Urban God-level Youth

Chapter 37: Chapter 39: Revenue Breaks Ten Thousand

By four o'clock in the afternoon, the people inside the restaurant started to get busy.

The two newly hired workers also began bustling about in the back, washing ducks, soaking the garnishes, and then roasting them in the duck oven.

Yu Jie had nothing else to do, so she helped out by washing ducks in the back. Everyone was wearing aprons, which were bought by the chubby guy.

Just after five, Liu Pengyun and Zhao Hongyu took fifty ducks each, weighed them at Yu Jie's station, and then set off.

Chen Da, the younger brother brought by the chubby guy, also left with fifty ducks.

All three men had sold ducks in the morning, so Qin Hao gave them more ducks, believing there would be returning customers in the afternoon.

The two other new hires took forty ducks each; they were headed to a new location, so Qin Hao did not allocate as many ducks to them.

In the store, Qin Hao kept twenty ducks and placed another fifty cleaned ducks into the refrigeration cabinet.

After five thirty, all five people had been dispatched.

There was still one person cleaning up in the duck roasting area in the back, a younger brother brought by the chubby guy.

This afternoon, acquiring the ducks had cost Qin Hao over ten thousand, and he also purchased two second-hand tricycles at almost five thousand.

He had made quite a bit of money in the morning, but by the afternoon not only had the morning's earnings been used up, he had also ended up putting in almost ten thousand more.

Now, he had a little over thirty thousand left in his bank account.

Just a few days ago, he had a hundred thousand, and now it was almost down to zero.

Yu Jie, having nothing else to do, sat at the front desk, looking at the figures in the ledger, recording the weights of the several people.

She had also calculated roughly how much money it should be; if the money brought back by those people was not correct, there definitely would be a problem.

Qin Hao and Yu Jie were sitting together at the front desk, and as it was approaching dinner time, most people would come out to shop at this hour.

Yu Jie, looking at Qin Hao next to her, asked softly, "Boss, they took so many ducks out, do you think they can sell them all?"

Qin Hao smiled and replied, "Whether they can sell them all or not, you'll know when they return."

"Boss, this roast duck smells so good. Did you develop this recipe yourself?" Yu Jie swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

She found that selling roast ducks here was really tormenting; she could only look but not eat.

Seeing her distressed look, Qin Hao laughed and said, "Of course. I want to build it into a national brand like De Juxiang."

Yu Jie gasped in shock. Qin Hao's ambitions were huge. What kind of presence was De Juxiang?

A market value of nearly twenty billion, was it ignorance or confidence in his own roast duck?

While they were talking, a middle-aged man walked in and asked, "Young man, how do you sell these roast ducks?"

"Thirty yuan per jin. Just this aroma alone, the taste will definitely satisfy you." Qin Hao said with a smile.

The man nodded slightly: "Then give me half a duck."

"Alrighty."

Qin Hao cut a duck in half, weighed one half: "Thirty-five."

He finished cutting the roast duck, bagged it, and handed it to the middle-aged man: "Uncle, after you try it the first time, you'll definitely come back for more."

"Really? Uncle here has a picky taste, so if I'm not satisfied, don't blame me for badmouthing your store," the middle-aged man joked as he pulled out his wallet.

Qin Hao replied, "Uncle, if it doesn't taste good, feel free to criticize. Our store has that confidence."

"Here's your change, fifteen. Please keep it," Yu Jie said with a smile as she gave him fifteen yuan in change.

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Twenty minutes later, aside from the uncle who had come in earlier, no one else entered.

Yu Jie spoke up, "Boss, our shop's location isn't that great. Otherwise, just the aroma of our roast duck alone would bring in tons of people."

Qin Hao was well aware of this fact, but how much would rent cost in a good location?

A place as large as a fat man's wouldn't go for less than ten thousand.

His current funds were insufficient to open a shop there. Even if he did open one, he wouldn't want to rent because the rent was too expensive. It would be more cost-effective to buy outright.

Just then, Qin Hao's phone in his pocket rang. Pulling it out, he saw it was his mom and quickly answered the call, "Mom, what's up?"

"You've been out all day, don't you know to come back? There's a unified exam the day after tomorrow. What do you plan to do?"

Mrs. Qin's voice came from the phone, stern yet full of indulgence.

Li Shujie's voice was loud, and Yu Jie next to her heard everything. She sneakily glanced at Qin Hao. Could it be that his parents didn't know what he was doing?

Where did he get so much money then?

Qin Hao quickly stood up and left, moving to a secluded area: "Mom, I'm at a friend's place. I'll come back later. If dad asks, can you cover for me? Thanks, mom."

"You child, come back early." After saying that, Li Shujie hung up the phone.

Qin Hao returned to the front desk and sat there. Kang Youyi walked over from behind and asked, "Hao, do we need to roast any more? Liu Pengyun just called saying they might not have enough to sell."

"Sell out and then come back. If they want more, let them come to the main store to buy."

Kang Youyi nodded, "Alright, Hao."

At that moment, five or six people walked in, one of them speaking while entering, "This is the place. I bought my roast duck here at noon. It's absolutely delicious. Once you try their roast duck, you won't want anyone else's."

"Yeah, the taste almost made me drool. Not bad."

"This is the first time I've heard Yu praising roast duck so much. Today, I'll buy one to try."

Yu Xing came in and said, "Young man, I've brought you a few customers. How about that, isn't it nice of me?"

Qin Hao recognized Yu Xing, as he had been the second customer at the roast duck shop: "Uncle, that's really nice of you. By introducing your friends here, they will definitely thank you later.

Our roast ducks are made from eighty-one types of Chinese herbs. They can strengthen the body, enhance physical health, and clear the meridians with healing effects. After having a meal, you should know its effects."

Yu Xing nodded, "Now that you mention it, I do feel something. After eating your roast duck at noon, I felt much more spirited than usual and warm all over."

Qin Hao smiled and said, "Uncle, rest assured, as long as you keep eating it, it will greatly improve your immunity and it might even make you immune to many diseases. We sell conscientious roast ducks."

"Alright, give me another duck. There are many mouths to feed at home, and we didn't get enough at noon," Yu Xing said.

All six of them bought a duck each, totaling just under five hundred yuan.

Later, two more people came, buying one and a half ducks.

Until six-thirty, no more ducks were sold in the roast duck shop, totaling eight ducks sold.

Upon seeing this, Yu Jie sighed in her heart. Only eight ducks sold. She wondered how the sales were going outside.

The first to return that evening was Liu Pengyun. He had sold all fifty ducks and handed Yu Jie three thousand seven hundred forty-nine yuan, which was one yuan short according to Yu Jie's accounts.

Soon after, Zhao Hongyu and Chen Da also returned. The two newly recruited individuals came back a little later, but they also sold out.

Altogether, the five people handed over eighteen thousand five hundred forty-five yuan. Yu Jie's accounts showed eighteen thousand five hundred fifty, a discrepancy of five yuan.

Qin Hao's rule was that discrepancies within ten yuan were acceptable, since some roast ducks sold might have had small change, thus he allowed for some leeway in collecting the exact amount.

Adding the sales from the store to the total after deducting the cost of the ducks, the revenue reached eight thousand four hundred twenty.

Together with the morning's income, the day's total revenue had surpassed ten thousand.