Chapter 217 Treatment of Restaurant Employees
County town.
West City Road.
At this time, Deng Shirong was taking his son and daughter-in-law to inspect the three-story building that he had commissioned the county construction company to build.
The exterior walls of the three-story building had been painted, but the second and third floors were still unfinished, needless to say.
Deng Shirong mainly looked at the first floor. After all, it was a building that cost more than 300,000 yuan, so it must be more than just a main building. Although the decoration of the first floor was not high-end enough, it was considered pretty good in this era.
The area of the first floor was more than 1,000 square meters, of which the kitchen occupied more than 100 square meters. In addition, there were ten private rooms, each with an independent bathroom, which together occupied more than 300 square meters.
There was also a tea room, two toilets, and a cashier counter, with stairs behind the cashier counter.
The remaining 500 square meters were used to place 28 round tables for 10 persons, 28 long tables for 6 persons, and 22 square tables for 4 persons.
Including the tables in the ten private rooms, there were a total of eighty-eight tables, large and small, which could accommodate six or seven hundred guests for dining at one time. This reception capacity was unique in the county today, and no other restaurant could compare with it.
Deng Shirong naturally did not expect to have so many guests coming to dine in this era. The reason why he wanted to increase the reception capacity so high was mainly because he wanted to host important banquets such as weddings, full moons, birthdays, as well as unit gatherings, which were the main profit projects of the restaurant.
Otherwise, it was very difficult to make money just by eating here alone in this era.
After the inspection, Deng Shirong said to the construction site manager who was with him with satisfaction: "Manager Chen, your company is efficient and the quality is guaranteed. I am very satisfied."
Manager Chen smiled and said, "As long as Boss Deng is satisfied, I hope you can consider continuing to cooperate with our company when you decorate the second and third floors. We will definitely complete your decoration requirements with guaranteed quality and quantity."
Deng Shirong nodded and said, "No problem. I will contact your company when I want to renovate the second and third floors."
Manager Chen said with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Boss Deng, for your trust!"
After the inspection was passed, Deng Shirong readily paid the balance.
After returning to his residence on the main street, Deng Shirong came to the entrance of the court and said to Zhang Guoan while holding a cigarette holder: "Brother Zhang, my restaurant has been built and is scheduled to be officially opened on the 18th day of the fifth lunar month. You can ask your cousin to come meet me tomorrow to discuss the working hours and salary."
Zhang Guoan smiled and said, "Okay, then I will go back and inform them after getting off work today. They have been waiting for a call from you, the big boss!"
Deng Shirong stuffed tobacco into the pipe and said, "Also, I mentioned earlier that we need someone to beat the gong and eight people to hold billboards for the parade on the opening day. Brother Zhang, have you found them?"
Zhang Guoan nodded and said, "Don't worry, I've found them all for you. When I went back to the village and told them about this, everyone rushed to do it! I selected eight good-looking young ladies and wives. Do you want me to notify them to come and meet you tomorrow?"
Deng Shirong struck a match and lit the tobacco. He took a few puffs before shaking his head and saying, "Forget it. Let's not waste their time. The work of beating the gong and holding the billboard is very simple anyway. Come over on the opening day and I'll talk to them in person."
Zhang Guoan said, "Anyway, it's up to you. If you need them, I'll ask them to come over tomorrow. If not, I'll ask them to come over on the opening day."
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The next morning.
Deng Shirong, along with his son, daughter-in-law, nephew, and others, met the four new employees, Zhang Guangzong, Zhang Guofu, Zhang Wenjuan, and Zhang Wenying, in the restaurant which had not yet opened.
After the two sides greeted each other, Deng Shirong first looked at Zhang Guangzong, the oldest and most prestigious of the four, and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhang, when the restaurant opens, if I'm here, I'll drink a few glasses with you every day. If I'm not here, my son will drink a few glasses with you. Your task is to maintain the safety of our restaurant and prevent those unscrupulous people from coming here to cause trouble."
Zhang Guangzong said with a smile: "Boss, don't worry. I still have some face in the county. Those hooligans in society will never dare to come and make trouble."
Deng Shirong knew that the other party was not bragging. He had already known some details about Zhang Guangzong from Zhang Guoan. This old man was a core member of the Tongxin Society and had made considerable contributions to our party. If he had not made some mistakes due to his soft heart, he would probably be a great figure in the county now.
Even so, with this old man's network of connections, everyone had to give him some face in his small piece of land in the county.
As for those hooligans in society, there was no need to say more. Those who had made a name for themselves basically knew that Zhang Guangzong should not be provoked. As for those hooligans at the lowest level, there was no need to worry about any network of connections. Just the identity of a new villager was enough to intimidate them.
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I'll have to trouble Uncle Zhang from now on. The restaurant has just started, and I don't know if the business can continue, so I can only pay you 20 yuan a month. I hope you don't mind!"
Zhang Guangzong said with a laugh: "Boss, you don't have to be polite. I come here every day to eat and drink, and I get 20 yuan every month. This is already a life like a god. How can I complain?"
Deng Shirong looked at Zhang Guofu and said, "Master Zhang, I can only pay you 80 yuan a month for now. I hope you don't mind. When the restaurant makes money, I will give you a raise next year. Is that okay with you?"
Hearing this treatment, Zhang Guofu smiled with satisfaction and said, "Boss, I will definitely work hard."
No wonder he was satisfied. When he was a chef in a state-owned restaurant in Twin Phoenixes Commune, he did not have such a high salary.
Deng Shirong nodded, looked at Zhang Wenjuan and Zhang Wenying, and said, "The salary for both of you is 25 yuan a month, including food but not accommodation. Is that okay?"
Zhang Wenjuan and Zhang Wenying both responded happily: "Boss, no problem, we will definitely do our best."
As the saying goes, one job for one person. It was not easy for those of them who had little education to find a job in the county town these days. Now, being a waiter in a restaurant could earn 25 yuan a month, which was a very good salary.
What's more, the restaurant also provided meals!
The standard of this food was definitely much better than eating at home. For them who hadn't eaten meat twice a month, it was something worth looking forward to.
After negotiating salary and benefits with the new employees, Deng Shirong started talking to the chef Zhang Guofu about preparations for the restaurant's opening.
(End of this chapter)