Just at half past ten, the lobby on the upper floor was already full.
Most of these people are not here to eat, but to eat Peking duck. When those who want to eat come at 10:30, they can only line up, get a number, and wait outside.
No one expected that the business on the second day of Loushanglou’s opening would be so booming.
“So many people?”
When Chen Xiaobao arrived, not only was the hall full, but people outside who were getting numbers had lined up for more than 40 tables.
"Xiaobao, our upstairs building has become popular. Yesterday, many people took videos on Douyin, saying that our roast duck is the best in Jiangcheng. Today, many people came here to visit!"
Tang Caiwei looked excited. She was not busy. The kitchen had just started working and it was not time to collect the bills. "As soon as we opened at nine o'clock this morning, there were already many people waiting outside. By ten o'clock, the restaurant was full!"
"How many mallards were delivered this morning?"
Chen Xiaobao asked quickly.
"One hundred were delivered, and they have all been pre-ordered!" Tang Caiwei said, "I just called my aunt and asked them to send another batch of mallards, otherwise there will definitely not be enough to sell today!"
"Let's adjust today's dishes. Each table can only order one roast duck. We need to let more customers taste the roast duck so that they don't have to wait so long and make a wasted trip!"
Chen Xiaobao immediately adjusted his strategy, otherwise one or two tables of people would eat up the whole pot of roast duck, which would easily cause conflicts. After arranging his work, he hurriedly called Liu Sanjie.
Let Liu Sanjie recruit a few more people to help, so that the mallard ducks will be able to handle it.
"Fortunately, we bought another batch of ducklings, otherwise we wouldn't be able to sell three thousand mallards in a few days!" After Chen Xiaobao finished the call, he planned to build a chicken farm.
Now there are mallard ducks in the village, fish in the Peach Blossom Pond, and we are raising sheep, pigs, and chickens. The business is so booming, and business cannot wait.
"Xiao Tao, have the waiters and kitchen help arrived yet?"
Chen Xiaobao turned around and went inside, and asked when he saw Bai Xiaotao arranging work.
The restaurant business is so good that Chen Xiaobao went home last night and told Liu Sanjie that he would hire two more kitchen helpers and three more waiters.
With this method, the kitchen can be considered full. After all, the kitchen is so small that more people will affect the work.
“We’re all here!”
Bai Xiaotao nodded and went back to work.
The kitchen is bustling with activity.
"Hurry up, prepare more meat. There are a lot of customers ordering stir-fried pork and green peppers today!"
"Deal with the green peppers first!"
"There are also local delicacies, and there are a lot of local delicacies!"
"Serve the dishes faster, there will definitely be more customers today than yesterday!"
"Cheer up, don't make any mistakes!"
The kitchen was bustling with activity. Chen Xiaobao put on an apron and went in to help.
Good business has its own troubles, because it’s too busy.
At the same time, the Deyue Building opposite was deserted.
It was past eleven o'clock, time for dinner, and customers were very slow to be served.
Some guests saw so many people queuing upstairs on the opposite floor and asked around. Those who were not in a hurry went to the opposite floor to wait for a table. Only those who were in a hurry would go to Deyue Building.
Many guests were sitting at the door of the upstairs building, talking about something.
“I heard that the roast duck in this upstairs restaurant is especially delicious!”
"It's really delicious, not fake at all. I've tried Quanjude, Bianyifang, and Dadong in Beijing, but none of them are as delicious as the roast duck in this restaurant!"
"Is it true? I must try it!"
"Roast duck is delicious, but it has no other benefits. You must try their fried pork with chili peppers. I guarantee that the effect will surprise you!"
"What effect? Why are you talking so mysteriously?"
Many guests were sitting at the door upstairs and talking about the dish. Some of them had been there yesterday and were very impressed by the fried pork with peppers, which was even better than Jin Ge.
Deyue Building, office!
Manager Gao hurriedly pushed the door open and rushed in.
In the office, Zhou Chen was hugging a beautiful waitress and had just taken off his pants when he was frightened by Manager Gao. He was immediately paralyzed, his face darkened and he was extremely angry.
"Gao Qiang, I think you don't want to do this anymore!"
Zhou Chen yelled angrily, feeling very unhappy that his fun was disturbed by Manager Gao.
"Young Master, please pull up your pants! The general manager is here!"
Manager Gao didn't have time to explain and said quickly.
"What?"
Zhou Chen was stunned. Before he could react, a middle-aged man in a suit and with a cold face walked in from behind him. When Zhou Chen saw this man, he was frightened and trembled.
He hurriedly pulled up his pants and asked the waiter to leave.
"You disgrace! Put your clothes on!"
The middle-aged man scolded him with a cold face. Zhou Chen, like a primary school student caught by his teacher, quickly pulled up his pants and fastened his belt, not daring to look the middle-aged man in the eye.
"Dad, why are you here?"
Zhou Chen said timidly.
This middle-aged man was Zhou Chen's father, Zhou Dingkun, the general manager of Zhou Catering Group.
"If I don't come, Deyue Tower will probably be closed down by you!"
Zhou Dingkun said angrily, "I handed Deyue Building over to you, and this is how you manage it? The waitresses are so arrogant, like they are the owner of Deyue Building. There are only a few tables of guests in the hall, and the chefs in the kitchen are idle and chatting on their phones. How are you managing it?"
"Dad, there is no such thing as a guaranteed profit in business. Didn't you teach me that? Business has ups and downs, and it's normal to have good and bad times. As long as you choose the right path, even if things don't go as planned for a while, things will get better sooner or later!"
Zhou Chen curled his lips and said disapprovingly.
"I'm telling you that I'm starting a business, but you're now protecting it. Deyue Tower is one of the four famous towers in Jiangcheng. If you can't even protect Deyue Tower, how can I trust you to hand over the business in the future?"
Zhou Dingkun was so angry that he wanted to kick him. If Zhou Chen wasn't his son, he would have kicked him out long ago.
"General Manager, our Deyue Building's business is not good. It's all caused by the building opposite. They find proxies every day and have taken away many of our customers. Our business will definitely recover in a few days!"
Manager Gao said quickly.
"Are you sure business will recover in a few days?" Zhou Dingkun said coldly. "According to my investigation, the business of the building opposite is good because the quality of his dishes is very high, especially the roast duck and some vegetables. The quality is very high, and the dishes they make taste very good!"
"With the quality and taste of those dishes, their business will only get better and better. By then, Deyue Building is so close to the upper buildings, and the only result will be bankruptcy!"
What?
Zhou Chen and Manager Gao's eyelids jumped in disbelief. Deyue Building was one of the signature restaurants of Zhou's Catering Group. If Deyue Building went bankrupt, it might affect Zhou Dingkun's position as general manager.
Although the Zhou Catering Group belongs to the Zhou family, it does not belong to Zhou Dingkun. There are still many people in the Zhou family.
"Dad, what should we do then?" Zhou Chen asked hurriedly.
"There is only one way to solve this problem, cut off the source!"
Zhou Dingkun said in a deep voice.
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