RPAGF Chapter 399 Stealing Business
Chapter 399 Stealing Business
Ji Qingqing felt an inexplicable worry in her heart.
Now she could only pin her hopes on the prince, hoping that the barbecue restaurant they opened would make money soon and return the dowry to her.
Otherwise, she would be the first princess consort in Dongchen Kingdom to marry without a dowry!
At noon the next day, at the Night Palace.
Xie Liuzheng found Ji Yuntang in a hurry. He rushed in quickly, his handsome and flamboyant face full of anxiety.
"Sister Yuntang, why are you still in the mood to water the flowers here? Something big has happened!"
Ji Yuntang looked at him, bewildered, "Brother, what happened?"
Xie Liuzheng clenched his fists, his face full of indignation and said: "The Crown Prince and that bastard Ji Nanchuan have jointly opened five barbecue restaurants in the capital, trying to steal our business. Now the shops are almost ready for decoration, and it is expected to open the day after tomorrow at the latest."
"They have also hired people in teahouses and restaurants to advertise that they have imperial chefs cooking in person, and that customers can experience VIP service. The ingredients are richer than ours, the taste is better than ours, and the price is even cheaper than ours. Now the whole capital is waiting for them to open."
"Sister Yuntang, please think of a solution quickly. Our barbecue restaurant has only been open for less than seven days, and I am counting on it to make money to support Qingge. We must not let the dog prince take away this business!"
Ji Yuntang's eyes froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal, and her voice was as calm as ever.
"Don't worry, they can't take away our business."
Stealing someone's money is tantamount to murder for money. Ji Yuntang could guess what Luo Jingshen was planning almost immediately.
This is because they saw that their barbecue restaurant was making money, so they wanted to get in on the action and make some profit.
Unfortunately, their appetite is too big, and I'm afraid it will soon backfire.
Ji Yuntang put down the kettle in his hand and walked to the sink to wash his hands.
She said: "Anyone can open a barbecue restaurant, but the key to whether the food tastes good lies in the recipe of the seasoning and dipping sauce."
"As long as you can keep our seasoning formula safe and ensure that it is not leaked to the prince, they will not be able to make barbecue better than ours."
But it doesn’t matter even if it is leaked, after all, she is the only one who has dipping sauces like seafood sauce, Orleans marinade and Korean sauce.
Even if Luo Jingshen wanted to replicate it, he couldn't. Many seasoning plants did not appear in this dynasty, and there were no substitutes for them.
Of course, Ji Yuntang did not say this to Xie Liuzheng. She thought it was meaningless and did not want to arouse the other party's suspicion.
Xie Liuzheng was still feeling uneasy, as he knew better than anyone how shameless Luo Jingshen was.
In the past, he had often heard from gangsters that Luo Jingshen opened the same shop as others, and if others' business was better than his, he would retaliate against them.
Many businessmen who do business eventually disappear for no reason!
Xie Liuzheng felt that this matter might have something to do with Luo Jingshen, but the government could not find any evidence and could not prove that it was him who did it.
Now, seeing the other party blatantly stealing his business, he felt as sick as if he had eaten a fly.
Xie Liuzheng frowned and looked at Ji Yuntang, with a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
"Sister Yuntang, but I heard that their 40-course barbecue set meal only costs ten taels of silver. Will it really not affect us?"
"How about we lower the prices, or give the customers more food?"
Ji Yuntang glanced at him, picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.
"No need, the price I offer is already the best!"
She put down the teacup and said earnestly: "Brother, you have to know that doing business is not charity. It's not that if we sell it cheaply, customers will buy it."
"The three most important aspects of food preparation are cleanliness, sincerity and taste. These three aspects are always what keep customers."
"Whether the food tastes good determines whether there will be repeat customers. Whether the ingredients are clean determines whether diners feel safe eating the food. Whether the merchant is honest or not determines whether the business can last long."
After she finished speaking, a sneer suddenly appeared at the corner of her lips, and she turned her head to look at Xie Liuzheng.
"Do you think that it's a good thing that they sell at a low price?"
Xie Liuzheng scratched his hair, looking confused. "Ah, don't diners always choose to eat at cheap restaurants first?"
Ji Yuntang still had her lips curved, as if everything was under her control.
Her eyes were tinged with a smile, "Not really. It's easier to lower prices than to raise them. Once they are lowered and then raised sharply, it will be considered as maliciously disrupting the market. Even if he is the crown prince, no one will buy it."
She met Xie Liuzheng's gaze and said slowly: "Go back and watch. I believe it won't be long before you understand what I mean!"
Although Xie Liuzheng didn't quite understand what he said, he felt at ease because of Ji Yuntang's calm demeanor.
The more he got along with her, the more he felt that Ji Yuntang had so many shining points that he could learn from.
He still has a long way to go if he wants to completely get rid of his dude status.
Xie Liuzheng looked straight at Ji Yuntang and suddenly smiled.
"I feel that the best thing I have done in my life is to recognize you as my sister."
"Sister Yuntang, thank you for changing me."
It was the first time that Ji Yuntang saw Xie Liuzheng so sincere. He restrained his cynical look and looked like a young man in fine clothes and riding a horse.
She couldn't describe what the feeling was, it was as if the boy in front of her had grown up a lot all of a sudden.
Ji Yuntang smiled at him and said, "Don't thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank yourself. Only those who are determined to change can take action. Others can't help you just by talking."
Xie Liuzheng chatted with Ji Yuntang for a while. Before he left, Ji Yuntang gave him a skewer recipe and asked him to go back and study it carefully.
Xie Liuzheng took the recipe and left with satisfaction.
Two days later, Luo Jingshen's five barbecue restaurants officially opened and were named Feast Barbecue Restaurants.
On the first day, the barbecue restaurant was packed with customers and business was surprisingly booming, crushing Ji Yuntang's fireworks shop.
Luo Jingshen and Ji Nanchuan counted the huge sums of money they had earned, their faces filled with excitement.
Ji Nanchuan's hands were shaking with excitement. "Your Highness, the five barbecue restaurants made 10,000 taels of silver in one day, and that's when we sold them at a very low price. If the business can remain stable, we can raise the price in a few days, and we can earn back our investment capital in less than a month!"
Luo Jingshen's eyes flickered as he looked at Ji Nanchuan and patted his shoulder.
"Your Majesty is right, but since the barbecue restaurant has already opened, let my people take care of the operation and management. Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about it!"
Ji Nanchuan was stunned. "But Your Highness, didn't we agree at the beginning that I will run two stores and Your Highness will run three stores, and we will work together..."