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Chen Qingsong’s hometown is Anqing, Anhui. Come out to make a living. Looking back on the past, he said that his success today was entirely due to his family's poverty. "My family was poor at that time. In order to live a better life, my parents hoped that I could learn a hard skill and go out to do business to make money."

After the Chinese New Year that winter, Xiao Chen He left his hometown with 100 yuan in his hand from selling pigs at home. He spent 24 yuan on the train to Suzhou and decided to study with a teacher there. “But when I got off the train, I didn’t know where to go, and the weather was very cold. Fortunately, the waiting room at the station had heating, so during the day, I went out and wandered around, looking for a way to survive. I secretly went back to the waiting room and hid in a corner at night, and I was always wary of being chased by the management. Fortunately, on the fourth day, a young man who spoke in his native dialect came to the waiting room to sell steamed buns, and I immediately watched him. When I got to the savior, I approached him and talked to him, told him my situation, and asked him for help. The young man promised to go back with him and meet their boss, and maybe he could find some work for me." Chen Qingsong said. Destiny changed from then on.

The boss opened a steamed bun shop, and he looked very pitiful for a child. In addition, the clever Chen Qingsong repeatedly resorted to the "bitter meat trick", and the boss finally took him in. "After my repeated pleading, the boss finally decided to take me in, but without salary, just food and accommodation. I worked very diligently every day, and sometimes I cleaned shoes and washed clothes for the boss's children. The boss was moved by me, He talked to me the next month and said he could take me on as his apprentice! I was so happy that I couldn’t sleep all night long.” After more than a year of hard work, he failed in his first attempt to start a business.

In this way, Chen Qingsong became an apprentice in a steamed bun shop. He has to get up at 3 a.m. every day and can't get off work until after 8 p.m., but he is not afraid of hardship. He carries dough bags and cleans baskets every day, and learns how to knead and knead dough from the master. Through observation and practice, Xiao Chen gradually understood that the amount of alkali added to pasta and the length of time for it to rise are the key. If you use too little alkali, the steamed buns will turn black and taste sour; if you use too much alkali, the steamed buns will turn yellow and have a bitter taste. . So he carefully observed the master's making methods, summed up his experience, and secretly tried to make it himself. His basic skills became better and better. He also found that it would be better if the outer skin of the steamed buns were thinner and the fillings were juicier. This suggestion was approved by the master. of great appreciation.

One day more than a year later, the master called Chen Qingsong into the room and gave him three hundred yuan, "You have already mastered the craft that you should learn. I don't make much money here. You can do it." Set up his own business.”

In this way, Chen Qingsong began his entrepreneurial journey. He recalled, "In the next period of time, I almost ran all over the streets and alleys of Suzhou looking for stores. To save money, I never took a car. I walked everywhere, and blisters appeared on the soles of my feet. It was broken again and again, so I stayed in a fellow villager’s place for one night. I went out early and came back late every day. Finally, I found a 4-square-meter store. The cost of selling the store and equipping it with simple equipment was at least 500 yuan. At that time, , I only had more than 300 yuan, what should I do? I could only borrow 200 yuan from a fellow villager who was working in Suzhou at the time, and that’s how I opened my first store.”

“Then. It was really hard. I had to get up at 2 o'clock in the morning to get ready, and there was no one to help me. I had to do everything by myself. "At that time, I had no money to buy good equipment, so I relied on Chen Qingsong to knead the more than 40 kilograms of flour by hand. Due to lack of time, he had to sacrifice his sleep time and complete the preliminary work at night. Sometimes he would be busy until nine or ten o'clock. If he felt sleepy, he would lie down for a while and then do it again when he woke up. His back, shoulders and legs were sore every day, but with his tenacity that refused to admit defeat and was not afraid of hardship, he managed to hold on.

Chen Qingsong’s small shop is located in a residential area. With Chen Qingsong’s good craftsmanship, the business of the shop skyrocketed within two days of opening. The surrounding residents there like Chen Qingsong’s work very much.” Juicy steamed buns”. In the second week after opening, we sold 200 yuan a day, and in the third week, we sold 250 yuan a day. Business is getting better day by day.

In a small store of more than 4 square meters, Xiao Chen spent his days and nights there. Although it was difficult, he still worked very hard. "Because it was my first base, I was deeply impressed there. Although the ground was wet and the roof sometimes leaked, I still felt very warm and happy."

However, the good times did not end. As the manager, Chen Qingsong had no experience and did not understand the policies. He had no one to ask for advice. He did not go through any formalities when opening the store. The business license and health license were still unfamiliar to him. As a result, the steamed bun shop was investigated and punished by the relevant departments. It was forced to close after being open for half a year.

"This is really a nightmare! After so much hard work, the first store opened failed miserably. I was very sad at the time. I cried with sadness and felt very uncomfortable!" Since then, Chen Qingsong's life has returned to the past, "The boss's dream" "It was shattered before it even started. The second time he started his own business, he got out of trouble

But he gave up his success again

But the first failure was not a failure. It gave Chen Qingsong a wealth of experience and at the same time he gained Family approval and support. Soon Chen Qingsong began to prepare for his second store. His family mobilized all his relatives and friends to raise 10,000 yuan for him. His uncle also personally brought the money to Suzhou. This made Chen Qingsong very touched and felt the pressure on his shoulders, " At that time, I vowed that I would definitely make achievements to repay my family and my hometown!”

For the second store, Chen Qingsong was particularly cautious, keeping in mind the lessons learned from the past, and implemented everything. After the necessary steps, the new 20-square-meter store was finally opened.

“At that time, there was a craze for steamed buns around the store I opened. There were steamed bun shops within three to five or five or six steps of each other.” Chen Qingsong analyzed their management and production skills through observation. Each has its own shortcomings, and based on the experience of the past few years and adding its own ideas, "soup dumplings" with thin skin, large fillings and full of soup are presented to consumers. For a time, the business was unexpectedly booming, and people lined up in front of the store to buy "soup dumplings."

The business in the store is getting better and better day by day, and Chen Qingsong’s life is getting better and better, but he is not satisfied with the success at that time. He wants to try his luck in other cities. But he felt it was a pity to give up the store, so he brought out one of the poorest relatives in his hometown and asked him to run the store, and taught him his skills and experience without any concealment. After struggling to move to many cities

Finally, he became associated with Shaoxing and created a miracle

After that, Chen Qingsong moved to Shanghai, Jiading, Zhangjiagang and other cities. Everywhere he went, he opened a shop and learned a lot. In order to accumulate more experience and compete with many "steamed bun masters", we not only make better and better steamed buns and "soup dumplings" in our old business, but we also inherit the traditional craftsmanship. Based on modern people's new concept of green and healthy food, bold innovation and repeated practice finally formed its unique production technology and taste characteristics, which solved the shortcomings of traditional soup dumplings that have a greasy taste, lack of elasticity in the dough, and are soft and chewy.

Every time his store opened, it attracted a "soup dumpling trend" and became more and more prosperous. "During that time, I was very excited. Sometimes, I could sell four or five dumplings a day." Steamed buns worth 100 to 500 to 600 yuan," Chen Qingsong said. At this time, he thought of his relatives and friends in his hometown. "First my brother, sister, brother-in-law, aunt, second aunt... Later, I brought out almost all the young people in the village."

Later, by chance, Chen Qingsong came to Shaoxing, carrying the dreams of his childhood. Reverence for Lu Xun, he had special feelings for this city. "And I feel that the people in Shaoxing are very warm and have no prejudice against outsiders. It makes me feel very warm and at ease. There is a special fate. I feel that this place will be my second home." Selflessly pass on the craftsmanship Others

He said that helping others is a very happy thing

So in 2002, Chen Qingsong opened the first "Chinese Soup Bun King" next to the market on East Street, Shaoxing. It created a miracle that Shaoxing people lined up to buy steamed buns from other places. In the next five years, he led his fellow villagers in his hometown to open more than 50 cooperative stores in Shaoxing, and the business was very good.

Chen Qingsong’s business is getting more and more prosperous. Not only are the people in his hometown getting help from him, but even many customers he doesn’t know, he has selflessly taught his skills to them without any consideration. When some laid-off and unemployed people came to buy steamed buns, they casually asked him how he made such delicious steamed buns and wanted to learn how to do it. Chen Qingsong didn't hide anything. Some people advised him that the secret he had worked so hard to figure out should be kept secret or transferred for a fee, otherwise he would be in vain to learn it and steal his business. But Chen Qingsong said: "It's not easy for everyone. People only come to ask if they trust our craftsmanship. If someone really wants to open a shop after learning it, we have to take the initiative to help if they have difficulties."

When "Soup" The "King of Soup Buns" is named "Laotaimen"

This is where the "Sutra of Unity and Wealth" for soup dumplings is staged

Chen Qingsong's "King of Soup Buns" has become a household name, but the family style Faced with a huge market and many cooperative stores, its operations encountered management bottlenecks. There was no unified trademark, no unified hygiene standards, and the partners were scattered and uncooperative, which seriously hindered the development of soup dumplings.

"Laotaimen" Food Co., Ltd. has been successfully established, and the cooperative stores of "Laotaimen Soup Buns" have also developed from Shaoxing to Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Wenzhou, Lishui and other surrounding areas. Various soup dumpling shops The profit is also very considerable. As long as you manage it carefully, it is not a big problem to earn 10,000 yuan a month. And with the expansion of the market, "Laotaimen" has also developed many new varieties, such as crystal siomai, corn juice, pumpkin juice and other special products, which are more in line with modern people's pursuit of healthy and green diet. The career is promoted to a higher level.