A Divine Farmer

Chapter 345 - Earn Money Through Tradition

Standing under the Divine Dragon Great Restaurant's signboard, Yang Haosheng felt as if he was dreaming.

It turned out that he did not think that the signboard in the past was stingy. However, compared to the current signboard, it was nothing more than trash. No, it could even be considered trash.

Putting aside everything else, just by placing this signboard here, no one would think that it was a low-class restaurant.

He was also an experienced chef in the food and beverage industry. He knew that the era of the wine was long gone. Even if the wine was fragrant, you still had to shout and advertise it. Even if it was a top-grade wine, it could only be sold for a few yuan per kilogram. However, if it was a high-grade and luxurious bottle, it could be sold for tens of thousands of yuan.

It was something that he could not even imagine in the past. Now that the packaging and promotion were so prevalent, anything could happen.

“Mr. Xiaolong, I can't believe that this is our restaurant!” Luh Xiaoya raised her head and looked up at the signboard.

“Yeah, even I didn't expect that the first restaurant we opened in Yanjing would be a restaurant.” Zhang Xiaolong could only admit that it was an accident.

“Ah? Then what should we do? Is it too late for us to stop now?” Luh Xiaoya was a little nervous.

If it was just for her, opening a restaurant like this, although she knew that Zhang Xiaolong had a lot of money, the risk was too great.

“What else can we do?” Zhang Xiaolong laughed out loud, “Since we have opened it, we have to do it well. The Flying Phoenix Great Restaurant is the most famous Vegetable Dishes Restaurant in Yanjing. In the future, if Clear River Village wants to develop in this direction, he will be a bottleneck. I don't want our dishes to be ruined by someone like Yang Maocheng. Since he is not suitable, then we will do it ourselves. Only by standing on the ground will we be able to feel at ease!”

“Yes, I will do my best to manage the restaurant. I will not let Mr. Xiaolong down!” Luh Xiaoya understood what she had to do now. Hesitation and fear would not help her accomplish her goals. Only by being confident and cautious could she improve further.

“Hehe, of course, I trust you and Mr. Yang. The Divine Dragon Great Restaurant will be a divine dragon.” Zhang Xiaolong turned around and said, “The first thing we have to eat is the Flying Phoenix. I would like to see how long they can last!”

“Boss, the waiters are still enough. The chef has just recruited two more people. So far, we can make do with them. Is there anything else you need to prepare?” Actually, Yang Haosheng knew how to run the restaurant, but since Zhang Xiaolong was here, it would be better for him to ask for instructions.

“There's no need to address me as boss. Mr. Yang is old, so you can just call me Xiaolong.” Zhang Xiaolong reminded him, “The number of waiters is more or less the same, and we haven't been out for too long. Most of them are old people from the past. This is good, but we need to improve our training. We need to find an etiquette company to conduct professional training. Since we are going to do this, we must do it better than others. Why do many places abroad seem more luxurious than our restaurant? It's because they can always maintain their etiquette. On the other hand, we, as a country of etiquette, will lose to foreign countries. Isn't that a joke?”

Hearing this, Yang Haosheng was a little embarrassed, “There's no problem with training employees, but it's a little difficult to control the customers. With our current situation in China, whether it's rich people or ordinary citizens, they prefer to be more casual. If we also learn from those foreign restaurants and wear formal clothes when we enter, I'm afraid that we won't be recognized by everyone. Even I feel a little awkward, especially if we do this in the beginning, it will be even harder for us to get customers.”

“Clothes? Of course, I'm not talking about that.”

Zhang Xiaolong smiled and said, “Would wearing formal clothes be considered as etiquette? Even if it is, it is just a superficial act. My father once said in the Classic of the Tao of morality, a man should be generous and not be stingy. In fact, a man should not be stingy and not be extravagant. We should not play with those superficial tricks. We should be polite and start from our own actions. As for the customers, as long as they are not in a swimsuit when they come, they can enter any normal clothes. However, there is one thing you should know. You may not care about details, but you must not affect others. As for the specific rules, we can discuss it again. Once someone violates these rules, no matter how rich they are, they will still be invited out. Not to mention what others think, the current situation is the same. The rules are slowly formed and forgotten. And now, we are trying to create a brand and set up a set of rules. This requirement is not high. As long as you are a polite person, you will not be restrained here. If you don't even know basic etiquette, no matter how much money you have, you will still be a bad customer. There are only four words for this kind of person, ‘I'm sorry to not receive you!'!”

“I understand what you mean, Mr. Xiaolong.” Luh Xiaoya finally understood some of the clues, “Mr. Yang and I will soon come up with the rules, but… Mr. Xiaolong, do you want to be a restaurant with an ancient charm style? Are we going to follow the ancient etiquette or the western etiquette rules?”

“From a medical point of view, China has lost a lot of its traditional culture. It's not like any country is shameless enough to take our things as their ancestors. The main point is that a lot of us don't care about it.” Zhang Xiaolong felt a little pained when he said that. “Why is it that the things that are valued in the K Country and Great Yang Country are being criticized as fake science and liars in our own country? And when these people turn their heads, they feel that the things in the K Country and Great Yang Country are good. Those who say such things probably don't really understand the true meaning of the word ‘science'…”

“Mr. Xiaolong, I understand what you mean, but…” Luh Xiaoya had no choice but to interrupt, “Didn't we agree on the rules? Why did it become a medical one?”

Zhang Xiaolong was also embarrassed, “Right, right. The waiters will follow the ancient etiquette. Yes, we will be a restaurant with an ancient charm style, but the waiters' clothes should not be the same as the waiters' clothes in traditional restaurants. This kind of style is not good, it makes the waiters look like they are inferior. We will find someone to redesign and customize the clothes. Regardless of whether it is traditional or western, we will follow a principle. We will take the essence and remove the impurities. Only by doing so can we make it better, and we can also make the tradition better.”

“Xiaolong, I can see that you are different from others. Others are earning money, but you are not!” Yang Haosheng sighed with emotion.

The reason why Zhang Xiaolong was so excited was because he mentioned the heritage of TCM. It could be seen that he was very concerned about these traditional inheritances. However, were there only TCM inheritances left behind by the ancestors?

Of course not. It was not only TCM inheritances that were disappearing. Many other things were slowly being abandoned and forgotten after being attacked by the western culture!

Although there were some parts of these traditional inheritances that needed to be abandoned, this was not the reason why everyone was rejecting the tradition. In the process, there were even more valuable things being mercilessly erased.

Although Zhang Xiaolong's strength was still very small, he was determined to save these things with his own efforts!

“Mr. Yang, that's wrong.” Zhang Xiaolong shook his head seriously, “I am also earning money. I don't do things that are losing money. Many people would say that the tradition is old when they mention it. When they mention culture, they would say that it is losing money. I just want to let everyone see that TCM culture can also earn money, and in a fair and honorable manner!”

Just as he was speaking, Jiaang Yu called him.