Pei Qian smiled slightly, took the teapot beside him, poured a cup of tea, and pushed it to Rui Yuchen's hand.
"Your answer is not bad."
Rui Yuchen quickly took the teacup with both hands and began to mutter in his heart at the same time.
Not bad?
What does that mean?
I said "I don't know"!
Boss Pei did not praise people often!
Do you think I'm more honest by telling the truth?
Impossible!
Honesty was a valuable quality, but Boss Pei would not praise people just because of that!
Or could Boss Pei tell that I was playing dumb? Did he think that my answer was considerate of his feelings, so he was satisfied with my answer?
No, that's impossible.
Boss Pei was not a shallow person.
Or did I accidentally answer the deeper meaning behind Boss Pei's question?
Rui Yuchen's brain began to spin rapidly after eliminating the two wrong answers. He realized that there must be a lot of very important information hidden behind Boss Pei's simple compliment.
Could it be that Boss Pei had set a seemingly wrong operating model for Fish-Catching Take-Out with a deeper meaning?
The reason why he asked that was to test me. Could I see the deeper meaning behind it?
If I honestly answered 'this model doesn't make money', then Boss Pei would know that I only saw the first level, but I didn't realize the existence of the second level.
My answer of "I don't know" proved that I not only saw the first layer, but also realized the existence of the second layer.
Although he didn't get the correct answer. At least in terms of solving the problem, it was correct.
It wasn't full marks, but it was at least 60 marks for each step.
Boss Pei's praise for me was probably because of this …
A series of thoughts flashed through Rui Yuchen's mind.
Seeing Rui Yuchen's solemn expression, Pei Qian thought that he was nervous and could not help but smile.
"Don't be nervous. It doesn't matter if Fish-Catching Take-Out makes money or not, understand?"
Rui Yuchen was shocked.
Indeed, to Boss Pei, Fish-Catching Take-Out's second goal was to make profits. The first goal was something else!
What is it?
Is it to provide employee benefits?
Was it to cooperate with other industries so that Tengda's tentacles could penetrate into all aspects of life?
Is it to provide healthier dishes for consumers and change their eating habits? Guide everyone to live a healthy life?
Although he wasn't sure which one it was, it was definitely one of the three!
Rui Yuchen felt lucky that his answer of 'I don't know' was indeed the correct answer!
Although there was a big deviation in the process of solving the problem, the result was correct.
He quickly pulled himself together and continued to listen attentively.
Pei Qian continued, "I called you here today to give you a few missions.
"First, from today onwards, Fish-Catching Take-Out's business will be independent of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. You will no longer report to Xiao Peng. Instead, you will report directly to me.
"The independent Fish-Catching Take-Out will build its own shops and expand on its own. It will no longer be attached to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
"I know you want to ask where the money comes from."
"Ask me for the money directly."
"Second, hire some nutritionists and experts at a high price to set up a 'Gourmet Laboratory' to develop a variety of healthy meals suitable for Fish-Catching Take-Out. The Gourmet Laboratory would also be responsible for the selection and procurement of cutlery and various ingredients. It would be dedicated to improving the taste of Fish-Catching Take-Out.
"Thirdly, develop a set of fitness meals as the gym's ration.
Pei Qian had been thinking about the arrangements for Fish-Catching Take-Out for a long time.
It had been more than a year since the establishment of Fish-Catching Take-Out. Not only had it solved the problem of feeding the employees, but it had also been working hard to incur losses. Although it was a drop in the bucket compared to other profitable projects, Boss Pei was aware of its efforts.
However, Fish-Catching Take-Out was currently attached to the internet cafe. If he wanted to incur more losses with the take-out, he had to open more internet cafes. The money that the internet cafes were earning was already much more than the money that Fish-Catching Take-Out was losing …
This was an endless loop.
Therefore, Pei Qian felt that it was time to make the take-out independent.
Letting Fish-Catching Take-Out open more shops would allow him to spend more in rent. At the same time, he could expand more freely after leaving Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
At the same time, Pei Qian felt that burning money for research and development for Fish-Catching Take-Out seemed to be a good idea.
Of course, it was definitely not to develop fast food. That would be too profitable. Pei Qian did not want to suddenly create fast food brands like Kentucky Chicken or Silver Arches one day. That would be a big problem.
Pei Qian thought of making some unhealthy meals, fitness meals, and fat-loss meals that were not delicious. At the same time, he would dissuade mainstream diners with a higher price.
Speaking of take-out, there was a joke.
Why were take-outs like healthy vegetable salads not selling well?
Netizens answered: I'm already eating take-out. Why the f * ck would I care about whether it's healthy or not?
Of course, this certainly did not represent everyone's thoughts, but it did make some sense.
Most people ordered take-out for the taste of oil and salt. Eating vegetables was really not delicious, and most people could not persevere.
Therefore, Pei Qian felt that this so-called healthy meal should be the lowest risk choice. Even if some urban white-collar workers ordered this to lose weight, there would not be many of them.
The characteristics of Fish-Catching Take-Out (tableware recycling) determined that it would not be profitable until the scale reached a certain level.
This set of fitness meals could be bundled with gym members. At the same time, it would dissuade gym customers and Fish-Catching Take-Out customers. It was killing two birds with one stone!
Pei Qian was a little impressed by his own wit.
After listening to Boss Pei's words, Rui Yuchen fell silent and did not know what to say for a while.
He had been losing money, but not only was he not criticized, but he was also promoted!
Now, Fish-Catching Take-Out and Fish-Catching Internet Cafe were on the same level. Not only that, but he could also report directly to Boss Pei.
Anyone who had watched palace dramas would know that being able to speak in front of the emperor was a great power in itself!
This meant that Fish-Catching Take-Out finally did not have to submit to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. It could only cooperate and help Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. Instead, it could jump out of this framework and develop better!
As for the 'Gourmet Laboratory' and 'fitness meals', there was even deeper meaning.
The former meant that Boss Pei attached great importance to the future of Fish-Catching Take-Out, and the latter meant that Boss Pei was willing to use other industries to help Fish-Catching Take-Out!
These three points exuded a strong hint.
You can do as much as you want, I will support you unconditionally!
Rui Yuchen could not help but feel inexplicably moved. He was even more certain of his previous thoughts!
Boss Pei's question at the beginning did indeed have a second meaning!
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe did not make money because of the operating model.
Healthy meals did not pay attention to taste and were not popular in the first place.
The destruction, cleaning, disinfection, recycling, and other steps of tableware piled up the cost. It was only possible to recover the cost when it reached a certain scale.
In Boss Pei's opinion, making money was only second to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
So, what was the first?
Rui Yuchen was only guessing at first, but now he was completely sure.
The first goal of Fish-Catching Take-Out was to guide consumers so that everyone could start from eating and live a healthy lifestyle! At the same time, Tengda Corporation would also make arrangements in advance in this process to lay a solid foundation for the development of various related industries in the future!
This goal was most likely determined by Boss Pei when Fish-Catching Take-Out was established. However, the conditions were not ripe because of funding problems and related industries. Naturally, there was no need to mention it to the person-in-charge of Fish-Catching Take-Out.
However, the conditions seemed to be ripe now.
Now, Fish-Catching Take-Out was quite large and had a certain reputation among the consumer group.
If they continued to expand, when everyone had established the concept of "healthy eating", wouldn't making money be a piece of cake?
Sure enough, Fish-Catching Take-Out's previous losses were all within Boss Pei's calculations!
Rui Yuchen wanted to shout: Boss Pei, I understand! I understand why Fish-Catching Internet Cafe has been incurring losses. I understand the true meaning of this operation model!
However, seeing the faint smile on Boss Pei's lips, Rui Yuchen felt that there was no need to do so.
Obviously, Boss Pei knew that I would guess this. It was just a matter of sooner or later.
Shouting about this now would make me look very unsophisticated.
As everyone knew, Boss Pei did not like subordinates who often talked about credit. Instead, he preferred subordinates who only talked about problems and did not talk about results, and worked hard.
Rui Yuchen thought about it, and thousands of words finally converged into one sentence.
"Don't worry, Boss Pei. I will complete the task beautifully and not let you down!"
Pei Qian nodded with satisfaction.
Yes, he was teachable!
…
At the same time …
Huang Sibo was lying on the sofa in his residence. He suddenly felt a little bored after watching a foreign movie.
He looked at the date. It had been more than a week since Fei Huang Workspace officially went into shock therapy.
The overseas release of Tomorrow is Beautiful was still being arranged, and the return of the domestic box office should be coming soon.
Boss Pei had arranged for Fei Huang Workspace to go into 'shock therapy' for four months. It had only been a week, and Huang Sibo could not take it anymore.
"I'm too idle at home …"
Although a paid vacation sounded great, staying at home and doing nothing but watching movies every day was also very stifling!
Huang Sibo wanted to go to work, but he did not dare to.
Boss Pei said that Fei Huang Workspace must go into shock therapy.
If Boss Pei caught him secretly going to work, the consequences would be unimaginable.
However, to maintain this state for four months?
That would be worse than death!
Huang Sibo took out his cell phone and sent a message to Fei Huang Workspace's group. "I'm so bored!!!"
Soon, everyone responded.
"That's right!"
"I watched four movies a day, and I'm about to throw up."
"I miss filming Tomorrow is Beautiful."
"I miss it too. Filming might be tiring, but it was fun and gave me a sense of accomplishment. Now that I'm on paid leave, I feel like I'm going to be wasted. "
Everyone complained.
Huang Sibo sighed silently. It seemed like it was not his problem. Everyone felt the same way!
Zhu Xiaoce, "Everyone, don't be in a hurry to complain. I've been thinking in seclusion for the past few days and suddenly realized a problem. "
Huang Sibo was stunned. He quickly typed and asked, "What problem?"
Zhu Xiaoce, "Boss Pei is not talking about 'paid leave', but 'shock therapy'."
Huang Sibo was confused. "What's the difference? We're actually on paid leave now. "
Zhu Xiaoce sent a 'pondering' emoji. "No, no, no. Of course there's a difference.
"Paid leave means that we're very tired from work, and we're given some time to rest. One week at most would be enough.
"However, Boss Pei gave us an insane four months.
"That's obviously a serious overtime for rest.
"That's why Boss Pei used the word 'shock therapy'."
Huang Sibo was confused. "How do you explain shock therapy?"
Zhu Xiaoce, "'Shock therapy' is an economic concept. The gist of it is to achieve a balance between social demand and supply through some harsh means in the face of a seriously unbalanced economic situation. It might even make the social system unable to function normally in the short term. However, if used well, order can be restored quickly after the pain.
"Fei Huang Workspace is currently facing such a situation."
Huang Sibo was confused. "No? We're not 'seriously unbalanced', nor are we facing any serious problems … "
Zhu Xiaoce, "Think about it carefully.
Is everyone's mentality really not unbalanced? "
"I'm a directing graduate who just graduated less than two years ago. Brother Huang, you just transferred from the game industry not long ago. As for the others, there's no need to mention them. Although many of them have professional backgrounds, who has participated in such a successful movie?
"Our workspace has been shooting short films. The first time we filmed a movie, we received more than two hundred million yuan in the box office. It's good and popular.
"Who dares to say that they're not arrogant? Who dares to say that they're not unbalanced at all?
"Does everyone think that two hundred million yuan in the box office doesn't seem that difficult?"
Everyone fell into silence.
Huang Sibo calmed down and asked himself. Director Zhu Xiaoce seemed to be right about that.
Indeed, everyone was a little arrogant!
However, that was human nature. It was hard for normal people not to be arrogant when they managed to get more than two hundred million yuan in the box office on their first film and were praised in all sorts of ways.
Huang Sibo thought about it and typed. "What does this have to do with shock therapy?"
Zhu Xiaoce quickly replied in the group. "Think about it. What would the situation be like if we were to prepare for the next movie with our current mentality?
"The success of Tomorrow is Beautiful is firstly because of Boss Pei's good script. Secondly, it's because all of our accumulated inspiration burst forth, and we performed exceedingly well in the process of creating the movie. Lastly, it's because it's our first time making a movie, and we are very cautious.
"But what about now?
"I don't doubt that Boss Pei can come up with a good script, but our accumulated inspiration has been exhausted. At the same time, we've become arrogant and can no longer maintain the mentality we had before.
"Filming a movie under such circumstances will definitely fail!"
"Obviously, Boss Pei saw that everyone in Fei Huang Workspace was seriously out of balance. That was why he decided to use shock therapy. He wanted us to reflect on ourselves and readjust ourselves!
His words were like a wake-up call.
Suddenly, Huang Sibo felt that it made sense!
He hurriedly asked, "Then what should we do now? Stay at home and do nothing? "
Zhu Xiaoce said, "Reflecting on yourself and recovering your mentality is only one aspect. Another very important aspect is to replenish your inspiration."
"In the film industry, it won't do to only focus on hard work and not on methods. Without inspiration, you can only make a lousy film. Not only will you not earn money, you won't earn any reputation, but you'll also have to burn money and get scolded."
"Only when we have enough inspiration can we produce better works."
"So, we're going to study!"
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