Chapter 500 - Boss Pei’s Mind Map (2/2)

Two weeks had gone by so it should be in full swing now.

Lin Canrong was in charge of Fish-Catching Take-Out previously and was Rui Yuchen’s boss. It was naturally impossible to hide the situation with Fish-Catching Take-Out from him.

However, Lin Canrong was now in charge of Ming Yun Private Kitchen. What did he mean, deliberately coming all the way here about Fish-Catching Take-Out?

Pei Qian nodded, slightly confused. “Yes, so?”

Lin Canrong seemed to be emotional. “Boss Pei, that isn’t fair!

“I know that Fish-Catching Take-Out plays a very important role in the group’s industries. It’s making losses temporarily to gain market traction, cultivate customer consumption habits, and for greater profit. I have no opinion on the expansion of Fish-Catching Take-Out, but…”

Lin Canrong paused, and the corners of Pei Qian’s mouth twitched.

What do you mean by making losses temporarily to gain market traction, cultivate customer consumption habits, and for greater profits!

Don’t over-interpret it!

Lin Canrong continued. “The Ming Yun Private Kitchen is equally important! Why is Fish-Catching Take-Out opening so many branches even though it is losing money while Ming Yun Private Kitchen, which had been profitable and unmet demand, does not have any plans of branching out?

“The quality of Ming House is not as good as Ming Yun Private Kitchen, but it has made quite a lot of money. That meant to say that the demand of high-end diners has yet to be satisfied; there is still a move for profit!

“Moreover, I think that Ming Yun Private Kitchen should also set up a Gourmet Laboratory! “Fish-Catching Take-Out had to think about how to better satisfy the taste of the public, but Ming Yun Private Kitchen also had to think about how to satisfy the tastes of the high-end diners!

“Therefore… I came here with two requests.”

“First, is to make good use of the ‘nameless restaurant’ brand. We’ll open a branch after selecting the location on the pretext that the quality is assured.

“Second, establish a Gourmet Laboratory dedicated to providing better dishes for diners.”

Pei Qian remained silent. He had been happy over nothing So it was to propose more money-making methods to me! Branch Manager Lin, I’ll definitely not promise you that…

Your analysis was on the dot.

Ming House was profitable; diners had to wait in line to dine at Ming Yun Private Kitchen. That all showed that demand for high-end dining had not been satisfied.

However, branching out Fish-Catching Take-Out was because it was not profitable!

One Ming Yun Private Kitchen was profitable enough. You want me to open another branch to make even more money?

Don’t create more burden for me, I beg you!

Pei Qian was in distress over this as well. He could only eat at Ming Yun Private Kitchen at certain times after Ming Yun Private Kitchen gained popularity. He could only dine in the largest private room once per week and book the entire place on the 20th of every month.

TOO

However, Pei Qian would rather wait then to open another store and earn more.

Open branches? Dream on!

The Gourmet Laboratory should not be done as well.

Fish-Catching Take-Out was to suit the taste of the public. The ingredients were relatively cheap. Most people would not pursue fanciful dishes. The level of improvement possible for a gourmet laboratory was relatively small.

However, Ming Yun Private Kitchen was aimed at high-end diners. If I really were to let those powerful chefs set up a gourmet laboratory to study metaphysical dishes such as ‘air-fried dishes’, they will definitely be more famous and go out of control!

Therefore, Pei Qian was very resistant to these requirements and would not agree to it. Of course, Lin Canrong proposed that Ming Yun Private Kitchen could also open a Gourmet Laboratory. That was reasonable and not easy to refute bluntly. He could only find a nice way to decline.

He thought for a moment and said. “Are you asking to open a branch because you think that Ming Yun Private Kitchen has achieved the best you can now?”

Lin Canrong was momentarily stunned. He did not know how to answer.

Achieved the best they could now?

If he really thought so, it was obviously complacency because there was no ‘best’ in this industry.

But what if he said that they had not done their best yet?

Lin Canrong felt that the service of Ming Yun Private Kitchen was much better than that of most high-end restaurants. However, it was very difficult for it to achieve a better price-quality ratio.

“It might not be the best, but opening branches and gourmet laboratories can be considered as on the path to pursue the best, right?” Lin Canrong said after much consideration.

Pei Qian: “…”

That made sense.

No, no, he should not be convinced. He would have to make even more profits if he were convinced!

Pei Qian coughed lightly. “You can freely control the money earned by Ming Yun Private Kitchen, but you cannot open a branch.

“As for the Gourmet Laboratory. It cannot be achieved with the current size of Ming Yun Private Kitchen. How could the chefs have extra energy to engage in research if they had to cook for the guests every day?

“Your first goal has to be to make sure the dining experience of the customers is good. Don’t reduce the quality of the dishes to study new dishes. Don’t go too far.

“I’ll only allow you to use the research results from the Gourmet Laboratory from Fish-Catching Take-Out.”

Pei Qian had now learned a very good way of refusal: come up with reasons for those that he wanted to reject, even if the reasons were a bit far-fetched.

Enforce those that he could not think of a reason for.

Everyone possessed such a high level of imagination now. They would think that Boss Pei had a different meaning even if Boss Pei put forward an unreasonable request. They would only think that their thinking was too shallow if they messed things up.

It could only be regarded as an accidental windfall after being misinterpreted so many times.

Sure enough, the expression on Lin Canrong’s face changed. It seemed like he had a lot to say, but in the end, he swallowed them silently and replied in one sentence: “Okay, Boss Pei.”