Rebirth 1989: My Unlucky Career

Hearing Zhao Zhuo ask this, the man was stunned for a moment, and then replied:

"I am from Fengtian, but I have been working in Shancheng. How...how do you know this?"

Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly:

"If you open your mouth to eat spicy hot pot, it probably has something to do with the mountain city."

Hearing that Zhao Zhuo could guess this with just one sentence, the man's expression softened a lot.

After all, this at least shows that Zhao Zhuo has sufficient research on hot pot, instead of just opening a shop casually.

Of course, if he knew that in another thirty years, the streets and alleys of China would be filled with Shancheng hot pot restaurants, he might not have such a reaction.

After a pause, Zhao Zhuo continued:

"Our current restaurant serves Beijing-style shabu-shabu, so we cannot provide spicy hotpot. Please forgive me."

That person very keenly grasped the hidden meaning in Zhao Zhuo's words:

"Now? Do you mean you will open a Shancheng hotpot restaurant in the future?"

Regarding this person's language understanding ability, Zhao Zhuo nodded with satisfaction:

"Yes, after this store is on track, our next step will be to open a Shancheng hot pot restaurant. In addition to fresh beef and mutton, other classic dishes of Shancheng hot pot, such as hairy tripe, yellow throat, duck blood, and kidney slices

…It will all be there by then.”

The moment he heard Zhao Zhuo mention the hairy belly, the man's eyes suddenly straightened:

"Hairy belly and yellow throat?! Boss, you really understand the style of Shancheng hot pot! No need to guess, the Shancheng hot pot restaurant you open by then will be very authentic!"

It can be seen that this person was very surprised, as if he did not expect that Zhao Zhuo could plan so carefully.

Speaking of this, the man suddenly thought of something, and then he looked a little disappointed:

"I just don't know when you open the Shancheng hotpot restaurant, and I probably won't be able to eat it."

Zhao Zhuo smiled and asked:

"Why, aren't you staying in Fengtian for a long time?"

The man nodded:

"That's right, I will be transferred to another place to work in another week. I don't know when I will return to Fengtian. I may never go back to the mountain city in this life."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhuo nodded slightly:

"It doesn't matter, you can eat this hot pot before you leave."

Hearing this, the man suddenly showed a surprised expression:

"What, can I eat before I leave? Your mountain hot pot restaurant is ready to open?"

Zhao Zhuo shook his head:

"That's not to say, I'm not ready yet."

Hearing this, the man suddenly became embarrassed:

"I'm not ready yet. Even if I start preparing now, it will take at least a month."

I have to say that this person is quite knowledgeable about the preparation work for a hot pot restaurant. A typical hot pot restaurant takes almost a month from the beginning of planning to the final opening.

However, this is just an ordinary hotpot restaurant, and Zhao Zhuo's restaurant is certainly not ordinary.

Therefore, Zhao Zhuo smiled lightly and said:

"You underestimate how quickly I can open a store.

Let's do this, you give me your contact information, and when the Shancheng style hot pot restaurant opens, I will contact you so that you can eat authentic Shancheng hot pot without going to Shancheng."

Hearing Zhao Zhuo's assurance, the man couldn't help but feel happy:

"That's good."

With that said, the man left his contact information and left full of hope.

And while Zhao Zhuo was chatting with the man, the hot pot restaurant was completely full.

However, people are still coming, all following the smell, and a line has begun to form outside the door.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but smile and said to Zhang Yun:

"Did you see that if we advertised, the queue would probably reach the street now?"

Hearing Zhao Zhuo's somewhat proud words, Zhang Yun nodded sincerely.

:

"Yes, I didn't expect that the business could be so good."

After all, facts speak louder than words. In the face of such a lively and busy scene, everyone has to praise Zhao Zhuo's business talent.

A hot pot restaurant has become so popular right after it opened, and it even looks like a later Internet celebrity restaurant.

After a pause, Zhang Yun looked at the direction the man left just now and asked Zhao Zhuo:

"By the way, from what you just said, are you going to open a Shancheng hotpot restaurant in just these few days?"

Zhao Zhuo nodded:

"Yes, I plan to open a hot pot restaurant of various styles during this period as a pilot project.

We can also know from the business situation what kind of hot pot is more popular, and we can increase our efforts to open branches later."

After hearing this, Zhang Yun said:

"This is certainly a good idea, but our Jingcheng Shabu Shabu has just opened, and we are about to open another hot pot restaurant, and it will be a completely different style restaurant from Jingcheng Shabu Shabu. Isn't this a bit too fast?"

Looking at Zhang Yun's worried expression, Zhao Zhuo smiled, gave Zhang Yun a look that reassured her, and then said slowly:

“Originally, according to my plan, I would open this store for a while and then make next steps.

But I didn’t expect that the business could be so good.

With such a booming business, it would be a pity not to take the opportunity to open a store as soon as possible."

Zhang Yun naturally understood what Zhao Zhuo meant and said after hearing this:

"Indeed, business today is indeed very booming, but is there a reason for this because it was the first day of business?

I’m just worried that the business in the future won’t be so good, and we’ve already opened several stores, so there will be risks.”

Upon hearing Zhang Yun's concerns, Zhao Zhuo expressed his understanding:

"What you said does make sense. However, we don't actually need to ask how good the business of this store is. As long as we can guarantee half of today's customer flow, it is already very profitable.

Therefore, I think we might as well relax a little and have an optimistic attitude towards the future."

Hearing this, Zhang Yun suddenly turned her head and looked at Zhao Zhuo seriously.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhuo was a little confused:

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Zhang Yun shook her head and said:

"I was thinking about why you always have such an optimistic attitude."

Zhao Zhuo laughed when he heard this:

"Relax, it's okay, I'm here anyway."

I have to say, these words are really heart-warming and make people feel at ease after listening to them.

Just when the two of them were enjoying this warm feeling silently, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside, breaking the atmosphere between the two of them.

Zhao Zhuo was obviously unhappy at being influenced by others.

He frowned slightly and then looked out the door.

Through the door, I couldn't hear clearly what was being said outside. I could only see a man pointing at the store and saying something excitedly.