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"Wine? There is really no more. The next batch has to be released in August, and the spot has been booked until the end of July."

"Please leave me an address. Tomorrow, I'll have someone deliver the wine ordering card to your house... What? State Guest House? Which country's representative are you here?"

"Okay, okay, I understand. It just so happens that country Y and country F also sent people to order wine. Yumenxi will send the reservation card to the reception department tomorrow morning, and let them pass it to you."

"Then where will it be delivered to you when the goods are shipped? By international express?"

"...Ai...Is it the Esta Palace? Are you sure you won't be intercepted by posting drinks?"

"Okay, okay, please say hello to the security department of your mansion after you return home. Yumenxi will call you to notify you before mailing the wine."

"It's a great honor to welcome you to country C. I wish you a happy time."

Shao's father hung up the phone, heaved a sigh of relief, stared at the page filled with the phone number and address of a certain palace for a while, and swallowed slowly.

Talking with the translators who are closely followed by the president and prime ministers is a bit stressful. Shao's father feels very honored, but at the same time he is always worried that he will say the wrong thing.Fortunately, these high-ranking and distinguished guests were very accommodating and humble on the phone, and they also generously gave the phone number for the address and notification.Although Shao's father knew that the numbers on the paper were definitely not the personal numbers of the heads of state who made the call, even if it was just a mobile phone number for work, it was enough to make his hands and feet weak with excitement.

In recent days, there have been a lot of people calling the private number of the Yan Family Courtyard to order wine. At the beginning, Father Shao thought that his family had not been careful enough to expose the private information of the private house of the Yan Family Courtyard. The guests who called were from different backgrounds, and he immediately understood who the leaker of the home number was.Except for the Shao family and the Yan family's own family, there are really not many people who have the opportunity to step into this threshold of the Yan family.Among these people, whether it is the Gao family or the Wang family, it is impossible to reveal Shao Yan's news to the distinguished guests who came to City B for this meeting. The only one who may not be able to stand the words is the group of leaders who are in charge of the meeting process. .

But Father Shao didn't blame them at all, not at all!How can anyone think that money is too little and fame is too big?The reputation of Yumenxi's wine is now basically accumulated in China, and Shao's father also dreamed that his own brand would be famous internationally one day.The first battle facing the world was fought in the most fortified prime minister's presidential palace in all countries. This was like a good fortune bestowed on him by the Shao family from heaven. It has always been very difficult for a brand in country C to build a high-end brand overseas. If it relies on its own publicity and marketing, Yumenxi will undoubtedly have a long way to go.But when it comes to speaking out, are there better candidates than politicians?

The family members haven't seen Shao Yan for several days, and the cell phone has been disconnected recently. It's rare to see Shao's father so happy, and they are a little puzzled.

The limelight is too tight in City B these days, after the past, there are several films under his command that will participate in the recent film festival, Yan Daichuan hung up Wang Feimu's phone, seeing Shao Yan so happy, he asked him: "Shao Yan's phone number?"

"No, Yanyan must be very busy these two days. The department answered my calls to him." Father Shao lit up the paper in his hand. He wanted to show off, but suddenly he realized Yan Daichuan in front of him. It's a junior, it's too naive, he coughed and continued bluntly, "He's been away for four or five days, and when he's almost busy tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, he will probably be back."

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In the State Guesthouse, several translators who thought they could order a drink hung up the phone and didn't know how to report to the Li leader.The foreigners who didn't know the progress of the situation reminisced about the drinks they drank at the banquet, and asked them expectantly: "How is it going? How many bottles can I buy?"

After learning that there is no stock in stock, I immediately became anxious: "Then what should I do? I will return to China after the visit in a few days. Do I need to send someone to country C to buy it in the future?"

Being able to order mail order is better than having to send someone all the way to country C to run errands. They felt a little relieved after learning that things were not that complicated.

"I've already given them your domestic office address and phone number. Tomorrow Yumenxi will send the wine order card to the hotel. Do you keep it or leave it here?"

"Bring it to me."

"The store said that the consumption amount has been reached, and you can apply for an order card, and you can reserve seats in advance with the number of the order card in the future. Would you like to reserve one?"

I don’t know much about the business of Yumenxi, but I can almost guess how good the business of Yumenxi will be based on a welcome dinner. The foreigners who are not reserved at all immediately nodded: "Yes, of course!"

Shao Yan stood up and looked out of the window, seeing the stars in the dark blue midnight, the sky and the earth were dark, and he was too tired during the day to sleep at night.

Staying here to work actually has to isolate the news from the outside world, and he hasn't been able to talk to his family for several days. He doesn't know why he feels a little inexplicable anxiety.This feeling is quite novel to him who is not very enthusiastic, Shao Yan seldom misses anyone.Coming to this place from the dynasty that stayed for decades, the only thing that came to my mind in the past was the emperor who was obedient to him, because I didn't know whether the other party was alive or dead, what would happen, and I realized that my longing was only in vain Sad, Shao Yan seldom recalled him.

Missing is clearly controllable, but this time it seems not very obedient,

The faces of Shao's father, Shao's mother, and Yan's parents floated in his head one by one, and finally the appearance of Yan Daichuan was fixed.Some time ago, Yan Daichuan was still on the phone with him every day. After the meeting officially started, he couldn't be contacted anymore, and he didn't know how this person was doing recently.Shao Yan yawned, touched his ears that had started to feel hot for no reason, sighed, sat cross-legged on the bed and thought helplessly—the long night is long, and he has no mood to sleep, so he should use it for practicing.

Of course, there were inevitably some mistakes in this conference, but in terms of catering and hospitality, the logistics side did almost perfect, especially the several dinners that Shao Yan was in charge of.After the welcome dinner, the level of the several dinners did not decline at all. The satisfaction of the foreign guests with the food, even if they were unable to communicate, could be inferred from the empty plates that were eaten.Perhaps it was because the receptionists had heard too many good things about their own country's cuisine these days, but in short, the boss personally praised the achievements of the department in charge of the banquet work.What is the performance of the Zhima officials' exhausting competition?Isn't it just trying to show your face in front of the leader?Thanks to Shao Yan's blessing, the leaders who have been praised several times have an extremely friendly and intimate attitude towards Yumenxi. They don't go anywhere after the dinner these days. .

On the day when the distinguished guests were about to leave, the logistics leaders were all in tears, and the attitude of the subordinates who were also in the office was surprised and admired.No wonder he can be a leader, just because of his performance of "I will advance and retreat with our country" and cry as soon as he says it, no one can match it.How do they know that the meaning of the leaders' tears is not to let go of the visiting foreign guests who are about to leave.

During the meeting, Shao's father had issued at least 30 wine and meal order cards for political leaders from various countries. When he came to pick up Shao Yan with Yan Daichuan, his whole face was radiant.The recent appearance rate of Yumenxi is very high. Even if the domestic and foreign media are reporting on the catering related to the conference, they have to mention it, and the limelight is the same.All of this is naturally due to Shao Yan's blessing. Shao's father is very proud. Seeing his son whom he has not seen for several days, he feels that his baby is tall and handsome, and no one can compare to him.

The father's loving and gentle eyes that could melt water made Shao Yan look a little scared, saying that he would not go with him all the way, Shao's father was unhappy watching his son who rarely wanted to be intimate once got into Yan Daichuan's car, and suddenly found that My nephew, who is so smart, sensible, stable and generous, is sometimes quite hideous in his own mouth.

When did the relationship between these two brothers become so good?

When opening the car door, such a question suddenly popped into Shao's father's head, but before he could think about it, he was immediately overwhelmed by other thoughts that followed one after another.

Yan Daichuan leaned over to fasten Shao Yan's seat belt. Shao Yan looked down at him with a smile in his eyes: "What's wrong with my dad? It looks a little abnormal."

"In recent days, foreign guests have called home to order wine, and several of them even talked to him personally." Yan Daichuan fastened his seat belt, stood up and looked at him for a moment, and raised his hand to touch his face, "thin She's not looking good, and her complexion is not as good as it was at home some time ago."

Shao Yan let him touch him, lowered his head to touch his lips, Yan Daichuan seized the opportunity to hold the back of his head, and pressed directly on the car seat for a hearty kiss.

Yan Daichuan found that Shao Yan was becoming more and more enthusiastic, or it could be said that Shi never rejected being intimate with him from the very beginning.But seriously, the relationship between the two people is very vague, there is no confession or promise at all, it seems that this intimate relationship with boundaries has been inexplicably established.The longing for the past few days was expressed through his lips and tongue. If the movement of Shao's father's car passing by hadn't alarmed the two of them, he would have wanted to continue to do more outrageous things.

Shao Yan hadn't had a good rest for a few days, and after driving the car for a while, he felt sleepy for some reason, staggered, and slept peacefully against the co-pilot.

The change of status is so practical and unassuming.

It seemed that everyone realized the value of the Imperial Gate Mat overnight, and Father Shao obviously began to feel that the rules of the world around him became clearer.As the person in charge of Yumenzai, after the meeting, his entertainment partners gradually increased the number of heavyweights of different identities, and the number of invitations also increased. Even the company's resources began to increase, and things became easier. Those who multiply with the day.

Shao's father reshuffled and reorganized all the loosely managed Yumenxi chain stores, and the transformation from personnel management to business model is different from before.The more professional means have prevented the situation that often occurred in the past due to the large number of customers in the store. This burst of limelight at the conference made business even more prosperous.Even many people who had no interest in food began to visit the door with the idea of ​​"tasting the taste of the state banquet". The four words "unprecedented grand occasion" have been in the store since the first store was hung on the Yumenxi signboard. breaking the previous record.

The plane landed, and Shao Yan rushed back to take the exam. On the way out of the airport, he was still reviewing the analysis of classical Chinese with a headset on. Outside, there was a large crowd of middle-aged men in black suits. The noise made him alive from the ocean of knowledge. It was pulled out.

"Ouch!! Mr. Shao!!!"

Shao Yan didn't know this group of people at all, but seeing that they were full of officials, he didn't immediately express his rejection in his heart, but he couldn't help but take a step back when he was surrounded by the noisy scene.

The bodyguards who accompanied him immediately stepped forward to protect him. A middle-aged man in a black suit with a general's belly standing in the front turned his head and glared at the person who had just shouted. Among the team, he smiled and turned his head to talk to Shao Yan. When he asked about his background, it turned out to be a group of leaders from City A.

"I used to deal with old Mr. Shao often!" The old Mr. Shao in the man's words certainly did not refer to the deceased old man of the Shao family. Father Shao's name among outsiders has leapt forward a lot since Shao Yan became famous. Step by step, the old Mr. Shao who really took over the business of the Shao family, who was supposed to be justified, did not know where he was placed.It was the first time that Shao Yan was greeted by such a high-standard reception team, but he had seen a lot of world experience in this area, so he didn't appear to be very flattered.The various "diplomatic activities" of Yumenxi have always been handled by Shao's father. Shao Yan is too young, and the leaders of City A are really not familiar with him. Most people just regard him as a sign with Yumenxi. Approximate pronouns.If Shao's father hadn't had fewer and fewer chances to return to City A, they wouldn't have transferred the pick-up object to Shao Yan.

Shao Yan definitely doesn't like socializing, but not liking it and not being able to do it are two different things. He can do well in socializing with Yan Daichuan in City B, and after so many years, he can't even understand this little rule.

These people are trying to curry favor with him, so he only needs to keep in touch, his posture doesn't need to be high-minded, but he doesn't need to be too modest, as long as he is a little less popular than his father is enough.

Shao Yan's calmness and speed of advance and retreat obviously surprised many people who thought the situation was bad at the beginning. A group of people left affectionately, even though Shao Yan always kept a distance of more than [-] centimeters from the closest person. Even with the distance, no one felt that something was wrong.

The news broadcast of the local station did not know how many people gritted their teeth. When Liao Dong turned off the TV in the meeting room, he said, "Fortunately, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and I didn't have an enmity with Shao Yan. Otherwise, Judging by the current posture, I don't know who is making it look bad after tearing up my face."

"It's really strange. How long has it been? Feng Shui doesn't turn so fast."

"Yeah, do you think Boss and his family are going to pray to God and worship Buddha? How come it's been smooth since changing the signboard, opening a branch and Gumei restaurant, and now they are all responsible for the state banquet of the leaders... Look at Shao Those snobs next to Yan are flattering them like that, when they came to our place for dinner last time, they were so proud."

Liaohe Dong said: "If the old man is still here now, I don't know what mood he would be in."

Everyone was silent for a moment, and suddenly someone said: "I have heard people say in the past few days that now in various circles, I don't know who started to spread it, saying that Shao Yan was able to get to where he is today, thanks to the old man's book. menu."

"You've got it! This is the first time I've heard of this nonsense? That recipe is really amazing, why didn't the old man get promoted every step of the way?"

"Really! Those who have a nose and eyes are very reliable!" Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, the person who spoke hurriedly slapped the table to explain, "You have to be talented if you have recipes. The recipes are not compiled by the old man himself. It's his fault that he can't learn well, Shao Yan can keep up with what he is now, obviously he learned better than the old man! The ancestor of the Shao family is still serving as the imperial cook, how could it be impossible to have such a recipe. "

Liao Hedong suddenly asked: "Where did you hear that?"

The man froze for a moment, pondered for a while, and was not quite sure: "Whoever said it must not be found, but in the area around Province A, people who are a little bit older in catering have heard of it."

Liao Hedong smiled and cast a contemptuous look out of the window, but he didn't know where he was looking.

Someone started the conversation, and a group of idlers in the meeting room who had nothing to do began to gossip: "According to what you said, the old man left the Shao family's shareholding property and house to the second child, but left the recipes to the boss. Which side is it on?"

"As for the second child, the old man probably gave him money because he was worried that he would starve his wife and children to death after he was buried. But I feel that giving money and shares is not very useful. If you can't keep it, you can't keep it. Everyone is the best It's important."

"Then the wine at Yumenxi must have been passed down from the recipe, right? Tsk tsk, I don't know what to think when I see it. That wine has been sold for more than 2 yuan on the black market, and no one can buy it. arrive!"

"I can't tell you about passion fruit wine. The flower brew is made of snow water and flower petals. It's so elegant. It's a hobby of the ancients. Didn't the old man always say that he wanted to brew his own wine? After brewing, he only brewed some. Sweet wine."

"If the family hadn't been separated back then, and the boss and the others were still in the group, I would definitely have sent my grandson to Shao Yan to learn crafts. The few apprentices of Shao Yan, just Tian Xiaotian, have you heard that there is a restaurant in G City? 100 million a year to dig him, what is his worth!"

"real or fake!"

"I've been to the state banquet this time, so my value is even higher! When I have some experience and ability, I can go out and do it myself, and open a store like Yumenxi. How much can I earn in a day?"

Tut tut...

Tut tut...

For a while, people were chattering all kinds of tongues, Liao Dong stared at the sky with heavy eyes, listening to everyone's discussion, guessed the source of the outrageous rumor about the recipe, couldn't help but shook his head with a sneer.

Seeing the coffin and not crying, I really can't die.

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When the gift was delivered to the house, Shao Yan kicked the packing bags piled up everywhere in the hallway, and Aunt Liu happily unwrapped the wrapping paper on the other side, exclaiming excitedly as she unwrapped it: "Oh! This is a special cigarette! It’s such a big box, Mr. Shao’s favorite brand before he quit smoking, don’t let him see it!”

"Why is there a shopping card? It's from the imported supermarket where I usually buy things at home. The denomination doesn't look small."

"This plate looks so beautiful, it must be a handicraft."

"This tea is also good..."

Shao Yan sat on the sofa and dialed Shao's father. Aunt Liu asked him in a loud voice, "What should I do with these things?"

"Just keep it for your own use." The things are all "gifts" from restaurants in province A, and they are said to celebrate Yumenxi's step-by-step promotion, and the leaders of city A who picked them up on the way home also said He wanted to reward Yumenxi with a house, but Shao Yan declined it politely. He seemed to have returned to the time when the stars were holding the moon. After keeping a low profile for so long, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Aunt Liu was chattering about the fact that someone came to visit these days, and she even took out a plate-sized Ganoderma lucidum and said it was sent by Liaohe Dong and the others on behalf of Shaw Brothers. I really don’t need to go back and forth in the future. He doesn’t even have a phone when something happened at home, and now even Shaw Brothers has to rely on someone with a foreign surname to represent him! Your grandfather values ​​the company so much, the underground must come out and strangle him to death when he hears about it. This is evil comes with evil, he treated your parents like that, see, the retribution came so soon..."

The old lady is usually lonely at home alone, Shao Yan just pretends that she doesn't hear her obsessive nagging.The person who answered Father Shao's phone call was Li Yuke. When Shao Yan asked about her father, she couldn't hide her excitement and told Shao Yan that Father Shao had been called to talk.

She began to speak incoherently, and after she calmed down a bit, she re-explained, and Shao Yan finally understood what the conversation meant.

There was an old leader above who sent someone to pick up Shao's father.

Although this kind of thing is unpredictable, but at the time when the imperial gate seat has just finished the state banquet of the conference, and the foreign guests are full of praise for it, a fool can understand that it will not be a bad thing. , Hearing that Shao's mother was nervous and her heart hurt, Shao Yan asked worriedly, and was relieved when she learned that her mother had already taken the medicine and fell asleep.

"You can take the gift when it's delivered. That group of people who didn't wink were allied with the Shao family and pushed you away. If you don't accept the gift, they will feel more at ease." Li Yuke couldn't help but sneered when he talked about the previous things. "If I knew today, what did I do back then?"

"I know that." It's not the first time Shao Yan has received a gift, and he doesn't take it seriously. In the past, every year from the end of the year to the end of the year, the gold, silver and pearls that were brought to his villa were all in boxes. It was carried, and half of it was taken away after reporting to the emperor, and there were quite a few left.However, the biggest scourge of receiving a gift is human favors, taking advantage of others, if the key point of the gift is not to make amends, Shao Yan will definitely return it to others.

After learning that Yan Daichuan was not at home for the film festival, Shao Yan didn't say anything more, and hung up the phone with a few words to ask Li Yuke to take care of Shao's mother.Called Yan Daichuan, turned off the phone, unable to answer.

Aunt Liu opened a box of high-quality saffron, was startled when she smelled the fragrance, and hurriedly put the box into the kitchen.Shao Yan lay softly on the carpet and listened to her footsteps. Thinking of Shao's father being called to talk, he really couldn't fall asleep, so he turned on and turned on the TV.

The scale of the City B Film Festival is quite grand. I saw the live broadcast without turning on the TV. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, handsome men and women in all kinds of dresses walked among the flamboyant and noisy crowds. The background sound could be heard through a distant monitor. The noise just received, but the mobile phone that was placed aside rang at this time.

Shao Yan glanced at the screen, it was Liao Dong, a person who would not come and go once in 800 years.

Liao Hedong was cheerful, and he looked very familiar with him: "Go back to city A? Congratulations, you have become a big celebrity now. I saw on the news that the city leaders were going to pick you up from the plane, but the whole province of A did not." How many people have your treatment."

Shao Yan and him still had a good chat, but they just smiled: "Tofu. Thank you for your Ganoderma lucidum."

"Hey! It's not my Ganoderma lucidum, it's Shaw's Ganoderma lucidum. It's rare to come across a wild Ganoderma lucidum that has been around for so many years. We old guys thought that your mother's body is relatively weak, so we simply gave it to you as a gift. The fat and water don't flow into the fields of outsiders." " Liaohe Dong said, "It's all the Shao family, everyone is thinking about you, seeing that Yumenxi is developing well, we can feel at ease."

Shao Yan was in a mess after hearing too much of this kind of scene, but he couldn't slap someone with a smile on his face.

Liao Hedong's attitude was ambiguous and weird, now representing the Shaw family, he seemed to regard him as a guest of honor.Shao Yan never paid attention to the current situation of the Shao family, but he could more or less guess that the situation of his cheap uncle in the Shao family would be embarrassing.He thought of how father Shao couldn't hide his sadness every time he mentioned this younger brother, and he felt very happy, and became more and more amiable towards Liao Hedong.

When Liao Hedong talked about the recipes that are now being circulated, Shao Yan still didn't know anything: "What recipe?"

He glanced at the TV that was still playing the film festival, absently listening to the gossip-like tone of Liao Dong on the phone, and suddenly his eyes sharpened, fixed on a small corner of the screen that passed by.

The small corner was magnified a bit, and the pleasant voice of the live host sounded at the right time: "Okay, our crew of "Edge" was shortlisted for the 'Best Actress', 'Best Screenplay' and 'Best Theme Song' awards this year. Everyone has arrived at the scene. Sky Eagle Award Best Actress Luo Jinling is nominated for Best Actress again, she is wearing a broken gold dress today, she is very beautiful...Look, she is greeting the audience!"

A burst of loud cheers suddenly sounded on the screen. A slender young woman in a broken gold dress held her long hair and waved gently towards the camera. She had a big chest and a thin waist, which was exactly Shao Yan's favorite.

The camera flashed, and all the members of the crew got out of the car. Yan Daichuan flashed across the screen. He didn't go on the red carpet with everyone, but said a few words.

Li Jinling raised her hand to take his arm, but Yan Daichuan glanced at her, took a step back and avoided it.

Liao Hedong on the phone was still rambling.

Shao Yan narrowed his eyes, licked his lips, and stared at the corner of the screen to signal Yan Daichuan, who signaled the crew to leave to walk the red carpet, to look at it for a while, then softly said to the phone: "Stop talking, I have something to settle now."