166: Chapter 166 The Development of the Mountain City! Busy as a bee! Lots of people working overtime!

After hanging up with Chen Xiaoxiao, Su Yang was in a pretty good mood.

Chen Xiaoxiao still had some potential.

She already had a decent fan base, so she didn't need to take up too many of the company's promotional resources.

Once she joined the company, Su Yang could have her promote Weimeijia, and he could take a cut of her earnings!

Su Yang had always been reluctant to poach contracted influencers or bloggers from other companies.

Or those who were already famous.

These people demanded high fees, were hard to build loyalty with, and some even had the temperaments of spoiled young masters and misses.

But if an easy-to-get-along-with influencer with a certain fan base and potential came knocking, he was welcoming.

After telling Yu Siying about Chen Xiaoxiao, Yu Siying nodded and agreed.

Not long after, three days passed.

The time for Su Yang to reimburse the meal expenses for the employees of several companies for free had ended.

The test for Weimeijia had officially arrived.

An Yukun, Dai Danian, and Zhan Yuxiao were all experienced industry veterans.

The employees of the Weimeijia department were also performing well. Seeing the company operating steadily and filled with a sense of urgency, Su Yang felt pretty good!

Fan Jinding often ran around outside the company, contacting his connections in the legal circle to inquire about the situation of various law firms in Rongcheng.

Every day, as long as Su Yang was at Jiuxiang Catering in the morning, he would come over to report on the progress of his work.

He let Su Yang know what he had done.

Good news also came from Shancheng one after another.

Guo Fang had rented a temporary office for Jiuxiang Catering in Shancheng, and the employees of the Market Expansion Department began looking for suitable hotpot restaurant locations in Shancheng.

Within just a few days, through live streaming, Su Yang had already confirmed two high-quality locations.

This time, Su Yang gave the four elites of the Market Expansion Department special privileges.

As long as they picked a shop, they could directly conduct a live stream connection.

There was no need for troublesome data statistics!

Because for Jiuxiang Catering, Shancheng was a "blue ocean."

There was no need to fear two Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant branches competing on the same street!

Therefore, the success rate of the four Market Expansion Department employees in Shancheng finding suitable shops for hotpot restaurants increased significantly.

Generally, good shops appeared in areas with high foot traffic or shopping malls, which were inherently scarce.

These good shops in good locations rarely appeared on the market; once they did, you had to grab them!

These experienced Market Expansion Department employees first went to the bustling areas and near shopping malls in Shancheng. When they saw a shop for rent that was roughly suitable for a hotpot restaurant, they immediately contacted Su Yang.

Although this made Su Yang a bit busy, he still enjoyed it somewhat.

Making money, after all!

Who didn't like it?

However, if these four elites from the Market Expansion Department wanted to get more bonuses, they had to hurry.

The welfare time was almost over!

Because the Nine Fragrance Hotpot in the counties near Rongcheng was already close to saturation.

Manager Zhou Yaoxian of the Jiuxiang Catering Market Expansion Department was already preparing to take over thirty old employees from the Market Expansion Department and set off for Shancheng!

Su Yang's plan was that for the selection of the first five hotpot restaurant locations in Shancheng, the Market Expansion Department employees did not need to conduct detailed data investigations and could directly connect with him via live stream to confirm.

To let Jiuxiang Catering gain a firm foothold in Shancheng, he was willing to be a bit busier in the early stages!

But after five hotpot restaurants, they would have to follow the rules and do proper data investigation.

Su Yang was certain that if he kept the live stream connection privilege open, this group of Market Expansion Department employees would definitely connect with him via live stream every day.

They would treat him, their boss, like a donkey!

On Guo Fang's side, he had already rented those two shops and contacted a local decoration company in Shancheng.

The design drawings for the Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant were ready-made, and the Engineering Department also had employees going over.

The decoration company just needed to follow the pattern.

Without traffic jams, it took 4 hours to drive from Rongcheng to Shancheng.

Transporting ingredients from Fengyuan wouldn't be a big problem, just that the cost was slightly high.

Guo Fang also contacted local ingredient suppliers in Shancheng.

Suppliers there could also provide ingredients for the Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant.

In fact, even in Rongcheng, Fengyuan wasn't the only one providing ingredients for the Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant.

Fengyuan couldn't provide all the ingredients needed by the hotpot restaurant, and some ingredients didn't meet the quality standards.

Jiuxiang Catering and Fengyuan were indeed both Su Yang's companies, but Jiuxiang Catering couldn't be completely biased toward Fengyuan.

They faced customers directly and had their own quality requirements; they couldn't smash their own signboard!

It could only be said that under roughly the same quality, they would prefer to cooperate with Fengyuan.

The price was negotiable; as long as it wasn't too outrageous, it was easy to talk.

As for the equipment for the hotpot restaurant, Jiuxiang Catering inherited Su Yang's good habit of diligence and frugality.

Naturally, they still looked for second-hand equipment dealers; this was cheaper.

It was just that the tables and chairs needed to be ordered; there weren't that many second-hand tables and chairs with a unified style.

The tables and chairs for the new Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant branches in Rongcheng were all ordered.

Even the few hotpot restaurants opened earlier, such as the branch at Feida Plaza, had all their tables and chairs replaced with a unified style.

Not long after, Zhou Yaoxian arrived in Shancheng with thirty Market Expansion Department employees.

As soon as these thirty Market Expansion Department employees arrived in Shancheng, they began frantically searching for shops in Shancheng.

Many of them had only made one performance record in Rongcheng and were starving for more!

Learning that only the first five hotpot restaurants in Shancheng could skip data investigation and connect directly to the boss via live stream, they were like hungry wolves rushing into a sheepfold.

The four employees who arrived in Shancheng earlier also went crazy along with them!

It did not exceed Su Yang's expectations; he was indeed kept busy as a bee by this group of employees!

He was almost trapped in the office of Jiuxiang Catering every day.

Even when Ou Xiaoning and Huang Quan asked him to go out and play, he politely declined.

Under high-intensity work, in just five days, the location for the fifth shop was confirmed by Su Yang.

In Su Yang's view, this was absolutely efficient!

Looking at the big face of Yan Chunrong on the live stream screen, Su Yang said with a smile:

" Yan Chunrong, you did well this time. The bonus will be sent to you very soon, you can go back and rest! "

" Okay, Boss! "

Su Yang said with a smile: " Are you used to being in Shancheng recently? "

For employees who were loyal, worked hard, and were capable, he didn't mind showing a little concern to show his care for the employees!

The employees in market expansion, especially those who had made performance records, had relatively high loyalty to the company.

Having completed the task of five hotpot restaurants, Su Yang was in a good mood now.

With a ten-thousand-yuan bonus in hand, Yan Chunrong was also in a very good mood. He said with a chuckle:

" I'm quite used to it. The food in Shancheng is similar to Rongcheng... It's just that the terrain in the city is quite complex. It's very easy to get lost when riding a shared electric scooter. Even the mobile phone navigation can lead me astray! "

Su Yang couldn't help but laugh: " Don't worry, among the employees of the Market Expansion Department, you're not the only one who gets lost! "

This was the truth!

Many Market Expansion Department employees who went over from Rongcheng got lost directly in Shancheng.

Especially since many of them liked to go looking for shops at night, after all, the best time for hotpot restaurant business was at night... As a result, when they wanted to go home, they could only take a taxi.

" Boss, I'm on the street right now! " Yan Chunrong shook the camera, " Look at this! "

Through the live stream screen, Su Yang saw the roof of the building next door.

" I'll go take a look when I have time! "

Su Yang felt it was very novel, this somewhat magical city.

Yan Chunrong: " Welcome, Boss, to come and inspect the work! "

" Hmm! "

Ending the live stream with Yan Chunrong, Su Yang stood up and stretched a big lazy stretch.

Immediately, he dialed Zhou Yaoxian's phone.

" Boss! "

" Notify everyone, the five shops have been found! "

" Okay! "

Su Yang thought for a moment and said: " However, give the remaining Market Expansion Department employees a chance. Each person has one more opportunity to directly connect with me via live stream for review without needing data investigation! "

Thinking of those employees who hadn't made a deal, Su Yang also felt sorry for them.

He didn't mind giving the employees another chance!

Rules were dead, but people were alive.

" Okay, Boss! "

Upon learning that the five shops in Shancheng had been found, the employees of the Market Expansion Department all felt a bit uncomfortable!

However, hearing that the boss was willing to give them another chance to skip data investigation, their spirits lifted slightly again.

They knew that the boss had given them another chance, and they had to cherish it!

Su Yang drank a cup of tea and went to Ji Guoxiong's office to discuss the development plan for the Shancheng hotpot restaurant.

The next day, Guo Fang also received the notice to start recruiting employees for the Shancheng hotpot restaurant.

The employees of the Shancheng hotpot restaurant would naturally be mainly locals from Shancheng.

As for employee training, in the early stages, they would let the employees come to Rongcheng for training and intern at various hotpot restaurants for a period of time.

Meals and accommodation included, and the training fees would be covered by the company!

Su Yang couldn't be that stingy with a little money; he had always been generous to his employees.

With the busyness at Jiuxiang Catering over, he also paid a little attention to Weimeijia.

For some time now, Weimeijia's operating situation had been quite good, with a trend of getting better and better.

Weimeijia did all-day business, also providing breakfast in the morning, including steamed buns, baozi, deep-fried dough sticks, soy milk, dumplings, wontons, rice noodles, hot and sour noodles, and various pasta dishes.

The chefs mainly made pasta dishes, and many other things were prepared in the central kitchen and sent over.

For lunch and dinner, Weimeijia provided various meals.

Because the taste was good and the price was affordable, many working-class people nearby were willing to come and consume.

After Weimeijia launched the takeout service, the order growth was also quite gratifying.

At least the employees of Su Yang's several companies were all loyal customers of Weimeijia.

As for dinner, there were indeed not many residential areas near the three Weimeijia branches.

But in fact, there were quite a few people who came to eat.

Because there were many people working overtime, especially near the Hyatt Plaza and the MCN Company industrial park.

Sometimes they had to work until night before going home, and they would pack a lunch box to take back.

Some people would also order takeout directly while working overtime and eat it at the company.

Don't think that everyone in Rongcheng is really... living a peaceful life!

That is for the rich, for tourists, for retired employees, or for locals with houses.

The real young office workers in Rongcheng had long been grinding like dogs.

When it comes to overtime, they don't lose to first-tier big cities at all.

When it comes to income... ahem!

That's not worth mentioning!