Chapter 32: Open a restaurant
Although Cheng Chumo is a little stupid, he is not stupid. It is impossible to really ask Cheng Yaojin if he is his biological child.
Next, the two began to discuss the opening of a restaurant. Cheng Chumo did not have this experience. He could only call Li Hao to go with him in renting a shop. Li Hao was also afraid that his work would be unreliable, so he went to Chang'an with him.
If you want to rent a house, you will find a house. In the Tang Dynasty, the house is a bit similar to an agency company, but it is different from an agency company. The house has various house rental information, and they also sell humans. Of course, they cannot sell people in the Tang Dynasty, otherwise they will be convicted.
The two of them went to the Yasper to inquire and found that there was a shop in the West Market for rent and sale. It is said that they used to be a restaurant, with a total of three floors and an inner courtyard, which is very large.
Li Hao immediately asked Yazi to help them contact the landlord. In less than an hour, the landlord came. He was an old rich man with his surname Peng and was in the silk business. When Old Man Peng heard that they were going to rent a house, he immediately took them to see the house.
The house is very good and the location is good, but the price is a bit expensive. The owner will have to rent it for 200 guan a year as soon as he opens his mouth and rent it for every five years, which means they have to pay a rent of 1,000 guan a one-time time.
Cheng Chumo was immediately depressed when he heard this price. They only prepared 1,500 guan of start-up capital and spent 500 guan on renting a house, and the subsequent things could not be continued.
Cheng Chumo looked at Li Hao with inquiring eyes. Although he didn't speak, his meaning was very clear: "What should I do?"
Li Hao smiled faintly and reminded him friendly: "You are a playboy." After that, he walked out of the store and asked Cheng Chumo to talk slowly with the owner.
Li Hao's words were like a wake-up call, and he woke Cheng Chumo up. Yes, who is I? The eldest son of Duke Lu's mansion, a man who will inherit the title in the future. I have been domineering in Chang'an for so many years, and I have never given any money to eat!
So Cheng Chumo showed his wild wolf-like fangs, threatening the homeowner with various threats and threats, and suppressing the price and rent.
When Cheng Chumo came out of the store, Li Hao was watching the lively street scene outside and asked, "How is it? Have you agreed?"
"It's OK." Cheng Chumo grinned happily, "Eighty-ten thousand trump card a year, rent every three years, and pay 24-ten thousand trump card a day." He said that, and handed the lease to Li Hao.
Li Hao took the lease and took a look, suddenly sighed, pretending to be compassionate, and said, "You have cut the price too ruthlessly, a bit unethical."
"How is that possible!" Cheng Chumo glared and cried, "You didn't see just now. The owner was so excited when he held the 240 taels of silver steak, and he was crying."
"Are you sure he wasn't sad and crying?"
"It should...not."
Li Hao and Cheng Chumo used almost obvious means to get the store, and the next step was to decorate it. Li Hao did not intend to decorate it too complicatedly, but still decorate it in the style of the Tang Dynasty. If too many modern elements were placed in it, it would be difficult for the people of the Tang Dynasty to accept it. He just made some adjustments in the layout to make the layout of the entire restaurant more humane.
He only used it for one night to set the decoration requirements. The first floor is the dining hall and the ordinary private room, that is, the Dizi No. 2 private room, the second floor is the dining hall and the luxury private room. The private room here is located in the Dizi No. 1 private room, and the third floor has a Tianzi No. 1 private room, which is similar to the President's private room, the most luxurious one, and the others are Tianzi No. 2 private room. All Tianzi No. 2 private rooms are equipped with beds, which can be accommodated and add the function of the inn.
As for the inner courtyard, the toilet is divided into men and women, and the urinals are separated. All toilets are tightly separated by thick wooden boards and cannot be seen. The kitchen is divided into three rooms, a cooking room, a cooking room and a dishwasher.
After hearing Li Hao’s renovation requirements, Cheng Chumo gave him a hundred praises, and then took the drawings to find craftsmen to decorate. Why did Cheng Chumo ask for craftsmen to find craftsmen? Because he is a playboy.
I have to say that Cheng Chumo is very efficient in his work. In just seven days, the large restaurant was renovated. Li Hao went to inspect and accepted it. He was very satisfied. Cheng Chumo paid the money. Li Hao clearly saw that a group of thirty-eight craftsmen, holding fifty scoops, silently holding tears in his eyes, dared not speak out. Li Hao really couldn't bear it, so he asked Cheng Chumo to add another fifty scoops. Now everyone smiled happily, thanked Li Hao and left happily.
The next step is to buy kitchen utensils and hire a friend. These are not difficult things, and they don’t spend much money. They will be done quickly. Finally, they will be plaques opened.
The opening date is scheduled for November 21st. Just after the winter solstice, the "19th" day. The weather is good, but it's a bit cold. This is not the point. The point is that Li Hao's restaurant is very lively. Although Li Hao doesn't have many friends, Cheng Chumo has many friends. As soon as he called in his circle of friends, all the friends came to support him. The attendance was all rich second generation and official second generation, which totaled more than 30.
Li Hao insisted on holding a ribbon cutting ceremony on the opening day. Cheng Chumo didn't understand what ribbon cutting was, but since Li Hao had to persist, he could only cooperate. After cutting the ribbon, the red cloth covered on the plaque of the restaurant was finally unveiled, revealing three big words "Taibailou", and cheers and applause were everywhere in the audience.
Li Hao looked at the three words Taibailou and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Li Bai, I'm sorry, I'll lend you your name, don't mind."
Next, I invited everyone to have a meal. Li Hao announced on the spot that on the first day of opening, there were discounts and rewards for guests. Everyone had half the price for their meals. Cheers suddenly surged on the street, and everyone rushed into the restaurant like a rush.
Before opening a restaurant, Li Hao had already expected that the business would be very popular, so he tried his best to save space when setting up tables and chairs. From the first floor to the second floor, there were thirty small square tables, twelve large square tables, and twenty-two separate cases in the hall alone.
A small square table can be used for three people to sit together, a large square table can be used for four people to sit together. The single table is a single table, which is the table table used by the Tang Dynasty people to eat. As for the private rooms, it is a round table. The smallest round table can be used for ten people, and the round table in Room 1, Tianzi can sit twenty people.
Less than a stick of incense, the restaurant was full of people, and even all the private rooms were full. Cheng Chumo's friends booked the Tianzi No. 1 room. There was no way, they were rich and generous. You should know that the minimum consumption of the Tianzi No. 1 room is twenty cents, which means that as long as you booked this room, even if you didn't eat anything, you would have to pay twenty cents.
Looking at such a hot business, Cheng Chumo grinned and kept silly while Li Hao observed carefully to see if there was any improvement.
Because the business is so good, Li Hao has trained the beating staff and used modern hotel management methods to serve. The waiter is responsible for ordering dishes. The menu and table number must be recorded, and then delivered to the kitchen. The hall is responsible for delivering dishes and delivering dishes according to orders. There are also two patrol patrols who are responsible for inspecting the lobby on the first and second floors to prevent people from escaping orders, that is, they do not pay for food and run away secretly.
When Li Hao proposed this management method before, Cheng Chumo said that he was useless because all the restaurants in Datang ordered dishes, the shopkeepers handed over the dishes, and the shopkeepers handed over the bill, and there were not so many things. However, when he saw such a hot business and the waiter and the dishman were busy, he finally realized how wise Li Hao's management method was. If he didn't follow Li Hao's method, he would definitely make mistakes. If so many people order dishes, which shop can remember all of them clearly.
Soon, the kitchen was in a hurry and said that the chef had no time to cook, so Li Hao went to the kitchen to take charge.
There are only two chefs in the kitchen now, namely Mr. Hu’s two nephews, one is Yao Jinshan and the other is Yao Jinshui. These two guys have been learning cooking skills from Li Hao for two or three months. Each of them has mastered more than 20 delicious dishes. Now Li Hao’s restaurant is completely supported by them. Li Hao’s salary for them is also very high, each of whom is five jin per month, and there is a bonus at the end of the year, which is the annual income of the restaurant.
Yao Jinshan and Yao Jinshui never dreamed that they would encounter such a good thing in their life. They didn't care about the annual income of the restaurant. They were not knowledgeable and could not count as such a complicated account. But they knew that the salary of five-month a month was too high, and there must be brave men under heavy rewards, so they were full of energy. However, even so, when the restaurant was full, they were still too busy and could only ask Li Hao for help.
Li Hao's father is a chef. He has been influenced by him since childhood and is considered half a chef. He is also quite talented in cooking. His father has asked him to concentrate on cooking with him several times, but he was rejected because he didn't want to stay in the kitchen for the rest of his life, which is too boring.
It was not until after seven o'clock in the evening that there were fewer and fewer customers in the restaurant, and in the end there was no other way. There was no way. The Tang Dynasty had a curfew, and Li Hao could finally take a breath and took Cheng Chumo to the counter to find Yao Dafu to count his income today.
Yao Dafu is the father of Yao Jinshan and Yao Jinshui. He is a very smart and lively person. He once opened a restaurant in Jinshui Town, but because of the poor business, he stopped working. Li Hao specially hired him as the shopkeeper, and the treatment was the same as his two sons.
According to the account, the total turnover today is 232 knots and 553 coins. As for the specific amount of money received, I don’t know yet. Because there are too many, it needs to be counted. Li Hao asked all the employees to count it together. After two incense sticks, it was counted out, which was exactly the same as the one in the account.
Cheng Chu looked at the neatly arranged copper coins on the counter, his chin almost fell off, and his eyes were staring like Ye Mingzhu: "One day, I have made so much money in just one day!"
Li Hao friendly reminder: "Today it's half price."
"Ah, yes, today it's half price, I made so much money at half price. Oh my god..." Cheng Chumo's saliva had already flowed down.
Li Hao was very dissatisfied with Cheng Chumo's performance. After all, it was the future Duke of Lu. How could he have seen such a little money and behave like this? Alas, his determination is too poor. It depends on how calm I am and how good I can show off.
Li Hao once again reminded: "When the full price tomorrow, the business will not be so good, but don't worry, it should not be bad. At least I can guarantee that there will be no restaurant business in Chang'an that will be as good as us."
"Of course, that's of course!" Cheng Chumo ordered big heads, "Our dishes are the most fragrant in Chang'an, and the business is definitely the best."
Li Hao raised his eyebrows: "The fragrance of vegetables is not useful yet, and you still need to drink."
Cheng Chumo was stunned when he heard this: "You want good wine? We use Sanle Sauce, it's good enough."
Li Hao smiled: "Sanleju is nothing. If you drink my distilled liquor, you must think that Sanleju is horse urine."
Chapter completed!