Chapter 355: Caviar Mixed with Rice

Soon, she saw the prices of the lobster dishes in this hotel.

A single Australian lobster actually cost 1,888 yuan.

And there were eight Australian lobsters served across four tables—that's right, two per table.

But just these Australian lobsters alone cost nearly 8,000 yuan, and that wasn't even counting the price of the other dishes.

"How is it?" Su Tang asked, curious, seeing Jiang Xue's mouth agape, remaining silent.

Jiang Xue snapped back to reality upon hearing this, then handed her phone to Su Tang.

"See for yourself."

Su Tang took the phone and glanced at it curiously, quickly falling into silence just like Jiang Xue.

A thought suddenly crossed her mind.

Is this even a meal? This is practically eating money!

Of course, when the dishes were served, Jiang Xue and Su Tang weren't the only ones who looked shocked.

Everyone else also showed expressions of disbelief to varying degrees.

Chen Mo, however, ignored their expressions. In order to spend more money on this team-building event, he had basically ordered every single one of the most expensive dishes in the hotel.

For items like the Australian lobster, he had even ordered two servings.

And the prices in Kyoto did not disappoint him either; for the same dishes, the prices here in Kyoto were about fifty percent higher than in Jiangcheng.

Not long after, all the dishes were served. Seeing that many people were still quite reserved and not eating freely, Chen Mo frowned slightly.

This wouldn't do.

He was waiting for them to finish the food on the table so he could order a few more rounds.

After all, many of the dishes he ordered were seafood; as long as these people were willing to eat, they would definitely be able to finish it all.

Thinking of this, he stood up and walked to each table. Seeing this, Luo Xiao hurriedly followed behind him.

"Everyone, eat up! If you finish it, we'll order more. Don't be reserved."

"What's going on with this table? You haven't touched either of the two lobsters. You, yes, you! This lobster is for you, and the other one is for you."

Chen Mo placed the lobsters from the table in front of two crew members, then said to Luo Xiao, who was standing beside him, "The lobsters at this table are gone. Go notify the hotel to bring two more."

"Understood, Mr. Chen."

Luo Xiao nodded hurriedly, then called over the waiter waiting at the door of the private room to order two more plates of lobster.

"What's wrong? Not enough rice? Want another serving?"

"Forget the rice. Isn't there caviar? Mix half caviar with half rice—yes, just like that."

"Not enough caviar? Should I order more?" Chen Mo said with a smile, then turned to Luo Xiao and said, "Order six more servings of caviar for each table, otherwise there won't be enough to mix with the rice."

Hearing Mr. Chen's words, Luo Xiao was suddenly stunned. He knew the prices of the dishes at this hotel, after all, he had participated in booking the meal.

At the time, he had marveled at how generous Mr. Chen was with his money. Now it seemed he had still underestimated him.

A single serving of caviar was 1,666 yuan. Six servings per table, four tables meant 24 servings—that was tens of thousands of yuan!

And the ultimate purpose was just to mix it into rice. It was truly extravagant!

After making a round to all four tables, Chen Mo returned to his seat, satisfied. Thanks to his urging them to eat, he had managed to spend over 100,000 more in System Funds.

"Mr. Chen, the staff members are asking if they can have some alcohol. Maybe we could let them drink a little? After all, today is a team-building event, and it's a happy occasion."

Luo Xiao had walked over from the crew members. Before coming, he had stipulated that no alcohol was allowed at today's team-building event. After all, if they got drunk, it was very likely to delay tomorrow's filming.

However, the employees had just insisted that drinking a little bit wouldn't affect tomorrow's filming. He thought about it and felt it wouldn't be a problem, but since Mr. Chen was here, he still needed to ask for his opinion.

Alcohol?

Chen Mo murmured softly to himself, wondering how he could have forgotten about this. Every team-building dinner was a huge expense when it came to drinks.

"Well, since it's a celebratory day, how can we just drink a little? We must drink until we're happy."

"Go ask the waiter to bring the drink menu; I want to take a look."

"Mr. Chen, there's no need to look at the drink menu. Regular beer will do," Luo Xiao hurriedly said.

"No, how can beer do? We must have red wine."

"Ah!"

"Don't just stand there, go call the waiter."

"Okay!"

Luo Xiao nodded subconsciously and turned to walk toward the door of the private room. Not long after, the waiter came over with the drink menu.

Chen Mo took the menu, glanced at it briefly, and then pointed to a red wine. "Let's have this red wine. Bring 100 bottles first; we'll adjust if we need more or less."

The waiter looked in the direction Chen Mo was pointing. Once she saw which wine it was, she was completely stunned. That red wine was the most expensive mass-produced red wine in the hotel, at 1,999 yuan a bottle.

Of course, what surprised her wasn't the choice of red wine, but the quantity. 100 bottles—if it were beer, it might have been understandable, but this was red wine!

The waiter glanced around the private room; there were only four tables, about 40 people. 40 people drinking 100 bottles of red wine—were they planning to drink it like beer?

Seeing the change in the waiter's expression, Luo Xiao also curiously looked at the menu, wondering what red wine Mr. Chen had ordered. After seeing the price, he was also stunned.

However, he quickly reacted and looked at Mr. Chen. "Mr. Chen, this is red wine. Ordering so much, I'm afraid we won't be able to finish it. Maybe we should switch to beer?"

"No beer. Our team-building culture is to drink red wine. You can go back and ask Wei Yan and the others. When have they not drunk red wine? Besides, one person can drink two or three bottles. If you can't finish it, it just means your tolerance is poor and you need more training."

Chen Mo refused Luo Xiao's request without hesitation. The waiter left, and not long after, 100 bottles of red wine were brought in.

The employees who had been clamoring for alcohol fell silent when they saw the red wine. It was their first time drinking red wine like beer.

After several rounds of drinks and food, the 100 bottles of red wine were not finished; in the end, only 63 bottles were consumed.

Chen Mo checked the bill for today's consumption at the front desk and nodded with satisfaction. For this team-building event, just 40 people had spent over 600,000 yuan. As expected, the cost of living in Kyoto was much higher than in Jiangcheng.

Watching the group of crew members walk out of the hotel, supporting each other, Chen Mo couldn't help but sigh. With the employees in this state, it was clearly impossible to do any other activities.

"Luo Xiao, go find some cars and take them all back."

"Mr. Chen, I'm already looking."

Luo Xiao, looking at the drunken crew members, couldn't help but feel worried. In this state, could tomorrow's filming proceed normally?

Watching Luo Xiao and the other crew members leave, Chen Mo got into his black G-Wagon. Without needing to be told, Yang Dahai had already started driving toward the reserved hotel.

As for today's trip, besides spending money on the team-building event, he had also checked on the crew members to see if Luo Xiao had made any secret changes while he was away.

However, after understanding the situation during the team-building event, Luo Xiao was still considered obedient. All the actors were the same team as before departure, with no personnel changes. That meant there were no issues.

A filming team organized with a bunch of students who hadn't graduated from drama school and some extras—what kind of good movie could they possibly film? Basically, it would be a flop with no acting skills and no plot.