317: Frustrated

Chen Jingfu asked, "Who among you knows the price of vegetables in Shen City?"

"Can you make two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, or three dishes and one soup, for 9.9 yuan if you cook it yourself?"

Zhao Kaixuan said, "I'll call the nanny and ask!"

Zhao Kaixuan immediately took out his phone and called the nanny at home.

Qu Yuanliang and Tang Lezhan did the same, gathering information from multiple sources to get a more accurate picture.

All three called their nannies, and soon the matter was confirmed.

Zhao Kaixuan said, "Three dishes and one soup for 9.9 yuan? You're dreaming!"

"Even for a family of three, for three dishes and one soup, even if cooked at home, it would cost at least sixty yuan!"

"Vegetables are cheaper, costing twenty yuan, and meat would cost thirty yuan."

"That's already fifty, plus rice, gas, seasonings, and all the miscellaneous stuff, it has to be around sixty yuan, right?"

Everyone nodded.

Of course, every family is different; some families eat well, while others eat a bit less well.

However, the general standard for one person's food expenses is twenty yuan.

In other words, three people would need sixty yuan.

After all, this is Shen City, where prices are high.

And this price is only if you cook at home.

Everyone knew that Feihuang Restaurant's ingredients were excellent and very fresh.

If they sell a portion for 9.9 yuan, do they make a profit?

Certainly not!

So how does Feihuang Restaurant make money?

Chen Jingfu said, "If Qian Ziyong were that kind of unscrupulous merchant, I'd still think Feihuang Restaurant would have a day when it makes money."

"But Qian Ziyong sells only the freshest, best food."

"Given Qian Ziyong's personality, it's unlikely he'll raise prices."

"So what does he rely on to make money?"

None of them could understand.

Mibing Milk Tea could rely on volume to make money.

Feihuang Restaurant's prices are so cheap, does it also rely on volume?

The key is that Qian Ziyong pays his employees such high wages, and he doesn't offer dine-in service, only delivery.

Sixteen employees in one store, even if they do nothing but deliver all day, it's impossible to make money!

Even if business is booming and they deliver non-stop, they would still lose money.

After all, even if an employee makes a trip in five minutes, a round trip takes ten minutes.

They can only make six trips in an hour.

If an employee only works six hours a day, they can only make thirty-six trips.

Thirty-six multiplied by ten is three hundred sixty.

One employee's salary is just over three hundred.

In other words, even if Feihuang Restaurant earned all the money from one meal, it would still be losing money.

After all, there are not only delivery drivers but also chefs!

Could they be using pre-made dishes?

Unscrupulous merchants might use pre-made dishes, but Qian Ziyong definitely wouldn't.

Not only would he not use pre-made dishes, but based on his understanding of Qian Ziyong, he would even cook fresh, striving for the ultimate.

That's right, the ultimate in fast food, the ultimate in delivery.

They discussed all afternoon but couldn't figure out how Qian Ziyong would make Feihuang Restaurant profitable.

"Could it be that Qian Ziyong opened Feihuang Restaurant because he disliked having too much money?"

"So he wants to lose some money through Feihuang Restaurant?" Zhao Kaixuan said.

Everyone laughed.

How could that be?

Who would dislike having too much money?

Zhao Kaixuan himself laughed.

Chen Jingfu said, "Is it possible that our level is too low, so we can't see what Qian Ziyong is playing at?"

"Just like before when dealing with Shanjing Consortium, Qian Ziyong secretly dug a big pit for the other party without anyone knowing?"

They all thought it made sense.

Zhao Kaixuan slapped his head and said, "I really feel like a failure!"

"Is this what a true genius is?"

"I've never felt so stupid as I do now!"

"Qian Ziyong has clearly shown me Feihuang Restaurant's finances and operating strategy, but I can't even see what Qian Ziyong ultimately wants to do!"

"It's like when I was studying, my deskmate put the test paper in front of me, the answers were clearly written, but I couldn't even understand them!"

"Studying aside, that was my weakness, I can accept that."

"But all along, I've thought business was my strong suit, yet with Qian Ziyong, why is it that when he puts the answer in front of me, I can't even understand it!"

Chen Jingfu, who was beside him, patted Zhao Kaixuan's shoulder and comforted him, "Don't talk about yourself, I don't understand either!"

"When I didn't understand before, I suspected Qian Ziyong was messing around."

"After a few times, I no longer doubted Qian Ziyong at all, only wondered if I was stupid!"

After speaking, the few of them looked at each other, all feeling that this world was no longer the same.

The waves behind push the waves in front, each wave stronger than the last.

They knew that when they got old, there would definitely be rising stars who would surpass them.

But they didn't expect the new wave to come before they even got old.

And this new wave was a bit too fierce!

Sun Youan said with a smile, "We should be glad that we are not Qian Ziyong's enemies, but his friends."

At this point, everyone thought of Doyle Jais of Qibite Game Company.

They couldn't help but feel a sense of schadenfreude.

Hey! Myth Wukong had completely crushed Next: Not Dawn.

It should be known that Doyle Jais had not put Qian Ziyong in his eyes before.

And they wondered how wonderful Gias's expression would be when he learned that his game's performance was poor.

Across the ocean, inside Qibite Game Company, Doyle Jais was furious, throwing a tantrum.

"Why did our Next: Not Dawn lose to Hey! Myth Wukong?"

"Why did it lose to a monkey?"

"Tell me!"

"Why is no one speaking?"

Doyle Jais yelled furiously, his face contorted into a knot.

The employees below were trembling with fear.

Even Williams Pete was too scared to speak.

After a long while, when Gias's anger had subsided a little, Pete finally said, "Boss, I heard that Qian Ziyong spent three hundred million on promoting the game!"

"And Qian Ziyong is very insidious; he deliberately took out the recording of his call with you to gain sympathy, which then hyped up the game's popularity!"

"Is that so?" Gias looked at Pete calmly, "But the comments I've seen, many say that Hey! Myth Wukong is more fun than our Next: Not Dawn?"

This was what angered him the most.

For some reason, many players in the United States enjoyed playing Hey! Myth Wukong.

Hey! Myth Wukong even had a United States version.

Although they didn't understand Huaxia's history, nor why the protagonist was a monkey.

But the cool skills, the seventy-two transformations, as well as the beautiful music, and the mysterious and captivating culture, made players unable to put it down.

This caused the sales of Hey! Myth Wukong to climb steadily.

Some players even complained about their Next: Not Dawn game.

They felt it was monotonous and lacked highlights.

It was just mindlessly piling up special effects.

They felt the game was not fun at all.