Episode 3 recap: "A Bao" declares war on Zhizhen Garden.
Zhizhen Garden chose to open on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, a day to welcome the God of Wealth, and the scene was extremely grand. However, A Bao stayed at home with his friends. With the help of a dedicated lawyer and A Bao's understanding, A Bao's son's sentence was reduced by 10 years to a conviction for drunk driving. Ye Shu advised A Bao to quickly sell off his stocks while the market conditions were favorable, dissolve any unnecessary ties, and not to be trapped by personal feelings and women.
It turns out that every time A Bao dines at Ling Zi Restaurant, he is maliciously overcharged by her. Familiar faces attended the grand opening of Zhizhen Garden, and Mr. Fan was warmly invited to a luxurious private room worth 1,000 yuan. He knew it was all thanks to A Bao's influence. To save face, Mr. Fan asked Miss Wang to call A Bao.
A Bao accepted Miss Wang's invitation, and Ye Shu, who knew about the collaboration between Zhizhen Garden and Mr. Fan, prepared a gift for him. It turns out that Li Li has strong connections and many big shots have contracted to do business with Zhizhen Garden. Its reputation soared instantly. Li Li, who is from Qingdao, immediately sealed the deal with a turnover of 30 million yuan, and the restaurant now generates an annual profit of 10 million yuan.
A Bao didn't believe it, but Ye Shu analyzed the geographical location of Huanghe Road and did everything possible to persuade A Bao to go there. A Bao knew they were using him to gain an advantage over Haotou. Famous Shanghai star Wen Zhaolun arrived at Zhizhen Garden and attracted media attention. Meanwhile, Tao Tao introduced himself everywhere, claiming to be a friend of Mr. Bao, but Miss Wang came in and pulled him aside, demanding that he hand over Mr. Fan because Mr. Bao had arranged to meet Mr. Fan at Honglu Restaurant, not Zhizhen Garden.
A Bao went to Honglu Restaurant, instantly attracting a crowd of onlookers. On the other side, Mr. Wei arrived with a plaque to congratulate Zhizhen Garden. A Bao looked across from Honglu Restaurant to Zhizhen Garden, and Li Li also glanced at her, instructing her assistant to give the reserved private room for Mr. Bao to Mr. Wei. However, Pan, the assistant, felt that Mr. Wei's status was vastly different from Mr. Bao's.
Mr. Fan was asked to leave the private room by Li Li, but A Bao believed that they should meet where they had agreed, as a matter of basic trust. Li Li purposely invited Mr. Wei into the private room and secretly instructed her assistant to investigate Mr. Fan's background. Miss Wang and A Bao decided to wait for Mr. Fan for half an hour, while Li Li took advantage of A Bao's desperation and intentionally kept Mr. Fan at Zhizhen Garden.
Tao Tao came to invite Mr. Fan to meet A Bao.
And Mr. Fan asked A Bao to come to Zhizhen Garden, while Mr. Wei's assistant also came to persuade Mr. Bao to come. Mr. Wei's assistant led everyone to Honglu and invited him to visit Zhizhen Garden. At this moment, A Bao directly stated that Tao Tao is his friend and whatever he says is what he wants to say.
The other party persisted and asked A Bao to come to Zhizhen Garden. A Bao couldn't bear it anymore and angrily left. Miss Wang felt that Mr. Fan was acting unusually today, while A Bao knew that Mr. Fan's intention was to use Zhizhen Garden to boost himself. A Bao guessed that Mr. Fan would eventually fail.
Ye Shu analyzed that Mr. Fan originally took the initiative to meet A Bao, but instead collaborated with Zhizhen Garden, indicating that they planned to work together, and Zhizhen Garden would undoubtedly take a cut. Mr. Wei was probably in cahoots with Li Li as well. The next day, Miss Wang analyzed for A Bao that no matter whether he went to Zhizhen Garden or not, Li Li would try to please both sides.
At this point, A Bao already had a plan in mind and once again refused Li Li's invitation. Upon learning that Mr. Bao stood up Li Li, Li Li informed Mr. Wei that she was willing to be the ninth or only one. If he wanted to be the only one, he shouldn't bring friends and should only invite the media. Li Li called Min Min, who had received complaints for her "enthusiasm" in accompanying guests, but Li Li didn't care. Instead, she thought Min Min was outstanding and instructed her to talk less and listen more, and to focus on gathering information about Huanghe Road.
Li Li directly dismissed the headwaiter and promoted Min Min to headwaiter. Mr. Fan made a big fuss and came to Zhizhen Garden. It turned out that Li Li deliberately spread the news of Mr. Fan's collaboration with Mr. Wei, leaving him with no way out. Miss Wang was worried that Mr. Fan would take away A Bao's business and told A Bao about some insider information, but A Bao didn't think much of it.
A Bao met an old friend and went to Yedongjing. It turned out that A Bao had arranged to meet a mysterious client there. On the other side, Mr. Wei tried to provoke A Bao, but A Bao was a shrewd person. He used various excuses to delay time, trying to force A Bao to come. At this point, Li Li prepared to help Mr. Wei by persuading him to prioritize business over friendship, using the pretext of promoting business in the restaurant.
A Bao deliberately delayed Mr. Fan, making him restless. At this time, Miss Wang felt that Mr. Fan stood them up and directly came to Zhizhen Garden to reprimand him for his lack of trustworthiness. They argued, and she obtained useful information, which she later shared with A Bao. And Mr. Fan's attempt to raise prices was within A Bao's expectations.
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