Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

"Of course, of course, we will remember your kindness. Chef Du, when you are free, please bring your relatives and friends over here to play. I can't say anything else, but we will cover all the food and drinks."

Chen Cuilian bowed to Du Shaojie and made up her mind that during the holidays, she and Lao Wu would definitely visit Chef Du with gifts.

After much persuasion, she finally got the address of Du Shaojie's residence.

"Okay, I might come over to play more often recently."

Du Shaojie never thought that knowledge was cheap. It would be fine to give some advice occasionally, but he saved Wu Dazhu's fish restaurant, so he would not be polite to him.

The key is that he may come here from time to time in the future to try to cook fish dishes. The innovative dishes for the exam have already had some ideas, and they are related to fish fillets.

Later, Du Shaojie and Wang Yongli left by car.

the next day.

Du Shaojie went out and bought two fish and continued to make [Spicy Fish] at home.

Yesterday, I was very busy, and I started cooking right after I learned how to cook. It's inevitable that some details were not handled well. Now I have time to think about it carefully, and the dishes I made will taste even better.

The two fish made a large plate, which solved the lunch problem for him and Wang Yongli.

"Boss Du, are you still going to the fish restaurant today?"

Wang Yongli ate and drank his fill, and cleaned up the mess quickly.

Then I made a pot of tea and asked about the afternoon schedule.

"I won't go today. I'll go someday when I want to cook a lot of fish dishes."

Du Shaojie planned to take a break in the afternoon and go to Xichuan Restaurant in the evening.

Later he went upstairs to sleep for a while. Just after waking up, he received a call from Pang Weidong: "Ajie, I am going to Yangcheng tomorrow. I need to talk to you about something."

"What's the hurry? Tell me your flight number and I'll pick you up at the airport."

Du Shaojie didn't ask any further questions, he just muttered something.

Pang Weidong pretended not to hear, told the other party the flight number and hung up.

evening.

Du Shaojie went to [Xichuan Restaurant], and the business in the restaurant was still as booming as ever.

He actually has a grasp of the business conditions of each store, but compared with the cold data, the booming scene he sees with his own eyes makes him happier.

When Liao Yongxin was not busy, the master and apprentice sat down and had a chat.

There are some things that cannot be seen just by looking at report data, such as employee performance, employee concerns, etc.

After chatting with Liao Yongxin and others for more than an hour and having dinner, he took a car back home.

Although he now inspects stores less frequently than before, he does not want to be a boss who only looks at reports. Although it is easy to sit in the office and control remotely, it is difficult to obtain first-hand information.

At noon the next day, Du Shaojie received Pang Weidong.

He found a seafood restaurant to welcome the other party, and after the meal he found a nearby hotel to accommodate Pang Weidong.

"Ajie, the hot pot restaurant's business is so good that it's completely beyond my expectations. I came here this time to discuss with you whether we can open a few more stores?"

The hot pot restaurant in Beijing has been doing booming business since its opening, with a net profit of around 8 yuan a month.

Pang Weidong smelled a huge business opportunity in this. He raised some funds these days and planned to expand the business.

However, the issue of expansion always involves Du Shaojie, and he hopes that the other party can support his ideas.

"Dongzi, you are so anxious, aren't you taking too big a step? Of course, I'm not saying that your idea is bad. As long as you can solve the problem of funds and talents, it's not impossible to scale up earlier."

Du Shaojie likes to play it safe. If it were him, he would run the first store for at least a year and a half, and then consider expansion after accumulating enough experience.

If we rush into scale, problems will easily arise.

"Ajie, I'll find a way to raise funds. We can open at least three more stores through bank loans. I'll have to rely on you for the talent. Is that ok?"

Pang Weidong simply does not have the patience for slow and steady development; he wants to take the path of financing-based development.

Doing so will undoubtedly greatly accelerate the pace of development, but it will also increase operating risks.

"I can solve the talent problem, but have you considered the risks involved?"

"I've thought it through. I've hired someone to do an assessment. The opportunities far outweigh the risks."

"Okay, I agree with your plan."

Du Shaojie did not stop it in the end because he also felt that the opportunities far outweighed the risks and it was worth a try.

Pang Weidong plans to open another store in Beijing, and one each in Tianjin and Chang'an, for a total of three stores. He is responsible for the loan, store selection, decoration and other matters, and Du Shaojie only needs to solve the personnel problem.

After the two of them had discussed it, Du Shaojie took him around Guangzhou. Pang Weidong came and left in a hurry, and returned to Beijing after only two days.

Du Shaojie felt embarrassed to be lazy, so he called Yi Chunmei immediately.

"Sister Yi, this is what happened. The hot pot restaurant is going to expand and now we need more kitchen staff. You can start preparing now. Thank you for your hard work."

"Why should we be polite to each other? The more manpower you need, the better the training school's business will be. Don't worry, leave this to me, and I will definitely not delay anything."

After hanging up the phone, Du Shaojie began to consider the core candidates.

The core candidate is the person who masters the recipe of hot pot base (including dipping sauce) and must be trustworthy.

So he carefully screened the kitchen staff of the [Barbecue Restaurant] and [Xichuan Restaurant] and selected three young chefs who had followed him for several years.

"You guys have been with me for quite some time, and you are trustworthy in every aspect. I will now teach you how to make the hot pot base and dipping sauce, and I hope you will study hard."

Du Shaojie gathered the three people together and trained them in his own kitchen.

Meng Gang and his team took time out to come over and signed a long-term agreement and a confidentiality agreement with them to ensure that the recipe of the hot pot base would not be leaked.

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and Du Shaojie was very satisfied with the training results.

His teaching time these days is fixed at 4 hours a day. Every time he teaches, he will be given the title of "Silver Medal Lecturer", which has increased everyone's learning efficiency by three times.

The consumption was also huge, with a total of 60 hours consumed in half a month.

Fortunately, he had made a lot of money before, including an increase of 10000 redemption points and 20 hours of working time.

[Exchange points: 200918 points\544066 points]

【Duration: 24 million hours\771.30 million hours】

A week later, the three of them took a train to Beijing. They and the employees from Chengdu will participate in pre-job training together and will not be separated until the opening of each store.

Pang Weidong is a man of action. The three newly added stores have already started to be renovated, and the speed is simply too fast.

Du Shaojie could also tell from this that the other party had extraordinary connections. It was said that the loan took less than a week and the storefronts in various places were basically obtained without any problems.

It is true that it is easier to get things done with someone.

In fact, Du Shaojie still admires Pang Weidong. Putting aside his background, Pang Weidong is enterprising and adventurous. This is an adventurous era. If someone takes off, it doesn't necessarily mean he has strong abilities, but he must be very courageous.

Zhong Fuxiang also runs a hotpot restaurant. He has both the technology and the capital, but he has only been running one store for all these years. He has made a lot of money, but his development limit is just that.

There is no other reason, it’s just because Zhong Fuxiang doesn’t dare to take risks.

The decoration of the new store will take some time, and it will take at least a month to open. Du Shaojie took advantage of this gap and took Xiaomei to Hong Kong again.

Du Xiaomei is very interested in bonds, stocks, futures, etc. Now that she has more opportunities to practice, she cherishes them especially.

Du Shaojie was not very interested in these things. Although he had some stocks in his hands, he rarely paid attention to them. Anyway, every time the information was sent from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, it was taken away by Xiaomei. If he wanted to know anything, he could just ask Xiaomei.

Du Xiaomei stayed in Hong Kong for a week and then returned to school.

Du Shaojie stayed in Shenzhen for a few days, went to the company to deal with some backlog of work, and then had a drink with Su Dapeng.

The Northwest Noodle House, which is managed by Su Dapeng, currently has six stores in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Jinling, and its development speed is very fast.

"I have to travel on business almost every month now. I feel anxious if I sit in the office all day. I can only feel at ease if I go on a tour in person."

Su Dapeng is undoubtedly very dedicated, which makes Du Shaojie admire him very much.

When it comes to managing a business, Su Dapeng is a natural by nature. He has been practicing and learning over the years, thus completing his own transformation.

"Don't work too hard. The child is still young, and you have to pay attention to the family."

The two chatted for a long time and did not go their separate ways until the early hours of the morning.

the next day.

Du Shaojie went to Dongsheng Electronics and found that Yu Mo had actually lost weight.

The factory has been very busy recently. The air-conditioning production line has entered formal production and orders have been scheduled until early next year.

The workers work in two shifts, with working hours lasting up to 10 hours, sometimes even up to 12 hours. He walked around the workshop and saw many tired faces, no one was idle.

"Momo, do you really have to work so hard? If it doesn't work, hire more people. If the overtime hours are too long, someone will always be unable to bear it. In addition, the food and accommodation conditions have not improved much. Can you solve this problem?"

Du Shaojie had previously suggested to Yu Mo that he improve the living conditions of the workers. At that time, the factory was on the verge of bankruptcy, and the other party promised to consider it after the situation had recovered.

The result is still the same now.

"Shaojie, it's not that I'm cruel, it's just that we make money based on the advantage of labor costs. If the cost goes up, how can the factory still be competitive?
Of course, I also know that the living conditions of the workers are too poor. The factory has applied to build new dormitories and a staff canteen. Once these two projects are completed, conditions in all aspects will be significantly improved. "

Yu Mo first told the truth, and then said that he was already trying to find a solution to the problem. (End of this chapter)