In order to pay off her debts, she worked as a waiter in a restaurant as a teenager. As a rural girl with only a primary school diploma, working in a restaurant, she may only be able to work as a waiter for the rest of her life.
But she met a boss who forced employees to learn the basic skills of society, she thought about giving up many times, and finally, under long-term pressure, her life experience, experience, and skills were enriched.
As a waiter in Haidilao's first store, she went from waiter to vice president of a listed company, earning 3 billion yuan.
In this issue, Ziya Children's Fun Merchant will tell you the story of Yang Lijuan, the most cattle waiter in China.
Yang Lijuan was born in 1978 to a rural family in Jianyang, Sichuan Province, where she and two older brothers.
In the early 1990s, the brothers started the honeycomb coal business, but the operation failed and they owed a lot of debts. At the end of the year, because there was no money to pay off the debt, everything valuable in the family was moved away by the creditor, disturbing the family like home.
The family's economy is really difficult, Yang Lijuan dropped out of school after graduating from primary school. In order to help her family pay off debts, she worked as a waiter in a restaurant in Jianyang when she was a teenager, and she worked seriously and was very reservable to her boss. She is also grateful for the appreciation of her boss and has been doing things quietly.
At the same time, Haidilao hot pot restaurants are also in the initial stage of creation. During that time, Haidilao's boss Daniel Zhang often went to eat at the restaurant where Yang Lijuan worked. This clever waiter also attracted the attention of Daniel Zhang, Daniel Zhang asked Yang Lijuan how much her monthly salary was, and Yang Lijuan replied with 120 yuan per month.
At that time, the waiter's salary was about 80 yuan, and this little girl could get a monthly salary of 120 yuan. Yang Lijuan attracted the attention of Daniel Zhang even more, and Daniel Zhang directly issued an invitation, hoping that Yang Lijuan could go to his shop to work and promise a monthly salary of 160 yuan.
But Yang Lijuan refused on the spot. As a waiter with primary school culture, she may have been doomed for a lifetime, but it was her personality that knew the grace of encounters that made her later seize the opportunity to take off with Haidilao.
Soon, the owner of Yang Lijuan's restaurant wanted to open a shop in Guangdong and decided to take Yang Lijuan to the south with him. The granddaughter is still so young, to Guangdong development, Yang Lijuan's family is not at ease, the grandmother is even more resolutely disagreed, all kinds of obstruction, and finally left the granddaughter in Jianyang.
Yang Lijuan had to find a new job, and she suddenly thought of the customer who had invited her to open a restaurant. She found the Haidilao store, went in for an interview, Daniel Zhang saw her directly said that she was hired, and the salary for her was indeed 160 yuan. Yang Lijuan did not say a word and took up her post on the same day.
In 2008, the smart and capable Yang Lijuan has become the only deputy general manager of Haidilao, assisting the boss in managing nearly 10,000 employees.
At the same time, because Haidilao's fame is too great, many headhunting companies have also set their sights on Yang Lijuan, and have offered millions of annual salaries and shares.
At that time, millions of dollars in annual salaries were extremely tempting. But Yang Lijuan, who came from a poor background, was not moved, and directly refused, stressing that she should not call her again.
It is not a matter of more money and less money, she has always regarded Haidilao as her own home, and doing things for the family and working for other people's homes are two different things. She understands her position, there is no her without Haidilao, she is nothing without Haidilao, she will not betray Haidilao.
In the face of high salaries can be bluntly rejected, why does Yang Lijuan regard Haidilao as important as home?
In the first year of joining Haidilao, Yang Lijuan thought that every new year, her home was crowded with debts, so she did not think of going home for the New Year. But one day, her mother came directly to the store, looking at her mother who had been haggard after not seeing her for half a year, she was heartbroken, and pulled her mother to talk in a small private room.
It turned out that this year, there was a creditor who came early, pulled all the valuable things in the family away, and then had to face more creditors to collect debts, the family really had no way, I hope Yang Lijuan can borrow 800 yuan to save the emergency, otherwise this year can not be stable.
Yang Lijuan started from part-time work, eating and living in the unit, clothes are long-term wear of workwear, the monthly salary is only 10 yuan to buy basic daily necessities, and the rest is used to pay off the family's debts. Where is she going to find $800 now? In the case of her family, who dares to lend her money? The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.
The boss Daniel Zhang heard about this and immediately arranged for the company to lend Yang Lijuan 800 yuan. Yang Lijuan was excited and told her boss that she would deduct from her monthly salary. Daniel Zhang comforted her, your family is now in a hurry to pay back money, and it is not urgent to pay back the money, and it will be said at the end of the year.
At the end of the year, Haidilao employees have gone to the financial office to receive bonuses, but Yang Lijuan did not go, she is still worried about how to repay the company's loans as soon as possible, the bonus is certainly not enough for the 800 yuan.
The result was that the accountant found and informed her that the boss said that the 800 yuan to repay the debt was paid by the company, and Yang Lijuan did not have to pay it back, so Yang Lijuan's bonus was still issued.
It was on this day that this teenage girl swore that from now on, Haidilao would be her home, and whoever wanted to harm the company's interests would dare to fight for her life.
This oath is really not a casual talk for her, who dares to make trouble at the bottom of the sea, she really dares to play with people's lives.
Those who do catering will encounter drunken customers, and if they are drunk, they will inevitably encounter troublemakers with poor wine, especially restaurants that operate until late at night.
Once, three drunken male customers quarreled with the waiter at the Haidilao Xi'an store, and they also moved their hands on the waitress. So a few male waiters in the store beat up the three men again. When the three men left, they left with harsh words and waited to see.
Not long after, two trucks came to the door of the store, and more than 60 big men with sticks came down, and the other party negotiated to either lose 50,000 yuan or smash the store.
Haidilao immediately called the police, but the time is not waiting for anyone, what if the store is smashed first?
When the fire was raging, Yang Lijuan took the lead and rushed out of the store with more than 100 clerks and stood guard at the door.
Honestly afraid of the fierce, fierce afraid of not dying. The momentum brought out by Yang Lijuan instantly forced the 60 big men to retreat to the opposite side of the road, and they did not dare to take a step forward.
Soon, the sirens sounded. Yang Lijuan finally guarded her home, Haidilao. Later, she said that at that time, she had a thought in her mind, this is her home, this shop has invested so much money, it must not be ruined, she completely forgot to be afraid.
This year, Yang Lijuan was only 21 years old.
Haidilao initially only gave Yang Lijuan a job as a waiter, even if you count the 800 yuan debt that Haidilao helped her pay her, it is only 800 yuan. Is the gold will shine everywhere, Yang Lijuan's excellence, in another place as the same performance, why does she say "leaving Haidilao, she is nothing?" ”
In fact, Daniel Zhang helped her far more than that, Daniel Zhang completely transformed Yang Lijuan from an "ugly duckling" into a "white swan".
Haidilao's workload is actually very large, Yang Lijuan just joined a little bit can not stand, then in order to pay off the debt, plus Haidilao's salary is indeed higher than elsewhere, so she gritted her teeth and persevered.
When Yang Lijuan could not bear it many times in Haidilao, she offered to resign, but she was rejected by Daniel Zhang.
Especially when Yang Lijuan sent to Xi'an to open a store. Haidilao's Xi'an store is a public-private partnership, and the other side also sends someone to manage the store, but these people don't understand anything. Originally the new store opened, the business was poor, they also liked to make trouble in management, buy a broom to approve the strips, just boost morale, the other party's words will become a mess.
The work is annoying enough, the boss Daniel Zhang forced her to read and study, "Letter to Garcia", "Character Determines Destiny", etc., every day to write work summaries, but also forced to learn skills such as computers.
You can think of a waiter with a primary school diploma, forced to learn these things, is not a huge pressure.
Yang Lijuan really couldn't hold on, crying and calling Daniel Zhang, asking for resignation again, and couldn't move.
As a result Daniel Zhang reprimanded her, the business is not good can be done slowly, the problem of the joint venture has the boss to solve, but, do not want to learn, absolutely not. Finally Daniel Zhang also encouraged that Yang Lijuan is so young that she can learn anything.
Yang Lijuan didn't understand the point of learning these things at that time, but every time she chose to believe Daniel Zhang. After haidilao realized electronic information management, Yang Lijuan directly followed the rhythm of the company.
In fact, this kind of persecution of Daniel Zhang is not only aimed at Yang Lijuan alone, but also against all employees of Haidilao, especially the management personnel. There are also many low-educated waiters who resist this kind of persecution, but in Haidilao, there is no need to discuss learning this matter. For example, Daniel Zhang requires typing speed to be more than 40 words per minute, requires writing a work diary, requires employees who want to promote to manager level must first learn to drive, and so on.
The details are true, which is to teach everyone the ability to adapt to society, so that everyone will not be left behind by this society. Later, everyone understood Daniel Zhang's good intentions. Yang Lijuan is one of the employees who benefit a lot, so she will say "leaving Haidilao, she is nothing". For her, Daniel Zhang is more than just a boss, and Haidilao is not just a company.
Yang Lijuan has followed Daniel Zhang since she was 17 years old, and due to her outstanding work, she has gone from waiter to foreman, lobby manager, store manager, and only deputy general manager.
Nowadays, the operation of all Haidilao stores is under her overall management, and she is involved in every step of Haidilao's site selection and negotiation across the country.
Working in Haidilao for so many years, Yang Lijuan has already injected personal funds into Haidilao's operations and occupied a certain share. At the age of 40, in 2018, Haidilao went public, and her shares were finally approved to account for 3.6798%, with a net worth of more than 3 billion yuan.
What kind of enlightenment has been left to us by a rural girl who could not have a future primary school diploma, from a waiter to a vice president of a listed company, with a net worth of 3 billion? Let's discuss it together in the comments section!
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