Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Du Shaojie wandered around Shenzhen for a few days before finally arriving at the catering management company.

"Hello, Mr. Du!"

"Hello everyone."

He walked towards the office, and employees greeted him along the way. Although he had not been here many times, most of the employees knew the boss of the company. Those who did not know the boss must be new.

At this time, the administrative staff hurried over to open the office door for him, and Meng Gang also walked in a little later.

"Boss, what kind of tea do you want?"

"Whatever"

Meng Gang asked the administrator to make a pot of green tea and sent it over, then said:

"The performance of each store this year is very good. The net profit for the whole year should be close to 4000 million yuan. I am thinking, should we open a few more stores?"

Meng Gang is ambitious. The executives each own a small share of the company, and with the salary and benefits, they are all full of motivation.

We stopped expanding before in order to fully digest and absorb the existing achievements. Now, the company is stable in all aspects, especially with sufficient cash flow, so everyone is eager to try again.

"I have an idea. Should we change our business model? Hunan cuisine has developed well in the past two years. I think we should keep up with the trend and open a few Hunan restaurants to give it a try."

Du Shaojie's idea to open a Hunan restaurant was not a sudden whim, but the result of a long period of planning.

Now he has successfully recruited Wang Qingquan. Although he cannot directly become the head chef, he can train talents in the training school. In addition, he is also a good Hunan cuisine chef, so he can completely replicate the successful experience of [Xichuan Restaurant].

"Well, you can give it a try."

Meng Gang did not object, as he still trusted his boss's vision.

The lack of talent is not scary. As long as the company has a chef who can handle the situation, talents can be discovered and cultivated.

"Okay, make a plan and open the first store in Shenzhen. The storefront is ready and will be ready next month. You can use this time to prepare for the opening."

Du Shaojie set the principles and left the remaining details to Meng Gang and others to implement.

Within a few days, the company completed various registrations. Like [Xichuan Restaurant], the sub-brand is called [Xiangwei Ju], and it still follows the mid-to-low-end route.

At this time, the administrative staff knocked on the door and came in, apparently there was something going on.

"Boss Du, Boss Meng, the city just called and said that the leader wants to come to our company tomorrow to do research, and asked if we are willing to receive him?"

Meng Gang glanced at Du Shaojie, and Du Shaojie turned his head to look out the window.

For matters like this, Meng Gang and the others should handle it. There is no need for me to interfere.

"Then invite them over. We are operating legally, so there is nothing to worry about."

Meng Gang made the decision, and Du Shaojie was not in a hurry to leave. He could join in the fun tomorrow.

The next day.

A group of people came to the company for research. Du Shaojie was not very familiar with these people, but they were very polite to him and said nice things to him, which made him a little confused.

It was not until the end that people talked about the real purpose.

"Your company is not small, so you should have your own headquarters. Do you have any plans to build your own headquarters building? If so, the city can provide all the convenient facilities."

After hearing this, Du Shaojie couldn't help but feel moved.

Building a headquarters building is not just for the sake of face. A catering management company is an asset-light enterprise, and not having decent fixed assets is actually not conducive to its development.

Now that the city has taken the initiative, there are plenty of opportunities like this.

"Thank you for the leadership's concern. We do have such a plan."

Du Shaojie did not delay and expressed his position on the spot.

The leaders were indeed very happy and the research activity came to a successful conclusion.

"Boss, if we build a headquarters building, our funding may be tight."

In fact, it is still very cost-effective to build a headquarters building now. As long as it is not a skyscraper, the cost will not be very high and it can be achieved within a small goal.

Moreover, the construction period of the building is more than one year, and the funds can be invested in batches, so it is not as mysterious as Meng Gang said.

"Don't worry about the funding issue. I'll find a way."

Du Shaojie felt that if the funds were not enough, he could take out a loan, and he could also increase his capital. No matter who was short of money, he would not be short of money, and he still had the strength to build a building.

After hearing what he said, Meng Gang stopped talking and immediately went to discuss relevant plans with other company managers.

Du Shaojie did not participate. He went to Hong Kong to meet with Liang Meiqin for two days and then returned to Guangzhou.

Within two days of his return, members of the Municipal Association took turns to invite him to dinner.

It turned out that after the second phase of the cold storage was put into operation, the effect was surprisingly good. On the one hand, the members reduced their costs, and on the other hand, there would be dividends from the cold storage in the future, so everyone wanted to show their support.

"President Luo, let's just arrange it together so that everyone can have a good gathering."

Du Shaojie didn't want to offend everyone, but he also didn't want to drink every day, so he asked Luo Sankun to talk to everyone and hold a proper banquet to avoid it going on endlessly.

Luo Sankun thought this was a good idea, so he scheduled the banquet at the Seafood Restaurant. Everyone chipped in to treat Du Shaojie to a meal, and they set up ten tables.

After dealing with these people, Du Shaojie finally had time to go to the cold storage to take a look. The first and second phases of the cold storage had already formed a considerable scale. When he went there, he only saw a lot of traffic, and customers who came to pick up goods came and went, which was very lively.

Judging from the situation, even if members do not purchase goods from here, business will not be bad.

However, he does not regret giving some shares to everyone. In his opinion, sharing the benefits equally is the long-term solution and can face any difficulties and challenges.

weekend.

Du Shaojie had dinner with Jiang Dongyuan and others. Jiang Dongyuan treated them to the meal to celebrate his progress.

"You are now the real President Jiang. Congratulations!"

"Yes, you have to take care of everyone in the future."

This time they chose to have the gathering at the fish restaurant. Except for Lin Zhiyuan who couldn't come due to something, several people who usually came were all there.

Jiao Hongtao, Huang Yong, Ye Weiming and others, not to mention Dong Yushu who joined later, also liked this place. The environment is good, the place is spacious and the privacy is quite good.

Du Shaojie poured a glass of wine, and everyone congratulated Jiang Dongyuan.

"Congratulations, congratulations. I hope everyone will support us in the future, especially Mr. Du. You are our big customer and you can't let others steal you away."

People are in high spirits when they are happy, and Jiang Dongyuan couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.

Du Shaojie couldn't bear to spoil the other party's fun, so he mentioned the plan to build a headquarters building in Shenzhen.

"President Jiang, I may need a loan. If you have enough credit, I'll ask Meng Gang to find you later."

Meng Gang said that building the headquarters building might cause the company's financial difficulties. Du Shaojie thought about it and felt that it would be okay to borrow part of the money.

He was originally a high-quality customer, and there were a lot of banks willing to lend him money. The reason why he found Jiang Dongyuan was because they had a good relationship, so who would it be to take care of him?
"Haha, thank you President Du for your care! You can ask President Meng to come to me directly later. I will make sure you are satisfied."

Jiang Dongyuan certainly understood the ins and outs of this and immediately thanked Du Shaojie.

Du Shaojie waved his hand, meaning it was a small matter and there was no need to be polite with family members.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, but halfway through the meal, Lin Zhiyuan suddenly showed up. It wasn't that he was arrogant after his promotion, but he really had no choice and couldn't miss every gathering like he used to.

"Dongyuan, congratulations! I have to leave after I finish this glass of wine, President Du and the rest of you, please don't be offended."

Lin Zhiyuan came and left in a hurry. If it wasn't for Jiang Dongyuan's happy event, he would not have made this trip at all.

Du Shaojie sent the other party out. Lin Zhiyuan wanted to explain something, but he quickly waved his hand and said, "Just leave now. They all know you are busy. These people won't mind."

When he returned to the private room, he heard Huang Yong asking Jiao Hongtao: "I heard a rumor that you will be transferred to the Municipal Bureau soon. Is it true?"

"You said it was just a rumor, how would I know if it's true or not? Anyway, no one wants to talk to me, so I guess it's a dead end."

The two men might have been stimulated by Jiang Dongyuan, and they grabbed the wine glasses and drank three glasses in a row.

Ye Weiming and Dong Yushu smiled at each other. Since they both stayed in the company and had the final say, they naturally didn't want a promotion.

"Boss Du, there's a phone call for you."

At this time, Wu Dazhui knocked on the door and walked in.

Du Shaojie was still wondering, who called here? When he left, he told Wang Yuxiu and left the number in case of emergency.

He then followed the other party out to answer the phone, and heard Meng Gang's voice.

"Boss Du, is it convenient to talk now?"

"Well, it's okay. If you have anything to say, just tell me briefly."

"There may be a problem with the accounts of one of our stores. I just found out about it. Someone quietly reported it to me. The matter is quite complicated. I plan to meet you tonight."

"Don't worry, come over now and we'll talk about it when we meet."

After Du Shaojie put down the receiver, he felt a little bit unbelievable. The company's internal management system was very sound, including verification mechanism, supervision mechanism, restraint mechanism and so on.

It is impossible for one or two people to make money, unless it is a group case.

The problem was that neither he nor Meng Gang noticed any significant changes in the sales and profits of the Da Zheng store.

He returned to the private room calmly and sat there for more than half an hour. Then he said that there was an urgent matter at the company and left first.

at night.

Meng Gang hurried over and explained what had happened in detail.

This matter was simply unbelievable. If someone was taking advantage of the situation, Du Shaojie would believe it. But if someone dared to blatantly steal the company's money under such a strict system, he would not believe it.

Meng Gang and others are not here to eat and do nothing.

"The whistleblower's words are only one-sided. Let's not make this matter public for now and investigate it as soon as possible."

Du Shaojie shook his head, hoping to find out the truth as soon as possible.

"Okay, I will take people to Da Zheng tomorrow morning to check if someone is stealing from the company. We can find clues by checking the accounts."

Meng Gang is quite the opposite. He thinks there is no smoke without fire, and the informant is not just bored and making such a joke. (End of this chapter)