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Chapter 444 Ancient Business Manual 19

Shang Jinhe is a young man from a wealthy family, so it is a bit difficult for him to judge whether the ingredients are cooked or not, so Chu Yuan is responsible for cooking the dishes throughout the meal, and then uses a serving chopstick to put the cooked dishes into the small condiment bowl in front of him.

After the meal, Young Master Shang commented: "It does taste much better than cooking it before serving it, but the dining process is quite cumbersome, and I'm afraid many people are unwilling to try it."

Chu Yuan had already considered this problem. In ancient times, one could not expect a group of young masters and young ladies to stand up and cook the dishes by themselves. This was why she bought so many maids and servants from the broker.

Guests in the private rooms upstairs can enjoy free hot pot service, and when they have almost finished eating, they can also ask the trained waiters to give them a noodle pulling show.

The pulled noodles can be regarded as the final staple food and cooked into the pot. The noodles absorb the broth of the hot pot, and coupled with their chewy and smooth taste, they will definitely be loved by many diners.

After thinking this over, Shang Jinhe immediately stood up and said, "That's a good idea, but it seems that the servants we bought a few days ago are a little short. Let's go buy a dozen more tomorrow."

Since Young Master Shang was willing to pay, Chu Yuan would of course obey his orders respectfully.

So early the next morning, the hot pot restaurant, which had already been renovated, welcomed another group of workers. This time their main purpose was to rebuild the backyard. So many servants could only barely accommodate them originally, and now they had to add a group of new people, so they had to build a few new houses.

We also have to build several warehouses to store the bamboo charcoal for cooking hot pot and the meat and vegetables delivered that day.

The suppliers of meat and vegetables were all arranged by Shang Jinhe. As the young master of the Shang family, this was just a matter of talking for him.

Chu Yuan also personally inspected it and found that the goods delivered were fresh, reasonably priced, and most importantly, they could be supplied stably and long-term.

In this way, after the backyard was built, new servants were hired, and all the staff in the store had undergone pre-job training, Xinyuan Hotpot Restaurant officially opened on an auspicious day.

On the opening day, Mr. Shang certainly had to show up to support his son's business. As a result, some prominent figures in Dugu Town also showed up in the box on the third floor.

In addition, the overbearing aroma of the hot pot spread out, attracting many individual customers from the nearby streets.

In a short while, the lobby on the first floor was packed.

When trying this type of meal for the first time, most customers will choose the four-grid hotpot and order four different flavors of hotpot bases to try.

Of course, there are also big chili lovers who order a spicy beef oil hot pot right away, or for those who like sweet and sour taste, the guys will recommend a tomato hot pot.

As for those ingredients on the menu that they have never heard of, such as shrimp balls, fish tofu, etc., most people will not try them. They choose ingredients they are familiar with, such as beef, mutton, vegetables, etc., order a few plates, and then eat the staple food.

When the first wave of customers had almost finished eating, the noodle-pulling performance performed by the waiters along the tables once again brought the atmosphere in the store to a climax.

All in all, the business on the first day of opening exceeded Chu Yuan's expectations.

Since the hot pot restaurant invested a lot of money in the early stage, and Chu Yuan’s target customer group is diners with high spending power, the prices of both the hot pot base and the dishes are not low.

On the opening day, a total of 84 tables of guests were received and 431 taels of silver were earned.

The bulk of the spending, of course, went to the distinguished guests in the private rooms on the third floor, who spent twenty to thirty taels of silver per table.

Of course, the spending power of individual customers should not be underestimated. Each plate of meat from Chu Yuan costs 150 to 300 wen, and the average spending per table is at least 3 taels of silver.

At the same time, as the hot pot restaurant business is booming, it has also driven a wave of consumption in beverage shops.

Chu Yuan reserved some drinks in advance and sold them in the hot pot restaurant. The most popular ones were milk tea that could relieve the spiciness and various iced drinks. Almost everyone in the store had a cup of these drinks.

The products were sold out several times during this period, and Chu Yuan had to contact Xia Yu urgently to ask her to make them and send them over so that the gap could be filled.

Moreover, this is only the first day of opening. Many people are still taking a wait-and-see attitude towards this new thing called hotpot. Business will most likely be even better in the next few days.

Just like that, after a busy month, it was time to distribute dividends at the end of the month.

Chu Yuan and Shang Jinhe split the profits 50-50 as agreed, and each of them received a net profit of 3,153 taels.

Seeing the three silver notes with a face value of one thousand taels in his hand, Shang Jinhe almost dropped his jaw in shock: "Is your business so profitable?"

Although three thousand taels is nothing in the eyes of the young master of Shang Mansion, it is only half of the hot pot restaurant's monthly income, and it is pure profit.

Doesn’t this mean that Chu Yuan earned back all his initial investment in just one month, and more than enough at that.

Could it be that I really have a talent for business? The first time I looked for a partner, I found such a talented person!

Chu Yuan stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes: "Hey, come back to your senses, this is just the opening, everyone just wants to try it out, the business will definitely stabilize in the future, and it may not make so much money."

Shang Jinhe's eyes were still stunned: "That's amazing, I only knew how to spend money before, this is the first time I've made money."

Listen, listen, these words are too hateful!

"Okay, I have to go home and tell my parents. Do you want to go back and tell your father too?" Chu Yuan was hinting to Shang Jinhe in disguise that after making money, he should go to his father and take credit for it.

Fortunately, this boy was also very sensible: "Yes, yes, I have to go home too."

So after dividing the money, the two went back to their respective homes.

When Chu Yuan returned to the yard behind the beverage shop with the silver bills, Chu's father and mother had already been waiting here for a long time. They knew that today was the day for the end-of-month settlement of the hot pot restaurant, and they had been unable to sit still since early in the morning.

They have seen how hard Chu Yuan has been working these days. It would be great if he could achieve good results, but if it is not satisfactory, they, as family members, should give him comfort and encouragement in time.

But looking at their daughter's current expression, they might be worrying too much.

Yes, during the first few days when the hot pot restaurant had just opened, their family went to eat there once thanks to their eldest daughter. Not only did the two younger ones, Chu Yan and Chu Zhi, rave about it, but even the two older ones couldn't put down their chopsticks, they were amazed that there could be such delicious food in the world.

"How is it? How is the profit of the hot pot restaurant this month?"

Chu Yuan didn't hide it from them and directly took out three thousand taels of silver notes: "Not bad."

"Three...thousand taels!?" After seeing the number on the banknote clearly, the two couldn't help but exclaimed, but when they said the second word, they covered their mouths tightly, for fear that the news would be heard by someone with ulterior motives.