Chapter 419 Ancient Takeout Service
"He's mostly just a bunch of fair-weather friends, but he does have one or two close confidants. They might cause trouble behind the scenes." Zhu Chengye said as he approached Wan Qiqi.
“There’s a headman named Tao in the town, so they don’t dare to be too arrogant.” Wan Qiqi wasn’t worried about these people.
If these people wanted to take action, they should have done so while Tang Qiwen was in prison, not now.
Perhaps these people might have tried to attack her, but because of Wan Ziyan and Tao Ran, they couldn't reach her at all.
However, these people could be a potential breakthrough.
By getting to them, we might be able to find out something about Tang Qiwen.
"Yes, the town was peaceful during Chief Tao's tenure." Zhu Chengye didn't continue the topic.
With Tang Qiwen not around, Wan Qiqi can finally relax and focus on running the restaurant properly.
He glanced at the ledger and asked, "Are there any guests who made reservations but didn't show up today?"
“There was one table, but luckily Miss Fang paid for it, otherwise we would have lost money again.” Wan Qiqi told Zhu Chengye about the problems she had discussed with the accounts, and said, “Membership only allows us to break even quickly at the beginning, but it may not be very friendly to the subsequent operation.”
Zhu Chengye nodded, moved a chair over, and sat down next to Wan Qiqi.
Both of them have families and consciously kept a distance from each other.
“Ten days have passed in February, and the income in those ten days is not even as much as the day we opened. This is indeed a problem.” Zhu Chengye rested his elbows on the armrests and gently rubbed his knuckles against his lips.
He suddenly looked up and asked, "What are your thoughts?"
Wan Qiqi didn't answer immediately. She tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "The current losses are because our guests can't come to the restaurant to dine. Could we deliver the food directly to them?"
"It's not impossible." Zhu Chengye sat up slightly, shifting his posture and leaning slightly towards Wan Qiqi, saying, "Sending it nearby is fine, but it won't work if it's far away!"
"Some people had considered delivery before, but as you can imagine, they eventually gave up."
Wan Qiqi nodded in agreement.
In ancient times, it was indeed difficult to carry out delivery services. Without mobile phones, real-time location tracking was impossible, and it was impossible to know what would happen on the way.
If not handled properly, not only will the food not be delivered to the guests properly, but it may also attract some negative reviews for the restaurant.
In ancient times, there were no disposable tableware, and tableware had to be recycled.
They don't have electric scooters or insulated boxes, so the delivery time is long, the food gets cold, and the taste and texture are greatly reduced.
It seems difficult to implement no matter how you look at it.
“For guests like today, I suggest we tell them in advance that if they can’t come, their expenses for today will be deducted directly from their accounts, which will increase the likelihood of them coming,” Wan Qiqi said.
Zhu Chengye pondered, "This will guarantee the restaurant's revenue, but it will also cause dissatisfaction among customers."
“But we can’t let the restaurant lose money directly like we did today.” Wan Qiqi said with a determined look, “We can discuss billing with members, but if individual customers order food but don’t pay a deposit, and the food is made but they don’t show up, then we will lose money directly.”
"Yes, I will discuss the deposit with Liu Ji and the others. We should collect at least 60% of the money to avoid losses for the restaurant." Zhu Chengye was on the same side as Wan Qiqi on this point.
The two then fixed some of the restaurant's loopholes one by one, which helped the restaurant generate effective revenue and also made customers satisfied with the restaurant's services.
In the end, Wan Qiqi remained persistent about delivering food and was looking for ways to implement it.
Under Wan Qiqi's persuasion, Zhu Chengye also became interested.
He traveled extensively, gained a wide range of knowledge, and had some ideas about this, but he had no like-minded people.
Wan Qiqi's words reignited his desire to try it out.
“If we want to send freshly cooked dishes, I’m afraid they won’t taste good. We can start with other things first.” Zhu Chengye took out a restaurant menu from the side, pointed to a few places, and said, “Cold dishes, snacks, soups, we can start with these. If we want to send the stir-fried dishes, we may need to order the corresponding dishes.”
Wan Qiqi nodded in agreement and said, "We can design a restaurant logo so that people will recognize Xinglong Restaurant just by seeing the logo. The logo can be printed on the oil paper used to wrap the dim sum."
“Okay.” Zhu Chengye thought Wan Qiqi’s idea was excellent.
"Food delivery requires food boxes, and the food boxes are also marked with labels, as are the tableware, so that we can distinguish our items from the guests' own items."
“I can find someone to make food boxes and tableware. I will negotiate the price with him, but we need to set the restaurant’s logo first before we can make the order.”
The two searched through the bookshelves for a long time but couldn't find anything suitable. However, Wan Qiqi had an idea.
She took out a pen and ink and wrote the character "隆" in the form of a modern emoticon, and also wrote the character "兴" in a special way.
From a distance, it looks like an unfamiliar character, but upon closer inspection, you can make out the two characters "兴隆" (prosperity).
Zhu Chengye was taken aback for a moment, then held the paper and looked at it for a long time. His smile grew even brighter as he said, "That's really good. I didn't expect you could do this!"
"It's just random writing. We should find someone to design it for us. Mine looks terrible!" Wan Qiqi had this sudden idea, and she didn't expect Zhu Chengye to like it.
"No, excellent." Zhu Chengye gently blew away the ink.
Because of the ink blowing, the font underwent a new change, making it even more unique.
Zhu Chengye was increasingly satisfied with the paper. He placed it on the table and said, "I'll talk to them first. Tomorrow, we'll try using the food boxes that the restaurant already has. If it works, we'll officially begin."
Other restaurants don't offer this service; only Xinglong Hotel does, and it's a major feature there.
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