I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 179 Who can beat you?
Tang Li now has six employees in the store.

Generally, a new employee in a beverage store only has two things to do.

Or cleaning.

Or you can just start memorizing the recipe and learn how to make it.

Tang Li’s store is not like that.

After recruiting new people, the first thing he did was to teach them how to recognize and read French.

It's not complicated at all.

These are the French names of the coffee in their shop, as well as some daily items used in the kitchen and at the cashier.

This is used in daily life. It is not for colleagues to communicate in French in the kitchen, but is actually for shouting to customers.

Su Cheng quite likes this behavior.

Although it looks awkward, it is actually very useful.

This is especially true for the French-style cafe that Tang Li wants to create, which is full of atmosphere.

No matter how good his logical and language skills are.

The feeling that Su Cheng described is difficult to convey in words.

He could only guide Zhang Yangwen to experience it step by step.

"Xiao Zhang, you've been to his cafe, right?"

"Correct."

"Okay, now pretend you're the customer buying coffee. You need to place your order, and I'll be the cashier."

The two began role-playing:

"Oh, hello. I want an iced Americano."

"Okay, a glass of ice!" Su Cheng looked at Zhang Yangwen in the back seat through the rearview mirror. "How do you feel now?"

Zhang Yangwen: ???

He felt a little awkward.

It's not the awkwardness in role-playing, it's just a bit awkward at this moment.

Because he didn't feel anything...

"Oh, that's right, because you're not their target group."

Ye Li, who was sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Is that French? I'd be surprised if it made any sense. Are you sure it's not some dialect from some village in Africa?"

Su Cheng: ???
Grass.

You want to tear down my stage, right?
Ye Li's words amused both Zhang Yangwen and Qin Fen.

Su Cheng had to find a way out for himself: "This feeling... well... how should I put it? You'll see for yourself later."

"It's something you can only understand but can't explain. I'll tentatively call it the 'transfer effect.' It only occurs under special circumstances, and I don't think anyone has studied it yet."

"Don't worry. I'll write a report when I get back and I'll definitely add it to the database. When we get the prize money, I'll treat you guys to hot pot."

Ye Li reminded Su Cheng to drive carefully: "Okay, let's talk about it after we can really get into the category. I haven't even written a word of this report yet, and you're already thinking about how to spend the bonus? Are you so sure?"

"That's for sure!"

After arriving at the store.

Su Cheng chose a larger table, but not the same seat as last time.

Tang Li put on an apron, washed his hands with disinfectant, and started making coffee.

There were quite a few customers in the restaurant at this time. In order not to affect the normal speed of serving food, Tang Li only asked an experienced old employee to work with him.

Following Su Cheng's instructions, Zhang Yangwen observed every customer who came to place an order.

In front of Su Cheng's six eyes, these are things that can be easily captured.

But if you are a business novice who has not received professional training, it will be a bit difficult.

So Su Cheng guided Zhang Yangwen: "Don't look with your eyes, feel with your heart."

"it is good."

Zhang Yangwen carefully observed the order taking and cashiering at the front desk, as well as the busy situation in the kitchen.

The line in front of the counter snaked to the porch, and the rustling sound of coffee beans being ground and the hissing sound of steam wands spraying echoed one after another, like an impromptu jazz piece.

Espresso poured out simultaneously from three diverter valves. The dull sound of the milk jug hitting the metal counter mixed with the crisp sound of ice cubes falling into the plastic cup caused the siphon pot under the bar to vibrate slightly.

The coffee grounds in the bucket continued to increase, slowly piling up into a dark brown hill.

A girl who was acting like a store manager reminded others: "There's a double order for an American coffee, pay attention."

It is now the peak period of the store. Several sophisticated coffee machines are running at overclocked speed, like a factory assembly line, but with the warmth of handmade products.

Under the attentive observation and Su Cheng's slow guidance, Zhang Yangwen seemed to really see something different.

When a customer orders an iced American coffee, the waiter will shout: Café Américain glacé!

If a customer orders a latte, they will shout: Café au Lait (milk coffee)
If it is a single product called cappuccino, then it is Cappuccino.

It is not the English pronunciation with obvious erhua, but the French accent, which is: Gabuqinu.

After the customer placed his order and heard the French words, there was a noticeable look of satisfaction between his brows.

Correct.

It's a sense of satisfaction!
Su Cheng explained that this was a minor detail and also something that added icing on the cake.

Similarly, as soon as you enter a Japanese restaurant, all the employees will shout "Ichi-la-shi dentist Marseille" in Japanese.

It is also a bit like the Cha Yan Yue Se milk tea shop. When leaving, all employees have to shout "Goodbye, my dear, and may everything go well with you."

But some stores also have welcome and slow down functions, but without any additional buffs.

So it only appears in special scenes and special circumstances.

Japanese food restaurants serve exotic cuisine.

Cha Yan Yue Se is limited to Xiangcheng area.

This thing is worth studying.

If calculated based on percentage, Su Cheng felt that there was at least a 5% to 10% buff bonus.

This 10% may require an investment of hundreds of thousands to achieve the same effect, so it is worth it if used well.

Did Tang Li’s cafe trigger this buff?

Of course it triggered.

And it is higher than that of Japanese restaurants and Cha Yan Yue Se, which may only have 3~5%, while the buff of coffee shops is the full 10%.

Su Cheng believes that the triggering conditions should be: high unit price + French exoticism + limited to a small area in Jingzhou CBD + no takeout + luxurious French decoration + fine pastries and breads outside the window.

There's a bit too much front-loading.

If any of these conditions is missing, the rate may drop below 5% in an instant.

If two are missing, it cannot be triggered.

It has nothing to do with how good Tangli Coffee is. Just mixing cat feces with water can trigger this buff.

Su Cheng felt that the painting of Tang Li’s ex-girlfriend and the photos dotted on the wall all played a role.

Because Su Cheng knew the story of Tang Li and his ex-girlfriend, he actually felt more buffs.

This function is only limited to people who know the inside story and will definitely not be triggered for ordinary customers.

After listening to Su Cheng's explanation, Zhang Yangwen was completely confused.

This……

A bit profound.

At most I understood the thing about Buff, but the more I listened, the more confused I became.

Because what Su Cheng is researching has long gone beyond textbooks, and even beyond the practical business experience of Shengyue Consulting, and is directly related to psychology and behavioral science.

Has Team Leader Su's skills reached this level?
If we use a specific example.

The textbooks teach students that the pie is 3.14.

The experienced masters at Shengyue Consulting will round the number to one decimal place, 3.141.

For the big guys, if you want to add one more digit to be accurate to two digits, use 3.1415.

This is already amazing.

Su Cheng directly used 3.1415926535.

If necessary, Su Cheng might study a few more digits.

This is too exaggerated.

If this were a card game, Su Cheng's stats and abilities would be simply supermodel-like!

Zhang Yangwen wanted to know. How many bigwigs like Su Cheng were there in Shengyue Consulting?
Is he the only one, or do most people have the same ability as Su Cheng?
Is it so scary?
Su Cheng is still just a K7, deputy team leader.

This is just the ability that Su Cheng demonstrated in improving the business situation of a small coffee shop.

If the senior leaders of Emgrand Group are all such monsters, no wonder they can be the top No. 1 in every field.

Then who can defeat the Dihao Group?

As for the capabilities of the Five Emperors of Dihao Group, Zhang Yangwen didn't even dare to think about it.

Soon.

Zhang Yangwen brought the new coffee to Su Cheng and others. He made it according to the order on the menu.

Since it was just a simple tasting and not for real drinking, Zhang Yangwen divided one portion into four.

At Su Cheng's request, Tang Li brought them cups and small buckets filled with purified water so that they could rinse their mouths and refresh their tongues and taste buds at any time.

Ye Li glanced at Su Cheng with ill intent, and the two exchanged glances.

Ye Li: You made it look really realistic.

Su Cheng responded with a smile: Just do the whole act.

Su Cheng pretended to taste it.

"Then you guys try it first, I'll go do something else."

Tang Li served them two kinds of coffee each time, divided them into eight small mugs, and placed them on a large tray and brought them to Su Cheng and others.

One after another, a large table was soon filled with cups.

Tang Li had only made less than half of the new product, but there were already more than thirty cups on the table.

Not only the surrounding customers, but even the busy staff in the kitchen were dumbfounded.

The table is only this big, but it’s filled with coffee cups?
They are even constantly releasing new products.

Tang Li took away the cups that Su Cheng and others had already tasted, marked and commented on, and then continued.

Almost everyone in the store looked sideways, and some even secretly took out their phones to take pictures.

OK?
Are these four people considered coffee tasters?

Are you here to judge the award or give other comments?
But it doesn't look like it.

"Hey, this is good." After rinsing his mouth, Su Cheng tasted the coffee brought by Tang Lixin.

Qin Fen agreed: "I think this tastes good too."

Ye Li also gave it a high evaluation: "It tastes very good."

The four people had different tastes, but three of them gave it high praise.

Tang Li explained: "Strictly speaking, this is not coffee because it does not contain caffeine."

"Huh? Decaffeinated coffee?"

“But I tasted a strong coffee flavor.”

"Yeah, I was able to make it, but it didn't sell very well. I thought people didn't like it very much."

“It’s good and very creative.”

"Let's keep this."

"Supports retention."

"Okay, then I'll do something else."

"Hard."

The more Tang Li worked, the more motivated he became: "It's not hard at all."

After Tang Li left.

Ye Li quietly touched Su Cheng with his leg, indicating that he should look at the door.

A tall man in black functional clothes pushed the door open and walked in.

As soon as Tang Ke entered the door, he noticed the table of Su Cheng and others. Their table was full of coffee cups, and it was hard not to notice them.

He frowned and did not go to the front desk to find Tang Li, but went straight to Su Cheng's table.

Tang Ke immediately and firmly believed that Su Cheng came here on purpose to cause trouble after the last conflict between the two.

He had a disdainful expression on his face, and his tone was playful: "Why are you here again?"

Su Cheng glanced at Tang Ke. He had no intention of paying any attention to this man.

After a few seconds of silence, Ye Li explained, "Mr. Tang invited us here."

Tang Ke turned around and looked at Tang Li in the kitchen, but Tang Li hadn't noticed Tang Ke yet.

He immediately walked to the front desk, walked through the line of customers and knocked on the table at the bar.

The thud-thud sound of fingers hitting the bar attracted the attention of everyone in the kitchen. Only then did Tang Li see his cousin coming.

Tang Ke said nothing, but raised his chin slightly and questioned Tang Li with his actions and eyes.

Tang Li blushed immediately. He wished he had not seen his cousin. He felt ashamed and embarrassed as if he had been caught having an affair with a stranger.

Tang Li tried to remain calm, quietly finished the cup of coffee in his hand, and then divided it into four.

He deliberately slowed down his movements to prolong the time he would face Tang Ke.

He was thinking about how to explain to Tang Ke.

Tang Li divided the coffee into four parts and put them on a tray, but did not give it to Su Cheng immediately. Instead, he called Tang Ke to the lounge in the back.

Tang Ke's face looked very ugly.

what do you mean?

"Cousin, please listen to my explanation. It's not that I don't trust you..." Tang Li hurriedly explained, "I think we should be safe and listen to the advice of professionals."

Tang Ke was filled with anger.

Tang Ke couldn't figure out Su Cheng's expertise.

Would you like some coffee?

What's on the safe side?
Isn't that still distrust?
It's like Tang Li wants to buy a mobile phone, and he helps Tang Li choose for a long time, analyzing various configurations, cameras, and system fluency, to decide whether to buy Huawei or Samsung.

So you turned around and bought an Apple?

Damn you!
Tang Ke felt a deep sense of being stabbed in the back and powerless.

"What did they say?"

"they said……"

"Forget it, I'll ask myself."

Before Tang Li could open his mouth, he was interrupted by the angry Tang Ke.

Tang Ke walked out of the lounge and went straight to Su Cheng's table.

Because there were no seats, Tang Ke moved a chair from the side and slammed its four legs heavily on the floor. The noise attracted the attention of everyone in the store.

Su Cheng, Ye Li, Qin Fen and Zhang Yangwen looked at each other.

Except for Su Cheng, the other three people felt a pang in their hearts: the person who came had bad intentions.

"Tell me, what plan did you come up with for my cousin?"

Su Cheng said calmly, "I'm sorry, we have no obligation to inform you."

Tang Ke: ???
"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that we have a cooperative relationship with Mr. Tang, not with you."

Tang Li, who was standing by, had already smelled the strong smell of gunpowder. He took the initiative to stand in front of Tang Ke to help explain and stated Su Cheng's thoughts.

Product selection?

Taken off the shelves?

Tang Ke asked Tang Li: "Have you paid them yet?"

"I gave it, um... I gave it part."

When Tang Ke heard that Tang Li had already paid Su Cheng the money, the blood clot that almost suffocated him burst.

Tang Li explained, "Cousin, these marked items are to be removed from the shelves."

"Only three? What about the others?"

"Everything else is down."

Tang Ke was furious after hearing this: "If you know anything about coffee, just take it off the shelves."

“I think it makes sense.”

That makes sense!

(End of this chapter)