Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Time flies.

【Yuedong Entertainment】The simultaneous opening of KTV halls in Guangzhou and Shenzhen represents a solid step forward in the company’s transformation.

Du Shaojie no longer immerses himself in cooking, but has started a new research project, which is to find the law of changing customer tastes. This research requires a large amount of data, which means extensive communication with consumers.

Fortunately, he was not fighting alone, otherwise it would be an almost impossible task.

"President Luo, please help me with something."

Du Shaojie first called Luo Sankun. With so many member units in the association, it is relatively easy to collect data.

"Boss Du, look at what you said. It's just a small matter. No matter if it's troublesome or not, I will definitely get it done."

After Luo Sankun hung up the phone, he started to arrange this matter.

Not only did he assign the task of collecting data to each member unit, he also requested support from catering associations in other cities with which he had exchanges.

The effect is better than Du Shaojie expected. There is enough data and the data samples cover a wide range.

Meng Gang also collected data for him, but the catering company's data had more uses. After Du Shaojie made a copy, he asked the company to keep the original file.

Once the patterns are found in the future, these data can be used as the basis for each store to adjust its dishes.

After repeated research, Du Shaojie finally concluded that changes in customer tastes are similar to changes in fashion trends. There is no logic to explain, but they can be predicted to a certain extent before they change.

The most important thing is that when the trend comes, you should follow the trend instead of going against it.

After he came to a basic conclusion, he handed over the relevant research results to Meng Gang. The company will designate someone to conduct in-depth research, combine the relevant data of each store, and continuously adjust the variety and taste of the dishes.

To put it bluntly, it is to find ways to cater to consumers so as to gain an invincible position in the competition.

"The research results are not perfect. We will slowly add new content in the future."

Du Shaojie was not very satisfied because the research results lacked the support of underlying data.

Previous data sources were basically concentrated on mid- to high-end catering, while there was no corresponding data for low-end catering such as street stalls, night markets, etc.

When doing this kind of research, the larger the data sample and the wider the coverage, the more reliable the conclusions will be.

It is not a fundamental impact, so we will have to wait and see.

"Okay, let's go to the training center."

Du Shaojie wanted to relax for a few days. He was almost getting tired of facing boring data all the time.

The training center is currently training the chefs of Shuweixiang Hotpot. In addition to requiring uniform taste, it also clarifies the process specifications for each link.

Such a company is not a place to show individuality, but a place that emphasizes standards and norms.

"Boss Du, you're here?"

When I walked into the training center building, Chu Linlin, who had received the news in advance, was waiting in the lobby.

Du Shaojie nodded and asked the other party to take him to the hot pot restaurant's training class. Today's training center can accommodate multiple sub-brands for training at the same time, providing a strong boost to the development of catering companies.

Chu Linlin led the boss upstairs and took a look at the hot pot restaurant training class.

The training course is divided into two parts, one is the routine operation, the other is the preparation of hot pot base and dipping sauce. These two parts are taught separately. Liao Yongxin and Zhou Huai'en went out for a while and returned to Guangzhou to temporarily guest-star as training lecturers.

"Master, Master Zhou, how are you doing recently?"

Taking advantage of the break, Du Shaojie chatted with them for a while.

After Zhou Huai'en was discharged from the hospital in Chengdu, he returned to Guangzhou with his old lover and Liao Yongxin.

He was too lazy to talk about marriage anymore. He had a house in Yangcheng and the woman had a house in Chengdu. It was like the two of them were just living together and were happy.

Liao Yongxin takes his wife with him wherever he goes. He has already settled down in Guangzhou, so he will naturally go home after having enough fun.

"Okay, everything is good."

Zhou Huai'en laughed. He was in a good mood and liked everyone.

Liao Yongxin also said that he was living a good life. He had a different opinion on the backbone of the hot pot restaurant.

"Ajie, you still need to improve their cooking skills. Although you gave them the same recipe and production process, the bases they can make are different."

What he said was very polite, but what he actually meant was that these people’s cooking skills were very poor and they couldn’t even control the basic seasoning.

"Okay, Master, let's add some more training content for them next."

These people are the backbone of the hot pot restaurant. Being away from the store for a long time will definitely have an impact, but the impact will not be that big.

Du Shaojie listened to Liao Yongxin's suggestion and planned to conduct special training for these people. He then discussed with Chu Linlin and changed the training content, adding a new 15-day special training content. In the additional half month, he planned to personally train these people in their weak links.

During this period, he made almost no income. Only 10 dishes received the comprehensive evaluation of "Phoenix Marrow and Dragon Liver", which increased his exchange points by 1 points and his working time by 20 hours.

However, he still has a lot of remaining redemption points and time, and he can afford to use up the 4-hour "Gold Medal Lecturer" title every day.

Half a month later, these people felt that they had gained a lot. They were Du Shaojie's direct subordinates, and they were proven to be trustworthy. The future development of the hot pot restaurant still depended on them.

Although half a month is a short period of time, the learning effect is five times greater. These people have made great progress in seasoning, control of heat, etc.

Liao Yongxin and Zhou Huai'en looked on with envy. Their level was not bad, so why were the teaching results so far behind?

Du Shaojie was worried that you guys didn't have the title, otherwise I would have bankrupted you. In 300 days, he had consumed million hours of time, which made him feel a little distressed.

[Exchange points: 1749918 points\4223066 points]

【Duration: 1284 million hours\7461.30 million hours】

night.

Du Shaojie, Ye Weiming, Jiang Dongyuan, Dong Yushu and others went to the Seafood Restaurant for dinner. After dinner, Ye Weiming suggested going to sing, so everyone went to the newly opened KTV bar.

The decoration of the karaoke bar is magnificent, much more magnificent than previous karaoke bars, and the decoration costs are more than two or three times higher.

They arrived not too late, but the karaoke hall was already very busy. It was basically difficult to find a vacant private room without a reservation. However, Du Shaojie was a major shareholder of the entertainment company, so this was not a problem for him.

The manager of the nightclub came to greet them personally and then took them to the most luxurious private room.

"Boss Du, this place is better than I thought. The cost is not low, right?"

Dong Yushu calculated the total investment and couldn't help shaking his head. The investment in this karaoke bar is quite large, and most people can't afford it.

He then asked about the consumption level, and Du Shaojie said he didn't know. It was his first time here and he didn't understand much about it.

When the manager came over later, he explained the confusion to Dong Yushu, who couldn't help but feel it was outrageous. An ordinary person's annual salary might not be enough to go here for a visit.

Of course, this is the most expensive private room. The prices in ordinary private rooms are not that high, probably a few percent of this room.

Jiang Dongyuan glanced at Du Shaojie. He knew that Boss Du had shares in the entertainment company, and he couldn't help but admire his ability to make money. He was a giant in the catering industry and his investments were also very successful. He was really enviable.

Later.

The manager arranged for a few young ladies to come and serve them. These young ladies were waiters in the karaoke bar, not those who were rushing to the party. Their main purpose was to pour wine for them, order songs and create a good atmosphere.

Jiang Dongyuan and others thought that this arrangement was good. They had some concerns before, but now they no longer have them.

After the drinks came, everyone started to order songs. No one expected that Jiang Dongyuan could sing, especially some old songs, which he sang with great momentum and won a round of applause.

"Boss Du, let me see your pager."

Everyone had a good relationship, so Dong Yushu was not polite and directly took the pager that Du Shaojie brought with him to have a look.

This pager was a sample given to him by Liu Zijian. The new factory jointly built by the two had already been completed and the products were already on the market.

"The machine is good. This brand is a little inferior, but after our testing, the quality is no worse than imported products. Mr. Du, I am really a little jealous of you. Tell me, why did you think of investing in the production of pagers?"

Dong Yushu's company also established a paging station, and the company sold various brands of pagers. It was through him that Liu Zijian's products entered the company's procurement list.

For this matter, Du Shaojie even invited Dong Yushu to dinner alone.

"Mr. Liu from the BB machine factory and I have always cooperated. He wanted to open a BB machine factory this time and asked me to invest, so I did. That's how it happened. I didn't think too much about it at the time, but now it seems that I'm lucky."

Du Shaojie has always been the one who does more and talks less, and he attributed it all to luck.

In fact, if someone investigates carefully, they will find that in addition to being a big shot in the catering industry, Chef Du has never failed in his foreign investments.

He knew that he was not an investment genius, and that he seized opportunities only because he had decades more experience than others. So he always kept a low profile and never showed off in various occasions.

"Luck? Haha, if you say so, then it is. Not only did you invest in a pager production factory, but you also invested in a paging station early on. Really, you have such foresight, and you deserve to make money."

Dong Yushu didn't say much. He then clinked glasses with Du Shaojie and went to sing.

Du Shaojie didn't have time to meet Sun Zhenguo during this period, but he still understood the business situation.

The management of the paging station is basically composed of people sent by [Huaxin Investment]. The general manager is Sun Zhenguo, and Ye Weiming does not participate in the operation and management, which means that [Huaxin Investment] firmly controls the direction of the paging station.

At present, paging stations have been rolled out across the country. In addition to Guangzhou and Shenzhen, cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Star City, Chang'an, Chengdu, Hangzhou, and Jinling have already opened paging services.

The number of service users exceeded 750 million, making it the largest non-state-owned paging station. (End of this chapter)