After the newlyweds and Shen Rui's parents came back from seeing off the guests, the old couple went to pay the bill with trepidation.
Shen Rui knew something, but he was also confused about how to settle the bill for today's wedding banquet. What's more, he didn't have time to talk to his parents about this, so he might as well observe first.
"Today's dishes are different from what I ordered. What's going on?"
Shen's mother saw a man in a suit and tie at the bar, and guessed that he was the hotel manager, so she hurried forward to negotiate.
"Hello, I'm the owner of the hotel. My last name is Xu, and I'm a good friend of Mr. Du. Mr. Du has the final say in the kitchen today, and he decides what dishes to serve.
You can still pay the bill according to the price we agreed on before, with a 20% discount."
These words were given by Du Shaojie. In fact, it is completely okay not to charge money, but considering other people's self-esteem, he still collected the money symbolically.
To be honest, this money is not enough to buy ingredients.
The old couple was still hesitating, and Shen Rui saw this and quickly said, "Dad, Mom, since the eldest brother has made all the arrangements, we just need to follow his arrangements, and we can talk about it later."
His parents then paid the bill, and thought about going back to ask Du Shaojie, they couldn't let others pay for it, right?
Next, Du Shaojie also faced the same problem, because he had to deal with the aftermath.
They vacated the Chinese restaurant today, so they had to compensate them, right? So, the money from the Shen family was given to Xu Bo, and it was meaningless to calculate it.
Xu Bo naturally refused to accept it, but Du Shaojie's attitude was very firm, and he finally accepted it.
It was not until the day when the newlyweds returned that he found out that on the wedding day, Xu Bo also gave Xiaomei and Shen Rui a big red envelope. Because the amount was too large, the young couple did not dare to monopolize it and brought it over.
"Take what's given to you. I'll repay Mr. Xu's favor."
"Brother, this wedding banquet was held thanks to you. The guests' response was particularly good. My parents said they would come to thank you in person."
"We are all family. Don't mention such trivial matters."
Du Shaojie accepted Xu Bo's favor and asked Xiaoya to put the red envelope away.
The wedding was very glorious. Xiaoya felt that there was nothing that could not be done with her brother around.
"Brother, have Sister Yan Zi and the others gone back?"
"Yes, they all left the day after the wedding, including your sister."
Xiaomei, Qi Yan, Liang Meiqin and others all had their own things to do, and they went their separate ways after the wedding.
Xiaoya and Shen Rui had their wedding leave, and the two planned to go out and come back after the holiday was over.
The next day.
Du Shaojie treated Xu Bo to a meal, and Xu Bo complained bitterly after drinking a few glasses.
He lacked talent in the catering industry. Although the business of the guest room department was not bad, the Chinese restaurant had always been half-dead.
"Mr. Du, I have an idea. How about we open a Cantonese restaurant together? Cantonese cuisine has a good foundation here. If it is done well, it will definitely make money."
This time, Xu Bo saw the strength of Du Shaojie and his men. This kind of chef is not easy to hire.
He weighed the pros and cons repeatedly in the past few days, and finally decided to try to cooperate with the other party.
"Well, this matter can be considered."
Du Shaojie did not refuse but did not agree. He needed to see it again.
After dinner, he took the initiative to ask to go to the hotel. Not to see the Chinese restaurant, but to see the guest rooms.
Xu Bo had no objection, and then took him to the Sunshine Hotel.
The Sunshine Hotel was built and put into use three years ago, and its facilities and interior decoration were in a state of 70% to 80% new.
According to Du Shaojie's understanding, this hotel is probably similar to the economy hotel in later generations, but Xu Bo has always wanted to lean towards the middle and high end, so the charge is not cheap.
Du Shaojie took a circle and sat down with Xu Bo in the cafe on the third floor.
"Mr. Du, how do you feel?"
Xu Bo was a little uneasy, not knowing what his impression of his hotel was.
Du Shaojie pondered for a while. It was not easy to say this.
There were many problems with Sunshine Hotel. The first was that its positioning was unclear. It was neither high quality nor cost-effective. But he was not familiar with Xu Bo, so some things were not easy to say too directly.
Seeing that the other party was slow to speak, Xu Bo knew what was going on: "Mr. Du, please speak frankly. I really want to make friends with you."
"Then I just said it. Please forgive me if I said something wrong. Personally, you think it would be better to position this hotel as an economy hotel. If the service can keep up, your business here will definitely be very hot.
In addition, I think the Chinese restaurant can also lower its standards. It is not appropriate to make Cantonese cuisine. It is better to be more down-to-earth and make hot pot, special dishes, seafood food stalls, and fish restaurants."
Du Shaojie meant that positioning was very important. If you want to take the mid-to-high-end route, you must increase investment next. The existing facilities are not enough.
If you take the mid-to-low-end route, then consider the consumption level of the audience, pay attention to high cost-effectiveness, and must be "people-friendly".
"Thank you, Mr. Du, for clearing my doubts. I'll think about it carefully."
Xu Bo started running this hotel from scratch, and he hasn't lost money so far, which shows that he is quite capable.
However, after listening to Du Shaojie's words, he suddenly felt like he had suddenly realized something.
After dinner, Du Shaojie returned home.
Wang Yuxiu was bored staying here, so she told him that she wanted to go back to Yangcheng.
"Mom, I may have to wait a while before going back. If you really want to go back, I'll book a ticket for you."
Du Shaojie didn't plan to go back for the time being. He immediately asked Wang Yongli to book a plane ticket for his mother and sent her away the next day.
Xu Bo thought about it for two days and took the initiative to invite Du Shaojie to have tea.
"Mr. Du, I still want to cooperate with you. I have reflected on myself these two days. I am not familiar with the catering industry at all. This is probably the important reason why
I can't recruit good chefs. Don't rush to refuse. I heard that your [Seafood House] is doing very well, so I want to open a seafood food stall and take the low-end route."
Xu Bo's focus is naturally on the guest room department, but he doesn't want to give up the catering.
Knowing that he can't do it well, he made up his mind to cooperate with Du Shaojie.
Du Shaojie thought about it and felt that it was not a bad thing. Just think of it as making more friends.
"Well, I'll ask Mr. Meng of the company to come and negotiate with you in detail."
Du Shaojie didn't say much. After returning, he called Meng Gang, and Meng Gang hurried over.
The rest of the matter is a serious business negotiation. He did not participate and planned to go to Beijing in the next two days. Since he had already promised Qi Yan, he couldn't just leave her alone all the time. He had to go and see her from time to time.
Before leaving, he called Qi Biao.
Qi Biao said that the car he had bought before had arrived and could be picked up at any time.
"Mr. Qi, do you have any connections in Beijing? I want to buy a car. It doesn't need to be too luxurious. It can be used for my family to travel."
"I opened a store in Beijing with someone else. Please remember the address. You can go there to choose a car later. Don't worry about other things. I will help you."
"Okay, I'll call you when we get there."
Du Shaojie immediately took Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe to Beijing.
Meng Gang and Xu Bo talked for a few days and finally reached an agreement. The cooperation conditions of both parties are similar to those of [Shuxianglou] back then. Xu Bo is allowed to hang the sign of [Seafood Restaurant]. Meng Gang will send people to be in charge of the kitchen, and Xu Bo will be responsible for other aspects.
The profit will be 50-50, with [Shencheng Bailian Catering Management Company] and Xu Bo each taking half.
To put it bluntly, the catering management company does not pay money, but only provides people and technology.
Du Shaojie approved the cooperation agreement, and then stayed in Beijing with peace of mind, accompanying Qi Yan while continuing to study his innovative dishes.
On the weekend.
He took Qi Yan to a car sales company. This store was jointly run by Qi Biao and others. It was not small in scale and had many models.
Qi Yan liked a Volkswagen car, which happened to be in stock, so Du Shaojie bought it.
This incident caused a sensation in the school. Now is far from the era when sedans enter the family. A car represents many things, which makes people envious.
Although it is a bit of a limelight, it also made the previous rumors disappear completely.
Everyone was jealous that Qi Yan found a good man, and some guys with dark thoughts in their hearts also hid far away and dared not provoke Qi Yan.
"Shaojie, am I useless? Meiqin has started to help you make money, and I only know how to spend money."
Qi Yan liked the new car very much and even washed the car by herself.
However, she also had pressure in her heart.
"Silly, Meiqin likes to manage the enterprise. That's her job, just like you teach in school. Don't think about those things. I can support you even if you quit."
Du Shaojie flicked the other's forehead, his eyes full of smiles.
Qi Yan hid aside with her hands covering her forehead. She pouted on the surface, but she was happy in her heart.
"Don't wipe it. Come with me to do something."
Du Shaojie then took Qi Yan to a decoration company. He planned to tidy up his yard and use it as a new house.
Qi Yan's house was also kept. After all, it was very close to the school and could be used as her dormitory.
In a blink of an eye, Du Shaojie stayed here for more than half a month. The decoration project progressed very quickly, so he planned to leave.
In the evening.
He and Qi Yan made an appointment to eat hot pot, and he was at the school gate before getting off work. As a result, he waited for a long time before seeing Qi Yan driving out of the gate.
"Yongli, you just follow me. I'll take that car."
Du Shaojie got out of the car first and then sat next to Qi Yan.
Turning his head, he saw that Qi Yan not only looked very ugly, but also had traces of tears on her face.
He immediately became unhappy and asked, "Yanzi, what happened? Who bullied you? I'll go and settle the score with him."
"No one bullied me. I said the wrong thing myself, and the school is going to punish me."
Qi Yan shook her head, looking very depressed.
She then narrated what happened, and Du Shaojie frowned.
To be honest, Qi Yan had problems with her thinking. He had reminded her of this many times, but unfortunately he couldn't change her mind. He
didn't know what she was thinking at the time, and she blurted out some inappropriate words during an important meeting.
The problem is quite serious, and she might not be able to stay in school. (End of this chapter)
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