[Explanation] From 13.3% on May 1 to 78% on August 1, this is the proportion of catering establishments in Wuhan that will recover in 2020. From the "climactic" decline in passenger flow to the recovery of the city's "fireworks", a new crown pneumonia epidemic has accelerated the "shuffle" of Wuhan's catering industry.

  [Explanation] On August 14, the reporter saw in Hubu Alley, known as the "Han-flavored Snacks Street", that a hard-to-find Hubu Alley that was once crowded with people now seemed a bit deserted. Although it is noon, some shops have closed. After Wuhan was "unblocked", for most catering brands, "surviving" became the top priority.

  [Contemporary] Merchants: Let’s take a look. There is no one on this street. It used to be a crowd of people. Now there are no people anymore. Nobody, basically no one.

  Merchant: That's totally incomparable. The original street and the endless stream of people are no longer there. These days, it is a little bit stronger, because the Yellow Crane Tower is free. If it is free, the traffic will be a little bit more.

  [Explanation] Ms. Tang, the person in charge of a hot dry noodle shop in Hubu Alley, said that the decades-old shop had a bleak business because of the epidemic, but with the free opening of A-level tourist attractions in Hubei Province to the outside world, I believe the popularity will gradually rise.

  [Contemporary] Ms. Tang: I have been working here for decades, and to be honest, there are no other plans, but what we can do is to do our best to make the taste good, and then as for how, We haven't thought about how to expand other roads, but we must have confidence in Hubu Alley.

  [Explanation] Huang Weiwei, a relevant person in charge of a hotel in Wuhan, said that group buying, takeaway and self-pickup have become the new normal of sales, and the current store turnover has recovered to about 70% of the pre-epidemic level.

  [Concurrent] Huang Weiwei, the relevant person in charge of a hotel in Wuhan: It should be said that when we resumed dine-in, the business was quite bleak. After the National Nucleic Acid (test), I feel that the sense of security of the entire customer has increased, and this desire to consume Was excited, so I feel that especially after the Dragon Boat Festival, it should be said to be a hot spot, and it has continued until now. It should be said that our entire business has recovered 70% to 80% compared to before.

  [Explanation] While governments at all levels have successively introduced support and guidance policies to activate consumption, some catering companies have also begun to change their minds. Some star-rated hotels "put down their bodies" to sell breakfast and set up barbecue stalls to attract consumers.

  [Concurrent] Yan Dongjun, head of the restaurant department of a hotel in Wuhan: We may have mainly targeted government affairs and business including the conference market. Now because of the impact of the epidemic, our companies are now self-produced and self-help, but also to provide us These five-star hotel ingredients, including quality, including some of our services.

  [Explanation] Liu Guoliang, president of the Wuhan Catering Association, believes that in the post-epidemic era, Wuhan’s catering industry must increase operating projects and reduce operating costs to overcome the current difficulties, retain the "green hills" and retain the main body of the enterprise, and then it is possible to move forward.

  [Concurrent] Liu Guoliang, President of Wuhan Food and Beverage Association: The current difficulties, unable to open restaurants, is financial difficulties, restaurants that have already opened, the attendance rate will increase, so we must do a good job in awakening customers, let him Rest assured to consume in restaurants.

  [Explanation] At present, the Wuhan Food and Beverage Association has begun to unite with national catering companies to create an industry-sharing platform, forming an entire online industry chain from food purchases, product distribution, to takeaway sales.

  Reporter Zou Hao reports from Wuhan, Hubei

Editor in charge: [Li Ji]