The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 215 Tired and Happy
Sun Yucong is a smart businessman. He saw the business opportunities of the dumpling restaurant, but it was embarrassing to make it himself.Gu Yi wants to be the general agent in Suzhou. Although he doesn't believe in Gu Yi's business ability, he doesn't want to give up the opportunity to others - as the president, he still has local protectionism.

Having said that, knowing that it is a profitable business, Gu Yi is his brother who has been with him for many years. Of course, if there is such a good thing, it is his own person first.

Old Tan is not stupid, he understood what he meant, smiled and said: "Yes, I talked to Brother Gu Yi before, if he develops in Suzhou, he will be the person in charge there, and he needs the strong support of the president."

Of course, this matter is not decided with three hammers and two yards. The right is just a rhetoric, and everyone understands it.

After seeing off Sun Yucong and the friends from Suzhou, Lao Tan's phone rang, and Master Liu called, saying that the four of them had arrived at the Mongolian camp and asked him when he would arrive.Old Tan said right away, and then hung up the phone.

After leaving the hotel, Zhou Xiaomei was waiting for him in front of the car.

"Yang Zhijun left first, and asked me to take you there." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"Let's go, I haven't had fun with them for a long time." Old Tan said as he got into the car.

After the car started, Zhou Xiaomei said with concern: "Uncle, drink less there, I drank a lot today."

"Yes." Old Tan agreed.

"Do you really want to ask Gu Yi to act as an agent?" Zhou Xiaomei asked.

"I have this idea." Lao Tan said: "We must develop in the south, it is convenient for us, and he also has connections in Suzhou."

"He's fine, President Sun is a bit—I don't like him." Zhou Xiaomei said directly.

Old Tan laughed, Sun Yucong really gave people a very manly feeling, unfathomable, it can be said that he was sophisticated and scheming, which made people uncomfortable.But it's not working with him, and it's nothing.

"He is helping Gu Yi. He has been working with him for these years, so he should invest some money." Old Tan said.

"Can he invest money in Gu Yi?" Zhou Xiaomei asked in disbelief.

"Yes." Lao Tan said affirmatively: "It can be done with emotion and reason. Gu Yi has worked hard for him these years, and seeing that he has nothing serious to do, he has also been in the society for these years and has energy. , Sun Yucong handled many difficult matters.

There is hard work without credit, and it is normal to invest some money.Even if you don’t invest in Gu Yi, you can do it. As far as I know, he knows a lot of people in Suzhou. "

Zhou Xiaomei didn't speak, her eyes were fixed on the road.

The rain had stopped, and the washed road surface reflected water under the illumination of the street lamps, and the air that floated into the car windows was refreshing and refreshing.

After a while, Zhou Xiaomei said: "Uncle, Gu Yi is good at it. Don't look at it as a gangster, but he is very particular and loyal enough. President Sun is not good, so it's best to have less contact with him. I think he doesn't want to call that person surnamed Qiao today." Cooperating with us and saying that Gu Yi is the general agent, that's shameful."

"There is meaning in this regard. He is from the Northeast, and it is right to speak to his own people. This is worthy of praise." Old Tan said.

"It's also useless and it's too late—"

The car turned around Xinghua Street and got on the outer ring road, and then walked two kilometers to Mongolia Daying.The road here is high and there is little water, so Zhou Xiaomei speeded up.

"Uncle, I will take you to the hospital for a physical examination tomorrow." Zhou Xiaomei said suddenly.

"No, I'm in good health, but my blood pressure is a little high," Lao Tan said.

"Go, sister Hua called today and asked me to check you out."

"No, what's a good place to go to the hospital? You can find out if you're not sick."

"Aren't you relieved to check?"

"Can you rest assured about the doctor's words? It's good not to worry."

Zhou Xiaomei was amused.

Lao Tan thought of the place where the old lama practiced practice that the great virtue said, and thought that if he had time, it would be okay to stay there for a few days, it would be clean and clean, and he would live a fairy life without being disturbed.

When they came to the barbecue restaurant Master Liu mentioned, Yang Zhijun and the others had already ordered.

One grilled lamb chops, one plate of roasted lamb feet, twenty kebabs and twenty skewers of pork tendon, one pot of Mala Tang, and one plate of salt-popped peanuts.

While drinking, Lao Tan proposed to rest for four days and cancel the lottery table.Everyone welcomes the four-day break. The problem is that it is not easy to take a break, and it is difficult to implement.

Yang Zhijun said: "Third brother, now the kitchen is almost as good as a radish or a hole. Sometimes we have to cancel the break when we are too busy, and the employees are counted as overtime. If it takes four days, we have to add people."

"That's right, the Jinqiao store is like this. Everyone is open for the opening month, so it's too busy." The head chef of the Jinqiao store said.

"Is there any objection to the non-rest employees?" Old Tan asked.

"Is there any objection? If you are old, you can work overtime if you don't take a break. If you earn more money, you won't say anything. If you are young, you would rather rest than work overtime." Said the head chef of the Jinqiao restaurant.

"It's all the same, especially the lotus table and the cutting board." Master Liu said.

Prime Minister Erdun nodded accordingly.

"The same goes for the front desk." Zhou Xiaomei said: "Those elder sisters who have a family and a job are okay, they have to work overtime to earn more money, wait for the younger waiters who don't care about money at all, they have to rest, and some even ask for leave after finishing repairs in three days , I’m tired, I can’t do it.”

It seemed that it was difficult to rest for four days, so Lao Tan didn't go any further, so the topic shifted to canceling the lottery table.

It was Yang Zhijun who spoke first: "Abolish the lotus table? I don't think so. Who will play the lotus? The chef cuts the ingredients and moves the plates? Are you still serving the dishes?"

He obviously opposed it, not only opposed it, but thought it was impossible.

How could the kitchen not be full of load?
Not only did he think so, but the other three also thought so.

Master Liu said: "Boss, the lotus is very important. Cutting small ingredients, moving plates and bowls, serving dishes, and looking after the pressure cooker. There are a lot of tasks. Someone needs to do it."

"There is also sizing and hanging paste." Erdun added.

"You can't cancel the lottery, and the chefs are all pointing at him to cooperate. Boss, you are not serious, are you?" said the head chef of the Jinqiao shop.

"I'm just an idea, immature." Lao Tan looked at the four people in front of him, "Now some restaurants have canceled their Dutch orders, let's discuss it with you."

"Our family can't cancel it." Yang Zhijun said with certainty.

His opinion represents everyone, and Lao Tan knows that it is difficult to cancel the dish lotus in the current menu structure. The reason why he proposed it is to listen to their opinions and give himself some ideas.

But it seems that these commanders fighting on the front line resisted this from the bottom of their hearts, thinking it was impossible.

Since it is impossible not to mention.

Old Tan wanted to go out and investigate and see how other people did it. It would definitely not work behind closed doors.

He believes that if small and medium-sized restaurants like Ah Qiao Dumpling Restaurant want to survive in the future, it is inevitable to cancel the lottery table, because labor costs will dominate, and it will be difficult to make money if manpower cannot be controlled.

Of course, increasing turnover is the most effective way to make money, provided that there are sufficient manpower, excellent products, and an effective marketing model.

For now, Aqiao's products are affirmative, the marketing model is in place, and the manpower is sufficient.But the profit margin is gradually shrinking. In the past, if a store sold 600,000 a month and earned [-], now it only earns [-], sometimes less than that.

Rising raw material and labor costs are under increasing pressure.In just a few years, the price of meat has risen by half, that of vegetables has risen by one third, and that of dumpling noodles has risen from [-] bags in the past to [-].A barrel of salad oil has increased by ten yuan, the price of eggs has doubled, and the prices of various seasonings have increased to varying degrees, so that the gross profit point continues to decline, and the profit is getting smaller and smaller.

These employees don't have to think about it, but Lao Tan has to think about it, not only think about it, but also come up with effective solutions, otherwise the future development will be a problem.

Not only that, but because Chinese food is highly imitative and replicable, it also faces irregular competition from peers.At present, dumpling restaurants with almost the same model as Aqiao have appeared in the provincial capital and Hohhot.The same decoration, the same product, the same service, and even the clothes of the employees are exactly the same. The only difference is the name, which is sometimes hard to tell apart without looking carefully.

Although the quality of the dishes and the taste of the dumplings are incomparable to Ah Qiao's, the advantage lies in the fake ones and the lower prices, which have also robbed many customers to varying degrees.As the saying goes, chickens shit but don't pee - each has its own way.If people dare to imitate you, they have their own way of survival. You must know that innovation often starts with imitation.

It was twelve o'clock when Lao Tan returned to the apartment. He first boiled a pot of water, made tea, and then took a shower.When leaning on the bed, lighting a cigarette and drinking a sip of tea, the day's work is considered over.

The action work is over, but the ideological work continues.

He thought of Gu Yi's agency of Suzhou Dumpling Restaurant, and then thought of Mr. Zhang's proposal to establish a group.From the perspective of development, the establishment of a group is a good move, but it is too early to establish a group, which is a bit pretentious, but it should be developed in that direction.

He divided the expansion of dumpling restaurants into three directions in his head: the provincial capital, Inner Mongolia, and Suzhou.If the group is established, the agent in Inner Mongolia is Wang Shulan, the general manager, and Gu Yi is in Suzhou. There are currently no candidates in the provincial capital. In his heart, he feels that Boss Huang, the partner in Anshan, is better.

An agent is different from a regional manager. The former is an investor, while the latter is an operator. The two complement each other like civil servants and military generals in the past.In this way, the headquarters reduces the investment pressure, and it saves a lot of trouble compared to managing many partners, and only manages agents.After the operation is completed, the agent does not need to worry about it - the boss of a region will be as concerned about his own business as the boss of the headquarters.

It seems that it is necessary to talk to Mr. Wang and Gu Yi. Of course, you must confirm with Yanhua and Zhang Yu before talking, and get their consent.

　Sorry for the two-day break, my friends.

　　I hurt my hand while cooking recently, and I'm busy. Hey, I can't support my family. I'm tired but happy.

　　Thank you for your monthly tickets, recommendation tickets, and rewards, thank you Lao Tan.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)