"That's because the management is informal. If there are specialized people to manage it, the Little Lotus Pond's sign will definitely become louder and louder..." Li Zeyu was confident and patted his chest to assure him.
"What's getting louder? Your voice isn't as loud as before."
Boss Tang walked in with a smile and handed two bottles of cold beer to Li Zeyu, "Want some?"
"Have some!"
Li Zeyu took the bottle without even putting it in the cup. He clinked it with Boss Tang and blew on the bottle.
"Old man, you talk to Zeyu, I'm going to work at the bar."
The bar cannot be empty. If Boss Tang comes in to chat, the landlady must guard it. After all, there is still cash at the bar.
"Uncle Tang, I was chatting with my aunt just now. We both own shares in the company and are shareholders of the Xiaohetang Catering Management Company. We can no longer keep my aunt busy every day. We are not short of money."
"Those who work hard will never be idle."
Boss Tang waved his hand, "Your aunt and I don't have any entertainment activities, and our son is not around. If we don't find something to do every day, we won't be able to stay here at all."
"Then find something less tiring for yourself. How about opening a chain store?"
Li Zeyu started from the moment he entered the door until he had eaten half of the meal, and then he entered the theme.
"Open a chain store? Haha, you kid..."
Boss Tang kept waving his fingertips at Li Zeyu, "You have wanted to be a chain store from the beginning, right? Because I always disagreed, so I settled for the next best thing and made a self-cooked hot pot. Now let me see the self-cooked hotpot
Now that the hotpot has made money, we’re going to bring up the old issues again?”
"Uncle Tang, there is a sentence that I think is particularly suitable for you. Jiang, you are really old and spicy. How do you know everything about what I think?"
Li Zeyu smiled and flattered him, and clinked the bottles with Boss Tang again. They both took a big sip. The cool beer was just enough to eliminate the spiciness of the Sichuan-style hot pot.
"Zeyu...I won't call you Manager Li anymore. It seems too outlandish. There's no need for us, right?"
"No need, no need!"
Li Zeyu just wants to get close to Boss Tang. Since Yingying’s classmate’s brand of self-cooked hot pot was launched, the relationship between the two has indeed become stronger than before.
"Zeyu, Uncle Tang, let me tell you the truth today. I am from Sichuan, and my son is also studying in college in other places. Over the years, I have also heard about various catering groups creating national chain catering brands, but we
This hotpot really can’t be a national chain!”
"Why? Your ancestral base has a pure taste, and the hot pot is so delicious. Let alone the city, even in the provincial capital, I have never had such a delicious Sichuan hot pot. Uncle Tang, your base is so good."
Is there a lot of cigarettes in there? Otherwise, how can you make people get greedy after not eating for a few days?"
Li Zeyu really has a special liking for Xiaohetang's hot pot. He drives back to Qingshu County from the provincial capital every week, firstly to see his parents, and secondly to check out the company, but for a foodie like him,
The most important thing is to go to Xiaohetang for a spicy and tender hot pot.
"Smoking? We don't do that kind of immoral thing. There are more than 60 kinds of ingredients in our base recipe. They are mixed in a certain proportion to produce this kind of flavor. If nothing else, it's
In terms of frying the base ingredients, I fry them all by hand. The base ingredients that have been fried for more than ten hours are only enough for four or five days."
"This is not a difficult task. Nowadays, there are machines that can replace labor. Even if you insist on manually frying the base ingredients, we can still hire people to work in three shifts and produce enough base ingredients."
“It’s not just the base.”
Boss Tang shook his head and pointed to the ingredients on the table, "Look, these ingredients and vegetables are all collected by me from farmers around the county. There are no pesticides or fertilizers, and they are pure green food.
"If you look at beef and mutton, they are all cattle and sheep raised in the mountains. There are few cattle and sheep in our local area. I bought them from nearby Honglin City and slaughtered them in the morning and gave them to me at noon and evening.
For customers to eat, even if it is the staleest, it will only last for two days at most."
"Also, these offal bits and pieces are also fresh. All of these are added up to give you a fragrant hot pot. So if the ingredients are not fresh, or if you use vegetables that have been treated with pesticides and fertilizers and livestock that are fed hormones, even if
With my hot pot base, it wouldn’t have such a pure taste as it does now.”
"It sounds like that's really what happened."
Li Zeyu tasted everything from vegetables to beef and mutton, to tripe and duck blood. Even if it was just the taste of soup base shabu-shabu, it had a fresher taste and better texture than those in other hot pot restaurants.
"I'm currently cooperating with several small vegetable farmers around Qingshu County. Their ingredients are only enough for my one store. If I have a second store, I have to add ordinary ingredients on the market. You think, what can I do for a store?
With the money you make, are you giving up our brand name and taste?”
"Speaking of which...it seems impossible."
Li Zeyu was in trouble and sighed in disappointment.
"Uncle Tang, to be honest, our self-cooked hotpot sales have doubled. Recently, several catering companies and individuals have called to inquire about whether they can join the franchise or buy out the formula. Now it seems that I have thought too much.
.”
"Zeyu, you don't need to be upset. Speaking of which, shouldn't I be more upset? I obviously have a good formula but can't make any money. Isn't it a bit incompetent?"
Boss Tang smiled helplessly, "I have always wanted to buy a piece of land for my son in my hometown and build a big house so that he can marry a wife and have children in a prosperous future. Although I have made some money over the years, but my hometown's
Land prices and house prices are also rising, and I always feel that I may not be able to build a small western-style building in this life."
"Uncle, this is not necessarily true. The self-cooked hot pot under our Xiaohetang Catering Management Company is also very profitable. When you open up a larger market next year, you will earn even more. Your idea can definitely be realized."
The two men were both depressed. Apart from blowing wine from the bottle and facing the fragrant hot pot, neither of them had any appetite. Even if Li Zeyu tried to comfort him, Boss Tang still smiled bitterly at each other.
"Forget it... I have passed the age where I risk my life by making money, and I no longer have the hard work of you young people. Zeyu, I have no objection to opening a chain store. I even hope that the ancestral taste of our Tang family can spread to the north and south of the motherland.
,so……"
Boss Tang drank half the bottle of beer in one gulp and took a bite of sour pickles. "As long as you can ensure that the ingredients are fresh, green and pollution-free, and there are no residues of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, then I will agree to you opening a chain store. How about it?"
"How is it? Not so good... Haha!"
Li Zeyu pointed at the ingredients on the table with a wry smile, "Vegetables without pesticides and fertilizers, cattle and sheep running around and grazing in the mountains, and hot pot base ingredients that have to be hand-fried for more than ten hours. Where can I get these things?"