sbdcsierra Chapter 147 Officially Opens
Chapter 147 Officially Opens
"Yes!! President Su!!"
The third brother straightened his back, took the walkie-talkie hanging from his waist, and shouted loudly and crisply at the dozens of black-clad salesmen and white-hatted chefs who were standing by on high alert along the entire street.
"Listen up, all of you!! Five minutes from now, the opening ceremony will begin with fireworks!!"
At one end of the long street, the cold spotlights of the alloy signboard suddenly went into full power, illuminating the somewhat dim alley in a stark white light.
The sound of dozens of waiters' leather shoes clattering on the ground created a dense, sharp thud. The cruel, suffocating feeling of being locked in place finally tightened its final strangulation mechanism that morning.
Inside the wooden door, fifty meters away.
Chen Feng gently placed the last finely chopped scallion segments in a corner of the white porcelain bowl.
He turned his head and looked at Su Chen and Xing Ruo, who were nervously staring in the direction of the gate.
His hoarse voice didn't tremble at all.
"Don't look outside. Start the fire and put the oil in the pan."
Not only the locals who got up early to go to the market, but also many young foodies who saw the "State Banquet Chicken" video on short video platforms and drove for several hours from the East District to come here in the early morning also flocked into the old street.
However, those who had just stepped into the entrance of the long alley suddenly slammed on the brakes.
"Wow! Is this still that dilapidated old street? Did I go the wrong way?"
"Look at this sign! 'Extreme Flavor Space,' under the Su Group? Did they open it overnight? Those floor-to-ceiling windows are brighter than those in high-end department stores downtown!"
Everyone was amazed.
Besides the diners who came specifically for the restaurant, the long street was also filled with heavy consumers who were drawn in by Su Ang's precise digital marketing tactics, following the social media topic of "9.9 yuan hot pot" and the IMAX cinema membership push notifications.
Clutching electronic coupons, they gazed at the row of cold, upscale black and gold storefronts with eyes full of novelty and fervor.
Just as the long street was teeming with people, and everyone was craning their necks to look around.
"Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!"
At the same time, more than a dozen crisp, loud booming sounds suddenly erupted above the door frames of the thirteen new stores.
The sky was filled with golden sequins and red ribbons, which transformed into a dazzling rain curtain. Following the cold halo of the spotlights, the rain pelted down onto the wet bluestone pavement.
The Su Group's Old Street Super Experience Space is officially open for business at this very moment!
"Dear guests!! Come and take a look!! Today, Su's is opening its kitchens wide, offering special deals to everyone in the south of the city!! Unlimited supply of 【Premium Free-Range Chicken Hot Pot for 9.9 Yuan】!!"
"Walk into the store and receive a free black gold prepaid card!! Top up 1000 and get 500 free. Bring three of your best friends and you'll instantly become a 'wild shareholder,' passively collecting this month's store revenue bonuses!!"
More than thirty professional salesmen, dressed in matching black suits and wearing Bluetooth headsets, poured out of the upscale glass doors with remarkable speed and efficiency.
With impeccably professional smiles on their faces, they expertly hand out embossed black and white membership cards to passersby, bombarding them with a dazzling array of commercial privileges and marketing slogans from major internet companies.
"Nine yuan and ninety cents? And it's top-quality free-range chicken from a fresh, cold chain facility? Is this for real...?"
"Who cares, let's go in and take a look! Anyway, there's the privilege of getting bonuses for recharging, it's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it!!"
The middle-of-the-road diners and those white-collar workers who love to take advantage of deals, their hesitation was shattered in an instant when faced with such a huge bait.
Within minutes, a series of hurried sounds of chairs being pulled out could be heard from the thirteen shops.
On the high-end smokeless refined iron stove, the free-range chickens, made with high-quality ingredients, simmer in a secret broth, emitting an extremely rich and standard aroma of premium fat.
The top chefs that Su Ang transferred from various restaurants do indeed have some skill.
The moment they took the first bite, the eyes of the customers who had come in looking for a bargain lit up. Exclamations of praise and the crisp sound of chopsticks hitting porcelain plates filled the thirteen restaurants to the brim.
Sitting in the Mercedes-Benz, Su Ang quietly watched the bustling and grand scene through the gap in the lowered window.
His clean, white hands patted the leather steering wheel twice, producing a series of dull, scraping sounds.
Behind the glasses, in those narrow eyes, a haughty sneer was so intense it was almost palpable.
"Chen Feng, did you see that?"
Su Ang tossed the unlit cigar in his hand into the ashtray with a self-deprecating air, leaned back comfortably in his chair, and spoke in a low, extremely cold voice.
"This is the organizational power of capital to achieve a dimensional reduction attack."
I don't even need to personally smash your signboard; I just need to use my dirty money to create a tightly closed loop of traffic on this street.
Your run-down, hole-in-the-wall restaurant won't even let a drop of water slip from my plate.
Compare yourself to me? Are you even worthy?
Meanwhile, at the western end of the long street.
"Ha—I'm so sleepy. I definitely need to get something to eat from Brother Chen before work today, otherwise I won't have any energy all day..."
Lin Xiaoyu, wearing an ordinary plaid shirt, lazily yawned and stepped into the entrance of the old street with light steps, as if she knew the way well.
However, when she looked up and saw the scene before her, her pretty face froze completely in an instant.
Her eyes widened, bigger than saucers, and Lin Xiaoyu's yawn caught in her throat as she let out a gasp of disbelief:
"My goodness... what... what on earth is going on?!"
In her eyes, the usually deserted and dilapidated alley was so crowded this early morning that it was almost impossible to walk because of Chen Feng's explosive popularity on the Internet these past two days.
The streets were filled with salesmen in black suits, and the dazzling array of black and gold signs made people dizzy. The air was filled with the unique, extremely high-end aroma of complex broth, exclusive to upscale chain restaurants.
Lin Xiaoyu gripped the bag strap tightly, irritably squeezing through the crowd.
She had no idea that behind this was a power struggle between the heads of the Su Group.
She assumed that some shameless restaurant owners in the south of the city, seeing that Brother Chen's "Human Fireworks" had made the whole street famous online in the past two days, had all hired renovation teams overnight, like vampires, to finish renovations overnight and open for business early this morning, just to ride on Brother Chen's overwhelming popularity.
"Pah!! This is shameless!! They're even trying to ride the coattails of this old street!!"
Lin Xiaoyu angrily spat at the gold sequins on the ground.
But before she could even take a step toward Chen Feng's dark, unlit wooden room, her eyes swept over the high-end tempered glass lobby, and she froze on the spot.
In front of the floor-to-ceiling window of a restaurant called "Extreme Flavor Space," several diners were happily munching on free-range chicken priced at 9.9 yuan, their faces crinkled with smiles...
Those were clearly the familiar faces of her neighbors and college students who had lined up with her in front of "Human Fireworks" early the day before yesterday, shouting "We'll protect Little Rabbit Buns for life!"
At this very moment, those people were holding gold-embossed black cards, excitedly chatting with the black-clad salesmen next to them about how to recruit people and earn commissions. They had completely forgotten about Brother Chen from the movie "Human World"!
Watching the familiar figures disappear into the new store, Lin Xiaoyu stood exhausted in the middle of the long street.
I felt the warmth in my heart evaporate, replaced by the chilling cold of the modern spotlights around me.