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Chapter 201 New Era

Chapter 201 New Era

At the beginning of the reform and opening up, individual businesses were not allowed.

Li Lang, who is familiar with history, knows that he should not be in a hurry at this time, and wait patiently. If he is a little careless, he may be labeled as a walker.

Until January 1979, when Li Lang was watching Master Guan playing chess with others, he heard them discussing a topic he cared about.

At a meeting not long ago, the chief designer of the national reform pointed out in a speech that more profitable things should be done, such as restaurants and canteens.The state allows self-employment as one of the ways to solve employment pressure.

Li Lang was overjoyed, the opportunity he had been waiting for finally came.

Now it is really time to give it a go and work hard for a big era.

In this era of many opportunities, the development of manufacturing through commodities has always been the mainstream of society.

The more than 1 yuan saved over the past two years is also useful.

Happy after the Spring Festival.

In February 1979, after the Lantern Festival, Li Lang heard another piece of good news.

The State Administration for Industry and Commerce submitted a report to the central government, suggesting that all localities can, according to the needs of the local market and after obtaining the consent of the relevant business authorities, approve some idle labor with formal household registration to engage in individual labor such as repairs, services, and handicrafts, and are not allowed to hire workers.

This report is the first report on the individual economy approved by dzy and gwy in the past ten years, and it can be regarded as a good start.

On March 3, Li Lang felt that the time was almost up, so he decided to do a big thing: apply for a business license.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

He wants to seize the opportunity and let the opportunity be firmly in his own hands.

Li Lang came to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau by bicycle.

"Hello, comrade. I want to open a restaurant and apply for a business license. Is it possible to apply for a business license here?" He said politely to the staff of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

"A business license? Do you personally want to open a restaurant?"

"Your thinking is quite avant-garde." The staff member asked curiously.

"Yes. Can I apply for a license?"

"Sorry, if you open a restaurant personally, the country has no policy, so we can't get you a business license."

"After all, this is not something I can decide to do for you alone. There are policies on it."

"Isn't the current policy saying that some idle labor with formal household registration can be approved to engage in individual labor such as repairs, services, and handicrafts? I don't have a job, so I'm idle labor. Opening a restaurant is a service industry, so it should meet the conditions."

"I don't know what you're talking about. Anyway, the country has no policy, so it can't be done. Without a license, you can't open a restaurant."

"Okay, sorry to bother you."

……

The next day, Li Lang came to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau again.

"Hello, comrade. I want to open a restaurant and apply for a business license."

"I'm sorry, if you open a restaurant personally, the country has no policy, and there is no way to apply for a business license for you."

……

Day three.

"Hello, comrade. I want to open a restaurant. Is there a policy to apply for a business license?"

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Day [-]...

Day [-]...

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No. 15 days.

"Comrade..."

"It's you again." The female staff member of the Industry and Commerce Bureau, and Li Lang are almost becoming old acquaintances.

"Comrade, I can't do anything about it. It's hard to get a job now, so I can only go to the street to collect some junk to make ends meet. In order not to cause trouble for the country, I really want to find a job for myself. There is an old mother to support at home. "

"Now, everyone in our unit knows who you are. Yesterday our director told me that if you still come today, I will take you to his office and have a chat with you in person."

"Thank you so much."

Li Lang was taken to the director's office.

"Director, this is the comrade who came here every working day for half a month to ask if he could apply for a business license."

The director raised his head, looked at Li Lang, smiled kindly, and said, "Xiao Zhang, you go out first, I'll talk to this comrade."

When there were only two people left in the office, the director said, "Young man, may I have your surname?"

Li Lang said with a smile neither humble nor overbearing: "My surname is Li. Director Ye, you can call me Xiao Li."

"Okay. Xiao Li, sit down and I'll pour you a glass of water."

Seeing that the director was going to pour water for himself, Li Lang immediately stood up and said, "Director Ye, I dare not bother you, I can do it myself."

The bureau chief looked at Li Lang, who was clever, patient, polite, and neither humble nor overbearing, nodded and said, "Xiao Li, you are not the first one to ask for an individual business license, but you are the first one I want to meet. "

"Let me tell you straight to the point that the current environment is a bit complicated. Although the State Administration for Industry and Commerce has issued a report, the big issue of whether individual development or not has not yet been finalized."

"So, if you come to apply for a business license now, I dare not approve it for you."

Li Lang is also aware of the complexity of the environment at this time, but he is unwilling to give it a try.

"Director, is there really no other way? I know it's hard to get a job now, and I don't want to cause trouble for the country, so I want to make a small living by myself."

The director thought for a while and made a decision: take this young man as a pilot.

"There is no way. Cut first and play later. You open first, and then issue a business license later. However, there is a little risk. If the policy changes, your restaurant may have to be closed."

Li Lang, who was familiar with this period of history, knew that the risk mentioned by the director would not happen.As long as the industrial and commercial bureau can open a store, he can open it with confidence.

"Thank you, Director Ye. As long as the employment problem can be solved, I will accept taking some risks." He said firmly.

"Okay, you go home and prepare to open a store. You are the first individual business in the city and even the whole country in the past ten years, so you must work hard."

"Okay. Director Ye, thank you again."

Once this step is done, the next thing is not difficult.

Li Lang rented a house with a yard in an alley near Dashilan, and bought all the tools needed to open a restaurant and moved in.

After that, there are only two things that need to be solved - people and ingredients.

In terms of employing people, he thought of his eldest sister and second sister.The eldest sister is the waiter, and the second sister is the cashier.

There is no way, although the store can be opened, but the policy is clearly written, no workers can be hired, and only the family members can do the work.Otherwise it is taking the road of capitalism.Once someone reports it, maybe something will happen.

Li Lang invited the two older sisters home, spent a lot of time talking, and promised to pay 80 yuan next month, and pay half a year's salary in one lump sum. The older sisters finally agreed.

With the people, the food has become the biggest problem.

In this day and age, tickets are required to buy things, food stamps, sugar stamps, meat stamps, oil stamps, all kinds of stamps that are enough to maintain the operation of a restaurant, Li Lang can't get it.

So, he thought of his cousin Meng Xiaoe.

Ask her to go to the countryside in Kyoto, and even farmers' markets in other places to buy grain, oil, meat and other items.With her character, she should be able to do this.

Meng Xiaoe is a cousin, so it is reasonable to say that they are a family.

Li Lang went straight to Meng Xiaoe's house.

When Meng Xiaoe heard that her brother was looking for her to do something, and she still had a salary of 40 yuan a month, she jumped up for joy.

She didn't disappoint Li Lang either, and the next day she bought everything that Li Lang had told her to buy.

everything's ready.

Li Lang's restaurant is about to open. "Grandpa, my restaurant is about to open. I named it Juyou. What do you think?"

When Li Lang was chatting with Mr. Guan, he talked about opening a restaurant.

Old Master Guan gave Li Lang a curious look: "What name did you think of?"

"Yes. Are you okay?"

Mr. Guan nodded: "It's interesting."

"My restaurant signboard, I would like to invite you to inscribe it."

"Okay. I will serve you with pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

Li Lang took out the paper he had prepared a long time ago and laid it out, and took out the Duan inkstone he gave to the old man to grind the ink...

Watching Mr. Guan write the three words "gathering friends" in a smooth and flowing manner, he is vigorous and powerful, absolutely everyone's demeanor.

"Old man, this word is absolutely perfect. You drink first, I have to find someone to frame it quickly. By the way, the restaurant will open tomorrow. I am the chef and the owner. I can't pick you up in person. I will arrange someone to pick you up. "

"No, I'll walk over. Get out of here."

……

After Li Lang took the words and framed them, he sent them to the restaurant.

The three women are busy with tomorrow's opening.

Li Lang said with a smile: "Eldest sister, second sister, Xiao'e, thank you for your hard work."

"Brother, it's not hard at all. It's much easier than doing farm work at home." Meng Xiaoe said excitedly.

Li Lang knew Xiao'e's temperament, he could not talk about the door, he did things without consideration, and he was very capable of causing trouble.If you don't control her severely, maybe something will happen.

His expression became serious: "Xiao'e, apart from purchasing, you can help me in the kitchen at other times."

Meng Xiaoe said excitedly: "No problem. Don't worry, brother, I can do anything."

Li Lang: "I have to tell you clearly about some things. If you make mistakes at work, you will be fined one yuan at a time. If the elder sister and second sister complain to me, I will verify that you have indeed done something wrong, and you will be fined one yuan at a time. . Do you understand?"

Meng Xiaoe became impatient: "No, brother, if I didn't do it on purpose and accidentally made a mistake, will I be fined too?"

"Yes. You must be punished."

"However, if I don't know what I can't do and I do it accidentally, it's not fair for you to fine me."

"Don't worry, I've already written what you can't do."

Li Lang took out a simple framed employee code: "You must remember the content of the employee code. Not only Xiao'e, whoever made a mistake, including me and my eldest sister and second sister, must be punished."

Meng Xiaoe breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest and said, "Brother, you scared me to death just now. One yuan a time. If you write clearly what you can't do, then I can rest assured."

Meng Xiaoe looked at the staff rules and began to read: "One, the customer is God. It is forbidden to have conflicts with customers, absolutely no disputes with customers, let alone physical conflicts..."

……

Li Lang asked Meng Xiao'e to help, and hung the signboard of "Gathering Friends" on the gate of the courtyard.

When the four of them were resting, they sat together and talked.

The eldest sister frowned: "Li Lang, in the past ten years, no one has opened a restaurant. If no one comes to eat, what should I do if I lose money?"

Second sister: "Li Lang, I'm a little confused. Before you came here, an old lady who lived nearby came here. She knew we were going to open a restaurant, and she looked at us strangely. It's like a class Like an enemy."

Li Lang said with a smile: "Second Sister, don't worry. I opened this restaurant with the approval of the Director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau, so there must be no problem."

"And eldest sister, don't worry about the guests, I have my own plan, brother."

"Okay, you guys should go back early and have a rest after you finish your work. Go to work on time at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. I have to leave beforehand."

What he said is equivalent to the hype of later generations.However, there is no Internet in this era, so if you want to hype, you have to use another method.

He put on the clothes he wore when collecting rags, and wrapped a turban around his head, and used things to smear his face black, looking like a farmer who had just entered the city.

Li Lang came to the "Kyoto Daily" office.

When he passed the security guard box, he asked the guard: "Hi sir, I have a situation that I would like to report to the reporter. Where is the reporter's office?"

The doorman glanced at Li Lang, then looked at the newspaper office, and said, "Here, look, the gay man who came out of the door is a reporter, go find him."

"Thank you."

Li Lang walked quickly to the man the uncle was talking about, lowered his head on purpose, and changed his voice, "Hello, comrade reporter, I have a situation I want to report to you."

"Hi, please say."

"I was in an alley near Dashilan, and saw someone opened a restaurant. I asked, and I opened it personally, and said it will open tomorrow."

"You are a reporter and you know a lot. I would like to ask, is there a policy to open a restaurant by yourself now? I also want to open one. The dishes I cook are all said by Widow Zhang in our village to be delicious."

"Comrade, you should go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to ask about this matter... open a restaurant by yourself? Wait. Where is the restaurant you said just now?"

"The other side of Dashilar seems to be called Shuangdong Hutong? Yes, that's right."

"Okay. Comrade, thank you. I suggest you go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to ask your question just now. I have to leave beforehand."

Seeing the reporter hurriedly picked up the bicycle and left, Li Lang knew that this matter should be done.

He rode on his bicycle, took a small path and quickly returned to the restaurant, seeing that the elder sister and the others had finished their work and left.He changed his clothes, washed his face, and sat in the yard to wait for the rabbit.

After waiting for a few minutes, Li Lang heard someone knock on the door, he answered, and went to open the courtyard door.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

"Hello, young man, I am a reporter from the Kyoto Daily. I know that your restaurant is run by an individual business, so I want to come to interview you. Do you own the restaurant?"

"So it's a reporter. I own the restaurant. It will open tomorrow. Please come in."

The reporter followed Li Lang into the courtyard and interviewed Li Lang.

Ten minutes later, the reporter left.

Li Lang said in his heart: The opening of the first individual restaurant in this city, even in the whole country, is an epoch-making event.The news of the opening of his own restaurant will appear in the newspaper tomorrow.

Master-level culinary skills, coupled with news reports and assists, are you afraid of bad business?
nonexistent.

(End of this chapter)

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