Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 1131 Dinner Party
At noon the next day, the people of Moscow suddenly discovered a strange phenomenon: the Chinese merchants who usually ran around the streets and alleys selling goods had disappeared. Even the bustling Astai Market had become quiet. Almost all the shops run by flower growers were closed. This made them puzzled. What puzzled them even more was that people who usually liked to wear loose cotton jackets and dress in rags were dressed up today. Although not all of them wore suits, they were neat and clean. Some people even tidied themselves up carefully.

Most of the younger generation wore leather jackets bought from the old Russians. Because they were too thin, their noses were red from the cold. But even so, everyone was in high spirits. You know, today was the day Mr. Jiang was going to treat all the Taoist priests to a meal.

Spiritually, Jiang Yan is their idol. You can imagine that as a Chinese, he can have such a status in Russia and befriend so many big shots. This is not something that everyone can do. Even the people of Da Mao can do it, not to mention that Mr. Jiang is a foreigner. It can be said that Mr. Jiang has defeated almost 99.9% of the Da Mao people, which makes them feel proud.

The more substantial benefit is that since the rise of Mr. Jiang, the status of these traders in Russia has skyrocketed. Not only have there been fewer Russian police extorting them, but the amount of extortion has also dropped drastically. Whenever they can get close to Mr. Jiang, even if they are people who sell goods to Mr. Jiang, and if there is a problem, as long as they mention that they are Mr. Jiang's people, it will definitely work. Sometimes they can even be exempted from fines. Even if they cannot be exempted, the amount will be greatly reduced.

Although they usually talk about Mr. Jiang a lot, few of them have actually met him. But today, the opportunity came. Not only could they meet Mr. Jiang, but Mr. Jiang also invited them to dinner. What an honor it was.

There were also rumors that this time Mr. Jiang was going to treat almost all the speculators in Moscow to a meal. You should know that there are as many as 10,000 speculators making a living in Moscow. Just imagine, the scene of 10,000 speculators from all over Moscow sitting together for a meal is very exciting. Some speculators who do not usually make a living in Moscow, after hearing the news, stayed behind specifically to have a meal with Mr. Jiang.

If you can have a meal with Mr. Jiang, you can brag about it for the rest of your life. You'd be a fool not to go.

In addition, some people studying in Moscow heard the news and were also eager to participate. Some of them contacted Huang Yang directly and also hoped to participate.

Jiang Yan was happy to see this situation and agreed to it immediately.

However, some people gloated and pointed out that there were more than 10,000 people and it was difficult to find a hotel in Moscow that could accommodate so many people.

Letting ten thousand people eat at the same time does seem to be a problem, at least it seems to be a problem in the eyes of others. However, this does not seem to be a problem for Jiang Yan. In their eyes, Mr. Jiang is omnipotent. Even if the number of profiteers doubles, Mr. Jiang can arrange it.

Compared with the happiness of these small traders, the medium and large traders who have their own channels have frowned and are gloomy. They have much more power than these small traders and know much more information. Most of them have already understood that Mr. Jiang's banquet this time may not be a good one, and it may turn out to be a Hongmen Banquet.

But they had no choice. If they competed head-on with Jiang Yan, it would undoubtedly be like hitting a rock with an egg.

But they are not the only ones having a headache. Huang Yang is also having a headache. The number of people who have been reported by his subordinates to attend the party has reached nearly 10,000. There is a saying that 10,000 people is endless.

Not only did he have to find a venue that could accommodate 10,000 people for dinner, he also had to get tables, chairs, and benches that could accommodate 10,000 people, as well as chefs. All these things really gave him a headache. He would not have taken this job earlier.

But since my boss trusts me, I have to complete it.

At first, we looked for a venue. We asked several restaurants, but when they heard that we were going to cook for 10,000 people, they were shocked. Not only did they never cook for so many people, but they also didn’t have the capacity to accommodate them. So we had to give up.

Finally, he had no other choice, so he went to Arov. "The boss wants to treat 10,000 people to a meal." Arov was shocked when he heard about it.

"To be precise, there are more than 10,000 people." Huang Yang looked at Arov and spoke.

"But there is no place that big now. As you know, it's too cold outside today." Huang Yang looked at Arov and said.

"Let me think about it." After saying that, Arov walked around the room thinking of a solution.

"I'm Arov. Can I borrow your auditorium for a while? Our boss wants to invite 10,000 people to dinner." After a while, Arov picked up a phone and dialed a number.

"Okay, it's done. Moscow Steel Plant No. 3 has a very large warehouse. This should be enough."

The chefs were easy to deal with. Arov helped coordinate and invited three or four hundred chefs from Moscow's state-owned factories, universities, research institutes, etc. to help out in the kitchen, as well as to cut vegetables, wash vegetables, etc. There was no requirement for anything too meticulous, as long as the food was good and well-fed.

Finally, we discovered a problem: there were not enough tables, chairs and benches.

There was no other choice, so Arov and I discussed and dismantled the tables, chairs and benches from the canteens of state-owned factories, universities and research institutes where the chefs had been hired away. Only then did we have enough seats and benches for 10,000 people to eat, and we also solved the problem of bowls, plates and cups.

At around 4pm, traders started arriving at the warehouse to eat. However, they were a little anxious, as they had originally planned to eat at 6pm.

The group of people did not mind the deserted and empty warehouse. No matter they knew each other or had never met before, they gathered together, grabbed the candies, melon seeds and peanuts on the table and started chatting freely about anything and everything. Looking at the scene, if you didn't know, you would have thought they were preparing for the New Year in a lively manner.

However, for them, today was like the Chinese New Year. There were no lights or decorations everywhere, and even big red lanterns were hung out. Jiang Yan was also very considerate and set up several large iron oil drums in the warehouse, which were filled with a lot of firewood and were burning, which kept the temperature in the warehouse at around 15 degrees. This temperature was not considered cold in Moscow.

Some people, although chatting there, kept their eyes on the gate to see who had arrived today and to satisfy their curiosity.

Some people even took the opportunity to communicate with each other, and even completed one deal after another intentionally or unintentionally. This gathering has always been the best place to grow your network.

(End of this chapter)