Chapter 10 Li Changjiang's Attention
"Oh, fellows, you are here. I thought you wouldn't come today."
Three days later, when Lin Chen and his son drove a bullock cart to the farmer's market in the county town, Li Changjiang, the purchasing manager of the Royal Kitchen Hotel, had been waiting here. When he saw the two of them, his attitude was very enthusiastic.
How could Li Changjiang not be enthusiastic? Three days ago he bought game meat from Lin Chen and his son here. As a result, the number of guests in the hotel that night was obviously 30% more than before. Half of these people were for
The spicy rabbit meat and stir-fried chicken at Yuchu Hotel are from here.
Originally, Li Changjiang thought that a 30% increase in passenger traffic was already a lot, but the situation the next day was completely beyond his expectation. At noon the next day, the number of customers coming to dine was double that of usual, and the hotel was full.
, these people also come here for the game in their hotel.
The result of the overflowing customer flow was that the game bought from Lin Chen did not last until the next night and was all sold out. As a result, when the guests ordered food, the kitchen had no ingredients available.
There was no other way. In order to retain these newly increased passenger flows, Li Changjiang went to farmers' markets in the county in order to buy pheasants and hares.
The pheasants and rabbits were bought, but after the chef prepared them, the taste was very different from the game Lin Chen sold him. This aroused the dissatisfaction of many guests, saying that they were cheating the Royal Chef Hotel and passing off inferior products.
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In order to retain these customers, Li Changjiang gave a good explanation and promised to provide them with limited supplies in three days. In other words, these customers were appeased.
In the past two days, Li Changjiang didn't know how he got here. Every day, the guests who came to the restaurant would order their hotel's signature dishes, spicy rabbit meat and stir-fried chicken, and asked for hare and pheasant meat, not domestic ones. Every time
He has to explain to the customers properly. He can't do it without explaining. These people are regular customers of the store and they are all people who are not short of money. There is no reason to offend the customers when they open the door for business. If he
If these regular customers are offended, they will not be able to open the Royal Kitchen Hotel.
Seeing the ox cart full of hares, Li Changjiang finally felt relieved. He was really afraid that Lin Chen and his son would let his pigeon go.
"Come here, let's smoke a cigarette first." As he said this, Li Changjiang took out a Chinese cigarette and handed it to Father Lin. He then stuffed a whole pack of cigarettes into Father Lin's pocket, took out a lighter and gave it to Father Lin himself.
Click on.
Seeing these actions of Li Changjiang, Lin Chen already knew something in his heart. It seemed that the game meat sold to their hotel last time was not very good.
Lin Chen knew the quality of that batch of wild game best.
The reason why the quality of the last batch of pheasants and hares was so good was entirely because of the feed he prepared. In order to quickly catch enough pheasants and hares, Lin Chen prepared top-quality bait. This kind of bait is very effective in improving the taste of the animal meat.
Very helpful.
Lin Chen had already noticed these changes when his family was eating meat, but he didn't say anything.
"Let's trade first. It's almost dinner time. Don't delay your hotel business." Lin Chen said from the side.
"Okay, deal first." Li Changjiang was eager to do this. Many guests had already booked lunch for today because of his explanation. If his hotel couldn't make it by then, the hotel would suffer too much.
Even if he were killed, he wouldn't be able to make up for the loss to the hotel.
What do you need to open a hotel? In addition to the taste of the food, you also need credibility and reputation.
Soon, with the help of the hotel buyer, all the hares were weighed. The total weight was 3196 kilograms, which was less than 3200 kilograms. Li Changjiang calculated it as 3200 kilograms. Last time it was 12 yuan a kilogram. This time Li Changjiang
I took the initiative to add three yuan. Calculated based on fifteen yuan per catty, 3,200 catties would be 48,000 yuan.
Bang, Li Changjiang took out five wads of cash from the car, took out twenty from one wad, and handed the rest to Lin Chen's father.
Father Lin was not polite and took it over and started counting.
This is nearly 50,000 yuan, not 500. There is nothing wrong with being cautious. Besides, he and Li Changjiang only have a business relationship, and they are not familiar with each other. There is nothing wrong with it if they talk clearly in person.
"Kids, can you order more next time?" After all the hares were loaded into the car, Li Changjiang asked the driver to drive back first, because it was already eleven o'clock, the hotel meals were about to arrive, and the kitchen was still waiting for these batches.
The hare is cooking.
"How much do you want?"
This time it was more than 3,000 kilograms. There are only ten stores in the county town of Yuchu Hotel. On average, each store has more than 300 kilograms. Isn't this more than 300 kilograms not enough to sell in three days? Lin Chen also felt a little bit in his heart.
Confuse.
"Of course, the more, the better." Li Changjian looked at Lin Chen with a smile on his face.
As the purchasing manager of a large hotel chain, he has a lot of vision and experience. He has bought more than a little game in the past few days, but the result is only one, which is also a hare. The ones he bought at other places are not in the forest.
The meat I bought here is of good quality and tastes good. Why is this?
It's very simple. The hares here in Lin Chen are different from the hares in other places. They look the same on the surface, but they are actually different. The meat quality of the hares sold by Lin Chen is so good, there must be a secret. Li Changjiang doesn't want to know this secret. He wants to
What is important is that Lin Chen can supply their hotel with long-term stability.
Last time, more than 1,000 kilograms of game meat doubled the customer flow of a hotel. This time, more than 3,000 kilograms of game are in limited supply, which can at least increase the customer flow of three stores.
You know, in Guang S County, their Royal Kitchen Hotel has ten chain stores. The three thousand kilograms of hare this time is simply not enough. Not to mention three thousand kilograms, even thirty thousand kilograms is not enough for their chain store in the county.
Consumed for half a month.
The reason why he took the initiative to raise the price this time was to monopolize the game in Lin Chen's hands. Exclusive business is the most profitable. Even though Li Changjiang spent 50,000 yuan this time, their hotel can earn at least 250,000 yuan, which is equivalent to 50,000 yuan.
Compared to 250,000, it is nothing at all.
Li Changjiang also knew in his heart that he could not monopolize Lin Chen's supply for a long time, but at the very least he had to stabilize the new passenger flow in his hotel. At that time, even if some competitors knew about Lin Chen's existence, their chefs would
Big hotels don't have to worry anymore, because they have firmly kept these new customers in their hotels.
"Can."
Li Changjiang's answer was exactly what Lin Chen hoped for. He had top-quality feed in his hands, and he also intended to increase the transaction volume each time. He could have a stable and long-term buyer and save Lin Chen trouble.
"If there are more, you will need to go there by yourself next time, because there are too many and our ox cart cannot fit them."
Half of what Lin Chen said was truth and half was a lie.
It was true that the oxcart couldn't be loaded. The main reason was that he didn't want his father to have to go back and forth so hard. He got up at about five o'clock in the morning every day and didn't get home until about six o'clock in the evening. It's better now that it's not very cold.
, it will be even harder if the weather gets cold in the future. It is not worth exhausting my father’s body just to make such a small amount of money.
This is not what Lin Chen wants to see. Why is he working so hard to make money and improve his family's living standards? Just so that his parents won't have to work so hard.
"Okay, that's no problem." Lin Chen's answer just hit Li Changjiang's heart.
He also doesn't want Lin Chen and his son to appear frequently in this farmer's market. The game in their hotel has not yet been fully rolled out. When it is fully rolled out, it will definitely attract the attention of competitors, who will definitely investigate secretly.
If they are still trading here at that time, the secret of the source of these game meats will definitely be exposed. If these hares are snatched away by competitors at that time, the trouble will be big.
Of course Li Changjiang hopes to keep this secret as long as possible. The longer it lasts, the more money their hotel will make.
"In the afternoon, you can ask your hotel's truck to wait for us at the entrance of the market. After we finish shopping, let him go with us. We need to know the way first. When the time comes, we can just drive there. There are hundreds more at home.
A hare and a pheasant were brought back just when the fire came back."
"The relationship is good, but I don't know what you want to buy. I am familiar with this county and can help you." Li Changjiang is now eager to help Lin Chen and his son, so that they can owe them a favor. In the business world,
It is not easy to repay favor debts.
"It's nothing, just buying some materials for building greenhouses and cement and so on." Lin Chen also wished that Li Changjiang would drive back for them. There were more things purchased this time, and their bullock cart couldn't hold them at all.
"Children, are you going to grow vegetables in the greenhouse?" Li Changjiang's eyes lit up when he heard the materials for building the greenhouse. Their Royal Kitchen Hotel also consumes a lot of vegetables. It's easier to say in the summer, but it's the most difficult in the winter.
There are almost no vegetables on the market. There are many vegetables that hotels need to use and they need to send people all the way to the south to buy them. This undoubtedly increases their costs and reduces the hotel's profits.
However, there is nothing that can be done about the reduction in profits. After all, in winter, the entire country is short of vegetables. If they can buy vegetables, it is already very good.
Many times, even if they send people to buy them, they may not be able to buy enough vegetables they want.
"Yes, greenhouse vegetables will be a trend in the future. Let's try it this year and expand the scale after accumulating experience." Lin Chen said this deliberately, with the purpose of selling vegetables to Yuchu Hotel.
There is a shortage of vegetables in the whole country, but he has no sales channels. It would be too troublesome and hard for him to buy them one by one. This is not in line with Lin Chen's original intention. It is better to sell these vegetables directly.
Sold to Royal Kitchen Hotel.
"How big is it? Do you have a list of materials? I'll have someone buy it for you. I'll bring it back to you directly after buying it. You don't have to work hard."
"I will plant four acres this year, including peppers, long beans, cucumbers, and eggplants. I will add more varieties of vegetables when I gain more experience. No, this is a list." As he spoke, Lin Chen took out a sheet.
The list he had written long ago was handed to Li Changjiang.
Li Changjiang was delighted when he heard that it was four acres. Although the area was not large, it was enough to supply the consumption of their county hotel, and peppers, cucumbers, eggplants and long beans were the most consumed vegetables in their hotel. If Lin
If Chen Zhen succeeded in planting, then at least their county hotel no longer has to worry about vegetables this winter.
Chapter completed!