Chapter 306 Rising from the North
The next day.
Du Shaojie received a call from Pang Weidong.
Pang Weidong told him about his plan. Next, he planned to open two more stores in Zhongyuan and Shandong Province.
"Dongzi, are you going to occupy the northern market? Is there no pressure on funds? I don't have to worry about it. The training of chefs is going smoothly and there is no shortage of talents."
Du Shaojie had expected it, so he was not surprised at all.
After such a long time of understanding, he found that Pang Weidong's business style was very aggressive. This style has advantages and disadvantages, and at present, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
One of the key points is that you have to have the ability to raise funds.
The financing cost these days is not low, and it is very difficult to raise funds. If you change someone, you may not be able to play it.
Of course, a more reliable way is like Du Shaojie's [Xichuan Restaurant], step by step, rolling development, and expansion through accumulation.
It cannot be simply said which one is good or bad, but it can only be said that each has its advantages and disadvantages.
Tuesday.
After class, Du Shaojie came to Yi Chunmei's office and wanted to talk to her about something.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw that there were guests in the office. A man and a woman were talking to Yi Chunmei. They were not very old, about 20 years old.
"Are there guests? I'll come back later."
Du Shaojie felt that he came at the wrong time, so he smiled and said, and then prepared to leave.
Yi Chunmei glanced at the two young people and stopped Du Shaojie.
"Mr. Du, don't leave yet. This is my nephew from my family, and the other one is my nephew's fiancée. They are going to get married and have a banquet on the weekend, and they want me to help invite two chefs from school to help with the banquet."
Yi Chunmei had not agreed before, after all, they were not her nephews, and those chefs were not easy to invite.
Du Shaojie just knocked on the door and came in. She didn't know if the other party heard it. In order to avoid misunderstanding, she quickly explained.
"So it's the groom and bride, congratulations. Sister Yi, this is a good thing, have you told them?"
Du Shaojie smiled and congratulated the couple when he heard it.
The two hurriedly thanked them, and they were quite polite.
"I haven't said it yet, but I guess they won't agree. There have been similar things before, and I invited them, but they all refused.
I can understand that, after all, they are old. They can go to class, but it's a bit difficult to prepare a banquet."
Yi Chunmei shook her head, and the two young people showed a look of disappointment.
Du Shaojie's heart moved, and he said: "Yes, they are old and their bodies can't bear it. Sister Yi, how about this, if it doesn't work, I will go to help them on the weekend? Your nephew is getting married, you still have to give him some face."
Yi Chunmei was not surprised when she heard it, but she was a little at a loss.
Not to mention Du Shaojie's identity as a special first-class chef, just because his business is so big, how dare she trouble him?
As a result, she hummed and groaned for a long time without saying a word.
"Why, are you afraid that my cooking skills are not up to standard? I am a special first-class chef, and a wedding banquet is not difficult for me. Sister Yi, can you be quick and don't be so nagging."
Du Shaojie was a little impatient waiting, thinking that such a small matter was so difficult?
The two young men were confused, but they understood the title of the special first-class chef, so they looked at their aunt with expectant eyes.
"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Du! Xiaoyi, Xiaofeng, this is the owner of [Xichuan Restaurant] and the major shareholder of our school. He is willing to help you, so you can't neglect him."
Seeing that Du Shaojie had said this, Yi Chunmei could only nod and agree.
In fact, she was thinking about looking for Dong Jun just now. If there was any chef who was off on the weekend, she would see if she could ask him to help.
She never thought that Du Shaojie would take the initiative to take this matter.
The two young men were very smart. After hearing what Yi Chunmei said, they immediately walked up to Du Shaojie and bowed. They said a lot of words of thanks and were very polite.
"That's it, give me the menu as soon as possible so that I can be prepared."
Du Shaojie said, and turned around and walked out of the office.
With this interruption, he forgot what he came to Yi Chunmei for before.
Weekend.
Du Shaojie brought a chef from the school's advanced training class, and picked two people from the elementary class to do odd jobs.
Early in the morning, the four of them took a car to the suburbs. Yi Chunmei's nephew came from a village on the outskirts of the city. His family was well-off, but the wedding banquet had to be held in the village.
Perhaps knowing Du Shaojie's identity, the host was very polite.
Du Shaojie greeted the host with a smile, and was too lazy to chat with them, so he started the preparations.
The host also sent a few people to help, but Du Shaojie did not let them intervene in the kitchen, just asked them to run errands.
There were no complicated dishes today, and there were a total of 12 dishes in total, including cold and hot dishes.
For example, [Fuqi Feipian], [Salted Chicken], [Braised Pork Knuckle], [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork], [Sweet and Sour Fish], [Boiled Beef], etc., are all traditional Sichuan dishes.
Du Shaojie hasn't prepared a banquet of this scale for a long time. There are 20 tables today, which is enough for him to be busy.
Not long after he arrived, Yi Chunmei arrived with a few students. Du Shaojie was busy, how could she dare to wait until the banquet was about to start before coming? Regardless of whether she could help or not, she had to have this attitude.
Du Shaojie shook his head helplessly, and then assigned tasks to everyone.
The preparations were completed early, and Du Shaojie even gave the students a live teaching.
After the host notified them that the dishes could be served, the cold dishes were served first.
With the help of the student in the advanced training class, Du Shaojie used a spatula to serve hot dishes one after another on the table.
He himself did not notice it, and the people around him were stunned. This speed and skill were incredible.
The people who came to the banquet today were lucky. The same dishes tasted different, and each one was delicious and memorable.
Du Shaojie finished his work, had dinner, and then said goodbye and left.
The host gave him a big red envelope and a lot of local specialties. He did not count the money in the red envelope, and gave it all to the students for them to share. He accepted the local specialties,
cigarettes and alcohol with a smile. He couldn't work in vain, right?
In the evening.
He counted his gains.
Before today, he had 20 dishes that received a comprehensive evaluation of "exquisite delicacies", and today he added 12 more dishes. That is to say, during this period, he had a total of 32 dishes that received a comprehensive evaluation of "exquisite delicacies".
This increased 16,000 exchange points and 320,000 hours of general time.
[Exchange points: 216,918 points\560,066 points]
[Time: 560,000 hours\8,033,000 hours]
Du Shaojie was very satisfied with his performance today. It was also the luck of the bride and groom. He just wanted to practice, and it turned out to be cheap for them.
Of course, Yi Chunmei's face was also involved. After all, it was her nephew's wedding.
The next day.
Yi Chunmei brought her nephew and niece-in-law to thank them in person. This time, she didn't bring any expensive gifts, but brought a lot of bacon and sausage smoked by herself in the countryside.
Du Shaojie was very happy. He liked to eat this kind of farm-style bacon, which was better than buying it outside.
Yi Chunmei finally knew the other party's preferences. After returning, she asked her nephew to tell the relatives in her hometown that whoever comes here in the future should try to bring some farm specialties, whether it is cured meat, kimchi, pickles, etc.
How could she know that Du Shaojie's pickled kimchi was unique, and many locals couldn't compare.
In the next period of time, Du Shaojie continued to study various methods of making fish fillets.
This evening at the school snack stand, he made some [Peony Fish Fillets], which were snapped up in less than ten minutes.
The appearance of this dish resembles a peony flower, and the taste is salty and fragrant. It is both delicious and beautiful.
During this period of time, he practiced no less than 30 methods of making fish fillets, among which the most improved ones were [Peony Fish Fillets] and [Wine-fried Fish Fillets].
Now he has more opportunities to practice, but he has not given up on simulation training. In just one month, he consumed 30,000 hours of time.
In addition, Du Shaojie also transferred two confidants from Yangcheng and taught them the methods of making hot pot base and dipping sauce.
These two people will serve as chefs of the two new stores in the future. In order to train them, Du Shaojie specially opened the title of "Silver Medal Lecturer" and consumed 300,000 hours.
There are also some income, a total of 5,000 exchange points and 100,000 hours.
[Exchange points: 221,918 points\565,066 points]
[Duration: 330,000 hours\8,133,000 hours]
That day, Pang Weidong called.
"Ajie, are your staff ready? The two new stores will be renovated soon. If you are ready, let them come to Beijing for training."
The two new stores, one opened in Dazheng and the other opened in the coastal city of Qindao.
Pang Weidong's action is indeed not exaggerated. He got everything done in such a short time, from loans to choosing store locations, to the management and service staff in place.
Now as long as the back kitchen staff are in place, the opening of the new store has entered the countdown.
"Don't worry about the kitchen staff. I will have them leave the day after tomorrow and report to Beijing."
Du Shaojie fulfilled his promise during the enrollment, and all the students in the first training class boarded the train to Beijing.
After receiving the induction training in Beijing, they will be diverted to Dazheng and Qindao to become the backbone of the new stores.
Du Shaojie had to fly to Dazheng for the opening of the two new stores.
He is Pang Weidong's partner and a major shareholder of the hot pot chain enterprise. It is a bit unreasonable not to show up.
He suddenly felt like he was on a pirate ship. Pang Weidong was like a wild horse running all the way and couldn't stop at all.
If he had known that Pang Weidong would be so radical in doing business, he might not have tied himself to the other party.
It's too late to say anything now.
Since Du Shaojie came to Dazheng, he certainly wouldn't leave without anything. After finishing the opening, he dragged Pang Weidong around to look for local delicacies.
"Ajie, I've never seen anyone who loves to eat as much as you do."
"What do you know? I'm discovering delicious food, and then learning from it to continuously improve my cooking skills."
Pang Weidong couldn't stand following Du Shaojie for three days, and then quietly left Da Zheng.
He didn't understand Du Shaojie's fun, just as Du Shaojie didn't understand his fun.
(End of this chapter)
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