When Cheng Ran came down, most people had already sat down at the table. The square table in the restaurant certainly could not seat so many people, so a round table was moved in. It was a common item in most families of that era. The table legs were foldable, and when unfolded, it was fixed to the ground in a cross shape. Then a large round table top was placed on it. Judging from the age of the round table, it was probably packed up from the previous house when moving. Even in Jiang Hongshao's Rongcheng villa, which was decorated in a very elegant style, there was no shortage of common life.
Li Jingping and the older men present sat at the square table. Most of them wanted to drink, so they sat at one table. The female family members and the young people present sat at a round table.
The two tables are next to each other in the living room, which can achieve partition without hindering conversation between each other.
Cheng Ran was sitting at this side of the round table. Actually, Jiang's mother had already sat down with her friends and those outstanding young people. Jiang Yueqin meant for Jiang Hongshao to come and sit next to them, but Jiang Hongshao did not come to the table for the time being, saying that she was going to the kitchen to serve dishes. After Cheng Ran sat down, she sat down next to Cheng Ran, isolating him from the people on his right who he didn't know. On his left, Shu Jiexi sat down, and Luo Wei sat down next to them. Except for Su Hongdou and Marco, who sat at the table next to Wei Weiqing and Gao Lin in the morning, everyone was seated.
The dishes on the table were very exquisite. In front of each person was a bowl of "boiled cabbage", a famous dish that once came from the imperial kitchen of the Qing Dynasty. The soup looked light with a few cabbage hearts in it, and there was no oil at all. But everyone took a bowl and drank a mouthful of the soup before the meal. It seemed light, but when you took a mouthful of the carefully prepared soup, the fresh soup made from the best local chicken, duck, Xuanwei ham, scallops, spare ribs and other ingredients burst in your mouth, which was amazing.
This is the central dish throughout the meal. It is a taste before the meal, an aphrodisiac during the meal, and finally a snack to refresh your palate after eating a table full of delicious dishes.
There is also authentic Mapo Tofu. The chef Ginkgo invited by Chen Huiyan was once the apprentice of the current head of the century-old Chen Mapo restaurant in Wanfu Bridge, Chengdu. This head went to Japan in the 1980s and brought great development to Japan at that time. However, basically all schools and factions had gone astray, and there was heated debate, but no authentic Sichuan cuisine of Mapo Tofu was promoted. As a result, the taste of Japanese Mapo Tofu at that time was revealed. Even a Japanese cooking expert lamented that "after decades of confusion, I finally know his true face today."
Scoop a spoonful of white tender tofu cubes with red oil and pepper powder into the bowl, mix it with rice and take a bite. It tastes like the most authentic big bowl of rice from childhood, and it can burst out from the long-closed gate of memory.
Secondly, the chicken tofu, crystal pumpkin, dry-fried shark's fin, Kung Pao chicken... all of them are highly praised and can't be put down.
Li Jingping at the square table asked everyone to raise their glasses, and those at this table who had poured orange juice, cola and beer raised their glasses, and both sides responded.
The sound of bells and chopsticks continued crisply.
As they had just arrived, most of the people were talking and chatting. At this time, everyone was drinking and chatting, and there were more topics to talk about during the meal. Of course, the most eye-catching thing in Rongcheng right now was undoubtedly the aftermath of the Lei Wei incident. However, this kind of thing was not a single one, and it also involved the officialdom. In such an occasion, it was naturally not easy to mention this topic, and everyone tacitly avoided talking about it.
Since the matter in Chengdu is difficult to discuss, the most talked about issue right now is nothing more than the upheaval in Hong Kong City over the incident in which Luo Yue, the chairman of Dadong, was involved in a "riot".
"I know. Luo Linwen, it is said that he brought two models to the mainland to do something crazy, and was photographed by the paparazzi. It is also said that he was arrested. Anyway, it spread like wildfire, leading to the exposure of his father Luo Yue's bribery in land transactions..."
The person who spoke was Gao Lin's father, Gao Xiuxian. Just by mentioning this, his wife turned around from the round table and said, "There is a child here!"
Gao Xiuxian laughed, "They are almost adults now, do you think... they use the Internet now, they probably know more than us!" Li Jingping and others at the opposite table laughed, "Haha, my wife and I have different ideas. I think educating children means not to be secretive. Do you think children nowadays don't understand anything? With the advent of television, movies, and especially the Internet, the information they can get is not at the same level as we did back then. I'm afraid they know some things better than you. So you can't prevent it, you just have to establish the right concept! Let them know what is right and what is wrong. Don't learn the bad things, and promote the good things, that's the right thing to do!"
The words of the Chengdu Zhi Gong Party chairman resonated with the crowd and they all recognized them.
Cheng Ran listened and nodded secretly. As a son of a wealthy family, Luo Linwen's "***" incident might not be as well-known as similar incidents involving later stars, but his wealthy status gave him a spotlight. Secondly, during this period, no such incidents had been publicly exposed on such a large scale, so its significance was no less than that of photographer Chen in later generations.
Moreover, current Internet supervision is even more extensive, so there are not so many mosaics. Of course, Cheng Ran has tried his best to expose some excessive photos on the Internet outside the mainland, but in many forums, there are still a lot of picture albums for download. Good people will have a peaceful life.
However, due to the current speed of Internet transmission, it is impossible to have high-definition pictures. After being packaged and transmitted many times, and after being "slimmed down" to compromise the network speed, the image quality on many people's computers is actually very rough. However, in today's era, this is enough.
When Luo Weishu and Jie Xi talked about this with great excitement, we knew it was impossible to defend against it.
Of course, probably no one could have imagined that the instigator of this incident was so harmless and sitting among them.
"Speaking of this, I am more concerned about the power of new Internet media to guide public opinion." Jiang's mother spoke.
Cheng Ran shrugged his ears after listening to this. Lao Jiang's mother was indeed very insightful and keenly saw the real key point of this matter, which was the advantages and impacts on traditional paper media after the advent of the new media era.
Jiang Yueqin led the topic and everyone expressed their agreement.
"That's true. No matter how timely traditional print media is, it only takes half a day to a day. Television stations, apart from live broadcasts of major news, mostly record broadcasts, and they don't have such timeliness. News on the Internet can be presented in real time. As long as people know how to use the Internet, they can immediately know what is happening on the other side of the world."
Luo Qin, the president of West Coast Group, nodded. "If it were the same situation in the past, the prominent figures in Hong Kong would have lawyers behind them and maintain good relations with many major newspapers. Once something happened, they could control the serious ones. At the very least, they would have plenty of time to react if they were exposed. How could they be as ferocious as Luo Yue? He bombarded Dongfu Real Estate with all kinds of rumors and information, and drove down the stock price of Dongfu Real Estate. Then many accusations against him came out immediately. This is clearly a sacrifice to save the driver. Portal websites and online media are typical examples of people's words being to be feared. I'm afraid we can't let them develop without any control."
Cheng Ran knew that these people were now considered high-ranking officials, and that they could see these things and conclusions from this incident. He believed that many people in the relevant institutions could also see them.
It's just that after that, we need to discuss this phenomenon and introduce corresponding control measures or incorporate these into the process. In fact, for Cheng Ran, it's not a big deal. He has already achieved his goal, so it doesn't matter what happens next.
Besides, it's not a big deal. Uncle Xie's Tonglang may go public next year. If it grows bigger in the future, it will definitely be regulated by some management agencies. Now it's just because of me that this process may be brought forward.
Besides, even if many people noticed this incident and became alert, it is very likely that after the coming winter, there will be no trace of it.
With the arrival of the millennium, the soaring Nasdaq stock index soon burst due to the bubble boosted by financial leverage, triggering a stampede and causing a catastrophe in the global Internet industry, which also affected Chinese entrepreneurs. In the process, many Chinese companies that could not raise funds also bled to death, and the ground was littered with corpses under the cold wave.
After the shock of the Ice Age, most people were left with only a trembling fear of the difficult circumstances.
I wasn't too sad to hear that Mr. Jin Yong had passed away, because he had already reached old age. In fact, I was mentally prepared, knowing that this day would come sooner or later.
It's just a sigh and a feeling that our memory of the times is being awakened in such a cruel way.
Let’s listen to another song, “A Laugh in the Ocean”.
Goodbye, Mr. Jin!
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