Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

"Yanzi, I'm reorganizing the hot pot restaurant recently, and I may have to fire a group of people. Let's not talk about anything else for now, you can go back and make arrangements. The various hot pot restaurants will need a large number of kitchen staff."

The people who master the hot pot base recipe and production process in each hot pot restaurant are all Du Shaojie's people.

There is no need to worry about this aspect, but a large number of junior chef, vegetable cutter and side dish preparation positions will be vacant, and he needs to absorb fresh blood, otherwise it will be difficult to reverse the trend.

"Haha, my husband still has a solution."

Qi Yan was very happy. The most important thing for a chef training school is the employment rate. Although hot pot restaurants need low-end talents, it can also bring a good reputation to the school.

With the cooperation of Qi Yan, Du Shaojie adjusted the kitchen staff, service staff,

Finally it was the turn of the store managers. After rigorous assessment, about half of them were dismissed as unqualified, and a new group of people were hired.

The managers who stay don’t need to change jobs. After all, each store has completed the reorganization of its staff, and the store managers cannot cover up everything.

The next step was to train store managers and waiters on the job, and the atmosphere of all Shuweixiang Hotpot stores changed. The situation of people slacking off disappeared, and the waiters who were indifferent to customers also disappeared.

Du Shaojie adjusted the salary structure, compressed the basic salary, linked the performance salary to the assessment, and established a customer complaint feedback system.

To put it bluntly, it means impressing consumers and retaining customers with good ingredients, excellent service, and better taste.

He stayed in Beijing for almost two months before sorting out all the affairs. Then he handed over the management of the company to Pang Weidong and drove back to Guangzhou with Wang Yongli and others.

This time he did not upgrade the recipe of the hot pot base. The previous decline in the hot pot restaurant's business was not a problem of taste, but a large group of people committing suicide.

Pang Weidong has been slack in the past two years and has taken a laissez-faire attitude towards the hot pot restaurant.

The root cause is very simple, and the problem can be solved by cleaning it up and setting new rules. However, it is hard to say how long the rectification effect can last, and the rest depends on Pang Weidong.

Pang Weidong is better now, but he still focuses most of his energy on the karaoke bar.

He and Xu Bo worked separately to sell off karaoke bars outside first-tier cities in batches. It was not a big sale, but a forced and painful sale.

Now is the peak period for karaoke halls, and any of the halls under "Yuedong Entertainment" can be described as making a fortune every day.

If you don’t want to hang the “Everdong” sign, then don’t put it up. The place is still the same place, the equipment is still the same equipment, it doesn’t affect anything.

Yuedong Entertainment quietly began to withdraw on a large scale, and almost no one noticed. Isn't this what many people want? They did so many things before just to get a piece of the pie. Now that the fat meat is in their mouths, they are of course very satisfied.

No one cares about the loser who leaves the stage in disgrace.

But no one knows that the bosses behind "Yuedong Entertainment", Du Shaojie, Pang Weidong, and Xu Bo, are drinking happily in Guangzhou. After a few years, the revenue brought by Yuedong Entertainment is more than a small goal?

Then all the karaoke bars were sold at a good price, and even Du Shaojie was in a very good mood.

Xu Bo and Pang Weidong began to imagine their next investment. They planned to first invest in building a KTV bar in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. This model has gradually become popular in Hong Kong and the island country, and it is only a matter of time before it becomes popular in the mainland.

"Ajie, I really don't have the energy to manage the hot pot restaurant anymore. How about this? I'll transfer another 20% of the shares to you, and then your catering company will manage the hot pot restaurant. How about that?"

Although the investment in KTV is huge, Pang Weidong is not short of money.

He knew that he would not have the energy to take care of the hot pot restaurant in the future, so he came up with this idea.

Du Shaojie's mind moved. He already owned 40% of the shares of Shuweixiang Hotpot. If he took another 20% of the shares, he would become the largest shareholder and a relatively controlling shareholder.

"I need to think about this. Don't worry. I'll get back to you later."

Du Shaojie did not agree immediately because he still needed to discuss it with Meng Gang and others.

after a few days.

Meng Gang came to Yangcheng to report his work to his boss, and he told him about this matter.

Meng Gang was overjoyed when he heard this. After all, Pang Weidong's asking price was not high, and there was almost no premium. Because before the transfer of shares, there would be a dividend, and the remaining net assets would not be that much.

The catering industry is an asset-light industry. Unless you own the store, there are not many assets on the books. The evaluation mainly depends on profitability.

The hotpot restaurant, which has undergone reorganization, is in the stage of bottoming out and recovering, so it is reasonable that its valuation is not high.

"Boss Du, let's take over that hot pot restaurant. It will bring benefits."

Meng Gang still has a dream of going public in his heart, so he cares a lot about the expansion of the company's scale.

It would be a shame to miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Well, then I will transfer my shares to the company as well."

The funds that Du Shaojie directly invested in the hot pot restaurant were his own "private money" and did not go through the catering company.

He thought what Meng Gang said made sense, so he transferred 4% of his shares. After some operations, [Shencheng Bailian Catering Management Company] acquired 60% of [Shuweixiang Old Hotpot]'s shares and successfully brought the other party under its umbrella.

Du Shaojie appointed Fang Zeyang to be in charge of the [Shuweixiang Old Hot Pot] business. Fang Zeyang was his confidant. He had done a good job in the hot pot restaurant over the years and his abilities in all aspects were outstanding. The scale of the catering management company Dafeng expanded again, and its profitability also took a leap forward.

The hot pot restaurant had a very good foundation to begin with, and with the efforts of Meng Gang, Fang Zeyang and others, the business returned to its peak in just a few months.

Although Pang Weidong gave up part of his profits, he still owns 40% of the shares, so he is a winner both ways.

He and Xu Bo selected stores in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and then took Du Shaojie to Hong Kong, under the pretext of a visit and inspection.

This was the first time for Du Shaojie to walk into a KTV in Hong Kong in all these years. He was fine, after all, he had seen it in his previous life, but Pang Weidong and Xu Bo were shocked by the luxurious decoration and the groups of beautiful young ladies.

"Boss Du, um, could these be the ladies in the legend?"

"What Miss? Don't say that. It's a young lady. A young lady who can give you warmth."

The three of them walked into the private room, and the public relations manager brought a dozen beautiful young ladies for them to choose from.

Fortunately, Pang Weidong and Xu Bo were also experienced, otherwise they would not be able to control the situation. But the two were overwhelmed by the choices, and in the end Du Shaojie helped them make the decision.

"What are you standing there for? Go sing some songs."

Maybe because Du Shaojie is so handsome, the young lady kept rubbing against him.

He reached out and patted her round, fleshy part, telling the other person to go and order songs and stop staring at her face and pockets.

Pang Weidong and Xu Bo were both veterans, and they found their way back to the party after a little adjustment, and had a great time. Of course, they did not forget their business, and ordered a lot of expensive drinks, and the KTV manager answered all their questions.

These bosses are obviously from the mainland and there is no competition between them, so it’s okay for them to reveal some business secrets.

"Damn, the drinks here are really cheap. They sell a hundred-dollar bottle of wine for thousands of yuan. It's a total rip-off, but I like it."

Pang Weidong laughed out loud, thinking that this visit to Hong Kong was definitely a wise move.

He took his hand out of the other person's clothes, raised his glass, and drank three glasses in a row with Xu Bo.

Seeing that they had already started to pull people to the bathroom, Du Shaojie said, "Be careful and take precautions."

He stood up and walked to the song selection machine and tried to use it. After all, the current equipment is a bit inferior, but it can be used and does not affect the personal experience.

The three of them played until midnight, then paid the bill and left, without anyone doing anything extra.

Several young ladies were very disappointed. Why didn't these bosses take them out for a midnight snack? As long as they wanted to, the sisters were willing to go out.

It’s a pity that the three of them left on their own.

Du Shaojie asked Wang Yongli to send Pang Weidong and Xu Bo back to the hotel. He got into Zou Xiaohe's car and went to Liang Meiqin's residence.

"Man, where have you been fooling around? You reek of cigarettes, alcohol, and vixen."

Du Shaojie had a noticeable scent of perfume on him. Liang Meiqin smelled it as soon as she entered the room and made a joke about it.

"Really? Then I'll go take a shower first."

He didn't care. After taking a shower, he told Liang Meiqin about the inspection.

He didn't have much patience to accompany those two guys, so next time he would let them go by themselves, and at most let Peng Yongjun and Zhong Qing protect their safety.

In fact, Xu Bo and Pang Weidong have similar interests. When Xu Bo is not present, they play more freely.

the next day.

Du Shaojie invited the two to have dinner at the Qin Group's seafood restaurant, and called Winnie over to ask her to finalize the KTV equipment. Although the equipment only accounted for a small part of the total investment, it was still very important.

When Pang Weidong and Xu Bo saw the other party call Winnie over, they knew that this guy wanted to give up again.

But it doesn't matter, because they are already a powerful force with a lot of elite soldiers and generals under their command, so they can just let others do the work when there is something to do.

night.

Pang Weidong and Xu Bo continued their nightlife. This time they came out not only to inspect the equipment and decoration, but an important part of it was to find out the customer composition of the KTV.

No matter what business you do, you must first find the right positioning, and the positioning must be clear.

What level of consumers are you facing and what means can you use to retain customers at this level are more important than other hardware conditions.

In fact, it’s the same with the restaurant business. Sometimes the business collapses very quickly and for no reason.

The quality and taste of the restaurant's dishes have not changed, but customers just don't come. What should you say? Perhaps you can understand it from another perspective: you did nothing wrong, but the tastes of your customers have changed.

Du Shaojie returned to Liang Meiqin's place at night and wrote down this insight. (End of this chapter)