In the evening, the outdoor temperature in Miami began to drop, but because it was close to the ocean, the temperature dropped very slowly, making people unconsciously experience the warm style of the coastal city.
At this time, the seafood shop is not busy. The busiest thing is in the morning and afternoon. The chefs of each hotel come to check the quality of seafood for purchase. During lunch and dinner, it''s the turn of the restaurant and hotel. Naturally, there are few seafood shops.
Of course, the business is still good. Many tourists to Miami will come to the seafood store to buy some ingredients, and then go to the outside restaurant for processing.
Butler''s ability is very strong. Daqin seafood has become famous. To be honest, the seafood from Daqin fishing ground is really extraordinary. Therefore, even if the price is much higher than the market price of similar products, many people still favor the seafood here.
This is related to the American concept of consumption. As long as the money in their hands allows, they will eat the best, not the best and cheap.
When Qin Shiou came downstairs, he saw several tourists dressed up to watch seafood under the guidance of the shopping guide. Butler introduced him: "our main business is the business of high-end restaurants and hotels. Most of the scattered purchases are from the middle class. They are the second customer echelon."
Miami''s spending power is very strong. Before leaving, Qin Shiou asked the toll collector how much turnover there is today.
The toll collector said, "four hundred and fifteen thousand dollars, boss."
Butler introduced that the staff in the store knew that the young Chinese was their big boss.
Qin Shiou sighed, "it''s terrible!"
Butler was not satisfied and said, "what''s the point? It is very common for a large hotel to purchase 20000 yuan of seafood a day, which only means that we have done business in 20 hotels. How many high-end restaurants and hotels are there in Miami? More than 200! We''ve only done one tenth. "
After driving out of ant street, Qin Shiou began to see the style of Miami, which is known as one of the top ten tourist cities in the world.
He thought he was going to see some beach beauty, wine and luxury cars, but he saw a series of old houses.
The wooden door frames deformed due to years of disrepair, the broken and old front steps exposing the inner bricks, and the walls covered with messy graffiti. Many children and teenagers in simple clothes are cheering and playing with basketball and football. Although the urban area outside ant street is full of vitality, it is a little old.
"It''s not a slum yet. It seems that you have a misunderstanding about Miami." Butler took control of the steering wheel and teased Qin Shiou. He read his inner thoughts from the expression of his partners.
Qin Shiou shrugged and said, "yes, man, I thought there were only high-rise buildings in Miami."
Butler laughed: "where there is sunshine, there is shadow. There is no city in the United States, only high-rise buildings and no slums, especially the richer and luxurious cities."
Later Butler introduced to Qin Shiou that this urban area is called ant city, which is the old urban area of Miami. For people near the sea, seafood is the worst food, so ant street used to do business for the bottom people.
With the economic take-off and the development of tourism in Miami, there are more tourists, and the status of ant Street comes up. Unfortunately, it is not helpful to ant city.
Indeed, when Qin Shiou looks carefully, many houses here can still capture their once brilliant traces if they are viewed only by their appearance structure or land occupation scale, because although these houses look dilapidated, they cover a large area and have a strong sense of massiness of European and American buildings.
Qin Shiou wondered why there were no developers to build CBD or develop residential quarters in such a large old urban area?
Butler smiled, "who dares to come? Do you know what the police station here is equipped with? Lightning armored vehicle! In the evening, you will know how messy it is. The sound of guns is the same as that of firecrackers. There are dozens of fast guns hidden in our shop. Have you noticed that the clerks I recruit are rebellious young men? "
"I noticed. I thought you were special."
"No, it''s not a feature. They are all good soldiers who can recruit and be good at fighting. Many of them have just retired from the army. Only they can frighten the villains around."
Qin Shiou didn''t understand, "then why choose the shop here?"
Soon he understood that as the car turned, a small wharf appeared in his vision, and the car drove on Linhai Avenue.
"It''s the most convenient place to transport seafood here. In addition, ant street has been brilliant for 200 years. Tourists all over the world know that when they come to Miami to eat seafood, they go to ant street, so how can we not take advantage of it? The most important thing is that the tax here is low. Ha ha, if we open a seafood shop here, we can save 40% of the tax! "
Butler laughed again. The Miami government wanted to develop ant city, but it was too chaotic, mainly immigrants, and had a strong faith in the government.
Therefore, the Miami municipal government wants to develop this urban area in a subtle way. They give various benefits to attract companies and factories to enter and let the urban area grow by itself.
At present, this move is effective. At least the roads in the urban area have become tidy.
Driving, Butler said: "in Miami, dining is the ultimate way to understand and experience the different customs of the city. Come on, I''ll take you to experience it slowly. This meal may last for a long time, so, my man, you have to be patient."
Qin Shiou said with a smile, "then you don''t have to worry. I''m just patient."
This meal was really long enough. Butler took Qin Shiou into a park, Massimo Gomez Park in Little Havana. He ordered two cups of Cuban coffee and sat next to the flower bed while enjoying the sunset.
"It''s afternoon tea, man. It''s not dinner yet." Butler smiled.
Qin Shiou raised his coffee cup and motioned to him, "delicious coffee, great afternoon tea."
There is a small open-air restaurant called Juan restaurant next to the park. Butler beckoned the waiter to come and ordered boneless Long Island roast duck and red oil Sherry roast rabbit. This is the meal for afternoon tea.
Qin Shiou said with a smile that he always thought afternoon tea would go with dessert, but he didn''t expect it to go with barbecue. Butler let him try it.
The latter two exquisite barbecues are delivered with Spanish flavor. They roast off the fat and don''t taste greasy at all, so it''s really good with coffee.
During this period, Qin Shiou called the fishermen. These guys were awake, but they ran to the strip dance bar to drink beer. When they answered the phone, they shouted and shouted one by one. They seemed to be enjoying themselves.
In this way, Qin Shiou didn''t ask them to come over for dinner. He knew that these guys had no time to eat tonight.