Chapter 699 Overseas Store

The only large traditional Chinese restaurant in New York, USA. Yang Dongxu, dressed in casual clothes, let go of Zhou Ya, who was holding his fingers tightly, and stepped forward to give his aunt Ran Feifei a big hug.

"Are you going home for the New Year this year?" Yang Dongxu asked directly after the hug.

"It's just after the New Year, can you not make things difficult for me?" Ran Feifei stretched out her hand to knock Yang Dongxu's head, but he dodged it directly.

Originally, the Chinese restaurant in New York opened. Ran Feifei was very happy from the original sparse customers to the current full house. As a result, Yang Dongxu's words made her depressed instantly.

"I'm reminding you in advance, a serious warning. If you don't go back this year, if the little grandfather arrests someone, I can only book a plane ticket for him."

Thinking that the little grandfather hadn't shown the look of wanting to beat him for a long time after the New Year, Yang Dongxu decided to take his aunt back to celebrate the New Year this year no matter what, even though it was not long after the New Year and it was still far from the end of the year.

"I don't want to bother with you, and you don't care about him either." Ran Feifei glanced at Yang Dongxu, then hugged Zhou Ya's arm and walked into the restaurant.

Zhou Ya helped a lot in opening a Chinese restaurant in New York, and the two of them were both alone abroad, so they contacted each other more and gradually became good sisters. As for Ran Feifei, she was Yang Dongxu's aunt, and Zhou Ya was the wife Yang Dongxu was going to marry. Both of them didn't care about this and talked about their own things.

Yang Dongxu turned his head and looked at the restaurant while walking. To be honest, as the owner of Yang Jiayan, it was a bit too much that he didn't ask much about the first branch of his own restaurant abroad. However, the more he looked, the more satisfied he was, and he instantly threw this little guilt behind his mind.

The whole restaurant was similar to what he had discussed with Ran Feifei before. He directly took a five-story building in the center of New York. It took more than half a year to decorate and renovate the appearance, and then it took a lot of time to purchase various restaurant utensils and recruit people for training. It took more than a year to open.

And it took such a big cost and so long to open, so it goes without saying that the hardware facilities of the restaurant must be first-class. The restaurant's exterior has been transformed into a traditional Chinese octagonal building with flying eaves. Needless to say, every decoration, whether it is tables, chairs, benches, or pillars, doors and windows, are all antique traditional decorations.

There are no goblets, let alone knives and forks, but spoons are added to the tableware to accommodate foreigners who don't know how to use chopsticks. You must speak English when you go to Starbucks to drink coffee. For the sake of business, you don't have to speak Chinese. After all, this is too difficult, but you must insist on eating with chopsticks.

The tableware is mainly white porcelain, and the meals are definitely traditional Chinese meals. In terms of plating, it is a few streets away from those seemingly carefully decorated Western restaurants. The carving of Chinese food is not plating, it is art, understand?

At the beginning, because of this and that kind of regulations, and the fact that Chinese food does not suit the tastes of Europeans and Americans, the performance in the early stage of opening can be said to be bleak.

But Chinese characteristics are really unique, and it cannot be said that they are not attractive if you are not used to them. So with Ran Feifei's insistence, Zhou Ya helped.

First, some Chinese people knew about this restaurant and came to eat, and slowly some Americans who dared to try discovered this restaurant, and then the restaurant finally stopped losing money.

But now, as the largest overseas investment branch of Yangjiayan, the restaurant is not making much money. But Yang Dongxu and Ran Feifei are already very satisfied with the balance of income and expenditure. After all, it will take time for people who have never eaten Chinese food to accept the taste of Chinese food, and there is no rush.

"There are not many people now, and there are many people in the morning. Recently, I am thinking whether to extend the breakfast that is only sold in the morning to the whole day." Ran Feifei took Zhou Ya's arm and said to Yang Dongxu who was following her as she walked forward.

Compared with the main meal in Chinese cuisine, the main source of income for the restaurant is actually breakfast. Ran Feifei didn't know whether to cry or laugh. Yang Dongxu really said it before. Yangjiayan opened in the United States to sell buns.

Of course, breakfast in the morning is definitely not just selling buns. After finding that breakfast is more popular and more accepted by Americans. Ran Feifei transferred several awesome catering chefs from China.

Based on Cantonese breakfast and combined with breakfast characteristics from all over the country, the American people opened their eyes for the first time and knew that in addition to coffee, hot dogs and sandwiches in the morning, there are so many delicious things. Especially some desserts are extremely popular.

"No change." Yang Dongxu curled his lips and said a little willfully: "Early breakfast should be eaten in the morning. If you want to eat, come and buy it in the morning. It is not sold at other times."

Seeing Yang Dongxu's arrogant and willful look, Zhou Ya and Ran Feifei smiled and said nothing. If it is for the income of the restaurant, it must be changed. After all, no boss is stupid enough not to do a profitable business.

However, Yang Jiayan is obviously not just for making money in New York, so Ran Feifei will not insist on Yang Dongxu's willfulness. Even if combined with the actual situation of Americans rushing to work in the morning, it will be more profitable to change it, such as putting breakfast at dinner time.

The restaurant on the first floor is very large, but there are not many dining seats, compared with the slightly crowded tables and chairs in domestic restaurants. The Yang Jiayan in front of you can be regarded as a tourist attraction.

First, after entering the hall, there is a Feng Shui pool in the middle that almost occupies the general area of ​​the first floor. In the center of the pool is a huge Shoushan stone that was specially airlifted from China.

The surrounding area is decorated with carved railings and jade bricks, various carvings and ancient-style buildings, such as the vivid plank road, octagonal pavilion, etc., which condense several famous domestic attractions. The gurgling sound of water flows down from the highest point of Shoushan Stone, koi swim in the Feng Shui pond, and the surrounding area is decorated with greenery and bonsai.

Stepping into the restaurant, you will have a sense of isolation from the hustle and bustle of the metropolis, and instantly step into the antique Chinese nature. When the restaurant first opened, because of the Feng Shui, a large number of guests came to take photos but did not eat, so Ran Feifei almost charged admission.

But you have to say that good things are good things, and the national quintessence left by our ancestors can be placed in the United States, which does not have any Chinese cultural heritage.

When facing this kind of art, everyone can't help but be a little surprised, and they can also get the charm of Chinese civilization. For example, a person who was originally tired and irritable will feel the tranquility of nature after entering the restaurant.

This seems to be the same as the familiar feeling of sitting in a cafe, sipping coffee, watching the sunset and enjoying the quiet, but it feels different. Therefore, the restaurant on the first floor is often occupied by people, not for eating, but for relaxing as if sitting in a cafe.

But what bothers some foreign guests is that there is no coffee in the restaurant, and the main drink is tea. Even though Ran Feifei invited several good tea masters from China, the difference in taste still made some guests uncomfortable, so she prepared juice in addition to tea.

Many customers recommend coffee, cola or something. Ran Feifei accepted it humbly, but had no intention of adding these things to the drink.

"Should the sound of running water be turned down a little?" Yang Dongxu said while looking at the gurgling water on Shoushan Stone.

In fact, the sound of running water is not very loud. In addition, a lot of money was spent on soundproofing when decorating the interior. Even if the first floor is a hall and the distance between tables is semi-open, the sound of water will become smaller after it passes through. a lot of.

"Okay?" Ran Feifei nodded and looked at Yang Dongxu.

"What do you think about occasionally adjusting the sound of the water to be quieter, and then setting up a table here with a little girl wearing Hanfu playing the guzheng, pipa, or playing the flute?" Yang Dongxu stretched out his hand and gestured next to the Feng pool. one time.

"It's a very good suggestion. I had thought about it when a customer suggested placing a piano in the hall. But I have been a little busy recently and I have to hire someone from China to make the zither, guqin, and flute." A big expense.”

Although she understands Yang Dongxu's intention to promote Chinese culture, Ran Feifei has no intention of using this restaurant to make money, but as a qualified manager, she cannot throw money into it regardless of the cost. While promoting Chinese culture, the restaurant's income and expenses Questions were clearly one of the criteria that influenced her decision.

"You don't have to perform every day, just once in a while. Heiner has a branch in the United States and is also doing a certain amount of promotion of Chinese national musical instruments. I'll say hello to Heiner and ask them to send someone over to perform occasionally. It’s much more convenient to reimburse people for their air tickets and give them appearance fees than to hire people from China to perform.”

"Okay, I'll have someone clean up the place later, and then buy some musical instruments from China. The flute is easy to say, but the guzheng and guqin are so big that it's too troublesome for people to carry them back and forth." Ran Feifei nodded and made some additions.

Yang Dongxu gave a thumbs up and praised his aunt for her thoughtful consideration.

The first floor has landscape views, the second to third floors feature eight major cuisines, and the fourth and fifth floors are VIP boxes. In addition, the waiters dress up in different ethnic costumes every day. Regardless of the guests wearing suits or various costumes, looking at these waiters and the surrounding antique decorations, it is easy to feel as if they have stepped into an ancient Chinese civilization. period of history.

It's a pity that Americans don't like to be noisy when dining. They want to go back to the bar and drink in a noisy manner instead of making fists on the table. Otherwise, it would be nice to listen to some opera.

"Occasionally, you can put on some technical performances at the door, just to promote the restaurant. You don't need to hire these people from China. There are actually many traditional ethnic artists in Chinatown. Let's go to some associations in Chinatown to discuss it. I I think they would be willing to do these things.”

"Already doing it." Ran Feifei said with a smile.

Some people say that one Chinese is a dragon and three Chinese are worms. They think that Chinese people like to fight among themselves. But when you actually go abroad, you will find that many Chinese people are actually very united. Chinatown cannot be built just because there are too many Chinese people living there, nor can it be done by one person. It is the result of group cooperation.

Dragon and lion dances are performed during festivals, and there are various celebrations when shops open their doors. Sometimes the Chinese in Chinatown attach more importance to things passed down by their ancestors than the people in China.