Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Du Shaojie did not call Manager Ren. Competition between companies is normal, and cooperation is also normal. It is abnormal for him to interfere randomly.

Liu Zijian and Sun Zhenguo did not disappoint him. [Huanyu Communications] began to recruit technical talents on a large scale and increased investment in research and development, aiming at the most advanced mobile communication technology in the world.

Du Shaojie couldn't help but nod frequently after listening to Luo Qin's report on the latest developments of [Global Communications].

That's right, nothing else can be relied upon, only your own strength can be relied upon.

"Boss Du, this is the latest rich list. Boss Pang and Boss Xu are both on the list, but you are not."

Luo Qin finished her work report, then looked at Du Shaojie with a smile and started talking about other topics.

She had a freshly released ranking of mainland China's richest people in her hand. Pang Weidong and Xu Bo were both on the list, but her boss's name was not on it.

Someone had contacted her before, and she asked Du Shaojie, but he said he was not interested and refused to disclose any information. Now, he was directly removed from the rich list.

"It doesn't matter, it's just a false name."

Many of Du Shaojie's investment projects are invested in the name of [Xiangjiang Dingxin International]. Because it is not a listed company, outsiders do not know the specific situation.

Most people only know that he is a catering tycoon and owns the trump card of [Bailian Catering Management Company], but they don’t know much else about him.

In fact, with the profitability of Bailian Catering, he could have been on the rich list. But she refused to provide data before, and it was difficult for others to make up data, so it was normal that he was not on the list.

Moreover, as a person with memories of later generations, Du Shaojie is very clear that the so-called rankings are nothing more than business.

"Boss Du, the provincial association will have a meeting this afternoon. You must be there at 14:30. Don't forget."

Luo Qin reminded him of the schedule and turned and walked out.

After lunch, Du Shaojie went to the Provincial Association and listened drowsily to the work plan made by the president.

After the meeting, the association arranged a dinner at a five-star hotel. The president, vice president and all directors were present, which gave everyone a chance to get to know each other.

By the time he came out of the hotel, it was almost ten o'clock.

"Boss Du, where is he?"

As soon as he got in the car, Du Shaojie received a call from Dong Yushu.

After Du Shaojie told Dong Yushu where he was, he asked him to go directly to the resort and said they should have a couple of drinks together.

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Du Shaojie smiled helplessly and agreed to the other party.

Later, he drove to the resort.

When he walked into the KTV room, he saw Dong Yushu and Ye Weiming. There were only the two of them, no one else.

"Boss Du, I'm about to be transferred."

After Du Shaojie sat down, the waiter brought a bunch of beer and red wine.

The three of them raised their glasses and clinked them. Dong Yushu said something shocking, saying that he was about to leave Yangcheng.

"Why so sudden?"

Ye Weiming obviously knew the news in advance, but Du Shaojie was a little surprised.

"It's a good thing, I've been transferred to the head office and will leave after handing over my work."

Dong Yushu's mood was a bit complicated. In theory, a promotion was a good thing, but he didn't want to leave Guangdong Province.

But he had no say in all this. After the transfer order was issued, he had to report to the headquarters after completing the handover work. There was no price to negotiate.

"It's certainly a good thing that the boss got promoted, but it may not be good news for our resort. We are not familiar with the newcomer, so who knows if he will do anything weird?"

Ye Weiming's worries are not unreasonable. He hopes that Du Shaojie will be more concerned in the future and suppress Dong Yushu's successor before he thoroughly understands him.

It would definitely not be possible for Ye Weiming alone to suppress the opponent. He and Du Shaojie would have to work together to accomplish it.

Dong Yushu remained silent when this question was raised. There were some things he couldn't say. If he said too much, wouldn't he be asking for trouble? Hearing that this successor was not a good person, he felt helpless.

"Boss Ye, I'll have to trouble you with the resort's affairs. You know, I don't like to get involved. Don't worry, I will stand firmly by your side. With our combined shares, we can completely control the overall situation."

Du Shaojie had the idea of ​​quitting, but he couldn't bring it up at this time. Instead, he had to appease Ye Weiming.

Ye Weiming was overjoyed. With Du Shaojie's statement, there would be no changes to the resort.

"Also, I heard from the headquarters that telecom companies in various provinces may clean up the tertiary industry in the future. So, my shares may be sold, and you two should make plans early."

Dong Yushu then threw out another piece of news, and Du Shaojie and Ye Weiming could not help but look at each other.

The current trend has indeed changed a bit. The era of developing the tertiary industry is about to pass, and returning to the main business is the truth. But this also depends on the situation. For example, Dong Yushu and his team will definitely return to the telecommunications business, while foreign trade companies need to be much more flexible.

"Alas, it is a troubled time."

Ye Weiming was a little annoyed, but he had to accept the reality.

He and Dong Yushu had worked well together before, and the resort's performance was booming, but no one knew what would happen in the future.

Du Shaojie was also stunned after hearing this. He had just wanted to withdraw, but things had changed. If the telecommunications company took the lead in withdrawing its investment, he would have to wait and see.

Time flies. After Dong Yushu handed over his work, he set off for the capital.

Half a month later, Du Shaojie and Ye Weiming met Dong Yushu's successor, Tang Jie.

Tang Jie is in his forties. He looks very energetic and speaks and acts in a very efficient manner.

"Boss Du, Boss Ye, my next main task is to manage the main business well, so I can't take care of the resort. Therefore, I plan to send full-time management personnel to the resort to perform their duties."

Tang Jie unceremoniously asked for the positions of director and deputy general manager.

Ye Weiming looked at Du Shaojie, and Du Shaojie nodded slightly.

"Sure, it's fine with me and Mr. Du."

Ye Weiming agreed to the other party's proposal, but imposed strict restrictions on the deputy general manager's powers.

As for the director, it doesn't matter. Anyway, he and Du Shaojie can control all the company's affairs together.

Afterwards, the three of them had a meal together, and Tang Jie left in a hurry. It was obvious that the other party was not very concerned about the resort, but he did not leave it alone.

Gradually, Tang Jie understood the power of Ye Weiming and Du Shaojie in the local area, and they came into contact with each other more and more frequently.

"Fortunately, the other party is a man who knows the times and is not difficult to get along with."

Ye Weiming breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the other party was also a major shareholder of the resort. If they really became disloyal, it would be very difficult to deal with.

Tang Jie soon became similar to Dong Yushu and went to the resort almost every day.

Ye Weiming breathed a sigh of relief. The resort is now very profitable. As long as there is no internal chaos, this situation should be able to last for a long time.

Du Shaojie enjoyed his leisure time. Occasionally, when he remembered to go over, he would take a look. If he didn't remember, then forget it.

He has recently improved the recipe of hot pot soup base and launched two new soup bases. Although the slogans of each sub-brand are to stick to tradition, in fact, innovation has never stopped.

As I said, people's tastes are always changing, so catering companies must keep pace with the times and make some changes while adhering to tradition.

"You can try these two soup bases. If the customers have good word of mouth, we will promote them."

Du Shaojie handed over the research results of this period to the head chef of Shuweixiang Hotpot.

He always seeks to be cautious in doing things. Any new product must be piloted first. If the pilot is successful, it will be fully promoted. If it is unsuccessful, it will be abandoned.

After the chef left, Du Shaojie also went out.

During this period of time, the business data of Xiangwei Ju has fluctuated greatly, and he needs to go to the store to see it with his own eyes.

When he arrived at the store, he took a complete tour, checking the front hall and the kitchen, even the prepared ingredients, but found nothing wrong.

When it was time for dinner, guests started to come in to eat.

Du Shaojie tried the dishes prepared by the store’s chef and found them to be very good with good color, aroma and taste.

After leaving the store, he called Dong Jun and asked him to do some market research and analysis.

The other party did not dare to delay and immediately organized people to conduct research.

"Boss Du, Hunan restaurants are popping up all over the country. Our dishes are a bit old-fashioned, so we should add some new varieties."

Dong Jun went to Yangcheng specifically to discuss the development issues of Xiangwei Ju with Du Shaojie.

Du Shaojie looked at the market research report provided by the other party and agreed with the conclusions above.

"Pick some key members to come to the training center. I happen to have some non-traditional [Hunan cuisine] that I can teach everyone. Once they have learned it, they can go back and try it out. If the result is good, we can change the menu."

He has traveled to many places in Hunan Province in the past two years, and has compiled the local specialties into a series.

These delicacies are not considered traditional Hunan cuisine, but they are spicy and flavorful and really delicious.

Therefore, he needs to teach these dishes to some of the chefs at Xiangweiju. As for whether these dishes are popular or not, that still needs to be tested through practice.

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Dong Jun immediately issued a notice and selected more than 50 chefs from various places to report to the training center.

Then Du Shaojie became a training instructor and taught everyone some of the dishes he had perfectly replicated.

These dishes are not difficult to prepare, and everyone returned to work after half a month of intensive training.

After the pilot, a number of dishes with strong local characteristics stood out.

For example, [Boneless Meat with Fried Eggs], [Stir-fried Chicken Offal with Sour Radish], [Dry Pot Yellow Bone Fish], etc., are not big dishes, but they are very popular among customers.

[Xiangweiju] subsequently changed its menu and launched many new products.

Customers began to return, sales and profits gradually approached their peak, and the fluctuating operating data finally stabilized.

Dong Jun and others breathed a sigh of relief, but Du Shaojie was used to it.

As catering companies purchase more and more storefronts, rent, which accounts for the bulk of their cost, has become controllable by them.

Through internal adjustments, each store is always in a competitive advantage. (End of this chapter)