Su Xiaonuan was moved by the words of the shop owner next door.
The money she earned yesterday could have bought the entire store.
The two stores are separated by only one wall. Simply opening a door in the middle will connect them, instantly doubling the store's size.
After thinking for a moment, Su Xiaonuan said, "I can take over your employees, but you, the boss, have to find your own way out."
“Boss Su, please let me stay. I can cook too,” Boss Huang said. “I know your concerns. You’re worried I might try to learn your cooking skills here. I can sign an agreement with you. If I do try to learn your skills, you can make me pay you.”
Why did you do this?
"I love this industry, but I really don't have the skills. Business is bad, and if this continues, I'll have to close down."
Su Xiaonuan had a sudden inspiration. "Okay, I agree to let you stay, but you must stay as a partner. Once you've learned our dishes, you can make a comeback."
The man surnamed Huang waved his hand. "Boss Su, I would never do such a thing. Don't worry, even if I really learn how to cook these dishes, I would never do such a despicable thing. If possible, I am willing to work here for a long time."
He was afraid the other party would think he was there to steal their skills.
“I’m serious.” Su Xiaonuan picked up a pen and scribbled on a piece of paper. She finished drawing a branch extending outwards. “Look, my current store is the main store. If you learn the skills, sign a contract with me and join Jiuya Restaurant, you can open another restaurant in another area.”
"So I'm the first branch on this chain?" Mr. Huang seemed a little excited.
“Yes. Once you've learned how to cook here, you can open a restaurant elsewhere with the same name as mine, called Jiuya Restaurant. I'll arrange for the ingredients to be delivered to you, and the prices of the finished dishes will be uniform. You can't raise or lower the prices on your own.”
It seemed like countless banknotes were flying in front of Boss Huang. With the name Jiuya Restaurant, business would definitely be good. More importantly, Jiuya Restaurant had powerful backers and wasn't afraid of troublemakers from the community.
"Is it really possible to do this?"
“Hmm.” Su Xiaonuan continued, pointing to the icons on the branch. “Not only you can, but others can too. As long as you join Jiuya Restaurant, everyone can open one. I will be responsible for teaching them how to cook. Based on our existing dishes, I will guarantee to introduce a new dish every week, ensuring that no franchise store will be surpassed by the competition.”
“Then my son and I will join two franchises.” Mr. Huang is also a businessman. He saw a business opportunity in the other party’s marketing plan. This time, he was in a great position to benefit from the opportunity.
“Okay,” Su Xiaonuan said. “You have to open on different streets. There must be regional protection. There can’t be two identical franchise stores on the same street. This will ensure that all franchisees of Jiuya Restaurant can make a profit. You just need to do your business well. I will take care of the marketing. To ensure the quality of the ingredients, the head office must provide the ingredients to your franchise stores.”
"Mr. Su is a smart man," Mr. Huang said readily. "Alright, we can sign the cooperation agreement now."
He was afraid that if he signed too late, someone else would snatch this opportunity away.
"Wait a minute, I need to draft a formal contract first." Su Xiaonuan picked up a pen and started writing without even stopping to think. She finished the contract in one go, including the agreement to take over the shop next door.
After taking over the restaurant next door, she immediately hired renovation workers to knock down the wall and merge the two shops into one. She took down the signboard of the neighboring shop and handed over the decoration work to her own shop staff.
When Su Ming and Ye Mei arrived at the shop, the workers were busy at work, and the door frame that had been opened up had been plastered with cement.
"Xiao Nuan, what are you doing?" Su Ming asked his daughter, who was directing the workers.
"Dad, I've taken over the shop next door."
"Xiao Nuan, why didn't you discuss this with us?" Ye Mei said worriedly. "Business is good on the first day, but that doesn't mean it will always be this good. If you make such a big fuss and business is bad, we'll still have to pay rent and employee salaries."
"Dad, Mom, you have to believe in your daughter," Su Xiaonuan said with a smile. "I won't do a business that loses money. If I'm going to do it, I'll definitely make money. Besides, I'll soon be free from all this busyness. I already have a new way to make money."
"A new way to make money?"
Ye Mei and Su Ming's eyes widened in disbelief. Xiao Nuan's impulsive nature was truly incurable. She opened a restaurant on a whim, then took over the restaurant next door, and now she had a new way to make money. They really couldn't keep up with her pace.
That's such a jump!
It was unacceptable to them.
"Okay," Su Xiaonuan said. "I've arranged everything at the shop. Dad, Mom, you two keep an eye on things here for me. I need to go to the Administration for Industry and Commerce to register the trademark. I can't let someone else register it first."
After saying that, he went to the counter to get his documents and left.
Having learned from yesterday's experience, the store's employees were all busy in an orderly manner at their respective posts.
With the four helpers sent by Xiao Moran and the employees from the shop next door, Ye Mei and Su Ming were finally no longer so busy.
Su Ming, like an old man, patrolled around with his hands behind his back.
Ye Mei sat behind the counter, fiddling with the abacus.
After the two stores were combined, the hygiene was also improved.
Su Ming and Ye Mei just said that everyone doesn't need to queue outside today.
Before long, the line grew longer and longer.
At 11 o'clock, both restaurants were full of diners, and there were many people queuing outside to eat.
However, the food was served much faster today.
Su Xiaonuan had already made arrangements, having the two mentors she had personally trained become teachers, keeping one chef in her own kitchen, and assigning the other chef to cook in the adjacent kitchen.
When Su Xiaonuan returned, she was carrying melon seeds. She arranged for tea and melon seeds to be served to the diners in line.
She even ordered a lot of stools to be delivered.
Even while queuing, they can sit and wait, and even chat while eating sunflower seeds and drinking tea.
This method of waiting is truly reassuring; no one will complain no matter how long they wait.
With food and drinks provided, what more could one ask for in terms of service?
Su Xiaonuan noticed that the newspaper the customers were reading featured Jiuya Restaurant, so she quickly went to buy a copy as well.
"Dad, Mom, look! The front page is reporting on Jiuya Restaurant. No wonder we have so many customers!" Su Xiaonuan said happily, pointing to the newspaper. "We have the media promoting us without having to pay for advertising."
“Daughter, the newspaper isn’t trying to advertise your shop; they’re after these people,” Su Ming pointed out incisively. “See? These officers in police uniforms are the main focus.”
"Oh, Dad, don't say it out loud if you see through it," Su Xiaonuan said coquettishly. "Is it so hard to ask you to praise your daughter? Besides, the reason they came here to help is because I'm capable, isn't it?"
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