Back to 2006

the same evening.

Fishtail Alley, outside the large kitchen of Yangji Roast Duck.

Yang Xingyu was eating a bowl of food while listening to Tan Ming reporting to him next to him. Tan Ming was the technical director of Yangji Roast Duck Franchise Department and was also holding a bowl of food in his hand.

"Boss, some of the first batch of 46 stores that signed franchise contracts with us have almost completed their renovations. Other franchise stores are also seizing the time to decorate. Now there is a question - which one has the fastest renovation progress? Several stores have recently started to contact us and want us to help train their chefs as soon as possible so that their chefs can learn how to make our roast duck and other braised vegetables and cold dishes as soon as possible. How should I reply to them about this? ?”

Yang Xingyu took two mouthfuls of rice and put a piece of tofu into his mouth. He chewed and considered it. After he swallowed the food in his mouth, he said: "You divide it into batches according to the time they called to apply for this matter." Let’s arrange it! If 46 families arrange for chefs to come for training together, we won’t be able to accommodate them in the kitchen. We will arrange five for each batch... No! Arrange for ten! Six will be arranged in our kitchen and four will be arranged in the old city. kitchen, so that all these people can be trained in five batches. Do you think this plan is feasible?"

Tan Ming took advantage of Yang Xingyu's speech and took two mouthfuls of rice into his mouth. He had just swallowed the food in his mouth. Hearing this, he nodded, "This plan is good, but..."

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Yang Xingyu glanced at him and asked with a smile: "But what? If you have something to say, just say it! I'm not someone who can't listen to different opinions."

Tan Ming smiled sheepishly and said hesitantly: "Boss, I'm afraid that the franchise store owners who are scheduled for the last two or three batches will not work! Think about it, those who are scheduled for the first two batches of training are not bad, they should be No objection, but those in the last two or three batches will have to wait a lot longer, right? Now their stores haven't been renovated yet, which is fine, but when their stores are renovated, they won't be able to open for a long time, and they still have to wait. They have been waiting for us to train their chefs. I’m afraid they won’t be able to wait and will be very dissatisfied.”

After hearing this, Yang Xingyu nodded slightly and felt that Tan Ming's concerns were reasonable.

Comparing his feelings, if he joined a brand and encountered such a thing, he would probably be very unhappy.

So, Yang Xingyu thought for a while and said with a smile: "Then change it! Didn't you say that several stores that have been renovated the fastest recently called you and told you about it? Other franchise stores probably haven't mentioned it yet, right? "

Tan Ming nodded.

Yang Xingyu: "Then train the chefs from the first few stores who applied first. When someone else applies later, you can gather a few more and treat them as the second batch for training. For this second batch of training, you Don't let them wait. When the time comes, arrange for the first batch of chefs to come for training in the morning, and arrange for the second batch of chefs to come for training in the afternoon! Only give them half a day of training, so that the time is staggered, and you will wait for the third batch to come. The trainees have arrived, and the first batch should be almost trained. By the time the fourth batch comes, the second batch should also be trained. This rotation and assembly line-like training method, do you think it can solve your problem? What were you worried about just now?”

Tan Ming's eyes had already brightened a bit.

When Yang Xingyu asked him for his opinion, Tan Ming showed a big smile and nodded repeatedly, "Okay! It should be okay! This plan is very good! It's really good! With this arrangement, two groups of people can be trained every day, one in the morning. , the afternoon batch, although their training days will definitely be extended, but as long as they are trained every day and are not made to wait, I think they will definitely have no objection. Moreover, if the training days are extended, it can also make them They have the illusion that our training is very serious and responsible, don’t you think so?”

Yang Xingyu smiled.

"Is there anything else that worries you?"

Yang Xingyu asked casually, lowered his head and continued eating.

Tan Ming chuckled twice and said: "There are two more things. One is that when the franchise stores open, it is best for us to send one or two highly skilled employees there to help control the opening of the franchise stores. The quality of the dishes for a period of time, so I hope that the boss will be mentally prepared. It is best to give me a list. Then I will arrange our people to go to various franchise stores based on the list.

Another thing is that recently there have been many customers who have read our franchise advertisements and called to inquire about joining. Do you think the second batch of franchise investment promotions will be arranged at a suitable time? Hehe, when the time comes, we have to ask the boss to come on stage in person, speak to the customers who came to visit like last time, and try to help us sign more franchise contracts. "

After hearing these two things, Yang Xingyu couldn't help but frown.

The latter one is nothing, it’s just that he works hard, goes on stage to speak, and makes money! He is not afraid of hard work.

But if he was asked to assign chefs to each franchise store to control the quality of the dishes, he would have a headache.

reason?

Of course it's because he doesn't have that many chefs on hand.

In other words, he underestimated the number of franchise stores that signed contracts in the first batch. There are 46 franchise stores. Even if they open on different days, the difference in time should not be much.

If a franchise store sends two chefs to be in charge of technology, how many chefs does it have to arrange? Is the self-operated store business of Yangji Roast Duck still open?

You can't stop the self-operated store business for ten days and a half just to open a franchise store, right?

Suddenly, he laughed, raised his hand and patted his forehead, and said with a smile: "Okay! I understand, this matter is easy to handle! I will prepare the list for you later."

Tan Ming was a little surprised, "Boss, do you have so many chefs for me?"

When Yang Xingyu heard him ask this, he looked at him in surprise.

Just now, he thought Tan Ming didn't expect that this list would be difficult to arrange! Unexpectedly, Tan Ming knew how difficult this matter was, but just pretended not to know?

Yang Xingyu's expression became speechless.

Tan Ming came to his senses and knew that he had been exposed. He laughed sheepishly and said in a low voice: "Boss, it's not that I don't want to share your worries. It's just that I've been thinking about it for several days and haven't figured out how to solve this problem, so I have no choice but to Pretend that you didn't expect it, and let's see if you have been prepared for it. Now it seems that you have been prepared for it, and I was just worrying about it!"

Yang Xingyu shook his head, "I wanted to prepare in advance, but we signed 46 franchise stores in the first batch. This number far exceeded my expectations. My original plan will not work. A few days ago, I even gave my alma mater I called the counselor and department head and asked them to arrange for a group of junior students to come to my internship as soon as possible. Our alma mater has a culinary major! The junior students have rich theoretical knowledge. They only need to come here for ten days or half a month to intern. Yes, they can do many tasks in the kitchen, but... alas!"

Having said this, Yang Xingyu sighed with a wry smile.

Tan Ming's curiosity was aroused, "What's wrong? Boss? Your alma mater didn't agree?"

Yang Xingyu nodded with a wry smile and sighed: "Yes! The counselor said that our school's cooking major graduates, the internship unit, the school stipulates that the minimum standard is a four-star hotel, the counselor has no right to open such a back door for me, I called When I called the dean of the department, he praised me a few times, saying that I had made money after graduation and could still think about the juniors and junior girls in the school. He was very pleased, but when the conversation changed, he still ruthlessly refused. The reason was exactly the same as what my previous counselor said: it is not a four-star hotel or above, so it is not qualified to accept interns from our alma mater."

Tan Ming was stunned.

"Are your alma mater's requirements for interns so high? Can't we provide them with internship positions and pay them no less than what other internship units offer?"

Yang Xingyu nodded and said with a smile: "I underestimated the culinary major in our school! I almost forgot that when I applied for this major, only two of the universities in the country had this major. Among all majors in the university, this major was definitely the best. It is considered unpopular and very unpopular with students who take the college entrance examination, but graduates of this major are very popular for those star-rated hotels. Recruiting a few more such interns will give them both face and dignity. , good-looking in appearance! good-looking in appearance... These interns who graduated from the culinary major can quickly get started with many jobs after entering the kitchen. In terms of personal quality, because they are from university, they are also civilized, polite, and more obedient to management. , unlike those chefs in society who graduated from junior high school and learned from their masters. They may have various problems and are not very obedient to management. The key is - because they are interns, their wages are very low. Think about it, like this Who wouldn’t want an intern?”

After hearing this, Tan Ming said in a daze: "Listen to what you say, boss! It's very good for college students to learn cooking! It just so happens that I have a nephew in my hometown who will take the college entrance examination this year. If he fails to pass the exam, As an undergraduate, I would advise him to choose the culinary major at your alma mater when filling out his application form, right?"

Yang Xingyu laughed and shook his head.

Tan Ming was puzzled, "What? You don't suggest it?"

Yang Xingyu thought of himself in the original time and space and the many experiences he had since choosing cooking as a major, and sighed: "How can I put it! This is an extremely unpopular major among all majors in the university. There is a reason why it is so unpopular. Learn it , when you see your former high school classmates, you always feel that you are a head shorter than them, and you don’t even dare to contact them. Every time you meet them, they will make fun of your major, and everyone says they want to try your craft."

"That's nothing, right? It's a matter of face, it's nothing if you look away."

Tan Ming retorted casually.

Yang Xingyu: "But young people love face. Without face, they have no spirit and confidence. If a young man loses confidence, he is almost half useless."

Tan Ming was thoughtful.

Yang Xingyu: "There are also many negative impacts. For example, when looking for a partner, it is difficult to find a partner in college. After entering the society, it is also difficult to find a woman with a decent job..." (End of Chapter)