Chapter 136: Recruiting Soldiers
In the southwest corner of Taikoo Li, a fence was erected outside the Guangdong Guild Hall.
Occasionally, passers-by and tourists passing by would take a curious look.
Workers were coming in and out of the fence.
Peng Qingsong was chatting with Wang Bingqin, the design director of Langyu Decoration.
"Boss Peng, I didn't expect that we would become colleagues. We must take care of each other in the future."
"Mr. Wang, stop joking. Our Shengxuan Decoration is just a small company. How can we compare with a big company like Langyu Decoration?"
When Peng Qingsong saw Qi Sheng and Tan Huan approaching, he quickly patted Wang Bingqin on the shoulder.
"Our boss has arrived."
"Who's that next to you?"
Wang Bingqin also turned his head to look, somewhat unsure of the identity of the woman next to Qi Sheng.
"She's our boss lady, the genuine one."
Peng Qingsong spoke briefly and to the point, then quickly walked up to him.
"Boss, boss lady."
Peng Qingsong greeted him with a smile.
"Director Xu from Langyu Decoration is on his way and will be here soon."
“No hurry.”
Qi Sheng smiled and waved, and also greeted Wang Bingqin.
"Director Qi."
Wang Bingqin did not dare to neglect it, and nodded to Tan Huan immediately, "Mrs. Qi."
"Hello."
It was also the first time that Tan Huan met Qi Sheng’s business partner.
She was so happy to be called Madam Qi by him.
Qi Sheng was looking at the renovated courtyard in western Sichuan style in front of him.
The beams and tiles are both a rustic dark gray, giving them a very historical feel.
The door plaque that has been electrified has the two big characters "La Wang" written by him personally.
Under the light of pale yellow LED, it adds a touch of modern and fashionable beauty.
Wang Bingqin's design theme is The Wizard of Oz.
At the entrance, two areas of green plants and flowers were designed.
Behind the green plants and flowers on the left, there is a hot air balloon that seems to be about to take off into the sky.
Behind the green plants on the right is an orange-red tumbling panda that is more than two meters long.
It seems like you are playing among the various green plants at the door, giving you a sense of being in a secret jungle.
Just based on the facade design, Qi Sheng dared to assert that the restaurant’s business would definitely be good.
Girls will definitely like to check in and take photos with this design style that is very much like an internet celebrity.
The entire guild hall consists of two corridor-style buildings and an open courtyard.
Many green plants were also transplanted into the courtyard.
In the giant red and white hot air balloon, a lazy blue panda lies in the hanging basket.
Tan Huan, who was full of girlishness, was instantly stunned.
The carved doors and windows are also painted reddish-brown and have no pungent smell.
Matched with the dark grey bricks and tiles on the eaves and floor.
It almost perfectly inherits and sublimates the historical style of the Guangdong Guild Hall.
The restaurant is hidden at the innermost part of the courtyard.
Walking into the restaurant, Tan Huan was instantly attracted by the giant chandelier that spanned the first and second floors.
At first glance, it looks like a "copper pot for hot pot".
With the bright lights pouring down from the top of the second floor, it is magnificent.
Wang Bingqin saw that Qi Sheng’s expression was quite satisfied, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This was the inspiration their team came up with by chance after racking their brains.
He put a lot of effort into this.
This is how the world’s unique coral leather crystal chandelier, which is based on the traditional Sichuan hot pot, was created.
In addition to this chandelier, Wang Bingqin also created a paper sculpture installation using LV's iconic orange-red shopping bag.
It echoes the ancient Chinese stone carvings in the store and is very shocking.
Regarding the interior design, Wang Bingqin took into account the darker tone of the wood.
Choose warm champagne and coral tones to neutralize it.
The interior soft furnishings are mainly from LV's travel home series.
Bright orange soft sofa and water-like chairs.
On the dining table covered with a white tablecloth are placed colorful glass water cups.
All the tableware, tables and chairs are from Hermès.
In order to maintain the dining experience, Wang Bingqin only designed 120 dining tables.
Together with 10 private rooms, it can accommodate up to 600 people dining at the same time.
This is because it is a hot pot restaurant.
If we open a Western restaurant, we can only provide 60 seats at most.
Qi Sheng took Tan Huan for a walk.
"What do you think of the restaurant's decoration?"
“It’s so beautiful! I think it will be a huge hit in Chengdu!”
Tan Huan was not trying to please Qi Sheng, but she really had this premonition.
A huge renovation cost of 25 million, with various novel and beautiful designs.
LV sofa seats, Hermes tableware.
Looking across the entire Chengdu, there is no other restaurant that can be so luxurious.
How could other bosses be like Qi Sheng?
Mr. Tong tried his best to give him money, fearing that he would not be able to spend it all.
Of course I won’t feel bad if my son sells my father’s land.
"That's good. It seems that my choice was not wrong."
After hearing Qi Sheng's words, Wang Bingqin's heart, which had been hanging in the air, suddenly settled down.
“Thank you Mr. Qi for your recognition of me. This La Wang store is also the most satisfying design work in my career!”
Wang Bingqin has indeed put a lot of effort into this project.
For more than two months, I can't say that I have been eating and living here, but it's not much different.
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"Brother Qi, I'm sorry, there was a huge traffic jam on the road. How is it? Are you satisfied with the finished product we delivered?"
Xu Qinghui came in with the driver, holding an expensive flower basket in his hands.
"Yes, Director Wang did not disappoint me."
Qi Sheng was indeed in a good mood and didn't mind praising Wang Bingqin.
"That's good. Because of this big order, Lao Wang hasn't been home for a long time. He was afraid that you, the client, would be dissatisfied."
Seeing Qi Sheng so satisfied, Xu Qinghui was completely relieved.
"I'll have someone transfer the balance to you later."
Qi Sheng looked at Xu Qinghui and Wang Bingqin who were staring at him eagerly, and naturally knew why the two had not left yet.
"Haha, Brother Qi is really straightforward. It's rare for me to meet my sister-in-law today. How about I treat you at noon and we can have a simple meal?"
Xu Qinghui naturally didn't want to lose contact with Qi Sheng just like that.
He also wanted to develop a few more potential customers from Qi Sheng's friends.
"Forget about it today. I'll treat Brother Xu when there's a chance."
Qi Sheng looked at the time and politely rejected Xu Qinghui.
"Haha, it's okay. Business is more important. We'll have plenty of opportunities to meet up in the future."
Xu Qinghui didn't pay much attention at first until he accidentally saw Vacheron Constantin.
Only then did my scalp go numb with shock.
The Vacheron Constantin watch with a public price of nearly 7 million is actually worn on Qi Sheng's wrist.
My goodness, this brother Qi’s family must have tens of billions of dollars to support his willful squandering, right?
It cost 25 million to renovate a hot pot restaurant.
The watch he is wearing is also a Vacheron Constantin worth nearly 7 million.
In addition, Brother Qi also has a Ferrari 488 worth 5 million.
This is the best treatment a top rich young man can get.
…
After Xu Qinghui and Wang Bingqin said goodbye and left, the only people left in the yard were their own people.
Qi Sheng hugged his girlfriend and looked at the courtyard that belonged to him.
What’s a siheyuan? Can it be as valuable as his?
It is no exaggeration to say that the Guangdong Guild Hall is really for sale.
Even if it's just a few hundred million, there will be many people scrambling to bid for it.
"Husband, are you really planning to open a hot pot restaurant here?"
Tan Huan was a little reluctant: "With such a good decoration and location, wouldn't it be a waste to open a hot pot restaurant?"
"Do you think I'm short of money?" Qi Sheng asked with a smile.
"Of course there is no shortage."
Tan Huan shook her head. "You bought me clothes and jewelry worth tens of millions. How could you be short of money?"
"So, you can think of this as my hobby, just to satisfy a little wish of mine."
“It doesn’t matter whether I make money or not, as long as I’m happy.”
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Qi Sheng said this, but he was extremely confident that his hot pot restaurant would be very popular.
Twice as good and spicy as its counterparts.
For people from Sichuan and Chongqing who like spicy food, this is definitely their dream treasure restaurant.
"Yeah, you're not short of money anyway, I believe you!"
Tan Huan just felt sorry for such a good location and decoration.
It would be a bit of a waste to open a hotpot restaurant; it seems more appropriate to open a Western restaurant.
But she had no doubt that the restaurant opened by Qi Sheng would lose money.
Even though the taste is very popular, the location is great.
The decoration is even more luxurious.
Hermès tableware, LV furniture, tables, chairs and benches.
It would be unforgivable if this hotpot restaurant was not popular.
"I'm going to be busy later, you go to the beauty salon first."
"Yeah, then you're busy."
Tan Huan also knew that the early preparations would be very busy, so she obediently left.
…
After seeing his girlfriend off, Qi Sheng found a place to sit down.
In the system talent pool, I started spending a lot of money.
Of the talent recruitment cards previously rewarded by the system, only two ordinary talent recruitment cards have not been used.
As for the number of employees in the store, please refer to Haidilao, the leader in the hotpot industry.
A store with an area of 1,000 square meters and more than 70 tables has about 100-120 employees.
Qisheng’s super large store covers an area of 2,500 square meters.
It is quite reasonable to have 250 employees.
With fewer employees, the quality of service will naturally be poor.
Qi Sheng is not short of money, and this is La Wang’s first store, so naturally it has to be perfect.
Qi Sheng, who is not short of money, also plans to pay five insurances and one fund directly for his employees.
Although doing so will cause labor costs to skyrocket.
But he has Uncle Tong working hard to make money, so he doesn't need to feel sorry at all.
Improving the benefits of his employees is the only bit of conscience he has left.
Two ordinary talent recruitment cards are naturally far from enough.
Such a large store needs at least an elite store manager to be in charge.
Qi Sheng chose an elite female store manager.
She also recruited two ordinary-level deputy store managers, one male and one female, to help her.
For ordinary employees, Qi Sheng plans to recruit directly from the society.
In less than half an hour, the three appeared in front of Qi Sheng.
The store manager, Yuan Li, was wearing a smart women's suit.
The confident and calm look in her eyes made Qi Sheng trust her a little more.
The two deputy store managers are also very young, only about 28 or 29 years old.
He jumped over from Haidilao together with Yuan Li.
"Manager Yuan, I've handed over all the store recruitment matters to you. If you need money, please contact Director Lei directly."
Shengxuan Real Estate is not usually busy, so Qi Sheng asked Lei Ting to temporarily take charge of the financial work of the Lawang store in Taikoo Li.
"Mr. Qi, I wonder how you plan to open the store?"
In the memory implanted in Yuan Li by the system.
When her father was seriously ill and needed surgery, it was Qi Sheng who paid her medical expenses.
She originally thought that she would never be able to repay Qi Sheng for saving her life, but she didn't expect that Qi Sheng would need her.
Yuan Li submitted her resignation without any hesitation and took two subordinates whom she valued very much with her.
"I want to hear your thoughts."
Qi Sheng was not in a hurry to express his opinion. He really wanted to hear what the gold medal manager of Haidilao had to say.
"Mr. Qi, based on my experience, if you want customers to want to come back to your store again, you need to do well in five aspects."
"The most important thing is definitely the taste. If the taste is not attractive, no matter how good the service is, it will be in vain."
"The second is production, whether the production time, quality, quantity, proportion, etc. meet the standards."
"The third is service, which Haidilao does very well and is worth learning from."
"The fourth is the environment. Our store is the ceiling of Chengdu hotpot industry. I can give it 100 points."
"The fifth is the price. You need to decide this. If the hotpot is too high-end, the flow of customers to the store will definitely be small."
“In addition, I think a clear and reasonable salary increase system should be established.”
“For the most ordinary employees, we must ensure that our base salary is no lower than that of our peers.”
“Performance should be taken seriously to prevent a situation where someone who works hard earns as much as someone who is lazy.”
After Yuan Li finished her speech with great enthusiasm, she waited for the reply from her boss Qi Sheng.
It can be said that these are all her experiences from her career as a waitress to a store manager at Haidilao.
But to Qi Sheng, she naturally told him everything without reservation.
She hoped even more than Qi Sheng that this store would be more popular than Haidilao’s stores.
"Good, very thoughtful."
Qi Sheng nodded with satisfaction and admired Yuan Li's abilities very much.
As expected, he is a talent worth 5 million. It is worth the money! "Thank you for the compliment."
Yuan Li just pursed her lips and didn't look particularly happy.
Qi Sheng didn't take it seriously and continued to express his own thoughts.
"This is what I think. The number of employees should be controlled at around 250, and all five insurances and one housing fund should be paid in full."
"All employees work eight-hour shifts, have weekends off, and receive subsidies for overtime work."
"I plan to set the per capita consumption at 199 yuan."
"Wait, boss, if we pay the five social insurances and one housing fund for our employees in full, do you know how much labor costs will increase?"
"Moreover, the average consumption per person is 199 yuan, which is a bit expensive, so the customer flow will definitely not be too high."
Yuan Li couldn't help but interrupt Qi Sheng, feeling that her boss was having some unrealistic ideas.
Generally speaking, companies hire employees and pay five insurances and one fund for them.
Need to pay 45% more labor costs.
It’s like an employee who earns 10,000 yuan a month before tax.
The actual expenditure cost of the enterprise is 14,500 yuan.
It’s okay for some management employees to pay five insurances and one fund.
Haidilao cannot even pay all five insurances and one fund.
The eight-hour work system and two days off a week are even more unrealistic.
In the catering industry, she has never heard of any restaurant that dares to do this.
Please, they are in the catering industry, not a public institution.
The average consumption per person is 199 yuan, which is a bit too high-end.
The average consumption per person at Haidilao is only around RMB 120.
Even so, many people complained that the price was unreasonable and too expensive.
If they set the price at 199 yuan per person, there would probably be even more criticism online.
Although, the environment of their store is good enough.
But it’s a waste if the price doesn’t match the taste.
(End of this chapter)