Chapter 85
"Branch?"
Shu Mo was still struggling to pick the peppercorns; his mind was elsewhere and he didn't react for a moment.
"Yes." Xia Qing put down his chopsticks and talked about business with a serious expression.
Unfortunately, this serious feeling would be more real if I didn’t have to grimace from the spiciness from time to time.
"Qingshui Town is already a relatively close town to Guangming Town, but it will take two or three days to get there, according to the average speed of high-level players." Xia Qing sighed, "If we encounter some difficult monsters along the way, it will probably take even longer, and most players cannot make such a long journey."
"So I want to ask you, boss, do you have any intention of opening a branch? I'm here on behalf of Qingshui Town. You can rest assured that we will definitely provide full support."
Before coming to Nuannuan Hot Spring, Xia Qing first visited the mayor of Guangming Town, and heard from him about the policy support provided by Guangming Town to the hot springs.
"Qingshui Town has a population of 30,000, and there are over a thousand elite players above level 70. There are also many large resource points nearby, so the spending power is much better than Guangming Town."
Xia Qing patiently and persuadingly.
There are many large resource points refreshed near the territory, so players will naturally gather here. Qingshui Town has a great advantage over Guangming Town in this respect.
"What we can provide to Hot Springs is definitely no less than what Guangming Town can provide."
She lowered her voice, and there was a hint of vying for favor in her words.
Who can resist being tempted by such a beautiful woman?
Shu Mo finally understood.
So... Xia Qing is not here to break up this family, she is here to join her.
Most people, when they see something they like, think about how to buy more, but Xia Qing and her mother's first reaction was to invest in a hot spring and have it open a branch next to their home so that they can eat there every day...
Shu Mo turned it over in his mind and was filled with admiration.
As expected of a young lady, her train of thought is indeed different from that of ordinary people.
Unfortunately...
"I'm sorry, the hot spring has no plans to open a branch for the time being." She apologized, "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that it's difficult to achieve."
Xia Qing frowned and asked carefully, "Is it a game restriction?"
These unusual things cannot be discovered by the players themselves, and must be related to this mysterious game system. Xia Qing had thought of this before coming here, and when he heard Shu Mo's refusal, he immediately thought of this reason.
Shu Mo nodded, "Almost."
Xia Qing immediately showed a disappointed expression.
She wanted to try harder, "What if we send people to do business? We will provide a guard team to escort the hotel staff to Qingshui Town for trade regularly..."
"That won't guarantee safety." Shu Mo pointed out the crux of the problem.
If you want to travel for business, then in order to balance costs, you either need to significantly adjust the prices of goods or increase the number of goods you carry on a trip.
If a large amount of goods are allowed to leave the hotel, how can we ensure that the employees will not sneak away with the goods?
Even if Qingshui Town or Wenquan sent people to form a guard team...will the guard team be reliable?
In the doomsday, this is a huge fortune, enough to make anyone excited.
With a backpack of gourmet food items from the hot springs, an ordinary person can live a prosperous life in any place far away from Guangming Town, without having to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life.
It’s not that Shu Mo doesn’t trust his employees, but human hearts are unpredictable.
However, if we adjust the price based on the former, the price will be too high, which may affect the reputation of Nuannuan Hot Spring. Ultimately, the people of Qingshui Town will definitely be able to profit from the transaction, but whether such business will be beneficial to the hot springs still needs to be considered in the long run.
She held a straw in her mouth and sipped the soy milk.
Xia Qing was young but very smart. He dropped his shoulders when he heard that, knowing that there was no hope.
"It seems I can only buy more and take them back to give as gifts."
Disappointed as she was, she picked up her chopsticks again - since it was impossible to open a branch in Qingshui Town, she naturally had to take advantage of the rare opportunity to come here and have a good meal to make the deal worthwhile.
"It's a pity that there are restrictions on secondary transactions, otherwise I would have gone out to do business myself." She half-jokingly said, "Now, I'm afraid that ordinary players in town won't be able to enjoy it."
Shu Mo actually felt it was a pity as well.
Due to objective distance limitations, the growth rate of the hot spring customer base will probably not be as fast as before.
Xia Qing was not annoyed by being rejected, and concentrated on enjoying the food in front of him.
The hot steam from the hot pot, accompanied by the overbearing spicy smell, rolled around the room. The meat was served in plate after plate. Shu Mo picked up a beef ball, bit into it, and was scalded by the sweet and hot soup inside. He stuck out his red tongue and hissed.
I subconsciously reached to the side and found that the cup was empty.
"Here you go." Xia Qing beside her handed her a new cup of soy milk with ice cubes in it. She put a straw in to stir it, and the crushed ice hit the wall, making a clinking sound, which was very pleasant.
"I never thought that one day I would drink iced drinks in the game." Xia Qing sighed.
She immediately invited Shu Mo, "Would you like to go and add some extra ingredients together?"
She noticed that the dipping saucer in front of Shu Mo was also empty.
Shu Mo happily stood up, and the two girls went out arm in arm.
The condiment table in the hot pot restaurant is placed near the window, with a dense bamboo forest outside the window.
The commercial street is a long main road. Naturally, it is impossible for every store to enjoy the same treatment as the "official" buildings of the hot springs such as the main building and the annex. The view outside the windows of some stores is not that good.
——But it’s not that far off.
Although I couldn’t see the lake in the distance, the fresh green of the bamboo forest was also pleasing to the eye.
Feeling a little full from eating, Xia Qing jumped up and down, then turned to Shu Mo who couldn't help looking at her and explained, "Have you ever seen people at home stretching their bags when filling them? I jump up and down to let some of the food in my stomach go down and fill up the gap, so I can fill it up again in a while."
Shu Mo: “…” What a fucking gap.
She thought about it, bent down and stretched in a very realistic way, "Then I'll stretch the 'pocket' a little bigger, the effect will be the same."
The two of them had the same train of thought and couldn't help laughing.
Even though the deal didn't go through, it doesn't affect everyone's enjoyment of hotpot together.
Shu Mo filled a bowl with sesame paste as the base, and added oyster sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, coriander and the like according to his own preferences. He stepped back from the condiment table very carefully, fearing that it would accidentally spill something on his hands.
She stepped aside, and Xia Qing went over again and picked up the oil saucer that the store had prepared.
She caught a glimpse of something and looked up. "Hey, why is there a small house over there?"
It was some distance away from the other buildings in the hotel, so she had never noticed it before.
Shu Mo took a look and said, "Oh, that's my house."
"It looks great!" Xia Qing exclaimed.
She stood on tiptoe and could only see a delicate little pointed roof, which was dim and unclear. The whole picture of the cottage could not be seen from the commercial street.
Shumo obviously took privacy issues into consideration when choosing the site and building it.
An idea suddenly came to his mind, and Xia Qing suddenly turned around and asked, "Boss, have you ever considered opening a long-term B&B?"
"ah!"
She turned back excitedly and almost knocked over Shu Mo's sesame paste. The two of them were in a panic and finally managed to keep their balance. Shu Mo then considered Xia Qing's suggestion, "B&B... this really exists."
More than one guest had suggested to her that the hotel be opened for long-term rentals. For example, several elite players including Jiang Qing had been staying at the hotel almost since it opened until today.
With such stable customers, we naturally have to find ways to retain them.
The charges for long-term B&Bs will inevitably be lower than those for guest rooms, but they can effectively retain a group of wealthy guests. Food and accommodation are all provided in the hot spring, so the reduction in accommodation expenses can be fully compensated by other stable income.
Shu Mo hadn't opened up before simply because he had more pressing matters at hand at the time.
The positioning of B&B and guest rooms conflicts. As a "hot spring hotel", the latter should naturally be given priority, so it was ranked at the back.
Now, considering the progress, the hot spring has restaurants, large bathing centers, shopping streets, and camping sites. The number of guest rooms in the main building will soon reach saturation compared to the passenger flow. It is time to consider expanding in new directions.
B&B is a good direction.
On the other side, Xia Qing was also very excited.
If the mountain does not come to me, I will come to the mountain. Her dream of opening a branch of Nuannuan Hot Spring in Qingshui Town was shattered, but she could still choose to move to the hot spring!
Her mother's status was special, so it was not convenient for her to stay in the hotel room with ordinary guests. But if the Xia family could have such a detached small building in the hot spring, then occasionally, she could invite her mother to stay with them for a few days.
"Boss, if you want to run a long-term B&B, can I reserve a room in advance? We can make a contract for a year and pay a deposit in advance. Is 20,000 points enough?"
Xia Qing recalled how popular the hotel was and how hard it was to get a room. She was afraid that the small villa she had just bought would be gone, so she wanted to take a large bundle of cash and stuff it directly into Shu Mo's hands.
As the daughter of a lord, she is much more generous than the elite players.
Shu Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Don't worry... It will take a while for the room to be renovated, so you won't be able to move in in a short time."
She pondered for a moment and said, "I will consider this proposal carefully. If I decide to open the B&B, I will inform you as soon as possible, and you can come here in advance. Uh, but how should I inform you?"
"Just send someone to deliver the message to Guangming Town." Xia Qing said cheerfully, "I can get the news on the same day."
On that day? So fast.
Shu Mo thought she had a summoned beast in town, so it was convenient for her to pass on information at any time, so he nodded, "That's it."
“Boss, you are so nice!”
Xia Qing was deeply moved and said, "I will promote you well when we get back to town."
Her social circle consisted of well-known figures or elite players. In short, there were not many ordinary people. When she returned to the city and distributed the gifts, Xia Qing could imagine the shocked expressions on these people's faces.
She couldn't help but curl her lips lightly.
When the time comes, she will have to show off.
She gained a lot of knowledge from this trip.
There are players like the mayor of Guangming Town and Xia Qing, who buy things out of their own pockets and then promote the products on their own initiative, which really saves Nuannuan Hot Spring a lot of "promotion fees".
This is all tap water from the hot spring!
Shu Mo looked at Xia Qing and liked her more and more. Thinking back to the mission, he patted his chest and said, "If you help me promote it, I will take you on a good trip and let you experience the beauty of the hot springs. After we finish eating, shall we go to the lake for a stroll?"
"good!"
…
Thinking of the task requirements of "proper reception" and "making guests feel at home", Shu Mo put all his energy into taking Xia Qing and his party on a good tour.
If we were to say who knows the hot spring hotel best, it would definitely be Shu Mo. With her as our tour guide, we didn't miss any of the interesting and worthwhile attractions.
I had a hot spring bath, a massage and shopping, and had a very satisfying time.
It was not until the evening that Xia Qing prepared to leave the barrier with a backpack full of local specialties. Not only her, but the players who were traveling with her also let go and bought a lot of things.
Because Qingshui Town and Guangming Town are far away and travel is inconvenient, they placed the order without hesitation and spent a lot of their savings.
He was gritting his teeth while paying the bill, but he was not complaining about the price.
"It would be great if Nuannuan Hot Spring opened in Qingshui Town..."
"Damn it, I'm so jealous. I don't even know when I'll be here next time. It's not like them, who can just walk for a few hours to get here."
"Don't say that. I heard they also have a round-trip bus... My heart aches."
Since the establishment of the two towns, Qingshui Town has enjoyed the geographical advantages. Only Guangming Town has always envied them. Who would have thought that a hot spring would suddenly appear and reverse the status of the two sides.
Now, Guangming Town is the one that people envy, hate and hate.
Several people sighed, but there was nothing they could do. They are an official team and it is not easy for them to leave the town without permission.
But when the news about Nuannuan Hot Spring spread in the town... they already had a vague idea of what the ordinary players would choose.
In the next few years, the situation in Guangming Town and the surrounding towns is likely to undergo earth-shaking changes.
This was all because they were lucky enough to find the "Nuan Nuan Hot Spring", a top-level SSS resource point.
This is equivalent to many large mineral veins and medicinal herb fields!
"Boss, please don't send me off. It's getting dark and it's not safe to leave the protective shield."
Xia Qing carried her heavy backpack and said sincerely, "The camp is close anyway. I'll come to have breakfast with you tomorrow morning."
Following Shu Mo's suggestion, the group moved their campsite to the lakeside during their afternoon walk.
After the monster tide was over, Shu Mo moved the bonfire to a more suitable place - the edge of the lake, near the campsite.
After the bonfire is set up, a reminder pops up immediately.
【New facility detected! 】
[Snow Mountain Lake] Surrounding construction degree +20%! 】
Together with the public toilets, mooring bollards and other facilities that were previously added to the lakeside, the total construction rate has reached 55%.
The barrier is only one step away from expanding its range.
Shu Mo was not in a hurry and continued to upgrade slowly at his own pace.
Because the response among guests on the night of the monster tide was so good, the inn has been lighting a bonfire on schedule every evening half an hour before dark.
Players who are killing monsters outside can see the grand flames and long smoke rising from afar, reminding them that it is time to go home.
The firelight was reflected on the lake, and when you looked up you could see the sky full of stars. The scene was breathtakingly beautiful.
The last activity of Xia Qing's team tonight is to experience a bonfire party by the lake, but Shu Mo doesn't need to accompany them throughout the whole process.
After standing at the edge of the barrier and exchanging a few more pleasantries and thanking Shu Mo again and again, Xia Qing led his men away.
Shu Mo smiled and sent her off, then heaved a long sigh of relief.
Today, in addition to decorating the house, we also determined the future development direction of the hot spring, found a big customer for the B&B in advance, did some publicity, and sold a large order... Even if we didn't mention the tasks, it was a fruitful day.
No, the mission.
Shu Mo said "Hmm?" and remembered to check the task list a little late.
This task was completed, why didn’t the window pop up in time?
She was confused.
The moment he clicked on the task panel, the smile froze on his face.
[Task requirements: Properly receive the mission target... (unfinished)]
Shu Mo: “……???”
She turned her head to look at Xia Qing's beautiful back surrounded by people, then looked at the panel in front of her and poked it with a finger in disbelief.
"refresh."
The screen lit up, but the text on it did not change.
The three big words "Unfinished" are still engraved clearly.
The countdown ticked away, and in the blink of an eye it skipped a few numbers, and the first hour started with 0, which was terrifying to watch.
【Countdown: 00:59:14】
Shu Mo began to doubt his life.
Wait, Xia Qing is not the target of the mission?
…Who could that be? ? ?
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