He looked at Yan Ning and said, "By the way, Xiao Ning, after the box office came out, several well-known screenwriters and directors in Hong Kong wanted to cooperate with our company.
Some of them are the screenwriters of the scripts you selected and the directors you designated,
I've already arranged for someone to contact them. Which film do you plan to invest in?"
The first thing that flashed through Yan Ning’s mind was Shaolin Temple.
But when she thought about it carefully, she realized that now was not the right time to film Shaolin Temple.
The filming location of Shaolin Temple is in the mainland, so it is definitely not accessible now.
So we had to wait until after the reform and opening up before we could start filming the movie Shaolin Temple.
Yan Ning thought for a moment and mentioned the names of two movies. "Invest in these two first. You don't have to transfer the profit from Drunken Master to me. Use it to invest in these two movies!"
Ning Jiayan nodded, "Okay, I'll take care of the rest."
A few days later, Jiang Yan came to Yan Ning to report on the work of the processing plant and the store.
After finishing the report, Yan Ning handed a stack of information to Jiang Yan, "I plan to open a hot pot restaurant in Gangcheng. Here are some materials I prepared.
You will be responsible for purchasing the store, decoration, procurement, and recruitment.
As for various expenses, you can withdraw them directly from the account and remember to keep the receipts."
"We can also hire another finance officer and a cashier. It's not a big deal to have you work part-time as a finance officer.
From now on, the finance and cashier will be responsible for the accounts of both the jewelry store and the hot pot restaurant.
Let's temporarily arrange the office on the fourth floor of the jewelry store building!"
Jiang Yan nodded, "Okay, Mr. Yan, I will complete it seriously."
Since becoming Mr. Yan's assistant, she has been taking on several duties.
The work she has to do includes company matters as well as the boss's personal matters, and the tasks are numerous and complicated.
But she is happy!
It's because Mr. Yan has a high salary and good benefits.
The most important thing is that by working with Mr. Yan, she can better display her abilities and value.
Time passed quickly and soon it was 1977.
Yan Ning doesn't plan to go back to the mainland to celebrate the New Year this year because the winter there is too cold.
She plans to wait until September to return to Daliushu, and directly register for the college entrance examination after it is resumed in October.
Yan Ning wrote a letter to the Yan family, telling them that she would not return to the mainland to celebrate the New Year.
The hot pot restaurant has been purchased at a suitable location and is currently undergoing renovations.
The store is located on Wellington Street in Sheung Wan, Central District. The store covers an area of more than 400 square meters and has three floors.
The first floor is the lobby, kitchen, beverage area and rest area, the second floor is the private rooms, and the third floor is the staff dormitory and an office area.
Other matters have been prepared almost, and we will just have to wait for the store to be renovated and then choose an auspicious day to open it.
February 10th was New Year's Eve in the 21st century. As usual, Yan Ning found an excuse to return to the 21st century to spend the New Year with his grandparents.
February 17th is the New Year's Eve in the 1970s. This year is Yan Ning's first Spring Festival at the Ning family.
On New Year's Eve, the Ning family was very lively inside and out, and Ning Jiayou, who was studying abroad, also returned.
The Ning family had a reunion this year.
After February and into March, Yan Ning's hot pot restaurant was also renovated.
The front hall of the hot pot restaurant is staffed with a store manager, a supervisor, two foremen, two cashiers, two receptionists, and twenty waiters, divided into morning and evening shifts.
The kitchen is equipped with two chefs, two meat planers, three cutters, one pot base maker, two vegetable washers, two dishwashers, four waiters and two bartenders.
There are also four cleaning staff.
During this period, all the front-of-house staff and waiters in the store are undergoing training.
Yan Ning’s requirement is to achieve the service level of a certain Di Lao restaurant.
The hot pot restaurant's soup bases, dishes and snacks were all copied by Yan Ning from the 21st century.
In addition to hot pot, there are also dry pots, such as spicy hot pot, dry pot shrimp, dry pot pork/beef, dry pot spare ribs, dry pot chicken and so on.
Some dishes are not available in Hong Kong, so Yan Ning wholesales them from the 21st Century.
Some vegetables, fruits, pork, beef and mutton are all in her space.
This hotpot restaurant is mid-range, with average spending per person around HK$200-300.
Yan Ning consulted a Feng Shui master to look at the Feng Shui and calculate an auspicious date for the opening, which was set on March 25th.
The name of the hot pot restaurant is Yipintang.
She designed a brochure and copied hundreds of copies, and asked Jiang Yan to find someone to distribute flyers at busy intersections every day.
During the first three days of opening, customers can enjoy a 10% discount on their purchases and receive a free fruit platter.
On the opening day, customers who shop in the store can enter a drawing with their receipt.
The grand prize is a ten-carat diamond ring, and there is only one spot available.
The first prize is a gemstone bracelet, and there are five places available.
The second prize is sterling silver earrings of various styles and patterns, with twenty places available.
The third prize is a 100-yuan coupon for the hot pot restaurant, and there are 40 places available.
The lucky prize is a milk tea coupon, which allows you to get a free cup of milk tea with your choice of flavor. There is no limit on the number of participants.
The flyer also states the hot pot restaurant's address and opening hours.
There are also several pictures of steaming hot pot on it, which make people salivate just by looking at the pictures.
Although this promotional method looks simple, it is still novel and attractive to people of this era.
Especially the lucky draw. Although the prizes were not worth much, no one could resist the unknown joy of unboxing.
Everyone who saw the flyer was intrigued and decided to wait until the opening day to check out this novel hot pot restaurant.
March 25th soon arrived.
Yan Ning finished breakfast at around seven o'clock in the morning and went to the store.
The staff in the store have all arrived at their posts and are doing their work in an orderly manner.
Although the store officially opens at around nine o'clock, all preparations must be made before that.
After eight o'clock, people started sending in many flower baskets, and soon they filled up the doorway.
At 9:18, the auspicious time for the opening of the business had arrived. Wang Biao lit the firecrackers placed at the door, and Yan Ning tore off the red silk on the plaque.
Accompanied by a burst of crackling firecrackers, Yipin Guo opened for business.
It’s not time for dinner yet, and passers-by just take a look and leave.
At around ten forty, the restaurant welcomed the first table of customers.
Two women and a man with a child walked in. "Excuse me, is your store open now?"
The receptionist at the door greeted them with a smile, "Yes, we are open now. Welcome, please come in."
The waiter in the lobby took them to a table and sat them down, then handed them the menu and introduced it to them.
Waiter: "If you have children, I recommend you choose a shuangyang hotpot base, which is this one.
It’s half spicy hot pot and half clear soup, perfect for both adults and children.”
After ordering the hot pot base, several people ordered some common vegetables and meat dishes, and also ordered a few dishes they had never eaten before based on the waiter's recommendation.
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