Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Within a few days.

Li Changsong and others opened a Sichuan Restaurant in Yangcheng. I don't know if it was because he hated Du Shaojie too much or for some other reason, but he even imitated the name of the restaurant.

Du Shaojie felt that the other party was deliberately disgusting him.

Of course, these are all trivial matters. Regardless of whether it is imitation or not, as long as it can pass the industrial and commercial registration, he cannot cause trouble for the other party.

"Boss, the newly opened [Sichuan Restaurant] is doing pretty good business. They are offering a grand opening promotion with a 6.8% discount on all items. It's quite attractive."

Wang Yongli took his people to the newly opened restaurant to take a look and learned some basic information.

Du Shaojie didn't say anything after hearing this. There are new restaurants opening in this city every day, and there are restaurants closing down every day. There is nothing strange about it.

If it is normal competition, he doesn't care.

The only thing we need to guard against now is the other party poaching our players. As long as there are no major problems in this area, everything will be fine.

Later, he called Meng Gang and asked him to consider raising the salaries of the front-line chefs. A specific plan should be put forward as soon as possible, as this matter was urgent.

After Meng Gang hung up the phone, he quickly convened a high-level meeting of the company. In just three days, he submitted a salary increase plan to Du Shaojie. According to this plan, the salary increase for front-line chefs was relatively large, reaching an average of 35%.

After reading the plan, Du Shaojie raised the standards for quarterly bonuses and year-end bonuses, and the entire plan was basically formed.

According to this plan, the chefs' salaries will increase significantly, and the salaries of employees in other positions will also increase to a certain extent.

After the plan was announced, it caused cheers from the employees. Their salary level was originally higher than the average level in the industry. In recent years, the salaries of others have gradually increased. Although the advantage is not that big, it is still ahead.

On this basis, the salary level was further increased, and their sense of superiority returned.

Immediately afterwards, Du Shaojie summoned Yu Jianxin, Yan Dabao, Liu Ziwang, Luo Gang and others to Yangcheng to discuss with them the adjustment of the menu structure of [Xichuan Restaurant].

As a rising star, Luo Gang has made great progress in recent years. He is not only the head chef of the Chang'an branch of Xichuan Restaurant, but also one of the six chefs of the entire brand. He just passed the second-level chef exam last year.

Yu Jianxin is the company's vice president and the head of Xichuan Restaurant. He was the first to put forward his opinion.

Next, everyone listed the new or temporarily removed dishes based on their own understanding. This was not a difficult task for them, after all, this work would only be done once in a long time.

"I called you here for another important reason. You should pay more attention to the changes in the chefs' thinking and not let others poach them easily. If they have any reasonable demands, you must report them to us. General Manager Meng and I will handle them as appropriate."

Du Shaojie assigned everyone a task, which was to keep a firm grasp on the chefs' thoughts and not give opponents any opportunity to take advantage.

Yu Jianxin and others understood the message and said that they would pay attention to this issue after returning.

Next, Du Shaojie and everyone decided on the new menu, and several of them went to the training center to watch the boss’s demonstration.

To be honest, the person with the best cooking skills in the entire company is Du Shaojie. Especially his attainments in Sichuan cuisine have reached the top level. The title of "Master of Sichuan Cuisine" is well deserved.

After Jianxin and others left, he had some free time.

The catering industry was the first industry to enter full competition after the reform and opening up. If the competitors had not resorted to a large number of underhanded tricks, he would not even bother to care.

The most important thing in the catering industry is to do your own thing well, that is, to maintain your own characteristics and maintain stable quality, so that you can be invincible.

"Boss Du, you are really bold. If it were me, I would not be able to sleep all night if the other party was watching closely. Of course, you are confident, and I always believe in your ability."

On this day, Du Shaojie had a party with Ye Weiming, Dong Yushu and others. Ye Weiming suddenly sighed at the table.

[Northwest Noodle House] and [Xichuan Restaurant] were successively blocked by their competitors. Although they were not in the industry, they had heard some things.

Today, the turmoil at the Northwest Noodle House has passed. Although the copycat store is still operating, it no longer poses any threat to Du Shaojie.

To be honest, copycat stores are just at the level of food stalls or night markets. As long as they can withstand the opponent's first three attacks, they will have no competitiveness afterwards, after all, they are not on the same level.

Li Changsong and others have opened a Sichuan restaurant, so this is even less of a problem.

[Xichuan Restaurant] has been operating painstakingly for so many years and has accumulated a wealth of experience. As long as there is no large-scale resignation of chefs, it does not have to pay any attention to its competitors.

There is no comparison between [Sichuan Restaurant] and [Xichuan Restaurant], the gap in strength is too obvious.

"Mr. Ye, thank you for your concern. Li Changsong and his gang will never amount to anything. Why do I say that? Because they don't have the guts to compete head-on with me. They either copycat or secretly poach people from me. They are not worthy of being my opponents."

Du Shaojie acted nonchalant, and everyone suddenly realized what was going on, and stopped talking about the matter.

The purpose of everyone gathering at the sea area today is that the resort project is about to be completed. There are some things that Ye Weiming, Dong Yushu and Du Shaojie need to discuss.

After eating and drinking, the others went to play cards while the three of them finalized some things in the private room.

The first is the opening ceremony. On the opening day, many guests need to be invited, including potential customers of the resort. The second is the management structure of the resort, including the selection of managers, sales directors, financial directors and other positions. After these things are decided, you can just wait for the opening.

A few days passed quickly.

[Baiyun Resort] opened for business.

Except for some people who were not convenient to attend the opening ceremony, the opening day was packed with guests.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Du Shaojie took Qin Mingcheng, Qin Lu, Cai Jing, Yu Mo, Liang Meiqin, Liu Zijian, Qi Biao and others for a walk around the resort.

"This side is a bowling alley, that side is a KTV, and further on there are a bathing center, a swimming pool, guest rooms, a chess and card room, a buffet restaurant, a barbecue area, a seafood restaurant, a coffee shop, etc. The villas over there are all holiday villas and can be rented out."

Du Shaojie was accompanied by the resort's service staff, who introduced the resort to the guests.

To put it simply, a resort is a comprehensive facility that combines eating, drinking, playing and having fun. Guests can come here for vacation, birthday parties, banquets and so on.

The overall style is high-end and atmospheric, and the consumption levels range from low to high, and you can choose freely.

"Boss Du, to put it inappropriately, this is a den for spending money."

Qin Mingcheng joked with Du Shaojie. Although he was Qin Lu's father, he always treated Du Shaojie as an equal and spoke very casually.

Others had their own opinions about the resort, but no one denied that it was a great place for business activities.

"You can't say that. The mainland is not like Hong Kong. This is at most a place for leisure and entertainment."

Du Shaojie laughed and responded casually.

In fact, KTV bars like "Yuedong Entertainment" were introduced, and the other party obtained the right to enter the resort after paying a high price.

The seafood restaurant introduced the [Seafood House], and similarly, the [Seafood House] also paid a considerable price.

A resort is equivalent to locking in profits in advance. After all, running your own business involves great risks. How great would it be to be able to make money without having to lie down?

The other cafeterias, self-service barbecue areas, swimming pools, bowling alleys, etc. are all self-operated. Du Shaojie helped to set up the cafeteria and pillar barbecue, and he also recruited the required personnel from the chef training school.

Other things like the chess and card room, housekeeping department, and holiday villas are also self-operated and not outsourced.

Du Shaojie accompanied everyone around for a while, and then went to the buffet restaurant for lunch. A banquet was arranged after today's opening ceremony. Unlike the traditional banquet, there was a buffet at noon.

The main reason is that there are too many guests today, and the resort has already started business, so this arrangement is more convenient.

After dinner, Du Shaojie arranged for everyone to go to the bathing center to experience it. The center's bathing and sauna equipment is very advanced, and there are professional masseurs, which can make everyone relax very well.

By the afternoon.

Some guests left one after another, while others waited until the evening and then entered into consumption mode.

Qin Lu, Cai Jing, Liang Meiqin and other ladies had left early, Qin Mingcheng and others woke up after a nap and continued to play in the resort. Du Shaojie didn't leave either, as he had friends and acquaintances coming over in the evening, and he had to greet them.

He was exhausted after the day and would never care about these things again.

"Let's go, Mr. Du, let's find a place to sit down."

Pang Weidong and Xu Bo came to attend the opening ceremony today. After all, they are the ones who run the KTV here.

The two were not too busy, and the manager would naturally handle the general matters without their presence. They took the opportunity to pull Du Shaojie away, and then went to the cafe to drink coffee.

"Boss Du, I have something to tell you. I heard a friend talk about a case the other day. The counterfeit store that was against you seemed to have a problem with their raw material procurement, and someone has been targeting them."

Pang Weidong drank his coffee slowly, and then inadvertently revealed a piece of news.

The copycat restaurant run by Li Changsong and others purchased ingredients that did not meet hygiene standards. It has been investigated by the relevant departments and the results will be out soon.

Du Shaojie stared at Pang Weidong for a long time, while Xu Bo laughed secretly beside him.

"Dongzi, thank you!"

Some things don't need to be said, he knows them in his heart.

This incident is not a coincidence, but was pushed by Pang Weidong behind the scenes, otherwise it cannot be explained.

"What are you thanking me for? We are all good brothers, who else should I help if not you? However, those guys have people behind them. I may not be able to injure them this time, but it is no problem to make them bleed a little."

Pang Weidong did not deny it. He took the initiative to talk about this matter in order to let Du Shaojie know. (End of this chapter)