Chapter 594: No Diminution
Of course, compared with what ordinary people can buy with one dollar for more than a pound of meat, a cart of cabbage, and dozens of steamed buns, KF's prices are too high.
However, they all knew that restaurants in the city center, which were imported from abroad, would be expensive. Did they come here to fill their stomachs?
No, it's just a lifestyle, a way of showing how much they love their children, and also a way for them to show off to their neighbors.
It can't be that everyone around you has been there, but only your family hasn't?
Because this is the first branch of KF in Xiahua and also in Kyoto, the selection of store clerks is extremely strict. Not only are they examined on their previous interpersonal relationships, work ability, and family situation, they are also required to complete various questionnaires.
After such screening, among hundreds of outstanding applicants, only about twenty comrades who met the requirements in all aspects stood out.
Of course, their treatment is also quite good. After all, this is the first foreign company!
The store is open from 6:30 in the morning to 8:30 in the evening, and the staff work in two shifts.
The KF branch provides employees with two meals a day, two sets of work clothes every quarter, and generous gifts during festivals. The basic salary is one hundred yuan per month, plus attendance bonuses, transportation allowances, housing allowances, and bonuses. Even after deducting various insurances, there are more than two hundred yuan!
This was considered a very high salary in 1982, and even cadres' families did not necessarily have that much.
Therefore, the employees showed their most energetic spirit and served the customers enthusiastically and patiently, which was a much higher level than the service provided by the salesmen in the previous supply and marketing cooperatives, making them truly feel what it meant to be at home!
It was the first time that customers were served so comfortably and attentively, and the three dollars seemed well spent!
The children all lined up obediently to play on the slides and swings. If anyone cut in line and broke the rules, they would be pushed out of the store by the other children.
The shop assistants are very busy, but they are very motivated. Every dish is cooked strictly according to the procedures, and the large number of customers will not cause the food to be undercooked, burnt or hard.
They strive to ensure that every customer can taste the original flavor of KF food.
The shop is very large, having been renovated by connecting three original rooms. One entire wall is painted bright red with a gold border around it. On the table are sticky notes and colored pens printed with Kyoto's cultural relics and landscapes.
There were already some sentences on the wall with various blessings, wishes, expectations, encouragements, etc. Everyone gathered around curiously to read them. Every sentence was the essence of the author's decades of life, and naturally moved everyone to recite them passionately, savoring them with tears in their eyes.
Some picked up their pens and started writing.
In just one day, the entire wall was tightly pasted.
Ten percent of the packaging prepared in the store was used, and the clerk was so tired that he couldn't even lift his arms.
After closing the shop, Fang Yuan brought the children over.
Fang Hongye also brought the children over, and the two families poured out three full boxes of money and sorted them out in the office.
In fourteen hours, I made more than two thousand five hundred and thirty dollars!
And this is still limited by the efficiency of the store staff and the supply of ingredients, otherwise it could be another thousand eight hundred yuan more.
An Zhiqiu and Fang Hongye were a little dumbfounded. They had never thought that a small piece of fried chicken would be so tempting, costing only three yuan per serving, and could earn thousands of yuan a day.
“Brother, today’s sales are so good because of our strong publicity efforts. They will stabilize after the new year.
But I think that since Kyoto has a large population and many foreign tourists, the number of customers who come here for the sake of reputation can still be counted in the hundreds.
In the future, the store will also launch other slightly more expensive varieties. Will the sales be able to remain around 1,000 yuan?"
"That's pretty good," An Zhiqiu said with a smile, "After deducting various costs in the first three years, we can make a net profit of more than 200,000 yuan each year!"
Just thinking about it can make one's blood boil!
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the KF branch's customer flow only increased and all employees were on duty.
This popularity lasted longer than An Zhixia had expected. By the end of the first month of the lunar year, about 40% to 50% of parents who were willing to take their children on a splurge had already visited the place.
However, as the weather warmed up, people moved around more and KF became one of the must-visit places in Kyoto. The KF uncle in front of the store also became a popular photo spot.
People’s enthusiasm for the sticky note wall has not diminished at all!
Every time the wall was full of sticky notes, An Zhiqiu would tear them off, shrink the sixteen notes into one, and bind them into many books. Two books were tied under the note wall for everyone to read.
When the store first opened, there was a huge flow of customers, and everyone was very curious and enthusiastic about this model of being able to leave photos and signatures.
The entire wall can be filled in almost two or three days.
Booklets were custom-made one after another.
Some particularly good sentences were sent by An Zhiqiu to newspapers for publication as classic quotations to inspire comrades from all walks of life.
The fast food restaurant's daily profit has basically stabilized at 1,500 yuan.
The cold air gradually faded away. After An Zhixia took care of several companies, she went with Fang Yuan to a place that would become a popular tourist destination in the future one month before the "Star Plan" started.
An Zhixia doesn't have much money to spend, and usually the proceeds from this movie or TV series are invested into the next batch or various new projects.
But Boss Fang does have it. Over the years, he has been gathering various forces at home and abroad, and his network of contacts has gradually been established.
At that time, most of Continent F was still undeveloped. Their organizations encouraged foreign investment and had no awareness of protecting their own national resources. As long as they had money and materials and could bring benefits and real profits to the people and the country, foreigners could develop freely and it would be legally binding.
However, the land in Continent F is like a rough stone, which must be purchased before the mineral deposits can be explored.
With the support of improved food varieties and various infrastructure projects, he bought dozens of large mining areas at a low cost. These areas actually included large-grained, high-quality brick and stone mines, as well as huge reserves of crude oil and gold mines!
Fang Yuan first took An Zhixia on a plane to travel around Continent F.
Every mining snow area is manned by well-trained mercenaries, and is also equipped with dozens of watchtowers, as well as new W weapons that are hidden and have powerful deterrent power.
Compared with other mining areas, Fang’s is more formal and has a higher safety factor.
"Although we have abundant mineral reserves, we cannot over-exploit," Fang Yuan held her hand and led her to browse the various work areas. "These mineral reserves will temporarily pay for the cost of paving roads in various countries in Continent F.
Many engineering teams from our country came to undertake the project. The environment is a bit bad, but various infrastructures are built first, such as family quarters, hospitals, public transportation, schools, etc.
Workers can bring their families with them. After all, the project is huge and may not be completed in 10 to 20 years.”
(End of this chapter)
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