"It's not some special trick, but related to a new dish!"
"Oh, what new dish could possibly attract all our customers? Did they hire a new chef?"
Manager Zheng shook his head. "No, at first I also thought they hired a new chef who made better-tasting dishes.
So I specifically asked the waiter inside, and they said they haven't hired any new master chefs during this period.
The main reason why the new dishes have attracted so many people is because of the ingredients themselves.
Their new vegetables were bought at a high price by their hotel manager, and they taste exceptionally good.
Even if simply cooked, they are very delicious.
Not only do adults love to eat them, but even picky children who refuse to eat vegetables will fight for them after trying them.
Director Zhou, as you know, picky eating children are the biggest headache for adults. Now that there are finally vegetables that children love to eat, adults will naturally bring their children to Longteng Hotel."
After hearing the manager's words, Zhou Libo frowned. "What kind of vegetables have such charm? And can they cure children's picky eating habits?
Are there any problems with these vegetables?"
Their hotel also frequently introduces various new dishes, including new vegetables for children, precisely to make children like them.
As long as children like them, adults will naturally bring their children to visit frequently.
However, the effect of every new dish they make is not significant.
It can be seen that solving the problem of picky eating in children through new dishes is not an easy task.
Yet, as soon as Longteng Hotel launched its new dishes, children were snatching them up, which made him suspect if something forbidden had been added to the vegetables.
Manager Zheng shook his head. "At first, I also suspected that, but later I investigated and found that Manager Wan of Longteng Hotel, also to prevent customers from suspecting, had all the new dishes sampled and sent to relevant departments for testing.
The final result was that not only were there no problems with the vegetables, but they were found to contain various vitamins essential for the human body, tens of times more than ordinary vegetables, and could be directly absorbed by the body.
Long-term consumption can enhance physical fitness.
Our long-term customers heard this and then rushed to Longteng Hotel to patronize. After eating, they were unwilling to come to our hotel."
"What kind of vegetables are they, that are so magical?" Zhou Libo couldn't quite believe his ears.
"I don't know. I only know that these vegetables were purchased by Manager Wan from a young man. He delivers the vegetables on time every morning.
With the infusion of this batch of fresh vegetables, their hotel's business is getting better and better. I conservatively estimate the daily turnover to be over six hundred thousand," Manager Zheng said, holding up one hand.
Hearing this figure, Zhou Libo gasped. Such a high turnover was a number he dared not even dream of.
Yet it was easily achieved by a few new vegetable dishes.
Then, if he also introduced this batch of vegetables, could he win back customers?
Moreover, their hotel's chefs are all Michelin-starred chefs with more exquisite culinary skills.
Naturally, the vegetables they make will taste even better than those made by Longteng Hotel.
With vegetables of the same quality, customers will naturally choose the one that tastes better.
After all, when eating, people pursue taste.
Thinking of this, he immediately asked, "Did you find out clearly? Do you know who they are buying these vegetables from?"
Manager Zheng replied, "I inquired, and they are buying them from a young man named Liu Jiacun."
"Contact him immediately. Tell him I am willing to buy his vegetables at twice the price Longteng Hotel is paying, but the condition is that he is not allowed to supply vegetables to them anymore." Zhou Libo knew very well that the reason Longteng Hotel's business was getting better and better was all due to the batch of new vegetables they had acquired.
As long as he snatched the source from him, customers would naturally eat where the vegetables were!
"But Longteng Hotel is not buying them cheaply. They are buying each kind of vegetable at twelve yuan per jin. Our ordinary vegetables cost less than two yuan per jin to buy, some even cheaper, at seventy to eighty cents a jin!"
"Then how much do they sell each portion for?" Zhou Libo asked.
"Basically, eighty-eight yuan per portion, ninety-eight yuan per portion!"
"Then it's profitable. After deducting costs, they can at least earn sixty to seventy yuan.
Even if we buy them at twenty-four yuan per jin, we can still make a profit.
Moreover, I'm not doing this to make money by selling vegetables, but to capture customers. As long as there are customers, the business will flourish."
Hearing his boss's words, Manager Zheng felt ashamed. "My vision was indeed too shortsighted.
I'll go and find out the contact number of the vegetable seller right away. But what if he refuses to sell to us?"
"In this day and age, anyone who doesn't make money when it's available is a fool. We're offering double the price, he has no reason not to sell!" Zhou Libo was not worried about this at all.
Unaware that someone was looking for his contact information everywhere, Liu Yifeng was currently eating to his heart's content.
Others were also stuffed. The thirty jin of crayfish on the table were all finished, and there were still many dishes left.
When Liu Yifeng was paying, he told them to pack up anything they wanted to take home.
Otherwise, it would be a waste if it went bad. They were all ordinary working people. Seeing many dishes that had barely been touched, quite a few people asked for packing boxes.
They could take them home to eat in the evening, which would also save them a dinner expense.
Those who didn't pack any didn't show any mocking expressions. They didn't pack simply because they were too shy and embarrassed.
The total cost of this meal was eighteen hundred yuan for Liu Yifeng, as he had ordered double portions of vegetables and naturally had to pay double.
After Su Wanru's people packed the dishes, they drove away in a large truck.
This batch of watermelons was to be sent to different storefronts for sale.
"Mr. Liu, didn't you say you were going to sell wild mushrooms? When are you planning to set off?" Su Wanru asked.
Liu Yifeng checked the time. It was already half past two. Thinking he had just finished eating, he said, "Let's set off at three o'clock. Will it delay Ms. Su's busy schedule?"
"It's fine. It doesn't matter if I'm at the store or not. The company doesn't require clocking in, so let's make it three o'clock!
By the way, I've already asked the finance department to transfer the money to your account. Did you receive the text message?" Su Wanru remembered something.
Liu Yifeng hadn't checked his phone. Upon hearing her words, he opened the message. When he saw the amount, he was startled. "Over four hundred thousand, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
"No, your watermelons are worth this price!" Su Wanru was very confident in Liu Yifeng's watermelons.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have transferred the money to his account so quickly, as she had no doubt that Liu Yifeng's watermelons would sell well.
These watermelons alone had sold for over four hundred thousand, which meant he no longer needed to front the money for investing in a farm stay, as Boss Du had suggested.
Tomorrow, his vegetable greenhouses were also scheduled to start construction.
Once the vegetable greenhouses were built, he could grow different varieties of vegetables, and then he would truly make a lot of money.
Back home, Tongtong immediately went to feed Da Bai with milk powder, busy and happy.
During this period, he had rarely painted because he spent so much time playing with the puppy.
This was good too. Liu Yifeng hoped that Tongtong's childhood would be carefree, rather than having to draw to make money.
Although painting was his hobby, making money through painting changed its nature.
Liu Chunsheng looked at the large pile of wild mushrooms on the ground with surprise. "Yifeng, where did you pick so many wild mushrooms? These things aren't cheap!"
"Tongtong and I picked these on the mountain this morning. Ms. Su is going to introduce us to a buyer later!
Dad, see if there's anything you like to eat here, let's keep some." Liu Yifeng said.
Upon hearing that they were going to sell them for money, Liu Chunsheng immediately said, "I don't like these things. You take them all to sell!
During the New Year, city folks came to our village to buy wild mushrooms.
Coincidentally, Liu Qinghua picked some chicken foot mushrooms and sold them for seventy yuan per jin. Three jin earned him two hundred and ten yuan, which made everyone in the village envious."
Su Wanru looked regretful upon hearing this price.
"Uncle Liu, you might not know, but the cheapest chicken foot mushrooms outside cost at least one hundred and fifty yuan per jin, and good quality ones can fetch three to five hundred.
Although I don't know the quality of the chicken foot mushrooms Liu Qinghua picked, he definitely lost out."
"What? The cheapest is one hundred and fifty yuan per jin? Then Liu Qinghua lost a lot! During that time, he bragged to everyone he met, acting like he had made a huge profit.
If he knew this, wouldn't he regret it to death?"
"Then don't tell him. Since they've already been sold, and so much time has passed, even if he finds the buyer, it's impossible to recover the price difference."
Liu Chunsheng nodded. "I won't say anything. But how much do you think these mushrooms can be sold for? So we have an idea and don't suffer too much of a loss!"
"The price mainly depends on the buyer. If he is satisfied, he will naturally offer a high price, but if he is not satisfied, the price will be lower.
However, the quality of these mushrooms is very good. They should be able to sell for around ten thousand yuan!" This was Su Wanru's estimated price.
Upon hearing that they could sell for so much money, Liu Chunsheng's face lit up like a blooming flower. "No matter how much they sell for, we must thank you for introducing my son to a buyer. Otherwise, he would still be like a headless fly, not knowing where to sell them!"
"I just happened to know such an old gentleman, I didn't put in much effort."
"Dad, I heard that wild mushrooms are very delicious food. No matter how much they sell for per jin, let's keep some to taste." Liu Yifeng had never eaten wild mushrooms before.
The main reason was that people in their area didn't know much about wild mushrooms and dared not eat them randomly.
People in places like Yunnan, who often eat wild mushrooms, still end up in the hospital frequently.