It’s not easy to be an interstellar chef

Chapter 271

The snack stand closed late at night, so Wang Yue did not disturb Qin Xin. He tossed and turned all night, and reported the incident to Qin Xin the next day with dark circles under his eyes.

Qin Xin was slightly surprised, not only because of Qiao Zhiyan, but also because of Wang Yue.

Of course, it was beyond her expectation that Qiao Zhiyan proposed cooperation first, but she was also surprised by Wang Yue's sharpness.

Looking at Wang Yue who was obviously anxious, Qin Xin smiled soothingly: "Don't worry, it's not a big deal."

How can this not be a big deal? Their business will be greatly affected. Although it is not obvious now, it will definitely be visible over time.

"Before, many people came to the stall to buy on their behalf," Wang Yue whispered about the phenomenon she had been observing. "Yesterday, the number of people buying on their behalf was about one-third less. Those who didn't come to them to buy on their behalf went to the cafeteria to eat."

"You did a good job," Qin Xin nodded to her, "Leave the rest to me, you go and do your own thing first."

This meant an order to leave. Wang Yue pursed her lips and left the office.

Qin Xin thought for a while and contacted Su Chaoqi.

Su Chaoqi was in the farm cafeteria at this time, eating breakfast leisurely. When he received Qin Xin's call, he picked up the phone without any surprise.

"Good morning, Manager Qin."

"Good morning," Qin Xin nodded slightly, and then went straight to the point, "Yesterday, the person in charge of the community cafeteria approached the employees of the snack stand and invited me to cooperate."

"Huh?" Su Chaoqi looked over. "This is too fast. Today is only the third day of the community canteen."

Based on Su Chaoqi's understanding of Qiao Zhiyan, he would not propose cooperation so early. There must be other reasons.

Qin Xin said with amusement: "Wang Yue went to 'detect the enemy', but was recognized."

Even if you recognize the person, there is no need to mention cooperation, right?

Su Chaoqi asked calmly: "Then what? Are you going to agree to this cooperation?"

Qin Xin calmed down a little: "Whether we cooperate or not, some problems with the snack stand must be corrected, otherwise even if we cooperate, it will be disadvantageous to us."

Of course, Wang Yue didn’t just mention the cooperation, there were other things as well, such as…

"I plan to increase the portion size of each food at the food stall while keeping the price the same. I think you won't object to it, Chaoqi."

Su Chaoqi smiled and said, "Of course, I agree with this proposal."

It turns out that the amount of food in each serving is indeed too small. This was not a problem originally, after all, it was the only one on Yanhuang Star, but now a strong competitor has appeared.

The rice in the cafeteria is refillable, which is too small compared to the food stalls. At least they should be able to fill most people with one portion of food.

Su Chaoqi pointed out this problem at the very beginning, but Qin Xin said that the price would be adjusted later, and she could not forcefully intervene in the operation and management, so she gave up.

Now that adjustments can be made, Su Chaoqi is of course happy to see it.

"As for cooperation," Qin Xin pondered for a moment, then said, "I will go to that community and talk to the person in charge in person. I am also very curious about this community canteen."

"Then you can go and talk to me yourself," Su Chaoqi did not intend to participate, "I will not return to Yanhuang Star."

Of course, although Su Chaoqi said so, it was impossible for her not to ask anything.

So she immediately called Qiao Zhiyan.

Qiao Zhiyan picked up the call. It was a video call, so Su Chaoqi could see Qiao Zhiyan's background.

There are five or six people having breakfast in the background. They are all grandparents with gray hair. They are wearing sportswear and it is obvious that they have just finished exercising.

"How has things been going these days?" Su Chaoqi asked with a faint smile.

Qiao Zhiyan adjusted the camera to let Su Chaoqi see the whole picture: "Look, these are all the guests we entertained this morning."

Su Chaoqi commented: "It's a bit too little."

"Yeah," Qiao Zhiyan smiled helplessly, "After all, we've just started, it's already pretty good. It'll be much better at night, with about fifty guests for dinner and midnight snacks."

Su Chaoqi expressed his understanding. After all, the night market was also very profitable during the Blue Star era.

There are many more people willing to stay up late than those who get up early.

Su Chaoqi said with certainty: "Mostly students."

After all, most of their snack stands are located near schools and they make money from students. The same goes for the cafeteria.

"Yes," Qiao Zhiyan was not surprised that Su Chaoqi had such an accurate guess, "so I want to ask the snack stand to help me attract traffic."

Since most of their current customers are students, they can bring more students here, and the snack stand obviously has such customer flow.

The snack stands attract customers here, and it is no longer up to the snack stands to decide what food the students will buy.

Su Chaoqi raised his eyebrows: "That snack stand is working for you for free, right? What price are you going to pay to convince them to agree to cooperate?"

"A cooking environment that is not exposed to the wind and sun," Qiao Zhiyan said, "Isn't that enough?" "For the employees who set up the stall, it is enough," Su Chaoqi reminded him, "but for Manager Qin, this condition cannot impress her."

After all, Qin Xin doesn't have to set up a stall outside, and as a representative of capital, she is not kind enough to fight for such benefits for her employees.

Qiao Zhiyan certainly knew that in order to convince Qin Xin, he had to offer enough benefits, otherwise why would others cooperate with him.

The only benefit that Qiao Zhiyan could offer in exchange was naturally food.

"We can provide soup and a cup of soy milk for free, what do you think?"

Su Chaoqi was familiar with this routine. When many new stores on Blue Star first opened, they would use this method of giving away drinks to attract customers.

Although such means are commonplace on the Blue Planet, they should still be very attractive in the interstellar space.

But what is worrying is not the lack of food but the inequality. If snack stands give away free food, why don’t the canteen give away free food?

"Give it to me," Qiao Zhiyan was naturally not stingy. Soy milk is made from soybeans, which are not valuable. Qiao Zhiyan did not feel bad about giving it to me. "It seems that you also think this method is feasible."

"Not only is it feasible," Su Chaoqi sighed, "but if we do this when we first open the business, the effect will be better."

It was also her fault. She hadn't thought of this when she was helping with the planning. Since she had been away from the front-line management of the store for too long, she really couldn't remember this little trick for a while.

But Qiao Zhiyan was much more open-minded: "It's not too late now, right?"

That's right. Su Chaoqi quickly adjusted his mood: "Then you can discuss the cooperation yourself. I will pretend that I don't know anything."

After all, Qin Xin and Qiao Zhiyan both expressed that they didn't need her participation.

Qin Xin only informed Su Chaoqi. After all, as a small shareholder, Su Chaoqi still had the right to know about such operational adjustments.

Of course, this decision still has to be made by Yue Ming, the nominal person in power, or at least he has to sign the document.

Yue Ming read the document Qin Xin drafted quickly and signed his name without hesitation: "Okay, go and notify them."

Qin Xin was so angry that she laughed: "You come with me."

How can such a big notice be convincing if the boss is not present?

Let’s go, Yue Ming lazily followed Qin Xin into the meeting room.

Qin Xin had already notified everyone to come to the meeting, so when the meeting time came, she said: "I called everyone here to say something. See this bowl? This is the disposable tableware used in the snack stalls now. Now we need to replace the tableware with this model."

Qin Xin put the small bowl aside, then took out a large bowl and showed it to everyone.

This large bowl has twice the capacity of the small bowl.

This change is too big.

Someone raised his hand and asked, “Why do you want to make such a change?”

"Because the market is about to change," Qin Xin supported her hands on the podium, "so we have to make adjustments for the market."

The market has changed? They don't feel it at all. Isn't it still the same as before? There are long queues in front of the stalls every day.

So they didn't take Qin Xin's words seriously, and even had some complaints.

Because the food portions at snack stalls are small, some people with better digestion abilities often have to buy two portions to be enough, and the more they sell, the more commission they get.

Although there are not many people who need to eat two portions, only five or six people at most, people will certainly be unhappy when their interests are harmed.

But at this moment, Yue Ming spoke up, looking unhappy: "If you don't listen, get out. It's up to you to do it or not. If you don't want to do it, there are plenty of people who will do it."

Yue Ming seldom displayed his power and presence in front of the employees at the snack stand. Most of the time, it was Qin Xin who managed these people. So in the eyes of the employees, Yue Ming was like a mascot raised by Qin Xin.

But even if he is a mascot, he is a mascot with a higher level than the employees. If he wants someone to get out, Qin Xin is certainly willing to satisfy him.

Who wants to go back to Zone Z? No one wants to, so everyone keeps their mouths shut.

Qin Xin smiled inwardly. This was the effect she wanted to achieve when she brought Yue Ming here.

"I know what everyone is thinking," Qin Xin raised her hand and pressed it down, using gestures to tell others to be at ease, "so I decided to increase the commission a bit, so that no one will suffer any loss."

After hearing the news, everyone's expressions improved a little.

Qin Xin and Yue Ming, one played the good cop and the other played the bad cop, forcing the employees to accept this arrangement.

Although they accepted the current situation, no one took Qin Xin's mention of the market changes seriously. After all, to them, the "market" itself was something very far away and had nothing to do with them.

Only Wang Yue knew some of the inside story. Although Qin Xin's decision had somewhat changed the disadvantages of the snack stand, Wang Yue still felt anxious.

Qin Xin called Wang Yue to the office alone and said directly: "I want to bring you along for this cooperation discussion, and you will be responsible for the main part of the negotiation."

Wang Yue stared in astonishment, feeling very incredible, and blurted out, "Why?"

She couldn't believe it at all, after all, she was just a person from Zone Z.