Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

It is said that young people of 17, 18, 19, or 18 are physically strong, and they are just like those who do seven times a night.

But Cao Zhiqiang proved with facts that this was all false.

You know, Cao Zhiqiang was only nineteen years old at this time, which was when he was young and strong.

In addition, he has been well-nourished and pampered recently, so it is said that this is the peak period of his physical fitness in his life.

However, the fact is that Cao Zhiqiang and Jin Xiuying died after fighting for three consecutive rounds.

By the fourth round, he already had stars in his eyes and his whole body was sore. He had to forcefully withdraw his troops in the middle of the battle, but he failed to achieve full success.

Because by the time of the fourth battle, there was really not a drop left!

There is a serious shortage of ammunition, so it is naturally impossible to continue the fight.

It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

On the contrary, Jin Xiuying, although it was her first time and lacked experience, became more courageous with each battle.

During the fourth battle, if Cao Zhiqiang had not surrendered voluntarily, Jin Xiuying probably could have continued to fight.

It can be seen from this that in terms of physical strength, Kim Soo-young, who practices sports, is stronger.

After the truce, Cao Zhiqiang rested on the sofa for a full hour before he recovered.

After that, fearing that Jin Xiuying would know the taste of the marrow and continue to fight, she evaded the fact that she had other things to attend to and fled in a hurry.

After escaping, Cao Zhiqiang did not go back to any place because he was afraid of being discovered. Instead, he went directly to the Peking Hotel to get a room and have a good rest.

The next day, Cao Zhiqiang still felt pain in his waist and back after getting up, so he continued to sit in the Peking Hotel and write lyrics.

It was not until the afternoon that Cao Zhiqiang felt that his body was almost recovered, and he finally went out to show his face instead of hiding in the hotel room and using the remote control on the phone.

First, he went to the nearby "Shiweitian" restaurant.

It was not lunch time when Cao Zhiqiang went there, and there was only one day off for Labor Day during this period. May 2nd was a normal working day, but the hotel was still overcrowded.

After asking Cao Jiajia, I found out that many people who come here are idlers from the capital, and most of them are repeat customers.

The reason, besides He Yuzhu's good cooking skills, the most important reason is that there is air conditioning here.

You know, at this time in May, the weather was already quite hot, and many people wore half-length sleeves and waved cattail fans.

As for air conditioning, it is a scarce product throughout the capital. Generally, it is only available in big hotels. Ordinary restaurants do not have air conditioning at all.

But Cao Zhiqiang originally installed air conditioning in the restaurant, so after the guests came here and felt the coolness of the air conditioning, they immediately fell in love with it and even used it as a leisure place, where they came to chat whenever they had nothing to do.

Of course, these people who come to the restaurant to enjoy the coolness and chatting do not order anything. They often avoid the meal. When they come, they order a few side dishes, then bring their own wine, and eat the side dishes while drinking.

All kinds of idle chatter.

Because everyone had indeed ordered the food, and the meal did not occupy a seat, and the large number of people could still make it seem popular, so Cao Jiajia did not chase people away.

"It's right not to drive people away." Cao Zhiqiang nodded and said, "When a new restaurant opens, the key is popularity and reputation.

With Uncle He here, of course the taste of the food is no problem, but other than that, it’s the dining environment and service quality.

Of course, the dining environment is excellent. In addition to the decoration, the air conditioner is also a great tool. Nowadays, there are only a few restaurants in Peiping that can install air conditioning.

In this case, we must pay attention to the quality of service and not offend the guests casually.

Of course, you can’t spoil them all the time, otherwise, they will sit there all day with a side dish and a pot of tea, which is not a problem.”

"How about we learn from the Western restaurants in big hotels and set a minimum consumption?" Cao Jiajia said, "When it's meal time, each table sets a minimum consumption. If it doesn't meet the standard, it won't be served?"

Cao Zhiqiang shook his head: "Private rooms are OK, but dine-in is not. Because if you do this in dine-in, everyone will feel very uncomfortable and think you look down on others."

"How can you look down on people?" Cao Jiajia said, "Besides, isn't the same thing true for restaurants in big hotels?"

"A big hotel is a big hotel, but we are just a restaurant. It's different." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head.

"Then what do you think we should do?" Cao Jiajia said.

"Simple." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "Can't we just open later?"

"Opening later?" Cao Jiajia was stunned.

"Yes." Cao Zhiqiang smiled.

"Why do you think you are so diligent and open the business so early in the morning?

Let me tell you, breakfast is tiring and unprofitable, so just don’t make breakfast.

From now on we will only cook lunch and dinner.

That is to say, at nine o'clock, the waiters start to go to work and make various preparations, such as cleaning the room, preparing ingredients, etc.

It officially opens for business at 11:30 am and stays open until it closes at 2 pm.

After that, it’s time for everyone to settle accounts, clean up, have a rest, and wait until 5:30 in the evening to open the business again and make dinner again.

The dinner time can be longer and last until nine o'clock in the evening. In summer, it can be appropriately extended to ten o'clock in the evening.

In addition, the original cheap side dishes and tea were replaced with more expensive side dishes and tea.

For example, a pot of tea now costs 30 cents, so a pot of tea costs one yuan. Of course, the tea leaves will also be exchanged for better ones.

The cheapest side dish used to be, a plate of pickled cucumbers was 10 cents a plate, but if you change it to something else, it would be at least 50 cents a plate.

And it must be stipulated that drinks, tea, side dishes and rice are not only sold, but to order these separately, you must order a main dish.

That is to say, if you just want a pot of tea and a plate of pickles to enjoy the air conditioning, then you should at least order a main dish.

The price of the main dishes is also increased for me. After analyzing the specific situation, I will increase the price by at least 50%!

Of course, the plates and bowls were almost replaced with higher-standard ones, which looked high-end. I had to make them feel that eating here was worth their money.

In short, Shiweitian is positioned as a high-end restaurant with special features, not a roadside fly shop, nor something that ordinary people can afford.

We do not impose a minimum consumption, but through clear price tags and high-end services, people who come here to eat will understand that if they order a dish and have a meal, they will spend at least five yuan!

If you think you can afford the five yuan, then come and eat.

If you think it’s too expensive and not cost-effective, you won’t come.

I said this, do you understand, sister?"

Cao Jiajia blinked: "Isn't this bad? Many people have come to eat. Will there be any problems if the price is changed rashly?"

"What's the problem?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly.

"If anyone asks, just tell them that the previous price was the trial price and it was a big discount for Labor Day.

The big discount is only for three days, and after three days it will be changed back to the original price.

In other words, we will hang up the price change sign tomorrow to let everyone know that we only have a big discount for the first three days of opening, and will change it back to the original price the day after tomorrow.

Sister, you have to understand that as long as the ingredients are high-end, the chef’s skills are good, and the food is delicious and delicious, there will definitely be repeat customers!

People who can come here to eat high-end food don't care about the price at all.

Those who care about price don't care about your cooking skills or what kind of cuisine you are, they just want to get the best deal.

So, by raising prices, improving the quality of tableware, and improving service attitude, we are raising the value here in disguise.

By the way, as for the waitresses, I asked them to put on uniform makeup, put on a uniform red high-slit cheongsam, and wear high heels.

You should also change your titles. When you meet a man, call him sir, when you meet a woman, call her ma’am. Don’t call me gay master.

By the way, let's recruit two more young, fair and beautiful women with a height of 1.7 meters.

There is no need to do anything else to recruit these two women. They just wear cheongsam and stand at the door when the business opens. Everyone who comes will bow and smile together and shout welcome!

This is called a welcome girl!

With the welcome girl, you can naturally scare away a large number of idle people.

If there is another idle person who comes over to order a dish and occupies the table, find a waitress and stand in front of him, salute him, and look at him.

And if you have anything to do, go over and ask, Sir, what else do you want?

After going back and forth like this, unless you are really shameless, it is impossible to stay here and not leave.

If you really have that kind of two-skinned person, please call me again and I will find professionals to deal with them.

Just do as I say, I guarantee you’ll be right!”

Cao Jiajia frowned: "Zhiqiang, what you said is inappropriate, isn't it? Besides, can Uncle He agree?"

"Why is it inappropriate?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, "Sister, you don't really think that my hotel is making money from individual customers, right?

No, you are wrong. From the beginning, I never thought about making money from these individual customers.

The target customers of my hotel are those cadres of state-owned enterprises and government institutions, as well as those intellectuals who are not short of money, but pursue quality, status and enjoyment!"

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang looked around, then lowered his voice in Cao Jiajia's ear:

"To be honest, the meal we hosted for our Hongguang Machinery Factory and its fraternal units, as well as Uncle He, the leading cadre of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Plant, was enough for our hotel.

Not to mention, I am relatively familiar with cultural organizations such as the Publishing Bureau, the Cultural Bureau, the TV Station, the Broadcasting Bureau, and the Writers Association. It would be no problem to say hello to them later and ask them to come and have a meal.

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But those people are all respectable, and they are very particular about the dining environment, service and food taste.

Although we have private rooms here, it would not be appropriate if they find that the canteen is always crowded with idle people after they arrive.

Therefore, it is better to offend idlers than cadres.

How much money do people have now, and how many meals can they eat?

Leading cadres are different. Most of them eat and drink with public funds and are reimbursed by public funds. They don't care about the price at all.

Other hotels may worry about not getting their money back, but we are different.

Just because of the plaque in our hotel, no one dares to default on their debt, understand?"

"Is there anything different about that plaque?" Cao Jiajia asked, "Who wrote that word?"

Cao Zhiqiang sighed: "Sister, don't ask, you just need to know that the person who wrote the plaque for our family has a very unusual identity.

Anyway, generally no one would dare to default on their debt. If someone does, just call me and I will take care of it.

Once or twice, everyone will know that our store is very tough and cannot be easily offended, and no one will dare to default on their debts."

Cao Jiajia worried: "But if you do this, will you offend those leaders? What if they don't come in the future?"

Cao Zhiqiang slapped his forehead: "Sister, why don't you understand?

Do you know what it means to have no interactions with white people, but to have great scholars when talking and laughing?

This means that whoever you plan to be, go to whatever circle you want to be in!

If a leading cadre comes to eat here and always bumps into acquaintances or leading cadres from other units, do you think he will still be reluctant to come?

By then, everyone knows that our hotel has a strong backend, many leaders, and we can also meet celebrities in the cultural world.

As time went by, the reputation of this place spread, and it naturally became a natural fame and fortune fair.

You know, our country has a rule called the drinking party culture, and a lot of socializing is done through food.

As long as we build this hotel into such a place, there will be no need for you to publicize it everywhere, and those who are interested in progress will naturally come here to eat, do you understand?"

"Ah, that's the truth." Cao Jiajia nodded, "Zhiqiang, you are the best, you have a sharp mind, you can think of so many things."

Cao Zhiqiang shook his head: "Actually, it's nothing. It's not that my brain is particularly active and I think a lot.

In fact, many people can think of what I said, but, being able to think of it is one thing, being able to do it is another."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "But I am different. Before I opened this restaurant, I already had a certain status and connections, which means I already have a certain customer base.

As you saw on the opening day, many middle- and high-level leaders from the factory came. Most of them came for my face, not Uncle He's.

Therefore, as our hotel, we don’t need to take too much care of individual customers. We can raise prices when we need to. After all, our target group is not them.

We do not take the initiative to drive people away, but we do select target customers by raising prices.

When everyone knows that it costs a lot to eat here, ordinary people will not come here easily, at least not now."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang suddenly felt a dull pain in his lower back again, and couldn't help but frown and hold his lower back.

"What's wrong with you?" Cao Jiajia asked immediately, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

"It's nothing." Cao Zhiqiang held his waist and smiled, "It's just that I've been a little busy recently and accidentally slipped my waist."

"Hit your waist?" Cao Jiajia frowned and said, "This matter is big or small. Why don't you go to the hospital to check it out?"

"It's okay, it's a small matter, just rest for a few days and it will be fine." Cao Zhiqiang laughed, "Besides, the hospital can't find out this kind of problem. It's just taking medicine and injections, which is of no use."

"Then you can see Chinese medicine." Cao Jiajia said.

"Zhiqiang, don't underestimate Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine is still very useful in treating waist and leg pain.

Especially since you don't look very good right now. You may be tired, right?

It’s better to see a Chinese medicine doctor and take supplements if necessary, but don’t ignore them just because you are young.

Just like your brother-in-law, he was not afraid of anything when he was young. What happened? Is the root cause of the disease at stake?

You can’t imitate your brother-in-law!”

When Cao Zhiqiang heard this, his eyes immediately lit up: "Yes, Chinese medicine, why didn't I think of that?"

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang said to Cao Jiajia: "Sister, I understand, I will go see a Chinese medicine doctor right away.

But you must listen to me about things here and change them according to what I say.

Change it early rather than late, and don’t be afraid of offending these individual customers, do you hear me?”

"Don't worry." Cao Jiajia smiled and said, "I will listen to you. After playing overseas tonight, I will discuss the rectification with Uncle He. Is this finally done?"

"Very good, I'm relieved now." Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly.