Huayu Chef

In her previous life, Dilraba played the junior sister Fuqu in "Swords of Legends", forming a couple with Da Xi Hong Ling Yue. The two had a love story that could not be fulfilled.

If Zhang Jinxuan gets the role of Ling Yue, he'll have quite a few scenes with Dilraba Dilmurat.

If I'm lucky enough to get the Baili Tusu script, then I'll be paired with Yang Mi. Hopefully, it won't cause any abortion rumors like in my previous life.

My husband is Liu Kaiwei.

Zhang Jinxuan replied to Dilraba's comment: "The person involved has a veto right. Did you ask me before you passed it unanimously? I'm now vetoing your unanimous approval."

Then he replied to the private message: "Hi Dilraba, I didn't see your message just now. There have been a lot of Weibo push notifications lately, so I turned this function off."

Dilraba didn't reply, probably because she was asleep. Zhang Jinxuan waited for about ten minutes, then decisively logged out of Weibo, turned off his mobile data connection, and went to sleep with the screen off.

In this day and age, who in my family would know to turn off mobile data?

The next morning, Zhang Jinxuan got up early and went to Wild Kitchen to make braised dishes.

Receive ingredients.

Prepare the ingredients.

Simmer pork bone broth.

Braised chicken feet with tiger skin and black duck.

I started stewing the pork belly around 8 o'clock, and it was just right after stewing for an hour or so.

The senior from the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy is like a celestial dog, skilled in "tracking across a thousand miles." He arrived just as Tang Qiwen brought back breakfast.

He was there to take on the job; the post-production of "Wild Kitchen Episode 2: Willow Banquet" was still handled by their studio.

While having breakfast, Zhang Jinxuan explained the editing logic and requirements to him in detail using the shooting script. The senior from the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy, with a steamed bun in his mouth, scribbled on the script, trying to understand the profound thoughts of the client.

That's the right attitude.

At nine o'clock, Wild Kitchen opened its doors to welcome guests.

Before the guests arrived, Sister Liu, who was off work that day, came first.

She didn't come alone; she brought two women with her, one in her early forties and the other in her early twenties.

The older girl's surname was Zhao, and Zhang Jinxuan called her Sister Zhao. The girl from the next generation was named Liao Chuntao, and she came along to apply for the waitress job.

The small restaurant didn't have many complicated hiring procedures. Zhang Jinxuan had a brief conversation with the two women, checked their ID cards, health certificates, and temporary residence permits. There were no problems, and with Sister Liu vouching for them, he hired them on the spot.

Sister Zhao is willing to work in the same position as Sister Liu. Her salary is 3500 during the probation period and 4000 after becoming a regular employee. She gets free meals and accommodation, four days off per month, and overtime pay is 2 to 3 times the hourly or daily rate. She also gets a performance review every six months.

Liao Chuntao only wanted to work as a waitress, even though the salary was much lower: 2800 during the probation period and 3300 after becoming a full-time employee.

Previously, Zhang Jinxuan only planned to add one more commuter server. With the explosive data of "Wild Kitchen Season 1", 5 people are definitely not enough. He also needs to recruit 1 braised food chef, 1 cashier, and 1 vegetable washer.

With a dedicated cashier, Zhang Jinxuan and the other servers' workload was significantly reduced. A dedicated vegetable washing staff ensured a continuous supply of ingredients. The addition of a braised food chef ensured a consistent production of braised dishes.

Once all 8 employees are recruited, the daily turnover of up to 23,000 will no longer be an insurmountable ceiling, and will inevitably reach new heights.

To be honest, Wild Kitchen has 8 employees, which is not a lot. The daily turnover exceeds 10,000 yuan, and the per capita efficiency is over 1200 yuan.

Zhang Jinxuan had done the math: after expanding his workforce, his fixed monthly expenses would reach 50,000 to 60,000 yuan, and his monthly profit would be 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. He was confident that he wouldn't lose money in March.

To break even in a month, monthly revenue needs to reach 260,000 to 270,000, which, realistically, is a sure thing.

Although there is still room to increase the number of employees on paper, Zhang Jinxuan will not hire any more people in the short term. Even if he does hire, it will be after he moves to a new store.

The shop is still a bit small.

After Sister Liu and the other two left, customers started coming into the shop to buy braised dishes, and Zhang Jinxuan and Tang Qiwen became busy.

Suddenly, Zhang Jinxuan caught a glimpse of Grandma Lin in the corner of his eye as she appeared at the store entrance with her grocery shopping gadget, looking around as if she was hesitant to go in.

"Xiao Tang, can you take a moment to attend to your work?"

"OK."

Zhang Jinxuan placed a few tiger-skin chicken feet and some boneless braised black duck on a plate, grabbed a bottle of mineral water, and carried it out of the kitchen. He waved to Grandma Lin and said, "Grandma Lin, come in and sit down. I brought you some delicious food."

When Grandma Lin saw Zhang Jinxuan, she folded up her grocery shopping gadget, carried it into the store, and said with a smile, "Little Zhang, I just came to drop by since I had nothing to do. Don't bother me."

"No trouble at all, I'd love to have you here. Please sit down and rest, and try some of the braised dishes from Wild Kitchen."

"How much?"

"I'm not talking about money, I'm talking about pastries. Uncle Ming's pastries are so delicious. Grandma Lin, when do you have time to bring me some?"

"You like to eat it?"

"I especially love to eat."

Grandma Lin smiled generously and said, "That's easy! Just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll bring it to you tomorrow."

"Grandma Lin, take less. It'll be a waste if you take too much and can't finish it."

"What about Xiao Huang and Xiao Zhuang? Didn't they come today?"

"They didn't come; they're busy writing their graduation theses."

Grandma Lin pulled out a chair and sat down. She glanced around and exclaimed, "The shop is doing really well! There are so many people this early in the morning, how come there are only two people? Can you manage?"

Zhang Jinxuan shook his head and said, "We're too busy, we simply can't keep up. We need to hire a few more people."

"Have you recruited anyone?"

"No."

Grandma Lin said enthusiastically, "Xiao Zhang, tell me what kind of people you want to hire, and I'll ask around for you. I like to travel around a lot when I have nothing to do all day, so I know quite a few people. The ones I introduce to you will definitely be people I know well, so you can hire them without worry."

Zhang Jinxuan had no doubt about the truth of what Grandma Lin said. Yesterday, she had already gone to the suburbs to pick willow catkins. She had probably visited even more places in the city. A group of old men and women could chat all day, and the area they covered might be just a few alleys and a few residential areas.

Grandma Lin noted down the job openings Zhang Jinxuan wanted to fill and waved her hand, saying, "Little Zhang, don't stand here with me, go and get busy."

"Okay, Grandma Lin, keep eating. Call me if you need anything."

"Go on, go on."

Zhang Jinxuan went into the kitchen to help Tang Qiwen sell braised dishes.

Just as they were busy, they suddenly heard Grandma Lin call out in a strong voice, "Little Huang, come in and have some delicious food."

"Oh, Grandma Lin, you're here too?"

Huang Mengying was overjoyed and pulled the women into the store, where they gathered around Grandma Lin and started chatting excitedly.

"Mengying, I'll go order."

"Go."

Xu Lianglan walked towards the food counter with a smile. After the customer picked up their food and left, she cutely jumped forward to fill in, calling out, "Hello, senior brother."

"Junior Sister Xu is here. What would you like to eat? I'll get it for you."

"Mengying wants to eat 12 tiger-skin chicken feet, 5 duck wings, 5 duck necks, and 5 duck feet."

Zhang Jinxuan chuckled and said, "What did Mengying do to you that you're using her as a scapegoat?"

"Senior brother, you're calling me that a bit too intimately."

"Oh, my dear, lazybones, here's your meal."

"Ugh, senior brother, you're so awful. I can't be bothered with you." Xu Lianglan got goosebumps all over and hurriedly walked away with the braised food.

"Lazy boy, take your time; lazy boy, come often."

She shouted a bit loudly, and Huang Mengying and the others heard her. They looked at Xu Lianglan in surprise, only to see her looking so disheveled, yet laughing heartily.

I told you to do it.

Before 10 o'clock, it was a little busy, but after 10 o'clock, more and more customers ordered braised pork rice. Zhang Jinxuan and Tang Qiwen divided the work and felt like they were constantly on the go.

Zhang Jinxuan does more work, including selling braised food, collecting tableware, handling cashier duties, cleaning, preparing meals, taking photos with fans, and signing autographs.

It wasn't like this before. Although some customers made similar requests, there weren't as many or as enthusiastic ones as today.

Yes, it's fanaticism.

It was like a fan meeting their idol.

Zhang Jinxuan got a little carried away, accepting everything offered and cooperating with everyone, resulting in his face being stiff from smiling and him being physically and mentally exhausted.

The advantage is that all the braised dishes are sold out, and Wild Kitchen closes down early.

Tang Qiwen poured two glasses of water, handing one to Zhang Jinxuan and keeping the other for himself. He sat quietly in the dining area, letting his mind wander and enjoying the leisurely time after his busy schedule.

Are you feeling withdrawn?

Looking at his back, Zhang Jinxuan felt that this couldn't go on. Is it the job of a qualified boss to not be able to make money when he can?

He took out his phone and made two calls: "Sister Zhao, you can start work tomorrow. I'll pay you a full day's wages even if you come in the afternoon..."

"Xiao Liao, do you want to get your salary soon...?"