The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 572 Do good deeds and be good people
"The lifespan of our restaurants is generally very short. For example, instead of taking other places as examples, let's take the dining street in the Humble Administrator's Garden as an example.

When Ah Qiao built the store, there were eight restaurants here, all of which were more than [-] square meters in size. The business was very good, and those who did not lose money made money.However, only half of them are still making money. Four of the houses here today were built in the last two years. You are right.

Why don't you insist on making money?The reason is very simple. I didn't treat the hotel as a business, but as a business. When I saw that I was making enough money, I quit, and I didn't want to suffer from that burden.

Another reason is that the foundation is not solid, and no long-term plans are made. Most of them are hot in the first year, earn in the second year, and start to fall back in the third year.Therefore, many restaurants have a lifespan of three years, and few of them exceed three years.

Those who have done it for more than three years and five years have almost done it. With their own characteristics, they have a fixed source of customers, and their business is relatively stable.

The restaurants that have been in business for five years have one thing in common, that is, the owners are nice and kind, otherwise, if they can't do it for five years, those who are good at calculation will die in three years.

Some people say no, the reason why they can do it for five years is because the dishes are good and the service is good, and it has nothing to do with the boss.Hehe, I guess those who say this are trying to curry favor with the boss, or else they don't say that.

The reason why a restaurant has good dishes is because there are good chefs, and the reason why the service is good is because there are good managers.A good chef and a good manager are both talents. From ancient times to the present, good birds choose a tree to live in. A good cook and a good manager are good birds. They have to choose a tree. Who is the tree?Boss.The boss is not good, they flew early, wait less than five years, unless it is stupid.

Therefore, whether the restaurant has been open for a long time and whether it makes money has something to do with the chef and the manager, but the root of the restaurant is the owner.If the boss is good, he is kind, kind, and treats the employees well, then in turn, the employees will be kind to the boss, willing to work, and able to serve the customers well, so the restaurant will grow, make money, and have a long-term foundation.

The reason is as simple as that, running a restaurant is the same as being a human being, it’s not that complicated.

So the boss here asked me to tell you how to manage, how to operate, and how to make a lot of money from running the restaurant, so let's start with being a human being and let ourselves be a good person.
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This is the opening remarks of Lao Tan's training.

At noon, Mr. Xu, the owner of the Sichuan Restaurant, was sitting next to Lao Tan, and he said with great emotion: "Mr. Tan, what you said is very good. What you said is that everyone can use the staff without waste, so you have the right way. The fact that the boss has no one to abandon is a great inspiration to me.

There was a chef in the third department of my family who made a mistake two days ago and made me very angry. When I got angry, I told the chef to fire him. Hearing what you said today, I understand something. He did it wrong, but first It was me who was wrong.

When get out of class was over, I hurriedly called the head chef and told him not to drive the chef, because it was not easy for him to find a job to support his family.I transferred him to the old shop.

What are you talking about, just now, he called me and thanked me so much that I felt a little embarrassed.To be honest, this situation has never happened before, and the staff will burn their incense if they don't scold me.

You are right, everything is mutual, especially when the boss treats his own employees, those are his own employees, if we don’t treat them well, it will be too late until other bosses treat them well.

I must toast you, thank you, thank you. "

It is a pleasure to be thanked, Lao Tan had a drink.

In this way, Lao Tan trained for four days in a row. At the end of the night, he was very tired, his legs were swollen, and he wanted to take a good rest.

When he left the training room, Sister Tang, who had been attending the class for four days, stopped him and told him about Sister Zhao.

Isn't Sister Zhao looking for a man in Qingdao?When Lao Tan went to Qingdao last time, he met that man. He was a very simple and honest man. He was honest and kind and said nothing, which left a good impression on him.

Unexpectedly, bad luck came again, and in the first half of the year, the man had a sudden cerebral infarction and left, and sister Zhao became a person again, alone.

Old Tan didn't know about this situation, and Sister Zhao thought that his illness was not recovering, so she didn't tell him.In addition, Lao Tan didn't call her often. To be honest, it wasn't that he didn't want to call, but he felt that it was not good for her to call when she had a man. Although he was a younger brother, he was a man after all.

"If you have time to visit her and stay with her, she misses you very much," Sister Tang said.

"Yeah." Lao Tan nodded, "Hey, you said her life, the first wife left, and the second one got into a car accident and disappeared, and this one went away again——"

"She's tough."

"Life is hard to be lonely, but the next generation will be with her forever, does her daughter have any children?" Old Tan asked.

"Not yet, hey, how many young people are going to have children now? They don't listen to them." Sister Tang sighed.

"It's also like this. I'll rest for a few days, my legs are swollen, and the swelling will subside, and then I will go see her."

"Okay, then I'll call and tell her."

"No need, call her when I go, isn't she in Qingdao."

"exist."

Old Tan returned to the courtyard. Not long after entering the house, Gu Yi, Sister Wang, and Qiao Gang came.

After the three of them sat down, Qiao Gang said, "Brother Tan, I'm here for nothing else. You know my situation, you know my background, and I'm no better than Sun Yucong.

It's just that I'm not a dog, and I don't take money that seriously, so I'm relatively peaceful.

I have learned a lot from listening to your lectures in the past two days, and I have learned a lot in Daqingshan, so I think about what to do. "

Sister Wang jokingly said: "The leader of Qiao's conscience found out, and he wanted to donate money."

Old Tan said: "As far as I know, you have taken money out of your pocket all these years."

"It's not less, it's all for the dogs." Qiao Gang said.

Lao Tan, Gu Yi and Sister Wang laughed together.

Old Tan thought for a while and said: "If you want me to tell you, your six-entry mansion is also idle when you are idle. It is just a decoration, and you can't hold it if you live in it. It would be better to use it as a Buddhist hall. There is a place for the common people to burn incense and kowtow. .”

"You said it was changed to a Buddhist hall?" Qiao Gang asked.

"Well." Lao Tan nodded, "Actually, there is no need to change it at all. The layout is just right. Where can I find that ancient building? Just put some Buddha statues inside, and set up an incense table in front of each Buddha statue. I guess you also donated in Daqingshan. In addition, Sister Tang, you two are worth enough, inviting the old lama to give lectures and ward off disasters for the common people, it is a merit."

Sister Wang said, "It's really good."

Gu Yi objected: "That is no longer a temple, I object."

Lao Tan said: "A temple is a temple and a Buddhist hall is a Buddhist hall. They are two different things. In ancient times, big families had Buddhist halls, and the incense was constantly burning to keep their families safe."

Qiao just thought about it and said, "It's okay."

Lao Tan said: "Now the epidemic is still there, and the whole country is fighting the epidemic. If you want to do charity, I suggest donating some money to the fight against the epidemic. Even if the Buddhist hall sets up a merit box, it is also a donation for the fight against the epidemic. This is a merit."

Sister Wang's eyes lit up, and she said, "It's really good."

Gu Yi also said: "It's true, I agree with this."

Qiao Gang finally made a final decision and said, "That's it. Tomorrow I will invite Buddha statues and make donations."

The next day, the Suzhou epidemic prevention department received a large amount of unknown donations from the private sector—5 million.

One month later, a Buddhist hall appeared in the northern Jiangsu area. There are 38 halls in the size of the six-entry courtyard, and 64 various Buddhas, Arhats, and Bodhisattvas are enshrined.
In addition, there were lamas reciting Buddhist scriptures, and there was an endless stream of ordinary people who went to burn incense and kowtow, causing a sensation in Suzhou City.

A good cause for a moment, a good fate for a lifetime, good causes and good results accumulate blessings;
Inaction has fruit, without self there is action, and there is fruit and action to achieve merit.

(End of this chapter)