I've been possessed by a culinary genius, and I've turned Shaxian snacks into a rip-off!

P.S.: May all readers become incredibly wealthy!

Adding a bookshelf will make you even richer!

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"My name is Li Zhibai, and I'm a penniless guy who just graduated from university and got unemployed."

"Because I couldn't find a job and was anxious to find a way to support myself, I was tricked by my best friend from college and ended up taking over a restaurant without really knowing what was going on."

"But I never expected..."

Li Zhibai, pulling his luggage, stood on the bustling street, took out his phone, and glanced at the address his classmate had sent him last night.

[No. 88 Jiangdong South Road, excellent location, just take the subway there.]

Jiangdong South Road, Jiangdong South Road.

Isn't this the city's most famous financial district?

The housing prices here are incredibly high, and of course, the rents are also incredibly high.

Li Zhibai looked around again. The streets were lined with all kinds of high-end French restaurants, Japanese restaurants, and even Michelin three-star restaurants.

The others are various high-end jewelry stores, luxury goods stores and other upscale venues.

Further away, there are rows of office buildings with signs for the headquarters of a certain bank, a certain capital group, and a certain international company.

In this very upscale area, a small restaurant has appeared that is completely out of place with its surroundings.

"Which idiot is buying up a shop here and selling Shaxian snacks?!" Li Zhibai was completely exasperated.

Oh, it's him! That's terrible!

Li Zhibai hurriedly called his classmate to ask if he had gone to the wrong place, but he couldn't get through to the other end of the phone.

"The number you dialed is currently busy..."

No matter how many times he dials, he gets the same message.

Li Zhibai quickly opened WeChat and sent a message to his classmate.

[Zhao Lei, why is this Shaxian snack shop located in the financial sector? Are you sure there's a mistake?]

The message has been sent.

The next second, a red exclamation mark popped up.

The other party has enabled friend verification, but you are not yet their friend...

He was blocked by Zhao Lei.

The guy who slept in the bunk below him for four years first tricked him into thinking he was being treated to drinks, saying things like, "It's so hard for college students like us to find jobs these days, why don't we start our own small business?" Then, under the influence of alcohol and the guy's constant encouragement, he signed the restaurant transfer contract in a daze.

It wasn't until he arrived at the destination the next day that he realized, "This is a trap!"

"Damn it!" Li Zhibai cursed angrily.

Just then, his cell phone rang.

Forgive me for my untamed, unrestrained, and freedom-loving life~

"I'm also afraid that one day I'll fall down~~"

I picked up my phone and glanced at it; it was a call from an unknown number.

Li Zhibai suppressed his anger and answered the phone.

"Hello, is this Mr. Li Zhibai? I'm the landlord."

Hello, landlord.

"I've received your contract. The previous tenant owed me several months' rent, totaling 30 yuan. According to the contract, the owed rent has been transferred to your name. Also, the rent for the next quarter is due at the end of the month, and according to the contract, you need to pay it all together, bringing the total to 60 yuan."

Six hundred thousand!

Li Zhibai's face turned green upon hearing the number.

No wonder the transfer fee for this shop was so cheap; he got it for only 30,000. You get what you pay for!

This also taught him a lesson: never blindly trust others just because you're anxious about not being able to find a job after graduation, not even your best friends.

"Excuse me, may I ask how much the monthly rent for your shop is?"

"10? That's the price here in Financial Street. Your previous tenants quit because they couldn't afford the rent. What, you didn't know?"

"I understand now," Li Zhibai said, hanging up the phone in tears.

100,000 a month, that's 1.2 million a year.

A serving of mixed noodles from Shaxian Snacks costs 5 yuan.

A serving of steamed dumplings costs 6 yuan.

A stew pot costs 8 yuan.

How many servings do I need to sell every day to cover the rent?

Oh no! I tried to save money and got ripped off!

I just graduated and haven't even found a job yet, and suddenly I'm burdened with a huge debt of hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Just as Li Zhibai's mentality was about to completely explode.

Ding!

A mechanical voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

[Host's mental state is on the verge of collapse. Emergency intervention procedure initiated...]

[Master Chef System activated... Binding in progress...]

???

"What! It's actually the system's leader?"

Li Zhibai was immediately excited; this was truly a glimmer of hope!

It was worth the thousands of hours he spent reading novels on Tomato; what was written there was indeed true: the worse off you are, the easier it is to activate the system.

Ding!

[Chef God System successfully bound.]

[Host: Li Zhibai.]

Age: 23.

Physical fitness: 7.

[Cooking Skill Rating: Terrible.]

【Gourmet Heart: 0 (Requires self-discovery)】

Each Gourmet Heart you acquire will grant you a random special reward.

ding~~

[Awakened Talent Skill - Tailoring Your Approach to the Scheme.]

Li Zhibai was stunned.

"What the heck?"

"Categorying dishes according to the menu? What is that?"

[Adapting Dishes to Customers' Spending Power: This skill automatically assesses the spending power of customers entering the store and recommends the most suitable dishes based on their financial situation.]

Simply put, ordinary people are charged according to ordinary people's standards, and wealthy people are charged according to wealthy people's standards; there is unfair treatment for the young and old, and a clear distinction between the rich and the poor.

Li Zhibai: "..."

This is double standards!

What's the big deal about applying double standards to a Shaxian snack shop? They only have a few items; how can they possibly sell anything fancy?

This skill is so useless.

[New player gift pack has been sent out, would you like to claim it?]

Li Zhibai's eyes lit up, and he confirmed it with his mind without hesitation.

"receive!"

[Newbie gift pack has been issued: God-level Cooking Skills x1! Shaxian Snacks Recipe x1, "The Self-Cultivation of a Ruthless Boss" x1 copy.]

[New player objective: Sell 100 dishes within seven days.]

[Task Reward: System Kitchen Renovation]

[Mission failure penalty: A random part of the body will be shortened by 2 centimeters.]

When Li Zhibai saw the last line of text, he subconsciously looked down at his lower abdomen and couldn't help but shiver.

This place is terrible!

He quickly looked at the first reward.

"God-level culinary skills!"

The moment Li Zhibai used it, his mind was instantly filled with many thoughts.

It gave him the feeling that as long as he stood in front of the stove, his hands would automatically know what to do, as if all the knowledge related to cooking had been integrated and turned into a bodily instinct.

"Awesome! With this technology, what am I afraid of?"

Li Zhibai's confidence soared, and he continued to check the second item, a recipe for Shaxian snacks provided by the system.

Then his expression slowly changed.

"Wait, a Shaxian cuisine menu? Isn't this just mixed noodles, steamed dumplings, stewed dishes, chicken leg rice, wontons... these kinds of things?"

"Do you need to give this to me?"

[Host, please note that although the recipes are basic dishes, after system improvements, the flavor can be elevated to a divine level.]

"No matter how amazing it is, it's still just a Shaxian snack!"

Li Zhibai complained, but continued flipping through the pages.

The recipes provided by the system were indeed limited, consisting of only a few mainstream Shaxian dishes. Each dish was accompanied by detailed ingredient ratios and cooking steps, but the cooking methods were quite different from what he knew about traditional Shaxian cuisine.

After looking at the recipes, Li Zhibai was about to close the interface when he suddenly noticed a small arrow hidden behind each dish. The arrow was very light in color and could not be noticed unless you looked closely.

He casually clicked on the arrow next to a dish called "Fragrant Mixed Noodles," and a new menu suddenly popped up.

Li Zhibai stared intently, and was completely dumbfounded.

The price of the two versions was clearly listed there.

【Fragrant Mixed Noodles】: NT$128 per serving.

【Fragrant Mixed Noodles - Deluxe Version】: 588 yuan/serving.

"Taking away the young master?!"

Li Zhibai thought he was seeing things, so he rubbed his eyes hard and looked at it again.

128 yuan.

588 yuan.

Is this the price of a bowl of noodles?

"System, did you add an extra zero?"

[The pricing in this system is accurate. Please remain calm.]

"Calm down my ass!"

"A bowl of noodles costs 128, and the deluxe version is even more expensive at 588! Why don't you just rob someone?!"

Li Zhibai felt his blood pressure soaring again, so he quickly ordered the second dish, crystal steamed dumplings.

Crystal steamed dumplings: 128 yuan/basket, deluxe version 588 yuan/basket.

Keep scrolling down.

Chicken leg rice: 168 yuan/serving, deluxe version 698 yuan/serving.

Flat meat wontons: 158 yuan/serving, deluxe version 666 yuan/serving.

Stewed Pot: 198 yuan/serving, Deluxe Version: 888 yuan/serving.

……

Li Zhibai immediately closed the recipe interface, trying to calm his fluctuating heart.

"System, can we be normal for once? Are you serious about these prices? This is Shaxian Snacks, not the Michelin-starred restaurant across the street! Do you think anyone would pay these prices for Shaxian Snacks?"

[Host, be confident.]

"How can I be confident? Tell me, how can I be confident?"

[Shaxian Snacks is just a platform; you can't blame the platform for your own lack of ability.]

Li Zhibai: "..."

Okay, okay, is this how you play it?

Alright, he wanted to see what other tricks the system could pull.

He then opened the book "The Self-Cultivation of a Ruthless Boss" that the system had given him and casually flipped through it.

Chapter 1: How to rip people off without batting an eye.

Chapter Two: How to use PUA (Pick-Up Artist) to get customers to willingly pay when they complain about the price.

Chapter 3: Handling After-Sales Disputes: How to Elegantly Retort When Customers Call Your Store a Black Market

Li Zhibai flipped through a few pages, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

The contents of this lousy book, how should I put it... are fucking incredibly useful!

He could already imagine the customers' reactions after entering the store and seeing the actual prices. And believe it or not, the content of this book might actually come in handy.

Despite the complaints, he really has no way out now.

He was 600,000 yuan in debt, with only 20,000 yuan left in his pocket. He had to pay rent at the end of the month and sell 100 servings of Shaxian snacks within seven days. He didn't want to experience the punishment for failing the task at all.

No matter what, we have to bite the bullet and do it.

After calming down, Li Zhibai circled around the entrance again, taking in the most expensive area in the city, Financial Street, from every angle.

Luxury cars can be seen almost everywhere on the streets.

The men and women walking on the sidewalk were all dressed in suits and ties, with exquisite makeup, and their every move exuded an air of wealth.

People who work in places like this should be able to afford a Shaxian snack, right?