After accompanying his daughter to dance class, Feng Yifan originally wanted to invite everyone to dinner, but no one agreed.
Both the Yang and Chen families decided not to disturb them today as they were going to participate in the trial opening of a western-style restaurant tomorrow. They took their children back to have a good rest and wait until tomorrow to have a good meal.
Chen Jianming said, "Chef Feng, we all have to look forward to tomorrow's meal."
Yang Zhiyi also said: "That's right, we must have a big meal tomorrow."
Feng Yifan smiled and responded: "No problem, then we'll see you tomorrow. The dinner will officially start at 6 o'clock tomorrow evening. The Western Restaurant welcomes everyone."
At the same time, Feng Yifan also seriously invited Guo Hong.
"Teacher Guo, please come with us tomorrow. I hope you can bring Guo Jingyi with you as well."
Feng Ruoruo immediately stood up and said with her father: "Teacher Guo, we haven't seen Sister Jingyi for a long time. Please bring Sister Jingyi to eat with us."
Guo Hong thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Okay, tomorrow is supposed to be a day off anyway, I will let Jingyi go first, I have to take care of some performance matters, and after the performance is over, I will go there immediately, is that okay?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Sure, I will reserve a seat for you then."
Guo Hong smiled and said, "Thank you, Chef Feng, for your hospitality."
After saying goodbye to Teacher Guo, the three little girls also said goodbye reluctantly in front of the gate of the community downstairs.
Then, Feng Yifan and the others walked back.
At this time, Feng Ruoruo finally had the opportunity to look at brother Zhuang Zhebin carefully, and the little girl also started chatting with the older brother.
"Brother Xiaozhuang, are you here alone? Grandfather didn't come?"
Zhuang Zhebin said: "I came here with my great grandfather, but he has other things to do, so he may not come today."
Feng Ruoruo said: "Then tell great-grandfather that Ruoruo misses him and ask him to come over for dinner."
Zhuang Zhebin added: "No, great grandfather can't come today. He has other things to do today."
Feng Ruoruo was a little unhappy: "Why can't he come? Call great-grandfather and tell him that Ruoruo asked him to come, and he will definitely come."
Hearing his daughter's words, Feng Yifan quickly pulled her aside and said, "Okay, great-grandfather does have something to do, we can't disturb him. He will definitely come tomorrow, and Ruoruo can go talk to him then, okay?"
When Feng Ruoruo heard her father speak, the little girl naturally agreed: "Okay then."
Everyone in the group started laughing.
After returning to the western restaurant in the ancient street, Zhuang Zhebin had dinner with everyone in the western restaurant.
Afterwards, Feng Ruoruo invited Brother Xiaozhuang to come home and play.
Zhuang Zhebin also went to Feng Yifan and his family’s new home.
When Feng Yifan and his friends decided to have a good rest for a day, many tourists who came to the ancient street today found that the Lin family shop, which was usually open every day, was also closed, and they couldn't help feeling a little depressed.
"Why is this restaurant closed today?"
"Yeah, Chef Feng, do you want to stop doing business?"
"Didn't they say the western restaurant will open tomorrow? Are they closed today?"
"Oh, yes. Tomorrow is the opening time of the western restaurant. Everyone must have gone home to rest today."
"But the western restaurant will open tomorrow, and not everyone can go and eat there."
"Yes, it seems that the Western restaurant is only accepting reservations for the time being."
"Oh, it can only be booked? Can I still book it now?"
"Why book now? We opened for booking this morning, and it's already fully booked in half a day. Even the next three days are fully booked. If you want to book, you can only wait until the booking opens again."
"Wow, is it that hot?"
Feng Yifan’s Western Restaurant had been so popular with reservations, which was something he had not expected.
Reservations were just opened this morning, and all the spots for the official opening day were snapped up in an instant.
Then, in just half a day, all the reservations for the next two days were booked.
If reservations were not open, the booker would have to leave their mobile phone number and pay a deposit, and the reserved spots would probably be even more popular.
Moreover, while Feng Yifan and his team were busy preparing, reserved seats were being sold at high prices online.
In response to this, Feng Yifan immediately responded.
He posted the news on a booking website that he was looking for help to create.
If you are unable to attend the reserved spot, you will need to make a refund in advance, and the reserved spot cannot be transferred to others.
If the person who made the reservation does not show up on the day, the deposit will not be refunded.
As a result, those who originally wanted to take the opportunity to pre-order online and then sell it to others at a higher price could only start to cancel their orders. After all, the deposit given by Feng Yifan was not low.
What Feng Yifan didn't expect was that after those who rushed to book cancelled their orders, the restaurant's three-day reservation spots were still snapped up soon after.
Among them, there are quite a few locals who have made reservations, but more are outsiders from surrounding cities.
It is obvious that the popularity Feng Yifan created on Weibo before did attract him a lot of customers.
Because this batch of ingredients was only enough for three days, Feng Yifan could only apologize and temporarily close the reservation channel, and said that it would be reopened later.
After learning about the situation, some people standing on the ancient street also felt a little disappointed.
"I really want to try Chef Feng's cooking."
"I've eaten it. Chef Feng's cooking skills are incredible. When he was at Su Ji before, every dish was not only beautifully presented, but most importantly, delicious."
"Yes, I've eaten there once, too. I always feel that Chef Feng's cooking can satisfy everyone."
"Everyone is satisfied because Chef Feng does his homework before cooking."
"What homework?"
"I still remember that I went to Su Ji to eat again. When I ordered food, I was asked if I had any dietary restrictions and what my usual taste was like."
"Ah, yes, I remember that I would be asked."
"I understand. Chef Feng adjusts the taste of the dishes according to the tastes of different customers."
“Yeah, that’s why everyone thinks it tastes good.”
“In fact, just eating the noodles with toppings and fried rice, I think it’s delicious.”
"That's right, those are Chef Feng's specialty."
"Forget it, we're closed today, let's find something else to eat on the ancient street."
"That's right. There are many snack shops on the street now, and the food is delicious."
Perhaps Feng Yifan did not expect that after he stopped operating the Lin family shop today, many snack shops on the ancient street would do better business than usual.
In fact, Feng Yifan seemed very calm on the surface, but on the way home, he was also thinking about some issues regarding the next reservation.
This time, it was discovered relatively early, which prevented some deliberate hype online from happening in advance.
But it will be impossible to keep an eye on it all the time. As the reputation grows, the restaurant reservations will still be taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives.
Therefore, Feng Yifan thought that he should find a more suitable and convenient supplier as soon as possible, and then he could fully open the restaurant for dining.
Therefore, after accompanying his wife, daughter and others back home, Feng Yifan gathered everyone in the restaurant to his home, intending to hold a small meeting with everyone at home.
Since everyone had nothing to do in the evening, they gathered immediately after Feng Yifan called them together.
Originally, Shi Jiahui suggested that young people could go out and have some fun and relax today.
But the group of young people could hardly eat because of the trial operation tomorrow, let alone go out for fun in the evening.
Now that they had received Feng Yifan's call, a group of people immediately came to Feng Yifan's house.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Feng Yifan asked everyone to sit down in the small restaurant and personally poured tea for everyone.
Shi Jiahui saw this and felt that the atmosphere was a little off, so she joked, "Yifan, you treated us all like this and even poured water for everyone yourself. What big thing are you planning to tell us? Are you planning to fire us all?"
Feng Yifan immediately smiled and said, "No, Senior Sister, don't think too much about it."
Then, he said seriously, "I want to ask everyone, how should we run the western restaurant in the future? Including Su Ji in the future."
This question made everyone look at each other in confusion.
Ma Xiaolong couldn't help but ask, "Master, haven't we opened yet? Why do you suddenly want to run the business?"
Shi Jiahui probably knew what Feng Yifan meant, so she spoke first: "Think about it, is there something wrong with our Western restaurant reservation today
If it weren’t for a kind friend’s warning, we might have made a big mistake, which would have benefited many people who used our reservations to speculate, making them rich, and ruining our own reputation.”
After Shi Jiahui said this, everyone realized this problem.
Feng Yifan saw that everyone's expressions had become somewhat ugly, so he spoke up: "Now I want to ask everyone, are we going to continue with reservations? Or are we going to open for orders?"
In fact, Feng Yifan had his own ideas in mind.
If it were him, he would probably stick with the reservation.
And later on, the person who made the reservation may even be asked to pay for the ingredients first as a deposit.
However, at this stage, Feng Yifan does not have such a reputation and fame, so it would definitely not work to do so rashly.
What's more, now that he is not the only one running the western restaurant, he also needs to consider the opinions of other people present. So he hopes that everyone can speak up, and then brainstorm and think about how to run the restaurant
Everyone thought about it seriously, and Catherine spoke first: "I think we should benchmark the Perovence restaurant, so we can stick to the reservation system."
Feng Yifan asked again: "If we use the reservation system, then if we encounter a situation like today where someone deliberately grabs the reservation and then sells it at a high price, how should we deal with it?"
This question stumped Catherine again.
After Hans and Tom heard the translation, they expressed their own opinions.
Hans said, "Increase the deposit."
Tom did say what Feng Yifan had in mind, a method that he might use in the future: "Let the guests who have made reservations pay for the ingredients first as a deposit. If they don't show up, we can refund them."
Feng Yifan shook his head and said: "This method is not perfect. First of all, our reputation and word of mouth have not really been established yet, and not many people may be willing to do this. Our priority is to be able to operate continuously.
Secondly, even if we have that reputation, this method still does not prevent those who pre-order from making a profit. After they pre-order, they can add the deposit into the transfer. "
After hearing this, everyone felt that things seemed a little difficult to handle.
At this time, Su Jinrong pushed the door and entered the restaurant and said, "No need for a reservation system. Since we are a restaurant, we should allow all guests to come and eat. We can accept reservations, but even if you don't have a reservation, you can still eat in the restaurant."
Hearing his father-in-law's words, Feng Yifan said, "Dad, you mean that both reservations and direct visits to the restaurant are in parallel? Like most restaurants, right?"
Su Jinrong nodded: "Yes, in fact, the reason why there is a rush to book now is mainly because you gave a sense of anticipation before, making many people look forward to the opening of the western restaurant, and they all want to taste the taste of your dishes in the western restaurant.
After the restaurant has been open for a while, I believe many people will have eaten there and lost their anticipation and curiosity, and the rush to book will also disappear.”
Shi Jiahui also said: "Yes, many people now find it new and want to come to a Western restaurant to try it out and then satisfy their vanity.
Once our restaurant is back on track, I believe those rush bookings will disappear.”
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Well, in that case, we don't have to change our business strategy. We can still keep the current way. We can make reservations or come to the restaurant to make reservations. Of course, the premise is that the restaurant still has space."
Su Jinrong said, "Yes, that's it. No need to change it. It's fine as it is now."
In fact, not only Feng Yifan had never encountered this kind of situation, but everyone present had never encountered it, including Su Jinrong, who did not expect that his son-in-law's restaurant would attract so much attention.
Su Jinrong thought for a moment and said, "Being noticed is a good thing, but it can also turn into a bad thing, so you must be prepared and don't relax. You must make every dish well enough so that you won't be hurt by the current high attention."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Dad, you are right. We do need to be vigilant at all times."
Shi Jiahui said: "Well, we all have to work hard to ensure the taste and quality of the dishes."
Feng Yifan went on to say, "As for ingredients, the supply chain still needs to be guaranteed. We have also invited some suppliers tomorrow, and we will need to negotiate with them to ensure the supply of ingredients for our restaurant in the future."
Shi Jiahui said: "For those in China, I don't think there will be any major problems. After all, our master's office will be here tomorrow, and I believe those suppliers won't have any major problems."
Catherine also said: "Then foreign suppliers may know more about the chef's name, right?"
After hearing what the two said, everyone looked at Feng Yifan and laughed.
Feng Yifan couldn't help laughing, and suddenly found that he seemed to be worrying a little bit too much. The supply of food had actually been negotiated long ago, and with his reputation, he should have no problem getting it.