Chollima holds a morning meeting every Monday, and all managers in the store attend.
It was Fu Yu's first time to attend a meeting. He sat next to Zhao Meng and greeted everyone present politely and thoughtfully.
Although Fu Yu is considered a newcomer in the leadership, he has always been very popular and is very familiar with everyone here.
Moreover, Fu Yu had just won the championship in the National Chef Competition, which was quite important. Several other managers were very kind to Yu Du.
The content of the morning meeting was the same as before. First, we summarized the problems encountered in operation and management in the previous week, as well as the latest trends in the circle.
The next step is to put forward what areas need attention and improvement this week, from purchasing ingredients to sanitation and cleaning, all aspects must be discussed and studied.
It even includes this month's turnover, as well as performance commissions, and how far we have to go before we can reach the performance points. The statistics are very detailed.
Fu Yu sat and listened for a while, feeling that the burden on him was heavier.
If we cannot take more orders and win over customers, it will directly affect the salary commissions of the entire store staff, as well as the performance bonuses of the leaders here.
I didn’t expect that the pressure in the kitchen would be so great.
After the morning meeting, Xin Li, the accountant in charge of finance, suddenly said: "Zhao Chu, Gu Chu, and Fu Chu, last week, the number of orders from your old customers began to drop again. Just relying on new customers to increase sales is still No, you guys will check with the front desk in the near future to summarize the information of old customers, and take advantage of next month’s May Day event to contact old customers.”
Zhao Meng and Gu Yunwu nodded: "Okay, no problem."
Fu Yu quickly responded: "Yeah, okay."
This kind of instruction is mentioned almost every morning meeting. The frequency of regular customers coming to the store is completely uncontrollable. No matter which chef you are, you will encounter this situation.
Therefore, in addition to the competition for power, the competition between chefs also includes the number of orders received from regular customers, as well as the solicitation and maintenance of customer sources.
The more customers you have, the more orders you receive, and the higher your salary can be.
Then, Jia Rundong, the former front office manager who existed in name only, began to scold the chef: "Zhao Chu, Gu Chu, yes, Fu Chu, the amount of ingredients in your kitchen is a bit too much. Prices are high now."
Jia Rundong has retreated to the second line and is usually responsible for managing these affairs.
It is inevitable that there will be waste in the kitchen. When some ingredients are processed, there will be leftovers to add to the meal.
But no one has really touched the ingredients that can be cooked and sold.
Zhao Meng's management was very strict, while Gu Yunwu's management was muddle along, but not too much.
So when Jia Rundong said it, it was obviously just a verbal statement, and everyone knew it.
Listening to Jia Rundong's lecture, both Zhao Meng and Gu Yunwu were very cooperative and nodded repeatedly.
Fu Yu followed suit, knowing in his heart that these were all nonsense and had no meaning at all. They were just shown in meetings to look good.
The overall atmosphere of the morning meeting was very depressing. No one was willing to speak. When the boss Dong Juntian spoke, everyone's eyes wandered for fear of being tapped on the head.
Fu Yu couldn't help but sigh as he was in it.
When the morning meeting was about to end, Dong Juntian suddenly said: "Fu Yu, you are also a chef. From now on, you will have to take orders independently, maintain and manage your old customers, and you will have to participate when there are other activities in the store."
Fu Yu nodded. This was not a difficult task. He was responsible for Zhao Meng's various activities in previous years.
Dong Juntian continued: "Well, in terms of personnel, the store has been recruiting new people, and we will strive to fully replenish the back-of-the-house kitchen staff within two months. For the kitchen arrangement on Fu Yu's side, let's use the one from Yao Kitchen for the time being. ."
After saying that, he added a special word of encouragement: "Fu Yu, work hard and seize this opportunity. You will still be very successful in the future!"
After the morning meeting, after returning to the kitchen, Zhao Meng began to help Fu Yu "move".
The kitchen in the back is newly built and is quite spacious.
As the chef, Yao Shi has a total of three positions on the kitchen counter, with positions reserved for the cook and assistant cook.
All kitchen utensils are available, and Fu Yu doesn't need to take anything. He only needs to add some knives and seasonings that he is used to.
Zhao Meng helped move the things together and warned: "You haven't hired anyone yet. Jin Yu will help the cook first, and the workers will work with me. Wait for the people to come up after a while, and you can choose the right one." cultivation.”
Fu Yu nodded. Now that he is in the kitchen, his status and popularity are very strong. The people under him are also very cooperative and obedient. Basically no one will disagree with him.
No one is stupid. Fu Yu has made it clear that he wants to move up. He is in his twenties and still has several decades to work towards it.
To put it bluntly, Fu Yu will be the leader of everyone present in the future.
Zhao Meng said to the people under him: "In the future, you will cooperate with Fu Yu's work well. When there are new people in the future, you can also choose where to stay and work. We are all our own people. As long as we can do the job well, there will be no need to share the rest." So clear."
Everyone responded one after another, while the workers looked at Zhang Jinyu with envy.
Fu Yu is now independent and ready to officially lead the team. Zhang Jinyu follows him. He is still a small worker in the kitchen, but with this friendship, it will not take long for him to be able to cook independently.
Zhao Meng smiled and told Zhang Jinyu: "Follow Fu Chu from now on. When new people come to help lead the area, you will be an old man."
Zhang Jinyu suddenly looked excited: "I will definitely be a good assistant, Chef Zhao, don't worry!"
They say they are independent, but in fact they are still working in the same kitchen.
But it still feels different.
After a busy afternoon, when it was time to rest in the afternoon, Fu Yu followed Zhao Meng to have dinner.
When there were no outsiders around, Zhao Meng suddenly turned around and asked, "Fu Yu, how are you feeling today?"
Fu Yu said with a smile: "When I move, I can be considered as occupying the C position! It feels very good, holding the power and being in charge of the country. It turns out that this is the charm of power!"
Zhao Meng was amused: "You kid, you don't have any integrity!"
All joking aside, Fu Yu was actually quite emotional today.
The morning meeting made him clearly realize for the first time how much responsibility he had to take as a chef.
"Chef Zhao, I didn't realize before that being a chef is really hard."
Zhao Meng smiled and put his hand on Fu Yu's shoulder: "Actually, it's the same as you grow older. Treat the people under your hands as hard as they should be, and as soft as they should be. Convince them with virtue. The back kitchen and the front office In fact, they are two systems, helping each other and taking care of each other, but many things need to be considered. Being a chef and being a chef are two different things. In terms of interpersonal relationships and work arrangements, you have to take care of both."
"To be a chef, you have to have outstanding cooking skills, superb cooking skills and operational experience. After all, after taking an order, you have to take full responsibility. If your skills are not good, the people below you will not be able to truly trust you!"
"Secondly, you have to pay attention to the allocation and management of people around you, and expand your network. You can't really just limit yourself to the kitchen. You have to find ways to make friends with people in your circle, and take a longer-term view. "
"You have to have a rough plan for your own development and the training of your subordinates. If you succeed well, the people under you will be able to follow the rising tide. If you can't succeed yourself, how can they follow you wholeheartedly? Work?"
Zhao Meng preached for a while, and when he saw that he had arrived at the dining room, he changed his tone and said with a smile: "You have just taken office, and your days will be long in the future. Take your time, don't be in a hurry."
Yao Shi has resigned, and Zhao Meng's thoughts have begun to move.
He figured that Dai Li had just been promoted and if she accumulated some experience, the couple could go to a music restaurant together in the future.
And if he doesn’t resign immediately, he may not be able to take up the job this year.
Especially since Fu Yu has just started taking over the job of chef and has to train his team.
When the time comes, he really has to help Zhang Zhangyan.
In addition to the advanced training that Yao Shi helped apply for before, when Fu Yu comes back from a walk, Zhao Meng can help again and prepare to leave his job after the year.
Fu Yu smiled: "Chef Zhao, you have to continue to cover me. When I can really stand up in the future, I will treat you to a nice drink."
After Zhao Meng heard this, he suddenly laughed: "Okay!"
Zhao Meng didn't have any other hobbies in his life, he just liked drinking.
When I was young, I actually didn’t like it, but there were many occasions when I couldn’t drink it.
As time went by, the aroma of the wine began to develop.
"This is what I like. I have really hidden a lot of good wine over the years. When the time comes, I will go out of my way to take out a bottle and let us have a good drink. However, listen to my advice. In the future, you It’s better to drink as little alcohol as possible.”
"Alcohol is indeed a food essence, but if you drink too much, your hands will really shake! I have actually drank much less in the past two years, just for fear that one day I will really be unable to shake the pot."
After Fu Yu heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhao Meng's hand.
He had never heard Zhao Meng mention his trembling hands. He only knew that Zhao Meng had tenosynovitis, and now he was usually left to do the cooking work.
Now he is also concentrating on training Sun Qingning to be a top player.
Fu Yu asked with concern: "Are your hands shaking seriously? Have you gone to the hospital?"
Zhao Meng smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. It's just neurological. The doctor told me to drink less and recover slowly."
As they talked, the two entered the dining room together.
Fu Yu didn't say anything at the time, but he remembered the incident in his mind.
He thought about asking Ren Yuchang later if he could get some TCM physiotherapy for a situation like Zhao Meng's.
Fu Yu finished lunch and was walking back when he received a call from Yao Shi.
I have been busy participating in the national chef competition these days, and the medicated meal banquet at the music restaurant had to be postponed for two days.
Yao Shi got straight to the point and said, "Xiao Fu, can you come over here tomorrow?"
Fu Yu turned to look at Zhao Meng and said in a voice that could only be heard between the two of them: "Can I take the day off tomorrow?"
Zhao Meng understood immediately and nodded.
Fu Yu hurriedly spoke into the microphone: "You can go there."
Yao Shi asked: "Is Lao Zhao by your side?"
Fu Yu said, "Yes, we just finished eating."
Yao Shi smiled: "Okay, today I have invited a designer to come over and redo the store's brochure. When you come over tomorrow, I will call someone over and your medicinal diet leaflet will also have to be redone. custom made."
Fu Yu responded: "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Meng asked, "Does Chef Yao have something to do with you?"
Fu Yu repeated Yao Shi's words.
After hearing this, Zhao Meng said sincerely: "If you have the opportunity in the future, you should learn more from him. When it comes to business, this man is a genius. His brain is different from other people's. He is very powerful and can turn things around very fast!"
Fu Yu nodded in agreement.
Early the next morning, Fu Yu took a taxi and rushed to the music restaurant.
As soon as I entered the store, I was immediately greeted with warm congratulations!
From the front office to the kitchen, almost everyone knows about his victory in the competition.
Zhang Zhen was even more excited and asked Fu Yu to ask questions. He looked as happy as if he had won the award in person.
Fu Yu was also very happy and had a lively chat with Zhang Zhen.
While they were chatting, a waiter came over to tell them that the designer was here.
Fu Yu hurriedly said hello to Zhang Zhen and followed the waiter to the lounge in the front hall.
Yao Shi has also just arrived and is communicating with the designer about customizing the brochure.
Seeing Fu Yu coming, Yao Shi introduced: "This is Fu Yu, the herbalist of our store."
Afterwards, he introduced the designer invited to Fu Yu.
The designer is Gu Yao, a middle-aged woman in her early forties.
He looks very kind, his figure is a little out of shape, but his smile is particularly friendly.
Gu Yao opened an advertising company in Bei'an to undertake various design and color printing orders.
Just as Yao Shi was about to ask Fu Yu to sit down, his cell phone rang suddenly. He answered the call, chatted for a few words, hung up, and said to Gu Yao: "I have something to deal with temporarily, so I may have to leave first."
Gu Yao immediately said: "Go and do your work, Boss Yao, I will just have a chat with Mr. Fu, so you don't have to worry."
Yao Shi nodded. Gu Yao was very professional in designing brochures, and the music restaurant always looked to her for cooperation.
After Yao Shi left, Gu Yao looked at Fu Yu with a smile: "Fu Chu, sit down quickly. I was just communicating with Boss Yao and wanted to redesign the medicated diet brochure in the store."
Gu Yao has been cooperating with the music restaurant for almost two years. Since the launch of the medicated meal banquet, she has been responsible for designing and customizing the page content of the brochure.
Obviously, she just made a batch of new brochures more than a month ago, using the most popular designs at present. From the material of the brochure to the artwork and illustrations, the text introduction was all carefully typed by her. As a result, there was no Not long after, I received another call from Yao Shi, asking her to come over and redesign a brand new brochure.
It's a good thing to be able to take orders. The more customers order, the more money she can make.
Gu Yao has a very good attitude, is very cooperative, and is very professional and brings many of the latest design drawings for reference. (End of chapter)
