"This dish uses one pound of pork belly and four pounds of potatoes. According to the market price of vegetables, potatoes are 40 cents per pound, and pork belly is 2.5 yuan per pound. But from what I understand, Mr. Lin has long-term cooperation with wholesalers directly, and the price of meat and vegetables is 20% lower on average."

"A litre of cooking oil costs about five yuan. This dish uses 50 millilitres of oil, plus spices and gas, so let's say 50 cents. The cost of this pot of food is 3.8 yuan."

"The cost is 3.8 yuan, and the selling price is 6 yuan, so the profit margin is 36%. Boss Lin, your business makes much more money than our restaurant business."

Listening to Shen Mingzhu's calculations, Lin Wu came to his senses.

"Boss Shen, that's not how the bill is calculated. I still have rent, utilities, and labor to pay."

Shen Mingzhu nodded. "Then I'll cut it in half for you. After accounting for rent and labor costs, there's still 18% net profit. In the fast food industry, this profit point is not low."

Lin Wu smiled awkwardly, "My small business is far inferior to Mr. Shen's."

Shen Mingzhu said: "No matter how big or small the business is, there is a universal principle, that is, honesty and quality are the most important. Cutting corners for the sake of immediate profits will only make your path narrower and narrower. What do you think, Boss Lin?"

Having said that, there is nothing that Lin Wu doesn't understand.

Shen Mingzhu came here specifically to warn him.

As soon as Shen Mingzhu left, Lin Wu went to Du Juan to complain, "There are some things that Mr. Shen doesn't know, but you, Mr. Du, do. I have a store here, and I have to deal with a lot of relationships and things to do. According to her calculation, I have worked in vain all year. It would be better for me to go home and rest and relax."

Du Juan was not someone who could be easily fooled. "Boss Lin, I understand your difficulties, but don't blame Mingzhu for finding fault with you. The quality of the food in the cafeteria does need to be improved. I have received quite a few complaints and complaints. If you don't come over, I will also have a good talk with you."

Lin Wu smiled, "Boss Du, you are also a boss, you should know that cheap products are not good and good products are not cheap. 60 cents, one meat and one vegetable, 2 taels of staple food, and a free soup. Go out and ask around, how many canteens have this standard?"

"Boss Lin, don't say anything in anger here. If there is a problem, we should find a way to solve it. Or I can call a few employees over and you can listen to their ideas."

"You want good food, that's fine, but the price will definitely not be the same as it is now. I won't ask for more, just a 10 cent increase, or a 70 cent increase. If Mr. Du agrees, I'll ask them to make the changes right away."

In the end, they just want to raise prices.

Du Juan smiled calmly, "Boss Lin, you may not know Mingzhu very well. She seems easy to talk to, but in fact, she is very stubborn. If she gets really angry and forces you to change the contractor, I can't do anything about it. After all, she is the largest shareholder."

Lin Wu was not afraid: "We signed a contract, and we can't just stop cooperating if she says she won't cooperate. It's fine if she doesn't want to cooperate, but she has to compensate me for breach of contract."

"As for the sanitary environment and food quality of your kitchen, we can easily find faults and mistakes. Boss Lin, we just want our employees to have enough food to work. Is this request not difficult for you?"

After some bargaining, Lin Wu retreated in defeat.

As soon as he left, Mai Qiu couldn't help complaining, "Boss Shen, what does this mean? Boss Du, you are the general manager now, but she went to see Boss Lin without even consulting him. If you don't know, you might think she is dissatisfied with your management."

"Don't think too much. The cafeteria problem has been going on for a long time. If I hadn't taken into consideration that Lin Wu had a good relationship with the leaders of the development zone and didn't want to make the relationship awkward, I wouldn't have tolerated him until now. Now that Mingzhu has come forward for me, it saves me the trouble."

Mai Qiu was still somewhat dissatisfied: "Even if that's the case, she should have discussed it with you in advance. She simply doesn't take you, the general manager, seriously."

Seeing Du Juan was silent, Mai Qiu could not help but bring up the past again, "We rejected Lawson, but they turned around and cooperated with Wellcome, and invested 50 million yuan in Wellcome to build a new factory. Now the people from Wellcome are walking around, I wonder how proud they are."

Speaking of Rosen, Du Juan couldn't help but feel depressed.

Like them, Wellcome is one of Fengcheng's local food brands and is in strong competition with food factories.

But it’s hard to say what will happen in the future.

Wellcome reached a cooperation with Lawson, with the initial investment reaching 50 million.

You know, the market value of the food factory and its several subsidiaries combined is less than 50 million.

…

The first snow of winter came unexpectedly.

It happened to be Pei Wenping's 39th birthday. Shen Mingzhu bought 20 kilograms of fat and tender lamb meat and invited relatives and friends of the Pei and Shen families to eat mutton hotpot together to celebrate Pei Wenping's birthday.

Although it was a weekday, Pei Wenping left work early and went home just after lunch to help Shen Mingzhu and the nanny wash vegetables and cut meat.

"This mutton is really good, with some fat and some lean meat. Put it in the soup pot and dip it in sesame paste. It's so delicious."

Listening to Pei Wenping's saliva, Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but laugh, "Why, is the food at home not good recently?"

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"Maybe I didn't eat enough at noon."

Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu casually asked about the situation in the cafeteria.

Pei Wenping said, "After being criticized by you, Mr. Lin did make some changes, and the quality of the food has improved slightly, but it is still not comparable to the standard of the cafeteria we used to run."

"In the past, I could eat chicken legs every now and then, and I could have fruit after meals, but I didn't dare to eat too much for fear of gaining weight. Now I think about it, I was born in a blessed situation but I didn't know how to appreciate it."

Shen Mingzhu smiled, "If it really doesn't work, you can bring your own lunch to work, and buy a microwave oven to put in the office, so you can use it to heat up meals and milk."

"That's fine. I'll discuss it with the people in the department tomorrow and pool our money to buy one for public use."

…

As the evening approached, the guests began to arrive.

When Shen Chaobei arrived, he brought his two children with him and did not see Du Juan.

"She had a dinner date with some out-of-town distributors today and couldn't come. She asked me to wish her a happy birthday and good health."

While explaining, Shen Chaobei stuffed the prepared red envelope into Pei Wenping's hand.

Pei Wenping accepted the red envelope without hesitation and said, "Thank you. Please go out and sit down. The meal will be served soon."

After Shen Chaobei left, Pei Wenping told Shen Mingzhu, perhaps because she was afraid that she would be suspicious, "The factory's business has been hit hard recently, and she is under a lot of pressure."

Upon learning that the factory was in trouble, Shen Mingzhu was naturally concerned, but she couldn't ask in detail because there were so many people talking, so she could only keep it to herself for the time being. (End of this chapter)