Gu Zheng and Chang Feng soon arrived at the Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup Main Store.
This is Gu Zheng’s second time here. The last time he came here was for a competition. He came and went in a hurry and didn’t look carefully. He just remembered that this place is very big. This time, he could see it more clearly.
The main store of Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup has a large front with a big signboard. The outside is covered with transparent glass, so you can see the dining scene inside.
It is now five o'clock in the afternoon, close to the meal time, and the people dining inside are very deserted. At this time, before Gu Zheng and the head chef challenge the competition, they will basically have 50% to 60% of customers. Now there is not even 20%. Compared with before
Worse than that.
The location of the store is very good. It is a bustling area with a lot of people. The decoration is very good both inside and outside. The duck blood and vermicelli soup here is not cheap. The lowest price is 25 yuan a serving, which is better than other stores.
A little more expensive.
Gu Zheng and Chang Feng were very satisfied with the location and decoration, so they went inside to take a look.
It was very empty inside, with six or seven waiters sitting around chatting. They didn't get up when they saw the two people coming in, pretending they hadn't seen them.
The upper-level shareholders were fighting for power, which made everyone below them panic. After Mr. Hua was forced to step down from his position as general manager, the store manager and foreman of the main store were replaced.
They were all members of Huazong before, and it was impossible for other shareholders to stay.
An emperor and his courtiers are the same everywhere, not just in the country, even in a small restaurant.
In addition, there are rumors that the shareholders are going to transfer this place and close several stores, which makes these staff even less interested in working. They spend three days fishing and two days drying nets. Some people are already thinking of ways to find new jobs.
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The same goes for waiters and the same goes for chefs.
Now the food in their store tastes worse day by day, and some people have even eaten other things in the soup. Due to various factors, the business of their store has become worse and worse, and it has become what it is now.
“The place is not small and very nice!”
Chang Feng nodded first, it was two floors, each floor was at least more than 300 square meters, this kind of place was exactly what they had in mind.
"Chang Feng, you can start recruiting people tomorrow and make a new sign by the way. I will also find a few qualified chefs. After your brother takes this place down, we will start a trial operation!"
In front of the window on the second floor, Gu Zheng said to Chang Feng that the place was good, and among all the information he had gotten, this one was the best and most suitable.
"No problem, I'll leave the kitchen to you and leave everything else to me!"
Chang Feng readily agreed. Gu Zheng was a little stunned when he heard that the kitchen would be handed over to him. His father had told him more than once before that he would take over the kitchen, but he was unwilling to do so. Unexpectedly, he would still take over now.
Got a kitchen.
"It seems we need to find a suitable person to take over, otherwise we will really be stuck here!"
Gu Zheng secretly sighed inwardly. Before the test was completed, he had to take more care of this place. After the test was completed, he would leave it to a trustworthy person to take charge of the kitchen, and he could continue to relax.
When returning, Gu Zheng received a call from Chang Le.
Chang Le has already settled it. The contract will be signed tomorrow and the house will be transferred with four months' rent and all the things will be kept. The total is two million.
This price is somewhat beyond Gu Zheng's expectation. The rent here is not cheap. For such a big store, the monthly rent is 500,000 yuan, and the rent for four months is only 2 million yuan.
Such a price means that the decoration and the contents inside are given away for free.
The house was taken down, which is another good news for Gu Zheng. The house is the largest investment. Apart from the house, they only need to recruit people, apply for certificates, and make things that fit their own brand. The investment in these places is not much. Add in
It won’t cost more than 100,000 together.
Finally, Gu Zheng and Chang Feng discussed. Gu Zheng invested one million plus the right to use the century-old soup, accounting for 50% of the shares. Chang Feng took all the remaining money and was responsible for all management and peripherals.
After the details were discussed, Chang Feng sent Gu Zheng back and left.
According to Gu Zheng's idea, as long as the house is taken down, the business can be started. Even if there is no chef, he can't waste time.
This test was the most unreasonable one for him, even more unreasonable than the previous omelette.
When Gu Zheng thought of chefs, he thought of Wang Dong. There was no one more suitable to succeed him than Wang Dong. Unfortunately, Wang Dong was now studying with Uncle Hu. Uncle Hu was very satisfied with him and was willing to accept him as his apprentice.
It is a true apprenticeship, not an apprenticeship. The apprentice has to pay tuition, but the apprentice does not. The master still takes care of his food and accommodation.
That is to say, Uncle Hu planned to train Wang Dong well and treat him as a successor. With the relationship between Gu Zheng and Wang Dong, as long as Gu Zheng opens his mouth and asks Wang Dong to come, he will definitely come, but letting him come is tantamount to
Delaying his future is something Gu Zheng cannot do.
He couldn't find Wang Dong, he could only find someone else. Gu Zheng thought about it and found that none of the chefs he knew in Shanghai were suitable to help him.
In the end, Gu Zheng could only take out his phone and ask for help.
"Mr. Sun, I am Gu Zheng, and I want to tell you something!"
The first call was made to Mr. Sun in Bianjing. Gu Zheng wanted to use century-old soup to open a store. He had to tell Mr. Sun about this and asked him if he had a suitable person. After all, it was just about chicken blood soup.
He said that Mr. Sun is the one who has been doing this all his life.
"If you ask me to introduce someone, aren't you afraid that I will steal the century-old soup back?"
Mr. Sun laughed and joked with Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng was stunned for a moment and shook his head quickly: "Of course you are not afraid of this. You can take it away anytime you want. I am really worried about this pot of old soup now. Please serve it carefully."
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What Gu Zheng said was true. If it weren't for this test, he really didn't know what to do with this pot of old soup. If Gu Zheng could complete the test, the store could give it to Mr. Sun directly.
"Haha, I'm very happy that you have such a heart. In this way, I have an apprentice. I will ask you later to see if he is willing to go!"
When Mr. Sun was young, he took on a disciple and continued to study with him for twenty years.
This disciple is very talented and now he has opened a chicken blood soup shop in Bianjing. He has learned all the skills of Mr. Sun, but he does not have the centuries-old soup and can only use ordinary chicken soup to make it. The taste is not as good as Sun's, but it is also better than Sun's.
The ones from other places are much more delicious.
His business is good, but it is only compared to other ordinary small shops. Because there is Sunjia Chicken Blood Soup in Bianjing, his business is limited, and he has always been doing it alone.
For this disciple, Mr. Sun has always felt guilty in his heart. The apprentice has followed him for twenty years and served him for twenty years. However, his children are worried that the apprentice will take away Mr. Sun's property and the century-old soup. In the end,
They worked together to drive him away.
This pot of old soup was originally inherited by Mr. Sun from his master. This possibility is not impossible.
Mr. Sun had no choice but to force them to be together, which would only cause conflicts. One party had to leave, and he couldn't let all his five children leave, so he could only be wronged.
Although the apprentice left, he did not complain. He still respected him very much and visited him every year and festival. He also said that it was the craftsmanship passed down to him by his master that enabled him to live the life he has now. In fact, his life was very ordinary.
Mr. Sun, the business manager, found out that the daily turnover is only about 1,000 yuan.
Because the price of his chicken blood soup is not high in the first place, the profit from this kind of sales is not high. After deducting all expenses every month, it is only a little over 10,000.
More than 10,000 yuan sounds like a lot, but their family of four is here, relying on this shop to make a living, and each person only has less than 3,000 yuan, which is very average.
Moreover, he has two sons who have reached the age of starting a family, so they are under great pressure.
