Chapter 560: Going to the USA
Chapter 560: Going to the USA
At this time, Feng Yiping did not know that he had already gotten into trouble, and was leading the group to enjoy the barbecue.
This is a long-established restaurant, 'Barbecue Season' in Shichahai.
In this season of sudden cold and warmth, on this evening after a hard day's work, facing a wave of blue water, looking far into the sunset in the west, on the small stove in front of him, the lamb is sizzling as it is roasted. The air is filled with the fragrance of meat. Not to mention eating, just close your eyes and take a breath, and you feel like you're full of happiness.
Later, when Feng Yiping became dissatisfied with the electromechanical business, which was becoming less and less profitable, when he looked at the machines returned by the middlemen below, which were full of grease stains and in a terrible state, and when he had to repair them, especially when some customers returned more machines for repair than he had delivered that month, he really felt a breakdown inside.
He had seriously considered a change of career.
What would he do if he quit the electromechanical business? He told Zhang Yan, 'I'll open a barbecue restaurant!'
Not a lot of elites, both male and female, are already proud of and take pleasure in being vegetarian, but he just wants to do the opposite and open a barbecue restaurant, serving all kinds of meat, including beef, lamb, donkey, camel, chicken, duck and goose.
He believes that there are still quite a few men and women who like meat and animal fat. He doesn't care if people despise him, and he doesn't care if he can't plan for the future.
However, at that time, he had already become accustomed to a comfortable life, and the inertia of life had worn away his fighting spirit. He didn't want to make too much trouble, so this idea remained just that: an idea.
This is also the most helpless and most interesting part of life, I suppose. Although after weighing the pros and cons, there are some things that can only be thought about, it is still good to be able to think about them. Dreams also have power. At least, dreams like this one make us feel that there is always a way to retreat, even in stressful times.
Because of this, he always feels a sense of familiarity with similar barbecue restaurants.
A mouthful of fragrant, flavourful lamb with a single chopstick, followed by a toasted sesame biscuit with a crispy outside and a soft inside, and a sip of aged wine – the enjoyment is, in two words, 'perfect!'
In fact, today he is more inclined to eat in a more hands-on way, surrounding the large iron pot or the barbecue griddle, holding a one-metre-long six-way wooden stick, and grilling the well-marinated meat himself.
However, as it was just a group of women there today, he could only think about eating in a military fashion.
He and Huang Jingping, Wen Hong, and Liu Dandan had all grown up in the countryside and could eat heartily. Jin Ling and Fang Yingzhi were the only ones who seemed a little hesitant. After eating a few pieces of meat, as if atoning for their sins or making amends, they busied themselves looking for vegetables such as onions and coriander in the barbecue.
Feng Yiping gave Jin Ling a chopstick, 'Go ahead and eat, it's also the season to gain weight,'
He really knows how to put things. At the mere mention of fattening up, even Huang Jingping, who is naturally not prone to put on weight, went looking for vegetables to eat.
'You can have it all to yourself. You're going to the US next month, and you won't be able to eat it all even if you want to,' Jin Ling said, firmly giving him a few more chopsticksful.
Yes, in view of the calls from the US, Boss Feng, Feng the expert, has decided to go over there next month for a little tour. Of course, it's not just a few speeches. This time, he's in for a tough time, with a lot on his plate.
For example, he needs to follow the financial capital in the United States and take advantage of the confusion to make a small profit; he needs to show his face in front of the Wall Street bigwigs – this is necessary since several companies are preparing to go public on Nasdaq; he needs to investigate some companies and projects that he has been following for a long time; he needs to buy a plot of land in Harvard or Stanford to build a house and prepare for next year...
'America,' in addition to Jinling, the other girls all have longing in their eyes.
It is true that, no matter what, you hate it or you are indifferent to it, it is always the most developed country of this era.
Huang Jingping is not going this time either, but she is not disappointed. It was agreed a long time ago that they would go together next year when Feng Yiping is in his third year. Feng Yiping's visit this time also has the meaning of scouting ahead.
'It's just so-so, nothing special,' said Jin Ling, the only one at the table who had been to the United States.
She said this because she was impatient for everyone to ask her about the United States later.
'Right, now, have you still not been cursed at by fans of those writers?' Jin Ling timely changed the subject.
Feng Yiping laughed, 'President Hong said that on some forums, there might be a post denouncing me, but it's okay, it's understandable,'
Another post-80s generation member at the table, Liu Dandan, said, 'But why do they say we are a rebellious generation? I don't like it at all,'
'This assessment is actually not wrong. Otherwise, why do so many post-80s generation people like their books? Isn't it exactly speaking their minds and arousing their empathy?' Fang Yingzhi said.
Feng Yiping came to Liu Dandan's rescue, 'The rebellious generation they are talking about does not include us good children from the countryside,'
It's quite difficult for country kids to rebel. Usually, as soon as they show the first signs of rebellion, they're beaten into submission.
'But I really don't agree with this person who parrots others' words. How have we rebelled? Aren't they just talking about those immature kids who suddenly became famous and said things that they would be ashamed of when they grew up, and that adults now would think are just the words of a naughty child? What kind of rebellion is that?'
Feng Yiping himself also strongly disagrees with this point. 'Compared to our grandparents and parents, what is this? Our grandparents' generation dared to fight with their lives on the line, and to kill people when they said so. Our parents' generation dared to drag those big leaders and teachers who had taught them in class out for a parade. They are just talking now. Compared to them, they couldn't have been more well-behaved. How can they be called rebellious?'
'It's just that each era has its own needs. Now these people born in the 50s and 60s, who hold the power of discourse, may be jealous or envious, and so they impose the behaviour of that small group of people on our entire generation,'
his words left the four non-post-80s people speechless, because it seemed that this was really the case.
'You're always right,'
Of course, Feng Yiping knew full well that more than ten years later, these writers who now considered themselves 'rebellious' would not even mention this topic themselves, because at that time, the trend was warm guys and all kinds of chicken soup for the soul. As for rebellion, the market no longer needed that kind of subject matter.
And those who labelled them as the 'rebellious' generation, looking at the various performances of the post-90s generation, suddenly felt that the post-80s generation was really not bad.
...
Xu Bin, in Yangcheng, followed Huang Guanfa and his daughter with a group of people, and very carefully inspected the four hotels. The Guanfu Hotel near the train station made them all shine. If it weren't for the fact that the company would buy it next, they would not have been satisfied enough to praise it. When they first arrived there, they were full of praise.
The location was indeed very ideal, and the overall maintenance of the entire building was also quite good. It was estimated that the cost of the renovation would not exceed the budget, and the advertising effect was very good. It was indeed a very good choice.
Although he could have reached the conclusion without conducting a detailed investigation, that buying, leasing or franchising would be a good choice, Xu Bin still took his subordinates and carefully carried out all the necessary research, and roughly understood the conditions Huang Guanfang had proposed for the acquisition. As for the final decision, it would have to be made by Feng Yiping.