1987: Sleepless Tonight

"Yes, stores that are not so big related to catering do need to be moved to make room for catering. There are already thirty or forty bosses who are willing to move their stores to the street entrance. By the time Later, as the scale increases and the reputation increases, more restaurants will want to join in." Lu Hao nodded.

"But now most of the bosses are still self-employed, and we have to attract some state-owned restaurants. There have to be a few that can deliver. Large restaurants can't just be small restaurants."

Although night markets and food streets are both catering, their focus and scale are different.

The night market operates mainly in the evening, starting from around four or five o'clock until the turn of the clock, while the food court operates from the morning to around ninety o'clock in the evening.

The night market mainly caters to small citizens who have some money but not much. If they want to have a toothpaste and eat some simple food, they can satisfy their cravings in the food stalls, and the prices will definitely be lower. It's cheaper to order food in a restaurant, and it's not so formal, so you can go there alone.

But very few people go to restaurants to order food.

This is because the business hours and the customer groups they face are different. Another reason is that the scale is also different. The night market is smaller. With a stove and a few tables, you can open a shop and be the boss. You don’t even need a shop. On the street It is enough to set up stalls on both sides, but this is definitely not the case when building a food court. It must at least have a shop, and the scale will be larger. Not to mention private rooms, but at least there should be a place for dining in, four or five small tables, and the ability to cook. Or there is no table, but there must be a countertop, and the variety of food sold will be more abundant.

Lu Hao wrote two catering plans, one for the night market and one for the food court. The focuses of the plans are different.

"Boss Lu, what you are considering is that the funds of self-employed individuals are limited, and the scale of the restaurants they open is also limited, which is not enough to support the reputation of the food street. You must use the funds of state-owned restaurants and use the state-owned restaurants as the pillars. In the food street, To prop up the storefront so as to attract more customers with extra money in their pockets?" Wang Guosheng asked.

Lu Hao would never do useless work, and he would do everything with care. After thinking for a while, he understood the reason why Lu Hao wanted to let the state-owned unit come in.

"That's what I mean." Lu Hao nodded, "Self-employed catering is limited by the funds on hand, so the scale is not that big. If the food street is only for ordinary citizens, then it doesn't matter much if the scale is small, but With such a good location and the city’s full support, it would be a pity not to expand the scale.”

"Although Jiangcheng is not as good as big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, it is still ranked high in Central China. When the market is liberalized, there will be a lot of foreigners coming to Jiangcheng for tourism and investment. There is a place to get it." The proposed food court will definitely be of great benefit to the city."

What Lu Hao said are just superficial reasons. There are indeed factors in this regard. However, there is another factor that involves the participation of state-owned enterprises, which is to prevent the state-owned restaurants from coveting the Jiekou Food Street plan after it is implemented. Encourage relevant people to come over and make trouble.

In this case, it is better to take the initiative to let the state-owned restaurant come to the street entrance from the beginning and participate in the process of making and distributing the cake, so as not to act as a troublemaker later.

But these words cannot be said openly. After they are said, Wang Guosheng and Jiang Ren will definitely lose face. They can only find a high-sounding reason. As for the unpleasant words, they just keep them in their stomachs and don't care about them.

"Boss Lu has thought carefully. This place at the entrance of the street will definitely be very prosperous in the future. It really needs a good restaurant. Such a good place is wasted by doing small things. We must do the best we can." Wang Guosheng nodded.

He has great confidence in Lu Hao and is very optimistic about Lu Hao's plan.

Even if this matter is not within the scope of his responsibilities, he will be very happy if it can be facilitated.

Many of the cadres at this time have a sincere heart and hope to get things done and do practical things for the country and the people. Wang Guosheng belongs to this category.

"Okay, let me communicate about the state-owned restaurant moving its store to the street entrance." Jiang Ren said, "As for so many idle stores here, and other stores that have little to do with catering, if it is state-owned For units that are national assets, I will also communicate with them to free up the space so that they can be arranged for various restaurants. If they can be rented, they will be rented out, and if the property rights can be sold, the property rights will be sold."

"Including the construction of roads and related facilities, I will also report it to the city and ask for the cooperation of relevant departments. However, how the roads will be renovated and expanded, and which catering unit the specific stores will be for, this aspect still needs Boss Lu. You are responsible for carefully identifying the characteristics, operating conditions, and future development trends of each restaurant so that you can arrange suitable stores for them. Of course, you must also consider the funds on hand for each restaurant and the rent of these stores. , including the cost of purchasing property rights, I will definitely try my best to coordinate and ensure that I can get a preferential price. After all, this plan for the Jiekou Food Court is also of great benefit to the city and will greatly enhance the reputation of Jiangcheng. The benefits are huge, and all departments should try their best to cooperate and try to handle this matter well."

Jiang Ren is very attentive.

"When I go back later, I will tell everyone what you said, Director Jiang. They will be very happy after hearing it." Lu Hao said, "There are some things that are really not feasible for us private bosses to do. We have to have something." Only when leaders take the lead can things be handled well.”

"I will definitely not betray your trust, Director Jiang. I will definitely cooperate with you to build Jiekou Food Street and make it a business card of Jiangcheng. It will be famous not only in the world, but at least in the country. If it can be regarded as a business model and appear in major newspapers and major TV stations, media reporters may even come to the street to interview, and governments from all over the country will send representatives to this place to learn from advanced experience. .”

Jiang Ren asked him to screen the business conditions and financial resources of each private restaurant owner, and then allocate stores. This was tantamount to putting a very large amount of power in his hands.

Although they are all at the entrance of a street, the specific locations of the stores are different. Even if they are on the same street, the different locations will definitely have some impact on the business.

Another factor is the size of the store, which will also have an impact on the business. Although the store will definitely be renovated after it is acquired, and even several floors will be built on the original basis, the area occupied is certain. The larger the land area, the wider the business area that can be built.

The person who makes the decision undoubtedly has considerable power in deciding who should allocate stores in which locations.