Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 167 Aggregation Effect
"Xiaomei, Xiaoya, did you miss me?"

Qi Yan then took Xiaomei and Xiaoya to chat. Du Shaojie came to the kitchen and saw what was happening, and couldn't help but frowned.

Wang Yuxiu washed a batch of white-striped chickens in the morning, marinated them, and now they are drying. The kitchen is clean and tidy, but how can he cook with so many white-striped chickens here?

Du Shaojie had no choice but to go to the newly bought yard, light the fire wall first, and then take the pots and pans into the kitchen.

Uncle Sun’s kitchen is pretty good. It’s spacious and has three stoves.

Seeing him busy, Qi Yan, Xiao Mei and Xiao Ya all came over to help. Du Shaojie went to fetch a few buckets of water, and then brought some mutton and vegetables from home.

I made sauerkraut and mutton noodles for lunch, and Qi Yan and Xiao Mei both enjoyed the meal very much.

It is difficult for them to eat the food from their hometown when they are away from home, so when they return home they will definitely eat their fill by lining up.

"It's amazing. You are a manager now. When I went to see you before, you kept calling me 'Manager Du'. It took me a long time to get used to it."

Qi Yan knew that Du Shaojie had contracted the snack bar, but she still felt a little touched when she heard someone call her "Manager Du" in person.

College students all think that they are most receptive to new things and new ideas, but while they are just talking, the other party has already stood at the forefront of the times and contracted a snack bar.

Contracting is a completely new thing at the moment.

In addition to having the courage to be the first in the world, the contractor must also have certain management knowledge and professional skills. Passion alone is not enough to accomplish anything.

In Qi Yan's opinion, Du Shaojie's cooking skills are impeccable, but he can also manage well, which surprised her very much.

She had witnessed with her own eyes the booming snack bar business. The employees were each doing their job and were busy but not chaotic. Everyone respected Du Shaojie very much.

This kid always brings surprises to people.

"It's just a name, don't take it too seriously. Have a good rest today, and tomorrow you and Mikoto will come to my place and I'll treat you to [Spicy Chicken]."

Du Shaojie smiled and waved his hands, thinking to himself, in a few years, a brick will fall and knock down 10 people, 9 of whom will be managers, and the other will be the general manager.

But now, there are very few managers, at least not so weak.

After dinner, Qi Yan went home to sleep.

It takes about three days and two nights or two days and three nights to take a train from Beijing. When Du Xiaomei returns from Guangzhou, she needs to change trains in Zhengcheng, Central Plains, which takes a total of five days and five nights.

Both of them came back sitting in hard seats, which was indeed very tiring.

After finishing his meal and cleaning up, Du Shaojie rode his bike to the snack bar.

"How's business going today?"

When he saw Dong Jun, he asked casually.

"The situation is good. The turnover has recovered compared to the previous few days, but it has not yet reached the peak value of the past."

Dong Jun was in high spirits. The snack bar's business had clearly bottomed out and was recovering, and it looked like it would soon return to its peak period.

After this period of suffering, he gradually adapted to the pressure of competition. Looking back, it didn't seem so terrible. "You don't know how difficult it is until you experience it." The more you experience, the more valuable your success and failure are.

"Very good! Master Dong, you must not slack off in management. The quality must be kept consistent and the service level must keep up. As long as we do our job well, no one can defeat us."

Du Shaojie laughed. The facts before him were more effective than any amount of chicken soup he could give the other party.

Dong Jun became excited and immediately launched several affordable dishes such as [Stir-fried Chinese Pickles with Minced Pork], [Celery and Dried Tofu], and [Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes].

The snack bar's lunch started to develop in the direction of fast food, with very good results and was well received by customers.

After get off work, I counted the accounts and found that the turnover for the day was more than 1500 yuan, which was basically back to normal. Some of the new restaurants on the street had good business, while others had poor business, but overall they were all doing well.

However, it is hard to say as time goes by. Du Shaojie remembers that the failure rate of restaurants is about 50%. It is actually a very competitive industry.

The next day at noon, Qi Yan, Xiaomei and Xiaoya pushed Liang Meiqin to the snack bar.

There were many customers in the lobby and it was crowded. Du Shaojie asked Huang Tingting to prepare three pepper chickens, a pot of chicken soup and some steamed buns, and then went home with them.

Huang Tingting then asked someone to bring over the [Spicy Chicken], chicken soup and steamed buns.

"Eh? Shaojie, the taste of the [Spicy Chicken] in your store has changed again. It's even better than before."

After Qi Yan took a bite, she couldn't help but scream.

Liang Meiqin also agreed with a smile. To be honest, the taste now was spicy and numbing enough, which was more suitable for her taste.

Xiaomei was also conquered by the newly upgraded [Spicy Chicken], but Xiaoya remained calm. She was right beside her brother and came here to eat lunch almost every day, so she got used to it.

Later, all three chickens were eaten up, even the chicken soup was gone.

Qi Yan and the others were very full, so they pushed Liang Meiqin to take a walk on the street.

There are more and more restaurants on this street, and accordingly, customers from the surrounding areas are also beginning to gather here. This is what Du Shaojie calls the "agglomeration effect", which has begun to slowly emerge.

“So many restaurants”

Qi Yan hadn't looked carefully when she came here that day, but today she suddenly realized that the street was full of restaurants. Some sold stir-fried dishes, some sold snacks, and some specialized in breakfast. There were at least 20 restaurants along the way.

In fact, the first industries that self-employed individuals entered were catering, clothing and small commodities. The current urgent problems to be solved are naturally food and clothing, while housing and transportation are the next things to come.

After walking around the street for a while, Qi Yan and others left together, and Du Shaojie returned to the snack bar.

Xiao Jianjun, who had already finished get off work and was taking a break, was waiting for him, obviously there was something going on.

"Manager Du, I think our breakfast is a bit mixed. I want to rearrange it. Is that okay with you?"

Xiao Jianjun followed Du Shaojie to the office, then took out a piece of paper with some of his thoughts written on it.

Du Shaojie took it and read it, then began to ponder. The other party proposed to cut out steamed buns, porridge and other varieties, and focus on tofu brain, bone soup, fried dough sticks, oil fragrance, steamed buns and pancakes.

"Well, this idea makes sense. Bone soup can be paired with fried dough sticks or pancakes, and tofu pudding can be paired with fried dough sticks or steamed buns. At the same time, you can also make a few more side dishes and a hot sauce."

Du Shaojie quickly came up with an idea and agreed to the suggestion put forward by Xiao Jianjun.

He now remembered a kind of "chive chili sauce" he had eaten in his previous life. It was very delicious when eaten with pancakes. Although he had never made it, he could still figure out the general production process.

When he was not busy in the afternoon, he would lock himself in the office and enter a simulated scene for simulation training.

It took him a total of 50 hours to finalize the production process and seasoning of this "chicken chili sauce", and then he could teach Xiao Jianjun and let them make it.

"Master Dong, please arrange for someone to prepare the ingredients. I want to make [Chili Leek Sauce]."

After exiting the simulation scene, Du Shaojie rested for a while and then went out to find Dong Jun.

The ingredients for the hot sauce were very simple, and Dong Jun immediately sent someone to buy some.

Next, he made a large pot of [Chicken Chili Sauce] and would try it tomorrow to see if customers would buy it.

At 5:30 the next morning, Du Shaojie came to the snack bar.

Today is the first day of reducing the variety, the bone soup has been stewed for a long time, everyone is busy with their own things, and the whole house is filled with the smell of smoke.

As breakfast time approaches, the snack bar opens to welcome customers.

"Jianjun, if a customer orders bone soup and pancakes, you can give them a plate of my chive chili sauce for free. Let's try it today. If it works, I'll teach you how to make it."

The chili chive sauce is temporarily free to allow more customers to taste it and give their opinions.

After Du Shaojie gave Xiao Jianjun some instructions, he filled a bowl of bone soup, took two pancakes and a small dish of chili chili sauce, and sat down in the lobby to eat.

It’s no wonder that the bone soup made by Xiao Jianjun’s team is very delicious. A bowl of it on a cold day can definitely warm you up.

The pancake is relatively soft. Put a spoonful of [chive chili sauce] on it and take a bite, your mouth will be full of fragrance. It tastes very good.

A customer walked in, took a look at the breakfast in front of Du Shaojie, and ordered one too. He couldn't stop eating, and the small dish of hot sauce was quickly eaten up, but there were still some biscuits and bone soup left.

"Give me another plate of this hot sauce, I'll charge you for it."

"It's okay, I'll give you some."

Since they say it’s free, the store won’t charge you, and adding a spoonful of [chive chili sauce] is no big deal.

After finishing the meal, the customer was sweating profusely, but his expression looked very relaxed.

Afterwards, more customers came in and ordered bone soup, pancakes and hot sauce. The response was generally good. Du Shaojie then got up and went to the office.

When breakfast was over, Xiao Jianjun came to him with a smile on his face: "Manager Du, today's breakfast sold very well, and the turnover was higher than usual. Especially the [chive chili sauce] you made, which was very popular with everyone."

"Well, if you leave later, I'll show you how to make this hot sauce."

Du Shaojie nodded. This situation was consistent with his judgment.

Preparing breakfast is hard work, and you have to work on it late into the night. Simplifying the variety of options can reduce the intensity of the work.

With fewer varieties, we have to develop real "signature" dishes to attract customers, otherwise the turnover will definitely drop sharply. The first day of the experiment was very successful, and we will see how the situation will develop in the next period of time.

Afterwards, he took Xiao Jianjun to make another pot of [Chili Leek Sauce].

Making hot sauce is actually very simple, and Xiao Jianjun quickly learned it through the other party's words and deeds.

After repeated adjustments, the snack bar's business operations have basically taken shape.

Du Shaojie gradually reduced the time he spent in the store. The snack bar had complete rules and regulations, and Dong Jun, Huang Tingting, Xiao Jianjun and others were all trustworthy. There was no point in him spending a long time here.

But I definitely can't let it go completely, I still have to go and have a look when I have time every day.

He now spends more time cooking at the Chinese restaurant. Of course, he doesn't accept every order. He will only take orders if he feels it will help his cooking skills.

He is not an employee of the Chinese restaurant, so he still has some autonomy.

(End of this chapter)