After a brief moment of daze, Su Lanxin quickly adjusted herself and thought of the corresponding words.
Su Lanxin Catering Group has been entering the domestic market in recent years. She has seen a lot of things like this, so she has rich experience in dealing with them.
Su Lanxin had a smile on her face. She looked at the person who was speaking and the other people with him, and spoke gracefully.
"You mean, after the old street is renovated, it must maintain its current appearance? And the existing shops on the old street must also continue to be preserved? Even after the renovation, they have to move back, right?"
The spokesperson nodded seriously: "Yes, this is what we expect. After all, Huaicheng Ancient Street is the historical symbol of our Huaicheng."
At the same time, another person said, "Besides, the shops on the old street also sell the most distinctive snacks in Huaicheng, so we hope to preserve them as a window for Huaicheng's food culture to the world."
Su Lanxin smiled and said, "If you want to preserve the original appearance of the old street and present its historical symbol, I can understand.
But you said that preserving the shops on the old streets is a symbol of global food culture. I'm afraid I cannot agree with this.
Because most of the things sold in the shops on that old street are actually very common in many places, such as barbecue, spicy hot pot, and some fried dough sticks and soy milk. You can see these in the streets and alleys of any city, right? "
Having said that, Su Lanxin paused tactically, keenly catching the other person's expression, and then continued speaking with a smile.
“If we use these to represent the food culture of Huaicheng, how can we reflect the characteristics of Huaicheng
Our catering group has a very professional Huaicheng local cuisine catering system, so I think that only by passing the renovated old street to our group can we create the most standardized Huaicheng characteristic food culture district. "
After hearing Su Lanxin's words, the people who came to negotiate looked at each other, and seemed to be a little undecided for a moment.
However, Su Lanxin did not give the other party a chance to negotiate directly, and then went on to introduce her own birth.
“You may think that my son and I are returning from abroad with our company, and you may think that I am just a returned overseas person, but in fact, I grew up in Huaicheng.
It can be said that I have feelings for every tree and blade of grass in Huaicheng, especially the old street which I am very familiar with.
Because that was my home.”
Su Lanxin's words startled everyone on the other side. The representative asked in surprise, "Ms. Su, did you also grow up on Huaicheng Ancient Street?"
Su Lanxin nodded seriously: "Yes, I wonder if you all know that there is a restaurant called 'Su Ji Restaurant' on that old street?"
The people on the opposite side looked at each other in confusion, and soon one of them remembered.
"I know that Su Ji Restaurant is a time-honored brand. It is said that all the successive generations of the restaurant's chefs have served at state banquets. Which generation is this now?"
Su Lanxin smiled and said, "It's the sixth generation now, but the current heirs are actually not qualified to inherit Su Ji."
The people on the opposite side were a little confused, and some people remembered that Su Lanxin also had the last name "Su", and couldn't help but feel that there must be a story behind this.
Su Lanxin didn't elaborate, but just smiled slightly bitterly and said, "This is originally my family affair, so I don't want to say anything more here.
I can only say that my father passed Su Ji to my brother due to the influence of the traditional concept of favoring boys over girls, but my brother was not able to inherit the glory of the previous five generations of Su Ji.
The true craftsmanship of Su Ji dishes is inherited by me, and is also the characteristic of the Chinese restaurants under our group.”
The person on the other side was shocked again. He didn't expect that there was such a hidden story in this.
Considering that Su Ji is now indeed unknown, and the sixth-generation chef has never participated in a state banquet, everyone naturally trusts Su Lanxin's words.
Su Liancheng, who was sitting next to Su Lanxin, saw that the person opposite him had trusted his mother's words, and he admired his mother in his heart.
As an insider, Su Liancheng naturally understood that some of what his mother said just now was true and some was false.
However, when it comes to the inheritance of Su Ji cuisine, Su Liancheng also feels that the true essence of the inheritance lies in his own family.
After all, Su Liancheng's father was the eldest disciple of the fifth-generation chef of Su's restaurant. He was also the only disciple who had accompanied Su Liancheng's grandfather, whom he had never met, to a state banquet and helped out.
Among the most famous chain restaurants under Su Lanxin's catering group, the Chinese restaurant serves the dishes that Su Liancheng's father learned from Su Ji as its main dishes.
The people on the other side gathered together for a brief discussion, and then the spokesperson said, "Ms. Su, if you can cooperate with Su Ji, with Su Ji's old brand, then the catering of the renovated food court can be handed over to your group."
After hearing what the other party said, Su Lanxin frowned slightly, but soon relaxed again, smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will discuss it with my brother, I believe he will also hope that Su Ji will be revitalized."
Another elderly man opposite said, “Yes, we must strongly support time-honored brands like Su Ji.
I hope that you, Ms. Su, can put aside your past grudges with your brother, and that your family can work together to introduce the Huaiyang cuisine culture of our Huaicheng to the world."
When Su Liancheng heard the other party say this, he finally understood why his mother was determined to take back the "Su Ji" brand.
From the words of the people in charge of the reconstruction of the old street across the street, one can clearly feel how much they value time-honored brands like Su Ji.
Compared with the past few years, there are many large restaurants with very luxurious hardware facilities, but the dishes are not that solid. There are a lot of large restaurants that claim to be traditional Huaiyang cuisine but are actually flashy and impractical.
Su Ji, a time-honored brand that seems to be a master hidden in the market and has a solid foundation, is the national brand that the country needs today.
Therefore, if Su Lanxin's catering group wants to gain a real foothold in China, gain support, and then re-expand overseas, the old plaque of "Su Ji" now seems really important.
The negotiations went smoothly. Although the other party did not agree to hand over all the catering in the food court after the renovation to Su Lanxin's group, the old street renovation project was decided to be handed over to Su Lanxin's company.
After all, the conditions offered by Su Lanxin were indeed very good, and the engineering company that Su Lanxin cooperated with was also a first-class company at home and abroad.
As for the catering project in the renovated food court, further discussions may still be needed.
Su Liancheng knew very well that the key to the subsequent negotiations would be the ownership of the old plaque of Su's.
However, due to his mother's request, Su Liancheng had no chance to contact them. After the meeting, he could only rush to Fujing Building to start the group's acquisition project of Fujing Building.
The morning meeting lasted so long that Su Liancheng had not yet had lunch when he left the hotel.
The assistant who followed Su Liancheng asked after they set off: "Mr. Su, should we notify Fujinglou to arrange lunch?"
Su Liancheng was reminded by his assistant and finally came back to his thoughts from his housework. He felt "hungry" at this moment. Just as he was about to agree with his assistant's suggestion, he took a look at the route the car was taking and suddenly had another idea.
"No, let's go to Huaicheng Ancient Street and have lunch there."
The assistant was a little confused, but still followed his instructions. He quickly adjusted the navigation position, turned around at the intersection ahead and drove towards the old street.