bullyxtreme Chapter 240 Did we make money?
Chapter 240 Did we make money?
"More than twenty copies have been sent out, and we only prepared thirty copies in total." Qu Wanning said worriedly.
Because the steam pot chicken takes a long time to cook, these thirty portions were already steamed on the stove. If all the thirty portions were sent out, it would be too late to cook them now. Each portion of steam pot chicken would take more than half an hour to steam. Moreover, this steam pot chicken was seasoned by Su Jixiang herself and she personally supervised the production. Of course, other dishes cannot compare to it. If it was really gone, even if Su Jixiang had three heads and six arms, it would be impossible to make a lot of it in a short time.
Now the other dishes in the restaurant are made by several master chefs invited and trained by Su Jixiang himself, but some core things still need to be made by Su Jixiang himself.
"It's okay. If you don't have it, I won't send it to you." Su Jixiang looked like he didn't care at all.
"Ah? It's fine if we don't send it, but what if someone orders it?" Qu Wanning frowned and said, "If someone orders it, we won't be able to make it? Isn't this a waste of time?"
"Then don't do it!" Su Jixiang winked at Qu Wanning, who had a sad face. "Let them wait. Only 30 orders a day. Don't make more. Deliver within the first three days of opening. From now on, you can either make a reservation or it's first come first served."
"Ah? This steam pot chicken is not cheap, will anyone order it?" Qu Wanning looked at Su Jixiang in surprise. She knew that Su Jixiang had spent a lot of money to customize this casserole for steam pot chicken. She was really afraid that she would not be able to recover the cost.
"Then let me ask you, after you've drunk it once, do you want to drink it a second time?" Su Jixiang asked with a smile.
"Yes. Don't I always pester you to make one?" Qu Wanning nodded and said naturally, "It's so delicious that nothing else can compare to it."
"Then do you think they will only drink once?" Su Jixiang asked with a smile.
Qu Wanning finally came back to his senses, and then his eyes lit up, "Scarcity makes things valuable! I understand!"
"You're still smart!" Su Jixiang gave Qu Wanning a thumbs up. Qu Wanning patted Su Jixiang's hand and said, "Stop laughing at me!"
Su Jixiang smiled and said, "I'm not laughing at you. This is hunger marketing. As long as word of mouth spreads, people will naturally come to inquire and try it. We are not giving it away indefinitely, it's only for three days."
"What if someone comes and only asks for this soup, and doesn't order anything else?" Qu Wanning asked.
"Of course we give it to customers who spend money in the store." Su Jixiang said with a smile, "If you don't spend money, you don't give it to customers. You can announce that if you book more than five tables of banquets in the store at one time, or if the cumulative consumption reaches 20 taels of silver, you will get an extra steamed chicken. It's valid for one month. The free steamed chicken does not count towards the daily quota, anyway, it's included."
"That's a good idea!" Qu Wanning's eyes suddenly lit up, "How are you so smart?" She raised her hand and hugged Su Jixiang, then quickly turned around and left the kitchen, "I'll write it down and have someone post it."
Although Mangcheng is not as big as the capital, it is at least the largest provincial capital on the border. During times of peace, there were many people in this city who did business with the surrounding small countries, and some of them made a lot of money.
Since the Black Tiger Army moved in, taxes have been reduced. Although the Turks would come to invade, it was peaceful most of the time. Border trade in Mangcheng has recovered a lot, so there are many wealthy people.
To be honest, Qu Wanning and Su Jixiang have already eaten at all the famous restaurants in Mangcheng. They have also been to some of the delicious small restaurants that others mentioned, so Qu Wanning is particularly confident in Su Jixiang's cooking skills.
Qu Wanning came from the palace and could eat even the food in the imperial kitchen, so in her opinion, Su Jixiang's cooking skills were unmatched even in Daxie, so Qu Wanning was not worried about the sales of the steamed pot chicken at all.
Previously, Su Jixiang said that the highest price for the steam pot chicken would be fifty cents, but Qu Wanning thought about it and insisted that Su Jixiang set the price at one or two taels of silver.
Su Jixiang has spent a lot of money to customize the clay pot. It is not impossible for others to imitate it. It is just a matter of time.
So we have to sell it at a high price before others can make imitations.
Su Jixiang thought about it and realized that this was the truth, so he agreed to Qu Wanning's price.
Qu Wanning had just posted the notice that Su Jixiang mentioned when a waiter came over and said that someone had ordered steamed chicken.
Qu Wanning hurried to the kitchen, and what a coincidence, the last serving of steamed chicken was stewing on the stove.
"Our steam pot chicken restaurant is really open!" Qu Wanning said happily, "I don't care, I will deliver it myself."
Seeing her smiling face, Su Jixiang couldn't help but say, "Be more reserved, be more reserved!"
"Oh, I can't be reserved anymore!" Qu Wanning said anxiously, "This is not the place to be reserved! You should know that I am worried that I won't be able to sell any of them. After all, one tael of silver per pot, and I set the price. I am under so much pressure!"
Su Jixiang took the steamer chicken off the stove, wiped the outside of the casserole clean, and handed it to Qu Wanning, "Be careful, it's hot. Otherwise, ask someone to help you take it out. You are one of the owners, you don't need to do this kind of thing yourself."
Qu Wanning was different from her. She was used to doing this kind of thing in the modern world. However, Qu Wanning was a proper noble lady, who had grown up in a pampered environment and had been a concubine in the palace. She usually didn't touch the water. Su Jixiang was really afraid that she would overturn the casserole. If the food fell, it fell. Su Jixiang was afraid that she would get burned! After all, the heat preservation function of this casserole was needless to say...
"It's okay, it's okay." Qu Wanning refused. This was the first steamed chicken she sold and she set the price, so she had to deliver it herself.
If someone had told Qu Wanning in the past that one day she would serve food in the restaurant, Qu Wanning would have thought that person was dreaming, but now she really did it herself.
When the casserole was delivered steadily, Qu Wanning did not feel the slightest bit of shame for being in public to deliver the food. Instead, he felt more open-minded and happy in his heart!
She made money! She never thought that one day she could make money with her own hands!
After serving the soup, Qu Wanning went back to the kitchen and hugged Su Jixiang tightly. "Jixiang, you know? I am really happy today!" she whispered to Su Jixiang.
"Did we make money?" Su Jixiang was so confused that he asked with a smile. "A big order?"
"Uh..." Qu Wanning was stunned. She hadn't calculated whether she made money or not, but she felt that she did!