Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

"Brother, the hypermarket is doing very well right now, and the profits have exceeded my expectations. When you go to the company tomorrow and take a look at the financial statements, you will understand that I am not exaggerating at all."

While drinking, Shen Rui briefly introduced the business situation of the hypermarket.

Du Shaojie nodded. Shen Rui would submit financial reports every month, so he was familiar with the basic situation of the hypermarket.

Then he turned the topic to Xiaoya.

"Xiaoya, how are you doing at work now?"

"It's pretty good. I'm now a section-level cadre. I'm not busy at ordinary times. I can't tell you how comfortable my life is."

Xiaoya couldn't help laughing when she heard her brother's question.

She knew very well that all these changes were due to her brother, but siblings should not say thank you, she would remember it in her heart.

Du Shaojie nodded and said no more.

After dinner, Xiaoya took the child back first, and Shen Rui took Du Shaojie to find a place to have tea.

"Brother, it's getting harder and harder to do procurement at the company. I encountered some minor problems before, but I finally solved them. I plan to gradually give up this business."

Shen Rui usually doesn't talk about business with Xiaoya at home. Some time ago, there was a problem with a purchase made by the company, and he was almost implicated.

Moreover, more and more people are eyeing this field, and profits are declining rapidly, so he wants to give up.

Du Shaojie nodded. He knew that although purchasing for the company was a popular business, it was also easy to cause trouble. It was better not to do it, because the future would move towards a centralized purchasing model anyway.

"Computers are rapidly entering households, and being the agent for one or several brands is a way out. In addition, I can continue to work on consumables, after all, I still have some relationships with some companies that need to be maintained."

"Yeah, I wasn't sure at first, but I feel relieved when you say that."

Shen Rui has now passed the stage of primitive accumulation, and the focus of his business has shifted to hypermarkets.

However, his previous business of office equipment and office supplies is still maintained.

I talked to Du Shaojie today and he has some new ideas. In the future, we can be the agent of a foreign computer brand and sell office equipment and consumables, but only on the scale of one store.

Recently, he and several people are discussing the project of co-investing in the construction of a computer mall. The investment in this project is not small, which is very stressful for him, so he is thinking about whether to ask his brother-in-law for help.

"Why? Is there anything else? Tell me."

Seeing that the other party seemed hesitant to talk, Du Shaojie took the initiative to start a conversation.

Shen Rui then talked about the computer mall. A few of them had taken a fancy to an unfinished building and were planning to transform it into a computer mall.

"The situation of unfinished buildings is usually quite complicated, so it's best not to make a decision blindly. I think it would be better to find a way to get a piece of land and build a building yourself, or just buy a ready-made house like a hypermarket."

Du Shaojie is not interested in unfinished buildings. It would be fine to directly purchase existing properties like a hypermarket model. Of course, it would be best to invest and build them by himself.

He would not agree to the investment, simply because he has no habit of cooperating with strangers.

Shen Rui understood what Du Shaojie meant, so he stopped talking about this topic. He had an idea in mind: if he could get the land, there would be no need to cooperate with those people. He had a ready-made God of Wealth.

Later.

Du Shaojie and Shen Rui left the teahouse and went home.

His residence in Shanghai was still the old western-style house, and the living environment was not very good. He now had a lot of idle funds, so he planned to learn from Qi Yan and buy a villa in Shanghai.

the next day.

Du Shaojie went to look at houses, and he found that there were many more choices now than in previous years. With his wealth, it was normal to buy more houses.

After working hard for a few days, he selected a villa and bought it in full.

Then he toured the stores and met with Jiang Cheng before leaving Shanghai.

To be honest, he was not optimistic about Jiang Cheng and Lu Yimin at first, but they turned out to be very promising and each one developed better than the other. On the contrary, Liu Ying, who had a very high starting point, did not develop much.

"Boss Du, this is really not nice of you. You've been in Shanghai for so long, but you didn't come to see me until today. I've always missed the dishes you cooked. How about we find a place to have a drink tonight?"

Jiang Cheng met Du Shaojie in the office and they had a very pleasant conversation.

However, Jiang Cheng had another meeting later, so the meeting time was compressed to 30 minutes.

"Okay, if it's convenient for you, let's go to the private restaurant [Deep in the White Clouds] tonight. I'll cook two dishes myself then."

"Okay, I've been waiting for you to say that. I have to go to a meeting soon, so let's see you tonight."

The two agreed to have dinner together in the evening, and Du Shaojie said goodbye and left.

in the afternoon.

Du Shaojie came to the private restaurant according to the time, planning to make some Cantonese dishes.

The kitchen staff quickly prepared the ingredients according to his instructions, and when Jiang Cheng arrived, several delicious dishes had already been served on the table.

Jiang Cheng can drink quite a lot now, and the two of them chatted and laughed, and before they knew it, they had finished half a bottle of white wine.

"Boss Du, your cooking skills are incredible now. I don't even know what words to use to describe it. Really, this table is the most delicious dish I have ever eaten. Thank you!"

Jiang Cheng didn't lie, he thought so in his heart. "As long as you like to eat it! I don't have any other skills, this is the only thing I can show off."

Du Shaojie is not modest. The thing he is most proud of in his life is that he is an excellent cook.

Jiang Cheng laughed and didn't say much. He was actually very clear about the other party's business talent, otherwise it would be impossible for him to have billions of wealth at this age.

"Mr. Du, I heard that you have invested in a large supermarket in Shanghai. How about that? Are you interested in investing in more projects in Shanghai? If you are interested, I will give you the green light all the way."

"There will be opportunities. As long as I can make money, you can even let me invest in North America."

The two of them understood each other tacitly, then raised their glasses and drank.

When Jiang Cheng left, Du Shaojie mentioned his sister. He said Du Xiaoya worked in the archives and asked Jiang Cheng to take care of her properly, but he had no other requests.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Jiang Cheng shook hands with Du Shaojie and got in the car and left.

Du Shaojie smiled and shook his head. He had no intention of asking the other party to help him get the land. Obviously, his sister Xiaoya was more important than making money. After he mentioned his sister, he could no longer mention the land.

Otherwise it will cause people to be disgusted.

The next day.

Du Shaojie and others left the Magic City.

The villa in Shanghai is still under renovation, and someone will be watching over the project, so he doesn't have to worry about it.

A few days passed quickly.

Du Shaojie returned to Guangzhou.

Yu Jianxin, Meng Gang and others gathered at the training center. Du Shaojie called them to a meeting and mainly talked about some things during this field inspection.

"[Shuweixiang Hotpot] has maintained its growth momentum, and [Northwest Noodle House] is also doing well, with revenue and profits increasing several times over the previous two years.

However, the revenue and profit of [Xiangweiju] have declined significantly. Please tell me what caused this to you. "

Among its brands, [Xiangwei Ju] has the weakest presence, while [Xichuan Restaurant] has the strongest presence.

Du Shaojie has his own judgment on this phenomenon, but he would like to hear what everyone has to say today.

"Hunan cuisine has been very popular in the past two years, and many Hunan restaurants have sprung up all over the country. The fierce competition has led to a decline in the financial data of [Xiangweiju]."

“It’s not just the impact of the overall environment. I think the update of dishes is still a bit slow and has not kept up with the development of the situation.”

"I think it's a talent issue. The company is full of talented people, with many excellent Sichuan and Cantonese chefs. In comparison, we still don't have enough Hunan chefs."

"Boss Du, I need to reflect on this matter. It's our failure to keep up with management that led to the current situation."

Everyone spoke and Dong Jun also made a self-criticism at the meeting.

Du Shaojie nodded. After so many years of training, each of his men had made great progress.

"Boss Dong, have you heard everyone's opinions? You must make serious rectifications next. If you cannot reverse the downward trend of operating data within half a year, I will replace you with someone else to manage [Xiangweiju]."

Du Shaojie did not give a long speech. Everyone's suggestions were all good and were what he wanted to say.

However, he did not give Dong Jun any face at the meeting and his tone was very stern.

The atmosphere then became much more relaxed, and we discussed together the development plan for the next three years. All the aspirations and prospects would eventually be put into writing to form a text document.

Du Shaojie seldom held such meetings. After the meeting, everyone went to the Seafood Restaurant for a meal.

After the meal, everyone left.

Dong Jun stayed until the end and took Du Shaojie to have tea.

He actually wanted to discuss some specific management issues with the other party to see if there was a better way to get Xiangweiju out of its depressed state and turn the situation around as soon as possible.

"You don't have to be too anxious. Each store should update its menu more frequently and make choices based on the results. The current environment is like this. As long as you can stop the downward trend, you will win."

Du Shaojie does not have high requirements for [Xiangwei Ju]. Ups and downs in business are normal, but the gap cannot be too big.

If the gap is too big, it will be difficult to turn the situation around.

"I understand. I will seize the time and try more."

Dong Jun felt relieved. He would travel around the place and would not return to the headquarters until the situation of Xiangweiju improved.

No one mentioned Xichuan Restaurant much at this meeting. As a benchmark enterprise of Sichuan cuisine, Xichuan Restaurant's business is very stable and it hardly encounters any significant challenges.

After a period of time.

Du Shaojie received a call from Dong Jun. After various attempts, the results seemed not ideal.

To put it bluntly, the "dish library" they have is not large enough, and there are too few varieties that can be called "special dishes". (End of this chapter)