Protection Money Problem

Your family's traditional Chinese restaurant, running for 30 years in Little Italy, has caught the attention of local protection racketeers. They've been watching your elderly parents close up late at night. Tonight, two men in expensive suits have sat down at your best table and aren't ordering food. Your father is in the kitchen. Your mother's hands are shaking.

Challenges

Survivors

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Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Second-generation restaurant owner (evening manager)

Conversation Partner

Vincent 'The Calculator' Romano

Setting

Corner booth of your family restaurant, dim evening lighting, half-empty dining room

Location

Family restaurant 'Golden Palace' - Little Italy, NYC

Learning Objectives

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Negotiate protection payment below $2,000/month

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Protect family without involving law enforcement

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Secure a sustainable long-term solution

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Beautiful family business you've got here. Your father still walks your mother home every night at 11:15, right? Past that dark alley on Mulberry? Let's talk about keeping it that way.”

This is how Vincent 'The Calculator' Romano's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#249

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