Huayu Chef

012 Online and Offline Dream Collaboration

Can fried rice without eggs still be called egg fried rice?

Naza looked at Zhang Jinxuan suspiciously. Before Zhang Jinxuan could answer, someone around said, "Naza, this is Golden Wrapped Silver Egg Fried Rice. The golden color on the surface of the rice is the egg."

"The grains are distinct, golden yellow, so beautiful! Handsome boss, how much is a serving of this fried rice?"

"I'd like to order one too."

"I want one too."

Zhang Jinxuan announced loudly, "The Golden Wrapped Silver Egg Fried Rice is not for sale; it's made for Junior Sister Nazha, so it's free."

"Boss, will you be selling the 'Golden Wrapped Silver Egg Fried Rice' again?"

"Not for now. If you want to know more about the sale of Wild Kitchen's new products, please follow Wild Kitchen's Baidu Tieba, Wild Kitchen's official Weibo account, and my personal Weibo account. Some promotional activities will also be announced on these three accounts."

Taking the opportunity, Zhang Jinxuan promoted his products and said to Nazha and Jinbo with a smile, "Junior Sister Nazha, Junior Sister Jin, I won't disturb your meal any longer. Please call me anytime if you need anything."

"Senior brother, you must be busy."

Naza replied softly and sweetly, watched Zhang Jinxuan walk into the kitchen, and then picked up a spoon to taste the egg fried rice in front of her that had no visible egg.

She scooped up a spoonful of rice and put it in her mouth. The first taste was the rich aroma of the oil, followed by the freshness of the egg, and finally the saltiness of the salt and the fragrance of the crushed rice grains.

With minimal seasoning, relying solely on the natural flavors of the ingredients, a bowl of delicious food with rich aromas and distinct layers of flavor is created.

The important thing is that the sentiment is there.

Naza is a silly beauty who can't think of fancy words to describe the taste and praise Zhang Jinxuan's cooking skills, so she expresses her love for the Golden Wrapped Silver Egg Fried Rice in a simple and unpretentious way.

They turn a deaf ear to what's happening outside their window and focus solely on being a laborer.

The fried rice was a bit bland for her, but that didn't matter. She saw pickled ginger and pickled peppers in the kimchi and ate it with a spoon.

A bite of pickled ginger, a bite of fried rice, a bite of pickled pepper, two bites of rice—they ate with extra relish, happily shaking their little heads.

Jin Bai asked expectantly, "Mina, is the fried rice delicious?"

Naza smiled contentedly, "It's delicious."

"Give me half, I want to try some too."

Naza said earnestly, "You've already eaten a serving of braised pork rice. Eating fried rice with egg will definitely make you gain weight. You don't want to get fat and get scolded by the teacher, do you?"

"Mina, I want to eat."

"Maybe next time, I've almost finished this bowl."

"You won't be able to eat it next time. My senior said that the Golden Wrapped Silver Egg Fried Rice is not for sale."

Naza chuckled softly, "I brought you here to freeload a meal, it won't cost you anything."

Jin Baihan's eyes lit up, and he chuckled. While he was talking, the gold-wrapped silver egg fried rice in his bowl dwindled, and eventually all of it ended up in Nazha's little belly.

Naza, feeling full, let out a soft burp and slumped into her chair, her pretty face showing a satisfied and content expression.

Her beautiful eyes instinctively searched for Zhang Jinxuan's figure, but her view was blocked by others. It was already dinnertime, and even a celebrity beauty couldn't stop the customers' appetites; the food counter and braised food stalls were packed with people.

Jin Baihan looked around and exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, your shop is doing really well! It's only been a short while and it's already completely full."

Naza laughed and said, "It's normal for my senior brother's business to be booming, given his good looks and excellent cooking skills. Let's go shopping."

"Mmm."

The restaurant was too crowded, so the two women didn't have time to greet Zhang Jinxuan. They finished eating and left, and the empty seats were immediately taken by other people.

Zhang Jinxuan glanced at the seat and saw that someone had changed, but he didn't pay attention and continued with what he was doing.

Business was better today than yesterday, but not as busy.

Because the number of customers was too concentrated yesterday, the store was packed at noon. Today, the customers were more evenly distributed throughout the day, and some customers who wanted to buy braised dishes avoided the lunch and dinner peak ordering times.

The three of them can easily manage just selling braised dishes or making braised pork rice.

With all 44 seats in the dining area occupied, Zhang Jinxuan still had time to play on his phone.

He was mainly concerned about the review status of the long video "Wild Kitchen". He took a break from his busy schedule to open the Youku and Bilibili mobile apps and was immediately overjoyed.

It's approved.

You can already find "Wild Kitchen" by searching in the search bar on the homepage.

Very good, we can proceed to the next step.

Just as Zhang Jinxuan was getting excited, Tang Qiwen suddenly asked, "Boss, there's only one and a half bowls of rice left. Should we steam a few more?"

Zhang Jinxuan snapped back to reality and asked, "Is there not much braised pork left?"

"I checked, and I can only make about twenty or thirty servings at most."

Wild Kitchen uses a two-layer multi-functional rice steamer. One layer can steam 5 rice bowls, and one rice bowl can meet the staple food needs of 15 to 20 people.

One and a half bowls are just enough to go with the remaining braised meat and sell them all.

"No need to steam anymore, we'll stop when we're done selling."

There are only a few tiger-skin chicken feet left. From last night to today, we made a total of 450 jin (225 catties), which is three to four thousand chicken feet. If nothing unexpected happens, they will be sold out ahead of schedule again.

Once they're sold out, they stop making them; they simply can't make any more.

Around 7 p.m., all the braised dishes, including braised pork rice, braised chicken feet, duck neck, duck head, and duck wings, were sold out, and Wild Kitchen closed early.

Tang Qiwen cooked dinner again, and Zhang Jinxuan helped Sister Liu clean the dining area, starting their daily routine.

Counting money.

We sold around 23,000 today.

Zhang Jinxuan estimated that this sales record would be difficult to break in the short term; a simple calculation would confirm this.

The dining area has 44 seats, and the turnover rate is mainly driven by braised pork rice. Under extreme circumstances, it can only sell up to around 8,000 yuan.

Tang Qiwen hadn't learned how to make braised dishes, so Zhang Jinxuan had to make tiger-skin chicken feet, braised pork, and black duck all by himself. He was overwhelmed and was already exhausted from making 450 jin of tiger-skin chicken feet, 280 jin of braised pork, and hundreds of jin of black duck a day.

Pushing him might allow him to do more, but Zhang Jinxuan felt it was unnecessary. Losing a sense of relaxation in his life was like being a tightly wound toy; all his actions lacked soul.

Another issue is that the store's size limits the number of customers and the scale of kitchen production. It can't hold, clean, or store too many ingredients, so it can't make too many braised dishes.

In fact, a daily turnover of 23,000 is quite good; the efficiency per person and per square meter is frighteningly high.

Based on Zhang Jinxuan's projected gross profit of 67%, the cumulative turnover over four days exceeded the break-even point, meaning there would be no loss in March.

With a little effort, you can expect to break even in 19 days.

"Boss, dinner's ready."

Zhang Jinxuan tidied up the money, locked it in the small safe, got up to wash his hands, and went to the dining area to eat.

Sister Liu picked up a bowl of rice, picked up some vegetables, and asked, "Boss, are we going to stock up on goods again tonight?"

"If you're going to prepare, prepare the amount needed for today. I plan to have a promotional event tomorrow, with the same discount as on opening day."

Tang Qiwen asked, "Are all braised dishes on sale?"

"For anyone who shares this Weibo post, the first order will receive a discount, and the discount will be applied to a single item, limited to two items per customer. For example, if a customer orders both braised pork rice and chicken feet, they can only choose one item to receive the discount; the second order will not have the discount."

Tang Qiwen worriedly said, "There are too many people, we can't remember them all. What if someone buys the same thing twice?"

Zhang Jinxuan's lips curled slightly, and he said nonchalantly, "Let them try to take advantage of us. As long as we achieve our goal, that's enough. I'll explain the specific activity plan to you tomorrow morning. Let's eat first."

"OK."

"Oh, right, from now on, there will be no rotating days off on Saturdays and Sundays. You'll take turns off from Monday to Friday, with only one person allowed off per day. You'll get four days off per month. Let me know a day in advance so I can make arrangements."

"Boss, does not taking a break count as overtime?"

Zhang Jinxuan nodded emphatically and said affirmatively, "Yes, we'll pay you double the daily wage on weekdays and triple the daily wage on holidays. You two don't need to wait until the end of your one-month internship; you'll be officially hired in April."

Tang Qiwen and Sister Liu were overjoyed and said in unison, "Thank you, boss."

"Have a meal."