The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 61 The effect of the trial operation is gratifying
The dumpling restaurant is scheduled to open on April 18th, and Lao Tan exchanged opinions with Yanhua and Yanzi on the opening of the restaurant.His idea is not to make much fanfare, and it looks grand, but the effect may not be good.But gradually.On the day of the opening, there is no large-scale banquet. If you know, you will come, and if you don’t know, you don’t call, as if you are asking for gift money from others.The two bosses also had the same idea, so they settled down.

In the past few days, I entertain friends first, and welcome guests who come in for dinner, but only on the first floor, and the private rooms on the second floor are not open.There is still a week before leaving the business, and the front desk and the back kitchen have also been adjusted in seven days. By the time NO.18 opens smoothly, there will be no hectic phenomenon.

Although it has not officially opened, it gives the impression that it has already opened, and there are customers coming in.There are a total of [-] scattered tables, which are almost always full during the meal time.Of course, there are two people at a table, there are three people at a table, and the maximum is six people, and it is not too busy if they are all full.

After the guests finished eating, they were very appreciative of the dishes, and they all said they were delicious, especially the dumplings, which were said to be the best in Santaizi.After receiving the evaluation from the guests, Lao Tan has a solid mind. He knows that the dumpling restaurant will definitely become popular. If it is not popular, I am sorry for the hard work in the past two months.

Of course, someone is happy when someone comes in to eat, and the two bosses are the happiest—they finally saw the money back.

On the first day, I received 45 tables, 31 guests, an income of [-], and an average consumption of [-].

On the second day, 58 tables were received, 29 guests, the income was [-], and the per capita consumption was [-].

On the third day, 25 tables were received, 61 guests were received, the income was [-], and the per capita consumption was [-].

Through the analysis of the three-day business data, it is normal for per capita consumption to reach 42, and Lao Tan designed 6000.The overall table turnover rate is [-]%. This is the case that the private rooms on the second floor are not received. If the reception rate can reach [-]%, it is no problem to sell [-] yuan per day.

On the fourth night, Yanzi saw that there were too many guests and waited for a seat. The happy little gold star began to twinkle and twinkle, and wanted to open the private room on the second floor, so as to collect a lot of money.

I found Lao Tan and said: "Let's let go of the private room, the guests have no place to sit."

Old Tan smiled and shook his head, knowing that Yanzi was eager to make money, but he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry. The more he was like this, the more he had to be steady. He would rather ask customers to wait for a table than make mistakes in the middle of a busy schedule. He knew how to master the rhythm.

"Hehe, are you in a hurry?" Old Tan asked.

"Urgent is not urgent---" Yan Zi duplicity, looking for reasons indiscriminately said: "Isn't the first floor unavailable?"

"It's okay, it's not in a hurry to make money. Let the guests wait for a seat first, which will make our family angry. Take advantage of these few days to get in and run in, and then open the second floor when you're in." Old Tan said.

"You are too steady."

"It's necessary. I don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles." After finishing speaking, Lao Tan was amused by his inappropriate metaphor.

Seeing that Lao Tan didn't agree with Yanzi, she gave up. Now she trusts Lao Tan unconditionally.In the past four days, all I have heard is that the food is delicious, the dumplings are excellent, the service is warm, and the decoration is elegant, etc., and I haven't heard any guest say it's bad.And there are more and more people every day, and the sales volume is increasing every day. It seems that we have seen the scene of being full every day after the opening.

This is of course gratifying, and at the same time, I am deeply grateful to Lao Tan. All this is due to Lao Tan, and this would not be possible without him.He is an expert, how to arrange what to do, just listen to it.

Seeing Yanhua helping make dumplings at the pastry, Yanzi walked over with a smile on her face.

At this time, Wang Hong rolled out the skins with both hands nimbly in the Ming Dynasty. Every time, six of them came out together, which was more than enough for two dumplings, and he could cook the dumplings indirectly.Yanhua made dumplings next to her, and after making one, she checked whether it was qualified, and then asked Wang Hong uncertainly.

Wang Hong glanced at it and said: "There are still few fillings, and the margins are big, but it's okay, there is progress, and it is better than the first two days."

"Don't tell Lao Tan to watch it, he should say it's unqualified." Yanhua said.

Wang Hong shook the six dumpling wrappers, threw them in front of the two dumpling workers, then picked up three doses and pressed them, and said while rolling the wrappers: "I have to talk to Lao Tan, three people are too busy, Too many dumplings."

Yanhua said, "I'm fine, I'll take care of it."

"You can't do it. You have to get up early every day to buy groceries. It's not busy these two days. You don't think there's anything to do. You'll be busy after the opening. How can you have time to make dumplings?" Wang Hong said.

Yanzi happened to hear the conversation between Wang Hong and Yanhua, and said, "I'm fine, I'll take care of it."

"You?" Wang Hong glanced at Yanzi and said, "Only your hand -- no, you have to practice, it's far away."

Unconvinced, Yanzi picked up a dumpling wrapper and opened it. After wrapping it, she compared it with others. The others wrapped it round and round like ingots, without any folds. Hers wrapped it three flat and not round, and it was full of handprints.He smacked his lips in embarrassment, raised his hands in front of his eyes and said exaggeratedly: "My delicate little hands were brutally ruined by mahjong."

Yanhua and Wang Hong laughed, and Yanhua said, "You are the hands of riches and nobles, you will die without work."

At this time, the cold dishes were finished, and the younger brother cleaned up. Fang Jianjun came in and took the rolling pin from Wang Hong's hand and skillfully rolled the dumpling wrappers.He is not as powerful as Wang Hong, only two each time, but the speed is not slow.

Yanzi didn't expect Fang Jianjun to be able to roll the skin, and asked in surprise: "It's amazing, can you roll the skin?"

Fang Jianjun smiled honestly.

Wang Hong scooped the cooked dumplings into the plate, clamped the receipt to the side of the plate with a tong, and then rang the bell to notify Chuancai to come and pick it up.After Chuan Caisheng took the dumplings away, he turned around and said, "This is my apprentice, I trained it."

Fang Jianjun was indeed trained by Wang Hong.When they were in Gan Qika, the two stalls were next to each other, and Fang Jianjun helped Wang Hong make dumplings after finishing his work.Once Wang Hong cut a cut on the little finger of his hand and couldn't roll the skin. Fang Jianjun learned to roll it for two days, and he learned it after going back and forth.

"Your apprentice? Master Fang, are you really her apprentice?" Yanzi asked in disbelief.

Fang Jianjun smiled a little embarrassedly, but didn't make a sound, just rolled the skin.

Wang Hong said to Yanzi: "Why don't you believe me?" In order to prove that what she said was true, she said to Fang Jianjun, "Comrade Xiao Fang, are you my apprentice? After thinking about it, the master has a bad temper."

Yanzi laughed before Fang Jianjun could answer, and said, "You are threatening and luring."

Wang Hong also laughed, and said: "Comrade Xiao Fang is short-faced and doesn't like to joke, but he is definitely a good person, honest and reliable."

Fang Jianjun's face was a little red, and his hand holding the rolling pin was a little sweaty.

As we said earlier, Fang Jianjun is divorced and single.In Gan Qika and Wang Hong met and became colleagues.Wang Hong is enthusiastic, strong, clean and tidy in his work, which gave him a very good impression.At the beginning, he had no idea, because Wang Hong was too beautiful, and he felt that he was not worthy, and Wang Hong and Lao Tan had a good relationship, so he thought they were ironclads.

How should I put it, men like beautiful women, even if they are not in a relationship, they are willing to be together.Working together every day, it is impossible not to communicate without communication. After a long time, we got to know each other, knowing that Wang Hong and Lao Tan have nothing to do with each other, and I feel that this person is very good, so I have that meaning.But he was too shy, he seldom spoke, and he blushed before opening his mouth in front of women.

After developing admiration for Wang Hong, she never dared to express it. She felt that such an excellent woman would not like her, but she couldn't let it go, so she just silently helped her with the work.

Wang Hong carelessly likes everyone. In her eyes, Fang Jianjun and Sun Haicheng are colleagues, good friends and buddies, just like Huaqing.She was not interested in Fang Jianjun, so she didn't think about it.Fang Jianjun was interested in her, but he didn't dare to express it, so he missed Gan Qika's opportunity.This is the second time we have worked together, and he doesn't want to miss it.

But if you don’t want to miss it, you have to express it. How can people know if you don’t express the love in your heart?He wanted to say it, but he was afraid that Wang Hong wouldn't like him and refused directly.Because his intuition told him that Wang Hong really didn't mean that, and just regarded himself as an ordinary friend.

He thought in his heart, good things take time, don't worry yet, just take it slowly like this, wait until the time is ripe, and now is not the time.

Some things in the world can wait, and some things cannot wait.The sweet love we long for can't wait, we need to take the initiative and strive for it, because some people miss it for a lifetime.

When the market closed in the evening, Lao Tan called Hua Qing and Li Shuang over, and gave them each a score sheet and a stack of reward tickets.

"It's okay to give employees points starting tomorrow, right?" Old Tan asked.

Li Shuang said, "No problem."

Hua Qing said: "I'm afraid it won't work well, I've never been a chef before." After speaking, he laughed at himself.

"Learn to be a chef if you haven't worked before, and practice. Remember, brother, there is only one person with the highest salary in the kitchen, and that is the head chef. If you want to earn a high salary, you have to be the head chef." Old Tan said.

"Master, you have to take me with you." Hua Qing said sincerely.

"Wrong, my name is Master Tan, I'm not your master." Old Tan corrected a bit, and then continued: "I will take you for sure, I am optimistic about you, go ahead, follow me for three years, and promise to make you a Qualified chef."

"Thank you, master!" Hua Qing clasped his fists and saluted Lao Tan as a master and apprentice.

Li Shuang on the side smiled, and said to Lao Tan: "Boss, we have agreed that I will be the first one to accept you as an apprentice. This was decided five years ago."

"Go, go, don't look at people asking Master to join in the fun, it's none of your business." Hua Qing raised his head and pouted to Li Shuang.

Li Shuang went up and grabbed Hua Qing's arm, Hua Qing grinned exaggeratedly.

"Dare to talk to Sister Shuang like that, I see you are tight." Li Shuang said and twisted hard.

"Hey—"

Hua Qing cried out in pain, Li Shuang let go of his hand with a smile, Hua Qing hurriedly moved away from Li Shuang, and said, "It's purple——"

Old Tan laughed, thinking that these two were enemies in the previous life and enemies in the present life, they would pinch each other when they met, and they couldn't tell the winner.Huaqing was a bit reserved today, if he went to hold Li Shuang down in the morning as usual, his brain would collapse.

He called the two of them to the front again and said seriously: "Employees who violate discipline or fail to meet the standards must sign fines when points are deducted, in black and white, with reasons and evidence. If you can't say it, you will be punished, and no one has that good memory. At the end of the month, what if you don’t admit your low scores? The ticket is the evidence.”

Hua Qing asked: "What if the employees don't sign?"

"As long as your punishment is correct, fair and just, there is no one not to sign." Old Tan said.

"What if?"

"There is no chance. If this happens, it means that you are not strong enough and your prestige is not enough. Don't even think about being my apprentice in this life."

Hua Qing said embarrassingly, "Isn't it the first time I manage?"

"Everything needs to be exercised, and management is not difficult. Let me tell you, the best management method is just four words-lead by example."

Old Tan likes Huaqing very much. This young man is smart and studious, and he has a lot of tenacity.This kind of people can be promising in the future if they take care of them well.

He intends to start training now.

　The trial operation is about the dishes, services, processes, and operating conditions.If the quality and structure of the dishes are not good, adjust immediately, and at the same time, check whether the unit price of customers exceeds the prediction, and adjust immediately if it exceeds, so as not to cause self-selection of customers.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)