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

After receiving a satisfactory reply, Li Zhibai, beaming with joy, picked up the microphone again and walked to the center of the restaurant.

"Dear bosses, old and new friends, please quiet down for a moment. I have a few important announcements to make!"

The diners who were already seated in the shop all looked at him and began to whisper among themselves.

"Li Heizi is up to his old tricks again."

"Every time he gives me that smile, I feel like my wallet is about to go through a major ordeal."

"Let's hear what he has to say first. Hopefully, he'll have a little more conscience after opening his new store and won't be so greedy."

"..."

Li Zhibai raised the first finger, announcing the first event of the new store opening.

"First of all, regarding the 5 yuan discount coupon I promised for the opening, I, Li Zhibai, keep my word and always do what I say!"

"Starting today, you will receive a 5 yuan discount coupon for every 1 yuan you spend in the store! The coupon has no expiration date and can be used at any time as long as the store does not go out of business."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately scoffed.

"A discount of 5 yuan off for every 10,000 yuan spent—I've never seen such a 'big' coupon before. It's comparable to a 5 yuan Ferrari voucher."

"Boss, can't you be a little more sincere? Last time I managed to cut 100 yuan off a phone on Pinduoduo, but your coupon isn't even as good as a single cut on Pinduoduo."

"Yeah, we're all regular customers. Can't you be a little more sincere and less manipulative? Even a 5000 yuan discount for every 1 yuan spent would be great!"

"......"

Everyone was making their own comments, thinking that Li Zhibai would shamelessly ignore them as before. But to their surprise, he actually "listened to advice" and pulled out another coupon of a different color from his pocket.

"It's impossible to get a 5000 discount on purchases over 10,000, but considering the continued support from my loyal customers, and since today is the first day of the new store's opening, I'll be generous and make an exception for you. This new coupon is also valid for purchases over 10,000, but it offers an instant 10 discount. You can get one coupon for every 10,000 spent, with no upper limit, and they can be used in combination."

The group did a quick mental calculation: one ticket could only be used for purchases over 10,000, which meant a discount of one-thousandth... no, five-thousandths.

However, they can be used in combination.

In other words, if you actually spend 10 yuan, you can use 10 coupons that give you 10 yuan off, which will save you a total of 100 yuan.

"Holy crap, eat 100 and save 10! Li Heizi is really generous, this discount is simply amazing!"

"I'm so upset! He could have just robbed me of 10 yuan, but he still gave me a 100 yuan coupon. I'm so upset!"

"Only such a shameless person could come up with such a generous discount."

"..."

Knowing they might still be unsatisfied, Li Zhibai dropped another bombshell: "That's all for the coupons for now. The second thing, I believe, will interest you even more."

He pulled a black, metallic diamond VIP card from his pocket and held it up: "I believe everyone here has this diamond VIP card, right?"

"The second thing, and this is the biggest perk of today! Starting today, our incredibly valuable, limited-edition, and highly collectible Diamond VIP Card will receive a brand new super privilege!"

? ? ? ? ?

Privileges? What does that mean?

Could it be that this diamond VIP card, which is usually so hard to even wipe your butt, is actually useful?

"Starting today, every day after my store closes, I will select the VIP customer with the highest cumulative spending for the day as the Supreme Star. The Supreme Star will receive the privilege of making a reservation for any day within the next 10 days. In other words, you can skip the queues, not worry about the store being full, come and go as you please, and order whatever you want—truly royalty-level treatment!"

The moment this privilege was mentioned, the crowd erupted in excitement.

"Holy crap! The privilege of not having to wait in line?"

"Has Li Heizi suddenly had a change of heart? Did I hear that right?"

"This is real VIP treatment! I'm so glad I didn't throw away my membership card."

"..."

However, before they could even get excited, Lu Qianshan poured cold water on their enthusiasm.

"You're getting ahead of yourselves. There's only one Supreme Star per day, and you have to spend the most to get it. Isn't this just a way of making us compete in the same way?"

"And this privilege became more and more aggressive as the store's business grew. Li Heizi's real purpose in creating this privilege was to stimulate consumption in the long term."

After hearing Lao Lu's analysis, everyone began to curse Li Heizi in secret again.

"Brothers, we can't let Li Heizi lead us by the nose. We all need to be rational."

"We still have the advantage right now. Most of our new customers can't afford to spend as much as we can. As long as we take turns, with you taking first place today and me taking first place tomorrow, and we cooperate with each other, we can lock in the most reservation slots at the lowest cost, without any need for internal competition."

"Fatty is right. We need to stay united and absolutely cannot fight amongst ourselves. If our own people start fighting, we're doomed."

"Yes, yes, let's make this clear first, no one is allowed to secretly spend more money this time. We'll split the bill and compete against each other."

"..."

Li Zhibai, however, said that if you want to unite, you have to see if he agrees.

"The third event is the second annual Supreme Tasting Event, held to celebrate the opening of our new store!"

The moment the event was announced, everyone's expressions became quite interesting.

"Another tasting event?"

"At the last tasting event, Mr. Huo booked the entire venue by himself, and we just accompanied him the whole time."

"Boss, what are the rules this time?"

Li Zhibai said, "This Supreme Tasting Event is different from the last one. This time, there's no limit to the type of dishes you can purchase. In other words, no matter what you eat, as long as you accumulate the highest amount of spending at our restaurant during the event period, you'll receive the opportunity to have a limited-edition customized dish made just for you by me. It will be unique and one of a kind! Plus, you'll get a limited-edition collector's card, one of a kind in the entire universe, and exclusive tasting rights on the launch day!"

"This event will still last for three days!"

The moment the words were spoken, the anti-gang alliance, which had just been chanting slogans of unity, instantly developed cracks.

Yu Shen glanced at Lu Qianshan warily.

Lu Qianshan glanced at Pang Yi warily.

Pang Yi glanced at Cha Xiaocha warily.

Cha Xiaocha glanced warily at Mu Cixuan.

Mu Cixuan blinked her big eyes, looking bewildered.

No, why are you looking at me? I'm just a nobody writer, I'm the least of your threats.

Then everyone turned to look at Grandpa Huo.

At the last Bodhi Jade Pavilion tasting event, they spent two days trying to book the entire venue, only to have it snatched away on the last day by the seemingly harmless Mr. Huo.

That lesson was far too painful.

Seeing that all the young people were staring at him, Grandpa Huo chuckled and said, "You don't need to watch the whole thing. I'm not participating this time."

But most people didn't really believe it.

Last time, everyone thought you weren't going to abstain, but you turned the tables and booked the entire venue, completely overwhelming them.

"Sir, let's be frank, are you really someone we can trust?"

"Oh yeah, sir, you didn't say you weren't going to participate again, and then secretly stole the house, did you?"

Grandpa Huo shook his head: "No, no, I really won't participate this time."

Hearing him say this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Without the threat of the old man, it would be much easier to get a customized spot.

Just as everyone was harboring their own secrets and plotting how to secure the customization rights for this tasting event.

A male customer appeared at the store entrance and brought two large flower baskets.

"Boss Li, I'm late! Congratulations on your fortune!"

Li Zhibai looked back and found that it was actually purple... no, it was Yang Chongwu with green financial resources.

What surprised Li Zhibai the most was the information box above Yang Chongwu's head.

It has changed again.

[Customer: Business Owner]

[Personal Financial Resources: Green]

[Favorite food: eggs...]

Li Zhibai: "..."

No, are you laying eggs here?

Or is there a bug in the system?