Gourmet: Midnight Vending

If it were someone else claiming they could sell over Ten Thousand Yuan a day, Yino would think they're full of crap.

But if it's Boss Xiao Chen... Yino feels that as long as the foot traffic is enough, Ten Thousand Yuan a day is a piece of cake!

The key point is... Huaxi Hot Spring Resort looks really luxurious from the outside. For an average person, just looking at it gives a sense of "not daring to go in," Yino and Su Shasha even mentioned it on the way here.

Upon hearing Wen Zhiliang say that if daily sales exceed five thousand, they can give free adult ticket packages, isn't this a no-brainer for profit!

Chen Mo could see the excitement in the trio's expectations.

"Our Experience Value is calculated based on turnover, so what if part of it gets deducted?"

[Food truck Experience Value only counts your total turnover during the food truck's business hours.]

Oh, since that's the case.

Chen Mo looked at Wen Zhiliang with a smile, "You just said there's a reward if we exceed Ten Thousand Yuan. What if we exceed Twenty Thousand? How about Thirty Thousand?"

Wen Zhiliang waved his hand, "Every small boss who sets up shop here asks me that question. I only tell them I won't let them suffer a loss. But do you know what's the highest turnover in here so far?"

Chen Mo asked, "What is it?"

"It's a young guy selling grilled sausages; he sells at least over five thousand Yuan a day. I give him a free adult ticket package every day, which includes free hot spring access and a free hotel room."

Interesting.

"Alright, I accept your invitation. Let's start today." Chen Mo readily agreed.

"Good." Wen Zhiliang turned to his assistant and said, "Tell the security to give him a pass."

He looked back at Chen Mo, "In our hot spring resort, all payments are made by card. Once you're inside, someone will give you a card machine. The site fee is settled every morning at 7 o'clock for the previous day."

"Alright."

Chen Mo didn't say much more, bent down to pick up the still-thawing chicken from the ground, and brought it back to the food truck, ready to drive in.

Wen Zhiliang also got in his car, but before the car started, he rolled down the window again, "Can I have another serving of shredded chicken?"

"8 Yuan," Chen Mo grinned, "But this one's on the house."

Swiftly grabbed a handful of shredded chicken, placed it in a bowl, drizzled on spicy sauce, and sprinkled green onions.

Wen Zhiliang took it through the car window, smiled and nodded at Chen Mo, then the tinted window went up, obscuring the sight of this resort boss.

"Damn, where did this kid learn this skill? It's so delicious!" Wen Zhiliang eagerly picked up the shredded chicken in the bowl and stuffed it in his mouth.

Wow~ The sensation of big chunks of meat filling your mouth, with the numb, spicy, savory, and salty flavors bursting altogether, complemented perfectly by the tender yet firm texture of the chicken, it's absolutely amazing.

"President Wen, are we still going to the food market?"

Wen Zhiliang tied up the little bowl with just spicy sauce left inside a plastic bag and placed it on the floor next to him, "Since we've already found satisfying street food today, let's skip the food market. Let's check out the arcade."

Huaxi Hot Spring has been open for over a decade.

It used to aim for a high-end experience, and business was always quite good, but after three tough years, as the world begins to recover, Huaxi has yet to bounce back.

Everyone says it's hard to make money nowadays, and Wen Zhiliang truly feels it. The resort is gradually falling behind, and finding opportunities for transformation is urgently needed.

Through communicating with many young people of today, Wen Zhiliang realized that sticking to the old ways of running a resort would only lead to ruin.

Why has the bathhouse culture in Harbin become an internet sensation in recent years, attracting many southern newbies to come experience it?

It's not just about bathing.

Eating, drinking, playing, relaxing, every aspect is present, and none can be lacking.

Only then, through word-of-mouth among today's youth, phrases like this begin to emerge:

"There's this great little eatery at that resort, we should go soak in the hot spring today and grab some snacks."

Or...

"The new masseur at that resort is really nice, strong hands. Let's go experience it again."

That resort is really fun, has everything we want, let's rest for a day, eat, drink, and soak in the hot spring.

Huaxi must not rely solely on outdated slogans like "good water quality," "great service," "high-end and grand" for promotion.

Thus, finding many new partners and building a more diverse leisure culture is now Wen Zhiliang's main job.

...

"So, making Ten Thousand Yuan a day shouldn't be hard, right? This boss is really a great guy." Yino thought Wen Zhiliang must be out of his mind to propose such a dumb partnership offer.

Chen Mo placed the thawed chicken temporarily on the workbench, tidied up the cooked ones for now, and stood at the food truck thinking it over carefully.

"It should be because the resort is not doing well now, and this boss wants to try attracting people through other channels."

"But I've only ever heard of people going for hot springs and grabbing some snacks along the way, never of people having snacks as an excuse to go soak in a hot spring!"

Chen Mo looked at Yino, who had a somewhat naive expression, feeling that maybe her family telling her to hurry and go on a blind date and get married isn't entirely wrong; there's a bit of truth to that thought.

Just as Chen Mo was about to speak, Lu Yingqiu, who had been quietly standing at the food truck, uncharacteristically spoke up.

"Once the resort starts offering more than just hot springs, some people who wouldn't normally consider soaking in hot springs might come to try it. You can think of the resort forming like a large modern shopping mall, where the snacks, bars, and hot springs are akin to having clothing stores, cinemas, and food courts inside."

Chen Mo nodded quietly, Lu Yingqiu's explanation was very reasonable. This is the basic concept of a modern large shopping complex, and no doubt, resorts moving in this direction is correct.

Development might even be a bit late for this.

However, these words actually increased Chen Mo's curiosity about Lu Yingqiu.

She speaks so little and is socially anxious, yet possesses skills not fitting her role, and knowledge beyond her age.

Why is that?

Looking at the [Familiarity Level: 39] characters in his mind, Chen Mo's interest in the memory card in the mission guide was piqued for the first time.

"So, regarding Boss Wen's reward schemes of five thousand, Ten Thousand, Twenty Thousand Yuan, if my guess is correct," Chen Mo laughed with the three women, "they are surely calculated by professionals, not decided impulsively."

Lu Yingqiu also unusually nodded in agreement, even with some certainty, "In each stage, the reward he offers must be less than the profit we create for him at that turnover level."

Yino and Su Shasha pouted, feeling a bit confused.

Yino was puzzled for a while, tilting her head from left to right.

Wait, that's odd...

Since when did you two start thinking on the same wavelength?