Chapter 422 Snack Banquet
When the "Condolence Visiting Group" left, it was almost twelve o'clock.
It stands to reason that the reception task has been completed, and it is time for the other people to go back to their respective unit canteens to get food.
But Ning Weimin didn't want to let the heads of various cooperative units leave so hungry when it was time for dinner.
So take the initiative to keep guests.
"Everyone, leaders, don't leave in a hurry. It's better to choose a different day than to hit it. Since today is the Lantern Festival, why don't you just stay here for a snack at noon, and let me express my gratitude?"
Of course this is a good idea.
These people had just tasted some snacks and Lantern Festival with the city leaders and district leaders.
The appetite has been aroused, and the righteousness is still unfulfilled. Who would not want to stay?
But the problem is that these people also have a lot of concerns.
For example, some people who were not familiar with Ning Weimin took the initiative to refuse
"Comrade, thank you for the invitation. But this is not good. Grassroots comrades will see it and have objections. Some people must say We took the opportunity to eat and drink and engage in unhealthy trends..."
Some people are also worried about the leaders' opinions.
"That's right, the leaders just had a small taste. We stayed and continued to eat, what's going on? It's not right, it's not right, let's go, let's go another day..."
However, how can Ning Weimin be speechless? He has his own reasons.
"No, I'm sincere. Oh, what kind of feasting and drinking? It's really out of the question. How much money are these snacks worth? If you really want to do something unhealthy, then I won't treat you to snacks How can you get a big restaurant, order a banquet worth more than 100 yuan per table, and order drinks worth more than 100 yuan per table, that's what it's like."
"Snacks and snacks are just for the common people. Can this be compared to a big meal? Even if I treat you to ten snacks, the price won’t be enough for a decent banquet. Do you think so? "
"Let me confess it. In fact, it is just a coincidence that it coincides with the Lantern Festival. I just want to ask the leaders to have fun with the people. It's just a matter of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha. Thanks to Section Chief Qiao. Otherwise, if these food stalls under the Service Bureau are closed after today, it would be impossible for me to treat everyone to cheap snacks."
"Besides, to be honest. To be honest, I have prepared a lot of snacks in advance to receive the inspecting leaders. It is too late to scratch for this kind of thing. It is normal for the leaders to leave after they taste it. I'm busy, so I can't force the leader to stay. I have to taste everything we prepared, right?"
"So when the leader leaves, a new problem arises: what to do with the remaining snacks. ? Let me tell you, if you don't eat, it's a waste. In fact, if you stay and eat, it will be a great help to me, so that no one will look for me when the company audits. Stubble.”
"I'm not here for you. If you really don't want to make do with me, I won't force you. But you can't just leave with nothing. Please give me some face for the snacks I bought. Let’s share it together. Everyone must take one piece away. Don’t tell me that I’m corrupting cadres. Who wants to mention this to me again? I’m really anxious...”
In this case, Everyone present laughed.
All concerns were cleared by Ning Weimin, and everyone seemed to have no choice but to refuse.
So a leader of the Temple of Heaven Garden took the lead to give Ning Weimin face.
"Oh, our manager Ning is so sincere and has said everything clearly. It would be too shameful for all of us to refuse. I think we should do him a favor today. Just eat the snacks he prepared.”
"Okay, okay, I agree, then let's do it like this..."
"Yes, yes, I agree too, then let's go back..."
In this way, all the cooperative units participating in the garden party The person in charge and the group returned to the cafe in Zhai Palace.
But when I go back this time, it’s different.
Because when the girls at Zhai Palace Cafe put the scattered square tables together and covered them with tablecloths.
Then put all the snacks prepared in advance and put them on the table. It's an amazing sum.
It’s just like a snack fair.
What about pea yellow, donkey rolling, aiwowo, honeysandao, sugar ears, chestnut cake, toad spitting honey, bean stuffing cut cake...
What about jiaohuan, sesame dumplings? , creaky box, fried pork belly, butter fried cake, sesame twists, ginger steak, mung bean balls...
What kind of roasted mutton, soy sauce beef, fried loose meat, soy sauce elbow, vegetarian assorted, vegetarian Chicken, roasted meat, white water sheep head...
What kind of golden silk rolls, silver silk rolls, butterfly rolls, salty roasted cakes, screw spinners, sesame seed cakes, water chestnut cakes, radish cakes...
What kind of cheese, dried fruits, fried red fruits, walnut cheese , peanut dip, amber walnuts, almond tofu, rock sugar lotus seeds...
It is really a dazzling array of pastries, fried food, cold cuts, desserts, staple food, palace snacks, halal snacks, Han people snacks.
But that’s nothing, because the food on the table is still cold.
Of course Ning Weimin couldn't deny everyone something to warm their stomachs.
So I asked my subordinates to cook Yuanxiao while going outside to bring other hot food.
Wait until there is a pot of bean juice, a pot of eight-treasure porridge, a pot of fried tofu soup, and a pot of hot yuanxiao.
A large plate of Jingdong meatloaf, a large plate of Mending meatloaf, a large plate of xiaolongbao, and a large plate of steamed pork belly.
In addition, two large plates of roast lamb and two large plates of roast beef were served to the table one after another.
Well, this is really not a banquet, but it looks much more grand than a banquet at a real restaurant.
It goes without saying that women have a sweet tooth.
So a lesbian from the Artists Association was the first to be attracted to the long table by those palace sweets and pastries, and praised them sincerely.
“Beautiful, too delicate, too hard to bear to eat.”
On the other hand, men are definitely more interested in meat and fried food.
So a gay cadre from a branch also walked over facing the cold dishes and fried food.
Finally, I was tempted by the smell of barbecue. "This meat tastes so delicious. Is this barbecue season or barbecue season?"
The first cadre of Tiantan Park to take the lead was accompanied by the director who had his hands behind his back. , walked around the long table as if inspecting.
The two couldn't help but sigh together.
“It’s amazing, there are fifty or sixty kinds of snacks. I’m afraid all the snacks have been brought here?”
"That's right, all these things put together, it's not much worse than a serious banquet. It's indeed a bit extravagant."
After saying that, they turned around together and asked Ning Weimin half-jokingly.
"This little comrade, you are so clever, we have been fooled by you. Now you are still saying you are not eating and drinking..."
"That's right, just snacks. It's cheap, but you have too many. This is the first time I've seen snacks arranged in such an array..."
But they didn't expect that even in this situation, Ning Weimin was actually able to avoid blushing.
Instead, he defended himself with a confident attitude.
"Oh, boss, please don't misunderstand me. Didn't I tell you before? The fact that we can eat snacks like this today is actually taking advantage of our garden party."
"Think about it, the snacks in Beijing are scattered in the streets and alleys. Some are shops and some are stalls. If anyone wants to taste various snacks at the same time, it is simply an impossible dream."
" But what a fitting day it is for us! We finally have such an opportunity, so as the organizers of this garden party, can’t we try our best to comfort ourselves? . ”
“What’s more, most of the snacks were bought before. I’m afraid that you might hurt your stomach and buy some new ones. I’ll invite you back and make everyone sick again.”
"As for the issue of waste, you two can rest assured, but it will never happen. Because today we are going to combine Chinese and Western styles, using the Western buffet style. There is no distinction between upper and lower seats, and everyone will use the public tableware according to their preference. Take your own snacks on your own plates and bowls, and take them out whenever you don’t have enough.”
“This way, even if we can’t eat it, no matter how much we have left, we won’t waste it. What's wrong with the staff adding a meal and even letting them take it away? It wouldn't be too much if the food on this table is shared among dozens of people, right? br>
Indeed, as Ning Weimin said, this snack banquet combining Chinese and Western styles was really good.
The biggest advantage of equality is that it can save a lot of cumbersome etiquette.
Everyone at this banquet no longer needs to be divided into upper and lower seats and arranged in seats as usual, and there is no need for all kinds of etiquette on the table.
This made the complicated food culture in the officialdom suddenly become simple and clear.
On the contrary, everyone can eat this meal very relaxedly and concentrate on tasting various snacks.
At the same time, the dining style of doing it yourself and having enough food and clothing embodies freedom and spontaneity.
Especially highlights the richness of material and the high efficiency of dining.
So once it was tried, the heads of the various cooperative units applauded one after another, and everyone praised Ning Weimin for his brilliant idea.
Unconsciously, the tone of the two leaders just now completely changed.
One said, "I think this is quite cost-effective. It not only conforms to our Chinese people's habit of having dinner parties and being lively, but also appears civilized, rich, and saves time. On the contrary, it eliminates waste to the greatest extent. I really I never thought that I could taste so many snacks in one meal today. This is really enough for me to brag about when chatting with others..."
Another one also said, "Yes, this is true. It’s called a buffet, right? Different needs, even opposing needs, can be satisfied. This way of dining seems to be extravagant, but it is not.”
Ning Weimin immediately laughed.
“Thank you for the praise from the leader. In fact, I just applied it mechanically. I also feel that I have not treated you well. Frankly speaking, there are too many tourists here today, so what kind of shaomai is this? , pot cakes, tofu brains, old tofu, cat ears, mutton soup, stewed and roasted... I couldn't get many of these popular snacks. If I really wanted to buy them all, I would probably have 200 kinds of snacks. Almost.”
"More than two hundred?"
"So many?"
The two leaders were not surprised. This number was something they had never thought of and far exceeded their imagination.
Ning Weimin took advantage of the situation and said.
"If you two really feel that this format is good, you will be satisfied, enjoy the meal and it is cost-effective. I have two suggestions. The first is that after we hold the garden party again next year, let the comrades of the service bureau Stay for half a day, and on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, let’s just have a snack banquet to entertain the leaders of our units and the grassroots comrades who provide us with support.”
"Secondly, considering that almost all Western developed countries have the habit of drinking afternoon tea, our cafe receives the most foreign guests on Saturdays and Sundays. I think the cafe can hold a special buffet of Beijing-style snacks on these two days. , put some sweets in the snacks. It not only promotes our local culture, but also generates more foreign exchange coupons. I think the foreign guests will like it."
The two leaders were even more surprised. .
The director couldn't help but look up and down, and praised Ning Weimin with emotion.
“People are different. You, little comrade, are really talented. An ordinary snack can make you do something so impressive and thoughtful. It’s not easy in the first place, let alone The fact that you can draw inferences from one example and come up with such a good idea is awesome. I really envy your leaders for having such a capable subordinate like you..."
Another person joked, "Your company hired you. It's a treasure trove. You've made so much money for your company. It's a pity that your company's salary is too high. Otherwise, we would have to recruit you from a foreign company to Tiantan and give you a full-time job as a section chief... ”
The tone of the two leaders was exaggerated and joking, but their appreciation was indeed sincere.
So Ning Weimin thought that a more suitable time had arrived.
He simply exposed the true intention of today's warm reception.
"Two leaders, in fact, I am not much different from your subordinates now, right? Our cooperation with each other cannot be more tacit. Besides, to be honest, I am not always with you. Under the rule of the Chinese government, without your support, what achievements would I have made?”
“Yes, I am paid by a foreign company, but my heart is still China’s. To be responsible for our company, I also have to be responsible to you. To put it bluntly, I feel that I have both obligations and responsibilities to safeguard the common interests of both of us.”
"So what I mean is, just like the spirit of this buffet, I want to continue to explore more possibilities for our cooperation. To be honest, in front of the city leaders and district leaders today, I meant what I said. . At least for now, I plan to work with our Parks and Services Bureau to promote two things.”
“One is to hold a book market and try to find ways to maintain the popularity of the garden party for a long time. This will definitely help our park’s ticket revenue. There is a promotion effect. The other is that we can jointly set up a restaurant to make high-end catering for the palace and earn more foreign exchange from foreigners. What do you think? Interested? ”
(End of this chapter)