National Tide 1980.

Regardless of whether Gong Mingcheng is willing or not, and regardless of whether he can accept it or not.

Anyway, this time, Ning Weimin just showed his skill slightly and he was already defeated.

Gong Mingcheng finally found out how many eyes the Horse King had.

This is the power of capital.

Ning Weimin's move of "using one's own ability to hurt others" is so unique that it is almost unsolvable for the Temple of Heaven Park.

After all, the most important resources that the Temple of Heaven relies on for its development are in Ning Weimin's hands.

In addition to land, Ning Weimin has control over all the connections, materials, and magic tricks.

To put it bluntly, Ning Weimin is the real economic pillar of the Temple of Heaven Park. There is money only with him, and there is no money without him.

Gong Mingcheng wanted to turn against him, just like a local rich man who overestimates his own capabilities and challenges the capitalists.

The greedy local rich thought that they had the best of both worlds and could easily drive the capitalists away and enjoy alone the fruits of the labor created by both parties.

However, he thought the problem was too simple and was too self-righteous.

As a result, as soon as the capitalists withdraw their investment and leave, the local rich will find that they are simply unable to handle the situation and have had their ladder removed from them.

The wealth he had originally obtained through foreign investment suddenly collapsed, just like a bubble that had never existed.

Look, this is what the Temple of Heaven Park looks like now.

The tourist products from Ning Weimin in the warehouse of the Temple of Heaven have long been gone.

Now the antiques, calligraphy and paintings of Tan Palace Restaurant are gone, and many chefs have also followed Ning Weimin.

The original human-powered tricycles are gone, and now the costumes for ancient photo shoots are gone, and even the crew of "Journey to the West" is going to withdraw from the exhibition.

Even a fool can see that the situation is that "Wang Xiaoer is getting worse every year".

Perhaps from now on, the Temple of Heaven will be nothing but a mere facade with a nominal value.

It would be strange if we could still live a good life like in the past.

I have to say that a guy like Gong Mingcheng is a fool who has no idea of ​​his own limits.

He really thinks of himself as a dish!
Even though he could disrespect Ning Weimin's wisdom, ignore his contributions to the Temple of Heaven Park, and even kick Ning Weimin out of the Temple of Heaven Park.

But correspondingly, he will also suffer the consequences of his own actions and must bear the huge price he will have to pay for driving Ning Weimin away.

To put it bluntly, this is just the beginning. The North God Chef of Tan Palace Restaurant also has Ning Weimin's personal property.

Not to mention the collections of calligraphy and paintings, and ornaments, even the huge "Hundred Flowers Lamp", a whole wall of lacquer grapes, the dragon throne made in the style of the Forbidden City, and the large appreciation vase as tall as a person, all belong to the Ning family.

It is these things that make up the royal style of the banquet hall of Tan Palace Restaurant.

It is conceivable that if Ning Weimin took all these things away, how could the Tangong Restaurant still serve palace cuisine?

What's the difference between that and seeking death?
I am afraid that in the eyes of customers, the banquet hall of Tan Palace will become a real joke in the future.

But now that things have come to this, what can Gong Mingcheng do?

As the saying goes, spilled water cannot be undone. Even if Gong Mingcheng repented now and knelt down and kowtowed to Ning Weimin, it would be of no avail.

Especially not long ago, Deputy Director Hua had just warned him at the Tourism Bureau to stay away from Ning Weimin and not to cause trouble again.

This made Gong Mingcheng afraid to even go to his superiors to complain and seek help.

Putting aside other things, if he really goes, how is he going to tell his superiors?
It's other people's stuff, and he has proof of it. Is it against the law for Ning Weimin to take it away?
Needless to say, in the eyes of the leaders, all they could see was that Gong Mingcheng was an incompetent waste.

Not only did he fail to handle the affairs of the Tan Palace Restaurant, but he also let the situation get out of control. Would we still use him?
There was nothing he could do. Nothing he said would be of any use. The only thing he could do was to grit his teeth and swallow it.

To put it bluntly, he was like a person who failed in stock trading and pretended to be dead, so he just let things go and lay down and did nothing about it.

When Gong Mingcheng is arrogant, he is really arrogant, and when he is cowardly, he is really cowardly.

When things got to this point, he was so angry that he wanted to die, but he only dared to curse in his heart and didn't even dare to take revenge on Saigū.

Logically speaking, Zhaigong is the clothing exhibition hall of Pierre Catton Company. After all, it is located on the ground of the Temple of Heaven. It is actually very easy for Gong Mingcheng to create some obstacles and trouble for them.

But this time, he was so well behaved that he didn't cause any trouble. He even stopped going to the Saigū on weekdays.

What does this mean?
This only shows that he really realized the huge gap in strength between himself and Ning Weimin, and was afraid from the bottom of his heart.

But then again, although Gong Mingcheng has become honest, Ning Weimin himself has no intention of keeping the company in the Temple of Heaven for a long time.

On the contrary, at this time, he had actually been planning with Song Huagui and Zou Guodong that the Pierre Catton Exhibition Hall should be moved from the Temple of Heaven to the Pierre Catton Building as soon as possible.

Ning Weimin’s position is very clear: the Temple of Heaven is not a permanent place for the Pierre Caton exhibition hall.

Because this matter involves the protection of ancient buildings and the private use of parks, the country will sooner or later introduce policies to regulate this kind of behavior.

In the past, they did not have their own place and were eager to make their brand famous, so they rented the Zhai Palace of the Temple of Heaven. Facts have proved that the effect is very good.

Originally, he thought that both the company and the Temple of Heaven could benefit from it, so it would be okay to delay the matter for now.

If both parties maintain a tacit cooperative relationship, it would not be too late to move away at least in the mid-1990s.

But now that a good-for-nothing like Gong Mingcheng has become the director of the garden, this matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later.

It would be better to leave the Temple of Heaven on their own initiative in the name of protecting ancient buildings. This would appear more classy and earn them some fame.

And now the situation is completely different. They already have the Pierre Catton Building and another new building is almost completed.

Now that they own two buildings, it is natural for them to move the exhibition hall to their own territory so that it will be truly worthy of the name.

We can also improve this exhibition hall more freely and permanently.

Song Huagui and Zou Guodong both attached great importance to Ning Weimin's opinions, believing that his ideas were objective and timely.
Out of understanding and trust in Ning Weimin, no one thought that Ning Weimin brought personal grudges into the matter.

So the matter was quickly decided without any dispute.

The top executives of the three companies decided to start planning and designing the new site for the exhibition hall now.

Then, when the new building of Pierre Cattin is completed, the decoration work will begin. The cooperative relationship with the Temple of Heaven can be terminated by next year at the latest, the Pierre Cattin Exhibition Hall in Zhai Palace will be dismantled and moved to the third and fourth floors of the future new building.

Therefore, it can be said that the withdrawal of investment from the Temple Palace Restaurant by both Pierre Cardin and Ning Weimin has substantially spread to the point where they want to completely decouple from the Temple of Heaven. I wonder what Gong Mingcheng will think when he fully understands this?

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As time enters March, as the Japan Academy Awards are about to be held, Ning Weimin and his wife and family are about to return to Tokyo.

During Ning Weimin's last days in the capital, he spent almost all his time with his close confidants, Zhang Shihui, Luo Guangliang, Xiao Tao and Yin Yue.

After all, some situations in the capital have changed, and an important time window is approaching. Ning Weimin has too many things to arrange and explain.

First, Zhang Shihui's work was re-arranged.

You know, after the handover of the Tan Palace Restaurant in the capital, there were only about a hundred chefs and waiters who were willing to leave with Ning Weimin.

Although the Longtan Lake project has just been approved, it will still take a long time for the restaurant to be built.

However, the Chinese restaurant and banquet department of the Pierre Catton Building can accommodate a large number of staff.

And in Shenyang, Pan Long wants to open a branch and needs a group of veterans to help.

In addition, Maxim's Restaurant can arrange a group of young chefs and waiters who are worthy of training to come for exchange and learning.

After that, we went directly to apply for passports and French visas, and then sent these backbones who have mastered Chinese and French cuisine and eating habits to Saint-Tropez, France.

So in fact, the number of people in Tan Palace Restaurant is not enough to be divided among these places, and they can be easily accommodated.

Especially for those who are eager to go abroad to earn foreign currency, there is no need to just focus on Tokyo. France is also a good choice.

The castle hotel and seaside restaurant managed by Aladron are waiting for Ning Weimin to send people to provide refreshing Chinese food services to those European "old money" and empty their pockets.

But there is a problem, that is, among all these places, there is no place for Zhang Shihui to stay.

It seemed that no matter which position Ning Weimin put him in, it was not suitable.

Putting aside other things, Zhang Shihui is the caretaker of Tan Gong Restaurant and Ning Weimin's right-hand man. If he moves to another place, you can't let him be someone else's deputy, right?

What's more, Zhang Shihui was not only Ning Weimin's friend, but also his "loyal minister". He had followed him around for so many years, and even if he had made no contributions, he had worked hard.

Therefore, even if it was just to show off to others, Ning Weimin had to find a good and lucrative job for Zhang Shihui.

In addition to being affordable, he also cannot lose value, otherwise, in the eyes of others, what kind of person will Ning Weimin become?
But the key point is that Ning Weimin may be able to help Zhang Shihui get the position of the top leader, but it will not be easy for him to keep it with his personal ability.

Besides, it should be said that it is really not right for a cuckoo to occupy the magpie's nest.

As the saying goes, do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. The reason why they left the Altar Palace was because of Gong Mingcheng, the man who "dropped in" from the sky to pick peaches.

They can't just turn around and become the bad guys themselves and bully others, right?

After much deliberation, Ning Weimin finally decided not to let Zhang Shihui run the catering business until he found a suitable place to reopen his own restaurant.

Instead, he was asked to start a company and start the liquor business.

"You want me to sell foreign liquor too? Like Lao Sha?"

When Zhang Shihui first heard about this, he thought Ning Weimin asked him to compete with Manager Sha for business.

"How is that possible? This is unfair to you and to Lao Sha. It's also a serious waste of resources."

Seeing Ning Weimin shaking his head repeatedly, indicating that this was absolutely not the case, Zhang Shihui fainted.

"Then you mean..."

"Lao Sha makes foreign liquor, and you make Chinese liquor."

"National liquor? What kind of liquor? We have almost all kinds of national liquor in our tobacco and liquor store."

"Hey, I said it's our own brand of wine. There's something you may not know. When I bought the overseas copyright of "Dream of Red Mansions" from the National Television Drama Production Center, I saw the commercial value in it. So I not only signed an advertising agreement with the National Television Drama Production Center. I also went to the Industry and Commerce Bureau in my personal name and collected many well-known terms closely related to "Dream of Red Mansions", including "Dream of Red Mansions", "Red Mansion Banquet", "Grand View Garden", "Twelve Golden Hairpins", "The Story of the Stone", "Illusionary Realm of Taixu", "Spiritual Jade", "Jiangzhu Fairy", "Shenying Waiter", "Mirror of Wind and Moon", etc., and registered them as commercial trademarks in China. And the business scope covers clothing, jewelry, catering, wine, beverages, snacks, toys, and handicrafts. Now I'm thinking, since we don't have a business place for the time being on the catering side, we have to slowly choose a new address. But some of our connections are ready-made, so don't waste them. It would be better for us to launch wine under the "Dream of Red Mansions" brand, and then you can use our ready-made resources to sell wine..."

"Oh my god, what did you say? You actually registered the trademark of Dream of the Red Chamber? I say, your mind is too advanced!"

Zhang Shihui stood up suddenly, extremely surprised and excited.

The idea Ning Weimin gave him was definitely a good thing!
Everyone knows how popular "Dream of Red Mansions" is, but few people would think about it, and no one would take action in advance like Ning Weimin.

Thinking about the deep appeal of the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions", he seemed to see gold everywhere.

Based on his understanding of the tobacco and alcohol market, he knew how smart Ning Weimin was and that this business would definitely make a fortune.

And from a respectable point of view, being the director of a winery is not bad. You may be in charge of more people than when you were in the Tan Palace.

After calming down, Zhang Shihui asked happily, "Then how should we do this? Should we make baijiu? Baijiu has the largest sales volume..."

"We can make both white wine and yellow wine. Lu wine and beer are also possible. After all, we have to eat one bite at a time. Let's just make the two mainstream wines first and worry about the others later."

Zhang Shihui's eyes widened again. He didn't expect Ning Weimin to have such a big appetite that he actually drank both white wine and yellow wine.

"You're so arrogant. You just want to make two kinds first. According to what you mean, don't we have to open two wineries at once?"

Even though he was Ning Weimin's most trusted friend and subordinate, and even though he had always obeyed Ning Weimin's arrangements and instructions unconditionally, Zhang Shihui couldn't help but question it this time.

"Wei Min, this is a good thing. But it can't be divorced from reality. Do you know how much money it takes to set up a winery? At least more than one million, two factories would cost at least three million. And this is a technical job, where can I find so many winemaking talents? You and I may be able to raise funds, but who among us knows how to make wine? Isn't it too difficult for you to ask me to do this job? I don't even have confidence in whether I can find someone who knows the business and make good wine, let alone the quality of the wine..."

Little did he know that he and Ning Weimin were not on the same wavelength at all.

"Hey, look at you, you've got the wrong idea again. I didn't say a word about letting you open a winery to make wine. Think about it, did I tell you to open a company from the beginning?"

"It seems... that's the case, but didn't you say that we should make our own wine..."

Looking at Zhang Shihui's hesitant and confused look, Ning Weimin knew that he hadn't understood yet and was still holding it in.

"To make your own wine, you don't necessarily have to open your own factory. You're right, opening a winery is difficult, it requires professional talents, and the investment is also large. The key is that we have no experience. If we really want to open a winery, we won't know how much time we will waste until we can run it normally. So I have a clever way for you. It can completely borrow chickens to lay eggs, and it is absolutely guaranteed to make money."

"Borrowing chickens to lay eggs? A sure win? Is there such a good thing in the world?"

Zhang Shihui was very interested, but still did not dare to believe it completely.

As a result, Ning Weimin's subsequent words completely dispelled his worries.

"Of course. Actually, you just need to change your mindset. You have to look at the essence of this matter. What do we make money from? I tell you, it's not the money from the product itself, but the premium of the brand of Dream of Red Mansions and the premium of our connections. To be honest, when I brought the crew of Dream of Red Mansions to Japan for publicity, I changed the packaging of some wine and tea into Dream of Red Mansions and sold them on the spot. Guess what? I tell you, they sold like crazy. The goods that I changed the packaging on a whim were only ten boxes of wine. They were almost sold out. A bottle of rice wine costs several thousand yen, and the Japanese buy several bottles at a time. Some people even want to collect all the twelve golden hairpins. Including shipping and tariffs, I make 4,500 yen for each bottle of wine. Then think about it, if we find a ready-made winery and let it produce for us, wouldn't it be over? What's the difference between this and opening a tobacco and liquor store? We just get the goods and then resell them. The key is who we sell to and where we put the wine..." (End of this chapter)