"So, don't just go around and make trouble. It's useless. With all this free time, you might as well run the food factory. You can make more money than my pot of hot pot." Boss Tang pinched a leaf of lettuce.
, used as a fan to fan the face, and the water droplets on the vegetable leaves are quite cool.
"No, it's just food. Since the quantity isn't enough, let's grow it ourselves."
Li Zeyu reluctantly took back the lettuce leaves and said, "Anyway, Chengyu Real Estate has a large area of land. At worst, it can be replaced with some farmland and hillsides to grow vegetables and raise livestock at the same time. I don't believe it. How can a living person like us be choked to death by urinating?"
"Zeyu, stop messing around..."
As soon as Boss Tang opened his mouth, Li Zeyu put down his chopsticks and stood up in a hurry.
"Since Uncle Tang promised that we can open a chain store, I will take care of the rest. Don't worry, the ingredients will be according to your requirements."
"Oh...why are you in such a hurry?"
"Of course I'm going to settle the matter, Uncle Tang. Let's record this meal in the account first, and then we'll do the math together."
Li Zeyu didn't even have time to put on his clothes, so he ran out with the phone in his hand and hurriedly took out the phone.
"Hey, Brother Peng, I just finished talking to Boss Tang and he agreed to let us open a chain store."
"Agreed? This is not his character."
Shen Dapeng and Chen Xiaoxu have returned to school. Chen Xiaoxu went back to the dormitory first because of motion sickness, while Shen Dapeng was walking on the path under the green pines and cypresses.
It's a pity that the yellow leaves of other trees have fallen away, leaving only the abrupt branches swaying slightly in the wind, which can neither protect against wind and rain, nor provide protection from the sun.
"Although he agreed that Xiaohetang Hotpot can be made into a national chain store, he has one requirement!"
"Request? Boss Tang is not like a businessman who knows how to bargain."
Although Shen Dapeng has not met Boss Tang many times, from their brief encounter, it can be seen that Boss Tang does not have the taste of a profit-seeking businessman, and is definitely a relatively simple person. Compared with negotiating terms to make more money, he may care more about his ancestral heritage.
The flavor of the recipe.
"It's not really a requirement, but a necessary condition to ensure the taste of the Little Lotus Pond Hot Pot..."
Li Zeyu briefly explained the conditions of the ingredients. On the phone, Shen Dapeng was able to accept Boss Tang's idea of green ingredients, which are green, healthy, non-polluting and pollution-free. After all, this is what many chain restaurants in later generations took many years to build and are very successful.
consumption concept.
"Brother Peng, I really think this is feasible. You also know the taste of the Xiaohetang base. As long as we have enough green vegetables and free-range herbivorous livestock, we can definitely make the Xiaohetang hotpot brand famous across the country."
"From your tone, it sounds like you've already thought of a solution?"
"Haha, Brother Peng still understands me."
Li Zeyu paused, "Don't we, Chengyu Real Estate, have some land in the county? We can exchange land with farmers in surrounding towns and villages, or if that's not possible, we can buy some farmland near the hillside, and we can grow vegetables and raise livestock ourselves. This way
Doesn’t that solve the food problem?”
"It's a waste of time. I think you're crazy, aren't you? Just to build a chain of hotpots, you're exchanging good building land for farmland? You also have to grow your own vegetables and raise livestock. Are you going to do it?"
Shen Dapeng wasn't angry, he was just dumbfounded by Li Zeyu's stupid idea!
The profit from building a commercial building or a high-end community on a piece of construction land is incomparable even if there are dozens of Xiaohetang hot pot restaurants?
"Brother Peng, I really feel..."
"Okay, you don't have to think about it. Even if you want to do this, it will be too late in two years. What you have to do now is to manage the company's affairs well. When the company's funds are no longer tight, I can support you.
In the catering industry, it’s up to you.”
In the time it takes for a hotpot chain store to grow from one to dozens, it is estimated that several high-rise buildings or even a community can be built, and the costs and profits can be recovered. The time is short, the returns are high, and the risks can be shared evenly with bank loans.
This is where the real estate industry has huge profits compared to other industries.
Shen Dapeng is not just profit-seeking like some businessmen. He also wants to create a catering industry that benefits society and promotes people's awareness of healthy diet.
But if he wants to fulfill his promise to Cao Mengyuan, he must cherish all opportunities and use the lowest risks, costs, and time to create more benefits. The catering industry, which takes a long time to prove taste and reputation, will definitely not
will become his first choice.
"Brother Peng, I..."
Li Zeyu wanted to fight for it again, but Shen Dapeng had already hung up the phone. Li Zeyu muttered dissatisfiedly at the phone, "I'm sure you won't let me do anything that makes money. If you don't agree, I'll go find Sister Ying and my aunt. I won't
I dare to argue with you, but Sister Ying and Auntie will not spoil you..."
Shen Dapeng originally wanted to go to the cafeteria to eat with Chen Xiaoxu, but thinking that Chen Xiaoxu was motion sick, he probably had no appetite. When he returned to the dormitory, he found that Tang Wei and Du Yuefeng were not there either. For a while, he couldn't find anyone to eat with, and he didn't want to go alone.
In the canteen, I just wanted to go to the supermarket to buy something for fun.
I originally wanted to pick out some bread and ham, but I saw Yingying’s homemade hotpot on the shelf. Thinking back to Li Zeyu’s mention of the various ingredients and spicy taste of the Xiaohetang hotpot, I couldn’t help but feel greedy in my stomach.
Thinking of it with endless aftertaste, I swallowed the saliva left in my mouth.
He calculated that it would take seven or eight minutes to walk back to his dormitory from the supermarket. It was so cold outside and he didn't want to recall the beauty of the Little Lotus Pond Hot Pot in the cold wind. It would be better to have a bite here and then go to the nearby library to read.
After carrying the self-cooked hot pot and mineral water to pay the bill, I walked to the glass counter where stationery was placed. After a few minutes, I finished cooking the self-cooked hot pot. When I opened the lid, a familiar spicy smell hit my nostrils.
"Wow, that's what it smells like."
Shen Dapeng was not afraid of being burned. The oil soup was still bubbling. He picked up a piece of tripe with the chopsticks in his hand and stuffed it into his mouth, and ate it happily.
The smell of self-cooked hot pot filled the not-so-large supermarket with steaming heat. The taste buds of several students seemed to be teased by the self-cooked hot pot. They couldn't help their desire for delicious food and bought a few boxes one after another.
But instead of having a quick meal like Shen Dapeng did, he paid and left in a hurry.
I guess I'll save this for the evening so I can satisfy my roommates in the dormitory, but there's a greater chance that my roommates will eat them in one bite. Good food always has to be shared!
Perhaps for most people, the taste of self-cooked hot pot is amazing enough, but for Shen Dapeng, who tried Xiaohetang Hot Pot Restaurant in Qingshu County, self-cooked hot pot is not enough to satisfy him.