The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 336
Lao Tan found out about the food poisoning when he returned to the provincial capital. Although he was angry, he didn't have an attack. Instead, he asked Zhang Li and Zhongqing to come up with a solution, and then handed it over to Zhou Xiaomei.

What he has to do is how to minimize the impact of this incident, because the business of each store is declining.

A decline in business will inevitably cause people to fluctuate. Old employees are fine, but mainly new employees are worried that they will not be able to get paid.

It's normal for this phenomenon to happen, Lao Tan knows that a food poisoning by an internal employee can't do anything to Ah Qiao, it can only be regarded as news, and the common people talked about it for a period of time, although it affects the business, it is temporary.

He read the ones in the circle of friends. Although there are all kinds of things to say, but there are no public criticisms. This is a good sign.What's more, Ah Qiao has always done a good job, and the word-of-mouth built up over the years cannot be crushed by a day or two of negative news.

After Zhou Xiaomei came back, she presided over a meeting of all management, and announced the punishment for Huaqing and Han Jun, each of whom was downgraded to one level and fined 2000 yuan.Zhang Li, Zhong Qing, and Xiao Feng each received a serious warning and were fined 1000 yuan.

At the meeting, the importance of food hygiene was seriously emphasized, and everyone was reminded.

Lao Tan didn't say anything at the meeting. After the meeting, he left Zhang Li, Xiaofeng, Zhongqing, and Zhou Xiaomei behind. Friends, ask the TV station to do a follow-up report on the food poisoning incident at Aqiao's Dumpling Restaurant.

"You mean—" Zhang Li asked suspiciously.

"People like to watch the news. This time we follow up and report on how we deal with food poisoning. It is mainly positive. You two have a discussion with the reporter on how to operate it. I have said hello to Brother Li." Old Tan said.

"Oh, I see." Zhang Li said.

"I thought about copying the demo, making a link, posting it to the employee group, and asking the employees to repost it more." Lao Tan said.

Zhang Li understood what Lao Tan meant, and said happily, "Maybe it's a positive publicity."

"If you have such an opportunity, take advantage of it. There are many people in the provincial capital who don't know about Ah Qiao." Old Tan laughed.

"Okay, it has to be the president, why didn't I think of this move." Zhou Xiaomei said.

Old Tan smiled, and then said the second thing.

"I visited Changsha with Mr. Wang for two days. The catering market there is good and the environment is good. I reported it to the chairman yesterday, and she agreed, so we will enter Changsha next," Lao Tan said.

Zhang Li, Xiaofeng, and Zhong Qing were all very happy, even a little excited, and put aside a lot of worries about food poisoning these days.

Lao Tan went on to say: "Now in September, I will go to choose a place in a few days, and then start to decorate. Changsha belongs to the south, and the winter is not cold. I will strive to open the first store before the year."

"We have to be busy again." Zhang Li said, immediately thought of something, and asked, "Aren't you going to find a partner this time?"

"Don't look for it yet." Lao Tan said: "Zhou Xiaomei is fine too. If you need to find her in the future, you don't need to look for me. I will go to expand the territory." Then he said: "The impact of this incident has to be said. Half a month has passed, and the main job during this period is to stabilize people's hearts.

The TV station's follow-up report will take ten days at the fastest, and this is still in exchange for the sponsorship fee.Zhang Li and Sister Feng, hurry up and deal with it. I think it will be quicker if Sister Feng comes forward. "

After the meeting, several people left one after another. Zhang Li stayed and told Lao Tan another matter.

The agent in the provincial capital is Zhang Xiangdong, and Zhang Li is the regional manager, who has been doing a good job.

There are ten directly-operated stores and ten cooperative stores, a total of twenty stores.The cooperative stores are all invested by Zhang Xiangdong, and their strength is not bad.

As the saying goes, if people don’t have enough hearts, they will swallow elephants like snakes. When we start cooperation, in order to make money, hello and me are good.After earning money, people's hearts will become strange. Why should the store that wants to invest in itself cooperate?Why hand over 30.00% of the net profit to others?

Isn't it management? You can do it yourself.In addition, I have thoroughly figured out the dumpling restaurant, so I can completely operate it independently and create my own brand.

Zhang Xiangdong had this idea last year, and it became stronger after Qin Lili gave birth to his son.The husband and wife are both people who work, and they are Aqiao elites. After thinking together, they plan to do it themselves.

Of course, they didn't bring it up right away, because the contract stated that if the agent works alone, the group has the right to take back all the stores based on the investment cost. In this way, the store invested by their husband and wife is equivalent to being sold to the group, and there is no transfer fee, so the loss outweighs the gain.

The couple are also ruthless people, so they invested in three stores in one go this year, so the total investment of ten stores together is not a small amount. If the group wants to acquire, it does not have such a large amount of funds, so it will have the confidence to negotiate.

It's just that I haven't found the time to talk to Lao Tan.Coincidentally this time, food poisoning caused a decline in business, and it can be brought up on the grounds that the group's improper management caused losses to the store.

Before Lao Tan came back, Zhang Xiangdong blew the air on Zhang Li, the meaning was obvious, to test.

"It's normal for Shuda Bifurcation Temple to have a big family. You don't need to worry about it. The two of them know that I'm back, and they probably can find me in a few days." Old Tan said.

"You mean you agree?" Zhang Li asked.

"Agreed, why don't you agree. Since he has this idea, he doesn't plan to continue doing it. A twisted melon is not sweet. It's better to be friends than to break up. Besides, friends don't block the way of making money.

He dared to talk because he believed that our group did not have the strength to swallow his ten stores at once, and was ready for a showdown.Let me tell you that I have thought a lot during this time, it will happen sooner or later, it is better to happen sooner than later. "

"Why? We picked him up, and now his wings are hardened and he starts to work alone. How can there be such a good thing." Zhang Li said.

"Hehe, don't be angry. Doesn't he want to create his own brand? That's what I want too. The first rule of non-cooperation is that you can't be called Aqiao in the future, and you can't even join in." Old Tan said.

"The central kitchen will no longer deliver to him," Zhang Li said.

"You, since he wants to do it alone, he has already prepared it. I guess some store managers, chefs, and dumpling masters have already talked about it, otherwise he would not dare to mention it."

"This kid is ugly enough." Zhang Li said angrily.

"People make money and birds die for food. It's been like this since ancient times. I chatted with Yanhua yesterday and talked about it. She also saw that Zhang Xiangdong meant to go it alone. We both have the same idea. Going it alone is fine, but it must be done in a timely manner." Qing Shuili, in the future he will be his, we will be ours, if we want to compete for company, it will be good to be friends."

Zhang Li nodded and said, "Repay the generosity of you two."

"Why don't you just strangle him? I've always admired this kid. I didn't expect it to be like this—it's a lie to tell you that I'm not angry. I'll use him as an example—you can watch it." , His decision was wrong, and there will be times when he regrets it.”

"Are you here to kill chickens and serve?"

"No, just tell everyone that money is not earned by one person, and the cooperation is a win-win situation."

Ten days later, Zhang Xiangdong found Lao Tan and directly proposed to do it alone.

"Okay, support, you are young, and it's time to do something." Old Tan said with a smile.

Zhang Xiangdong didn't expect Lao Tan to agree so readily, which was a bit unexpected.

Lao Tan asked: "Are you going to make your own brand?"

"I have this plan." Zhang Xiangdong said with a smile, his eyes dodging.

"Okay, support. Otherwise, I plan to tell you that we are still friends if we don't cooperate. You are an ambitious person, and I am optimistic about you.

In this way, tomorrow you and Mr. Zhou will sign the agreement, and the previous contract will be terminated.You make your own brand, and the group takes back the Aqiao trademark. Speaking of this, Old Tan laughed, and joked: "You can't call me Aqiao anymore, be careful and I will sue you for copyright infringement." "

"That's absolutely impossible." Zhang Xiangdong said, and then said apologetically, "Mr. Tan, I'm sorry for you."

"There's nothing to be sorry about, I hope you develop well. By the way, how do you plan to arrange the employees? Use the original ones or find new ones?" Old Tan asked the practical question.

"The original, the original, the original team, none of them moved." Zhang Xiangdong said hastily.

"That's good. I'm relieved. You can discuss the details with Mr. Zhou, then find an accountant and reconcile the accounts with Sister Xu. If you are a relative or a relative or a fortune, you can distinguish between money and carelessness.

Chairman, you don't need to talk about it, she agrees with you to do it alone. "

"Thank you, Chairman."

"Call if you have something to do in the future, don't call me directly, don't be polite."

(End of this chapter)