Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

That was the first time Lin Canrong heard that a restaurant had to prepare different styles of cutlery and even tables and chairs. There was enough space to store all of that. The underground parking lot had room for many tables and chairs. However, they had to re-decorate those things after every meal.

Lin Canrong’s head hurt just by thinking about it.

Pei Qian shook his head and said, “Of course, there is a need!”

“We are a high-end restaurant. Other than good quality ingredients, culinary skills, and great dishes; we must also have a sufficiently good environment.

“Just like the scholars in ancient times. They use different wine glasses to consume different types of wine. There were also many more complicated and cumbersome procedures. However, what they did was not merely for ritual purposes; more suitable cutlery could showcase the wine even better. It could also make the special atmosphere stand out even more!

“The other restaurants only have one type of cuisines; therefore, they could afford to have a single style.

“We, on the other hand, offer all types of cuisines, including western, Chinese, Japanese, and French cuisines. To provide customers the best dining experience, we must definitely prepare various interior design styles. We must give them the best that we could offer from the decorations, dining tables, and cutlery… to a specific atmosphere and dining environment!

“The details determine our success. Do you understand?”

Lin Canrong’s mouth parted slightly. He was completely shocked.

This…

Although that sounded very reasonable, he felt that there was something amiss. The dining environment was indeed important, but was there really a need to change the decorations and cutlery repeatedly?

Could it be… Boss Pei was not merely expecting them to stick by the rules and do things by ritual? Maybe he was looking for an attitude to pursue perfection?

By creating the perfect dining environment, they could provide customers a better and top-notch dining experience.

Yes. That must be the case!

Lin Canrong nodded his head violently and replied, “Yes, Boss Pei. I understand!

“I will research the relevant knowledge when I get home and organize systematic training for our attendants. They will then be able to serve all sorts of cuisines—including Chinese, western, and Japanese cuisines—without making a single mistake. We will aim to achieve perfection from the environment and service to the specific ways to enjoy the food!”

“Ugh…”

Pei Qian was momentarily speechless.

He did not plan on being so stringent at the beginning. After all, the food was for his own employees. Why was there a need to make things so perfect?

In the end, Lin Canrong misunderstood him. Pei Qian could not correct him as that might make things awkward.

Lin Canrong thought of another problem. “Boss Pei, what is the name of our restaurant?”

Pei Qian was solemn for a while before he asked in return, “Must we have a name?”

Lin Canrong was baffled. “…”

Why did he ask that question? Of course, there must be a name!

Otherwise, how could the conversation go on when other customers wanted to recommend us to their friends?

“Ay, I went to a restaurant with really good food the other day!”

“Really? What is it called?”

“It doesn’t have a name!”

That seemed a little absurd.

When they wanted to promote the restaurant on food critique websites in the future, they must enter a restaurant name somehow!

Moreover, the restaurant was located in a villa.

There was not much human traffic here to begin with. If they did not hang a signboard outside, no one would know that this was a restaurant. They might think that this was just a normal resident unit!

Pei Qian shook his head confidently. “Things like the name are not important. We conquer our diners with our food and not a popular brand name.

“Good food speaks for itself. Even if we do not promote it, it will still become popular someday.”

Lin Canrong’s mouth was agape. “But, Boss Pei, we must have a name for our shop. We have to apply for a business license!”

“Oh,” Pei Qian thought for a while and replied, “You can decide on it. You are the branch manager after all. I’ll leave it to you to register whatever name you want. However, there is no need to make a signboard or to hang it outside. We will win over our customers using our food!

“Anyways, prepare for it carefully. I will bring the employees at Tengda over to support you when you open for business!”

Lin Canrong was a little uneasy when he heard that he had to come up with a name for the restaurant. However, when he saw the trust in Pei Qian’s eyes, he nodded his head.

“Okay, Boss Pei! I will give it my best!”

When he was back at the rented apartment, Pei Qian opened Aili Island and looked at the video that he had posted.

The number of views was still low. There did not seem to be many fluctuations as compared to when he left in the morning.

That was normal. No exposure meant no views. No views meant no likes and no tips. Therefore, it was only natural that the video would be buried by other content on the platform.

The content-heavy UP Masters did not become popular in a day. They accumulated popularity slowly using their consistently high-quality content.

Pei Qian ordered another new flagship phone model that Shenhua had. That would be the victim in his next video.

However, according to the current delivery speed, it would take two to three days for the phone to be delivered.

“Haiz, I miss JD.com. I can only hope that my Upwind Logistics could develop quickly. I can then experience how it was like to order the product in the morning and receive it in the evening.”

Pei Qian yawned. He covered himself with his blanket and took an afternoon nap.

August 1st…

Pei Qian came to the office in the morning looking very energetic.

Today was the biannual outstanding employee selection day. All employees knew about that, and they were all either excited or nervous. Only Bao Xu looked upset. He was not interested in the selection process at all. He was secretly praying that he would not be voted as the second place!

Bao Xu had been deliberately lowering his presence these few days. However, when it came to votes… who knew what could happen?

“Okay. Straight to business. Let’s vote.”

Pei Qian was tired of saying the formalities. Anyways, no matter who the two lucky people were, he just had to arrange for the 1 million yuan Dream Fund and the one month of paid leave.

The only bias that Pei Qian had was towards Lu Mingliang. He hoped that everyone would not vote for Lu Mingliang.

After all, as compared to Huang Sibo and Bao Xu, Pei Qian was very satisfied with Lu Mingliang. He was obedient and did not let his thoughts run wild. If the chief planner was another person, Pei Qian was unsure if the successor could live up to his expectations like Lu Mingliang did.

The crowd clicked on their mouses and finished voting. Some employees were not present at the company, but they could also vote online.

Very quickly, the voting ended.

Pei Qian looked at the results, and his heart dropped.

F*ck. The first person was really Lu Mingliang!

The situation that he was afraid of happened.

Pei Qian was very reluctant. After all, it was tough finding a chief planner that followed by the book. If the new chief planner was similar to Huang Sibo and carried Boss Pei to a win, wouldn’t it be the end for him?

However, rules are rules. Although Pei Qian was biased towards Lu Mingliang, he could not break the rules because of him.

Pei Qian sorted out his emotions and handed the trophy to Lu Mingliang. “Congratulations!”

Lu Mingliang was stunned. He stood up. He did not expect himself to win the votes! Lu Mingliang looked at Bao Xu. He felt that Bao Xu was more experienced than him and was more worthy of the award.

Pei Qian guesses what he was thinking. He shook his head lightly and said, “The results were voted by everyone. You deserve this.”

After hesitating for a while, Lu Mingliang received the trophy from Pei Qian’s hands.

The trophy appeared small, but it was very heavy!

Was this how Brother Huang felt when he received the Best Employee Trophy? Lu Mingliang felt that what he was holding was not merely a trophy. It represented Boss Pei’s trust in him. It represented the heavy responsibility he had!

At that moment, Lu Mingliang had a train of words to say; but he did not know where to start.

Pei Qian looked at the second place.

Bao Xu.

That was beyond his control. After all, Lu Mingliang was the main person in charge of Game Designer and had been developing new versions of the game and also other new games. Although Bao Xu had also put in a lot of effort, Lu Mingliang was ultimately still the chief planner and was the face that the other employees saw most frequently.

Although Bao Xu did not show his face at a lot of places, he had a part in testing the games and adjusting the details of the games. Therefore, he also had a high number of votes during the Outstanding Employee Selection. He had scored the second place.

Therefore, an awkward situation arose again.

Pei Qian looked at Bao Xu solemnly and showed a kind smile.

Brother, I am not targeting you. This is the crowd’s choice…