Ding Ning glared at Luoxue helplessly. He didn't want to be seen in public.

Luoxue stuck out her tongue playfully and bowed slightly to the guests: "Then please wait a little longer."

"Sister Luoxue, your master is here today, can you introduce me to him?"

When Li Enxi and Sophia saw that Ding Ning was going to help in the kitchen and couldn't stay in the box, they both went to the back hall to join in the fun. Sophia asked curiously while helping Luo Xue choose vegetables.

"Well, that's it!"

Luoxue smiled and cooed at Ding Ning, who was demonstrating his sword skills.

"What? Your brother is your master?"

Sofia was shocked and asked with her eyes widened in disbelief.

"Of course, I learned all my skills from my brother."

Luoxue said proudly and proudly.

"This...how is this possible? I ate the food cooked by your brother yesterday. Although it was delicious, it couldn't match your cooking skills!"

Sophia looked at Ding Ning in astonishment, her mind a blur. She only knew that Ding Ning was a good cook, but she never thought that he was Luoxue's master.

Luoxue wrinkled her little nose and said dissatisfiedly: "My brother's craftsmanship is the best, much better than mine. If you think his craftsmanship is not as good as mine, it only means that he didn't do it carefully, or there is a problem with the ingredients.

"

A flash of surprise flashed through Sophia's eyes. Yes, what Ding Ning cooked last night were very authentic home-cooked dishes, but because she is used to cooking dark dishes that combine Chinese and Western cuisine, many of the seasonings and ingredients are not conventional ingredients. Ding Ning made them.

It is understandable that the food is not as good as Luoxue.

In fact, Sofia guessed well. Ding Ning's food in Mansion No. 9 was not fresh enough, and the seasonings were all unconventional, so even he was not very satisfied with the food he made.

Asking a hired waiter to take Li Enxi to visit the scenery full of various fantasy styles, Ding Ning took Luo Xue to the storage room and gave her a storage ring containing four slaughtered and cleaned pigs.

Luoxue was surprised and happy, and her eyes were bright green when she looked at the pig beast.

"Brother, what kind of pig is this? Why is it so big?"

Although the pig beast had been slaughtered and cut up, Luoxue could still tell from the four huge pig heads that the pig beast was no ordinary pig.

"It's a low-level monster, called a pig beast. I got it by chance."

Ding Ning naturally trusts Luo Xue, but the things in Sunset Continent are too mysterious, and it is difficult for him to explain them, so he can only explain them in vague words.

"Monster? But, wouldn't it be a pity to sell such good pork for takeout? Besides, if it cannot be supplied for a long time, it will have an impact on the business of the castle in the air."

It has to be said that Luoxue, who has a dream, is now not only a cook, but also an operator with a long-term vision.

"Don't worry, I didn't just get one or two. I raised them on a large scale. There is absolutely no problem with long-term supply!"

Ding Ning smiled happily and rubbed Luoxue's little head.

"That's great. With such top-quality ingredients, our castle in the sky can definitely become the leader in the catering industry."

Luoxue waved her pink fist and said with high spirits.

Seeing the ambition flashing in her eyes, Ding Ning couldn't help but feel in a trance. Is this the same vampire girl who once huddled in a dirty underground cave and struggled to survive?

He was very proud and very proud that because of his appearance, he changed the girl's destiny and allowed her to live under the sun and do what she liked, which made him feel a great sense of accomplishment.

"Brother, our business is very good now. I did some rough calculations two days ago. In less than a month, we have recovered all the costs and still made a slight profit."

Luoxue reported happily.

"oh!"

Ding Ning responded casually, then was shocked and said in surprise: "What did you say? Recover the cost?"

No wonder Ding Ning is not surprised. You must know that in order to allow Luoxue to do the things she likes, he invested more than five million to build this castle in the air. Coupled with the subsequent investment in infrastructure, the total amount is about

It costs more than six million, but the cost can be recovered in less than a month? How is this possible?

"Yes, I did some calculations. From the opening to now, the total operating income is about 9 million yuan. After excluding workers' wages, purchasing ingredients and other miscellaneous expenses, the net profit is about 7 million yuan."

Luoxue said matter-of-factly, making Ding Ning open his mouth in shock.

Not to mention millions, even tens of millions or hundreds of millions would not be noticed by him now, but this was just a restaurant he made for Luo Xue to kill time. It was purely for fun. Unexpectedly, it turned out that

The cost can be recovered within one month with a slight profit.

Several million dollars a month is just pocket money for Ding Ning, but for a restaurant that can only be said to be of medium size, it is definitely a successful profit model that is unparalleled in the industry.

Don’t forget, Castle in the Sky has only been open for less than a month. What if it is open for a full month? It is not impossible to achieve a net profit of 10 million.

By analogy, what will happen in one year? How much profit will it be able to make? It must be no problem to earn 100 million, right?

A restaurant with less than a hundred seats, and it is still located on the top floor where it is inconvenient to get in and out, can have such income, it is definitely a money-attracting tool.

Although Ding Ning can always make tens or tens of billions, they are all floating food. If one of them is not good, he may have no income for several years.

But the castle-in-the-air industry, which he had never paid much attention to, made him realize that he had underestimated the huge profits of the catering industry.

"Tell me, brother, how can you make so much money?"

Ding Ning asked for advice humbly.

"Actually, catering is just a word-of-mouth effect to gather popularity."

Not to mention how happy Luoxue was to be recognized by Ding Ning, she excitedly said: "In order to open up the market, the food in our restaurant is actually affordable. Except for some special ingredients, the food is made from ordinary ingredients.

Working-class people can afford it if they come here to eat once a day, and the profit from the food is only about 30%."

"Thirty percent? That's not high."

Ding Ning was stunned. To be honest, 30% is not much. The cost of 100 yuan can earn 30 yuan. This is really a reasonable price for the catering industry that can basically achieve 40% or even 50% profit.

"We follow the path of small profits but quick turnover, and our craftsmanship is pretty good, which attracts many customers."

Luo Xue neatly packed away the ingredients and said excitedly: "With your reputation, you have a customer base. The white-collar workers in the nearby office buildings no longer eat from our restaurant. There are thousands of takeaways at noon every day."

, these takeaways all come with door-to-door delivery fees. Although it is not high, it is only a few yuan each time, but it accumulates enough to pay the workers’ wages.”

Ding Ning nodded suddenly. There is an additional service fee for delivering food. No one cares about the few dollars, but if you gather a small amount to make a lot, it is also a huge amount of income.

For example, if there is a service fee of five yuan for a takeaway, a thousand takeaways a day is an income of 5,000 yuan, which is 150,000 yuan a month.

In Ninghai, the monthly salary of a restaurant waiter with no technical skills and relying solely on hard work is only three to four thousand yuan. Even if the price offered by Castle in the Sky is higher, it will only be no more than five thousand yuan per month. This is

One hundred and fifty thousand is enough to pay the wages of thirty waiters.

"The most profitable thing is the flower tea and spiritual wine that my brother taught me."

Luoxue proudly told the truth: "The environment of our restaurant is top-notch in the entire Ninghai, so many business negotiations and leisure entertainment like to be held in our restaurant. A pound of Lingguo wine costs two thousand yuan.

Qian Yipot’s Linghua tea is a must-have consumer product for these big customers.”

Ding Ning can understand this. Linghua tea and Lingguo wine both have miraculous effects in curing diseases, strengthening the body, and prolonging life. Coupled with their excellent taste, it would be strange if they are not easy to sell.

"Also, some special dishes that are provided regularly are the biggest money-making tools. For example, the drunken dream my brother had last time. After my research, I simplified the program and launched it as a seafood feast. I named it Deep Blue Youmeng. Every day

A portion can be sold for a high price of more than 8,000 yuan, and demand exceeds supply, making it a must-order dish for guests who book private rooms."

Luoxue happily showed off: "Actually, all the ingredients used are ordinary seafood ingredients, only mixed with some of the deep-sea ingredients that I provided last time, which made these rich guests flock to it."

Ding Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hit Luo Xue on the little head: "Why do I feel that you have become a profiteer?"

"I'm not a profiteer. I'm the only one who doesn't take these deep-sea ingredients seriously. You must know that humans can use deep submersibles to explore the depth of the seabed up to 10,000 meters, but that's just exploration. The sea level is basically one to two hundred meters.

It is a restricted area for human fishing. The deep-sea seafood I brought back are all creatures that are one or two thousand meters above sea level. It can be said that our restaurant is basically the only one in the world. Each portion sells for 8,800 yuan.

Is eighteen yuan considered expensive?”

Luoxue wrinkled her cute little nose and pouted. It seemed that she had done enough homework before. Those deep-sea creatures that once made her fearful and even nauseated were now simply rare things in her eyes.

Ding Ning looked astonished. He really hadn't thought so much. After all, the water pressure at the bottom of the sea was terrifying. He only had the unique convenience of having the Tianshui Totem nearby to enter the deep sea easily. Otherwise, even if he was practicing water

A martial arts master with attribute skills can dive to the bottom of the sea for about a thousand meters at most, which is quite impressive.

Having said that, how could a martial arts master who can dive a thousand meters under the sea put those seafood in his eyes? Even if he wanted to try something new, I believe he would not dare to taste those unknown sea creatures easily. After all, no one can taste those unknown sea creatures.

I can't say whether it's toxic or not.

Only he who is proficient in medicine and cooking can identify which sea creatures are poisonous and which are not, and regard them as delicious ingredients.

Putting it this way, adding some deep-sea ingredients to each seafood dinner is really not expensive at more than 8,000 yuan a piece. After all, things are rare and expensive, and I guess rich people don’t care about these three melons.

Of jujube.

"Okay, when I get the chance, I will go to the deep sea and get you some good ingredients."

Ding Ning patted his chest and assured that in order to create the teleportation array, he had consumed all the red corals and the spiritual crystals. He was planning to take time to go to the underwater world to get some in the next two days.

He was salivating over those giant electric eels last time, but at that time he could only stay away due to the terrifying power of those electric eels, but it was different now. He had the power of lightning, and those giant electric eels no longer posed a threat to him.
Chapter completed!