The leisurely life of the rich start

"Master Hou, I should dig yours earlier, so that I can eat your private dishes every day!"

"Haha, it's a pity that you won't be able to eat it next month!" Chef Hou said with a smile, "I'm going to serve as a guest chef at the Wulixiang restaurant in Yanjing for three months, and I will cook with some old friends by the way. technique."

Cheng Mingming asked curiously: "Master Hou, with your status, do you still want to be a guest chef?"

"Of course, there is no limit to the world of cooking!" Chef Hou said with a smile, "Besides, accepting Mr. Zhang's invitation is also a challenge for me!

Let me do the math for you. In the shopping mall in the future, Chef Bobana cooks western food, so he is not in direct competition with me, but Xinrongji, a Michelin star-seeker, is definitely my number one enemy, right?

Even if you don’t look at Michelin, look at our domestic white pearls, Xinrongji is also a three-star, and my previous Jiangnan Kitchen has only two stars for so many years.

Also, is there going to be a Peninsula Hotel in the shopping mall?Then Yilong Pavilion Chinese Restaurant must also follow, right?

Although they didn't get a Michelin star this year, they can drive directly in the hotel if they can't stand it, and they can get discounts with the hotel's membership card, which naturally has an advantage!

I'm already old, and I want to open a new restaurant and compete with young people, I don't know what to do. "

After hearing this, Zhang Da and Cheng Mingming were speechless.

As a state banquet chef, is it appropriate to say this?

Chef Hou couldn't hear the voices of the two, so he said to himself:

"You also know that these young people don't talk about martial arts at all. Mr. Zhang, why don't you tell me? Will Mingda Plaza introduce other high-end catering brands?"

Zhang Da said truthfully: "Well, Lee Garden will also open a branch in our shopping mall."

Chef Hou pulled his chef's hat sadly: "Huh? This is not easy."

He originally managed the Jiangnanzao restaurant, and one of the signature desserts is poplar nectar.

Now that Zhang Da brought the originator of Yangzhi Ganlu to Jinling, wouldn't he become Li Gui?

Zhang Da raised his fist to encourage Chef Hou: "Master Hou, come on, you are the best!"

"Mr. Zhang, I'm starting to wonder if you really want to open a restaurant." Chef Hou complained, "You said, how can anyone find so many competitors for themselves?"

Zhang Da: "..."

After dinner in a complicated mood, Zhang Da went home and made a phone call.

The first person he contacted was Terry Stern, the fourth-generation head of Patek Philippe.

After all, compared with Wilsdorf and others, most of the contacts between Zhang Da and Patek Philippe are limited to the auction of orphaned watches.

Unexpectedly, Terry Stern agreed very simply.

"Mr. Zhang, we are very willing to open the sixth Patek Philippe store in Jinling. However, we hope that you can set up a separate store for our brand outside the mall."

Zhang Da immediately agreed: "No problem at all!"

Chapter 372 Hot Spots

After easily finalizing Patek Philippe, Zhang Da contacted Rolex again.

Wilsdorf was more straightforward than Terry Stern:

"Opening a store? This is not a problem at all. At the same time, we also hope to contract the one-year opening screen advertisement of the Netflix Huaguo app. The previous advertisements have achieved a good publicity effect, and the group and distributors are very satisfied.

However, I must remind you that our group has two major watch brands! "

"I won't forget Tudor, Mr. Wilsdorf. Just out of respect, I should call your cousin to ask for his opinion, shouldn't I?" Zhang Da laughed. I can't promise you the matter for the time being, because Netflix Huaguo's opening screen advertisements this year have all been contracted."

"Well, it's a pity." Wilsdorf said, "Then I can only ask you to put Rolex and Tudor stores together in the future."

"This is not a problem!"

After the brothers Rolex and Tudor were settled, luxury jewelry brands such as Blancpain and Hermès were also included in Zhang Da's pocket one by one.

When he brought the news to the group the next day, Qian Chen and Zhou Zhou were thrown into confusion by the wind.

"Old Zhou, I finally discovered that I have been in the shopping mall industry for so many years, and the network resources in my hand may not even reach a fraction of Mr. Zhang."

"Haha, Mr. Qian, people always have to look at the bright side!" Zhou Zhou handed Qian Chen a cup of coffee, "At least, it's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree!"

"Thank you." Qian Chen took the coffee, "It seems to be so reasonable! Lao Zhou, we have to organize another internal meeting later to determine the locations of these luxury brand stores as soon as possible.

At that time, if we bring such a semi-finished product of the shopping mall design drawing to attract investment, isn't it going to be invincible? "

"Actually, I think that as long as we show the catering brands in the mall, many brands will take the initiative to discuss cooperation with us." Zhou Zhou said with a smile, "But you are right, Mr. Qian, we have to mention work again. Efficiency! If the people in one of our departments combined are not as efficient as Mr. Zhang alone, I won’t feel at ease getting paid.”

"It's not just the salary, I'm too embarrassed to come to work again." Qian Chen said, "Hurry up! Send the revised draft of the design drawings to the China Construction Institute first!"

It was the most April day in the world. The vice president of the China Construction Institute who had just made a pot of hot tea suddenly received a reward from his assistant.

"Dad, your design draft has been sent back!"

Although his son, who is currently his assistant, looks very serious, he always feels that he sees a bit of teasing in it.

After all, the last time his blueprint was called back, it seemed to be three years ago?

This time, he became interested: "Which design draft is it? Show me it! Also, you have to call me the vice president during working hours!"

"Sorry, vice president! I was also a little excited because of the sudden incident." The assistant immediately said: "It's the design draft of Mingda Plaza. I have already transferred the other party's email to your mailbox."

"Oh, let's see what's wrong."

The deputy dean put on his glasses and carefully found the mail from the mailbox.

The tone of the other party is very humble:

"Dear designer teacher, everyone in the group likes your design drawing very much! It's just that the group happened to cooperate with Patek Philippe, and the other party asked us to build a separate store for them outside the mall, so I have to trouble you to revise the draft."

"Haha, it's not my problem at all!" The deputy dean asked his assistant to look at the computer screen, "Isn't it reasonable for Party A to build a separate store for Patek Philippe?"

The assistant's focus was on other things: "As expected of a big group, it is extraordinary once it makes a move! Patek Philippe, is it the first in Suzhou?"

"Nonsense, Patek Philippe only has stores in Shanghai and Yanjing!" the vice president said, "This matter is easy, and I can handle it in 15 minutes."

...

The world is full of beauty in April, and the investors of Citigroup have never understood this half line so deeply.

No one expected that the stock price of Netflix, which was still high a few days ago, suddenly plummeted, and now it is heading for a low of 450 yuan.

Seriously, I don't even want my face!

At the same time, an article about Netflix quickly spread on Google, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms.

This article, written by Hollywood industry insiders, deeply analyzes the reasons why Netflix Group’s operating income has continued to slump in the past two years.

The author wrote in the article: "The author consulted many streaming media experts and discussed with Hollywood industry insiders, and finally came to a conclusion:

The chief culprit for the decline in Netflix Group's turnover is Mingda Group and their Netflix Huaguo subsidiary! "

The article first stated the fact that since the launch of Netflix Huaguo, the turnover of Netflix Group has been declining.

Then he put forward the argument that "Netflix Huaguo did not open up a new market for Netflix Group, but diverted the original users of Netflix Group to the Huaguo market".

Then, it came to the argumentative essay link that many Huaguo candidates who have experienced the college entrance examination are familiar with-telling the evidence!

"Before Netflix entered the Huaguo market, Huaguo people could only purchase Netflix memberships on the Internet. After Netflix Huaguo was listed, they still did not need to open memberships on the Internet.

Moreover, as we all know, Netflix Huaguo’s monthly members only need to pay 36 yuan per month, which is about 5.7 yuan after being converted into US dollars. You can even enjoy a 8% discount for purchasing annual memberships!And it costs $13.99 to open a Netflix membership at Citigroup!

Under the ebb and flow, there are naturally many users who will choose Netflix Huaguo, which is cheaper. "

After reading this article, all the Citi leeks were finally relieved.

It seems that everyone was cut off back then, it was not wronged!

After being "critically hit" by this article, Netflix's stock price plummeted again.

At the same time, some blind students discovered Huadian:

"It's so cheap to open a Netflix membership in Huaguo? Why do I have to spend more money?"

As a result, Xu Lin discovered in the past few days that the number of members of Netflix Huaguo suddenly increased again.

"Mr. Zhang, if this trend continues, our number of paying members is expected to exceed 2 million!"

Zhang Da nodded and said: "Well, this is good news, keep working hard!"

"Okay, Mr. Zhang!" Xu Lin smiled, "Look, after the number of members exceeds [-] million, are we going to announce this news?"

"Announcement, of course it will be announced!" Zhang Da said naturally, "This is a very good thing!"

While the employees of the Netflix Huaguo project team were celebrating each other with high fives, Citi netizens who love surfing found a new hotspot!

Chapter 373 Hand Slipping

It turned out that just an hour ago, the official Twitter of the Black Rock Group gave a thumbs up to the article analyzing the decline in Netflix's turnover.

Although the official tweet quickly canceled the like, many people still took screenshots and saved the "crime scene".

At this time, the vast number of Citi leeks remembered that the biggest sufferer in the Netflix stock incident at the beginning of the year was the Black Rock Group, which is second to none in the investment field!

Last year, they sold 629.17% of the shares of Netflix Group to Mingda Group at a price of 2 US dollars, which has become one of the negative teaching materials in the industry.

It can be said that Mingda Group's success in Netflix stock this year is entirely achieved by stepping on the Black Rock Group.

For a while, even the leeks cast a sympathetic look at the Black Rock Group.

After the news intensified, when Otis attended an investment bank variety show, he was asked relevant questions by the host.

When the host asked questions, the astonishment and pain on Lao Ao's face were transmitted to thousands of households through the camera.

The second global asset information officer of Black Rock Group finally said blankly: "This is just an operation error by the staff, please don't mention this matter again."

In short, after everyone watched the fun, Netflix's stock price continued to fall.

In China, Zhang Xiang, who has already cleared all his Netflix stocks, is chatting with Zhang Da.

Tang Haitao also sat with the two of them.

Zhang Xiangxiao, who has just earned more than 6 million US dollars from the securities market for the group, is proud of himself:

"Mr. Zhang, this year's Premier League champion is in our pocket again for Liverpool!"

This time, Zhang Da was no longer humble: "That's right, not only in the league, but also in the Champions League, our hope of winning the championship is not small!"

With only 5 rounds left in the league, Liverpool's lead over second-ranked Manchester City in the standings has reached as much as 8 points.

Among Liverpool's opponents in the last five rounds, the only two teams that can barely be called a strong team are Tottenham and Wolves.

Tang Haitao asked with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, I heard that the team is helping Salah run the Ballon d'Or, right?"

"Yes, I invested part of the team's profits last year in PR for the Ballon d'Or."

Zhang Da said, "Salah has performed very well this year. He has scored 37 goals and assisted 16 times. This kind of performance deserves the Golden Globe Award.

In addition, the World Cup will not be held until winter, which is also a big plus for Salah to compete for the Golden Globe! "

The results of the Golden Globe Awards are usually announced in September.

Even if the selection time is postponed to the end of November like last year, the results can be released before the World Cup, which only starts in December.

As we all know, although the probability of Egypt winning the World Cup is infinitely higher than that of the men's football team, it is also infinitely close to zero.

Therefore, if the World Cup starts at the end of June as usual, Salah's Ballon d'Or is obviously out of the question.

It is almost impossible for a star who has not performed in the World Cup to get his hands on the Ballon d'Or.

But now, as long as Liverpool can win the league and the Champions League, the probability of Zhang Da helping Salah win a Golden Globe is still very high.

After all, in the original UEFA incident, he represented Liverpool and stood firmly on UEFA's side.

Zhang Xiang said: "Mr. Zhang, didn't the FA also promise to fully support us?"

"Having said that, we can't pin all our hopes on them." Zhang Da said, "It's better to ask yourself than to ask others."

The reason why the FA supports Zhang Da and Liverpool is simple.

Since the Ballon d'Or came out, no Premier League player has ever won this honor.

If Salah can be successfully elected this year, it will also be a good publicity for the Premier League.

Similarly, for Zhang Da and Liverpool, once their own players can win the Ballon d'Or, the team's attraction to stars will also be greatly improved.

If you want to become famous, the top players who aspire to the European arena will also know it.