Urban Sims

In the blink of an eye, three years later.

Gujia Restaurant, in the bustling kitchen.

Wearing a white chef's uniform, Zhou Ming watched two talented apprentices cooking dishes. Zhou Ming stood beside him with his hands folded, staring at the movements of their hands. Although he had a straight face and said nothing, the chef's majesty was evident. and authority, let the two apprentices move meticulously and strictly follow the rules taught by the master.

After a while, two plates of fried Kung Pao Chicken were placed in front of Zhou Ming.

"Master, please use it!"

The two apprentices, Ge Peng and Sun Yingcai, gave a half-bow.

Zhou Ming nodded slightly, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and two plates of Kung Pao Chicken to test the apprentice's cooking skills. He picked up a bite of each and put it in his mouth to taste it slowly.

After a while, under the expectant and anxious eyes of the two apprentices, Zhou Ming said: "Ge Peng, 65 points, Sun Yingcai, 70 points."

Hearing this, Ge Peng's expression darkened. He lost to Sun Yingcai again. He suppressed the jealousy in his heart and asked eagerly: "Master, are there any areas that need improvement in my dish?"

Zhou Ming commented on the heat, stir-frying movements, seasoning timing, etc. and pointed out the problems. His apprentice Ge Peng nodded repeatedly, saying that he remembered it and would work hard to improve it in the future to make a dish that satisfies the master.

This attitude made Zhou Ming nodded and encouraged him: "Keep working hard, you still have room for improvement. And Yingcai, there are many problems with your dishes, which are far from satisfactory to me. Just follow I learned early and am more talented than Ge Peng. Your cooking should not only get 70 points. You are far from the time to be complacent. If you continue like this, your junior brother will surpass you sooner or later..."

Sun Yingcai couldn't help but beam with joy after getting 70 points from his master for the first time. Faced with this scolding, when he was told that he was blinded, he quickly lowered his head and said: "I understand, master!"

Looking at the two apprentices in front of him who were not much different from him in actual age, but who had been tamed by him in more than two years of training, and then passed the two dishes they cooked, both of which exceeded 60 points, Zhou Ming knew : The small town of Baowan can no longer keep him, and the broader stage of the big city is waving to him.

And his recent series of arrangements, including stepping up the training of these two apprentices, are also making full preparations for returning to Yaoxing City.

In the past three years, like a machine, he has cooked countless dishes and has reached the peak of the world in terms of cooking skills.

This is not a narcissistic boast, but the growth and success achieved through step-by-step, down-to-earth study, working an average of 12 hours a day, and being busy with no more than five rest days in a year. Progress... there is no shortcut, only the same four words that most successful people believe in: hard work and persistence!

Therefore, with his efforts, the small town of Baowan Town has undergone tremendous changes in the past three years.

Foodies have emerged. Foodies who have gained great happiness from delicious food no longer pay attention to the fact that the food expenditure on their electronic consumption cards clearly exceeds the limit; the number of obese people has increased, and there are even so many out-of-towners taking advantage of the food. Bay Town is called a "fat town"; the group of high-end customers has grown, and because there are too many people, the number of private rooms is not enough, so they can only apply for VIP membership cards, and have to endure the reservation queuing system that only takes five days to make an appointment. Therefore, Some high-end customers who were fed up with queuing and waiting were angry and asked Gujia Restaurant to stop dealing with mid- to low-end customers and focus on high-end customers and only serve them.

As for price, do rich people care about price?

Rich people only care about whether it tastes good or not. As long as it tastes good, it means a dish worth hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of credit points. Rich people order it without blinking an eye, and even order expensive dishes for the ordinary guests downstairs. Even if you order a dish with dozens or dozens of credits, the wealthy people will not order it and order a reduced portion.

For example, at the end of last year, Gujia Restaurant grandly launched the most expensive "Undersea Buddha Jumping Over the Wall" to high-end customers. It cost 18,888 credits per piece, which was ridiculously expensive. As a result, after tasting the taste of Buddha jumping over the wall, some souls flew away. Dear guests, every time they come to Gujia Restaurant, the must-order item is Buddha Jumping Over the Wall. In order to eat this dish without queuing, they even got a diamond membership card worth 10 yuan each without blinking an eye. The feeling is that this guy is crazy.

There are a total of 17 such crazy diamond members in Gujia Hotel.

As for ordinary credits, Zhou Ming, who only focused on cooking all day, didn't know exactly how much he had earned in three years, but 20 million credits was definitely there.

In addition to the 220 coins placed in the storage space of his system (170 coins are membership fees for diamond membership cards, 30 coins are earned by him as a personal chef for a rich old man who is about to die, and 20 coins are miscellaneous What is left after the balance of input and expenditure)... Such a large amount of funds has long exceeded the standard of primitive accumulation. It is enough for Zhou Ming to return to Yaoxing City, buy a piece of land, build a luxurious five-star hotel, and work vigorously One game.

As for the piece of land covering an area of ​​5 acres and costing 150 money to purchase, Zhou Ming has also taken a fancy to it. It is located at the junction of the first and second rings in the city center with dense crowds, convenient transportation and a strong business atmosphere. He plans to buy this piece of land. After that, invest another 20 million credits to build a ten-story hotel that can accommodate up to a thousand people dining at the same time. We also need to recruit a large number of kitchen workers, waiters, chefs, and chef apprentices...

After Zhou Ming's huge plan was placed in front of the Gu family, the Gu family, who were already lamenting the tremendous changes that had taken place in the Gu family hotel in the past few years, were even more dumbfounded.

"Isn't it great to stay in the town? Why go to the city to develop?" Gu Dawei asked in confusion. This is already great, why bother?

"The market in the city is a hundred times that of Baowan Town. There is a wider market and a larger number of customers."

"Xiaoqiang, that's about it. You can't make enough money. You've already worked so hard, and you still have to cook for millions of people. Your body will collapse sooner or later!" Zhang Peizhen is not worried that he will not succeed. , she was worried that this workaholic's body would be worn down.

"No, when we get to the city, ordinary guests will be entertained by apprentices and other chefs. I will only be responsible for high-end customers. The workload will be less than now. I know how to take care of my body..."

"But the scale of your investment is too big. Buying five acres of land and building a ten-story hotel is equivalent to spending all the money the hotel has made in the past few years. Xiaoqiang, you can't just go to the city and invest all your money." All the money in Gujia Restaurant has been wiped out. This hotel is not yours alone..."

Gu Dawei opened the skylight and asked the most practical question. What he meant was: The Gu family did not want to spend so much money to open a new store for him.

Gu Naohui on the side also whispered: "Xiaoqiang, we know that you have made great contributions over the years, so all the money is in your hands, but my parents are getting older and can't do it anymore. Well, if you leave and take all your money with you, how can Gujia Restaurant continue to operate?"

"You can go to the city with me. The store needs a lot of manpower. You can all go and help. As for the restaurant in the town, you can sell it or let the apprentice stay here."

"no!"

Gu Dawei's face suddenly became serious and livid and said: "This hotel must not be sold. It is the hard work of five generations of my Gu family. Even if I die, I will not sell this hotel! It must keep opening!"

He spoke directly to Zhou Mingming and said clearly: "Young man, I admit that you have made a lot of contributions at the Gujia Hotel, but it is not to the extent that I, the whole Gu family, can follow in your footsteps. At the Gujia, we We are the host and you are the guest. Don’t try to turn us into your guests. If you want to go to the city, you go alone!”

After hearing these tough words, Zhou Ming suddenly realized that the Gu family was unwilling to give out credit points and support his entrepreneurial venture. It turned out that they were afraid that he would turn his back on customers and change his role from boss to his employee and subordinate... Look When it comes to issues of interest, it is still very important to determine the master-slave relationship.

Otherwise, if they sign an equity agreement, each party will hold a certain share, and determine the distribution ratio of interests, the Gu family should support themselves.

How many shares should be given up? 30%?

Just as Zhou Ming was analyzing the distribution ratio in his mind, Zhang Peizhen on the side spoke and said to her husband: "Dawei, Xiaoqiang and we are a family, why are you talking so harshly...Xiaoqiang, you and I Come here, let me discuss something with you."

Zhang Peizhen stood up, whispered something in Zhou Ming's ear, somewhat mysteriously, pulled him to a deserted place on the second floor, and had a good chat with him with a solemn and sincere expression.

"Xiaoqiang, it's not that our Gu family doesn't support you. In fact, we all support you to open a store in the city, but we are worried. With so much money, who dares to hand it over to an outsider... Xiaoqiang, we really want to treat you as... My family, but don’t you like my Xiaohui at all? Several years have passed, why do you still blame her? Xiaoqiang, Xiaohui has changed a lot because of you. Sometimes I feel like I can’t recognize her. She, she really likes you, why can't you accept her? As long as you agree to accept her and become a family with us, you go to the city to open a store, and everyone in the Gu family will support you. We will take as much as you want. Money out!”

After hearing Zhang Peizhen's words, Zhou Ming's eyes widened.

This is no longer a honey trap. To a certain extent, it is a marriage plan to strengthen the bond of cooperation.

His brain started to spin.

Do you want to nod?

Nodding, he got more than 20 million credit points, and there was no need to worry about the issue of equity distribution, because this store was the joint property of the two of them, and as long as they didn't break up, there would be no division.

If you don't nod, it will be a little troublesome. Either find someone to form a partnership and take out part of the shares to solve the financial problem, or spend another two to three years working hard to complete the accumulation of 20 million credit points.

Facing this not the most important but also critical multiple-choice question in life, how should he choose?

What should you choose?