The story of a cook

Chapter 496 Drinking with Mr. Wang and Mr. Chen

I went to the place where the advertising signs were made to make a five-meter-by-three-meter employee point statistics table, and asked them to design it. I made it with advertising boards, and it cost me 300 yuan.There is the name of each kitchen staff on it, a four-inch photo below the name, and then a [-]-month form. The monthly points statistics are on it, and the staff can directly see it at a glance.Below the form are hygiene, discipline, and reward and punishment standards, all of which are clearly printed on it. Whoever made a mistake can find out how many points will be deducted by himself.

When the statistics table was posted on the staff passageway into the kitchen, most of the staff gathered around and watched it with great interest, thinking it was quite novel.

"Chef, if I pick up money outside and hand it over to the restaurant, is it a good person or a good deed? Give me extra points?" Li Cheng asked loudly.

"That's necessary, not only bonus points, but also rewards." I said.

"How much is the prize for picking up five yuan?" He asked again.

"I'll reward you for your big ears." Zhang Chunmei said.

Everyone burst into laughter.

After the employees left, Mr. Wang and Manager Chen came to see it. After watching it, Mr. Wang said: "Old Tan, this is a good way for you."

I said, "It looks pretty good, but it's the first time I've done it, and I don't know what it looks like."

"I think it's okay, and the employees can accept it, which is better than fines for everything." He said.

"Punishment escrow is the least successful management method, but sometimes it really works. Now that the old kitchen has passed the stage of penalty escrow, try this, if it works, it will be considered a success." I said.

"Old Tan, you're stealing everything, why don't you bring the front desk?" Manager Chen said angrily.

I laughed and said, "This is a trial run. I don't know what it's like. If it works, I'll call the front desk to fix it."

"Let's tidy up your kitchen first. I think it's pretty good. I just want to learn too." Manager Chen said.

I said, "Okay, let's experiment with my kitchen first."

After chatting with the two of them, Mr. Wang said that he had been here for a week, and he treated them to dinner, sat down with them, and agreed to come down with Manager Chen.

In the evening, the guests are relatively early and very busy, until eight o'clock.After tidying up, I came to the front desk and met with Manager Chen about the dishes of the day. Manager Chen said that the dishes were all very good, especially the new "dishes with wine" served as cold dishes. They sold very well, and the customers responded well. Some tables ordered Two dishes were served.Secondly, the new "green prawn balls" on the seafood side are also well received by customers, but it is a bit expensive, 98 per plate, and most people can't accept it. "Green Shrimp Ball" is a new dish researched by Master Liu. It is very particular, has technical content, and is worth 98.I said that the "Green Shrimp Ball" is a bit expensive, and it is a good dish. If the click-through rate is too low, it will be canceled.

Manager Chen said that there was a wrong order for dumplings stuffed with sauerkraut at night, but the customer accepted it.I asked if it was steamed or boiled, and she said it was steamed.So I came to the second floor for steaming and frying. Brother Steamed Dumplings said with embarrassment that he had indeed brought the wrong order and was willing to be punished.I said that fortunately, the customer accepted it, and the dumplings were not wasted, but a mistake is a mistake. It is a work mistake, and the bill must be signed, and two points will be deducted.This is the first fine I signed out today. Although there was no fine, Brother Steamed Dumpling regretted it when he signed it. It’s not about the money, it’s about the signature—no one wants to sign the fine by themselves, and would rather donate than donate. sign.

When Brother Steamed Dumpling signed the ticket, many people looked at me. They looked at me a little evasively, which meant that the ticket was signed. You must pay attention to it in the future. Don’t make mistakes. Signing the ticket is embarrassing.

When I came down from the kitchen on the second floor, I met Mr. Wang. He asked me if I was done. He remembered what he said about sitting down with Manager Chen at night. He hurriedly said that it was over and left after changing clothes. He said that Manager Chen would go later. Let's go first.

It was still Hongfu Hotel, and now Hongfu Hotel has become a stronghold. Not only did I come, the kitchen staff also came, and the front desk staff also came. In their words, I brought them.

I am already very familiar with the boss, and every time I come here, I add a dish, which is not expensive, sometimes it is "spicy stir-fried flower clams", sometimes it is "salt water cockles".

"Mr. Tan is here?" Mr. Wang asked me.

I said: "Come on, his house is my place to eat."

"I'm thinking about finding a better restaurant to invite you and Manager Chen." He said.

"No, I don't eat anything, his house is very good, mainly drinking and chatting." I said.

"How old is Lao Tan's child? Are you in junior high school?"

"No, my child is young, just three years old."

"Your child is quite young, I thought he was in junior high school."

"I got married late."

He said: "My child is fourteen and in junior high school."

"How about studying?" I asked.

"I don't study well, I don't like to learn, and I get scolded every day." He laughed after finishing talking, "Now the children are not easy to manage, they have ideas."

I said: "Every family has one, and I have been used to it since I was a child, so I don't care about it."

After chatting about homework for a while, Manager Chen came and started drinking and eating.

"Old Tan, the old man came just now and walked around in a circle." Manager Chen said.

"Did you go to the kitchen?" I asked.

"No, just check at the front desk. I'm upstairs, and when I got down, he happened to be walking outside." She said.

"The old man came back from the new store and stopped by to have a look." Mr. Wang said.

"He goes to bed early every day at this time, he must have something to do today." Manager Chen said.

I said: "The renovation of the new store is progressing slowly, which is enough for him to get angry."

Mr. Wang said: "Now the bakery is going out to exchange money. The old man said that the bakery will not be opened, and we will concentrate on building a new one."

I've heard a little about this, but haven't paid much attention to it.Some employees of the bakery are looking for work now, and some want to come to the old shop, but it is still open now, so they can’t just come here.If the bakery sells out, it can also alleviate the shortage of coarse grain personnel, which is a good thing.

They are almost indifferent to the actions of the group, and Manager Chen and I just follow the orders from the higher-ups. After all, there are three bosses and a culinary director, that is their business, and we obey the orders.

To be honest, if it was me, I would not sell the bakery, because the bakery is a specialty store with an area of ​​[-] square meters. In the future, such a specialty store will definitely become popular, just like the tavern, it is a development trend.Don't underestimate such stores, seeing that they don't make much money every month. If they form a chain, there are ten or eight stores in Binhai, they are roadside ATMs, and they earn no less than big stores.

It's just that what we say doesn't count, and we don't consider it.

I asked: "Is the kitchen of the new store almost finished?"

"I heard from Mr. Li that the work is almost over. In the past two days, we are going to recruit chefs and go to various stores for internships." Mr. Wang said.

"What kind of practice method?" I asked.

"If the new chef is a food tester, he will work in our old shop and coarse grains, so there will be more chefs, one for a day." He said.

I nodded and didn't say anything, thinking that the original master was earning half a month's salary, so I probably couldn't be happy.

I asked, "What is the new store going to do?"

"We still make dumplings, just like the old shop." Mr. Wang said.

"Are all the stuffing and dumpling making training in the old shop?" I asked.

"Well, it's all in the old shop," he said.

"Is Li Xingtang in charge of the kitchen when the new store opens?" I asked.

"It's him." Mr. Wang said, and then added, "The old man decided."

Manager Chen asked: "What about the front? Who cares?"

"It may be Mr. Zhang, or we may find a new one." Mr. Wang said.

I said: "If the new store mainly focuses on dumplings, it is best to feature Northeast cuisine, supplemented by seafood. The decoration style is similar to that of the old store. It is better to be higher than the old store. This will work. If it is seafood and It’s probably not good to focus on high-end dishes, there are plenty of high-end dishes in Binhai, we can’t compare with others, we are much better than ours, we can’t compete with others.”

"Li Xingtang, as well as Mr. Zhang, all said to be high-end, and the old man also wants to be high-end." Mr. Wang said: "The old man has a strong background and a wide network of contacts in the political circle. His in-laws are also officials, and they all have strength. question."

I said: "Mr. Wang, you should know that the most unreliable is the political circle. When the official speaker is in business, the old man used to be in the political circle. At that time, the incumbent speaker was fine, but not now. It belongs to business. You have to follow the routine of a businessman, and it’s impossible for those in the officialdom to join in, and it’s just to save face, and it’s impossible to come all the time, or even not to come.”

"Everything is always reversed. When we do catering, we follow the rules of catering. Now there are large-scale restaurants and high-end restaurants, especially Binhai is a tourist city, and the consumption level is high. But I think this is just a superficial phenomenon. After all, the consumption level is ultimately determined. It’s the common people who are the only ones who are recognized by the common people. Only when the common people recognize it can they have vitality. If the common people don’t recognize it, they are nothing. Take Binhai as an example, there are only a few large and high-end restaurants that are okay. It's a flash in the pan, and it's over in a short time. I don't believe that those large-scale high-end restaurants opened later have no friends in political circles, and don't know a few people from the government. I guess some of them know the mayor. But what's wrong? It shouldn't work It still doesn’t work, there are still not as many officials as ordinary people, there are still not as many tourists as there are local people, and ordinary people still eat, and local talents are the main consumer group.”

"Your analysis is quite correct, Old Tan." Mr. Wang said.

"If the old man wants to focus on dumplings, don't go high-end. Anyway, the house is his own, and there is no rent pressure. Then make it a mid-range restaurant. It is the largest restaurant in Binhai City, and it has the style of the Republic of China. The dumpling restaurant does not want to be high-end, but only wants to let the common people eat their favorite dumplings. It is better than anything else when it is full every day, and it can also become a major feature of Binhai.” I said.

"The old man doesn't think so, he just wants to be a high-end restaurant with momentum." Mr. Wang said.

I smiled and said: "This is my personal opinion, just talking about it, just treat it as a joke after dinner, come, have a drink."

I don't want to talk about this aspect any longer. It can be seen from the fact that the old man is going to close the bakery that he wants to develop to the high end and has already started to develop.It is not wrong to develop towards the high-end, but the cost is too high, the risk is too great, and the future trend is not high-end, so it is difficult.

The development of the Binhai catering industry started late and developed rapidly, but no matter how fast it is, it will not deviate from the development track of the catering industry and cannot be separated from the fundamentals.I have worked in the provincial capital for a long time and witnessed the development of the catering industry in the provincial capital. No matter how powerful Binhai is, it is not as powerful as the provincial capital.Although the catering industry in the provincial capital is developing slowly, what Binhai is experiencing is what it is experiencing.

Is the golf club great?It is more than ten times more powerful than the old man's catering group, what happened in the end, no, it's still over.Not to mention Linjiangxuan, just take Hongji Dumpling House as an example. It is also better than the old man group. It is second to none in the provincial capital. The largest store is more than 4000 square meters. It has a solid foundation, a good reputation, and great development potential.In this way, his family is also following the common people's route, and dare not go high-end, why?There is no way out for the dumpling restaurant to go high-end. It is a delicacy for the common people. Only with a down-to-earth atmosphere can it have vitality and sustainable development.The 12-square-meter store has a daily turnover of 15 to [-], which is more than that of high-end stores with the same area.

Take Linjiangxuan as an example, it looks like a mid-range dumpling restaurant that is well known to ordinary people in the provincial capital, but it always receives provincial and municipal leaders, why?famous brand.On the contrary, those high-end restaurants are not good, why?It's a high-end place, you can't eat delicious food, and it's not famous yet.

Therefore, a large and high-end store does not necessarily make money, and a small store and low-end store does not necessarily mean that it is not well-known. It depends on how you operate it.

I do hope that the new store will be built as a specialty store focusing on dumplings.

Let's not talk about the new store, and the rest of the time is just chatting about restaurant affairs and household chores, and drinking some wine.President Wang drinks a lot. He treats guests and wants to accompany Manager Chen and me. Unexpectedly, Manager Chen and I also drink a lot. We drank a bottle of white wine each.Mr. Wang still wants to drink. At this time, he is a little drunk, and he can't do without drinking. It means that drinking must be drunk well, and it is not drinking if you don't drink well.I knew what he meant, but I couldn't drink any more, and Manager Chen said no more, so he brought two bottles of beer and finished the job.

When they came out, both Mr. Wang and Mr. Chen were shaking a bit. Fortunately, Mr. Wang was a gay man. He took a taxi home by himself, and Mr. Chen couldn't do it. It was almost the same as the first time he drank too much.

After arriving at her house, it was alright, not as drunk as last time, and she still knew how to greet me.

"Old Tan, I don't need you to help me to bed today, I'm still awake." She said with a smile.

"It's good to be sober, drink a lot of wine today, let's drink saliva." I said.

"Then you have to boil the water. I can't do it. I'm really thirsty. Drink some tea to hangover." She said.

He boiled a pot of water, made a pot of tea, and poured her a cup.

"Old Tan, don't leave today, just stay here, we will go to work together tomorrow," she said.

I laughed and asked, "Is that okay with you?"

"We don't sleep together, how can we eat you?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself. You are so beautiful now."

After talking and laughing, he drank a cup of tea, bid farewell to her and went back to the dormitory.

(End of this chapter)