As the saying goes, if you have nothing, don't be sick, and if you don't have money, don't have money. This is absolutely true.
If you lose your job while you are sick, it will be even more depressing.
This is what Lao Tan is like now.
On the twentieth day of his infusion, Zhang Lilai told him that Mr. Xu decided to ask Wang Gang to take charge of the kitchen and asked him to rest in peace and recover, and to cooperate again if there was a chance in the future.
This means that he was laid off from his job in Guandong.
This was both something he expected and something he didn't expect.
Unexpected means that based on Mr. Xu's work style, it is very possible for Lao Tan to be laid off due to illness; unexpected means that it really happened.
Fortunately, during the 20 days of recuperation, Lao Tan's state of mind changed a lot. Some things that he had not been able to understand before seemed to be fully understood.
After Zhang Li finished speaking angrily, he was not angry. Instead, he persuaded Zhang Li for a while and told her that this was normal. Friends are friends, business is business, and you can't delay business because of friends.
"When did you two become friends? They are the boss and the employee." Zhang Li retorted.
"Haha, isn't that okay? Friends can't delay business, let alone employees? It's normal for me to be laid off. It's reasonable for Mr. Xu to not need me. Just leave if you want. But ------" Lao Tan thought for a moment
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"What?" Zhang Li asked.
"Mr. Xu still has some inconsideration. Nowadays, Guandong Renjia is very popular. The provincial capital is famous, and the whole country knows that there is the largest farmhouse in Northeast China called Guandong Renjia. You may not know who the boss is, but you must know who the head chef is.
Especially in our provincial capital, everyone who works in restaurants knows that I, Old Tan, am the head chef of a Guandong family. If word gets out that he fired me while I was sick, it will not be a good reputation for Mr. Xu, and it will be difficult to recruit people in the future." Old Tan
Speak realistically.
"In the future, there are people who are resigning. Li Zhongqing quits, Zhou Hongyou quits, and there are still four chopping blocks. How can they say no? Master Tan worked so hard that he was so tired that he vomited blood, but in the end he still couldn't
I've been fired, and I don't have much energy at work. I may not be what I will be like in the future. I should resign while I can now, and I'll save myself the trouble of getting fired by someone else." Zhang Li said, with both atmosphere and emotion.
gloat.
In the past, Lao Tan would have rejoiced in the same misfortune as Zhang Li, and even vented his hatred. But now his mind is calm, his mood is calm, and it seems that his state of mind has also improved.
Hearing Zhang Li talk about these situations, I couldn't help but sigh.
"Guandong people have stopped here - further development is difficult. Sometimes the boss's pattern determines the development of the company. If you don't look far ahead, there will be immediate worries. No one can help. This is also the case in China's catering industry.
This is a common problem among bosses, and it’s also the reason why many restaurants were developing very well, but then they stopped working.” Lao Tan said.
"Don't you often say that you are virtuous? Without such great virtue, you can't do such big things. There are many." Zhang Li said: "I don't plan to do it anymore. I have no energy. I will go to Mr. Xu and tell you."
I have seen through this matter, no matter how hard I work, I will resign when Xiaomei goes to work, hang out with you, and stop working here."
"You do your thing, you are different from me." Lao Tan said.
"What's the difference? They're all the same. I originally planned to work here for a long time, but I resigned when I turned 50. When I saw this------it's better to evacuate before others dismiss me. If you don't use it if they say you don't, I don't think so.
What? It’s been four years, and I’m tired. I need to take a rest.”
Lao Tan didn't say anything. He thought about the affairs of the Guandong people in his mind for a while. He felt that it was pointless to say goodbye to the Guandong people completely this time, so he stopped thinking about it. He chatted with Zhang Li on a lighter topic for a while.
, Zhang Li went back to work at almost four o'clock.
Seeing Zhang Li leave, Brother Liu came in from the outside and said with a smile: "Brother, let's not eat dumplings today. Let's eat some kebabs. I'll drink and you drink."
Lao Tan smiled and said, "Okay, let's eat skewers."
Brother Liu has been accompanying Lao Tan during this period of time.
Lao Tan took antihypertensive medicine in the morning, and after his blood pressure dropped, he went to the clinic to get a sling bottle in the afternoon. He was weak in the first few days, so after taking the sling bottle, Yanhua sent him home, and then sent him a meal upstairs.
I haven't vomited blood in the past ten days, and my body has become stronger. After taking the bottle every day, Brother Liu and I stroll to the new dumpling house store to check the business, have a bite to eat, and then stroll home again.
After eating dumplings for more than ten days in a row, I'm a little tired of it, so I want to change my taste today.
There is a barbecue restaurant next to the clinic. After finishing the bottle, Old Tan and Brother Liu walked in. They ordered some meat skewers, Brother Liu ordered beer, and Old Tan drank Nongfu Spring.
Brother Liu drank a glass of beer and said, "When you come back this time, I don't approve of you going to the Guandong people. When the business starts, you are so tired that you vomit blood. How about that? If you don't get laid off, I will take advantage of your illness to kill you."
Brother Liu was obviously very angry and wanted to defend Lao Tan.
Lao Tan said: "This is normal, no one wants to hire a sick chef."
"Don't say that. Yanhua and Yanzi are still the bosses. Why don't they do that? They pay your medical bills and give you meals. People like that can't do anything no matter how hard they work." Brother Liu said, and he did it hard.
One cup.
Lao Tan laughed and said, "It's good not to work there. This time I don't have to worry about it. I can concentrate on making dumplings."
"Yes, just concentrate on making dumplings. I think this dumpling restaurant is good. It's not too big and not too small. People like it. It's delicious and not expensive. The food is delicious. Look at the big restaurants nowadays. How many are good? Eight.
It's okay if this regulation is not released. But once it is released, no one is allowed to eat and drink. If public funds are gone, everyone has to pay for food and drink. Who can afford it?
A big hotel is just a name. It looks classy and gives you a good face when you go in to eat. It’s just a place to show off. It tastes worse than a dumpling restaurant. Don’t go to big hotels in the future. Nowadays, bigger hotels are ineffective.
Okay, how yellow is it? Let’s make a dumpling restaurant with Yanhua and the others." Brother Liu said.
Brother Liu didn't tell Lao Tan that he had the same plan.
In the past twenty days, he has been summarizing the dumpling restaurant and re-planning it. After recovering from his illness, he planned to smooth out the two current stores, upgrade the products, standardize the process standards, form a system, and then start the third store.
shop.
The Chishan Road store has been open for two months, and its daily turnover has not dropped by more than RMB 10,000. For a small store with an area of 300 square meters, this business is a bit scary and makes people jealous.
Someone has already come to talk about cooperation. Yanhua, Yanzi, and Lao Tan do not intend to cooperate. They plan to directly operate the first eight stores.
After completing eight direct-operated stores and establishing a brand effect in the provincial capital, we will discuss cooperation. As for franchising, I have not yet thought about it, and I have no plans to do so. There are pros and cons to franchising. The advantage is that it charges a franchise fee and makes money quickly;
The disadvantage is that it is easy for franchise stores to go astray in what they do, and if not correct, the brand will be ruined.
What he wants to do this time is a career.
Yes, it's a career.
For a man who is about to turn 40, although he has earned a lot of money, he still cannot make sense without having his own career.
If we look at migrant workers, Lao Tan is undoubtedly the best. So far, his salary is the highest among chefs in Northeast China, and he has been recognized by catering people across the country as a successful chef.
However, he does not have his own career.
He thought carefully about this matter while he was recuperating. To be honest, when he thought about his career, he was shocked. He even asked himself in his mind what he had done during his eighteen years of working life. He thought he was very successful, but in the end he was not.
One is his own, and all of them are done by Zhuge Liang for others.
Is this still the case after forty? Working for others, earning a seemingly high salary, and bragging about five people and six people in front of managers who will be laid off at any time?
Of course, this is not impossible. There is no problem in raising a family and living a good life.
But is this really good?
Do you really want to live like this for the rest of your life?
Forty years have passed unknowingly. It seems that teenagers, young adults, and middle-aged people have not lived much or experienced much. They have passed away from the long river of life before they can fully appreciate it------
Can you live another forty years? In other words, even if you live another forty years, will you still spend it like this?
Our Lao Tan has entered into deep thinking about life.
He thought a lot, and it was very complicated. This kind of philosophical thinking about life makes people painful and tortured, as if he was walking aimlessly in the dark night, with no direction and no light, and the world returned to its original state of chaos.
This chaotic state of consciousness seems to have gone through for a long time, or it seems to be just a moment.
Then a bright red appeared, and then a ray of light cut through the chaos.
How should I put it? This kind of consciousness is not mysterious, it is very simple. To put it bluntly, it is a moment of enlightenment. All complicated things are no longer complicated and become simple.
Lao Tan is Lao Tan, a very simple person who has lived for forty years without dying, and will live for another forty years, or even further.
In his life, there is nothing but struggle, and he keeps moving forward. The reason why he was so tired before was because he thought too much and was too complicated, and sometimes he even forgot himself, so he was aimless, or accomplished nothing.
People should understand their own lives.
What does it mean to understand clearly?
Things in the world are not complicated at all, but if you have a complicated mind, it will be confusing.
It’s not that you worry too much, but that you think too much about gains and losses, which leads to thinking and planning.
People can think about life when they are confused, but they cannot plan life. Many times they do the opposite. It seems that they are plotting against others, but in fact they are plotting against themselves.
If there is no great love in the heart, there will be no country.
It's not that you can't respect God and love others, and be selfless and altruistic. It's just that you can't imagine it and can't touch that realm, which is why you have the pain of gain and loss.
People should be happy.
Simple is happy.
Complicated things can often lead to success if they are made simple.
Why? There is nothing else to worry about.
Therefore, Lao Tan is very simple now, and he has clear goals and a way of living in the future. In other words, he wants to fulfill his original wish when he was a chef, to promote Northeastern cuisine, and to make dumplings nationwide.
I can do my best to let the people working in the hotel live with dignity.
To confirm and realize a sentence - create your own future with your hands.