Ding Ning glared at Luoxue helplessly. He did not want to show his face in public and be watched by others.
Luoxue stuck out her tongue mischievously and bowed slightly to the guests. "Then I'll have to trouble everyone to wait a little longer."
"Sister Luoxue, your master is also here today. Can you introduce him to me?"
Seeing that Ding Ning was going to the kitchen to help, Li Eunhui and Sophia could not stay in the room and followed him to the back hall. Sophia asked curiously as she helped Luoxue prepare the vegetables.
"There, that's him!"
Luoxue smiled and pouted at Ding Ning, who was showing off his knife skills.
"What? Your brother is your master? "
Sophia was shocked and asked with wide eyes in disbelief.
"Of course, I learned all my skills from my brother."
Luoxue said proudly.
"How … how is this possible? I ate your brother's cooking yesterday. Although it was delicious, it could not compare to your skills! "
Sophia looked at Ding Ning in shock. Her mind was in a mess. She only knew that Ding Ning's cooking skills were good, but she did not expect him to be Luoxue's master.
Luoxue wrinkled her little nose and said unhappily, "My brother's skills are the best, much better than mine. If you think his skills are not as good as mine, it only means that he did not put in the effort to cook, or there is a problem with the ingredients."
A look of realization flashed across Sophia's eyes. It was true that Ding Ning had made authentic home-cooked dishes last night, but because she was used to cooking dark cuisines that were a combination of Chinese and Western, many of the seasonings and ingredients were not conventional. It was understandable that Ding Ning's food was not as good as Luoxue's.
In reality, Sophia's guess was correct. Ding Ning's ingredients in residence number nine were not fresh enough, and the seasonings were not conventional. Thus, even he was not very satisfied with the food he made.
He asked a hired waiter to take Li Eunhui to see the scenery filled with all kinds of fantastical scenes. Ding Ning pulled Luoxue to the storage room and gave her a storage ring. Inside were four slaughtered and cleaned Boarbeasts. Luoxue was both surprised and delighted. She looked at the Boarbeasts with green eyes.
"Brother, what breed of pig is this? Why is it so big?"
Even though the Boarbeasts had been slaughtered and cut up, Luoxue could tell from the four large pig heads that they were not ordinary pigs.
"It can be considered a low-level demon beast, called the Pig Beast. I only managed to obtain it by chance."
Ding Ning naturally trusted Luoxue, but the matters of the Setting Sun Continent were too mysterious. He could not explain and could only vaguely brush it off.
"Demonic beast? But isn't it a waste to sell such good pork? Besides, if we can't supply it for a long time, it will affect the business of the Castle in the Air. "
It had to be said that Luoxue, who had a dream, was no longer just a chef. She was also an operator with a long-term vision.
"Don't worry, I didn't just get one or two. I'm breeding them on a large scale. There's absolutely no problem with long-term supply!"
Ding Ning smiled happily and rubbed Luoxue's little head.
"That's great. With such top-notch ingredients, our Sky Pavilion will definitely become the leader of the food and beverage industry."
Luoxue waved her little fist and spoke in high spirits.
Looking at the ambition flashing in her eyes, Ding Ning could not help but be in a trance. "Is this still the vampire girl who once curled up in the dirty underground cave and struggled to survive?"
He was very proud. Because of his appearance, he had changed this girl's fate. He felt a great sense of accomplishment to be able to let her live under the sun and do what she liked.
"Brother, our business is very good now. Two days ago, I made a rough calculation. In less than a month, we've recovered all our costs and even made a small profit."
Luo Xue reported happily.
"Oh!"
Ding Ning responded carelessly. Then, his entire body shook and he said in shock, "What did you say? Recovered our costs? "
Ding Ning couldn't help but be surprised. Back then, in order to let Luoxue do what she liked, he had invested more than five million to build this pavilion in the air. Adding on the investment of some infrastructure later on, it added up to more than six million. Did he recover the cost in less than a month? How could this be possible?
"Yes, I made a rough calculation. From the opening until now, the total business income is about nine million. After deducting the workers' wages, purchasing ingredients, and other miscellaneous expenses, the net profit is about seven million."
Luoxue said matter-of-factly, which made Ding Ning open his mouth in shock.
Not to mention a few million, even if it was tens of millions or hundreds of millions, he would not care about it now. But this was just a restaurant he had built for Luoxue to kill time. It was purely for fun. He did not expect that he could recover his costs in a month and even make a slight profit.
A few million a month was only pocket money for Ding Ning, but for a restaurant of a medium scale, it was definitely a successful profit model that surpassed others in the industry.
Don't forget, the Sky Pavilion had only been open for less than a month. What if it was open for a full month? It was not impossible for the net profit to reach ten million.
And so on. What would happen after a year? How much profit could it make? Surely, it would not be a problem to make one hundred million?
A restaurant with less than a hundred seats and opened on the top floor, where it was inconvenient to get in and out, could have such a profit. This was definitely a money-making machine.
Ding Ning could make tens of billions at any time, but that was all floating food. If he was not careful, he might not have any income for several years.
But the Sky Pavilion, which he had never cared about, made him realize that he had underestimated the huge profit of the catering industry.
"Tell me, how can it make so much money?"
Ding Ning humbly asked for advice.
"In fact, catering is just a word-of-mouth effect to gather popularity."
Luoxue was very happy to get Ding Ning's approval. She said excitedly, "In order to open up the market, the food in our restaurant is actually affordable. Except for some special ingredients, the food made of ordinary ingredients can be completely affordable for the working class to eat once a day. The profit of the food is only about 30%."
"30%? That's not high. "
Ding Ning was stunned. 30% was really not a lot. A cost of 100 yuan could make 30 yuan. This was really a good price for the catering industry, which could basically achieve a profit of 40% or even 50%.
"We take the path of small profits but quick turnover. In addition, our craftsmanship is not bad, so we have attracted a lot of customers."
As Luoxue cleaned up the ingredients neatly, she said excitedly, "If we have a reputation, we will have a customer base. The white-collar workers in the nearby office buildings won't eat anything other than our restaurant. At noon every day, there are thousands of takeaways. These takeaways are delivered to their doorstep. Although it is not high and only costs a few yuan each time, it is enough to pay the workers' salaries after accumulating."
Ding Ning nodded in understanding. There was an extra service charge for delivering takeaways. A few yuan was not a big deal, but a little made a mickle. It was also a lot of income.
For example, if an extra service charge of 5 yuan was charged for one takeaway, 1,000 takeaways a day would be 5,000 yuan, which was 150,000 yuan a month.
In Ninghai, the monthly salary of a waiter who worked hard to earn money without any technical content was no more than three or four thousand yuan. Even if the price of the Castle in the Air was a little higher, it was no more than five thousand yuan a month. One hundred and fifty thousand yuan was enough to pay the salary of thirty waiters.
"The most profitable thing is the flower tea and spirit wine that you taught me."
Luoxue proudly told the truth. "The environment of our restaurant is the best in the whole of Ninghai, so many business negotiations and leisure entertainment like to be carried out in our restaurant. The spirit fruit wine that costs two thousand yuan per catty and the spirit flower tea that costs two hundred yuan per pot are essential consumer goods for these big customers."
Ding Ning could understand this. Both the spirit flower tea and the spirit fruit wine had the miraculous effect of curing diseases, strengthening the body, and prolonging life. Coupled with their excellent taste, it would be strange if they were not easy to sell.
"Also, some special dishes that are served regularly are the biggest money-making tools. For example, the Fleeting Drunken Dream that you made last time. After my research, I simplified it and launched it as a seafood feast. I named it Deep Blue Dream. Each one can sell for more than 8,000 yuan. Even this is not enough to meet the demand. It has become a must-order dish for the customers who have reserved rooms in the private room."
Luoxue happily showed off. "In fact, the ingredients used are ordinary seafood, and only some of the deep-sea ingredients that you provided last time are mixed in, which makes these rich customers scramble like ducks."
Ding Ning did not know whether to laugh or cry. He knocked Luoxue's little head. "Why do I feel that you have become a profiteer?"
"I'm not a profiteer. Only I don't take these deep-sea ingredients seriously. You should know that humans can only explore the depths of the sea up to 10,000 meters with submersible devices, but that is only exploration. One or two hundred meters below sea level is basically a forbidden zone for humans to harvest. The deep-sea seafood that I brought back are all creatures that live one or two kilometers below sea level. It can be said that our restaurant is the only one in the world that has such seafood. Is it expensive to sell each one for 8,818 yuan?"
Luoxue wrinkled her cute little nose and pouted. It seemed that she had done her homework before. The deep-sea creatures that once made her feel fear and even nausea were now simply rare goods in her eyes.
Ding Ning showed a look of sudden understanding. He really did not think so much. After all, the water pressure at the bottom of the sea was terrifyingly great. He could easily enter the deep sea only because he had the Tianshui totem and was blessed by nature. Otherwise, even a martial arts master who practiced water attribute cultivation methods would at most be able to dive to about one kilometer under the sea.
Speaking of which, how could a martial arts master who could dive to one kilometer under the sea care about those seafood? Even if he wanted to taste something fresh, he believed that he would not dare to easily taste those unknown deep-sea creatures. After all, no one dared to say whether those things were poisonous or not.
Only he, who was proficient in medicine and cooking, would be able to distinguish which deep-sea creatures were poisonous and which were not, and treat them as delicious ingredients.
In this way, it was not expensive to add some deep-sea ingredients to each seafood feast and sell it for more than 8,000 yuan. After all, the rarer something is, the more expensive it is. Presumably, those rich people would not care about such trifles.
"Okay, when I have the chance, I will go to the deep sea and bring back some good ingredients for you."
Ding Ning patted his chest and promised. In order to build the transmission matrix, he had used up all the red corals and spirit crystals. He was planning to find time to go to the underwater world to get some in the next two days.
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