Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Du Shaojie was shocked by what Wu Yuqian said next. He never expected that the county’s preferential measures were so powerful.

The land is very cheap, almost free, and you only need to pay basic fees.

There are also tax incentives. There is a two-year tax-free period, and the tax is reduced by half in the following three years, which is often referred to as "two exemptions and three reductions".

In this way, Du Shaojie would not feel embarrassed to ask for more, as the other party was very sincere.

"I agree in principle with the investment in building a horse farm. Next we need to conduct an internal assessment, and the results should be available by the end of this month."

Du Shaojie stopped keeping people on suspense and basically agreed to invest.

The county was overjoyed. It was the first time they had seen such a generous investor. They had achieved results after only one day of investigation.

Of course, anything can happen before an investment contract is signed.

In the next few days, Liang Meiqin and the project manager of the branch flew over, and the county sent people to accompany them throughout the process to help them solve any difficulties they encountered.

Soon, the [Feasibility Report of the Horse Farm Project] was handed over to Du Shaojie.

After evaluation, this project can be invested.

"Misaki, it's rare for you to come back, so spend more time with your family. The project manager will take care of the rest, and I'll take care of it. You don't have to worry about it anymore."

Du Shaojie asked Liang Meiqin to come over this time, intending to let her rest for a while.

Liang Meiqin was naturally very happy and went home happily.

What followed was design and construction. After all, it was not a big project, so these two steps were completed quickly.

The total investment of the entire project is 3500 million yuan, which should be a little exaggerated, mainly because the price of retired racehorses fluctuates greatly. In fact, Du Shaojie is not very interested in the equestrian club, and he never thought of making this a high-end project.

Half a month later, all the formalities for the horse farm project were completed. In this process, the county gave great support, which fully demonstrated the local government's firm determination to attract investment.

Du Shaojie chose an auspicious day and the project started immediately.

To be honest, as long as the funds are in place, this project can be completed in less than half a year. However, it is already July and it is unlikely to be completed before winter.

But there is still hope of completing the main construction project.

After staying in the mountains for a while, Du Shaojie returned to the city. He didn't have many friends in the local area, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law had gone to Beijing, leaving only his brother-in-law who was busy all day long.

He took some time out to treat Liang Meiqin's family to a meal, and originally wanted to go see Liu Ying, but she was also out of town.

Liu Ying has retired and spends most of her time wandering around. It is said that she is obsessed with traveling.

I have had little contact with some of my former colleagues at the Electric Power Industry Bureau and the farm in recent years, and I don't even know their cell phone numbers. Occasionally, I would want to go see Qin Xiaomei, Chu Xiaowei, Zhao Dajun and others, but unfortunately, with the passage of time, things have changed.

In the following days, if Du Shaojie got bored of staying at home, he would go to [Xichuan Restaurant] to study cooking.

The study room at home became his temporary office. With a telephone, fax machine and internet, he could handle most of the company's business.

This morning.

Wu Chenggang went out and bought some bone soup and baked buns, and everyone started to eat breakfast.

It had been some time since he returned to Du Shaojie. After completing his previous patrol mission, he flew directly to Xijiang.

The people around Du Shaojie have adapted to the local diet. Fortunately, no one does not eat mutton, otherwise finding a meal would become a big problem.

"Boss, your phone number is from Mr. Dong."

After dinner, Du Shaojie was about to go to the [horse farm construction site] to take a look. Li Yimei came over and handed him the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Dong!"

"Hello, Mr. Du! I arrived in Xijiang yesterday and have something important to discuss with you. When are you free?"

Dong Jun's sudden arrival in Xijiang was a little beyond Du Shaojie's expectations.

He thought about it, and then asked Dong Jun to wait at the entrance of Guangyuan Hotel and pick him up on the way.

Later, Du Shaojie and the others went out, picked up Dong Jun and headed straight to the mountain. He was just going to the construction site anyway, and it didn't affect Dong Jun's conversation with him.

"Mr. Du, I think it is necessary for [Xiangweiju] to expand. Now the business of each store is very hot, but due to price factors, the overall turnover and profit are difficult to increase.

Therefore, [Xiangweiju] can only take the path of extensive development and actively expand, so as to make the enterprise bigger and stronger. "

Dong Jun is the vice president of Bailian Catering, and is mainly responsible for Xiangweiju. He was very anxious when he saw that other sub-brands were making great progress, but only Xiangweiju, which he was in charge of, was standing still.

After research and discussion with the management, it was finally decided to continue the expansion. If it was something else, the company's management could make the decision, but for the expansion, Du Shaojie's consent must be obtained, so he flew to Xijiang to find him.

"Okay, I see. Let's discuss this later. Well, I just invested in a horse farm and it's currently under construction. Come with me to take a look."

In the car, Dong Jun started talking, wishing that Du Shaojie could express his opinion on the spot.

Du Shaojie smiled and did not respond to the other party's words. Instead, he changed the subject and took the initiative to introduce the horse farm project.

Dong Jun was helpless, but he couldn't say much, so he could only shut his mouth.

When they got to the foot of the mountain, Dong Jun got out of the car and was surprised. It was not because the project itself was so magnificent, but because the scenery here was so beautiful.
He took a deep breath of fresh air and his heart suddenly calmed down.

Du Shaojie then got out of the car and walked towards the construction site first.

The project is divided into several parts, including stables, racecourses, and staff dormitories. On the other side of the racecourse is a tourist resort with 9 single-family villas and a six-story tourist hotel.

The restaurant is a three-story building in front of the tourist hotel. It is very convenient for both villa customers and hotel customers to come and eat.

Du Shaojie introduced the layout of the horse farm project to Dong Jun, and then asked: "What business project do you think the restaurant should choose?"

"What else can I say? This is a tourist attraction, so of course the food should be local delicacies. For example, noodles, pilaf, hand-pulled meat, barbecue, roasted whole lamb, big plate chicken, etc."

Dong Jun didn't even have to think and gave the answer immediately.

The scenery here is picturesque, and there are famous alpine pastures on the mountains. People who come here for tourism and vacation don’t come here just to eat the "Manhan Banquet", right?

Local cuisine is the best option.

"Well said! Mr. Dong, you are also from Xijiang, so I will leave this restaurant to you. If you need anyone, just ask. We will transfer the talents we have from within, and recruit locally if we don't have the talents we have."

Du Shaojie had previously considered handing over the restaurant construction to Wu Chenggang, but the other party was not very clear about the local food culture.

At this critical juncture, Dong Jun happened to come to him, so he assigned the task to him without hesitation.

Dong Jun was stunned, then nodded: "No problem!"

After he finished speaking, he remembered the business. No wonder the boss didn't want to talk about expansion. It turned out that he was waiting for him here. If he didn't agree to manage the tourist restaurant, the expansion would probably not be possible.

Perhaps seeing Dong Jun's dilemma, Du Shaojie patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think too much. Let's build the tourist restaurant first. There is no rush for expansion on your side. Let's start with the five northwestern provinces first."

Du Shaojie felt that Dong Jun and others were too impatient. Expansion was not impossible, but there was no need to be so hasty.

The strategy he gave was to advance step by step, starting from the northwest, then the north, northeast, central plains, east, southeast, south, and southwest. Good things come to those who wait, and the entire expansion process should be completed within two years.

He is not obsessed with the profit of [Xiangweiju], whether it is more or less, as long as it is profitable. He prefers to take steady steps rather than expand rapidly.

"Boss Du, time is running out, can't we hurry up?"

Dong Jun was a little anxious. What was the difference between following the other party's method and traveling by ox cart?
He hoped to complete rapid expansion within six months, as he felt that two years was too long.

"No! Old Dong, we have passed the stage of expanding our territory. What we need is to hold on to the fruits of our victory. You should understand what I mean, right?"

Du Shaojie dispelled Dong Jun's idea without hesitation, and considering that the other party was a veteran of the company, he approached and explained.

If the other party still can't understand after this, there's nothing he can do.

"Got it! I'll make a new plan later, just according to your request."

Dong Jun finally understood Du Shaojie's intention. Although he was still a little unwilling, he still accepted the reality.

Du Shaojie nodded and said no more.

Next, Dong Jun was not in a hurry to go back. He re-formulated the development plan of "Xiangwei Ju" in Xijiang and passed it to Yu Jianxin.

Yu Jianxin and others did not agree with rapid expansion in the first place, so his new plan was immediately approved.

Since there was nothing else to do, Dong Jun started looking for a storefront and staff for a tourist restaurant. The current round of expansion of Xiangweiju started from Xijiang and then covered the five provinces in the northwest.

Half a month later.

Dong Jun transferred several managers and kitchen staff from Northwest Noodle House, and most of the staff still need to be recruited locally. This work is going smoothly, and when all the staff are in place, they will be trained at the city's chef training school.

The first part of the entire [horse racing project] to be completed will definitely be the restaurant, which will then be ready for trial operation.

Winter is the peak season for ice and snow tourism, and it is here that we can test how the restaurant’s business is doing.

Dong Jun completed the task assigned by Du Shaojie and opened two new Xiangweiju stores in the provincial capital of Xijiang before leaving the area and heading to Gansu Province. (End of this chapter)