Chapter 607: The Only Regret

"My father has been running this shop for ten years. Although it has never been awarded a Michelin star, the craftsmanship is definitely no worse than those star-rated restaurants."

The restaurant owner's son led Miss Luo Quan into this restaurant named Covington.

His father's name was Covington Johnson, and the restaurant's name was also taken from his father's name.

As soon as they walked into the restaurant, several waiters surrounded them, looking worried.

These men and women were all old employees of the Covington restaurant. The one with the longest seniority had worked in the shop for nine and a half years, almost an old person who had been here since the restaurant opened.

After the restaurant owner had an accident, because he was almost bankrupt, the restaurant had long been unable to pay wages. Several chefs had already left, and the waiters could barely hold on for a few more days.

It was mainly because they heard that the new boss was also in the catering business, so they wanted to stay and try their luck.

"These are all old employees of the restaurant. They are experienced and very familiar with many customers. If you are willing to keep them, it's not a bad thing for the restaurant you will open in the future." Ravich Johnson rubbed his temples and spoke well of these waiters in front of Miss Luo Quan.

He had been taking care of his father in the hospital for the past few days and hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time, so he had been forcing himself to stay energetic since meeting Miss Luo Quan.

"I see your mental state is not good, so don't drag it out anymore. Give me a quote." Miss Luo Quan took a transfer contract out of her briefcase.

This shop was rented by Covington, who had paid two years' rent in advance, and there was still a year and a half of the lease left.

The ownership of this land was not his, but he could transfer the rental contract of this shop, allowing Miss Luo Quan to continue using the remaining year and a half.

The rent here was 13,000 US dollars per month, and eighteen months would be 234,000 US dollars.

If it were someone else, seeing the Johnson father and son in such a bad situation and in urgent need of money, they would probably press this amount down.

As for how much to press, it would depend on how ruthless the person is.

However, Miss Luo Quan was not a ruthless capitalist. She never did things that took advantage of others' precarious position, but she was not a saint either, and wouldn't give more money because of the Johnson father and son's difficult situation.

Whatever it should be, it is.

And when Ravich saw the contract given by Miss Luo Quan, he found that she didn't deliberately press the price, and the worry in his heart vanished.

"You are different from many buyers I have met. Many people have quoted me before, and none were higher than 200,000 US dollars." Ravich said while happily signing his name on the contract.

"There is a saying in China: a lady loves wealth, but takes it in the right way." Miss Luo Quan slightly changed this proverb and used it.

"Isn't it a gentleman who loves wealth?" Ravich laughed softly. He still had some understanding of Chinese culture, but Miss Luo Quan using "lady" to describe herself was also appropriate.

"My father and I have listened to many of your songs, so we count as half your fans. If he knew the shop was transferred to you, he definitely wouldn't have any regrets." After Ravich signed the contract, his mobile phone soon received a notification of a deposit.

At this moment, he finally relaxed.

American medical care is very expensive. Although he and his father have always had medical insurance, medical insurance doesn't cover everything, and they still need to pay tens of thousands in treatment fees.

Besides that, post-operative rehabilitation and nutrition fees are all big expenses.

In addition, after being discharged from the hospital in the future, restarting life also requires money.

So don't look at this 200,000-plus US dollars as if it's a lot; in fact, after breaking it down item by item, it's not that useful.

"Although I don't know what kind of restaurant you are going to open next, I still wish your new shop a great opening. This is the contact number of a nearby food supplier with good quality and low price. If you need it, you can call them."

Ravich took a black leather notebook from his bosom. It looked like it had been around for some years, probably all old customers.

"That's really thank you very much." Miss Luo Quan took the notebook, feeling very good.

"Give a peach, return a plum." The ancients did not deceive me.

After the matter was finished, Ravich didn't stay long, just chatted with several waiters for a few words and left the restaurant.

Judging from his back as he walked and stopped, he was still a bit reluctant. After all, it was an old shop that his family had run for ten years, carrying all his memories of youth and his father's half-life of struggle.

It can only be said that because of a stock market crash, everything turned into a bubble.

It can only be said that if the United States is dyed red in the future, those financiers on Wall Street deserve to be hanged on street lamps.

Withdrawing her thoughts, Miss Luo Quan called the four remaining waiters in the shop to her front.

Three men and one woman, one in his early forties, looking mature and steady, probably the foreman.

The other two men were younger, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight. Like the female waiter, they had excellent figures and high looks.

Before coming, Miss Luo Quan had read some information about the Covington restaurant and knew that this was a high-end restaurant. Although it was not selected for Michelin, in the hearts of rich people in New York, it was better than the so-called Michelin restaurants.

The main reason is not only that the chef's craftsmanship is very good, but the decoration here is elegant and exquisite, and the service is also quite thoughtful.

Although the charges are a bit expensive, people who come here to eat don't lack that money.

In short, this is a restaurant with quite a good reputation.

However, from today on, the Covington restaurant is a thing of the past.

"I bought this shop, and I am preparing to open a Chinese restaurant." Miss Luo Quan looked at several waiters and stated her purpose directly:

"If you are willing, whatever treatment the Covington boss gave you before, I will give you 1.5 times."

Hearing this, several waiters showed surprised expressions, completely not expecting the new boss to raise their wages as soon as she took office, and by so much.

"However, the wage increase is not for nothing." Miss Luo Quan smiled slightly, took a document out of her briefcase, and pushed it in front of everyone:

"This is the future menu of the restaurant, as well as the stories and sayings behind each dish. I have already translated it. You don't need to memorize the full text, but if a diner asks about the ins and outs of these dishes, I need you to be able to tell at least a general idea, and you cannot be ignorant of everything."

Opening the document, it was densely written with pictures and texts. Several waiters hadn't read books for a long time, and they felt a headache when seeing these things.

Sure enough, this extra money is not so easy to take.

"How about it? If you feel there is no problem, stay and continue working. If you can't accept it, I won't force you to stay. I can settle all the previously owed wages."

Miss Luo Quan looked at the waiters and asked.

"I have no problem. It's just that the first few days are relatively difficult. Just treat it as understanding exotic customs." The oldest waiter smiled and took on this errand.

The others, seeing the foreman so straightforward, also nodded one after another.

The Covington restaurant originally had high wages, and now it has increased by 50%, which is almost three times that of other restaurants. Besides here, where else can they find a job with such generous rewards?

Therefore, several waiters didn't think too much and agreed to Miss Luo Quan's request.

Solving the four basic positions can be considered a good start.

But there is still a lot to do next.

First is the kitchen. Unlike the small pots and stoves of Western food, many Chinese dishes require large fires and fierce fires for cooking, so the stoves need to be replaced with larger models.

Kitchenware and tableware also need to be purchased.

As for the decoration of the restaurant, there is no need to change it. The original one is quite good. The color, fragrance, meaning, and shape of Chinese food are all in the dishes themselves, and it actually has little to do with the surrounding environment.

Of course, if you can get a decoration like "winding water and flowing cups," it is naturally sentimental, but it takes too long and the cost is too high.

If foreigners don't buy this set of literary and elegant things, it would be a big loss.

However, the name of the shop still needs to be changed. Before coming, she thought of shop names like "Food is Heaven," "Five Flavors Building," and "Immortal Feast" that sounded mysterious.

Later, thinking that translation is too difficult, she simply took her own name to name the restaurant like Covington, calling it "Miss Luo Quan Restaurant."

In the afternoon, the renovation team came to change the signboard. Miss Luo Quan is also sticking a recruitment advertisement outside the shop, sincerely recruiting kitchen helpers who are skilled and have experience in making Chinese food, with generous wages.

The head chef can only be herself. Changing to others won't stir-fry to her level, so recruiting one chef is enough.

However, rough work like cutting vegetables doesn't require her to do it herself. Recruiting three helpers can also be competent, and the impact on the dishes won't be too big.

After finishing the advertisement, Miss Luo Quan posted a dynamic on Twitter and Bilibili:

"I opened a Chinese restaurant at 18, 45th Street, 5th Avenue, New York, called Miss Luo Quan Restaurant. It is expected to be open within three days. Interested fans can come to support it."

Soon, fans commented under the dynamic:

"May I ask if this restaurant is cooked by you personally or a chain store authorized to others?"

"I cook it personally, only this one, no other branches." Miss Luo Quan replied immediately.

"Damn, Miss Luo Quan actually replied to me. Is this the power of hot comments!"

"But, what does this have to do with our domestic fans."

"It's not that I don't want to support, it's just that the plane ticket is too expensive."

"Haha, I am in New York now, I will take a taxi to have a look in a while."

"Awesome, waiting for the Bilibili travel UP host to go and punch in and make a video."

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"Make a video?" Miss Luo Quan laughed. What a coincidence, she just happened to want to make a video for the restaurant.

Or rather, it is to produce a variety show.

Just looking at opening a restaurant, it is quite difficult to gain relatively large influence. Even if she is a big star, once the heat passes, the restaurant probably won't have any movement.

Unless the media visits every day and keeps exposing it.

But this is unrealistic, so you have to create heat yourself, and variety shows are the best way.

In the United States, reality variety shows have quite high ratings.

However, this kind of life-style reality show is not particularly common in the United States. There are more of those that are tearing, ethical, or pranking.

So how to shoot and how to edit requires some thought.

In short, the advertisement was put out, and the heat gradually gathered.

Domestic fans are not particularly concerned because they are far away.

But American fans are quite excited and left messages one after another:

"Is Miss Luo Quan going to unlock a new outfit?"

"A cook, thinking of her wearing an apron, I'm excited!"

"It seems Miss Luo Quan already has many images, elf, princess, swimsuit, kimono, are there any other interesting ones?"

"Black silk, although she wore it once before, it was only that once.

Miss Luo Quan's legs, it's a pity not to wear black silk."

"Not being able to see the human sexy artifact worn on Miss Luo Quan is the biggest regret of my life."

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Well, Miss Luo Quan found that LSP doesn't distinguish nationality. Compared with domestic fans, these Americans are almost on par.

The restaurant was being talked about well, and I don't know how it got to black silk.

Come to think of it, she really hasn't worn this thing much, even less than swimsuits.

However, compared to swimsuits, the temptation of black silk to men seems to be more intense.

According to scientific analysis, black symbolizes coldness, toughness, and evil. Men are born with a desire to conquer, and black silk greatly stimulates their desire to "eliminate evil and act on behalf of heaven."

In addition, silk stockings have small holes, and combined with the unprecedented closeness to the skin, they perfectly modify the leg curves of women and create the illusion of "longer legs, thinner legs, and more beautiful shapes," and cover up all the bad scenes of the legs, which is very in line with all the fantasies of men about perfect legs.

Finally, because silk stockings have always been darker near the ankles and lighter as they go up, this hazy beauty of "the winding path leads to a secluded place" is really better than countless people in the world.

In addition, this quality that is as thin as a cicada's wing but just enough to cover important parts, as well as the strong contrast between black silk stockings and white thighs, makes people have more of an impulse to tear them.

This is a desire from the primitive, a desire to destroy and desecrate beautiful things.

In summary, black silk is really loved by the vast number of male compatriots.

If Miss Luo Quan launched a vote on whether everyone wants to see her wear black silk or swimsuits, it is estimated that more than 70% of people would choose black silk.

Of course, she wouldn't launch such a vote when she had nothing to do, especially since she had just worn a swimsuit to livestream and give everyone a wave of welfare.

If there was another black silk, she was afraid that these fans' bodies wouldn't be able to hold up. No matter how nutritious the nutritional express is, it takes time to absorb.

Therefore, for the wish of foreign fans to collectively ask her to wear black silk, Miss Luo Quan directly chose to ignore it, just asking fans to promote and support the upcoming restaurant.

On the other side, Miss Luo Quan also contacted the printing factory to make the menu.

The renovation team worked for an afternoon, just installing the new stove. The dug-up floor tiles had not been refilled, and it would not be finished until tomorrow.

As for the kitchen helpers, Miss Luo Quan waited for an afternoon and didn't gain anything, so she walked around New York's Tang Renjie.

But as soon as she entered Tang Renjie, she happened to meet a Chinese film crew shooting a film here.

After going up to ask, she found out that they were shooting "Detective Tang Renjie 2." The starring lineup was quite good, with both Best Actor and little fresh meat.

Miss Luo Quan wore sunglasses and just watched from the periphery for a while. She didn't stay long and soon turned her head to look for kitchen helpers. ===== CHAPTER 608 =====