The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 84 Thinking

There are always some things in the world that people regret, but when we regret, we often forget that these regretted things have passed.A wise person sums up his mistakes in regret, and a stupid person finds a reason for his relief.

Mr. Xu couldn't help feeling a little regretful after hearing from Zhang Li that Lao Tan was no longer working in the dumpling restaurant and went to Gan Qika again.What he regretted was not that Lao Tan went to Gan Qika, but that he regretted losing a chance to call Lao Tan back.

The helm of the Kanto family has never been in such an urgent need for management talents as it is now.

With the reality in front of him, the actual situation of the restaurant is in his heart. It is the third year of such a big stall, and the cost invested has not been recovered. Can you not be anxious?

At the beginning, the layout was small, and the eyes were fixed on the salary, and they liked to use it for doctrine. As a result, the money was not saved, and the business did not start.

Now selling 500,000 a month looks like a lot, but the cost and expenses have increased significantly compared to before. Before selling 400,000, I earned 500,000, and now I sell [-] and I earn [-]. The net profit has not increased at all.

If you want to increase profits, you have to work hard on management.

Management needs people.

It's not that people like Wang Gang, Zhang Li, Hu Jing, and Li Xu are bad. They all try their best and treat the restaurant as if they were their own home, but they are still a bit short in management.

Lao Tan is the most suitable manager. He planned to call him over to continue managing the kitchen after he was no longer working in the dumpling restaurant, but it was a pity that he missed again.

"How is he doing there now?" Mr. Xu asked.

"I'm not too sure. It's an internal group hotel with guest rooms. The place is quite remote, and there aren't many guests a day." Zhang Li replied.

Mr. Xu thought for a while and asked, "Is he friends with the boss there? Otherwise, it would be impossible to go there, and there will be no development."

Zhang Li said, "It's a friend. He's here to help. He'll come back when he's tidy."

"Oh—how long has it been?" Mr. Xu asked.

"Two months."

Mr. Xu didn't say anything, should he give Lao Tan a call?Thinking about it, I still don't know the exact situation of him over there, so it's not good to make a phone call rashly.Besides, what I did wrong last time, although I was still polite when I talked on the phone last year, but the grudge has already formed, and it is not so easy to gain trust again.

So he said to Zhang Li: "Manager Zhang, if you have time, you can contact Lao Tan and ask him what's going on there."

"Okay, what if he doesn't work there anymore?" Zhang Li asked.

"Just tell me, and I'll contact him when the time comes." Mr. Xu said.

Zhang Li went straight to the front desk after coming out of Mr. Xu's office, and called Lao Tan in the afternoon.She passed the message to Mr. Xu that Lao Tan is not working in the dumpling restaurant, because she wanted to know Mr. Xu's attitude.

Although I hope that Lao Tan will return to the Guandong people to work with me, but Mr. Xu must nod his approval.In addition, it is not certain whether Lao Tan will come back or not.If Mr. Xu intends to invite Lao Tan back, he has the ability to persuade Lao Tan.

Now she and Hu Jing are mainly in charge of the front desk, and the two newly appointed supervisors still need to take care of it for a while. She is busy all day, and she dares not leave the restaurant at all. She has not had a rest for two months.

Zhang Li has been immersed in the catering industry for 20 years and has her own way of management. Although she is not an advantage in age, many young people cannot compare in experience and ability. This is her advantage.

In addition, in the past two years, managers over [-] like her have become popular, and many restaurant owners are willing to hire them.One is to have management ability, and the other is to be steady and take work seriously.Most of the young managers are born in the [-]s. They are unstable and flustered. They are more lively and less motivated to lead the team, and they are scattered when leading the team.

She is now at the age of youthful vigor.

Lao Tan has already received three wedding banquets, each of which cost more than 10,000 yuan including accommodation and banquets, which made him very happy.

When I was happy, I began to think about my own affairs.

In this month, 6000 yuan is indeed a little small.In addition, this place is not suitable for development, and we are going to withdraw after we are ready to help Sister Yuan make adjustments.

Although they are no longer working in the dumpling restaurant, Yanhua and Yanzi will pay Kari 1000 yuan every month, saying it is the consultant's salary.Knowing what they mean, one is to express gratitude, and the other is to lay the foundation for opening a branch in the future, so that I can go back.

It seems that women are farsighteder than men in handling affairs and know how to invest in advance.

Lao Tan plans to take on another big game, one is to have a higher salary, and the other is to be able to use his abilities.Before leaving, ask Sister Yuan to raise the wages of Sun Haicheng and Tuya, after all, I will do it with myself.

Tuya is not good enough in management, and she will be in charge for another two months.The management here is not like a regular hotel, where everything is organized and flexible. The main thing is to build a good relationship with customers, otherwise no one will eat.

Of course, it is impossible for Tuya to reach her own level. One is that men and women are different, and the relationship between men is also something that women cannot learn.

Now he is buddies with Director Wu, Zhang Zhigong, and several leaders. This is a friendship between men. If Tuya is like this, it is probably a different situation.

You can gradually push her to the front, get acquainted with these people, and slowly become friends.In addition, these people are friends with Tuya's cousin Mulan, so there should be no problem.

Hua Qing and Li Shuang have done a good job in the dumpling restaurant. The place was built by themselves. They will have no problem following the existing model, and they can only do better and better.

At the end of the year, we can talk about franchising and cooperation. At that time, the conditions are ripe and we can open branches.When opening a branch, I will 100% find myself, and then help to open the branch.

Now that the family has some savings, but not enough to open a restaurant, Lin Yan may not agree to open it.If you don't open a restaurant, you will work hard on management, manage a few more stores, and earn a lot of money.In the past, the help was free, but now there is a fee, and a guarantee is given. If you make money, you will pay management fees, and if you don’t make money, you won’t get a cent.

There are still two years and [-] years, and nothing can be achieved, what can I do?

I have to do something in this life, or I will be sorry for myself.

Thinking of this, Lao Tan actually felt wasted.

We can't help but look back at Lao Tan's life in the past 38 years.

He lost his father at the age of seven and grew up in a poor environment. The 13 years old lived in a single household and took care of everything at home.At that time, I was young and I didn't know much about some things, but there were only three people left in the family: him, his mother, and the fifth sister.
It is said that children from poor families are forced to take charge of the family early.

Later, the fifth sister was admitted to the Teachers College, and he went to high school.

That year, he was 17 years old, standing at the crossroads of his life for the first time, holding two admission notices in his hand, one was from the fifth sister and the other was from himself.

Looking at the two notices, there are mixed feelings of sadness and joy.

The happy thing is that Fifth Sister and he both passed the exam, but the sad thing is that I really have no money to study.

So he made a decision: put away the admission notice of his city's key high school, and take the admission notice of Fifth Sister's Teachers College home with joy on his face.

The four years that Fifth Sister attended the Teachers College were his most difficult four years.

His greatest ideal is to be admitted to university, walk out of the mountains, and change the fate of poverty.

But a cruel fate had befallen this young man prematurely.

He thought that as long as he studied hard, he could be admitted to university in a rural high school.But reality forced him to give up his studies.He wants to study, farm the land to take care of his mother, and borrow money from everywhere to support his fifth sister's education.It all nearly overwhelmed him.

In the end, he had to leave the campus that carried his dreams, and relied on part-time jobs to earn money to support his family and support his fifth sister to study.

Although the fifth sister can take a breather after graduation, her family is still poor.Fortunately, the fifth sister can take care of his mother. At the age of 21, he made the second choice in his life - to go out to work.

Choose this realistic path to change your own destiny.

Like many children from rural areas, they first chose construction sites.I have moved bricks, carried cement, and worked as a loader, let alone tired.

In the end, I chose the profession of chef.

Start with odd jobs, then chopping boards, cold dishes, cooks, head chefs, executive chefs, kitchen directors.

He has operated the most famous Linjiangxuan dumpling restaurant in the provincial capital, and opened branches to Japan and South Korea.

Operated the first store in Laogen Mountain Villa in the country, and it became very popular.

In the three years in Binhai, he has made the national famous brand Qinghua Pavilion flourish, and managed four stores at the same time, with an annual turnover of more than [-] million.

Two patterns were also created.

One is the "Smoked Bistro" that I helped Zheng Jiaqi, an old subordinate, make when I was working in Fuxin. Now it is very popular in the provincial capital, and there are already eight branches.

One is Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant, which is definitely popular and has a bright future.

But his marriage did not go well.

At first, because my family was poor and had no one to give me a daughter-in-law, I had two blind dates at home after I came out to work, but both ended in failure.

But in the young years, everyone has a longing for love.

When I was working on Taishan Road, I fell in love with a girl from Fuxin, and that girl also fell in love with him.

It was the most beautiful love in his life, and it was also the saddest and most soul-stirring, with a poignant beauty that made people weep.

He will never forget that girl—Yaju in his whole life.

After experiencing the failure of love, he met his current wife Lin Yan.

When he told Lin Yan that he wanted to live together, Lin Yan didn't dislike his family's poverty, and readily agreed, and accompanied him home to meet his mother and sisters.The whole family was happy that he had a partner, especially his mother, tears of relief flowed from her eyes.

But Lin Yan's mother did not agree with this marriage, and it was Lin Yan who forced her mother to agree through crying, and this family was born.

Both are children of poor families. The same fate brought them together. Although there is no beautiful love story, they have gone through ups and downs together, supported each other until today, and have a sensible eldest son.

He will never forget that he married Lin Yan with only 2000 yuan.

Weddings are simple and shabby.But Lin Yan didn't complain, and lived with her wholeheartedly.

People, you should talk about your conscience.

Although the wife is messy, she still has hair, and the kindness of the hair cannot be abandoned.

　If you want to know Lao Tan's previous stories, you can read the first "A Cook's Past".

　　
　
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