Those who had watched Blood Romance would have a deep impression of a restaurant in old Beijing called Old Mo. In that era where information was blocked, businesses withered, and resources were scarce. There were only a few western restaurants in old Beijing, such as the Huaqiao Hotel and the International Hotel.
Among them, Old Mo was the most famous.
This was the first Western restaurant in the New China that opened in 1954. In the hearts of many old Beijingers, it could no longer be simply defined as a "high-class" Western restaurant. Some people even regarded eating western food at Old Mo as an activity full of glory, close to a ceremonial worship.
In the "cultural revolution", many of the seemingly normal ways of life were labeled as "capitalist" and "yellow", criticized and strictly prohibited. However, this imprisonment could not suppress the yearning for good things in people's hearts. Some people would rather take the political risk and go to Old Mo's restaurant to eat…
After the reform and opening up, Old Mo's customers suddenly increased. The tables in the restaurant were full, and people who ate outside had to queue up to get a number like entering a museum. This situation lasted for a long time. When Yang Lang followed Big Golden Tooth to invite the foreigners to a banquet, he saw this situation and decisively decided to open a western restaurant.
Why was Old Mo's business so good? Wasn't it just that there weren't any competitors in the city? Also, Western food had a lot of meat and looked good. Moreover, the decoration here was relatively fashionable and trendy, with a rich style. In the words of later generations, it was called 'living exquisitely'.
Amidst the crackling sounds of firecrackers, a restaurant called A Bite of China opened for business on Xidan Street. It was taken from the later show A Bite of China. There was also a western restaurant in Dihua,"The Aegean Sea on a Bite of China"(This restaurant was the place where Pao Ge and his ex-girlfriend were dating and also the place where they broke up. To be honest, the taste was average. I haven't been there in years.
The restaurant had two floors. On the first floor, there were all kinds of noodles, rice bowls, and barbecued food. The second floor was divided into two parts. One half was a private room, which mainly served all kinds of Sichuan and Hunan stir-fried dishes. The other half was a western restaurant, mainly with all kinds of burgers, fried chicken, French fries, cola, soda, and other foreign trash.
The decorations were all modeled after the restaurants that Yang Lang had seen before, such as " Bai Fu "," Dicos ", and " Yi Yang Coffee ". Don't forget that his father was in the renovation industry, and he himself was a construction engineer, although he had to add the word " assistant " in front of it. There was even a piano in the middle
If you want steak, truffle soup or spaghetti?
I can really do it.
Think about it. I'm a foodie from the 21st century. The food I've seen in the restaurants I've been to can't fool you country bumpkins from more than 30 years ago?
What kind of joke was this? At most, I'll pay someone to teach me!
"Master Yang!" Big Golden Teeth walked over with his men." Oh, no, it should be Manager Yang now! What? Ahaha!"
"Aiyo, Old Jin, so what if you're here? What are you giving me?”Yang Lang looked at the two two-meter-tall vases behind Big Golden Tooth and said in surprise," You didn't bring me the real thing, did you?”
"Do you think I'm stupid?" It was as if it was the first time Old Jin had seen Yang Lang." I have the real thing, but I didn't return it to you. Instead, I sent it to you as a decoration?”
"Good, good, good. Then I can rest assured!”Yang Lang patted his chest and said.
"Alright, I won't stand on ceremony with you.”Big Golden Tooth brought his men to find a place to sit down.
"Brother Li!" Yang Lang walked over to shake hands and said," I didn't expect you to come. I'm flattered. I'm flattered!"”
"Xiao Li, this place is really not bad.”" Brother Li," the man behind him said as he looked at the renovation.
When Yang Lang heard the other party call " Brother Li "" Xiao Li ", he instantly understood that the other party was either Brother Li's leader or an elder.
"Leader, Manager Yang spent a lot of effort to build this place. All the employees were either family members of the military or retired soldiers from the southern border. Absolutely reliable!" Brother Li winked at Yang Lang.
"Oh?" The leader turned around and asked," What kind of economic composition is this?”
"Leader, we are a mixed economy with individual and collective components. We are affiliated with the military guest house.”Yang Lang said.
A military officer came out from behind and said," Manager Yang took the initiative to cooperate with us. He wants to help the families of the military martyrs solve their difficulties, create jobs, and help settle the disabled soldiers. So we gave him a special brand.”After saying that, the officer shouted to the back,"Take it out!"”
The two soldiers at the back took out a sign from the car and showed it to Yang Lang, then hung it on the wall behind the counter. "Civil-civilian joint construction unit!"
" Director Wu," the officer in military uniform said to the Chinese tunic suit," Manager Yang came down from the southern border and was injured on the battlefield. Politically, it's reliable!"
"Good, good, good!" Director Wu looked at Yang Lang and said,"I didn't expect you to be a soldier." No wonder they always thought of the army when there was something good!”"In the future, when we entertain foreign guests and overseas Chinese, we can put some of our activities here!”
"Yes, Leader!" Brother Li immediately expressed his opinion.
"Little Yang!" Director Wu shouted.
"Here!" Yang Lang replied.
"Work hard! Don't be burdened by your thoughts!" Director Wu said," The 12th National Congress has just ended. The conference proposed to encourage and support the individual economy of workers as a necessary and beneficial supplement to the public economy. Comrade Xiao Ping has a positive attitude towards the non-public economy." The country was poor, and so was the army. If you can help the troops solve their problems, that's a contribution to the country! We will definitely support you!"
At night, in the meeting room on the second floor of the restaurant.
"Brother Yang, why isn't the company commander back yet?”A young man with a crippled leg asked Yang Lang.
"How would I know!" Yang Lang said," They're in Xinjiang for archaeology, and there's no phone to contact them. You should learn your skills first. When you learn them well, I'll cook good dishes for you!”
"Platoon Leader Liu!" Yang Lang named a person.
"Here!" A one-eyed man stood up and looked at Yang Lang. "Go to Tianjin tomorrow and tell them that we want prawns and crabs, alive! Go buy enough for three days."
"Old Wei!" Yang Lang shouted.
"Yes! Manager." An old class monitor who had lost three fingers on his left hand stood up.
"The coal is almost used up. Bring some people and get a car back!”
"Yes, sir!"
"Sister Xiang Xiu!" Yang Lang called out a woman's name.
"Yes!" A short-haired woman who looked very capable stood up." Leader, what do you want me to do?”
"Has the classroom been cleaned up?" Yang Lang asked.
"It's already packed!" Sister Xiang Xiu replied.
"Tomorrow, the teacher I invited for you will arrive. From now on, after cleaning up in the morning, he would start studying. There were exams on the first and fifteenth of every month. Those who did not do well would have their wages deducted! Those who do well will get a bonus!" Yang Lang said.
"Ah ~" There were reluctant voices below.
"Ah my ass. I'll be the first to see your results for the exam next month!”Yang Lang pointed at a girl who was about 15 or 16 years old.
" Brother Yang," the girl asked timidly," why are we learning English? Wouldn't it be fine if he learned how to cook and calculate?”
"Don't you want to open your restaurant overseas and earn money from the imperialists to build our modern society?？”Yang Lang asked.
"Of course I'm willing!"
"Then learn well!"
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