The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 286
In the first week of Lao Tan’s arrival in Suzhou, he first had dinner with Sister Wang of the Court, Qiao Gang, Qiao Shan, Boss Zhang, and Boss Xu, and then signed a house lease contract with the homeowner in the south of the city. Then he designed the central kitchen and started furnish.

This involves financial issues. According to the contract signed with the agent, the central kitchen store in each region will be invested and built by the headquarters. This will firstly reduce the burden on the agent, and secondly stabilize the quality of the products and ensure the filling of dumplings in the regional store. And the supply of dumpling noodles, as well as the delivery of special dishes.

At the same time, as a regional training center, the central kitchen store can deliver management and technical personnel in a timely manner, laying the foundation for future development.Let's put it this way, if the provincial capital is Aqiao's headquarters, then the central kitchen stores in each region are sub-helms, small political, economic and cultural centers.

This not only ensures the quality of the products, but also achieves a unified standard in management, which is in step with the headquarters and reduces operational risks.

Taking a step back, if the agent withdraws, the headquarters can take over directly without delaying the transaction.

The disadvantage is that the speed of development is limited. Unlike franchise stores, you only need to pay the franchise fee and learn technology at the headquarters to open a store quickly.

Generally speaking, the vitality of franchise stores without unified management is very weak. I will not discuss this, and the wise know it.Cooperative stores under unified management have strong vitality, but they have to pay more hard work. This is a catering road full of hardships.

At present, the disappearance of many well-known catering brands in the country is due to the unrestricted and unmanaged franchise.For example, the Qinghua Pavilion, which Lao Tan served before, had 86 and [-] chain stores across the country when it was the most popular.Due to the lack of unified management, the quality of the products cannot be guaranteed, and the brand effect has been lost. In just a few years, two-thirds of the products have been lost, and now the only remaining ones are in second-tier cities, barely maintaining business.

But it is undeniable that the boss has received the franchise fee, is sitting on hundreds of millions of assets, and is a wealthy party, so it is not unsuccessful.

While drinking and chatting with Sister Wang, the Qiao brothers and sisters, and the two bosses Zhang and Xu, they also proposed joining.Lao Tan said that franchising is a shortcut, and the capital returns quickly, and it is not easy to get rich overnight.

But the sooner the better, the sooner to die.

Once an official loses supervision, corruption will breed; once a restaurant loses management, it will not be far from Huangpu.

It is true that businessmen pursue profits, but faith, righteousness, and profit must be prioritized.It is meaningless to ruin it if it is profitable first and then the credibility is not long.It's a flash in the pan, and although there is no need to worry about food and clothing, what about the brothers who started the business together?Also, does the money you earn really spend your whole life?
Saying this is a bit impassioned, like singing high-profile.But the fact is that people live a lifetime and cannot bring money to the grave, but money can send people to the grave.

Think about money when you have no money, and spend money when you have money.

what is money
The printed words can be circulated, and the currency that is exchanged for equivalent value between commodities is money.It is a material in itself, and what it derives from is wealth, and what it embodies is ability.

But money is money, and we use numbers to show how much it is.When it is small, it should be acquired by labor, used to support the family, and then live a good life. This is ability.

A healthy person who cannot support himself with labor is a waste and despised by others.

There are many kinds of human suffering. Losing labor, losing a job and not being able to earn money to support the family, support the elderly, and raise children is the greatest.

But money is not wealth, so to say it is not lofty.Because the world we live in is mostly ordinary people, and the rich are only a minority.But there are not a few people who are satisfied and happy in life, and most of them are not rich people, but ordinary people, which cannot but explain the problem.

Money represents certain wealth, but real wealth is life itself.

A truly rich person does not mean how much money he has, but how many people he cares for and how many blessings he has with the money he earns.When blessings are accumulated again, this is wealth and has value.

On the other hand, restaurants can make money quickly by franchising, but not for a long time.Franchising cannot allow wealth to continue. In the end, money is still money, and it is just money.If you cooperate, the profit is indeed given up. Making money is slow, but long-lasting, which can give hope to those who follow.

This is the same as a barber shop employing three hair-washing girls. As long as the barber shop is open, there will be three people, or three families, full of hope and dependence on life.

The reason is simple, and few people understand it.

People who understand can not only make money, but also use it, and in common people's terms, they can spend it.To put it bluntly, the money spent is your own money, and the money not spent may not necessarily belong to anyone else.

This includes the priority of faith, righteousness, and benefit.

While drinking, Qiao Shan said that now people see the popularity of Ah Qiao’s Dumpling Restaurant, and they all open the Northeast Dumpling Restaurant, and the competition has begun.

Lao Tan does not fully agree with this point of view. It is normal to have competition at any time, but shopping malls are by no means battlefields.

What is a battlefield?When two soldiers meet each other and fight directly, that is the battlefield.As the saying goes, soldiers are cunning, no matter what kind of strategy is used on the battlefield, trickery and deceit will do, because the battle is won by defeating and eliminating the opponent.

Is it okay to use these methods and strategies in the market?

Absolutely not.

From ancient times to the present, shopping malls have been based on honesty, how to be honest and how to satisfy customers is the only way to win.Stealing and cheating, engaging in intrigues and tricks, and how to calculate each other can only make you completely defeated.

"We have to treat the increasingly fierce market competition correctly. As the saying goes, there is pressure when there is competition. Although it has the meaning of motivating people and fighting chicken blood, it makes sense.

Opening a restaurant requires not only a good environment, warm service and sincerity, but also authentic products at a price. Even if you lose money, you must not fool customers with shoddy goods.

The guest is like this, if you fool him once, he will fool him for a lifetime. "

The central kitchen shop started to be renovated, and since Mr. Xiang would not come to Suzhou for development, Lao Tan had to direct on the spot.The kitchen, in particular, is responsible for the distribution of the stores throughout Suzhou City and beyond, which is the most important thing.

In addition to the kitchen, there are also warehouses and office areas, which is relatively simple. Just wait for the store to be decorated according to the Humble Administrator's store.

Here I would like to mention the handling of Qiao Shan's cousin sister-in-law.After Xiao Gao finished drinking that day, he went back and was scolded by Li Shuang first and taught him a lesson. The next day, he had an interview with Qiao Shan’s cousin. In the end, as Lao Tan predicted, the cousin went to work at the stew stall. It's pretty good.

As for Erdunti's singing, it wasn't that he wanted to sing in a restaurant, but that he was full of love and wanted to sing with Ah Mei.

Ami likes to sing, and it's nice to listen to.To be honest, if it weren't for physical reasons, she should be studying in class now instead of sitting at home in a wheelchair.

The 17 years old girl knows everything and wants to support herself. After all, the family is not rich, and her mother takes care of her at home without going to work. It is very hard for her father to make money alone.

Erdun had heard Ami sing and felt very good, compared with the singers in the bar in some respects.In addition, I saw that Boss Zhang's house was singing Pingtan, and it was [-] yuan per night.He thought that with Ah Mei's singing voice, he could sing in the store, and he didn't need to pay more every night, just one hundred yuan, which was equivalent to doing a good deed.

This was just his idea, she had told Amei in private before Lao Tan came back.Ah Mei is of course happy. She once thought of going to the bar to sing, but her parents objected. After all, the bar is a bit messy, and she is still disabled, so it is inconvenient.

My mother was a little bit reluctant to sing in a restaurant, because she thought it was like singing, but my father didn't agree too much.Because of this, Amei was emotional for a few days, and then her parents also figured it out. Since her daughter likes it, it is better than holding it at home, so they let go.

After hearing what Erdun had said about the situation, Lao Tan and Gu Yi couldn't make up their minds for a while.

Singing in a restaurant is not just about rapping, at least there must be a sound system, and there must be a stage.Ami is disabled and uses a wheelchair, so the design has to be suitable for her.

The most important point is that if the restaurant does not have singing, it will not affect the business. If it does, it will have to remove the stage to make room for the stage. You have to try.In addition, it is impossible to pay wages. If you want to make money, you can only rely on customers to tip.

Of course, the two have no objection, it's just that this matter has to be settled.

How to put it, people are kind, everyone has softness deep in their hearts, especially for men, they all have the desire to help those in need.

After discussing with each other, the two decided to give it a try. If it is better or not, it will not lose anything, so it should be a show of love.The added audio equipment can also be used during the annual meeting, so it is not a waste.As for the stage that can be used for activities, it is moved up when in use and removed when not in use.

As for the loss of benefits by removing the platform, just pretend that you didn't see it, it's not bad for the money anyway.

(End of this chapter)