My 1978 Hotel

Wow, Moutai and Wuliangye!

As soon as Li Muchen entered the guesthouse lobby, he noticed two bottles of 77 Five Star Moutai displayed prominently on the wine rack. "Mr. Li, is this wine available for sale?"

"Sell it."

"Fifty thousand a bottle."

Li Feng smiled and pointed to the price above. Of course, the price was not cheap at all, and it was even comparable to the auction price.

"Then let's open it."

Li Muchen said with a smile, "Let me try it and see how it tastes."

Sister Chen, standing nearby, was a little confused. What kind of wine cost 50,000 yuan? And this young man was talking about it as if it were something that cost only five yuan. "Sister Chen, don't just stand there, get the young man some wine."

What kind of wine is it?

Wu Tong and Qin Yue walked over. "Moutai, what year?"

"77 years."

"Year 77?"

Are you kidding me? As soon as we entered the hall, a group of tourists looked at everyone with some suspicion. If you said it was 17-year-old Moutai, they would believe you, but this place is holding 77-year-old Moutai. This is not an auction.

"Any more?"

"There's one bottle left."

Li Feng smiled and said, "Fifty thousand, shall we?"

"Come and have a taste."

Wu Tong smiled and nodded. As she spoke, the notification sound of scanning a QR code to pay 50,000 yuan shocked the tourists behind her. "Are you kidding me? 50,000 yuan! Ma'am, isn't this a bit expensive?"

"You guys are really something... Never mind, never mind, let's drink."

Li Feng was just joking, but since the money had already been swept over, he had no choice but to ask Sister Chen to hand the wine to Wu Tong.

"These three bottles of Wuliangye, let's put them aside for now, we won't sell them."

Fearing that Li Muchen and Wu Tong, Qin Yue would want to open the Wuliangye store again, Li Feng quickly said, "At least let me display it for a few days. It was not easy to get this liquor."

"Then let's leave it for a few days, and I'll taste the flavor of the 77 Moutai first."

Without saying a word, Li Muchen immediately scanned the 50,000 yuan.

"Hey buddy, you still have some money left over from your prepayment."

"Let it go first."

Li Muchen waved his hand dismissively. "We'll use them later when we drink them." Li Feng said, pointing to Wuliangye, with a helpless expression. "Okay, but if we really have to wait a couple of days, let's set it up first. It's not good to have all new bars."

Some of the new wines are actually quite valuable, all gifts from Li Muchen and his group. Some are even more expensive than 77 Moutai, costing hundreds of thousands of yuan per bottle. Of course, these are displayed separately, and they are considered the prized possessions of the guesthouse lobby.

"It always feels like acting."

"I also think that 50,000 yuan a bottle is like a joke."

Several tourists muttered amongst themselves as they fiddled with their phones and filmed a video, intending to post it on Douyin later to see if the show-off was too over the top and too fake.

Li Muchen, Wu Tong, Qin Yue, and the others simply wanted to taste the Moutai that had transcended time and space, and see how it differed from the Moutai they usually drank. As for the 50,000 yuan, it wasn't too expensive, after all, it was truly Moutai from 1977. Although it wasn't cheap, it wasn't that expensive either.

As for showing off, I really didn't think about it. Li Feng was the same; he originally planned to put up a high-priced sign, at least to serve as a publicity point. He never expected that Li Muchen and Wu Tong would actually buy those two bottles of Moutai without any joking.

Li Feng was starting to regret it. He hadn't actually tasted this wine before. He wondered if he could open a bottle of Wuliangye, which he had just had at Uncle Fuguo's house a few days ago, and see how it compared to Wuliangye.

"Don't forget to buy a bottle of the newly released Moutai and compare it."

This is like eating pufferfish. If you're served a bowl of crucian carp soup, without comparison you'll only think the pufferfish is quite delicious. But with the crucian carp soup as a comparison, the freshness of the crucian carp immediately highlights the freshness of the pufferfish. One is as thin as paper in its freshness, while the other is as thick and rich as if it couldn't be dissolved.

"Mr. Li is right."

"Another bottle of Moutai, please."

Okay, Li Feng took out two bottles of Moutai that had just been released in the last two years and handed them to the two of them. "Consider it a gift from me, part of the set meal."

"We'll sell it like this from now on."

The two didn't stand on ceremony; after all, compared to 50,000 yuan, a bottle of Moutai costing just over 2,000 yuan was nothing. However, Li Feng's actions were increasingly resembling a scene from a short drama about a super-rich tycoon, making the tourists around them grimac.

"Here's a complimentary snack to go with your drinks."

Li Feng asked with a smile, "Shall we drink it at noon or in the evening?"

"nighttime then."

The two exchanged a glance and laughed. "Perfect, have a drink and then go to sleep."

"Okay, Sister Chen, please tell Sister Wu to make a few servings of snacks tonight to go with the drinks."

Li Feng also planned to have a drink. Hanjiaba had been quite busy lately. Gao and the others were quite tired, as were Dong Qing and Wu Yu. They had been busy today, processing a long list of orders. Just the procurement alone would probably take two days. They had worked hard and a few drinks would be a good way to relieve their fatigue.

In the afternoon, Li Feng took a look around the stargazing house, which was basically completed. "It's finally all set up. We'll do some promotion before National Day and hope to get more tourists during the holiday."

"You really don't know until you try. The previous investment of a few million was just a small fry, and now even tens of millions are just so-so," Li Feng sighed. Of course, the guesthouse is more like a weekend estate now, and it's not very large in scale, just medium.

It's the kind of place that attracts residents from surrounding cities and counties, or neighboring cities and counties. It's just that Chengfengpolang B&B has a terrible reputation in the city, and the reputation of the surrounding cities and counties isn't much better either. "These haters really did their job."

Li Feng was having a bit of a headache. He was enjoying arguing with the haters, but now his guesthouse was actually being affected. "Ugh, so annoying." He opened Douyin and glanced at his private messages. Wow, there were quite a few, mostly haters.

"A performance, 50,000 yuan worth of fake alcohol?"

"What is this?" Li Feng muttered to himself, clicking on it before finally understanding. "These tourists are really bored."

"Screw your acting."

"The wine costs 50,000. It's the same price for anyone who comes. People line up to buy it."

Li Feng immediately started a team fight, and the haters really caught him red-handed, launching a barrage of attacks.

"Damn, they can even bring black liquor to summer camp, that's really impressive."

Li Feng was speechless when he saw a comment about a 200-pound fat man, so he casually left a comment: "Come on, a guesthouse, 200 pounds, give me a month to lose 50 pounds, no medicine, no injections, are you in? 20,000 yuan, or I'll give you ten times the amount back."

Li Feng didn't care whether this was intentional provocation or not. If he came, he would deal with him. Hei Zi, Li Feng wouldn't tolerate him. He would take him to the Hanjia Dam construction site and throw him there for a month, giving him a pound of coarse grain every day. If he didn't lose fifty pounds in a month, he would be forced to change his surname.

What fat person? There's no such thing as someone who can't lose weight, it's just a matter of whether they want to or not. Li Feng has mastered this weight loss technique. In 78, he worked at the Hebei Provincial Railway Construction Institute. Fifty pounds was the minimum, there was no upper limit.

"Wow, you really dare to say that. Everyone can be my witness. Ten times, two hundred thousand, I'm taking this money."

The guy replied smugly, and Li Feng didn't mince words. "Not coming is cowardly."

"I'm afraid of you." "I'll livestream the whole thing."

"Okay, come on."

Live streaming? Haha, Li Feng will just use spatial teleportation. You'll be stuck with the contract once you sign the live stream, you won't be able to escape. As for the alcohol, Li Feng dismissed it all, assuring everyone that it will sell well.

Li Feng opened reservations for the same health-preserving banquet again, and this time the bookings were quite fast. This time, it wasn't for Li Muchen and Wu Tong, but mostly for tourists who had tried the banquet before. Inevitably, Li Feng released another video to upset his critics.

She's quite the online roaster; Han Zhaoxia called her this evening. "Tell me, what kind of business is this? Why do you provoke them for no reason? Now these people are ruining the reputation of our guesthouse."

"We can't just spoil them, can we? I'm not short of money now, why should I indulge them? As for the guesthouse, as long as it doesn't lose money, it's their loss if they don't come." Li Feng was lamenting in the afternoon that he should rein in his temper, but after reading the trolls' comments, he thought, "Rein in my temper? Before, when the guesthouse was about to go bankrupt, I would just put up with it for the sake of making a living. Now that the guesthouse is going bankrupt, I won't starve, so why should I put up with it?"

He's going all out, and now he's directly confronting Li Feng online. This almost made the owners of several guesthouses and farms around him applaud, wondering if they should give Li Feng some publicity.

"Just ignore them."

Han Zhaoxia didn't know what to say. To be honest, this guy was really rich. He had 20 to 30 million in cash in his account, as well as a bunch of collectibles. "Besides, it's not worth getting angry with them. Maybe they're just a bunch of keyboard warriors who are unhappy with their lives. If you talk to them, you'll just lower your own standards."

"I can't tolerate that. I'll fight back against any kind of hero."

Li Feng said with a smile, "Let's not talk about that. I've got some good wine here. Would you like to come and try some?"

"I don't like drinking either."

Han Zhaoxia sighed helplessly. "Don't bother reading those comments and messages. There's no need to get angry. It's not worth getting angry with those people."

"I'm not angry, I just want to give these people a piece of my mind."

Li Feng laughed and said, "Isn't this just to attract some traffic? Don't be fooled by the number of haters; the increase in tourists to the guesthouse is an undeniable fact."

"You should run your business properly; that would be better than this."

Li Feng chuckled, mainly because of his personality; he couldn't help but want to retort when he saw something. "Are you coming over here? I'll ask Sister Wu to prepare a few more dishes."

"Forget it, it's too much trouble to go back and forth. I also have to take two kids to school early tomorrow morning."

"Alright then, I'll go back to the city after I finish my work these next couple of days, and then we'll take a good look at the house and try to finish the renovations before the New Year. Maybe we can even move in for a couple of days during the holiday."

"That's fine."

She noticed the villa had recently seen price reductions; previously, a detached villa cost over eight million yuan, and that was just a bare shell. Now, a fully furnished one was available for around nine million yuan, while a bare shell would be around seven and a half million yuan. The house was quite nice; she looked at it and really liked it.

It's close to the school, and most importantly, the house is a detached house with yards on all four sides, totaling almost 1,000 square meters. Han Zhaoxia has already planned it all out: a garden in the front, a basketball court and badminton court in the back, a small vegetable garden on the left, and a swimming pool on the right.

After hanging up the phone, Li Feng met Dong Qing, Wu Yu, Cheng Cheng, Gao Jiu, and Gao Cheng for dinner.

"A good bottle of wine."

Li Feng brought over a bottle of Wuliangye, along with a bottle of the newest eighth generation. "Let's taste them. We usually bring the old Wuliangye from 78, but this is new. You two tell me, does this kind of liquor taste better?"

"Mr. Li, this is too much of a waste."

A table full of snacks to go with the drinks made Wu Yu and Dong Qing's mouths water. They never expected there to be such good wine. On the other side, Wu Tong was with his grandparents, and Li Muchen was also with his grandparents, enjoying a bottle of Moutai.

"Let's have a drink first."

Li Feng smiled and raised his glass. The small wine cup was quite small. Everyone took a sip, and even Chengcheng drank some.

"Try this again."

Li Feng opened the Wuliangye liquor he had brought with him; its aroma was faint and purer. "Here, have a taste."

"almost."

Chengcheng whispered, "The later ones are better."

"I don't know much about wine."

"I feel like the latter one tastes better."

Dong Qing and Wu Yu were similar; they could drink a bit, but they weren't really good at appreciating wine. On the other hand, Lao Er Gao was quite the wine connoisseur.

"It feels less plasticky."

Gao laughed and said, "I don't know why, but Wuliangye always has a bit of a plastic feel to it. The one I brought over has less of that feeling. The aroma of this bottle is more alluring, no, it should be said that the aroma is stronger, and the taste of the liquor is more pleasant."

"To put it simply, if the eighth generation is a 7 out of 10, this bottle I brought here is about a 9.5 out of 10."

Seeing that the others didn't quite understand, Gao smiled and used the standard. "Actually, I think Moutai is better. Moutai has a soy sauce aroma, although Wuliangye also has some, but it's not a soy sauce aroma liquor."

"The passage of time is not necessarily kind to Wuliangye."

"That's true."

It's a pity the Moutai was sold out. At this moment, Li Muchen and Li Daolin were drinking the Moutai they had brought. "Wow, where did you get this? It tastes really good, much better than the new Moutai. This must be a top-grade special supply. This liquor must be expensive!"

"fifty thousand."

Li Muchen smiled and asked, "Grandpa, do you think it's worth it?"

"It's worth it. This taste is worth 50,000 yuan."

Li Daolin said with a smile, "For someone who appreciates fine wine, even 100,000 or 150,000 might not be considered high."

Similarly, Wu Zhenhua recognized the wine as soon as he saw it, but initially thought the price of 50,000 yuan was a bit high. However, he was somewhat surprised after tasting it. "Grandpa, how is it?"

"50,000 is a great deal."

"Hahaha."

Wu Tong took a sip. "I also think it's a great deal. I'll ask Boss Li to bring more later. I plan to give some to my dad and uncles for the New Year."

"You little rascal, you're probably eyeing your New Year's money, aren't you? How old are you?"

"No matter how old you are, you're still a child in front of you."

Wu Tong thought to herself that she couldn't keep such good wine all to herself; her family should definitely get to drink it too. As for the 50,000 yuan per bottle, she would multiply it by ten and resell it to her cousins ​​to help them out. The poor guys probably wouldn't be able to drink such good wine in their entire lives without her.

"Ah."

Li Feng sneezed. He had just tried to taste the wine like Gao Lao Er, but ultimately gave up. He only felt that the wine he brought back was relatively better, but he couldn't really tell what made it better, what the plastic taste was, or what the aroma was.

Li Feng thought to himself that he was still a long way from being a good appraiser; he couldn't even distinguish the aroma of wine properly. "I need to practice more."

"Second brother, you can take this wine."

They only drank half of the two bottles of Wuliangye liquor, giving the rest to the Gao brothers, who would probably have some late-night snacks. As for Li Feng, he wasn't a big drinker; a little was enough for him, and besides, he had things to do tomorrow.

There are already five or six tables of health-preserving banquets tomorrow, and several livestreamers have also booked "Jiangnan's Finest Delicacies." Recently, "Jiangnan's Finest Delicacies" has become quite a big name among livestreamers, especially those focusing on restaurant reviews and food. It's undeniably delicious.

Many tourists like to order the "Number One Fresh Food of Jiangnan," but the quantity is currently very limited, only five tables per day. The same applies to health-preserving banquets, with a maximum of seven or eight tables per day. (End of Chapter)