Rebirth 1989: My Unlucky Career

After hearing Zhao Zhuo's teasing words, Zhao's mother felt relieved and knew that Zhao Zhuo had indeed encountered nothing.

Then, Zhao’s mother asked curiously:

"Then why did you get up so early?"

Zhao Zhuo replied:

"Inspect the market."

Hearing the words "inspecting the market", Zhao's mother was completely relieved.

"That's okay. If you have anything to do, you must tell your family immediately. Don't hide it from us. Okay, then let's eat quickly and leave after breakfast."

Zhao Zhuo hurriedly agreed to this kind of care.

After saying that, Mother Zhao put the porridge on the table and asked casually:

"By the way, where should we go to inspect the market?"

Zhao Zhuo said casually while drinking porridge:

"Oh, let's go to the vegetable market."

"Go to the wet market... inspect the market???"

When Zhao's mother heard this, her expression suddenly became strange again.

Indeed, no matter who hears this, they will be confused.

How can anyone get up early in the morning to inspect the vegetable market? This is really a bit outrageous.

Suddenly, Mother Zhao's expression became a little complicated again.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Zhuo could only explain to Zhao's mother with a wry smile:

"I'm planning to open a hot pot restaurant, so I'm thinking of going to the vegetable market in the morning to check out the prices of various ingredients so that I can have an idea!"

"Hot pot restaurant? Everyone opens restaurants, how can anyone open a hot pot restaurant?"

"So, your son has to think what others can't think of and do what others can't do, so that he can make money."

After some explanations, Zhao Zhuo's mouth was dry, and Zhao's mother reluctantly believed that Zhao Zhuo finally came out of home and came to the vegetable market.

After arriving at the vegetable market, Zhao Zhuo first came to the beef and mutton stall.

When building a hot pot restaurant, beef and mutton are naturally the top priority. How many people eat hot pot depends on the quality of the beef and mutton. If a hot pot restaurant wants to be truly recognized, beef and mutton are the first priority.

"Boss, how much does this beef cost per pound?"

The boss said enthusiastically:

"It's five yuan a pound. Where do you want to be cut? What part do you want?"

Zhao Zhuo took a look and saw that the beef stall in front of him was a type of on-site cutting. The boss had divided the whole cow into different parts, and it was clear at a glance which parts he wanted.

Zhao Zhuo pointed to the parts commonly used in hot pot shabu-shabu, such as the upper brain, Diaolong, and Shiren, and asked about the price, and found that they were all priced at a flat price of five yuan.

After asking about it, Zhao Zhuo had an idea.

According to this price, the cost is not expensive, and a suitable sales price can be determined based on this. Moreover, this is still the retail price, and it stands to reason that if the quantity is large, the price will be cheaper.

So, Zhao Zhuo asked:

"Boss, if I buy in large quantities, can you make the price of your beef cheaper?"

Upon hearing this, the boss couldn't help but ask:

"How much do you want to buy?"

Zhao Zhuo replied calmly:

"Normally speaking, you have to have a few."

When he heard the quantifier "tou", the boss waved his hands in surprise:

"This number is too exaggerated. It's not that much. I only kill one cow here every two or three days. Where can I find such a large amount for you?"

Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but feel disappointed when he heard that only one cow takes two or three days:

"I'm afraid that won't work. I'd better look for it again."

After hearing Zhao Zhuo say "Look again," the boss couldn't help but said:

"Young man, I'm not bragging to you. Our family already has the highest sales volume in the entire vegetable market. Other families don't sell as much beef as I do."

Hearing the boss's words, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but frowned:

"Why is there so little beef?"

Zhao Zhuo really didn't expect that the first step of the hot pot restaurant would be so unsuccessful, and the problem was not the price of beef, but the price of beef.

is the amount of beef.

Hearing Zhao Zhuo's question, the boss looked a little confused:

"We have always had such a quantity. On the one hand, what we can sell every day is almost a fixed quantity. On the other hand, even if you want more, it won't be available. After all, there are only so many cattle, and you can't give them back.

If you can work, just kill and eat meat."

Hearing the word farm cattle, Zhao Zhuo suddenly realized that he seemed to have ignored an important issue all this time, that is, the source of beef!

In this era, there is almost no large-scale beef cattle breeding. The beef available on the market is from cattle that cannot do the work or died in accidents!

This is also the reason why there is less beef on the market.

What's more important is that the meat of this kind of beef is very old and cannot be used to make hot pot when stewed or eaten in a suffocated state!

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhuo suddenly laughed to himself.

He thought that no one had thought of opening a hot pot restaurant at that time. Now it seems that it is probably not that no one has thought of this method, but that the reality is that it is difficult to support the establishment of a hot pot restaurant, let alone a chain of hot pot restaurants.

Zhao Zhuo tried again and asked:

"Boss, can you think of a way?"

The boss was also very helpless:

"If you want so much meat, I definitely want to do your business. But the reality is this, and I really have no choice."

Now that the talk has come to this point, it seems that the boss really has no idea, so Zhao Zhuo has no choice but to give up.

After leaving the beef stall, Zhao Zhuo went to the mutton stall and asked.

Zhao Zhuo stopped asking about the price this time and asked:

"Boss, how much mutton is there?"

When the butcher stall owner heard this, he smiled and said:

"I'm lucky today. Two sheep came here. There's enough mutton!"

Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but feel happy when he heard that there were two sheep in one stall.

After all, if the supply of beef is not guaranteed, there is no problem if the supply of mutton is sufficient. All we need to do is change the signature to hot-boiled mutton, and this will be more in line with the appetite of Fengtian people.

Zhao Zhuo asked:

"Then can you guarantee the supply of one sheep every day?" qs

When he heard about such a big business, the boss didn't show any expression of joy. Instead, he had a look of helplessness, which was a bit like the beef stall owner just now.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Zhuo's heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, the boss said with a wry smile:

"There is definitely no way to guarantee a sheep every day."

Zhao Zhuo frowned and asked:

"Why? Aren't there two sheep today?"

The boss nodded:

"Yes, there are two sheep today, but I cannot guarantee that there will be a supply of two sheep every day.

In fact, before today, I had no mutton here for two days. I was just lucky today, so I only had two."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhuo understood.

It turns out that the breeding scale is too small and a stable supply chain cannot be formed at all.

After asking about the most important beef and mutton, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but frowned.

According to the current situation, if this problem cannot be solved, then going to a hot pot restaurant will be nothing.