Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

As soon as Ye Weiming saw Du Shaojie, he got straight to business.

He had finally gotten this piece of land. Thinking that he would have many social engagements in the future but lacking a suitable place, he called Du Shaojie back to discuss it.

[Fish Restaurant] is fine as a gathering among friends, but it is not very suitable as a venue for business entertainment.

So, he thought of the increasingly popular private restaurants.

"Are you interested in catering? It's not easy to run a private restaurant. Not only do you need a top chef, but you also need to have deep connections. It's actually quite troublesome."

Du Shaojie was not very interested. He was used to taking a people-friendly approach, and he was a little uncomfortable with suddenly asking him to run a high-end restaurant.

Now, he no longer has the idea of ​​further expansion and is content to run several sub-brands well.

So, he subconsciously wanted to shirk responsibility.

"Don't talk nonsense to me. We both have connections, and you are the best chef. How can there be any trouble? I will rely on you this time, and you have to agree."

This time, Ye Weiming was determined to open a private restaurant.

Therefore, he adopted a persistent approach, constantly mobilizing Du Shaojie and refusing to give up until he achieved his goal.

"Okay, Old Ye, I agree, isn't that enough? But do you have any ideas in mind? What kind of cuisine does the private restaurant mainly serve?"

Du Shaojie was annoyed by the other party's nagging. After thinking about it, he felt that it was not a problem to open a private restaurant under the current conditions.

So, he compromised quickly.

"Of course, it will be based on [Cantonese cuisine], and it would be best if it could combine the essence of [Guangfu cuisine], [Chaozhou cuisine], and [Hakka cuisine]. You are an expert in this area, so you decide."

Ye Weiming couldn't help but laugh. The other party's question obviously meant that he agreed to the next step of cooperation.

Du Shaojie nodded. In Guangzhou, Cantonese cuisine is indeed a good choice for high-end catering. As for the chef, there is no need to worry. The company has people who are good at this.

If that doesn't work, he can also hire external personnel through the association.

What Guangdong Province lacks the least is chefs who are good at cooking Cantonese cuisine.

Of course, on the basis of [Cantonese cuisine], you can also consider selecting some dishes from other cuisines, such as [Fujian cuisine], [Jinling cuisine], etc. These are embellishments, and the main and secondary are still very clear.

"So what are your rules for the next cooperation? Is it just the two of us, or are you looking for one or two more partners?"

Since the decision had been made, Du Shaojie stopped procrastinating and immediately began to discuss the issue of principle with the other party.

No matter how good friends are when doing business together, responsibilities, rights and interests must be clearly defined, which is the so-called "be a villain first and a gentleman later", so as to avoid conflicts in the future.

"I think we can ask Mr. Pang. If he is interested, we can work together. For this project, making money is secondary. The main purpose is to expand our network of resources."

Ye Weiming has his own considerations. [Private restaurants] will not be opened everywhere. At most, one will be opened in each of the first-tier cities.

He and Pang Weidong had met several times. Although they were not very familiar with each other, he knew each other's strength. Cooperation required a strong alliance and complementary resources, so he took the initiative to mention the other party.

"Well, let me call and ask first."

Du Shaojie had no objection, but Ye Weiming's sudden attempt to bring Pang Weidong in was somewhat beyond his expectations.

He then called Pang Weidong, told him about the [Private Restaurant] and asked if he was interested in cooperating.

"Ajie, if you ask me, you should have done this a long time ago. Add me and Abo to this project. Our requirements are not high. Just give us 20% of the shares."

Pang Weidong and Xu Bo are very closely tied together, and they advance and retreat together on many things, so they can be regarded as one shareholder.

"You should come over. Once we have reached an agreement, we can sign it."

Du Shaojie did not express his opinion, but asked the other party to come over for a meeting.

Pang Weidong had no objection and flew to Yangcheng the next day.

Xu Bo did not come this time. He was in charge of [Yuedong Entertainment] and left all the cooperation matters to Pang Weidong.

Du Shaojie, Ye Weiming and Pang Weidong discussed and quickly determined the shareholding ratio, with Du Shaojie and Ye Weiming holding 40% each, and Pang Weidong and Xu Bo holding 20%.

Everyone agreed that the private restaurant's architecture should adopt the "Chinese courtyard" style. Anyway, the piece of land that Ye Weiming acquired was not small, so he could design it well.

But in this case, the overall investment is a bit large.

The weakest among the three parties in terms of financial strength is Ye Weiming, but the other party's foreign trade business is doing well. He earned a bonus of 1 million US dollars just from the 1000 million US dollars worth of mobile phones.

Du Shaojie, Pang Weidong and Xu Bo were not short of money, and the total budget finally reached 2000 million yuan.

Private restaurants are different from ordinary restaurants. After the design drawings are completed, you can feel the low-key luxury even through the paper. In short, the facilities and supplies inside are all high-end goods, and even the tableware for eating is much more expensive than that of star-rated hotels.

Of course, to match this, the prices of the dishes are ridiculously high, and it is really not a place that ordinary people can afford to come to.

After the start of construction, Ye Weiming was responsible for monitoring the construction progress. Pang Weidong usually did not take care of things and would only take action when he was needed to find someone to use his connections.

Du Shaojie picked a few chefs from the [Seafood Restaurant], all of whom were young, energetic, smart and eager to learn. It was still early for the opening, so he took these people for special training in advance. At the very least, they were all capable of being a special third-level chef, and of course they had certificates. In recent years, a large number of special third-level, special second-level and special first-level chefs have emerged under the catering management company.

However, the grades of chefs will change soon, but Du Shaojie can't figure out exactly which year it will be implemented.

He had some impressions in his memory that the new levels were divided into "junior chef", "intermediate chef", "senior chef", "technician" and "senior technician".

However, these are all superficial, and the core level of strength will not change.

The night before the training started, Du Shaojie summarized the gains and expenditures over such a long period of time. The expenditure was not much, only 100 million hours, but the accumulated gains were incredible.

A total of 1000 dishes received the comprehensive evaluation of "Phoenix Marrow and Dragon Liver", which brought him 100 million redemption points and 2000 million hours of income.

For the next three and a half months, he would spend four hours almost every day training the selected chefs.

Du Shaojie has invested a lot of money this time, spending 20 hours every day to earn the title of "Gold Medal Lecturer". The 5-fold learning effect is quite good, and these chefs have the ability to stand on their own.

By the end of the training, he had consumed a total of 2100 million hours.

[Exchange points: 1649918 points\6003066 points]

【Duration: 424 million hours\10021.30 million hours】

Next, these chefs put their skills into practice in the training center’s restaurant. For this purpose, the restaurant also specially served a batch of new Cantonese cuisine varieties, so that some well-known people lined up here to book wedding banquets.

The news came from the Provincial Association and the Municipal Association. With the endorsement of these two organizations, these chefs became famous overnight.

"Now the backbone of private restaurants is in place, but they are still lacking a leader."

If Du Shaojie is given more time, he can really train a chef himself.

But obviously, these chefs are not famous enough, and he cannot do it himself, so he is very worried.

"Boss Du, how about looking for a candidate from the association?"

Ye Weiming didn't have any better solution, so he thought of the association.

There are indeed many famous chefs in the association, and there is even a "Cantonese cuisine master". However, Du Shaojie thought about it and was still unsure in the end.

Not only are these masters difficult to hire, they also have little loyalty to the company and might quit one day.

"I'll call President Luo and ask."

After much thought, Du Shaojie found only one solution, which was to ask Luo Santong to introduce a suitable person to him.

He still trusted Luo Santong, so he believed that the person he recommended would not be bad.

"Boss Du, you know what, I really have a suitable candidate here. My cousin is a Cantonese cuisine master and was previously the head chef of a Chinese restaurant in a five-star hotel.

He had a minor conflict with his manager a while ago, so he resigned from his previous company and is currently resting at home. ”

When Luo Santong heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

His cousin is very talented in cooking. He was already a first-class chef in his thirties. He has won many awards in domestic cooking competitions and also won the title of "Master of Cantonese Cuisine".

He just has a bad temper and can't stand being wronged. He had a big fight with his manager over some minor conflicts and resigned.

"Lao Luo, I trust the person you introduced. Go back and ask him if he is willing to be the head chef of the private restaurant. If he is willing, bring him over and let me see his cooking skills."

Du Shaojie doesn't care much about whether the other person has a temper or not, the key is his skill level.

People with ability usually have bad tempers, but he doesn't think it matters. When the time comes, he will use his best cooking skills to suppress the other party, and he will definitely make the other party convinced.

"Okay, Mr. Du, let me know."

After Luo Santong hung up the phone, he immediately went to find his cousin.

The cousin respected his cousin very much. When he heard that the boss of Bailian Catering was hiring, he followed Luo Santong to the Peixin Center without saying a word.

"Boss Du, this is my cousin, Zhang Yang."

Luo Santong's cousin Zhang Yang is 35 years old this year. He is about 1.75 meters tall, neither fat nor thin, and looks very capable.

Du Shaojie greeted Zhang Yang politely, and then took him to the restaurant kitchen. Apart from anything else, tasting the food is an essential part.

Zhang Yang made three classic Cantonese dishes: white-cut chicken, steamed sea bass, and baked lobster in soup.

Du Shaojie tasted it and thought it tasted very good.

"Master Zhang, besides [Cantonese cuisine], what other cuisines do you specialize in? Our private restaurant mainly serves [Cantonese cuisine], but we also serve [Fujian cuisine] and a small amount of [Jinling cuisine]."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Du, I have some knowledge of [Fujian cuisine], but I know nothing about [Jinling cuisine]." (End of this chapter)