Volume 5: The Age of Storms Chapter 0604 Your business can't continue, I said
After talking with Ge Cuizhu, Nan Yi sent her to the Friendship Hotel and then went to Deshengmen Street.
At the National Day family dinner in October last year, two women performed very well. One was Li Li of Li Jiacai, and the other was Peng Xiuquan’s daughter Peng Xiaowan.
Perhaps in order to stand out, after Lijiacai opened in Yangfang Hutong, Peng Xiuquan changed his original idea of opening Pengjiacai in an unknown alley and directly opened Pengjiacai on Deshengmen Street, right at the intersection with Yangfang Hutong.
According to Old Man Peng, although he is not the owner of Mingzhu Banquet, he is still a chef after all, and Mingzhu Banquet is his home court. What does it mean that Li Family Cuisine has opened a restaurant in Yangfang Hutong?
Peng Xiuquan thought about opening a Pengjia Cuisine restaurant nearby, but after searching Yangfang Hutong he couldn't find a shop there. He had no choice but to open the restaurant on Deshengmen Street.
The clustering effect caused by the gathering of many restaurants has attracted more gourmets. Li's Cuisine and Peng's Cuisine are well-known brands, and many people come here for their reputation. However, the thresholds for both restaurants are high, and not everyone can eat there. Naturally, many gourmets who cannot eat there will choose to go to Mingzhu Banquet. Invisibly, Mingzhu Banquet's business has reached a new level.
After getting off the bus at Yangfang Hutong, Nan Yi entered Pengjiacai from the back. As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he saw Peng Xiuquan sitting in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air.
"Old Peng, your life is so leisurely."
"Hey, why is the boss here?" Peng Xiuquan raised himself from the recliner, took a look and said.
"Oh, Old Peng, your realm has been elevated. Others are poor people who become arrogant when they suddenly become rich, but you are different. The richer you get, the more humble you become. You never called me boss before." Nan Yi said with a smile.
"It's the same now." Peng Xiuquan pointed to the purple clay teapot on the low table and said, "Want a cup?"
"Take a break. You must have been drinking a lot. Let me drink your saliva." Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "I came to you today to ask, are you really planning to retire or work for a few more years?"
"The boss wants to open a branch of Mingzhuyan?"
At the beginning of the year, Nan Yigang changed the ownership of Mingzhu Banquet and "bought" it from Wenchangwei for 50,000 yuan, directly turning it into Lu Bifang's individual restaurant.
The reason why Nan Yi gave it to Lu Bifang instead of Liu Qinglong and Heimu'er couple was that he wanted to leave some money for Liu's father and mother's funeral, just in case.
After all, there is an old saying that goes, if you have something, your children will be filial to you, but if you are sick for a long time, there will be no filial sons by your bedside.
After the change of ownership, Nan Yi held a distribution of shares. Originally, it only gave dividends to Peng Xiuquan and Peng Jingchuan, but now it clearly gave them shares, making them the hosts of Mingzhu Banquet as well.
"Yes, I hope Mingzhu Feast will open a branch in the Asia Mall. The business should be good. This is my last suggestion to Mingzhu Feast, and it is also a request. I don't care where Mingzhu Feast will go in the future. That is the business of you real bosses. It is time for me, a fake boss, to retire."
"Who dares to say that your boss is a fake? Others may not know, but those of us who got the bargain should know it," Peng Xiuquan said anxiously.
“Well, whether it’s true or not, it doesn’t matter. As long as Mingzhu Banquet always remains sincere, insists on cooking with heart, continues to dare to innovate, takes steady steps, and doesn’t expand blindly, there is basically no possibility of failure.
Of course, harmony between shareholders is also very important. If one day you or Jingchuan are dissatisfied and feel that the cooperation cannot continue, then just disband and don’t force peace for my sake. The longer the time, the deeper the resentment, and partners will become enemies. "
"Boss, you can rest assured. As long as the Liu family doesn't go too far, Jingchuan and I will take good care of the Mingzhu Banquet stall." Peng Xiuquan said quickly after hearing what Nan Yi said.
"I told you, don't worry about my face, and don't use empty words. If I take your words seriously, it will not do you any good. After all, I am the son-in-law of the Liu family, so let's just leave it at that."
Nan Yi waved his hand and continued, "Pay attention to the branch store business. When you have time, come with my sister-in-law to Asia's construction site. I have circled a few shops for you. They are all in good locations. You can pick one from them."
"Okay, sure."
"Let's go, we have somewhere to go."
"Boss, I'll take you there."
Nan Yi was sent out of Pengjiacai by Peng Xiuquan. He returned to the car, picked up a building plan and started writing and drawing on it.
At the beginning, Nan Yi planned to let Yaqing Company monopolize the catering business in Asia Shopping Mall. As long as the customer flow of Asia was large enough, the catering business would not be bad and the profit would still be very lucrative.
But later I thought that monopoly is absolutely not acceptable. If one company dominates the market and there is no competition, the quality of service and food will definitely decline in the long run, and the reputation of the restaurant will deteriorate, which will affect the overall reputation of Asia.
It is imperative to introduce external catering.
"Go to Longtoujing Street." Nan Yi said to the school beauty.
Not long after, the car stopped at the entrance of the ruins of Tianshou Temple on Longtoujing Street. Nan Yi got out of the car and walked directly to a restaurant called Qunfang Sichuan Restaurant next to the ruins.
It was not meal time, and the only people in the restaurant were two people in white robes at the counter. One was a woman, older, and the other was also a woman, younger.
Seeing Nan Yi coming into the store, the younger ones came up to him and asked, "Brother, do you want to eat?"
"Um."
"Whatever you want to eat, we can make any Sichuan cuisine in our restaurant."
“Three dishes and a soup. Just make what your chef is good at. If they are not tasty, I will destroy the reputation.” While Nan Yi was speaking, his eyes were fixed on the big woman standing by the counter who was suspected to be the proprietress He Qunfang.
After hearing Nan Yi's words, the younger woman looked at the older woman for help.
The older woman was still calculating on an abacus just now, but now she looked up and met Nan Yi's gaze.
After taking a look, the woman walked out of the counter, came to Nan Yi and asked, "Are you in the same business as me?"
"We are half colleagues. Smashing the signboard was just a joke. Boss He, don't take it seriously. But the dishes still need to be prepared. Boss He will know why I am here after I finish eating the dishes."
Although He Qunfang didn't know what Nan Yi wanted to do, she understood the meaning of the test.
"Does the guest know the rules?"
"I know a little bit, please, Boss He."
He Qunfang nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, my dear."
After saying that, He Qunfang turned around and walked towards the kitchen.
In the past, it was popular among restaurant owners to have a "food tasting" routine. Customers would come to dine with the intention of testing them, and if the restaurant accepted the request, it would mean the meal was free.
After the meal, the guests can say that the food is not tasty, but they have to explain clearly why it is not tasty and their explanation is reasonable, and the restaurant will naturally send the guests away respectfully. But if they cannot give a reason, the restaurant will have to call someone to reason with them.
It is impossible to give him a beating. Those who are qualified to taste the food either have a certain status or are celebrities with their own traffic, such as poets and courtesans. After all, the evaluation of a poor beggar is of no importance to a restaurant.
Once a customer says that the restaurant's food is delicious, he or she has to leave something behind. It's not to donate a kidney, but a word of praise, a poem, or a chance encounter.
To be more specific, food tasting is somewhat similar to restaurant exploration in later generations, but the threshold is very high and you can't just start with a mobile phone.
About forty minutes later, He Qunfang came over from the kitchen carrying a tray.
Putting the tray on the table, he said as he carried the dishes outside, “Time is too tight, so I only made a few home-cooked dishes. The first one is Mapo Tofu, the second one is Shredded Pork with Fish Flavor, and the third one is Boiled Fish;
The guests may not have eaten this dish. This dish originated from hot pot fish. Two years ago, a chef won the grand prize in a cooking competition in the mountain city with this dish. Boiled fish then became popular in the mountain city, and the "taxi driver" liked this dish very much.
The soup is just a bowl of ordinary tofu soup with side dishes. The three dishes are very oily, which is just right for the guests to relieve the greasiness. "
After the soup and dishes were served, He Qunfang took out a glass of boiled water from the tray.
He Qunfang deliberately emphasized the words "taxi driver", which made Nan Yi secretly happy. Taxi drivers are the representatives of high income nowadays. In the future, they can be equated with white-collar workers who have very decent jobs and earn over 60,000 or 70,000 yuan a month.
Respect comes first, high income comes second, what He Qunfang meant is "a dish that respectable people like very much."
Nan Yi nodded, took out chopsticks from the chopstick holder, tasted one dish, rinsed his mouth and then tasted the next one. After tasting all the dishes, he tasted them again without rinsing his mouth the second time.
"And the boss, give me a bowl of rice."
"Hold on."
He Qunfang went to serve Nan Yi a bowl of rice with a relaxed mood.
Nan Yi ate half a bowl of rice with the dishes, put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Boss He, I'm not a gourmet, and I don't have much knowledge, so I won't use nice words to describe you.
Before I came here, I asked around. There used to be a restaurant here, owned by the landlord of this room, but the business wasn't very good. Later, you came and reopened the store with the landlord. You and the landlord half-opened it, right?"
He Qunfang said calmly: "The customer has already found out everything, so there is no need for me to hide it. It is indeed true. I will run this restaurant, and the profits will be split in half between me and the landlord."
"Well, I also heard that the restaurant's business is so good that it can't even accommodate everyone during meal times, and many customers have to wait to be seated."
"If the food is delicious, customers will naturally like to come." He Qunfang said proudly.
"Boss He, do you split the revenue 1% every six months or 1% every year?"
"Why is the guest asking this?" He Qunfang asked vigilantly.
"Haha, Boss He, don't worry about me having any bad ideas." Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "If the profit is divided every six months, then I think Boss He's restaurant will soon be closed down. Too good business is both a blessing and a curse.
Since the landlord opened a restaurant in the first place, he must know the ins and outs of it. If the business is not good it is simply because of his poor cooking skills. If he himself is not good enough, he can find a capable chef to come.
Look, Boss He, you’re here.
But you want to split it into five parts, which is a bit too much money. Do you think the landlord will go to Wuchuan to find a skilled chef at a high price and then kick you out?
I think no matter how high the price is, it can't be higher than your share of the money, right?
Boss He, don't you think this is the truth?"
Nan Yi said, looking around the restaurant again, "It's just been renovated, right? It cost a lot of money, right? Did you spend almost all the money you earned before? Looking at this scene, there must be at least six or seven waiters, right? Are they all the ones you brought from your hometown in Wuchuan?
If this store is no longer there, I wonder how Boss He is going to explain to them?
Or, what if the landlord just waved his hand and gave them a little more salary, and all the people would switch to his business?"
“The business license is in my name.”
He Qunfang blurted out, but immediately felt something was wrong and her face turned dark.
