Actually, Xu An had just wanted to say that he would set off for Dongqing City with Wang Fulong and the others tomorrow, but thinking about the awkwardness he felt when traveling with his superiors in his previous life, he finally gave up the idea and decided to go by himself tomorrow.
Xu An's purpose in going to Dongqing City was to meet with the head of the Dongqing City Disabled Persons' Federation to discuss cooperation matters. Whether it was cooperation with members of the Dongqing City Disabled Persons' Federation or the matter of Xu's Braised Food preparing to open fast food restaurants and braised food branches in Dongqing City, they all needed to be discussed in detail.
The next morning, Xu An set off directly from Xujia Village and arrived at the Dongqing City Disabled Persons' Federation in an hour and a half.
"Mr. Xu, you've arrived! Please come in, please come in. You must be tired from your journey!" After receiving Xu An's message, Zhao Dahai, the person in charge of the Dongqing City Disabled Persons' Federation, estimated Xu An's arrival time and stood outside the door to greet him ten minutes early.
"You're too kind, sir."
The two exchanged pleasantries as they walked toward the office. Only after their assistant had made tea and served them snacks and left behind the closed door did they end their small talk and get down to business.
"The main purpose of my visit to Dongqing City this time is to ask you for a few people. I wonder if you would be willing?" Xu An stated his purpose first, not giving Zhao Dahai too long to guess.
"How many people do you need?" Zhao Dahai asked, "I wonder what kind of people you want, Mr. Xu, and what they want them to do?"
"I visited the factory of Xinyang Shangchu Technology Co., Ltd. a few days ago and purchased two pieces of equipment." After briefly explaining the background, Xu An said, "Yesterday, the company received a group catering order from Dongqing City and plans to open a branch there. I was wondering if you could provide some manpower."
"Two people will be assigned to the kitchen to operate the smart cooking equipment, and four people will be responsible for the subsequent boxed meals and packaging. A total of six people are needed. I wonder if you, boss, could provide me with some candidates?"
From Xu An's words, Zhao Dahai gleaned two key pieces of information: first, Xu's Catering was planning to open two branches in Dongqing City, namely Xu's Fast Food and Xu's Braised Food; second, Xu An was planning to recruit six members from the Disabled Persons' Federation as full-time employees!
Zhao Dahai's focus was not on the second key piece of information, but rather on the first: Xu's Braised Food was going to open a branch in Dongqing City!
"Congratulations, Mr. Xu! It seems that it's only a matter of time before Xu's Fast Food and Xu's Braised Food brands open stores all over Haiyang Province." After praising him, Zhao Dahai asked with a curious look, "I'm a little curious, Mr. Xu, why did you choose Dongqing City as the first place to open a branch? Is it because of our cooperation these past few days, Mr. Xu, do you think Dongqing City has great potential?"
"Yes and no," Xu An shook his head and smiled. "Through our cooperation these past few days, we've learned that people in Dongqing City have a high acceptance of Xu's braised food, which is one reason. Another reason is that our company has reached group catering cooperation agreements with some companies in Dongqing City."
"Oh! I see. Mr. Xu, this is double happiness for you!" After offering his congratulations again, Zhao Dahai chuckled and said, "Mr. Xu, how about I add a little something extra to make it triple happiness for you?"
"Three happy events at once?" Although Xu An guessed what Zhao Dahai was going to say next, he still showed curiosity on his face and pretended to be puzzled.
“Yes,” Zhao Dahai put down the teacup he had been playing with, his gaze fixed on Xu An’s face, and said seriously, “Even if you hadn’t come to Dongqing City today, Mr. Xu, I was planning to go to Hai City to find you!”
"Oh?" Xu An uttered a single syllable expressing his doubt, then remained silent, waiting for Zhao Dahai to continue.
"We've been working with Xu's Braised Food for over a week now, and through this experience, we've confirmed that your braised food has great potential in Dongqing City. Other members of the Disabled Persons' Federation are also eager to try after seeing the profits. I'd like to discuss formal cooperation with you, Mr. Xu."
"Oh, this is truly a triple celebration! Welcome, welcome, very welcome!" Despite having guessed it beforehand, Xu An still couldn't control his expression after hearing these words in person, and he burst into laughter.
Currently, the Shanghai Disabled Persons' Federation has established a partnership with Xu's Braised Food, with a total of 57 members. The partnership consumes a stable 3.5 tons of products daily, and this partnership alone supports one-third of Xu's Braised Food's sales.
Now, the Dongqing City Disabled Persons' Federation is also preparing to reach a formal cooperation with Xu's Braised Food, which means that Xu's Braised Food will have another stable source of income, and Xu An is naturally very happy!
Moreover, Dongqing City has already made its decision, and Jiangyuan City will probably follow soon!
With three successful cases in Haishi, Dongqing, and Jiangyuan, the disabled persons' federations in other cities will surely be eager to follow suit!
"Mr. Xu, I wonder how Xu's Braised Food Shop operates in Dongqing City?" Zhao Dahai brought the topic back: "Is it produced and sold here, or is it produced in Haishi and then transported to the shop here for sale?"
This wasn't something to hide, Xu An answered directly: "The company is currently setting up a cold chain transportation fleet. In the future, whether it's cooperation with Dongqing City, Jiangyuan City, or other cities, production will be carried out in Hai City, and the cold chain transportation fleet will transport the goods to the major cities."
Zhao Dahai then picked up on a key phrase in Xu An's words—"cold chain transport fleet."
However, Xu An continued to explain the next steps of the plan. Zhao Dahai didn't have time to think about it deeply, so he could only keep the word in mind and continue to listen attentively to Xu An's explanation.
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