Soon as Zhang Zhonghua expected, in response to the chaotic situation of the five Hong Kong stock exchanges coexisting, the Hong Kong government made an emergency response in order to avoid the emergence of a bunch of messy exchanges!
This prevented dozens of exchanges from appearing on Hong Kong Island and Hong Kong Island becoming a joke to the whole world.
The Hong Kong government urgently suspended all stock exchanges under preparation, and the subordinate Hong Kong Monetary Authority also began to plan new control regulations, namely the "Stock Exchange Control Ordinance 1972".
At this point, the emergence of other exchanges was officially eliminated, and the securities trading circle on Hong Kong Island formed a situation where five institutions coexisted.
Although five stock exchanges are a bit much in a big place like Hong Kong Island, it is better than having dozens of stock exchanges standing side by side.
Zhang Zhonghua is also extremely uncomfortable. As the size of the Jade Emperor Group in his hands increases, his impact on the original historical trajectory will also become greater and greater. But fortunately, he does not have much impact on the larger historical process.
Otherwise, he might really panic.
However, although the Hong Kong government has promulgated new control regulations, the Fifth Asia Club has already been established. Even the Hong Kong government does not have the right to directly ban it. After all, current laws cannot always rule out past cases.
Moreover, the founders of the Asia Society, Chen Pufen and Chen Yaxin, are not ordinary people. They are not only members of Congress, but also Justices of the Peace.
Especially Chen Rixin is not simple. He was awarded the MBE ten years ago.
The influence of these two people on Hong Kong Island is not small, and the Hong Kong government must also pay attention to their influence.
After a few days of excitement about the coexistence of the five committees, it gradually died down. However, the uproar caused by this incident did not directly subside. This incident caused almost all citizens in Hong Kong Island to know about the stock exchange and stocks, regardless of whether
Whether they were ordinary housewives or rickshaw drivers and lackeys, young and Dangerous boys walked into the stock exchange out of curiosity to see what this thing was.
Although Hong Kong's major newspapers no longer pay attention to this matter, some less popular third-rate tabloids are still promoting the stock market and stocks. They don't care whether it is true or false, let alone whether it is news. For them,
News is just about making up stories.
With the unrestricted propaganda of these third-rate tabloids, not to mention the adults in Hong Kong Island, even Meng Tong, who is only a few years old in Hong Kong Island, knows that there is something called stocks. By "speculating" in stocks, you can easily make money in your hands.
Turn it over several times.
Of course, except for the third-rate tabloids themselves, which have no lower limit, the Kowloon Club and the Asia Club are also indispensable for the contribution of two latecomers who have contributed to the flames. As latecomers, they do not have many users. Only by exaggerating the stock market can more people enter the stock market.
Let them make money.
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January 16, 1972, morning, Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, Tsim Sha Tsui.
It's the same newsstand, and it's still the newsstand owner. After he arrived at the newsstand in the morning, he immediately read the latest Jade Emperor Daily.
He looked at the Jade Emperor Daily in his hand with emotion. Unexpectedly, the Jade Emperor Index has now reached 360 points. In less than half a month, the Jade Emperor Index has increased by more than 20 points. The stock market in Hong Kong Island is really prosperous.
ah.
As a newsstand owner and barely an employee in the newspaper industry, he is very well-informed. In the past week, as the stock market has soared, the thresholds of the two old stock exchanges, the Far Eastern Association and the Gold and Silver Association, have increased rapidly.
Downtrodden by the citizens of Hong Kong Island, the newly established Kowloon Club and the Asia Club, two latecomers, are still crowded with people every day.
All this made him feel that the Hong Kong stock market was really hot. No matter whether it was a large company or a small company, any stock in Hong Kong was rising crazily. He was really making money while lying down. He had been selling it for a month.
Newspapers can't make as much money as he can if his stock price rises just a few points.
The newsstand owner, who couldn't close his mouth with a smile, shook all the thoughts out of his mind and continued to read the latest Jade Emperor Daily. Suddenly, a piece of paper in the newspaper almost fell out. He pulled out the half piece of paper, a little curious.
It's really strange why today's newspaper has an extra half page.
WTF?
The newsstand owner looked at the title on the paper curiously, "1971 Hong Kong Jade Emperor Star-Rated Restaurant Selection List", what the hell is this?
Is it possible that the Yuhuang Group will open a Yuhuang restaurant? Zhang Sheng is planning to attack the general catering industry? He won't deny people a way to survive, right?
After he carefully read some of the contents on the paper, he realized what was going on. It turned out that the plan was not to open a restaurant, but to grade the existing dining room. It was interesting, so interesting.
Jade Emperor Star Restaurant was created by food detectives from Yuhuang Star Island Newspaper who visited various local restaurants many times.
After food detectives observe changes in the service quality of hotels or restaurants and make professional evaluations, they select some representative specialty restaurants for rating.
During the entire rating process, in order to maintain the independence and objectivity of the food detectives in the selection, Yuhuang Xingdao Newspaper has to put on special makeup and conceal their identities to sneak into the accommodation and review every time they go to a restaurant or hotel to make a review.
, consume like an ordinary customer who comes to dine, so as to judge the true level of the restaurant and the most authentic service quality.
Only identify yourself when further investigation is necessary to let the rated restaurant know the true identity of the food detective.
Once the food detective reveals his identity in advance, the rating process is interrupted.
If a restaurant bribes a tip-off staff member in advance, the food detective will leave immediately, the restaurant will be disqualified from rating within three years, and the tip-off staff who was bribed will also be punished accordingly.
The newspaper's food detectives refer to the scoring items including the restaurant's food (60%), dining environment (20%), service (10%) and wine pairing (10%), and make ratings through strict selection criteria, thereby providing the newspaper with
The readers have selected some excellent restaurants for customers to dine.
The newsstand owner saw the brief selection criteria on the paper, as well as the grading criteria for Jade Emperor star restaurants.
The Jade Emperor’s star rating is divided into four levels, from “the lowest one star to the highest four stars”.
This rating is mainly aimed at the restaurant's cooking level, and the service level is a secondary selection criterion. Three stars are basically the highest honor in the catering industry, while four stars are basically impossible.
One star is a very good restaurant in the same food style, and it is a restaurant "worth" taking the time to visit;
Two stars. The cooking skills of the restaurant with this rating are very good and it is a restaurant "worth taking a long detour" to visit once;
And with three stars, the restaurant can provide outstanding dishes and is a "must visit restaurant in life", a restaurant that you must come to taste once even if you have traveled thousands of miles;
The most advanced legendary four-star restaurant is positioned as the best restaurant in the world, with unforgettable delicious food, and can be regarded as one of the goals of life.
"I'm on the street. Although I have a little money, I don't even want to go to the Peninsula Hotel. I can only go there once during holidays and wedding anniversaries. Three stars is my limit in this life. As for four stars
There is no need to think about it, there is no hope in this life."
The newsstand owner couldn't help but sigh.
"Boss, what's going on? Are you so excited?"
Lao Wang, a regular customer of the newsstand, came over and said to the newsstand owner with a smile.
"Hey, it's not because of the Asian Associated Press. They created a Jade Emperor star restaurant. They said they wanted to select the best restaurants in the world and gave them a rating standard of one to four stars. But I think three
Star-rated restaurants are basically the ceiling in the catering industry, you can see for yourself."
The newsstand owner said, then picked up a newspaper and handed it to Lao Wang.
Lao Wang picked up the newspaper and read it carefully. It was quite detailed. Not only was the restaurant's comfort standard rated, ranging from the highest 5 pairs of chopsticks to 1 pair of chopsticks, but the restaurant's cooking skills were also rated from one star to one star.
Four stars, four standards.
"I'm sorry, the selection criteria of the Asian Associated Press are too strict, and if the level drops after being rated, the star restaurant logo may be cancelled. Doesn't this mean that the restaurant should always maintain the highest level?
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There is only one two-star restaurant in the entire Hong Kong Island, and it is the most high-end Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong Island. How difficult is it to select this three-star restaurant, let alone the legendary four-star restaurant, which can only be rated by the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet?
?”
Lao Wang couldn't help but said excitedly.
"However, I think this selection is really fair and just. Even the two Shangri-La hotels on Hong Kong Island only received three pairs of chopsticks for comfort, but they didn't even get one star for cooking.
They are so strict about their own restaurants, and the food detectives of the Asian Associated Press are really awesome. Aren't they afraid that Zhang Sheng will kick them all out in anger?
I did a gourmet restaurant rating, but my restaurant was not rated, which makes me laugh to death."
The newsstand owner said with a smile.
"Don't you understand Zhang Sheng? He will kick the food detective away because of this? He will only scold the Shangri-La restaurant.
However, this selection is indeed fair and impartial. The selected one-star restaurants are all very good. They are all time-honored restaurants that have been opened on Hong Kong Island for decades. I have also been to these restaurants, and they are indeed quite good.
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Also, the rating of Jumbo Seafood Restaurant is very interesting. It is said that the cooking level can actually reach the two-star standard, but it was rated as a one-star restaurant out of consideration for the safety of diners.
It is also recommended that you bring your own life-saving equipment when you go to eat. This is the comment written by Xiuer, which made me laugh so hard, hahahaha!"
Lao Wang said with a smile.
"This comment is correct. After all, the seafood restaurant is on the sea. If a fire breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable, but they didn't say it clearly.
Regarding the comments about bringing your own life-saving equipment, the owner of Jumbo Seafood Restaurant must have a lot to say."
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Kowloon, Peninsula Hotel.
Michael Kadoorie was quite happy looking at the two red stars in his hand. Although his Peninsula Hotel is known as the most exclusive hotel in Asia, its cooking quality is unquestionable.
But the extremely high price given by Jade Emperor Restaurant is something to be proud of. The most important thing is that it is equivalent to a wave of global advertising provided by Yuhuang Xingdao Newspaper, which is of great benefit to the popularity of their Peninsula Hotel.
The most important thing is that the Peninsula Hotel has been awarded the only two-star restaurant on Hong Kong Island. He believes that there will be more and more customers coming here in the future. After hearing this, what he is most concerned about now is whether the star will drop or be cancelled. In that case, the Peninsula Hotel will be the only one with two stars.
He was thrown into disgrace and sent to his grandma's house.
Michael Kadoorie felt that if the restaurants such as Tai Pan Lou, Fook Lam Moon, Chili Crab under the Bridge, and Yong Kee were offered to the Peninsula Hotel at high prices, maybe in two or three years, his Peninsula Hotel would be upgraded to
Three star restaurant.
As for four stars? What kind of magical thing is that? He couldn't even think about it!
"pretty!!!"
Michael Kadoorie sighed happily.
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Central, Jaffe Road, Wan Chai, spicy crab under the bridge.
"Ah handsome boy, what are the signature dishes in your store?"
Sui Haoping asked the waiter.
"Sir, our signature dishes are spicy crab, shrimp dumplings, egg tarts, fish fillet porridge, and..."
"You don't have to tell me everything. I just want to know which dishes are from the Jade Emperor restaurant?"
Sui Haoping asked curiously.
"Sir, the Cantonese dishes we serve here are all authentic and delicious, and the spicy crab is our signature dish..."
"Okay, bring me a piece of spicy crab. I want to taste it. I came here to taste it after seeing the Jade Emperor Star Restaurant. Don't fool me."
Sui Haoping said to the waiter.
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Central, Stanley Street, Lu Yu Tea House.
"Boss Lu, congratulations on your teahouse being rated as a one-star restaurant. With the one-star rating, your business has become even more prosperous."
Cai Lan said with a smile.
"Haha, everywhere, everyone looks up to me, Lao Lu, and looks up to me. Cai Sheng, Xiong Sheng, Huang Sheng, what do you guys want to eat today?"
Lu Yu was very happy. He had worked hard to open a restaurant for more than ten years, and this time he was finally going to show his face.
But he was also a little sad that his hard work over the past ten years was not as good as the Jade Emperor's rating.
Well, thank you Zhang Sheng!!!
"It's still the same. I would say this tea restaurant is still the best and most authentic of yours."
Cai Lan said.
"With Cai Sheng's evaluation, my restaurant's business will definitely be better, thank you Cai Sheng."
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Central, Kick Chi Street, Lan Fong Yuen.
Lin Muhe looked at the customers queuing up outside the food stall and sighed with emotion. The influence of this Jade Emperor star restaurant must be too great.
Since the Jade Emperor star restaurant was rated, there has been an endless stream of people coming here to drink milk tea in the past few days, and business has improved a lot.
In 1943, Lin Muhe, who was only 18 years old at the time, came to Hong Kong Island alone and worked as an apprentice with his uncle who ran a food stall. Later, his uncle could not make it and returned to the mainland, leaving him only 120 Hong Kong dollars for living expenses.
In 1949, he founded Lan Fong Yuen on Hong Kong Island and invented stocking milk tea and mandarin duck milk tea, making him the founder of Hong Kong-style milk tea. Lan Fong Yuen has become the authentic Hong Kong-style milk tea in the hearts of Hong Kong Islanders.
Lin Muhe felt extremely proud when he thought of CFC Restaurant's Silk Stockings Milk Tea. Although CFC Restaurant's Silk Stockings Milk Tea and Yuanyang Milk Tea tasted very average, they also brought these two milk teas to the world.
"Boss, ten cups of stocking milk tea..."
"Okay, guest, please wait a moment, I will pack it for you."
