NovelChina Chapter 487: Risky Venture
Chapter 487: Risky Venture
The servants pushed out two food carts with them and they bowed at Lin Xuan Qi.
Sima Long and the others were perturbed and they too glanced at Lin Xuan Qi to see what it was about.
Lin Xuan Qi smiled at them and said, "These servants were trained to be able to replicate what Auntie Sue came up with perfectly according to the ingredients and recipe.
"They’ve been going around in the city selling the rice noodles, rice cakes and spring rolls and it was a resounding success."
Sima Long saw the branding with the words ’Old Lin’s Rice Noodles’ and he slapped his forehead.
"I should have known that the Old Lin Rice Noodles was related to you.
"My men were talking about it and they’ve made me crave it for the past few days.
"And to think that all this while, I could have gotten it here..."
He said and shot a glance at Lin Xuan Qi with an expression of grievance.
Lin Xuan Qi gave him a sheepish smile, shrugged his shoulders at him and said, "I was at the stage of experimenting."
"Is it that good?" Liu Shao glanced at the food carts and asked.
"I think we shall find out soon." Hun Xiong Kun stretched out his neck and saw the familiar rice noodles from the stall Lin Xuan Qi had bought earlier.
Lin Xuan Qi was indeed a shrewd businessman making use of all his businesses. He thought.
"They will show you what I meant by getting the same taste and standards everywhere." Lin Xuan Qi said and gave the servants the signal to start.
The servants started preparing the first dish, which was the rice noodles soup.
All of them moved in the same manner, as if they were in a drill.
Each move was made exactly the same, with the servants taking out the rice noodles at the same time, placing them into the bowl, adding hot soup with meat and vegetables into it.
Sima Long and the others were surprised with what they saw, seeing something so precise and smooth.
When they were done, the servants served two bowls of rice noodles soup for each of them.
With the two bowls of rice noodles soup coming from a different food cart.
"Try the rice noodles soup." Lin Xuan Qi stretched out his hands at the bowls of soup Sima Long had by his side.
Sima Long slurped a mouthful of the noodles and the savoriness of the chicken soup hit him immediately.
What came next was the fragrance of the rice noodles which were chewy and smooth to swallow.
He couldn’t wait to have another mouthful of the rice noodles.
"Wait, try the other bowl." But Lin Xuan Qi stopped him and pointed at the other bowl of rice noodles soup.
Sima Long looked at him for a moment, not knowing what he was up to, before he had some of the rice noodles from the other bowl.
And it was even more surprising for him.
"This taste... this tastes exactly the same!" He exclaimed and he had more of the rice noodles to confirm.
Liu Shao and Hun Xiong Kun saw what happened and they began to try out the rice noodles soup.
Their faces beamed with amazement, with their eyes and mouths opened wide after they did so.
"But how?"
Liu Shao mumbled to himself and he glanced over at the servants standing by the food carts.
What were the odds of them being able to replicate a dish so precisely?
Even the great chefs in his inns couldn’t guarantee that the dishes they made for a night would be consistently good.
And yet, these servants were able to do so.
Lin Xuan Qi saw their reactions and he gestured for the servants to continue with the rice cakes and spring rolls, which the servants did immediately.
The same thing happened when Sima Long and the others tasted the other two dishes.
Lin Xuan Qi proceeded to continue with his final stage of the pitch.
"Now that you’ve seen what I mean by having the same standards.
"I can help you do the same with everything provided.
"The branding, ingredients, procedures to prepare and cook, even the training for the staff would be provided if you join my franchise."
"Franchise?" Liu Shao asked as it was the first time he had heard about it.
"A franchise is where you pay me a sum of money to join the franchise, and I would deliver what I’ve mentioned earlier.
"You do however, need to buy the ingredients and also pay a cut of the profits every month.
"And for your case, I would waive off the cut of the profits every month and I’ll also be providing the place for the eatery."
Lin Xuan Qi gave them the best offer he could.
He needed some successful franchisees to entice more to join later, and he also wanted the benefits from the system if he provided the place for them.
The Five-Element Stones and the reward of being unbeatable within the premise of the stores was something he didn’t want to miss, so he didn’t mind offering it to them.
Liu Shao took a sip of his tea and pondered on it.
Sima Long didn’t need any more convincing and he said, "I would definitely join the franchise."
He had made profits from the soap and Lin Clan Taste Transcendent Essence and he wouldn’t want to miss out on this opportunity.
"Are you sure you don’t need to ask Zhang Jie about it?" Lin Xuan Qi asked but Sima Long shook his head at him.
"I’m pretty sure she would want me to do it."
"Well, if you say so." Lin Xuan Qi shrugged his shoulders and glanced over at Hun Xiong Kun.
Hun Xiong Kun was on the fence about it but Sima Long’s decisiveness helped him make the decision.
He too had so far gained a lot from dealing with Lin Xuan Qi and he wouldn’t want to miss out on this too.
"I’m in."
That left Liu Shao, who by now, knew what he had to do after Sima Long and Hun Xiong Kun did.
"Count me in too. I don’t want to be the odd one out."