In June 1941, through Zhongfabai's relationship, Le Yuan finally made his way from Shanghai to London, England. As soon as he got off the plane, he was picked up by Zhongfabai's business friend Randolph Camp and taken to his manor in London. .
Along the way, Le Yuan looked at the people who were marching and asked: "Mr. Camp, did something big happen today? Why are people coming out to march?"
Randolph Kemp pointed to the parade flag and explained: "Dear Yuan, these people are protesting against the government's inaction. Since that damn German Hitler's strategic bombing of London, the British capital, London has been under attack for more than half a year. It has been bombed countless times over time, and you see, even those buildings haven't had time to be repaired yet!" He pointed at the damaged buildings around him.
"Hey, this German plane is really too cruel. It bombed for more than 76 days and nights, more than 43,000 citizens died, and about 100,000 houses were destroyed. Even my manor was affected. Fortunately, it's not here. The city center, otherwise the losses would be heavy." Randolph Kemp's tone turned gloomy as he spoke.
Looking at the excited marchers outside the window, Le Yuan couldn't help but ask: "What is the situation on the European battlefield now? Is the fighting very fierce?"
"The situation is not optimistic. Since Germany began to invade Poland in 1939, the war has not stopped. Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand and other countries have successively declared war on Germany. Germany's invasion of Western Europe has become even more unscrupulous." Randolph Mr. Kemp's face was full of solemnity, "We businessmen hate war deeply, but in the face of the German invasion, we firmly support the British in fighting them back. The current European battlefield needs a victory. It breaks the myth of the German army being invincible and improves morale.”
As the car passed through the busy urban area, the marchers gradually moved away, and Randolph Kemp's voice became louder in the car: "Last year was a year of shame. The Netherlands surrendered. Belgium surrendered, Norway surrendered, Paris was occupied by the German army, but France had to hold its nose and sign the armistice agreement." Randolph Kemp said, slapping his thigh suddenly, with indescribable anger in his tone.
"Western European countries were defeated one after another, which allowed Germany to directly target the United Kingdom. This is how Germany's bombing of the United Kingdom began. Have you seen the current situation in the United Kingdom?" Randolph Kemp asked, and then did not wait for Le Yuan to answer. He continued, "Just a few days ago this year, Yugoslavia and Greece also surrendered to Germany. Now the latest news indicates that Germany seems to be preparing for war against the Soviet Union. I wonder if the Soviet Union can stop Germany's attack."
The car slowed down little by little and gradually drove into an English-style manor. As soon as Le Yuan got out of the car, he saw Randolph Camp enthusiastically introducing everyone in the family to Le Yuan, and then a dinner that was not delicious but was good for people who were at war.
At night, in the slightly dim study room, Randolph Camp was sitting on the chair and talking to Le Yuan face to face, "Dear Yuan, with all due respect, Europe is not as peaceful as China now. How could you even think of coming here?" What about those in a foreign land thousands of miles away?"
Le Yuan replied: "Mr. Camp, I am also a semi-professional adventurer. I have been very interested in Nordic mythology recently, so after I got some news, I wanted to explore the truth of the myths and legends myself!"
"Oh - I didn't expect that you are also an adventurer like Indiana Jones. I really didn't realize it. But coming to Europe now is really not a good choice." Randolph Camp persuaded, "Although Germany will attack now The center is in the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, but the occupied areas are still under martial law, and you may have a lot of trouble going there."
"It's okay, don't worry, Mr. Kemp." Le Yuan comforted, "I'm not someone who risks my life just to take risks. I only try things when I'm sure. Besides, I'm not a spy or a spy. Resistance Army, I don’t think the German Army would come to arrest a harmless traveler like me for no reason.”
"As for the adventure, I still hope you can think about it carefully. As Bai's friend, you are also my friend. I don't want anything to happen to you." Randolph Camp said the last thing.
Le Yuan temporarily stayed at the Randolph Camp Manor, and usually went to the British Library to borrow books and search for information. Randolph Camp couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Le Yuan did not leave immediately.
One day, when Le Yuan borrowed the kitchen to make a special milk pudding for Randolph Camp to try, Randolph Camp came up with the idea of opening a pastry shop with Le Yuan.
"Yuan, oh! You are so versatile. I didn't expect that in addition to being an adventurer, you are also such a good cook. The deliciousness of this pudding really makes me intoxicated. I wonder if you can make other delicious snacks, how about If we open a pastry shop together, it will definitely be very popular, and maybe we can open it all over Europe." Randolph Camp said excitedly.
"Mr. Kemp's goal is a bit too small. If you want to do it, you have to do it big. If I do it, I have to open pastry shops all over the world." Le Yuan said with a smile.
"Na Yuan, you agreed to cooperate with me." Randolph Kemp's voice inevitably became louder. Only after eating pastries made by Le Yuan did he understand that there are such fascinating delicacies in the world. If He didn't just watch Le Yuan do it, he even thought that Le Yuan put something like ** in it.
"This store is not something that can be opened casually. The pastry chef, store location, store layout, pastry types and styles, and even the development direction plan cannot be decided in a short while." Le Yuan said with his fingers.
"That's right, that's right. How can such a good thing start in a hurry? We have to have a plan first." Randolph Kemp clapped his hands and said.
"Then I will do the planning. After the planning is completed, Mr. Camp, you will be responsible for helping to implement the plan. However, how about we discuss the division of the store after we have finalized the plan?" Le Yuan looked into Randolph Camp's eyes and said.
"Okay, if you can complete the pastry shop plan, we are slowly talking about shares and the like." Randolph Camp left with a grin.
Le Yuan connected the relevant enterprise development models in his mind, and the planner was the most suitable for the current development model.
While Le Yuan was searching for mythological information and writing the plan, the Soviet-German War broke out. Although Britain was far away from the Soviet-German battlefield, Britain was also affected by the war, and the faces of pedestrians in the city showed worry.
Le Yuan showed the plan to Randolph Camp. Mr. Camp was surprised by Le Yuan's novel idea, from the training of pastry chefs to the maintenance of employee loyalty, to the confidentiality of the key seasonings of the pastry formula. There is also a development plan. If this detailed development plan is implemented smoothly, then he will be able to become the king of dim sum in the UK and even Europe in one fell swoop. It is not impossible to expand the brand globally in the future.
Then came the discussion of share sharing. Originally, Randolph Camper should account for the majority of the shares invested by himself, but Le Yuan's detailed development direction plan left him at a loss as to what to say.
Unexpectedly, Le Yuan only said one number, and he was stunned by the number - "30%!" That's right, it was 30%. Originally, Randolph Camp thought that Le Yuan would report a figure of more than half of the shares. Unexpectedly, there was only so much.
Randolph Camp was about to speak when Le Yuan shook his finger and said: "I only provide a plan and dessert recipes for this pastry shop. To really develop it, it depends on you, Mr. Camp, so these 30 % is enough. I will personally teach the first batch of pastry chefs, and I think the pastry shop will soon become world-famous."
Soon after I saw the pastry shop named "Jade Star", I opened a shop in London. On the first day, it was patronized by many celebrities, setting off a craze throughout London. And on the opening day, Le Yuan also met the protagonist couple of a story-the explorer O'Connor couple, or the protagonist couple of the Legend of Gods and Ghosts trilogy.
Evelin, who was dressed like a lady, took a bite of the snack and said to O'Connor with an intoxicated look on her face: "Hmm - this is so delicious, my dear, why don't you have some?"
"Oh, no need for that, you know I don't like sweets." O'Connor shook his head and refused, then saw that Evelin didn't seem to have had enough, so he couldn't help but persuade her: "My dear, being so obsessed will make you gain weight. Be in moderation.”
"This beautiful madam, please rest assured that this pastry shop has launched low-calorie pastries, and madam must also like them." Le Yuan followed up.
"I don't know, um, what is this gentleman's name?" Evelin asked looking at Le Yuan who was wearing a suit.
"Madam, you can call me Yuan Le. I am one of the shareholders of this dim sum shop, and I designed the dim sum here." Le Yuan introduced Evelin.
"Oh, you are from China? Is Nale your last name? I didn't expect such delicious snacks to come from your hands. You are really young and promising." Looking at Le Yuan, who is a round younger than himself, Yves Lin couldn't help but admire.
"Where, there, Madam, the legendary adventures of you and Mr. O'Connor are the ones that truly admire me!" Le Yuan complimented.
"Excuse me, Evelin, we have a date later!" Watching his wife keep communicating with Le Yuan, O'Connor couldn't help but interrupt.
"I don't know, madam, do you know about the Ark of the Covenant?" Le Yuan said a shocking word.
"The Ark of the Covenant? Are you talking about that sacred object of the ancient Israelite nation? The Ark of the Covenant that contains the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments that contained the covenant between God and the Israelites?" Evelin covered her mouth in surprise, fearing that The news screamed out loud.
"Yes, isn't Hitler obsessed with the power of mythology? He is sending people to dig in the desert of Cairo, Egypt! Unfortunately, he does not know the specific whereabouts of the Ark of the Covenant, and must find the lost sun cane. And Professor Indiana Jones has clues, I I think he will set out to look for the Ark." Le Yuan said to Evelin.
Looking at Evelin who was getting excited, O'Connor shook his head and said loudly: "No, no, no! Evelin, you promised me not to get involved in mysterious incidents again. Our children are already thirteen. As you get older, you can’t take as many risks as you did when you were young.”
"But this is not an opportunity to meet Professor Indiana Jones and search for the Ark of the Covenant together. This is such a precious opportunity." After saying that, O'Connor pulled him and left the snack room without waiting for a reply.