my boyfriend is a chef

After the guests left after lunch, the staff all went to rest, while Xi Chuan and Sun Youchen were studying new dishes in the kitchen.If a restaurant wants to maintain long-term vitality, in addition to maintaining the original standard of dishes, it must introduce new dishes from time to time, so that customers will keep coming back.

Xi Chuan filled a spoon with some soup and handed it over: "How about you try this?"

Sun Youchen leaned over, stuck out his tongue and licked it, smacked it, nodded and said, "Well, it's a little numb and slightly sour, but it won't take away the umami. It should be very refreshing and appetizing."

Xi Chuan himself licked the spoon that Sun Youchen had licked: "Do you think anyone will like it?" This is his newly developed sour chicken.

Sun Youchen nodded: "I like it very much. I can let everyone try it later to see the reaction. If it is good, I will keep this dish. I will write down the menu for you first."

For them, the kitchen is the best place to date. One cooks, one tastes, one researches, and one records. They are simply a couple of gods.

It was getting late, and Sun Youchen felt nervous again when the Chuan Chuan shop first opened, fearing that no one would come to eat: "Do you think there will be guests at night?"

Xi Chuan said: "There should be, don't worry, take your time."

Sun Youchen smiled at Xi Chuan: "Then I'm going out." He and Xi Chuan divided the labor and cooperated, one was in charge of the back kitchen, the other was in charge of the store, one was in charge of the interior and the other was in charge of the outside, so Sun Youchen felt that he must not delay Xi Chuan The back legs, to entertain the guests.

At six o'clock, there was no one in the store yet, Sun Youchen glanced at his phone, feeling a little panicked, probably no one came.He looked outside the store frequently, and there were more and more pedestrians and vehicles outside, people came back from work, Sun Youchen was a little hesitant to let the clerk go out to pick up customers on the road, and suddenly saw a girl in school uniform stopped at the door , looked up and looked in, then lifted his foot and walked in.

The first official guest did not expect to be a child, Sun Youchen saw the waiter usher her in, and sat down at the seat by the window.Sun Youchen breathed a sigh of relief, sat behind the counter and started to draw with a brush. The purpose of drawing was to pass the time and calm his mind. What he drew was the scene in the shop.He found that for the same scene, the effect of drawing is more emotional than that of shooting, and it is more attractive to young people.At the beginning, he posted two pictures of himself on Weibo on a whim, but he didn't expect the response to be particularly good, so he posted a lot of hand-painted food pictures on Weibo one after another, and now he has become a big fan on Weibo. Features, attracting many fans who like Two-dimensional.

Sun Youchen was drawing. Hearing the movement at the door, he raised his head and saw the waiter leading two guests in. He felt that the middle-aged male guest looked familiar, and suddenly remembered that he should be the editor-in-chief of the magazine invited by Xi Chuan. I saw it during the competition, so he quickly put down his pen and came out to greet him: "Is that Mr. Lu? Welcome!"

"Yes, it's me. Is Boss Xi there?" Lu Zhenyou asked with a smile.

Sun Youchen led him to a seat: "Yes, he is cooking in the kitchen, you sit first and order first, I will tell him."

Xi Chuan was making the fish head casserole ordered by the first customer, and when Sun Youchen said that Lu Zhenyou had arrived, he put the finished dish on the stove: "The fish head casserole is ready. I'll go say hello to Mr. Lu."

Sun Youchen personally brought the casserole fish head to the little girl. The little girl ate alone, and ordered two dishes. In addition to the casserole fish head, there was also a soup with bean sprouts. It seemed that she was a rich second generation who was not short of money.Sun Youchen put down the casserole fish head: "Your casserole fish head, I wish you a happy meal!"

The little girl raised her head and smiled at Sun Youchen: "Thank you."

Sun Youchen asked again: "Does the food still suit your taste?"

"It's delicious. Is your store newly opened today? I will come here often in the future." The little girl had a satisfied expression on her face.

When Sun Youchen heard the praise from the guests, he couldn't help laughing: "Yes, it's newly opened today, with a [-]% discount for the first three days, welcome to come often."

Upon hearing this, the little girl hurriedly asked, "Are there any discounts tomorrow?"

"Yes, and the day after tomorrow." Sun Youchen replied with a smile.

"Hee hee, then I'll eat it tomorrow." The little girl said happily.

Another potential repeat customer, Sun Youchen was very happy, as long as anyone who came in for dinner, most of them would come back again.

As if to prove his idea, the guest at the third table was one of the friends brought by Huang Xing at noon. He had a meal here at noon today, saying that he didn't enjoy the meal, and brought his friends over again in the evening Yes, I ordered several dishes in one go.Sun Youchen couldn't say how happy he was, there are repeat customers so soon, which shows that their dishes are really loved by customers.

Lu Zhenyou ordered a few interesting dishes, and Xi Chuan personally cooked them for him, and the other party was full of praise.After eating, I asked the photographer colleague who came with me to take several photos of the restaurant, saying that I would go back and write a review for Chenchuan Hotel.He still wanted to chat with Xi Chuan, but Xi Chuan was a little busy, so Sun Youchen chatted with Lu Zhenyou on his behalf, and talked about their initial idea of ​​opening this restaurant. Only then did Lu Zhenyou know that Sun Youchen was also the owner of Chenchuan Restaurant.

Sun Youchen knew that the other party was willing to advertise his restaurant, so he wrapped a red envelope for Lu Zhenyou, Lu Zhenyou pushed the red envelope back, and said with a smile: "The red envelope is free, get me a VIP card, the kind that can be discounted, From now on, I often bring friends over for dinner.”

Sun Youchen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "Okay, but I haven't made the card yet, I'll send it to you later when we finish it." Lu Zhenyou's suggestion made him take it seriously. The store should prepare some VIP cards for you. Familiar friends send a VIP card, and they can enjoy a certain discount when they come.

On the first night, a total of seven tables of guests came, which was better than Sun Youchen expected.They did what they could, and time left the rest.On the second day, a total of [-] tables of guests were entertained. The little girl who came to eat yesterday brought the whole family to eat together, and gained another table of repeat customers.

Sun Youchen found that the ratio of repeat customers in the restaurant is very high, which is a good sign. Over time, if the restaurant spreads the word, the popularity of the restaurant will follow.

Sun Youchen posted the picture he had drawn on Weibo, and solemnly recommended his new restaurant to fans, welcoming fans to come and dine.He already has more than 600 million fans on Weibo, and the advertising effect is still very good. As soon as the publicity is made, fans from Chengdu or visiting Chengdu will come here to eat here.The environment of Chenchuan Restaurant is good, and the food tastes good. After being promoted by the photos of fans, people are so greedy that they drool. Everyone is clamoring to organize a group to eat in Chenchuan.

In the first few days, both Xi Chuan and Sun Youchen were worried about how to deal with the remaining ingredients, because the size of the restaurant was large, and the number of recipes should not be too small. However, the problem was obvious. If the number of customers was not enough, the ingredients would easily backlog and be stored for a long time. It is not fresh, which affects the quality of the dishes. In order not to affect the reputation, all those ingredients have to be disposed of. This kind of waste is really distressing.

A few days later, Sun Youchen gritted his teeth and recreated a new set of recipes, which reduced the dishes on the original menu by nearly half, kept high-quality dishes, and reduced the range of choices for guests, which also reduced the risk of overstocking ingredients.

Opening a restaurant is as simple as cooking and eating. In fact, it is a great science. It does not mean that you can make money when people come to eat. You must control the cost reasonably to make money.From the day the restaurant opened, Sun Youchen settled the accounts after closing every day, always calculating how much he lost today.At the beginning, I still felt the pain of cutting flesh, but then it gradually became numb. As long as the loss is less, I feel like I have made a profit.This state of loss lasted until before the National Day, and it slowly recovered. The attendance rate in the store finally increased, and there were not many ingredients left every day.Sun Youchen discussed with Xi Chuan before changing back to the original menu. After all, there are always those few dishes. Once the old customers lose their novelty, they will not come back.

The National Day holiday is the golden week of consumption for businesses, and it is the peak sales season for various service industries, especially in the catering industry. It is inevitable for tourists to travel and eat out, and it is also inevitable for friends to eat out, so the business of Chenchuan is also unprecedented. Hot.

On the night of the 30th, it was almost nine o'clock, and there were still many customers eating in the restaurant. Sun Youchen was paying the bills for the customers behind the service counter, when he suddenly heard someone ask: "Boss, do you host banquets here?"

"Let's do it." Sun Youchen looked up and found a middle-aged man with a haggard face, "When and how many tables are there?"

The middle-aged man said: "Tomorrow noon, 25 tables, can we do it?"

Sun Youchen opened his eyes wide: "Noon tomorrow? Are you in such a hurry?"

The middle-aged man sighed helplessly: "Yes, my son is getting married tomorrow, and he originally booked a banquet, but for some reason he is no longer there, and he needs to change places temporarily. At this moment, we can't find a suitable place. Yes, I ran for a day today, but I haven't settled down yet, and I doubt whether this marriage will be possible."

Sun Youchen saw the helplessness of the other party: "Tomorrow noon is indeed too rushed. I have no preparations for this. I really don't know if I can make it in time. It will be easier if you come in the afternoon." To hold a banquet, many ingredients must be prepared. Prepare in advance, and do it at noon tomorrow, how can they have time.

"Do you have free time here? Can you do it?" The middle-aged man's face showed earnest hope.

Sun Youchen saw the embarrassment of the other party, so he said: "I want to discuss with our chef to see if it can be done, and I will reply to you later, please wait for a while." He called an employee to come over to help him with the cashier, and then went into the kitchen I went to find Xi Chuan.

Xi Chuan was busy cooking. Hearing Sun Youchen's words, he was so surprised that he almost poured the food out of the plate: "Tomorrow noon? You're not kidding."

Sun Youchen said: "No, it's true. Shall we pick it up then?"

Xi Chuan gritted his teeth and thought for a while: "Show him the banquet menu we planned earlier, and tell him that it is almost the same size, and let him choose by himself, but some dishes may need to be changed, because there is no time and we can't get them out. .If he agrees, you can ask him to wait for me, and come over to talk to him in detail after I finish my work."

"Okay." Sun Youchen hurried out.Generally speaking, the National Day holiday is the peak period for organizing wedding banquets. Larger restaurants are already full of orders at this time, while Chenchuan Hotel has not received any orders for banquets, because it opened too late, and many People who host weddings have already booked restaurants months or even a year in advance.With such a large scale, Chenchuan Hotel also regards hosting banquets as one of its main businesses, so they drew up the banquet menu from the very beginning.

Sun Youchen showed the menu to the guests, and the guests were overjoyed when they heard that they were willing to undertake it. He didn't expect any high standards now, as long as there was a place to do it, it would be enough to save this emergency, so I told Sun Youchen The request is a promise.

Xi Chuan came out after frying the dishes, discussed with the guests again to confirm, and finally made it according to the specification of 2388 yuan per table, because some ingredients that are more expensive need to be purchased in advance and soaked, and there will be no time for half a day tomorrow.After the negotiation, the other party paid a deposit, and the matter was settled.

When they got off work, Xi Chuan and Sun Youchen urgently gathered all the employees for a meeting. This was the first emergency they had encountered since they opened the store. Everyone needed to start arranging tasks early tomorrow morning, otherwise it would be too late.Xi Chuan and Sun Youchen have temporarily divided the employees into groups and assigned work tasks. As long as everyone cooperates well, they should be able to handle it smoothly.

That night, the groom's house also called Sun Youchen, and came over overnight to get acquainted with the line and the environment.Xi Chuan and Sun Youchen also hurriedly called the vegetable supplier to order food in advance.It was almost twelve o'clock when they finished their work, and they had to get up early in the morning to continue their work. Sun Youchen twisted his neck and said to Xi Chuan, "Marriage is really troublesome, fortunately we don't have to."

Xi Chuan looked at him: "Actually, I also want to hold a wedding for you."

Sun Youchen's ears turned red slowly: "What kind of wedding are we going to have?" The two men were so shocking.

Xi Chuan said: "When we formally obtain the consent of my parents, let's invite my family to have a meal together as a testimony. Sometimes I am very envious of those foreigners who can get married in a fair manner."

The corner of Sun Youchen's mouth couldn't help but twitched: "We don't need to fix those fake things, just being together is enough."

Xi Chuan took his hand and put it on his lips for a kiss, rubbed the back of Sun Youchen's smooth hand with his finger, stared at it for a while, and thought that he should buy him a ring or something, his hand is beautiful, wearing a ring should look good Bar.

Sun Youchen didn't know what Xi Chuan was thinking, but he thought it was very sweet, so he withdrew his hand, started the car, and prepared to go back.Xi Chuan's cell phone rang again. He picked it up and saw that it was the guest who had booked the wedding banquet just now. I'm a little dissatisfied, so I want to ask again, is it really impossible to make those sea cucumbers and abalones before?"

Xi Chuan smiled helplessly: "Why don't you want it to be more expensive? It's just that the sea cucumber and abalone have not been prepared in advance, and it takes a long time to soak. It's really too late tomorrow at noon, and the quality of the dishes will not be good. Why do you bother?" I’m not happy to spend more money on it. Sir, don’t worry, we promise to make the dishes we have ready to make everyone satisfied, do you think it’s okay?” He has already called the supplier to order the ingredients, If you go back and forth and change it, it will probably be a bad thing, and there will definitely be many mistakes by then.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you." The guest hung up the phone worriedly.