Rebirth begins with losing the white moonlight

Chapter 310 Shen Yaoming: A bit interesting

When Tan Rui returned to the VIP reception room, Lu Chen had just woken up less than 10 minutes ago.

But he did sleep for a long time, so long that he even had a dream while lying in Shen Wanning's arms.

In the dream, there was an endless meadow with a meandering river next to it.

Shen Wanning was sitting by the river in a dress, seemingly teasing a white puppy with a smile.

How could I get her a dog?
  Lu Chen frowned in his sleep.

But when he took a closer look, he realized that what Shen Wanning was teasing was not a puppy, but a very iconic ragdoll cat.

It seems that he should be well taken care of at ordinary times.

"Why did you bring our tank here?"

"Lu Chen, I don't allow you to say that!"

I don't know why, but he said this to Shen Wanning out of nowhere.

The concept of home, our home, sounds good, right?

More importantly, Shen Wanning in his dream also recognized this sentence without hesitation.

This feeling is really great.

"Mr. Lu, Miss Wan Ning... our store is currently having an episode in the supply of a new product line, and we may need both of you to come up with an idea together."

"Tell me."

At this moment, Shen Wanning had sat back on the sofa next to Zou Jiayu with a calm expression, while Lu Chen calmly picked up a cup of hot tea.

People with high emotional intelligence have always been good at observing people's emotions, especially for someone like him who has built his own business empire from scratch. This is just the most insignificant of his many abilities.

So even if Tan Rui said "an episode occurred", there was no clear direction. However, after a little analysis in his brain, he immediately understood the possible problem behind it.

"It's about the reserve of raw materials in stores."

Tan Rui lowered his head slightly:

"Currently, the inventory of fresh fruits such as limes and grapefruits is somewhat insufficient."

"Then how much has been used up now?"

Lu Chen didn't talk nonsense, but asked him straight to the point.

Upon seeing this, Tan Rui answered bluntly:
  “Among the six new products in our store, except for the coconut green ice extract, which does not have real fruit pulp added, the others all have more or less added fruits.

At present, the consumption of limes is close to 2/3, and the consumption of watermelons has exceeded 1/3. I have also asked the staff on duty to calculate the consumption of the remaining raw materials, together with the sales of the six new products in the store so far. , all have been recorded here. "

As he spoke, he handed over two forms to Lu Chen and Shen Wanning respectively.

"This is too exaggerated..."

Zou Jiayu next to Shen Wanning looked surprised.

She had not been as deeply involved in the preparations for the opening of the coffee shop as Lu Chen and Shen Wanning before, so she really couldn't understand the details of the consumption and storage of raw materials.

But the new product sales data compiled by Tan Rui are extremely intuitive——

Orange Gold Sparkling American Style: 648 cups;
  Lime Sparkling American Style: 872 cups;
  Grapefruit Sparkling American Style: 433 cups;
  Watermelon iced coffee: 769 cups;
  Grape iced coffee: 596 cups;
  Coconut Green Iced Coffee: 675 cups.

Although the little goldfish is not as good at math as the eldest lady, a rough estimate shows that the total number of new products sold should exceed 4000 cups.

This does not include hot drinks such as latte and cappuccino, nor does it include the juice, smoothie and honey grapefruit tea that Lu Chen and the others drank when they first set foot in Qimu Coffee Shop.

In addition, there were a variety of desserts and snacks, as well as the croissants, sandwiches and toast they had just eaten today.

If you add all these up, it must be an unimaginable number.

“So the lime sparkling American style and watermelon iced coffee are the best-selling.”

Lu Chen looked quite proud.

If nothing else, these two items were once made for him by the little tsundere. For this era, it can be said that he created the two major product lines of bubble coffee and fruit ice extract.

"That's it, Mr. Lu."

Tan Rui nodded to him:

"The employees in our coffee shop were still joking during the lunch break, saying that cutting lemons made their noses sore, and pounding watermelons made their hands sore. It seemed that they had never been so sore in their lives, like a single dog on the roadside was suddenly fed. It’s like several kilograms of dog food.”

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Hearing what Tan Rui said, the little goldfish next to him almost choked himself.

Single dog on the roadside?

Suddenly fed several kilograms of dog food?

Are you sure you're not talking about me?
  How do you feel that you are being understood?
  "Classmate Zou, drink some water."

Lu Chen picked up a cup of hibiscus tea and handed it to her.

Zou Jiayu looked a little embarrassed, feeling that he had been seen through by him again.

But since Lu Chen is so smart, Wan Ning's children should also be very smart in the future.

She thought silently in her heart.

In order not to waste such good genes, please let them have more children!
  Lots and lots of babies!

"So what does Manager Tan have in mind now?"

Taking advantage of this moment, Lu Chen had already digested the contents of the form.

These fresh fruits were delivered together with sparkling water and juice that day, but the quantity was much different from those beverage products.

There is no other reason. If they want to meet the quality standards set by Qiu Xin for coffee shops, the most basic point is that the raw materials they use must be fresh enough.

Because of this, the person in charge of the supply chain had already said when asking him to sign that they would conduct cold chain distribution every two to three days to replenish the coffee shop's inventory.

Just based on the current consumption rate of raw materials, the remaining amount of fresh fruits may not be enough to sustain them for that long.

However, as the most senior manager of Qimu Coffee Shop, Tan Rui should have thought of some ways to deal with the situation before coming to report to them.

"First I want to admit my mistake to you."

Tan Rui's attitude seemed very sincere:
  "It turns out that your previous idea was right... I did not consider the reserve of raw materials properly and underestimated our new products too much."

He looked at Lu Chen with unabashed apology.

Although it was Lu Chen who received the supply chain team at the beginning and he personally signed the goods delivery list, he was not responsible for communicating with the supply chain team, and it was not him who was responsible for the reserve quantity of the first batch of raw materials. It was decided by him.

This is not surprising. Qimu Coffee Shop is not a new brand. On the contrary, it has been standing in Shanghai for several years, so before Lu Chen joined, it had already accumulated a lot of experience in operation and management.

Because of this, in this brand's standard system, everyone has a very clear division of functions. Although each line will also cooperate very closely, each has its own norms and codes of conduct.

Take this matter as an example. Communication with the supply chain team and determination of raw material inventory are obviously Tan Rui's job as the store manager.

So originally there was no need for Lu Chen to intervene in this matter. After all, this was not the responsibility of high-level management such as shareholders.

But perhaps out of his personal friendship with him, or perhaps out of respect for this young shareholder, Tan Rui asked him and Shen Wanning in the group beforehand.

Lu Chen also looked at the figures he gave at that time and suggested that he increase the fresh fruit inventory by at least 50%.

It's just that Tan Rui is relatively cautious, and he is facing a brand-new product line that has never been launched before. Although he believes in the abilities of his shareholders and the eldest lady, he still remains conservative and wait-and-see. psychology.

So in the end, he did not fully follow Lu Chen's suggestion, but he still increased the demand for fresh fruits by 25% accordingly, which was considered an average and balanced his and Lu Chen's ideas. But based on the current situation, Lu Chen's judgment was obviously correct, and his initial hesitation actually led the team into a ditch.

"Your thinking may not be wrong, it's just that I happened to make the right bet."

Lu Chen looked at him very calmly.

Naturally, he would not take this opportunity to question Tan Ruixing, nor did he intend to compete with him. After all, this kind of thing was meaningless to him, and it would not help the store solve any substantive problems.

In fact, the higher you stand, the better you can understand an idiom, which is called "seeking common ground while reserving differences."

Because everyone sees different problems, they will have different psychology. In other words, because everyone has a different psychology, they can see different problems.

So frankly speaking, he can actually understand Tan Rui.

On the one hand, he is doing his best to control the operating costs of the store, and on the other hand, he is also trying to avoid unnecessary loss of raw materials.

From the perspective of a store manager, this behavior cannot be considered bad.

"Mr. Lu, there's no need to say that...the problem in this matter does lie with me."

"Now that we have discovered a problem, we just have to solve it."

Instead of accusing him of his fault, Lu Chen turned around to comfort him, which made Tan Rui's impression of him even deeper.

In fact, being able to understand Tan Rui is only one aspect. Lu Chen also feels that it is necessary for Tan Rui to step through some pitfalls. This will actually give him more say in the middle management of these coffee shops in the future.

Because only when they make a mistake will they reflect on why it resulted in such a result.

I've obviously warned you, why don't you listen.

If you encounter the same thing next time, will you still choose to be stubborn?

He believed that Tan Rui would give him a satisfactory answer.

"Mr. Lu, I have an idea about this, and I need to ask you and Miss Wanning for instructions."

"You say it."

Lu Chen looked at him with a peaceful smile.

"My idea is that starting from 8 o'clock tonight, the store will temporarily stop the supply of new products. If consumers continue to place orders for the corresponding products, the store staff will be asked to claim that the new products of the day have been sold out."

Tan Rui paused and continued:

"On the other hand, I will immediately contact members of Mr. Shen's supply chain team and ask them to arrange a new round of cold chain distribution as quickly as possible so that our fresh fruit inventory can be replenished as soon as possible."

"How long does it take to reach the fastest speed?"

“It should be before tomorrow’s daytime opening at the latest.”

"Then what are you going to do tomorrow?"

"If the supply is stopped at 8 o'clock today, less than 2000 cups of fruit ice cream and sparkling coffee will be available tomorrow. My idea is whether the store clerk can reveal a 'limited' concept to consumers tomorrow? For example, it is limited to 2000 cups. After all, there is an old saying: rare things are valuable.”

"You can certainly make consumers feel the urgency, but it will also dampen the purchasing enthusiasm of potential customer groups to a certain extent."

Lu Chen glanced at his watch:
  "And our main purpose at this stage is to increase sales, not to trigger competition among consumers through hunger marketing. From a long-term perspective, this behavior is not worth it."

"Mr. Lu, what do you mean?"

"For the first half, I will do as you said. All new products will be temporarily taken off the production line at 8 o'clock tonight, and the remaining raw materials will be left until tomorrow.

For consumers who want to place an order later, ask the store clerk to politely apologize to them, and then give them an extra small deer antler. When you later enter the store to place an order, bring this small deer antler and you can get any of the peripheral cultural and creative cups. set. "

"I understand, Mr. Lu."

In this regard, Tan Rui can be said to be very knowledgeable:
  "Then I will do what you said now, and I will immediately confirm the cold chain distribution time with the supply chain team."

"First determine with them how long it will take to raise this batch of raw materials."

Lu Chen raised his head and looked at Tan Rui:
  "If the preparations can be completed tomorrow, I can also take people there myself."

"This……"

"There are relatively few fruits. It should be enough for me to borrow a car from a friend."

"Okay... Then I'll confirm it with the person in charge of supply chain at Mr. Shen's side first."

"You go first."

Tan Rui nodded, and since several things at hand needed to be done immediately, he turned around and left.

After he left, Lu Chen picked up his phone and sent a message to the 407 dormitory group:
  "What about people?"

"downstairs!"

"Go buy 30 red envelopes for me."

"Brother Shen, what are you doing!"

"Just go and buy it if you are asked to buy it. Why is there so much nonsense?"

"Lin Yusheng, what are you calling? Why don't you go by yourself?"

"It's too cold outside. I can't ride an electric bike. My brother will feel sorry for me~"

"I can go to your uncle!"

I don’t know who they decided to let do it in the end, but as long as Lu Chen continues to explain, there will definitely be positive feedback.

So Lu Chen was not too anxious and turned around to send a message to Huck.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm borrowing a car."

"BORROR car?"

"In case you have to go there by yourself tomorrow to pick up the goods."

Just as Lu Chen finished answering Shen Wanning's question, he received a message from Huck.

He said that he had just gone to the market to buy goods today, so he would not be able to use the car tomorrow. He also asked him where he was going tomorrow and if he needed help, he could come with him.

"No need to trouble you so much."

"It doesn't matter. If you need anything, please feel free to contact me!"

Seeing that it was difficult to refuse the other party's kindness, Lu Chen had no choice but to agree temporarily.

On the other side, Tan Rui had also finished a phone call with the person in charge of the supply chain, and the person in charge happened to report to the chairman, so he took the opportunity to report the matter to Shen Yaoming in detail.

"Did he really say that?"

"Yes, Mr. Shen, this is what Store Manager Tan just conveyed to me. It must be correct."

"Then let him come."

Shen Yaoming put out the cigar in his hand.

Are you actually planning to pull the goods yourself?

This Lu Chen seems a little interesting.

(End of this chapter)