Chapter 40 Mr. Huang!
"Seven o'clock~Mr. Huang?"

Su Chen was also a little surprised when he saw the address sent by Deng Chao.

As one of the top private restaurants in Shanghai, Mr. Huang only accommodates two tables per meal, and reservations must be made in advance.

"I don't know if it was Deng Chao who booked it or his friend. It would be interesting if it was Deng Chao!"

Su Chen knew relatively little about Deng Chao. He had watched quite a few of his TV dramas when he was young and had a good impression of him.

Later, when I entered society and was busy making a living, I didn’t have much time to watch TV series or movies.

I am so busy every day that I don’t get home until eleven or twelve at night, and I basically fall asleep as soon as I get home.

Who has the time to pay attention to those celebrities?

After tidying up simply and saying hello to Aunt Tang, Su Chen went out.

Mr. Huang lives in a two-story villa in the JA area, which is a bit far away from Su Chen. In addition, it is already past five o'clock, which is also the peak time for getting off work.

There were many traffic jams along the way, and by the time he arrived at Mr. Huang's place, it was already half past six.

"Hello, sir, do you have an appointment?"

As soon as Su Chen walked into the gate, a middle-aged man who looked like a butler came to greet him.

"I have an appointment, my surname is Deng!"

Hearing Su Chen's words, the middle-aged man bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Su, right? Mr. Deng and his friends have arrived. They are on the second floor. Please come this way!"

The middle-aged man made a "please" gesture with his right hand in the air, and then took Su Chen to the second floor.

Su Chen also looked at the surrounding decorations.

How to put it, Su Chen was a little surprised.

Young Master Huang didn’t look very luxurious, but he gave Su Chen a very high-end and luxurious feeling.

“As a top private restaurant in Shanghai, it is really good.”

Because only two tables are served per meal, there is only one room on the entire second floor.

"Mr. Su, please come in!" said the middle-aged man as he stood in front of the private room door and bowed.

"Thank you for your help!" Su Chen said, then pushed open the door and walked in.

The private room is very large and is divided into two areas, the leisure area and the dining area.

As soon as Su Chen entered the door, he saw Deng Chao and a slightly plump man drinking tea and chatting.

Because the slightly plump man was carrying him on his back, Su Chen couldn't tell who that man was for a moment.

"Mr. Su!" Deng Chao quickly stood up and greeted him.

At this time, the man who was sitting also stood up.

When Su Chen saw the man's appearance, he was also a little surprised.

A sentence suddenly popped up in my mind, "I am a good man. I am the good man Zeng Xiaoxian!"

There’s nothing we can do about it, it’s because that TV series is so popular!

It would be hard for Su Chen not to recognize him.

"Chen He~ I didn't expect that the friend Brother Chao was talking about would be you!"

"Hahaha~ Hello, Mr. Su. I've heard Old Deng mention you these past few days. I hope you can forgive me for my intrusive visit today!"

What does it mean to be able to speak? This is what it means to be able to speak.

This simple sentence made Su Chen feel very comfortable, and there was not much sense of disobedience, and the relationship became closer all of a sudden.

Explain the reason why he joined the dinner... just to see the big boss that Deng Chao mentioned.

Is this wrong?

Of course there is nothing wrong with that!
Does Su Chen mind?
Of course I don’t mind, everyone likes to hear flattery!

As expected of someone in the entertainment industry, he has a clear grasp of the ways of the world.

“When friends have a meal together, it is more lively when there are more people!”

The three of them sat down and became a little more familiar with each other. There was no sense of strangeness as if it was their first meeting. They smoked and chatted.

The three of them didn't finish chatting until the waiter came to ask if they wanted to serve the dishes. The waiter would introduce each dish first, and then serve the next dish when Su Chen and the others had almost finished eating.

This can fully ensure the temperature and taste of the ingredients, unlike other restaurants where all the dishes are served at once and the taste of some dishes deteriorates as you eat.

Royal egg stew with king crab meat and caviar, pan-fried foie gras with pomegranate vinaigrette, stewed chicken with dendrobium and seahorse, Hokkaido scallops with fresh truffle slices, royal shark fin and homemade braised pork with abalone and black truffle!
"Mr. Su, I heard that this soup can nourish yin and strengthen the kidney. First, simmer it over low heat for 8 hours, then add wolfberry and simmer for another 2 hours. The dendrobium and small seahorses in it are very tonic!" Deng Chao said, pointing to the chicken soup stewed with dendrobium and seahorse.

But why does the expression between his eyebrows look not so serious?

Besides, am I, Su, the kind of person who needs to take dendrobium and seahorse as a tonic?
It’s obvious that I’m very strong and lasting!

“This soup is really delicious, and the chicken tastes really good too!”

Although Su Chen was complaining in his heart, his hands did not slow down at all. In a short while, he had eaten up all his portion of chicken soup.

He even took a few bites of the dendrobium and small seahorse in the bowl. If the seahorse hadn't hurt his teeth, he would have swallowed it directly.

The portion of each dish was not very large, and including the fruit salad there were only seven dishes, and I was only 70% full!

But Su Chen was quite satisfied with the meal.

"Mr. Su, I wonder what you think about investing in hotpot?" Chen He on the side suddenly asked.

"Hot pot?" Su Chen looked at Chen He with some confusion.

He must be too familiar with hotpot. As a native of the Foggy City, his love for hotpot is engraved in his bones.

"Well, I opened a hot pot restaurant with a few celebrity friends, and we plan to make it a franchise. I wonder if Mr. Su is interested?"

As soon as Su Chen heard this, he understood what was going on. He used the celebrity's fan effect to attract speculative franchisees and quickly opened hot pot restaurants all over the country.

After thinking for a moment, Su Chen shook his head slightly, "I'm not very optimistic about this project~"

As soon as these words were spoken, Chen He's expression changed immediately, and his brows were furrowed so tightly that they could almost pinch a mosquito to death.

"Mr. Su, why do you say that?"

Su Chen glanced at Chen He and said calmly: "Have you ever considered the differences in diet in different places?"

"Dietary differences?" Both Chen He and Deng Chao had question marks on their faces.

Seeing that the two hadn't figured it out yet, Su Chen sighed slightly, "The reason why Sichuan and Chongqing hotpot is so popular is because of the local food environment. Think about it, the food in the south of the Yangtze River and the coastal areas is mainly light and slightly sweet. Do you expect them to eat hotpot every day?"

"At first, your hot pot restaurant may be able to expand rapidly because of the fan effect, but what about later? Once the initial enthusiasm of fans has passed and the hot pot is not well accepted in the local area, what do you think will happen to these franchisees?"

"close the door!"

Chen He is not a fool, on the contrary he is very smart!
Otherwise, he would not have thought of using the fan effect to open a hot pot restaurant to make money. After hearing Su Chen's words, he instantly understood that this was a pit, the kind that he dug himself and buried himself in.

"Thank you, Mr. Su. You really woke me up!"

Su Chen shook his head slightly, "I'm just telling you my thoughts, you still need to think about the details yourself!"

In fact, Su Chen also knew that if Chen He really opened a hotpot chain, even if the franchised hotpot restaurants closed one after another as Su Chen said, it would not have much impact on Chen He.

At most, it has a bad reputation.

Just as Chen He was about to say something else, the phone next to him rang.

He made an apologetic gesture to Su Chen and Deng Chao, then picked up the phone and walked aside to answer it.

"Huh? I'm at Mr. Huang now? I'm on the second floor! With my friends."

Chen He hesitated for a moment, then looked at Su Chen who was chatting with Deng Chao, and said helplessly: "Okay, come up!"

After Chen He hung up the phone, he quickly walked back to the dining table.

"Mr. Su, I'm sorry, a friend of mine happened to come to Mr. Huang's for dinner and wanted to sit with us!" Chen He said embarrassedly.

Su Chen shook his head, indicating that he didn't mind. After all, the host today was not him but Deng Chao. He didn't say anything, so how could the guest say anything?

"Who is He?" Deng Chao asked with some confusion, but he knew that his brother would not let anyone come without permission.

"You'll find out later!"

After a while, there was a knock on the door and a thin man pushed the door open and walked in.

When he saw the appearance of the person coming, Su Chen opened his mouth slightly.

(End of this chapter)