Relying on others to do business, and selling the same kinds of products as them, is not something a human being would do.
Chu Yu also felt that since they were both fast food restaurants, it was best to avoid each other and each do their own thing. Deng Fangping would run Chinese fast food, and Yorkham would run Western fast food, so that they wouldn't interfere with each other making money.
“I think people in Beijing prefer to eat lunch quickly, so we should make some business set meals, three dishes, rice and soup, like a set meal of braised pork, vegetables and shredded pork. If we make them fixed, the kitchen can prepare all kinds of dishes in advance, and we can just take them out of the pot, add some ingredients and serve them. We can also add an egg, pickled vegetables or something, and make more than ten kinds of set meals, which will be enough for lunch.”
Shulan nodded in agreement. Beijing is different from Deyang. The pace of life in Beijing is fast, and many people don't have much time for lunch. If we could make a fast food meal that everyone can eat in two minutes, it would definitely be better than making a regular lunch.
"As for dinner, it can overlap with breakfast. Make some porridge, roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), pancakes, and some hot and sour noodles, duck blood vermicelli, dumplings, beef offal soup, etc."
Deng Fangping felt that her brain was not working properly. She couldn't keep up with Chu Yu's pace at all. Now Chu Yu could tell her all sorts of ideas. If the store needed to make changes in the future, she couldn't keep asking Chu Yu, could she?
Opening a shop requires at most tens of thousands of yuan, which Deng Fangping could afford, but she still felt that it wasn't a sure thing.
Their family's money was all earned by Chu Yu. Whether it was Shu Lan, Shu Aiguo, or Deng Fangping, they all knew their own limitations. If it weren't for Chu Yu, they would still be farming in Shanguan Village. How could they earn so much money?
Deng Fangping wanted to drag Chu Yu into this mess—no, to make them partners.
Chu Yu was stunned for a moment. Her business was already quite large, with clothing stores, film and television companies, cosmetics factories, and she even helped Shu Hui and Shen Jun open stores, and then opened a chain store with Deng Fangping.
Well, wealthy people own dozens of companies, so they're practically everywhere, making money wherever they can.
Now that the chain store's accounts are transparent, she and Deng Fangping won't have any conflicts over profit sharing. She's just investing a small amount of money, so what's wrong with that?
This kind of dumpling shop may not be popular for many years, but when the competition gets bigger and the dumpling shop is no longer viable, they can easily switch to selling frozen dumplings.
The market for frozen dumplings is quite large.
Of course, the prerequisite is that they have a decent dumpling recipe.
Chu Yu glanced at Shu Hui and Shen Jun, then agreed to Deng Fangping's suggestion, "Aunt, if you want to partner with me, I'll agree. I'm usually quite busy, so I can only offer general ideas. You'll still need to put in the hard work at the store. However, you can take a store manager's salary. What do you think?"
Why would Deng Fangping object?
She continues to receive dividends as usual, and also earns a salary. Salaries in Beijing are high, so her investment is secure.
Besides, Chu Yu is a money-making machine. Before the shop even opened, he had already decided to make frozen dumplings. Although Deng Fangping thought that every household could make dumplings and that it wasn't difficult, no one would eat frozen food.
But Chu Yu said that China will develop sooner or later, and refrigerators will become common in the future, with every household having one, just like the port city is now.
Frozen foods will be very popular in the future.
Deng Fangping suddenly realized, "Then I'll decide on the dumpling recipe?"
Deng Fangping is quite good at making dumplings, but her dumpling-making skills are not outstanding; they are just the common rural flavors.
In her opinion, dumplings should be made with lard. Fry some fatty pork, add some pork cracklings and lard, and the dumplings will taste good.
Her proposal was vetoed by Chu Yu.
"The food in chain stores needs to be moderate; in other words, it should be a flavor that most people can accept. If we want to sell our dumplings at a higher price, we need to use better ingredients and make some fillings that are not commonly found at home. Also, I've eaten my aunt's dumplings, and although they're pretty good, they're not quite right for opening a store. I'm thinking that since we want to make frozen dumplings in the future, we should buy the recipe in advance, preferably from someone who makes really good dumplings."
Chu Yu's thinking was simple: given the current prices in China, buying the formula was extremely cost-effective.
Buy a pork dumpling recipe here, and a chive and shrimp dumpling recipe there. Buy a few of these, and you can make a living running a dumpling shop.
Find a few more chefs specializing in Chinese cuisine and work together to research the recipes. With dedication, you're sure to make delicious dumplings.
After hearing what Chu Yu said, Deng Fangping realized that opening a store was not as simple as she had thought. Chain stores are different from ordinary food stores. They have to focus on taste, features, and service. They have to be fast and good. Not only do the dishes have to taste good, but everyone also has to be able to eat within minutes.
The main selling point is speed and quality.
"Aunt, you and your second uncle should inquire around and see if there are any families in major cities that sell particularly good dumplings, the kind that are famous for miles around. After you find out, we can go to each city to try them out. If we think they are good, then we can discuss buying the recipe."
Deng Fangping thought it made sense. If they could buy more recipes, they wouldn't have to worry about their dumpling shop not selling well.
Full of fighting spirit, Deng Fangping went to ask around to find out where there were any particularly famous dumpling restaurants. She even sent faxes to her classmates who had married and moved away, asking them one by one.
“I have a classmate who married and moved to the south. I’ll ask them to inquire; they’ll definitely know.”
Chu Yu's business is so big that Shu Hui is worried she won't be able to handle it.
But Shu Hui couldn't help her daughter much, so she could only make some soup for her to nourish her body, hoping that Chu Yu, who was so young, wouldn't neglect her health.
"Mom, what do you think of my idea?" Chu Yu asked Shen Jun secretly.
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