A pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms and potatoes is in the middle, surrounded by Shanxi oily pork, hand-braised lamb liver, stewed goat, mixed with shallots, cold oatmeal noodles, rotten pickles and spring onions and radish dipping sauce.
As soon as everyone sat down, two large stewed carps came up, filling a large basin.
Gu Yi opened the butter paper on the wine jar, and a strong aroma of wine suddenly spread out. It looked like good wine.
"The boss has kept this wine for eight years. I drank it when I was getting ready to marry my daughter-in-law. Today we are lucky enough to drink two jars in advance." Gu Yi said while pouring wine for everyone. The image of holding the wine jar in his hand is a bit like the hero of Liangshan.
hero.
"It seems that the boss is very loyal to you." Mr. Wang said with a smile.
"We're all buddies. There's nothing to say. He's not at home today. He's out on business. Otherwise, he could come over and have a couple of drinks." Gu Yi finally filled it up for himself.
Zhou Xiaomei brought the wine glass to her nose and smelled it, then said: "This is pure sorghum wine. The head pot is fed for enough time. It is a mixture of the wine head and the second crop. It smells fragrant and is spicy when you drink it, but it is soft and not overpowering."
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"It seems this girl knows how to drink." Mr. Zhang said with a smile.
"Her family owns a wine shop. She grew up in a wine vat. Not only does she understand it, but she can also drink it." Lao Tan said.
"Really?" Mr. Zhao opened his eyes wide and said happily as if he had discovered a new world: "I met my opponent today. Girl, how much can you drink?"
Zhou Xiaomei smiled sheepishly and said, "I don't drink much."
"How much does it cost? It's the same as Xiao Tan's." Mr. Zhao asked.
Zhou Xiaomei glanced at Lao Tan and said, "That's it."
Mr. Zhao laughed happily, raised his voice a little, and said: "Okay, I'll have a good drink with you today, and Xiao Tan, you can also relax today. Mr. Zhang's drinking capacity is no less than mine. He didn't drink enough last night."
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"Okay, let's have a drink with Mr. Zhang today." Lao Tan said.
People who are good at drinking are naturally happy when they meet a close friend. This is a common problem. Old Tan is a good drinker, and so are Mr. Zhao and Mr. Zhang. It's just that they are older, not as good as they were when they were young.
Gu Yi is also good at wine, but he can't drink enough. Half a catty is enough. Every time he drinks with Lao Tan, it's three liang, and then he drinks beer.
Mr. Wang can drink some, but he is not good at liquor.
The most drinkable person at the wine table was Zhou Xiaomei. Lao Tan had never seen her drunk. To use the popular saying at the moment, she drank all the time. In fact, unless a woman doesn't drink, if she drinks, it's really no problem for a man.
There was no central topic, and everyone was chatting away while drinking, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Mr. Zhang said to Lao Tan: "Xiao Tan, your dumplings are very delicious. How many are there now in the provincial capital?"
"Seven families." Lao Tan replied.
"Seven families? Where are they?" asked Mr. Zhang.
"They are all in the north, and the ones in the south are on Taishan Road." Lao Tan said.
"Oh, it's far away. I moved to Hunnan." Mr. Zhang said with some regret.
"I haven't left the provincial capital yet. If you want to eat, just go there." Mr. Zhao teased his old friend.
"Hey, people don't like to move when they are old. I have to make a lot of determination to come to you this time. The children are unwilling and are afraid that something will happen. To put it bluntly, they are afraid that no one will be around to watch and drink." Zhang Lao said.
"I'm okay, no one cares about me, but I can't drink much anymore," Mr. Zhao said.
"Hey, I couldn't avoid alcohol before. There was no way. Although I drank well, such as Moutai, Wuliangye, Jiannanchun, etc., I couldn't taste it, and sometimes I still felt bitter. Now I have time.
, I can taste it, but my body won’t allow it anymore------" Mr. Zhang said and sighed.
"What about those people? We can drink whenever we want. How many years can we live at this age? Don't worry about the children. Just take good care of yourself and live happily." Mr. Zhao said optimistically.
"How many are like you? By the way, how is my wife doing now?" Mr. Zhang asked.
"They are good and better than me. They dance square dances with the old ladies in the courtyard all day long, and they even went out to perform in the past two days." Mr. Zhao said.
"That's okay. Having a good body when you get old is better than anything else, and you won't cause trouble for your children. My wife's health is better than mine, so I asked her to come with me, stop working, and go to the countryside, saying it's a rare thing."
Mr. Zhang smiled and continued: "The old girl built a farm in the countryside and left two acres of land for her mother to grow crops. Her mother is always obsessed with those two acres of land."
The two old men were chatting. At this time, there was no sign of the aura of being in the upper echelon for a long time. They were just two ordinary old men, drinking wine and chatting about homely things, with the atmosphere of fireworks.
Everyone gets old sometimes. It is said that people grow old like dusk, which is already the sunset. In fact, the sunset is as beautiful as the morning sun, but the reference objects are different.
When a person is old, it is also a beautiful thing to have one or two old friends, a pot of wine, and appreciate the world among the mountains and rivers.
Birth, old age, illness and death are natural phenomena that no one can change. People's life is mainly about how they live. Whether it is wonderful or not has nothing to do with others. Directors and actors are all themselves. The curtain opens with their own cries, and the play begins with the cries of others.
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The curtain is drawn by oneself. If you want to close it grandly, you have to live a good life in this life, dignified and clean, rather than a decoration bought by future generations.
The topic of conversation turned to restaurants.
"Xiao Wang, you are now cooperating with Xiao Tan, when will you open the business?" Mr. Zhang asked Mr. Wang.
Mr. Wang smiled politely first, and then said: "It will open in September in Ordos and in October in Xilinhot."
"It's amazing. You have the courage to start two businesses at once." Mr. Zhang praised.
“The main reason is that Ah Qiao is a good project and has potential,” said Mr. Wang.
Mr. Zhang turned to Lao Tan and asked: "Xiao Tan, since you manage and operate it, why don't you open it yourself?"
"Money cannot be earned by one person, and the capital chain is not that long. It is more fun when everyone plays together than alone." Old Tan smiled after finishing speaking.
"You have a good idea, borrow a chicken to lay eggs." Zhang Lao said.
"That's what it means." Lao Tan said.
Mr. Zhao interjected: "You have a long-term perspective in doing business. I think your method is very good. You can make money and expand the brand at the same time. Kill two birds with one stone."
"I mainly borrowed Mr. Tan's credit. He has built everything. I only have to provide the money, and the rest is counting the money. Haha, we think the partner is just right." Mr. Wang said.
Mr. Zhang took the cigarette point handed over by Gu Yi, took a puff, and said: "Anything must be done strategically and tactically, and the same applies to opening a restaurant. To take it a step up, strategically speaking, Ah Qiao is building a dumpling brand and promoting China.
The traditional dumpling culture is developing nationwide with the provincial capital as the center, providing good food to the people.
Tactically, it is independent operation plus cooperation, which is equivalent to walking on two legs, which is better than blind expansion and disorderly franchising. From a technical perspective, it can achieve unified standards and products will not be out of shape; from a management perspective, the model will be consistent and will not be out of shape.
There will be a situation where each individual is fighting for his own business, let alone the phenomenon of investors affecting operations in pursuit of profits.
Both partners are mutually beneficial, share risks, and share profits. They look like two families, but they are actually a community of interests and belong to one family. By the way, you should set up a group, include partners, and work together in the general direction.
This policy is a great help to the development of enterprises.”
After Mr. Zhang said that, Mr. Wang couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he glanced at Lao Tan subconsciously. Lao Tan didn't look at her, and was thinking about what Mr. Zhang said in his head.
With the increase of direct-operated stores and cooperative stores, Lao Tan felt vaguely struggling in management during this period. It felt very strange, like a person who has walked a long way and suddenly lost his direction, or there was something wrong under his feet.
There is a fork in the road, as if I don't know which way to take.
Not to mention the ten directly-operated stores, the management of these stores is something he keeps in mind and cannot be messed up. The main ones are cooperative stores, which are all in other places and scattered in locations. It is a bit difficult to manage them. He cannot directly supervise them and is always worried.
Everything is like this, it is easy to manage when it is centralized, but it is difficult to arrange when it is decentralized. Once there is no inspection and supervision in management, laxity will inevitably occur.
The store manager and chef of the cooperative store are under the unified management of the company, while the boss is independent and exists in the form of a partner. Although the agreement clearly states that partners are not allowed to participate in the operation and management, in fact any boss will have a say in the management
A few words, after all, the hotel was built with other people's money, why can't you say anything?
This creates a hidden contradiction. The store manager and chef follow the orders from the headquarters, but at the same time they have to listen to some words from the boss. Sometimes the orders from the headquarters are contradictory to the boss's words, which makes it difficult to handle.
After all, the cooperative store is in another place, and the headquarters cannot always send people to supervise it. The boss goes to the store almost every day, and he has the right to command the store manager and chef even if he does not give instructions - although the agreement stipulates that he has no right to command.
Obviously, this partnership model has loopholes. On the surface, both parties are a community of interests, but in fact they have not really become a family. It is a bit like the relationship between an employer and an employee.
Mr. Zhang's words reminded Lao Tan, and he seemed to have found a solution to the problem.
"Old Zhang is right, I will think about it carefully," said Old Tan.
"Since we are partners and we are making money together, it is good for everyone to get involved in a circle and seek common development. We need to have a bigger picture of doing things and take a long-term view. You are not just as simple as partners, you must position yourself in
Lead everyone forward."
Mr. Zhang took a sip of tea and continued: "Like Xiao Wang, she can be the general partner in Inner Mongolia. What is that called? Yes, general agent. She is the general agent of the cooperative store. In the future, as long as she is the general agent in Inner Mongolia,
Everything that cooperates is under her control. Xiao Tan, you can just talk to her alone.
The cooperation model remains unchanged, and it is her business to discuss how to share the shares with the investors. She is also a member of the group and represents the interests of the group. She will not make things worse. To give a simple example, Xiao Tan, your hometown
Is there a Beibao Iron Mine?"
"Yes, yes." Lao Tan replied.
"Beibao Iron Mine and Linggang are two companies. Of course, Linggang is a big company and stronger than Beibao. Both of them supply goods to Anyang Iron and Steel, and so do the other three. These five companies have always competed.
to suppress and exclude each other.
Now this phenomenon is gone. Why? They have formed a group. Anyang Iron and Steel has formed a group of five companies, and Linggang is the agent. Now it is a real community of interests, one family, why should we suppress and exclude them? Today, they are developing very well, compared to
The workers make money while working on their own, and the workers are happy."
Lao Tan knew this and nodded seriously.
"You can completely open up cooperation, use points to cover areas, divide into several areas, find a few agents, and establish a group. Only in this way can you manage better and make the company bigger and stronger." Mr. Zhang said grandly.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your enlightening words and I have benefited a lot." Lao Tan said sincerely.
"No, I should be thanking you. I feel very sorry for you to spend time with an old man like me when the hotel is so busy." Mr. Zhang said.
"Mr. Zhang is very polite. You are from the provincial capital. We should receive you when you come," Lao Tan said.
At this time, Gu Yi suggested: "Let's have a drink together. Firstly, I respect Mr. Zhang for coming to Inner Mongolia and hope to have a good time; secondly, haha, Brother Tan, aren't you looking for an agent? Give it to me over there in the south. Brother is here."
Good job in Suzhou. When I stop working in the Chamber of Commerce, I will build a dumpling restaurant with you and develop in the south."
While talking and joking, everyone toasted together and drank together.