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Ye Chen said, "We've decided that our Hot Pot Restaurant will implement a Store Manager shares System. As long as the manager's Hot Pot Restaurant meets certain profit targets, we will reward them with shares, up to a maximum of ten percent."
Hearing Ye Chen's words, Han Jiaqi's eyes lit up.
If it were just a salary, the money earned wouldn't actually be that much.
But a shares system was different.
Han Jiaqi's current salary was five thousand. Based on Jiangzhou's Hot Pot Restaurant standards, if dividends were added, it would be nearly ten thousand.
A monthly salary of ten thousand was considered high even in first-tier cities back in 2008.
Besides, that was just by Jiangzhou's standards; this was Hangzhou, where the customer traffic would surely be even greater.
How could Han Jiaqi not be tempted?
Giving shares to the store manager was Ye Chen's idea.
This was a mechanism used by many companies in his previous life to motivate management.
After all, none of Ye Chen's group was in the provincial capital, so the management of the entire Hot Pot Restaurant relied solely on Han Jiaqi.
Only by linking Han Jiaqi's income to her effort would she work diligently and find ways to make more money.
Giving shares could greatly increase the manager's enthusiasm.
Of course, this mechanism would become a common profit model for many chain stores in the future.
The benefit of this approach was that it made managers more proactive and gave them a sense of belonging.
This way, they could treat the place like home.
After all, Ye Chen's goal was to open Hot Pot Restaurants in all first-tier and even second-tier cities.
The method of finding franchisees often led to inconsistent quality across different stores.
Therefore, Ye Chen, Li Sitong, and Xia Yingluo discussed it and decided to adopt a store manager system.
They would train managers from within and give them a certain percentage of shares.
Ye Chen said with a smile, "Sister Jiaqi, you should know that my goal is to open stores in first and second-tier cities nationwide. The provincial capital is just a starting point. As long as you do well here, your position will definitely rise. It's not impossible for you to even be in charge of the entire Jiang Province or manage stores across the country."
Seeing the excitement in Han Jiaqi's eyes, Ye Chen continued to offer her even greater temptations.
Hearing Ye Chen's words, Han Jiaqi was so excited she almost laughed out loud.
If she became the General Manager of the national headquarters in the future, she could stay in whichever five-star hotel she wanted in those first and second-tier cities.
She never imagined that one day she would achieve such greatness.
Ye Chen helped Han Jiaqi build a dream.
Han Jiaqi took a deep breath. "Boss, don't worry, I won't let you down. I will definitely work hard to make the provincial store a hit and manage the Hangzhou store well for you."
At this moment, Han Jiaqi's heart was racing with excitement, feeling as though she would go through fire and water for Ye Chen.
Watching Han Jiaqi leave with a determined look, Xia Yingluo gave Ye Chen a sideways glance.
"Why do I feel like you're always painting a rosy picture for Han Jiaqi?"
Xia Yingluo had felt the same way when Ye Chen was sweet-talking her back then.
At that moment, Xia Yingluo felt as if she had already become the Hot Pot Queen, a Domineering Female CEO.
Now she saw the shadow of her former self being sweet-talked in Han Jiaqi.
"Cough, cough, how can you call it sweet-talking? I'm telling the truth."
Although there was indeed an element of persuasion, such chain stores were not impossible in the future.
In his previous life, both Xiabu Xiabu and Haidilao had achieved it.
Xia Yingluo rolled her eyes. "Hmph, I'm not sharing a bed with you tonight. We're sleeping with separate blankets. It's all your fault; Sister Jiaqi must have misunderstood."
Ye Chen: "..."
It's all because of Han Jiaqi's big mouth. I'm definitely docking your pay!
The next day, when Ye Chen woke up, he found Xia Yingluo clinging to him like an octopus.
He looked down and saw Xia Yingluo waking up in his arms, still half-asleep.
Weren't they supposed to sleep with separate blankets?
How did this girl end up in his arms again?
Ye Chen said with an innocent face, "You're the one who crawled in here. I didn't do anything."
Xia Yingluo said haughtily, "This Fairy is so pure, how could that be possible? It must have been your doing."
...Ye Chen left the matters of the provincial Hot Pot branch to Han Jiaqi.
Ye Chen and Xia Yingluo returned to Jiang City.
As soon as Xia Yingluo returned to the Orphanage, Song Yuyu came running over.
"Yingluo, you and Ye Chen stayed in Hangzhou for so many days, did anything happen?"
Xia Yingluo gave Song Yuyu a sideways glance.
"We went for an inspection, not for fun. What could have happened?"
"That shouldn't be right. If I were Ye Chen, I would definitely have booked a room with a king-sized bed and a huge bathtub."
Song Yuyu said with a giggle.
Xia Yingluo: "..."
It seemed that if Song Yuyu were a man, she would definitely be a pervert just like Ye Chen.
"Sigh, it's such a pity that nothing happened between you two."
Xia Yingluo was speechless at Song Yuyu's disappointed expression. "Yuyu, what do you mean? Are you that eager for something to happen to me?"
"No, I just think that when a man and a woman go to another city together, something is bound to happen, right?"
Xia Yingluo said helplessly, "Then what do you hope would happen?"
"Cough, cough, I'm just curious, just curious." Song Yuyu coughed twice and said somewhat awkwardly.
"Stop it. You've turned bad. You're no longer the pure Song Yuyu I knew."
"You've learned bad things now; you've become so dirty-minded."
Xia Yingluo was actually feeling very guilty, but to deflect attention, she started attacking Song Yuyu.
"I'll have to keep my distance from you from now on, or else you'll lead me astray," Xia Yingluo said righteously.
"Dirty-minded my foot! Who told you to always feed me dog food? How can I not let my mind wander when you two go out alone together?"
As Song Yuyu spoke, she lunged at Xia Yingluo and began to tickle her.
"Little girl, now that you've learned to be so sharp-tongued from Ye Chen, you dare to talk back to me?"
As Xia Yingluo's best friend, Song Yuyu naturally knew what Xia Yingluo was most afraid of.
Xia Yingluo was most afraid of being tickled. Once tickled, she would definitely beg for mercy.
Sure enough, as soon as Song Yuyu used her tickling skill, Xia Yingluo immediately surrendered.
"Alright, spare me, I know I was wrong," Xia Yingluo begged for mercy.
"Hmph, considering it's your first offense, I'll let you off," Song Yuyu said triumphantly.
Little girl, you think I can't handle you?
Xia Yingluo deliberately kept some distance from Song Yuyu. "That's not for sure. I have Ye Chen by my side now. Ye Chen will protect me."
After saying that, Xia Yingluo turned and ran.
"Stupid Yingluo, you're bullying me because I don't have a Boyfriend, aren't you? Just wait until I catch you; I'll tickle you to death!"
Hearing Xia Yingluo show off her man, Song Yuyu was fuming and chased after her, flailing her arms.
Song Yuyu vowed in her heart that she would never eat dog food again.
She must find a Boyfriend who is even more outstanding, more handsome, and treats her even better!