Everyone was confused, especially Lin Canrong. His eyes were filled with confusion.
Others might not know the situation in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, but he knew it all too well.
There was nothing to do at all!
Every day, he would cook no more than ten servings from work to work.
That was normal. Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was such a classy and classy place. Who would order home-cooked food here?
The pretty girl at the next table would order a pretty cocktail and slowly taste it while looking at the scenery outside the window. She would take a selfie to show off to her friends.
Yet, the guy at the other table would be holding a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and smacking his lips?
That was not a problem!
If he really ordered food, the aroma of the food would fill the entire coffee area. He would probably be killed a hundred times by the stares of the people around him.
Thus, no one ordered food at first. Chef Lin's daily job was to stand guard in the kitchen. He was bored out of his mind.
Later on, the situation turned for the better.
To ensure the basic necessities of his employees, Pei Qian asked Fish-Catching Internet Cafe to provide lunch for all of them. Thus, Chef Lin would be busy every afternoon.
However, he was still very idle. That was because Fish-Catching Internet Cafe had two more chefs …
Compared to a normal restaurant, the intensity of the work was like a vacation.
Thus, at the moment, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's food and beverage business was basically dispensable.
Not only was there no profit, but there was also not much turnover.
It was even developing towards Tengda's employee cafeteria.
Was there a need to improve it? They would probably lose so much money that they would lose their pants.
Chef Lin could not figure out how to improve it further.
The three of them looked at Pei Qian, waiting for him to give his opinion.
Pei Qian cleared his throat and said seriously, "As the saying goes, appetite and lust are part of human nature. Food and beverage is closely related to people's lives. It will never go out of style. Until now, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's food has won the love of many people because it is nutritious, delicious, and full of life.
"That's why we have to take this advantage one step further. We have to allow people who can't come to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe to enjoy such delicious food without even leaving their homes!"
The passion in Ma Yang's eyes faded. He looked at Pei Qian, confused. "Brother Qian, after all this talk, you want Fish-Catching Internet Cafe to be a part-time deliveryman?
"Why make it so complicated? Just say that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe will provide deliverymen in the future …"
Hmm? The young man really understood the spirit. It was indeed a delivery …
However, this was no ordinary delivery!
Pei Qian's expression was very serious. "Old Ma, your attitude is not very good.
"They are both singing, but your singing is praising death, while Chen Lei's singing is the sound of nature. How can they be the same?"
"As long as anything is done to the extreme, it will open up a great industry!"
"Think about it. In the future, our take-out empire will go beyond Jingzhou and into all the major cities in the country. It will change people's lifestyles. Will it be as simple as delivering take-out?
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. We are now going to take the first crucial step!"
After listening to Pei Qian's words, Ma Yang, Zhang Yuan, and Lin Canrong's expressions changed from disapproving to enlightened to completely convinced.
Lin Canrong could not help but sigh.
As expected, this was the difference in the situation!
Boss Lin had thought of a business empire in the future from a simple takeout. He had even thought of the huge change in people's lifestyles after takeout became common …
This was true foresight!
It was no wonder that he could become a CEO at such a young age. One could only say that he was talented!
Ma Yang's disapproving attitude also changed. His interest was piqued by Pei Qian once again.
"Brother Qian, what should we do then?"
"How about developing a take-out website? Cooperate with the businesses in Jingzhou City and build an online take-out platform? "
Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan expressed their thoughts one after another while Lin Canrong made some additional suggestions.
Pei Qian smiled without saying a word.
It was not strange for Ma Yang and the others to make such a suggestion.
In 2010, the PC Internet was nearing its end, and the mobile Internet was rapidly developing.
In Pei Qian's memory, 74.5% of people who used mobile phones to surpass the 70.6% of people who used desktop computers. That was two years later.
In this world, the mobile phone industry was developing faster than Pei Qian remembered. Thus, the mobile Internet era had already arrived.
However, until now, the online take-out service had not been suppressed by the big names. That was because the big names were focused on another direction: group buying.
In the spring of 2010, local entrepreneurs saw the popular Groupon group buying model and started a 'hundred-group war' and 'thousand-group war'. The group buying industry was increasing by ten companies every day.
Under such a popular situation, take-out was neglected. In one or two years, it would become popular in the eyes of the capitalists.
However, no matter what, many restaurants were already providing take-out services. It was just that they ordered food over the phone. It was very primitive. Not only could they not guarantee the time, but they could also deliver the wrong order. There were many problems.
Thus, building a platform to integrate all the businesses' resources and make it convenient for customers to order take-out online. Then, the platform would take a cut. This was an idea that any normal person would have.
However, Pei Qian obviously did not intend to do that.
"You're all too impatient.
"You have to take things one bite at a time, and you have to take things one step at a time. People do not have such habits now. Fish-Catching Internet Cafe does not have an independent food and beverage brand, and we do not have any reputation. Even if this website is built, how are we going to promote it? How are we going to ensure that we can achieve the effect we want?
"What's more, the biggest problem with such industries is not only in promotion and market share, but also in supervision. Food and beverage is a big deal. Some roadside restaurants joined us, but they did not pay attention to hygiene. Customers got sick from eating too much. As a platform, we are also responsible!
"You think it's very simple to build a platform. Have you thought about how to solve these problems?"
Pei Qian's few questions made Ma Yang and the others speechless.
Yes, this idea seemed a little distant and unrealistic.
But … if he didn't do that, what else could he do?
Everyone looked at Pei Qian.
Pei Qian smiled slightly. "It's very simple. We'll do it step by step.
"First, we'll make a food and beverage brand. We'll make a simple online ordering app, but we can only order our own food.
"Our chefs are top-notch, and the ingredients are fresh and clean. There won't be any problems.
"We'll directly occupy the high-end market and build a good reputation. Then, we'll use Jingzhou City to spread to the rest of the country!"
The three of them looked at each other. It seemed like a more feasible plan!
However …
The plan was very good, but there seemed to be some problems.
"Then, what's our food and beverage brand?" Ma Yang asked.
Pei Qian smiled slightly. "Fish-Catching Take-Out!"
Lin Canrong looked a little confused. "But, Boss Pei, there are many take-out businesses at the moment. Some of the more popular ones provide delivery services. Although our food tastes good, it's just home-cooked food after all. We don't have any obvious advantages compared to other restaurants, let alone in terms of marketing, pricing, and the like … "
He was indeed a chef. He immediately saw the problem.
Pei Qian smiled slightly. "That's why I said we should go the high-end route.
"Other businesses use plastic boxes and plastic bags to deliver take-out. It's very unhygienic and ugly. That's also one of the reasons why many people prefer to eat in stores instead of ordering take-out.
"Actually, the food is still the same food, just in different packaging.
"That means that humans are visual animals. Appearance is even more important than taste.
"All our food will be packaged in custom-made white porcelain cutlery. A professional delivery person will deliver the food to our doorstep. We'll collect it at a fixed time and put it directly on the cutlery. This will reduce the dimensionality of all the nearby restaurants!"
Pei Qian was so confident that he almost believed him.
Ma Yang was obviously moved by Pei Qian's words. His eyes burned with the desire to fight.
However, Lin Canrong looked at Zhang Yuan and saw confusion in each other's eyes.
I don't understand …
Would that work?
Is Boss Pei's thinking too advanced, or are we too backward?
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