Lao Tan said: "There are two words in life - struggle. Struggle is good and bad, and those in prison are not necessarily idiots. Those economic prisoners are all top-notch."
Therefore, people still need to understand two words in this life - giving up. Giving up big things and giving up small things without reluctance. Smart people always want to use small things to benefit others, and even do not hesitate to commit crimes; wise people always use big things to benefit small things.
Understand that suffering a loss is a blessing.
Success is in no particular order, it must be accumulated over time.
It is better to be aware in advance and avoid mistakes; it is no worse to be aware of it later than it is to be a late bloomer.
I always think that no matter what you do in this life, you can only do one thing, and you can't do more.
In a blink of an eye, I have been working in the catering business for 23 years, 15 years of laying the foundation, and 8 years of starting a business. I was also very ambitious and high-spirited, and I will not give up until I build a nationwide dumpling restaurant.
However, as we grow older and experience many things in the world, our energy is not dampened, but gradually settled.
I remember my master told me that as a cook, the three-foot stove is the world, and you can’t spill a big spoon at any time. To be honest, I didn’t understand it at the beginning. I felt that I could do anything and do it well.
That's fine.
Now I understand better, the three-foot stove is truly the foundation of heaven and earth, and is the foundation of a store. Without it, the store will be useless.
Needless to say, spreading the word with a big spoon is due to false fame and false profits, and in the end it will be in vain.
The road is taken step by step, and the path is cultivated bit by bit. If the foundation is not stable, it will be difficult to go far, and if the path is not cultivated, the road will be uneven.
After understanding these things, I understand a lot of things. So I have confidence in Ah Qiao, and I am not in a hurry to expand. I need to lay a firmer foundation and be able to withstand the storm.
Even if I quit at that time, Ah Qiao will still be able to work, the employees who follow me will not be laid off and go out to find food, and the partners will still make money. This is enough, and this is what I am doing now."
"Well said, Brother Tan." Qiao Gang said.
"Brother, I just feel sorry for you because you are so tired." Sister Wang said.
"His hair is all white," Yaru said.
Only then did other people take a closer look. It was no wonder that their heads were covered with white stubble and they couldn't find anything black.
Lao Tan said self-deprecatingly: "If you don't practice enough, you will get angry when something happens. You have to continue practicing."
Qiao Shan said: "This time I will go back and stay for two more days to have a good rest."
"We won't be here for a few days. The two stores in Changsha are almost completed. We need to make preparations immediately to open before the National Day." Lao Tan said.
"Isn't there Mr. Zhou? She can take care of it. You have a rest." Qiao Shan said.
"She has a lot of things to do. The provincial capital, Hohhot, and Beijing are enough for her to keep her busy--I will hand it over to her after I stabilize the market."
As usual, Yaru packed Lao Tan's suitcase in advance and checked to see that nothing was left behind. Before going out, she told Lao Tan to go to an old Chinese medicine doctor in Beijing when he had time. Stomach problems should be treated with traditional Chinese medicine.
Zhongqing picked up Lao Tan at the airport and reported the situation in Beijing to Lao Tan in the car.
Due to the Ah Qiao effect, dumpling restaurants are now very popular in Beijing, and people who didn’t make dumplings before have started making them.
Take the Liulin Street as an example. There used to be a dumpling restaurant called Ah Qiao, but now there are five restaurants, three of which were converted from home-cooked restaurants and two were newly renovated.
The five stores all have chefs, dumpling makers, cold dish chefs, foremen and waiters who came from Ah Qiao. These are all nothing. The annoying thing is that the decorations are all imitating Ah Qiao's, they just have different names.
"It's okay, don't worry about it, just tell them to do it." Lao Tan said confidently: "It's just a replica of the first day of the new year. It won't grab any business. It will take three months at most, and after three months, it will be a disguised advertisement for us."
"Yes." Zhongqing said, "I just look at you to make people angry."
"It's nothing annoying. If you can do it, others can do it. The dumpling market is so big that no one can monopolize it. Our family doesn't have that big appetite. Just make dumplings and wine. This cake will be enough for us."
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"Boss, I checked and found that there are 140,000 dumpling-making companies across the country, of which 70% are traditional dumplings and 30% are new fast food models.
Ours is a traditional small dumpling restaurant, but it is also somewhere between fast food. In terms of size, ours is not that good, but in terms of quality and taste, ours is among the top five.
Our family is the first to talk about dumpling wine culture, especially the health wine, which is unique and this is our family’s advantage.”
"Well, go on," Lao Tan said.
"I didn't understand why you didn't join the franchise at first. Wouldn't you be stupid if you didn't make money? Later, Mr. Zhou told me that I finally understood that our specialty is dumpling wine. It is a small dumpling restaurant and a tavern. In Jingjing
Don’t take too much, and bite off more than you can chew.
In addition, wine also plays a decisive factor. The purpose of joining is to make money, so what if the wine supply is not enough? If Ah Qiao stops drinking wine, it will no longer be called Ah Qiao, which is tantamount to destroying its own brand."
"You're right, that's what happened." Old Tan smiled.
"Everything in our family is easy to copy, except the wine. So I agree with your approach of making a small dumpling restaurant with a wine culture among the dumplings. It does not compete with the traditional and fast food types. It avoids the edge and finds its own way.
Only by improving yourself can you go a long way." Zhongqing said.
"By the way, if we blindly allow franchises and charge too much money for the stores, and eventually run out of supplies, we will die in two years at most.
The first day of the new year is an example. I heard that Zhang Xiangdong has cashed out three stores."
"Yes, there are three houses, and the fourth house is also exchanging money." Zhongqing replied.
Lao Tan said: “If we didn’t have Laojiu and health wine, our family would just be an ordinary small dumpling restaurant, not very competitive, and it would be difficult to survive between traditional and fast food.
Therefore, we cannot compare ourselves with others, nor should we compete with others. They do what they do, and we do ours, and we can each develop and be happy.
If we are both making dumplings, we should try our best not to intrude on the river and not take away business, so that everyone can survive in the long run and make money."
The black Audi drove onto Huanghe Street, turned onto Changjiang Street at Taishan Road, and drove north.
Zhongqing asked Lao Tan whether he would go to the headquarters when he got home. Lao Tan said he would go to the headquarters tomorrow when he got home.
Zhongqing sent Lao Tan downstairs, while Jiaheng was waiting at the entrance of the building. After Lao Tan got off the bus, the boy went up and gave him a hug, then picked up his suitcase and went upstairs with a smile.
After entering the house, Lao Tan asked: "What time does your mother get off work?"
"She came home late today and worked overtime," the son said.
"Is school starting soon for you?"
"There's only one week left, September 1st."
"Are you studying at home?"
"I learned it and even played a game. I went to Yingkou and came in second in the province's middle school basketball competition."
"Why didn't you get first place?"
"Dad, that's the province's number one. Second place is pretty good."
Lao Tan patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Well, second place is fine. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
"Reward? No need, my mother bought me a competition." said the son.
"Really? Does the school allow riding to school?" Lao Tan asked.
"If you don't let me, I will ride on Saturdays and Sundays to exercise my physical fitness."
Lao Tan looked proud of his son who was taller than him.
"Dad, my Aunt Yingzi asked us to come to her house for dinner. Do you know that her house has moved?" the son asked.
"I heard about it," Lao Tan said.
"I thought you didn't know that you moved to Aunt Zhang Li's old home."
"Well, do you always go to your aunt Yingzi's house for dinner?"
Jiaheng chuckled and said, "Well------I don't always go there--sometimes I go only when I'm hungry."