The Era of Hard Work

In the office, Xu Man knocked on the door and came in, holding a newspaper in his hand, and put it in front of Lu Dong.

"What's the matter, old Xu?" Lu Dong spoke Mandarin as much as possible at work: "Is there explosive news in the newspaper?"

Xu Man pointed to an inconspicuous report: "The chain restaurant market has attracted attention, and some public units in Quannan have also come to an end."

Lu Dong quickly browsed through it, and said: "I know the news. In the catering industry, more and more companies will definitely join in the future. You can go back and tell Xue Tian to ask her to pay more attention to the dynamics of these two companies. I still focus on myself, and at this stage, we must do our best to ensure that the taste, quality and service of the food and drink will not decline.”

"I'm going to find Xue Tian right away." Xu Man left the office.

Lu Dong read the report in the newspaper again. The content was nothing but the news of the establishment of two restaurant chain companies.

It may be that the chain stores under Lu's Catering have a strong appeal and popularity in the mass catering market in Quannan, which has attracted people's attention to the mass catering market.

Quannan Grain Bureau launched the "Resident Kitchen Project" and "Reassuring Breakfast Project", and proposed to create a first-class Chinese fast food brand enterprise in China, to achieve sustainable development and to build a century-old store. Li fast food chain company, listed and opened stores in various places in Quannan City, mainly engaged in fast food such as Chinese stir-fried dishes, steamed buns, porridge soup and dumplings.

The other one in the newspaper news is Chaoyixing Catering Co., Ltd., which was jointly established by Quannan's time-honored brand "Zhengtaiheng" and Quannan State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. Its business direction is basically the same as that of Jindeli, focusing on daily fast food for the public.

Strictly speaking, these two companies have a certain competitive relationship with Lu's Catering's Lu's Malatang, and they both focus on daily consumption types that can eat well within five yuan.

Lu Dong used to work in fast food, and had dealings with Jindeli. This catering company was pretty good in all aspects at the beginning, but after 2010, it was criticized by people. Illness in the unit, all kinds of squinting and ignoring others.

However, because the company under the Food Bureau has strict hygiene control, when other fast food restaurants have various food quality problems, Jindeli stands out.

It can be said that it is good or not, it all depends on the badness of the colleagues.

Lu Dong used to supply fried goods to individual stores of Jindeli for a period of time, so he knows a little bit about this chain fast food company that has never been successful in Quannan. At most, there were only 130 stores, but the total annual turnover exceeded 2 billion.

No matter Jindeli or Chaoyixing, they are all types of fast food that go deep into the community and commercial office areas.

The emergence of these two chain catering companies also aroused some memories in Lu Dong, reminding him of a fast food brand that was popular in many northern provinces.

It is also the type that goes deep into the community and commercial office area, and it still becomes popular with a single dish.

Lu Dong called and called Xue Tian in: "I remember you are from Luokou Town on the north side of Quannan?"

"It wasn't considered Quannan City in the past." Xue Tian roughly said: "In the eyes of old Quannan people, people like me are from the countryside of Quannan, and my family has crossed the Xiaoqing River. In the past few years, Quannan has developed rapidly and the urban area has expanded. In the past, it’s actually not considered an urban area, my hometown has been demolished long ago, and it has become a logistics zone.”

Lu Dong asked: "It's very close to Luokou, are you familiar with the Luokou clothing market?"

Xue Tian said with a smile: "I grew up in that area since I was a child, and I am very familiar with it. Except for the newly built markets, other clothing market stalls are easy to find."

She thought the company was going to open a new store in Luokou: "Mr. Lu, open a store in Luokou Clothing City again?"

"No." Lu Dong recalled carefully: "I heard someone say something. There is a restaurant near Luokou Clothing City that sells braised chicken. It is very famous. It seems to be called Meng's Braised Chicken, or Yang's. Yellow Braised Chicken, that’s probably the name.”

Because this is a chain restaurant developed from Quannan, after recalling it, I have a bit of an impression that the yellow braised chicken doesn't seem to have the surname Yang in the first place.

Xue Tian thought about it carefully: "I don't know about Yang's and Meng's. I haven't heard of special restaurants such as braised chicken near Luokou Clothing City."

Speaking of this, she recalled it again and shook her head again: "It's really not."

It happened many years ago, and Lu Dong only glanced at it once, and I can't remember the specific content clearly. Hearing Xue Tian say this, I think it might be a vague impression, confused with something remembered.

He used to be about forty years old, and he couldn't be like a young man. If he doesn't read carefully and memorize some things, he will soon forget them.

Xue Tian said again at this time: "I heard from my grandma that there used to be a time-honored restaurant in Luokou Town called Fuquanju. It was opened by people who escaped from other places in the early Republic of China. The stewed chicken was very delicious. …About the 1950s, when the public-private partnership was established, it seemed to be merged with the state-owned hotel, and that time-honored brand disappeared.”

She smiled embarrassedly: "I have never eaten it, and my dad seems to have never eaten it. As far as my grandma said, it is hard to say whether it is good or not. In the 1940s and 1950s, it was delicious when the meat was cooked. ?”

This is not the same as Lu Dong's impression, but think about it carefully, are those introductions posted by Lu's Malatang true? Most of the content was fabricated by him, and then Li Wenyue sorted out and wrote it out.

It's strange not to brag about something like this.

Lu Dong said: "When you go home someday, you can ask your family again. You don't need to go back and ask specifically, it's fine when you are off work."

Xue Tian quickly responded: "Okay, I will sort out a file for you then?"

Lu Dong nodded slightly: "Yes."

After Xue Tian left, Lu Dong was also thinking, if it really doesn't work, how about trying to find a formula?

There is no rush in this regard, after all, the company is doing its best to develop the existing three brands.

Song Na has been on a business trip recently. At noon, Lu Dong went downstairs to eat alone. When he arrived at the lobby on the first floor, he saw two women walking towards her.

One of them has fluttering hair, dyed brown highlights, and is very beautiful. In terms of face alone, he is not inferior to Song Na, and is only second to Ning Xue from the Academy of Art.

The other one is hot with big waves, has a standard oval face, and looks not bad, especially the hanging eyebrows and peach blossom eyes, which seem to be able to speak.

"Lu Dong!" It was Sun Sha with long fluttering hair, who blocked her when she saw Lu Dong, "It's just right, I have something to tell you."

Seeing Sun Sha gave Lu Dong a headache, and Lao Du looked down on her, but Du Dahai and his wife made an appointment to be his daughter-in-law.

What would an outsider say about these things?

Lu Dong calmed down and asked, "What's the matter?"

Sun Sha pointed to the side: "Talk a few words."

Lu Dong opened the doorway where people come and go, went to a place with few people on one side, and said directly: "Old Du is on a business trip and is not at the company. It is useless for you to find me if you have something to do."

"Who said it's useless?" Sun Sha raised an eyebrow: "Du Xiaobing is the closest to you now, and you are his partner and superior, and you send him on business trips everywhere..."

Lu Dong felt helpless, and simply said: "You have studied abroad, and you can't understand these things? You have to tell me what you want, right? It's useless if you keep pestering me like this. Let go, and you and Lao Du will be at ease. .”

Sun Sha didn't like this at all: "There is a saying in China that is better to demolish ten temples than ruin a marriage. How can you persuade them to leave rather than make peace?"

As soon as these words came out, for a very short moment, Lu Dong felt that he was not a good person, but then he realized, when did Du Xiaobing make peace with her?

Sun Sha suddenly pulled the big waves around her: "Lu Dong, let me introduce you to a friend. This is my classmate when I was studying abroad. His name is Zhao Li. He used to work in the Taidong McDonald's area and was in charge of market development."

Zhao Li raised her eyebrows, her peach eyes seemed to be talking, and she shook hands with Lu Dong, "Hello, Mr. Lu, when I was in McDonald's Taidong District, I often heard people talking about you and your company."

Lu Dong lightly shook her hand, "Hello."

Zhao Li smiled: "I have resigned from McDonald's."

Having said that, if Lu Dong can't guess the purpose of Sun Sha's bringing Zhao Li here, he will be really an idiot.

But he didn't seem to notice it. He glanced at his watch and said apologetically, "Sorry, both of you, I have an appointment with someone at noon here, and it's time soon. Let's talk another day."

Zhao Li was a little embarrassed, Lu Dong smiled politely, and hurried away.

Not to mention working at McDonald's, even if you have worked at KFC's China headquarters, as long as Sun Sha introduces you, you still don't need it.

Lu Dong still has these points, compared to Lao Du, these are nothing.

"This man!" Sun Sha returned to China for a long time, and gradually returned to Quan Nanwei: "The boss of a big company has no grace at all."

She said embarrassedly, "Zhao Li, let you make this trip for nothing."

Zhao Li's embarrassment has disappeared, and she said, "It's okay, it's not a waste of time to meet a legend in Taidong's fast food industry."

"Are you very interested in him?" Sun Sha asked suddenly, before Zhao Li could speak, she said again: "I know Lu Dong very well, I heard from Du Xiaobing's parents It has been mentioned many times, Lu Dong is not yet twenty-two years old, and it is not unreasonable to say that his assets are over 100 million."

The two had studied in the United States for many years and were greatly influenced by Western culture. Sun Sha didn't hide it, and said directly: "Lily, take him down, and you don't have to worry about the rest of your life. What kind of job are you looking for? Just like me." , responsible for her beautiful appearance all day long.”

Zhao Li didn't speak, but raised her eyebrows slightly.

Sun Sha's head turned quickly. This Lu Dong was a hurdle between her and Du Xiaobing. If it was broken, Du Xiaobing would have fewer problems.

If it doesn't work, it's better to add trouble to him, so as not to make Du Xiaobing go on a business trip all day.

When the two were studying abroad, they walked close together. Sun Sha moved closer and said in a low voice, "You are also a veteran. How can you deal with someone in his early twenties?"

Zhao Li turned around and walked outside the building: "I'll think about it later."