The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 210 Teach

The dishes on the table are already set.

A pot of small stupid chicken stewed with mushrooms and potatoes is in the center, surrounded by Shanxi fried pork, hand-cracked lamb liver, stewed goat, mixed with shallots, cold noodles, rotten pickles, shallots and radish dipping sauce.

As soon as everyone sat down, two big stewed carp came up, filling a large basin.

Gu Yi opened the butter paper of the wine jar, and suddenly a strong aroma of wine wafted out, and it was good wine at first glance.

"The owner has kept this wine for eight years. He drank it when he was planning to marry his daughter-in-law. Today we have a good fortune and drink two jars in advance." Gu Yi said while pouring wine for everyone. The image of holding the wine jar is a bit like a hero in Liangshan hero.

"It seems that the boss and you are very strong." Mr. Wang smiled.

"It's all buddies, there's nothing to say, he's not at home today, he's off on business, or he can come over for a drink or two." Gu Yi finally filled himself up.

Zhou Xiaomei put the wine glass up to her nose and sniffed it, and said: "This is pure sorghum wine, the first pot, the time is enough, it is the wine head and the second crop blend, it smells fragrant, and it tastes spicy, but it is soft and not over the top. .”

"It seems that this girl knows wine." Zhang Lao said with a smile.

"Her family runs a wine shop. She grew up in a wine tank. Not only can she understand it, but she can also drink it." Old Tan said.

"Really?" Zhao Lao opened his eyes wide, and said happily as if he had discovered a new world: "I met an opponent today, girl, how much can I drink?"

Zhou Xiaomei smiled embarrassedly and said, "I don't drink much."

"How much is not enough to drink? Two catties like Xiao Tan?" Zhao Lao asked.

Zhou Xiaomei glanced at Lao Tan and said, "That's all."

Mr. Zhao laughed happily, raised his voice a little, and said, "Okay, let's have a good drink with you today, and Xiao Tan, you should also let go of your drink today. Mr. Zhang's drinking capacity is not smaller than mine, and he didn't wipe it off last night." open."

"Okay, have a good drink with Zhang Lao today." Lao Tan said.

It is a common problem for a wine drinker to be delighted to meet a bosom friend.Old Tan is good at wine, so are Zhao Lao and Zhang Lao, but they are older, not as good as when they were young.

Gu Yi is also good at wine, but the amount is not enough, half a catty is enough.Every time I drink with Lao Tan, I drink two or three, and then I drink beer.

Wang can always drink some, but he is not good at baijiu.

The most drinkable person on the wine table is Zhou Xiaomei. Lao Tan has never seen her drunk, and in the current popular saying, she just drinks all the time.In fact, unless a woman doesn't drink, if she drinks, it's really nothing to do with a man.

There was no central topic for everyone, and the atmosphere was very harmonious while drinking and chatting.

Mr. Zhang said to Mr. Tan: "Xiao Tan, your dumplings are delicious. How many are there in the provincial capital?"

"Seven families." Old Tan replied.

"Seven? Where are they all?" Mr. Zhang asked.

"They are all on the north side, and the ones on the south side are on Taishan Road." Old Tan said.

"Oh, it's far away, I moved to live in Hunnan." Mr. Zhang said with some regret.

"I haven't left the provincial capital yet, so I'll go if I want to eat." Mr. Zhao teased his old friend.

"Hey, people don't like to move when they are old. I have made a lot of determination to come to you this time. The children don't want to because they are afraid that something will happen. To put it bluntly, they are afraid that no one around will watch and drink." Zhang Lao said.

"I'm fine, no one cares, but I can't drink much." Zhao Lao said.

"Hey, I couldn't avoid wine in the past. I couldn't help it. Although the drinks were good, such as Moutai, Wuliangye, Jiannanchun, etc., I couldn't taste the taste, and sometimes I felt bitter—now I have time, I can taste it. Now, my body won’t allow me—” Mr. Zhang said with a sigh.

"Think about those, drink as much as you want, how many years can we live at this age? You don't need to worry about the children, just take care of yourself, so you can live happily." Zhao Lao said optimistically.

"How many people like you are there? By the way, how is your wife doing now?" Mr. Zhang asked.

"He is better than me. He dances that square dance with those old ladies in the compound all day long, and he went out to perform in the past two days." Mr. Zhao said.

"That's okay. It's better to have a good health than anything else when you're old. Don't cause trouble for your children. The guy in my family is in better health than me. Let her come with me. Don't do it. Go to the countryside and say it's a rarity." Mr. Zhang laughed and continued: "The old girl built a farm in the countryside, and reserved two acres of land for her mother to grow crops. Her mother has always cared about the two acres of land."

The two old people were chatting. At this time, they didn't have the aura of being in the upper class for a long time. They were just two ordinary old people, drinking a little wine, chatting about homework, and smelling fireworks.

People, we all get old.It is said that people are as old as dusk, and it is already the setting sun. In fact, the setting sun is as beautiful as the rising sun, but the reference objects are different.

When people get old, it is also a beautiful thing to have a couple of old friends, a pot of dirty wine, and a taste of the world in the mountains and rivers.

Birth, old age, sickness and death are natural phenomena, and no one can change them.A person's life mainly depends on how they live. Whether it is wonderful or not has nothing to do with others. The director and the actor are themselves.

The curtain is opened by itself, if you want to close it solemnly, you have to live well in this life, dignified and clean, not a decoration bought by future generations with money.

The conversation turned to restaurants.

"Xiao Wang, you are now cooperating with Xiao Tan, when will it open?" Mr. Zhang asked Mr. Wang.

Mr. Wang first smiled politely, and then said: "Ordos will open in September, and Xilinhot will open in October."

"It's amazing, it's courageous, and it can make two companies at once." Mr. Zhang praised.

"The main reason is that Aqiao's project is good and has potential," Mr. Wang said.

Mr. Zhang turned to ask Mr. Tan: "Xiao Tan, since you manage and operate it, why don't you open it yourself?"

"Money is not earned by one person, and besides, the capital chain is not so long, and everyone playing together is more lively than alone." Old Tan smiled after speaking.

"You have a good idea, use the chicken to lay the egg." Zhang Lao said.

"That's what it means." Old Tan said.

Mr. Zhao interjected: "You have a long-term perspective in business. I think your method is very good. While making money, you can also expand your brand. It kills two birds with one stone."

"I mainly rely on Mr. Tan's credit. He has built everything. I just need to pay for it. The rest is counting the money. Hehe, we both said that the partner is right." Mr. Wang said.

Mr. Zhang took a cigarette from Gu Yi, took a puff, and said: "Everything is about strategy and tactics, and opening a restaurant is the same. Raising the height, strategically speaking, Aqiao is building a dumpling brand and promoting China. The traditional dumpling culture develops from the provincial capital to the whole country, offering good delicacies to the common people.

Tactically, it is independent management plus cooperation, which is equivalent to walking on two legs, which is better than blind expansion and disorderly joining.From a technical point of view, the standard can be unified, and the products will not be out of shape; from the management point of view, the model is consistent, and there will be no situation of fighting each other, and there will be no phenomenon that investors will affect operations in pursuit of profits.

The two sides of the cooperation are mutually beneficial, share risks, and share profits. They look like two families, but they are actually a community of interests and belong to one family.By the way, you should set up a group, bring partners into it, and work together in the general direction, which is a great boost to the development of the enterprise. "

After Mr. Zhang finished speaking, Mr. Wang couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he subconsciously glanced at Lao Tan.Lao Tan didn't look at her, he was thinking about what Zhang Lao said.

With the increase of directly-operated stores and cooperative stores, Lao Tan felt vaguely struggling in management during this period.This feels very strange, like someone who has walked a long way and suddenly lost his direction, or there is a fork in the foot, and he doesn't know which way to go.

Leaving aside the ten directly-operated stores, the management of these stores is pretense in his heart and cannot be messed up.Mainly cooperative stores, all located in other cities, with scattered locations, it is a little difficult to manage, and I can't do direct supervision, so I am always worried.

Everything is like this, centralized management is easy, decentralized is difficult to arrange.Once there is no inspection and supervision in management, there will inevitably be laxity.

The store manager and head chef of the cooperative store are under the unified management of the company, while the boss is independent and exists in the form of a partner.Although the agreement clearly stated that the partners were not allowed to participate in the operation and management, in fact any boss would say a few words about the management. After all, the restaurant was funded and built by other people, so they can’t even say anything?

Thus a hidden contradiction arises.The store manager and chef follow the orders from the headquarters, but at the same time they have to listen to some words from the boss. Sometimes the orders from the headquarters and the words of the boss are contradictory, which makes it difficult to handle.

After all, the cooperative store is out of town, and the headquarters can't always send people to supervise it, and the boss goes to the store almost every day, and even if he doesn't point fingers, he still has the right to direct the store manager and head chef—although the agreement stipulates that he has no right to direct.

Obviously, this partnership model has loopholes. On the surface, the two parties are a community of interests, but in fact they do not really become a family. It is a bit like the relationship between an employer and an employee.

Zhang Lao's words reminded Lao Tan that he seemed to have found a solution to the problem.

"Old Zhang is right, I'll think about it carefully." Old Tan said.

"Since you are a partner and make money together, it is good for everyone to pull into a circle and seek common development. The structure of doing things should be bigger, and your vision should be far away. You are not just as simple as a partner, you must position yourself in the Take the position to lead everyone forward."

Mr. Zhang took a sip of tea and continued: "Like Xiao Wang, she can be the general partner of the Inner Mongolia area. What is it called? Yes, the general agent. She is the general agent of the cooperative store. In the future, as long as the Inner Mongolia area wants All the cooperation is under her control, Xiao Tan, you just talk to her and it's over.

The cooperation model remains the same, and how to divide it into shares is still up to her. As for how to discuss with investors, it is her business.She is also a member of the group, representing the interests of the group, and will not make things worse.To give a simple example, Xiao Tan, there is a Beibao Iron Mine in your hometown, right? "

"Yes, yes." Old Tan replied.

"Beibao Iron Mine and Linggang are two companies. Of course, Linggang is a big company, stronger than Beibao. Both of them supply to Anyang Iron and Steel, and so do the other three. These five companies have always been in competition. suppress each other.

Now this phenomenon is gone, why?Into a group.An Gang formed a group of five companies, and Ling Gang was an agent. Now it is a real community of interests, a family, why suppress and exclude?Now the development is very good, making more money than when they were fighting each other, and the workers are also happy. "

Old Tan knew about this situation and nodded seriously.

"You can completely let go of the cooperation, point to area, divide several regions, find several agents, and form a group, so as to manage better and make the enterprise bigger and stronger." Mr. Zhang said grandly.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, you have benefited a lot from your words." Old Tan said sincerely.

"Well, I should thank you. I'm very sorry that the hotel is so busy that you still accompany me as an old man." Mr. Zhang said.

"Mr. Zhang, you are being polite. We are all from the provincial capital. We should welcome you when you come." Old Tan said.

At this time, Gu Yi suggested: "Let's have a drink together. One is to respect Mr. Zhang for coming to Inner Mongolia and hope to have a good time; the other is, hehe, brother Tan, are you looking for an agent? Give it to me in the south. My brother is here." Suzhou is a good envoy, when I am not working in the chamber of commerce, I will build a dumpling restaurant with you and develop to the south."

While talking and laughing, everyone toasted and drank together.

　September, the harvest season.

　　Thank you friends who have always supported the chef. If the writing is not good, please bear with me.Although they all happened in the past, when I was in school, I had no writing skills, and it took a lot of effort to describe it. Sometimes I thought about a word for a long time, and I sweated all over without thinking about it. It was the next day when I saw the time.

　　But I want to write, after all, it is an experience, a sad memory with good memories.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)