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Chapter 948 Looking for a backer

The next day, Suning got up at around 2:30 in the morning and started a new day of busy work.

Because the reputation of the "Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Canteen" had already spread on the first day, the number of customers today is an increasing number.

And as its good reputation spread among people in the old city, it attracted curious gourmets from the other three districts.

You have to know that there are many old people and young people living in the four central districts of the city, so these people are really not short of money at this moment.

Soon, the popularity of the "Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Canteen" in Daqianmen attracted the attention of some leaders. The director of the neighborhood committee came here with several important figures who looked like leaders.

"Good! The name of this small restaurant is really good. It shows that the owner is also a knowledgeable person who loves the country and the nation." The mayor of Xuanwu District looked at the queueing people and the eye-catching five-character sign above the small restaurant with great satisfaction.

"District Head, Suning is a kid who fled from Qingdao, Shandong, all by himself. He told me he had inherited his culinary skills, but I didn't think much of it. After all, how good could a 17-year-old be at cooking? That's why I arranged for him to work in the tavern next door. The owner of the tavern pays him 100,000 yuan a month. I didn't expect Suning's cooking skills to be so good."

"Oh? Since his cooking skills are so superb, it should be enough to support himself in Shandong, right?" The mayor of Xuanwu District then asked the question that puzzled everyone the most.

"According to what he said, he has no elders to take care of him at home and it is difficult for him to find a job at his young age. I guess he was a little sad because of the sight of something, so he might as well go to the old city to give it a try." The neighborhood committee director explained in detail and also expressed his own guess.

"Yes! It is really hard for a seventeen-year-old child to suddenly lose his family fortune at such a young age." Speaking of this, the forestry chief was filled with emotion.

"Leaders, should we go in and take a look?"

Several city leaders looked at the long line and shook their heads in unison, "Forget it! With so many customers, let's not go in and join in the fun."

"Leader, shall we continue to explain the situation?" the neighborhood committee director asked with a discerning look.

"Okay, Comrade Auntie, you continue."

"Later, the tavern owner saw Suning's superb cooking skills and introduced stir-fry dishes to the Daqianmen tavern. Naturally, they were well received by customers. Soon after, Suning bought the tavern with the help of the tavern owner and recognized the tavern owner as his chef."

"Well, the tavern owner is also kind-hearted." District Chief Lin said again with an appreciative expression.

"That's right! Now these two are celebrities in our Qianmen Building."

"District head, there is a very interesting notice here." At this time, the secretary of the Xuanwu District head walked straight over and pointed to a notice on the outer wall of the "Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Canteen" and said.

"Oh? Our canteen is launching a takeaway service starting today. Customers only need to register in advance, and meals will be delivered to your door at a fixed time every morning." Everyone came to the front of the notice with curiosity, and then District Chief Lin read it out loud himself.

"Director Lin, I didn't expect that Suning has such a good business sense." Another leader next to Director Lin praised with a smile.

"Yes! Our city is about to enter winter again. People don't want to go out in such cold weather. It would be perfect if the food could be delivered to their door." District Chief Lin naturally nodded in agreement, and suddenly felt that there are talented people in every generation.

"District Chief, I think Suning must be free at this time. How about I call him out to talk to the leader?" Seeing District Chief Lin appreciating Suning so much, the neighborhood committee director beside him immediately explained excitedly.

"Okay! Thank you for troubling Auntie."

"No trouble! Not at all."

At first, Chief Lin didn't take it seriously, but after seeing the grand occasion and magical operation of the small restaurant, he became curious about this seventeen-year-old boy.

Suning has now steamed all the buns and asked Cai Quanwu to hide nearby and help.

Then I followed the aunt from the neighborhood committee out, and as soon as I went out, I saw several city leaders wearing Zhongshan suits.

"Dear leaders, this is Comrade Suning." The neighborhood committee director pointed at Suning and introduced him to several bigwigs in the city.

"Hello, Comrade Suning! I hope I didn't disturb you today?" The forest district chief shook hands with Suning with a smile on his face, then looked at Suning politely and asked.

"You are so polite, leaders! It is an honor for our workers, peasants and soldiers canteen that the leaders are willing to inspect it."

"Young comrade, you are really good at talking. Have you ever been to school?" Several leaders looked at each other in surprise, and then District Chief Lin looked at Su Ning in confusion and asked.

"I studied a little bit, but I didn't graduate from junior high school."

"Well, if you encounter any difficulties, our neighborhood committee, street office, and even our district can help you."

"Leaders, I have really encountered difficulties recently and need your help."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Several city leaders looked at each other in confusion.

"Leaders, you should have seen how busy our cafeteria is, so we need to hire a lot of staff. Also, I recently read in the People's Daily that the country is discussing the issue of public-private partnerships, so I just have some immature ideas here."

"Comrade Xiao Su, tell us! We are also eager to know the demands and ideas of you operators." Upon hearing that it was about public-private partnership, all the leaders present immediately became interested.

"Leader, the most important things for a business are finance and personnel. So our restaurant is willing to serve as a pilot for a public-private partnership and hand over its financial and personnel rights to the neighborhood office. This way, our restaurant will be supervised by the neighborhood office and responsible for solving employment problems for some of the neighborhood's residents in need. Isn't this actually a public-private partnership?"

"That's a very creative proposal! Please continue." Sure enough, Suning's proposal aroused the interest of several leaders.

"Also, the sub-district office cannot send officials to our restaurant because it would cause management chaos and increase management costs. As the owner of the restaurant, I have the right to apply for the dismissal of employees who disobey management and behave badly. I then submit the application to the sub-district office for review. After obtaining approval from the sub-district office, I will formally dismiss the bad employees."

"This... How can we guarantee the public interest if we don't send cadres to the small restaurant?" Soon a leader raised an objection, feeling that Suning's proposal was simply not feasible.

"Leader, in fact, we operators are also part of the public sector. There is no need to emphasize the public manager and private manager. We are all the owner of this small restaurant, which is naturally the best embodiment of socialism." "Comrade Xiao Su, it is not good to fire employees at will." Then another leader thought it was wrong to fire employees because the big brother next door did not do it that way.

"Leader, first of all, we need to understand one thing. Our Xuanwu District and sub-district offices are really big. If we fire Zhang San, a bad employee who disobeyed management, we can just arrange for another employee named Li Si to work in the restaurant. So, to the sub-district office, what's the difference between Zhang San and Li Si?"

"This..." The leaders present were dumbfounded when they heard Suning's easy-to-understand analogy.

"In addition, running a business means making profits and losses. It is impossible to guarantee that it will always be profitable. Laying off some employees during difficult times can help the small restaurant survive, and after overcoming the difficulties, it can play its due role again."

"..." The city leaders present at this time were completely stunned. They had never heard of such views and ways of thinking.

Even the people who were gathering around were fascinated by what they heard, and realized that some things were not as simple as they seemed.

"Isn't this capitalist thinking?" A harsh voice came out from nowhere, once again waking up the leaders and the masses who were listening with fascination.

Suning looked in the direction of the sound in surprise, but saw the sneaky Fan Jinyou. Fan Jinyou thought that no one noticed him, but he could not escape Suning's eyes.

"Yes! Isn't this capitalism?" Sure enough, a leader looked at Suning and questioned him.

"Leader, this is our attempt at public-private partnership. How can it possibly be linked to capitalism? How can capitalism accept collective oversight? And how can it possibly hand over the most important financial and personnel powers to the collective?"

"That's right! Comrade Xiao Su, could you please write a formal application and a detailed report, and we can discuss and submit it. It is indeed a very good new model." Then District Chief Lin also realized that it was feasible, and immediately smiled and looked at Suning in front of him and said.

"What the leader said is true! Our country is in a state of disrepair right now, and we need the support of cadres everywhere. However, not every cadre understands business operations. After all, small business owners are indeed professionals in business operations."

"That makes sense! Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. I hope to see your detailed application report as soon as possible."

"Okay! Leader, I will write the application report as soon as possible."

Suning naturally has its own purpose for doing this, and this purpose is also very helpless, but it still feels that taking the initiative to do something is better than passively accepting it.

……

After these important guests left, the bustling restaurant slowly returned to calm.

Today, all the buns were sold out, and we also received takeout orders from fifty or sixty households.

"Suning, why did you take the initiative to propose public-private partnership? Isn't this asking for trouble?" At this time, Old Man He questioned Suning with some displeasure.

"Master, public-private partnership is the general trend. Small people like us have no ability to oppose it. Besides, if we take the initiative to accept the pilot program, we can negotiate conditions." Suning, who has a God's perspective, certainly knows that he cannot do anything against the will of others. Taking the initiative to accept the pilot program earlier will give him more initiative.

"But I still feel like the loss outweighs the gain?" Although he thought what Su Ning said made sense, Old Man He was still reluctant to let go.

"Master, the main reason is that our restaurant's business is so good. If we want to run it for a long time, we must find a backer. Which backer can be as reliable as the collective and the country these days?" It was not until this time that Suning revealed his true intention. He had seen suspicious people acting suspiciously nearby in the past two days.

"Uh……"

"Master, you've been in the Forty-Nine City for so many years, and you've seen all sorts of disgusting things. Do you believe that someone is secretly watching us now?"

"Yes! I was indeed blinded by the booming business. Your worry is completely necessary." Old Man He suddenly woke up when he suddenly remembered his years of hardship.

"Master, the situation is completely different now. If our restaurant really becomes a pilot for public-private partnership, who would dare to secretly hinder our restaurant?"

"That makes sense! It seems you still have a good brain."

Today was Cai Quanwu's first day at work, but it made Suning feel much more relaxed. He had already cleaned the front and back of the house.

Then Suning was busy preparing lunch, and with the help of Cai Quanwu and Old Man He, he prepared more than ten stir-fried dishes for today's lunch.

Because Old Man He had already witnessed Suning’s business model yesterday, he could definitely entertain guests together with Suning today.

However, Cai Quanwu worked silently with his head down. The leftovers from the guests were cleaned up immediately, and he welcomed the eager guests one after another.

Because of the good start on the first day yesterday, Suning naturally prepared more food today. In the end, all the food was sold out, and more than 1.1 million were sold.

Adding the 1.6 million yuan sold from breakfast today, the total revenue for the whole day reached a terrifying 2.7 million yuan, which made Old Man He a little scared.

"Suning, you are right! We really need to consider the issue of backing." Old man He, who suddenly became afraid, became a little nervous, and once again thought of what it meant to be guilty of possessing a treasure even if he was innocent.

"Haha, actually, there's no need to worry too much. After all, this is a new society where everything is legal. Some people want to take risks, but they have to weigh the consequences beforehand."

"That's right! Let's go to the street office with Pian'erye to deal with the house issue. Two days' turnover should be enough."

"it is good."

Then Suning went to the backyard and took out all his documents. He then looked at Cai Quanwu who was busy cleaning and said, "Brother Quanwu, please keep an eye on it for a while. When I come back, you can go back and rest. After all, we will start delivering food tomorrow morning."

"it is good."

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(End of this chapter)