Free Web NovelChapter 633: Chapter 617: Grand Opening Ceremony
The guests invited to attend the new store opening have arrived one after another.
Invited guests who are willing to come always arrive before the auspicious time of the store opening as a sign of respect for the inviter.
And quite a few uninvited guests have also come.
For instance, the TV station news channel hosts Liu Qianqian and Ma Yong, along with the photographer Lin Hongyi, have rushed over.
Morning newspaper reporter Yang Luyi and photographer Liu Zishan have also come together.
These folks didn’t bring any physical gifts, mainly considering that tobacco and alcohol are too tacky, while flower baskets and green plants are too ordinary, so giving money is the most practical and worthwhile.
And so...
They each presented a red envelope and sincere congratulations.
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Naturally, Huang Tao is going to entertain them well!
Besides, there’s no way he’d turn down free publicity!
For a moment, the guests in the store filled more than half the seats, chatting and laughing, creating quite the lively atmosphere.
Meanwhile, Jiang Qihang started livestreaming, wanting to share this important day with the audience and fans in the live chat.
Upon starting the stream, he waved at the camera and said, "Hi, everybody, guess where I am now! If you guess right, there will be a prize!"
Within less than a minute of starting the broadcast, the live chat had already over a thousand viewers.
Although there aren’t many, it would still help Huang Tao with a bit of promotion.
At this moment, plenty of bullet comments started to appear on the screen:
"Oh wow, Hang has finally started streaming, I’ve been waiting so long!"
"Huh? Why isn’t he at the Delicious Restaurant in West City Old Street this time? By the way, which restaurant is he at now?"
"Aside from Heaven on Earth, I have no interest in wherever Hang is!"
"Oh my, it’s so rare for my Hang to stream in a different place! I thought he was forever sticking to the Delicious Restaurant, never to part! I thought Delicious Restaurant was Hang’s absolute favorite, never to be abandoned! Who knew that it was just a passing phase in Hang’s life, haha, men!"
"It’s human nature! The food at Delicious Restaurant may be tasty, but eating it daily can lead to getting sick of it, right? So, Hang’s move makes sense."
"Hang, aren’t you at Boss Huang’s new store right now?"
"I also guess Hang is at Boss Huang’s new store, don’t ask me why; it’s because today is Boss Huang’s store opening, and as Hang claims to be Boss Huang’s top fan, how could he not show support?"
"Come on, let’s bet a dime that Hang is at Boss Huang’s new store."
Well~
These fans seem to know him well!
Jiang Qihang glanced at the comments, smiling and said, "Yes, I’m currently at Boss Huang’s new store at 380 Zhonghua Road in the city center."
Upon hearing this, the comments immediately started with "Hang and Delicious Restaurant are true love, everything else is fleeting clouds," and then evolved into "Hang and Boss Huang are true love, everything else is fleeting clouds."
Jiang Qihang looked at those comments, feeling amused but helpless.
Yet, he didn’t bother entertaining the hype from the live chat viewers and continued showing them around the interior of Delicious Restaurant’s new location.
"Take a look at Delicious Restaurant’s new place, it’s officially opening after 10 o’clock. However, if you plan to come for lunch today, it’s probably not doable because just the people attending the opening ceremony are already more than enough to cater to..."
Upon learning that Huang Tao’s grand opening is imminent, the comments began flooding with wishes for Boss Huang’s grand opening and prosperous business, making Jiang Qihang laugh.
At a short distance, as Huang Tao was exchanging pleasantries with guests, he suddenly heard a cold prompt from the system in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Host has exceptionally good connections, with over one thousand people sincerely wishing for the host’s prosperous business. A special reward: professional skill — Kung Pao Chicken preparation. Congratulations to the host.]
On hearing this, Huang Tao couldn’t help but envision a big question mark in his head.
He never imagined he would receive such a surprise.
You know.
This dog-like system, why has it suddenly become so good, unexpectedly giving him such a reward?
And it’s a Sichuan dish.
Not to mention, his store currently lacks spicy dishes, and this Kung Pao Chicken just meets that need.
Receiving extra rewards naturally made him happy.
In his joy, he couldn’t help but wonder about the circumstances involving these over a thousand blessings.
"Tao, don’t just stand there, it’s about time, get ready to start the opening!"
Song Cailian’s voice suddenly snapped Huang Tao back to reality.
Let’s handle the important stuff first, and then, when there’s time, figure out how this reward came about.
Jiang Qihang was still casually wandering with his phone, showing every detail of the store.
With a swipe of the camera, occasionally capturing one or two well-known figures, making viewers in the live chat surprised and quickly sending comments.
"Wow, there’s quite a number of guests, I see over there at a table are Wenling City’s two major TV hosts Liu Qianqian and Ma Yong!"
"Holy~ even the head and deputy head of the West City Police Station are here..."
"Huh? The chief editor of ’Food and Beauty’ magazine, Lin Manli, is actually at Boss Huang’s new store!"
"Isn’t that Li Yuanfu, Chairman Li, sitting at the table in front of the bamboo?"
"Seems like it, next to Li Yuanfu seems to be Jiang Zhouming."
"Just asking timidly, who are Li Yuanfu and Jiang Zhouming?"
"Have you heard of Min’an Group? It’s the top group in Jiang City, owned by Li Fuyuan. And Huasheng Group? The second largest group in Jiang City, owned by Jiang Zhouming. These two are quite renowned personalities in the business world and also super-rich magnates, if you don’t know, just search it online..."
"Wow~ the guests celebrating Boss Huang today are all prominent figures..."
"Yeah, who would’ve thought that in an inconspicuous restaurant, there’d be so many influential people."
"..."
10:08 AM.
The new Delicious Restaurant opened on time.
However, there was no grand opening ceremony.
No ribbon cutting, no firecrackers, it just opened directly like that.
No ribbon cutting, mainly because the restaurant’s scale isn’t large, there’s no need for a big fuss with something as ceremonial as a ribbon-cutting,
No firecrackers, mainly because fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited in the city area.
This also left Yang Luyi and Ma Yong with fewer topics for reporting.
However.
Ma Junwen and the other young elites had other plans.
That’s right.
They had prepared several large boxes of confetti poppers in advance, just for this moment!
As the auspicious time for opening arrived.
They each held up a confetti popper, aiming towards the sky.
"Daddy~"
Xuanxuan jumped and leaped into Huang Tao’s arms, her little face was flushed, her big eyes sparkling with excitement: "Uncle Junwen and the others are going to set off fireworks..."
While speaking, she didn’t forget to cover her own little ears with her chubby little hands.
This little gesture instantly amused Huang Tao.
Huang Tao chuckled and lifted her up, giving her a big kiss on her rosy cheek: "Sweetie, what they’re setting off are not fireworks!"
"They’re confetti poppers!"
"Huh?"
Xuanxuan’s beautiful big eyes fluttered with confusion, as she tilted her little head and murmured: "Is there a difference?"
Huang Tao laughed and explained: "What comes out of these confetti poppers are ribbons, confetti~"
Xuanxuan had a look of disbelief: "Really?"
The next second, Ma Junwen and the others gave a hard twist, followed by a "bang" sound, countless ribbons, confetti, and streamers burst into the sky, colorful, fluttering down over everyone’s heads and bodies, turning them into a riot of color.
The atmosphere instantly became joyful and lively.
What a celebration!
"Wow~"
Xuanxuan’s little mouth gaped open, a look of surprise mixed with incredulity on her little face: "What came out really is confetti and streamers~"
"Xuanxuan..."
Ma Junwen trotted over, offering a new confetti popper with both hands, saying ingratiatingly: "Uncle got you a confetti popper, do you want to set it off together with Uncle?"
Xuanxuan didn’t answer immediately, instead, she looked at Huang Tao.
Even though she was quite tempted, she had to get her dad’s permission!
Huang Tao nodded and said: "If you want to play, just go play!"
For an opening, a bit of celebration and liveliness is what it’s all about.
But, with all these paper scraps on the ground, it’ll be troublesome for the cleaning staff.
It’s quite laborious to clean up.
So, he didn’t forget to remind Xuanxuan: "But setting off two or three is enough, to avoid too many paper scraps which are not easy to clean up."
"Mm-hmm~"
Xuanxuan nodded obediently, then turned around and said to Ma Junwen: "Thank you, Uncle Junwen, I’ll just play with two then!"
Ma Junwen couldn’t help but sigh: What a well-behaved child!
Liang Lu Yang understood Huang Tao’s concern and said with a laugh: "Boss Huang, don’t worry, after we’re done, we’ll clean up all this confetti thoroughly."
"Yes, yes, we’ll definitely clean it up, we won’t let a single piece of confetti be left on the ground."
Shao Yuqiao and the other young elites, fearing that Liang Lu Yang would steal the credit, also hurriedly pledged.
"Alright, then I’ll trouble you! And also please help look after Xuanxuan."
After Huang Tao instructed, he picked up his phone and walked into the shop.
He wanted to see where he was receiving blessings from.
From the WeChat group to Douyin, all the way to Jiang Qihang’s live broadcast room, he finally saw the origin of it all.
It turned out Jiang Qihang was advertising for him in the live stream, and then the fans in the live stream sent their blessings one after another, which inadvertently led to Huang Tao receiving an unexpected reward.
"Huang Tao, what are you looking at?"
Ye Wen came over, saw Huang Tao looking through the comments in the live stream, and couldn’t help but ask curiously.
Huang Tao put away his phone and smiled: "Nothing much, just browsing around, if you’re bored, you can chat with my mom, we’ll eat soon."
With that, Huang Tao went to the kitchen to prepare lunch for the guests.
Meanwhile, the group of young elites outside, after setting off all the confetti poppers, took brooms and other tools, and began diligently cleaning up the paper scraps on the ground outside the shop.
Even the slightest paper scrap blown into the shop by the wind wasn’t spared.
Sweeping quickly!
At just that moment.
An icy system notification resounded in Huang Tao’s mind once again.
