Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 273 A Hot Day (Subscription Request)
As a deputy leader of the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building, it would be a lie for Zhou Fengnian to say that he is not busy.

Zhou Weitian fried a dish, prepared a bowl of noodles and brought it to Zhou Fengnian.

After tasting two bites, Zhou Fengnian nodded and said, "Brother, your cooking skills are absolutely perfect. With this skill, it would be strange if your restaurant is not popular. But remember to improve your service attitude and don't make it like a state-owned restaurant."

The waiters in state-owned restaurants serve the diners just like they do with the guests themselves. If they are unhappy, they will ask the diners to serve their own food, and they will even curse at them if they disagree with something.

After the emergence of individual businesses, the first to die were definitely state-owned restaurants.

"I know that for sure. I've met the waiters. I plan to let your sister-in-law take care of them."

Zhou Weitian smiled after he finished speaking, and then continued to ask: "Fengnian, I am not worried about the business, but if I want to expand it in the future, what should I do?"

Now one person can only apply for one business license and can hire eight people, so there will not be enough manpower to expand further.

"It's easy. Let my sister-in-law apply to open a store, and my mother can also apply. My sister-in-law's relatives can also apply. If that doesn't work, there are children."

Zhou Fengnian suggested: "The inspection was not so strict at the beginning. It is not easy to find someone to apply. Anyway, the store is yours."

"Good idea!"

Zhou Weitian suddenly understood. He and his second brother were just worrying about this matter. They thought the business would definitely become popular, but how to develop it after it became popular was a headache.

After listening to Zhou Fengnian's explanation, they suddenly understood that it was not easy to find a few relatives to open a store, and they could just borrow their reputation.

Afterwards, Zhou Fengnian ate while listening to his elder and second brothers talk about their business.

The boss’s restaurant is called the No. 1 Restaurant, which has a simple and crude meaning. It is the first privately owned restaurant in New China, and it will aim to be the best in the country in the future.

Zhou Weitian called three apprentices to the kitchen, plus a dishwasher; the apprentices were paid 150 yuan, the dishwasher was paid 80 yuan, and the waiter who served the guests in front was paid 70 yuan.

The monthly salary expenses alone are more than 700 yuan.

Fortunately, the store has already been purchased, and the location and area are good. It can accommodate twenty tables and two small private rooms.

Zhou Weitian also negotiated with several communes and meat processing plants on how much pork, chicken, duck and eggs to purchase each month.

If Zhou Fugui had not been so influential throughout Changping, it would not have been so easy for Zhou Weitian to collect meat and eggs from the commune.

The restaurant's pricing is also quite reasonable; meat dishes are basically the same price of 1.8 yuan; vegetarian dishes range from 0.30 to 0.70 yuan, with the cheapest being 0.30 yuan.

It is definitely more expensive than buying vegetables directly, but what you eat in a restaurant is the cooking skills, and there are many wealthy people in Beijing.

In the past, restaurants with famous chefs were not open. If they knew a restaurant that cooked delicious food, this little money would not stop them from coming to eat.

After Zhou Fengnian finished his meal, he just happened to listen to Zhou Weitian's "report", which could be considered a report. Although he said he was not worried, he was still a little nervous in his heart.

"That's the way to do it, brother. Those famous restaurants before the public-private partnership didn't open, and the famous chefs before are gone. Your cooking skills can definitely dominate the catering industry."

After saying that, Zhou Fengnian turned his head and looked at Zhou Jiaan, and said to him: "Second brother, you should watch more of the Amei movies we imported. Make the same costumes as those in the movies. Then someone will definitely grab them!"

Zhou Jiaan nodded and said, "Okay, I see. I heard there's one coming out soon. Many people are quite curious about foreign movies. I'll go watch it tomorrow."

At that time, the worship of the West was still quite serious. Zhou Fengnian wanted to change it, but he had no strength or confidence.

It's impossible that everyone likes bell-bottom pants. If he asks his second brother to sell Hanfu, wouldn't that be cheating people and losing money?

First grow and become stronger, and then slowly build up confidence.

When they surpass Amei, Amei will come to copy them; the case of Shenzhou Computer is that Xiaorizi and Amei keep copying each generation of computers, but they still can't keep up.

And every time computer companies in these two countries release counterfeit products, they are criticized by consumers: "This is a pathetic knockoff!"

The label of counterfeit is almost imprinted on them and cannot be removed. If they still cannot innovate within ten years, this label will be completely solidified.

Shenzhou computers are high-end, and other computers are garbage.

After comforting the two men and telling them not to worry, Zhou Fengnian persuaded them to leave.

But before leaving, Zhou Weitian said, "Third brother, I have prepared an agreement for you. No matter how big the business becomes in the future, you will have 70% of it."

"Don't bother with that. Half of it will do."

Zhou Fengnian stuffed back the agreement that Zhou Weitian had taken out, as well as the agreement prepared by Zhou Jiaan.

“It’s a lie to say that I don’t need money. I will definitely need a lot of money in the future, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. But it’s not convenient for me to do business, so I can only ask you for help.

I will definitely not be polite to you when the time comes, but you don’t need to pay 70%, just give me half when the time comes; there is no need for an agreement, how can I not trust you?"

"Okay, Third Brother, we won't be polite. If you need money, just let me know anytime."

Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan were moved and left after saying goodbye.

After everyone left, Zhou Fengnian washed up and went to bed to rest.

However, before going to bed, he told Zhou Yan that he could bring his colleagues to his eldest brother's house for lunch tomorrow at noon to help boost his popularity and confidence.

There is no need to worry about the second brother. His clothing factory plans to become a wholesale source.

In the future, popular jeans and other items will all be smuggled in from the south, but Zhou Jiaan’s garment factory can produce them directly, which is considered to be a geographical advantage.

The smugglers worked hard to transport the clothes back, only to find out that there was a local garment factory that produced the clothes directly. They would definitely purchase the clothes from them, so why would they travel so far?

Zhou Fengnian really wanted to support his brother, but he was a bit busy recently; he had to build the domestic wireless communications and Internet layout while also being responsible for earning his own funds.

It is impossible to ask the finance department for money. The finance department is already empty, and they are still planning to take over the Shenzhou Computer Factory.

And a policy will be introduced in a few years.

If there is an official in the family, his wife and children cannot do business.

There are no clear restrictions on brothers, but there will be some impact, so Zhou Fengnian should keep a low profile.

The next day, Zhou Yan started reading the newspaper after work. She and Zhou Fengnian were two extremes, one was extremely busy, and the other was extremely idle.

Nowadays, there are very few cases of going to the Women's Federation, and the status of women has been promoted for more than ten years, so there is no need for special publicity.

No one came to them for help, and the Women's Federation also took the initiative to inquire, but everything in the factory was calm.

It’s impossible for the couple to have a quarrel and then the Women’s Federation will go to the man’s house to teach him a lesson.

That doesn't make sense!
Near noon, Zhou Yan said to Deputy Director Lin in the office: "Xiujuan, can I take you out for lunch?"

After listening to this, Lin Xiujuan smiled and asked, "Director Zhou, do you have any happy news?"

"It's not a happy event, just going to see this newly opened restaurant."

After Zhou Yan handed the newspaper to Lin Xiujuan, she said, "There's a self-employed restaurant nearby. It's even in the newspaper. I'll call Sister Yujie and let's go have a meal together?" "Sister Yujie, Deputy Secretary Bai? I, I'm fine. We can go have a meal together."

Deputy Director Lin Xiujuan quickly agreed and said that it was a rare opportunity to communicate with Deputy Secretary Bai. She had heard that Director Zhou had a strong background, and she was a little skeptical.

When I heard it today, it seemed that calling the deputy secretary "sister" casually meant that she had a very strong background.

"Okay, then I'll go call Sister Yujie."

After Zhou Yan finished speaking, she stood up and walked towards Bai Yujie's office. After arriving, she knocked on the door and went in. She told Bai Yujie about this matter, and the latter immediately agreed.

But she wanted to take her daughter with her.

Bai Qing'an was coming to see her at noon. They had originally agreed to have lunch together, and now they just happened to get together.

Zhou Yan naturally had no objection. She and Bai Qing'an were not outsiders, and she even treated her as her own daughter-in-law in her heart.

Although she is a little older, Zhou Yan thinks that age is not a problem as long as the child likes her; what's more, Bai Qing'an is in good condition, and there may be dozens or even hundreds of people chasing after this girl.

After getting off work at noon, Zhou Yan and the other two waited in the machinery factory for a while. Soon they saw Bai Qingan coming over on a bicycle.

He was a little surprised to see Zhou Yan when he arrived at the door, but when he learned that Zhou Yan would treat him at noon, he immediately agreed with a smile.

So the four of them rode their bicycles to the First Restaurant. Lin Xiujuan, whose family was the poorest, was the deputy director of the Women's Federation and her husband was the deputy director of the District Finance Bureau. Riding a bicycle was not a problem for them.

When they arrived, they were stunned by the situation at the First Restaurant. It was full of people, and there were still some people waiting in line outside.

Zhou Yan was thinking of bringing a table of customers to cheer up her elder brother and sister-in-law, but she didn't expect that they were a bit redundant. The business was so good that they didn't even need to bring in traffic.

After taking a few glances, Lin Xiujuan said, "This self-employed business is really doing great. However, just smelling the aroma of the food is really appetizing."

It’s not that she had never eaten good food before, but the food in the restaurant smelled better than anything she had eaten before.

Zhou Yan said, "I'll go ask. I remember there's room in the back."

After that, Zhou Yan walked into the restaurant. When she came to the front desk, she saw her sister-in-law busy with the bill, so she greeted her, "Sister-in-law."

"Brothers and sisters?"

Qu Ying looked up and found that it was Zhou Yan who called her. She immediately asked with a smile: "Why are you here? Where is the third brother? Wei Tian said that you couldn't come. What a lie!"

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Fengnian didn't come, I brought my colleagues here, I wanted to show my support to you, sister-in-law, but now..."

"Since you're here, there must be room. We have two private rooms in the back. Call your friends in and I'll take you there."

After Qu Ying finished speaking, he brought Zhou Yan out to call Bai Yujie and the others.

The customers waiting at the door saw that some people who came late were able to cut in line, and they immediately said unconvincedly: "Boss, what's wrong? We came early and there was no seat, but these people got one right after they arrived?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this is my brother and sister-in-law. They asked me to save a seat for them yesterday, but you misunderstood."

Qu Ying apologized with a smile on her face: "How about this, everyone, I will give you an extra dish per table as an apology for keeping you waiting for so long."

"Family, forget it, it's okay."

Since he has given both face and benefits, the person will feel embarrassed to pursue the matter further, otherwise he will appear to be petty.

The Sijiu City usually cares about its reputation, and making them lose face is more painful than giving them two punches.

"Sister-in-law, why don't we let them eat first and go to another place."

"That won't work. Just order your food and I'll ask Wei Tian to cook it for you."

Afterwards, Qu Ying brought Zhou Yan and the other three into a small private room at the back and handed them the menu.

After Qu Ying left, Bai Qingan asked, "Aunt Zhou, is this restaurant owned by your family?"

"It's not my family, it's Fengnian's eldest brother and sister-in-law. He used to be the deputy director of the canteen at Shenzhou Machine Tool Factory. He was famous for his cooking skills. Now he's suspended from work and opened a restaurant..."

Zhou Yan explained.

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Yujie and Lin Xiujuan both remembered that the small kitchen at the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory was indeed very famous.

It is not only open to factory cadres, but sometimes cadres from outside who want to come and eat also have the opportunity, as long as their level is high enough.

Lin Xiujuan also heard from her husband that the chef's cooking skills at the machine tool factory were probably at the level of a famous restaurant chef. She didn't expect that such a person would become a self-employed person.

After Zhou Yan ordered the dishes, the waiter brought them out soon. There were four dishes and one soup, two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes.

Bai Qingan couldn't wait to pick up his chopsticks, and after taking a bite, he immediately said with a smile: "It's Uncle Zhou's craftsmanship, it's almost as good as Uncle Zhou's."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Qing'an, those in our family who can cook all learned from your Uncle Zhou."

Bai Qingan took a few more bites, and then suddenly said, "Uncle Zhou knows so many things, and his cooking is so delicious. I feel like there's nothing he can't do..."

After saying that, he glanced at his mother inadvertently, but no one noticed this look.

Zhou Yan said helplessly: "He usually likes to study all kinds of things, and he even taught himself kung fu. As a result, Xianyang secretly learned from him and now often fights..."

Bai Qingan immediately said, "Aunt Zhou, I know about Xianyang. I don't blame him. He didn't initiate the fight."

"Okay, Qing'an is right."

After hearing Zhou Yan's words, Bai Qing'an immediately reacted and lowered his head to eat the food shyly.

Lin Xiujuan, who was eating at the side, was thinking, she seemed to not know who Zhou Yan's husband was? He sounded like a cook, but he didn't sound like one.

However, it was not appropriate to ask at this time. She had just arrived at the Women's Federation, and it would be inappropriate to ask in a hurry. She should ask other people after returning.

The people who had lunch were very satisfied. Although Zhou Weitian's cooking skills were not as good as Zhou Fengnian's, for ordinary people, it was already satisfying.

The food is better than state-owned restaurants, but the service is less than that of state-owned restaurants. Although it is a bit more expensive, it does not require a ticket.

This is also the reason why so many people outside would rather wait than not eat.

When Zhou Yan left, she left some money for the meal. Although Qu Ying refused to accept it, Zhou Yan still gave it to her sister-in-law Qu Ying on the grounds that the rules could not be broken.

As soon as they left, the small box was immediately occupied by another guest.

It was not until after three o'clock that the number of guests in the hotel decreased.

However, as soon as six o'clock arrived, more customers came.

(End of this chapter)