Minister Zhao and President Lang are old buddies and have been friends for many years.
Minister Zhao retired immediately. He doesn't have any specific work now and just walks around to pass the time all day long.
Mr. Wang used to be the manager of Xibei, and he and his boss are from the same hometown. He worked in Xibei for ten years, and later started his own business with the help of his boss, which developed very quickly. He is young and promising, has a shrewd mind, and the future is limitless if he perseveres.
During the National Day last month, Mr. Wang’s Noodle Village held a food festival, which received strong support from President Lang. The food section of the TV station also reported on it, and it was quite successful.
To express our gratitude, we hosted a banquet for President Lang and Kang Min today.
After receiving the invitation, President Lang called his old friend, Minister Zhao. Minister Zhao was chatting with Gu Yi at the Chamber of Commerce and brought Gu Yi with him. Secretary Ulan Gaowa and Kang Min were college classmates and good friends.
Brought by Kang Min.
Before the meal, the six of us chatted together and talked about the hotel.
Kang Min is the editor of the food column team. She is very interested in food because of her career. She knows all the new restaurants opened in any place. She said: "There is a new dumpling restaurant opened on Haidong Road. The business is very good. We eat on Saturdays and Sundays."
You have to queue up. When I went there last week, it was packed and I had to wait half an hour to eat."
"Is it the one in Renhe Community?" President Lang asked.
"That's the one, Ah Qiao Dumpling House." Kang Min said.
Hearing that it was Ah Qiao Dumpling Restaurant, Gu Yi and Minister Zhao couldn't help but look at each other and smile, but they didn't say anything immediately, wanting to hear what they had to say.
"I've been there too. Their dumplings are delicious and their dishes are authentic. I read the menu and it's very well designed. There are six kinds of dumplings, eight cold dishes, eight handmade products, and twenty hot dishes. It doesn't look like much.
But each one is a high-quality product, with outstanding characteristics and clear priority. You can tell from the first glance that it is made by an expert. It is made by an experienced caterer, no less than Xibei." President Lang praised them and gave a very high evaluation.
"Well, the design is quite good." With a warm smile on Mr. Wang's handsome face, he said slowly: "I think the most attractive thing about his family is the dumpling wine. The recipe starts with the dumpling wine getting better the more you drink it, right.
The history of dumplings and wine culture are well introduced and eye-catching. The health-preserving wine is also well prepared and tastes good, and some of them are suitable for ladies to drink.”
Mr. Wang obviously didn’t approve of the dishes at the dumpling restaurant, but expressed his appreciation for the health wine, which he thought was very good. In addition, Ah Qiao is a small shop with an area of 400 square meters, which is not on the same level as his larger shop with an area of 2,000 square meters.
It means looking down upon.
“His family is busy but not chaotic, very well-organized, and the food is served quickly. Five people order six dishes, three plates of dumplings, and they are guaranteed to be served in half an hour. This speed is not achieved by many companies. A glimpse of the whole picture shows that the family is well managed.
, the employees are well-trained, have processes and standards, and are worth learning." President Lang commented from a professional perspective.
Minister Zhao laughed heartily and said, "Do you know who drove it? My fellow countryman!"
"You fellow countryman? I haven't heard you say that." President Lang didn't believe it.
"Haha, his store is small, so he can't get your attention."
Minister Zhao said in a joking tone, and his words contained dissatisfaction with Mr. Wang's disdain for the dumpling restaurant. After all, he had a good relationship with fellow villager Lao Tan, and with the deeply rooted rural concept, he did not want to hear words that looked down upon the fellow villager.
"Hey, there is no distinction between high and low dishes, and no distinction between store and size. If it is done well, it will be done well. If you don't like it, it's okay. Lao Zhao, call your fellow countrymen over and let's get to know each other." President Lang said.
Minister Zhao was quite satisfied with his old friend's attitude. He turned back to Gu Yi and said, "Call Lao Tan and see if he has time."
Gu Yi picked up the phone to make a call, but Lao Tan's call came in.
Several people chatted for a while, and the topic never left the hotel.
Kang Min said: "There are many Northeastern restaurants in Hohhot. Dadongbei and Xiaobeibei are the leaders and are well-known to every household. But I eat their dishes, especially Dadongbei, which is very salty. I have never tasted it so salty before."
"In the past, you could eat salty food. If it wasn't salty, it would be tasteless. As the old saying goes, the salty part is bland and the middle is fresh. That's the truth. Nowadays, people pay attention to nutrition and don't eat salty food. Today's dishes pay attention to less.
Oil, less salt, less sugar. In the past, it was bright and light, and the more appetizing the better. Now, it is less oil and thinner, so it looks light.
Having said that, the society is still good and the quality of life has improved. If you couldn't eat before, let alone salty, pickles and dumplings are all good things, so you have to rush to eat them." President Lang said.
"No, I remember there was nothing to eat when I was a kid. In the winter, it was just pickle strips, or stewed frozen cabbage. I had to wait for someone to come home to eat the pickled cabbage in a small tank. What to eat in the summer? Dip green onion leaves in salty water.
Or the sun-dried pickle lumps, which are hard and hard, but don’t mention it, it tastes so good when you bite it, the more you eat it, the more you like it,” Minister Zhao recalled.
People who lived through that era were deeply impressed by the pickle dumplings. Now that life has improved, the pickle dumplings have become a memory, but the aftertaste is endless.
"The most difficult thing for a chef to fry is saltiness, and the most difficult thing to improve is character. Whether a restaurant can be successful in the long run depends on whether the food is delicious on the surface, and whether the service is warm or enthusiastic. On the inside, it is about being a good person. Good people do good things, and there is no moral character.
It won’t last long------" President Long said matter-of-factly.
"I agree with this." Gu Yi said: "I'm not just talking about it, I have a good relationship with my brother Tan from the dumpling restaurant. But what should I do? His family is really good. I don't know anything else. Let's just talk about the employees' wages.
Yeah, it's the best in Hohhot. The pay is pretty good. I have three days off every month and overtime pay. All the employees who live in the dormitory have lower bunks. There's no difference between the dormitory and the house. It has everything you need. Employees can take a shower after work.
There are water baths, WLAN, and a washing machine. Everything is fine except that you can’t cook.”
"The food is good, the food is good." Minister Zhao added.
The two men praised the restaurant opened by their fellow villagers without hesitation, but they did not exaggerate. This was indeed the case.
President Lang said: "I can see that the boss is good at being a good person. If the boss is not good, the employees will not be like that. If nothing else, the smiles on the waiters' faces are real and cannot be faked. This cannot fool people, and the happiness of the employees
The index is written on your face, you can’t hide the fakeness.”
Treating guests at his own hotel and hearing the guests praise other restaurants, Mr. Wang felt a little uncomfortable. The warm smile on his handsome face gradually disappeared, replaced by disdain and disbelief.
He is a rather conceited person, very similar to Mr. Xu from the Guandong family.
Thirty-seven years old, with a successful career. In the past five years, I have opened three stores, each with an area of more than 2,000 square meters. Business is booming, with an average daily turnover of 40,000. The three stores have a monthly turnover of more than 3 million, and 40 million per year.
Hohhot is also worth counting.
I think my restaurant is very good and does a good job. Although it doesn’t give employees the highest salary and best benefits as Gu Yi said, I don’t think Lao Tan’s dumpling restaurant can achieve that. There are Gu Yi substitutes in it.
The ingredients that fellow villagers brag about.
No matter how great Ah Qiao is, it is still a small shop. It costs 10,000 yuan a day to survive, and it is not on the same level.
After thinking that the dumpling restaurant was not on the same level as my own oatmeal village, I couldn't help but feel relieved, and my face slowly returned to normal.
Here I would like to introduce Mr. Wang.
His surname is Wang Pengfei, a native of Bameng. He is handsome and has a flexible mind. After graduating from high school, he went to work in Xibei. Because of his excellent work, he was appreciated by his boss and was promoted to floor manager.
I have worked in Xibei for ten years, and I have risen from department to manager, store manager, regional manager, and marketing director. I have made great contributions to the company and am the boss's right-hand man.
Six years ago, he resigned from Xibei and started his own business. After five years of hard work, he established the Youmiancun catering brand and occupied a place in Hohhot's catering industry.
I can definitely say that he is a successful caterer. It took him eighteen years to go from being a migrant worker to a boss with tens of millions of assets. He is the envy of many restaurant workers.
So I have the capital to be proud, and I also have the confidence to look down on Ah Qiao Dumpling House.
After Lao Tan sat down, he began to serve the food.
Mr. Wang first expressed his gratitude to President Lang and Kang Min, and then made some polite remarks to get to know Minister Zhao, Gu Yi, Lao Tan and Wulan Gaowa, and drank the opening drink.
Lao Tan originally planned to treat Gu Yi to a drink, but he didn't expect this occasion to come, but he was very happy in his heart. It was not because he saved money on drinks, but because he was happy to get to know the president of the Catering Association and the TV host. In the future, he would inevitably have to talk to Gu Yi.
When dealing with these two people, it would be nice to get to know each other in advance.
After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, everyone became more interested and the atmosphere became lively.
"Mr. Tan, our column team is going to launch Inner Mongolia on the tip of the tongue. Your dumplings are delicious. I hope we can help you." Kang Min said to Lao Tan.
Lao Tan smiled and said: "It is necessary. Helping you is equivalent to promoting my family and giving strong support. It's just that my family is new here and has no foundation and no background. Don't delay your work."
"Isn't your store a chain store? Brother Gu said that the headquarters is in the provincial capital and has four stores. The second store in Hohhot has also started to be renovated." Kang Min said.
"Yeah, but it's just starting out, and it's far behind Mr. Wang." Lao Tan praised Mr. Wang by the way.
Mr. Wang said in the tone of a successful person: "Your family is doing very well, don't be anxious, take your time, and you will grow bigger little by little."
Lao Tan said: "We should learn more from Mr. Wang. Your family has a lot to learn from. We should communicate more in the future."
"Learn from each other." Mr. Wang said politely.
President Lang said: "Yes, you both work in restaurants. You should communicate more, learn from each other's strengths and make progress together."
"We are going to make a batch of Northeastern dishes. We have contacted Northeastern Taste before, but their family seems not very enthusiastic. Mr. Tan, can your family help?" Kang Min asked.
People generally believe that being reported by TV stations is a good thing, which is equivalent to free publicity. No hotel is not happy with it, and even supports it with both hands.
This is not really the case.
Being reported by a TV station is a good thing, a good thing is a good thing, but how many people are watching TV now?
Most of the people who can appreciate food programs are housewives, and they mainly learn to cook. It is not easy for them to go to restaurants to eat. They are the type of people who live on a budget. Women who always go to restaurants do not watch food programs.
That time might as well be shopping.
Therefore, many hotels are unwilling to film programs, which not only delays time but also wastes raw materials. The advertising effect is not great, which is a waste of people and money.
Of course, except if you just want a name.
The food festival organized by Mr. Wang is mainly to expand the influence of Youmian Village, hoping to attract the attention of the government and become a famous private enterprise, so that the tax on invoices can be reduced by a few points.
"Okay, as long as you think my home is suitable for filming, you can go and give me your full support." Lao Tan agreed readily, and then said: "My store is small, the environment is average, and the kitchen is even smaller, so I will delay your filming."
"It's okay, no need to delay." Kang Min said.
"That's fine."
"Mr. Tan, your Northeastern cuisine is authentic. Can you hold an event or something while we are filming so that it can stand out more?" Seeing Lao Tan agreeing, Kang Min hit the snake and followed it with a stick.
"Activity? What activity?" Lao Tan asked doubtfully.
"For example, hold a chef cooking competition," Kang Min suggested.
Lao Tan thought, he had never thought about this.
At this time, President Lang said: "Mr. Tan, your family's business is booming. Many people who cook Northeastern cuisine are not convinced and want to compete with your family. This is just an opportunity. Whether it is a mule or a horse, come out and run around, and you will see the real deal."