terror fiction

名利跑馬燈〈挫敗〉277利

“The sound of popping came from the store.

It was the tenth day of the promotion.

Now Alex is so idle that he is beating mosquitoes with an electric mosquito swatter.

From time to time, I can smell the burning smell of mosquitoes.

It may be because of sucking too much blood, so the smell is also a bit heavy.”

“So boring, why on earth do I want to do this?

I didn’t come to fulfill my dream at the beginning, but now there is nothing.

Alex simply continued to kill the mosquitoes while complaining, because the buzzing sound was really annoying. ”

「I am back.

So tired.」

“Bruce returned to the shop wearing a bulky doll costume, and now he is so tired that he is going to collapse, because in order to attract customers, he even dances, but it seems to be of no use.”

「 How is it, did you attract customers to come in?」

“Alex was kind to Bruce, and knew that he had to pass water first.

After all, he had just returned from outside and needed to be hydrated. ”

「No, but I believe there will be guests coming in soon.」

“Bruce’s words undoubtedly gave Alex a frustration, because it was really desperate.”

「Oh my God, this is not true.」

“Alex was already wailing.

Although he wanted to scold Bruce very much, it was not easy to criticize if there was a way to be there. ”

「Boss, there is no way.

Otherwise, there are other ways to directly spend money on advertising signs outside.

This is more efficient.

I heard that the restaurant next door also attracts customers in this way.」

“Bruce saw that the boss was about to collapse, so he quickly made other suggestions.”

「That’s impossible, as you know, our restaurant has no money.」

“Alex immediately rejected this method, because it was obvious that they couldn’t afford the money. ”

「That’s right, listen to me best now.」

“Bruce can be said to be very confident, because there is no other way to solve it.”

「You are really sure, you have to work harder to promote the activities.」

“Alex didn’t say anything at all this time.

He couldn’t decide what these employees wanted to do anyway, because the dominant power was in Luke’s hands. ”

名利跑馬燈〈永遠追不上〉276利

「 It’s too much.

It’s still like this in our shop.」

“Although Alex looked dissatisfied, he couldn’t say anything.

After all, he was a valuable guest.”

「 But what the boss said is also true.

I think our restaurant will work harder.」

“Xiaowen is really not afraid of offending people, anyway, the boss does not like to listen to lies. ”

「What you said is true, but the promotion did not start a few days ago.」

“Alex hasn’t seen the results yet, and he is also very troubled.”

「 The boss seems to be leaving.」

“Xiaowen saw that Mr. Wang was coming here, and he seemed to be planning to take out his purse to pay. ”

「 22500, thank you.」

“Alex naturally quoted the price, because although the ingredients they used were not expensive, they had to add cost. ”

「我們吃的很開心。

那麼再見。」

王系還是一臉的笑意的拿出皮包，反正他什麼沒有，就是現金最多。

「我跟你們講，他們可能永遠也比不上我們。

你們好像不需要擔心了，雖然他們的料理很精緻也很美味，但就是缺了什麼。」

王系對料理倒是很滿意，但是在艾力克斯他們的身上感受不到他們對料理的熱情還有活力。

「這倒是真的，一間餐廳死氣沉沉的，看起來很沒有活力，難怪客人不願意過來。」

其他員工也跟著應和，因為事實上也真的是如此。

「 算了，走吧，既然吃飽了，就各自回家了。」

王系就此打住這個話題，因為他吃的太飽，現在已經開始犯困。

看樣子明天注定又會是一場戰爭，還是兩家餐廳互相之間在比拼的戰爭。

名利跑馬燈〈特殊節日〉275利

“ On the day of the special holiday, they decided to use Taiwanese fruits as the appetizer, and topped it with vine lettuce, even tender bean sprouts, and alfalfa sprouts, and finally added a sauce composed of passion fruit.

Salmon cheese salad, using Evanda cheese, sprinkled with raisins, nuts, and some lettuce.

Chef’s salad with chicken breast, eggs, tomatoes, bread, chicory, lettuce, vinaigrette.

Among them, vinaigrette is made of tomato sauce, mayonnaise, oil vinegar, and mayonnaise to increase the sweet taste.

Spaghetti with tomato meat sauce, the pasta is cooked and fried in a pot.

The most important thing is the seasoning.

Sprinkle cheese on it will pull the silk.

The green sauce Italian rice uses basil, high-quality tea, and even nine-layer pagoda as the sauce.

The rice uses Taiwanese rice, which is not so greasy and dry.

The white sauce pasta is made of creamy milk, but the most important thing is to cover it with shredded cheese.

In this way, when you dig with a spoon, you can taste the thick milk flavor inside.

Sweet potato soup, with a little mushroom and Hongxi mushroom as garnish.

The dessert is banana mousse cake, lemon souffle, and even orange puff. ”

“This adds up to a total of three appetizers, three main dishes, and three desserts.

They worked hard to prepare this menu for several days.

Just waiting for the guests to come, they are still preparing ingredients in the kitchen.”

「Today we have to cheer, but we can’t let those people see clearly.

Frank, you and Lori are in charge of the main course, you two can’t mess up.」

“Luke is still telling the chefs to prepare dinner for a while, after all, although those people are from the restaurant next door, they are considered VIPs.”

「Yes, chef.」

“Answering two at the same time means that you will keep today’s dinner in mind, because this is also very important to the people in the kitchen. ”

很快王系他們一行人就大陣仗的來了，反正店內也沒有什麼客人，艾力克斯和小文就乾脆把所有的桌子併在一起。

「那我們可以點餐了嗎？」

王系已經開始期待等一下的晚餐會是什麼樣子的，應該不會比他們自己餐廳的來的差。

「當然沒問題，客人請坐。

我馬上去拿菜單過來。」

小文無疑是負責服務的那個人，因為老闆學的中文課程很顯然沒有什麼進步。

“The dinner started smoothly.

They also ordered their own different dishes.

Fortunately, everyone was satisfied with the dishes and had no complaints.”

“But there is no good compliment, whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, anyway, nothing happens is a good thing. ”

王系他們吃到八點多才結束這段快樂的時間，連食物也是吃的很好。

「老闆，我們舉起酒杯，要繼續吸引更多的客人。」

不知道王系他們是不是故意的，還在艾力克斯他們的面前說的很大聲。

「好，乾杯。」

王系似乎也無所謂，反正現在最有人氣的餐廳還是他們，他倒是一點也不擔心。

「 What are they talking about, translate.」

“Alex really didn’t understand, so he had to ask the Xiaowen next to him, after all, he was a local here.”

「Mr. Wang said to attract more customers to their restaurants.」

“Xiaowen coughed awkwardly, but he still had to say clearly, after all, it’s better for the boss to know. ”

名利跑馬燈〈喜好〉274利

「Okay, go shopping.

You didn’t mean to take me there.」

“Today happens to be a public holiday, and Luke can choose to choose ingredients on this day just to cater to Taiwan’s tastes.”

「 So the chef today, let’s go to the supermarket first, and if the supermarket doesn’t work, go to the traditional market.」

“Frank and Lori, as well as Louis, almost all came, just to familiarize the chef with where to buy ingredients. ”

“At the first stop, they came to the supermarket in Ximending, because there was one of the earliest supermarkets here, which just happened to meet the needs of the chef.”

“They even started pushing the carts prepared by the hypermarket as soon as they entered the door, fearing that they would not be able to hold them with their hands. ”

“Luke never looked away from the food when he entered the door, because it was something he hadn’t seen in the United States.

In December alone, there are several kinds of fruits that are abundant in driving, such as golden jujube, which was originally called kumquat, and the flesh has a bitter taste.

And citrus can be used to make jam, can also be used to make candied fruit, or even candies.

Some oranges taste sweet and juicy, with a yellowish skin.

Persimmons are divided into dry and wet ones.

They can also be dried to make persimmon cakes.

The outer skin is dark orange.

The most common strawberry can be used to make cakes or even puffs.

There are also small tomatoes, which are different from the usual big and red tomatoes.

There are red and yellow-orange ones, but the yellow-orange ones seem to be sweeter.

Finally, the candied dates have a light green outside.

They are crispy to eat, and a seed will be revealed at the end.

It is called candied dates because the flesh is very sweet.

It is only produced in Tainan and Kaohsiung, as well as Pingtung.”

「 There are so many kinds of fruits, so I must buy some back.」

“Luke is very interested in these bright fruits.

After coming to Taiwan for a year anyway, he has long wanted to taste the food here.”

「Of course, you can choose whatever you want, chef.」

“Frank and they are of course very happy to see this situation, it is very happy to be able to introduce their own country’s cuisine. ”

「 What is this?

It looks very special.」

“When Luke walked to the noodle area, he stopped curiously and picked up the things of interest in front of him.”

「Chicken noodles are deep-fried with noodles, which is also a type of noodles.

The chef wants to eat it.」

“Frank thinks this is very good, because it can be used for soaking or boiling. ”

“ In the end they bought a lot of things, such as shredded chicken noodles and winter noodles, fruit, and other types of shiitake mushrooms, such as Hongxi and Maitake mushrooms, and even enoki mushrooms.”

“The most important thing now is to prepare the dishes on December 24, but it must meet the preferences of those chefs and find ways to cater to their tastes. ”

名利跑馬燈〈親近客人〉273利

“After that, Alex began to be immersed in the dilemma of the restaurant, and he was thinking about how to restore the restaurant to its original vitality day and night.”

“Until one day, he finally couldn’t stand it anymore, and turned to the store staff for help, and everyone started a long-lost meeting again. ”

「You finally think that you can ask us for help, which is really strange.」

“Luke was sitting next to Alex, but he inevitably had a sour speech, as if he had a lot of dissatisfaction with Alex.”

「Well, since we have a meeting today, you can mention anything you want.

As long as you can get close to the guests, everything is fine.」

“Alex didn’t know what to say, but now what matters is the life and death of the restaurant. ”

「Anyone can do it.

You can’t be angry with that boss.」

“Bruce seems to want to bring it up a long time ago, but because Alex is the boss, he is not good to offend.”

「Bruce you said.

But it can’t be free, or the restaurant can’t sustain it.」

“Alex is now willing to accept preferential activities, but only free activities cannot be tolerated. ”

「 Of course, I have thought of a good way.

The restaurant offers a 20% discount, and it is best to offer Taiwan-Western fusion meals.

The time is set from December 20th to January 9th.」

“Bruce thinks this method is feasible, because people are holding this kind of psychology, so it can certainly stimulate the consumption ability of the guests.”

「Isn’t it today?

Is there a specific plan?

If you can bring it up now.」

“Alex is anxious to have a plan now, because now he really can’t sit still and wait for death. ”

「Just take the baby salmon doll to distribute flyers outside.

It’s okay to see whoever wants to go.」

“Bruce thought that this is the only way to promote preferential activities, otherwise the social network was not very developed before, and it may have just started.”

「Any of you are going to distribute flyers outside.

Still need to draw lots to decide.」

“It seemed to Alex that everyone didn’t have the will, and it seemed that the fairest method was needed, so that everyone would be willing. ”

「No, no, I don’t want to go.」

“This is exactly what Bruce wants to say now, but he dare not.

Just now everyone decided that the party with the shorter note would be responsible for distributing the flyers, and he was obviously the elected person.”

「That’s great, Bruce, it’s the activity you proposed anyway.

The meeting is over and disbanded.

Fortunately, it’s not me.」

“Alex is still glad that he didn’t get it, because he was too tired to hand out flyers, and he thought he couldn’t do it. ”

名利跑馬燈〈贏家方法〉272利

幾乎每道湯品都是很特別的料理，在服務生依序端出來之後，他們的目光都已經被吸引到料理。

「那麼請慢用。」

服務生依然說一樣的話，雖然很制式話就是了，但是總比什麼都沒有說比較好。

「 Okay, everyone get their own soup.」

Luke’s movements quickly took away the Golden Needle Soup, because the dish looked pleasing to the eye.

The first is seafood soup, with clams, small rolls, fish maw and shrimp.

The soup is very clear, but there is no excessive fishy taste, or even the salty taste of sea water, but the seafood is surprisingly luxurious.

The second dish is egg drop soup, which is based on eggs, sprinkled with green onions, and even exudes the fragrance of sesame oil.

The whole soup is very refreshing, the presentation is also very beautiful, not too monotonous.

But there is no surprise, at most it is a simple dish.

The remaining special ones are the golden needle soup and the puff pastry soup, which also look very special in appearance.

Although it is an unremarkable dish, there are many surprises in it carefully, not only ribs, mushrooms, white radish, and even meat balls.

Its golden needles are slightly orange and yellow.

They taste good, and the taste is salty and sweet.

The last is the meringue soup.

The meringue is spread on the top of the bowl and baked in the oven.

Finally, the meringue is pierced and mixed with the corn soup, and you can drink the cream full of fresh cream.

It’s the one that Alex likes the most.

Although the soup tastes a bit spicy, it’s not too spicy.

「Okay, we should go now, now we have seen enough of the show.

It’s time to check out.」

To be honest, there is really nothing to introduce desserts, nothing more than cakes and puddings, there is not much change.

Besides, after Alex returned to the restaurant, he had to think of a way to become a winner.

「Indeed, since the show is over, we should go.」

Luke didn’t know if Alex came to the restaurant next door, if he had come up with a new way, anyway, he just started with the idea of tasting food.

「Just get here today, so you don’t have to go back to the restaurant.

And remember to come to work on time tomorrow.」

Alex is good to the employees.

After all, they have been working for a year and have no time to rest.

「Lori, you just go home and rest as Alex said, depending on whether you want to go home or go elsewhere.

Alex and I are heading in the same direction, see you tomorrow.」

Luke and the two quickly disappeared in front of Lori and the others, and went straight to the zebra crossing on the opposite side.

名利跑馬燈〈會與不會〉271利

「 I had seafood stewed rice.

The ingredients included shrimp, abalone, and squid.

The rice is also very flexible and not too soft.

But just like the stewed rice that you usually eat, there is not much change.」

“Louis did not need to tell Alex this time to directly comment on the main dish, but he didn’t like it very much.

He didn’t even finish the meal, and probably only had a bite.”

「This dish is meat soup with pork, lean meat, fish paste, shiitake mushrooms and cabbage, and even enoki mushrooms.

The soup tastes a bit spicy, with the addition of pepper, the most basic salt and sugar, and soy sauce, and the shacha sauce that we only have in Taiwan.

The taste will not be too heavy, and it will feel full.」

“Lori quickly ate up the plate one bite after another, probably because the taste was too fragrant, and it was just like this unknowingly. ”

「My dish is sesame oil and glutinous rice.

I use plum pork.

The rice has a light aroma of rice wine.

I mix it with ginger and sesame oil in the white rice.

Whether you eat this dish in summer or winter, it will warm your body.」

“Frank’s cuisine is probably the most attractive in it, because it uses ingredients unique to Taiwan, but the only thing that has changed is the Western-style dishes.”

「This dish of mine seems to be braised pork rice with only pork belly and white rice in it, which looks very monotonous.

Its sauce is also very strong and tastes a little salty, but it is easily satisfying.」

“Luke also finished the cooking, but he seemed a little disappointed, because the main dish was unacceptable only in this way. ”

「Mine is corn-egg fried rice, with the most common carrots, corn kernels and eggs, with pepper in it, but it seems too choking, not suitable for me.」

“Although Alex was dissatisfied with the way of seasoning, he still barely finished the dish.”

“Just as they were still thinking about how to change the dishes, the men and women seemed to have new actions.

Soon the waiter had pushed the cart out, and there was a six-inch cake on the tray. ”

「來，吃吃看，這是你喜歡的蛋糕。」

男子滿心期待準備的驚喜，就是為了這一刻，但是他並沒有把戒指藏在蛋糕裡面。

當然不可能這麼做，因為女方萬一要是不小心把戒指吞下去，那絕對是悲劇收場。

「嗚，親愛的，我願意。

謝謝你。」

只見男子單膝下跪，從口袋中掏出戒指，雖然不是那種一克拉的鑽戒，但至少也是一枚金戒指。

女子也感動的眼淚都流下來，她哽咽的接受男子的求婚。

「See how good this restaurant is, and also help arrange marriage proposals.

Alex, if you look at our restaurant again, it is not popular.」

“Only Luke dared to say this to Alex, but it might be difficult to ask Alex to agree.

After all, it was just a question of whether or not.”

「The soup is here, so let’s eat it first.

We will talk about this when we return to our restaurant.」

“The most important thing now is to taste the soup and the remaining desserts, except that Alex doesn’t care about anything. ”

名利跑馬燈〈策略〉270利

「Let’s talk about it first, how does it taste.

Just let Louis come first.」

“Alex and the others quickly finished a plate of salad, but now the trouble is that they need to analyze the texture and ingredients inside.”

「I ate bread salad.

How can I say this taste?

The bread cubes used in it were deep-fried first, so it tasted very crispy, but not very greasy.

The sauce is made of mayonnaise, salt and sugar, and some fried black sesame powder is added.

It tastes very refreshing.」

“Louis was the first to get the salad.

Of course, he analyzed the taste first, but he usually trains the taste, so it’s not bad. ”

「It’s your turn, Lori.」

“Although Alex did not try other flavors, he still has to know how delicious the salads in this restaurant are.”

「 I had a warm salad with some mushrooms, lettuce and broccoli, even onions, and tender bean sprouts, but it tasted good without any amazing taste.

Its sauce is very special, with olive oil and wine vinegar, and even lemon juice and white sesame seeds.

Although it tastes a bit sour, it just blends these flavors into the food.」

“Lori’s introduction was detailed, but he didn’t really like this appetizer according to his tone.”

「Frank, I have sweet potato salad, right?

This sweet potato is very soft and dense.

It contains the most basic lettuce, tomatoes, and some mushrooms.

But the most surprising thing is its sauce, with peanut powder, salt and sugar.」

“Luke is the third one to introduce, but his introduction is very concise, plus he has not eaten Taiwanese food a few times.”

“Frank doesn’t need to introduce it, anyway he ordered sweet potato salad, nothing unusual. ”

「Only me is left.

Frank, what is this dish called?

It tastes good.

Is it the taste of noodles?

The sauce is also different from ours.

It tastes a bit salty, but it also has a sweet taste.」

“Alex is very satisfied with his zongtiao salad, which is probably the most special food in it, and it also has the concept of appetizers.”

「It is a food made of rice, also known as Zan Tiao.

It will be very flexible to eat.」

“Frank has indeed eaten this kind of food, but he has less contact with it. ”

「你們快點，那個蛋糕可是要準備給客人的驚喜，千萬不能搞砸了。」

就在艾力克斯他們還在細細品嘗的時候，廚房內早已是忙的昏天暗地了，大家都在準備等一下的水果鮮奶油蛋糕。

「是，主廚。」

很顯然是為了剛剛進來的那對男女準備的，但其實是男方自己說要暗中準備，為了給女朋友一個好的印象。

雖然是為了給客人留下好的印象，不過內場的廚師其實是最痛苦的，因為一下子要準備其他料理，一下子又要準備設計甜點。

不過在老闆看來，這反而是一種可以賺進更多錢的策略，對於餐廳來說只要能賺錢就好，雖然兼顧料理的品質也很重要。

名利跑馬燈〈銷售活動〉269利

“The waiting time for the dishes is obviously tormenting, even Alex and the others, but the good news is that at least there is still a cup of tea on the table, but I don’t know what kind of tea it is.

In less than a while, the seats were already full.

Not long after Alex and the others came in, it could be seen that the business of this restaurant was at least better than their own restaurant.”

“Although Alex was not reconciled, he was helpless.

Maybe he still had a lot to learn, but he hadn’t found a way yet.

Just when Alex was still looking for a way, the waiters in this restaurant seemed to be busy with other things.

Anyway, the waiters started to set up one of the tables, even spreading a tablecloth with a romantic mood. ”

「What are they doing?

Is there any activity today?」

“Alex quickly noticed the actions of these waiters, because the range of the actions was too great.”

「Maybe, I heard that they will hold events from time to time, such as Mid-Autumn Festival and Valentine’s Day.

They will hold special offers and even play mini games with guests.」

Frank is very concerned about every move in this restaurant.

After all, they are all next door, so how could he not notice. ”

「That said, it’s true.

Once they even held a free event.

As long as you can eat 30 plates of fried rice, the store will bear the cost.」

“Of course Lori had noticed this situation too, and it was very serious, almost to the point of defeating Alex.”

「Just kidding, things like free won’t happen to us, don’t think about it.」

“The meaning is to stop dreaming, because Alex said at the beginning that discount activities cannot be held, and of course other sales activities are even more impossible. ”

「Of course, you are so stubborn and insist that it is impossible to think about it.」

“Although Frank thought this way, in fact he just smiled and said nothing.”

「You see people are coming, as if they are a man and a woman.」

“Lori shifted his gaze at this moment, because he was curious how special the guests at that table were. ”

「 親愛的，今晚是我們認識第七年的日子。

而這間餐廳正好是製造我們相遇的機會。」

緊接著男人開始講著只有情人之間才懂的語言，雖然艾力克斯他們不是很想聽，但還是很好奇之後狀況。

「親愛的，沒想到你還記得，我真是太高興了。」

女人當然是感動的眼淚都快要掉下來，畢竟這種紀念日多半沒有幾個人能記得。

「開胃菜來了，終於啊，我等了好久。」

就在他們專注在那對男女身上，開胃菜也在同時間送達，依序是粄條沙拉、麵包沙拉、溫式沙拉，還有地瓜沙拉。

「 客人請慢用。」

服務生端著一盤又一盤的沙拉到了面前，四個人也可以開始品嘗他們想要的東西。

雖然時間有點遲，不過還好沒有到餓昏頭的地步，就還可以接受。

名利跑馬燈〈奇怪的地方〉268利

“ The people here are really energetic, so energetic, and now I know that the people there are lifeless and indifferent.

Could this be my problem, or why the guests refused to come back, and when Frank and the others were chatting vigorously, Alex fell into contemplation.”

“Although this is a strange place, Alex seems to have begun to reflect that his restaurant really seems to have a lot of problems.

Maybe now is the time to start to change, before the restaurant can continue, after all, this is Alex’s hard work in the United States for many years, and there is no way to give up. ”

「What do you think, Alex, do our employees need to change?

It’s best to smile like them.」

“Luke also seems to think that the restaurant staff are too indifferent and always unsmiling, which is really bad for the restaurant.”

「Well, I certainly agree, but the premise is to wait for the new menu to be developed.」

“Alex has nothing to object, anyway, since he came to this restaurant, he has given up the idea he has always insisted on. ”

“The menu was delivered to the table a while late.

I don’t know what the waiter was up to, but I didn’t wait long.

After all, it was the first time for the customer to come in.

Of course, I had to serve it well.

The waiter handed over the menu and went to serve the other guests.

Anyway, he would be there after he beckoned, so he didn’t need to be too anxious.”

“Alex chose to look at the appetizers first, but their appetizers are very special.

Although there are fruit salads, they also have other things.

One of them is 粄條沙拉, but I don’t know what it is made of.

Just as they are slowly looking at the menu, tension in the kitchen has begun to grow.

After all, if something goes wrong, the boss will definitely be crazy. ”

“Appetizers even have bread salad, warm salad, and sweet potato salad.

Anyway, these dishes can only be seen in this restaurant, which is very new to Alex, because he wants to try everything.”

「Each of you will order a different salad, and we will share the taste after eating.」

“But Alex didn’t mean to share, because he originally wanted to eat one plate per person, the big deal is to come again next time.”

「Okay, Alex.」

“Frank is still a bit unaccustomed to calling his boss’s name directly outside, but there is no way, the boss himself must follow the rules. ”

“ In the end, they actually ordered different dishes.

The main dishes were minced pork rice, squid soup, corn and egg fried rice, and even baked lobster stew.”

“Anyway, as long as there is nothing on the menu, it is best to have a serving, but their appetite may not be that big, so there are only four dishes from appetizers to desserts, and even side dishes.

There are only sixteen. ”

「The guests only need to do this.

Then please wait a moment.」

“The waiter was still the one just now.

After he ordered the order, he immediately walked to the kitchen, ready to order the chef.”

「That’s it, I thought they would do more.

Well, you guys have to hurry up and serve the first appetizer in three minutes.」

“The chef is obviously a bit disappointed, because he wants to show his strength more. ”