Shumang single-handedly took on the roles of chief accountant and cashier for both Xiao Chen BBQ and Renrenwang.
Fearing she might be lonely, Chen Pingjiang thoughtfully found a companion for her, Wan Yuqian, also a senior student about to face an internship.
Wan Yuqian studied Human Resource Management, and Chen Pingjiang was equally satisfied, planning to entrust her with the administrative and HR authority of both companies.
Slightly different from Shumang's shy and innocent personality, Wan Yuqian had a somewhat feisty personality.
Upon hearing Chen Pingjiang wanted her to do so much work, she immediately threatened to quit.
"Hey, xuejie, don't leave. Wen Yan, quickly close the door."
Chen Pingjiang shouted from the conference room.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the roller shutter come down, and continued,
"How about this, you handle the administrative work first, and I'll find someone to take over later. For small companies like ours, admin and HR are usually combined."
Wan Yuqian sat back down indignantly, pouting,
"Fine! Add! Money!"
Chen Pingjiang made an OK gesture,
"Small matter. Do a good job, and everything is negotiable. Social security and housing provident fund will be arranged later, even including equity incentives."
Wan Yuqian rolled her eyes, revealing a lot of white,
"Stop drawing pictures, get straight to the point."
Chen Pingjiang choked, thinking that Wan Yuqian was much harder to deal with than Shumang, yet this personality was particularly suited for administrative and HR work.
"Regarding HR, the six modules of human resources are indispensable. Recruit staff for corresponding positions based on the nature of the two companies, conduct pre-job training with supervisors or store managers, formulate and implement accurate and clear assessment plans, set a reasonable compensation system, oh, and also the work related to employee social security."
Regarding social security, currently only Miao Bingwei and Wen Yan at Renrenwang need to pay.
Other interns only have a service relationship with the company, not an employment relationship, so they don't need to pay.
However, all employees at Xiao Chen BBQ need to pay.
Chen Pingjiang continued,
"Administrative aspects are much simpler: procurement, maintenance, and management of office supplies, organizing some on-site work, supervising and managing the image of employees at various stores, and so on."
"Evil capitalist, boo-hoo, gotta add money."
Wan Yuqian feigned tears, and was soon genuinely crying.
If it were anyone else, discussing terms before even starting work, Chen Pingjiang would have long since slapped them away.
The main reason was Kuang Minghong's strong recommendation for Wan Yuqian.
Not only was her professional knowledge good, but her personality was also very outgoing, and she had worked in the student union.
Having settled two major personnel arrangements, Chen Pingjiang felt a bit more relaxed.
With rich entrepreneurial experience, he deeply understood the importance of a management team and was willing to delegate power and dare to empower.
Otherwise, if he had to do everything himself, he would either work himself to death or delay the company's development.
Imagine that with the expansion rate of the two companies, Chen Pingjiang would be exhausted every day dealing with recruitment, training, collections, reconciliation, and other tasks, leaving no time for anything else.
"University students are great, they don't need social security, they're obedient, and full of drive. Although they lack some experience, they are highly moldable."
Chen Pingjiang proudly paced back and forth in the office, holding a water cup.
Miao Bingwei and Wen Yan rolled their eyes at him.
He was clearly a student, but the capitalist aura on him was fully exposed, and he was so slick!
After interviewing Wan Yuqian, Chen Pingjiang rode his e-bike out.
There was no need to inspect the ground promotion work at Dongcai and Tiyuan; they had a meeting anyway that evening.
He planned to visit the Normal University area to check on the renovation of the third store.
A gentle breeze blew, and Chen Pingjiang hummed contentedly,
"The cool breeze gently blows, quietly entering my collar, summer slips away, silently..."
"Hello?"
His phone vibrated.
Chen Pingjiang held the e-bike handlebars with his left hand and fumbled in his pants pocket with his right.
"Didn't we agree to settle every half a month? I haven't even asked for once a month yet. You ask him if he can do it. If not, I'll switch suppliers; others are even cheaper than him! Uh, just say I said it. If he goes back on what was agreed before, there will be no more cooperation in the future."
Chen Pingjiang's mood soured immediately after answering the phone.
Recently, the financial pressure has been somewhat high.
The second store opened less than twenty days ago at the beginning of the month, and Chen Pingjiang has already opened the third store at Normal University without stopping, with expansion continuing relentlessly.
In between, he also paid the cooperation fee for Focus Company, material fees for the advertising company, sponsorship fees for the Tiyuan sports meet, and last month's employee salaries for the main Xiao Chen BBQ store.
These were just the major expenses, with countless smaller expenditures.
Therefore, he also adjusted the settlement cycle with upstream suppliers to once every half month.
This is also why Xiao Chen BBQ is still small; otherwise, he would dare to ask every supplier to pay a deposit.
Chen Pingjiang now wished Shumang would quickly familiarize herself with the situation and get started soon, so he could hide behind the scenes and let Shumang deal with these suppliers.
Xiao Chen BBQ's Normal University store was distinctly different from the main store and the second store in terms of overall style, scale, and menu design.
This was because the proportion of girls at Normal University was very high, reaching over 70%, close to 80%.
Girls generally love hot pot and milk tea, while boys prefer skewers.
This is not the later era yet; in later eras, women's dining consumption concepts also slowly changed, making them more accepting of skewers.
Therefore, the Normal University store underwent a thorough hard renovation.
The previous two stores only had soft renovations, with a slightly fresh and minimalist style, and more booth sofas were set up.
They added more homemade beverages, reduced the stock of alcoholic drinks, reduced meat dishes (such as kidneys were removed directly), added more stir-fries, and even introduced mala tang, mala xiang guo, and mini hot pots.
This was also Chen Pingjiang's reluctant decision after careful consideration.
Although it had the exterior of a BBQ restaurant, it no longer really resembled one.
Chen Pingjiang had already begun actively exploring new business ventures beyond BBQ.
He planned to take root and flourish in the catering industry.
Therefore, after the catering management company is established, new brands will inevitably be added, involving more types of cuisine, and creating both high-end and mass-market brands.
Chinese, Western, grilled meat, hot pot, and milk tea are all paths to explore.
For example, Baisheng Group owns not only KFC and Pizza Hut but also Little Sheep, among others.
After all, different opportunities will arise in the market, and people's tastes will slowly change, not to mention factors like seasons.
Therefore, different brands are needed to capture opportunities.
And to prevent brand recognition from becoming blurry, it is necessary to establish new brands at this time.
Deep market segmentation, meeting more needs, covering more groups, and diversifying to enhance risk resistance are all advantages of creating sub-brands.
After the catering industry grows bigger and stronger, it will inevitably need to build its own supply chain system, and even personally invest in and establish factories.
(End of Chapter)
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