This time, Duan Jian made grilled fish with Li Shitong, and he seemed to have learned his lesson.

He neither researched the method himself nor tried to learn from Feng Haidong.

Since Li Shitong had plenty of money, Duan Jian figured he might as well let Li Shitong pay for it, and he would act as a go-between, inviting one of his junior apprentices who had worked in the barbecue industry.

Next, Duan Jian and his junior brother conducted some research together.

The two of them worked together to figure out how to grill fish.

Li Shitong, his brother-in-law, and the other people in the shop tasted the grilled fish made by Duan Jian and his junior brother, and they all thought it tasted amazing.

With the taste being well-received, Duan Jian regained his confidence and then asked Li Shitong to print flyers and distribute advertisements.

Li Shitong was indeed wealthy and powerful. He approached Lu Yaobin's company again and had Lu Yaobin design and print a large number of flyers for him.

When Lu Yaobin took on Li Shitong's case, Zhou Xiaoxiao had given him a heads-up.

"The last time this restaurant came, their flyers were for crayfish. How long has it been? Just over half a month, and they've started making grilled fish. Yaobin, isn't this clearly a direct challenge to my brother-in-law's restaurant?"

After being reminded by Zhou Xiaoxiao, Lu Yaobin also felt that this matter did seem to be a contest with his brother-in-law.

However, Lu Yaobin couldn't very well turn down this business deal.

"Whether or not we're competing with my brother-in-law, we can't just turn away business that's offered to us, can we? Besides, Li Shitong is very generous with money; he's one of our biggest clients right now, so we can't just let him go like this."

Zhou Xiaoxiao couldn't help but remind Lu Yaobin: "Even if he is a big client, he is now openly competing with my brother-in-law's restaurant. You can't help him."

Lu Yaobin thought for a moment and said, "Print out the flyers for him first, and I'll go ask him when my brother-in-law comes back."

In the end, Lu Yaobin still designed and printed the flyers and handed them all over to Li Shitong.

Then, Li Shitong specifically asked his brother-in-law to lead a group of people to the streets to hire people to distribute flyers.

That's why Feng Haidong received flyers from Li Shitong and Duan Jian's shop at the entrance of his son's school.

This time, with the help of his junior apprentice, Duan Jian was very confident that his grilled fish could catch up with Feng Haidong's restaurant as soon as possible.

And the distribution of so many flyers did indeed achieve good results.

On the night they started handing out flyers, for the first time, all the tables on both floors of Li Shitong and Duan Jian's shop were full of customers.

Seeing that the store was full of customers, Duan Jian was really full of energy.

Looking at the shop that was already full, Li Shitong was also full of excitement.

Wang Cheng chuckled and sidled up to Li Shitong: "Brother-in-law, this is really fantastic! Our shop is sure to take down that Feng Haidong this time."

Li Shitong shook his head with a smile: "You're overthinking it. Feng Haidong's shop opened earlier than ours. He's been in business for four months already, and many people still appreciate his food. So, you can't take him down with just a few people."

Wang Cheng said, "Brother-in-law, that's alright. As long as our food is recognized by everyone, people will gradually come to our house to eat, and we'll gradually steal his customers away. We'll definitely be able to beat him."

Li Shitong said, "Wang Cheng, we are both in business. As the saying goes, harmony brings wealth. Your idea is wrong. It would be best if both of our businesses could continue to operate for a long time and make money together."

Wang Cheng thought about it and felt that his brother-in-law made sense.

He then asked, somewhat puzzled, "Brother-in-law, isn't your mine very profitable? Why would you want to open a restaurant with this Duan Jian?"

Li Shitong said, "Because I've discovered that these fancy restaurants are making a lot of money these days."

Wang Cheng scoffed: "No matter how much money you make, it's not as good as you, brother-in-law."

Li Shitong said, "You're wrong about that. It may seem like I'm making money there, but if the policies change one day, I might not be able to continue. So we must plan ahead."

Wang Cheng said, "But brother-in-law, I always feel that your store is giving Duan Jian such a large share of the profits."

Li Shitong asked with a smile, "Then if I give you a share, can you do it?"

Wang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly: "Brother-in-law, I can't do it."

Li Shitong said, "That's right. You can't do it, and neither can I. Duan Jian has the lifeline of our store, so giving him a share of the profits is a way to keep him."

Wang Cheng thought for a moment and said, "But brother-in-law, you've given him too much."

Li Shitong said, "So what did I tell you before?"

Wang Cheng was taken aback at first, but quickly remembered what his brother-in-law had told him before.

Li Shitong had previously instructed his brother-in-law, Wang Cheng, to cultivate a good relationship with Duan Jian, to eat and drink with Duan Jian often, and then to find opportunities to learn more from Duan Jian and master his skills.

When Wang Cheng recalled these events, he immediately understood what his brother-in-law meant.

“Brother-in-law, I didn’t understand what you meant before, but now I do. Don’t worry, I will definitely get along well with Duan Jian.”

Li Shitong smiled and patted his brother-in-law, saying, "You're my brother-in-law, but we should be even closer."

Wang Cheng said, "I understand, brother-in-law. I definitely won't let you down."

Duan Jian and Li Shitong's shop is booming, and Feng Haidong's shop is doing quite well too.

Although some customers received the flyer and were relatively close to Duan Jian's shop, they planned to go and try the food.

However, Feng Haidong's restaurant has a better reputation and word-of-mouth, so it is usually full by evening.

When Feng Haidong finished making the first batch of grilled fish and served almost all the customers in the restaurant, he came out of the kitchen and stood in the restaurant, observing the customers' feedback while catching his breath.

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