Since it was a free gift, He Wenlin wasn't stingy at all; she cut the cakes into very large pieces. The cakes were so big that she couldn't give them all away in a short time.
He Wenlin asked her mother to cut a large piece from the base of the birthday cake and send it to the mall's management office. Although it wasn't worth much, it was a token of her appreciation. Anyway, they couldn't give it all away, and since the weather was hot, the cream cake couldn't be kept at room temperature for long.
He Wenlin, Master Ma, and Yuan Ya would give the food to customers for free. At first, it was fine for many years, but later it got out of control.
The guests simply grabbed the food themselves.
But it seems no one minds that the cake has been touched by others; one by one, you touch it, I touch it too.
Two elderly women in their sixties almost got into a fight.
There were too many people, and He Wenlin couldn't manage them all.
Fortunately, he had the knife and squeegee in his hand, otherwise they might have been stolen.
Around 10:45, the fighting finally stopped, and the crowd outside dispersed, but the store was still packed.
Master Ma and Yuan Ya quickly cleaned up the mess. Once the table was clean, they could go home.
We're not buying any cake decorating tools to take back; we'll leave a set here. Tomorrow is Qixi Festival, and it's also the weekend, so there will definitely be a lot of people. He Wenlin asked Yuan Ya to come here and make four-inch mini cakes on-site.
He Wenlin remembers working at a bakery in her past life. During holidays, especially Western holidays, they would promote four-inch mini cakes. She would make and sell them on the spot, letting everyone watch the baker make them, so that the business would be better.
Once, He Wenlin and the cake decorators in her department worked for three days straight, one doing the base layer, the other adding decorations, packaging, and labeling, and sold more than a thousand cakes.
He Wenlin was the one who smeared the embryo for three consecutive days, and she was so tired that she couldn't even lift her arms.
"Little sister, are you the manager of this shop?" Just as He Wenlin was about to go into the shop to help, the middle-aged man who had asked about the price of the large cake earlier suddenly walked up to her and asked.
After saying that, the man took out a business card and handed it to He Wenlin: "I am the general manager of Darun Department Store. Darun has a large supermarket in Tongzhou and we are short of a bread department head. Are you interested in switching jobs? How much do you get paid per month here?"
Hearing this, Yuan Ya laughed and said, "This isn't the store manager, she's our boss and the founder of Master He's restaurant."
"You're the boss?" Cai Guang's eyes widened like saucers, unable to believe his ears.
He saw He Wenlin talking a lot and acting very efficiently, and always thought she was the store manager. He never expected that she was the boss!
He Wenlin never expected that she would be poached as a "talent" again; the last time someone tried to poach her was Ge Yuliang.
He Wenlin smiled and extended her hand: "President Cai, thank you for your appreciation. I have no plans to change jobs for the time being."
"I was blind to your greatness." Cai Guang extended his hand and shook hands with her. "I didn't expect Boss He to have achieved such success at such a young age. I was so blind."
"Not at all," He Wenlin said with a smile. "I know your company too. It's a very good company with an immeasurable future."
After all, it was her rival company in her past life, and He Wenlin knew about it.
Darun is also a Taiwanese-funded enterprise, and its development over the next ten years or so is indeed very promising. Moreover, the bread and cakes in their supermarkets are among the most exquisite in the supermarket industry.
But they can't beat that department store in the U.S.
Cai Guang chatted with He Wenlin for a couple more minutes before leaving.
At 11:30, the store suddenly became deserted.
Geng Jiaojiao, the store manager that He Wenlin hired from outside, quickly took the opportunity to arrange for the employees to go to eat first.
"How many sets did you sell with the vouchers?" He Wenlin asked Geng Jiaojiao.
"Three sets were sold, and they were bought in bulk. However, two birthday cakes were ordered, one for the day after tomorrow and the other for the day after that. The orders have been given to Master Yuan."
He Wenlin nodded, indicating that she understood.
At 12:30 pm, Mr. He delivered meals to He Wenlin, Mrs. He, and He Wenjun.
A family of four sat on benches outside the cashier's counter to eat.
This is a good point: set up one or two tables and chairs connected together outside the supermarket checkout counter as a relaxation area.
"How was business this morning?" Mr. He asked.
"Business isn't good in the morning, we'll have to see how it goes in the afternoon and evening," He Wenlin said. "But it shouldn't be too bad, there's a lot of foot traffic here, so it shouldn't be bad no matter what."
It was already one o'clock when we finished eating.
After sitting here and talking for a while, we went back to the cake shop.
"Boss, you're back just in time! This uncle wants to order a cake, the really big one we just made," Xiaomi exclaimed excitedly.
"Wow, what a young boss!" the customer exclaimed in surprise.
"Hello, brother, you want the same big cake as this morning?" He Wenlin asked with a smile, "When do you want it?"
"I need it next Wednesday, but it's not for my business opening; it's for my grandfather's 80th birthday, so could you change the design of the cake?"
"Of course! We can make evergreen pine trees, the God of Longevity, cranes, and peaches. What do you think?"
After He Wenlin finished speaking, she took out a picture of a birthday cake to show him: "It's similar to this one, only yours is a bit bigger."
"Okay, this is it. How much?"
“Eight hundred yuan,” He Wenlin said.
"Can't it be less?"
“Brother, there’s no way to reduce the price. Our master craftsman has to come to your house to make it because it’s too big to be transported. He has to bring the materials to your house to make it. This cake is big and complicated, and it will take at least four or five hours to finish,” He Wenlin said. “However, you are our first customer to order such a big cake. If you pay to reserve it now, I can give you two ten-yuan vouchers. You can use the vouchers to buy the cake at my shop.”
The man hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Then He Wenlin wrote him a receipt, specifying the cake size and date.
The man readily paid 800 yuan and left his phone number.
As soon as he received the money, He Wenlin immediately gave him two vouchers.
The man immediately thought that since the voucher was free, he might as well use it, so he used one right away.
After he left, Mr. and Mrs. He couldn't help but smile.
With this base of 800, today's revenue will definitely far exceed that of the first branch!
He Wenlin was right. When they were about to close at nine o'clock in the evening, the store was completely empty. Everything was sold out. In addition to the birthday cake and the 800-yuan cake that were ordered in the morning, five more birthday cakes for tomorrow were also ordered!
This adds up to 1200!
Back home, the family counted their money in their room.
Even excluding the 1,200, the turnover is still 3,668!
Of course, there's also a 900 yuan voucher included!
But anyway, it was a great success this time!
Tomorrow is Saturday, which is also Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day), so the customer flow will be even higher. He Wenlin called the factory and asked them to increase production tomorrow! Especially for the cake bases for four-inch mini cakes, they must make sure to stock up!
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