After communicating with the Shanghai Chefs Association, Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing borrowed a car for the next few days and drove around almost every street and alley in Shanghai.
After Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing carefully strolled through the streets and alleys of Shanghai.
They formed an overall impression of Shanghai.
There are relatively many streets and alleys in Shanghai.
Moreover, the entire city of Shanghai is very large, so the various urban areas are relatively far apart, resulting in differences in the development of different urban areas.
Therefore, Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing felt that location selection was more important when opening a restaurant in Shanghai.
In particular, he wanted to open a branch of the dry rice shop in Shanghai.
It is not just about choosing a place with convenient transportation, but also a place with easy access overall.
The key is to choose some places that are more convenient for people from other places to come to Shanghai.
Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing conducted some observations in this regard.

The two even contacted some people from Qilu working in Shanghai, and finally decided to open a branch of the dry rice shop on a road where outsiders and locals live together and there is a certain amount of intersection.
The road section that Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing liked also has many various snack shops and restaurants from other places.
And it is not far from a larger local farmers' market.
In addition to this place, Feng Zhengming also considered Qi Lu to be a place recommended by some people in Shanghai.
He also looked for a place to open a branch.
The place Feng Zhengming chose himself was a very busy road.
Moreover, this is an important station on the subway route which was recently completed and opened to traffic.
Feng Zhengming chose this place after careful observation.
First of all, the subway passes through here. Secondly, there are many high-rise buildings either completed or under construction around it.
These two factors combined make the entire road appear quite prosperous.
When Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing were observing here, they saw that there were many people passing by here every day.
Not far from this busy intersection, there is a row of shops facing the street.
Most of them have been rented out.
However, most of the shops rented here are overseas stores with exotic styles.
Feng Zhengming felt that opening a simple and rustic dry rice restaurant in this place would create a contrast, not only to attract domestic white-collar workers with decent jobs passing through.
He also wants to attract some foreigners passing through here.
We want to let foreigners also experience the charm of Chinese cuisine.
The locations of these two places have been determined.
When I learned about this from the Chefs Association, I was curious about where Feng Zhengming would choose to open a branch?

What no one expected was that Feng Zhengming actually wanted to open two branches at the same time.
Many people in the Shanghai Chefs Association were surprised and couldn't help but wonder where Feng Zhengming got the financial resources from.
Can Feng Zhengming make money by opening two branches in Shanghai?
No one will worry about this.
After all, Feng Zhengming's reputation is now considered the highest in the country.
After he fought with Coffman in Hong Kong City.
After being reported by some overseas media, his reputation has also spread overseas.
Feng Zhengming is very grateful to Kofman for this.
Kaufman enjoys a very high reputation in overseas food circles.
That's why Feng Zhengming received more attention and coverage from overseas media after his fight with him.
He has gained a certain degree of fame overseas, so naturally his branch in Shanghai, even if it is just a dry restaurant, will attract some overseas people in China to come and try it.
Moreover, Feng Zhengming will personally redesign the dishes for the Shanghai branch according to the designs of his several branches in Qilu.
The main dish is the steamed pork belly, but some adjustments will be made to the taste.
He will add the pig's trotters from the fight with Kofman to the menu of the dry rice shops in Shanghai.
Feng Zhengming is also considering many dishes that combine Chinese and Western styles.
Therefore, the chefs in Shanghai are not worried at all about whether Feng Zhengming can attract customers.
What they are more curious about is where Feng Zhengming got so much money for initial investment?
Feng Zhengming himself did not have that much capital to support opening two branches in Shanghai at once.
He didn't want to borrow money from Grandpa Situ this time.
Because he is planning to take out a loan this time.
Feng Zhengming has already discussed with Luo Qing about mortgaging part of his Qilu properties and then taking advantage of some support policies provided by Shanghai City to obtain a loan from a bank in Shanghai City to open two stores in Shanghai City.
Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing have also taken time to consult on this matter these days.
The bank in Shanghai learned of Feng Zhengming's identity and knew that he wanted to take out a loan to open a branch here.
It is true that several major banks are very welcoming to him and are even competing to give him various preferential treatments.
Even some overseas banks in Shanghai took the initiative to contact Feng Zhengming.
Even including some investment companies gathered in Shanghai.
They were also very concerned about Feng Zhengming opening a store in Shanghai.
They also contacted Feng Zhengming through various connections.
All of a sudden, Feng Zhengming now has a lot of investment options to choose from.
Of course, among these investments, Feng Zhengming still prefers to borrow from domestic banks.
After all, after the loan, the operating rights of all the stores in Shanghai are basically in his hands.

If we accept other investments, we may be constrained by others.
Next, Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing contacted various parties in Shanghai respectively.
Finally, an agreement was reached with a bank.
The bank is willing to lend Feng Zhengming a considerable amount of start-up capital.
Feng Zhengming first used the funds that the other party had received in the early stage to take over the shops of the two branches.
Among them, the shop recommended by Qi Lu’s fellow villagers who worked in Shanghai was directly bought by Feng Zhengming.
As for the other shop, it is surrounded by exotic overseas shops.
Many of the restaurants are even owned by chefs from overseas.
And the shop behind this is also in this area.
Naturally, it is difficult for Feng Zhengming to buy the property rights directly.
After taking over the two shops, Feng Zhengming was not in a hurry to contact people for the renovations.
He chose to return to Quancheng with Luo Qing first.
When it comes to decoration, Feng Zhengming still prefers to trust the people in Liujia Village.
Because they work with me a lot, they can better understand some of my requirements.
Especially since they are all from Qilu, they know better how to display the elements of Qilu in decoration.
As for the staff from the two stores in Shanghai, Feng Zhengming also needs to go back to Quancheng to select them.
The branches of Ba Zi Rou cannot hire chefs from other places. They must hire Shandong cuisine chefs that Feng Zhengming himself trusts.
Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing took the return train from Shanghai and returned to Quancheng with various gifts for their family members.
After returning, Feng Zhengming immediately called a meeting with his fellow brothers and key personnel from each store.
Master Yan, Grandpa Feng, and Grandpa Situ were also invited to attend the meeting.
Everyone can see that Feng Zhengming, who came back from Hong Kong and Shanghai this time, has a more calm and introverted temperament, and is more like a top master chef.
Feng Zhengming first told everyone some of his ideas, including the news that he had already prepared shops in Shanghai.
After listening to Feng Zhengming's narration, the people present were not very surprised.
In fact, whether it is the master and senior brothers, the two grandfathers, or the young chefs who have followed Feng Zhengming for so long.
They had long known that Feng Zhengming's goal was to open a store in Shanghai.
Although now we only open two branches of the dry rice shop at a time.
But everyone also knows that this is just the first step for Feng Zhengming to bring Shandong cuisine out of Shandong and into the whole country.
After the opening of the two branches, Feng Zhengming should soon prepare for a Shandong cuisine restaurant in Shanghai.

The young chefs present were more looking forward to seeing who could follow Feng Zhengming to the branch in Shanghai?
Feng Zhengming's gaze first fell on his third senior brother.
"Third brother, I'm opening two stores at the same time this time, so I may need you to go with me. I hope you can help me take charge of one store and help me support that store."
What Feng Zhengming didn't expect was that this time, his third senior brother actually refused directly.
"I'm afraid I have to say 'no' to you, Zhengming, this time."
It was Feng Zhengming's turn to be surprised: "Why?"
Yang Bin said calmly: "Brother Zhengming and I are all getting old, and my son is already in the fourth grade. I don't want to be separated from my son in the future.
I'm sorry, Zhengming, your Third Senior Brother really doesn't have much ambition. He will be satisfied if he can help you run the shop well."
Feng Zhengming immediately understood what his third senior brother was thinking.
Similarly, when he looked at the other senior brothers, they all showed the same expression as the third senior brother.
It can be seen that the brothers do not want to leave Quancheng or their families again.
"No, Third Brother, how could I say that you are not ambitious? I respect your choice. It may be that my steps were too big this time, and some of my brothers could not keep up."
After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, several senior brothers spoke at the same time.
"No, Zhengming, there's nothing wrong with what you did. It's right to use your current fame to open a store in Shanghai."
"Yes, you are our pride. We all believe that you can spread and promote Shandong cuisine."
"It's just that we both have families, and we can no longer follow you to fight for Shandong cuisine."
After saying this, Senior Brother Li Huidong looked at the young chefs present.
"Zhengming, you are not alone. Look, there are young chefs here. They are the backbone you should bring to Shanghai. They will support you in spreading and promoting Shandong cuisine."
The master also spoke up: "Your senior brothers are right. What you need is the help of young chefs."
The master even suggested a more extreme approach.
"If you ask Master, I think that this time when you go to Shanghai, you should bring along all the young chefs who have worked with you step by step over the past few years.
Master and your fellow apprentices will stay in Quancheng and help you train a new group of people to fill the vacancies left by them."
Feng Zhengming was surprised. He didn't expect that his master's ideas were even more radical than his own.
He knew very well that if he brought all the young chefs from Quancheng to Shanghai.
Huiquanlou and several Ganfanpu branches will face huge challenges in the future.
It is said that a group of new people can be trained to take over the positions.
However, the training of new people takes time, especially the team's running-in takes a long time.
Feng Zhengming took everyone away, even though there were three senior brothers helping him.
I'm afraid it will take a long time for the kitchen to be able to handle things as smoothly as it is now.

What should we do to ensure the quality of dishes served at Huiquanlou and Ganfanpu even during the adjustment period?
The only way is that Feng Zhengming's senior brothers must work harder, and perhaps they will need to prepare more dishes themselves to ensure that the quality does not drop as much as possible.
Thinking of this, Feng Zhengming really couldn't bear it.
It is really too hard for the senior brothers to do that.
"Master, brothers, I can't take everyone away. It will be too hard for you."
The master looked at Feng Zhengming’s fellow brothers.
Then the eldest brother Li Huidong took the lead.
"Zhengming, feel free to take your people with you. It doesn't matter if we work a little harder. We are supposed to do those things. Don't forget that we are chefs too. We are all master chefs."
Third Senior Brother Yang Bin followed up: "Yes, we are also master chefs, and we also have our own pride."
Fifth Brother Cao Zhiguo: "Hahaha, it's obvious that you don't believe in our abilities?"
Without waiting for Feng Zhengming to speak, he listened to the opinions of his three senior brothers.
Grandpa Feng spoke first.
"Zhengming, don't you understand? Your master and brothers want to help you and let you take Shandong cuisine to Shanghai to compete with others. They hope that you can fight for a better future for Shandong cuisine."
Grandpa Situ echoed: "Zhengming, don't let everyone down."
Feng Zhengming looked at his master, his two grandfathers and his senior brothers, and he felt the burden on his shoulders became heavier.
But even though the burden became heavier, Feng Zhengming remained firm in his stance.
"Master, Grandpa, and Senior Brother, rest assured that I will make Shandong cuisine gain a foothold in Shanghai and use the techniques of Shandong cuisine to let everyone see the true culinary strength of Shandong cuisine."
Since the master and senior brothers all want to help me.
Feng Zhengming stopped being pretentious.
He looked at the young chefs in each store.
"You have all followed me for a long time, and you have heard what I just said. Do you have the confidence to follow me this time and make Shandong cuisine occupy a place on the food list of Shanghai?"
The young chefs looked at each other at first, and then looked at Master Yan and the others.
Finally, they looked at Feng Zhengming and shouted almost in unison: "We have confidence."
In addition to the matter of opening a branch in Shanghai, this meeting also discussed the matter.
Another thing is that Feng Zhengming is going to promote restaurant and hotel ratings in Qilu.
The magazine that Feng Zhengming wanted to publish has already been launched under the leadership of his junior uncle Huang Tao.
After the magazine was published, it received considerable attention in the province.
In particular, there are some recipes published by Feng Zhengming in each issue, which not only attract many cooking enthusiasts, but also attract many chefs to buy them back for research, and make many people find them very interesting.
So after the magazine was published, the response and sales were really good.

Feng Zhengming suggested: "Master, you and a few of your uncles and uncles may need to come forward. As masters of Shandong cuisine, I believe it will be more convincing if you come forward to recommend restaurants and hotels."
Master Yan nodded: "If you need it, we will definitely support you and help you make that restaurant and hotel recommendation list."
Feng Zhengming: "Master, don't worry. I will ask my third uncle to help arrange it so that you can inspect and review those restaurants and hotels in various parts of the province." (End of this chapter)

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