Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

"What about the third stage?" asked Jing's father.

"The third stage is the choice made by the market. In fact, the second stage is the last stage of our intervention. In the third stage, it depends on who has the better ability. Cao Wei told me that, in fact, he has already released the answer to the third stage."

"Released?" Father Jing thought for a moment and said, "Samadhi Cafeteria?"

"Yes, it is the Samadhi Dining Hall."

After all, he is a smart person with a very sharp mind.

"Why is it Samadhi Canteen?" Jing's mother didn't quite understand.

"According to demand, it's nothing new." Father Jing took a deep breath: "Most restaurants are now state-owned and cook whatever the chef is good at. For example, if the chef of a certain restaurant is good at making braised pork slices, people nearby like to eat this dish and will come to this restaurant. And the taste of the customers."

"But this takes time to settle. Because the restaurants on the street are all pretty much the same, no one knows who specializes in what dish. When you go out to eat, you accidentally walk into this restaurant and eat this braised pork slices, then you know that this restaurant is good at this. And Samadhi Canteen is to tell everyone in advance what I am good at."

"The canteen is positioned as a meal for the common people. It's not particularly special, but it's cheap. Some people with lower incomes can use the canteen as a restaurant, which is fine. Some people with higher incomes can just use it as a restaurant and are too lazy to cook. This is also acceptable. In this respect, it is accurate."

"With this positioning method, there are quite a few people going to the cafeteria to eat."

"Yes, that's what I mean." Jing Yu nodded: "At the back, I found that the whole food street began to have its own characteristics. It is no longer dominated by stir-frying, they will stand out. One of the restaurants that has survived from the beginning, you will never guess what kind of restaurant it is."

"What restaurant?"

“Dumpling restaurant!”

"what?"

This is obviously beyond expectations. Which normal restaurant only makes dumplings? Although there is a saying that "Who doesn't eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year", it can't be just dumplings, right?

"Refined." Jing's father sighed: "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. The ancients were not deceiving me."

"Now, you have a lot of problems on your hands."

"Yes." Jing Yu nodded. "The most critical issue is food safety. Some stores have been open for a long time, and as they make money, they become lazy. It's not that they buy bad ingredients, but if they are not careful, they will continue to use the smelly food. Because of this, some diners have been admitted to the hospital."

"I think we can formulate a relevant law through these things."

"Not appropriate." Father Jing shook his head.

"Why?" Jing Yu didn't understand. It was something that he could clearly see, so why was it inappropriate?

"We haven't had a pay raise in 35 years."

"They haven't had a pay raise in 35 years."

Lou Xiao'e faced Cao Leyao's slightly angry and puzzled look and spoke calmly.

Cao Leyao discovered one thing: businessmen have many interests in common with certain people.

"Can……"

"There's nothing to be sad about." Lou Xiao'e calmly looked at the fireworks outside. From where they were, they could just see the fireworks over the Xiangjiang River. "This is also a truth I want to tell you. When you reach a certain level, not all your decisions can be realized. You are not a stupid person, or rather, there are few stupid people in this family. Smart people will make a mistake most of the time."

"What is wrong?"

"They will imagine the person they are expecting to be an absolutely rational person. For example, if the higher-ups want to boost the economy, they will have to open up the market. After the market is opened up, all kinds of people with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan will inevitably appear. All of this is good, but why can't some places open up the market and the market just won't grow? Have you ever thought about the reason?"

Cao Leyao is not a fool. Combining what he has seen in the past few days, he immediately thought of a possibility: "Local governments are not cooperating."

"That's right. People always care about their own interests. It's okay for managers to have no salary increase for 35 years, but as more and more people earn 10,000 yuan, do you think the petty officials will really accept this? The answer is no. Since they are not willing to accept this, there are two possibilities: either they share a piece of the pie, or no one does anything."

"When a system is first created, the intention must be good, but how to implement it is a big question. As for the overall situation, in fact, as long as you read a lot of books, you will probably understand it, but it is difficult to implement it in practice." Lou Xiao'e sighed: "The proposal made by your father, the master who went out to open a shop. How much do you think about human nature is involved in this proposal?"

"This……"

"Let's make an assumption." Lou Xiao'e lay on the balcony fence, looking at the starry sky: "Suppose he didn't make such a choice, but chose to open a branch directly. What will the future of Samadhi Tower look like?"

"From the perspective of a chef, once you become a master chef, you've reached the top. Those who are easily satisfied will probably stay in Samadhi Tower, and they probably won't have the ambition to make progress anymore. Maybe they'll teach apprentices or something like that. But those who are ambitious will probably earn some money in Samadhi Tower and go out on their own to make a living."

"But what does it matter?"

"Oh." Lou Xiao'e chuckled. "In the short term, it doesn't matter. But have you ever considered one thing? Samadhi Tower will expand. With your father in charge of one headquarters, there won't be any big problems. What about the second one? The third one? What about the one in the south? Your father can't split himself. If there is no profit sharing, what will those masters think?"

"Yes, everyone's salary is high now, and they are quite satisfied, but what will they think when they see the salary level in Hong Kong? Have you considered these things? Human desires are endless."

"Sister E, do you think too badly of people?" Cao Leyao wiped the sweat from her forehead. This can actually be simulated. One person having no problem does not mean that a large group of people have no problem. If a problem comes up every now and then, where will the Samadhi Tower go? No one knows. One person can do the work of two people, or five people. He cannot do the work of a hundred people.

"So, you're still a long way off."