After signing the cafeteria contract, Ou Shaotian immediately took action. He called for a renovation team and began the renovation.
First was the table renovation. If he wanted to sell hot pot, the original table was definitely not suitable!
The cafeteria couldn't sell hot pot the same as the hot pot restaurant.
First was the problem of the waiters. The quantity couldn't satisfy all of them.
The cafeteria's meal time was fixed. When the time was up, students would rush in. If there were enough waiters, there would be too many of them.
Therefore, the best way was to do it himself and have ample food and clothing!
The entire cafeteria's layout had to be changed. The design had to be more reasonable so that the students could do it themselves. They just had to prepare the things and be responsible for collecting the money!
To put it bluntly, it was a self-service hot pot!
"Pengpeng, we can do this. Put the soup base in this area and fill it with kettles. Set the price and the students will take it themselves!"
Ou Shaotian looked at the side of the serving window and said aloud.
"Well, if that's the case, I suggest making this window bigger. The other windows can be used to place ingredients!"
Zhang Pengpeng nodded.
The cafeteria's renovation, other than the tables, was mainly the renovation of the serving window.
"The original number of serving windows is a little small. Add a few more. Other than serving the ingredients for the hot pot, prepare a window for selling ordinary dishes."
Ou Shaotian thought about it and quickly made a decision.
The cafeteria couldn't only sell hot pot. After a long time, everyone would get tired of it. Therefore, other dishes had to be sold as well.
"Understood. Then we'll renovate according to your requirements!"
Zhang Pengpeng nodded.
After the discussion, the new renovation plan came out quickly.
After the construction team arrived, the cafeteria's renovation began. In less than two days, all the renovations were completed.
Training began on the third day and business began on the fourth day!
"Brother, run! The cafeteria is reopening. Hurry up and grab a seat to eat hot pot. There won't be any left if you're late!"
As soon as class ended, someone shouted loudly.
"Damn, wait for me!"
Shouts rang out from all directions as everyone rushed out like a swarm of bees.
The college's cafeteria instantly became lively.
"Quick, quick, quick. Old Zhang, go hog the table. I'll go get the soup base. Old Liu, go get the condiments. Old Li, go get the ingredients. Let's go!"
The day before yesterday, the guide for eating hotpot in the canteen had already been posted on the school forum, so the students all knew what to do.
To put it bluntly, it was similar to eating a buffet hotpot. The only difference was that the price of each dish was fixed, and they could just swipe their cards and put them into the pot.
In short, he had to do it himself!
"Wow, it smells good!"
Soon, each and every one of them ate until their mouths were covered in oil.
On the first day of business, Ou Shaotian and the rest were naturally present to check if there were any problems. They were very satisfied with the results.
"Looks like it's not bad. It's organized!"
Ou Shaotian was very satisfied with the orderly flow of people.
"The main thing is that the layout is reasonable. Everyone can easily find what they need!"
Yun Duo couldn't help but ask.
The buffet hotpot was charged by the number of people who could eat until they were full. This was considered a semi-buffet. The main purpose was to allow customers to easily complete the buffet process.
If they couldn't find what they were looking for, there was no way to start a buffet!
"Mm, looks like the canteen isn't a big problem. We just have to follow the plan. Let's go and have a meal too!"
Ou Shaotian said with a smile.
Then, he led Yun Duo and the rest to the reserved private room in the kitchen.
During the renovation, Young Master Ou specially reserved a private room for them. In the future, it would be convenient for them to eat and they wouldn't have to fight for seats outside.
"Let's go and eat!"
Zhang Pengpeng and the rest said excitedly.
Then, the group of people came to the private room and started eating hotpot.
After eating and drinking to their fill, they went their separate ways.
Li Ruyu and the rest went to the shops outside. Mu Guoguo, Li Xueting, and the rest went to the spiritual plant garden to work on the spiritual plants.
Ou Shaotian, Yun Duoduo, and the rest went to find out about the enemy.
The Zhang Family Hotel, which was jointly built by a group of second generations led by Zhang Haojie, opened today. He planned to take Yun Duo to see the situation.
Although there were many people who followed the trend before, those idle small forces and small fights obviously couldn't be compared to this time.
So, Ou Shaotian didn't dare to be careless.
He couldn't underestimate the heroes of the world. He decided to go and see for himself. So, when they ate, they only ate half a bag.
"Let's go to the Zhang Family Hotel!"
Ou Shaotian said aloud.
Then, he set off with Yun Duo.
Zhang Pengpeng and the rest stayed in the canteen to look after it. After all, it was the first day of the opening. It was impossible for everyone to run away.
After the two left the college, they walked towards the central area of Megrez Island.
The Zhang Family Hotel built by Zhang Haojie and the rest was in the central area of Megrez Island. It was the best location. One had to admit that the Zhang Family had a strong foundation.
They could even get such a good place.
"Shao Tien, is this the place? It looks like they made a big deal out of it!"
Yun Duo looked at the magnificent Zhang Family Hotel and couldn't help but say.
At this time, the Zhang Family Hotel had just opened. There were people coming and going. Even though they knew that the taste couldn't be compared to Baiyun Restaurant, many people came to support them.
The Zhang Family's power was there. Naturally, there were many people who wanted to curry favor with them.
"Let's go. Let's go in and see how it tastes!"
Ou Shaotian said and walked in with Yun Duo.
After entering, they found a table and sat down. Soon, a waiter came over to serve them.
They learned from Baiyun Restaurant. Even the layout of the hotel was similar. The waiter's working style was also the same.
"Shao Tien, it seems like they learned from us. I just don't know how it tastes!"
Yun Duo observed for a while and said aloud.
"You'll know in a while!"
Ou Shaotian said with a smile.
He knew very well that the strength of their opponents was definitely not weaker than them. Even if they couldn't compete now, they would catch up sooner or later.
Therefore, if they wanted to maintain their position in the restaurant industry, they also needed to constantly improve.
Soon, the dishes were all served.
When they came out, they were almost done eating. They came mainly to taste, so Ou Shaotian didn't order much.
They tasted it quickly.
"The taste is okay. Although it's not as good as ours, it's not much worse."
Ou Shaotian said aloud.
Hot pot was too easy to learn. Except for the soup base, everything else was basically imitated.
"The soup base is not as good as ours. Although it's just as spicy, it lacks the spiciness. It's just pure spiciness!"
Yun Duo tasted a mouthful of soup and shook her head.
"Their soup base is indeed not as good as ours, but did you notice that the ingredients they use are better? This is enough to make up for the lack of soup base."
Ou Shaotian found the key point.
However, in this way, the operating cost of Zhang Family Hotel would be much higher than theirs. After all, the ingredients used were more advanced.
"That's really insidious. If you didn't mention it, I wouldn't have noticed!"
Yun Duo 'er said with a sudden realization.
The price was the same, but Zhang Family Hotel's ingredients were better. Naturally, it would attract many customers.
From the looks of it, this Zhang Haojie was not ordinary either!
He actually came up with such a method to make up for it. In this way, the gap between the two parties was almost the same.
It was just that Zhang Family Hotel's operating cost was higher and they earned less!