"A huge loss?" After hearing Yu Li's words, Cao Zhiqiang was stunned. "What huge loss do I have?"
Yu Li said quickly: "Oh, Zhiqiang, think about it. Lou Xiao'e is so rich and gave birth to a biological son to Sha Zhu. After she comes back this time, if she wants to get back together with Sha Zhu, and Sha Zhu really chooses If Lou Xiaoe is killed, what will be the result?
Lou Xiao'e must have used her own money to open a restaurant for Sha Zhu and let Sha Zhu be his own boss.
At that time, will Silly Zhu continue to work in your hotel? Absolutely not! "
"Yes, absolutely not!" Yan Jiecheng, who was eating melon seeds, nodded.
Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "If Uncle Silly really doesn't want to work with me anymore, then he can just quit. The worst I can do is find another chef. I don't have Uncle Silly as the only chef in my restaurant."
Yu Li quickly said to Cao Zhiqiang: "Zhiqiang, you are wrong to think that way.
Yes, your restaurant is so big, there is no shortage of fools, and none of them can be busy.
But the problem is that the other chefs in your restaurant are all apprentices taught by Sha Zhu step by step.
So, it would be terrible if Silly Zhu left and took all his disciples with him.
By then, all the chefs in your restaurant will be gone. How can the restaurant continue to operate? "
Upon hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang had not yet said a word. Cao Jiajia, who had been an observer next to him, suddenly frowned and said, "Yes, that's right!"
Speaking of this, Cao Jiajia frowned and looked at Cao Zhiqiang: "Zhiqiang, I didn't think about it before, but now that Aunt Yu said this, this is really what happened."
"That's right!" Yu Li nodded quickly.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Li said to Cao Jiajia: "Jiajia, Zhiqiang is usually busy with things and can't take care of your restaurant, but you stay in the restaurant every day. You should know that this is a restaurant. The most important thing is the chef, especially the old chef.
If the chef suddenly leaves, even if you hire a new chef, the food will not taste right.
If an old customer comes to taste it and thinks it tastes wrong, he will definitely turn around and leave, and by the way, he will gossip about your restaurant.
How can we do business after going back and forth like this? "
"It makes sense." Cao Jiajia nodded with a serious face, "It seems that the matter between Uncle Silly and Aunt Lou is indeed related to our family's business. Zhiqiang, you have to take care of this matter. You can't just go there casually. .”
Cao Zhiqiang took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, and then looked at Cao Jiajia calmly: "Sister, what do you want?"
"Me?" Cao Jiajia was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "What's the matter, I have to have a good talk with Uncle Silly first, right?"
"How to talk? What to talk about?" Cao Zhiqiang continued to ask, "If they don't leave, you don't have to worry at all. If they really want to leave, can you stop them?"
Cao Jiajia frowned and thought for a while: "Well, at least I have to make an agreement with Uncle Silly. If he wants to leave, he can leave, but those apprentices can't take him with him."
After a short pause, Cao Jiajia thought for a while and continued: "Wait a minute, I remember that among the apprentices who learned crafts from Sha Zhu in Shiweitian, except for a few people who were brought there by Sha Zhu, most of the others People, they were all young people in your machine factory back then, and it was you who specifically recommended learning skills from Shazhu.
Then, these people learn skills in our restaurant, no matter whether the dishes they cook can be officially served in our restaurant, but no matter what, each one of them has to be paid by us, and they are not learning for free.
Therefore, this is different from the traditional master leading an apprentice. Strictly speaking, it should be the same as a night technical school. They come to spend money to learn a craft. Uncle Sha is at best a teacher we pay to hire.
Therefore, if Uncle Silly wants to leave, there is no problem, but he cannot take away the apprentices in our hotel. This is different and cannot be done! "
"Then what are you worried about?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled.
"Sister, you also said that most of the people who learned crafts from Uncle Sha were employees of our Hongguang Machinery Factory.
Although they learned their skills as cooks in Shiweitian and worked and received wages in Shiweitian, their relationship was still in Hongguang Machinery Factory.
In other words, these people are still workers in the machinery factory, but they don’t have to hang around in the factory, and they don’t have to be paid by the machinery factory. Instead, we pay them as a matter of fact, which is a bit like suspending their work without pay.
Therefore, even if Uncle Silly leaves, he can only take away the two apprentices he brought from the canteen of the steel rolling mill, and none of the others can be taken away.
Why? Because it's better to be cooked than to be a stranger. Go to a newly opened restaurant. Who knows what will happen in the future.
Secondly, their relationship is still in Hongguang Machinery Factory, and my energy in Hongguang Machinery Factory is not great, at least it is not comparable to them.
So they know very well that once they mess around behind my back, I will definitely find a way to break up their relationship in the factory and become unemployed again, or at most a self-employed person.
Third, I was the one who asked them to work and learn while making a living, and I also forcibly gave them wages that were much higher than those of ordinary workers, and even gave them better prospects. So from a certain perspective, my kindness is far greater than that of Uncle Silly. The relationship between master and disciple is higher.
Therefore, the group of chef apprentices who work for Food for the Sky, I would say the group of people who were transferred from the machinery factory, as long as they have any brains, they will not follow the stupid uncle. For God’s business. "
"That's not necessarily the case." Yu Li said suddenly, "Zhiqiang, what you said is right, but don't forget that Si Zhu is the chef. Only he can cook some big and hard dishes, and his apprentices may not be able to cook them. Or it might taste different.
So, if Silly Zhu leaves suddenly and deliberately fails to teach all the skills, then the apprentice chefs in your restaurant will not be good at their skills and the food will taste wrong, won’t the guests still be dissatisfied?
Once the customers are dissatisfied, the reputation will be gone. If the reputation is gone, how will the business be done in the future? "
"That makes sense!" Cao Jiajia nodded, "Zhiqiang, we can't take this matter lightly, we must take it seriously."
Cao Zhiqiang smiled and shook his head, picked up the tea cup and drank tea slowly again, but did not follow up and talk any more.
He understood Cao Jiajia's worries. After all, what Yu Li said did make sense.
For an ordinary restaurant, the chef is indeed very important. After all, the taste of the dishes cooked by the chef is unique, and many people often go there just for the chef's skills.
But that's for an ordinary restaurant, which is different from Cao Zhiqiang's food.
Why? There are many reasons. The most important one is that the origin of the menu is different.
The kitchen at Shiweitian is different from ordinary kitchens. It is very large and has a lot of equipment. Among them, there are many unusual things, such as scales, measuring cups and other things that are only found in chemical laboratories.
The reason for the addition of these things is very simple, that is, the recipes of Shiweitian, 80% of which were drawn up by Cao Zhiqiang himself, and the recipes he drew up himself were all taken from "Chinese Cuisine: I'll Kill You Three Thousand "Selected from ".
The biggest feature of Sanqian is its accuracy.
To put it simply, the preparation method of this recipe requires meticulous and precise preparation, and there are relatively strict requirements and regulations for the use of dishes and ingredients.
In other words, the production can be standardized and factory-based. As long as all the steps and specifications are mastered, mass production can be achieved.
This is especially true for many stewed and steamed dishes.
There are only a few stir-fried dishes that are not easy to control the heat.
In particular, many of the recipes originally formulated by Cao Zhiqiang required making secret sauces, condiments and marinades in advance. As long as these are prepared in advance, when actually cooking, you often only need to pour the secret ingredients at the end. It can be cooked directly. Not only is it fast, but quality control can also be generally guaranteed.
Among them, the most popular dish in Shiweitian is actually Malatang, and the most important thing about Malatang is the soup.
Currently, only three people, Cao Zhiqiang, Cao Jiajia and He Yuzhu, have the secret recipe for Tianzhong Malatang's soup. Even if He Yuzhu quits and another chef comes over, as long as there is no big problem with the secret recipe, there will still be no big problem with the taste of the dishes.
Only some special dishes in private rooms, especially some rare ingredients such as abalone, ginseng, wings and tripe, require He Yuzhu to make the dishes himself according to the characteristics of the ingredients and the requirements of the diners. This part is indeed something that ordinary people cannot learn immediately.
But generally speaking, most of the popular recipes in Shiweitian are basically accurate. As long as there are no major problems with the secret recipes and operating procedures, the taste will be very different if a new chef comes in.
He Yuzhu's role is mainly to teach the apprentices the basic skills of cooking, and then some high-end ingredients need to be cooked by him personally.
However, in fact, most of the time, He Yuzhu does not need to cook in person. He only needs to be like a teacher, watching the group of chef apprentices in the kitchen, how to do the basic skills well, and how to cook the dishes according to the rules set by He Yuzhu. , that’s it.
It is precisely because of this that He Yuzhu is so leisurely and comfortable, because most of the dishes do not require him to cook the dishes himself.
Therefore, even if He Yuzhu leaves Shiweitian, he will not have much impact on Shiweitian. The most important thing is to hire two more chefs in terms of high-end ingredients.
There are many famous chefs in the capital, and He Yuzhu is not the only one. As long as the price is high, there are no good chefs.
In fact, Cao Zhiqiang's treatment for He Yuzhu is far beyond that of ordinary celebrity chefs.
You know, He Yuzhu not only has an actual salary of 2,500 per month, but he also has shares and can receive dividends every year, but he has not told it to the outside world.
This kind of treatment can be invited to the state banquet master, let alone He Yuzhu.
To put it bluntly, Cao Zhiqiang gave He Yuzhu such high treatment mainly to repay his kindness and not to burn bridges and ruin his reputation in front of some people.
After all, although most of Cao Zhiqiang's current status is due to his own abilities, part of it is due to the big leader, that is, Uncle Xu.
And I was able to get in touch with Uncle Xu, thanks to Shazhu's matchmaking.
Without Si Zhu's help, it would have been difficult for Cao Zhiqiang to climb to the level of a leader like Uncle Xu.
Don't underestimate this. In the capital, especially during this period, this kind of backstage is very important.
Without Uncle Xu's background, Director Li and Secretary Dong would not have paid so much attention to Cao Zhiqiang, let alone affiliated Cao Zhiqiang with a publishing house.
Without these, Cao Zhiqiang would not have been able to rise as quickly as a balloon.
On the surface, it seems that Cao Zhiqiang himself is talented, but in fact, it is all because of a big backer like Uncle Xu.
Without this big backend, Cao Zhiqiang would not be able to handle other operations smoothly, and even Yu Deshui would not be able to really help Cao Zhiqiang get to know so many leaders in the capital.
Never forget the man who dug the well. Although Cao Zhiqiang's status and vision are different now, he has not forgotten Si Zhu's kindness.
Even if he thinks Silly Zhu is quite stupid, it doesn't mean that he will also add insult to injury.
Because of this, Cao Zhiqiang started a business called "Food is the Sky" and made Shazhu the chef. He gave him such a high salary and also gave him a share of the business.
The reason for doing this was that he really wanted to tie up Silly Zhu at the beginning, and then use it to have a good relationship with Lou Xiao'e, so that it would be easier for him to enter Xiangjiang in the future.
But later on, when the things provided by the system became more and more powerful, and Cao Zhiqiang got to know Uncle Lin who specialized in secret work, all this actually didn't matter.
In other words, even without Lou Xiao'e, just relying on Uncle Lin, he can go to Japan whenever he wants, and to Xiangjiang whenever he wants. The help he gets is definitely not comparable to that of Lou Xiao'e.
Therefore, at this time, Cao Zhiqiang no longer valued food as heaven.
To be more precise, the Shiweitian restaurant was his property for Si Zhu and his own sister. He had no intention of really making big money from it.
In fact, from Cao Zhiqiang's point of view, if he really wants to open a restaurant, he will not open a high-end restaurant that requires high-end chefs. This kind of restaurant that always boasts a time-honored name and a famous chef may look like that, but When it comes to making money, it's really not as good as that chain hotel.
With Cao Zhiqiang's current skills, if he really wants to open a restaurant to make money, the best way is to open a Chinese fast food restaurant with a middle-to-lower class appearance and a certain quality control, similar to McDonald's, or to be precise, Chinese Malatang chain store.
The Malatang chain only requires secret Malatang soup, and then prepares various vegetables and meats. It is not much different from shabu-shabu, but it is faster and cheaper than shabu-shabu, so it is naturally suitable for this period. Ordinary people are more down to earth.
As for restaurants, only down-to-earth chain stores can become bigger and stronger and truly make a lot of money, especially in this era.
After all, in the early 1980s, most people really had no money. If you spent the same price to open three spicy hotpot restaurants at this time, you would make more money than opening one high-end restaurant.
When Cao Zhiqiang asked a group of young interns from Hongguang Machinery Factory to work as cooks and learn crafts from He Yuzhu, he never thought that they would really learn He Yuzhu's real skills in a short period of time. He only needed to learn Some basic skills are not enough for cooking.
As long as those chef apprentices have basic cooking skills, they can be released to open Malatang chain stores.
Given the special circumstances of this era, there is no need for chef apprentices to pay their own money to join. Instead, they can be dispatched by branches to work as cooks in various branches.
At that time, all the funds for opening a branch will be paid by Cao Zhiqiang himself, and the cooks will be assigned to work as chefs in each branch. Two models of salary and bonus will be implemented. The salary is the basic salary, but the bonus is linked to the turnover. The higher the turnover, the higher the bonus. , in this way, their enthusiasm is absolutely no problem.
This kind of Malatang chain store with similar quality is what Cao Zhiqiang really wants to do as his own business, and it is definitely not about food being the first thing.
But Cao Zhiqiang cannot easily tell the outside world about these things. Only he knows what is going on.
Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang never worried about whether He Yuzhu would leave or not. Anyway, whether he left or not would not cause any great harm to him.
The worst result is that food will shut down the world, but this is nothing to me now.
Even if Shiweitian goes bankrupt and his sister loses her livelihood, as long as she is here, there will be many ways to find a job for her sister.
The worst case scenario is to reopen a large Malatang restaurant and let my sister continue to be the store manager and continue to collect money and settle accounts.
To put it bluntly, the reason why Cao Jiajia is so anxious and worried now is that she still fails to see the essence of certain things.
She still hasn't figured it out. In fact, to her, Silly Zhu's role is not that important. What is really important is Cao Zhiqiang himself!
(End of chapter)
