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The bottom level of the dining car is opened.

"The fourth dish is Silver Sprout and Jade Fungus Rolls, which are made with silver fungus and bean sprouts, seasoned with a small amount of lily bulbs. It is a refreshing cold vegetarian dish that can balance the meat flavor."

"Now, all four cold dishes have been served."

There were four small plates piled up in front of each person.

After everyone had finished the first three dishes, the woman took away the three empty plates after serving the fourth cold dish.

"Next up are the hot dishes, please wait a moment."

The woman pushed the food cart out of the private room again.

Lin Mo frowned slightly.

"Something's not right."

Everyone looked at him.

"Why do I get the feeling... this restaurant... only has one waiter?"

Some people remained silent, which meant they must have already discovered it.

Some people didn't even notice, like Nguyen Tao Loc.

"Yes, she's the one who greets you at the front desk, the one who shows you around, the one who serves tea, and the one who serves the food. I haven't seen any other waitresses."

"While I admit this waitress is indeed quite elegant and makes you feel very comfortable, why is she the only one running around doing everything?"

Su Ruan looked at Zhou Zhengyang, and Zhou Zhengyang looked at Su Ruan with a puzzled expression.

What do you think?

Zhou Zhengyang licked his lips.

"I think this restaurant might only have this one waiter."

Su Chen'an asked, puzzled, "How is that possible?"

"Such a big store, with only one server, how can they possibly manage?"

Zhou Zhengyang straightened his back and lowered his shoulders.

"Although this is just my speculation, it is a speculation based on facts."

"This restaurant is newly opened and has a huge investment. Although the dishes are good, it is not positioned to serve ordinary customers, which makes it easy for even good wine to be hidden away."

"Without customers for a long time, the daily expenses for maintaining such a large restaurant would be a huge sum."

"Therefore, downsizing is a perfectly normal practice."

"But just now..."

Su Chen'an recalled the scene when they came in; the receptionist was calm and capable, showing none of the perfunctory or impatient demeanor that was common when there were few customers.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone brought it up, he would never have realized that this exquisitely decorated restaurant, with equally exquisite dishes, was actually facing a business crisis.

Lu Yanci stared intently at Su Ruan.

He knew Su Ruan wouldn't come to such a remote restaurant for no reason.

"You've come here thinking of investing?"

Su Ruan almost wanted to give Lu Yanci a thumbs up.

This man is too perceptive.

The conversation had barely begun when he already knew her purpose.

"Do you think this restaurant is worth investing in?" Su Ruan asked in return.

She came with the plot holes in the book, wanting to hear what Lu Yanci, the local male protagonist, had to say.

While the others were still discussing the store's business, they discovered that their team's two top students had already started discussing investment.

Su Qingyao couldn't help but be tempted.

I just don't know what kind of person the owner of this store is.

Judging from the current decor, service, and menu, it is indeed a good investment project.

Lu Yanci tapped his fingers lightly.

"I only see three things right now: top-notch decor, extremely high-quality food, only one server for the entire store, and the new store is struggling to stay afloat and on the verge of bankruptcy."

Su Ruan winked at Zhou Zhengyang, signaling him to listen carefully.

Everyone else also listened attentively to Lu Yanci's analysis.

It's worth noting that Lu Yanci is not only a top student, but also has excellent investment acumen, having already begun building his own business empire at a young age.

Lu Yanci continued, "Based on these three points alone, I can directly conclude that this store has perfect facilities, but its business model is abnormal. Its closure is not due to bad luck, but a structural problem that was destined from the first day it opened."

Su Ruan nodded.

Lu Yanci's analysis is correct.

The restaurant turned out the way it is because the owner, who is also the head chef, is a perfectionist.

He wanted to do things perfectly from the beginning, so he invested all his money in the restaurant. However, he didn't expect that the subsequent operations would not keep up, which would directly cut off his cash flow.

"Its dishes, style, and costs are all top-notch, but its human resources, operations, marketing, and reservation system are all lacking."

"This is a classic example of how a product can be perfected to the extreme, but the business model becomes completely crippled."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

It seems that this is indeed the case.

After analyzing the situation, Lu Yanci looked at Su Ruan.

"This store isn't a bad project; it's a high-quality shell ruined by an owner who doesn't know how to manage it."

"Its greatest value is not its current revenue, but its top-notch decoration, exclusive royal chef medicinal cuisine system, and mature high-end store image. These are barriers that ordinary people cannot replicate even if they spend money."

"If you want to invest, it is indeed a good choice, but I don't know what kind of cooperation model the owner of this store will accept."

"Clap clap clap!"

Su Ruan couldn't help but raise her hand to slap him.

Although Lu Yanci knew nothing about the details of the restaurant, he accurately reconstructed the operational pain points the restaurant faced by observing these superficial phenomena.

Outside the private room, a woman pushed a food cart, hesitating whether to go in.

She had assumed it was someone her husband, Lao Kang, knew who had introduced them, but she never imagined that someone had taken a liking to their restaurant.

They're still a group of young kids.

Su Ruan sat at the very doorway.

She had extremely sharp ears and heard the sound of the food cart rolling outside the door.

She knew perfectly well that the waitress wasn't a waitress at all, but the restaurant's owner.

This is the real mastermind behind the restaurant's future rise to power.

"I just can't bear to see a store like this go out of business. If I were investing, I definitely wouldn't interfere with their operations. I believe they have a more mature plan than we do; all they lack right now is funding."

Lu Yanci stared intently at Su Ruan.

He had noticed before that this was probably Su Ruan's first time actually visiting this place.

But she had already figured out everything behind the store and even had an investment plan in mind.

Moreover, her investment plan is not the kind of investment that ordinary investors would choose.

In order to maximize their profits, those people will generally demand complete control.

But Su Ruan seemed genuinely interested in giving the restaurant a new lease on life.

"Knock knock knock~" The knocking sounded on the door.

The food cart was pushed in.

Su Ruan discreetly observed the proprietress's expression.

But she wore a standard smile on her face, and her movements remained unhurried, showing no sign of emotional fluctuation.

But Su Ruan remained calm.

She has already conveyed her idea.

Now it's up to the couple to process this gradually.

She knew she wasn't the first to come to them.

But she's definitely the one who seems the easiest to control.

She didn't bet that this woman was after the capital behind her; she bet that this woman only wanted to use her money to get through her current difficulties.