Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Zhang Yahui said in surprise, "Eh, Boss Pei, you're really sharp. You could tell at a glance!"

"Indeed, these are all Brother Bao's ideas. We don't have such brains."

"Brother Bao used his rich design experience in the games department to apply the concept of game design to the snack market. The entire snack market flowed and gave it a soul!"

Pei Qian: "…"

Very good, it was Bao Xu again.

If you just happened to pass by and suggested the renovation style of the Cyberpunk theme, then forget it. I can take it that you did not mean it.

However, how do you explain the current situation?!

Obviously, this entire design was definitely not something that could be done with a 'stroke of inspiration'. He must have been repeatedly inspected and made sufficient preparations. He even had to repeatedly communicate with Liang Qingfan during the design process to make the structure and layout of all the stalls fit the corresponding plan.

Thisadded on to Bao Xu's sin!

Zhang Yahui continued walking forward and came to one of the snack stalls.

Since business had not officially started today, only a small number of vendors had arrived.

The other vendors would also come over one by one to prepare and try their hand, but they would not appear in groups.

"Use the Tengda Life App to scan the QR code on the stalls. Then, you can order and pay. Thereafter, you don't have to queue here. Instead, you can shop around and come back to collect the snacks when they are ready."

"You can observe the state of the food at any time and see what number you are in on Tengda Life App."

The two-dimensional code of the stall was displayed on a display screen that was also packaged in a Cyberpunk style. It would be refreshed and changed every few minutes.

Apart from that, the display would also display the popular dishes and snack menu of the booth, as well as the current number.

The reason why the two-dimensional code had to be refreshed frequently was to prevent some customers from ordering it remotely after taking a picture of it and disrupting the normal queue order, or the food accumulation could not be taken away in time.

In addition, every snack stall had a special waiting area and dining area. There were not many seats and it was relatively crowded, but it at least gave customers a place to rest. What's more, the Cyberpunk-style tables and chairs further enhanced the immersion of the entire scene.

In the middle of the waiting area, there was a "seal machine" filled with high-tech feeling. The structure was actually very simple. It was nothing more than putting the notebook on and pressing the upper part of the seal machine to be automatically printed. It was just that the outer packaging was relatively cool.

Zhang Yahui continued introducing. "This is the stamp machine used for the stamping of cards."

"Its size is very close to the position suppressed in advance by the notebook. As long as it is pressed in the same position as the sealer, it can be printed in a very perfect position. It can be said to be the gospel of an obsessive-compulsive patient."

"If customers gather all the seals of all the stalls, we will also give additional gifts: a beautiful small mechanical arm figurine. However, it has not arrived yet and is currently being purchased."

"By the way, Brother Bao was the one who thought of these details. Indeed, he adhered to Tengda Games' tradition of seeking perfection. I can't compare to him."

Pei Qian: "…"

No, no!

Bao Xu, you're trying to defy heaven!

Have you been busy with the snack market ever since you returned from traveling with Liang Qingfan? What's more, from the looks of it, you've been working hard, right?

I have no feud with you, why are you doing this?

At that moment, Pei Qian did not know what to say. He was deeply confused.

Zhang Yahui probed, "Boss Pei, some vendors came today. Do you want to try their skills?"

Pei Qian shook his head. "There's no need. It definitely won't taste good."

What was the use of tasting it? It would definitely not be bad!

These vendors were selected from all over the country. They were also making snacks that they were good at. How could they be bad?

What's more, Pei Qian was feeling very heavy and did not feel like eating.

He only had one thought now. He had to think of a way to spread Bao Xu's deeds widely.

Let the entire Tengda Corporation know what good deeds he had done!

When everyone was moved, they would invest in him as the second best employee and make him continue his travel legend!

Bao Xu, you forced me to do this.

Don't blame me for not being benevolent since you attacked first!

Zhang Yahui nodded. He took Boss Pei's words as a form of praise.

"Then… Boss Pei, do you want to give me some suggestions? We're about to open for business. Is there anything we need to improve on?"

Pei Qian was silent.

Anything to improve?

If possible, I hope all of you can change it!

It would be best if all the renovations were taken away!

However, he could not do that.

All the designs were perfectly integrated and just right. There was no fault to be found at all. They could not be made use of.

Pei Qian suddenly saw the price of snacks in the stall Just as he was feeling helpless.

He had an idea!

Why not be simple, direct, and straightforward?

You people always give me fancy tricks, but I can only deal with the changes by remaining unchanged: lowering the price!

In any case, as long as the price was lowered enough and the profits were compressed to the extreme, no matter how fancy they were, they could forget about earning more money.

What's more, the snack market was different from those games or chain fast food. If the game was set at a low price and compressed the profits, it could still achieve a thin profit and make a lot of money.

However, the snack market was only so big. The number of customers each stall could accommodate was limited.

There were only so many customers in Jingzhou. If foreign customers wanted to come, they had to pay for bus tickets, air tickets, accommodation, and other costs. Even if the price of snacks was lowered, it would not attract customers.

What's more, the volume in everyone's stomach was limited. How much could they eat if they ate freely?

Therefore, as long as the price was lowered enough, this snack market would definitely not make much money!

Pei Qian looked around. There were all sorts of snacks here. There were all sorts across the country.

It would be unrealistic to price them one by one. There was no need.

What Pei Qian had to do now was to find an anchor point, and then ask all the delicacies to be reduced according to this anchor point.

Which snack should he choose?

Roasted cold noodles!

Speaking of which, the cold noodles were the source and beginning of all of this.

If Meng Chang had not started the Cold-Faced Lady project, he would not have organized a Street Food Contest in Beijing. Without the Street Food Contest, there would not be a lot of things like selecting vendors, filming documentaries, and setting up a food market.

Coincidentally, Zhang Yahui, the person-in-charge, was best at roasted cold noodles. Everything happened so coincidentally.

Pei Qian asked, "How much does the roasted cold noodles in the snack market cost?"

Zhang Yahui was stunned. He did not expect Boss Pei to ask such a seemingly unrelated question.

However, he immediately answered, "The prices of different stalls are slightly different. However, overall, it is about 10 yuan."

That was not expensive.

At the moment, the roasted cold noodles at roadside stalls were basically around five to six yuan. The raw materials for the roasted cold noodles in the Gourmet Market were carefully selected. Be it the skin, oil, eggs, and other materials, they were more expensive than the roasted cold noodles on the streets. The taste and location were also different. The vendor's skills were also different… On the whole, it was not very conscientious to sell it for 10 yuan, but it was not expensive either.

After all, when Meng Chang opened the Cold-Faced Lady back then, he had directly priced the basic version of the cold noodles at more than 12 yuan. There was also an even more expensive version with 16 yuan.

On the other hand, the cold noodles in the snack market were more delicious and cheaper than the cold noodles of the Cold-Faced Lady. It should be considered an acceptable price for most consumers.

Pei Qian was silent for a moment. "Reduce the price! Reduce it to 6 yuan per set!"

Zhang Yahui could not help but be shocked. "6 yuan? That's basically not profitable! The profits are very, very low, close to nothing!"

They could still earn a little from the ten yuan previously.

This thing could not only look at the cost of the raw materials. The vendors had to earn money. Otherwise, why would they be so proactive to set up stalls every day?

Tengda might be giving the vendors a dead salary but who would complain about having too much money?

The vendors would definitely be unhappy if they inexplicably cut off this portion of profits.

Pei Qian said, "Not only the cold noodles, but all the other snacks will be reduced according to this range!"

"However, when I settle the income with the vendor, I'll still settle it according to the original 10 yuan. The insufficient portion will be made up with other income from the snack market. If it's still not enough, the company will make up for it."

Initially, there were less than four yuan worth of profits in the 10 yuan. These profits were split between the snack market and the vendors.

However, now that Boss Pei had cut off all of the profits, the money he earned was negligible. That meant that not only did he give up the profits of the food market, but he also had to fork out money to compensate the vendors.

This was a huge loss!

Of course, the snack market did not only rely on snacks to make money. There were also some additional ways to make money, such as selling peripheral products.

However, it was basically impossible to use these additional means to make money to fill this hole.

This meal reduced the price of the snack market from a profitable project to a loss-incurring project.

However, Pei Qian had made up his mind.

No one could bother me as long as the system did not care about me!

Zhang Yahui could only nod. "Alright, Boss Pei. I'll arrange for someone to change the prices on the menu."

Pei Qian thought about it a little more and felt that that was about it.

Bao Xu might have caused the entire food market to almost collapse because of his trouble but I was smart enough to easily suppress the situation with a simple price reduction!

Next was the opening of the Gourmet Market.

Pei Qian planned to write a company-wide commendation immediately after he returned. Then, he would find a suitable practical application to send it to every Tengda employee's internal communication software and email.

He wanted all Tengda employees to know about Bao Xu's' glorious deeds'.

Bao Xu, Bao Xu, you were the one who started it. Don't blame me!