Chapter 18 Doing Business within the System
Five male helpers and eight wives don’t need a share of their wages, they only provide three meals and a few cooks, and they have a hundred monthly salary.
Wang Tong felt that such a low treatment was considered a punitive, but Zhang Shiqiang and Widow Ma advised him, why bother paying for wages? As long as you take care of the food, I don’t know how many people in the capital would squeeze out their heads.
After sweeping the copper coins on the last table into the box, Wang Tong thought about it in his mind and said in a low voice:
"I sold 120 copies today, and the materials and labor were deducted, and the net profit was 600 million yuan."
Zhang Shiqiang looked at Wang Tong's somewhat disappointed expression and was mentally prepared to lose money when he heard the "Six Hundred Texts". He was a little unresponsive after hearing this "Six Hundred Texts". Then he looked full of ecstasy and his voice was a little trembling when he spoke:
"Six hundred citations, isn't it nearly twenty taels of silver a month? sir..."
According to the agreement, he could get about four taels, and his monthly income suddenly doubled. How can he not be ecstatic? Wang Tong smiled and shook his head, and said:
"Opening on the first day is always fresh, let's see tomorrow!"
It is too boring for him to make this little money, but "no matter how hard you make a thousand miles without taking a small step", although you make a small profit, after all, you make a profit, so do it slowly.
The opening of the first day is always a bit fresh for people around you, and sales will fall the next day. This is a normal truth. What Wang Tong did not expect was that at lunch the next day, he lined up in front of the delicious restaurant.
It was so strange that the food was clean and sufficient, and it was so attractive that it was so attractive. Wang Tong walked around the queue and heard this sentence:
"It's too difficult to find a suitable place for dinner. I didn't expect that there was such a shop on South Street. I'd spend more time walking over and having a try. Is it worth it?"
Yesterday, customers spread ten times, and the news spread throughout the Nancheng. Everyone knew that there was a very strange store, which tasted good and was very convenient. Those who had free time came here to see what was fresh.
This is not only a passenger flow from the South Street pedestrians, but also bringing a lot of people from other areas.
On this day, the lunch box sold was 40% more than the day it opened. The men and women in the store couldn't eat the leftovers, so they had to make them by themselves.
The trend of customer flow growth continued until the sixth day before it stabilized. It could be sold for about 300 servings at noon every day, and there were even customers from other places who came here to eat specifically.
This situation can only make Wang Tong sigh that people in this era have seen too few new things, and the guests coming have made the profits of the small restaurant, the delicious restaurant, better, because the purchase of various foods will inevitably increase the price, bringing increased profits.
But this place is just a small restaurant after all. After a few days, the daily business has stabilized at about 240 servings, but this has already increased the number of people.
Zhang Shiqiang was staring at everything in the store. He had been working hard for many years and finally had such an opportunity to make money. Naturally, he had to grasp it well. He kept an eye on the entire store, from food to hygiene. The male and female servants dared not neglect at all. Zhang Shiqiang was like the shopkeeper.
Winter vegetarian dishes are cabbage and radish, but the patterns of meat dishes are always changing. Chicken, duck, cattle and sheep have also begun to appear, but the braised pork is really popular.
In this era, sugar was relatively expensive and the sweetness was a very luxurious taste. The sweet aroma of braised pork was really attractive and made people excited.
In order to attract business, Wang Tong made a full-scale cooking and did not deduct the ingredients. After more than ten days of the delicacies restaurant, some dishes became famous for this fast food model, which was this big pot of braised pork.
People often come here to buy this braised pork and go home. It is delicious. If you buy it alone, the amount of the bowl is sufficient, but the price is fifteen cents, but it does not affect the sales volume. If you can buy it alone, you don’t care about the money.
Every day, it should be between these 230 and 240 copies. Wang Tong went to Damao in the morning and stayed in the restaurant to count the various data after returning to Nan Street.
Only after knowing the number and trends of change can you make a good plan. Although the business is small, you must do it seriously. Wang Tong felt that he had returned to a modern company, and detailed analysis and various plans were released one after another.
Total expenses and daily income from opening this store are estimated to be able to make a return before March next year. If we consider that the year is approaching, people from other places in Beijing have already started to rush home for the New Year, and there are fewer customers with consumption capacity. After the Spring Festival, their income will increase and they can make a return faster.
When the spring is in full swing, this simple house that is soon built also needs to be consolidated. If the business has not changed much, some tricks will be added, and perhaps the two houses next to it will be built down...
There were few customers in the store. Wang Tong took off the cloth helmet on his head, took a charcoal pen and a few pieces of paper to write and draw. The guys liked it too. Seeing that there were still some braised pork and mutton roasted radish left today, I was hoping that the guests would not come. Everyone would have a tooth sacrifice for the rest of the dish. If it was sold out and made again, Sister Ma was a delicate person and was reluctant to put more meat for everyone.
"Shopkeeper, come six copies and twenty coins."
Originally, Wang Tong would ignore it directly, but his voice was sharp and quite feminine, as if he was a woman. Although the ethics and education of this era were not as exaggerated as in later books, except for the poor who had to make a living, even ordinary women would never show up to this market.
He raised his head in surprise, but saw six young eunuchs wearing green robes standing at the entrance, one of whom was paying for money.
Wang Tong looked at it and lowered his head, but stopped writing. He heard the eunuch who paid the money and said with a smile:
"I came here to have a meal the day before yesterday. The price was not expensive, but the food was very good. I don't know how much better than the big pot of vegetables in the palace. I can feel at ease when I cleaned it up..."
Several people looked for seats and started to eat with laughter. What the few people talked about were trivial matters in the palace, and they could not involve the royal family. They were nothing more than the privacy of eunuchs and palace maids.
Wang Tong was stunned when he suddenly reached out and patted his forehead gently.
I am really confused. Where is this restaurant located, it is on the imperial city, but I always make plans on pedestrians on the street. Where is the largest customer base? It is in the Forbidden City.
After living in South Street for so many years, eunuchs from the palace passed by every day. There are several small doors on both sides of the Meridian Gate for these eunuchs who go out for business. One of them is open near South Street.
The eunuchs in the palace were very free to act. They had a little bit of money in their hands. Although there were imperial kitchens and kitchenettes in the palace, they were all for the emperor's concubines and all the eunuchs. The following ones were not found even if they wanted to eat something good. Why didn't the delicious restaurant do their business!
"This tastes really good, much better than the half-hot and cold-smoked rice in the uterus..."
"The roasted pork seems to melt in the mouth, it tastes delicious..."
After the eunuchs finished eating, they were talking with a smile and about to leave. Wang Tong stood up and said politely:
"Several father-in-law stayed."
Chapter completed!