Chapter 2112: Douyichu

Elder Huo said thoughtfully, "Others can be slowed down, but deployments must be made in Xiangjiang as soon as possible, and time cannot be delayed any longer."

Zhou Andong said with a smile, "Grandpa Huo, the British are rotten to the bone. During the handover ceremony, they are very likely to play small tricks."

The eldest Huo son snorted. "By that time, what small tricks can they still play? Do they still have the guts to delay lowering the flag by a few minutes?"

"They don't have the guts to delay lowering the flag by a few minutes." Zhou Andong looked at the eldest Huo son. "What if they lower the flag a few minutes early?"

The eldest Huo son was stunned and said with some disbelief, "How is this possible!"

"Nothing is impossible." Zhou Andong shook his head slightly. "During the negotiations, because the flag-lowering time and flag-raising time were negotiated more than a dozen times, Uncle Huo, you should know this.

We insisted on raising the flag precisely at 0:00:00, and the British insisted on lowering the flag at 23:59:59, not giving us a second of preparation time. In order to fight for two seconds of preparation time, more than a dozen negotiations were held. Finally, the British loosened their mouths and promised to lower the flag at 23:59:58.

The handover ceremony between the two sides must be accurate to the second. If it is early or late by even one second, it will completely disrupt all deployment arrangements and make China lose face in front of the people of the world."

Speaking of this, Zhou Andong couldn't help but chuckle. "I can even imagine the means the British might take, such as deliberately slowing down the speaking speed during the speech to delay time.

Or as I just said, they might not dare to openly delay the flag-lowering time, but they can completely lower the flag a few seconds or even more than ten seconds early. By then, what can we say?"

In fact, not only Zhou Andong, but probably the people of the world did not expect that the once "Empire on which the sun never sets," although it had lost its past glory, was still a world-class power.

Regarding the Xiangjiang issue, the negotiations were over, and the handover ceremony was held. The British side actually disregarded the demeanor of a great power and used various small means to try to make China embarrassed, but the result was counterproductive, and they became a joke themselves.

"You uncle and nephew chat, I'm going to the study."

Elder Huo stood up and hurried into the study. He had to form these things Zhou Andong said today into a document and then submit it to the higher-ups.

The eldest Huo son let out a long breath. "The idea of establishing a television station in Xiangjiang is very good. Sony Pictures has enough resources to make the newly established television station rise rapidly.

But there is one point: this television station, before the return, cannot have any connection with you, nor can it be out of your control. This must be grasped well."

Zhou Andong nodded, and then the two chatted about the mainland economy, mainly reform and opening up.

This chat lasted until dinner time. There were only a few people, but the table was full of dishes, very sumptuous.

This was Zhou Andong's first time attending a wealthy family banquet. It was not the separate meal system like in movies and TV, and there were no nannies serving behind them.

Except for the exquisite tableware and exquisite dishes, it was no different from an ordinary family. They sat in a circle around the table, chatting while eating, and there was no such thing as not talking while eating or sleeping.

"Andong!" Elder Huo personally picked dishes for Zhou Andong. "Tonight is a family dinner, there are not so many rules, eat whatever you want, don't be polite."

Zhou Andong said with a smile, "Grandpa Huo, I have a relatively thick skin, I won't be polite anywhere."

"It's good to have a thick skin." Elder Huo said with great emotion. "Back then, if I hadn't had a thick skin, I would have starved to death long ago."

This meal didn't have liquor, but the atmosphere was very relaxed and pleasant, and they chatted about family matters for a full two hours. By the time Zhou Andong bid farewell to Elder Huo and returned to the hotel, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the hotel, he received interview invitations from Ming Pao and Ta Kung Pao.

It was just that he was returning to Beijing tomorrow and didn't have time for interviews, otherwise, he would have been willing to accept interviews from Ming Pao and Ta Kung Pao.

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Beijing!

Douyichu Shaomai Restaurant, commonly known as "Drunken Gourd," got its name because a broken wine gourd hung at the entrance.

It opened in the third year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. Initially, it was a small shed shop on the east side of Qianmen Outer Street, south of Xianyukou. After making money, a small building with a storefront was built in the seventh year of Qianlong.

In the 17th year of Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong visited the shop incognito late at night to dine. Because it was the only shop in Beijing that hadn't closed on New Year's Eve, and the service was enthusiastic, the Emperor was delighted and sent a eunuch to bestow a tiger-head plaque naming it "Douyichu."

There is a head-hiding poem that praises: "The old shop in the capital is the king of shaomai, a yellow plaque bestows glory. The location is on the street with many noble guests, and everyone comes to taste the fresh and delicious food."

In just twenty-eight characters, the history of Douyichu, its business characteristics, and the fresh and delicious taste of the shaomai it produces are all explained. The last two sentences also tell everyone that Douyichu opens on the street, the transportation is convenient, and calls on everyone to come and taste Douyichu's shaomai.

Near noon, a Mercedes-Benz tiger-head car stopped on the side of the road in front of Douyichu. Shen Mingsheng got out of the car and looked up at the plaque of Douyichu.

"They really know how to choose a place. I don't remember how long it's been since I came here to eat shaomai."

At this time, an Audi 100 and a 212 stopped behind the Mercedes-Benz. Zhang Hua and Liu Zongmin and the others got out of the car.

"Boss Shen, we thought you would have to wait a while before arriving. I didn't expect you to be earlier than us."

Zhang Hua reached out and shook hands with Shen Mingsheng. "How is the situation on your side?"

"Let's go in and talk while eating."

Shen Mingsheng and Zhang Hua and the others entered Douyichu and sat down by the window.

Then they called the waiter to order dishes. Of course, coming here, naturally, they couldn't not eat shaomai.

After ordering, Li Zhou poured water into the cups in front of everyone.

"Boss Shen!" Feng Yuwei couldn't help but ask, "How exactly is it on your side? Everything is ready now, just waiting for your east wind."

Shen Mingsheng said with a smile, "It's already been negotiated, otherwise I wouldn't have come back."

"Really?" Not only Feng Yuwei, but Zhang Hua and Liu Zongmin and the others were also very excited.

"Of course it's true." Shen Mingsheng picked up the cup and took a sip of water. "When will the eldest Young Master Pu be back?"

Zhou Andong said to pull people in to join, and he really didn't expect to pull the eldest Young Master Pu to work together, surprised and happy.

With this great god sitting in town, their car factory would be stable. As long as they didn't make trouble for themselves, no one would dare to stretch their claws randomly.

Zhang Hua took out cigarettes and distributed them around. "He's coming back by plane, landing after three o'clock. We'll just go to the airport to pick him up after eating."

Just then, a few people came in from outside. They were not very old, in their twenties, not yet thirty.

Every one of them was holding a briefcase, with a pager on their waist, and a big brother (mobile phone) in their hand.

Because Zhang Hua and the others were sitting by the window, they were very conspicuous. This group of guys saw them as soon as they came in.

"Oh my!"

A guy with long hair pulled his sunglasses down, revealing his eyes to look at Zhang Hua and the others.

"Aren't these Young Master Zhang and Young Master Liu? It seems you've made a fortune, having money to eat shaomai at Douyichu." ===== CHAPTER 2113 =====