Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

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[Task: The crisis of the noodle shop has not been resolved yet, and it will face more severe tests in the future. You need to restore the monthly revenue of the noodle shop to its peak within six months, and the profit should not be lower than the (monthly) average of the past five years.]

[Reward: 50 redemption points, premium gift pack (×1)]

[Penalty: If you fail to complete the task within the prescribed time limit, you will not receive any rewards within one year. ]

Du Shaojie conducted a lot of attempts in the simulated scenes and finally finalized several new varieties.

These snacks (dishes) taste quite good, but whether they can be accepted by consumers still needs to be verified in reality.

He returned to reality and suddenly heard a reminder sound in his ears. The long-awaited mission was released unexpectedly.

"The mission release is also quite organized, keeping up with the current situation."

Du Shaojie checked the task and was amused.

In fact, he didn't care about the Northwest Noodle House as much as he seemed. He even thought that if the noodle house didn't make much progress, he would gradually close all the stores.

To be honest, the technical barriers of noodle shops are not that strong, far inferior to restaurants like [Xichuan Restaurant], and may even be inferior to hot pot.

One of the important factors in establishing this brand at that time was Su Dapeng, but since the other party did not do a good job, it was closed down. After all, Su Dapeng was still the vice president of the company and he would not be idle.

But the task came at the right time, forcing him to get Northwest Noodle House back on track.

The next day.

Du Shaojie went to the (Yangcheng) store of [Northwest Noodle House] again, where some new varieties he has researched will be piloted.

He has already called Meng Gang about this matter, and Meng Gang will inform Su Dapeng.

"Good day, boss!"

"Well, Manager Huang, we're going to change the dishes today. Go call the chef over."

When he arrived at the store, Du Shaojie assigned tasks to the manager and the chef. First, they had to replace some slow-selling items and add a few new ones. Second, they had to purchase any unavailable ingredients immediately so as not to delay the lunch business.

The relevant staff of the store took action immediately and made preparations quickly.

"I will make the new varieties today, and you will learn on the side. In a few days, you will be the ones to take charge."

It's not complicated. For a chef with solid basic skills, they can basically learn it at a glance. It's just that they need someone to teach them the seasoning so that they don't have to figure it out.

At lunchtime, customers started to come into the store one after another.

According to Du Shaojie's request, the store employees took the initiative to introduce new varieties to customers, and asked them to spend a few minutes filling out a questionnaire when they finished their meal.

Customers who click on the questionnaire can enjoy a 12% discount on their purchase.

In the evening, the customers' feedback reached Luo Qin, who compiled and tallied it before handing it over to Du Shaojie.

"Boss Du, I'll go back first."

After finishing his work, Luo Qin prepared to go back to sleep.

She still lives in the training center, which is about a twenty-minute drive from the old street, which is neither far nor close.

Du Shaojie looked at his watch. It was almost eleven o'clock in the evening.

"It's a bit late today, so don't go back. The third floor is where I live, and there are two vacant guest rooms on the second floor. You can pick any one you like."

Luo Qin's work performance over such a long period of time was very good, and Du Shaojie had noticed it.

When he can provide convenience to his subordinates, he will naturally provide it.

"Thank you, Mr. Du!"

Luo Qin didn't feel uncomfortable at all. She was the boss' confidant and followed the boss wherever he went. It was normal for her to not be able to go back because it was late.

She then followed Du Shaojie to the second floor and randomly picked an empty room.

The room was clean, without even a hint of moldy smell, and it was definitely cleaned every day. The bedding and other linens were all new, and there was a full set of toiletries.

Du Shaojie returned to his room with the statistical feedback summary.

“Well, the overall feedback is good, but we need to wait and see for a while.”

The new variety performed very well on the first day and received high praise from customers.

However, the time period of this statistical data is too short to mean anything. The entire period should be extended to about half a month, only then will such statistical data be meaningful.

Before sleep.

Du Shaojie entered the simulation scene. He needed to make some subtle adjustments based on customer feedback in an effort to do better.

When she woke up, she didn't see Luo Qin. When she asked Wang Yongli, she found out that she had gone back to change clothes. She was afraid that she would miss her boss's trip, so she asked Zou Xiaohe to drive her there.

The secretary and Wang Yongli had no work-related interactions, but they often accompanied the boss out, so they were familiar with each other and got along well.

"Ignore them, let's eat first." Wang Yongli went out to buy breakfast, which included crab roe buns, rice rolls, and soy milk. When they were halfway through their meal, Luo Qin and Zou Xiaohe came back.

"Luo Qin, Xiao He, come and eat."

Luo Qin packed a suitcase with some spare clothes and other items in it, so that if she lived here in the future she wouldn't have to run back and forth.

After everyone finished their meal and cleaned up, Du Shaojie went to [Northwest Noodle House] again.

Today's new varieties have some fine-tuning, and he has to explain them to the chefs from the beginning, and he personally makes those new snacks (dishes).

Half a month passed in a flash, and the new variety developed by Du Shaojie was a great success.

In order to promote these varieties as quickly as possible, he then organized a class at the training center and provided a week-long training for the staff sent by each store.

"I will give you the operating procedures and specifications in a while. You can take them back and make them according to these standards in the future."

Du Shaojie asked Luo Qin to distribute the printed process specifications to everyone, and then this training session ended.

These days, his consumption has skyrocketed. Even though it was only seven days, because he had the title of "Gold Medal Lecturer", he also consumed 140 million hours.

Combined with his previous time spent in simulation scenarios, the total time consumed reached 200 million hours.

[Exchange points: 169918 points\4323066 points]

【Duration: 1284 million hours\7661.30 million hours】

One month later.

[Northwest Noodle House] All stores have completed the adjustment of product mix, and sales are continuing to recover.

Su Dapeng has completely put his worries aside. He feels that this time it should be a sure thing. As long as he manages the internal management well, it will be just a matter of time before [Northwest Noodle House] returns to its peak.

Du Shaojie was still wondering, the mission said that the crisis of the noodle shop was far from over, it sounded quite serious, but in fact it was not that difficult to turn the situation around.

Unfortunately, it was too early for the two to be happy.

That morning, Du Shaojie received a call from Su Dapeng, and he could tell that the other party's tone was a little anxious.

His heart skipped a beat at that moment; what was supposed to come finally came.

The incident started in Shanghai, where a knockoff version of Northwest Noodle House was brazenly opened near the original one. Not only did the knockoff sell the same products as Northwest Noodle House, but the decoration style was also very similar.

But obviously, the investment in the copycat version is much smaller, and the decoration materials look similar at first glance, but they are actually cheap. As for the ingredients used in snacks (dishes), they are not very good, but the prices are also very cheap.

Really, sometimes a low price means justice, and as long as the other party’s food is not bad, many people will flock to it.

As a result, the Shanghai branch of Northwest Noodle House, which had just started to gain momentum, was once again pointed a bayonet at its head.

"Fuck, that guy is so abominable. This is the first time I've seen such an arrogant knockoff store. It's ok that you just copied us, but you actually dared to challenge us face to face."

Su Dapeng was so angry that he wanted to catch the owner of the copycat store and beat him up.

But in fact, he knew very well that he could not do anything to the other party. The other party just looked very similar to [Northwest Noodle House], but it seemed difficult to prove that he wanted to sue them for infringement.

It's not illegal for snacks (dishes) to be similar, and I've never heard of any patent for this.

In short, the catering industry was one of the first industries to enter full competition after the reform and opening up, but it was the first time that Su Dapeng felt the cruelty of close combat with bayonets.

"Dapeng, I have a feeling that what happened in the Magic City store might not be an isolated incident. Maybe they will have follow-up actions. Fortunately, we have already made adjustments, otherwise the other party would have been able to cripple the Northwest Noodle House in one fell swoop."

Du Shaojie felt helpless. The system really would not lie. If it said the crisis had not been resolved, then it really had not been resolved.

Previously, it was just a change in the general environment. As long as we can actively adapt, generally there is no big problem. But this time is different. Obviously, someone has set their sights on [Northwest Noodle House] and intends to use the "Li Gui" to kill the "Li Kui".

This is not a spur-of-the-moment idea; the other party must have a thorough plan.

"Then what do we do?"

Su Dapeng was a little flustered, mainly because he was angry.

The main thing is that he has no way to deal with the copycat noodle shop. It's like Li Kui meets Li Gui, and the result is that Li Kui has no way to express his grievances. Where can he seek justice?

"Wait! Our only option now is to wait until the other party has played all the cards in their hands, and then we can consider how to fight back. Dapeng, you have to work harder during this period and continue to inspect stores in various places. I will go to the Magic City."

Du Shaojie dated Su Dapeng and kept his composure, responding to ever-changing circumstances with the same attitude.

Su Dapeng responded and then hung up the phone.

Later, Meng Gang also called. Du Shaojie asked him not to be anxious, but to stay at the headquarters honestly and to protect the company's basic foundation.

The company's basic foundation is [Xichuan Restaurant], [Seafood House], [Xiangweiju] and [Shuweixiang Hotpot], especially [Xichuan Restaurant]. As long as there is no problem with this brand, there is nothing to worry about.

Du Shaojie left as soon as he said he would. The next day, he took Wang Yongli, Luo Qin and others on a plane to the Magic City.

After getting off the plane, the company sent someone to deliver his car. After the two cars left the airport, they headed straight to the Shanghai branch of Northwest Noodle House.

When he arrived, Du Shaojie saw the knockoff version of the Northwest Noodle House at a glance. It was very close to the original store, no more than 50 meters away in a straight line. (End of this chapter)