wavenovel Chapter 74 Opening for Business
Chapter 74 Opening for Business
After all, there are only so many people, and Xiao Lu's farmhouse dishes are so good at attracting regular customers, so Lu Yuan was afraid that the hot pot restaurant would be deserted on the first day.
"Newly opened toilets become famous for three days straight!"
This conclusion only applies to restaurants in the city; the flow of people on national highways needs to be judged according to different situations.
Not everyone is a fan of home-style Chinese cuisine, and the prices of Xiao Lu's farm-style dishes may indeed deter some diners.
Mala Tang, a type of snack, can perfectly complement the local food ecosystem.
It can also attract villagers from the village and surrounding areas to spend money, since hot pot is very cheap these days, you can eat it for just a few yuan.
In addition to the storefront sign, Zhao Tong also brought in several huge roadside banners.
The sign reads: "Lu Dajie Malatang will be grandly opened on August 14th! Lu Dajie Malatang, the most authentic in the North!"
After the storefront sign was installed, Lu Yuan got into Zhao Tong's light truck, and they drove along the national highway toward the town.
Along both sides of the national highway, there is a Optimus Prime statue at regular intervals, with the same message printed on it:
Lu Dajie Malatang opened its doors on August 14th! Lu Dajie Malatang is the most authentic Malatang in Northern China!
Looking at these guys, Zhao Tong said admiringly, "How did you come up with this way of playing with guys? Who can compete with you in the future!"
A while ago, when Lu Yuan went to town to borrow a car, he told Zhao Tong about this Optimus Prime GG.
The Optimus Prime GG sign that can be seen everywhere at highway and national road intersections in later generations was not actually very popular in 96.
However, this kind of "GG" (likely referring to a specific feature or advantage) has a significant positive impact on the restaurants under Lu Yuan's name.
To encourage Zhao Tong to be more proactive, Lu Yuan invested some money in him, asking him to smooth things over with people at all levels.
There is only one requirement: he must have priority in using the device.
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He can only rent it out to others when he doesn't need it.
"Zhao Tong, did Optimus Prime understand it?" Lu Yuan asked with a smile, pointing to the huge GG sign.
Zhao Tong nodded vigorously, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.
"Lu Yuan, no, Brother Yuan, if I ever become a tycoon, I'll have to put a shout-out to CCTV's prime time slot: 'Lu Yuan is awesome!'"
"Damn it, you repay kindness with enmity, huh?!"
"Hahaha!"
In reality, this GG card model is equivalent to Lu Yuan pointing out a path to wealth to Zhao Tong.
Even after the rise of the internet, this Optimus Prime GG still has a place in the public eye.
Moreover, by using this as a springboard, Zhao Tong can leap directly from a small shop to a medium-to-large-sized GG company.
This is an achievement he might not be able to reach even if he worked hard his whole life.
Zhao Tong wasn't stupid; when Optimus Prime stood up, he knew how powerful this thing was.
These past few days, Zhao Tong has been tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep, feeling that the opportunity is fleeting.
But Lu Yuan told him not to rush and to wait until his restaurant had launched its offensive before letting him take action.
Afterwards, Zhao Tong took Lu Yuan to the town, where several shops at the intersection displayed signs announcing the opening of a mala tang (spicy hot pot) restaurant.
This was also arranged by Zhao Tong, who runs a shop in town and knows almost everyone there.
These days, there are still mala tang (spicy hot pot) shops, but not many, and the quality varies.
The opening of the mala tang restaurant spread like wildfire, just like news.
Within just two days, almost all the villagers who came to town to buy groceries and run errands knew about it.
On Wednesday, some villagers even came early to ask what time the store would open.
Lu Yuan was stunned. He had indeed underestimated people's lack of interest in new things these days.
He felt that his worries were a bit unnecessary; perhaps if Xiao Lu's farmhouse restaurant operated normally, his mala tang restaurant would also be packed.
This high-profile GG activity certainly aroused great interest among everyone.
You know, people these days are all very thin-skinned.
Especially with the name "Lu Dajie Malatang" and its distinctive logo, it gives off the vibe of a housewife going out to hawk her wares.
This goes against people's traditional beliefs, but it doesn't seem to be anything immoral or scandalous.
The feeling of this combination is subtle, which happens to have aroused everyone's strong interest.
Lu Yuan had a vague feeling that things were going to develop beyond his expectations, so he asked Lu Hua to quickly go to the county town and buy a large sunshade.
Xiao Lu's Farmhouse Restaurant will be closed for one day on Thursday.
However, Lu Yuan did not ask all the employees here to go and help at the mala tang restaurant.
Instead, he gave everyone a day off and went to help out at the mala tang restaurant by himself.
He claimed to be helping, but he didn't actually do anything; he just gave instructions when everyone was in a panic.
The six people who were originally selected will be working at the mala tang restaurant, since they will have to do the work themselves in the future.
If he were to take matters into his own hands now, chaos would ensue again when he is not around.
At 9:30 in the morning, the aunties had already prepared the dishes and soup bases for the day's business.
They all looked anxiously at the door, fearing that no one would come, or that a whole bunch of people would suddenly arrive.
Lu Yuan told the aunties to relax a bit. Nobody eats spicy hot pot so early in the morning. Even if it's early, people won't arrive until lunchtime.
At 10:30, the curtain was suddenly lifted.
The women's hearts tightened, and they immediately stood up in a panic.
Then their expressions immediately relaxed. It turned out that the first group of guests was Lu Wen's wife, Cui Lan, who had brought several of her sisters-in-law to show their support.
"Hello, aunties, we've come to eat spicy hot pot!" Cuilan, heavily pregnant, slowly entered the room.
"Cuilan, why aren't you resting at home? What if you bump into something while you're so pregnant!" The old lady immediately went over and helped her sit down.
Cuilan laughed and said, "I have a craving for spicy food. I think this baby will be a girl."
"Good girl, your first child was a boy and your second child was a girl, that's called having both a son and a daughter!" the old lady replied with a smile.
"Then Auntie, you'd better make it extra spicy for me, so spicy it'll bring forth a daughter!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The relatives' casual conversation quickly dispelled the tense atmosphere. The aunt didn't let Cuilan and her sister-in-law choose the vegetables themselves, but went directly to the kitchen to watch them cook.
The dishes at Mala Tang restaurants are divided into self-selected dishes and stewed dishes.
Before the advent of air-cooled refrigerators, the self-service dish style imitated the Sichuan-style skewers, where dishes were skewered on bamboo sticks and customers could choose them themselves.
A skewer of vegetables costs 1 cents, while a skewer of meat, such as ham sausage, costs 5 cents.
For the pot stew, you can eat whatever the kitchen cooks for you, but it's great value for money, and a full bowl will definitely fill you up.
Although you can choose any vegetables in a pot stew, it will contain a variety of vegetables, such as wide rice noodles, bean curd sheets, green vegetables, potato slices, etc.
A bowl of stew costs 2 yuan. For women with small appetites and children, one bowl is basically enough.
In addition, there are also diners who love rice noodles and can order them separately.
Spicy wide rice noodles, dry-mixed rice noodles, and hot and sour rice noodles cost 1 yuan a bowl, but the portion size is not as large as that of the stew.
A bowl of noodles will also come with some bean curd sheets and green vegetables. If you order a white or fried pancake separately, you can still have a full meal.
Liangpi (cold skin noodles) is the king of summer. A bowl of liangpi costs 1 yuan. It is spicy, refreshing, and very satisfying. It is simply a craving-satisfying weapon.
The cold noodles were made without going into the kitchen; Lu Yuan simply placed a large glass cabinet outside the door.
Inside were sliced cold noodles and several large bowls of sauce, looking clean, hygienic, and appetizing.
Among the three waitresses in the front hall, there was Aunt Guan, who came from my great-grandfather's family and was in charge of mixing the cold noodles.
For these housewives who cook all year round, making cold noodles is a quick and easy skill to master.
After two days of training, Aunt Guan can mix a serving of cold noodles in 20 seconds.
This on-site production method is what attracts the most attention.