At first, Zhao Hu was quite confused about Lu Yao's arrival. After all, he didn't know the purpose of Lu Yao's trip. But now it seems that Lu Yao's purpose of coming this time is actually very simple, and Chen Chen should be running for his own.
The Tigers came here. Maybe they already knew about Yang Tao's recent training with the Tigers at his residence early in the morning. So after arriving at the residence today, Chen Chen didn't talk about anything else and directly said that he was going.
Watch the Tigers practice.
After getting Yang Tao's consent, Zhao Hu asked Chen Chen to watch the training, and what Lu Yao said next made Zhao Hu very interested.
In fact, Zhao Hu had never heard of hot pot, nor had he thought about it. However, the reward Lu Yao gave him was quite high. With Lu Yao's financial resources, Zhao Hu believed that he could definitely make this in the outer city.
It's for buying and selling. Even if the purchasing power and living conditions of the people in the outer city are not that good, with Lu Yao's capital, it is still no problem to open a restaurant for a year and a half. It's just that Zhao Hu doesn't understand something here.
, why did Lu Yao insist on moving the restaurant to the outer city area? Is it really to avoid Pan Yuanwu's Fanlou? According to Lu Yao, most of the hot pot is boiled, while Fanlou usually cooks stir-fried dishes.
Even if Lu Yao's restaurant is located in the inner city, it should have no influence on Fan Lou. Therefore, Zhao Hu really couldn't figure out why Lu Yao chose to open this hot pot restaurant in an outer city area where living conditions are not so good.
Of course, the location of the store is not something Zhao Hu has to consider for Lu Yao. He only needs to do his own job. According to Lu Yao, both parties have already agreed on a price for meat and vegetables.
, Zhao Hu knew that Lu Yao must have done a good job before, so the price he gave him was just within an acceptable and reasonable range, but he did not give himself a sky-high price. As a new business in Bianliang City,
Talent, Lu Yao’s price did not surprise Zhao Hu at all.
However, Zhao Hu still needs to make some plans regarding the use of personnel. According to what Lu Yao said, Zhao Hu needs to clear out a place and find a few trustworthy and reliable subordinates to be responsible for delivering ingredients to Lu Yao's store.
.Among these, not only meat and vegetables, but also sewerage items need to be handled by specialized people, and finally distributed uniformly. This is tantamount to increasing labor costs, but according to Lu Yao's
Financial resources, Zhao Hu also knows that he can afford this money. Zhao Hu is not very interested in why Lu Yao needs to find special people to clean up these waste ingredients. He can also find two or three for Lu Yao.
Someone is responsible for the delivery here. After all, except for Fan Lou, the amount of ingredients Lu Yao just mentioned is already a very considerable profit.
However, what Lu Yao said next did not surprise Zhao Hu, that is, Lu Yao needed two masters with good knife skills to enter this special area to serve their hot pot restaurant, and their daily work
, just cutting meat. Zhao Huxin said, this is obviously poaching people. Although the people are still from the Zhao family, Lu Yao is responsible for the labor costs. So, are these two people working for themselves or for Lu Yao?
What about life?
Among the shops and warehouses in his city, there is indeed a shop that is responsible for sorting and delivering food materials to Fan Lou. Zhao Hu has to go and check it in person every day. And Lu Yao's visit today has a very obvious meaning.
Zhao Hu also asked Zhao Hu to create a special area for distribution and supply for his hot pot restaurant, but with more people handling sewer ingredients and meat cutters. From Lu Yao's tone, Zhao Hu could clearly feel
It turns out that these people who need to be recruited in particular play very important roles in the hot pot industry, especially the meat cutters. Lu Yao said that he had to choose them personally.
In fact, Zhao Hu does have a few masters who are good at cutting meat in this regard, and although the butcher shop below him cuts a lot of meat throughout the day, in the final analysis, it is basically large and large pieces.
Meat cutting is not as fine as Lu Yao told himself, so it is not difficult to allocate one or two masters to Lu Yao's exclusive area, and Lu Yao also said that all
The wages of the workers in charge of his area were paid by Lu Yao personally, and Zhao Hu felt that Zhao Hu, not to mention the workers below him, would not be able to refuse if it were him.
It seems that Mr. Xiao Lu is determined to win today. No matter what, Zhao Hu knows his position as a food supplier. As for what Lu Yao's restaurant looks like, why he chooses it in the outer city, and why
He needed to send someone to cut the meat or deal with the waste. Although he had doubts, it was not something he should be concerned about. He only needed to care about the price Lu Yao gave him.
Obviously, Lu Yao's offer was a price that he could not refuse, so Zhao Hu said: "I have two or three masters who are better at cutting meat, so I will send someone to call them over now.
Can you check them out?"
Lu Yao nodded and said, "Well, let them bring their own knives directly. As for the ingredients, mutton and beef are needed. Boss Zhao, please prepare them. Don't worry, Tangxi will pay for the ingredients used later."
Zhao Hu quickly waved his hand and said: "Mr. Xiao Lu, what you said is too outrageous. Our cooperation has already been agreed, so what do these pieces of meat mean?"
After saying that, Zhao Hu gave instructions to the butler, named a few names, which should be the names of masters with superb knife skills, and asked the butler to go directly to the butcher shop to select some good pieces of beef and mutton.
After the housekeeper left, Lu Yao also obtained pens, inks, paper and inkstones from Zhao Hu and began to write the cooperation contract between the two parties.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Zhao Hu asked: "Master Xiao Lu, why do you want them to bring their own knives? In fact, I have many good kitchen knives in my house. Would it be better to let them use the same knife for testing?
."
Lu Yao shook his head while writing and said: "That's not the case. Masters who are really good at cutting meat basically use their own knife when cutting meat, instead of just finding a knife to maximize their cutting skills.
capable.”
Lu Yao is quite accomplished in gourmet food. Zhao Hu believed that what he said was true, so he continued: "Sir, Mr. Xiao Lu, you have created this hot pot restaurant with extremely high requirements for cutting meat?"
Lu Yao said
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Said: "Yes, the meat that can be eaten in hot pot is all in flakes, and the cut meat must be very thin, otherwise it will not be cooked well and the taste will be affected. This Bianliang
Everyone in the city knows that Boss Zhao is the largest food supplier, and he has a personal relationship with Boss Pan, so I think you should have a dedicated meat cutter here, so I came to ask you."
What Lu Yao said is indeed true. Being able to receive such a big deal from Lu Yao was partly due to his own strength, but he was able to find him only because of the personal relationship between Pan Yuanwu and himself, plus the friendship between Lu Yao and Pan Wen.
. Otherwise, according to the price offered by Lu Yao, there are many businessmen who want to supply him with ingredients, and the hot pot restaurant is already open in the outer city. Lu Yao can definitely find partners in the outer city to supply vegetables and meat, and
Lu Yao, the master knife maker, is trying to save face for himself. Although Lu Yao is paid for his wages, all the servants of the Zhao family who are responsible for the hot pot restaurant are still considered to be members of the Zhao family. Otherwise, Lu Yao can completely pay a high price.
You can also find a master with good knife skills by poaching people from your own staff.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hu was still very grateful to Lu Yao. Whoever made this money was a profit. However, Zhao Hu felt a little touched that he could think of him for the first time.
"There is something I don't know whether I should ask or not." At this point, Zhao Hu only had one question left in his mind. He originally wanted to wait until Lu Yao finished writing the contract before asking, but as Pan Yuanwu's old friend, he still wanted to ask.
I want to ask a question for my friend.
Lu Yao had already thought about what Zhao Hu wanted to ask, so he said: "You want to ask me, since we are in the catering industry, why didn't you tell the boss Pan Yuanwu, or cooperate with him to get this hot pot, and I had
I have met the boss Pan Yuanwu, and if I sell it to him, I can make a fortune, right?"
When Zhao Hu heard this, he was a little surprised at first, but it didn't take long for him to feel relieved. With Lu Yao's wisdom, it was impossible not to think of this. What's more, the relationship between Lu Yao and the Pan family should not be better than that between himself and the Pan family.
Pan Yuanwu's relationship was worse.
Therefore, Zhao Hu smiled awkwardly and expressed that he hoped to hear an explanation from Lu Yao so that he could have an explanation with Pan Yuanwu later.
Then Lu Yao told Zhao Hu all the situations he had considered before, including Fan Lou's current business. It was impossible to open a branch in the outer city, because Lu Yao had to locate the hot pot shop no matter what.
It is located in the outer city. In addition, hot pot is different from cooking in the outer city. There is no competition with Fan Lou in the outer city. The ingredients used are all ingredients that can be seen on the market and will not pose any threat to Pan Yuanwu. In addition, Lu Yao
He has handed over all the ingredients and secret recipes he has to Pan Yuanwu, so he does not need these ingredients and recipes when making hot pot.
"In the final analysis, based on the current business conditions of Fan Lou and the new dishes they will serve in the future, I don't think Boss Pan still has the time and energy to build this hot pot restaurant, let alone one in the outer city." Lu Yao finally said this.
This sentence summed up the reason why he did not seek cooperation with the Pan family.
As a businessman, Zhao Hu listened to Lu Yao's analysis and felt that it was very reasonable. At this time, Lu Yao's cooperation draft with Zhao Hu had also been written.
Zhao Hu took the manuscript written by Lu Yao. Out of trust in Lu Yao, he only read the most important thing about the price, and then signed his name. Lu Yao wrote two contracts and left at that time.
I will take one with me.
Zhao Hu asked his servant to put the contract in his study, and then asked: "I wonder when this hot pot restaurant is going to open?"
Lu Yao said: "It should be within a month, the sooner the better." The reason why Lu Yao said this is because the imperial examination should be over in a month, and now Xixia is about to start a fight, and Lu Yao
There is always a premonition that once I pass the imperial examination this time, I will probably follow Fan Zhongyan and the others to the battlefield. Therefore, I must settle everything before leaving Bianliang.
"Have you chosen the address? In fact, I think the central area in the outer city is better, and the decoration will take a while. What's more, it is difficult to operate restaurants in the outer city, so we still need to plan carefully.
"Zhao Hu thought for a while and said, although the management of the restaurant has nothing to do with him, for the sake of long-term cooperation, he naturally hopes that Lu Yao's hot pot restaurant can continue to operate for a long time.
Regarding site selection and marketing, Lu Yao already had a suitable partner in mind. He said to Zhao Hu: "Don't worry, Boss Zhao, since I have decided to start this hot pot industry, I will definitely open this store for a few years."
No, what you have to do next is very simple. I will choose a master with good knife skills in a while. You are looking for a few hard-working and capable people who are willing to take charge of the future business of our hot pot restaurant. They will be mine.
The place has been cleared out and tidied up. After my store opens, you should be ready. Don't delay the supply of ingredients to me then."
Based on Zhao Hu's IQ, Lu Yao had already read Lu Yao's words. Lu Yao didn't want to talk to him about marketing and site selection. However, seeing Lu Yao's very confident performance, Zhao Hu believed that as long as he
Just do your job well.
So Zhao Hu stopped talking. At this time, the housekeeper brought four people to the main hall. Lu Yao gave Tang Xi a wink. Tang Xi stood up and looked at the four people, then shook his head at Lu Yao. These four people
They are not chefs who buy meat and sell it on the same day.
Zhao Hu then asked people to bring the meat and cutting boards to the main hall, but Lu Yao felt that it would be more interesting to watch in the kitchen. It was not that Zhao Hu didn't want Lu Yao to go to his kitchen, but he
I think it is indeed rude to let a guest enter the kitchen for testing.
Lu Yao noticed Zhao Hu's concerns and said that he was also a chef, so he had been in a place like the kitchen countless times and there was nothing inappropriate about it.
Since Lu Yao said so, Zhao Hu stopped trying to dissuade him and took the housekeeper and four chefs to the kitchen of Zhao's house.
It was already past the end of the meal, so Zhao Hu simply cleared everyone else out of the kitchen, leaving only Lu Yao, Tang Xi, himself, and the four meat-cutting masters.
Lu Yao asked the four of them if they could all bring their own
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The four of them nodded in succession. In fact, they were still a little confused now. They were selling meat well at the stall just now, but suddenly the butler appeared and asked them to bring their knives and came to Zhao Fuzhong.
, they didn’t know what to do, and the housekeeper just said that there was a good opportunity to make money. These people were originally ordinary people with little education. When they heard about the opportunity to make money, of course they would not let it go.
But when they arrived at the Zhao Mansion, they were taken directly to the kitchen. Two of the four people could not cook at all. They could only cut meat. Therefore, in their opinion, entering the kitchen would
It was most likely that he was going to take the cooking test, so he might as well just quit.
Later, Lu Yao took out the mutton and beef that Zhao Hu had prepared before. Each chef was assigned a piece of mutton and a piece of beef. Then Lu Yao asked them to cut the meat into thin slices according to their own requirements and timed the time for one stick of incense. Of course
, it does not mean that whoever produces more slices of meat within the specified time will win, but it depends on not only the time, but also the thickness and quality of the cut meat for comprehensive evaluation.
Afterwards, Lu Yao asked Zhao Hu for a stick of incense, and when he was about to light it, one of the four people raised a question.
Obviously, these four meat cutters all have the same question. Who is the person who just gave orders like a commander in front of him? Judging from the master's attitude towards this person, this person should be a big shot, but
Judging from his age, he is much younger than Zhao Hu. Zhao Hu's son Zhao Long is not in Bianliang at this time. Who is this person? Is he the person who can bring him the opportunity to make a fortune?
Zhao Hu was very shrewd. He saw the doubts of the four masters at a glance, so he explained Lu Yao to everyone, and also explained the purpose of bringing the four of them here today. The four were still expressing their opinions.
, saying that they only worked for Boss Zhao and were not in the mood to consider changing jobs. However, when they heard Zhao Hu tell the rewards of those who successfully became meat cutters, the four people immediately said that they could start the competition immediately. Face-changing
The speed was so fast that even Lu Yao was frightened.
However, this also reflects the difficulty of people's lives from another aspect. Lu Yao could see from the eager eyes of the four of them how much they hoped to get this job.
Therefore, Tangxi lit incense, which meant the start of the competition. In order not to put too much pressure on these four people, Lu Yao and Zhao Hu left the kitchen and returned to the main hall to rest. However, in order to ensure the fairness of the competition, Lu Yao
Tangxi was left in the kitchen watching them carve the meat.
Lu Yao was sitting in the main hall. Because he had understood everything, he became interested and expressed that he wanted to see the training situation of the Tigers. However, unfortunately, when Lu Yao was about to get up with Zhao Hu and go to the backyard,
He saw Yang Tao and Chen Chen walking over. It turned out that the Tigers' training had ended today. However, Lu Yao didn't feel it was a pity. Originally, when he came to Zhao's house today, he was not going to the Tigers.
Lu Yao looked at Chen Chen's expression and could already deduce that Chen Chen had gained a lot from the training of the Tigers when he went to the backyard today.
After the training, Yang Tao felt that since Chen Chen had come to watch his training and Lu Yao was still in the main hall, he should go to the main hall to say hello to Lu Yao, so he followed Chen Chen.
Arrived in the main hall.
"Young Master Yang seems to attach great importance to this first round of competition." After Yang Tao sat down, Lu Yao looked at him and said.
Yang Tao nodded and said: "Yes, even though I took over the Tigers later, it is still a team that I led. Of course I hope it can go further."
"Seeing Mr. Yang being so impressive, I can't help but feel sorry for my good friend." Yang Tao knew clearly that the good friend Lu Yao mentioned here was Pan Wen.
Afterwards, everyone briefly chatted for a few words. Yang Tao said that he still had something to do and would not talk to Lu Yao anymore. Then he got up and left the Zhao Mansion without saving any face for Lu Yao. In fact, in modern times, people like Yang Tao
, at most, they may be said to be unsociable or have a bad personality, but in ancient times, people like Yang Tao were very disliked by others, and they would be said to be ignorant of etiquette. In ancient times, etiquette was always valued.
Yang Tao's behavior made Zhao Hu very embarrassed. Although Yang Tao usually treated everyone in the Zhao family like this, in the end they were all members of the Zhao family, and Zhao Hu didn't care about him. But today there are guests.
Despite the circumstances, Yang Tao still went his own way, which made Zhao Hu feel very humiliated.
Fortunately, Lu Yao is not a person who pays attention to etiquette issues. While he comforted Zhao Hu, he didn't care, but his eyes were always looking in the direction of the kitchen.
Sure enough, after a while, Tangxi walked out of the kitchen and told Lu Yao that the time was up. Then Lu Yao took Zhao Hu and Chen Chen back to the kitchen.
The four meat-cutting masters have all completed their assessments. After careful observation, Lu Yao finally left two masters who he thought performed better. Of course, it was not just Lu Yao, anyone with a discerning eye could see that.
When they came out, the two of them had the best overall results, and the other two masters were convinced that they lost.
As luck would have it, after the two chefs who lost their qualifications left, Lu Yao asked the two people who successfully got job opportunities. These two people were the two people who wanted to leave before and did not know how to cook. Although
I don’t know how to cook, but because I have been running a butcher shop for many years, I have developed good knife skills.
The advantage of Lu Yao's hot pot industry is that he only needs these two people to cut meat, and they don't need to do other things.
So, Lu Yao immediately told Zhao Hu that the two of them would be responsible for cutting the meat after a period of time when they had finished setting up their own exclusive supply areas.
At this point, the mission to the Zhao Mansion has been successfully completed. Lu Yao successfully found two meat cutters. In terms of logistical supplies, he also reached a long-term cooperation with Zhao Hu. The supply of ingredients for the hot pot restaurant will not be a problem. Thinking of this
Lu Yao couldn't help but find it funny. Nowadays, the offal ingredients are given to him for free. This is a huge advantage in Lu Yao's opinion. Think about the prices of tripe, duck intestines, and brains in modern hot pot.
Now Lu Yao only needs to pay a small processing fee to get it done.