[MOC] Mr. Xiāngchángs Dream - WIP

[JopieK]

Mr. Xiāngcháng aka mr. BBQ, had a dream...

Actually he has had this dream for quite a while now.

It started quite some time ago, but last year it really hit of when he could open a little barbecue kiosk for the Lunar New Year / Spring festival 2020.

Here you see how Mr. Xiāngcháng opened up his little BBQ and Grill place.

Opening up a business in these times is harsh. Unless you sell food... Major Christiansen made an exempt of the lock-down measures regarding minifigs food services.

This exempt actually inspired Xiāngcháng, as he spotted an Ice-cream, overpriced coffee and all other kinds of bike vendors both before and during curfew. Minifigs need to drink lot's of overpriced coffee you know, to avoid them from falling asleep in front of their Teams/Zoom/Skype/whatever virtual meetings.

That is when it dawned on him to get himself some clones (no, no clone brands, actual LEGO clones of course) and also some delivery bikes: everyone wants noodles with Hoisin sauce, spicy soup, fortune cookies and other Cantonese delicacies. And he could deliver them just at people's doorsteps.

Here you see Mr. Xiāngcháng with his clones and brand new bike MODs.

But with those bikes he could deliver much more! That is why he asked for cousin Wonton to step in. He is a trained Narezushi chef and was even born in Mekong area. Even though most minifigs call it sushi, Wonton's mouthwatering rice rolls became a hit as well.

Cousin Wonton next to Mr. Xiāngcháng.

Like real entrepeneurs, Xiāngcháng and Wonton realized that maybe later, or hopefully sooner, COVID-19 would eventually pass. And then people wanted to go to restaurants again as well. That is why they bought a nice 32x32 stud piece of baseplate (a steal, already coming with some pavement tiles) and promises of new road plates with bike lanes.

Now all they needed is a permit to build and open a restaurant at that grayed, uh I mean great 32x32 baseplate. That is why they went to the gentleman at Town hall.

But mr. Bureauc(r)at looked somewhat worried: "That wasteland attracts too many critters for a restaurant to open next-door". 

Fortunately major Christiansen assured them that that was going to change very soon: a nice park would be speed-built by some AFOLs in no-time, and after that they would get their building permit for a nice modular Chinese restaurant.

That is why Mr. Xiāngcháng and Wonton submitted their building plans anyways.

This it what the building will look like from the side.

And from the front, although Mr. Xiāngcháng and Wonton have plans to use the nice clear transparant decorated window bricks.

Even essential parts were ordered through Lugbulk and Bricklink shops around the world.

The gentlemen want to integrate their building with the promised next-door park. The backdoor will in fact be the front door for visitors entering through the park:

That is why Xiāngcháng and Wonton hoped the municipal landscapers to start ASAP. But even though Xiāngcháng and Wonton ordered their nice neighboring park Spring Lantern Festival set 80107 in the early hours of January 2021, and even though major Christiansen promised it would be ready to be shipped very soons, week after week passed since then.

Xiāngcháng and Wonton still hope to get it before Spring festival, but their chances are slim. Only then will they be able to start building their own dream that should connect with only two pins right to that beautiful park with Koi in the pond, and and entry to their restaurant. Now the only thing they can hope for, is major Christiansen increasing his production lines of the precious acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, polycarbonate and maybe some polyethylene parts and ship that 80107 soon. 

It will be a while for the entire restaurant will be realized (as Bricklink estimates are € 750+ and I first need to find as many parts as possible that I already own). Hope you like my initial attempts though.

For now some more plans:

The group floor features a spacious kitchen and some seats (quite far apart, in accordance with COVID-regulations). Of course there is also an aquarium with gold fish.

It features some more seating, entrance to the balcony and a closet with access to the upper storage room.

The storage can hold crates, sacks of rice, but could also be used as a perfect hideout for fireworks.

That leaves mr. Xiāngcháng and Wonton with the wish that 80107 will still be delivered in time for the 2021 Spring Festival so they can at least enjoy and forget some of the COVID-troubles for now and start construction of their dream restaurant ASAP. Hope mr. Christiansen did not forget them...

To be continued.