When people's taste buds come into contact with the crab, their brows immediately relax. It's a taste they've never had before. The taste is so amazing that just one lick is enough to make them remember it for life.
Each person has three meal tickets. After using one, there are still two left, which can be used to try two other delicious dishes.
The food festival was bustling with activity and was very lively. The main focus of this food festival was crab dishes, but there were also many other delicacies on the menu.
There are all kinds of grilled skewers, braised dishes and pickles, roast chicken and roast duck, braised pork offal and baked wheat cakes, etc. Some of these are delicacies that can only be eaten in modern times, but they have appeared at this food festival.
Kimchi and preserved eggs also made an appearance at this food festival and were very popular. These everyday dishes will soon be available on the tables of ordinary people.
The three meal vouchers were quickly used up. The free samples had whetted the appetites of everyone present. If they wanted to continue enjoying other dishes, they would have to pay for them.
At the food festival, you can sample a variety of delicious foods for very little money. It's a rare opportunity that you absolutely shouldn't miss.
You can also enjoy these delicacies at Qinghe Restaurant, but it costs a lot of money to go there, and most people can't afford to go.
After tasting several kinds of food, some people decided to buy some to take home so that their families could try them.
The consumption of crabs at the food festival was enormous, but fortunately Huang Bo made ample preparations, with truckloads of crabs being continuously transported from Huangjiawan.
There are many restaurants in Qing'an Prefecture, and the recent booming business of Qinghe Restaurant has made them very envious. They have also tasted the food at Qinghe Restaurant, but their own restaurant cannot make such delicious food.
At this food festival, Qinghe Restaurant presented so many different kinds of food that they were stunned. After tasting these dishes, they had to admit the gap between them and Qinghe Restaurant.
Fortunately, Qinghe Restaurant caters to high-end clients, so the impact on their business is not too great. However, seeing others making a lot of money makes them feel uneasy.
Qinghe Restaurant was originally a very ordinary restaurant, which they looked down on at the time. Unexpectedly, in just one month, the restaurant transformed into the best-performing restaurant in Qing'an Prefecture.
They had already found out that Qinghe Restaurant's current success was due to the fact that the original manager, Mr. Lu, had invited a scholar named Zhao Xian to become a shareholder in the restaurant.
I recently heard that this scholar was appointed as a ninth-rank registrar by the emperor, which is considered a court official. Moreover, he is a guest of honor of the prefect. If I can get close to this powerful figure, I won't have to worry about making money when I open my own restaurant.
Thinking of this, some restaurant owners began to get restless. They quickly learned some information about Zhao Xian: he had a residence in Qing'an Prefecture, and he was currently in Qing'an Prefecture, making it the perfect time to visit him.
The first day of the food festival has finally come to an end. Although everyone worked very hard, everyone was very happy. According to the rules, everyone gets a commission during the food festival. Today's sales were very high, so a few taels of silver in commission should be no problem.
Based on this calculation, everyone will receive a commission of several dozen taels of silver from this food festival, which is more money than they could earn in several years.
They all had their families help them at this food festival, so they didn't seem flustered in dealing with the bustling scene, and all the activities proceeded smoothly.
Everything went smoothly today, and the constables on site deserve much credit. Without them maintaining order, it's hard to say that some trouble wouldn't have occurred.
As night fell and the constables began to finish their work, Zhao Xian had some food prepared and packed up for the constables to take back.
The constables were just carrying out their duties when they unexpectedly received a large portion of delicious food. Now they could enjoy it with their families when they got home.
Zhao Xian returned to the restaurant and discussed the problems that occurred on the first day of the food festival with Manager Lu, Liu Xuan, Huang Bo, and others. They discussed how to make timely corrections to ensure that the subsequent events would be even more successful.
At this time, there were still many diners in the restaurant. Although the food festival had drawn away a lot of people from the restaurant, it did not affect the normal operation of the restaurant's business.
After leaving the restaurant and returning to the residence, the servant opened the gate and said:
"Master, someone from the household has arrived and has been waiting for quite some time."
Zhao Xian was taken aback. Why would someone come looking for him at this hour? There must be something important. Thinking this, he quickly went into the house.
A middle-aged man, around forty years old, was sitting inside. When Zhao Xian entered, he immediately stood up and bowed to him.
"Greetings, Your Excellency."
"No need for formalities, you are..."
"My name is Lü Hua, the manager of Jufu Restaurant in Qing'an Prefecture. I apologize for disturbing you, and I hope the clerk will not take offense."
Zhao Xian quickly understood Lü Hua's purpose in coming here, but he pretended not to know and asked.
"So it's Manager Lü. What brings you here?"
"The Qinghe Restaurant, which you recently partnered with Manager Lu to run, is thriving. I, Lü, am also interested in partnering with you to run a restaurant."
Zhao Xian nodded. His guess was right. Manager Lü came to his door wanting to cooperate with him in business. This was probably just the beginning, and more people would come to him later.
"That's a good thing. However, my family owns many businesses. I've already spent a lot of energy cooperating with Manager Lu on Qinghe Restaurant. I don't have the energy to cooperate with anyone else to run a restaurant now. Please forgive me, Manager Lu."
Zhao Xian's words greatly disappointed Manager Lü, but he was unwilling to give up and continued speaking:
"My cooperation with the Registrar only requires his guidance on the business operations; it won't take up too much of his energy. As for the profit sharing between us, the Registrar has the final say."
“I appreciate Manager Lü’s kindness, but opening another similar restaurant in Qing’an Prefecture is definitely not feasible. It would cause unnecessary competition and affect the normal development of the restaurant’s business.” Zhao Xian refused Manager Lü again.
Manager Lü was extremely disappointed and felt very regretful.
Seeing that the time was right, Zhao Xian said, "Manager Lü, don't be disappointed. Since we can't open a restaurant together, there is a way we can try."
"What method?" Manager Lü's eyes lit up.
"We will adopt a franchise model."
"Franchise".
Although Manager Lü didn't know what franchising meant, he had already realized that it was a new type of cooperation model.
"Franchising means that Manager Lü will still run the restaurant himself. Manager Lü can arrange for chefs to come here to learn cooking techniques, and Qinghe Restaurant will provide secret seasonings, so that he can launch dishes that are exactly the same as those in Qinghe Restaurant."
In reality, this is managed independently by Manager Lü. Qinghe does not participate in the operation, but only takes a share of the profits. Of course, if Manager Lü wants to join Qinghe Restaurant, he must meet several conditions.
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