The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 13 Preliminary Decisions
Mr. Xu intended to cut down the vegetables, but he didn't expect Lao Tan to chop off half of them as soon as he opened his mouth. This was unacceptable to him.

It's just that he doesn't know that the new store in Binhai Qinghua Pavilion is also [-] square meters, and Lao Tan only designed [-] stir-fried dishes, which are very successful, with a daily turnover of more than [-] square meters.

After hearing Wang Gang ask himself how many are suitable, Mr. Xu immediately said: "At least eighty."

Wang Gang said to Lao Tan: "Master Tan, I think it's eighty ways, Mr. Xu is right, and it can't be too little."

Before they came, Wang Gang and Lao Tan made up their minds.

Knowing that Mr. Xu will not agree to chop off half of the dishes at once, if Mr. Xu decides, it is estimated that one hundred dishes will be kept.The two made a plan, and Lao Tan first said to keep [-] dishes, but Mr. Xu promised not to agree.Then Wang Gang asked President Xu to say how many points to keep. At this time, President Xu would not say to keep one hundred points, but eighty points are very possible.

It turned out to be eighty.

After achieving the goal, Lao Tan pretended to say: "Okay, let's order [-] dishes." Then he said confidently: "Mr. Xu, Wang Gang and I are responsible for the dishes. It takes three months to become a specialty and six months to become famous. "

Mr. Xu's face looked better, and he was very happy to hear what Lao Tan said, and said, "I believe you two can do it."

Wang Gang said: "Master Tan said that it is not enough to study aircraft and cannons, and the kitchen must be fully understood. Is that what you mean, Master Tan?"

Lao Tan smiled, pointed at the drawing with a pen, and drew Mr. Xu's attention to the drawing.

"Mr. Xu, look, Wang Gang and I's plan is to distribute the dishes to each chef and let them be responsible for their own dishes, so that the quality of production and the speed of serving can be improved." Old Tan said.

President Xu nodded.

"The problem now is how to solve the fire source of cold dishes and noodles? It's okay to say that noodles are mainly cold dishes. Our cold dishes have nothing special. , stewed pig's head, crystal knuckle, mille-feuille crisp, skin jelly, these country-made big banquet dishes are combined with smoked pickles, so that the characteristics come out, the authentic farm flavor, in line with our style." Old Tan said.

"That's good. I've planned it for a long time, but it's hard to find a master master in the countryside, and our family has never done these things." Mr. Xu said happily.

Wang Gang asked, "You just said whether you want to go or not?"

Mr. Xu said: "Come on."

"What kind of master are you looking for? Master Tan can fix these things. He is so domineering in Binhai." Wang Gang pointed at Old Tan.

Mr. Xu looked at Lao Tan with bright eyes, and realized that he had picked up a treasure.

Old Tan smiled and said, "I've learned more complicated things, and I know a little bit about everything." Then he said the key point directly, "Mr. Xu, if you do all these manual tasks, first you need a space for manipulation, and second, you need a source of fire. Now there is no room on the stove in our house."

Mr. Xu was a little worried looking at the drawings.

Lao Tan spread out the blueprints of the warehouse and vegetable room, and said to Mr. Xu: "Wang Gang and I have studied it, and it is suitable to turn the warehouse into a hot operation room for cold dishes."

Mr. Xu asked: "Where is the warehouse?"

Wang Gang said: "There are three unoccupied rooms in the dormitory on the second floor, which are as big as the warehouse. They are filled with useless tables, chairs and benches. It is just right to use it as a warehouse."

Mr. Xu made a total calculation and felt that this plan was feasible, so he said to Wang Gang: "I will leave this matter to you, can it be finished in a week?"

Wang Gang said: "Boss, that is to build a kitchen, can it be completed in a week? At least half a month, it's quite a lot?"

Mr. Xu said with a smile: "Everything we do now pays attention to efficiency. Our family's efficiency was too low before. We need to speed up from now on."

Old Tan said: "It takes half a month for the whole kitchen to run up and down the water, ventilate the air, install the stove, and make the floor. It's really a lot of work. Let's not be too anxious, everything is planned, and it will be easy to do."

"Old Tan is right, you have to have a plan for everything you do," Mr. Xu said.

Lao Tan spread out the drawings of Chapter 3 and asked Mr. Xu to look at it. This time, Mr. Xu understood it immediately, and said to Wang Gang: "Wang Gang, look at Mr. Tan, do you admire him? The shelf, the hanger designed by Master Tan directly solves the problem, it takes up space but not space, you can learn from it."

Wang Gang said: "Okay, learn."

Mr. Xu said, "I'll leave the hanger to you, too."

Wang Gang said: "I've finished contacting the stainless steel maker, and I'm just waiting for you to speak."

After finishing these matters, Mr. Xu concluded: "Yes, we will do the same in everything we encounter in the future. Prepare the plan in advance and bring it to a vote. This will save trouble and be efficient."

Old Tan said: "Don't worry, we will only ask you to do multiple-choice questions from now on."

Mr. Xu felt as if he had heard this sentence somewhere before, but couldn't remember it for a while, so he asked: "Old Tan, this is right, who said it?"

"Report the work and talk about the plan, the leader only does multiple-choice questions, and the manager said."

Lao Tan and Wang went to work after leaving the office.

Zhang Li received a call from Zhou Xiaomei, saying that she would be at her home at two o'clock in the afternoon.So I went home during the lunch break, the two chatted for a while, and had to go to work in the afternoon, so I didn't spend much time with Zhou Xiaomei.When she was leaving, Zhou Xiaomei told her to call Li Shuang and Lao Tan over when she was off work. She brought the little stupid chicken and her homemade loose baijiu to drink together.

Zhang Li went back to the hotel to inform Lao Tan and Li Shuang to have dinner at her house in the evening, and they were of course happy.

After get off work, the three of them left the compound. Zhang Li handed the electric car to Lao Tan and asked him to carry her on it.

After ten o'clock, the Yellow River Street was deserted, with few pedestrians and few passing vehicles.At this time, the wide street showed its original appearance, long and straight to the distance.

It is still winter in March in the north, and the temperature at night is eight or nine degrees below zero.

At this time, most of the night returnees are catering.Catering people are like this, go with the sun in the morning, and return with the stars in the evening.They get off work when everyone else is asleep.During the Chinese New Year holidays, other people have holidays to reunite with their families. The whole family happily gathers together to eat at restaurants. They have to endure the pain of homesickness, swallow the tears of longing, put smiles on their faces, and reunite for everyone who enters the store. People send food and blessings.

This is a group of simple children mostly from the countryside. If they are at home, they are the sons and daughters of their parents. happiness.

But from the day they walked into the restaurant, holidays have become an infinite longing in their hearts, watching the happy reunion of the guests and their families with a smile, and thinking about their parents who are far away in their hometown.

According to incomplete statistics, there are 82 million full-service restaurant stores, 400,000 million fast food restaurants, and [-] food stalls nationwide.The entire catering industry employs over ten million people.

That is to say, at this very moment, after ten o'clock at night, there are nearly ten million catering people walking on the streets and rushing home from all over the country.

Give our catering staff a thumbs up.

Lao Tan was riding an electric bike, Zhang Li put his arms around his waist, and put his head on his back.

"Old Tan, do you still remember the last time you carried me on a bicycle?" Zhang Li asked with some aftertaste.

"Which time did you say?" Old Tan asked.

"Which time again? How many times in total?" Zhang Li was a little annoyed, and patted Old Tan with her hand.

Old Tan giggled.He knew what the woman was talking about, but he didn't want to mention it.What happened more than ten years ago, it is better to bury it in my heart as a memory than to mention it.

Zhang Li is a good woman, but her relationship and marriage have not been smooth.He hoped that Zhang Li would find a man who loved her and loved her so that she could have a home. At 42, it is hard to find a woman at this age, especially if she has no children.

Thinking of the child, Lao Tan thought of his son, with a father's loving smile on his face.My son should be back in these two days, and I am thinking about it.The little guy is playing wild now, he wants to go anywhere, and he can stay anywhere.This time I went back to my grandma's house by car, more than [-] kilometers away, and it was difficult for him without an adult to accompany me.This kid is a wandering, self-reliant, sensible person, and has the demeanor of his childhood.

"What are you thinking? Don't talk for a long time?" Zhang Li asked from behind.

Old Tan knew that he had slipped away, and said, "I didn't think about it, just read the Tao, it's dark at night."

"You're not myopic." Zhang Li muttered.

Knowing that Lao Tan was dealing with himself, he thought that he might not be thinking about anything.Thinking that Lao Tan has been walking to and from get off work these days, he asked, "Why are you still walking to and from get off work? How nice is the whole electric car."

Old Tan said: "It's not too far away. Walking is considered exercise. My compound is now in tatters, and there is no garage. I bought it for thieves."

Zhang Li said: "That's right. I'm so tired from walking. Our two families are not far away. Why don't you call me at my house in the morning and carry me to and from get off work."

"I'd better walk, it will take more effort, if you meet me on the way, just give me a ride." Old Tan said.

"Is it too strenuous? You know, some people want to carry me."

Lao Tan didn't say anything, and soon arrived at Zhang Li's house.

Zhou Xiaomei has already prepared the meals, stewed small stupid chicken, skin jelly, patted cucumber, stewed pork ribs with sauerkraut, and dumplings stuffed with celery.

Seeing Zhou Xiaomei and Old Tan has a kind of intimacy, which has something to do with Zhou Xiaomei being the niece of her uncle's second sister-in-law's family, and also her classmate from the previous class. The two-tier relationship combined makes her closer than others.

"Uncle, I went to my aunt's house on the sixth day of the lunar new year. My aunt said that your grandma went to my old aunt's house." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"Well, my mother is at my fifth sister's house now." Old Tan said.

"When did you come back?"

"Eighth day."

"I'll bring you a chick and a rabbit, and bring them back when I leave."

"Well, thank you."

Zhou Xiaomei waved her hand, which means you are welcome.

Zhou Xiaomei is going to work as a marketing manager in the Kanto region. She is qualified in marketing and is unique in this respect.In fact, she can be the general manager now. After more than two years of training in Binhai, her ability is not inferior to that of Zhang Li.Coupled with his good image and good temperament, he looks like a professional manager.

Old Tan said to the three ladies: "This time you three get together, there is no one at the front desk."

Zhang Li said: "The three of us are going to make the Kanto people into a provincial capital and do something powerful."

"I think it will work." Old Tan said.

Li Shuang said: "You have to have the support of the boss, the boss is not talking for nothing."

Zhang Li put a dumpling into her mouth, said while eating, "Old Tan, I heard that you cleaned up Wang Gang's apprentice today."

"There is such a thing." Old Tan said.

"Be careful, Wang Gang's people are in the kitchen." Zhang Li reminded.

"It's okay, I don't know who belongs to whomever I go, and they are all mine in the end." Old Tan laughed.

"Am I your man?" Zhang Li asked provocatively, with ambiguity in it, her face flushed after drinking.

Old Tan looked at her and said, "You have fallen ill again."

"Cut! It scares you. Tell you about Lao Tan, now I understand that no one belongs to anyone else? As long as I belong to myself, I can take care of myself and have everything." Zhang Li said.

Li Shuang said with deep sympathy: "I like to hear these words. No one belongs to anyone else, but we belong to ourselves. Our parents raised us, and when we grow up, we support them. When they leave, we will grow old too. Our generation People still know how to support their parents, and it’s not certain whether the next generation can support us, so let’s save some money while we can, so that when we get old, the money will be able to take care of us.”

Zhou Xiaomei asked Li Shuang: "No news from Xiao Gao?"

Li Shuang said, "Yes, in Russia, I worked on construction sites and paid 10,000 yuan during Chinese New Year."

Zhang Li said: "That's okay, I know how to send money home."

"He has such an eldest son, what will he do if he doesn't pay him? He's starving to death." Li Shuang curled his lips, seemingly in a good mood, unlike last year when he hated Xiao Gao when he mentioned Xiao Gao.

Lao Tan said to Zhou Xiaomei: "You are a marketing manager. It's March now. Before May 500,000st, the restaurant can't be too busy. Let's train the salesmen and tell them what marketing is. It's not just ordering and it's over. That's it. Orderer. Train your ordering skills. You must be familiar with the marketing of special dishes. Also, learn to sell membership cards and stored-value cards to lock in customers in advance. I plan to improve the dishes in March and reorganize them in April. , Sales reached [-] in May, all of which requires your cooperation in marketing."

"Don't worry, uncle, you will fulfill your mission." Zhou Xiaomei promised.

"Also, make an appointment for the wedding banquet quickly, there are many marriages on May Day." Old Tan reminded.

"There have been three weddings now," Zhang Li said.

Old Tan said: "Not much, at least five or more copies."

"May [-]st is enough. Almost all the married people have already booked restaurants. Let's make a reservation for the eleventh day." Zhang Li said.

Old Tan nodded, thinking that there are many young people in the aircraft factory, and many get married every year, so we must seize these weddings.

It seems that I need to talk to my neighbor Li Ge about this matter. He has a lot of contacts in the factory and has a lot of contacts.

(End of this chapter)