"It's alright. Just tell me the truth. How many customers have come over the past two days? How many of them have eaten? How many of them have made reservations for the next meal?" Pei Qian asked patiently.
Lin Canrong answered honestly, "A total of eight customers have come over the past two days. Three of them have eaten, and one of them has made a reservation for dinner tomorrow."
"En … en?"
Pei Qian was very satisfied with the first two numbers.
There were only a few of them, and they weren't enough.
Zhang Zuting would make a new Weibo post in a few days. Once this Weibo post was taken down, there would not be any new customers.
Yet, one of them had made a reservation for dinner tomorrow?
There were so many rich people.
Pei Qian thought for a moment and asked, "What did he make a reservation for?"
Lin Canrong listed the rare dishes, including tomahawk steak, caviar, matsutake, and the like. They were not big, and it looked like they were enough for two or three people. However, they cost more than ten thousand yuan.
What's more, this customer had already paid a twenty percent deposit.
Pei Qian fell silent.
He really did not understand the world of the rich.
Although Pei Qian ate these things to his heart's content and even invited his employees to eat with him, that was to spend as much money as he could!
If he spent all his money, he would be able to fleece the System. What's more, the System would replenish the money. That was why Pei Qian did not feel the pinch at all.
However, if Pei Qian had to pay out of his own pocket to eat these things, he would feel that even a three to four hundred yuan home-cooked dish was expensive!
Looking at this customer, he had casually ordered more than ten thousand yuan.
Pei Qian had been very optimistic at first. Ming Yun Private Kitchen had less than two digits of customers, and the situation had been very good.
Who would have thought that there would be a local tycoon hidden among the customers who numbered less than two digits???
At that moment, Pei Qian was confused about the current situation.
Lin Canrong saw that Boss Pei was silent and did not understand what Boss Pei was thinking.
Logically speaking, this should be good news, right? However, why was there no smile on Boss Pei's face?
Pei Qian thought for a moment and asked, "Can you recognize this person's accent?"
Lin Canrong thought for a moment and said, "He's speaking Mandarin, but with a slight accent. I don't think he's from Jingzhou. I think he's from Ping City. "
Coal boss?
That was Pei Qian's first reaction.
However, on the bright side, since he was not a Jingzhou local, he might have come to Jingzhou recently for business or on a business trip. He probably would not stay in Jingzhou for long.
Since he was not from Jingzhou, that made things easier.
Even if he was a nouveau riche, he definitely wouldn't come for every meal. At most, he would only come for entertaining guests or business banquets.
If that was the case … Ming Yun Private Kitchen wouldn't earn too much money, right?
At that thought, Pei Qian relaxed slightly. He felt like he had been a little paranoid recently.
Since this private kitchen was opened to entertain his own employees, he would not to.
The fact that a few local tycoons came over for a meal was also part of the plan. In the long run, this private kitchen would still suffer losses.
Therefore, there was no need to be so nervous.
After hearing that this baller was not from Jingzhou, Pei Qian felt much more at ease.
The two of them casually chatted about the daily operations of the private kitchen before Xiao Sun drove back.
"That's all for now. Remember our service motto. Even if you're a tycoon, you can't break the rules. Just let the waiters treat you normally."
"Also, our shop's name can't be leaked."
After giving a few more instructions, Pei Qian boarded the car and left.
After sending Boss Pei off, Lin Canrong savored the deeper meaning behind Boss Pei's words.
"Boss Pei, are you saying that we don't have to be too nervous even if we meet ballers? That's because Ming Yun Private Kitchen will have many ballers as customers in the future?
"If we break the rules for a tycoon now, then when there are more tycoons in the future, the rules will be useless."
"Hmm, that makes sense!"
"Boss Pei is indeed far-sighted. When he set the rules, he already thought about how Ming Yun Private Kitchen would become popular in the future.
"That's why Boss Pei is reminding me not to be satisfied easily. How could he be so happy just because a nouveau riche came? I'm the manager of a shop now, so I have to stay calm. "
"In the future, it should be normal for rich people to come to eat."
"I'll convey Boss Pei's spirit to the employees now."
Lin Canrong felt that Ming Yun Private Kitchen's future was bright. He happily went to share this good news with others.
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August 21st, Saturday.
Ming Yun Private Kitchen had to prepare for dinner.
Qiao Liang planned to walk around Jingzhou in the morning and have some fun. In the afternoon, he would work overtime and continue playing Repent and be Saved.
Since Boss Pei was so generous, he had to complete the task with the highest quality.
At Shang Yang Games, the development of Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version had been completed. All that was left was a final test. Then, they could officially advertise the game and release it.
Today was Saturday. According to Boss Pei's usual instructions, they were not allowed to work overtime on holidays.
As the director, Lin Wan had wanted to persuade everyone to go home at first. However, the game's release date was getting closer. Wang Xiaobin, Ye Zhizhou, and the others could not sit still at home anymore. They insisted on working overtime, and Lin Wan had no choice but to agree.
Of course, Lin Wan could not sit still either.
When they thought about how the game they had poured so much effort into was going to be released to the public in a week, everyone felt excited and nervous.
The mini-client for Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version was limited to 370 meters. This completely exceeded everyone's initial expectations.
Bloody Battle Song was originally a web-based game that could be played the moment it was opened.
Most web-based games had mini-clients that were limited to five meters.
A small number of web-based games had mini-clients that were between thirty to fifty meters.
Any larger than that, and it would not be considered a mini-client anymore. According to web-based games' standards, downloading 370 meters of data was too long. Players would be better off playing client-side games.
Most web-based gamers would find it hard to bear downloading 370 meters of data.
However, Lin Wan did not have a better idea. According to the previous standards, Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version had gone from 2D to 3D. The art resources had been redone. No matter how much she compressed and optimized the resources, it would be difficult for her to push the game any further.
370 meters was the result of a lot of effort and optimization.
It was very risky, but now that things had come to this, there was no turning back.
On the bright side, perhaps they could rely on the game's quality and fair gameplay that far exceeded that of ordinary web-based games to forcefully change the tastes of traditional web-based gamers?
What's more, Boss Pei would personally design the advertisement.
Lin Wan did not have much confidence, but she believed that Boss Pei must have made arrangements.
Wang Xiaobin gently knocked on the door. "Director Lin, the initial publicity work has been prepared.
"At the moment, we are mainly placing it on various websites, including websites, video websites, games websites, animation websites, website navigation, and so on.
"According to what we agreed before, our publicity video will not have forced pop-up windows or website psoriasis. Gamers will only be sent to the game's registration and download page after they click on it."
Although they were still advertising normally, some of the more annoying advertising methods were banned under Lin Wan's insistence.
In fact, web-based games' advertisements were still very messy at the moment. Inexplicable pop-up windows, psoriasis advertisements at the bottom right corner, and the like were all very common. Many netizens also had a very bad experience.
However, one had to admit that such shameless pop-up windows were also the most effective.
Rejecting such pop-up windows would reduce the effectiveness of the advertisement. At the same time, they might not gain a good reputation. Netizens might not even realize this.
However, after discussing with everyone, Lin Wan decided to use this method.
After all, Shang Yang Games was no longer the Shang Yang Games of the past. They had to be completely different from web-based game manufacturers who had no bottom line.
After listening to Wang Xiaobin's report, Lin Wan was very satisfied. "You've worked hard. Our next task is to polish the game. It might be difficult to change gamers' tastes, but we've tried our best."
Wang Xiaobin nodded, agreeing with Lin Wan's words.
Although Director Lin did not manage everything during the research and development period, her optimistic and high-spirited spirit was indeed inherited from Boss Pei. That was very rare.
"Then, everyone, prepare yourselves. We'll have one more week for the final test. We'll let some old gamers in to experience it and give them their opinions.
"The game will be officially released in one week. The publicity work will also be fully activated!"
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At night, at Ming Yun Private Kitchen …
"See, I told you there was a great restaurant here, but you didn't believe me. Do you believe me now? The promoters you found are not professional enough! "
Xue Zhebin crossed his legs, beaming. He felt very proud.
He had really made a profit from the meal he had booked yesterday!
Xue Zhebin felt the difference the moment he entered the door.
The decorations in the private room, the dining table, and the cutlery had all been changed!
Xue Zhebin had chosen this private room yesterday afternoon because there were no other customers in Ming Yun Private Kitchen. However, he had not made a reservation. Thus, the private room was decorated normally. Although the environment was good, there was nothing special about it.
Today was different. Xue Zhebin had made a reservation in advance. Thus, the decorations in the private room, the dining table, and the cutlery were all based on the dishes. The entire style was highly unified. Even the tablecloth and the decorations on the dining table showed that they had put a lot of effort into it.
All in all, his eyes lit up the moment he entered!
The young man sitting opposite Xue Zhebin looked slightly older than him. However, he was not even thirty years old.
He was completely different from Xue Zhebin's nouveau riche aura. This young man was dressed formally and looked like a businessman. The first impression he gave was that he was an elite in the workplace.
At that moment, he was tasting the delicacies while looking at the review app on his cell phone in confusion.
"There's such a high-quality private kitchen in Jingzhou City. Even our promoters could not find it. How did you find it?"
On the map of the review app, this was an ordinary empty space. There was nothing there.
Xue Zhebin smiled proudly. "Why do you care how I found it? You've lost the bet. This meal is on you! "
The young man sitting opposite him was called Wang Peng. He was one of the founders of Quanmin Reviews.
Quanmin Reviews had been expanding rapidly from first-tier cities to second- and third-tier cities. Jingzhou was one of the key cities they were targeting.
In order to expand the market faster and attract merchants, Wang Peng suggested setting up 'promoters' in every city. The daily job of the promoters was to find undiscovered shops and persuade them to become partners with Quanmin Reviews.
The system of promoters was indeed quite effective. Quanmin Reviews was expanding rapidly in Jingzhou. At the moment, it had covered most of the merchants.
That was especially so for restaurants with outstanding dishes and high standards. If the promoters successfully established a partnership, they would be rewarded handsomely. Thus, the promoters of Quanmin Reviews spared no effort to find such shops.
Even if the merchants were not willing to establish a partnership, Quanmin Reviews would at least mark the shop on the website. There should not be a situation where there was nothing on the map.
That was also the reason why Wang Peng did not believe Xue Zhebin's words. He was even a little indignant.
He felt that there could not be such a high-end restaurant in Jingzhou that had not been discovered by Quanmin Reviews.
The waiter stood by the side, smiling and waiting for service.
Wang Peng asked, "How long has your shop been open?"
The waiter smiled and answered, "More than half a month."
Wang Peng was even more confused.
He really could not figure out what was going on. Quanmin Reviews had hired so many promoters in Jingzhou. Every day, they would go around looking for undiscovered businesses. In the end, this shop had been open for more than half a month, but none of the promoters had discovered it. Instead, Xue Zhebin had.
This was too nonsensical.
Wang Peng asked again, "What's the name of your shop?"
He was thinking about how he could rope in the owner of this shop and establish a partnership with Quanmin Reviews.
The waiter smiled and answered, "Sir, our shop does not have a name.
We hope that you will remember the good dining environment, the meticulous and attentive service, and the delicious food here. It is not an empty name.
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