Siheyuan: Starting to work in the security department

Chapter 196 Shuxiangyuan Hotel

After comforting Qin Jingru, Niu Ping'an rode out alone.

Now that the personnel were in place, Niu Ping'an began the site selection work.

It’s such a waste of time to take care of three children, so let Qin Jingru take care of them!

With the progress of reform and opening up, the construction of the old city is also in full swing.

The location of the hotel becomes of paramount importance.

It's impossible that you get notified of demolition right after opening your business, right?

That would be a big joke!

After an afternoon of running around, Niu Ping'an finally set his eyes on a three-story building on Andingmennei Street that was for rent.

A three-story building is considered a good building in this era and there should be no risk of demolition in the short term.

There is only one entrance on the first floor, and the areas that can actually be used are on the second and third floors, which are about 400 square meters in total.

Niu Ping'an already had an idea in mind.

In addition to the kitchen, the second floor can accommodate about 20 large and small dining tables;

In addition to office space, the third floor can also accommodate six private rooms of different sizes.

If fully loaded, it can easily accommodate more than a hundred people for dining.

Staffing: 3-5 chefs and 10-15 waiters.

A restaurant of this size is not small in today's urban area.

But the investment is not small.

The investment for rent, decoration, kitchen equipment, tables, chairs, benches, etc. alone is roughly estimated to be tens of thousands of dollars.

Looking at his not-so-rich family assets, Niu Ping'an gritted his teeth.

It's done!

Niu Ping'an does what he says and never drags his feet.

The next day, when they arrived at the factory, Niu Ping'an and Qin Jingru went straight to the resignation procedures.

After resigning, Niu Ping'an immediately went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to inquire about the business license.

Now is the beginning of the reform wave, and the threshold for opening a restaurant is not high or troublesome.

As long as you have settled the industrial and commercial and tax affairs, you can start working.

Niu Pingan is still a little worried about whether he can get a personal catering license.

After all, there are no relevant laws and regulations regarding individual catering in Beijing today.

At that time, at most a gap was opened in the service and repair industries, allowing individuals to make clothes, weld and press iron kettles, and repair shoes, but all other trades were not allowed.

The fact that Yuebin Hotel was able to obtain a business license may be due to connections.

Even without the help from the higher-ups, Yuebin must have gone through a lot of hardships to be able to open this door.

Fortunately, things are progressing relatively smoothly.

With the example of Yuebin, many self-employed individuals have obtained licenses here, and the Industrial and Commercial Bureau did not make things difficult for Niu Ping'an.

The leaders at the top support the revival of individual business.

Because it is indeed a way to increase employment.

I just warned him that there is no relevant policy at the moment, so if it succeeds, it will be a success, if not, then just shut it down.

If Niu Ping'an didn't know about future developments, he might still be hesitant.

After getting approval from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, Niu Ping'an immediately ran to the street office to rent a house.

For the 400-square-meter store, Niu Ping'an only charged him 600 yuan in annual rent, with a one-year contract.

Only after renting the house did Niu Ping'an get the business license.

There is no formal business license for individual catering business, and the one used is the document paper from the industrial and commercial department, which is handwritten.

There were just a few lines of words written on it: "Approval for the operation of Shuxiangyuan Hotel".

Niu Ping'an named the restaurant "Shu Xiang Yuan", a very distinctive name. Just by looking at the name, you can tell that it serves Sichuan cuisine.

After stamping the official seal, the leader of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau signed on it, and the business license was approved.

After getting the license, Niu Ping'an was overjoyed and full of energy.

That night, Niu Ping'an stayed at home and hand-drew the decoration design of the restaurant.

Time is tight and tasks are heavy.

Niu Ping'an went to find a familiar construction team and carried out simple renovations on the store.

Decoration, ordering tables and chairs, ordering kitchen equipment...

It was their first entrepreneurial venture, and Niu Pingan and Qin Jingru kept an eye on the entire process, not missing any details.

Just like that, more than 20 days later, Shuxiangyuan Hotel had taken shape.

The kitchen team was already in place, and half of the employees in the third canteen of the steel rolling mill followed Sha Zhu and left.

What surprised Niu Ping'an was that Liu Lan also came with Sha Zhu.

After the storm was over, Liu Lan's backer Li Huaide was transferred away from the steel mill, and Liu Lan's life took a sharp turn for the worse.

The conditions offered by Niu Ping'an were not bad, so it was normal for Liu Lan to be tempted.

Everything was almost ready, and Niu Ping'an posted the recruitment information at the door of the store.

There were so many unemployed people in the city that not long after the recruitment information was posted, people came to inquire.

In just one day, the wait staff were fully hired.

However, these waiters are novices and are not familiar with the business, so Niu Ping'an plans to give them pre-job training.

"Yu Li, Liu Lan, come to my office for a moment."

Niu Ping'an set up an office area on the third floor. As the boss, he naturally had to have his own office.

Although Yu Li is quite smart, she is just a novice after all.

Fortunately, Niu Ping'an has the experience of later generations and has some experience on how to help them get started quickly.

Yu Li and Liu Lan came to the office, both of them were a little nervous.

Now their survival depends on a word from Niu Ping'an, and they are afraid that they will displease him and fire them.

Especially for Liu Lan, who had already quit her job at the factory, it was impossible for her to go back.

"Don't be nervous, I have something to tell you."

Looking at the two nervous people, Niu Pingan comforted them.

"Boss, tell me!"

Liu Lan quickly got into her role.

"Liu Lan, I heard that you were in charge of the reception in the canteen of the steel mill before, right?"

Niu Ping'an was not familiar with Liu Lan, he just knew that she was Li Huaide's mistress.

Often responsible for reception matters in the canteen.

"Yes."

Liu Lan nodded.

"Our store is ready to open, but the new girls and boys we recruit know nothing about waiter jobs. I want you to give them a brief training this afternoon so they can quickly get familiar with their positions.

Yu Li, you have never experienced this before, so you should also participate and learn from it. "

Niu Ping'an told them the purpose of his visit.

"Ok!"

Yu Li was also at a stage where she knew nothing about anything, so naturally she had no objection to Niu Ping'an's arrangement.

"Well, boss, I'm fine with you letting me do the work, but I'm not really good at training people!"

Liu Lan knew nothing about the training and secretly complained.

"It's okay. I have an employee handbook here. You two can take a look at it and you'll understand it.

It contains some tips and suggestions on how to deal with emergencies.

I am just worried that they will be influenced by state-owned restaurants and lack service awareness.

We are a private company, if our service attitude is not good, the customers will leave."

After all, Liu Lan has more than ten years of hospitality experience, and with the detailed manual written by Niu Ping'an, there should be no problem in doing a simple training.

After all, being a waiter is a relatively simple job.

What Niu Ping'an is worried about is that everyone came from a planned economy and their service concept has not changed.

The waiters in state-owned units are very impressive.

The sign on the wall that read “Do not beat customers without reason” says it all.

"It would be much more convenient if there is a written statement."

Liu Lan breathed a sigh of relief and agreed.

"Yu Li, please count everyone's sizes. I'll go out and buy uniforms for the employees."

After taking care of Liu Lan, Niu Pingan gave instructions to Li.

After all, Shuxiangyuan is a medium-sized restaurant.

Employee uniforms are essential.

It would be embarrassing if store clerks had to work in clothes that were all kinds of different or even patched.

The hotel is still in its start-up phase, so Niu Pingan can only take on the purchasing role himself temporarily.