The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 190 No matter what you earn, just live
Lao Tan was discharged from the hospital in early May. The first thing he did after he was discharged from the hospital was to open the Jining store. After the Jining store opened, he returned to the provincial capital, followed by the opening of the North Provincial University Town store.

Now Aqiao has eight stores in operation, three are under renovation, and four are under negotiation, three of which are cooperative stores, respectively in Fushun, Liaozhong, and Anshan.

After the company's management meeting, Lao Tan, Yanhua, Zhang Li, Zhongqing, Qin Lili, Zhang Xiangdong, and sister Xu held another small meeting.

Zhang Xiangdong spoke first: "Boss Zhang in Fushun means to use his original team and let us train them."

"This won't work. Our management and operation rights must be absolute." Lao Tan directly refused: "I know what he means, so don't worry about it. If you don't worry about it, it means there is no sincerity and you can't cooperate."

"It's really worrying. He said that these people have been working with him for a long time, and he is a bit reluctant." Zhang Xiangdong said.

"It's okay if you don't want to. If you want, you can go to another store in our family to do it." Yanhua said with a smile.

"That's right, our store still can't recruit those people from his family? I guess he is reluctant to part with the original store manager and chef, and wants to return to him so that he can be an internal response. What's the matter? The accounts are transparent Yes, the report is issued every day, and even the employees know how much they sell, so how can they be corrupt?" Zhang Li said disdainfully.

Zhang Xiangdong was in charge of the cooperative store, and Lao Tan didn't want to put pressure on him, so he said, "Xiangdong, you tell Boss Zhang that if you cooperate sincerely, you will follow the agreement."

Then he swept his gaze away from everyone's faces and said, "Our principle is 'get the money and get out'. It doesn't sound good, but it has to be like this. The partner pays the money, we provide the technology and management, and are responsible for the overall operation. We must make money. The pressure is all on us, and we only get [-]% of the money we make, which is enough.

Therefore, it must be absolute in terms of management and operation. Partners cannot participate, and neither can the arrangers.

People are the most prone to conflicts.Often there is nothing between the partners, they trust each other and cooperate happily.The problem lies in the person who arranged the arrangement. There are divisions on the top of the mountain, forming cliques, haha ​​​​overtly and secretly ghosts, and the entire partner does not trust them anymore, and finally breaks up unhappily.

Can't do it.If you want to cooperate, follow the agreement. If you don't cooperate, you will still be friends. You will never break the gap. This is good for both parties. "

"I agree with what Old Tan said, Xiangdong, follow what Old Tan said." Yanhua said.

"Okay, got it." Xiang Dong nodded.

Then Zhongqing raised a question: "Our place is a bit small. The kitchen staff are here for training, and the front desk staff are also here, so they can't move around. In addition, the warehouse is not enough. When the Beiling and Beihang stores open, all the things in the kitchen will be in charge. Can't fit."

Zhang Li echoed: "It's a bit small, but I thought it was quite big before, and it's pretty awesome."

"This shows that our family is developing rapidly." Qin Lili said with a smile.

Yanhua glanced at Lao Tan, and Lao Tan nodded. Yanhua said, "This problem will be solved immediately. I saw a place two days ago, and the old department store compound knows it. It is there. I plan to rent it out. The two floors Building, [-] square meters, dedicated to office training. The old store is completely used as a practice base, so it is enough."

"That's enough." Zhongqing smiled, and then asked, "When will you move?"

"Look, you're in a hurry, no matter what, it has to be rented out, and it needs to be renovated." Zhang Li said.

"This time, my training room should be bigger and well-equipped, and it would be better for situational teaching." Qin Lili made the first request.

Old Tan said: "It is necessary, you are also ready, I am going to send you to study as a lecturer, and the money has been paid."

"Really?" Qin Lili asked with wide eyes.

Yanhua and Lao Tan nodded at the same time.

"Yeah!" Qin Lili waved her hands excitedly, and said excitedly, "Thank you, thank you, thank you for your leadership, I will fulfill my mission and come back after studying."

Seeing that Qin Lili not only asked to be accepted, but was also sent to study, Zhang Xiangdong immediately made a request.

"Sister Hua, Master Tan, this time we have to give our marketing department a bigger space. I want to build a planning and publicity center, as well as an advertising department."

"Why set up an advertising department? Does our family still use advertising?" Qin Lili said angrily.

"I'm referring to Internet publicity and online homework." Zhang Xiangdong explained.

"Our physical store doesn't need to be online." Qin Lili was not polite, and even curled her lips.

Zhang Xiangdong didn't speak any more, looking hopefully at Yanhua and Lao Tan, a little pitiful.

Yanhua smiled and said, "It meets your requirements, but you have to design it yourself."

"Must." Zhang Xiangdong said happily.

After answering Qin Lili and Zhang Xiangdong, Yanhua asked Zhang Li and Zhongqing what requirements they had. Zhang Li said that it is best to send the current mid-level managers out to study in batches, so as to broaden their horizons and gain insights.As long as you have knowledge, learn something, find your shortcomings, you can work better, and it also plays a motivating role.

Everyone has a deep understanding of what Zhang Li said. For example, Yanhua, if Lao Tan hadn't led her and Yanzi to Wuhan, Aqiao might not have the current scale.

For example, Lao Tan, if he hadn't gone out to see the world, he wouldn't have the current thinking and structure, maybe he was still cooking on the stove, just a chef, at most he was a chef.

Everyone in this room has been out, and more than once.Every time I go out and come back, I feel like a different person, refreshed and energetic, stronger than before.

This is the benefit of learning.

Investing in the head above the neck must be better than the face, because one is charging and the other is fraud.

This proposal was unanimously approved by everyone, and a decision was made on the spot to send middle managers out to study in batches starting in August.

Zhongqing raised a question about equipment.

Now the dumpling cooking pots in various stores are gas-fired cauldrons, which are divided into three compartments, and one pot can cook three kinds of dumplings at the same time.It is reasonable to say that it is also possible, but it pales in comparison with the new dumpling cooking equipment.

Now the dumpling cooking equipment is electric and combined, with four eyes, six eyes, eight eyes, and ten eyes.Each single eye is an independent water source and fire source, which can cook [-] dumplings, and with a pot cover, the effect of cooking dumplings is better than that of a large pot.

"Our house is now a big pot. If a customer wants a dumpling, he has to boil the whole pot of water, which is a waste of gas. When the new ones are not used, they are all small pots. There is less water, and they boil in a while, so there is no waste at all.

Another advantage is to bring a good list.One pot of one dumpling, the list is directly pasted on the pot lid, without mistakes.It’s like our family always brings the wrong ones, and we have to cook two dishes for nothing every day. " Zhongqing said.

"I've also considered what you said. It's really good. Among other things, it's made of stainless steel. It's clean at first glance, and there's no noise." Lao Tan immediately raised the key question: "The main thing is to use power. You have to increase the capacity, or else it won’t work.”

Zhongqing said: "Boss, what you are talking about is a generation of products that need power. Now the new ones are not like that, they are already smart, and we can use them at home."

"Really? I haven't noticed that yet," Old Tan said.

"Yes, it is also three-phase electricity, but it is not so high. It is divided into three levels: high, medium and low. use." Zhongqing said.

"If this is okay, buy one and try it out, and if it works, replace them all," Lao Tan said.

At this time, sister Xu, who had been silent all this time, spoke.

"What you said is good, and I support it all. But I have to remind you that all of this costs money, and it's pure profit. It can't be made without 1 million. This is still a conservative estimate."

Like a pot of cold water being poured on a rising flame, everyone calmed down.

Yes, renting an office building, decorating, going out to study, and replacing equipment all require money, and you can’t do without money.

"Sister Xu, how much money does our family have on the books?" Yanhua asked.

"No more, no less, 1 million, which means that our family has only earned 1 million from January to now." Sister Xu said.

Hearing that there was 1 million, both Lao Tan and Yanhua were pleasantly surprised.

"1 million is quite a lot, don't we still have two stores open?" Yanhua said with satisfaction.

"But there are still three stores under renovation, and they need money every day." Sister Xu reminded.

"It's okay, don't you get money every day?" Yanhua laughed.

Sister Xu shook her head helplessly, sighed and said, "You have to think about it, don't look down on money at the end of the year, and blame me then."

Sister Xu's miserly appearance made everyone laugh.

Yanhua said: "It's okay, Yanzi, Lao Tan, I, and I are not people who take money. Besides, we are investing, and we are not fooling around. We don't take it for nothing."

"I haven't seen money in the past few years, but isn't there a store? It's all money." Old Tan laughed.

Yanhua said with some emotion: "Speaking of which, when Yanzi and I first planned to open a restaurant, we didn't even think about it today, and we didn't dare to think about it. We just wanted to open a small restaurant, as long as we didn't lose money, so we could make a living. Dry.

We both thought, don’t earn more than [-] a month, but [-] is fine, it’s better than working for others.Thanks to Lao Tan today, it might not be possible to drive without him. "

Yanhua glanced at Lao Tan gratefully, and then said: "Money is spent as much or as little, and there is no proof. Like Yanzi, Lao Tan and everyone else, we all get paid, and 5000 a month is enough to spend. .At the beginning, [-] yuan was enough, but now it is [-] yuan, so there is nothing not to be satisfied with.”

Yanhua smiled happily, and continued: "We just need to pay the employees on time, and let them eat well, live well, and work well. It's like rushing home here. Just don't scold us. At the end of the year, we will be rewarded for our merits, and we will be rewarded." Bonuses, happiness is better than anything else.

To be honest, I am satisfied. I haven’t made much money in the past two years. Like Lao Tan said, there is a store without looking at the money, which shows that we have been developing, improving, and growing. This is what we want and a common goal. .

In terms of investment, I have the same idea as Lao Tan, and I don't feel bad about money.Regardless of the person or object, as long as it is correct, vote.I have also made progress now. I understand one thing through learning. There are two ways to accumulate wealth. One is to deposit the money earned in the bank and watch the numbers in the card for fun; Do better.

In fact, career is wealth, just like living a life. You can’t take away a single penny on the day when you are miserable. It’s better to do something when you’re alive, no matter how much you earn, just to live. "

(End of this chapter)