Gu Zheng and Changfeng soon arrived at the Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup Store.
This was Gu Zheng's second time here. Last time, he was here for the competition. He came in a hurry and didn't look around carefully. He only remembered that this place was very big. This time, he could see it more clearly.
The Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup Store had a big entrance with a big signboard. The outside was made of transparent glass, so people could see the dining situation inside.
It was 5 pm now, close to dinner time. There were very few people eating inside. At this time, before the competition between Gu Zheng and the head chef, they would have about 50% to 60% of the customers. Now, there wasn't even 20%, which was much worse than before.
The location of the store was very good. This was a bustling area with a lot of people. No matter inside or outside, the decoration was very good. The Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup here was not cheap. The lowest price was 25 yuan, which was slightly more expensive than other stores.
Gu Zheng and Changfeng were very satisfied with the location and decoration. They went inside to have a look.
It was very empty inside. Six or seven waiters were sitting at the side chatting. They didn't get up when they saw the two coming in. They pretended that they didn't see them.
The upper shareholders were fighting for power, which made the people below anxious. After President Hua was forced to retire from his position as the general manager, the manager and foreman of the store were replaced.
They were all under President Hua before, so the other shareholders couldn't continue to stay.
A new emperor brings new ministers. It was the same everywhere, not only in the country, but also in a small restaurant.
In addition, there were rumors that the shareholders were going to sell this place and close down several stores. This made the staff lose their motivation to work. Some people were even thinking of ways to find new jobs.
The waiters and chefs were like this.
Now, the taste of the food in their store was getting worse day by day. Some people even ate other things in the soup. Under many factors, the business of their store was getting worse and worse.
"This place is not small. It's good!"
Changfeng nodded first. There were two floors, and each floor was at least 300 square meters. Such a place was just as they had expected.
"Changfeng, you can start recruiting people tomorrow. While you're at it, make a new signboard. I'll also find a few qualified chefs. After your brother takes over this place, we'll start the trial operation!"
In front of the window on the second floor, Gu Zheng said to Changfeng that this was a good place. Out of all the information he had, this was the best and most suitable.
"No problem. I'll leave the kitchen to you. Leave the rest to me!"
Changfeng readily agreed. When he heard that the kitchen was handed over to him, Gu Zheng was still a little surprised. His father had said more than once that he would take over the kitchen and hand it over to him in the future, but he just didn't want to. Unexpectedly, he still took over a kitchen.
"Looks like I need to find a suitable person to take over. Otherwise, I'll really be trapped here!"
Gu Zheng sighed inwardly. Before the test was over, he had to take care of this place. After the test was over, he would hand over the kitchen to a trustworthy person so that he could continue to relax.
On the way back, Gu Zheng received a call from Chang Le.
Chang Le's side had already been settled. He would sign the contract tomorrow. The house would be transferred with four months' rent and all the things would be left behind. It would be a total of two million.
This price was somewhat beyond Gu Zheng's expectations. The rent for the house here was not cheap. For such a big shop, the monthly rent was 500,000 yuan. With four months' rent, it was only two million yuan.
Such a price was equivalent to giving away the decoration and the things inside for free.
Taking down the house was another piece of good news for Gu Zheng. The house was the largest investment. Apart from the house, they only needed to recruit people, get the certificate, and do something that matched their own signboard. The investment in these areas was not much. Altogether, it was less than 100,000 yuan.
In the end, Gu Zheng and Changfeng discussed. Gu Zheng invested one million yuan and the right to use the century-old soup. He took 50% of the shares. The rest of the money was taken by Changfeng and he was responsible for all the management and periphery.
After discussing the details, Changfeng sent Gu Zheng back and left.
According to Gu Zheng's idea, as long as the house was taken down, he could start business. Even if there was no chef, he could go and do it first. He could not waste time.
This test was the most uncertain in his heart. It was even more uncertain than the previous fried eggs.
Thinking of the chef, Gu Zheng thought of Wang Dong. There was no one more suitable to replace him than Wang Dong. Unfortunately, Wang Dong was now learning from Uncle Hu. Uncle Hu was very satisfied with him and was willing to accept him as an apprentice.
It was a real apprentice, not an apprentice. An apprentice had to pay tuition, but an apprentice did not. The master also took care of his food and accommodation.
In other words, Uncle Hu planned to train Wang Dong well and treat him as a successor. With the relationship between Gu Zheng and Wang Dong, as long as Gu Zheng asked Wang Dong to come, he would definitely come. But letting him come was equivalent to delaying his future. Gu Zheng could not do this kind of thing.
Since he could not find Wang Dong, he could only find someone else. Gu Zheng thought about it. He knew some chefs in Shen City, but none of them were suitable to help him.
In the end, Gu Zheng could only take out his phone to find someone for help.
"Old Man Sun, I'm Gu Zheng. I want to talk to you about something!"
The first call was to Old Man Sun in Bianjing. Gu Zheng wanted to open a restaurant with the century-old soup. This matter needed to be told to Old Man Sun and ask him if there was a suitable person. After all, in terms of chicken blood soup, Old Man Sun was the one who had been cooking it for a lifetime.
"You want me to introduce someone. Aren't you afraid that I will steal the century-old soup back?"
Old Man Sun laughed and joked with Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng was stunned and quickly shook his head. "Of course I'm not afraid. You can take it away at any time. I'm really worried about this pot of soup now. Serve it carefully!"
Gu Zheng was speaking from the bottom of his heart. If it wasn't for this test, he really wouldn't know how to deal with this pot of aged soup. If Gu Zheng could complete the test, he could even directly give the shop to Old Master Sun.
"Haha, I'm very happy that you have this intention. How about this, I have a disciple. I'll ask him for you later and see if he is willing to go!"
When Old Man Sun was young, he had accepted a disciple who had been learning from him for twenty years.
This disciple had good talent. At present, he had opened a chicken blood soup shop in Bianjing. He had learned all of Old Man Sun's cooking skills, but there was no century-old soup. He could only use ordinary chicken soup. The taste was not as good as the Sun family's, but it was also much better than other shops.
His business was good, but only compared to other ordinary shops. Because Bianjing had the Sun family's chicken blood soup, his business was limited. He had always been doing it alone.
Old Man Sun had always felt guilty about this disciple. His disciple had followed him for twenty years and served him for twenty years. However, his children were worried that his disciple would steal Old Man Sun's business and the century-old soup. In the end, they joined forces to drive him away.
This pot of soup was originally inherited by Old Man Sun from his master. This was not impossible.
Old Man Sun could not do anything about it. Forcing them to be together would only lead to conflict. One side had to leave. He could not let his five children leave, so he could only wrong his disciple.
Although his disciple left, he did not complain. He was still very respectful to Old Man Sun. He would come to visit during the holidays. He even said that it was the master who passed down the skills to him that allowed him to have the current life. In fact, his life was very ordinary. Old Man Sun had inquired about the business of his shop. The daily turnover was only about a thousand yuan.
Because the price of his chicken blood soup was not high, the profit from this turnover was not high. After deducting all the expenses every month, it was only about ten thousand yuan.
Ten thousand yuan sounded like a lot, but their family of four was here. They relied on this shop to make a living. Even if it was calculated, each person would not have more than three thousand yuan. It was very ordinary.
Moreover, he had two sons who had reached the age of starting a family. The pressure was great.
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