Xu Congyi's eyes flashed with enlightenment when she heard this. She realized that she was indeed too concerned and had not considered using Tang Ji's reputation to promote this matter. Then, she raised the question in her mind again, frowning slightly, looking a little puzzled: "Why can't you do this directly in my name? I also sincerely want to do something practical for them."
Seeing this, Shen Xiao smiled and patiently explained, "It is certainly valuable to help others with one's own strength, but if you can skillfully use the influence of others, you can often achieve twice the result with half the effort and achieve better results. After all, Tang Ji is well-known in Qicheng, and the villagers have a relatively high degree of trust in Tang Ji. With the name of Tang Ji as an endorsement, the villagers can more intuitively see that raising chickens has real benefits. After all, you make money with your excellent cooking skills, which the villagers don't know. They only know that your cooking skills are first-class and the taste is excellent. Therefore, if you just say that you want to lead everyone to raise chickens, then the appeal is obviously not as strong as using the reputation of Tang Ji."
After Xu Congyi heard Shen Xiao's words, her worries suddenly vanished like morning mist, and a bright smile appeared on her face again. She nodded in agreement, then happily picked up the pen and continued to draw the blueprint attentively, as if she had put all her worries behind her.
When designing the layout of the first floor of Baoxiangyuan, Xu Congyi referred to the advanced design concepts of many modern restaurants and decided to use partitions to divide the space. However, she did not plan to use the kind of booths that look like leather sofas, but planned to cleverly separate each table with exquisite wooden fences, and the chairs could be smaller armchairs. This not only maintains the transparency of the space, but also brings customers a unique dining experience. In this era, the first floor of a restaurant usually just simply put tables and chairs on the open space. Because there are so many customers, if you want to chat and enjoy the food while dining, you have to raise the volume. This is also the reason why those dignitaries prefer to choose the private rooms upstairs, after all, there you can enjoy a more private and quiet dining environment.
The area of Tang Wenhao's shop is really large. The downstairs is spacious and bright, with a total area of 400 square meters, which is more than enough for placing tables and chairs or setting up a kitchen. The upstairs is also 270 square meters, which is not only spacious and comfortable, but also has a large courtyard. In this way, the main building can be used to entertain guests without reservation.
However, Xu Congyi thought about it carefully and reserved a room of about 30 square meters on the second floor for Tang Wenhao to use. After all, there are many things to do when opening a new store, and there will definitely be various trivial matters and emergencies. Since she lives in the village, she may not be able to come over every day to take care of it, so Tang Wenhao will need to take more care of it. Although this room is not big, it can be divided into two parts. As long as it is decorated warmly and comfortably, it can not only give Tang Wenhao a place to rest, but also serve as his office for temporary affairs. In this way, both the daily operation of the store and the response to emergencies can be more handy.
Xu Congyi mainly wanted to come up with the design of the second floor today. Excluding the area of the corridor and the room reserved for Tang Wenhao, there are about 200 square meters, and the rest of the space is designed as private rooms. Xu Congyi set up a large private room of 30 square meters, six medium private rooms of 20 square meters, and five small private rooms of 10 square meters. At the same time, Xu Congyi wanted each private room to have its own unique style and decoration. She planned to use different ornaments and scrolls to distinguish them. Some can be themed with flowers and birds, some with landscapes as the background, and some can incorporate elements of classical poetry. Such a design can not only meet the needs of different guests, but also add more cultural connotations and depth to the restaurant.
Xu Congyi was very devoted to the design, completely immersed in his own creative world. Shen Xiao was quietly reading the book in his hand, occasionally looking up at Xu Congyi, who was still drawing with his head down. When Xu Congyi finally finished the design and looked up, she found that Shen Xiao was frowning and looking at her drawings. Xu Congyi knew in her heart that Shen Xiao must not understand her design. She walked over with a smile, ready to explain her design ideas to Shen Xiao in detail.