Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Du Shaojie took the information away, went back to study it for three days, and then signed the document, formally approving the HK$5 million investment.

Qi Yan was also busy. He had effective communication with the company these days and finally decided to invest 1 million Hong Kong dollars in the commercial complex project.

The remaining HK$1 million was made up by Pang Weidong and Xu Bo, who had a large amount of wealth but no good investment projects.

So, when Du Shaojie called them and told them what happened, they both came running over one after another.

The preliminary work went smoothly. On this day, all shareholders of the commercial complex project gathered in Shenzhen to attend the groundbreaking ceremony.

After a busy whole day, Du Shaojie finally had time to chat with Pang Weidong and Xu Bo in the evening.

"Ajie, the company's operations are very stable now, and we can distribute dividends again after a while."

Pang Weidong and Xu Bo are now living a comfortable life. They take turns to be in charge of the company, and it is no problem for them to leave occasionally. They also learned how to inspect from Du Shaojie and traveled all over the country.

It’s just that there’s always a time when one gets bored with this life of feasting and revelry, and one may even lose interest in the dividends.

Pang Weidong said this lazily and said no more.

"Ajie, Dong Ge is almost useless now. He starts to think about philosophical problems all day long. Do you have any big projects here? Give him some stimulation so that he doesn't always look like he's dying."

Xu Bo seemed to be joking, but he was actually worried about Pang Weidong's condition.

The other party had been unenthusiastic about anything he did recently, and it was this investment that brought some light to his eyes.

Du Shaojie nodded in understanding. Although Pang Weidong had some second-generation problems, he was generally quite motivated.

This guy needs the stimulation of a sense of accomplishment, but [Yuedong Entertainment] obviously can no longer satisfy his needs.

"Dongzi, do you know anything about the Internet?"

The reason why Du Shaojie asked this question is that the Internet is still a new thing in China, and several major portals have only been established not long ago.

Not many people have access to the Internet these days. The current Internet is not only slow but also expensive. It is normal not to understand the Internet.

Pang Weidong shook his head. He was not familiar with this area.

Du Shaojie patiently gave him and Xu Bo a brief introduction, and then painted a huge blueprint for them. Of course, if you want to delve into this industry, it will be difficult to make a profit without ten or eight years.

For example, if we invested a sum of money in Manager Ma before, it would probably be "burned" in a short time and would not bring any benefits.

"Ajie, what you said is quite interesting."

Pang Weidong immediately became interested. It didn't matter if he didn't understand it now, he could find time to learn. Besides, he had never thought about starting a second business or getting involved in the Internet industry. He would just invest directly when he encountered the right opportunity.

Regardless of anything else, he still has no shortage of money.

Pang Weidong returned to Beijing and bought a computer for his home. It is embarrassing to say that he does not even know how to use a personal computer and has to learn it all over again.

The same goes for Xu Bo. Fortunately, these two people are still willing to accept new things, and just learning to use a computer is actually not difficult at all.

Du Shaojie, Qi Yan and their daughter returned to Yangcheng. He didn't have so many ideas and also needed to realize his self-worth through the so-called sense of accomplishment.

He has been very satisfied with his journey from being an ordinary chef to where he is today.

In the following period of time, he and Su Dapeng went on a trip to the northwest together.

Su Dapeng was a little confused about the variety changes at the Northwest Noodle House. Du Shaojie happened to be free, so the two of them traveled around the Northwest region for a month.

Du Shaojie likes this way of traveling very much. A group of people, several cars, going and stopping, and even staying in some remote small towns for several days.

There are countless delicious foods in the world, and tasting them along the way can really broaden your horizons.

Su Dapeng and Du Shaojie both gained a lot from this trip. Especially Du Shaojie, he learned how to make a lot of snacks, and after some polishing, he can indeed make the variety of [Northwest Noodle House] richer.

But there is no rush about this. After all, each brand has just carried out a round of product adjustments, so there is no need to rush to make further changes.

"Okay, Dapeng, go back now. I still have to go to Hunan Province to check out the company's raw material base."

The catering company has established raw material supply bases in Hunan, Sichuan and Guangdong provinces. For example, various cured meats including bacon, sausage, cured fish, etc. are all supplied by the Hunan base.

In addition, spicy sausage, Hanyuan pepper, green pepper, dried chili pepper, etc. are all supplied by the Sichuan base.

Du Shaojie plans to visit the Hunan Province base on his way back. The raw material supply base adopts the "company + farmers" model, which has a significant boost to the local economy.

Therefore, when they arrived at the county, the county leaders personally led a team to greet them.

"Boss Du, welcome to the county to inspect our work."

"Leader, you are too polite!"

Afterwards, Du Shaojie and his party had dinner at the county guesthouse.

Today's meal is very rich. Although it is not of high quality, each dish is basically a local specialty and tastes very delicious.

This poor county has beautiful mountains and rivers, but due to its geographical location, it has basically no industry.

Du Shaojie also valued this point and established a raw material supply base here. With this base, the local breeding, planting and agricultural and sideline product processing industries have been boosted.

Otherwise, why would the county host them with such a big ceremony? After eating and drinking, Du Shaojie did not rest, but went directly to the supply base accompanied by the county leaders.

Not only did he take a tour around the base, he also went down to the fields and the farmers' farms to carefully check every link.

"very good!"

Du Shaojie is very satisfied with the work at the base. Everything is done strictly in accordance with rules and regulations, and the quality of raw materials is guaranteed.

The county is also very satisfied with the catering company. The cooperation between the two parties has brought a win-win situation.

"Mr. Du, is it possible to expand the scale of the raw material supply base?"

The county leader asked sincerely, holding on to a glimmer of hope.

Du Shaojie shook his head, indicating that expanding the scale was not possible for the time being.

After all, the catering company has stopped expanding, and the amount of raw materials used each month is basically limited, so explosive growth is unlikely.

Although the county leaders were a little disappointed, they could understand it and would not be unhappy about it.

"Leader, you can find a way to open up other sales channels, such as major supermarkets, or even supply directly to Hong Kong. I'm not very familiar with this area, but I can help ask."

Du Shaojie thought about it and made a suggestion.

Several people in the county exchanged glances with each other and were overjoyed. In the evening, they took Du Shaojie and others out for a drink.

He stayed in the county for three days and then returned to Yangcheng.

The next day after I returned home, I received a call from Ye Weiming, so we made an appointment to meet at the fish restaurant in the afternoon.

in the afternoon.

Du Shaojie met with Ye Weiming, Jiang Dongyuan and others at the fish restaurant. During the meal, he talked about some of his experiences during this trip and also mentioned the raw material supply base.

"Supplying to the Hong Kong market? That's a good idea. Mr. Du, please introduce me to the county leaders later. I'm very interested in this business."

Ye Weiming smelled a business opportunity and expressed his willingness to investigate on the spot.

Du Shaojie then gave the other party the phone numbers of the county leaders and promised to inform the county in advance.

Two days passed.

Ye Weiming went to Hunan Province and signed a supply contract with the local government.

He had connections, and the cumbersome procedures for others were easy for him. The profit of this business was not small. Ye Weiming used his connections to get a channel in Hong Kong, and started supplying vegetables and pork a month later.

"Boss Du, I have to treat you to a drink. You have introduced me to a good way to make money."

Ye Weiming has rich experience in foreign trade, so there is no difficulty in doing this business.

He found a time to treat Du Shaojie to a meal and gave him a painting and two jade pendants. The painting and calligraphy from the Qing Dynasty were not very valuable, but they were also a token of his appreciation.

Du Shaojie felt deeply moved that a simple act from him was very important to that poor county and Ye Weiming.

the next day.

He called Su Dapeng, and the two discussed the feasibility of establishing a raw material supply base in Xijiang over the phone.

"It's possible, but the transportation line is too long and the cost is too high."

Su Dapeng had thought about this problem a long time ago. The [Northwest Noodle House] he was in charge of needed to purchase raw materials in the Northwest, which naturally included Xijiang.

However, many raw materials have been replaced by others at present, just as he said, the transportation costs are too high.

"You guys study it carefully. If you can purchase raw materials from Xijiang, try to purchase them from there. If the cost pressure is really too great, forget it. I'll try it in Yangcheng first, and you can ask the stores to cooperate."

Du Shaojie could understand, so he didn't say anything final.

He plans to conduct a pilot project on a small scale first, first looking at the cost and then the results. He will also have to listen to the opinions of management for the final decision.

"Okay, Mr. Du."

Since it was just a pilot project, Su Dapeng naturally had nothing to say.

Then we started the pilot project, and even the roasted whole lamb in the fish restaurant used the lamb sent from Xijiang. The cost has indeed risen a lot, and the price of the dishes has naturally risen, otherwise we will definitely lose money.

However, the prices are clearly marked and the origin of the ingredients is also indicated on the menu.

After the pilot, the results went to two extremes. For example, for [Roast Whole Lamb], many customers came for the ingredients from the place of origin. It doesn’t matter if it’s a little more expensive, as long as they can eat the original flavor.

But this is not the case when it comes to snacks. Everyone is still concerned about the price-performance ratio, and not many people pay attention to the origin of the ingredients.

This attempt was not very successful, and the only winner was [Fish Restaurant].

[Yu Zhuang] was originally a restaurant that served [whole fish banquet], but now it is famous for its self-service barbecue and [roasted whole lamb]. (End of this chapter)