions. When the elevator door opened and saw someone standing outside, his face was pulled down, and he asked, "Why are you here?"

Shao Yan could see that there was a young man wearing glasses outside the elevator. His glasses were quite special, and only the bottom half had frames.Although he looks good and wears a suit and leather shoes, but his temperament is eccentric, so Shao Yan couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

The other party's gaze fell on him all at once, and then his mouth opened in an incredible arc, as if his entire face was covered by his mouth: "Ah! Why don't I have anything to do today to take a look?" , I heard that you brought a handsome young man here as soon as you came here, so why don’t you run over to see it quickly! Oh, hello, young man, hello!”

Shao Yan hesitated for a while before reaching out. Although the other party tried to be kind, Shao Yan still felt that there was something wrong with him: "Hello."

After getting the response, the man with the big mouth became even more excited. After looking at Shao Yan up and down, he took a business card and stuffed it into his hand, and said in his mouth: "Ah, are you that Shao Yan? The one who has been very popular recently. "Handsome Calligraphy Guy"? It must be you! It's a pleasure to meet you, I am Wang Feimu, the chairman of Gaoxiang Film and Television. What is your relationship with Lao Yan? Are you interested in coming to our company for development? Your appearance is very good Well! It's a pity not to be a star!"

Yan Daichuan separated his contact with Shao Yan with a sullen face, and while taking Shao Yan away, he warned Shao Yan: "Don't talk to him."

Wang Feimu snorted, as if he was quite dissatisfied with the evaluation he received, and couldn't help but want to argue, but was choked by Yan Daichuan's cold glance.

He stopped on the spot and was quickly thrown away. Several shareholders who had always been responsible for taking care of him not to get nervous in the company chased after him, seeing him squinting and staring at the direction Yan Daichuan left with a strange smile on his face.

"Ah." Wang Feimu said with a smile, "Your Director Yan's taste is quite similar to mine!"

Shao Yan, who was leaving, looked back at him before turning the corner, met Wang Feimu's gaze, and his heart skipped a beat, inexplicably feeling that this guy he met for the first time was quite to his liking.

Failed.

Yan Daichuan thought as he walked, if he had known that this psychopath would come to the company, he might as well have taken Shao Yan to the magazine office early in the morning.