Rent hike may close popular restaurant
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="noodle">noodle</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blockbuster">blockbuster</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flocking">flocking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 26-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="noodles">noodles</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imminent">imminent</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Shilin">Shilin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 59-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="owner">owner</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="location">location</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reopen">reopen</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liwan">Liwan</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span>, <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="landlord">landlord</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rent">rent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="May">May</span> 15 <span word="episode">episode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Bite">Bite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="food">food</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landlord">landlord</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lease">lease</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 20, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landlord">landlord</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 20.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="for">for</span> 4,500 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($711) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="is">is</span> 9,860 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p>
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