Chapter 23: Returning Home
The car traveled all the way in the direction of Changning, got on the highway, left the crowded traffic, the car drove more balanced, and everyone began to chat.
"Fang Yi hasn't seen you for many years, I didn't expect you to be admitted to SC Business College," Wu Yi said enthusiastically.
"Yes, I calculated, we haven't seen each other since we graduated from your class in '95, and 5 years have passed in a blink of an eye, how about it, what have you been busy with all these years?" Fang Yi asked, and the other Fang Yi knew that Wu Yi had been working as a gangster in his hometown county all these years, looking at the casino scene, putting some usury and other things that could not be put on the table.
"Yo, I opened an advertising company in the county, and I made a small fuss and ate a little food" Fang Yi suddenly remembered that Wu Yi later went to vocational high school, majored in art, carried a sketchpad on his back every day, made an artist's sketch, and had a better appearance, which really deceived many girls.
"Yo, that's good, now that our county is getting better, there will definitely be a lot of demand for advertising, and there will definitely be great development in the future" Fang Yi's face won't blush when he talks nonsense now.
A few people just chatted without an answer, a few hours passed really fast, when he was about to enter the county seat, Wu Yi said, "Today you come back, now it's almost time for lunch, I invite you to eat barbecue, you went to school during this time, our county opened a century barbecue, self-service, take it yourself, bake it yourself, very peculiar, go tonight I invite everyone to go together, it is considered to be for you to pick up the wind and wash the dust" Hearing the Century Barbecue, several girls looked at Fang Yi in unison, which made Wu Yi think that they were waiting for Fang Yi's intentions.
Fang Yi looked around at everyone, he saw a faint expectation in Cao Xia's eyes, but he didn't know whether to expect him to go or not to go, but even if he didn't go, it would be impossible for the two of them to live in the world of two, if she thought about it from this aspect, then she was expecting him to go, "Okay, then I'll let you break the bank today."
"You don't know, now this century barbecue in our county is very popular, especially now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, people who do business, work, and school outside have come back, and there are so many more people in the county at once, and everyone's party has run to this century barbecue, which makes it difficult to find one now, fortunately, we found a buddy to help me occupy a place before we left, otherwise I don't know how long we will be in line" Wu Yi said proudly.
The car drove in the direction of the new Century Barbecue restaurant, Fang Yi thought that it was winter now, although the barbecue was eaten by Foxconn on the stove, but now people are still used to going to the second store, and I don't know if this situation has any impact on the business of the first store.
"First brother, I heard that Century Barbecue has two stores in our county, why don't we go to his first store to eat" Fang Yi wanted to understand the true psychology of the guests.
"Yo, his old shop, it's even more difficult to find a location now, it's too small to put up about 20 tables, and it's in the living area, and some people go to occupy a place in the morning" Wu Yi is mixed in this county, and he naturally knows these very well.
"Then which of the two stores do you think is better?" Fang Yi asked
"How to say, each has its own well, the old store is so outside, the air is good, but it will be a little cold when it has just arrived before the fire is lit, and the air in the new store is not so much, but the decoration of the new store is more humane and comfortable, and it will feel better" Wu said while driving.
"Fang Yi, why are you so interested in this question?" Wu Yi suddenly realized, turned his head and asked.
Cao Xia next to him hurriedly pulled his body back, "Look at the road carefully, now that you have entered the county, there are many people and cars, it's almost the New Year, don't let anything happen; Fang Yi is the boss of this century barbecue, do you think he should care more?"
With a squeak, Wu Yi stomped the car to death, and looked back at Fang Yi, "Are you really the boss of Century Barbecue?"
"How can I pretend to be the boss of Century Barbecue have any benefits?" Fang Yi asked rhetorically, he has never liked people who pretend to be B so much, but he didn't expect that he inadvertently installed B once today, and it feels good, no wonder some people are addicted to pretending to be B.
"Fang Yi, you have to treat you tonight, this is all in your land, Wu Yi's meal will be remembered first, and let him invite him another day" Cao Jia said on the side.
Fang Yi nodded, "This is natural, it's all in my store, how can I let you invite me, everyone will let go of eating in a while, it's all mine"
There are still more than 100 meters away from the store, and I saw that the store was crowded, Fang Yi was very satisfied with this situation, fortunately, Wu Yi's people came to help occupy the seat, otherwise even if Fang Yi came by himself, there would be no place, Fang Yi, as the owner of this store, would not be able to do something that seriously affected the customer's feelings.
Taking advantage of the gap when everyone went to pick up the food, Fang Yi went around the store and also said hello to several managers in the store, Zhu Cheng was at the old store today and did not come here. When he came back to the table, there were already mountains of beef, chicken wings, chicken gizzards and other meat dishes on several plates, Fang Yi took a cup and poured the juice, "I said a few beauties, are you here to smash my field?"
"What's the matter, I'm distressed," Li Wu hurriedly said.
"How come, how much can you eat, I mean take it like you, the guests behind you will have no food to take for the time being, you will affect a lot of my business, no matter what you want to eat today, it is enough, because in order to ensure the freshness of the dishes, they are all made on the spot and empty skewers on the spot, so if you eat barbecue in our store, you have to take a small amount frequently, so that you will always eat the freshest ingredients, especially if it is summer" Fang Yi said.
"Yo, it seems that there are quite a few ways in your industry," Cao Jia said.
Fang Yi immediately raised his hand to beckon a waiter and asked him to take 80% of the dishes, followed by a few more seafood.
"You see, once our dishes are on the table, they will not be returned or exchanged," Fang Yi pointed to a sign on the wall and said, "If you take so much, then there are better things that you can't eat," said the squid and abalone to a few girls."
"Yo, I didn't expect you to have this thing in your store," Cao Xia said curiously.
"Of course, if you want to open a store well, you have to have other ingredients" SC is a land city, 80% of which have never seen the sea in their lives, so seafood in SC is synonymous with high-end, atmospheric and high-grade, and Fang Yi, who has been doing catering finance for more than ten years, knows that these seafood are dry and watery, easy to transport, Easy to preserve, and the price is not as expensive as everyone thinks, just like the 30 abalone in front of you, on average, about 5 yuan each, but it can be sold for 30 yuan in the store, and Fang Yi also has a limited supply, only 100 per day, which increases its value even more.
"Fang Yi, I didn't see it, you are really good at doing business," Cao Xia praised.
"Where, where, that's just my luck" It seems that I was addicted to pretending to be B just now, and I accidentally pretended to be a little bit more.
"Fang Yi, I heard that Jiang An also opened a century barbecue, is this your shop?" Wu Yi asked by putting down the barbecue clip in his hand.
"Sort of, but that one is a little different from this one, that one is a cooperative store, and this one is a completely directly operated store," Fang Yi explained.
"Yo, there is this difference, tell us about it, what is the difference in between" Li Wu was obviously interested.
"Let's put it this way, the direct store is 100% my own store, and the cooperative store is the store where others spend money to open the store, and I will produce the brand, personnel, and management, and win-win cooperation" Fang Yi briefly introduced them to them.
Wu nodded after hearing this, and buried his head in the skewers.
"Brother Yi, I heard that Store Manager Wang said that you are back, I still don't believe it, I didn't hear that you are coming back today, I didn't expect you to come back" Zhu Cheng ran over and said to Fang Yi.
"Yo, I came back by their hitchhiker today, so I didn't call you, have you had dinner? Come and sit down and eat together," Fang Yi said.
"Brother, how can I have such a good life as you, I still have to take care of the store, I didn't expect that the business would be so good these days, just over a week, the dry goods hoarded for the New Year are almost exhausted, I still have to take advantage of the supplier's holiday to hurry up and replenish the stock, you eat first, I'll go busy" Zhu Cheng said two words and said goodbye and prepared to leave.
"Okay, then you go and get busy, let Store Manager Wang send us two more handfuls of fresh juice" Fang Yi didn't pay attention to Zhu Cheng anymore, and said as he buried himself in sorting out the food on the barbecue grill.
"You kid is really a boss with his feet up," Li Wu quipped on the side.