Chapter 754: Extra 28: Grand Finale.

“Ah?”

Little Huang, in the midst of his excitement, had never considered this problem. It was only after his father’s reminder that he did some quick calculations and realized he couldn’t possibly afford so much money. A hot pot restaurant needs at least 7 people, including waitstaff, receptionists, doormen, kitchen staff, and so on.

That’s already the minimum staffing.

And for 1000 stores, that would mean at least 7000 people.

He couldn’t possibly manage these 1000 stores himself, and no one could, which means a large number of management personnel would be necessary. That would be at least another 100 people. The astronomical sums needed for their monthly salaries…

The average monthly income at Blue Star is around 11k.

The salary of a waiter goes for about 6k, varying by city.

The salary of the service staff going to other Alien Race territories should definitely be higher. After all, who would go to such a distant and unfamiliar place without a higher paycheck?

Tuberculosis Rabbit Company, on the other end, is willing to take on all the expenses for opening the stores, with the sole condition that the staff must be from Blue Star.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t serve the purpose of promoting Blue Star’s cuisine.

In that case, the salary for service personnel should be at least 10k to attract applicants.

The salaries for management and kitchen staff are even higher.

Even if we go by the lowest wage of 10k a month, the salaries for these 1000 stores would be… 70 million…

70 million…

He currently has just over 20 hot pot restaurants. Even if he sold all of them, he still couldn’t round up 70 million, not even enough to cover one month’s worth of wages. Even if he sold everything he owned, it would be useless.

And because it’s a trial run in Alien Race territories, he might not even make money in the first month.

If he doesn’t earn 70 million in the first month, he wouldn’t be able to pay the second month’s salaries.

“This…”

Little Huang, who had just been very excited, suddenly realized after crunching some numbers that he couldn’t seize this opportunity. With his current capabilities, he just couldn’t handle managing 1000 stores at the same time. With a minimum of 70 million each month, if the salaries for kitchen and management staff were calculated normally, that would be a personnel cost of roughly one billion.

It would crush him.

He had never thought that he could be paying out a billion in wages every month.

What a joke. He doesn’t even make ten million in a year, and now he’s expected to give out a billion every month? That’s ludicrous!

“It’s not over yet.”

Old Huang shook his head, “Besides these, you still have a multitude of problems to overcome. I’ve seen the announcement from Tuberculosis Rabbit Company, and the campaign is set to officially start this month, involving exactly 7000 related professionals.”

“Where are you going to find them?”

“Heading out to make a name for Blue Star, it’s not quite appropriate to use newbies, right? You’ll need experienced people.”

“Finding 7000 experienced professionals in such a short time, that would leave even headhunters clenching their teeth, clueless about how to handle it.”

“What about the raw materials?”

“Tuberculosis Rabbit Company suggests incorporating some local ingredients to better suit local tastes, but the basic ingredients still need to come from Blue Star, since the main goal is to promote Blue Star’s cuisine.”

“Okay, here comes a new problem. Do you have a supply chain that can transport so many ingredients daily? Do you have a group of mature and reliable procurement personnel? And can you ensure that this supply chain won’t break down? In case of a shortage, do you have a backup supply chain?”

“We’re not finished yet. Do these new staff members need training before starting work? Do you have experience with large-scale training? Do you know how to conduct training?”

“Do you know how to manage so many employees? Does your management have a set of reward and punishment systems in place?”

“Is there a metric for natural loss every day?”

“Now, your biggest trouble is how to handle employee wages, but that’s not your only problem. There are plenty of others. You have no experience in managing a thousand stores simultaneously. You will spend a lot of time just reviewing daily reports.”

With a calm expression, Old Huang shook his head, “Don’t get too excited too soon. The time for celebration hasn’t come yet. This opportunity is not just an opportunity for you but also a crisis, a crisis that could crush you.”

“If there is even a slight mishap.”

“These thousand stores could suffocate you for a lifetime.”

At this thought, Old Huang sighed with some emotion in his heart. Although he knew that Tuberculosis Rabbit would certainly offer some help to his son, he never expected it to be so substantial. The help was too great; his son simply couldn’t take it on.

To Tuberculosis Rabbit, it might not seem like a big deal. Just 1000 stores, could they really crush a person?

That must be the difference in levels between individuals.

With different levels come different perspectives. To Tuberculosis Rabbit, opening 1000 stores is a piece of cake since at that level, he doesn’t even need to think about it. He just needs to say the word, and his subordinates will take care of it.

The people at Tuberculosis Rabbit’s disposal are all elites.

Just like this gastronomy promotion plan, which started with Yi casually mentioning that the food on other planets tasted quite bad, wondering how they could stomach it. If they tried our cuisine, they’d be totally smitten.

After giving it some thought, Tuberculosis Rabbit nodded and then initiated the gastronomy promotion plan.

Just a mention of the idea to his think tank, and the next day they presented a detailed promotion process. Tuberculosis Rabbit took a look, saw no issues, and nodded for finance to start allocating the budget.