The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 247 Coming to Suzhou
The two chatted while drinking, hotel affairs and personal affairs interspersed.

Chatting about the hotel is very exciting and full of confidence.Talking about personal affairs, everyone has their own opinions, with joys and sorrows.

Who would have thought that two women would drink and chat until two o'clock in the middle of the night on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and each of them had more than a catty of liquor, and they were still not drunk.As the saying goes, a thousand cups of wine is rare when you meet a bosom friend, so it must be the two of them.

Having said that, middle-aged women also have their own chic ways.

So wine is not the patent of men, women also drink it.

The Spring Festival of [-] passed away peacefully. People bid farewell to the bitterness and sweetness of the past year and started a new year of life.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the year is over.

The eighth directly-operated store in the provincial capital of Aqiao started renovation.After the installation of this store, Aqiao will stop opening direct-sale stores in the provincial capital and focus all her energy on other cities.

Outer towns develop on two legs.One is to do direct sales in the central city and establish a headquarters; the other is to spread around and open cooperative stores.

The plan for [-] is to open ten cooperative stores in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia, of which six have been confirmed, two in Northeast China and four in Inner Mongolia.In addition, it began to develop to the south, first marching into Suzhou, opening a model store in the first half of the year, and building three in the second half of the year.

There is a plan, and action is required.

After Lao Tan arranged the work in the provincial capital, he returned to Hohhot in early March, inspected two stores in Baotou with Wang Shulan, Zhou Xiaomei and Zhang Yu, and then rushed to Chifeng to finalize a store there. , and then set off for Suzhou with Guyi.

Let me tell you here, Gu Yi and Li Yanjing separated after the Chinese New Year, and Li Yanjing quit her job as the store manager and left with that man.Li Yanjing's departure was expected for Gu Yi, there was nothing to be sad about, it just made him focus on doing things honestly.

The two came to Suzhou, but unfortunately Sun Yucong was away and went to Guangzhou.So Gu Yi led Lao Tan to look at Sun Yucong's house at the east gate of the Humble Administrator's Garden.

This is a row of two-story storefront houses, behind which is the Humble Administrator's Garden, all of which are antique buildings, with eaves and green tiles, antique.

Out of the [-] stores, eight are sub-leased, six are restaurants, one sells antiques, and the remaining one is a tobacco and alcohol supermarket.

To be honest, Lao Tan fell in love with this place immediately.Next to the Humble Administrator's Garden, the source of tourists is not a problem, it is the place to open a restaurant.Coupled with the antique decoration, it's a perfect fit for Aqiao.

The store that Gu Yi mentioned that the rent is due in May is in the east, [-] square meters, and it is a local restaurant.The next five restaurants are Sichuan Cuisine, Hunan Cuisine, Local Noodles, Chongqing Hot Pot and Shanghai Cuisine.

Only there are no Northeast dumplings.

The business of the six restaurants is good.The best is the Hunan restaurant, with a daily turnover of around [-] yuan.The bad thing is the local restaurants, about [-].This kind of business is not bad in the provincial capital, but here is Suzhou, and the rent, coal, water, electricity, and artificial materials are all high, so it is not very profitable to calculate.

The owner of the local restaurant decided not to open the restaurant when the rent was due. Sun Yucong originally planned to continue renting out, but he had to eat at the Jinqiao restaurant that day, and he would be there, so he agreed to let Gu Yi run the restaurant.

Gu Yi led Lao Tan to visit the local restaurant inside and out, and when he came out, he asked Lao Tan how he was doing confidently.

"That's right, it's a place to eat." Old Tan said.

"The rent is due in May, and the boss is quitting, so let's do it." Gu Yi continued: "I don't think there is any need for decoration, just bring it over and do it."

Old Tan smiled and said, "If it's as simple as you said, I would open a restaurant."

"What's wrong? Are you still decorating?" Gu Yi asked.

He obviously thinks about opening a restaurant simply, thinking that he can just take the ready-made storefront and change the kitchen into an open one at most.

Lao Tan didn't answer directly, but asked, "How much is the rent?"

"900,000." Gu Yi replied.

"900,000—" Old Tan repeated.

900,000 can rent two stores of the same area in the provincial capital, which is high enough.But the purpose of Lao Tan's question is not the amount of money, but to know whether Sun Yucong is willing to give the house to Gu Yi for free.

So he asked: "Brother Sun, is it for you to use it?"

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have the money to rent a house." Gu Yi said.

"900,000 is not a decimal. It can be done in one year. I don't care. Everyone cares after a long time. Besides, we don't want to quit after one year. We must sign a five-year contract at least, or we won't make money." Lao Tan said seriously, also in the Remind Gu Yi.

"It's not like I don't want to rent a house to him after earning money. It's like a year." Gu Yi said confidently.

Seeing that he was so confident, Lao Tan didn't continue to speak, but he felt unsure in his heart.Based on his impression of Sun Yucong, he is not a generous person, and the businessman's calculations always come first.

Seeing that Lao Tan didn't speak, Gu Yi asked, "Don't you believe that your brother has such strength?"

"I believe it, but it's better to be on the safe side." Old Tan said: "Listen to me, sign the contract with him, sign for eight years, write black and white on the paper, and sign it."

"No need." Gu Yi shook his head.

"Brother, my brothers will settle accounts clearly, so you should listen to me to avoid trouble in the future." Old Tan said.

Gu Yi hesitated.

"It's a place like this. I won't leave these two days. I'll have a look around, investigate, and try some restaurants. If you have time, call Boss Sun and tell him to sign an eight-year contract and see how he responds." ?” Old Tan said.

"What's his reaction? I wish I could do it. His face is bright when I get up." Gu Yi said.

Lao Tan looked at the relationship between Sun Yucong and Gu Yi from the perspective of an outsider. According to his judgment, although Sun Yucong supported Gu Yi, there was distrust in it.

Gu Yi is a big brother in society. He is an expert in fighting, killing and killing. He is professional in handling peripheral affairs and has the ability to handle affairs, but he can't do business.Sun Yucong has raised him these years mainly to deal with peripheral and some things that are not convenient for him to come forward. He is not asked to intervene in business matters, for fear that he will screw up.

A businessman seeks profit, and no matter how good a friend is, it is impossible for a house to be used for nothing.It's one thing to say it's true, but it's another thing to do it. It's impossible not to be true.

Lao Tan thinks that such a good place is impossible for Sun Yucong to ask Gu Yi to use it for nothing, and he must have something to say when he does it.Rather than doing this, it is better to say everything in advance to prevent trouble.

Things were exactly as Lao Tan expected. When Gu Yi called Sun Yucong and said that he would sign an eight-year contract, Sun Yucong didn't reply immediately, saying that he would wait until he came back to decide, and said that there were several people who wanted to rent, and the rent had already been paid. 1 million.

This made Gu Yi both angry and depressed. He felt that Sun Yucong was not authentic, and changed his mind about what had been agreed.

"It's nothing out of the ordinary. If you rent a house, you have to pay the rent. It's only right and proper." Old Tan said.

"I followed him on the saddle for more than ten years. I had no credit or hard work. I never wanted to treat me like this." Gu Yi said angrily.

"What's wrong with you? Didn't I tell you not to ask you to do it? When he comes back, we can talk face to face and we'll be done." Old Tan said.

"Your brother, am I stupid? You obviously asked me to pay the rent. If I can pay the rent, I can still rent his house. There are plenty of good places." Gu Yi said.

Old Tan asked unhurriedly: "Brother Gu, tell me, how much money do you have?"

Gu Yi's face turned green. To be honest, he didn't save much money these years, which was enough to cross the river.

"200,000."

"It's quite a lot. It's enough to spend, but not enough to open a restaurant." Lao Tan said kindly, "Even if Boss Sun tells you to do nothing, 200,000 is not enough for decoration. Besides, you don't need working capital for business? Let's say less than [-]." .”

"As long as you open the business, don't be afraid. Selling money every day will make you lose money day by day." Gu Yi said.

"You want nothing but a white wolf." Old Tan laughed.

Gu Yi really thinks it is easy to open a restaurant, but he is optimistic, and the society is not in vain these years, he said to Lao Tan: "Brother, money is not a matter, it depends on whether I want to do it or not." He smoked a cigarette, took a deep puff, and said, "I didn't plan to go back when I came to Suzhou. I have to do it, and I have to do it well, or I won't be able to lose that person."

Old Tan motioned him to continue with his eyes.

"Your brother hasn't had much money all these years, but he hasn't taken money seriously. It's not bragging. I can't open my mouth. If I open my mouth, 800,000 is not a problem, and I am willing to take it. After I take it, I have to say no." Return it in a hurry, count when you have it, and don’t pull it down.”

"I believe in this." Old Tan nodded affirmatively, and said seriously: "Let's talk about the facts, Brother Gu, you are an agent or a director, you must invest to open a store, and the company can't pay in advance, so it is a direct-operated store.

Before I came here, I also said that you are familiar with Suzhou and have a wide network of contacts. It depends on you to develop here.The three of us, Zhang Yu and Yanhua, also talked about it. The Suzhou market will definitely be developed, but we will focus on you first.

If you can't do it, the company will directly open direct sales, and you will still be a director, responsible for the peripheral affairs here. "

Gu Yi said: "Don't worry, I will definitely do it. Boss Sun won't come back for a day or two. I will show you around in the past two days. There are many interesting places in Suzhou. You can go shopping. I will show you some friends and meet them." You just know that big brother has not been in vain all these years, and he has a few good buddies."

Old Tan believed what Gu Yi said, because he was benevolent and righteous, and he valued friendship and loyalty, so that he would be willing to make friends with anyone.

(End of this chapter)