Chapter 120 The Staff's Brains Are a Double-Edged Sword

Rui Yuchen had initially thought that this was another stroke of genius from Boss Pei, but after a closer look, he felt that it was too far-fetched.

"While there is indeed such a possibility, Moyu Takeout has been around for so long. When it was first established, there were absolutely no signs of garbage sorting in Handong Province, were there?"

"Back then, Boss Pei had already foreseen this kind of takeout model involving the recycling and reuse of tableware? It's just that he predicted it too early, so it's been losing money all along?"

"Even so, Boss Pei still persevered despite the losses, separating Moyu Takeout from Moyu Internet Cafe, constantly opening new branches, and then carrying out a series of subsequent operations…"

"Obviously, it would be too late to do these things after hearing the news. Boss Pei had predicted the major trends in future development!"

"Or rather, the concept of environmental protection and healthy living that Boss Pei wanted to convey through Moyu Takeout happened to coincide with the concept of garbage sorting! It's a beautiful coincidence!"

The more Rui Yuchen thought about it, the more he felt that Boss Pei's series of operations was amazing!

How could ordinary people have imagined that the Moyu Takeout model would benefit from the special conditions of garbage sorting? They probably would have given up long ago after losing money for so long!

However, Boss Pei not only did not give up but also continued to open new branches and expand the scale, finally seeing the light after the storm!

It was conceivable that as garbage sorting was further promoted, Moyu Takeout's market share would continue to rise, and it was even hard to say whether the current number of stores could meet all the demand.

Rui Yuchen was originally very confused and lost, but now this emotion had been swept away, replaced by the excitement of being about to show his skills!

He immediately took out his laptop, opened the data backend, analyzed and predicted the future situation, and formulated subsequent development strategies.

Boss Pei had accurately judged the general trend and had already guessed the answer to the question; all that remained were some details to be resolved.

If he couldn't even answer this kind of open-book test well, then what face did he have to be the head of Moyu Takeout?

Rui Yuchen knew very well that he had worked so hard for so long just to wait for this opportunity to turn losses into profits.

Now, the opportunity had come, and he must seize it!

…

Pei Qian got out of the car in front of Moyu Takeout's No. 1 store, feeling extremely uneasy.

He was afraid of seeing the situation of Moyu Internet Cafe suddenly becoming popular again.

But judging from the current situation, it seemed… okay?

There were a few customers in the store, but it wasn't full. Rui Yuchen was typing on his laptop, not knowing what he was busy with. The overall state of the store didn't seem to have changed much compared to before.

But there seemed to be something wrong, and he couldn't put his finger on it for a moment.

It seemed like something was missing.

Suddenly, Pei Qian realized what was missing.

The delivery guys!

Where had the delivery guys gone? Their electric bikes were also gone!

Previously, in order to lose more money, Pei Qian had made all the supporting facilities of Moyu Takeout exceed the conventional needs, including the number of stoves, the number of tableware, and the number of delivery guys…

When the daily demand for orders was limited, the more of these things there were, the more money would definitely be lost.

For example, the delivery guys; usually, when they came, there would always be many delivery guys who were not delivering.

But today, all the delivery guys were gone!

Pei Qian instantly realized that there was a big problem!

The originally long-idle Moyu Takeout had suddenly started operating at full speed!

Although Rui Yuchen was buried in his work, he was also paying attention to the situation outside the store with the corner of his eye, so he discovered Boss Pei at the first moment.

"Boss Pei!"

Rui Yuchen was both surprised and delighted.

Obviously, Boss Pei had come to inspect!

As for why he had made a special trip, the reason was simple: Boss Pei was probably worried that after the demand for Moyu Takeout had exploded, it would be difficult to meet customers' needs, and there might be situations such as untimely order assignments, so he had come to take a look!

Thinking of this, Rui Yuchen took the lead and said, "Boss Pei, don't worry. Although the demand for orders in various stores has surged, we have been told to prepare more, so there will be no situations such as order explosions or delayed deliveries!"

"Next, I will also arrange for the store managers to prepare more ingredients, urgently recruit some new delivery guys, purchase new tableware, and so on, to ensure that customers' needs can be met as soon as possible!"

Pei Qian: "…"

I haven't even said a word yet!

Seeing Rui Yuchen's excited expression, Pei Qian also knew that the situation of Moyu Takeout was probably not good!

It was certainly impossible to cut down on the existing orders.

He could only seize the time to think of a way. If Moyu Takeout really turned losses into profits, then with such a large scale…

Where should this extra money be spent?

Pei Qian took a deep breath and found a seat at random.

"Tell me about the current situation."

Rui Yuchen nodded. He had organized the relevant data on his laptop before, and now he could just sell what he had learned.

"Boss Pei, Moyu Takeout will definitely be able to turn losses into profits in the next month!"

"Because after a long period of development, Moyu Takeout already has a group of customers and a certain degree of popularity, but because it doesn't have a special advantage in terms of price, and the resource allocation of each store is excessive, the expenses are high, so it has been losing money."

"But this time, with the opportunity of garbage sorting, the popularity we have accumulated has exploded instantly. Old customers have abandoned other takeaways and made Moyu Takeout their main meal, and it will also drive a large number of new customers to join in. In addition, the resources of each store can be fully utilized…"

"Boss Pei, you are right, the market potential of the entire Handong Province has not been fully explored. After that, Moyu Takeout will no longer need you to allocate additional funds. Just invest all the net profit into new stores and keep expanding!"

The corner of Pei Qian's mouth twitched slightly.

No need for me to allocate additional funds?

This is really terrible news!

Pei Qian fell silent. He knew that he had to do something.

Just letting Rui Yuchen invest all the net profit into new stores, and the new stores opened and instantly became popular and started making money, this kind of infinite loop would be terrible!

However, it would be even more inappropriate to let Rui Yuchen hand over this money!

Because Pei Qian didn't know where this money could be spent now, and holding it in his hands would be a hot potato.

It was still necessary to implement the principle of "whoever makes money, spends it," but for projects that were already making money, the more branches they opened, the more money they would make. Unless it was absolutely necessary, it was better not to play it into the Moyu Internet Cafe model.

Pei Qian thought for a while. Since Moyu Takeout had already turned losses into profits…

Then he had to find a way to increase costs so that each store would continue to lose money!

If he couldn't increase the cost of each store, then no matter how many branches he opened to spend money, it would be like adding fuel to the fire and stopping the boiling water by adding more water, which would not fundamentally solve the problem.

But, how to increase the cost of each store?

Pei Qian couldn't figure it out.

Because all the supporting facilities of Moyu Takeout so far were high-specifications, and even the electric bikes for the delivery guys were not makeshift.

However, Pei Qian had other methods.

Reverse utilize the staff's brain supplementation effect.

Anyway, his employees were all brain-supplementing monsters. If he couldn't figure it out, he would let the employees think about it.

Pei Qian coughed lightly twice: "The matter of opening new branches, don't worry for now, because the current Moyu Takeout model is not perfect."

"Think about it carefully, what is Moyu Takeout still lacking?"

Rui Yuchen was stunned for a moment: "Lacking what? Nothing is lacking… right?"

The two of them stared at each other.

Pei Qian's heart was very empty, but he firmly believed that as long as his expression was serious enough, his subordinates would definitely be able to come up with something.

Looking at Boss Pei's very determined eyes, Rui Yuchen began to doubt himself again and carefully thought from another angle.

The various configurations of Moyu Takeout had been checked by Boss Pei before, so there shouldn't be anything lacking.

Then the key should be… the difference between Moyu Takeout in the past and now?

What Boss Pei was talking about should be something that wasn't needed in the past but is needed now?

There was no garbage sorting in the past, but now there is garbage sorting, and the pressure on Moyu Takeout to dispose of garbage will also increase significantly.

So… what Boss Pei is talking about is the problem of food waste disposal?

Rui Yuchen thought for a while: "Perhaps… each store lacks a microbial garbage processor?"

Pei Qian was a little dazed when he heard it.

Microbial garbage processor… what is that?

He didn't understand at all, but he couldn't ask directly.

Pei Qian continued to smile and stimulate the opposite brain supplementation effect: "Then, why is this thing lacking?"

Rui Yuchen thought for a moment: "Because… the garbage was directly thrown away in the past, but now Moyu Takeout stores must also abide by the principle of garbage sorting. Food waste is more troublesome to throw away. If there is a microbial garbage processor, it can digest the food waste produced by each store and decompose it into fertilizer. Is that right, Boss Pei?"

Pei Qian nodded: "Then, what is the price of this thing?"

Rui Yuchen hurriedly took out his notebook: "Boss Pei, wait a moment, I'll search for it."

"Uh, the prices are high and low, and it also depends on the size. The right machine for the store… is about 50,000 to 130,000 or so…"

Pei Qian nodded: "Very good, that's what's missing!"

"Equip each store with one, buy the one for 130,000."

If it was cheap, then he wouldn't do it, but when he heard the number 130,000, Pei Qian immediately decided, that's it!

Spending 130,000 on one store is equivalent to greatly increasing the cost!

If he opened 100 new stores in the future, the money spent on this microbial garbage processor alone would be more than 10 million.

When would he be able to earn it back?

As long as all the Moyu Takeout stores were equipped with this thing, at least he could rest easy during this settlement cycle, right?

Since he could spend money, he had to get it done quickly!

Sure enough, employee brain supplementation is a double-edged sword.

Sometimes it catches him off guard, but sometimes it can help him find some new ideas!

If there is any problem you can't figure out, ask your employees: What do you think I'm thinking? The problem will be solved!

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel a little smug.

This is called learning from one's mistakes, and everything that doesn't kill you makes you stronger!

Rui Yuchen hurriedly nodded: "Okay, Boss Pei, I will immediately arrange for the store managers to do it!"