Counterflow 92: Ditching the School Flower at the Start and Building a Trillion Empire

In his previous life, Lin Yifeng was tricked by his first love into going abroad, missing the period of rapid development in his homeland.

He finally managed to amass a fortune of hundreds of...

Chapter 36 Wallace Opens for Business

On March 27, three things happened at Hebei Vocational University that people are talking about.

The first is the "Mantou Yuhuan" from Hebei Vocational University.

The already beautiful "Mantou Yuhuan" stunned the entire school after changing into a fashionable outfit.

Rumor has it that all the male students at Hebei Vocational University rushed over to see the "Mantou Yuhuan" (a type of jade ring shaped like a steamed bun), and were amazed by its beauty.

There are also rumors that many male students, after returning to their dormitories, tore down some of the posters of Hong Kong female celebrities that were pasted on the walls, and clamored to replace them with posters of Yang Guifei.

Some boys even felt that the word "mantou" in "mantou yuhuan" was too rustic and did not match Bai Yejin's temperament, and suggested changing the phrase to "Bai Nuhuang".

Because the temperament and beauty of the steamed bun-shaped jade ring were comparable to those of the Queen of the Women's Kingdom.

The second matter is also related to the steamed bun and the jade ring.

A boy named Wu Zhengsheng beat up a guy named Zhu Wuguo in the woods behind the school one night, and even yelled that Zhu Wuguo could never go to Mantou Yuhuan to buy steamed buns again.

kindness.

Zhu Wuguo is the director in charge of discipline at Hebei Vocational University. His biggest hobby is catching couples who are deeply in love in the woods.

However, the first two incidents only caused a great stir among male students.

The third thing caused a huge sensation throughout the school.

That's the "Wallace" mentioned in the morning broadcast.

Wallace, as the first fried chicken and burger shop owned by Chinese people, attracted the attention of countless students at Hebei Vocational University and became the topic of their conversations.

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March 30, 1992, Saturday, sunny.

The clamor of conversation and discussion roused the lazy morning. Several middle-aged men wearing vests and shorts pushed open the door, ready to curse which bastards had disturbed their sleep, when they suddenly realized that the street in front of them was full of people.

Students, all of them are students!

There were vocational school students from Hebei University of Technology, university students from teachers' colleges, and even primary school students wearing red scarves.

Looking at the long queue, a tofu vendor swallowed hard and asked the student in front of him:

"What are you all doing in line? Is the government issuing food coupons?"

"Why are you issuing food coupons? We're queuing up to buy Wallace!"

"Wallace, what's that?"

The shopkeeper looked bewildered, while the students burst into laughter: "Uncle, it's fried chicken and hamburgers, it's Western food."

"Western food?"

The owner immediately put his hands on his hips and shouted, "Why eat Western food? Eat tofu! My tofu is tender and delicious, and most importantly, it's not expensive. Buy some tofu and cook it at home!"

"Haha, Uncle, we're all queuing up to buy Wallace's. Nobody's trying to take advantage of you, so stop hawking your wares."

"Uncle, I didn't bring enough money. I only brought 9.8, which is only enough to buy one meal."

"9.8 yuan for only one meal deal? That's so expensive!"

The tofu vendor looked at the long queue in front of him and was at a loss.

Wallace's 9.8 yuan drink has such a long queue. Are Chinese people so rich now?

The number of people queuing outside Wallace's restaurant exceeded Lin Yifeng's expectations.

Despite his thorough preparation, he was still shocked when he saw the long queue that seemed to bend in the street.

"I hope the ingredients I prepared in advance aren't enough!"

Wallace only has one freezer. The ingredients Lin Yifeng prepared can sell for about 4,000 yuan, which translates to about 400 set meals.

This amount of food has filled the freezer to the brim, leaving almost no empty space.

"Thanks to the partnership with Shuanghui, we can just go to Shuanghui to get ingredients when we don't have enough!"

"Otherwise, we'd suffer a huge loss!"

Because he has been too busy lately, Lin Yifeng put the recruitment of employees last, which resulted in the recruited employees not having been trained and not being able to start work.

There are four people in the Wallace store: Bai Yejin is in charge of cashier and statistics, Xu Qingyi is in charge of calling out numbers and picking up food, Xu Wanxia is in the kitchen, and Lin Yifeng is responsible for filling in any gaps. He fills in wherever there is a lot of work.

At Wallace's current location, the kitchen is the busiest place. Lin Yifeng, who helps out in the kitchen, feels that he has misjudged the market.

"I underestimated the seller's market and the domestic consumption potential."

In his previous life, Lin Yifeng had done business in China, but that was after 2010, when all industries in China were in a buyer's market.

Currently, due to limitations in domestic production capacity, most commodities are sold in a seller's market.

Especially "high-end" products such as refrigerators and air conditioners.

This was the first time in his life that Lin Yifeng had done business in the 1990s. He never expected that Wallace would also become a seller's market.

...

Amidst the crackling of firecrackers, Wallace opened for business.

Before Lin Yifeng could say anything, the people in line rushed in, holding up their money.

"One Set Meal A!"

"I'd like a Set Meal B, and please add some popcorn chicken, please."

"I'll take one hamburger to go."

Wallace's restaurant is not large, and can accommodate a maximum of twelve people at the same time.

In less than five minutes, the Wallace store was already full of people.

Fortunately, Wallace is a fast food restaurant, and many customers who came in later found that there were no empty seats, so they chose to take it away.

"Bai Yuhuan?"

"Bai Yuhuan, you, you are so beautiful."

Suddenly, Wallace's exclamation attracted the attention of other diners. A college student from Hebei Vocational College, who was queuing, saw that Wallace's cashier was Bai Yejin, and his face instantly lit up with a smile.

Bai Yejin disliked the nickname "Bai Yuhuan" mainly because Lin Yifeng often used it to tease her.

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