Chapter 6 Ready to go
More than half a month later, the weather in Los Angeles today is exceptionally good. Due to Los Angeles' geographical location and the regulating effect of the ocean, its climate change is relatively stable, the four seasons are not particularly distinct, and you can enjoy sunny weather most of the year.

During this half month, Zhang Feng was not idle. He first completed the film editing work, occasionally went to the Langsha Stockings Company to inspect the production progress, and also had to look for suppliers of raw materials for KFC. He was also very busy.

Zhang Feng and Greta Garbo came to the store early in the morning because today was the day for the store acceptance. Zhang Feng greeted the person in charge of the decoration company and then walked around the store. The decoration of the store was based on his drawings and the equipment in the back kitchen was also installed according to his requirements.

It took Zhang Feng nearly an hour to complete the inspection. After it was basically qualified, he readily paid the balance. The boss of the decoration company smiled, said a few words of thanks, and took his people away.

After the people from the decoration company left, Zhang Feng and his partner still stayed in the store. First, this was his first store in his past and present lives, so he wanted to get a feel for his territory. Because it was basically his first time starting a business. In his past life, he was just a low-level worker with no capital and no courage to start a business. In this world, making movies was basically a job, although there was a share of the profits. The Langsha Stockings Company, which he opened in partnership with Howard Hughes, was also funded by Howard Hughes, and he was in charge of all the affairs. Zhang Feng didn't participate at all. So these don't count, and this store was built by him from start to finish, which is of great significance, and it makes him feel very accomplished.

Secondly, today was the day for the waiter interview, so he brought Greta Garbo along. Because the candidates were white people, it would be inconvenient for him, a Chinese, to show up. It would be easier to deal with them later when they knew he was the boss.

Around ten o'clock in the morning, more than ten people came to the store one after another, ranging from girls aged 10 or to middle-aged women in their s and s.

Zhang Feng picked two young girls and a middle-aged woman in her thirties, mainly because these three looked pleasing to the eye. The waiters couldn't look too ugly, as it would affect business.

The middle-aged woman in her thirties was named Delis. She was pretty good at dealing with people. Zhang Feng planned to let her work as a part-time store manager, which meant doing simple management work. It wasn't much, mainly dealing with customers and occasional government inspectors. A white person was more suitable for this kind of thing, and her salary was the highest in the store.

The interview ended quickly. Zhang Feng asked the three people to come to the store to work on the 5th. This day was also the day when the Chinese employees recruited previously reported for work. Zhang Feng would then give them training together.

After returning home, Zhang Feng simply wrote some rules and regulations for the store, and then designed uniforms for the store employees. He had to be fully prepared. From work clothes, service quality, food taste and other aspects, he had to do his best to increase the possibility of success. Details determine success or failure.

Zhang Feng was very nervous when he started his own business for the first time. In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person. Although he had the benefits of a time traveler and a forward-looking vision, no one knew whether his success would be just talk before he proved himself.

Today Zhang Feng came to Central Avenue again. This is the city center of Los Angeles. There are a lot of people coming and going all day long, and the streets are crowded. Zhang Feng feels that his store will definitely be booming.

I walked quickly into the store and saw the word KFC written in English on the sign in the middle above the store door.

Gathering at the door were the employees who had been recruited previously. All of them were present. Zhang Feng glanced at the Chinese girl. Seeing her again, he still felt amazed.

"Hi, good morning, everyone." After greeting everyone, Zhang Feng took out the key, opened the store door, and walked in.

"Boss, good morning." Everyone would respond and then follow Zhang Feng into the store.

"Okay, this is where you will be working in the future. Everyone, take a look around and get familiar with it first. I will teach you some things later." After saying that, Zhang Feng found a place to sit down and watched them walk around, looking here and there.

The shop was not big, and after a while, they returned to Zhang Feng and stood in front of him properly.

"Let me first talk about the rules and regulations of the store. First, you start work at 6:7 in the morning and get off work at 3: in the evening. You are not allowed to be late or leave early, otherwise you will be deducted money. If you exceed three times, you will be fired. You can eat three meals in the store for free, or you can eat out at your own expense, but you are not allowed to take food from the store away. Second, you must ensure the hygiene of the store, especially the kitchen. Third, you must be warm and thoughtful when serving customers and always keep smiling. If you encounter a troublesome customer, don't be polite. The store manager can ask our chef to politely send the customer out first, and then report to me. Oh, Delis will be your store manager from now on; fourth..." After talking about more than ten rules in a row, Zhang Feng stopped.

Everyone nodded and said it was okay. Of course, no one dared to raise any questions. After all, it is not easy to find such a good and easy job nowadays. The working environment here is not as bad as that in the factory, and the labor intensity is not high. Moreover, although the salary given by Zhang Feng is not high, it is still a little higher than the normal salary.

Zhang Feng took out the prepared food menu and number tags and showed them to Delis and the other three waiters on how to use them. He then told Qin Qingning how to get customers to order and pay. Qin Qingning was the Chinese girl who just turned eighteen this year.

After handing these over to the girls, Zhang Feng took the three Chinese chefs to the back kitchen, took out the KFC ingredients prepared earlier from the storage room, and taught them how to make fried chicken, hamburgers, French fries, etc. After finishing today's teaching class, Zhang Feng took them to a nearby tailor shop and asked the boss to measure their clothes for making work uniforms.

Zhang Feng prepared to make 20 sets, two sets for each person to change and wash, and the extra ones to keep as spare. He negotiated with the boss about the production of employee uniforms, and the store promised to complete it within ten days. After paying the deposit, Zhang Feng let them go home.

The next day, Zhang Feng was still busy in the store when Howard Hughes sent someone to find him and invited him to discuss the release of the movie and the sale of nylon stockings.

Zhang Feng asked the store employees to review what he taught on their own, asked the chefs to prepare more dishes to master the skills, and asked the waiters and cashiers to simulate receiving customers and familiarize themselves with the dining process. After completing the instructions, he rushed to the film company.

"Zhang, now that you're here, the movie will be released in my 125 cinemas in five days. Today, nylon stockings have been placed in prominent locations in the cinemas as you suggested, and billboards have been erected. I have also contacted several newspapers across the United States, and they will promote our movie and Langsha stockings together on the same day. Do you think there is anything else you need to add?" Howard Hughes said with a smile.

"Howard, I have nothing to add. You have done a perfect job. I believe we will succeed." Zhang Feng said and happily gave Howard Hughes a hug.

After four months of overtime production, Langsha stockings have produced nearly 150 million pairs in total. As the workers' proficiency has gradually improved, the daily output has reached 1.3 pairs, which is why there is so much inventory.

The two spent another two hours discussing some work details before Zhang Feng said goodbye and left.

For the next few days, Zhang Feng stayed in his shop, making final preparations before the opening. His main focus now was on the shop. It was not that he didn't care about the movies and stockings. Those two were his most profitable businesses in the short term. How could he not pay attention to them? However, he had already told Howard about some of the operations he brought from the future, and he could do nothing about the rest.

Professional matters should be left to professionals. He believed that the genius Howard Hughes would not let him down, and he would leave the rest to fate.

Soon, this day was coming. The night before, Zhang Feng returned to the apartment. After eating and washing up, Zhang Feng lay on the bed thinking about tomorrow's events, feeling very excited.

"Honey, what's wrong with you?" Greta Garbo noticed his abnormality and said with concern.

"KFC will open tomorrow, the movie we shot will be released tomorrow, and the Langsha stockings brand that Howard and I opened will also go on sale tomorrow. I wonder what will happen tomorrow." Zhang Feng directly told her what he was thinking to prevent her from overthinking. After all, she is a pregnant woman now.

"Feng, I believe you will succeed. You are so talented. You are the best in my heart." Greta Garbo looked at Zhang Feng affectionately and said, her expression was just like a little fan girl of Zhang Feng.

"Baby, I want..." Zhang Feng was already very excited and wanted to express his gratitude, otherwise he might not be able to sleep all night. Now hearing Greta Garbo's affectionate words, he was very impulsive.

As Zhang Feng spoke, he placed his hands on Greta Garbo's hair and slowly pressed down, looking straight into her eyes, signaling her.

When Greta Garbo heard Zhang Feng's request, she glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and rolled her eyes.

An hour later, just after Greta Garbo had used all the postures she had learned, Zhang Feng was afraid that she would be tired, so he finally released all the stress in his body.

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After a while, the heavy breathing of two people could be heard in the darkness, and they fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)