The system asked me to be a teacher

Chapter 307 Discussion about the restaurant

Kong Meng looked at each other, and Mu Senlin who had been watching was a little embarrassed, so he took his hand and smiled, "Congratulations, Boss Mu, you made an absolutely wise choice.

I believe that in the near future, you will definitely have a place on the Qingshan County Rich List. "

Although he knew that Confucius and Mencius's words were mostly comforting, Mu Senlin was still very happy after hearing it: "Then thank you for your good words.

By the way, you just said that you have some experience in the operation of the buffet, I don't know..."

Confucius and Mencius smiled lightly, and the other party agreed to him, which is probably one of the reasons.

"Boss Mu, I have already mentioned the details of the buffet just now, so I won't go into details here.

In my opinion, to be successful, two key factors must be grasped.

One is the grade, and the other is whether it is replicable.

Reproducibility is easy to understand. When you open more than 5 stores, even if you are a superman, it is impossible to manage it.

At this time, you need to hire a professional manager.

But because of the differences in people, business philosophy will also be different.

And even if it is slightly different, the result is completely close to the horizon.

In order to ensure that there are no problems, there must be a template that can be copied.

In this way, not to mention opening 5 rooms, even if opening 50 rooms, 500 rooms, or 5 rooms, there will be no problem. "

Mu Senlin nodded in admiration. In fact, what Confucius and Mencius said was not difficult to understand. At least after listening to it once, he thoroughly grasped its essence.

But what is difficult is not the method, but the creativity.

The person who can think of this idea is definitely a genius among geniuses.

Seeing Mu Senlin's expression, Kong Meng smiled faintly. This method is not what I thought of, but the inherent operation mode of some boutiques.

If you have time, you might as well read more and go to the outside world to see.

Many times you study for 10 minutes, and you gain more than you have worked hard and accumulated years of experience. "

"That's right!" Mu Senlin was thoughtful.

The words of Confucius and Mencius seemed to have opened the door to a new world for him, and many doubts before him were finally answered.

Confucius and Mencius continued: "As for grades, the benevolent see the benevolent and the wise see wisdom.

What I said is not necessarily correct, you can just use it as a reference.

Boss Mu, if I'm not wrong, your idea is still that as long as the dishes taste good, everything else can be ignored.

Huaguo cuisine pays attention to the taste of color, flavor and taste.

But in my understanding, the color and aroma of this color and aroma not only refers to the dish itself, but also the environment in which the diners live.

The experience of eating in a quiet and elegant private room is completely different from that in a noisy hall.

I know what you want to say, the object of buffet service is ordinary people, if the decoration is too luxurious, this kind of people will be discouraged.

You are right, of course, but that was before.

With the improvement of people's living standards, everyone's requirements for taste have also increased.

I don’t know if you have noticed a problem. In the past one or two years, the time to eat here may not have decreased, but the types of diners must have decreased a lot.

Especially the student class, white-collar workers, even the most common working class.

Except for work meals as a last resort, as long as it is a party, I will not come to you.

Even if your price here is much cheaper than other places.

I don't know if I'm right? "

Mu Senlin was taken aback for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile.

He didn't quite believe what Confucius and Mencius said before, but now he firmly believes it.

Recently, especially in the past six months, many repeat customers who came here to eat have disappeared.

He hadn't figured it out before, but after being reminded by Confucius and Mencius, he was shocked to find that these people seemed to be the student class, white-collar class and most of the working class mentioned by the other party.

The only ones that have not changed are those migrant workers who do heavy physical labor.

These migrant workers can eat one by one, and many of them come here only after they are hungry for a meal in order to eat more.

As a result, he settled the accounts and deducted the wages of the renters, let alone making money, and even lost a little.

Thinking of this, Mu Senlin's attitude changed drastically again. He gave a thumbs up and looked at Confucius and Mencius with only admiration:

"Mr. Kong, what do you mean, as long as I renovate Taste Forest to a higher level and step up the training of the waiters, can't I change the previous decline and catch up with the trend?"

Kong Meng shook his head: "This is just a basic operation, which can help you recover some customers.

But if you want to make Taste Forest into the most famous cafeteria in Qingshan County, you must innovate in the dishes. "

Make it the most famous cafeteria in Qingshan County?
Mu Senlin couldn't help but gasped.

Although there are not many cafeterias in Qingshan County, there are seven or eight.

Although his own flavor forest is not the worst, it is by no means the best.

He has been to the best cafeteria in the county, and he admires the restaurant owner's business philosophy.

In his opinion, it is absolutely impossible for him to surpass the opponent, but now...

"Mr. Kong, I don't know what should I do?"

Kong Meng said with a smile: "I see that your cafeteria mainly serves common vegetables and meat.

Although your barbecue is marinated well, even the best food will have a day of getting tired.

If you want to keep repeat customers, you must expand the types and forms of dishes. "

"The type and form of the dishes?"

Mu Senlin sat up and frowned, obviously thinking about the pros and cons of concentrating.

In the end, he said slowly: "Mr. Kong, I understand what you said.

But the prices of those high-end ingredients are all high, and Taste Forest now has to pay a lot every month.

Even if the addition of high-end dishes attracts some repeat customers, it will cost more. "

Kong Meng gave him a strange look: "Did Boss Mu misunderstand something?
What I'm talking about is increasing the types and forms of dishes, not letting you order expensive dishes.

You have to be willing to spend the capital, how good it is to open a high-end restaurant, why bother to die in the buffet industry? "

Mu Senlin was taken aback by what Confucius and Mencius said: "Could it be that increasing the types and forms of dishes has nothing to do with money?
I have deliberately calculated that for each additional product, the cost will increase in the form of a curve.

Kaide is the largest buffet restaurant in Qingshan County, and they offer at least 80 kinds of dishes.

Although this has attracted many customers, I have calculated that their profit is not as high as mine.

My side is losing money every day, let alone them.

It's all about generating electricity with love. "

Kong Meng smiled lightly: "Will you lose money if you open a cafeteria? Your joke is a bit big.

The current catering industry can accompany everything, but the buffet will not lose.

Compared with regular restaurants, the cost of each moonlight chef is enough to pay the waiter's wages.

Now that you are not making money, it is not a problem with this catering model, but that you have not found the right way.

Such as the type of food.

Forget about abalone and prawns. It’s just a gimmick to eat. In terms of taste, it may not be much better than home-cooked food.

The most important thing is...expensive! "

As soon as these words came out, Mu Senlin smiled instantly.

He always thought that Confucius and Mencius were the kind of unsmiling young people, but he didn't expect that he would occasionally burst out with a few words of cold humor.

"So the types of products I'm talking about must first satisfy a little...cheap!
Then the second point must be met, novelty! "

"novel?"

"Yes, it's a novelty.

You have to have what others have, and you have what others don't have, so that you can remain invincible in the increasingly fierce catering industry.

not understand? "

Seeing Mu Senlin shaking his head like a rattle, Kong Meng explained: "Boss Mu, have you ever eaten catkins?"

"Catkins? Is it the seeds that the willow trees bear in spring when they first germinate?"

Confucius and Mencius nodded, and Mu Senlin said, "I used to eat this food a lot when I was young.

At that time, with a few friends, taking advantage of the fresh air in spring, we rolled out a bunch of skewers in a basket on our backs, washed them and blanched them in water. Whether it was cold salad or steamed buns, they were all delicious. "

Kong Meng smiled: "It seems that Boss Mu is eating a dish, even better than me.

So what do you think about moving catkins to your Taste Forest restaurant?
This thing is everywhere in spring, as long as you hang a sign at the entrance of the restaurant and give a suitable price, I believe you can charge as much as you want.

This item is not precious in the countryside, but in Qingshan County, it is definitely a rare childhood memory meal. "

Hearing this, Mu Senlin's eyes lit up, and then he grabbed Kong Meng's shoulder excitedly and said, "Mr. Kong, this... how did you think of it?"

This is absolutely an incomparable idea.

Although catkins are only available in spring, the words of Confucius and Mencius gave him infinite inspiration.

There are indeed no catkins in summer, but there are more edible ingredients in summer.

More than 70% of the grass that can be seen everywhere on the ground can be eaten.

And as long as it is handled properly, it is definitely an amazing delicacy.

Some people may ask, spring, summer and autumn are easy to manage, but what should we do in winter?
Whoever you ask this question is an idiot in life.

That's right, it's really hard to find one or two fresh vegetables in winter because of the cold weather.

But there are spring flowers in spring, and there are wonderful things that only belong to winter in winter.

Just dry the wild vegetables collected in spring, summer and autumn, and soak them in boiling water in winter.

That taste is awesome!

And the cost of each of these items is not high, but you need to worry about it yourself.

But how can you not worry about opening a restaurant for business?
However, Mu Senlin still has a question: "Mr. Kong, the dishes you mentioned are indeed high-quality and cheap, but I want them to show their unique charm. Besides the processing requires some effort, the method is also a problem.

Take catkins as an example, the best thing about this food is to mix it with minced meat and make buns, but we are a cafeteria..."

Kong Meng glanced at him: "Who said that the cafeteria can't serve steamed stuffed buns?
And compared with meat, steamed buns are easier to make people full.

Although the process of making buns is more complicated, compared with the cost you can save, you are still very cost-effective. "

"Is this really possible?"

Mu Senlin was a little hard to understand, "The guests who come to the cafeteria to eat are all for barbecue.

Let them spend more than 30 yuan to eat buns here, as long as they are not fools, it is impossible to do so. "

Confucius and Mencius smiled: "If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself.

I think as long as you tell them it's catkin buns, and make the buns smaller, giving them the impression that they won't be full even if they eat one or two, they'll definitely snatch them up immediately. "

Nodding, Mu Senlin said: "I seem to understand that the business philosophy of a cafeteria is not only about how much meat I can provide to customers, but also about winning by the variety of products.

The catkin steamed stuffed bun you mentioned is just a form. Besides this, I can also provide dumplings, fried buns, fried dough sticks, spicy soup, tofu nao, eight-treasure porridge...

Does it mean this? "

Kong Meng shook his head, and Mu Senlin was taken aback: "Is there anything else?"

Confucius said: "Your understanding of the concept of form is not wrong, what I want to ask is, why are all the things you said necessary for breakfast?
You didn't start out by opening a breakfast shop, did you? "

He was just joking, but Mu Senlin gave him a thumbs up: "You can even guess this, amazing!"

Confucius and Mencius: "..."

He added: "Form is all right, but your mind has yet to expand.

A qualified cafeteria with super earning power, in addition to common vegetables, also has a variety of specialties.

Catkin buns and dried vegetable dumplings are just some of them.

You can also add the recently popular western food, such as toast, various dessert snacks, chicken legs, burgers, steaks, including various beer drinks.

These things are relatively rare in the market, so they can be sold at a good price.

But their cost is not high at all. Take burgers as an example, even if you add two slices of beef, the cost will not exceed three yuan.

Make the hamburger bun bigger, even if the food is big, five are enough to make people full.

As for beer, let alone one or two bottles, at least half of the meat can be saved.

The key is to do this, not only will customers not scold you as a profiteer, but they will also give you a thumbs up and praise you for your complete dishes.

This is the difference between intentional and unintentional.

As long as the fame of Taste Forest is opened up, there is nothing wrong with being famous in Qingshan County.

......"

The two sides had a series of lengthy discussions on the operation of the buffet.

This also made Mu Senlin completely change Bi Kongmeng's view.

Before, he thought that no matter how talented this teacher Kong is, he is just a young man who is at least 10 years younger than himself, nothing special.

But now his views have completely changed.

People cannot be judged by their appearance, and the sea cannot be measured.

There is absolutely no harm in discussing things with the other party.

Coming out of the cafeteria, Kong Meng looked at Shi Shi and the three with a smile:

"If you want to ask anything, just ask now!"

Stone was the first to speak: "Teacher, we are very grateful if you can treat us to a buffet.

But when the meal is eaten, why do you have to talk to the other party's boss when you leave?

I think it's totally superfluous. "

After Shi Shi finished speaking, Confucius and Mencius turned to Tieniu and Hu Die: "You also think the same way?"

Tieniu nodded honestly, but Hu Die was thoughtful.

"Teacher, I don't know the purpose of your doing this, but I think it must have something to do with Yunxi Village."

Kong Meng smiled lightly, it seemed that Hu Die knew him best.

(End of this chapter)