I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 315

Chapter 315: Friends That Are Running Very Fast!

What are the qualifications that a restaurant manager needs to possess?

I pondered over this question a long time ago when I had just come out of school, at that time I was full of youthful vigor… or to be more blunt, I was at the naive age, always eager to accomplish something big. I tried almost every type of job, including being a “manager.”

I used to think the title of “manager” was particularly grand, my initial impression being “the leader of a store,” surely someone very formidable. Then I realized, a “manager” is essentially a slightly higher-level administrator, working under the supervision of the general manager, especially in franchise stores. Their role is similar to that of a small manager on a factory assembly line.

However, it seems that the managers here at the café are somewhat different from those in franchise stores. The managers here seem to have significant authority. With Tongmeng Net as the major shareholder, they don’t interfere much in the café’s affairs.

In a sense, the “manager” here is truly the leader of the store. Based on the experience imparted by Ouyang Xue, I roughly understand that the responsibilities of café managers mainly include the following:

1. Mainly responsible for setting and achieving monthly performance and operational targets, analyzing and summarizing the business situation for each month. Similar to the small meetings Ouyang Xue used to hold, they need to analyze what went wrong in the previous month and then adjust the tasks and goals for the next month, designing corresponding activities to increase revenue, such as the sticky rice and zongzi promotion for the Dragon Boat Festival this time.

2. Understand market trends to ensure turnover and profit, control the quality and cost of raw materials in the store, and handle logistics and manage various goods. This is the most important aspect; the success or failure of a manager largely depends on logistics management and profit control. Only a manager who can pay salaries on time and keep the funds flowing is a qualified manager. In other words, if I were to take over Ouyang Xue’s position in the future, I would definitely need to learn about finance and management.

3. Collect market feedback, handle customer complaints and suggestions, coordinate with relevant departments, and manage various aspects of the store’s appearance, such as fire safety and hygiene. If someone complains to the city government for various absurd reasons, the manager needs to communicate with the higher-ups and manage the employees in the store, including recruiting new employees and arranging salaries and positions for existing ones.

I’ve watched Ouyang Xue build up the café step by step, knowing how much effort she has put into it. It’s fair to say she started from scratch.

Now that Tongmeng Net has transferred her to the commercial street, although Ouyang Xue hasn’t said anything, I can still sense that she’s somewhat saddened by it. I hope the compensation from Tongmeng Net can be more favorable.

The main issue now is that Ouyang Xue associates cats with her past nightmares, thinking about the little kitten she once raised. Also, her personality is quite stubborn.

While others might scold lazy employees and make them work overtime to complete tasks, Ouyang Xue’s first reaction upon seeing an employee slacking off and tasks unfinished is to do it herself, even if it means working overtime. In the long run, this can lead to exhaustion. So, it’s hard to say whether Su Yunjin’s or Tongmeng Net’s decisions are right or wrong.

At least personally, I really hope Ouyang Xue can do some easier tasks at the “Internet café” on the commercial street. Once the Internet café is set up, there will definitely be fewer tasks compared to the café here. Usually, it’s just swiping cards to start the computers for the customers, and if they have any shopping needs, they can select items on the computer, and we can help deliver them.

Currently, I have some advantages over Ouyang Xue, such as personnel management. I don’t need to consider as much as Ouyang Xue or most other managers. Generally, the most difficult aspect of running a company… or a store is the “human” aspect.

From the perspective of a manager, decisions such as assigning tasks to employees, adjusting salaries, scheduling work hours, and managing the relationship between employees are almost universally headache-inducing issues in contemporary society.

It seems that Xiao Mo has also encountered similar problems in the past: the hero being betrayed and killed by his own people, causing chaos in the entire alliance army. Combined with the overpowering strength of the demon king, the morale of the army collapses, and many people are considering whether to betray the alliance army as well. In response to this, Xiao Mo made a decision… to become the new fear of his own people.

Since everyone is afraid of the demon king and considering betrayal, then it’s better to become a more terrifying presence than the demon king himself.

As for the current situation in the café, my relationship with Ai Luodi and Lan Jiajia is very good. They are both very reasonable girls. As for the rest of the staff… Fei Luo and Gabriel need not be mentioned, they are almost equivalent to “Momo’s subordinates”. So I can basically rest assured in managing the staff, just need to consider the logistics costs and publicity for the café.

“If anyone is interested in the Dragon Boat Festival customs in Shenzhen City, you better hurry up, our event only has two days left. Although we will continue to make small zongzi, there won’t be as many varieties as now.”

“Just to introduce, the young lady I was chatting with earlier is Miss Sikong Yue from Jialan Group. Her name here is Sikong Yue. The computers and VR equipment used for electronic sports in the store are sponsored by Jialan Group.”

“If anyone is interested in electronic sports and the upcoming game ‘Age of Aquarius’, you can come here to experience it in advance. The computers in the store are free to use these two days, and everyone can get free usage time with their ID cards!”

“By the way, Miss Sikong Yue also brought a lot of coconuts today. It is said that these coconuts are from Thailand. Customers who dine in the store can collect them with their receipts…”

Just like the previous days, today I sat at the kitchen door as usual, turned on the live broadcast equipment, and chatted with the audience in the live stream while making sticky rice dumplings.

Strictly speaking, I actually know nothing about live broadcasting, and I have no idea about the effect of the whole program.

However, according to what’s said on the internet, as long as I appear in front of the camera, it’s entertaining. Everyone praises Yin Nuo’er as the “walking perfect loli doll”. Even if I just chat in the live stream, there are still many viewers and the barrage keeps coming.

?Some anchors earn millions from live streaming.?

?Hey, do you want to eat this sticky rice? The color is so well done.?

?Is Jialan Company doing charity? They’re even giving out coconuts? In my place, coconut costs at least nine yuan.?

?Here, if you want it peeled, it’s 18 yuan.?

Then the barrage gradually shifted to discussing the price of coconuts. Because we’re in a coastal city, coconuts are considered a specialty of Shenzhen City, which I personally quite like.

Real coconuts are actually very difficult to handle for ordinary people. Coconuts have a green or pale yellow outer husk. After peeling that off, there’s a layer of pure white fibrous material inside. Removing that layer reveals another hard shell, which is the toughest coconut shell. Most fruit shops here stop at this point, knocking off the outer shell and giving the customer a straw. Each coconut sells for 8 or 10 yuan.

If a customer wants to completely remove the outer shell to eat the coconut meat inside, they have to pay extra or find a specialized craftsman. Skillful vendors will take some time to completely remove the hard shell, preserving the coconut meat and juice inside, packing it into a small bag. Customers just need to gently insert the straw into the coconut meat to drink the juice.

In the café, there’s a dish called “Coconut Chicken,” and one of the ingredients is this coconut meat. After marinating the chicken, it’s placed inside the coconut meat, sauce is added, and then it’s heated in a machine, similar to how “stuffed chicken” is steamed.

When it’s cooked, it has a fragrant coconut aroma, sweet and fresh. However, Coconut Chicken is much more expensive than ordinary steamed chicken. Usually, it’s ordered by customers who come from far away and are curious about it.

“Alright, I think that’s about it for today’s sticky rice and sticky rice dumplings. It seems like there aren’t many people here in the morning; maybe they’ve all gone to participate in the competition?”

Around ten in the morning, after finishing the sticky rice and sticky rice dumplings, I carefully moved the prepared ingredients to the kitchen. Then, I went to the first-floor lobby and found a place where I could see the TV, took out my phone, logged into the café’s backend, and switched the TV program to “Shenzhen TV.”

I glanced over at the staff break room nearby and saw Ouyang Xue and Sikong Yue, who brought along the “fashion designer,” discussing passionately. It seemed like they already had a plan for the café’s new uniforms.

Speaking of which… that fashion designer has quite a distinctive look.

I quietly looked the girl with wheat-colored skin. Like Sikong Yue, she seemed to be from abroad, with dark skin but not black, more like a wheat color or Latin descent dark skin.

“Hello everyone! Welcome to today’s ‘Shenzhen People’s Home.’ As all Shenzhen residents know, June 9th is the annual marathon event here. It’s organized by the Nanqi District Government of Shenzhen City, and this year’s prizes are as rich as ever…”

As soon as the TV switched to Shenzhen TV, a host with a ponytail, who looked to be in her twenties, appeared on the screen. Behind her were a group of young men and women wearing sports gear, basking in the bright summer sunlight on the road, giving the whole scene a vibrant atmosphere.

“Coincidentally, this year’s marathon event falls on the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. There are so many people here, and it seems like everyone is eager to try. Let’s randomly interview a few passersby to see if they have confidence in themselves…”

Just as I guessed, on the TV screen, I saw Xiao Mo, Dolly, and Yueyue. Compared to last night’s stiffness, the two beast girls seemed to have completely adapted to human society now.

Dolly was wearing the same special dress and boots she wore yesterday, with blue and white as the main colors. She also had a golden shoulder badge on her right shoulder, giving her a very commanding aura, reminiscent of the uniforms of ancient European generals.

Meanwhile, Yueyue was also wearing the adventurer’s uniform she wore when she arrived. In theory, this kind of clothing might be ordinary in the 2D world, but here in the 3D world, the two of them stood out among the crowd of people wearing sports gear.

“Excuse me, are you one of the athletes participating in this event?”

“Yes!”

“Do you have confidence?”

“Yes!”

Shortly after, the journalist’s camera turned to Dolly, “Little sister, are you cosplaying?”

Dolly was momentarily stunned, then replied earnestly, “Ah… this is the clothing from my hometown. We always wear this when we go running there.”

“Do you have confidence in yourself?”

“Of course! I stake Dolly’s honor on it!”

“Hehe, kids these days. They remind me of myself back in college clubs. I used to love wearing pretty little dresses and running around everywhere. Alright! I hope you all start strong and achieve good results!”

Clearly, perhaps due to the recent frequent anime conventions in Shenzhen City, some kids were getting more playful. People didn’t seem too curious about Dolly and Yueyue with their animal ears, at most casting occasional curious glances and exchanging a few words.

“It looks like the race is about to start. Let’s hand over the camera to the organizers!”

At the café, I breathed a sigh of relief as I confirmed through the TV program that Xiao Mo had already taken Dolly and Yueyue to handle the necessary documents and had signed up for the marathon. It seemed that the issue of these two little ones staying or leaving was resolved.

When they came over last night, both Dolly and Yueyue gave me a feeling of “putting up a strong front,” but now they seemed to have fully regained their vitality. Their speech exuded energy, especially Yueyue.

Her starting posture was like a cat ready to wiggle its butt to hunt. It seemed that the legendary forbidden magic indeed had a considerable toll on them, but now they had recovered almost completely.

With Xiao Mo watching over them, they probably wouldn’t run too fast in front of the camera, would they? With that thought, the camera lens happened to turn to Dolly’s face.

She belonged to the type of lively girl, and her clothes looked very cool. At this moment, under the lens, she had an indescribable determination. This expression and confidence couldn’t be faked without sufficient strength and experience.

Clearly, as Xiao Mo had said before, Dolly had always been a champion horse in the other world before coming here.

“This is the annual marathon in the Nanqi District of our Shenzhen City. The prizes are very abundant, and it’s also considered a symbol of Shenzhen City. If you’re interested, you can turn on the TV and switch to Shenzhen TV. The TV station will broadcast the event live throughout the day!”

To keep the audience in the live stream entertained, after briefly introducing the situation of the marathon, I redirected the camera back to the employee lounge brought by Sikong Yue and Ouyang Xue’s designer.

Speaking of which, this marathon event is quite grand. It’s unexpected that the café, which was originally expected to be full at this time, now seems a bit empty.

Of course, without any surprises, after the marathon ends, there’s a good chance that participants will come over to eat. Then it will be the peak dining period for the café.

I just took Dolly and Yueyue to explain the situation to Ouyang Xue and Su Yunjin and help them register as employees here. In the meantime, I’ll teach these two little ones some common knowledge about working here.

I have a feeling it’s going to get busy…

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