Chapter 161 Private Chef Cooperation

"If you want to make money from the poor, you have to sell at low prices and sell in large quantities, providing them with truly affordable, delicious, filling food and sincere service. If you want to make money from the rich, you have to offer innovative, eye-catching, and high-quality products. The dishes must be beautiful to look at, delicious to taste, and have enough to attract people's attention - preferably with some mysterious and elegant background that they can't understand, so that people will be willing to spend a lot of money."

The craftsman had already written three long menus in a leisurely manner, which included everything from the names of the dishes to the main ingredients and the stories behind them. Heidi was amazed by it.

——You are worthy of being a lich, you are so knowledgeable!

Heidi thought with admiration in her heart, and her respect for Jiang You increased.

So far, Jiangyou and Heidi had been happily collaborating. Heidi, a noblewoman skilled at reading people's expressions and maintaining relationships, knew when to appropriately nurture closer ties. Therefore, the two parties didn't hesitate to pursue the custom-made meals for the nobility, simply continuing the partnership model they had previously used with Dream Garden Restaurant.

However, due to the characteristics of its business model, Jiangyou needs to provide three sets of menus every quarter. If it is found to be insufficient in the later stages of operation, additional menus will be required.

Of course, designing the menu is only the first step; the team of chefs will need to be taught the dishes. According to Heidi, in three days, the first batch of chefs will have completed their orders and will arrive at Eston West City to begin their advanced training courses, with Jiang You as their instructor.

There is indeed a lot to do, but relatively speaking, the dividends Heidi gives will be higher.

Jiang You was very satisfied with this cooperation. While it was easy to make money from the nobility, the barrier to entry was also high. This was especially true with the new nobility, supported by the king, and the old nobility, left over from the previous dynasty, now at odds with each other. The two factions either kept to themselves or fought each other to the death.

If you want to do this business, you must have some sensitivity and background knowledge about the complicated relationships between the nobles.

Jiang You didn't understand the history, politics, and aristocratic family system of this world, nor did he want to spend time remembering trivial matters such as which noble's third wife was whose aunts and uncles.

Andrei was quite familiar with these matters, but his work focused on investigating cases, hunting down the criminals of Evil Eye Moon, and earning the basic expenses to maintain the operation of the territory. He was already quite busy, so there was no need to start a new business when there was a better partner to choose.

The Lothar family currently maintained a reputation of neutrality. Although some established nobles had already noticed their collaboration with Andrei, business was business, and as long as the benefits were substantial, the nobles wouldn't mind cooperating. With the Lothar family acting as a veneer and a firewall, more nobles, driven by their own interests, were able to overlook the fact that the king's faction also held shares.

——Not to mention that most of the nobles had no idea what "shares" were.

When people who trust each other speak openly and honestly, business negotiations become much more efficient. With Takuya's knowledge of delicious dishes, Heidi's business acumen, and Heidi's housekeeper's strong execution, a series of matters were quickly arranged.

In just a few hours, a deal that would bring in countless gold, silver and treasures in the future was concluded.

Heidi handed a stack of letters to Takumi Yuu. "These are from nobles who have extended olive branches to us. Viscount Andrei, please review them and give us a reply as soon as possible."

Jiang You nodded and took the stack of letters.

"By the way, I came here for another matter," Heidi said. "My anorexia is gradually improving, but I still need to adjust my diet. Also, I mentioned to Viscount Andre before that I want to build a stronger physique!"

"Yes, I know about that." Jiang You, having become a doctor after years of illness in his previous life, had a deep understanding of nutrition. "I'll have to adjust your diet based on the training he's arranged for you. Exercise and diet complement each other. If you eat too much, you'll gain weight easily, and if you eat too little, you won't be able to withstand the intensity of the training..." She touched her jawbone. "To accurately control the intensity, I guess I'll have to join your training... Well, I have a better idea."

The difficulty of fitness is well known. Whether it's losing fat, building muscle, or simply maintaining stability and flexibility, it requires people to overcome their inherent laziness and cravings. Only by combining scientific training and diet, supplemented by long-term, meticulous effort, can we gradually see results.

Many people stumble on the road to fitness. Some try a few workouts on a whim, only to give up due to soreness. Others fail to maintain a consistent diet, either overeating or dieting too little, only to end up in a worse state. Some people blindly pursue difficulty and intensity, which can lead to sports injuries.

The human body is a delicate instrument. Any carelessness may cause irreparable damage to an important component, so we must be extremely cautious.

These are only a few of the challenges; maintaining your mindset is even more challenging on the road to fitness. Initially, as the intensity of your workouts increases, noticeable results appear—overweight individuals begin to lose weight, and thin individuals develop muscle tone. Over time, the body adapts to the intensity of the workouts, and to achieve even more significant results, you must be even more disciplined.

However, pushing past one's limits and striving for higher goals isn't always easy. As the saying goes, "A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step." Many people simply can't withstand the long plateaus and the most exhausting, darkest, and most irritating times. At that point, the rational mind and the body's instinctive resistance repeatedly tug at one's will, and the ever-present temptations besiege. Even the slightest slackness can lead to a crushing defeat.

On the road to fitness, in addition to having a reliable coach and a qualified nutritionist, you also need a fitness partner who works together, encourages each other, helps each other and even competes with each other. A certain amount of competition can make people ignore the pain brought by heavy training day after day and stimulate people's fighting spirit and potential.

It just so happened that Jiangyou had quite a few employees under him. Since they were in the catering industry and had many employee benefits, they ate to their heart's content every day, and many of them had become fatter.

Although Jianyou has no discrimination against body types and believes that both fat and thin are beautiful, it cannot be ignored that being too fat or too thin is not just a matter of appearance, but also has a significant impact on health. As a heartless boss, Jianyou still hopes that these employees who have been trained with great difficulty can stay healthy and work for him for a few more years.