Chapter 161: Give them a delicious shock! Stay tuned. ...

"I want a raise," Wen Yue said.

An Fusheng: "You already get extra pay for your online operations job, why do you want more?"

Wen Yue: "Before, I only posted videos, but now I have to write explanations. The workload has increased, so I definitely need a raise."

An Fusheng: "Go back and check if your contract includes a statement of circumstances."

Wen Yue ran over and pulled out the contract. To her surprise, there really was such a provision. "Big brother, you've changed."

An Fusheng: "What has changed?"

Wen Yue said with a hint of malice, "You've become cunning."

An Fusheng: "Thank you for the compliment."

Wen Yue: "..."

Once a contract is signed, one must fulfill the obligations under that contract.

When I was in school, I struggled to write even an 800-word essay. Now I have to write such a formal statement, and after I finish writing it, I have to show it to more than 200,000 people. If I don't write it well, I'll be laughed at, right?

Wen Min felt a bit of the anxiety that comes with being a poor student.

Fortunately, we have the great internet now. An hour later, An Fusheng received a situation report from Wen Yue.

Just as An Fusheng was about to open it, the other party withdrew it.

A while later, another message came through. An Fusheng was about to open it again when the other party withdrew it...

After retracting the code five times, An Fusheng finally couldn't help but ask, "What kind of error is it that can't be detected during the check, but is detected every time it's sent out?"

Wen Yue: (ì _ í)

There's nothing wrong with it, but every time I send it out, I feel like there's something I can modify or improve, but when I recall it and look at it again, I don't know how to modify it.

After receiving the message for the sixth time, An Fusheng waited two minutes to confirm that Wen Yue couldn't back out even if she wanted to, before opening it to take a look.

It was written reasonably well, concise and to the point. An Fusheng made a few simple revisions and sent it to Wen Min. An Fusheng had already reported the situation to Wen Min when Wen Yue wrote the explanation.

Wen Min took a look and thought there was no problem, so An Fusheng had Wen Yue send it out.

Just as netizens were deeply moved, a statement of the situation suddenly appeared in front of them.

"It's actually a joint venture between a private individual and a welfare institution?"

"Actually, I think this is more reasonable. Think about what kind of institution an orphanage is. To be honest, I'm afraid it would go bankrupt if an orphanage were to run a restaurant on its own."

"That's right. I had the same worry before, but now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Some people even went online to check Xiaoxingchen's business registration and found that private shareholders held 51% of the shares and the welfare home held 49%. The welfare home is a limited liability company, which does not participate in the operation, but only distributes profits and assumes limited liability according to the investment shares. After checking, they even shared some information with everyone.

"The orphanage is making money while lying down."

"Why am I a little envious? Speaking of which, can't you include me? I can also invest some money and become a limited party."

"You can't be a partner, but you can become a cloud shareholder by ordering takeout."

"I'll order takeout right now."

"That's great. Those who know how to run a business can manage it, and the welfare home can supervise it. The food at the restaurant should be guaranteed."

"That's very reliable. Their food is excellent. The dishes are cooked to order, and the ingredients are specially supplied internally, so they're very fresh. Even the vegetables taste sweet."

Many people who have just started paying attention to welfare homes, upon seeing this comment, asked, "Really? Is the standard for takeout that high, costing only a few dozen yuan? What about the pre-cooked meals I eat every day?"

Someone replied: "You can watch the video they posted yesterday. Those kids were picking vegetables in their own garden. It's like they have a farm."

"My goodness, that's a huge investment."

"Let me tell you, not only are their ingredients fresh, but their chef's cooking skills are also exceptional. Every dish is so delicious. Damn, just talking about it makes my mouth water. I'm going to order takeout now."

"Hey buddy, I know you're in a hurry, but could you tell me where to order their takeout? I've searched several food delivery platforms and can't find it!"

“Look at their homepage, there are directions. They don’t operate on food delivery platforms because they don’t get a cut.”

"Hilarious! They don't get a cut, but they have the money to run a farm, hire a chef, and buy high-end packaging bags."

"Of course, we should save where we should and spend where we should."

"Haha, I love this kind of saving where I should and spending where I should."

...

The explanation was timely, and netizens accepted the fact that the Little Star Canteen was not unique to the Star Welfare Home, but they didn't expect the direction to go astray again.

“Big brother, they say we have a farm and a dedicated food supply channel. Should we explain this to them? Why do they always have such high expectations of us?” Wen Yue said.

An Fusheng said, "Then explain it to me."

"Okay." Wen Yue quickly edited the explanation while complaining, "They never watched my grocery shopping videos, which I posted every day before!"

As netizens browsed through the site, another explanation suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"What's going on? Why can't you explain the problem clearly all at once, instead of issuing one explanation after another? Is this some kind of tactic to keep people in suspense now that you know you're famous?"

"Why don't you at least read what they said before you comment?"

"Haha, this is kind of funny. Someone just said that their ingredients have special channels, and the official explanation is that the vegetables are bought from the farmers market."

"Isn't deliberately obscuring the facts and making people guess? Is rushing to explain without giving anyone any misunderstanding what you call 'keeping people in suspense'?"

"The official statement is undeniably honest."

"Help! I've fallen for this honest and reliable guy, what should I do? Are there any men like this in real life? I want one!"

"Actually, it's just that the meat and vegetables are bought from the market, but the vegetables are indeed grown by ourselves."

"Be more careful. The official statement said that the vegetables were bought from the market in the early stages, and they only started using homegrown vegetables later when there were more vegetables in their own garden. If you generalize from this, the official statement will have to issue an explanation soon."

"Hahaha!"

"The editor must have been typing away so much this morning that the keyboard is practically smoking from all that typing!"

Wen Yue replied: "The keyboard wasn't smoking, but explaining it further would delay my cooking."

Netizens were in an uproar, exclaiming, "The editor is actually a chef!"

"My goodness, all those delicious dishes were made by the editor?"

"Never mind, I'm going to steal the editor back to my house."

"I also!"

"Editor, aren't you working hard? You have to cook and edit videos at the same time!"

Wen Yue: "It's not hard work. I can persevere in order to earn an extra salary."

"Wow, the editor means you can get two salaries by doing two jobs!"

"What's wrong with working two jobs and receiving two salaries?"

"No problem, but are you doing the work of several people at the company and receiving the same salary as several people?"

"I didn't...I cried..."

“I’m going to screenshot this reply and send it to my boss! I’m doing the work of three jobs, and my boss not only doesn’t pay me more, but he also owes me wages.”

"+1, I work overtime every day without overtime pay and have to pay for coffee and milk tea to comfort myself."

"Correct answer o(╥﹏╥)o"

"Why should I sympathize with the editor? I'm the one who needs sympathy! Turns out, I'm the clown myself!"

...

Wen Yue was engrossed in reading the comments.

An Fusheng came over carrying a large loofah and tapped her on the head: "Time to go to work."

Wen Yue put down her phone with lingering enjoyment, saying, "The netizens are so cute, I love them so much, I want to be their netizen again in my next life."

An Fusheng glanced at her. "Did I praise you?"

Wen Yue said smugly, "Hehe! I'm going to cook seriously today, and make every dish the most delicious, to give them a delicious shock!"

An Fusheng smiled and said, "We'll wait and see."

...

The video's traffic brought a lot of customers to Xiaoxingchen, but Xiaoxingchen had limited manpower, so the number of orders was limited, causing netizens to lament.

“Actually, we have enough people, but two stoves aren’t enough for cooking. Why don’t we move to the restaurant beforehand? That way, the three of us—Qingqing, you, and I—can cook together and make a lot more dishes,” Wen Yue said to An Fusheng.

An Fusheng has been thinking about this issue for the past few days. He believes that if he can capture more traffic and sell more, he can make more money. However, everyone is too tired. In the past, during working hours, everyone could take a break from time to time and eat something. But in the past few days, everyone has almost no time to drink water or go to the toilet. Every day after get off work, everyone is exhausted. People are not machines, so how can they work so hard every day? That's why An Fusheng limited the number of orders today.

“It hasn’t been long since I left the business, so let’s stay here for now. Doing too much work is too tiring, and you might ruin your health. We can’t earn all the money in the world; we have a lifetime to earn it all.” An Fusheng said.

...

The opening date for Little Star's dine-in service is set for August 6th, but a five-day trial period is scheduled before the official opening, because everyone is a newbie and they need some time to explore and adapt to many aspects.

First, we need to clearly define the job responsibilities of each position and allow staff to adapt to the work process in advance. This will prepare staff to quickly enter an efficient and orderly working state after the official opening, which is also a necessary condition for improving service quality.

Secondly, we need to test the dishes. The dine-in menu was drafted by An Fusheng and Xu Sannian based on the analysis of takeout data over the past six months. However, An Fusheng was quite casual when he started doing takeout, and many dishes were added on the spot when the ingredients were available. If the ingredients were not available, the dishes would not be made. The reference value needs to be verified. Therefore, we need to collect more customer opinions in the next few days to confirm the dine-in menu.

Third, test the optimal environmental layout, such as whether the table placement and space arrangement are reasonable, whether the lighting is comfortable, how often the bathroom should be cleaned, and whether the wall decorations pose any danger, etc.

Of course, in addition to the more obvious aspects mentioned above, the trial operation also serves as a test of internal systems and facilities, such as whether the financial system is reasonable, and whether the accounting for food procurement, front desk cashiering, invoicing, and daily losses is convenient and fast.

In short, this is a very necessary step.

As the trial operation period approaches, the restaurant holds a meeting every day to discuss how to arrange the days. Although it is a trial operation, it is a real dining experience for the guests, and we can't let them have a bad experience.

“I suggest limiting the number of customers. We can start by letting in fewer customers on the first day and see if we can handle it. If we can, we can increase the number on the second and third days. As we become more familiar with the process each day, our work will become more efficient, and we can serve more customers each day. This way, we won’t be overwhelmed, and the customer experience won’t be too bad,” Wen Yue said.