Food Intelligence King

Chapter 60 Business is Good
Her judgment was correct.

A short while later, the young woman from the rental and sales center ran back.

"Boss, I'll take another one with fresh meat."

"Okay, Xiao Zhao, pack the buns."

Zhao Yilin handed over the steamed bun, then chatted with the other person with a smile:
"I told you you didn't have enough to eat!"

Zhang Jing nodded in agreement, "It's mainly because your steamed buns are quite fragrant, otherwise one would have been enough for me."

The two girls had more to talk about.

Since the rental and sales center was right next to the steamed bun shop, they started chatting in the shop.

Zhang Jing asked curiously, "Yilin, are your waiters part-time or full-time?"

The junior sister felt quite proud.

"I'm a full-time worker."

"How's the salary? I only make 1800 a month. Although I don't do any work, do your store have high educational requirements?"

The junior sister thought for a moment, "It seems like it should be at least an undergraduate degree."

Anyway, she, the shop owner, and the shop owner's wife all have this educational background.

The young woman at the rental and sales center, who was preparing for her exams, pouted after hearing this, "Things are really too complicated now."

After finishing my work at noon, it was almost one o'clock.

Chen Zhou arrived at the shop and flipped the small sign to the "rest area" side. He then said to Zhao Yilin:
"I've left a few cooked meat buns. Would you like to try them, or would you like to order a dish? Nothing too complicated, please."

The junior sister thought for a moment.

"Last time you invited me over for dinner, I was so engrossed in eating ribs that I didn't even have time to eat the steamed buns. When I had breakfast today, you still hadn't made any. So please try some first."

I saw people were enjoying their food. Actually, I wanted to ask you to save some for me this morning, but I was worried about affecting business, and you always seem so busy.”

"OK OK,"

Chen Zhou quickly told her to stop, and then served her two work meals.

As the two ate, Chen Zhou checked today's sales figures—nearly three thousand, twice the peak sales he had ever made at his stall.

But back then, street vending had low costs, with no rent or anything like that. So the profit margin for opening a shop was definitely lower.

Chen Zhou found paper and pen and started writing on the table.

"What are you researching, senior brother?" Zhao Yilin asked curiously.

I almost forgot, my junior colleague is a ready-made accountant.

Chen Zhou laughed and said, "After you finish eating, let's calculate together how much money the store can make."

"So it's just gross profit? No big deal!"

Zhao Yilin wiped her hands and became serious.

"In accounting, gross profit refers to the total amount of money in monetary terms. It is generally included in the calculation. Hey, senior, don't take it away! I haven't finished eating yet."

Chen Zhou handed the steamed bun back to her and said seriously, "Speak like a human being."

"Oh."

After the junior sister took back the steamed buns, she and Chen Zhou did a quick calculation.

"These are the costs of ingredients. Then, we factor in labor costs, rent, utilities, and equipment depreciation. The gross profit margin is approximately 55%."

55 is a conservative estimate, because I tend to overestimate costs for things like seasonings and utilities.

Hiring me seems quite expensive, mainly because of the social insurance and housing fund contributions, so I can't calculate it at four thousand. In that case, it's more expensive than the rent.

Chen Zhou listened patiently, then gave her a thumbs up:

"It's worth the price, you don't need to be modest."

Moreover, there's a capable, enthusiastic, and cheerful young woman running around the store, which makes customers feel comfortable.

The junior sister thought to herself: I do have some good looks.

Therefore, it became clear that Chen Zhou was not praising her.

Therefore, let's evaluate it objectively:
"The shop is doing so well, mainly because of you, boss. Many customers come specifically for you; Boss Chen is the shop's star!"

Chen Zhou liked hearing that. After setting up his stall for more than a month, he had established a good reputation in the surrounding community.

Customers trust the company greatly, both in terms of ingredients and taste.

Chen Zhou then inquired whether the employees were too tired at work and whether they were used to the working hours.

In a nutshell -

"Making money is fine, but let's not put too much pressure on ourselves or work too hard."

"This is nothing," the junior sister said, her mouth stuffed with steamed buns, her words slightly slurred.

"Hmm, I'm actually quite resilient to pressure, senior. You know, when I was in the department, I did the work of several people all by myself."

After listening, Chen Zhou gave her some instructions:
"Never say things like that to your boss again."

"Good boss."

"Drive carefully on your way back, get home and rest early. Make sure you have your phone and electric scooter keys. I also have a shop key for you, so don't lose it."

The junior sister began to have doubts:
My senior brother and sister-in-law are clearly two different people, but they speak to me in almost the same tone.

At the end of the day, the shop assistants said they weren't tired, but the owner himself felt that it wasn't exactly relaxing.

The two worked from morning until noon, around ten o'clock, before finally sitting down to rest for a while.

I was really busy for six or seven hours.

But we still gained a lot.

First of all, compared to setting up a stall, opening a shop on a larger scale can really make you money.

If we calculate it like this today, we could make twenty or thirty thousand a month.

Last month, Chen Zhou was saving money to open a shop, and his wife was responsible for most of his living expenses.

Now that the shop is open and business is pretty good, it's time for Ms. Lin to relax.

However, she doesn't have high material demands. She spends money as she pleases, but she also likes to save a little money.

Let's pay off the mortgage first and reduce some fixed expenses.

Thinking about the mortgage, Chen Zhou also had some concerns about his aunt's shop.

Why say renting is worse than buying? If it's a shop that you own entirely, it's much more comfortable to run.

Besides the financial gains...

Chen Zhou received 376 positive reviews today.

Although we are still far from the ultimate goal, with the intelligence enhancement, the prospect of "a legendary item will definitely appear next time" is not so far out of reach.

Chen Zhou was genuinely curious about what good things might be found in this legendary intelligence.

"However, in theory, since the probability of rare information has increased, legendary information should also be able to leak out on its own."

"Take it slow, life and business are gradually getting better."

After returning home at noon, Chen Zhou took a good shower and then took a nap.

I opened my eyes and it was almost four o'clock.

Half asleep, Chen Zhou initially felt that the whole room was unusually quiet, and then he gradually heard a faint sound of air from the air conditioner vent.

The cicadas chirping outside the window seemed to start suddenly.

The world suddenly became noisy.

He rubbed his eyes, came to his senses, and realized that since he didn't have to set up a stall at night anymore, he could go pick Tao Tao up earlier so the little one wouldn't have to wait inside.

So Chen Zhou sent a message to Ms. Lin:

"I'll go pick up the kids in a bit."
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"Ok."

"They said there would be a community event in the evening, where you could watch Nezha for free, play in the water, and eat watermelon. After dinner, I'll take Chen Taotao to join in the fun."
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"Ah."

A brief reply is Ms. Lin's stable output in calming her emotions.

But this time, she stole a little expression from her junior sister.

[Heart emoji]

(End of this chapter)