Culinary Specialization through Farming

Now that he has an idea, Chen Yan is also a man of action.

On the second day, I discussed with Boss Lu about the food shop, and the two of them worked together to negotiate a sublet agreement.

Boss Lu also regarded Chen Yan as one of his own, and he only charged Chen Yan twelve months' rent for such a large restaurant and the courtyard behind it.

This price is not enough for any shop on this street, but Boss Lu doesn't care, saying with a smile that he doesn't have to do anything and don't worry about it, and he can still get money every month.

Chen Yan is not willing to take advantage of such a huge advantage, and insists on asking Boss Lu to sublet it at the market price.Boss Lu also knew that the two of them didn't have much wealth, so he also bit his tongue and refused to let go.

In the end, it was Li Maoshan who proposed to use the method of revenue sharing to solve the situation of the two stalemate.

When Chen Yan took over this shop, he couldn't guarantee how much he could earn, so after a lot of "bargaining", Chen Yan finally persuaded Boss Lu to accept a [-]% monthly share.

This number does not seem to be much, but it is the bottom line that Boss Lu can accept.

After getting acquainted with people, the old man is a very straightforward person, and he doesn't care too much about others. This share is still hard for him to accept.

"No one rushes to give money to others." Boss Lu glared at Chen Yan unhappy.

But Chen Yan retorted: "Who would push the money delivered to the door?"

The entanglement between the two of you pushing me to go made the other people helpless and funny.

The matter of the shop was settled in this way, but the clerks still used the same people. First, they were familiar with them, and second, they were at ease.

After all, it will take a lot of time to recruit a new batch and start training from scratch to get familiar with them.The original shop assistants were unwilling to leave, so they were all accepted by Chen Yan.

Because of the change of boss, Chen Yan was going to re-plan the layout, and went to find a few masters to rectify the layout of the restaurant.

Then I asked Uncle Cheng to re-customize a batch of tables and chairs.

Originally, long benches were used in the shop, suitable for many people to sit together.

Chen Yan spent some time explaining to Uncle Cheng what kind of desk and chair he needed.Uncle Cheng had been making furniture for half his life. Although he couldn't understand the strange appearance of the tables and chairs Chen Yan described, it took a few days to make the samples.

The money in his hands is limited, Chen Yan only requires the wood to be solid, not how good the wood is, so he uses ordinary wood.Although the wood is average, the effect is good.

A small round stool, a high round stool, and a square chair.

Three different types of chairs paired with three different tables.

The lobby is dominated by round stools and round tables, which can be divided into two, four, six and eight people.These round tables are placed in the largest empty space in the middle, mainly for ordinary diners.

At that time, corresponding seats can be arranged according to the number of diners.

The high round stool is matched with a long wooden table.According to the number of high round stools, this long wooden table can seat ten diners at the same time, which is for those diners who come to eat alone and do not want to share the table with others.

The rest of the square chairs are matching square tables. In the space re-planned by Chen Yan, the square tables are partitioned with screens and decorated with flowers and trees, creating a quiet and small space independent of other diners. .

These are different diners reorganized and classified in the pattern that Chen Yan can transform.

As for the stove, he moved the iron stove to a corner of the lobby, and he planned to use this place as a platform to directly display his cooking skills, making iron plate delicacies.

It's a pity that he couldn't find much seafood here, otherwise food like squid on a plate would be popular.

On the other side of the lobby, a row of stoves was redone. These stoves are not used for cooking but for heat preservation.Pots of different shapes are placed on the stove according to specifications, and each pot is used to hold different kinds of dishes.

This model similar to modern fast food restaurants surprised Li Maoshan and others.

"Boss, you made these things really opened our eyes."

Xiao Xin and others praised Chen Yan one after another, and couldn't help but touch here and there curiously. Several young men all expressed their admiration for Chen Yan after watching it.

Uncle Zhou and Amo Zhou also came to visit. They were also curious about Chen Yan's layout, and they looked at it back and forth, and they were also amazed.

"Brother Yan, you are renting a shop and re-arranging it again. You can earn a lot of money after doing this." Zhou Ahma couldn't help but ask Chen Yan after reading it.

Hearing what he said, Chen Yan felt a little embarrassed.

These arrangements did cost him a lot of money.However, Boss Lu knew that they were short of money, so he even set the rent as one every March.Therefore, Chen Yan has saved the rent for the first three months.

This also made him very grateful to Boss Lu.

"The initial investment is still necessary. As long as we can attract diners, I'm afraid we won't be able to recoup the cost." Chen Yan smiled at Zhou Ahmo, his face was full of confidence.

His layout is quite common in modern times, but for this ancient man who hasn't seen many new things, just a gimmick is enough to attract the attention of many people.

As long as diners can come in, there is no fear of no one ordering.

Chen Yan didn't dare to say how good his craftsmanship was, but it wasn't bad either.At least for now, none of the relatives and friends around say that the food he cooks is not good.

"Young people must have the courage to fight and do something." Boss Lu walked over slowly, greeted a few people, and then asked Chen Yan: "Brother Yan is so generous, but the little old man makes me very curious. What are you going to cook?"

Chen Yan smiled and said: "I went to inspect the whole West Street. Although there are many food shops on West Street, they all have one or two kinds of food in each store. There are too many single ones. So I re-planned and adjusted the layout. Three different time periods to do three different businesses."

"Which three?"

Everyone looked at Chen Yan curiously.

Only then did Chen Yan speak slowly.

In the morning, it is natural to sell breakfast.

There are breakfast stalls selling buns and steamed buns on West Street, as well as small shops that make pasta.What Chen Yan wants to do is to have a full range of breakfast, including not only buns and steamed buns, but also common food such as noodles and porridge.

At noon and evening, they sell all kinds of stir-fries.

Those special stoves are used to keep cooked dishes warm, so that people who eat can choose their favorite dishes.

Of course, you can also order the freshest dishes and fry them individually by the kitchen.

And the iron plate stove he rearranged is used to make unique food.

Chen Yan even divides different dishes into different menu prices, so that the prices are clear at a glance, eliminating unnecessary tediousness and trouble.

These seemingly simple changes surprised Uncle Zhou and the others.

"Brother Yan, are you planning to work from morning till night?"

It's no wonder they were puzzled.

According to Chen Yan's description, his shop includes business in three periods of time.The general restaurants only do business at noon and evening, and the business in the morning is usually operated by small shops.

"Yeah." Chen Yan nodded, "Since Brother Shan and I both moved to the county seat and saved a lot of time traveling back and forth, it is natural to make use of this time in the morning."

"Then won't it be very hard for you?" Zhou Ahmo said with concern.

"Don't try to persuade him." At this time, Li Maoshan, who had been standing silently beside Chen Yan, said, "I have persuaded him many times since I learned that he wants to operate in this way. However, he insisted on taking care of three times." Duan, even if he is a bit tired, he is willing."

For this matter, the two had a lot of disputes.

Li Maoshan felt sorry for his hard work, but Chen Yan didn't take it seriously.He used to run a small restaurant with two people in the same way. He has experience and is not afraid of poor management.

After all, the dishes that can be cooked here are much less restricted by the region, and he can only start business if he has more and more complete diners.

"It won't be hard, don't forget Xiao Xin and the others."

Chen Yan pointed to those young shop assistants, he was not fighting alone.

"That's it."

"We don't just eat."

Several shop assistants shouted that they were very capable.

Seeing how energetic these young people were, Uncle Zhou and the others laughed in relief.

Boss Lu asked Chen Yan again: "Then do you think of the name of this shop?"

After all, it's Chen Yan's shop, so it's not good to use the signboard of Lu's restaurant again.And Chen Yan also had a headache for several days. His shop sells so many things that he can't just choose an inconspicuous name like noodle shop or restaurant.

After picking and choosing, there was no signboard name he liked, so Chen Yan finally chose the most straightforward and simple name.

"It's called the Great Canteen." Chen Yan said with a smile, "I can't think of a particularly innovative name, so let's keep it simple."

This name seems very ordinary in modern times, but in the eyes of Boss Lu and others, it feels very good.

"Food is the most important thing for the people, and the canteen, the place where food is used, is also appropriate."

Boss Lu made a comment, and everyone nodded in agreement.

Chen Yanshang felt embarrassed and smiled, "I have arranged for someone to do the signboard. There are still a few days before I leave Zhang. I want to take advantage of this time to make some preparations. In addition, Xiao Xin and the others also need to train. Calculate the time or There's some urgency."

It took nearly half a month just for the part in the lobby, and we have to hurry up, otherwise a month will pass quietly.

As the opening day approached, Chen Yan was a little worried.

"What's wrong? Seeing that you are always out of your mind these days?"

On this day, after dinner, Li Maoshan cut some watermelon for Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was resting his head in a trance, and when he heard Li Maoshan's words, he came back to his senses and said, "I'm afraid that when we open in two days, there will be some mistakes due to lack of consideration."

He went over in his mind what he was going to do on the opening day, but he didn't find anything wrong.

The large canteen has been properly furnished, and the shop assistants have also been trained.The menu has been prepared, and vegetables, fish, etc. have also been ordered from special farmers, and fresh ingredients will be delivered every day.

Chen Yan didn't notice anything unarranged.

"Have you notified Weiping and them?" He suddenly remembered this and asked Li Maoshan.

Li Maoshan held his hand instead, and comforted him: "I have informed them a long time ago that they will come on the opening day. I will arrange all these trivial matters for you, and you just need to wait for the opening with peace of mind." Good luck."