Chapter 293: Chenglou
As for the fourth brother, in the original novel, according to the timeline, he opened a small restaurant in Qinghe County in the first half of last year. It was the kind of restaurant with a remote location, a small area, and an ordinary environment.
At that time, he had limited money, so he had to take his time with everything. He attracted customers purely by his imagination, innovation, and good taste.
I made some money in the first year, and then went to Xiangzhou to open a slightly larger restaurant. After running it for two years, it became popular in Xiangzhou. After that, I took all the funds and went to Kyoto to open a big one, ready to go all in. As a result, I turned it into the best restaurant in the local area in terms of taste and environment.
Now, the fourth brother’s development is a little late, but it doesn’t delay him. His direct starting point is Xiangzhou.
With Su Wan's intervention, he changed his mindset this time and went for the high-end route, making exquisite dishes and relying on chili peppers to establish a unique cuisine. After the opening, it will be the only one of its kind in the world, and one can imagine how popular it will be.
Because of her arrival, it seems that the fate of all her brothers has changed and is developing in a better direction.
The eldest brother went from being the third place in the original novel to the first place in the imperial examination, while the second brother only received the teachings of Grandma Ye Qingwu in the later part of the novel, but now it has been advanced by several years.
There haven't been many changes on the third brother's side, but there are some changes too.
Just like now, the fourth brother skipped the gradual reform process and directly raised the starting point.
The fifth brother also achieved success and gained fame in Xiangzhou in advance, instead of showing his prominence only in the later period.
Fourth brother’s restaurant hasn’t been named yet because he has been waiting for two months. Now he has to open the restaurant quickly.
In terms of decoration, Su Wan suggested that the more elegant and high-end the better, because if you cook exquisite dishes, your environment must match the price.
We also need to recruit waiters. Su Wan can help with the counter in the early stages.
Fourth brother also needs to find a kitchen team. It will be impossible for him to handle the kitchen alone. Wouldn’t he be exhausted?
The uniqueness of their restaurant cuisine lies in the chili pepper. As long as they master the chili pepper cultivation technology and the methods of making chili powder and chili sauce, they don't have to worry about others stealing their skills. Then no one else can get a piece of the pie, as they are the only one.
In addition, the restaurant must have a variety of raw materials, such as meat, vegetables, rice, flour, oil, firewood, etc., and the sources must be found in advance.
Su Yun was quite sensible. He hadn't done nothing in the past two months. He had already found the suppliers of raw materials. The only things he hadn't decided on were the decoration and the signboard.
As for the name of this, Su Yun hoped that Su Wan would come up with it. He had thought of many names, but they were either too vulgar or not original, so he simply waited for Su Wan to come up with it.
The names Su Wan came up with are pretty good, such as Furong Cottage and Yuyan Hall.
Su Wan thought about it for several nights and finally decided on a few names and let everyone choose.
Baxianzhai, Daoxiangcun, don’t stop drinking, get drunk today, Chenglou.
All five names are good, take your pick.
Su's father and mother both think that Baxianzhai is good, Su Yi likes Beimoting, and Su Wan personally likes Jinzhaozui and Chenglou.
The former is elegant, while the latter is more grand and catchy.
But Su Yun prefers Daoxiangcun. He thinks the name is particularly interesting and eye-catching.
Since he opened the restaurant, then let's go with his choice, but Su Yun trusted Su Wan's vision more, so in the end he let Su Wan decide.
If Su Wanding had to choose, it would definitely be Chenglou. This name has the potential to become a hit, and when it becomes popular, it will sound very high-end.
In this case, we finally decided to use Chenglou as the name of the restaurant's signboard, and immediately asked someone to make it custom-made. The font must be beautiful and the sign must be grand, not petty.
Things on Su Yun's side have been roughly settled, and he is just waiting for everything to be in place and to choose a day to open.
As for Su Wan, he had to go see Qiu Niang right away to listen to her report on the business summary of Bingjitang in the past six months.
In fact, you can tell when you pass by that Bingjitang's business is really good. The people coming and going are all rich ladies and daughters dressed in luxurious clothes.
We agreed to meet at the Moonlit West Tower, and Qiu Niang was already waiting there.
She brought with her a stack of accounts, which contained all the expenses and income of the Bingjitang workshop.
In just half a year, Bingjitang's net income reached more than 30,000 taels of silver, approaching 40,000 taels.
Su Wan looked at the numbers above and was quite satisfied.
All of Bingjitang's products have been widely praised and are very popular among customers. Qiu Niang also took the opportunity to develop the rouge and powder business and compete with Yumian Taohua.
Madam Xie is busy every day trying to keep her business. Because of the existence of Bingjitang, all her wealthy customers have been taken away, and the rest are ordinary consumers who can only afford small items.
Su Wan looked at the accounts carefully and she was 100% convinced of Qiu Niang's abilities.
Qiu Niang calculated the surplus from last year, went to the money shop and converted it into silver notes, and divided the profits between Su Wan and Jiang Yu.
The two boxes she brought contained Su Wan's share.
She would keep Jiang Yu's share temporarily and give it to him after he returned from the battlefield.
Since we agreed on it before, we must do it. Now I will give him 30% of the profits.
For Jiang Yu, these are just small amounts of money, as long as Su Wan is happy.
In addition, Qiu Niang wanted to take advantage of the current good business to quickly open branches and expand the business territory. She came today specifically to discuss this matter with Su Wan. If she wanted to open a branch, she would have to ask her for money.
"Boss, our Bingjitang has now stabilized in Xiangzhou. Business is good and we've made some money. So I'm thinking of opening branches in several nearby states, with the main workshop in Xiangzhou. What do you think? By then, there will be a change in staffing. I will recruit a large number of craftsmen to work in the workshop. Originally, this plan was to be implemented after the New Year, but you haven't returned yet, so I had to ask for your opinion. Now that you're back, I think this matter should not be delayed any longer."
Su Wan nodded. Qiu Niang was also devoted to Bingjitang, and she herself also intended to open branches this year.
Plant trees early and enjoy the shade early. When the business of Bingjitang stabilizes, if the matter really gets to the emperor in Kyoto, we can use Yuyantang as a cover.
With such a large industry, when the Jin State had just finished the war and the treasury was empty, the industry chain of goat milk soap would be able to shut up those ministers and also make the emperor feel at ease.
If all else fails, she can donate some money privately. On the surface, they have emptied their savings. Their loyalty is evident to all. If it were them, would they be so determined and willing to spend so much?
"Everything is up to you. I'll just have to work hard for you. Once I'm done, I'll give you an additional 200 taels of monthly salary. Is that okay?"
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