Chapter 338

"You all go ahead first."

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

The car stopped in a nearby parking lot. 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, pick up 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, right?"

Director Chen led the way in front, 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 commercial 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 smiled.

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

But to stay open for a whole month, relying solely on fans is not enough.

Besides, when filming a show, one must present a state of reality.

The quality of the food is especially important. After all, the prices aren't cheap; if passersby think 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."

Director Chen nodded.

"We'll know once we try it."

Inside the Chinese Restaurant.

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

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

"Xiaogu, Wu Xuanyi, and I will go out to solicit customers. Let's try our best to fill the restaurant tonight and get off to a flying start!"

At the first meeting of the Chinese Restaurant, Huang Xiaoming encouraged everyone with full confidence.

"Okay!"

"No problem."

"Let's get our spirits up!"

"A flying start!"

Everyone busied themselves according to their assigned tasks.

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

"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, everything felt fresh.

"Let's split up."

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

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

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

"Okay."

Following that, the three of them split up.

Zhao Xiaogu rubbed her delicate palms and gently blew warm air onto them.

To be honest, she was still nervous.

Looking back, she saw Brother Xiaoming and Haofei had already started moving, so she hurried toward the west side as well.

"Hello, may I ask if you are planning to have dinner later? We opened a Chinese restaurant over there; it's a boathouse, surrounded by water on three sides, and 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?"

"I actually met the idol in person?"

"Chinese Restaurant? Is that the variety show!"

"Sister Xiaogu, can we have a photo? I love 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, we're sorry, we've already booked a restaurant, so tonight might not work."

"Alright, then maybe next time if there's a chance, you can come and try it."

Zhao Xiaogu felt slightly disappointed, but one cannot force things.

Originally, opening a restaurant requires people to dine willingly, rather than relying on one's own fame to drive fan traffic.

That wouldn't be interesting at all.

'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 of her explosive popularity over these years, the environment she was in and the material gains she received had made her feel a bit detached from reality.

But this wasn't what she wanted; she wanted to be grounded.

And a variety show like Chinese Restaurant, which involves entrepreneurship and labor, was exactly what could help her settle her mindset!

Now, since she had already gotten her wish.

Then naturally, she had to give it her all!

Thinking of this, she once again threw herself into soliciting customers.

An hour passed in a flash.

"Sorry."

"We probably can't make it today."

She was politely refused again.

Zhao Xiaogu was very disappointed.

In this hour, she had asked many passersby.

But she hadn't managed to solicit 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 crossed her beautiful eyes.

Wow!

So handsome!

The two, one middle-aged and one young, the young man was just too handsome!

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

It was absolutely eye-catching!

After a brief moment of daze, she hurried over.

"Hello, two gentlemen."

"May I ask if you are going 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 Director Chen stopped in their tracks, both stunned.

Chinese Restaurant?

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