Chen Lin was extremely surprised to make a net profit of 100,000 magic coins in one day.
But he also knew that this situation could not be replicated.
The reason why we can sell so much today is that all the owners of the food shops on the Food Island have come to taste the food. These people are not short of magic coins, and it can be considered as a courtesy. They come to support the opening of a new store. After all, he is a four-star gourmet and everyone is willing to make friends with him.
As for Xuewa's side, only the owners of one-star shops came to show their support, and there were basically no owners above two stars.
Since it is a matter of reciprocity, if the other party comes to his place, he has to go to their food hall to spend some money, and he has to spend a lot of money.
But regardless, it's a good start.
With this shop, he will never be short of magic coins again. The punishment of those magic coins for the gambling lake and the valley of flowers is just a drizzle. He can go whenever he wants!
However, Chen Lin then showed a look of distress again.
Because this store has to close tomorrow!
Five pots of Drunken God’s Brew and twenty servings of Red Dust Jade Dew were all sold out in one day!
According to the regulations of Food Island, all the food that has been declared and entered into the food house menu must be prepared as long as the food house opens, otherwise there will be punishment.
But it is not easy to remove delicious food from the menu.
Chen Lin originally thought that if the price was set higher, no one would order, but he overlooked the fact that the owners of these food shops were now out of stock and needed to collect materials and make the food again before they could reopen.
If I had known this would happen, I would not have declared these two drinks and would have only sold the Xinling buns.
Although the product category is relatively single, which will affect the choices of different customers, it is not restricted by raw materials. And these Xinling buns are so popular that it is still profitable to make small profits but quick turnover!
Just as Chen Lin was secretly regretting, the door of the food house was suddenly knocked.
He looked doubtful.
He had already hung a closed sign outside the door, so who would come knocking
After sending out his divine sense to investigate, he was stunned for a moment, and hurried to the door and opened it.
"Welcome, sir. Please come in!"
The person who came turned out to be a man in a tuxedo from the management office. Although he did not know the man, the man's clothes had the mark of the management office.
"No."
The man in the tuxedo waved his hand and said, "Someone has complained that you are selling three-star food under the name of four-star food, and selling top-quality three-star food at extremely low prices, maliciously disrupting the market and engaging in unfair competition!"
"I… "
Chen Lin's face changed when he heard this, and he was about to argue.
He cannot bear this charge. If he is disqualified from opening a store, he will lose this treasure chest.
But the man in the tuxedo waved his hand to interrupt Chen Lin's explanation, and said expressionlessly: "Everything has been verified by the rules and confirmed to be correct. I came here to announce the results to you."
After a pause, he looked serious and said, "According to the rules of Gourmet Island, since this is your first violation, you will be punished with 10,000 magic coins and suspended for one year as a warning. If you violate the rules again, your qualification to open a store will be revoked!"
Chen Lin's face changed, but he still cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your tolerance, my lord. We will correct it immediately!"
The man in the tuxedo said nothing more, issued a penalty ticket, and turned away.
The punishment magic coins need to be paid at the management office by oneself. As for the closure of the store, there is monitoring by the power of rules, and no one dares to disobey it.
Chen Lin frowned deeply as he watched the figure in tuxedo moving away.
This is really the case of excessive joy turning into sorrow. Just after making some money, punishment came immediately. I don't know which jealous guy organized this. It's simply inhuman.
But this is not the real world, everything operates according to rules. Except for the guardian, no one has the right to change the rules, and it is impossible to ask others for compromise.
There is no other way but to accept it.
Chen Lin went to pay the fine with a depressed look on his face, and when he came back he changed the price of the Xinling buns to 10,000 per basket.
The guardian had already said that his soul buns were top-notch three-star delicacies. In order to give people a reason to invest in them, he simply set the highest price for a three-star delicacy.
He will make changes after he fully understands the rules here. Otherwise, he cannot afford to have his store closed.
This incident instantly wiped out Chen Lin's good mood. Without the price advantage, it would be impossible for him to make money by selling spiritual buns. Everything had to get back on track.
Moreover, with the price set so high, I'm afraid not many people will come to consume. If you want to continue earning magic coins, you may have to rely on Red Dust Jade Dew and Drunken God Wine. The prices of these two can be appropriately lowered.
After pondering for a while, Chen Lin felt it necessary to change his next plan.
He decided not to practice in seclusion for the time being, but to go to the Tianxuan Realm first.
On the one hand, he was collecting materials for refining Red Dust Jade Dew and God-Intoxicating Wine, and on the other hand, he was looking for old friends and disciples, and by the way, he was learning about the situation in the Tianxuan Realm.
Maybe I can find out some information about Luo Qinglan.
After confirming it, Chen Lin started to clean up the mess. He was very busy that day as he sold a total of one thousand baskets of buns!
If he hadn't prepared in advance, the store would have had to close in less than half a day.
But he still liked this kind of busyness. Seeing the magic coins flowing into his pocket continuously, he couldn't help but feel excited.
One hundred thousand magic coins, no, how should I spend ninety thousand magic coins
For a moment, Chen Lin actually began to have the worries of a rich man.
After thinking about it, he came to Xuewa's food house.
The other party has given him a VIP invitation ticket, which allows him to enter the store and consume at any time.
In return, he gave the other party one.
VIP dining vouchers are only issued once every ten years. He exchanged a three-star voucher for a one-star voucher, which can be said to be a big loss. However, he liked this little snail very much and he needed to make friends with it, so it didn't matter whether he suffered a loss or not.
Anyway, I have the right to give out ten ordinary invitation tickets every year, which is enough if my acquaintances need them.
"Sir, you are here, please take a seat!"
Seeing Chen Lin, Xuewa immediately came forward and welcomed him warmly.
Then he asked the waiter to bring a bowl of clear sky.
Chen Lin looked at the other party's genuine enthusiasm, and his depressed mood caused by the punishment improved a little.
Just put a piece in your mouth and savor it slowly.
This is the category of products that the other party deals in. All of them are prepared in advance and placed in the snail shell space that comes with their race.
The effect of the snail shell space is similar to that of the storage bag. It also has the function of isolating the inside and the outside, so there is no need to worry about it deteriorating. It is easier to preserve than his soul buns.
After looking around, Chen Lin discovered that the other party's small shop actually employed four employees, including Heiwa, the one he worked with for the first time.
"You are really well prepared. You hired so many people. I am so busy today."
Chen Lin said something inspired by this.
Xuewa said with envy: "Your Excellency owns a three-star store. If you are so busy every day, you will definitely make a lot of money. Of course, the busier the better!"
Then he asked in confusion: "Since you didn't hire anyone, why did you come out? Don't you need to take care of the store?"
“It’s closed!”
Chen Lin replied but didn't mention any punishment.
Then he said, "The ingredients are sold out, so we have to close the shop. We may have to close it for a few days, and we don't know when we will open it."
After a pause, he continued, "During this time, help me keep an eye on two clerks, they should be honest, and also keep an eye on a shopkeeper. The salary will definitely not be bad, but you have to sign a contract with the rules."
Xuewa opened her mouth wide, not paying any attention to what was said next. She only heard Chen Lin say "sold out".
"Are they all sold out?"
She swallowed.
It’s a three-star food house. Every dish is priced sky-high, and it just opened, so they must have made sufficient preparations. If all the food is sold out, how many magic coins will it cost!
"Um."
Chen Lin responded briefly without saying how much he sold for, so as not to offend the other party.
Xuewa didn't ask, but nodded repeatedly and said, "Xuewa has taken note of your instructions. Don't worry, I will definitely help you find a satisfactory candidate."
Chen Lin still believes in Xuewa's execution ability.
Even though she looks like a little girl who has never experienced anything and her cultivation is not high, she can do things that many old monsters cannot do.
Take the matter of the divine snail shell for example. A cultivator at the foundation-building level would not even have the chance to touch such a treasure, but the other party successfully facilitated the transaction.
It’s just that Mr. Yin has been busy with something recently and has not come to Food Island, so he has not gone to his shop to eat buns. But that’s none of his business. He has already promised the other party to eat for free for a hundred years. If the other party doesn’t eat, it doesn’t count as a breach of contract on his part.
After explaining this matter, Chen Lin said, "Are there any members of your Explorers Association here? If so, please help me find out if there are any high-level magic treasures that they want to sell. I want to buy a few. The effects are not limited. Those that can break through the realm and save lives are given priority."
According to his inference, the title mission must be completed in the projection state.
Because except for places with special rules like Food Island, other scenes in the Demon World can only be entered through projection. The nodes are caused by interface shocks after something unexpected happens in the Demon World, and they are not things that exist originally.
"Okay, I'll make a note of that."
Xuewa nodded again, very well behaved.
Chen Lin naturally would not use the other party for nothing, so he took out two baskets of steamed buns from his storage ring and said, "I'm closed now, and you haven't had the chance to eat the food I made, so I'll give you these two baskets to try!"
Xuewa's eyes lit up, but she still declined a little embarrassedly: "No, three-star food is too expensive, Xuewa can't have it."
"Haha, no need to be shy, just take it!"
Chen Lin waved his hand, not allowing the other party to refuse, and stood up to say goodbye and leave.
After wandering around the market for a while and failing to buy what he needed, he came to the treasure exchange office.
After some inquiries, he left disappointed.
He also had a two-star treasure exchange privilege, and wanted to ask if he could exchange it for a one-time world-breaking treasure, but he was unsuccessful.
There are treasures that can break through the world, but they are at least four-star treasures. He has neither the authority to exchange them nor enough points.
On this island, points are more useful than magic coins.
But points cannot be traded and can only be obtained by offering delicious food. Even if he has a lot of magic coins, it will be useless and he can only sigh helplessly.
In desperation, Chen Lin could only exchange a batch of food coupons and start tasting the island's delicacies.