Chapter 138 The trouble of having a rich boss
At 10:58, the first store of Spicy King Taikoo Li officially opened!
Following the waiter at the door of the store, the cordon surrounding the colorful tumbling pandas and hot air balloons was removed.
Many young ladies couldn't wait and rushed over.
I want to take a few photos and post them on WeChat Moments later.
"Ladies, don't worry, everyone come one by one, we have professional photographers who can help you take pictures for free."
Some customers who don’t like taking photos just walk straight through the door.
Looking at the large green plants and red and white hot air balloons in the courtyard.
The blue giant panda seemed to be waving to them lazily.
The restaurant's environment alone raises diners' expectations.
From the paths on both sides, through the green plants and hot air balloon area, you will reach the real restaurant.
A young lady saw a giant coral crystal chandelier shaped like a hot pot that spanned two floors.
"Oh my god, the decoration of this restaurant is amazing, right?"
There are also very high-end warm-toned LV furniture, which makes me want to exclaim.
"Beauty, how much did your boss spend on the renovation?"
Many customers looked at the decoration inside the restaurant and couldn't imagine how much it cost.
"Our boss spent 25 million. All the tables, chairs and sofas you see are from LV's travel home series, and our tableware is from Hermès!"
The waitress looked so proud, as if she was the owner of the store.
"Oh my god, LV furniture, Hermès tableware, I don't deserve to be in this kind of restaurant!"
Some young ladies just want to see the nice decoration of the store and are prepared to be ripped off.
"Don't worry, our store charges reasonable fees and adopts the self-service route."
"You only need to pay 199 yuan to choose your favorite dishes and drinks in the store, including the hot pot base!"
The waitress had a friendly smile and comforted the two young ladies who were a little worried about the price.
"Really?"
The two young ladies immediately breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but confirm it again.
"You really don't charge any service fees or anything like that?"
"No, you can think of our restaurant as a high-end version of Haidilao."
"All services are free. If you need anything, you can contact me."
The waitress handed the ordering tablet to the two young ladies.
"This is our menu. You can draw whatever you want on it, but try not to waste it!"
"OK."
Although it is a restaurant with an average cost of 199 per person, the variety of ingredients is still very rich.
Lawang has all the varieties that Haidilao should have.
"Wow, there are so many kinds, we can't even finish them all!"
The two young ladies looked at the dazzling array of dishes on the tablet.
Finally, I selected a few of my favorite ingredients and couldn’t wait to start taking pictures.
LV printed furniture and sofa seats can be seen everywhere, as well as tableware printed with the Hermès logo.
With such an elegant dining environment, it’s hard not to become an Internet celebrity restaurant.
This is indeed the case. There are 120 dining tables and 10 private rooms in the restaurant.
In less than half an hour, the restaurant was fully booked.
This is also closely related to Yuan Li’s previous publicity.
During this week, Yuan Li personally led the team to distribute flyers.
Some local food public accounts also spent a lot of money on promotion.
Plus the lively scene of the opening.
It is only natural that the restaurant is full.
Yuan Li and two deputy store managers are in charge of coordination.
The other employees were also poached from various Haidilao stores.
There is no need for any training and you can get started quickly.
Welcoming people at the door, serving dishes, handing out towels, and pulling noodles.
Everyone is doing their job and having fun.
The ratio of 250 employees is quite luxurious for a hot pot restaurant.
As for the effect, every request is met and the dining experience is excellent.
If customers are satisfied, they will come back a second time.
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"Honey, our hot pot restaurant is doing really well, isn't it?"
Tan Huan held Qi Sheng's arm and looked at the scene filled with guests, unable to hide her excitement.
“Just basic operations.”
Qi Sheng hugged his girlfriend and walked into the private room where their family was.
Inside the private room, all the ladies were ordering dishes with great interest.
Planning to try the taste of my own hot pot restaurant.
"Honey, what else do you want to eat?"
Tan Huan operated the tablet and ordered a few of Qi Sheng's favorite dishes.
"Just order what you want. I'll eat anything."
Qi Sheng waved his hand, very satisfied with the sound insulation effect in the private room.
When renovating the house, a lot of sound insulation materials were added deliberately.
Even though it was a little noisy outside, it did not affect the tranquility in the private room at all.
After the waiter brought the dishes ordered by the boss and the boss' wife, they tactfully left the private room and stopped disturbing them.
"Sisters, let's toast to my husband and wish his business will grow bigger and bigger, and that Spicy King will be popular all over the country!"
Tan Huan is now acting more and more like an elder sister.
This time it was she who took the initiative to contact us and created the surprise.
To Tan Huan, Qi Sheng's devotion to her far exceeds that of other women.
As smart as she is, she naturally knows what to do to make her boyfriend always pamper her.
"cheers!"
Qi Sheng clinked glasses with the other girls, and they were all having a great time.
"Everyone try it and see if it suits your taste."
Qi Sheng ordered the shabu-shabu hotpot, with tomato and butter bases, the latter of which was medium spicy.
But this medium spiciness is equivalent to the spicy level of other hot pot restaurants.
Above medium spicy, there are three more levels: spicy, extra spicy, and extremely spicy.
Especially the spicy hot pot base. Qi Sheng tried it with Yuan Li and others that day, and Yuan Li almost cried because of the spiciness.
You know, when Yuan Li was at Haidilao.
He never changes his expression even when eating spicy hot pot.
But faced with the spicy hot pot base made by Qi Sheng.
Her tolerance level was obviously not enough to withstand the spiciness, so she had to put on the mask of pain.
“Wow, it’s delicious!”
The three little ones were the first to give positive reviews. They often go to Haidilao to eat.
But the taste of Haidilao is far worse than the hotpot restaurant opened by Qi Sheng.
"It's really delicious, the base recipe is amazing!"
Zong Rui also gave a positive review and planned to bring Qu Man here to try it when she returns from Shanghai.
"Honey, your restaurant not only has great food, but also a great environment and great service. It's hard not to be popular."
Tan Huan was also amazed by the taste of the soup base and looked at her boyfriend with even more admiration.
Being handsome and rich is enough, you can succeed in anything you do.
Isn't this too amazing? "Keep a low profile."
Qi Sheng's mouth curled up wildly, and he almost turned his mouth upside down because of the praise from the girls.
By the time they had eaten and drunk their fill, two hours had passed.
There are still many customers waiting to dine outside the store.
This horrific turnover rate frightened Tan Hua and the others.
Many employees in the store take turns eating and are simply unable to keep up.
Fortunately, Qi Sheng had foresight and directly arranged 250 people.
"Manager Yuan."
Qi Sheng waved to the busy Yuan Li.
"Boss, what do you want?"
Yuan Li didn't even have time to eat, her throat was almost smoking from shouting.
"Ask the doorman outside to inform the customers in line that the restaurant will close at three o'clock."
"We will reopen at five o'clock so that everyone can have a rest."
"Call Heytea and give everyone in the store a cup of Heytea as a reward. It'll be my treat."
"In addition, starting today, the store will select three service stars every day."
"Everyone, including the front office and the kitchen, is eligible to participate in the selection."
"The champion will receive a reward of 300 yuan, the runner-up will receive a reward of 200 yuan, and the third place will receive a reward of 100 yuan."
Yuan Li was a little hesitant, "Boss, how about I arrange for everyone to take turns to rest?"
"There's no end to making money, and we can't ignore the health of our employees. Do as I say."
Qi Sheng also knew that Yuan Li was doing this for his own good and hoped to help him make more money.
But no matter how much money the hot pot restaurant makes, can it be as fast as the money he makes from fleecing Mr. Tong? For Qi Sheng, opening a hot pot restaurant is just a way to have fun.
When you entertain friends in the future, you can bring them directly to your own store. That will be very impressive.
"Okay, I'll thank the boss on behalf of everyone!"
Yuan Li also knew that everyone was very tired, but she always stood on Qi Sheng's side.
Since Qi Sheng is so considerate of his employees, he will naturally gain everyone's loyalty.
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Sure enough, when Yuan Li conveyed Qi Sheng's notice.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The employees in the store all cheered excitedly, "Long live the boss."
Many customers who were still dining were also very surprised.
"Little beauty, why are you so excited?"
A male customer in his thirties called the excited waiter over and pretended to be curious to find out the situation.
"Our boss has ordered Heytea. Do you have anything else to add? The kitchen staff will be closing soon."
The waitress had a warm smile and cherished her job very much.
"Your boss is really generous. Heytea is not cheap."
"Yes, our boss is super nice. We also have a service star award. The daily champion will receive a 300 yuan bonus. If you think my service is good, please give me a good review later."
"good."
Li Yu smiled and nodded, thinking secretly.
As the newly appointed Southwest Regional Manager of Haidilao.
It hadn't been long since he was transferred back from overseas.
He replaced Yuan Li, who was about to be promoted to manager of the Southwest region.
Naturally, he had heard of Yuan Li's abilities.
He started as a receptionist and was quickly promoted to store manager.
He was even included in Haidilao's young cadre training team.
There is hope to become a senior executive of Haidilao in the future.
Such a talented person resolutely chose to resign.
You know, Haidilao only has seven regional managers.
Not only does the monthly salary start at 100,000 yuan, but there are also stock dividends.
As soon as Li Yu took office, he came over to inquire about the situation.
Let’s see whether the store opened by Yuan Li is worthy of being valued by Haidilao.
According to the five dimensions they consistently use to judge the strength of their competitors.
The quality of the products is impeccable, as all the employees are trained by Haidilao.
Serving food on time without any errors is the most basic requirement.
The environment, needless to say, is perfect.
Even Haidilao’s stores are reluctant to spend so much money.
The service is also excellent.
The employees and store manager all came from Haidilao, so they are on par with each other.
The taste was what Li Yu found most incredible and frightening.
I have to admit, this spicy restaurant is delicious.
It is far better than their Haidilao stores.
From the surprised expressions of other customers, Li Yu could draw this horrible conclusion.
As for the price of 199 per person, it is a bit high.
Considering the location and decoration, and the taste.
It’s really worth it! “This is trouble.”
Li Yu rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a little overwhelmed.
The southwest region is the area where Haidilao's performance is the worst.
The competition among hotpot brands in Sichuan and Chongqing is fierce.
Under the siege of a number of local brands.
Haidilao's service model is somewhat not suitable for the local environment.
It can be said that people in Sichuan and Chongqing attach the most importance to the taste of hot pot.
As for the service, I don't care much.
There are many fly-in-the-wall restaurants and a hotpot restaurant downstairs.
It has been open for decades and relies on repeat customers.
Haidilao cannot attract such customers.
In recent years, Haidilao has been moving towards younger customers.
Mainly target young consumer groups who attach great importance to quality and environment.
It is with this kind of thinking that Haidilao has gradually gained a foothold in the southwest region.
Now, the competitor they least want to see has appeared.
The service, taste, products, environment and price of Lawang.
They all reached a level that made them feel very uncomfortable.
Li Yu instinctively had a premonition.
Lawang will become the most threatening challenger to Haidilao.
Fortunately, this hot pot brand is just getting started.
They still have plenty of time to respond and adjust.
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The ordered Heytea was delivered to the store.
The shop assistants smiled at the customers for hours.
They all collapsed in their seats, exhausted, relying only on HEYTEA to keep them alive.
Qi Sheng and Yuan Li were behind the cash register, looking at the store's turnover and were also a little surprised.
From eleven to three o'clock, the store's table turnover rate reached 2.5 times.
This is just the business data during the lunch period.
By dinner time, the table turnover rate may be even more exaggerated.
"Boss, I am confident that our store's table turnover rate today will reach more than 5 times!"
Although Yuan Li was tired, she was also very surprised to see the data.
My body is full of energy again and I feel very energetic.
"Look how tired everyone is."
"We will be open from 5 to 10 in the evening at most, so that everyone can have enough time to rest."
"Otherwise, the little money I earn won't be enough to pay for medical treatment."
Qi Sheng was quite satisfied with the turnover, but not particularly surprised.
So what if the table turnover rate reaches five times?
The turnover was only five or six hundred thousand, not even enough for the basic salary that Master Tong gave him.
"All right."
Yuan Li nodded reluctantly.
She had originally wanted to achieve her small goal of breaking the one million mark in first-day sales today.
But Qi Sheng is the boss, so his orders must be followed.
Alas, it’s not good to have a boss who is too rich.
"By the way, I have an office building on East Street, and two restaurants just happened to be giving up their lease."
"The total area is about 1,700 square meters, which can be used as a branch of La Wang."
Qi Sheng talked about his plans for La Wang according to his own ideas.
"I plan to open six branches in first-tier cities, four in second-tier cities, and two in third-tier cities."
“We will decide whether to add more branches based on the performance feedback from each city later.”
“I think it’s feasible.”
After careful consideration, Yuan Li expressed her support for Qi Sheng's idea.
It is absolutely not advisable to blindly open dozens of branches in a city like Haidilao did.
Apart from making your management system bloated, there is not much benefit.
The per capita consumption of Lawang is higher than that of Haidilao, so it is destined to take the route of a small and beautiful boutique store.
Controlling the number of stores opened and striving for high efficiency per store will be the core development strategy for Lawang in the future.
"That's good. I'll need your attention for the subsequent store openings. I also believe you can do a good job in opening stores."
Qi Sheng has neither interest nor time to be responsible for the specific management and operation of the store.
With Yuan Li around, he could naturally feel at ease.
(End of this chapter)