Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

"Hiss hiss hiss..." Chen Jun, the wife, gasped in shock, never expecting that the fried chicken shop was so profitable.

He quickly replied, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's get some people out there handing out flyers..."

"All 20,000 flyers must be distributed before lunchtime so that all the locals know that we have opened a fried chicken shop that they can afford."

"People who can't afford to buy old hens but still want to eat chicken can definitely patronize our fried chicken shop..."

"Our fried chicken shop not only sells cheap chicken, but it also tastes great. The key is that it's delicious and can be eaten as a main dish..."

"If you don't feel like cooking at home, you can come to our fried chicken shop for a quick meal."

"It's filling and delicious."

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At the entrance of the fried chicken shop, a family of four had just finished shopping and were about to go home when Wang Dong suddenly appeared in front of them, holding a flyer and introducing it with a big smile.

"Hello comrade... This is a newly opened fried chicken shop. You have all kinds of fried chicken, and even burgers that are only sold overseas. The taste is excellent..."

"A whole hen costs four yuan at the market, but a two-person meal at a fried chicken shop only costs one yuan and fifty cents, which is fifty cents cheaper than buying half a chicken..."

The man took the flyer and glanced at it, immediately drawn to the colorful photos on it.

Although Beijing is no longer short of supplies, ordinary people still struggle to make ends meet due to very limited wages.

The fried chicken sold in fried chicken shops is not only made of chicken meat, but it is also all deep-fried.

For ordinary people who lack income, this was another selling point, and they were immediately tempted.

The two sons and daughter were also attracted by the pictures on the flyer, pointing at the hamburgers and chicken wings and shouting to their parents, "Dad..."

"I want a hamburger..."

"I want to eat chicken wings... They look so delicious... Will you take us to eat them just this once..."

Whether or not to go for fried chicken, aside from the opinions of his two sons and daughter, the most important thing for a man to consider is the price.

A two-person meal costs only 1.5 yuan, and buying two meals costs only 3 yuan. In contrast, a whole hen at the market costs 4 yuan.

I even saved a dollar.

In addition, Chinese people are very concerned about saving face. When they heard that hamburgers are only sold abroad, they made a decision on a whim: "Since we want to eat them, let's go and have a meal, and while we're at it, let's see what hamburgers taste like for foreigners."

The same scene was playing out on every corner of the streets surrounding the fried chicken shop.

Many people were attracted by the pictures of hamburgers and fried chicken on the flyer, and then, with the encouragement of their children, they rushed to the fried chicken shop for lunch.

By 11 a.m., the once deserted fried chicken shop had become bustling with people, and every table was full of customers.

Many customers opted for takeout because there were no seats available.

Chen Jun, the daughter-in-law, initially handed out flyers outside the fried chicken shop. Seeing how well the business was doing inside, she put on her employee uniform and went in to help...

"Boss... we've already used up most of the raw materials that the factory delivered this morning, and they'll be gone in a little over an hour..." Yu Li rushed to Wang Dong to report.

Wang Dong quickly replied, "Then what are you standing there for?"

"Call the factory immediately and tell them to send the materials to the head office right away..."

"They delivered the ingredients for thirty white-feathered chickens this morning. We'll definitely have more customers this afternoon, so have them deliver the ingredients for one hundred and fifty white-feathered chickens directly. Be quick, we absolutely can't let customers come into the shop and there be no fried chicken to sell." Yu Li's face lit up with joy, and she immediately replied, "I'll go call them right now..."

When the fried chicken shop had no business in the morning, Yu Li was very worried, fearing that her income would be affected.

Now she's not worried anymore...

She calculated her share of the profits before the fried chicken shop opened.

Under normal circumstances, for every white-feathered chicken consumed by a fried chicken shop, Wang Dong, as the owner, can receive 60% of the profit, which is exactly one yuan. As the shop manager, he can receive 20% of the total operating profit, which is three mao.

The thirty raw materials that the store has in stock are about to run out, which means that my dividend for today is almost over ten yuan.

If the boss sends another 150 white-feathered chickens and they are all made into fried chicken and sold, then my daily profit will exceed 50 yuan.

If business continues to be this good every day, I can earn 1,500 yuan a month just from dividends.

Even if business is slow and you can only sell materials for a hundred white-feathered chickens a day, you still get a 30 yuan bonus, which adds up to over a thousand yuan a month.

Faced with incomes she had never dared to imagine before, Yu Li was incredibly excited.

Although I'm very busy, I'm in a particularly good mood.

He would go wherever the fried chicken shop was short-handed to help out, without being reluctant to put in any effort just because he was the high-ranking shop manager.

At 9 p.m., the fried chicken shop finally closed down and stopped operating.

The group started working at noon, took turns resting for two hours in the afternoon, and worked almost the entire rest of the time. Wang Dong and his wife Chen Jun were no exception.

Seeing that everyone was slumped in their chairs, not wanting to move at all, Wang Dong decided to give them a big surprise.

After handing over the final statistics, Li greeted everyone, "I have some good news to share..."

"Thanks to everyone's joint efforts, on the first day of opening, the fried chicken shop's main store consumed a total of two hundred white-feathered chickens as raw materials..."

"According to the labor contracts that everyone signed before, each employee will receive at least six yuan in dividends today."

"Considering we've had a great start today, I'll personally give everyone an extra ten yuan bonus..."

"I hope everyone will continue to work hard and run the fried chicken shop even better in the future..."

"Of course, the better the fried chicken shop is run, the higher everyone's monthly income will be, since you get a share of the profits in addition to your basic salary."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the profit share the fried chicken shop gives you each month should far exceed your basic salary."

"This has already been proven at the Dongjun Hotel."

"That's all I have to say. Now it's time for your store manager, Mr. Yu, to speak..."

Seeing the ten shop assistants in front of her all smiling, and silently calculating their daily earnings, Yu Li decided to pour cold water on their enthusiasm.

He said very seriously, "Our fried chicken shop had a great start today, which is definitely something to celebrate."

"But there were quite a few unexpected incidents during today's business operations, especially in food preparation, where mistakes were frequently made..."

"Not only did it waste time, but it also left a very bad impression on the guests. I hope everyone will be more careful in the future and avoid making the same mistake again..." (End of Chapter)