"Zhiqiang, Zhiqiang, speak up." Seeing Cao Zhiqiang sitting there drinking tea and not talking, Cao Jiajia couldn't help frowning and said, "You are the one who opened the food system, but you, the big boss, have to take care of this matter."

What an idea."

Cao Zhiqiang then slowly put down the tea cup and smiled softly: "Don't worry, sister, you also said that food is the most important chef. Except for the two silly uncles who brought them over from their work canteen, everyone else is our celebrity."

People from the optical machinery factory.

These people are paid by us. Even if Uncle Sha really wants to leave, they can't leave with him.

Once they leave with Uncle Silly, even if they don't worry about their wages, are they afraid that I will let the machine factory fire them?

Without their status as state-owned enterprise workers, they can only work as self-employed cooks. With no way out, the road is in danger.

Therefore, even if there are people who follow Uncle Silly, the number will not be large and it will not affect anything.

If you care, you will become confused."

Cao Jiajia was stunned for a moment, then she clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Oh, look at me, I forgot about this. It's true that care leads to chaos."

Immediately afterwards, Cao Jiajia smiled and said to Cao Zhiqiang: "Brother, you thought of this at the beginning, so you went to find an intern from your machinery factory to be an apprentice to Uncle Silly. Are you afraid of such a day?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled and shook his head: "That's not true. When I did this, the biggest purpose was just to divert some of the redundant staff from our machinery factory and let Shiweitian serve as a pilot for a chef training class.

In other words, it is because our machinery factory has too many redundant employees and the factory is overburdened, so we have to find some jobs and ways out for some workers who have nothing to do.

From this perspective, Shiweitian is not only an ordinary restaurant, but also a place with a training school, a bit like a hospital affiliated with a medical school.

Therefore, whether they are chef apprentices or waiters, they are all regular employees of Hongguang Machinery Factory, but their positions are just different.

Even sister, your official file is actually in Hongguang Machinery Factory, but you were first transferred to work in Hongguang Publishing House, and then transferred from Hongguang Publishing House to work in Shiweitian.

From this perspective, although the Shiweitian restaurant belongs to me personally, the staff working there are all employees of Hongguang Machinery Factory.

I had promised our factory and the apprentices that Shiweitian was just a pilot project. They were all seconded to work in the past and belonged to the dispatched worker model.

Once they learn their real skills in Shiweitian, I will open a second, third, or even four, five, six, or seven eight Shiweitian stores to let more idle workers in the factory work, thus slowing down the pace of the factory.

This will help reduce the wage pressure on workers and facilitate the transformation and reform of our factory.”

"Ah, so that's what happened." Cao Jiajia suddenly realized, "Let me tell you, we have too many waiters and too many chefs. So that's it.

But will this put too much pressure on ourselves?"

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled: "Sister, you have always been in charge of Shiweitian yourself. You should know best whether Shiweitian will suffer or not."

Cao Jiajia frowned and said: "It's not a loss at all. Although the number of chefs and waiters in our restaurant is more than five times that of other restaurants of similar size, our business is very good, with dine-in and take-out, the turnover is also large, so overall

It's still quite profitable.

It's just that I always thought that you invited too many people, and it would be okay to cut them in half, but you didn't say goodbye to any of them.

It turns out that you plan to let those people serve as apprentices, then open a branch, and let these people go directly to work in the branch.

Not bad, good idea, really good idea.”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "It was a good idea."

After a brief pause, Cao Zhiqiang added: "Actually, I originally thought that it would be enough if Shiweiweitian could barely maintain a balance, and if it is really not possible to operate at a loss, it would be no problem.

After all, I don't care about the current loss, what I care about is the future.

As long as those chefs and waiters are trained, everything will be worth it.

It's just that, at the beginning, business was too bad. I saw that you were getting emotional, so you couldn't hold it back any longer, so I tried my best and used some tricks. I found a few foreigners to help us do a little publicity.

Coupled with the fact that Uncle Silly has launched a takeout model, if you are not careful, food will become a fire."

"Yeah!" Cao Jiajia said in surprise, "The foreign tourists who came to our restaurant to eat were interviewed on the spot and even published in the newspaper later. Was it you who did it?"

"Of course." Cao Zhiqiang chuckled.

"Otherwise, how do you think so many foreigners came to eat at Shiweitian? They happened to be full of praises after eating. There happened to be two reporters eating next to them. They happened to be caught by the reporters, and they happened to be photographed and recorded.

It happened to be published in the newspaper again.

It was all carefully designed by me, including hiring a few foreigners to do the show, as well as reporters, but it all cost me a lot of money.

Of course, the effect is great. You see, as soon as it was published in the newspaper, everyone knew that our restaurant was favored by foreigners. The so-called foreign monks can chant sutras. Since foreigners are full of praises, why not go and have a try?"

"That's right." Cao Jiajia nodded, "That's not right. Later, many foreigners also came to our place to eat. Did you pay for them?"

"That's not true." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and shook his head, "That's because I had a meal with the manager of the travel agency. From now on, foreigners who came to the capital to travel, especially non-Chinese groups such as Europeans, Americans and Japanese, asked them to recommend

In the list of travel attractions, food is our top priority.

When foreigners who are not overseas Chinese come to travel here, they basically look at recommended tours. Whatever is recommended, they have to check in and come here.

It is precisely because our food is recommended by travel agencies as a tourist spot that we have a steady stream of foreign tourists coming to eat. This in turn stimulates our local people, who feel that our food brings glory to the country and is unique. Do you understand?

"

"Awesome!" Yu Li, who never had a chance to interrupt, couldn't help but raise her thumbs, "Cao Zhiqiang, you really can come up with all these ideas.

But it has to be you. If it were us, even if we could come up with this method, it wouldn't work.

At least we don’t know the manager of the travel agency, so we can’t ask anyone to help.”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "This is just one of them. It attracts most middle- and low-class diners. Although there are many people, the profit is actually not high. The real profit is the leaders who eat and drink with public funds."

After a brief pause, Cao Zhiqiang continued: "The daughter of our district chief's secretary is my god-sister. Do you know this, right?"

"I know, of course I know." Cao Jiajia chuckled, glanced at Wu Qinghong subconsciously, and then continued, "I heard that that was a nurse you met when you were robbed and injured and hospitalized. Her father is from our district.

The district mayor’s secretary, because she takes good care of you, you accept her as your god sister, right?”

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "That's it, so later I asked my sister to meet with the secretary and asked him to help me introduce some leaders.

With the help of Secretary Yu, I got to know some government leaders, and by the way, through Director Li of our factory, I got to know leaders of other factories.

Once they know a lot of people and have good relationships, they will naturally decide to come to Shiweitian for a meal.

In the beginning, maybe only one or two leaders will go.

But when the leaders went there more often, Shiweitian became more than just a restaurant, it became more like a vanity fair and a social venue.

Because leaders eat here, they can always meet acquaintances, and the circle becomes wider and wider.

Therefore, those leaders, especially the middle and lower-level leaders, are becoming more and more fond of coming to Shiweitian for a meal.

Even if it’s not for eating, but just to expand their social circle, they still have to come to eat.”

"That's what happened." Cao Jiajia nodded, "No wonder, at night, all our private rooms are full. If you don't make a reservation in advance, you can't get one. It turns out that they are all social venues for leaders."

"That's the truth." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and nodded.

"That's not right." Cao Jiajia said, "Those leaders want to eat, and there are plenty of places, such as their own canteens and guest houses. There are so many places, why do they have to come to us for food?"

Cao Zhiqiang sighed: "Sister, you don't understand. In fact, for leaders, whether in their own workplace or in a guest house, it is actually very uncomfortable when they eat.

Why? Because these places are either our own territory or someone else's territory, so we are all worried about it.

Moreover, leaders of different units have different systems and circles. They usually keep things in check and keep to themselves in their own small circles.

Therefore, for leaders in different circles, they urgently need a third party who can bring them together to form a place that is safe enough, hidden enough, and allows them to relax a little.

If food were not our bread and butter, sooner or later there would be somewhere else that would take on this function, such as a big hotel or a nightclub.

But for now, many things have not been relaxed, and there are no nightclubs at all.

As for big hotels, firstly, the prices are too expensive and credit is not allowed. Secondly, it is too troublesome to hold gatherings in such places. You have to get a note, and it is easy to have a bad influence and be reported.

Therefore, a place like ours, which does not look very classy on the outside but is decorated with luxurious food and drinks on the inside, is the best place for leaders to gather.

With these leaders coming over to eat and drink, the consumption level immediately went up.

And when these leaders come to eat, are they really here for the taste? Can they really tell the difference between different cuisines?

No, at least not for the most part.

When these leaders come to have a meal, they are very particular about how expensive they are!

Abalone, ginseng, wing belly, hump bear paw, and Maotai Wuliangye that others are afraid to drink are all available here!

I can say this, at least for most leaders, as long as you have high-end ingredients and high-end drinks, so that they can keep their face at the wine table and have something to brag about after the dinner is over, that is enough.

As for who cooked the food, whether it was a chef like Uncle Sha, they couldn't tell.

Even if there is a gourmet who can tell the difference between chefs, other leaders will not deliberately seek trouble because of their reputation and their knowledge of my background.

On the contrary, it is ordinary diners who really like to cause trouble.

But for ordinary diners, what they value most is not the taste, but the affordability.

The food recipes provided to ordinary diners in Shiweitian are all systematic and standardized operations. As long as ordinary apprentices strictly follow the recipes, the taste of the meals they cook will be very different.

Moreover, the service quality of Shiweitian is also different. Let’s talk about the waiters in Shiweitian. They all have to have neat uniforms, make-up, eyebrow painting and smiling service. This kind of high-standard service, if you go out and take a look, you will see

Among the few that can compare, currently only Jianguo Hotel can compare.

The food prices are generally acceptable, but the service quality is comparable to foreign-related restaurants. The dining environment is also good. In addition, you can meet foreigners from time to time. As a result, Shiweitian is not just a restaurant, but a place where you can show off.

Just like the old Mo restaurant.
To be continued...