booktalesy Chapter 20 Wang Family's Zhang Ying
Chapter 20 Wang Family's Zhang Ying
Actually, if the Wang family hadn't been envious and followed Lu Yuan's example by building an earthen stove and frying dough cakes in front of the restaurant, passing vehicles wouldn't have been so interested in the dough cakes.
If they were just walking along and saw a "GG" sign on the road, they would at most only pay a little attention to it.
However, after seeing the GG brand and then seeing a row of earthen stoves, oil pans, and fried dough cakes in Luwangtan Village, people will think that this is a landmark food.
That will naturally attract some people to try it, and everyone will remember the implications of the GG card.
Since we've already tried them all, why not try something better?
The first to try were the most pioneering, and they were naturally the first to find the Lu family's restaurant.
Later on, people tend to follow the crowd, believing that the one with more people must be the authentic one.
All these factors combined to create hype for the Lu family's fried dough sticks, making the Lu family's two restaurants the biggest beneficiaries.
The owners of the four restaurants owned by the Wang family never dreamed that what they intended to do to undermine their rivals would end up benefiting them instead.
They were huddled together, sighing with long faces, sometimes cursing Lu Yuan, sometimes cursing Lu Tao, and sometimes complaining that they were just being nosy.
Actually, apart from Wang Facai, the others weren't particularly keen on making fried dough sticks; it was Wang Facai who encouraged them to do it.
Normally, the turnover from selling stir-fried dishes wouldn't be greatly affected, but after we started selling fried dough sticks today, almost no one comes to the shop anymore.
It's summer now, and if all that food we prepared doesn't sell, it will spoil very quickly.
What's even more infuriating is that pile of fried dough sticks; if nobody wants them, I'll have to eat them myself.
"Brother, what do we do now?" Wang Faxi couldn't help but complain to Wang Facai.
"We've been struggling with you all day, and we've lost a fortune!" Wang Faqiang, whose restaurant was located in the middle, also complained.
"Look at all the pathetic people you are!" Wang Facai slammed his hand on the table and said sternly.
"Don't you even use your brains? Think about what Lu Yuan and the others did today?"
"You mean those 'GG' signs they displayed?"
They were all business people, not stupid, and everyone immediately understood when Wang Facai mentioned it.
"Yeah! Then think about what's written on those 'GG' tags?"
"All he wrote was about how his Lu family's fried dough sticks were authentic and so on."
Wang Facai and his group just drove around along National Highway 109 and have already figured out all the details about the GG license plate.
Thinking of Lu Yuan's despicable face, he was so angry that his teeth itched. He thought to himself that this young member of the Lu family was too insidious.
"Think about why customers always flock to the Lu family's restaurants. Isn't it because their signs are all printed with 'Lu family' to indicate they're the authentic ones?"
Wang Faxi also thought of it and said indignantly:
"So the customers followed the GG sign all the way here, and when they saw the same GG sign at the entrance of Lu's Restaurant, they went over to eat there!"
That makes perfect sense!
"Should we put the GG card on the table too?" Wang Faqiang followed their line of thought and understood the key to the problem.
"That's right! We have four of us, and if we all put up the genuine Wang family brand, who will even notice the Lu family's signboard?"
Another brother from the Wang family was also seething with anger, and he became quite agitated as he spoke.
Wang Facai felt that the scene had achieved the effect he wanted, waved his hand, and adopted the posture of the eldest brother:
"That's exactly right. Don't be fooled by the large number of Lu family members in the village; the Wang family has the most restaurant owners! Tomorrow, let's put up the 'GG' sign too, make a big show of it, and who will even notice the Lu family's shop!"
. . .
We saw off the last group of guests tonight, and it was already past 9 p.m.
The turnover reached an unprecedented 3574 yuan, a figure that made the exhausted family of three jump up on the spot.
In the three days since reopening, the turnover has increased day by day, and the feeling of making more and more money is intoxicating.
But problems soon followed, namely, that there weren't enough people.
Lu Ying was busy taking orders, pouring tea, and handling the cash register; she was completely overwhelmed.
Lu Changming had no choice but to abandon the parking lot area and start working at the front desk cashier ahead of schedule.
Even little Lu Xue couldn't keep an eye on Wang Facai anymore, and transformed into a boy delivering fried dough cakes, serving them to the shop's customers time and time again.
For several hours in a row, the little guy didn't complain of being hungry or tired. He fell asleep right after lunchtime, which made everyone feel so sorry for him.
Most importantly, Wei Yinghong's side needs to be reinforced with more manpower.
After all, the theme of GG's promotion this time is fried dough sticks, and fried dough sticks are also the most ordered item.
Everyone came for the fried dough sticks, so Wei Yinghong didn't dare to waste a moment. She even held back from going to the toilet, afraid of delaying the business.
She stood for almost the entire day, and her hands were trembling slightly after the store closed at night.
So Lu Yuan immediately called for help, asking Lu Hua to come to the front hall to help serve the dishes, and his aunt (his uncle's wife) to help Wei Yinghong fry dough cakes.
The next morning, before Lu Yuan even reached the restaurant, he heard Wang Facai cursing outside:
"Didn't you say you'd deliver the GG badge? Why isn't anyone here yet?"
"What kind of quality does this guy have? Isn't this just making things difficult?"
. .
Lu Yuan could almost picture Wang Facai's furious outburst, and a smile crept across his face.
He had long anticipated that the Wang family would imitate the Lu family's GG brand; it was a characteristic of human nature.
So when he asked Zhao Tong to make GG cards, he had already made preparations in advance.
If the Wang family also goes to Zhao Tong to make a GG card, they must do two things:
First, you must agree very readily.
Second, never accept a deposit.
If the Wang family's GG brand is delayed for a few days, they will not only have no income, but also have to pay for labor and losses, and they will lose half their money.
Zhao Tongjia is the only business in town that makes GG brand products. If you don't use their products, you can only go to the county or city to get them.
But stores in big cities might not take his business from this remote rural area.
Time passed slowly, the sky gradually brightened, and it was almost lunchtime.
Wang Facai, unable to bear it any longer, went to the convenience store to call and question the other party about why they were not punctual, but no one answered the phone.
Furious with nowhere to vent his anger, Wang Facai could only ask a younger member of the Wang family to take him to town on a motorcycle, intending to ask the other party in person what they meant.
When they arrived in town, Zhao Tong not only didn't treat him perfunctorily, but was also very polite to him, pouring him tea and lighting his cigarettes, making it difficult for him to lash out.
"Mr. Wang, I'm so sorry, but we have a job coming up from our superiors that's very urgent. We can only finish our own job first and then work overtime to make your GG brand."
Zhao Tong spoke very sincerely, and what he was actually doing was designing slogans for promoting spiritual and cultural development.
This is tantamount to blocking his path directly. No matter how anxious Wang Facai is, can he be more anxious than those above him?
"Mr. Wang, don't worry, as long as I finish my work at the office today, I'll make the GG brand for you no matter how late it is!"
"Alright then, I'll remember that!" Wang Facai couldn't say anything more, so he could only put more pressure on him.
Zhao Tong, with a smile plastered on his face, made a promise as he saw Wang Facai out:
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, what I make for you is definitely more beautiful than the GG brand from the Lu family!"