Chapter Two: Chun Li's New Restaurant
The next day, Chun Li went into town, dressed in a conservative business suit--a white blouse, grey business
jacket and skirt. Her hair was in her usual style--braded and bunned and secured with ribbons. She ignored the
stares of the men as she passed. She was used to them back at her old job at Interpol.
She walked into the resturant. An elderly Chinese man in a cook's outfit was sitting at a table, sipping on a
cup of tea. The man looked up. "Yes? Can I help you?" he asked in Mandarin.
Chun Li nodded and responded in Mandarin. "Mr. Wei? I'm Chun Li Hoshi. We talked over the phone about the
restaurant."
Wei nodded. "Ah, yes. I remember you. Please sit."
Chun Li pulled up a chair and sat down. She declined a cup of tea and she and Wei went straight to business.
"Okay, I'm selling this place for thirty-five hundred thousand yen. Will that be okay?"
Chun Li nodded. "Yes." She pulled out a cashier's check, priced for thirty-five hundred thousand yen, and hands
it to Wei, who in turn handed her the deed to the building.
Wei shook her hand. "You are now the new owner of the restaurant. Congratulations."
***
For the next few days, Chun Li focused her attention into her restaurant. First, she called a meeting of all of
the employees and told them about the change of management. The waiters, waitresses, and cooks immediately took
a liking to her. Then she had the place go under some renovations.
Finally, the restaurant had to have a new name. Chun Li decided to call it the Golden Dragon.
***
About a month after Chun Li had taken over the restaurant, she had decided that it was time for the grand
re-opening. Everybody that worked there were excited, including Chun Li. To celebrate the occasion, she decided
to wear one of her Mandarin dresses, and play the part of hostess.
***
The grand re-opening of the Golden Dragon Mandarin and Chinese Restaurant went better that Chun Li had hoped
for. The sucess was mainly because of her in a tight-fitting Mandarin dress. The dress was one of her
favorites, a red dress with a dragon stitched in golden thread.
The place was almost packed. Chun Li had to go as far as to setting up several tables outside the restaurant
so that the prople could enjoy the food.
***
Four of the patrons that were present at the re-opening were Kyo Kusanagi, his girlfriend Yuki, and his two
running buddies, Benimaru Nikaido and Goro Daimon.
Kyo looked around. "Nice place."
"I heard that this place has gotten a new owner," Yuki said.
"Hello, can I help you?"
All four persons looked up. Chun Li was standing in front of them, now acting as waitress, since there wasn't
enough waiters and waitresses to go around taking everybody's orders.
Beni was drooling.
Kyo looked at his menu. "I'll have the pork rice special."
"I'll have the spicy ramen," Yuki said.
"Mongolian beef and rice plate," Daimon said.
Kyo looked at Beni. "Beni? Beni?"
Beni blinked. "Oh, uh...I'll have the ramen. I heard that this place has a new owner. Do you know who it is?"
Chun Li beamed. "I'm the owner. I'm Chun Li Hoshi."
Kyo raised an eyebrow. "Hoshi? As in the wife of Ryu Hoshi, the legendary Shotokan Karate champion?"
Chun Li nodded. "Hai. And what's your name?"
"Kyo Kusanagi." Kyo pointed to his girlfriend. "This is Yuki, my girlfriend." He pointed to Daimon. "The big
guy is Goro Daimon." He pointed to Beni. "And this is Benimaru Nikaido."
Chun Li bowed. "Nice to meet all of you. Oh! I'll be back with your orders!" She ran off, Beni gawking at her
long legs as she went.
***
Chun Li had planned to close the restaurant at 11:00, but there were more people coming, so she decided to
keep the place open for two more hours.
It was now 1:00 in the morining. The party died down a bit, and some of the customers had left to retire for
the night. Chun Li sat down in a chair, exhausted, but happy at the result of the business that her restaurant
was bringing. She realized that she was going to need some outside help with her restaurant, but not at the
moment.
Then the crowd erupted in cheers when Fei Long walked in. Rather than his usual baggy Chinese trousers, Fei
was wearing a simple business suit. He signed several autographs for his fans and spotted Chun Li rushing over
to him.
"Fei!" Chun Li cried, throwing her arms around her longtime friend. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm in Japan shooting a movie," Fei explained. "When I came by Ryu's dojo, he said that you were here. By the
way, congratulations on your restaurant."
"Thanks. Come. I'll show you to your seat."
***
While the celebration was going on, several men watched from a parked limo from across the street. After a
moment of casing the joint, they drove away.
***
-Tagawa Corporation, Downtown Tokyo-
"So the restaurant is making a lot of money?" the woman sitting behind the desk asked the three men.
The three men that were watching Chun Li's restaurant nodded. The one in the middle spoke. "They just opened,
but they were getting a lot of bodies into that restaurant."
"I see...I want that restaurant," the woman said.
"And what if she doesn't sell?" the man asked.
The woman leaned back in her seat and grinned evilly. "Then we take it from her. She's only a girl. What could
she do?"
In the next few days, she was going to find out.
The next day, Chun Li went into town, dressed in a conservative business suit--a white blouse, grey business
jacket and skirt. Her hair was in her usual style--braded and bunned and secured with ribbons. She ignored the
stares of the men as she passed. She was used to them back at her old job at Interpol.
She walked into the resturant. An elderly Chinese man in a cook's outfit was sitting at a table, sipping on a
cup of tea. The man looked up. "Yes? Can I help you?" he asked in Mandarin.
Chun Li nodded and responded in Mandarin. "Mr. Wei? I'm Chun Li Hoshi. We talked over the phone about the
restaurant."
Wei nodded. "Ah, yes. I remember you. Please sit."
Chun Li pulled up a chair and sat down. She declined a cup of tea and she and Wei went straight to business.
"Okay, I'm selling this place for thirty-five hundred thousand yen. Will that be okay?"
Chun Li nodded. "Yes." She pulled out a cashier's check, priced for thirty-five hundred thousand yen, and hands
it to Wei, who in turn handed her the deed to the building.
Wei shook her hand. "You are now the new owner of the restaurant. Congratulations."
***
For the next few days, Chun Li focused her attention into her restaurant. First, she called a meeting of all of
the employees and told them about the change of management. The waiters, waitresses, and cooks immediately took
a liking to her. Then she had the place go under some renovations.
Finally, the restaurant had to have a new name. Chun Li decided to call it the Golden Dragon.
***
About a month after Chun Li had taken over the restaurant, she had decided that it was time for the grand
re-opening. Everybody that worked there were excited, including Chun Li. To celebrate the occasion, she decided
to wear one of her Mandarin dresses, and play the part of hostess.
***
The grand re-opening of the Golden Dragon Mandarin and Chinese Restaurant went better that Chun Li had hoped
for. The sucess was mainly because of her in a tight-fitting Mandarin dress. The dress was one of her
favorites, a red dress with a dragon stitched in golden thread.
The place was almost packed. Chun Li had to go as far as to setting up several tables outside the restaurant
so that the prople could enjoy the food.
***
Four of the patrons that were present at the re-opening were Kyo Kusanagi, his girlfriend Yuki, and his two
running buddies, Benimaru Nikaido and Goro Daimon.
Kyo looked around. "Nice place."
"I heard that this place has gotten a new owner," Yuki said.
"Hello, can I help you?"
All four persons looked up. Chun Li was standing in front of them, now acting as waitress, since there wasn't
enough waiters and waitresses to go around taking everybody's orders.
Beni was drooling.
Kyo looked at his menu. "I'll have the pork rice special."
"I'll have the spicy ramen," Yuki said.
"Mongolian beef and rice plate," Daimon said.
Kyo looked at Beni. "Beni? Beni?"
Beni blinked. "Oh, uh...I'll have the ramen. I heard that this place has a new owner. Do you know who it is?"
Chun Li beamed. "I'm the owner. I'm Chun Li Hoshi."
Kyo raised an eyebrow. "Hoshi? As in the wife of Ryu Hoshi, the legendary Shotokan Karate champion?"
Chun Li nodded. "Hai. And what's your name?"
"Kyo Kusanagi." Kyo pointed to his girlfriend. "This is Yuki, my girlfriend." He pointed to Daimon. "The big
guy is Goro Daimon." He pointed to Beni. "And this is Benimaru Nikaido."
Chun Li bowed. "Nice to meet all of you. Oh! I'll be back with your orders!" She ran off, Beni gawking at her
long legs as she went.
***
Chun Li had planned to close the restaurant at 11:00, but there were more people coming, so she decided to
keep the place open for two more hours.
It was now 1:00 in the morining. The party died down a bit, and some of the customers had left to retire for
the night. Chun Li sat down in a chair, exhausted, but happy at the result of the business that her restaurant
was bringing. She realized that she was going to need some outside help with her restaurant, but not at the
moment.
Then the crowd erupted in cheers when Fei Long walked in. Rather than his usual baggy Chinese trousers, Fei
was wearing a simple business suit. He signed several autographs for his fans and spotted Chun Li rushing over
to him.
"Fei!" Chun Li cried, throwing her arms around her longtime friend. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm in Japan shooting a movie," Fei explained. "When I came by Ryu's dojo, he said that you were here. By the
way, congratulations on your restaurant."
"Thanks. Come. I'll show you to your seat."
***
While the celebration was going on, several men watched from a parked limo from across the street. After a
moment of casing the joint, they drove away.
***
-Tagawa Corporation, Downtown Tokyo-
"So the restaurant is making a lot of money?" the woman sitting behind the desk asked the three men.
The three men that were watching Chun Li's restaurant nodded. The one in the middle spoke. "They just opened,
but they were getting a lot of bodies into that restaurant."
"I see...I want that restaurant," the woman said.
"And what if she doesn't sell?" the man asked.
The woman leaned back in her seat and grinned evilly. "Then we take it from her. She's only a girl. What could
she do?"
In the next few days, she was going to find out.