The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 231 Gu Yi has to do something

On October 31st and November [-]st, these two weekends are Halloween and Halloween respectively.

The "Golden Autumn Dumpling Festival" in the provincial capital was held on these two days.

Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant won two genuine gold medals with its undisputed strength and technology, and was named "the most powerful dumpling restaurant".

On the day when the Dumpling Festival ended, Yanhua invited all the judges to eat in the store to express her gratitude.At the same time, Mr. Liu and Mr. Li from "Fuji Dumpling Restaurant" and "Hongji Dumpling Restaurant" in the provincial capital were also invited, as well as Mr. Qiao from Harbin Dumpling Restaurant who came from afar, and several catering colleagues.

Mr. Wang Shulan and Gu Yi also came. They mainly wanted to feel the atmosphere of the Dumpling Festival and cheer for the correctness of their choice.

This time she won the gold medal, and the hero is undoubtedly Wang Hong. She did not expect her ability to beat the crowd and win the crown.I'm still in a trance, feeling that it's not real.

But the gold medal is indeed obtained, there is no gift, and it doesn't matter, it's all based on strength.

At the dinner party, since they all made dumplings, the topic revolved around dumplings.

Mr. Zhang, chairman of the Catering Association, has a lot of research on dumplings, and he analyzed the current dumpling market.

"The dumpling market is huge and has potential. At present, it is divided into three parts. The first is traditional dumplings." Speaking of traditional dumplings, Mr. Zhang glanced at the two bosses of Fuji and Hongji, who are representatives of traditional dumplings.

"Traditional dumplings dominate. You Hongji and Fuji are counted in the provincial capital. Linjiangxuan used to be great, but now Linjiangxuan has disintegrated. It's a pity. Lao Liu, you Fuji has more than [-] people in the country now, right?"

Mr. Liu of Fuji said: "There are 34 and [-] stores, all of which are franchised stores. Now there is only one store in Zhongjie, and the rest will not be opened."

"Your Boss Liu knows how to do business and count money at home." Mr. Zhang joked.

Everyone else laughed.

"The second is the newly developed fast-food dumplings. It must be said that Xijiade is very powerful. In just a few years, it has become a national chain with nearly [-] stores." Mr. Zhang continued.

"Qinghe Heirloom is also good." Mr. Li Hongji said.

"It's okay to inherit the Qinghe family, and there is a posture that the latecomers will prevail." Zhang Lao said.

"Well, his family's shrimp dumplings have applied for a patent, and they are really good." A judge said.

"This time, Xijiade and Qinghe Chuanjia didn't participate in the Dumpling Festival. What's going on?" asked another judge.

Mr. Zhang said with some regret: "They are taking the fast food route, and they are all franchise stores. The stores are small, and there are only a few people in each store, so they can't participate."

Then he went on to say: "In addition to the traditional dumpling and fast food models, there is Mr. Tan's small dumpling restaurant. This model is good. It not only preserves the tradition, but also catches up with the trend. You can also talk about dumpling restaurants or small taverns. The interpretation of the dumpling wine is incisive and vivid. As the saying goes, dumplings are wine, the more you drink, the more you drink. If you eat dumplings without drinking, you have the right to feed the dog."

Everyone laughed.

Mr. Liu, the boss of Fuji, asked Lao Tan: "Mr. Tan, I heard that Ah Qiao has already arrived in Hohhot?"

"Well, there are three stores now, and there are three more for cooperation." Lao Tan pointed to Wang Shulan and said, "Wang is always our partner in Hohhot and the general agent of our group in the western region."

Wang Shulan smiled at everyone politely.

"Western general agent? Since there are western ones, there are also eastern ones, right?" Mr. Qiao from Harbin Dumplings asked.

Old Tan said: "It can't be said that it's the east, it's just around the provincial capital, that guy——"

Zhang Xiangdong smiled at everyone.

"We only dare to do things around the provincial capital. With Mr. Qiao in the north, we dare not cross the border." Old Tan joked.

Qiao is always a straightforward person, with a typical Northeast character, and said with a smile: "The more you don't cross the border, they are all Northeast dumplings, one family. My family is planning to go south. Now Northeast cuisine is very good in Guangzhou, especially stewed in an iron pot, which is very delicious." Popular. Dumplings are also good, but there are no serious eight books, I plan to open two first to see."

"Okay, good thing." Old Tan said.

"It has always been Cantonese cuisine that goes north, and our Northeast cuisine can't hold its head under pressure. Now that our dumplings are going south, we should also cross the river once again." Mr. Qiao said proudly.

"Strong support! I will go south after I get a firm foothold from Hohhot, but I won't run that far, and I will stop in Suzhou first." After finishing speaking, Lao Tan glanced at Gu Yi.

Gu Yi seemed very excited, not because he was named, but because he was stimulated by the atmosphere of the scene and wanted to fight hard.

He really had to do something.

Forty has passed, half life is miserable.

Although he is powerful in the underworld, he is not accepted by the world, so he is not a gang after all.

People have to do something down to business at all times, apart from simply planning for their livelihood, it is also worthy of conscience.

To put it bluntly, you have to live, right?We need money to live, where does the money come from?
It's raining and snowing, and I haven't heard of RMB yet.

No matter how much you shout in the society, you have to be harmonized in the end.Instead of being busy with indifferent things all day, it is better to settle down and do some practical things down-to-earth.

People live for a lifetime, and only a few decades are fleeting. We can't become great people, and we won't be vigorous, but we can't live a mediocre life.

If it is said that Wang Shulan's success stimulated Gu Yi before, then listening to these catering bigwigs talking here today has completely inspired his confidence in doing things.

Before that, although I decided to be the general agent in Suzhou, I still had a wait-and-see attitude, or hesitated.This is mainly based on his reality. Although he has been in the society these years, he doesn't have much money. Sun Yucong has always been with him and only pays him a salary.

Although the two are buddies, Sun Yucong is rich, and Sun Yucong supports him in whatever he does.But he doesn't like doing business, the money in his hands is just a waste, he never manages money, and has lost his good reputation as a benevolent brother.

The reason why Wang Shulan acted as an agent this time was one of the reasons for her stimulation. The main reason was that he felt that there were many friends and connections in Suzhou; in addition, Sun Yucong had a ready-made restaurant, which he could directly use without spending money.

It's just that the hotel is rented out now, and it expires in May next year, which means that his first store in Suzhou will only be renovated in May next year, and it will open in August at the earliest.

He is such a person.Are people bad?Not bad, not only not bad but also super particular, heavy duty, good enough friends.Making friends is the first choice, always think of friends, even go out of your way.

Such people are easy to be satisfied, content with whatever comes their way, and don't take money seriously.

He does things well on the scene, but once it is down to specific things, give him a shop and ask him to guard the shop all day as the boss. He can't do this, because his personality determines that he is not a shopkeeper.

This is why Sun Yucong never asked him to manage the store.

He and Lao Tan have known each other for a long time, and almost watched Aqiao develop in Hohhot. It stands to reason that the agent in Inner Mongolia has his role and not Wang Shulan's, but he is not keen on doing business, nor Think about it.

When I saw that they were doing it and making money, I felt that the model of an agent was quite suitable for me.

This is good, no worries and no effort, someone is responsible for the management, someone supports the technology, I just need to find a partner, and count the money when the time comes.

This can do it.In addition to listening to Zhang Laoyi's analysis today, I was completely refreshed.

So after the banquet, he chatted with Lao Tan alone.

"Brother Tan, I plan to go to Suzhou in two days." Gu Yi said with excitement on his face.

"Are you going to investigate?" Old Tan asked.

"Well, by the way, let's contact the friends over there. It's been a long time since we saw each other. Tell them about our model, and they will probably get some investment." Gu Yi said confidently.

Lao Tan didn't immediately dismiss his enthusiasm, handed him a cigarette, took out the lighter and they both lit it.

"That's my plan." Lao Tan said: "We don't know what the dumpling market in Suzhou is like, so we have to set up a shop first. Well, if you don't need to talk, someone will come to us to cooperate; if it's not good, it won't work. In addition, it is impossible for people to talk about it without looking at our family.

I have confidence in our model.You don't have to worry, isn't Boss Sun's restaurant expiring in May of the Chinese New Year?Then you turn around and start decorating.I went there during the renovation and inspected the market by the way, so I knew it well.

Our first store had to be decent and an instant hit.The problem now is that you have the money ready, and don't fail to do it if you don't have the money. "

"Money is not a problem. Don't worry about it. Look at your brother's carelessness. If he does business, Boss Sun can get it, at least a hundred." Gu Yi said.

"That's good."

"Wang Shulan has already run two stores, what's wrong with me?"

Old Tan smiled and said: "I'm not afraid of your anger, she is really a person who does things better than you."

"Your brother is not bad, it's just that I haven't thought about it all these years, and I've been fooling around—"

"I'm not fooling around. I have accumulated a lot of contacts, which are all resources. This is better than anything else."

"If you have a good relationship, you will save face wherever you go."

(End of this chapter)