Chapter 39: Xu Ji's Dilemma
After listening to Yan Lao's story that day, when Xu Yi turned around and was alone, he sat silently and thought for a long time.
He realized that since he got the 1388 system, he has not been carried away, nor has he been complacent, and he has honestly moved bricks for three months, no matter how he looks at it, he is moving forward step by step in a down-to-earth manner, but after listening to Old Man Yan's words, Xu Yi suddenly woke up.
If it wasn't floating, why didn't he make preliminary preparations, why didn't he take into account the seriousness of the matter, but instead made excuses and didn't reflect on his mistakes.
If it weren't for Mr. Xiao to find a way to delay Xu Yi for a month, he wouldn't have been able to wait for Elder Yan's arrival, at that time, where he would be, no one knows, even if there is a system, Xu Yi is not invincible, he will still be injured, or even die.
"It seems that I still don't have enough intelligence. ”
Once again, he realized that he was just an ordinary person with an ordinary IQ, and Xu Yi held his chin and sighed.
Xu Yi, whose intelligence reached 8.5, became a salted fish again, and every day he wanted to lie under the big tree and read a book, and live a leisurely life.
When he was young, he was also such a character, lazy like a big fat cat who just wanted to eat small dried fish, at that time, his adoptive mother often joked that he might not be too lazy to chase after his sweetheart.
If it weren't for the departure of his adoptive parents, who were treated indifferently by his grandparents, Xu Yi would not have embarked on the road of only working to save his tuition.
The world makes people, and Xu Yi never thought that he would have a system that violates science.
If you want to live a good life, you still have to work hard.
What should I do if I don't have enough intelligence?
In a few days, it will be Laba, and Chef Fan and the second chef will discuss what ingredients to use to make Laba porridge and how many things need to be made.
Local residents generally eat eight-treasure porridge, which is made of mung beans, red beans, kidney beans, black beans, lotus seeds, longan, black glutinous rice, and rice. The eight-treasure porridge boiled out is particularly sweet, the ingredients are boiled to melt away, a bowl is not laborious, especially suitable for the elderly and children to eat, nourishing the stomach and spleen.
Originally, the chefs only had to do the same, but considering that the two bosses were not locals, Chef Mi proposed to make a few more for the big boss, the second boss and other diners, so as not to make the dishes monotonous.
Second Chef Mai proposed to buy laba garlic with white porridge, and Xiao Zhuo and the three of them also made their own ideas.
Finally, it was decided that five kinds of laba porridge were written on paper and served in front of Xu Yi.
"Laba garlic ......"
The people at his parents' place are the laba garlic they eat, and Xu Yi, as a person who doesn't like garlic, remembers the fear of being dominated by laba garlic when he was a child.
"Hahaha. ”
Zhang Meng smiled very happily on the side, but he knew that Xu Yi's most hated food was garlic, whether it was raw garlic, sweet garlic or laba garlic, when he occasionally ate it, he had a skeptical expression on his life.
The laughter was like a magic sound, and Xu Yi glanced at Zhang Meng resentfully, and then stopped caring about him.
"It's okay, let's launch these five kinds of porridge on the day of Laba, eight treasure porridge can be boiled in five buckets, and the other two buckets can be cooked. ”
Considering the flow of people and the fact that it was the first time that Hui Kee had launched a breakfast food, Xu Yi estimated that he would set the amount to be sold after the opening that day.
As for the problem of not being able to sell, Xu Yi does not consider it, anyway, they have a lot of clerks in Xu Ji, and if they can't sell it, they can pack ten bowls back by one person, which is regarded as employee welfare.
Time flies, after these days through the release of the official account, as well as the leaflets posted in the store, diners know that Xu Ji wants to sell breakfast, and some diners say that even if they don't drink the Laba porridge made by their mother, they must also taste Xu Ji's porridge.
Laba, this day is a rare good weather, there is no sun and no wind, the people of the cat winter put on all kinds of warm clothes to go out, Xu Ji opened the door early to greet the customers who got up early.
"Yo, it's not snowing, but the weather forecast reports light snow today. ”
Zhang Meng wore faux leather with his hands in his pockets, and the group welcomed the guests who entered the store to drink porridge at the door.
"You read it wrong, it's about light snow at night. ”
Xu Yi, who was not afraid of the cold, was wearing a thin silk cotton jacket, looking at the opposite side and casually responding to Zhang Meng's words, looking absent-minded.
Zhang Meng looked over together and found that there was an inflatable door there, and a lot of colored strips and colored paper were happily pasted, obviously to warm up before the opening.
"Hey, is this the opening on the other side? Seeing that they have been decorating for so long, they can be regarded as installed. ”
Remembering that he didn't seem to have seen the flyer on Huike Street, Zhang Meng wondered.
"Why haven't I seen them advertise and don't hand out flyers when they open, will there be business like this?"
"Yes. ”
Xu Yi, who has excellent eyesight, speaks.
From the exit of the street, there was a group of convoys slowly driving towards this side, and when the car drove closer, it was found that there were not only three stores on the opposite side, but five as a row, and the other two stores were converted into parking places.
"I'll go, local tyrant! The shop has been converted into a parking lot, but it's really rich and capricious. ”
Zhang Meng was shocked, they are still renting a store, although he and Lao Xu have already discussed the purchase of the store.
"Let's go back first!"
The two looked at the lively side for a while, and Xu Yi turned his head to say goodbye to Zhang Meng and went back to the store. He had a hunch that the restaurant didn't seem to be a good person.
Lunch rush hour.
"Eh, have you heard? The new restaurant that opened this morning has a very low price on the menu. ”
There was a customer talking about the restaurant opposite.
"I looked at it when I was passing by, and it was very cheap, like it didn't cost anything. ”
Customers who have seen the price said that for example, in general shops, the price of a plate of fried shredded potatoes is about 10 yuan, while the price of the opposite store is actually 5 yuan a plate.
"Ahh
The price is so low that even if it's a discount, it's a bit weird.
"Yes, we don't dare to go to such a shop. ”
This sentence spoke to the hearts of the other guests, and although the price was cheap, they did not dare to go there.
"Lao Xu, what do you say is going on?"
When Zhang Meng learned about the situation, he also felt that the restaurant opposite seemed to be coming for them.
"Wait and see. "I can't think of any way for the time being, Xu Yi can only say this, let's see what the situation is on the other side first.
After all, the other side has not yet shown their true intentions, so they can only wait.
A week later, the restaurant still didn't change its price, and they now knew what the other side was up to.
That is to fight a price war, malicious competition, and disrupt the existing market.
The restaurant opposite is called Zhangjia Restaurant, the store is large and wide, there is also a parking lot, the price is so low that it looks like a big discount, the price of the menu has not been changed for a week, and there is even a hot drink. In such a cheap situation, even Xu Ji has many customers who come over to taste it.
Of course, there are also people who suspect that Zhang's restaurant is shoddy, or that they make dishes from rotten ingredients to sell to customers, so some people want to go to the back kitchen to peek, but after being accidentally discovered by the people inside, the Zhangjia restaurant actually invited someone to check it openly, looking like he was not afraid of others to look at it.
The back kitchen of his house is larger than the first floor of Xu Yi, covering an area of about 90 square meters, and all the vegetables and fruits in it are placed on the shelves, and the vegetables are cleaned by machines, and the vegetable roots with mud and ingredients such as potatoes are washed clean with an adjusted high-pressure water gun.
Each chef is equipped with at least five helpers, the blower blows the fire, the food is served very quickly, the endless stream of customers crowds the restaurant, and the price is so low that it is suspected that for every dish sold, the Zhangjia restaurant will lose half of the price.
"Lao Xu, Lao Xu, what can I do?"
Zhang Meng was a little anxious, Xu Ji used to be full every day, and their food store was originally based on the theme of low prices and small profits but quick turnover.
Now, there is a lower price than his house on the opposite side, but it has pulled a lot of Xu Ji's original customers over, since the opening of the Zhangjia restaurant over there, Xu Ji has basically not seen any new customers coming, and even the tourists who have been diverted from the food street have been attracted by the affordable prices of his restaurant.
"If it goes on like this, Xu Jike will have no one. ”
Now the business in the store is not very good, and Xu Yi is also a little worried.
After all, he was counting on the gourmet shop to make more money, which he could later use to buy one-of-a-kind medical books.
"Otherwise, we will also reduce the price together?"
Zhang Meng was dizzy and said an idea, but he lost his sense of proportion for a while.
"We can't lower the price either, the rent of the store, and the wages of the employees, if we go down, we will lose money, and with the funds we have now, we can't afford to spend it. ”
Xu Yi vetoed this idea, and they with a small family business could not afford such consumption.
"Don't worry, I'll find someone to check the details of this restaurant. ”
Xu Yi thought of the patients he treated during this time, as if one of them belonged to the catering industry, Xu Yi took out the business cards given by the families of those patients when he was treating the disease from the drawer, and called to make an appointment to meet him.
……
"Mr. Xu, I've heard about you. ”
During the meeting, Mr. Qi, a family member of the patient, said.
When he received the call, Mr. Qi was very surprised, and he always wanted to repay Xu Yi for saving his lover's kindness, but unfortunately he waited for a long time and didn't have a chance to help.
"The Zhang family's restaurant is now managed by the second young master of the Zhang family, and I don't know how Mr. Xu offended him. ”
"My friend said that because Mr. Xu has the big man Yan behind him, most people will give face, and they will not find an excuse to order the closure of the store for rectification. But if someone fights a price war against you regardless of the cost, this kind of thing is not easy to manage even if it is Yan Lao. ”
Mr. Qi told him everything he knew and asked Xu Yi if he needed his help.
"I don't want to say anything else, it's still okay to take over this battlefield for Mr. Xu. ”
"Thank you Mr. Qi for informing me, I'll take the rest myself. ”
politely declined Mr. Qi's proposal, and Xu Yi felt that this was enough.
Knowing about the Zhang family's restaurant, and knowing where the restrictions are, Xu Yi naturally knows how to deal with this matter.