Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

This morning.

Du Shaojie came to the [Dapanji] store, and soon someone brought him an advertising light box.

He had someone put up an advertising light box at the entrance of the restaurant, with "The No. 1 Blood Station" written on the front and "Authentic Big Plate Chicken" written on the back.

Passersby on the street would take a curious look when passing by. At lunchtime, customers without a clear preference would see the advertising light box and walk straight in.

Even good wine needs to be hidden in a remote alley, so it’s always a good idea to shout a few more times.

The restaurant was quickly filled up. If it weren't for the cold weather, the tables in the yard would probably have been full as well.

Many of the customers who came later were diverted to other restaurants. Most of the restaurant owners could accept this reality. After all, they were just riding on other people's popularity, and the two sentences that were printed on the advertising light boxes were also facts.

But there are always some people who don’t believe in it. One of the restaurants was opened by two brothers. They were also the first ones to open a shop nearby to take advantage of the popularity.

"He said he was the first, so he was the first? I also said our store was the first. I will make a similar light box later and see what he will do?"

The two brothers used to be unemployed vagrants, commonly known as gangsters, who stole things all day long.

In the past two years, they have made some money by taking advantage of the reform and opening up. One of their relatives has learned cooking skills. Once when they were eating at a [Da Pan Ji] specialty store, they saw that the business was booming and came up with this idea.

The food they cooked was pretty good and the business was pretty good. Later, more and more restaurants opened in this area, and they were still thinking about making fun of the [Da Pan Ji] specialty store, but they didn't expect that it would slowly come back to life.

Once this advertising light box is put up, the effect is absolutely amazing.

After discussing it, the two brothers decided to install one at the entrance of their own shop.

"Manager Du, so many restaurants are actually riding on our popularity. If they follow suit and put up a similar light box at the door, our work will be in vain."

After a busy lunch, Du Shaojie and the others had lunch in the afternoon.

Luo Gang was happy to see that business had returned to its peak today, but also a little worried.

"I can't control them opening a shop to sell [big plate chicken], they all make a living by their cooking skills. But our shop is the first shop in this area, and [big plate chicken] is also the first innovative dish I came up with. Who in the industry doesn't know about it?

Forget about other things. No matter who it is, if they dare to put up the same sign, I will smash it immediately. Luo Gang, Tian Feiyu, you should be more vigilant these two days and inform me in time if there is anything. "

It is impossible for Du Shaojie to stop others from selling [Da Pan Ji] at their doorsteps, but there must be a limit to riding on the popularity, right?
This is his bottom line. Only he can put up an advertising light box with the same content at the door, others cannot.

But the next day, an identical advertising light box was erected at the door of "Brothers Dapanji Restaurant", and even the sentences on the front and back were exactly the same.

After receiving the call, Du Shaojie immediately asked Dong Jun to arrange some people to go with him to take a look.

Dong Jun selected 10 young men. These people had never been well-behaved people and none of them were timid.

"Go and smash their light boxes with a few people. I'll be responsible if anything happens. Remember, don't hurt anyone, and return the light boxes if you smash them."

Luo Gang volunteered and took five people to rush over and smashed the advertising light box in front of the entrance of "Brothers Dapanji Restaurant" without saying a word.

"What are you doing? Do you want to fight?"

When the two brothers heard the noise, they ran out quickly.

"What are you doing? Don't you have any idea? Are you addicted to riding on the popularity? If you do this again next time, I will smash it every time I see it. Let's go back!"

Luo Gang looked at the two brothers, spat on the ground, and then led his men back to the store.

The two brothers wanted to take action, but the incident happened suddenly and they ran out with empty hands, while the other party was holding hammers and rolling pins.

The two men returned to the store, getting angrier and angrier. One of them grabbed a wooden stick and rushed out, trying to smash the light box on Du Shaojie's side as well.

When they arrived at the store's door, they were surrounded by a dozen guys before they could even start fighting. Then, the two brothers were beaten up and ran back to the store with bruised faces and noses.

The beating wasn't serious, just some minor injuries, but it was mainly embarrassing.

But they were both small-time hooligans before, and they couldn't find many helpers even if they wanted to take revenge.

So the two of them went to the police station and sued the Dapanji store.

The surrounding small restaurants all knew about this, and everyone also understood the bottom line of the [Da Pan Ji] specialty store. They didn't care about riding on the popularity, but they were not vegetarians when it came to competing with them for some reputation.

So apart from the two brothers, no one else thought of putting up a light box in front of their store.

Du Shaojie sent the people from the snack bar back. He thought the two brothers were very impressive, but after testing them, he found out that their quality was not that good.

When someone came to understand the situation, Du Shaojie told them everything. As a result, they found out that the people in the [Da Pan Ji] store were either employees of state-owned units or employees of collective enterprises.

And they are not bragging when they dare to put up this light box.

The specialty store is indeed the first [Da Pan Ji restaurant] near the Central Blood Station. They don’t need to visit and investigate because they all know it. “This dish is my personal innovation and also the signature dish of the snack bar of Guangyuan Hotel. Everyone in the industry knows it. It’s fine if they take advantage of it, but I won’t allow them to use the name randomly.”

Du Shaojie was fearless because he was a top chef and a regular employee of the Electric Power Industry Bureau.

Luo Gang and others are also employees of the collective enterprise. Just because the snack bar provides employment for so many unemployed young people, the unit will protect Du Shaojie and others at all costs.

The most crucial point is that Du Shaojie is right. The mainstream advocated these days is still "fighting against bad people and bad things", and there is rarely any phenomenon of compromise.

Upon further investigation, it was found that the two brothers were not only self-employed, but also had criminal records and had been dealt with for theft.

"Master Du, we have investigated this matter thoroughly and have criticized and educated the two brothers. However, don't be so impulsive in the future. If you have any problems, come to us instead of smashing things just because you disagree with something."

The matter was resolved. The two brothers not only apologized to Du Shaojie, but also promised not to put up light boxes again.

The matter ended here. The restaurants around here became much more honest from that day on. They dared to brag about anything, but they did not dare to say that they were the number one blood station, nor did they dare to say that their "Da Pan Ji" was the most authentic.

Only the light box of the specialty store stood openly at the door. Over time, Du Shaojie's store became more and more famous.

The store's turnover returned to its heyday, and Dong Jun, Luo Gang, Tian Feiyu and others all breathed a sigh of relief, especially Dong Jun, who wished he could stay in the store all day.

After all, he could only go there at night, and earned less money than Luo Gang and the others.

"Brother Dong, just be content. At least you have some extra income. Look at Yu Jianxin, the apprentice of Master Dong Yunxian. He is a second-level chef like you, but his monthly income is much lower than yours."

weekend.

Du Shaojie planned to have a good rest at home, and Dong Jun ran over after breakfast.

Of course, he didn't come here specifically to talk about income, but to deliver the invitation to Du Shaojie.

Dong Jun is getting married next Sunday, and the wedding banquet will be held in the office cafeteria, with his master Zhong Fuxiang personally preparing the meal. He thought about asking Du Shaojie to come along, but since the master of the private restaurant left, Du Shaojie would have to take over, so he gave up the idea.

The two chatted for a while before Dong Jun took out the invitation.

"Why didn't you tell me about such an important matter earlier? Brother Dong, congratulations. I will definitely attend your wedding. If Master Zhong can't handle it alone, I can also go to help."

Du Shaojie was also happy for the other party. Dong Jun was not young at all. He got married at the age of 30, which was definitely a model of late marriage.

"You and the chef are not here, so the private restaurant is closed for business? Manager Du, I appreciate your kindness, but business is more important. I will invite you to my house for a few drinks later."

Dong Jun didn't dare to ask both chefs from the private restaurant to leave.

Du Shaojie waved his hand indifferently and said, "I won't accept reservations for lunch on Sunday. We'll be open in the evening. This is a lifelong event for you. It only happens once in a lifetime. How can I not go?"

Seeing that the other party's attitude was very firm, Dong Jun stopped talking and quickly expressed his gratitude.

The next day.

Du Shaojie informed the private restaurant that it would be closed on Sunday at noon and would not accept reservations.

Zhong Fuxiang didn't say anything. He felt that Du Shaojie was a righteous man, and his favorability towards him rose to a new level.

"Manager Du, let's study the wedding banquet menu together? This guy's financial situation is average, let's see how we can save some money while not losing face."

"Master Zhong, there is no such thing as having everything you want in this world, so you should try your best to make things better. Don't listen to Brother Dong complaining about being poor, he still has savings with me."

Du Shaojie didn't think that Dong Jun would not be able to make money. Times had changed and private restaurants would soon be everywhere.

By that time, talented chefs would be poached by others with high salaries, so how poor could they be? Besides, since the other party was working for me, could I still treat him unfairly?

So he rejected Zhong Fuxiang's wedding banquet standards and set new ones.

Zhong Fuxiang thought it was okay, so he called Dong Jun and talked to her. After all, Dong Jun was the host, and the host had the final say on the standards for the wedding banquet.

"Okay, let's do this."

Dong Jun felt a headache after just one look. The standards were too high and would cost a lot of money.

However, this new wedding banquet standard was proposed by Du Shaojie and Zhong Fuxiang. He couldn't refute it, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.

"That's right. If you don't celebrate this important event in your life with great fanfare, you will definitely regret it in the future. Brother Dong, there is something I have never told you. Listen to me."

Dong Jun has a very special position among everyone. He is not just a chef. More often than not, he also exercises the management authority of the snack bar on behalf of Du Shaojie.

Du Shaojie focused most of his attention on improving his cooking skills, and the management of the snack bar was basically done by Dong Jun.

If you have paid, you should get something in return. Du Shaojie has long wanted to find an opportunity to repay this favor. Now it just so happens that Dong Jun is getting married, and Du Shaojie will give him 1000 yuan as a gift. (End of this chapter)