Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

Lou Xiao'e, who went to Hong Kong after the Plaza Accord, has finally returned.

Since He Yuzhu couldn't pick her up from the airport, he had Lin Jinghan go there by car.

Lou Xiao'e arrived at the restaurant and immediately launched into a tirade of complaints against He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu was in the wrong and could only accept it.

"I don't care, you have to cook me a nice meal today."

He Yuzhu smiled and agreed: "No problem, I'll go cook now. You and Jinghan can chat for a bit."

Lou Xiao'e waved her hand, signaling He Yuzhu to get to work.

She then took Lin Jinghan's hand and said, "Sister-in-law Jinghan, you have no idea how busy I am in Hong Kong."

They don't even have time to eat properly, and often eat fast food.

He Yuzhu, who was about to leave, suddenly paused, feeling as if he had missed something.

Lin Jinghan said, "Don't you have an assistant with you? Have them buy it in advance."

Lou Xiao'e said, "It's mainly for convenience. KFC and McDonald's don't taste as good as our restaurant, but they're faster."

He Yuzhu's mind went blank for a moment, and he finally understood.

He said he forgot something, oh, it's this. Fast food may not be very nutritious, but it's really profitable.

"Jinghan, are there McDonald's and KFC in Beijing?"

Lin Jinghan shook her head: "I don't even know what they sell."

Lou Xiao'e explained, "It's a place that sells fried chicken and hamburgers."

After Lin Jinghan understood, she said, "If you want to eat it, you can fry it yourself. It's not like you don't know how."

He Yuzhu used to make this at home for his children. He rarely ate it himself.

"I don't want to eat there, I just want to ask if there's a McDonald's in Beijing. If not, we can open one like that."

Lou Xiao'e's eyes lit up: "Yes. We can do that too."

Brother Zhu, the secret formula you have is much better than these.

Even if they open a shop, we can still do it.

He Yuzhu had the same idea, and then he was sent to the kitchen.

Lou Xiao'e then called Xie Fang over and asked him to arrange for someone to investigate.

He Yuzhu finished preparing the meal, and the investigation results came out.

McDonald's and KFC haven't entered China yet, so they can be the first.

This is great news.

First come, first served.

Regardless of what they do abroad, in China, fried chicken must be his.

During their meal, the group discussed and finalized their plans to open a shop.

Running a fried chicken shop isn't complicated; the main challenge is employee training. But that's not a problem for He Yuzhu.

For this chef, frying chicken is as simple as eating.

In the afternoon, we arranged for people to conduct surveys. The main task was to select several suitable shops in areas with high foot traffic.

Lou Xiao'e brought back a considerable amount of money this time.

He is now very wealthy and plans to open several shops in several districts at the same time.

This will create a more sensational effect.

Once things are settled in Beijing, he plans to establish branches in several other developed cities in China.

The fried chicken shop isn't in a rush right now.

After driving everyone away, Lou Xiao'e started talking about things in Hong Kong.

Lin Jinghan stared at the documents in her hand, still utterly shocked.

Lou Xiao'e said, "Stop looking. Sister-in-law Jinghan, listen to me, you should quit that job too."

Come out and help us.

Lin Jinghan put down the documents and said softly, "But I don't understand any of it."

Lou Xiao'e advised, "If you don't understand, then learn. When I first arrived in Hong Kong, I didn't understand anything either."

My brothers who went to Hong Kong looked at us like poor relatives trying to freeload. So I made up my mind, got into university there, and studied little by little.

He Yuzhu, stop watching the show and tell me what you really think.

Finally, Lou Xiao'e passed the question to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu had also thought about this issue and was inclined to let Lin Jinghan come out.

Now that he's going into business, he certainly won't be doing it on a small scale. Starting next year, his operations will expand significantly.

He Yuzhu is quite lacking in help.

"Jinghan, why don't you think about it? Let's not do anything else, just start a fried chicken business."

Anyway, this business isn't big, so it won't be a big deal if it doesn't do well.

Encouraged by He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e, Lin Jinghan agreed.

"If I don't do a good job, don't blame me. But you should also tell me what to do."

Lou Xiao'e said, "Your husband is an expert at cooking, you can ask him when you get back."

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and I see the restaurant is doing very well. Should we prepare some New Year's benefits for the staff?

Distributing welfare benefits during the Chinese New Year is definitely something that will happen. As for how to do it, He Yuzhu has been waiting for Lou Xiao'e to come back to discuss it.

Calling Hong Kong from Beijing is quite troublesome; this is not worth discussing over the phone.

"What are the arrangements in Shenzhen?"

Lou Xiao'e said, "There are many workers over there, and we need to prepare a lot of things."

About two weeks ago, the person in charge there went to Hong Kong and reported to me that I had finalized the matter.

"Mainly, what are your plans regarding Beijing?"

He Yuzhu then shared his thoughts: in addition to providing some regular benefits, he also planned to give some benefits to the workers' parents.

His target is definitely a large international company, and his standards must be based on those of large international companies.

Moreover, these things don't cost much. He can take out a lot of things from his space.

Lou Xiao'e frowned slightly: "If you do it this way, the cost will be quite high."

"There are few people now, so the costs are low. But as the factory grows, the costs will increase."

He Yuzhu said, "More is more, it just means we earn less, right?"

If we want our business to grow, we need a group of loyal and dedicated long-term employees.

We're not at a loss in trading something for their loyalty.

Lou Xiao'e didn't argue with He Yuzhu about this matter, mainly because she wasn't short of money.

Thanks to He Yuzhu's idea, they made a lot of money this time.

"What you said makes sense, and I agree with that. However, I disagree with dividing it equally."

If it were distributed equally, it would be just like state-owned enterprises. Those who receive the benefits might not necessarily be very grateful.

My idea is to conduct a competition, where those with good performance receive more, and those with poor performance receive less.

This works too.

Evaluation and competition can also motivate workers. They came from that era and witnessed firsthand the miracles created by workers.

The workers of this era still carry with them the beliefs of the past. If that belief can be ignited, the rewards they will give will be substantial.

“Okay, let’s split up and prepare. I’ll go and buy the supplies.”

Lou Xiao'e complained to Lin Jinghan, "Every time your man has an idea, I have to bleed money. If we do it here in Beijing, we have to redo everything in Shenzhen too."

I'll call them in Shenzhen right now and ask them to come up with a plan.

Lin Jinghan smiled and explained for He Yuzhu, "Does that mean the capable should do more?"

At the time, Zhu Zi was a civil servant and couldn't go to Hong Kong. Besides, he would be completely unfamiliar with the place.

Lou Xiao'e said with a smile, "You're just protecting him. He's never been to Hong Kong, yet he knows that land there is profitable."

"If he goes, won't he turn Hong Kong upside down?"

He Yuzhu thought to himself, "That's true. If he really went to Hong Kong, he might actually do that."

Back in the country, He Yuzhu had reservations and was unwilling to do many things.

Once you're abroad, you won't have so many worries. (End of Chapter)