The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 352
Catering people are very hard.

It is said that opening a restaurant to make money, money, it is difficult to make money at any time.

The so-called making money is obtained through many years of hard work and accumulation, and a solid foundation has been deposited.As the song says, no one can succeed casually.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the four major components, and the hardest part is "food".

If a hotel wants to make a profit, any step from selection, site selection, decoration, preparation, recruitment, employment, operation, material purchase, processing, training, etc. to opening will lead to failure if it is neglected.

Catering people wake up earlier than chickens and sleep later than cows are not simply exaggerated metaphors, but also true portrayals.

Of course, making money is fun, and seeing the increasing wealth will make you laugh.

In the morning, Lao Tan stared at the decoration site for a while, and after explaining the size of the display stand to the leader, he drove to the raw material market after seeing that there was nothing wrong.

Opening a store in Changsha, the food culture here is completely different from that in the north. The difference is too great.In addition, this city is quite repulsive to foreign food. If a northern dumpling restaurant wants to gain a foothold here, it must follow the customs of the country, integrate dishes, and focus on local tastes while retaining the characteristics of dumplings.

The head chef sent by Zhongqing brought two masters from Northeast China. They have no problems with Northeast cuisine, but Hunan cuisine is lacking.Lao Tan plans to hire three more local chefs of Hunan cuisine.

The cold dish chef is also planning to look for it locally. Ah Qiao's smoked pickles are no longer featured, and people here don't like them, so they won't work.

The dumplings are authentic, and the master dispatches them from the provincial capital.Old Tan originally planned to call Xiaohui and Xiaolong over, this is Xiaohui's hometown after all.But Xiaohui couldn't tell.

This is also normal, she has left since she was a child, she has only a concept of her hometown, she has no impression, the last time she came back to visit her father's grave was just to fulfill her mother's last wish.Now my family is in the provincial capital, and after living in the provincial capital for these years, I already regard it as my home.

The front desk manager, that is, the store manager has not yet been decided. Lao Tan plans to call Xiaofeng over, but he hasn't talked to her yet.The main reason for calling her here is for Han Jun. The young man's persistence is touching, and it should be the beauty of an adult.

Employees came from the provincial capital one after another, thanks to Zhongqing's anti-control policy on the first day of the new year. Now not only the kitchen staff come here, but also the front desk staff. It seems that there will be no shortage of people after the renovation is completed.

Lao Tan did not praise or criticize Zhongqing's actions, but acquiesced.To be honest, he was also angry, and he agreed with Zhongqing's approach in his heart.

In fact, there are only three chefs of Hunan dishes and two cold dishes missing, so don’t worry, Mr. Zhang has already prepared the rice soup flavor, but the kitchen has not been installed yet, and you can come anytime when you are ready.

The raw material market is in Gaoqiao, and this is Lao Tan's third visit.

The first time was when he was working in Binhai, he and Mr. Wang came here to serve "Small Stir-fried Yellow Beef".When I think of Mr. Wang, I think of many people and things in Binhai. Ten years have passed in a flash, and many things are vivid in my mind, and many people are still in front of my eyes.

Mr. Wang, Mr. Gao, Mr. Chen, Mrs. Zhao, Ms. Ma——
The past can't be looked back, just because there are too many regrets;

The second time I went to Yiyang to investigate the taste of rice soup, and I came with Zhang Li.It was the first and only intimate contact with her in these years, recalling the sweetness, but the aftertaste has a slight bitterness——
Lover in my heart, this life owes you too much, love is like reincarnation, and love will determine the next life.

The market is very lively, with many people and goods.

Lao Tan started with aquatic products, followed by meat, poultry eggs, vegetables, and seasonings.While wandering around, I asked about the price, checked the quality, and stopped to observe and inquire about fresh ingredients, especially those rare wild vegetables, bamboo shoots and cured meat that are not available in the north. I not only inquired in detail, but also tasted them myself.

The bosses who sold the goods saw that he was running a restaurant, and they all took out their business cards to meet him, saying that if they bought the goods at home, not only would the quality and quantity be guaranteed, but the price would definitely be the cheapest in the market.

It was already noon when Lao Tan finished shopping in the market, he was a little tired from wandering around, so he found a nearby snack bar to eat a bowl of noodles, and then walked back.Before arriving at the store, Han Jun called and said that Wei Jianshe had come and had something to do with him.

Wei Jianshe approached Lao Tan for both business and private matters. The official business was to renovate the canteen in the district over the years, and asked Lao Tan to help design the kitchen.The private matter was that a friend of his's restaurant was going to be sold due to a loss. He thought the location was good, so he asked Lao Tan if he wanted it.

"Brother, don't worry about the kitchen design, I'll come. Can I go and see your friend's restaurant?" Old Tan asked.

"Of course I can. Is there anything? Let's go now." Wei Jianshe said.

So the two drove to the restaurant of Wei Jianshe's friend. In the car, Wei Jianshe said, "Brother Tan, this restaurant is opened by the son of my old leader. The decoration cost a lot of money, and it's upscale. I went there when it opened. The cooking is really good, not to mention the best dishes.

How to put it, it's just that people are not good enough, dude, relying on his father's ability to make money, I don't say you understand. "

"Well, I understand." Old Tan said.

"The old leader retired last year, and his restaurant has also started to decline, so he plans to transfer out." Wei Jianshe said.

"Understood." Lao Tan nodded, and then asked, "Do you owe rent?"

"I didn't ask about that. Let's take a look when we get there later. We'll talk about it after you're in love."

To be honest, the hotel is really good, and the location is good, but the area is a bit bigger, [-] square meters.It is just right for a large area to be a central kitchen store, but the first store has not yet opened, and what will happen after opening is unknown, so I dare not rashly build a central kitchen.

The restaurant is still open, it's two o'clock in the afternoon, and it's a break time, so it's hard to see whether the business is good or bad.

The owner of the restaurant is in his thirties, with a Chinese character face and a dignified appearance, but his brows are slightly gloomy, his complexion is not very good, and he looks like he has lost his wine.

Lao Tan saw that such a person thought that the business would not be good, so he focused all his attention on the wine.But since you can't turn around and leave when you come, you have to sit down and chatter.As the saying goes, there is no benevolence and righteousness in buying and selling, let alone Wei Jianshe's friend, you have to give face.

The boss is a talkative person. After letting Wei Jianshe and Lao Tan into a private room to sit down, he said to Lao Tan straight to the point: "You have also seen my restaurant. It covers an area of ​​[-] square meters and has two floors. There is a parking lot in front of the door. , Enough face.

It has been exactly five years since it opened, not to mention not earning any money. In the first three years, the business was booming and it made a lot of money.

I don't like management, and I don't always come here. If you run a restaurant, you know that the boss is not messing around.I have business with friends in other places, open two car dealerships, earn a lot of money every month, and worry about it, so I plan to transfer the restaurant out and quit.

The six-year contract signed at the beginning has one more year to expire, and the rent has been paid, 75.The price is not high now, as you have seen, the location is good and it is worth the price.

The main reason is that I don't have time to take care of it. The store is well managed so that it doesn't lose money, but it earns less, more than [-] a month, which is not enough to sell cars to earn more.My car dealership is full of good cars, such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW series, which is more worry-free than opening a restaurant to make money. "

Old Tan couldn't help smiling and nodding.

"My store has not lost much investment, and it only costs more than [-] yuan for decoration. What was the concept of more than [-] yuan five years ago? I don't tell you. You know it. Now the decoration is not outdated. Just go to hang up a sign and do it directly. Don't move anything.

Since it was introduced by Brother Wei, it is a friend. You have also seen the store. The one-time price is 800,000. Just give me the decoration fee. "

To be honest, if his business is booming, his store is worth 800,000, but the current situation is not worth it, and it is worth 500,000 to survive.Although the decoration is good, but with the style of Ah Qiao, if Lao Tan transfers, he will have to remove and reinstall.

The tables, chairs, and benches in the store are not matching, and all have to be replaced. There are few equipment available in the kitchen. Aqiao is an open kitchen, and the equipment is all custom-made.

After comprehensive consideration, Lao Tan did not intend to transfer, so he smiled and said: "800,000 is not much, it is worth the price. In this way, if someone else comes to transfer, you can continue to talk, without delay, I will go back and think about it."

They are all sensible people, and when they see Lao Tan saying this, they will know what it means.

On the way back, Wei Jianshe said: "This kid really dares to ask for 800,000. What do you think? As a layman, his store is not worth 800,000. Brother Tan, if you really want to transfer, I will tell him to drop down."

"No, this store is too big, I can't do it." Lao Tan said, and then joked: "It's okay to give it away for free, the more the better."

(End of this chapter)