The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 151 Drink and chat with Gu Yi

The last time Lao Tan had a drink with Gu Yi from the chamber of commerce, he left a deep impression on Gu Yi, and felt that Lao Tan was a friend he could make friends with.

That's how people are, if you're affordable, you don't have any evil intentions, and if you're honest, many people are willing to associate with you.In fact, we might as well think about it, are there really those falsehoods in the communication between people?
Keep your life simple, don't have those thoughts in your heart, communicate with everyone sincerely, tell the truth and do practical things, and I believe that you must have friends all over the world.

Knowing that Lao Tan came back from the provincial capital, Gu Yi drove to the dumpling restaurant.When the two met, Lao Tan asked Mulan to arrange a few dishes, made two jugs of health wine, and sat down to drink and chat.

"Brother, are you mainly in charge of reception at the chamber of commerce?" Old Tan asked.

"Well, reception, communicating with government departments, defending the rights of merchants, ordinary things-everything, the work that others don't like to do is mine, including the eating and drinking of those in the office." Gu Yi said.

"How many people in our provincial capital do business in Hohhot?" Old Tan asked.

"That's a lot. There are more than [-] households registered in the chamber of commerce, and there are more unregistered ones, such as those who run small restaurants, barber shops, and sell building materials and hardware. They don't register at all." Gu Yi said.

"That is to say, if you are qualified, you can only join the chamber of commerce if you have more than a few million funds?"

"Not necessarily, it's all voluntary."

"Do you have to pay membership fees to join the chamber of commerce?" Old Tan asked.

"You have to pay, starting at [-], there is no upper limit. If you have money, you can pay more, if you have no money, you can pay less, but it can't be less than [-]." Gu Yi continued: "The Chamber of Commerce has to work normally, and the office supports several people. Lawyers, plus dealing with the government, have to spend money, how can we maintain without money.”

"Yes." Old Tan said.

"What's wrong? Want to join the club?" Gu Yi asked.

Old Tan smiled and said, "I don't have any plans for the time being. My family is small, so what will I do?"

"Brother Tan, let's lose our temper. We recognize you as a younger brother, and we only say this if we are willing to make friends with you. Don't join the meeting. It's meaningless." Gu Yi lit a cigarette and talked about the chamber of commerce. .

"The chamber of commerce was okay for the first two years, what should I do, and it was very popular for a while. Boss Sun is rich and prosperous in Hohhot. He always deals with the government. You also know that if there are not many provinces and cities in business My eldest brother can't do it even if he is struggling, and it is a trivial matter if he is struggling to death.

The chamber of commerce was also established in order to speak to the government.It was really good when it was first established. Many rich people who did business in Hohhot came in, and a board of directors was established.At that time, if you had money, you didn't care, and you did what you said.In the name of the Chamber of Commerce, he opened a hotel, a bathing center, and two car repair shops.

At that time, there were only two Chambers of Commerce in Hohhot, Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce and us, and Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce was not as powerful as us.We are doing well, Boss Sun is strong, he wants good policies, and the government is looking forward to us, making a lot of money.Hey, you know what we Northeast people are like, we are not gregarious, individual heroism.Seeing how to make money, everyone wants to stand on their own hills, and no one accepts the other-the result is that the hotel is yellow, the bath is useless, the car repair shop has internal strife, and the contract is individual. "

When Gu Yi said this, he was a little heartbroken and took a sip of wine.

"As the old saying goes, the Siberian tiger is solitary and can rule the mountains as king, but it doesn't fit in with the pack. The Northwest wolf alone can't beat the Siberian tiger, but when they are in a group and have team spirit, the Siberian tiger can't beat the Northwest wolf." Tan said.

"That's not true. From ancient times to the present, the Siberian tiger can't beat the Northwest wolf." Gu Yi said.

"What business is there in the Chamber of Commerce now?" Old Tan asked.

"It's nothing. Boss Sun doesn't care. He doesn't care about his head. He does his own business. Last time I heard that he was going to cooperate with the government to build an industrial park. It was a hit and miss. The Marshall Plan." Gu Yi looked a little helpless.

"Then what are you relying on to finance now?" Old Tan asked.

"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. It's not a problem to feed the people in the office. I'm a member of the chamber of commerce, but I don't invest in the chamber of commerce. It's under the management of Mr. Sun, and I open it at the antique side." Gu Yi said.

Through the conversation with Lao Tan, I have a general understanding of the situation of the Chamber of Commerce. It is not because I want to join the Chamber of Commerce, but because of my personal interest, I want to know how the Chamber of Commerce operates.

Gu Yi felt that the health-preserving wine was quite easy to drink, and said, "This wine is very good. It's soft and sweet, and it's better than red wine."

"I made it myself, and I take a pot when I like to drink it." Old Tan said.

"Don't take it, I'm hungry for your drink." Gu Yi said, "After you returned to the provincial capital, some guests from Suzhou came to entertain you at your house. They were full of praise for your dumplings, saying that they had never eaten such dumplings. Delicious dumplings. The dishes are also well cooked and authentic. It gave me a lot of face that day, and I said this is my brother’s restaurant, and I will open it to their Suzhou in the future.”

Old Tan laughed and said, "Suzhou people don't like dumplings, they like to eat chaotic noodles, and their eating habits are a bit close to those of Shanghai."

"That's okay. There are many people in Northeast Suzhou, and there are also dumpling restaurants. Every family's business is very good. Let's put it this way, you can't eat your dumplings. If your family opens a store in Suzhou, the business is guaranteed to be popular, and the customers will be happy." I can’t push the door open.” Gu Yi said.

Old Tan laughed and chatted about drinking.

"Brother Tan, I am very optimistic about your dumpling restaurant. I am not the president. If I were the president, I will guarantee to invest in your house. This small dumpling restaurant is so good. One family has 1 million down. Take 10 million to make ten and spread the market. Go. You know, you need to be fast in business, and you can make money as soon as you look at the market, and when others find out, the market has already been occupied, and the money is all your own." Gu Yi said.

"What you said makes sense, but catering is different. It belongs to an entity. It has to lay a good foundation. You can't swallow a fat man in one bite. Besides, the dumpling market is huge and competitive. No one can occupy it. You can get a share of it." It’s good to have a seat,” Lao Tan said.

"I don't know much about catering. When the Chamber of Commerce opened a hotel, I was away. I don't care about it. I dare say that there are not many of your business in Hohhot. It's just a little small, and it would be better if it is bigger." Gu Yi said.

"This is just right. Once the Eight Regulations are issued, it is difficult to do business in large stores, and there are not a few yellow ones. The best thing to do now is the small and medium-sized stores of 30 to [-] square meters, which are professional and unique. Especially the dumpling restaurant, It’s down to earth, ordinary people can eat for [-] yuan, and officials who invite officials come in without dropping prices, making the most money.” Lao Tan said.

Gu Yi gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother Tan has studied restaurants thoroughly."

"Hehe, why are you yelling? I'm not good at research, no one is as good as a master. Come, drink."

While drinking, the two chatted without a topic.

Slowly talking about the development of dumpling restaurants, Lao Tan said that he plans to open eight stores in Hohhot.Gu Yi thought that the house had been idle since the Chamber of Commerce Hotel was sold out, with an area of ​​[-] square meters, and it had not been rented out.So I told Lao Tan that if I opened a shop, I could open it there, and the rent would be much lower if he came forward.

Lao Tan asked how much the rent was, and he said 400,000 a year.Lao Tan heard it was cheap, 400,000 square meters, 600,000, which is about the same as the house picked up by Bai, if it is in the provincial capital, say 300,000 less.Now the store is [-] square meters and still [-].

It's too cheap, there must be something to say.

"Brother, why is it so cheap?" Old Tan asked.

"You don't know. When the Chamber of Commerce was established, there was no house. Boss Sun asked the government for it. The house has no property rights. It is uncertain when it will be moved, and no one dares to rent it." Gu Yi said.

It turns out that this matter, who dares to rent it.The rent is over, the decoration is over, and the house has been moved within two months of opening, isn't it all lost?
But [-] square meters is indeed tempting.

For the development of dumpling restaurants in Hohhot, they have to build a central kitchen like the provincial capital.Building a central kitchen requires a larger space, otherwise it is not enough.

As the saying goes, plan ahead, Lao Tan has to plan ahead.

"How's the location of that place?" Lao Tan asked, a little unwilling to give up.

"I opened a hotel before, do you think it can be different? I will take you to see it when I have time." Gu Yi said.

"From your point of view, can that place be relocated?" Old Tan asked.

"This is all uncertain, and there is another situation that follows. Isn't the hotel yellow? It has been idle for almost two years. The government said that the Chamber of Commerce will take it back if it is not used. Boss Sun doesn't want to hand over the house, so he hurriedly rented it out. .” Gu Yi said.

"Oh—" Old Tan thought about it.

"Let me explain to you again. Now Boss Sun is renting out 300,000 yuan. At that time, it will be said that it is the business of the chamber of commerce. Wouldn't the house be kept? As long as the house is kept, it will be easy. Sooner or later, Boss Sun will make it his own." .” Gu Yi told the truth.

"How good the chamber of commerce is doing on its own, it's still idle when it's idle." Old Tan said.

"Who cares? Besides, can't you invest? Boss Sun doesn't want to invest, and the antique city is enough. He is now obsessed with stocks. Last time I said that the discount was more than 10 million, and the discount has been even bigger in the past few days." , almost [-] million.

I told him that we don't understand stocks, don't play, people don't listen, fly to Hong Kong, but still play.No one cares about it, if you don’t invest, you still don’t want to part with the house, so you can only rent it out, right? "Gu Yi said.

Old Tan nodded.

"The location is good, very prosperous, on Dongying South Street. Now we are facing two situations. One is fear of relocation. After all, there is no property right, and there are disputes over land occupation. No one dares to guarantee it. The other is that the government will take it back.

If you want to rent it, consider it first, but one thing can be guaranteed, it can be used indefinitely without moving. "

Old Tan said: "I'll think about it, and I'll take a look when I have time."

The two of them put aside the matter of the house and began to drink. At this time, the door was pushed open suddenly, and a vegetable teacher with a flustered expression came in. Out of breath, he said to Lao Tan: "Master Tan, there is a guest." You don’t pay for the meal, you make a fuss in the hall, you smash the table, go down and have a look.”

Old Tan was startled, and quickly got up and walked out, Gu Yi followed.

The two came down from upstairs.

The guests in the lobby stopped to eat and stood up to look at the bar.

A table next to the bar was overturned, and cups, plates, chopsticks, and wine bottles were all over the floor, making it a mess.

A man in his thirties who looked like a big brother was cursing Mulan at the bar, and two young men in their twenties stood beside him, pointing at the waiter not far away with foul language and arrogance.

The guests watched nervously, and some timidly hid back.

Old Tan came to the bar in a rushing manner, blocked Mulan behind him, and asked the man who looked like a big brother with a sullen face: "What's the matter, brother, why are you so unhappy smashing the table?"

"Fuck you, are you the boss?" The man who looked like a big brother scolded directly.

"Snapped--"

A crisp slap.

It wasn't Lao Tan who slapped the man who looked like a big brother, it was Gu Yi who came with him and slapped the man who looked like a big brother.

"Baishun, I'm tired of working, and I've just been out for a few days, and I'm going to go back to the furnace?" Gu Yili shouted.

Li Baishun covered his cheeks with a dazed look on his face. He never expected to meet Gu Yi here. This is the real big brother, and he is not something that a gangster like him can provoke.

(End of this chapter)