The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 262 A Little Turmoil
The turnover of the Suzhou store in the first month was 85 million, which is quite good for a store of 300,000 square meters. If it is in a provincial capital, it would be [-] at best.

From the amount of money sold, we can see the consumption gap between the North and the South, as well as the difference in economic development.

Compared with the south, the north is not backward, but no one develops well.

Any superstructure is built on an economic basis.Take food as an example, everyone knows that delicacies from mountains and seas are delicious, and Moutai Wuliangye is delicious, but the premise is that you have money.

No disrespect here, just telling the truth.

The same is Aqiao, in the provincial capital, eight people enter the store to consume, and it is normal for a table to eat between [-] and [-].In Suzhou, eight people can't come down to four or five hundred, usually between eight hundred and one thousand, but it's also normal.

As the saying goes, as big ass wears as big pants, if you have money, you dare to spend, if you don't have money, you spend less, there is no comparison.Going into a restaurant is just to be happy and comfortable, eat and drink well, don't care about spending more or less, there is no proof.

Of course, for merchants, the higher the consumption, the higher the consumption, but there is a limit, and they should not screen customers too much, as it is easy to kill themselves.

Gu Yi is quite satisfied with the sales amount of 85 million. According to the calculation of the sales amount, it will be a small 20 million in one year. After removing various expenses, there will be at least [-] left. Who is not happy.

There is a lot of money.

The business of the dumpling restaurant is good, and the style is novel. It quickly caused a sensation around the Humble Administrator’s Garden. There was an endless stream of diners. At the same time, it also attracted food and beverage professionals. Those with a unique vision began to investigate, and they planned to build a restaurant according to this model, or Cooperate with Aqiao.

The first thing to talk about is of course Qiao Shan.

She plans to do two at the same time, both in northern Jiangsu.One is an ordinary social restaurant like the Humble Administrator's Garden; the other is a private restaurant, which is high-end and mainly caters to rich people.

After negotiating with Gu Yi, I signed the contract, and then began to select a site and prepare for decoration.

Because she wants to be a high-end private restaurant, although she also manages home-cooked Northeast dumplings, but the current products are not up to the grade, and the service is not enough, so Lao Tan decided to select a group of outstanding employees and send them out to study.

Over the years, Lao Tan has also known a lot of people in the catering circle, who are more or less famous, and it is no problem to arrange a few employees to study.

How should I put it, to what extent a person has achieved, he will naturally come into contact with people of what level.In the eyes of Lao Tan, the leaders of those large catering groups looked up to them. Through these years of hard work, although they are not sitting together, they can still talk and are no longer looked down upon.

In addition, with the development of information and the platform of oriental cuisine, food and beverage professionals from all over the country always communicate together. You come to my place for inspection, and I come to your place to learn and improve each other. No one will work behind closed doors anymore.

In the words of ordinary people, no one can ask for anything.

The master of private cooking and creative cooking is Beijing Dadong, and Lao Tan sent the five selected masters there to study.The private club in Chengdu is doing well, with first-class service, and the people selected by the front desk are sent to Chengdu to study.

At the same time, Li Shuang and Xiao Gao were proposed to serve as regional managers and kitchen directors respectively to carry out work in Suzhou.

It is a bit early to build a central kitchen at present, but it has to be planned. According to the current development speed, there will be six in the new year, and it will have to be built at that time.

Gu Yi and Lao Tan were sitting by the small flower bed in the courtyard drinking, the evening breeze was blowing, very refreshing, and a bit cozy.

The employees hadn't finished get off work yet, and the courtyard was very quiet. From time to time, the horns of passing vehicles came from outside the front door, accompanied by the voices of the neighbors. It didn't look like a busy city, but like a countryside.

The two drank a little wine and chatted, feeling comfortable.

"Brother Tan, are you leaving tomorrow?" Gu Yi asked.

"Well, let's go tomorrow, first to Hohhot, then to Baotou." Old Tan said.

Wang Shulan's Baotou store opened, and Lao Tan had to go there.

"I still have to bring a gift—" Gu Yi joked.

"That's your business. People come when you open. If you don't go when they open, you will get it." Old Tan said.

"What should I do? I really admire Mrs. Wang, she is better than me." Gu Yi said sincerely.

From contempt at the beginning to admiration now, this change is an improvement for him.

Old Tan took a sip of his wine and said, "Actually, you two are from the same way. You have both been in the society. You are particular about loyalty, but your relationship is not going well."

Gu Yi grinned, and said: "What do you mean by being in a bad relationship? It's all done by myself. If I don't mess around, I can't leave, and if she doesn't mess with her husband, she can't run away—it's hard to find a companion if she's alone. .

Now people look down on young people, and don't follow us when they are passing by.She, too, knew that it was impossible for her man to follow her. It didn't mean that she was not good enough. Everyone knew that she had followed Boss Sun and Zhou Yujun. How to put it bluntly, she had a bad reputation.

I've had a lot of women these years, they're all just passing by, so-called sleep-related, I haven't had a good life—"

"It's never too late for a good dish," Lao Tan said comfortingly.

Gu Yi took a sip of wine, raised his head and looked at the night sky, let out a long breath, then sat up straight and said: "With your good words, try to find someone to live with, and grow old forever."

To be honest, people at this age are no longer romantic, and their feelings have begun to become deep. The requirements for the opposite sex are considerate and warm, as long as they can be comfortable and comfortable.The more experienced people are, the more this is the case. Most people live like this in the end. It is true that it is plain.

The two talked about the development of the restaurant and the central kitchen in the future. Gu Yi said that the restaurant was stable, and he could go out and look around when he had time, and talk with the right one, and plan to open a second one.

Lao Tan said that the second house should be larger, preferably [-] square meters, so that [-] square meters can be used as a central kitchen and warehouse.

"There are such places, but the rent is too expensive." Gu Yi said.

"Suzhou is no better than a provincial capital, and the rent must be more expensive."

"Qiao Shan opened in northern Jiangsu, and I went to the south of the city, and the development in the south of the city is also very good."

"Go ahead and take a picture. I guess I won't be able to come to Suzhou within two months. Also, don't worry, just open Qiao Shan's two stores this year. Be steady, and you won't be able to eat hot tofu if you're impatient. One month, it’s better to be more familiar with the hotel, I’ve been doing this for 20 years and I still don’t think it’s enough.”

Gu Yi thought for a while and said, "You're right, be steady, and you'll learn from it all the time."

The two of them were chatting nonchalantly, and unknowingly it was the time when the employees got off work, the yard became lively, the two of them stopped drinking, packed up and went back to the house.

Lao Tan took a shower first, then sat at the desk and turned on the computer to check the business status of each store that day.After a while, the phone rang, and Zhang Li called, saying that she and Yanhua decided to go to Hohhot tomorrow, first to open a shop in Baotou, and second, to go to the grassland to relax and relax.

Zhang Li has never been to Hohhot, and it has always been her dream to visit the grasslands.

To be honest, Lao Tan was a little sorry, he should have asked Zhang Li to go to the grassland for a stroll, but he forgot when he got busy.

"Well, I'll go to Hohhot tomorrow too, and we'll talk when we meet." Old Tan hung up the phone after finishing speaking, and continued to read the report.

At this time Yaru knocked on the door and came in.

Yaru is wearing cool clothes today, with a short-sleeved shirt and black shorts. His wheat-colored skin is full of healthy beauty, and Lao Tan can't help but take a few more glances.

Yaru didn't feel anything, first picked up the kettle and shook it, then took the water and boiled it.Then he picked up the clothes on the sofa, including a few pairs of socks, and put them into the washing machine in the bathroom together.

After coming out of the bathroom, he opened the closet, checked the clothes inside and asked, "Old Tan, what will you wear tomorrow?"

"Whatever you want, as long as you have something." Old Tan said.

"It's hot in Hohhot too, so wear half-sleeves." Yaru said, taking out a blue striped half-sleeve.

"Okay—" Old Tan agreed.

Yaru put the half-sleeves on the chair beside the bed, then took out a pair of black trousers, took out the belt from the drawer of the bedside table, and threaded it.At this time, the kettle rang, and the water was boiling. He hurried over to unplug the plug, took the teapot, and made a pot of tea for Lao Tan.

Lao Tan took the tea from Yaru and hurriedly said thank you.

"Have you been drinking?" Yaru asked.

"Well, have a drink with Gu Ge." Old Tan said.

"You still say quit, if you can quit drinking, I will quit eating."

"I was afraid you would be hungry."

Yaru smiled, sat down on the sofa, closed her eyes and raised her head to lean on. When leaning, her arms were stretched out on the back of the sofa, stretching comfortably.

This natural movement of hers made Lao Tan lose his eyes, because the waves on her chest were really majestic and protruding.

The beauty of a mature woman is full of temptation and strong lethality.

Lao Tan's Adam's apple moved up and down, and he swallowed hard, feeling hot all over his body.

Yaru stretched her waist, slowly sat up straight, glanced at Lao Tan, and found that his face was very red, and asked: "How much wine did you drink, your face is so red."

Lao Tan was guilty of being a thief, and concealed it and said: "I didn't drink much, the room is hot."

"Is it hot? I didn't think so. You've been drinking." Yaru said and stood up. "Li Shuang told me to scrape her patient's body. .”

"Hmm - don't sit still for a while?" Old Tan held on, his heart pounding.

"It's time for Li Shuang to shout in a while—I'm tired today, I'll go to bed after scraping her, and I'm leaving."

After Yaru finished speaking, she opened the door and went out, leaving Lao Tan looking at the door and sighing.

(End of this chapter)