Chapter 143

"You guys go ahead."

"I'm going to get a few bottles of good wine."

The car stopped in a nearby parking lot, and after getting out, Zhang Yimou said this and then left.

He had a friend who opened a winery nearby, so he was going over to catch up and incidentally grab a few bottles of good wine to drink during the meal.

"Let's go, Little Brother Qin."

"Speaking of which, with the Chinese Restaurant opening here, business shouldn't be bad."

Chen Dao led the way, looking at the pedestrians passing by one after another, and sighed.

Although this place was in the suburbs, it was also a bustling area; there was a large business district nearby, and it was also a tourist attraction, so there were quite a lot of pedestrians and tourists coming and going.

"It still depends on the quality of the food."

Qin Mu laughed.

At the beginning, perhaps there would be some fans coming for the reputation.

But to stay open for a month, relying solely on fans wouldn't be enough.

Besides, filming a show requires showing a state of reality.

The quality of the food is especially important; after all, the prices aren't cheap, and if passersby feel it doesn't taste good, who would come?

"I don't know."

"But I heard that Chef Lin from the previous season is in charge of the kitchen, so it shouldn't be too bad."

Chen Dao nodded.

"We'll know once we try."

Inside the Chinese Restaurant.

"Today, as the first day of our store's opening, I actually have a lot to say, but the key to everything is the customers."

"So, Brother Lin, Brother Liang, you two stay busy in the back kitchen."

"I, Xiaogu, and Haofei, we three will go out to solicit customers, trying our best to fill the restaurant tonight, to get off to a flying start!"

At the first meeting of the Chinese Restaurant, Huang Xiaoming said confidently to boost morale.

"Okay!"

"No problem."

"Let's keep our spirits up!"

"A flying start!"

Everyone got busy according to their assigned tasks.

Immediately, Huang Xiaoming took Zhao Xiaogu and Li Haofei and headed straight out.

"Brother Xiaoming, how should we solicit customers?"

Looking at the crowded street, Zhao Xiaogu was vaguely excited and expectant.

Being a restaurant server for the first time was full of novelty.

"Let's split up."

"I'll be responsible for this area on the east side, Xiaogu you take the area on the west side, and Haofei you take the park on the north side."

Huang Xiaoming had been a store manager for a season after all, so he still had some experience in soliciting customers.

Splitting up was the best choice to cover a large area.

"Okay."

Immediately after, the three split up.

Zhao Xiaogu rubbed her delicate palms and breathed on them gently.

To be honest, she was still nervous.

Looking back, seeing Brother Xiaoming and Haofei both taking action, she also hurriedly headed toward the west side.

"Hello, are you planning to have a group meal later? We opened a Chinese Restaurant over there; it's a boathouse, surrounded by water on three sides, the environment is quite nice, are you interested?"

Soon, Zhao Xiaogu found a target.

It was a group of seven or eight people.

"Wow! Is this Zhao Xiaogu?"

"Actually met the idol in person?"

"Chinese Restaurant? Is that the variety show!"

"Sister Xiaogu, can we have a photo, I like you so much."

Her luck was quite good; this group seemed to be her fans.

"Sure."

Zhao Xiaogu happily took photos with everyone.

However, she received a polite refusal: 'Sister Xiaogu, sorry, we've already booked a restaurant, tonight might not work.'

"Alright, then you can come and try next time you have a chance."

Zhao Xiaogu was slightly disappointed, but you can't force everything.

Opening a restaurant should be about people coming to dine willingly, not relying on her own fame to drive fan traffic.

That wouldn't be very interesting.

'Xiaogu, you can definitely do it!'

After parting ways with the first group, Zhao Xiaogu secretly encouraged herself.

Participating in the Chinese Restaurant show was a plan she had made a long time ago.

Because the explosive popularity over these years had made her feel a bit detached from the environment and material gains she had obtained.

But this wasn't what she wanted; she wanted to be down-to-earth.

And a variety show like Chinese Restaurant, which involves entrepreneurship and labor, was just the thing to help her calm her mindset!

Now that she had gotten her wish.

Then naturally, she had to give it her all!

Thinking of this, she threw herself back into soliciting customers.

An hour passed in a flash.

"Sorry."

"We probably can't go today."

She was refused again.

Zhao Xiaogu was very disappointed.

During this hour, she had asked many passersby.

But she hadn't solicited a single customer!

"Am I really not good enough?"

She began to doubt herself.

Did she really have no talent in this area?

Just then, two figures walked past, laughing and talking.

Zhao Xiaogu looked up, and a flash of light immediately crossed her beautiful eyes.

Wow!

So handsome!

The two, one middle-aged and one young, that young man was way too handsome!

She had been in the entertainment industry for nearly ten years and had seen many handsome guys and young fresh meat, but the young man in front of her was even more handsome than them, especially that confident, gentle temperament.

It absolutely made one's eyes light up!

After a brief moment of daze, she hurriedly ran over.

"Two gentlemen, hello."

"Are you planning to have dinner? Our newly opened Chinese Restaurant is just a short distance ahead, are the two of you interested in trying it out?"

Zhao Xiaogu asked sincerely.

Qin Mu and Chen Dao stopped in their tracks, both stunned.

Chinese Restaurant?

This is...

Zhao Xiaogu is soliciting customers?

And...

Chen Dao leaned into Qin Mu's ear and whispered, "Miss Zhao doesn't seem to recognize us; she's treating us as ordinary passersby."

Qin Mu nodded silently.

It seems that's the case.

It's normal that she doesn't recognize him.

After all, he hadn't shown his face on the internet.

If she doesn't recognize Chen Dao, it's likely they haven't worked together.

This is very interesting!

"Ahem."

"Chinese Restaurant, right?"

"We just happen to not have eaten yet, shall we go and try it?"

Chen Dao coughed lightly and said to Qin Mu with a smile.

"Sure."

Qin Mu played along with his act.

"That's great!"

Zhao Xiaogu was delighted upon hearing this.

She had finally solicited customers!

After experiencing an hour of failure, she had succeeded!

Fearing she might neglect her two 'lucky stars for a flying start', she hurriedly suppressed her excitement and said softly, "Two gentlemen, please follow me, I'll take you over."

Having said that, she walked in front to lead the way.

Watching her back.

Qin Mu and Chen Dao looked at each other and couldn't help but shake their heads and smile bitterly.

— Author's Notes —

PS: Begging for flowers, evaluation tickets, and monthly tickets! Thank you very much!