The Era of Hard Work

"Shaolin, Shaolin, how many miraculous stories tell you—"

When they came to the office floor of Lu’s Dining Chair Building, which belongs to Shaolin Temple Catering Management Co., Ltd., the first thing the applicants heard was this once popular song. For those born in the 1970s and 1980s, the "Shaolin Temple" It is an indelible memory.

Lu's Catering is recruiting, and the newly established Shaolin Temple Catering Management Company is also recruiting.

From cooks to store managers to basic waiters and more, it takes a lot of hands.

There is no need to worry about warehousing and distribution. Like other brands under Lu's Catering, these businesses are all outsourced to Gasgoo Logistics Group.

The reorganized Gasgoo Logistics Group has gradually spread its business tentacles across the country. In terms of outsourcing services, it has inherited the mature mechanism of Lu's Catering, which can effectively reduce a series of difficulties faced by the company's start-up.

But it is not easy for a brand to grow bigger.

For example, Taifengyuan Braised Chicken has just entered the southern market this year.

Fu Zhaoxia didn't care about today's preliminary interview, and called Xu Qin, the director of the company's public affairs department, to the top floor of Lu's Restaurant Building.

"How is the recruitment going?" Lu Dong asked while sitting on the office chair.

Fu Zhaoxia and Xu Qin sat opposite him, and the former said: "The recruitment for fresh graduates is not very ideal. I heard that most college students have great concerns about working in front-line stores, but in management positions, except for a very few Excellent fresh graduates, others cannot immediately put into work, need training, need to accumulate experience, unless you meet an extremely outstanding individual, otherwise it is better to use someone who has a job."

Lu Dong agrees: "It takes time to grow up, and you can control these details, but there is one rule that needs to be strictly enforced, small payment, new college students, regardless of ability and experience, must work in front-line stores for a period of time, we are in chain catering , The restaurant is the core, and I don’t even have enough understanding of the front-line business, so I don’t need to talk about other things.”

Not only the newly established Shaolin Temple Catering Management Company, but also other brands of Lu's Catering.

"I will strictly enforce it." Fu Zhaoxia talked about another matter: "Is the Shaolin Temple Vegetarian Restaurant considering finding an image spokesperson?"

Other catering brands under Lu's Catering have image spokespersons, Zhao Laogen and Lu's Hot Pot, Liu Xiang and Lu's Malatang, Jay Chou and Burger King, Liu Yiwei and Taifeng Garden Braised Chicken.

Actual statistics show that these spokespersons have raised the attention of major brands to a certain extent and boosted the profit data.

Lu Dong asked, "Have you considered the candidate?"

Fu Zhaoxia glanced at Xu Qin, and said, "I discussed with Director Xu and drew up a few potential candidates who fit the brand of Shaolin Temple."

Xu Qin immediately put the document in her hand on the desk.

Lu Dong took it over and browsed it roughly.

Xu Qin understands Lu Dong's habits, and said in detail: "The first choice is Jet Li. Shaolin Temple is really well-known in modern times, precisely because of the movie "Shaolin Temple", Jet Li is the absolute protagonist, and later appeared in several films with Shaolin as the theme. The film has a great impact."

After she finished talking about the advantages, she went on to talk about the disadvantages: "Jet Li is currently developing mainly in Hollywood, playing the banner of an international superstar and a Hollywood action star. His film salary is close to tens of millions of dollars. The endorsement fee must be extremely high, and it is calculated in US dollars."

Lu Dong nodded slightly. If the same big star only develops in the country, it is natural to calculate the remuneration in RMB, but if it is converted into US dollars, the exchange rate in the middle represents a gap of several times.

Seeing that Lu Dong didn't say anything, Xu Qin continued: "The second person is named Wu Jing, who has starred in "Tai Chi Master" and the TV drama version of "Shaolin Temple". He has a certain popularity in China and his personal image is relatively good. very high."

Just the same as before: "After Wu Jing became popular for a short time, the past two years have been relatively quiet. He belongs to the half-red but not purple type. Judging from the current situation, his personal development may not change for a very long time."

"Don't consider him." Lu Dong directly vetoed it: "We need someone who can promote publicity."

If more than ten years later, Wu Jing may be a very good candidate. In the current situation, it is better to go to Shi Xiaolong to sign Wu Jing.

"Youth Bao Qingtian" gave Shi Xiaolong's acting career a brief flashback.

Xu Qin went on to talk about the following candidates. As before, she was looking for potential spokesperson candidates, not just looking for one, but preparing a list and choosing the best ones.

Strictly speaking, endorsement is a two-way choice. Maybe you like others, but others may not like you.

For example, the last time Chen Jieke came to attend the opening ceremony of the Qingzhao Culture and Tourism Festival, he had a private chat with Lu Dong and expressed his intention to cooperate with Lu's Catering. As long as the salary is in place, the spokesperson is not a problem.

However, Lu Dong politely refused on the grounds that all the brands under the company have long-term spokespersons.

For Chen Jieke and Liu Tianwang, Lu Dong was full of doubts. This was not because of prejudice, but because Chen Jieke and Liu Tianwang's impressive record was too scary, and the lessons of blood and tears of countless brands were there.

Even a person like Lu Dong who doesn't believe in evil will feel lingering fear when he sees it.

Xu Qin also talked about Shi Xiaolong who was born in Shaolin Temple, and finally said: "There is another candidate, to be precise, a collective candidate, the monks of Shaolin Temple. As for the derivation of various rumors."

She thought about it for a while: "The disadvantage is that the reputation of the individual is not obvious. If any one of them is taken out alone, without the aura of the monks, few people may know it. And the monks are mythical in a sense. Once the myth A shattering may trigger a series of negative effects."

Lu Dong smiled: "Don't worry about this, the Shaolin Temple takes it more seriously than we do, the master abbot will not allow the monks to compete with others in public."

Even in the era of social networks, the Shaolin monks would at best chat with others, and would not compete openly with others.

If nothing else, Shaolin Temple and the abbot master will strictly prohibit it.

Therefore, those who openly compete with others under the banner of Shaolin monks are all fake Shaolin monks.

Reputation is very important, as long as I don't fight with others, there will be no defeat!

Both Xu Qin and Fu Zhaoxia had contact with the Shaolin Temple, after careful consideration, they found that this was indeed the case.

Lu Dong returned the information to Xu Qin, and said, "Get in touch with Jet Li first, you can consider it within 5 million per year, and if it exceeds this number, look for other candidates."

No need for Lu Dong to say more, Fu Zhaoxia also knows that the 5 million is RMB.

Xu Qin nodded, and quickly figured out that it was unlikely that Jet Li would be settled with 5 million RMB. Wu Jing was rejected by Mr. Lu, and Shi Xiaolong was so-so. It is estimated that he will finally have to discuss the matter of the monks with Shaolin Temple.

Fu Zhaoxia and Xu Qin left Lu Dong's office and exchanged their opinions. When the former was negotiating with Shaolin Temple, he discussed the issue of the monks' advertising for the Shaolin Temple restaurant, but today's Shaolin Temple is not so much It is a temple, not to mention a commercial company. The Monk Corps is an extremely important industry under its umbrella. Even companies that cooperate with both parties cannot use it for free.

If you want to invite the monks of Shaolin Temple, you have to pay real gold and platinum.

If other candidates are not suitable, it is necessary to go to Shaolin Temple again.

The thought of dealing with the CEO of Shaolin Temple gave Fu Zhaoxia some headaches. That master is really a very powerful businessman.

In the office, Lu Dong received a call from Li Wenyue, and after a short meeting, Li Wenyue and Lu Tao arrived.

Lu Dong asked the short and fat assistant Zheng Youyou to make tea and water for the two of them, and asked, "Why do you two come here when you have time?"

Lu Tao smiled and said, "Brother Wenyue and I just went to the city for a meeting. On the way, we saw an advertisement for a vegetarian restaurant in Shaolin Temple. Brother Wenyue suddenly had an idea. He happened to drop by here and came over."

Hearing this, Lu Dong couldn't help looking at Li Wenyue curiously: "What kind of inspiration did you get?"

Li Wenyue smiled and pushed down his glasses: "It's not an inspiration, but seeing Shaolin Temple and the abbot of Shaolin Temple, I suddenly remembered the martial arts novels we read before."

Lu Dong smiled: "We have to find Wei Guo and Sanhei for this, they know a lot."

"It's not about novels." Li Wenyue said in detail: "Dongzi, that's what I'm thinking about. If we only do performances on the big stage in Lujia Village, will it be monotonous after a long time?"

Lu Dong continued: "I have contacted the Lu Opera Troupe and some provincial and municipal art groups through Noon Sunshine. After the discussion, they will be able to come to our village to perform. One set and three sets, I have contacted heart to heart, and strive for There will be one in the second half of the year, anyway, we can’t stop promoting the event.”

Li Wenyue nodded: "The application for the rating of the scenic spot has also been approved. 3A is not a big problem, and 4A is only a matter of time."

Lu Dong returned to Li Wenyue's topic: "Let's talk about your thoughts."

"That's what I think. Since Shaolin Temple exists and claims to have an orderly inheritance of seventy-two unique skills, do other sects also exist?"

Li Wenyue didn't know much about this area, but he just had a preliminary idea. He happened to be walking from the Innovation Port of the Provincial University, so he came over and said to Lu Dong, "Like Emei, Wudang, Shaolin, and Kongtong. , Kunlun, these sects, people in our country, estimated to be in their teens to fifties or sixties, have said a lot. Do these sects actually exist? If so, do they have inheritance? Does the gatekeeper exist?"

Lu Dong gradually understood the meaning of Li Wenyue's words. This was a big publicity event, and it was eye-popping!

The influence of martial arts culture in China is not so great. Even in the new millennium, people who are obsessed with or extremely interested in martial arts culture still exist on a large scale.

Li Wenyue looked at Lu Dong and said, "If these sects exist and have their own masters, can we organize a martial arts conference? At that time, inviting the masters of each sect will surely attract a large number of tourists and the media. It does a lot of publicity.”