Although the quantity was not large, it solved the urgent problem.

In the following week, the team conducted in-depth research on Huai’an’s food culture.

They found that Huai’an people prefer light taste and the original flavor of ingredients, which is completely different from the heavy taste of Xuzhou.

“Boss Wang, I’m afraid we need to adjust our signature dishes.”

Master Li admitted this after trying all the local delicacies.

Wang Jianye nodded: “But we can’t change completely and lose our characteristics.”

Just as they were discussing menu adjustments, crisis suddenly struck.

The hotel front desk called and said, “Mr. Wang, there are several people claiming to be from the market supervision department who want to see you.”

Wang Jianye felt a tightness in his heart, but he still went downstairs to meet these people.

The other party took a tough stance, claiming they had received a report and wanted to check their business license.

“We are here to inspect the business, and it has not officially opened yet.”

Wang Jianye explained.

The other party sneered: “So it’s illegal operation? Come with us.”

At the critical moment, Chen Yu had an idea: “We are invited by Huai’an Investment Promotion Bureau to come for inspection. Here is the invitation letter.”

He quickly pulled a document out of his bag.

After checking, the other party’s attitude softened significantly and he left angrily.

When he returned to the room, Wang Jianye realized that his back was soaked.

He understood that this was Zhou Fuhai’s way of intimidating them.

“Mr. Wang, why don’t we give up?” Xiao Zhang was a little scared.

Wang Jianye shook his head: “The more it is suppressed, the more it shows that the HA market is valuable.”

After sufficient preparation, Wang’s Hotel Huai’an branch opened for business.

On the opening day, the store was deserted, and it was obvious that someone had tampered with the information – even the food delivery platform could not find their store.

“It must be the work of Huaiyanglou!” Master Li stamped his feet in anger.

Wang Jianye was unusually calm: “Don’t worry, we have a plan.”

He immediately launched a preparatory plan: sending employees to nearby communities to distribute coupons; cooperating with local lifestyle media for promotion; and launching special dishes that incorporate Huai’an flavors.
Gradually, customers began to come.

In particular, their improved version of “Huai’an Flavor Earth Pot Chicken” not only retains the Wang family’s characteristics but also conforms to local tastes and is very popular.

A month later, business was picking up.

But one morning, Boss Zhou suddenly called me in a panicked voice: “Boss Wang, my truck has been stopped and I can’t deliver the goods today!”

Wang Jianye made a prompt decision: “Master Li, use the backup menu instead.

Xiao Zhang, come with me to pick up the goods!”

They drove to the scene and found that Boss Zhou’s truck was surrounded by several black cars and a group of gangster-looking young men were threatening him.

Without saying anything, Wang Jianye took out his phone and started recording: “I am Wang Jianye from Xuzhou Wang’s Restaurant, and I am recording this vicious incident.”

Seeing this, the thugs left cursing, but smashed the truck’s tires before leaving.

On the way back to the store, Boss Zhou was still worried: “Boss Wang, this is not a solution.”

Wang Jianye patted him on the shoulder and said, “Hold on a little longer. I have already contacted our media friends.”

The next day, a report titled “Chaos in Huai’an Catering Market: Foreign Companies Face Malicious Competition” was published in local media, causing an uproar.

More importantly, Wang Jianye used his connections to report the situation to the Provincial Catering Association.

A week later, the provincial association sent people to Huai’an.

Faced with conclusive evidence, “Huaiyanglou” had to restrain its behavior.

Wang’s Restaurant has gained an increasingly good reputation and its business is booming thanks to its excellent dishes and services.

Three months later, on a night, Wang Jianye stood on the rooftop of the Huai’an branch, looking at the lights of the city.

Master Li came over and handed him a cup of tea: “Boss Wang, we succeeded.”

Wang Jianye took the teacup and took a sip: “This is just the beginning.

Next, we will enter the SQ market.”

Master Li smiled and said, “Are you coming again? Aren’t you afraid of encountering ‘Suqian Building’ again?”

Wang Jianye also laughed: “What are you afraid of? If an enemy comes, we will fight him; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth.”

“The expansion of Wang’s Hotel will never stop here.”

……

Standing at the window of his second-floor office, Wang Jianye looked at the pedestrians passing by on the street and noticed that almost everyone was holding a smartphone in their hands.

His fingers tapped lightly on the window frame, his brows furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.

“Mr. Wang, this is last month’s financial statement.”

Liu Ming, the financial director, walked in and placed a document on the mahogany desk. “The dine-in sales volume dropped by 8% compared to the same period last year. This is the third consecutive month of decline.”

Wang Jianye turned around, picked up the report and read it carefully, his fingertips lingering on the declining numbers.

“The rise of Internet food ordering platforms is changing people’s consumption habits.”

He raised his head, his eyes gleaming with determination, “Notify the heads of all departments to hold a meeting at 2 pm. We have an important decision to announce.”

In the conference room, more than a dozen executives were already seated, and the air was filled with the faint scent of tea and the sound of shuffling papers.

Wang Jianye stood in front of the projection screen, and the light of the laser pen moved on the map.

“Everyone, times are changing, and we must keep up.”

His voice was steady and powerful. “From today on, Wang’s Hotel will fully transform to an online and offline integrated model.”

As soon as the words fell, low discussions immediately broke out in the conference room.

Chef Li was the first to stand up. His burly figure almost blocked the light from the projector.

“Boss Wang, we run a restaurant. Why do we need to use those fancy Internet gadgets?” He said in a loud voice with obvious dissatisfaction, “Isn’t it good for customers to eat hot food in our restaurant?”

Wang Jianye had anticipated Master Li’s reaction. He walked over to his old partner who had followed him for twenty years, gently pressed his shoulders and asked him to sit down.

“Master Li, look out the window.”

He pointed to a young man outside the window who was scanning a QR code with his mobile phone and said, “Young people nowadays are used to using their mobile phones to handle everything, including eating.

If we don’t change, we will be left behind.”

Chen Yu, the head of the marketing department, pushed up his glasses and raised his hand to speak: “Mr. Wang, I support the transformation.

According to our research, the annual growth rate of Xuzhou’s takeaway market exceeds 30%, while the dine-in business is almost stagnant.”

“But takeout will affect the quality of the dishes!” Chef Li slammed the table excitedly, “Our signature clay pot chicken tastes best when eaten within three minutes of being cooked. If it takes at least 20 minutes to deliver, can it still be called clay pot chicken?”

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became tense.

Wang Jianye took a deep breath and looked around at everyone: “Chef Li is right, the quality of our dishes is our lifeline.

But this is not a reason not to transform, but a problem we need to solve.”

He turned to the young IT manager Xiao Zhang and said, “Xiao Zhang, you will be responsible for building our online food ordering platform and negotiating in-depth cooperation with local food delivery platforms such as ‘Kuaisong’ and ‘Meishidaojia’.”

Xiao Zhang quickly wrote it down in his notebook. When he looked up, his eyes sparkled with excitement: “Boss Wang, we can develop a dedicated APP and also a membership points system!”

“Don’t rush, take it step by step.”

Wang Jianye smiled and nodded, then looked at Master Li, “Master Li, your task is to form a research and development team to specifically solve the problems of takeaway packaging and food insulation.

I believe that with your cooking skills and wisdom, you will definitely find a way.” Master Li frowned, but the resistance in his eyes had weakened a little.

Wang Jianye knew that although this stubborn old master spoke tough, he would eventually give his all as long as it was for the good of the restaurant.

After the meeting, Wang Jianye was left alone in the empty conference room.

The afterglow of the setting sun filtered through the blinds, casting mottled shadows on the floor.

He rubbed his temples, feeling both anticipation and a hint of worry.

This transformation requires a lot of investment. If it fails… He shook his head and drove the idea out of his mind.

“Must succeed.”

He whispered to himself, his voice sounding particularly firm in the quiet conference room.

In the following days, Wang’s Hotel began intensive preparations for transformation.

The technical team led by Xiao Zhang worked day and night to develop the ordering system, but encountered a bottleneck after a week.

“Mr. Wang, there is a problem with our server architecture.”

Xiao Zhang reported with dark circles under his eyes, “The system will crash if there are more than 500 users online at the same time, and according to estimates, there may be 2000 people accessing the system at the same time during peak hours.”

Wang Jianye frowned and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

Suddenly, he remembered that his college classmate Zhang Ming is now a well-known IT entrepreneur in Xuzhou.

“Arrange a car, I’m going to meet an old friend.”

He said to his assistant.

Half an hour later, Wang Jianye stood at the front desk of “Mingchuang Technology”.

This company located in Xuzhou Software Park looks particularly modern in the sunset, with the glass curtain walls reflecting golden light.

His old classmate Zhang Ming came out to greet him personally. The two hadn’t seen each other for twenty years, but they felt like old friends right away.

“Lao Wang! I heard that your restaurant is very big!” Zhang Ming patted his shoulder enthusiastically.

“Lao Zhang, I’m here to ask for help this time.”

Wang Jianye explained his purpose with a wry smile.

In Zhang Ming’s spacious office, Wang Jianye explained the technical difficulties in detail.

After listening to this, Zhang Ming picked up the internal phone and said, “Ask Engineer Lin to come over.”

A few minutes later, a thin man in his early thirties walked in, wearing black-framed glasses and with sharp eyes.

“Engineer Lin, this is Mr. Wang from Wang’s Restaurant. They are developing a food ordering platform…” Zhang Ming briefly introduced the situation.

After listening to this, Engineer Lin pushed up his glasses and said, “The problem lies in the database architecture.

Traditional relational databases are not suitable for high-concurrency scenarios, and should be replaced by NoSQL solutions with caching mechanisms. “

He quickly drew an architecture diagram on the whiteboard.

Although Wang Jianye didn’t understand the technical details, he saw hope for a solution.

“Mr. Lin, can you be our technical advisor? Compensation is not a problem.”

Engineer Lin looked at Zhang Ming, who smiled and nodded: “Go ahead, just consider it as helping an old classmate.”

Just like that, the technical problem was solved.

On the way back in the car, Wang Jianye looked at the city lights flashing outside the window, and a huge weight fell from his heart.

But soon, he thought of Master Li’s packaging research and development, and frowned again.

The next morning, Wang Jianye came to the R&D area in the kitchen.

Master Li and two young chefs were worrying about a pile of packaging materials, with various failed samples scattered on the ground.

“It still doesn’t work!” Master Li angrily threw a plastic box on the table. “This damn lid is well sealed, but the steam can’t get out. After ten minutes, the clay pot chicken has turned into boiled chicken!”

Wang Jianye squatted down, picked up a discarded sample and examined it carefully.

“Master Li, can we start with the material? Find a special material that is both heat-insulating and breathable?”

Master Li sighed and said, “Boss Wang, we have tried seven or eight kinds of materials, but none of them are ideal.”

At this moment, the young chef Xiao Liu suddenly said: “My cousin works in a plastic factory. They recently developed a new type of food-grade material, which is said to have a microporous structure…”

Wang Jianye’s eyes lit up: “Contact him immediately!”

Three days later, a batch of new packaging materials was delivered to Wang’s Hotel.

After repeated tests, this material perfectly solves the contradiction between thermal insulation and breathability.

Master Li was as excited as a child, and ran to Wang Jianye’s office personally carrying a box of clay pot chicken that he had just “taken out”.

“Mr. Wang, try it! It’s been out of the pot forty minutes, and it still tastes 80% of the way good!” The sweat beads on his forehead sparkled in the sun.

Wang Jianye picked up a piece of chicken and put it into his mouth. The familiar spicy taste bloomed on the tip of his tongue, and the meat was still tender and juicy.

He closed his eyes and took a long breath.

“Master Li, you have created a miracle again.”

He opened his eyes and said sincerely.

Master Li rubbed his hands embarrassedly and said, “It’s all thanks to everyone.

Especially Xiao Liu, if it weren’t for him…”

“Everyone has a role to play.”

Wang Jianye interrupted him, “Tell the team that the bonus will be doubled this month!”

After the online platform development and packaging issues were solved one after another, Wang Jianye thought that the road to transformation would become smoother, but he underestimated the difficulty of changing people’s working habits.

On the first day the smart ordering system was launched, it was met with collective resistance from old employees.

“This broken machine doesn’t work at all!” Senior waitress Auntie Liu stood in front of Wang Jianye angrily, holding the ordering tablet in her hand. “I pressed ‘braised lion’s head’ three times, and it jumped to ‘steamed sea bass’!”

Wang Jianye patiently took the tablet and checked it, and found that Aunt Liu’s finger touched the edge of the screen when operating it.

“Auntie Liu, look, it should be like this…” He demonstrated the correct operation method.

Aunt Liu shook her head repeatedly: “I’m old and can’t learn these new things.

Mr. Wang, let me write down the list on paper. I have been doing this for the past 20 years…”

Wang Jianye felt a pang of sadness as he looked at this old employee who had followed him since the early days of his business.

He knew that Aunt Liu was not resisting on purpose, but was really afraid of change.

He gently held Aunt Liu’s rough hands: “Aunt Liu, remember when we first opened the store 20 years ago, you couldn’t even use a calculator?”

Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment, a glimmer of memory flashed in her eyes: “At that time… it was indeed…”

“But you later became the best waiter in the store.”

Wang Jianye encouraged with a smile, “It’s the same this time, I believe you can learn it.

I will teach you myself, okay?”

Aunt Liu’s eyes turned slightly red, and she finally nodded.

Over the next three days, Wang Jianye spent two hours every day teaching Aunt Liu how to use the smart system one-on-one.

From the most basic startup and login to complex package combinations and special requirements entry, he patiently demonstrated over and over again.

When other old employees saw the boss teaching in person, they also joined in the learning.

At the regular meeting on Friday, Wang Jianye announced a surprise: “To celebrate Aunt Liu becoming a model user of the smart ordering system, we have decided to set up a ‘Digital Pioneer Award’ to select one employee with the best technical skills every month and give him a bonus of 1000 yuan!” (End of this chapter)