Reborn in 1985: From Selling Braised Duck to Becoming the World's Richest Man

Hearing what his employees said, Liang Ming smiled.

Whether a factory can develop rapidly depends not only on the boss's decisions and the factory manager's management, but also on the morale and spirit of the workers.

If all the workers are full of energy and do things efficiently, at least the quality and quantity of the products produced by the factory can be guaranteed.

"It seems everyone's been doing quite well lately."

Liang Ming walked over with a smile and spoke to the workers.

When the workers saw Liang Ming, they didn't chat idly at work or get nervous about being caught by the boss. Instead, they all greeted Liang Ming respectfully.

"Boss Liang, have you had lunch yet? I heard the factory canteen is serving braised pork today, why don't you stay for lunch?"

"That's right, boss. Everyone wants to hear you talk when they're eating."

"Boss, look at me! I've gained 5 pounds from eating the food in the factory cafeteria lately!"

Hearing the workers' kind words, Liang Ming chatted with them one by one.

"Boss Liang, you've arrived!"

Qin Fen also heard the news that Liang Ming had come to the factory, and hurriedly came out of his office.

"Director Qin, the workers are very enthusiastic, you've managed them very well."

Liang Ming patted Qin Fen on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"I heard that the factory canteen is serving braised pork today. I wonder if I can have a serving?"

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Qin Fen quickly replied, "Boss Liang, what are you saying? There's plenty of braised pork in the factory canteen!"

Qin Fen was naturally happy that the boss wanted him to eat at the factory canteen.

This way, we can take the opportunity to raise more issues.

At noon, in the canteen of Liangji Bicycle Factory.

The workers had already formed a long queue in front of the canteen's food serving window.

After they handed their meal tickets to the cafeteria lady, she put the canteen food into their bowls.

The lunch was also very plentiful, with braised pork, stir-fried pork with green peppers, stir-fried bean sprouts, and a tomato and egg stir-fry, two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes.

The workers were only slightly excited when they saw the sumptuous meal.

Obviously, the standard of meals served in the factory canteen is similar to this.

Liang Ming chose a quiet corner of the cafeteria to sit down, and then a kitchen worker brought him his food.

As the factory owner, he naturally couldn't expect the kitchen staff to simply use an aluminum lunchbox to pack all four dishes and rice together.

Seeing the braised pork, stir-fried pork with green peppers, stir-fried bean sprouts, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes served on four enamel plates, and that the kitchen staff had added two more meat dishes, braised lion's head meatballs and sweet and sour pork, Liang Ming turned to Qin Fen and said:

"Director Qin, the food in the factory canteen is plentiful. It's clear that the workers are enjoying their meals. You've managed the factory very well."

Upon hearing this, Qin Fen humbly replied, "Boss Liang, I didn't do anything special. I just asked the factory canteen to ensure that the workers have two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes every meal."

"This is already quite an achievement," Liang Ming said solemnly.

"Man is iron, food is steel. Only when workers have enough to eat can they have more energy to devote to their work."

In their past lives, decades later, those capitalists spared no effort in exploiting their employees.

There is no overtime pay, the factory is located in a remote suburb, and meals and accommodation are not provided.

Many workers work hard every month to earn their wages, but after deducting rent, utilities, and food expenses, they don't have much left.

The fact that Qin Fen treated his employees well in terms of food in the canteen shows that he, as the factory director, was a conscientious person.

"Mr. Liang, how about trying the cooking from our factory canteen chef?"

Qin Fen did not take credit for himself, but instead changed the subject.

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming also picked up his chopsticks and took a piece of braised pork to eat.

Once the braised pork enters your mouth, a tender, savory, and fragrant flavor bursts forth.

His eyes lit up: "Director Qin, the food in our factory canteen is quite good. This braised pork is just as good as what you get in restaurants."

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Qin Fen smiled and said:

"The chef in our cafeteria used to cook for the masses, and that's why I hired him!"

"Such excellent skills, it's a bit of a waste if they're just used to cook meals for the workers..."

Liang Ming sighed.

Upon hearing these words, Qin Fen looked nervous and said:

"Mr. Liang, what you mean by that is..."

"I just have to say, Director Qin, what are you so nervous about?"

Seeing Qin Fen's expression, Liang Ming was both amused and exasperated, as if he were about to poach the head chef from the factory canteen.

"Boss Liang, I finally found a really good chef, you can't just make a move on him."

Qin Fen also frankly stated:

"The reason why our factory workers are so enthusiastic about their work is because of him. 30% of the reason is because of him."

Hearing Qin Fen say this, Liang Ming smiled helplessly:

"Director Qin, don't worry, I have no intention of poaching the cafeteria chef."

"I just feel that our factory canteen is quite large, but the workers only come to eat between 12:00 and 1:00 in the morning and between 5:00 and 6:00 in the evening."

"It's a bit of a shame that such a big cafeteria is empty."

It's a shame to leave it empty.

Qin Fen was taken aback when he heard Liang Ming's words.

This factory canteen was originally intended to provide meals for the bicycle factory workers.

It seems there's no problem with the workers finishing work and having lunch at these two times.

In addition, Liang Ming often comes up with ideas to make money.

Qin Fen also found it difficult to keep up with Liang Ming's thought process.

With that in mind, Qin Fen cut to the chase and asked, "Boss Liang, what do you want to do?"

Seeing that Qin Fen had asked so directly, Liang Ming didn't waste any words and said:

"Perhaps we could set up a convenient food dispensing point in our factory canteen to serve the meals to nearby residents."

"With the skills of our kitchen chefs, we're not worried about not having local residents coming to buy our food."

Qin Fen was stunned when he heard Liang Ming's words: "Convenient, convenient food service outlet?"

He never imagined that a factory canteen could be like this.

Seeing Qin Fen's surprised expression, Liang Ming was not surprised.

After all, such a way of making a profit is still very rare in this era.

The canteens of state-owned enterprises only serve internal staff.

Whether private enterprises have their own canteens is another matter.

However, Qin Fen also felt that this was indeed a very good way to make a profit.

Ever since he tasted the cooking skills of the factory canteen chef, Qin Fen has rarely eaten at home.

"Boss Liang, won't doing this increase the workload for the kitchen staff too much?"

"After all, it's not easy for them to cook for the factory workers every day."

Qin Fen thought for a moment and then said.

"It's simple. Our convenient meal service is only available for one hour before 12 o'clock and 5 o'clock."

"In this way, it will not affect the factory workers' meals, and it can also generate revenue for the factory canteen."

Liang Ming paused for a moment, then continued:

"Another thing is that I only take 3% of the profit from the convenient food service outlets in the factory canteen, you take 1%, and the remaining 6% is distributed among the canteen staff."

Give away 6% of the profits?

Qin Fen was also stunned when he heard Liang Ming's words.

The factory canteen's convenient food dispensing area is definitely profitable; it's just a matter of how much profit it makes.

But no matter how much money is made, 6% of the profits going to the chefs in the kitchen is still a considerable amount.

Most importantly, for the kitchen staff in the factory canteen, it just means cooking a few more pots of food.