Chapter 94: Full 1,000 Bet 1,000
Diwuwei looked at his angry nephew and shook his head, "Silly child, the angrier you are, the funnier they find you and the more they want to tease you."
Qi Huan couldn't stand their evil taste of bullying children, so he took the opportunity of serving the dishes to give Jiufang Yu a 'warning' look, and the Star Lord then lowered his head and restrained himself a little.
Today was not a dinner party, so Qi Huan picked out some dishes that everyone would like and filled the table with them.
The emerald crispy crab meat, the crystal clear braised pork, the tender yellow and square golden white jade, the flower-like crescent shrimps, the glutinous and soft purple taro pork, the fragrant wine-braised snails, the bright red cherry meat, the red braised animal tendons, the smoked and rich Jiang Shilang tofu, the round and plump lion's head... and finally a colorful Yangzhou fried rice.
Originally, Yao Yao should have gone back to his room to eat, but when he saw the Ferocious Beast Squad, Diwuyuan, Diwuwei, and a group of sentinel guides he had never seen before gathered around the table, and the food on the table smelled so good, he was moved and raised his eyebrows to look at Jiufang Yu, "Do you mind if I stay and eat with you?"
Since he asked this, Jiufang Yu naturally couldn't refuse, so he had to add another seat for this distinguished guest.
No one paid special attention to him. Everyone was eating happily and chatting in groups of three or four about the various trivial matters that had occurred during the day. They were like a large and warm family, enjoying themselves.
Yao Yao pursed her lips and sighed softly. This kind of relaxed and pleasant atmosphere seemed like it hadn't appeared around her for a long time.
"What are you daydreaming about? Try this, it's delicious." Diwuyuan, who was standing next to him, had long forgotten what happened just now. He had just taken a bite of the red-braised animal tendon and saw that he was holding up his chopsticks, so he strongly recommended it to him.
The animal tendons in the plate were like pieces of half-melted amber, fluffy, soft, smooth and crystal clear.
Yao Yao smiled and picked up a piece. The sticky, transparent piece of meat trembled twice on the tip of the chopsticks. It looked very soft and tasted delicious.
"It's delicious, isn't it?" Diwu Yuan raised his chin towards him. "Huanhuan's cooking is unrivaled in the entire Alliance Star Region."
"Yeah." Yao Yao chuckled and nodded.
The fifth person sitting next to them was talking to Qi Huan about increasing the length of the live broadcast.
After the first live broadcast, all the controversies about the third best chef in the world had basically subsided. The crowds of people who came to watch the excitement dispersed, and the heat naturally dropped. Correspondingly, because of the "genuine goods and reasonable prices", Qi Huan's name in the food circle became more famous.
During the days when Qi Huan was too busy to surf the Internet, the number of fans in the Renjian Restaurant live broadcast room was also fluctuating. Some of them left because of the popularity, but more viewers joined in because of the food.
From the platform's perspective, after the fans have settled, it will be easier to delve deeper into the food field in the future, which is a good thing for running a food live broadcast room, so they did not deliberately remind Qi Huan of this part of the fluctuations and changes.
But the other part of the changes is more troublesome for the platform.
Qi Huan is still a new anchor, and he only needs to broadcast for ten hours every month to complete his mission.
He used to broadcast for an hour each time. When he had nothing else to do, he would broadcast about every other day, so the frequency was relatively normal.
After the broadcast of the Qingkong Banquet, the duration of each live broadcast has increased, but the intervals have also become longer. The shelves are empty, and those fans who flocked to the live broadcast for food have been unable to watch the live broadcast and buy things for several consecutive days. They suddenly became a little anxious and frantically posted feedback on the live broadcast room message board and Baifu backstage, asking for more live broadcasts.
The three or five platforms that raised complaints could naturally be suppressed with some coupons and gift certificates to appease them, but Qi Huan's number of fans is not the same as before, so when he gave feedback, the momentum was a bit "huge". The customer service was a bit overwhelmed and could only report it upwards.
At the same time, another issue that was reported was about business cooperation.
Qi Huan does not have an account on any personal social media platform, and has not left any other contact information except for his live broadcast room. Many individuals and businesses who come to him seeking cooperation are unable to contact him, and can only keep "harassing" Baifu's customer service in the background.
After the last controversial incident, Baifu’s management already knew that this suddenly popular food anchor was a good friend of their young master. On the one hand, they did not dare to disturb him casually, and on the other hand, this person did not leave any direct contact information, so they could only report it to the higher authorities and convey the problem.
This kind of actively pursued popularity is indeed wasted. After Baifu's management learned about it, they contacted Diwuwei and analyzed the current situation and Qi Huan's corresponding commercial value. They also conducted a preliminary investigation of those individuals and businesses who intended to cooperate, screened out a white list of possible cooperation, and suggested that Qi Huan increase the frequency of live broadcasts and open a business communication window.
"Huanhuan, you can really consider increasing the duration. Ten hours is just the minimum bottom line. There's no need to keep stuck." Diwuyuan supported his uncle.
"I'll think about it." Qi Huan did not agree immediately.
Under the current circumstances, there would be no problem with holding three Clear Sky Banquets in ten days a week, but in the end, they were only held twice. Qi Huan mainly wanted to "cool down" the party and stabilize it.
Under this storm, he successfully reversed his reputation and attracted a large number of new fans. The "profitability" has far exceeded his expectations. Profits always coexist with risks, especially when you are at the forefront of this storm. You can't get carried away by the temporary traffic. After all, the market is so small, and if one rises, another will fall. If he stands up, someone will naturally fall. I don't know how many people are watching him in the dark. Before he can gain a firm foothold, it will be troublesome if he attracts a few more troubles like the Qi family.
Furthermore, his ultimate goal is to go the high-end route, so there is no need for too much exposure. Being low-key and maintaining a proper sense of hunger and mystery is the "right way".
"How about business cooperation?" Diwuwei sent him the white list selected by Baifu. "You can study this list and projects carefully. I personally think you can consider investing in a few factories. Some of the waste star foods and souvenirs you studied before are very good. You can consider expanding the scale."
"You know the current situation on Feixing. There is no extra money to build a factory." Qi Huan looked embarrassed. Besides, he has not yet grasped this wave of traffic. If he invests in building a factory in a hurry, when the enthusiasm subsides, all the money will be wasted.
If we proceed step by step and use him as our signature to continue to help Feixing attract some attention and continuous traffic, it would be a good idea.
Isn't money simple? Yao Yao, who was sitting next to him, raised his eyebrows and smiled, tidied his clothes reservedly, secretly calculated a number in his mind, and waited for Qi Huan and the others to come to him. As a result, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement from the other side. He listened carefully and found that the topic had turned to Babaluya this afternoon.
Yao Yao: ...
How could you all forget about me, a mobile bank like this, sitting here?
After dinner, Qi Huan was grabbed by Wen Liang to practice the guide's mental power techniques, which took two hours to complete.
The room was dark, Jiufang Yu and Kong Hu had not come back yet. Diwu Yuan had been living with Diwu Wei these past few days, and had not stayed in this room.
Jiujiu, who had been tired of following him for half a day, kept pestering him for a new toy. Qi Huan had no choice but to take out the small rocking horse that the shop owner had made for him today.
The base was destroyed, and the Vino store was gone. The owner stopped accepting orders and made small items for Jiujiu to amuse himself when he was bored. Some time ago, he made a batch of accessories for it from top to bottom, and these days he started making toys. He treated Jiujiu like a child.
Just do it, he still has to use gold removal.
Qiqi, that stingy bird, is also very generous to Jiujiu. As long as the shopkeeper says he is making something for Jiujiu, he won't feel sorry at all when spitting out the gold.
Qi Huan helped the little guy organize his things yesterday, and he even felt a little jealous when he saw the pile of golden ornaments and toys. If this continues, the little white ball will probably become the richest man ranked first among the spiritual beings except for Qiqi.
The little white ball sat on the golden rocking horse and swayed happily.
"You have the best luck in the world." Qi Huan poked the little guy's feet with his fingertips, showing a hint of envy and jealousy.
"I like it." Jiujiu was amused and giggled, and the voice appeared clearly in Qi Huan's mind.
"You're just playing around. When will you know what you are?" Qi Huan poked its feet again.
Although the little guy is in human form, he is obviously different from humans. Animal-shaped and human-shaped spirits usually have appetites, but he has none at all. Qiu Ran said that he is either a spiritual medicine with basically no appetite, as previously inferred, or he is an "alien" among human forms, just like Lin Jian's vine-shaped spirit that likes to eat.
“Snow ginseng.”
Qi Huan's fingers froze, and he stared at the little white ball, "What did you say?"
"Jiujiu, snow ginseng."
Little Baituanzi's eyebrows were curved like a crescent moon, and he repeated it in his mind in a clear and loud voice.
"You really are a ginseng doll!" Qi Huan recalled the stories of ginseng dolls that could transform into human form that his grandmother told him when he was a child, and couldn't help but laugh. No wonder it always likes to use hair to stir things up, is that ginseng whiskers?
"Snow ginseng, the only one in the world, snow ginseng."
The little guy emphasized 'solemnly'.
"I see. My Jiujiu is unique in the world." Qi Huan touched its long white hair with his fingertips. "What exactly is snow ginseng?"
The little white ball frowned and his green eyes showed confusion. Just like when he was asked what it was before, he was stuck.
Well, knowing the types is a bit of progress. Qi Huan was amused by its "downtime" appearance, "Okay, okay, if you can't remember it, forget it for now, and have fun with the rocking horse."
Qi Huan sent the latest news he had just learned to Qiu Ran from the medical team and went to take a shower. When he came out again, Jiufang Yu and Kong Hu had already returned.
Kong Hu was staying in the room, busy with something unknown. Jiufang Yu was sitting at the table in the living room reading a document. Little White Tuanzi and Black Tuanzi were chasing and playing on the table, having a great time.
"The medical team hasn't found any records about snow ginseng yet." Seeing Qi Huan coming out, Jiufang Yu briefly explained the progress on Qiu Ran's side.
"It claims to be the only one in the world, but I guess there's no record of it." Qi Huan wiped his hair and sat on the sofa.
Jiufang Yu tapped the table with his fingers and sighed, "If it really doesn't work, we can only wait for it to grow up a little bit and explain itself."
"Just wait, they will grow up eventually." Qi Huan replied casually, and opened the whitelist sent by the Fifth Circle in the evening.
Jiufang Yu's white fingertips trembled slightly, his eyes dimmed, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
The list is arranged according to commercial value and credibility of the partners. The higher the ranking, the higher the comprehensive assessment of commercial value and credibility of the project by Baifu.
The top few ones are all collaborations in food projects.
The most common model is 'technology investment'.
For example, to mass-produce the desserts that he is currently showing in his live broadcast room, he provides the recipe, and the other party provides the production line and raw materials. They cooperate to produce the products under his name. In addition to the licensing fees, he can also continue to receive a share of the sales.
Similar suggestions include canning popular dishes, opening up beauty products, and formulating them into nutritional supplement flavors.
The second largest category is some kitchenware-related industry cooperation authorizations, which are basically aimed at his current popularity.
Further down the list, there are some invitational collaborations, some invite him to a food competition, some hope he'll take part in a show, some want to do an in-depth interview with him, some suggest he write a book, and so on. There's even one person who wants to invite him to make a personal biographical film.
Qi Huan laughed. According to the alliance's regulations, his current body was not even an adult yet. Wasn't it too early to film a personal biography?
"What's wrong?" Jiufang Yu raised his head at his laughter.
"No, after reading these business project proposals, I feel like I am almost like a stone beast. Every part of my body is a treasure." Qi Huan casually transferred a copy of the white list to Jiu Fangyu.
Jiu Fangyu opened it and glanced at it. "Is there anything you are interested in?"
"Everyone is thinking about making quick money, grabbing a fortune whenever the wind blows, and trying to get something for nothing." Qi Huan put his hands behind his head and relaxedly fell onto the large and soft backrest of the sofa.
These proposals can be given to others by changing a person's name or a few keywords. I guess the famous anchors in the food circle all have one. It can't be said that the people at Baifu don't care. Everyone is making money. People are not familiar with him and are not sure of his intentions. It is definitely not easy to help cut off such a popular project.
But now that he has completed his "redemption", he is no longer in need of making quick money. He has the right to choose and has higher ambitions.
"Tomorrow I will transfer someone from the secretarial office to be your business agent and screen these messy projects carefully again." Jiu Fangyu suggested, and then paused and said, "But the people over there are not very familiar with the food industry, and I'm afraid they are not so skilled in doing it. For this kind of thing, it's better to find experienced hands."
"Do you have any plans for Feixing's business?" Qi Huan turned sideways and looked at Jiufang Yu.
“The environment and energy field of Waste Planet No. 7 are very suitable for providing recuperation to the sentinels. If No. 2 and No. 4 can improve with the help of Jiujiu, it will be a living golden signboard. Therefore, in addition to the hunting ground business, the sanatorium can also become another pillar industry of the Waste Planet.
If you and Jiujiu provide special meals, many of them might actually be cured.
This will not only give those desperate sentinels some hope, but also make money. Moreover, using the energy field as a support and hiding your abilities behind it will be relatively safer, so it can be considered killing three birds with one stone."
Qi Huan nodded. Every time when cooking, the little guy would jump in on his own initiative and could not be stopped. Moreover, the medical team's tests during this period showed that it did not have much impact on him as the main body. It was good to let it play its role as long as the value was guaranteed to be safe.
"We agreed that you can't use us for free for a long time. You have to give me shares and give me a share of the sales." Qi Huan took the concept of technology investment that he had just seen in those business plans and put it into practice.
Hearing the clanging sound of someone's abacus, Jiu Fangyu's eyes showed a gentle smile, "Don't worry, the real signboard is you, and I will give you 50% of the net profit when the time comes."
"Reliable!" Qi Huan was very satisfied with the generous conditions given by the Star Lord, "What else?"
"What you said just now is very right. The whole body of the stone beast is a treasure, and the current development is far from enough. In the past, only the beast core was collected, and some beast teeth were collected for energy extraction, which was actually a huge waste. In addition to the edible value of the beast meat you discovered, the medical team also found some medicinal value in the bones and other parts of the beast. Jiufang Kuang's secret base also provides reference indicators for the captive breeding of stone beasts. In the future, we may need to combine the research of the medical team to carry out comprehensive processing and development of stone beasts."
"Then we can consider mass production of energy snacks made from animal meat." Qi Huan's eyes lit up.
"That's also something we can consider. In addition, we can also test the acceptance of tourism through the Qingkong Banquet. If it works, we can also create a new secondary industry chain in the future."
As Jiufang Yu was speaking, a notification sound of money arriving in his account suddenly came out. When he clicked on the details, he found that it was Qi Huan who transferred 90 million to him.
"Wrong turn?" Jiufang Yu raised his eyebrows.
"That's right. The financial plan tailored for me by this chef, where you invest one thousand for every one thousand you invest, has been activated. This is the amount of ninety million for this period." To build so many things, Jiufang Yu must be short of money. It happened that all the things from the last Qingkong Banquet were sold out, plus the bets from the game, and the money and rewards from Yao Yao for the Qingkong Banquet, it was almost ninety-seven million. Qi Huan kept a small amount for purchasing high-quality ingredients and for emergency funds, and gave the rest to Jiufang Yu.
"Don't worry about the money. In addition to taking money from the Jiufang family, the Si family will also invest. Besides, don't the Fifth Family and the Yao Family also have people?" Jiufang Yu raised his eyebrows meaningfully.
Diwuwei, who was reading in the room, and Yao Yao, who was taking a leisurely bath, suddenly shivered at the same time and felt a chill.
"That's different. We should give priority to our own people in making money." Qi Huan's calculations started clacking again, and he solemnly declared, "Of course, it's the same as before. It's loaned to the base, and we need to sign a contract."
"Is there any business in this world that is guaranteed to make a profit?" Jiufang Yu's frosty eyebrows reflected the warm yellow light in the room, "Aren't you afraid that you will lose money in the future and I won't be able to pay it back?"
"It's even better if you can't pay it back," Qi Huan sat up excitedly, crossed his fingers and clasped them under his chin, and looked up and down at Jiufang Yu expectantly, "Master Star Lord, you can consider paying off the debt with your body."
"I will try my best not to fall into the clutches of others." Jiufang Yu nodded calmly and opened the message he had just received.
Qi Huan: ...
Under normal circumstances, shouldn't one cooperate by giving oneself in return?
"Your chosen business agent has appeared."
"who?"
"In terms of seniority, I am your grandchild now." Jiufang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and passed a message to Qi Huan.
[I will arrive at Waste Planet No. 7 at 11:00 tomorrow. Remember to pick up the ship. Sender: Broken Blade.]
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