Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant

The annual rent upstairs is paid on an annual basis. Although Brother Wei has already given the key to Mingqian, there is only half a month left in this month, so the time will be counted from the beginning of next month. money.

He originally wanted to share this good news with You Jun, but at this moment he couldn't say a word.

Ming Qian could still feel the touch left on his face, and he even thought in a daze that Youjun's lips were so soft, just like a human being.

His brain couldn't process anything at this point.

Can only stand in place sluggishly.

Youjun didn't speak either, it was rare for him to be so patient, he just stood beside Mingqian and waited for Mingqian to come back to his senses.

It's a pity that before Ming Qian could speak and express his feelings, Yao walked out from the store door and shouted in their direction: "Boss, someone is looking for you."

Mingqian's sanity came back in an instant, and he quickly stretched out his hands to straighten his collar and hem—even though his clothes were not messed up, he acted like an "afterthought" and said, "Then, Then I'll go in first, you wait to come in."

Then, like a wolf chasing after his butt, he ran to the hot pot restaurant without looking back.

Only Youjun was left standing there, looking at Mingqian's back calmly.

He is not in a hurry, and there is nothing to be in a hurry, what is his is destined to be his.

"Beauty, what's the matter?" Ming Qian stretched out his hand to Lin Min.

Lin Min had just finished eating hot pot and drank another cup of tea. At this time, she was very satisfied and in a good mood, with a very sincere smile on her face. She explained her identity——she was hired to write articles about hot pot restaurants, and at the same time He also made it clear what he came for.

"This award has been held for ten years." Lin Min took out his tablet and showed Ming Qian the official website of "Asian Crystal".

The official website not only has photos and background introductions of heavyweight judges, but also photos of several restaurants that were selected as the top ten restaurants in Asia last year. The main color is gray, white and black, which is completely inconsistent with the gourmet awards.

Ming Qian was a little confused: "I'm not a high-end restaurant either."

Lin Min waved his hand: "Boss, I think you can sign up. If you can pass smoothly, it will benefit you a lot in the future."

"This is an all-Asian award with high gold content. Although ordinary people don't pay attention to it, as long as it can be selected into the top ten, many diners will come from all over the world."

"If you have a higher pursuit, you won't lose anything by signing up. If you don't like the excitement and want to run your own store quietly, you don't have to sign up." Lin Min didn't think that every store operator Everyone wants the store to be famous.

Everyone's pursuit is different, but at least she can let Mingqian know that he has more choices and a wider world.

Ming Qian was very interested: "Is it certain that I will pass the application?"

Lin Min shook his head: "It's best to make a t, write about the hot pot restaurant's experience of being interviewed on TV, etc., and add some food reviews from diners, but it must be translated into English."

Still have to do t, Ming Qian thought of the fear of being ruled by t at work.

Those who can make t exactly meet the requirements of the boss are geniuses.

"Six of the top ten stores have not changed in five years. When we selected last year, there was not a single Chinese store in the top ten miles. There are not many Chinese in the judging panel." Lin Min was a little angry when he mentioned this, " I think that as long as you can pass the registration, you will definitely be able to enter the top ten and let the domestic cuisine feel proud."

Mingqian: "..."

Thank you for your confidence in my store.

After Lin Min finished speaking, he added WeChat with Ming Qian. Ming Qian was really curious about this award—it happened that he was going to renovate the upstairs restaurant recently, and he was going to take a new step. Try to sign up to see if he can get the award. good.

Anyway, there will be no loss, and it can also expand its popularity. Maybe the store will grow bigger and bigger in the future.

People always have to find some goals for themselves, and there are still decades to come in life.

Before leaving, Lin Min said to Ming Qian: "I'm leaving this afternoon, and I have to go to other places. If you have any questions, just send me a message. If I can be rated as one of the top ten in the future, I hope you can accept me. interview."

Ming Qian sent Lin Min to the intersection: "Do you have a press card?"

Lin Min raised his eyebrows: "Of course."

Lin Min wants to take the bus. She doesn’t earn much money writing articles, and she has been traveling all the time. Even if she lives in a youth hostel, the money added up every day is quite a lot, so she prefers to choose long-distance buses as a means of transportation—only need Two yuan, cheaper than the subway.

"Wait." Zheng Xu suddenly ran over. He was still wearing work clothes and holding a packing box in his hand. It's wrapped for you."

Lin Min: "But after I finish eating..."

She realized something, and didn't say the whole thing, but took the packing box in Zheng Xu's hand with a smile, and winked at Zheng Xu: "Thank you handsome guy, I'll eat slowly on the way."

When she got on the bus, she turned around and waved to Ming Qian and Zheng Xu.

Zheng Xu looked at her with a disappointed expression on his face.

Fortunately, the cameras in the store are all in fixed positions, and there will be no photographers chasing them out to take pictures. Otherwise, if Zheng Xu's performance just now was photographed, it would definitely become a trending search when it was edited.

Ming Qian bumped Zheng Xu's shoulder with his shoulder: "What's wrong?"

Zheng Xu shook his head, but quickly asked, "Boss, have you ever been in a relationship?"

Ming Qian just wanted to answer that he hadn't talked about it, but changed his tone temporarily: "I talked about it, what's the matter?"

Zheng Xu: "Do you believe in love at first sight?"

Ming Qian: "... Isn't that lustful?"

Zheng Xu sighed and said, "It makes sense, but I don't think it's all true. I've never been in a relationship before."

Ming Qian turned pale with shock: "You haven't talked about it?"

Although celebrities don't announce their relationships, there must be a lot of them in private, right?

Many celebrities have been secretly married for many years before they are discovered that they even have children.

Zheng Xu is 25 years old this year. He signed a brokerage company when he was 17 years old. He went abroad for training. After returning to China, he listened to the arrangement of the company. Although he is handsome and has many fans, he has never really been in contact with society and is closed abroad. Training in the same way, starting from opening eyes every day, the teacher is sometimes there, sometimes not, and the language is not understandable.

After finally being able to communicate with people fluently in the local language, he returned to China. The company had trained him for so many years, and when it was time to collect his rewards, he entered a talent show and made his debut with the "help" of the company. Then he sang and filmed, and lived a glamorous life that many people think.

But the money earned is not his. The company pays for the training, but the company has the final say on how much it will be.

The money he earns has to repay the company's debts and share with the company. Now that the house he lives in is not his own, the assistant broker will protect the company's interests better than him.

It would be fine if he enjoyed this kind of life, but when he chose to sign a contract and go abroad for training, it was purely because he was young at that time, and he was full of yearning for life in the entertainment industry. It was found that what he yearned for was only the glamor and brilliance on the stage.

It does not include the interpersonal communication off the stage, hiding a knife in a smile.

Countless contracts, incomprehensible rules and regulations, let alone a relationship, he doesn't even have a close friend.

What kind of friends to make, who to get close to, and who to interact with on Weibo are all decided by the company.

It is impossible for the company to allow him to do anything that may affect his income.

That's why when he saw Lin Min, he had an unstoppable longing.

Lin Min has a kind of free and easy heroism. She is carrying a bag and holding a camera, as if she can go anywhere in this world. She does not carry shackles on her body, and has no restrictions.

Zheng Xu was still looking back while walking on the road, he probably would not have the chance to see Lin Min again.

"I haven't talked about it." Zheng Xu answered Ming Qian's question while turning his head. Now he can only see the buttocks of the bus going away. "I want to talk about it, but I dare not."

Ming Qian almost said why he was afraid, but when he thought about the other party's occupation, he said understandingly: "Just wait until you transform, it's impossible to be an idol for a lifetime."

Zheng Xu sighed and said, "It's difficult. I was born in a draft. There are very few show stars who have successfully transformed, and more have passed away."

Then Zheng Xu suddenly realized something, and said happily: "It will be fine when I pass my breath."

Mingqian: "..."

Is this crazy about wanting to fall in love?They all started to get angry.

"What's it like to be a star?" Ming Qian was curious.

Zheng Xu smiled: "Have you seen Truman?"

Ming Qian: "I've seen it."

Zheng Xu rubbed his neck: "Basically, my every move is being watched and broadcast live, but we know that the male protagonist in Truman doesn't know, and if you are unlucky, you will get mad. I don’t know where the black powder came from when I was performing, so I changed the water in my water glass and added something to it.”

"Fortunately, my agent saw it."

Ming Qian was shocked: "What did you add?"

Zheng Xu: "I don't know either. My agent didn't tell me, so I shouldn't care about it."

"Do you think I should sign up?" Ming Qian wanted to hear the opinions of the "human race", after all, he was surrounded by strange beasts.

Although his friends are still in touch, but because he is too busy, so he seldom keeps in touch. As for them occasionally chatting a little more when they come to the store for dinner.

Zheng Xu: "Let's report it. It's good for future development. By the way, boss, what is the good thing you told Lin Sui this morning?"

He was particularly curious: "Can we talk now?"

Ming Qian coughed lightly: "I sold the shop upstairs!"

"It's close to [-] square meters." Ming Qian said, "Although the [-] square meters can't be used in many places, it's big enough for me."

Zheng Xu was also happy for Ming Qian: "That's great, boss, maybe your store can go international and go global in the future."

Ming Qian made a booing gesture: "Low-key, low-key, when I really go international, I will definitely ask you to brag."

Maybe because of Mingqian's temper, all the guests in the store have a good relationship with him, and everyone has added friends with Mingqian. Lin Sui also said that after the recording is over, he will often come over to eat hot pot.

Director Han now has nothing but food every day besides scratching his head to think about the hot spots of the show. He has added to Yiyi’s food expenses several times, and eats in the store in the morning, noon and evening. Regular customers are familiar with Director Han’s face. Fortunately, Director Han is behind the scenes, Ordinary people don't know what the audience director looks like when they watch movies and TV shows, so Director Han was not recognized.

Fortunately, although we are shooting now, there are other stairs on the second floor. There is no elevator entrance on the first and second floors of this old building, and the workers can only go up the stairs. Mingqian invited the decoration team twice before contacting in the afternoon. Measurement.

After the design plan comes out, the decoration can start, and the upper and lower floors will be opened after the program group leaves, so that the store on the first floor can directly lead to the second floor.

There can also be fewer tables on the first floor. Now the first floor is still too crowded, and one private room can be reduced.

The renovation cost this time will be more than the previous two times. Mingqian prepared 50 yuan, and the renovation fee should be within 50 yuan.

If there is too much money, Ming Qian will not have enough money.

But the decoration team said that if the plumbing lines were re-laid according to Mingqian's requirements, the hard and soft decoration of the entire store would be changed again, and design drawings and customized tables and chairs would be produced, the price might be higher than Mingqian expected.

The main reason is that the space is large, and the design drawings and decoration are also charged per square meter.

Ming Qian asked the other party to come over to take measurements tomorrow, and the money issue will be discussed after a plan is given. In short, he will definitely come up with it.

"I don't have enough money." Ming Qian frowned and said in a low voice, "But I don't want to dress lightly. I still want to do it in one step. After all, every action will delay the business."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly stood up: "I'll go home."

After speaking, he ran out of the store and ran towards home.

Mr. Yang gave him a gift before, a rough emerald stone, but he never kept it in mind, because this kind of thing is a gamble on luck, and Mr. Yang would never really give him a good stone. How could Mr. Yang, who knew that the stone would be shipped inside, send him?

It's not really about sending money to Ming Qian, it's mainly used as a gift.

But Mingqian now felt that it didn't matter if the stone tube didn't care about the money, even if it could only cut out a few thousand worth of emeralds, it would be good.

He ran across the street, rushed into the complex, and went straight to the storage room as soon as he took the elevator into the house.

After opening the cabinet, he saw a stone stuffed inside by him.

This stone is big and heavy, and its shape is relatively round, which has nothing to do with sharp edges and corners.

The color of the skin is also very light, and there are many lines on it - with Mingqian's vision cultivated after watching a few videos, it can be seen that even if the stone is cut, there are many cracks.

He was going to take this stone directly to Mr. Yang's company, and see if he could make a move after cutting it open in Mr. Yang's company.

If you can sell it, you will make money, if you can't sell it, you will just waste a few hours of time.

"Where are you going?"

When Ming Qian was about to go out with the stone in his arms, he was suddenly blocked at the door.

Youjun leaned against the door frame, looking at him intently.

"I did the math just now, I need to have at least 20 yuan in my hand." Ming Qian finished explaining the cause and effect, and then shrugged helplessly, "There is nothing valuable at home, and there is still a little left from the previous commercial loan. , if I go to the bank again, it will take a long time, but I still have to pay the rent, so I want to try my luck."

"But I also know that this stone is not worth much, but a few thousand dollars will do."

You Jun stretched out his hand: "Give it to me."

Ming Qian didn't ask why, but gave him the stone: "Can you see anything?"

You Jun just weighed it with his hands, as if he just looked at the weight, and then returned the stone to Ming Qian: "I can't tell."

Mingqian: "..."

"Then I've passed, do you want to come with me?" Ming Qian turned around and asked You Jun after walking a few steps.

You Jun shook his head: "I still have to go back to the store, you can go by yourself."

Ming Qian gestured ok and took a taxi to Mr. Yang's company.

Mr. Yang had a very comfortable life during this period. Except for some problems in business, everything else went smoothly. His daughter successfully became a full-time employee and made a fortune abroad. The relationship between him and his wife has also become closer. , I have never suffered from stomach problems again, and I will not sweat or suffer from hypoglycemia from time to time, causing brief fainting for a while.

But bad things never have a sense of existence because of this.

"Didn't cut it well?" Several employees surrounded the stone cutter, opened the lid and saw the cut stone, "The water head is okay, and there is no plant?"

"The seeds haven't melted."

"Muna's material is that gambling is internalized, but this one hasn't melted."

"It's not glutinous, how much did you pay for it?"

"20."

"It's for nothing."

"What's going on recently? You can't even buy a head covering, can you only buy plain materials in the future?"

"The price of good-quality raw materials is too high, and there is no profit, so I work for mine owners."

Mr. Yang walked over and also saw the scene of the stone being cut out. He said unwillingly, "Let's do another knife, maybe?"

The employees looked at each other. It is impossible for an expert like Mr. Yang to fail to see that the stone is no longer gambling. It would be okay if the knife did not cut through the fog layer, but now it has been cut and the meat comes out. It is impossible Then there are variables.

"It was quite enough to light up the water before, and it was still a little spring."

"It's normal to miss this kind of stone."

"Muna is like that. Muna means immature and tender in Burmese."

But the employees couldn't hold back Mr. Yang, so they had to make another cut.

After this cut, even Mr. Yang would not say another cut.

When Ming Qian arrived, what he saw was a group of old men sighing and sighing around a machine.

The trading of stones is different from finished jadeite. Finished jadeite can rarely be picked up, and what you earn is just a processing fee. Like the bracelets that Mingqian sold before, it is entirely because Mingqian doesn't know how to do it, so the company can make money.

It's just that Mingqian was short of money at that time, and the price was higher than Ming's mother said, so he could accept it.

"Brother Yang?" Ming Qian stood at the door holding the stone.

Mr. Yang wiped his face, let out a long sigh, and walked towards Ming Qian. When facing Ming Qian, he managed to squeeze out a little smile: "Xiao Ming, what's the matter?"

Ming Qian: "...I want to cut this stone, the one you gave me."

"Okay, I just cut a piece of it just now. I'll cut your piece and clean it up together." Mr. Yang nodded and walked over with Mingqian.

The stone in Ming Qian's arms has already been selected by the mine owner. The rough jadeite will be selected once by experienced personnel when it is in the original place. The good stone will be kept by the mine owner. You can either cut it yourself, or Connect with people or sell to people in the circle of experts.

Ordinary ones will flow into the local market, and the bad ones will be sold in kilograms, directly wholesaled and sold by the ton.

Although the stone Mr. Yang gave Mingqian is not a kilogram material, it is not a very good stone. There is green on the python belt, which means that even if there is a waterway after the incision, there is a 90.00% chance of ringworm on the waterway.

The best result is that something small can be cut out of the waterway.

And the planting water is not bad, otherwise even if it is cut out, it will not be able to work.

For experts in the industry, there is no need to cut this kind of stone. It is best to resell it to someone who does not know how to do it and wants to bet on stones. The man who cuts it open will find that the stone is worthless.

When Mr. Yang gave Ming Qian a gift, he just picked one without choosing one.

Now after careful observation, I found that there is really no need to cut the stone.

"This stone..." Mr. Yang looked at the stone again, and said with some embarrassment, "Don't give me any hope."

Ming Qian said with a smile: "It's okay, if I can cut it out, I will make a profit, but if I can't cut it out, I will lose nothing."

Mr. Yang analyzed it, and said to the master who solved the stone: "There is a big crack here, do you have a hammer? Just hit it."

Ming Qian didn't understand, so he asked, "Don't you need to cut it?"

Mr. Yang smiled and shook his head: "No, this method is the least harmful. In recent years, the price of good-quality jadeite has been getting higher and higher. We mainly focus on preserving materials for calving stones."

The employee quickly took out the hammer, and everyone gathered around to watch that when he hammered down, the stone would be broken from the place where there was a crack.

Because the stone could not possibly be valuable from any angle, the other employees went back to their seats and worked.

Only Mr. Yang was left to accompany Mingqian to watch the final result.

The employee of Jieshi picked up the two stones, but he didn't look carefully, just glanced at the section, and suddenly froze there.

"Mr. Yang!" The employee shouted excitedly, "Hurry up and bring the kettle and the flashlight, damn it! This is a miracle!"

"what?!"

"What miracle?"

Everyone rushed over and surrounded Jieshi's employees tightly.

"Damn it, it's dark!"

"This blackness is at least as high as ice, right?"

"Is there Gao Bing with just this leather? Let me see, if there is Gao Bing, I will go buy a lottery ticket after get off work."

Ming Qian couldn't understand at all, and Mr. Yang went to get the flashlight and kettle by himself. He stood there blankly, not knowing what happened.

Although Mingqian, a layman, doesn't understand anything, the employees in the industry have already started to go crazy. They whispered to each other, as if what they had in front of them was not a stone, but a large piece of gold, even more valuable than gold.

Mr. Yang ran over with his things and almost fell down, so he stabilized his body and continued to run.

He took the stone from the staff of Jieshi, sprayed it with a watering can, and looked at it with a yellow light.

Everyone at the scene held their breath, and Mr. Yang said in a trembling voice: "Glass, the waterway is green, and the cracks didn't go in."

"Can produce a bracelet."

The employees all looked at Ming Qian, and Ming Qian was terrified by that gaze.

They said almost in unison: "You are rich."

Mingqian: "..."

Scared to death, thought they were going to eat themselves.

But in the eyes of those who play with jadeite, how valuable is the jadeite to be considered rich?

million?Ten million?Or [-] million?