After returning from delivering the boxed meals with Xu Guosheng, Xu An looked at the packed stores No. 1 and No. 3 and felt that something was still missing.
The number of customers dining in the restaurant has increased by more than ten or twenty times, which is undoubtedly influenced by the broadcast of "Visiting Fast Food Restaurants".
But! This isn't what Xu An expected!
In Xu An's vision, after major companies in Shanghai learn about Xu's Fast Food Restaurant through the official documentary "Visiting Fast Food Restaurants," they will seek to cooperate with Xu's Fast Food Restaurant, which is officially recognized as an "excellent" store.
On the first day, Xu An did not receive any calls from any companies, but he could still comfort himself by thinking that the company's application required going through a process and might take a while.
But it's the second day now, and I still haven't received any calls. That's not right!
When Xu An was looking for company cooperation, he joined a lot of work groups in Haishi and knew that there were quite a few companies in Haishi that provided employee meals.
It's understandable that some companies have long-term partnerships with major hotels and won't easily change their partners.
Even if it's not an immediate collaboration, shouldn't we at least make a phone call to find out more?
But there wasn't a single phone call or company contact; that's a bit too unbelievable!
Just as Xu An was wondering what was going on, the long-awaited phone finally rang.
I picked up my phone and looked at the screen; the caller ID showed a landline number! Was this a call from the company?
"Hello, this is Xu's Fast Food Restaurant. How can I help you?" Xu An greeted him skillfully.
"Hello, I am the person in charge of the organizing committee of the Haishi Machinery and Equipment Expo. I learned from the local Haishi TV station that Xu's Fast Food Restaurant can provide takeout delivery service. Can you deliver to the Haishi Convention and Exhibition Center?"
The Haishi Convention and Exhibition Center is nearly 50 kilometers away from Xu's Fast Food Restaurant, almost spanning the entire city center, from east to west. That's quite a distance.
But this is an official order!
Official orders and orders placed by ordinary companies have very different meanings.
If conditions permit, we should naturally accept the order; if conditions do not permit, we should create them and rise to the challenge to secure the order!
"When will the Shanghai Machinery and Equipment Expo be held? How many days will it last? How many boxed meals can be ordered each day?" Xu An asked.
The person on the other end seemed to have already considered this matter, and answered Xu An's question very smoothly.
"From August 25th to August 30th, a total of 6 days, a total of 672 equipment manufacturers have confirmed their participation. Including staff, we conservatively estimate that we can order more than 1,000 boxed meals per day."
One thousand servings!
Xu An's breathing stopped for a moment; this was equivalent to half of the current sales of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant.
Small manufacturers may only have two people participating, but it's not uncommon for some large equipment manufacturers to send twenty or thirty people at once, and the order volume may reach two thousand!
"Yes, Xu's Fast Food Restaurant will meet all the needs of the Shanghai Machinery and Equipment Expo."
"Okay, we understand your store's situation. If there is any further cooperation, we will contact you as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation."
After receiving a definite reply from Xu An, the staff politely said goodbye and hung up the phone, quickly recording the relevant information about Xu's Fast Food Restaurant in a computer spreadsheet.
Typically, at these kinds of trade shows, exhibitors are responsible for providing their own lunch.
However, this was the first time that Haishi had held a machinery and equipment expo, and the venue was the newly built Haishi Convention and Exhibition Center, which was surrounded by desolation.
If we let the manufacturers find their own food, they'll probably only be able to gnaw on tree bark and eat grass roots.
As the first expo of the newly completed Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Center, it naturally needs to be perfect.
In the staff's computer spreadsheet, above the Xu's Fast Food Restaurant section, there were also Jinxiu Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel, Baiyun Hotel...
I thought this call would be a great start, but after the call ended, my phone went silent again. Until closing time, all I received were individual takeout orders.
The road ahead is long and arduous. It seems that local TV stations in Shanghai are indeed quite attractive to the citizens of Shanghai, but they are still lacking for companies.
It seems we need to think of other solutions, but with the support of a local TV station in Shanghai, the road ahead will be much easier than before.
If we can secure this official contract for the Shanghai Machinery Expo, the road ahead will be smooth sailing!
However, given the usual work habits of the relevant staff, they would never put all their eggs in one basket. They would definitely have a primary plan and several alternative plans to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Xu's Fast Food Restaurant might just be one of the alternatives, or even the best one among them!
It's unclear whether the staff directly selected one of the partners or used a bidding process.
If it were a bidding process, Xu's Fast Food Restaurant would have a very high chance of winning.
Private room at Haitian Hotel.
Haitian Hotel is the oldest hotel in Haishi and the most popular hotel for business negotiations among most companies in Haishi.
Ren Peng was hurriedly summoned by a phone call. The caller only said that more than ten well-known fast food restaurants in Shanghai had arrived, and he was the only one missing.
After hanging up the phone, Ren Peng hurriedly went out and rushed to the Haitian Hotel.
Pushing open the door to the private room, he saw that the room, which could seat thirty people, was completely full. However, the seat of honor was reserved for him. After greeting everyone, Ren Peng sat down in the seat of honor without any psychological pressure.
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