(Part 1, Seeking Subscriptions)
"Yingluo, I missed you so much!" In the Hot Pot Restaurant, Song Yuyu happily hugged Xia Yingluo.
Less than a month after Military Training ended, the Hot Pot Restaurant's renovation was finally complete, and it was about to open.
Song Yuyu had been transferred to Kyoto by Ye Chen.
Seeing Song Yuyu, Xia Yingluo was also very excited.
After all, the two of them were best friends who had grown up together since childhood.
The two had never been apart, and this was the longest they had ever been separated.
Ye Chen attached great importance to the opening of the Kyoto Hot Pot Restaurant.
After all, the Kyoto Hot Pot Restaurant was the most important step in the enterprise's development.
As long as they gained a solid foothold in Kyoto, their future development would be smooth sailing.
Therefore, Ye Chen had transferred experienced veteran employees from the Jiangzhou store.
Most of them were brought out of the Orphanage by Song Yuyu.
These children were also very familiar with Xia Yingluo, so meeting in a different city made everyone feel very close.
The girls seemed to have endless things to talk about; everyone was very happy.
Ye Chen said to Song Yuyu, "Yuyu, the Kyoto Hot Pot Restaurant is a vital step in establishing our brand nationwide. Do you have the confidence to be a good store manager here?"
Han Jiaqi had done an excellent job at the provincial store and was now in charge of all the Hot Pot Restaurants in the entire Jiang Province.
He not only managed the provincial store, but the Jiang City store was also under his responsibility now.
Because of this, Ye Chen felt comfortable transferring Song Yuyu to the capital to take on the position of store manager for the Kyoto store.
Although Song Yuyu only managed one store, this store was even more important than Han Jiaqi's.
The provincial capital and Jiangzhou stores managed by Han Jiaqi could be called the base camp, the foundation of the hot pot business.
But the Kyoto store managed by Song Yuyu was the future of the hot pot business.
Ye Chen placed even more importance on the store opening in Kyoto.
With a face full of confidence, Song Yuyu said, "Don't worry, I definitely won't let the boss down."
Ye Chen looked at the other employees and said, "You were all transferred here from the Jiangzhou branch. I brought you to Kyoto because I am training you to be future store managers. I promise you here that if the Kyoto store's profits meet expectations and your performance meets our requirements, you will also have your own stores just like Yuyu and Han Jiaqi."
Ye Chen looked at the dozens of employees who had come from afar and cheered them on.
In fact, the biggest problem with the expansion of the Hot Pot Restaurant right now was a lack of people.
These employees in Kyoto were selected by Ye Chen after careful consideration.
These were all driven and potential-filled employees.
In Ye Chen's eyes, they were also the future of the hot pot business.
Ye Chen hoped they could grow rapidly and all become store managers who could hold their own.
Hearing Ye Chen's words, the eyes of these employees immediately lit up.
After all, the position of store manager at the Hot Pot Restaurant was no empty title.
Just looking at Han Jiaqi and Song Yuyu showed how lucrative this position was.
Currently, Han Jiaqi not only had dividends from the provincial store but also from the Jiang City store. Combined, his monthly income was nearly 40,000 yuan.
In 2008, this was already considered a high income.
As a store manager of the Hot Pot Restaurant, the future was bright.
Especially these kids, who all came from the Orphanage and didn't have high academic qualifications.
Therefore, the Hot Pot Restaurant was their only channel to earn a high income.
Otherwise, if they entered society, they might be nothing at all.
Now that Ye Chen had given them an opportunity, these kids had come from a second-tier city like Jiang City to the international metropolis of Kyoto, and they were all feeling apprehensive.
Ye Chen's words, however, allowed them to see a future and see hope.
Who wouldn't want a foothold in a metropolis like Kyoto? Who wouldn't want to carve out a world for themselves here?
These employees were feeling very excited at this moment.
"Boss, don't worry, we will definitely work hard."
Looking at these employees, Ye Chen actually felt very confident.
Because these employees were very special; they were primarily children from the Orphanage.
These children already had feelings for each other like biological brothers and sisters.
The atmosphere between them was something other employees could not replace.
Although there was a hierarchy between the store manager and employees in the Hot Pot Restaurant, they communicated with each other fairly.
This atmosphere was just like a family, which was very good.
Furthermore, as the hot pot business developed, many children from the former Orphanage had joined.
The original batch of veteran employees had all become the backbone of the restaurant, continuing to mentor the new arrivals.
So, this model was successfully passed down.
Overall, Ye Chen was very satisfied with the current atmosphere of the Hot Pot Restaurant.
The employees treated the Hot Pot Restaurant as their home.
When encountering difficulties, everyone helped each other.
When problems arose, everyone would face them together.
Ye Chen felt very fortunate to have such employees.
Ye Chen also worked very hard to maintain this family-like atmosphere.
This time, Ye Chen carried out a new round of reforms on the employee system of the Hot Pot Restaurant.
After all, this was Kyoto, so requirements in all aspects were even stricter than in Jiang City.
Ye Chen adopted the Haidilao business model, a store manager cultivation mechanism where veterans mentor newcomers.
Simply put, if an old store manager trains a new store manager, this old manager will also receive a 3% commission dividend from the new store.
For example, Han Jiaqi could receive dividends from both the provincial store and the Jiang City store because Song Yuyu from the Jiang City store was trained by Han Jiaqi.
Song Yuyu's ability had been recognized by Ye Chen.
This cultivation mechanism was an experience Ye Chen had distilled from the Haidilao Hot Pot Restaurant in his previous life.
It had been tested by the market and was very successful.
Under the ordinary model, old store managers would always hold something back, as no one wanted to be replaced by others.
But under this mechanism, store managers would be very happy to train new employees.
After all, they would get a share of the new store's profits.
And for the bottom-level employees, they saw hope for future development, so they wouldn't slack off and would work even harder.
After this mechanism was formed, Ye Chen heard feedback from Song Yuyu and Han Jiaqi that the employees' work enthusiasm had indeed increased significantly.
They felt that life had a goal and hope.
When Ye Chen returned from the Hot Pot Restaurant, his phone suddenly rang.
It was Mother Ye calling.
As soon as the call connected, Mother Ye's dissatisfied voice came through.
"Xiao Chen, you just arrived in Kyoto and you've already forgotten about your mother."
Ye Chen smiled wryly. "Mom, don't be angry. There's been too much going on lately, so I forgot to call you these past few days."
Ye Chen was a bit embarrassed, but these few days had indeed been too busy. There were matters with the Hot Pot Restaurant, the Shared Bikes, attending classes, and dating Xia Yingluo and Li Sitong; Ye Chen was truly busy.
Mother Ye feigned anger. "Your father and I wait for your call every day, waiting until late at night, but you don't even call us. You just left us, and you've already forgotten your old man and old lady, haven't you?"
Hmph, it's true that sons aren't as caring as daughters; that saying is absolutely right.
"Daughter? When did you have a daughter?"
Mother Ye snorted. "Look at Yingluo; she calls me every day to report on your situation."
Ye Chen: "..."
Mother Ye chatted with Ye Chen for half an hour before hanging up the phone contentedly.
At this time, Ye Chen's phone rang again. The call was from Dean Xiao He.
Ye Chen was delighted. Could it be that the matter he entrusted to Xiao He was finally settled?