Waiting for the guests, Bai Lu called Zhang Chenglong and asked him to go to Zhongcheng Hotel for an interview in the afternoon. Zhang Chenglong thanked again and again. Bai Lu went home with money and a boxed lunch.

After three days like this, every day is to cook and open a store, open a store to cook, and go to the hospital when I am busy. Three days later, He Shanqing and others came back, and Bai Lu knew what had happened in Lu Dao.

There are eight people who play with them and have a good relationship, known as the Eight Voyages. Today, Gao Yuan works as a white-collar worker in the company, He Shanqing, Sima Zhi, Duck, and Lin Zi fool around all day long, and the other three people, one is studying abroad, one is dead, and one is working as a civil servant in other places, this person is called Xiao Qi, who works in the Religious Affairs Bureau.

A few days ago, because the price of gold plummeted and fell sharply, some people encouraged Xiaoqi to speculate on the price of gold to play futures, betting that it could rise back.

In a way, futures are gambling.

The political book says that capitalism is all profit-seeking and the exploitation of red fruits. This sentence is true, in fact, it is not capitalism that pursues profits, but the nature of life is profit-seeking, and it has nothing to do with what kind of society or doctrine.

In order to better pursue profits, countless smart people want to cheat stupid people out of their money, so countless financial management methods have appeared. Loans, provident funds, insurance, etc., are the most successful means of grabbing large amounts of money. Naturally, there are also stocks and futures.

The margin system of futures allows people to buy beyond the limit. To put it simply, if you have a dollar, you can buy something for ten dollars, either up or down. If you win, you will win a profit of ten dollars, and if you lose, you will have to make up the difference of nine dollars. If you don't make up for it, the futures company will force you to close the position.

In this way, the futures company does not lose money, you lose the margin.

Xiao Qi was faced with this situation, bought up, and as a result, the price of gold fell sharply. In order not to lose money, I could only continue to invest money, but I didn't expect to invest for more than ten days in a row, not to mention that I had tossed myself and owed a lot of foreign debts. had no choice but to call Gao Yuan to borrow money.

When Gao Yuan heard the news, his first reaction was that he had been killed. Call Qi He Shanqing and the others, and go over together to see what's going on.

As a result, I went to check, but it wasn't that I was harmed, but someone slapped Xiao Qi's ass, didn't shoot it well, and dragged Xiao Qi into the abyss. Gao Yuanqi can't do it, and forcibly close the position to Xiao Qi. Then regardless of the market, just throw money to buy down. Gao Yuan was lucky, he won the bet, and helped Xiao Qi barely recover some silver, so that he could lose less.

Then, everyone drank and played for a day, and they came back.

After coming back, He Shanqing once again lamented Bai Lu's good luck, saying that he sold gold more than a month in advance and made more than one million dollars.

Bai Lu has no love for these things, what futures, what stocks, what makes money?

Growing up in the desert, he cared most about food and water. Food is fundamental, no matter a person, or a family, or even a country, can not easily shake this foundation, only with sufficient and safe food, can we be qualified to ponder other things.

Listening to He Shanqing talk about the price of gold, Bai Lu asked: "The price of gold falls, the stock falls, why does the house price not fall?"

He Shanqing smiled: "I don't know how to go anywhere else, and it is difficult for housing prices in Beicheng to fall." ”

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In the past three days, Zhang Chenglong successfully applied for a job at Zhongcheng Hotel. Ding Ding went back to film the TV series, and she didn't tell anyone about her grievances.

After Gao Yuan and the others came back, they only ate one meal, and then disappeared en masse. And so it went on for a few more days.

It was October 30, the opening of Korea Week. Dozens of companies from China and South Korea each participated.

In order to do a good job in this activity, many units such as the police, urban management, and sanitation have been busy for more than ten days to keep the city clean and tidy.

On the day of the opening ceremony of Korea Week, city leaders spoke, representatives from both sides attended the meeting, followed by a banquet. At the same time, there are also performances.

The venue is located in the convention and exhibition center, and the prominent position is a large row of Korean style propaganda set, which is one of the main purposes of the Korean people agreed to hold Korea Week, by more than a dozen travel agencies to unite to promote the Korean style, attract Chinese people to travel, and stimulate the Korean economy.

Another purpose is to invest, including Samsung, Hyundai and other large enterprises are also involved, these large companies do not necessarily invest, but they have a big name, can attract businessmen and pave the way for other small and medium-sized enterprises.

The purpose of Korea Week in Bukseong is to promote the whole city, expand its influence, and hopefully attract funds. At the same time, there are other foreign trade companies that want to do business with Korean companies and need channels and opportunities.

It was a lively week, and the government took it very seriously, and there were news reports about Korea Week for several days in a row. One of the most eye-catching is that two popular singing groups have come from South Korea. It shined at the opening ceremony and attracted countless boys and girls to go crazy.

There are stars in South Korea, and Beicheng also invited several singers, one of which is an idol male singer who made his debut in South Korea and returned to China. Artists from both countries joined forces to present a two-hour artistic feast.

At the end of the performance, the protagonist was replaced by a merchant, and after negotiation and agreement, a cooperation intention of more than one billion yuan was reached on the day of the opening ceremony. There are four companies in South Korea that have decided to settle in Bukseong, one of which is a hotel, Cheonhee Hotel.

The full name of Cheonhee Hotel is Cheonhee Hotel Chain Group, which is the largest restaurant group in Korea. It has amusement parks, star-rated hotels, travel agencies and other branches, and its main business is chain hotels.

Founded by Han Qianhee, known as Korea's No. 1 chef, Cheon-hee Hotel has grown to its current scale after more than 40 years. Because Han Qianxi likes Korean food and also likes to cook, the company's first business has always been a chain of restaurants.

With the rise of South Korea's entertainment industry, manufacturing and other industries, South Korea is gradually moving towards the world, and Korean restaurants are also opened all over the world.

As the leader of the Korean catering industry, Qianxi Hotel Group is certainly not willing to miss this opportunity, so it sent people to participate in Korea Week and opened a branch in Beicheng.

Qianxi Hotel attaches great importance to this opportunity, and it is the first branch to open in China, so it sent the vice president of the group and the first chef of the store to negotiate and decide on the opening of the store.

Due to the strong background of Qianxi Hotel, the Beicheng City Government sent people to fully receive and coordinate the site selection.

One wants to open a store, the other tries to help him open a store, and the two sides have a common goal and are very happy to see each other. After the agreement is signed, the site selection of the whole city begins.

It was busy until the evening, sending Korean guests back to the hotel, and setting up a banquet in the hotel to entertain the guests.

Korean businessmen collectively stayed at the Garden Hotel, a four-star hotel.

The city took this event very seriously, assigning tasks to individuals, and each Korean company had a special person to receive it. The reception of Qianxi Hotel was a cadre of China Merchants Bureau, Luo Hongyu, the head of the first business section. The reception team has a total of six people, in addition to Luo Hongyu, there are two section members, two policemen, and one translator.

There are also six merchants of Qianxi Hotel, Jin Taisheng, vice president of the group, Li Zhongji, the first chef of the chain hotel, and a secretary, two staff members, and one translator.

Because there were few people and there were no separate seats, everyone sat around and talked while eating, and the atmosphere was very good.

However, this is good before drinking. In order to entertain the guests, China Merchants Luo Hongyu prepared two boxes of high-quality Wuliangye, when the liquor was more than half, everyone's mind was a little dizzy, the tone of speech changed, there was no modesty and caution at the beginning, and occasionally he couldn't control his mouth and said a few words.

In order to make a good impression on Korean merchants, Luo Hongyu took great pains to not only prepare wine, but also prepared several authentic Korean dishes, including the most famous raw mixed beef.

Qianxi Group drank too much wine, pointed to the raw mixed beef and shook his head, and said a few words. The translator next to Luo Hongyu whispered: "He said that this dish is not right, and it is not delicious." ”

If it's not delicious, it's not delicious, and you can't argue with the guests because of such a thing. Luo Hongyu smiled and nodded, toasting, wanting to make the atmosphere better.

One person said that the food was not good, and immediately another person agreed, which probably means that you are not authentic in Korean food.

Nonsense, authentic is not Korean food. Luo Hongyu continued to laugh and drink.

A few Koreans said a lot, and when they saw that the other party didn't answer, they were embarrassed to be too much, so they also laughed and drank. As a result, the more you drink, the more you drink, the two cases of liquor are about to run out.

At this time, Vice President Jin Taisheng stood up, raised his glass respectfully to Luo Hongyu, said Xie Lu Xie in Chinese, clinked glasses and drank with him, and then said a few words to the first chef Li Zhongji. Li Zhongji said hello to Luo Hongyu and the others, and opened the door and went out.

Luo Hongyu was confused, what did this person want to do? Hurriedly asked the translator, who said, "President Jin thanks you for your hospitality, and I want to invite you to eat the most authentic Korean food, and Chef Lee Zhongji will do the cooking." ”

Luo Hongyu hurriedly asked his staff to follow him, and he must take care of the guests, and there must be no mistakes.

Li Zhongji went out and met the waiter, and said nonsense, the waiter couldn't understand, just when the China Merchants staff came out and asked the waiter: "Where is the kitchen?"

With a waiter to lead the way, the China Merchants staff led Li Zhongji to the kitchen.

When I got to the kitchen, I didn't see the head chef. The clerk thought that he would say hello to the head chef first, so as not to be mistaken for finding fault or something, so he went to the kitchen manager's office.

Just when he was looking for the head chef, Li Zhongji and the chef had a conflict.

He speaks a foreign language that no one can understand. After chattering for a long time, others only looked at him curiously, and there was no reaction at all. Li Zhongji couldn't understand it, so he walked to the board and took a kitchen knife to compare the appearance of cooking.

South Korea is machismo, and after many years of getting used to it, he speaks a little rushed, and when he drinks too much, his tone is even more rushed. A good remark may seem like a provocation to others.

A chef watched his movements and guessed in a tone: "Does he want to compete with us?"

"No, how can anyone be so boring?"

"But he's drunk too much, maybe it's it?"

"If it's true, damn it, knock him over, come to our kitchen to find something?"

Li Zhongji painted for a while, but still no one paid attention to him. He put down the kitchen knife and wandered around the kitchen looking for fresh beef.

Of course, the chef of the hotel couldn't let him rummage over things, so he walked over to stop him, and at this time, the staff of China Merchants Bureau and the head chef came back. As soon as he saw this, the staff hurriedly went up to persuade him. I can't speak Korean, so I can only do it in a hurry.

Hurriedly said to the head chef: "Send someone to the private room and ask for an interpreter." ”