"Of course, of course, we will remember your kindness. Chef Du, when you are free, bring your relatives and friends here to play. I dare not say anything else, but we will cover all the food and drinks."
Chen Cuilian bowed to Du Shaojie and made up her mind that she must bring gifts with Old Wu to visit Chef Du during the holidays.
After her soft and hard work, she finally got the address of Du Shaojie's residence.
"Okay, I may come here often recently."
Du Shaojie never thought that knowledge was cheap. It would be fine if he gave some advice occasionally, but he was equivalent to saving Wu Dazhu's fish restaurant, so he would not be polite to the other party.
The key is that he may come here from time to time in the future to try to cook fish dishes. The innovative dishes for the exam have already had some clues, which are related to fish fillets.
Later, Du Shaojie and Wang Yongli left by car.
The next day.
Du Shaojie went to buy two fish and continued to cook [Spicy Fish] at home.
Yesterday's time was tight. He made it on the spot just after learning it, so it was inevitable that some details were not handled well. Now he has time to think about it carefully, and the dishes he makes will taste even better.
The two fishes made a large plate, and he and Wang Yongli had lunch.
"Boss Du, are you going to the fish restaurant today?"
Wang Yongli was full and cleaned up the mess very quickly.
Then he made a pot of tea and asked about the afternoon schedule.
"Not today, I'll go when I want to make a lot of fish dishes."
Du Shaojie planned to take a break in the afternoon and go to Xichuan Restaurant in the evening.
Later, he went upstairs to sleep for a while, and just woke up when he received a call from Pang Weidong: "Ajie, I'm going to Guangzhou tomorrow, and I need to talk to you about something."
"What's so urgent? Tell me the flight number and I'll pick you up at the airport."
Du Shaojie didn't ask any questions, but just muttered.
Pang Weidong pretended not to hear, told the other party the flight number and hung up.
In the evening.
Du Shaojie went to Xichuan Restaurant, where the business was still as hot as ever.
He actually had a grasp of the operating conditions of each store, but compared to the cold data, the hot scene he saw with his own eyes made him feel happier.
When Liao Yongxin was not busy, the master and apprentice sat down and chatted.
Some things cannot be seen just by looking at the report data, such as employee performance, employee concerns, and so on.
After chatting with Liao Yongxin and others for more than an hour and having dinner, he took a car back home.
Although he now inspects each store less frequently than before, he does not want to be a boss who only looks at reports. Although it is easy to sit in the office and control remotely, it is difficult to grasp first-hand information.
At noon the next day, Du Shaojie picked up Pang Weidong.
He found a seafood restaurant to welcome the other party, and after dinner, he found a nearby hotel to settle Pang Weidong.
"Ajie, the hot pot restaurant is doing so well that it's beyond my expectation. I came here to discuss with you whether we can open a few more stores."
The hot pot restaurant in Beijing has been doing a booming business since its opening, with a net profit of about 80,000 yuan a month.
Pang Weidong smelled a huge business opportunity in it, and he raised some funds these days to expand the business.
However, Du Shaojie is always involved in the expansion, and he hopes that he can support his ideas.
"Dongzi, you are so anxious, aren't you taking too big a step? Of course, I'm not saying that your idea is bad. As long as you can solve the problem of funds and talents, it's not impossible to expand the business earlier."
Du Shaojie likes to play it safe. If it were him, the first store would be run for at least a year and a half, and then consider expansion after accumulating enough experience.
If you rush to expand the business, it's easy to go wrong.
"Ajie, I'll find a way to get the funds. We can open at least three more stores through bank loans. The talent part depends on you, is that okay?"
Pang Weidong had no patience to develop slowly, he wanted to take the road of financing development.
Doing so will undoubtedly greatly speed up the development, but it will also increase the operating risks.
"I can solve the talent problem, but have you considered the risks?"
"I have considered it clearly. I have specially asked someone to do an assessment. The opportunities far outweigh the risks."
"Okay, I agree with your plan."
Du Shaojie did not stop it in the end, because he also felt that the opportunities far outweighed the risks and it was worth a try.
Pang Weidong planned to open another store in Beijing, and another one in Tianjin and Chang'an, for a total of three stores. He was responsible for loans, store selection, decoration and other matters, and Du Shaojie only needed to solve the problem of people.
After the two had discussed it, Du Shaojie took the other party around Guangzhou.
Pang Weidong came and went in a hurry, and returned to Beijing after only two days.
Du Shaojie was embarrassed to be lazy, so he called Yi Chunmei.
"Sister Yi, this is the matter. The hot pot restaurant is going to expand, and now we need more kitchen staff. You can start preparing now. Thank you for your hard work."
"Why should we be polite to each other? The more people you need, the better the business of the training school will be. Don't worry, I will definitely not delay this matter."
After hanging up the phone, Du Shaojie began to consider the core candidates.
The core candidates are those who master the recipe of hot pot base (including dipping sauce), and they must be trustworthy.
So he carefully screened the kitchen staff of [Barbecue Restaurant] and [Xichuan Restaurant] and selected three young chefs who have been with him for several years.
"You have been with me for a long time, and your character is trustworthy in all aspects. I will now teach you how to make hot pot base and dipping sauce. I hope everyone will learn it carefully."
Du Shaojie gathered the three people together and trained them in his own kitchen.
Meng Gang and his team took some time to come and signed a long-term agreement and a confidentiality agreement with them to ensure that the recipe of the hot pot base would not be leaked.
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and Du Shaojie was very satisfied with the results of the training.
His teaching time these days is fixed at 4 hours a day. Every time he teaches, he will open the title of "Silver Medal Lecturer", which has increased everyone's learning efficiency by three times.
The consumption is also huge, and a total of 600,000 hours of time were consumed in half a month.
Fortunately, he had a lot of income before, among which the exchange points increased by 10,000 points and the time increased by 200,000 hours.
[Exchange points: 200918 points\544066 points]
[Time: 240,000 hours\7.713 million hours]
After a week, the three people took the train to Beijing. They and the employees from Chengdu will participate in pre-job training together, and they will not be divided until the opening of each store.
Pang Weidong is a man of action. The three newly added stores have already started to be renovated, and the speed is simply too fast.
Du Shaojie could also tell from this that the other party had a special network of connections. It was said that the loan took less than a week in total, and the storefronts in various places basically had no trouble.
It is true that it is easier to get things done with someone.
In fact, Du Shaojie still admired Pang Weidong. Putting aside the other party's background, Pang Weidong was enterprising and adventurous. This is an era of adventure. Some people who take off may not be very capable, but they must be very courageous.
Zhong Fuxiang, who also runs a hot pot restaurant, has the technology and funds, but has been guarding one store for so many years. He has made a lot of money, but the upper limit of his development is just like that.
There is no other reason, it is because Zhong Fuxiang dare not take risks.
It will take some time to decorate the new store, and it will take at least a month to open. Du Shaojie took advantage of this gap and took Xiaomei to Hong Kong again.
Du Xiaomei is very interested in bonds, stocks, futures, etc. Now that she has more opportunities to practice, she cherishes them especially.
Du Shaojie is not very interested in these things. Although he has some stocks in his hands, he rarely pays attention to them. Anyway, every time the information was sent from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, it was taken away by Xiaomei. He could just ask Xiaomei if he wanted to know anything.
Du Xiaomei stayed in Hong Kong for a week and then returned to school.
Du Shaojie stayed in Shenzhen for a few days, went to the company to deal with some backlogs, and then had a drink with Su Dapeng.
The Northwest Noodle House, which Su Dapeng is in charge of, currently has six stores, including Beijing Store, Guangzhou Store, Shenzhen Store, Shanghai Store, Hangzhou Store, and Jinling Store, and is developing very fast.
"I basically have to go on business trips every month now. I feel flustered sitting in the office all day. I can only feel at ease if I go on a tour in person."
Su Dapeng is undoubtedly very dedicated, which makes Du Shaojie admire him very much.
In managing a company, Su Dapeng is simply self-taught. He has been training and learning at the same time for so many years, thus completing his own transformation.
"Don't be too hard, the children are still young, and you have to pay attention to the family."
The two chatted for a long time until the early hours of the morning before they each dispersed.
The next day.
Du Shaojie went to [Dongsheng Electronics] and found that Yu Mo had lost weight.
The factory has been too busy recently. The air-conditioning production line has entered formal production, and orders are scheduled until the beginning of next year.
The workers work in two shifts, and the working hours are as long as 10 hours, sometimes even extended to 12 hours. He walked around the workshop and saw tired faces, no one was idle.
"Mo Mo, do you want to work so hard? If it doesn't work, hire more people. If the overtime hours are too long, someone will not be able to bear it. In addition, the food and accommodation conditions have not improved much. Can you solve it?"
Du Shaojie had suggested to Yu Mo to improve the living conditions of the workers. At that time, the factory was on the verge of bankruptcy, and the other party promised to consider it after it recovered.
As a result, it is still the same now.
"Shaojie, it's not that I'm cruel, it's just that we make money by relying on the advantage of labor costs. If the cost goes up, how can the factory still be competitive?
Of course, I also know that the living conditions of the workers are too poor. The factory has applied to build new dormitories and employee cafeterias. When these two projects are completed, all aspects of the conditions will be significantly improved."
Yu Mo first told the truth, and then said that he was already trying to find a way to solve the problem. (End of this chapter)
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