If what Zhao Xian said is true, and many places have opened franchise stores of Qinghe Restaurant, then the annual profit sharing will be enormous. Thinking of this, Manager Lu began to get restless.
"Should we invite those who are interested in cooperating with us to come over and discuss the franchise details?"
Zhao Xian nodded and said:
"The food festival has now ended, and Jiuhe Restaurant is already a household name. Now is the best time to discuss cooperation and franchising. I will invite them over now."
So Zhao Xian extended an invitation, and the managers who had discussed things with Zhao Xian a few days earlier quickly arrived at Qinghe Restaurant.
These people are all managers of Qing'anfu Restaurant. They know each other very well and have always been openly and secretly competing with each other. Unexpectedly, they have come together again today for the sake of business.
Zhao Xian had previously discussed some of the rules for joining with them. According to these rules, these store owners would not have any business competition; at most, they would only have to choose which region to operate in.
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone sat down to discuss the franchise details.
In reality, they didn't discuss much; it was mainly about specific matters. As for the choice of operating areas, that was a matter between the shopkeepers, and Zhao Xian didn't need to get involved.
Finally, a consensus was reached. In order to seize the opportunity, some store owners considered opening more franchise stores. Zhao Xian did not make too many demands on this, as long as you have the energy.
It was already noon, and Zhao Xian prepared a sumptuous lunch to entertain the managers. This time, they truly got to taste the delicacies of Qinghe Restaurant.
In the afternoon, when the restaurant was relatively quiet, Zhao Xian called a meeting with the middle-level staff. He explained that to manage so many franchise stores in the future, a dedicated organization would be needed to handle this matter.
Once Qinghe Restaurant has numerous franchise stores, Qinghe Restaurant in Qing'an Prefecture will become the headquarters, and everyone's wages will increase significantly, at least two or three times.
The wages at Qinghe Restaurant were already higher than those at other restaurants, and now they're going to increase even more significantly—that's incredibly exciting!
"Starting today, Qinghe Restaurant is preparing to establish a franchise store management training institution, which will become the core department of Qinghe Restaurant in the future."
This department is responsible for managing all franchise stores and training their staff. The manager for this position is crucial, and we need to nominate one.
The crowd immediately erupted in discussion. They had realized the importance of this position: managing all the franchised restaurants meant that the managers of those restaurants would have to accept his management, which was no small amount of power.
After much deliberation, two candidates were finally chosen: Liu Xuan and Huang Bo.
The successful hosting of this crab food festival fully demonstrates the organizational skills of the two individuals; they should have no problem managing franchised restaurants.
At this moment, Huang Bo stood up and said, "I am just a chef. Although I did some things at this crab food festival, they were all done under the guidance of the clerk in the early stages."
But Manager Liu was different. The food festival was a great success, mainly thanks to his early planning and meticulous arrangements.
Besides, I'm illiterate and incapable of managing and training so many franchise stores.
Zhao Xian nodded. Huang Bo's words made some sense. In terms of management ability, Liu Xuan was indeed superior. In addition, from a personal point of view, he would naturally prefer Liu Xuan to manage the franchise stores and staff training.
The matter was quickly settled. Zhao Xian discussed it with Manager Lu and decided to remove Huang Bo from the kitchen and have him take over Liu Xuan's work. In this way, Chef Huang became Manager Huang.
Huang Bo was very excited. He never dreamed that he would go from being a chef to a restaurant owner, all thanks to the successful hosting of this food festival.
Liu Xuan never expected that she would take on such an important task in just one month since arriving in Qing'an Prefecture. If her cousin hadn't taken her away from the matchmaker, she would have been a wife long ago.
No matter what, she had to do the thing her cousin asked her to do well and not let him down.
The development of the franchise stores went very smoothly, and Zhao Xian didn't need to worry about the rest. Seeing that things were mostly arranged here, Zhao Xian prepared to return to Shuixian Village.
Since Liu Xuan had arranged everything in the mansion in an orderly manner, Yang Ruotong had nothing left to do there, so she prepared to return to Shuixian Village with Zhao Xian.
As Zhao Xian was leaving, Liu Xuan came over and handed him a money bag and a basket.
"Cousin, this is my commission from this food festival, more than a hundred taels of silver. Please take it back for me and have my aunt give it to my mother."
The basket contains some snacks that I bought for my aunt. Could you please take them with you?
"Not bad, well done. You've only been in Qing'an Prefecture for a month and you've already earned so much money. Your mother will be very happy. It's also fortunate that your mother changed her mind back then, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to come to Qing'an Prefecture," Zhao Xian said with admiration.
"I have to thank my cousin for this; he changed my destiny," Liu Xuan said excitedly.
After returning from Qing'an Prefecture, Zhao Xian immediately went to his uncle Zhao Youzhu's house.
Upon seeing Zhao Xian approach, Zhao Youzhu and Liu Shi put down their work and came to greet him.
"Xian'er is here. You've been in Qing'an Prefecture for more than ten days. How is Liu Xuan doing over there? Is she alright?" Madam Liu asked anxiously.
"Liu Xuan is very capable. She has handled things very well over there and is now in charge of managing the franchise stores."
Although Mr. Liu did not know what a franchise store was, he knew it involved management work, so he was very happy.
Zhao Xian handed the money bag and basket that Liu Xuan had given him to Liu Shi and said:
"There are more than a hundred taels of silver in the money bag. Liu Xuan earned it while organizing the food festival. She asked her aunt to give it to her mother. This basket contains pastries, which Liu Xuan specially bought for her aunt."
Liu was stunned; she looked at the money pouch in her hand in disbelief.
"Liu Xuan has only been in Qing'an Prefecture for a month, and she has already made so much money. It seems that money is still very easy to make in big cities."
Zhao Xian smiled but did not speak.
"Liu Xuan is very sensible. She even bought me so many pastries. This basket of pastries must have cost a lot of money." As she spoke, Liu opened the lid of the basket.
Zhao Youzhu looked at the basket of pastries Liu Xuan had brought over, smiled and nodded, and said:
"It seems that girls are more sensible. They know to buy some snacks for their aunt. Tiezhu and Tiedan, those two silly boys, run to town almost every day. They have money in their pockets, but they just don't know to buy anything to bring home."
“We don’t lack anything at home, and there’s nothing we need to buy. We should use the extra money to help them get married and build houses,” Liu said.
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