Chapter 584: He Yuzhu and Nan Yi Start a Business

He Yuzhu and Nan Yi have indeed thought about opening a shop; after all, in recent years quite a few people have opened restaurants.

But now they are already directors, and they are almost fifty; in a few years they will retire, so starting a business now would be a loss.

Now at the factory, they are idle every day, doing nothing, and can still earn several hundred a month; if they go out, besides being busy to death, there is also the risk of losing money.

Many people go out to start businesses, but how many actually succeed?

When people get old, they don't want to take risks.

Xu Damao understands their worries.

"He Yuzhu, Nan Yi, actually if you want to go out and start a business, there's no problem."

"You can choose to take a leave of absence while keeping your salary."

"If it really doesn't work out, you can just go back."

Yang Qing looked at their hesitant expressions with a smiling, narrowed eyes.

In the TV drama, He Yuzhu didn't actively open a shop either; it was others pushing him from behind.

Nan Yi, on the other hand, was sold out by the canteen reform; he is now at the Agricultural Machinery Factory and hasn't been coaxed into taking over the canteen.

Given Nan Yi's temperament, even opening a small restaurant would lose money.

Given He Yuzhu's nature, he would probably starve to death from IOUs.

So these two fellows haven't gone into business up to now because they have self-awareness.

Liu Guang Qi sat to the side, with nobody paying attention to him.

He is also a leader now, so full of himself that nobody talks to him, and he doesn't go sucking up to others either, so he only exchanges a few words with Yang Qing.

Listening to He Yuzhu, Yan Jie Fang, Xu Damao and the others talk for half a day without reaching a decision, he couldn't help but say.

"What a bunch of blind fools; the true Buddha is right before their eyes, yet they're spouting nonsense here."

He Yuzhu and Nan Yi's eyes lit up, they looked toward Yang Qing, and also suddenly understood.

"Exactly, Elder Brother Qing is right before our eyes."

Yang Qing glanced at Liu Guang Qi and also felt a sigh in his heart.

Originally, Yang Qing shouldn't have bothered with He Yuzhu, but now this guy is Liu Guangtian's older brother-in-law.

And Nan Yi was led astray by Yang Qing; now that he's encountered problems, he too should lend a hand.

So he should intervene in today's matter.

Yang Qing put down his chopsticks, thought for a moment, then asked.

"Then it depends on what you want to achieve."

"In Jingcheng, if we do a restaurant on a large scale, it's a hall and garden; like the old Assemble Virtue Hall, covering 3,000 square meters, offering food, drink, and entertainment all in one."

"If we go medium-sized, it's a building and workshop, focusing on banquets and feasts."

"If we go small, it's a residence, focusing on meals and home-style dishes."

"Think about it, what do you want to make it into?"

He Yuzhu and Nan Yi dare not think big.

"Opening a small restaurant is enough for us; we dare not think big."

"Elder Brother Qing, you think too highly of us."

Yang Qing heard their ambition and shook his head.

"A small restaurant—do I still need to give you ideas?"

"With your skills, just casually doing it would work, provided your wives act as the managers."

Liu Guang Qi looked at them as if they were idiots.

"You two really have no sense."

"Elder Brother Qing is for big business; how can he show his talent if you run a small restaurant?"

"Forget hall and garden; at the very least you should run a restaurant."

"Do you two have any ambition at all?"

"If you hang out with Elder Brother Qing and then go out saying you run a small restaurant, isn't that embarrassing him?"

Although Liu Guang Qi had a slight intention to oppose Yang Qing, he wasn't angry; Yang Qing could help, but he couldn't keep helping them all the time.

So the bigger their courage now, the greater their reward.

It all depends on their boldness.

This Liu Guang Qi may not be impressive in person, but his judgment is absolutely sound, and he knows how to read people.

Nan Yi's family background was actually well-off; he understood Liu Guang Qi's meaning, thus he steeled himself and threw caution to the wind.

"Elder Brother Qing, just say it; you tell me what to say, I'll do what you say."

"In terms of judgment, all of us at this table combined can't compare to you."

He Yuzhu isn't stupid either; influenced by Nan Yi, he also spoke up.

"Exactly, in Jingcheng, when it comes to ability, nobody is more capable than Elder Brother Qing."

Yang Qing laughed and cried at once; in the blink of an eye, these two fellows started flattering him.

Yang Qing smiled and nodded.

"All right then, since you want to go out and give it a try, I'll analyze things for you."

He didn't try to point out the country's direction; instead, he started from reality and let them choose.

If he had given them an idea, then later whenever anything happened, people might blame him.

It's still that saying: respect others' fates.

"For a small restaurant, what ultimately matters is the food—tasty and affordable—and then you'll have repeat customers."

"But nowadays, there are many who run up IOUs, many who buy on credit, and many who shamelessly eat free meals."

So whether you can do it well and keep going, for you two chefs, it's very important; the key lies with the manager.

Having you two men as managers definitely won't work, because men care about face, aren't sensitive to costs, and you can't bring yourselves to be harsh with those rascals; the result would be losing money while just shouting.

You two, think about whether what I said is right or not.

He Yuzhu and Nan Yi kept nodding, but if others said it that way, they would definitely disagree.

But this is what Yang Qing said, so it's absolutely correct.

What Brother Qing said is right; we two men really can't manage these.

So we need Liu Shumin and Liang Ladi to do it.

As for Liu Shumin, no need to say more—her education is high enough, from work she understands what human relations are, handling some socializing is no problem. Moreover, women are naturally good at meticulous calculation and bookkeeping; that's absolutely no problem.

Liang Ladi, she was once a member of the profiteering army; that also involved training, and she is also perceptive, so being a manager is no problem.

Everyone was attracted by Yang Qing's words about the profiteering army, never expecting that Liang Ladi had actually done that.

Nan Yi didn't even know.

Several people curiously looked at Nan Yi, wanting to gossip a bit.

Yang Qing, however, didn't dwell on this matter and continued.

So, for a small eatery, I don't need it to be too big; you can handle it yourselves as long as you divide the work.

Putting it on a larger scale, that would be a restaurant and a workshop.

A restaurant mainly does banquets, so the dishes must be high-end, providing emotional value to customers.

So the dishes must not only be tasty and good-looking, the shop also must be upscale, the facade should have character, be big and tall, located in a good place, so that at a glance people know this isn't a place for ordinary folks. Service is equally important; service staff must have strict service standards, hosts should not only make guests feel at home but also feel that the staff are not ordinary, possessing certain social skills, and the head waiter must be capable of handling any trouble.

Such conditions cannot be achieved by you yourselves alone.

If you want to run such a restaurant, one, you need money; two, you need some influence; three, you need some management and training experience.

Management and training experience can be learned yourselves, or you can cooperate with relevant personnel.

Influence—think about your own connections; if you have none, you need to know how to borrow influence, for example our subdistrict office, the Public Security Bureau, and the municipal bureau's real power departments.

I personally think our subdistrict office is fine; they will naturally help with our own people's businesses, and they are also familiar with you.

When Yang Qing said this to them, He Yuzhu and Nan Yi only then realized there were actually so many more things involved.

Yang Qing knew that He Yuzhu had no problem regarding influence, whereas Nan Yi was somewhat lacking, but if he could make it through the subdistrict office route, there should also be no problem.

That would be enough to fend off many evil spirits and monsters.

Furthermore, on a larger scale, there's also He Yuzhu, this hidden little boss.

If something happens, he also has the ability to balance it.