Chapter 1077: Different Paths to the Same Destination
"It is precisely because of Sister Xie's persistence that her place will become more and more famous, and more customers will be willing to wait a week or even more to come here to taste Sister Xie's cooking." Song Yuanchao said this to Song Yangming meaningfully.
Song Yangming nodded thoughtfully. He had vaguely guessed the real purpose of Song Yuanchao bringing him here for dinner. Perhaps in addition to eating, he also used Sister Xie's private dishes to teach Song Yangming a simple truth, which is that no matter what you do, quality comes first.
The food would have to wait for a while. After Song Yuanchao finished talking about Sister Xie, he began to ask Song Yangming about his feelings on his first day at work today.
Song Yangming frankly told Song Yuanchao some of his thoughts and feelings. Song Yuanchao listened carefully without making any comments.
After a while, Sister Xie brought up two bowls of soup, put them on the table, and then left to go back to the kitchen to busy herself.
Song Yuanchao pointed at the soup in front of him and said, "Drink the soup first. You have to drink it while it's hot. You're lucky. It's not easy to drink Sister Xie's soup. Even if you drink it in advance, it's not always available."
As he spoke, Song Yuanchao reached out to lift the lid of the soup, picked up the spoon and stirred it, and an enticing aroma wafted into his nose.
Following Song Yuanchao's actions, Song Yangming also used a spoon to stir the soup slightly, then scooped some into his mouth.
It was indeed a good soup. It was the first time that Song Yangming had tasted such a special flavor. It was different from all the soups he had drunk before. This soup looked light and watery, but it was particularly fresh. Moreover, this freshness was not the kind of freshness that came from seasonings, but the freshness that came from the ingredients.
More importantly, this kind of freshness does not make people feel greasy. The taste buds spread in the mouth, giving people an unimaginable enjoyment.
"What ingredients are used in this?" Song Yangming couldn't help but ask.
"Haha, actually, it's just some ordinary ingredients, not the delicacies you imagine. But this soup is very troublesome to make, and coupled with Sister Xie's family craftsmanship, you can't get it outside." Song Yuanchao said this with a smile, motioning Song Yangming to drink it.
Just as I finished my soup, Sister Xie’s next dish came up.
Song Yuanchao invited Song Yangming to start eating. Song Yangming picked up the chopsticks and took a bite. His eyebrows raised. Although it was just an ordinary home-cooked dish, this dish was the best Song Yangming had ever eaten in every aspect.
Song Yangming was not born into an ordinary family. When he was born, Song Yuanchao already had a lot of wealth. It is not an exaggeration to say that Song Yangming and Song Zijun were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. From childhood to adulthood, they have never worried about money, let alone food and drink.
There is also a dedicated cook at home, and he is a master chef. As for restaurants outside, Song Yangming has eaten even more. He has eaten at all kinds of restaurants with different cuisines in Shanghai. But after tasting the food made by Sister Xie, Song Yangming truly understood what the best food is, and also thoroughly understood why Sister Xie's small private restaurant is so popular.
The dishes were served one after another, and the timing of serving each dish was very well controlled, with each dish being served only when the previous dish was almost tasted.
She is also very particular about the pairing of dishes. Sister Xie arranges the appetizers and the back courses clearly, so that the guests who come here can feel the enjoyment and satisfaction brought by the food as much as possible.
The total number of dishes was not large , only six in total, plus the soup served first, and finally there was a dessert made by Sister Xie herself.
After the dessert came, today's dishes were finished. Song Yangming was eating with great joy. He and Song Yuanchao ate just the right amount of dishes, so they didn't feel too full, but they also didn't feel hungry.
"How do you feel?" Song Yuanchao put down his chopsticks, lit a cigarette and asked his son with a smile.
Song Yangming nodded vigorously: "It feels very good, Dad, I understand why you brought me here to taste Sister Xie's private dishes."
"Haha, it seems you have put some thought into it." Song Yuanchao was very pleased. He brought Song Yangming here today to treat his son to a meal. After all, today was Song Yangming's first day at the official headquarters. As a father, it was normal to use this meal to congratulate his son. Secondly, as Song Yangming said, this meal had a deeper purpose besides the previous one.
Song Yuanchao knew his son very well. As a successful person, Song Yangming was qualified as his future successor. This was worthy of Song Yuanchao's guidance and training since he was a child. In addition, Song Yangming himself was also very competitive. Compared with many rich children, Song Yangming could be said to be a leader .
However, no matter how good a talent is, it is only a talent. Just like many famous emperors and commanders in history, they also suffered failures at the beginning. No one is gifted and can have smooth sailing. The same is true for Song Yangming. With his current ability, there is no problem in doing some specific work, but once he takes over his own business in the future, he will face more severe tests.
Starting a business is difficult, and maintaining a business is even more difficult.
This sentence is the absolute truth, and countless historical lessons have told people the lessons behind this sentence.
Song Yuanchao didn't want Song Yangming to be like those heirs who were ambitious but incompetent and ruined the company he had worked so hard to start. It was normal for young people like Song Yangming to have many new ideas, and they also hoped to gain a foothold in the company with their own abilities and be recognized.
This is common for young heirs, but such thinking may also lead them to be eager for quick success and instant benefits. Many well-run businesses run into difficulties and collapse within just a dozen years or even a few years after the second generation takes over, and the heirs are largely responsible for the wrong decisions they make.
The present era is different from the era of Song Yuanchao. With the rise of the Internet, the era of information explosion has arrived. Coupled with the changes in the business atmosphere at home and abroad, it has also affected the thinking and judgment of many people. Not to mention young people like Song Yangming, even some successful businessmen will also lose their judgment and original persistence under such a wave.
To use a simple example, doing business is very hard, and the effects and returns of business are relatively long and low. Compared with capital operations and other investments that have quick effects and huge returns, traditional business is naturally inferior.
Businessmen are all after profits, especially young heirs. In addition, they expect to be recognized and make achievements, so as to get rid of the influence of their parents, so they will naturally have the idea of quick success and instant benefits. And from the current situation, investing energy in capital operation and other industries will have a greater chance of success, and the facts have proved this point. Indeed, some people have succeeded in the process of transformation and have become the talk of the town for a while.
But the problem is that this approach is equivalent to giving up the original foundation and going astray. To put it bluntly, it is like a gambler who enters a casino with a huge sum of money. When you sit at the gambling table, you may win one or two times at the beginning, but over time, you will definitely lose money.
Nine times out of ten, you will lose in gambling. When you are desperate and put all your cards on the line to try to turn things around, the result is predictable.
In fact, in a word, the seeds of failure had already been sown when the decision was first made. This is also the biggest drawback of many private enterprises.
Song Chaoyuan had seen this kind of situation too many times in his previous life, so after the scale of the enterprise reached a certain level, Song Yuanchao began to become conservative in the business operations of Shenghua and Si Te.
Conservative is not actually a derogatory term, and conservatism in business is not literal conservatism. In fact, Song Yuanchao's conservatism is only relative operational conservatism. Shenghua usually does not participate in some risky projects, and Shenghua has always had a good control over the flow of funds. In addition, the basic and professional research and development of the industry are also ongoing. Therefore, Shenghua's conservatism is only to avoid risks, while consolidating its own foundation and making the things it is good at stronger and more refined.
Sitek is engaged in fast-moving consumer goods, and its two largest businesses are instant noodles (snacks) and beverages (drinking water). These two businesses support the foundation of Sitek, are important components of the company, and are the real reason why Sitek has been in a dominant position among domestic peers over the years.
These are the foundation of Sit. Even though Sit has some other investments in the investment field, these investments are usually carried out around the basic development direction of Sit, and are not venture investments that only pursue profits and returns.
It is also because Sit has always paid attention to these things that some changes took place in Sit during the period when Zhu Weizhuo served as general manager. Zhu Weizhuo changed many of Sit's decisions and directions for some personal purposes. However, Sit's foundation is still there, and Song Yuanchao discovered it early. Although Sit has suffered a lot of losses now, it is still bearable for Sit as a whole.
Today, Song Yuanchao taught Song Yangming a truth through Sister Xie's meal, that is, to focus on oneself and not to engage in those flashy things. Products are the real foundation of an enterprise. As long as fast-moving consumer goods companies do not commit suicide, stabilize their products, and work harder on their products, they will not fail with a broad market foundation.
Good wine needs no bush; governing a country is like cooking a delicacy.
The same is true for running a business. Some things are not difficult to explain, but many people just don’t understand them, or they are blinded by short-term interests. This is what Song Yuanchao told Song Yangming, and now Song Yangming also understands the real intention of Song Yuanchao bringing him here.
