Chapter 602 The only Regret

"My father has been running this restaurant for ten years. Although it has never been rated by Michelin, the craftsmanship is definitely not worse than those of star-rated restaurants."

The restaurant owner's son led Luo Quan into the restaurant called Covington.

His father's name is Covington Johnson, and the restaurant is named after his father.

As soon as he entered the restaurant, several waiters gathered around him with worried expressions on their faces.

These men and women are all veteran employees of Covington Restaurant. The one with the longest seniority has been working in the restaurant for nine and a half years, and has been here almost since the restaurant opened.

After the restaurant owner's accident, he almost lost his entire fortune. The restaurant had been unable to pay wages for a long time. Several chefs had left, and the waiters could barely survive for a few days.

Mainly because I heard that the new boss was also in the catering business, so I wanted to stay and try my luck.

"These are old employees of the restaurant. They have experience and are very familiar with many customers. If you are willing to stay, it will not be a bad thing for the restaurant you open in the future." Ravitch Johnson rubbed his temples and said in Los Angeles Quan said good things to these waiters in front of him.

I have been taking care of my father in the hospital these days and haven't had a good night's sleep for a long time, so I have been keeping myself up since I met Luo Quan.

"I see that your mental state is not good, so there is no need to delay any more and just quote a price." Luo Quan took out a transfer contract from his briefcase.

This store was rented by Covington, with two years of rent paid in advance, and there is still one and a half years of lease left.

He does not own the land, but he can transfer the lease contract of the store and let Luo Quan continue to use it for the remaining year and a half.

The rent here is US$13,000 per month, which is US$234,000 for eighteen months.

If it were someone else, seeing how dire the situation of the Johnsons and his son were and how urgent they needed money, they would probably push the amount down a bit.

As for the amount of pressure, it depends on how cruel the person's heart is.

However, Luo Quan is not a cruel capitalist. She never does anything to take advantage of others, but she is not a holy mother either. She will not give the Johnsons more money just because their current situation is embarrassing.

It should be as much as it should be.

When Ravitch saw the contract given by Luo Quan, she found that she did not specifically lower the price, and her worries disappeared.

"You are different from many buyers I have seen. Many people have made offers to me before, and none of them were higher than two hundred thousand dollars." Ravitch said as he happily signed his contract. name.

"There is a saying in China, which is that ladies love talents, and they should be chosen in a proper way." Luo Quan slightly changed this saying and used it.

"A gentleman loves talent, right?" Ravitch chuckled softly. He still had some understanding of Chinese culture, but it was appropriate for Luo Quan to describe himself as a lady.

"My dad and I have listened to many of your songs, and we can be considered half of your fans. If he knew that the store was transferred to you, he would definitely not have any regrets." After Ravitch signed the contract, he quickly I received a credit notification on my phone.

At this moment, he finally relaxed.

Medical care in the United States is very expensive. Although he and his father have always paid for medical insurance, the medical insurance does not reimburse everything, and they still need to pay tens of thousands in treatment fees.

In addition, post-operative recovery and nutrition costs are huge expenses.

In addition, after being discharged from the hospital in the future, money will be needed to start life again.

So although the more than two hundred thousand US dollars may seem like a lot, in fact, after breaking it down one by one, it is not that useful.

"Although I don't know what restaurant you are going to open next, I still wish you good luck with your new store. This is the contact number of a nearby supplier of high-quality and low-priced ingredients. You can call her if you need it."

Ravitch took out a black leather notebook from his arms. It looked like it was old, and he was probably an old customer.

"Thank you so much." Luo Quan took the notebook and was in a good mood.

I give him mulberry trees and elm trees, and I give him peaches and plums in return. The ancients sincerely did not deceive me.

After the matter was done, Ravitch did not stay long. He just chatted with a few waiters and left the restaurant.

Judging from the back of him walking and stopping, he still felt a little reluctant to leave. After all, it was an old store that had been run by his family for ten years. It carried all the memories of his youth and his father's half-life struggle.

Just because of a stock market crash, everything was in vain.

All I can say is that if the United States is dyed red in the future, those financiers on Wall Street deserve to be hanged from street lamps.

After recovering his thoughts, Luo Quan called the four remaining waiters in the store to him.

There were three men and one woman, one of whom was in his early forties, looked mature and steady, and was probably the foreman.

The other two men are younger, around twenty-seven or eighty-years-old. Like the waitresses, they are of good stature and good looks.

Before coming here, Luo Quan had read some information about Covington Restaurant and knew that it was a high-end restaurant. Although it was not selected by Michelin, in the eyes of wealthy people in New York, it was better than the so-called Michelin restaurants.

The main reason is not only that the chef's skills are very good, but also the decoration here is elegant and unique, and the service is also quite attentive.

Although the charges are a little more expensive, people who come to eat here are not short of money.

All in all, this is a restaurant with a pretty good reputation.

But starting today, Covington's is a thing of the past.

"I bought this store to open a Chinese restaurant." Luo Quan looked at several waiters and stated his purpose straightforwardly:

"If you are willing, I will give you 1.5 times whatever treatment Boss Covington gave you before."

Hearing this, several waiters looked surprised. They didn't expect that the new boss would increase their wages as soon as he took office, and even increase them by so much.

"But the salary increase is not for nothing." Luo Quan smiled slightly, took out a document from his briefcase, and pushed it in front of everyone:

"This is the menu for the restaurant in the future, as well as the stories and explanations behind each dish. I have already translated it. I don't need you to memorize the whole text. But if diners ask about the knowledge of these dishes, I need you to at least give a rough idea. , you can’t just ask three questions without knowing anything.”

Opening the document, it was densely packed with pictures and texts. Several waiters had not read a book for a long time, and their heads hurt when they saw these things.

Sure enough, the extra money is not so easy to get.

"How about it? If you don't think it's okay to ask, you can stay and continue working. If you can't accept it, I won't force you to stay. I can settle all the salary arrears."

Luo Quan looked at the waiters and asked.

"I don't have a problem. It's just that it was difficult in the first few days. Just think of it as getting to know the exotic customs." The oldest waiter smiled and took up the task.

Seeing the foreman being so straightforward, the others also nodded.

The salary at Covington's Restaurant was already high, but now it has increased by 50%, almost three times that of other restaurants. Where else can you find a job with such a generous salary except here?

Therefore, the waiters agreed to Luo Quan's request without thinking too much.

After solving the four basic positions, it is a good start.

But there is still much to do next.

The first is the kitchen. Unlike the small pots and stoves used in Western food, many Chinese dishes require cooking over high and fierce fire, so the stoves need to be replaced with larger models.

Kitchenware and tableware also need to be purchased.

As for the decoration of the restaurant, there is no need to change it. The original one is just fine. The color, flavor, and image of Chinese cuisine all depend on the dishes themselves, and have little to do with the surrounding environment.

Of course, if you can create a decoration like a meandering water cup, it would be sentimental, but it would take too long and the cost would be too high.

If foreigners don't buy into this formality, they will be in trouble.

However, the name of the store still needs to be changed. Before coming here, she thought of names such as "Shiweitian", "Wuweilou", "Xianyaoyan", etc. that she didn't know were powerful.

Later, I thought that translation was too difficult, so I decided to name the restaurant after myself, just like Covington, and called it "Luoquan Restaurant".

The decoration team came back in the afternoon to change the signboard, and Luo Quan has now posted a recruitment advertisement outside the store, looking for skilled kitchen helpers with experience in making Chinese cuisine, and the wages are generous.

The chef can only be herself, and no one else can match her level, so hiring only one chef is enough.

However, the rough work of chopping doesn't require her to do it herself. She can do it with three helpers, and it won't have much impact on the dishes.

After finishing the advertisement, Luo Quan posted a message on Twitter and Bilibili:

"I opened a Chinese restaurant called Luo Quan Restaurant at 18 45th Street, Fifth Avenue, New York. It is expected to be open within three days. Interested fans can come and support me."

Soon, fans commented below the post:

"By the way, is this restaurant a chain that you cook yourself or is it licensed to others?"

"I cook personally, this is the only one, no other one." Luo Quan replied immediately.

"Oh no, Luo Quan actually replied to me. Is this the power of hot comments?"

"But, what does this have to do with our domestic fans?"

"It's not that I don't want to support you, it's just that the air tickets are too expensive."

"Haha, I'm in New York right now. I'll take a taxi and go over to take a look."

"It's awesome. I'm just waiting for the travel up host from Station B to check in and make a video."

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"Make a video?" Luo Quan laughed. What a coincidence, she also happened to be making a video for the restaurant.

In other words, it is producing variety shows.

Just looking at opening a restaurant, it is quite difficult to gain a relatively large influence. Even if she is a big star, once the popularity is over, the restaurant will probably not make any noise.

Unless the media patronizes it every day and exposes it constantly.

But this is unrealistic, so you have to create popularity yourself, and variety shows are the best way.

In the United States, reality shows and variety shows are quite popular.

However, life-style reality shows like this are not particularly common in the United States. Most of them are about bullying, ethics or bullying.

So how to shoot and how to edit requires some thought.

In short, the advertisement has been launched, and the popularity has gradually gathered.

Since we are far away from each other in China, we don’t particularly care.

But fans in the United States seemed quite excited and left messages one after another:

"Is Luo Quan going to unlock a new costume?"

"Cook, I get excited when I think about how she looks in her apron!"

"It seems that Luo Quan already has many images, elf, princess, swimsuit, kimono, are there any other interesting ones?"

“Although I have worn black stockings once before, it was only this time.

It would be a pity not to wear black stockings on Luo Quan's legs. "

"Not being able to see human sexy artifacts wearing Luo Quan's body is the biggest regret of my life."

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Well, Luo Quan discovered that LSP does not distinguish between nationalities. Compared with fans in the United States, they are on par with domestic fans.

We were having a good conversation in the restaurant, but somehow it got into black hair.

Speaking of which, she had never worn this thing often, even less than a swimsuit.

However, compared to swimsuits, black stockings seem to be more attractive to men.

According to scientific analysis, black symbolizes coldness, toughness and evil. Men are born with a desire to conquer, and black stockings greatly stimulate their desire to "eradicate evil and do justice for heaven."

In addition, stockings have small holes and are unprecedentedly close to the skin, perfectly modifying the curves of a woman's legs and creating the illusion of "longer, thinner, more beautiful legs" and covering everything on the legs. The bad scene is in line with all male fantasies about perfect legs.

Finally, because the stockings are always darker near the ankles and become lighter as they go up, the hazy beauty of this winding path is truly unparalleled in the world.

In addition, the thinness of the stockings but just enough to cover important parts, as well as the strong contrast between the black stockings and the white thighs, make people have the urge to tear them apart.

This is a primitive desire, the desire to destroy and blaspheme beautiful things.

To sum up, black stockings are really loved by the majority of male compatriots.

If Luo Quan initiated a poll on whether people wanted to see her wearing black stockings or a swimsuit, it is estimated that more than 70% of people would choose black stockings.

Of course, she would definitely not initiate such a vote if she had nothing to do, especially since she had just given out a wave of benefits to everyone while wearing a swimsuit live.

If someone with black stockings came again, she was afraid that these fans' bodies would not be able to withstand it. No matter how nutritious the Nutrition Express was, it would take time to absorb it.

Therefore, Luo Quan chose to ignore foreign fans' collective request for her to wear black stockings, and just asked fans to promote and support the upcoming restaurant.

On the other hand, Luo Quan also contacted the printing house to make recipes.

The decoration team has been busy all afternoon, just installing the new stove. The excavated floor tiles have not been refilled and will not be completed until tomorrow.

As for the kitchen helpers, Luo Quan waited all afternoon and found nothing, so he walked around New York's Chinatown.

But as soon as I entered Chinatown, I happened to encounter a Chinese crew filming a movie here.

When I went up to ask, I found out that "Detective Chinatown 2" was being filmed here, and the starring cast was pretty good, including movie stars and young talents.

Wearing sunglasses, Luo Quan just stood around and watched for a while. He didn't stay too long and quickly turned to look for the kitchen helper.