The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 817 WPG Micro-Innovation and Increased Revenue! Random Event: Live Chat and Xia Guo Agricultural University!

An Wuyang asked proactively, "What's the deal with the spicy chicken cubes?"

Xiao Qingyue explained, "Xingchuanlou's spicy diced chicken is a dish that Chef Liang created a second time, and it is somewhat different from the traditional spicy diced chicken."

"I can't explain the specifics very clearly. We'll find out when we go out for lunch later," Xiao Qingyue added.

An Wuyang readily agreed, "Okay!"

The two spent the entire morning together, only heading to Xingchuanlou near noon.

When An Wuyang and Xiao Qingyue arrived, Xiao Qingyue's mother, Yuan Liyu, greeted them warmly. She had completely let go of her resentment. So what if An Wuyang had other girlfriends?
As long as An Wuyang is willing to treat her daughter well!
Inside a private room at Xingchuanlou, An Wuyang was reviewing the menu. Xingchuanlou had recently updated its dishes, and although these updates were minor innovations, essentially old wine in new bottles, they still brought a sense of novelty to consumers.

An Wuyang saw the description of the spicy diced chicken in the innovative dish.

Xingchuanlou offers two types of spicy diced chicken, including the regular spicy diced chicken, which costs 198 yuan per serving.
There's also the "Lazy Man's Version of Spicy Chicken," which is priced more than double, reaching a high of 398 yuan.

An Wuyang naturally chose the "Lazy Man's Spicy Chicken" option. He wanted to see what kind of spicy chicken it was that cost 398 yuan.

An Wuyang also ordered a braised turtle, which did not have a fixed price, but was marked as: 128 yuan/jin [charged according to weight].

Xiao Qingyue ordered a stir-fried pea shoot dish and a tomato and egg stir-fry.

Less than three minutes later, Gu Biao came to the private room in person and greeted him, "President An, could you please go to the aquatic pond to select some soft-shelled turtles?"

An Wuyang raised an eyebrow but did not refuse. He followed Gu Biao to the aquatic pool, and Xiao Qingyue came along as well.

The turtle tank in the aquaculture pond contains turtles of various sizes and weights.

An Wuyang directly chose the largest turtle.

Larger turtles taste better!
As for wasting food?
An Wuyang could only say that even if they couldn't finish the food, they wouldn't waste it. The reason behind this was actually a bit heartbreaking, but An Wuyang didn't want to talk about it.

After An Wuyang had selected the turtles, Gu Biao explained, "President An, there's actually one more step after we've selected the turtles."

"Oh? What steps?" An Wuyang asked curiously.

Gu Biao replied, "After customers select the turtle, they can use a knife to carve a few simple marks on the turtle's back to show Xingchuanlou's attitude that we will not change the ingredients."

An Wuyang praised, "This design is great!"

It may seem like a simple trick, but it actually addresses customers' concerns and demonstrates Xingchuanlou's integrity in a comprehensive way.

However, An Wuyang naturally didn't need to do such a thing; he was one of the largest shareholders of Xingchuanlou!

"Do you still have braised pork belly today?" An Wuyang asked.

Gu Biao responded affirmatively, "Of course, they're all made fresh this morning."

The so-called "shao bai" is actually steamed pork with preserved mustard greens. "Shao bai" is the local name for the dish in Shengqing, Xichuan.

"Let's add another serving of braised pork belly, a small one will do," An Wuyang added.

“Yes, Mr. An.” Gu Biao readily agreed.

An Wuyang and Xiao Qingyue returned to the private room and chatted while patiently waiting.

More than half an hour passed while we waited!
Xingchuanlou is not a pre-prepared restaurant; except for a very few steamed dishes like steamed pork with preserved mustard greens, all other dishes need to be made to order.

For example, if An Wuyang wants to eat braised turtle, then he has to choose the turtle first, then kill and cook it on the spot, which takes at least an hour from start to finish.

Of course, most of Xingchuanlou's regular customers usually pre-order certain dishes to avoid waiting too long.

Nearly an hour later, the dishes ordered by An Wuyang and Xiao Qingyue were served one after another, including braised pork belly, lazy version of spicy chicken, braised turtle, stir-fried pea shoots, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

An Wuyang first looked at the lazy version of spicy diced chicken.

The essence of traditional, authentic spicy diced chicken lies in finding small pieces of chicken among the chili peppers, primarily to savor the flavor.

However, the lazy version of spicy diced chicken is different. The chicken pieces in it can no longer be called diced chicken, but should be called chicken chunks!

An Wuyang picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. The spicy chicken pieces had a crispy skin and tender inside, which was clearly not the traditional way of cooking spicy chicken.

More importantly, these spicy chicken pieces have no chicken bones!

After tasting several pieces of spicy chicken, An Wuyang discovered a new problem: the chicken parts selected for these spicy chicken pieces should be a combination of chicken wing tips, drumsticks, and back meat.

There is no chicken breast, no chicken wing tips, no chicken neck, and no chicken feet.

Judging from the portion size of the spicy chicken pieces, it might require one relatively large chicken or two relatively small chickens to produce the amount of meat needed for one serving.

"President An, how do you think it tastes?" Xiao Qingyue asked proactively.

An Wuyang responded with a sigh, "It tastes good! They changed the spicy chicken cubes to spicy chicken chunks, chose a better-tasting part, and deboned it beforehand. I think the price is acceptable."

Xiao Qingyue smiled and said, "I also think boneless chicken is very good!"

An Wuyang then tasted braised soft-shelled turtle. Because she chose a large soft-shelled turtle, the skirt was thick and soft, and the taste was quite good.

Unfortunately, An Wuyang had anticipated Xingchuanlou's cooking skills, so the food reward was not triggered.

Around 2 p.m., An Wuyang and Xiao Qingyue finished lunch at Xingchuanlou Restaurant. An Wuyang took the opportunity to check on Xingchuanlou's recent business situation.

In early February, Xingchuanlou's business was maintained at an average of over 80,000 per day.

The increase in revenue may be due to the introduction of new dishes, including high-priced items like soft-shelled turtle.

For example, the day before yesterday, the first day of March, even though it wasn't a Saturday or Sunday, we still managed to achieve a turnover of 9.6.

For example, yesterday's turnover also exceeded 90,000.

An Wuyang marveled at the prosperity of the catering industry, then took Xiao Qingyue's hand and left.

An Wuyang originally planned to visit Xiao Qingyue's school, but he worried that if he was recognized, it would be troublesome.
So the two returned to the Rongguo Mansion in Huayu.

However, since both of them had eaten a large lunch, they did not engage in any post-meal exercise.

Xiao Qingyue suggested, "President An, how about we do a live stream for a while?"

Before An Wuyang could answer, the Happy Life System issued a prompt message.

……

'Ding!' 'Random event: The streamer is safe and sound!'

Today is another day I miss the anchor, An Wuyang!

Event Requirement: Please use Xiao Qingyue's live streaming account to stream for at least one hour;

Event Rewards: Rewards will be determined based on a comprehensive evaluation of the number of viewers during the live stream and the total number of non-incentivized paid gifts.

……

An Wuyang quickly read through the information and secretly raised an eyebrow. What did this "non-guided paid gift" mean?
However, the Happy Life System did not respond.

Seeing that he wouldn't get an answer, An Wuyang didn't care. He figured he'd figure out what it meant when the rewards were tallied later.

So An Wuyang agreed, saying, "No problem, we'll do a live stream for a while."

The two arrived at a room specifically for live streaming. Xiao Qingyue quickly turned on her computer and set up the live stream information.

Today, Xiao Qingyue set the cover image for her live stream as: "Live Stream with President An".

As soon as Xiao Qingyue started her live stream, more than a dozen people flooded into the room.

Xiao Qingyue is not a top streamer, even with An Wuyang backing her up.

In fact, it was precisely because An Wuyang was backing her up that she was unable to become a top anchor.

After all, most of the female streamer's fans should know what's going on, right?

Since Xiao Qingyue already has An Wuyang, the vast majority of viewers will not choose Xiao Qingyue again, which is an important reason why she cannot become a top streamer.

"Hello everyone!" An Wuyang waved at the camera.

The comments section immediately responded.

The dozen or so people in the live stream are indeed there for An Wuyang.

"We're not doing any emotional chat today. Last time we did, I was overwhelmed by the viewers' antics. Today, we'll just have a simple chat," An Wuyang quickly explained the content of today's live stream.

"Since we're just chatting today, we'll lower the restrictions for our live chat. All you need is a gift worth 1516 Xia Guoyuan to chat, but each person can only chat for a maximum of five minutes," An Wuyang explained.

During the previous live stream, everyone needed a gift worth 10,000 yuan!

When An Wuyang bluntly stated that he needed 1516 Xia Guoyuan's gifts to connect for five minutes, none of the more than thirty people in the live stream refuted or questioned it.

After all, they don't think An Wuyang is doing this so that viewers will send him gifts!

The reason for setting a gift threshold is to weed out online trolls.

After all, with free live streaming, anyone can join, and there are always some people with dark minds who come up and start swearing. Isn't that disgusting?

Therefore, setting a threshold for live streaming will avoid 99% of the trouble.

As soon as An Wuyang finished speaking, several paid gifts worth 1516 Xia Guoyuan were immediately displayed.

An Wuyang quickly explained, "Currently, four viewers are connected via voice chat. Other viewers, please refrain from sending gifts for now. Let's resolve the connection between these four viewers first."

"A special reminder: if any insults, personal attacks, or discordant remarks occur during the live stream, we reserve the right to pursue legal action," An Wuyang reminded everyone again.

The chat was immediately flooded with replies like "Understood," "Received," and "Mhm," making it feel a bit like a work group chat.

The first viewer I connected with in the live stream had the ID 'Wheat is Ripe'.

After choosing to connect with the other party via voice call, An Wuyang took the initiative to speak, "Hello, friend, please introduce yourself."

"Hello, Mr. An, my name is Mai Kedi, Mai as in wheat and Kedi as in Cadillac." This is how a user with the ID 'Mai Zi Shu Le' introduces himself.

When An Wuyang heard the other person's name, he almost lost his composure!

McKindy?
McLaren: ?

Cadillac: !
"Hello, what would you like to talk about?" An Wuyang asked casually, hovering his mouse over the button to end the call. If this McKeddy was acting strangely, he would immediately end the call.

“I am a third-year student at Xia Guo Agricultural University. I recently saw the pre-selection class cooperation project between Wu Geng Tian and Northwest A&F University online. I would like to ask Mr. An, does Wu Geng Tian have any plans to cooperate with Xia Guo Agricultural University on a pre-selection class as well?” McKay asked.

Xia Guo Agricultural University is the number one college in the agricultural field in Xia Guo, and in terms of strength, it completely surpasses Northwest A&F University.

In fact, Northwest A&F University doesn't even rank in the top five in agricultural university rankings.

Northwest A&F University's biggest advantage is that it and Wugengtian are both located in Shengqing, giving it a geographical advantage.

Faced with McKeddy's question, An Wuyang had to consider it carefully.

Although this question was most likely something McKeddy wanted to ask on the spur of the moment, An Wuyang's answer would certainly attract the attention of Xia Guo Agricultural University.

Therefore, An Wuyang needs to answer carefully!

"Before answering that question, let me mention another situation," An Wuyang responded.

“Our pre-selection program at dawn is divided into two main branches,” An Wuyang explained.

"The first branch is cooperation in the agricultural field, mainly focusing on the research of herbal medicines," An Wuyang added.

"The second branch is cooperation in the pharmaceutical field. This branch has many directions, including new drug development, medical services, as well as IPSC induced pluripotent stem cell technology and gene editing technology," An Wuyang explained in more detail.

"The reason I came to Tianfu this time is to sign a pre-selection class cooperation project with Xihua Medical College of Sichuan University, Tianfu Ancient Formula Medicine University, and Southwest University of Medicine," An Wuyang explained the publicly available information.

These messages had already been circulating on the internet.

McKay responded affirmatively, "I also saw these messages, which is why I asked President An whether it was possible for Wu Gengtian to sign a relevant pre-selection class cooperation project with our Xia Guo Agricultural University."

An Wuyang gave a definite answer: "Xia Guo Agricultural University is a leading university in the field of agriculture. We will definitely cooperate with your school, but the specifics need to be discussed further."

“After all, our cooperation in the agricultural field requires the integration of production and research. Our medicinal herb bases are currently located in Shengqing and Linji, and we also have some peony gardens in Nanhe. Therefore, there are geographical distance considerations,” An Wuyang explained in more detail.

“However, I can give you a definite answer: we will definitely sign a cooperation agreement with your school before dawn. You are quite lucky because, according to our preliminary internal decision, for schools outside the medicinal herb base, our pre-selection class cooperation project will usually only select students in their senior year or above to participate,” An Wuyang added.

“After all, we want to promote the integration of production and research, which means that once you enter the pre-selection class cooperation project at Wujingtian, you may be sent to our medicinal herb base for an entire semester,” An Wuyang reminded you.

“However, you don’t need to worry about being used as free cattle and horses by us at dawn.” An Wuyang paused here.

(End of this chapter)