"Once we have opened a certain number of branches or achieved a certain sales volume, we will build a transit warehouse in major cities specifically for storing the prepared braised food, making it convenient for our stores and partners to transfer goods, etc."
Since boasting costs nothing, Xu An's plan (bragging) grew bigger and bigger. He quickly finished explaining the layout of Haiyang Province and then moved on to the matter of advancing into other provinces.
Xu An spoke with great enthusiasm, and Zhao Dahai was also somewhat excited listening to Xu An's persuasive words.
But as Zhao Dahai was filled with excitement, a question also arose in his mind: why would Boss Xu tell him so much about the development of Xu's Catering? It seemed a bit illogical, both in terms of public and private matters.
Just as Zhao Dahai was wondering, Xu An took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and then revealed his true intentions.
"Boss, I need your help with something, like we're looking for a shop or applying for a license. I wonder if you could put in a good word for us and speed up the process?" Xu An didn't keep them in suspense and directly stated his purpose in one breath.
In Haishi, with the help of Uncle Dongliang and Lin Xuyang, all qualification application documents can be approved directly as long as they meet the requirements, and the process is extremely quick.
However, no matter how extensive Uncle Dongliang's social circle was, his connections weakened once he left Haishi. If Xu An wanted to get through various approvals as quickly as he did in Haishi, he would have to start with the Disabled Persons' Federation.
Although the Disabled Persons' Federation is a relatively peripheral department, who doesn't have a few friends?
Moreover, the Disabled Persons' Federation is a small local power, and with their intervention, Xu's Catering can avoid some unnecessary difficulties, right?
“The materials we submitted definitely meet the requirements. We just want to finish the process quickly and get the qualification so we can open for business sooner, right?” Xu An saw the hesitation in Zhao Dahai’s eyes and immediately assured him, “If the materials are rejected because they are not up to standard, as long as this happens once, please just pretend I didn’t say anything today!”
Hearing Xu An's assurance, Zhao Dahai's hesitation gradually faded. It was just a small matter to expedite the process; it wouldn't be something anyone would find fault with.
Furthermore, as Mr. Xu just mentioned, the reason we only have six members now is because our cooperation with Dongqing City is still limited. As cooperation expands, the number of people we need to hire will definitely increase. For any position where members of the Disabled Persons' Federation can meet the work requirements, they will be given priority consideration.
These two guarantees, if phrased differently, would suffice.
The two then discussed the upcoming cooperation between Dongqing City and Xu's Catering. After confirming the relevant matters, Zhao Dahai saw Xu An off from the Dongqing City Disabled Persons' Federation and did not return to his office until Xu An's car was out of sight.
Xu's Catering's future development plan encompasses all cities in Haiyang Province. They also plan to establish a cold chain transportation fleet. Dongqing City was chosen this time because they have reached a group catering cooperation agreement with a local company.
These things didn't seem like much on their own, but when put together, Zhao Dahai felt he had found a pattern—cities with group meal services would be the first to open branches!
If that's really the case, then could our old friend Jiang Dashan perhaps hold back on this condition and reach a cooperation agreement with Xu's Braised Food ahead of schedule?
In the office of Jinxiu Hotel.
"Jialun, our hotel's group catering business has seen a significant decline in the past two months! Have you found out the specific reasons?"
Upon hearing that Ren Jialun, the manager of Jinxiu Hotel who had driven away Wang Fulong's trusted manager, had replaced him, his expression turned ugly.
Most of the hotel's previous group meal cooperation was negotiated and maintained by Wang Fulong. At the beginning, Ren Jialun simply thought that these people were cooperating because of the name of 'Jinxiu Hotel', and that Wang Fulong's existence was irrelevant.
But after Wang Fulong left, Ren Jialun realized that some of the people involved in these collaborations did so because of Wang Fulong! They were only after Wang Fulong!
After leaving, Wang Fulong joined Xu's Catering, which also deals in group catering. Some people switched to Xu's Catering with Wang Fulong after their cooperation with Jinxiu Hotel expired, while others reached cooperation agreements with other hotels!
Despite Ren Jialun's efforts to find new partners to fill these gaps, the pace of recruitment simply cannot keep up with the rate of attrition, and the deficit continues to widen.
Thinking that the cooperation agreements with three more companies, all with more than 500 employees, would expire at the end of October, Ren Jialun's face darkened even more.
But no matter what, he couldn't possibly say something as stupid as Wang Fulong taking away the client. If he did, wouldn't that be telling his boss that he was inferior to Wang Fulong?
At this point, we need to reassure our leader!
"Boss, it was my oversight in my work." Ren Jialun readily admitted his mistake, then said confidently, "Right now I'm keeping a close eye on the [Two Yuan Lunch] project. This is a huge project that will be promoted to every community in our city. If we win this project, we'll have high-quality and stable customers, and we'll also have a link to relevant departments. There are many benefits!"
"This is indeed a good project, but I heard that Xu's Catering, where Manager Wang works, has also gotten involved, and Harvest Farm has also gotten involved. The situation is quite tense now!"
"Although our competitors are strong, we are not weak either. The [Two Yuan Canteen] launched by our Jinxiu Hotel has received excellent reviews, and the residents of the Nanshe area have a very high level of approval for us. The advantage is on our side!"
"You can't put all your eggs in one basket. This project is indeed very important, but we also need to develop new partners, right?"
"Yes, leader, you are right. It was an oversight on my part. I will correct it immediately!"
"Yes, and also, you need to pay close attention to Xu's Catering's activities. Don't underestimate them just because they've only been established for a short time."
“.”
After giving some instructions, the leader of Jinxiu Hotel couldn't help but sigh as he watched Ren Jialun leave the office, pressing his hands to his temples and gently rubbing them.
Back when Wang Fulong was still at the Jinxiu Hotel, he could handle these things perfectly without me having to worry about them.
It's not that Ren Jialun is completely incapable, but with Wang Fulong's outstanding performance as a precedent, it's hard not to compare the two.
If it weren't for the shareholders' insistence on keeping him in this position, I would never have let Wang Fulong leave.
Wang Fulong is also stubborn and can't see the situation clearly. He should just stay here for three months at most until after the New Year. Ren Jialun will definitely be transferred, and then the supervisor position will still be his!
To resign over such a minor setback is truly incompetent!
(End of this chapter)
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