Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Yangcheng.

After Du Shaojie returned from the capital, he rested at home for a few days.

He took stock of his gains from this trip to the capital. Since he had to give demonstrations and cook dinner every day, a total of 350 dishes of his received an overall evaluation of "Phoenix Marrow and Dragon Liver".

This resulted in an increase of 35 redemption points and 700 million hours of playing time.

In terms of consumption, apart from the 600 hours consumed in activating the "Gold Medal Lecturer", the time he spent in the simulation scene was not much and could basically be ignored.

[Exchange points: 1129918 points\3053066 points]

【Duration: 1322 million hours\5229.30 million hours】

This morning.

Du Shaojie came to the training center and met Chu Linlin as soon as he entered the door.

"Boss Du, it's a rare visit for you. Manager Liao is busy and can't come today. Please tell me if you have any instructions."

"What happened to Manager Liao? Is he sick?"

Du Shaojie felt quite puzzled. Liao Yongxin was in good health and rarely took leave.

"Manager Liao has guests at home, so he asked for a day off."

Chu Linlin then explained and Du Shaojie put his worries aside.

As long as you are sick, it's normal to have things happen at home. It's okay to take a few days off, let alone one day off.

"Then let's go to your office and talk."

Du Shaojie and Chu Linlin left the office and the staff brought them tea.

There was nothing important about his coming to the training center today. First, he came to see his master, and second, he came to see if the training center had any new round of training plans.

"Yes, Manager Liao said that he would start training Hunan chefs. The company has an oversupply of Sichuan chefs. If anyone is interested in this, they can switch to Hunan cuisine."

Chu Linlin introduced that the training center not only cooperates with Yi Chunmei’s chef training school, but has also established connections with Qi Yan’s chef training school.

The center also specially recruited several (Hunan cuisine) training instructors from Xingcheng, and the subsequent internal training will focus on this area.

In addition, there will be training on noodles and snacks next month. [Northwest Noodle House] Due to the rapid expansion, the level of internal staff is uneven, and this aspect also needs to be strengthened.

"Well, that's good. You guys have thought it through very carefully."

Du Shaojie then took a tour of the training center accompanied by Chu Linlin.

He was very satisfied with the work at the training center. Liao Yongxin and Chu Linlin were both very experienced and impeccable in all aspects.

noon.

Du Shaojie had lunch in the training center restaurant before leaving by car.

"Boss Du, where are we going? Are we going home?"

Zou Xiaohe started the car, and Wang Yongli asked when he saw that the boss didn't say anything.

"Don't go back yet, go to the association and have a look."

Du Shaojie then went to the Municipal Association and met Luo Sankun.

Luo Sankun reported the competition to him. The registration for the competition has been closed and the preliminary rounds will be held in Xingcheng and Yangcheng respectively. As the chief judge, he will travel between Xingcheng and Yangcheng in two days.

Du Shaojie nodded, said "thank you for your hard work", and let the other party go about his own business.

The main players in this competition are companies, and the other two associations only play a role in technical support. The selection of talents is mainly divided into two aspects. On the one hand, they can take on important responsibilities after entering the company. On the other hand, they can discover talents with potential and train them after entering the company.

He feels that after this competition, the company can open 5 to 10 [Xiangweiju] stores in various places.

The next few days.

Du Shaojie inspected various stores in Yangcheng, including [Xichuan Restaurant], [Seafood House], [Northwest Noodle House], etc. He also visited the cold storage and the Yangcheng office of [Dingxin International Investment Company].

From this day on, he started a new round of inspections.

I have been to Shenzhen many times recently, and it is not within the scope of this inspection.

It just so happened that the preliminary round of the [Bailian Cup Young Chef Competition] started these few days, and he went to watch it before going to Xingcheng. Xingcheng was the second stop of his inspection, and during the inspection he also watched the preliminary round.

There were many more contestants than he expected. He didn't know if it was because of the high prize money, but he felt that the quality of the contestants was generally good, which made him feel very gratified.

Next, he continued his inspection. From the Han River to the Huangpu River, he took Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe to many places. Basically, they stayed in one place for only three days. After all, the company is now large and has stores in many cities. It really feels a bit difficult to go around.

From south to north, from west to east, when he returned to Guangzhou, the semi-finals of the competition were over and the finals would be held in the next two days.

He calculated that this trip lasted two months. The first month was in Shanghai, Qi Yan flew over to accompany him for a few days, and the second month was in Chengdu, Liang Meiqin flew over to stay for a few days.

Du Shaojie felt that there might be very few bosses who would inspect each store one by one like he did.

He felt that he could not just look at the financial statements and listen to the reports. Without knowing the detailed situation of each store, he would not be able to make correct judgments on many things. He did this from the beginning and has not changed until now.

Some people have ridiculed Du Shaojie's management style, saying that he always has the taste of a chef and is not a qualified entrepreneur. A qualified entrepreneur should "focus on the big and let go of the small". Who is as meticulous as he is and visits every store?

Du Shaojie scoffed at this statement.

He felt that he could build a "giant" enterprise in the catering industry, which explained everything. Entrepreneur? No matter what kind of family you are, being able to make money is a skill, don't tell me about management, those things don't mean anything.

At this stage, Chinese people are worshipping "Western management" and "Western economics", and even regard them as the guiding principles.

Du Shaojie believes that the highest level of management is to adapt to local conditions. You can learn from other people's successful experiences but you cannot be superstitious. What suits you is the best, and he does not need others to tell him what to do.

Besides, he doesn't want to be on the rich list, so what's the point of having the title of a well-known entrepreneur?

He has always been proud of his background as a chef, and even now he still likes to hear people say that he is a great chef and likes to hear people praise his cooking skills.

People should not forget their roots, so their original intention has never changed.

When the champion and runner-up of the competition were decided, Du Shaojie presented the award to the champion. Meng Gang and others did a lot of work in private, that is, recruiting talents, and they reaped a lot of rewards.

A young chef who is good at Cantonese cuisine, especially seafood, has joined the [Seafood House].

Young chefs who have advantages and potential in Hunan cuisine were selected into the Xiangweiju. The top few in the competition are all top chefs who are good at Hunan cuisine. Their participation in the competition speaks volumes.

Together with a group of top talents from the advanced class of the Beijing Chef Training School, we can select about 8 Hunan cuisine chefs from them.

Many of the other finalists also have great potential. The company is willing to hire these people, and they can be used as talent reserves to train and improve themselves.

"Boss Du, I plan to open five more [Xiangweiju] stores in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chang'an, Jinling and Hangzhou. However, I can't handle it all by myself. How do you think the company can adjust the division of labor?"

Meng Gang has been very busy lately, spending most of his time running around outside, which has caused his wife to be dissatisfied.

In his heart, he hoped that the boss would assign a vice president to share some of the work with him. But he couldn't say this directly, so he could only hint at it in a tactful way, otherwise he was afraid that the boss would have some ideas.

Du Shaojie had actually thought about this issue a long time ago. When he was in Chengdu before, he had talked with Dong Jun and hoped that the other party could manage the [Xiangweiju] sub-brand.

Dong Jun is undoubtedly his confidant with rich industry experience, and the key is that he is trustworthy.

This guy is still a first-class chef. There is not much room for improvement in cooking skills, but he has a set of management skills. In fact, Yu Jianxin is more suitable for this position, but he has other plans for Jianxin, so let's not talk about it for now.

"Let Dong Jun from Chengdu be responsible for the operation of [Xiangweiju], and let Yu Jianxin from Beijing be responsible for the operation of [Xichuan Restaurant]. From now on, the person in charge of each sub-brand will be directly responsible to you, and you will be responsible to me. Perhaps this can reduce your workload."

Du Shaojie made a decision and appointed two more sub-brand managers.

The heads of sub-brands all hold the position of vice president. Among them, Su Dapeng is responsible for [Northwest Noodle House], Xiao Jianjun is responsible for [Seafood House], Yu Jianxin is responsible for [Xichuan Restaurant], and Dong Jun is responsible for [Xiangwei Ju].

Meng Gang is responsible for the overall work of the company, and Du Shaojie plans to assign him an assistant general manager to assist him in his work.

Half a month later.

Yu Jianxin and Dong Jun took office. Dong Jun planned to resettle his family in Shenzhen.

Dong Jun's side was easy to deal with. Yu Jianxin's wife worked in a state-owned enterprise, and the couple was very entangled in this matter. Fortunately, the children were already in school and there were elderly people at home, so Yu Jianxin had no problem running back and forth for the time being.

"Boss Dong, are you planning to buy a house in Shenzhen? If you have this plan, tell me. I have an acquaintance who can definitely give you the best price."

Du Shaojie took Dong Jun to find Cai Jing and bought a house of more than 100 square meters.

The other party has saved a lot of money over the years, so buying a house is not easy, but he doesn't need to borrow money everywhere.

Yu Jianxin was jealous, so he bought a shabby courtyard in Beijing, which was not very comfortable to live in. The commercial housing in Shenzhen was in very good condition, so after discussing with his family, he bought an apartment in Shenzhen.

The house he bought is a little smaller, about 90 square meters, which should be enough. He is usually alone here, and his wife comes over occasionally. A house that is too big would be a waste.

From this point, we can see that as a store manager-level employee, the income is actually very considerable, otherwise he can buy a house at any time without taking out a loan.

At this point, Du Shaojie completed the company's personnel adjustments.

Meng Gang basically does not care about the operation of each store. He mainly takes charge of overall planning, unified procurement, supervision and inspection, store investment, performance evaluation, etc., while several vice presidents focus on the operation of sub-brands. (End of this chapter)