After talking with Song Rui, Feng Haidong first told his older cousin and cousin-in-law about it.
Liu Fenzhen was somewhat surprised after hearing this: "Haidong, what are you doing? By letting Song Rui be poached by someone else, aren't you just letting them steal our business?"
Ma Bangcheng also said, "Yes, Haidong, Song Rui is considered your last disciple. He knows all your recipes. After he was poached, another shop started making your recipes. They will definitely become our most formidable competitors."
Feng Haidong had anticipated that his older cousin and her husband would say that.
Because they haven't experienced as much of what happened in later generations as Feng Haidong, their perspectives are unlikely to change.
They will definitely stick to the idea that "teaching the apprentice will starve the master."
Feng Haidong did not deny this, but he had his own reasons for asking Song Rui to partner with someone else's shop.
He has a crucial trump card: the supply of crayfish.
It's possible that crayfish farming will increase in the future, at which point Feng Haidong's supply will no longer be advantageous, but right now, Feng Haidong has an absolute advantage.
To fully leverage this advantage in sourcing,
The most crucial point is to get more people to like crayfish and know how to cook it.
After the May Day holiday, many restaurants and shops in the provincial capital did start serving crayfish.
However, in Feng Haidong's view, those stores do not pose any threat at all, and they cannot even achieve the effect of promoting crayfish that Feng Haidong hopes for.
Therefore, Feng Haidong hopes to pass on his skills so that other shops can make crayfish as well as he does.
Feng Haidong explained earnestly to his older cousin and her husband, "Only by enabling more stores to make it, and ensuring that the taste is not bad, will more people eat it."
With more people eating crayfish, the demand for crayfish is increasing, making my brother-in-law Jianxing's crayfish farming business more competitive.
After hearing Feng Haidong's explanation, the older cousin and her husband looked at each other in bewilderment.
Ma Bangcheng thought about it carefully and said, "Haidong's idea is not wrong. If we want to improve the sales of the crayfish raised by Jianxing and his family, we do need to further expand the market, let more people eat crayfish, and let more stores sell crayfish."
Liu Fenzhen asked, "What about the business in our own shop?"
Feng Haidong said, "Sister, I'm here in our own shop. We were the first in the provincial capital to do this, and during the May Day holiday, almost everyone in the province knew about our crayfish and recognized our taste. We don't have to worry about losing business to others."
Ma Bangcheng said, "Hai Dong is right. Our shop is only so big. We can't expect everyone in the entire city to come and eat at our place. Our shop can't accommodate everyone."
Seeing that his cousin-in-law had already supported him, Feng Haidong continued, "However, since Song Rui is gone, I may need my eldest sister and brother-in-law to help me more in the kitchen. Also, eldest sister, you may need to learn how to cook crayfish from me."
Liu Fenzhen and Ma Bangcheng looked at each other, and the couple finally agreed to Feng Haidong's idea.
Liu Fenzhen said, "Okay, Haidong, you have a lot of ideas, and your ideas always have a very good effect. For example, during the May Day holiday, you advertised in advance, and newspapers came to interview us, which made our crayfish a hit in the whole province. I believe in you."
Ma Bangcheng said, "Yes, Haidong, we believe in you. Just go ahead and do it."
With the support of his older cousin and her husband, Feng Haidong said confidently, "Okay, with my older cousin and her husband's support, our store will definitely be fine."
After that, Song Rui quickly made contact with the boss who wanted to poach him again.
This time, Song Rui was very direct, telling the other party that he had mastered all of Feng Haidong's skills.
Song Rui also stated that in addition to his salary, he must receive a share of the profits.
After tasting Song Rui's cooking, the other party agreed to all of Song Rui's requests.
Furthermore, after Song Rui contacted Fang Hongwei and was able to obtain crayfish of the same quality from Feng Haidong's shop, the shop owner was very honest and agreed to give Song Rui a 30% cut of the profits.
Of course, the provincial capital is indeed large enough, and the boss who sought to cooperate with Song Rui intentionally avoided Feng Haidong's store and opened the new store on another commercial street in the provincial capital.
Interestingly, when the boss was looking for someone to do the renovation, he found Tang Anguo's renovation company.
Tang Anguo happened to run into Song Rui while he was talking to the other party.
Afterwards, Tang Anguo specifically sought out Feng Haidong to inquire what had happened.
Feng Haidong never expected that when the other party was looking for someone to renovate their shop, they would end up contacting Tang Anguo and his group.
To reassure Tang Anguo about the renovation work, Feng Haidong told Tang Anguo and his brother-in-law Lu Feng about the matter.
Furthermore, Feng Haidong instructed Tang Anguo and the others to make sure that the new store Song Rui went to was properly renovated.
After hearing Feng Haidong's explanation, Tang Anguo naturally supported Feng Haidong, so Tang Anguo readily accepted the renovation order, but he didn't mince words with the other party regarding the price.
While Song Rui's new store was undergoing intensive renovations, Feng Haidong was also teaching his older cousin how to cook crayfish at the store.
Liu Fenzhen was, after all, a former professional factory cook, and her cooking skills were excellent, so learning from her was relatively easy.
After Liu Fenzhen learned the technique, Feng Haidong took some time to go home.
This time when he returned home, Feng Haidong had many things to arrange. When he went back to the provincial capital, he would bring his wife and children there and then give his son a proper tenth birthday celebration.
Before heading home, Feng Haidong made arrangements for everything at the store in the provincial capital.
He felt completely at ease leaving the kitchen to his older cousin.
However, since my older cousin is in charge of the kitchen, some things in the front of the shop need to be handled by someone else.
After some consideration, Feng Haidong handed over the management of the front shop to his niece, Ma Ling.
Ma Ling was somewhat surprised: "Uncle, you mean you want me to take charge of the things in the front shop?"
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "That's right. I asked Song Rui to open a shop with someone. The older sister and brother-in-law in the kitchen will definitely have to pay more attention, so they won't be able to take care of some things in the front of the shop."
Ma Ling, you've worked in the store for half a year now, so I believe you should know how to handle some situations. Therefore, I'm thinking that after I leave, you'll take over the store's operations. It's a heavy responsibility, but I'm confident you can handle it, right, Ma Ling?"
Ma Ling still looked at Feng Haidong in surprise; she really hadn't expected her uncle to give her such a task.
However, faced with Feng Haidong's expectant gaze, Ma Ling was ultimately willing to give it a try.
"Uncle, thank you for trusting me. I don't know if I can do it, but I'm willing to give it a try."
Feng Haidong chuckled and said, "Okay, don't worry, there won't be any problems. Your uncle believes in you. If you encounter any tricky issues, just ask your parents. But I still hope you can try to handle them yourself. Good luck!"
With Feng Haidong's constant encouragement, Ma Ling finally mustered up the courage to try and manage the store well.
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