"Chinese Dinner" revolves around the dinner party and shows the different fates of people from different classes. The characters in the book include not only cunning businessmen, arrogant and greedy officials, sexy and kind shoeshine girls, unruly landlady, but also sanctimonious and despicable writers, professors, and intellectuals. Based on his rich experience and keen observation, the author depicts these characters vividly and deeply. The humanistic spirit of exposure, criticism, satire and compassion is like salt in water, quietly melting into the shapes and blood of these characters. At the same time, he continues the humorous style of his previous works.
Reader comments
The author has put great effort into it, and it is the first time that he has remembered the names of the characters in the story so deeply! Every character is a microcosm of a type of person in life! Everyone in the story has multiple sides. Hao Dongxi and Gillian are both businessmen and relatively kind-hearted people! Qian Liangliang was idealistic in his career, but dull in life, and did not know how to cherish the happiness he had. In the end, his wife, who shared the joys and sorrows together, left him. Xiongbao and Shasha finally found the meaning of living together! Some people leave the marriage situation, and some people enter the marriage situation. Mimi, the representative of women living at the bottom, we see many such women in our lives, they are struggling to survive! Each person represents a game, some are out and some are starting!
Life is like a dinner party, and everyone may play different roles, such as being the host, the mouthpiece, and the supporter of the party. "Every bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit." Interests and interests are directly mixed with complex emotions, and contain the philosophy of life. This book vividly interprets the current situation of Chinese society!
The writing is very good and full of human fireworks. Except for the sacrifice Mimi made in the end for foreshadowing which is a bit sad, everything else is pretty good👍I basically stayed up late to read it. Thanks 🙏
I have been to Xiamen several times. When I went to Gulangyu Island in 1997, I felt that the people were simple and honest. After the high-speed rail was opened, I took my wife and children to Gulangyu Island again. The commercial atmosphere was so strong that it was no longer the simple feeling I had before. The fort is still a fort, but I feel that I no longer have the same enthusiasm as before. In fact, I have taken my children to visit many places in recent years, and found that many domestic tourist attractions are like that. Miao villages, yurts, etc. Mostly depend on the price. The food in Internet celebrity restaurants is like pre-made dishes. The most delicious ones are in the alleys and fly restaurants in the streets of the old city.
Thanks again to the author✍️
I have finished reading "Chinese Style Dinner" and have written it.
Human nature is so complex that it can't be explained by just saying right or wrong.
You don't know how to cherish until you lose it. Some mistakes are debts that cannot be repaid. Life is a sea, with ebb and flow. It's impossible to say that the person suddenly disappeared that day, just like a bubble. It is beautiful when it comes and light when it goes.
Then everything that needs to be done is done and everything that needs to be said is said, so there are no regrets. It is purely stupid. Muna is honest, straightforward is shrewd, and seeing is superficial. In this way, people of different levels are all brought into one pot, and the ups and downs are all there.
A group of unrelated people were tied together by the torrent of fate and composed into a song. When the torrent passed, they dispersed.
"Chinese Dinner" depicts people in a very three-dimensional way, which is a microcosm of society. Looking at the final ending, I still feel unfinished; there is a knife, but it is already a good ending. Due to fate, the beginning is also the end, and the end has to start again. No matter how difficult or easy the living people are, they still have to live on.
A wonderful story, very well written. The thoughts of each character are described in detail, and everyone has flesh and blood. It is simply a reflection of real society. The only pity is that Mimi died, leaving the story with a regrettable ending.
Life is full of feasts, and traps are set up everywhere, with various voluntary or involuntary exits at different times. Everything can be compared to a dinner party, including setters, spies, and protagonists, right?
Well written by Teacher Gao
I have listened to all the writer's works from Gao He's Writer's Attention. I have listened to and read several of them. They are well written and reflect the objective reality of all aspects of society after the reform and opening up. 👍🌹👏
Compared with those long novels with hundreds or thousands of chapters, I prefer this short and quick one. I read it in one sitting and felt very happy. In the final analysis, the story written by the author is close to real life, so that all kinds of people who seem to be living around us are vividly displayed before our eyes.
I have read several published books on Tomato and they all have a very good artistic conception. Compared with the violent and exciting online books, the publications are more readable, have a far-reaching artistic conception, and are more thought-provoking.
The good thing is that he is not the kind of ruthless profiteer. When he first met the poor migrant workers, he gave them the safest and most reliable help, and got along very harmoniously with them. After the company broke up, he also gave them appropriate arrangements. Big bosses like this are hard to find now. Hao Dongqi is indeed a good person.
I came to work as a receptionist, and I never expected to receive a sequel. The humorous language description, compact plot, vivid characters, and psychological description are the author's professional writing skills. I like Teacher Gao's works very much!
I didn't feel this book at first, but I persisted and read a few chapters. It turned out to be very exciting. The characters are vividly drawn, the language exchanges are interesting and vivid, and the realistic descriptions are very real. It is a good realistic work.
I watched it in one sitting on a long train ride
I have also encountered difficulties in my job, and my age is approaching 40.
I don't have an independent career, but I work in a company.
Relatives and acquaintances around me have also passed away.
Except for life and death, it's not a big deal
This book is a book in 2009. This year is 2025. Society seems to have developed, but it seems not to have developed.
Society is still this society, the key is how we think about it when we are in it.
Making a living, family, family, friendship, love
There are many things, as long as you get started, it is actually easy to see the problems that may arise from the experience of previous people. How to solve each problem is different from person to person, and the final result is also different.
This is a novel with a strong documentary feel
It seems like there are people like this around
Finding the right person will make us feel more secure and interesting in life
Which dinner party am I in?
The author writes documentary literature. "Chinese Style Dinner" is the sequel to "The Director of the Reception Office". The story is true and objective, with obvious characteristics of the times and delicate descriptions of the characters' hearts. The chapters are not many and cluttered, and you will still find yourself wanting more after reading it. This is my type, thank you, Gao He!
I came across this book by chance. I originally thought I would learn some table manners, but it turned out to be a novel. After reading two chapters, I was surprised to find that this book is the sequel to The Director of Reception. The names of the people in the story are so down-to-earth, either the names of the dishes or the names of the dishes. A name like Mi that is similar to a nickname is quite interesting, and the writing style is also eloquent. It depicts the noble, humble, pitiful, selfish, noble, and many human natures in this society in an unobtrusive way. I feel sorry for Mimi. In addition, the old woman mentioned by the landlord and his wife did such a thing to her savior. Why didn't such a person have a bad outcome? It's a bit confusing.
I came to read it in the early morning of December 3, 2025. After reading a few chapters, I realized that it was actually a continuation of the author's other novel "The Director of the Reception Office". I stayed up late to finish reading "Chinese Dinner", and a complex emotion lingered in my heart. The novel written by Gao He is very worth recalling.
A book that can be read in one sitting
The name has a profound meaning, Chinese style dinner
The role of the dinner party is really quite big.
In today's society, it is no longer easy to invite the people you want to make friends out to have dinner, and then through the dinner link
Businessman, good guy, civilian, bad guy
All have two sides
Everyone has an unknown side.
Worth a look!
Mimi's death and Orange's departure are actually the end of each game, but new games will still continue.
This book realistically depicts the images of people from all walks of life, making me think of all kinds of people I meet in life. The description of Hao Dongxi in the book is particularly vivid. His unique dress and explanation of the gold chain made me laugh. As the author said, "the five elements are short of gold", he may be short of more than just gold. This book allowed me to see the complexity of human nature and the multifaceted nature of society. It was very interesting!
The author is very good at writing this Chinese Dinner. He still describes the characters at the bottom of society, their images, inner struggles, and emotional colors, and the description is spot on. I only watched less than half of the previous movie "The Director of the Reception Office" because I couldn't write the political plot, and the words I wrote were not official! On the contrary, it is very good to write about small people working hard at the bottom!
The author's writing style is vivid and vivid, and you can learn a lot about how to describe emotional details. The content of the article is also very good, very realistic and practical. It is a very good novel, worth reading and studying.
The plot is very gentle, warm and inspiring to read. It not only reveals the complexity and richness of worldly affairs, but also tells the helplessness, touching, moral and emotional trade-offs of true feelings. Nirvana and rebirth is the rebirth of Buddha. He sees through everything, including Chinese-style dinners, reduces desires, and what he wants in the end is his family!
It integrates satire, humor, and reality, and fully embodies the author's social experience and literary talent. I like the author's works very much. They are artistic, literary, and contemporary. They are worth reading, thinking, and savoring. Will continue to read Gao He's works
This book is so well written! The content conforms to the current situation of modern society. The names of the characters are very interesting! Distinctive personality and lively! Life may be like this or it may be like that, but it's just not what you think.
I really like the commentator's wonderful explanation! Not bad!
Life is about dining,
Everyone is inseparable from the dinner party in their life, and they have all played various roles in the dinner party. It is true that a dinner party can succeed or fail. Looking back on the past, how many people can tell clearly what is important and what is not important?
Looking at the name, I thought this book was about teaching people how to cope with a dinner party. After reading it, I realized that this is a story that uses a dinner party throughout. The people in the story are vivid and real, and everyone is well portrayed.
I have read Mr. Gao He's masterpieces many times, they are wonderful!
Although the writing style is not ups and downs or grand, it is a portrayal of reality everywhere! Whether it's life or work, it's very inspiring!
The book is full of life and the characters have their own characteristics. It takes a look at the society and makes people unable to put it down.
It's very interesting to read, the characters and thoughts are vividly depicted, the language is vivid, and the storyline is not artificial.
Why didn't you push me the director of the reception desk first? After watching the dinner party, I realized that there was a companion part to the previous one. It was like watching the ending of a TV series and I was already in a good mood.
The author has put great effort into it, and it is the first time that he has remembered the names of the characters in the story so deeply! Every character is a microcosm of a type of person in life! Everyone in the story has multiple sides. Hao Dongxi and Gillian are both businessmen and relatively kind-hearted people! Qian Liangliang was idealistic in his career, but dull in life, and did not know how to cherish the happiness he had. In the end, his wife, who shared the joys and sorrows together, left him. Xiongbao and Shasha finally found the meaning of living together! Some people leave the marriage situation, and some people enter the marriage situation. Mimi, the representative of women living at the bottom, we see many such women in our lives, they are struggling to survive! Each person represents a game, some are out and some are starting!
Life is like a dinner party, and everyone may play different roles, such as being the host, the mouthpiece, and the supporter of the party. "Every bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit." Interests and interests are directly mixed with complex emotions, and contain the philosophy of life. This book vividly interprets the current situation of Chinese society!
The writing is very good and full of human fireworks. Except for the sacrifice Mimi made in the end for foreshadowing which is a bit sad, everything else is pretty good👍I basically stayed up late to read it. Thanks 🙏 I have been to Xiamen several times. When I went to Gulangyu Island in 1997, I felt that the people were simple and honest. After the high-speed rail was opened, I took my wife and children to Gulangyu Island again. The commercial atmosphere was so strong that it was no longer the simple feeling I had before. The fort is still a fort, but I feel that I no longer have the same enthusiasm as before. In fact, I have taken my children to visit many places in recent years, and found that many domestic tourist attractions are like that. Miao villages, yurts, etc. Mostly depend on the price. The food in Internet celebrity restaurants is like pre-made dishes. The most delicious ones are in the alleys and fly restaurants in the streets of the old city. Thanks again to the author✍️
I have finished reading "Chinese Style Dinner" and have written it. Human nature is so complex that it can't be explained by just saying right or wrong. You don't know how to cherish until you lose it. Some mistakes are debts that cannot be repaid. Life is a sea, with ebb and flow. It's impossible to say that the person suddenly disappeared that day, just like a bubble. It is beautiful when it comes and light when it goes. Then everything that needs to be done is done and everything that needs to be said is said, so there are no regrets. It is purely stupid. Muna is honest, straightforward is shrewd, and seeing is superficial. In this way, people of different levels are all brought into one pot, and the ups and downs are all there. A group of unrelated people were tied together by the torrent of fate and composed into a song. When the torrent passed, they dispersed. "Chinese Dinner" depicts people in a very three-dimensional way, which is a microcosm of society. Looking at the final ending, I still feel unfinished; there is a knife, but it is already a good ending. Due to fate, the beginning is also the end, and the end has to start again. No matter how difficult or easy the living people are, they still have to live on.
A wonderful story, very well written. The thoughts of each character are described in detail, and everyone has flesh and blood. It is simply a reflection of real society. The only pity is that Mimi died, leaving the story with a regrettable ending.
Life is full of feasts, and traps are set up everywhere, with various voluntary or involuntary exits at different times. Everything can be compared to a dinner party, including setters, spies, and protagonists, right? Well written by Teacher Gao
I have listened to all the writer's works from Gao He's Writer's Attention. I have listened to and read several of them. They are well written and reflect the objective reality of all aspects of society after the reform and opening up. 👍🌹👏
Compared with those long novels with hundreds or thousands of chapters, I prefer this short and quick one. I read it in one sitting and felt very happy. In the final analysis, the story written by the author is close to real life, so that all kinds of people who seem to be living around us are vividly displayed before our eyes.
I have read several published books on Tomato and they all have a very good artistic conception. Compared with the violent and exciting online books, the publications are more readable, have a far-reaching artistic conception, and are more thought-provoking. The good thing is that he is not the kind of ruthless profiteer. When he first met the poor migrant workers, he gave them the safest and most reliable help, and got along very harmoniously with them. After the company broke up, he also gave them appropriate arrangements. Big bosses like this are hard to find now. Hao Dongqi is indeed a good person.
I came to work as a receptionist, and I never expected to receive a sequel. The humorous language description, compact plot, vivid characters, and psychological description are the author's professional writing skills. I like Teacher Gao's works very much!
I didn't feel this book at first, but I persisted and read a few chapters. It turned out to be very exciting. The characters are vividly drawn, the language exchanges are interesting and vivid, and the realistic descriptions are very real. It is a good realistic work.
I watched it in one sitting on a long train ride I have also encountered difficulties in my job, and my age is approaching 40. I don't have an independent career, but I work in a company. Relatives and acquaintances around me have also passed away. Except for life and death, it's not a big deal This book is a book in 2009. This year is 2025. Society seems to have developed, but it seems not to have developed. Society is still this society, the key is how we think about it when we are in it. Making a living, family, family, friendship, love There are many things, as long as you get started, it is actually easy to see the problems that may arise from the experience of previous people. How to solve each problem is different from person to person, and the final result is also different. This is a novel with a strong documentary feel It seems like there are people like this around Finding the right person will make us feel more secure and interesting in life Which dinner party am I in?
The author writes documentary literature. "Chinese Style Dinner" is the sequel to "The Director of the Reception Office". The story is true and objective, with obvious characteristics of the times and delicate descriptions of the characters' hearts. The chapters are not many and cluttered, and you will still find yourself wanting more after reading it. This is my type, thank you, Gao He!
I came across this book by chance. I originally thought I would learn some table manners, but it turned out to be a novel. After reading two chapters, I was surprised to find that this book is the sequel to The Director of Reception. The names of the people in the story are so down-to-earth, either the names of the dishes or the names of the dishes. A name like Mi that is similar to a nickname is quite interesting, and the writing style is also eloquent. It depicts the noble, humble, pitiful, selfish, noble, and many human natures in this society in an unobtrusive way. I feel sorry for Mimi. In addition, the old woman mentioned by the landlord and his wife did such a thing to her savior. Why didn't such a person have a bad outcome? It's a bit confusing.
I came to read it in the early morning of December 3, 2025. After reading a few chapters, I realized that it was actually a continuation of the author's other novel "The Director of the Reception Office". I stayed up late to finish reading "Chinese Dinner", and a complex emotion lingered in my heart. The novel written by Gao He is very worth recalling.
A book that can be read in one sitting The name has a profound meaning, Chinese style dinner The role of the dinner party is really quite big. In today's society, it is no longer easy to invite the people you want to make friends out to have dinner, and then through the dinner link Businessman, good guy, civilian, bad guy All have two sides Everyone has an unknown side.
Worth a look! Mimi's death and Orange's departure are actually the end of each game, but new games will still continue.
This book realistically depicts the images of people from all walks of life, making me think of all kinds of people I meet in life. The description of Hao Dongxi in the book is particularly vivid. His unique dress and explanation of the gold chain made me laugh. As the author said, "the five elements are short of gold", he may be short of more than just gold. This book allowed me to see the complexity of human nature and the multifaceted nature of society. It was very interesting!
The author is very good at writing this Chinese Dinner. He still describes the characters at the bottom of society, their images, inner struggles, and emotional colors, and the description is spot on. I only watched less than half of the previous movie "The Director of the Reception Office" because I couldn't write the political plot, and the words I wrote were not official! On the contrary, it is very good to write about small people working hard at the bottom!
The author's writing style is vivid and vivid, and you can learn a lot about how to describe emotional details. The content of the article is also very good, very realistic and practical. It is a very good novel, worth reading and studying.
The plot is very gentle, warm and inspiring to read. It not only reveals the complexity and richness of worldly affairs, but also tells the helplessness, touching, moral and emotional trade-offs of true feelings. Nirvana and rebirth is the rebirth of Buddha. He sees through everything, including Chinese-style dinners, reduces desires, and what he wants in the end is his family!
It integrates satire, humor, and reality, and fully embodies the author's social experience and literary talent. I like the author's works very much. They are artistic, literary, and contemporary. They are worth reading, thinking, and savoring. Will continue to read Gao He's works
This book is so well written! The content conforms to the current situation of modern society. The names of the characters are very interesting! Distinctive personality and lively! Life may be like this or it may be like that, but it's just not what you think. I really like the commentator's wonderful explanation! Not bad!
Life is about dining,
Everyone is inseparable from the dinner party in their life, and they have all played various roles in the dinner party. It is true that a dinner party can succeed or fail. Looking back on the past, how many people can tell clearly what is important and what is not important?
Looking at the name, I thought this book was about teaching people how to cope with a dinner party. After reading it, I realized that this is a story that uses a dinner party throughout. The people in the story are vivid and real, and everyone is well portrayed.
I have read Mr. Gao He's masterpieces many times, they are wonderful!
Although the writing style is not ups and downs or grand, it is a portrayal of reality everywhere! Whether it's life or work, it's very inspiring!
The book is full of life and the characters have their own characteristics. It takes a look at the society and makes people unable to put it down.
It's very interesting to read, the characters and thoughts are vividly depicted, the language is vivid, and the storyline is not artificial. Why didn't you push me the director of the reception desk first? After watching the dinner party, I realized that there was a companion part to the previous one. It was like watching the ending of a TV series and I was already in a good mood.