Grain coffee shop market is full of business opportunities
Liu Che seemed to understand Xue Jiuyue's doubts, "It's normal, I've heard of it before."
"That's not what I meant. I meant the feeling when she said it. I am very familiar with it." Xue Jiuyue tried hard to describe the feeling at that time.
"Yes, that's right!" Liu Che seemed to have discovered something unexpected. "When Aunt Ji told me about this story once before, I felt very familiar with it. Aunt Ji always gave people a very friendly feeling, just like one's own parents. It's a pity that she suffered so much misfortune."
Liu Che's words confused Xue Jiuyue's thoughts, and she asked another question, "Xiao Ming, where is Aunt Ji from? Why does she always speak in dialect?"
"Her identification says she's from Xialin, but the dialect she speaks seems to be from Heyin. Maybe she has experience living there."
"Heyin?" Xue Jiuyue stopped and looked at Liu Che excitedly, "Xiaoming, I was in Heyin Anyang in my dream. I was wondering why I felt so close to Aunt Ji. Could it be from our past life? And I can understand her dialect!"
"Ah..." Liu Che sighed in feigned helplessness before slowly saying, "Xiao Shi, I can understand Aunt Ji's dialect. Heyin dialect itself is not difficult to understand. And is the Heyin dialect of the Northern Song Dynasty the same as the Heyin dialect of today? Besides, Heyin has a population of 100 million. Do they all have a previous life agreement with you?"
Xue Jiuyue still refused to admit defeat. "There are 100 million people, but not everyone is close to me. Especially after I pinkied with her just now, she took the opportunity to scratch my nose. That feeling was particularly intimate. I felt like I had experienced it many times, but I couldn't remember it, so I burst into tears."
"Like I said, I feel very close to her too. And think carefully, have you ever done anything similar with your parents, Xiao Shi?"
Liu Che's words accompanied by a "Xiao Shi" brought Xue Jiuyue back to her childhood memories. It seemed that her chubby father had also made similar actions, including that fable, which seemed to have been told to her by her father, but it was too long ago and she couldn't remember it clearly.
"It seems so."
"Right, the root cause is that you miss home! Don't worry, you will recover completely soon, and then you can go home and reunite with your parents!"
Liu Che's gentle voice was slightly chilled by the moonlight, but Xue Jiuyue felt a smug delight when she heard it. "Xiao Ming, you're not from Xialin either, so why do you stay in Xialin?"
“This city is beautiful!”
Xue Jiuyue was not satisfied with this answer, "You came here after you graduated from university!"
"It's fate! Because it's fate."
"Well, have you ever thought about moving to another city for development one day?"
"Maybe we should go back to Dongyuan. After all, that's home! Actually, I'm just like you. I didn't want to cause trouble for my parents, so I left alone."
"I've been reflecting recently. Sometimes, when we run away, our parents might not be aware of it, and they might even worry more! They could also move to another city. Xialin is actually a good place for retirement, and of course Qiuting is also very good."
"Oh, I haven't thought about that..."
After a flurry of activity, Lin Yiyi calmed down and asked, "Fool, aren't you afraid that I might covet your family's property?"
Although he was conscious again, Qiu Nian was still absent-minded. When he heard Lin Yiyi's question, he just shook his head woodenly.
"Are you not afraid or?"
"I never thought..."
Qiu Nian's answer made Lin Yiyi confused, "Aren't you afraid that I will lie to you?"
"My parents and sister all approve of you. If you lie to me, it only means that I'm not doing well enough."
"What if I only want your money and don't like you?"
"Then I'll give you money. Money can't bring me happiness. I'm only happy when I see you!"
Lin Yiyi suppressed her emotion and asked again, "I saw someone greet me just now, why didn't you ask me?"
"If you don't tell me, I won't ask."
"Are you worried or scared?"
"I'm afraid, I'm afraid you'll ignore me in the future..."
Before he could finish, his lips were gently blocked again. This time, Qiu Nian could barely feel anything, so the accident came even faster.
Lin Yiyi handed over some tissues, "If you have a nosebleed again, I won't let you kiss me anymore!"
"Oh..." Qiu Nian lowered his head and cleaned up silently.
"Fool, now you should say something to me..."
Hearing Lin Yiyi's voice, Qiu Nian looked over quickly. He saw Lin Yiyi leaning on one hand with her pretty face facing him, closing her eyes and waiting.
Xia Qiu Nian was in a dilemma. What should he say?
There is always a way out. Lin Yiyi also put his left hand on the bar and stretched out three fingers to give a hint.
Three? Three words?
Qiu Nian, who was in a dilemma, finally realized what was going on. He calmed down his emotions and said affectionately, "I love you!"
Lin Yiyi closed her eyes, as if those three words were a warm current floating in her soul... After feeling it for a long time, she opened her eyes and looked over, "I love you too!"
Qiu Nian was so happy that he quickly picked up a tissue and wiped his nose. Then he said happily, "There's no bleeding this time, look..."
This made Lin Yiyi laugh out loud.
The alcohol-fueled happiness made Lin Yiyi become a little woman. "Silly boy, let me tell you a secret! Do you think 'Inch by Inch of Time' is just a coffee shop?"
"Isn't it? Jun-ge seemed very skeptical, but he said he wanted to find the answer himself."
"Before Sister Yue resigned and joined Xialin, she was working at an investment bank in Dongyuan. One of their projects at the time was Xianggelina small-grain coffee beans. Sister Yue invested all her savings in this project, and it seems her parents also funded a portion. After Sister Yue resigned, the project continued. Sister Yue opened up the market for Xialin coffee beans with lower prices and better quality. Zhou Ying and I were the first to work with Sister Yue. We negotiated with each of these bars, cafes, and restaurants one by one. So most of the restaurants in Xialin know me, including this one!"
"No wonder just now..." Qiu Nian finally understood the reason, and suddenly he realized: "Such a huge market is entirely yours? It's so huge?"
"I wouldn't dare say all of them, but the data as of last month was 62.7%."
Perhaps thirsty, Lin Yiyi raised her glass again and invited him to drink. After finishing the glass, she pinched the empty glass between two fingers and swirled it around a few times before slowly asking, "Have you ever tried Xia Lin's other croissants?"
"I bought food from other places when I was busy before. What happened?"
“How do these croissants compare to ours?”
"The difference is not big, but if you taste it carefully, it's not as delicious as the one in our store. Is there any secret to this?" Qiu Nian recovered a little when talking about business.
"Don't be impatient!" Lin Yiyi smiled gently, "Do you still remember the taste of Xia Lin's croissants two years ago?"
"Back then, the overall feeling was either too greasy or too bland, always a little..." Qiu Nian recalled the past and then came back to his senses, "No way...?"
"Yes, a central kitchen. In Xialin, any croissant you buy that isn't freshly made at the bakery belongs to the same company called 'Taste Decryption'! Even including the bakery and the croissant alone, this company's market share in Xialin is 95% or even more. There are only three shareholders in this company. Sister Yue is the majority shareholder, and the rest are Zhou Ying and me."
"This...this, how did you do it?"
"Sister Yue has always raised the concept that when it comes to mass production of food, it's not that our technology isn't capable, but that our metrics aren't refined enough. Just like how rice cookers today make rice many times more fragrant than first-generation ones, the advancement of hardcore technology is very limited. The key is actually the refinement of various metrics. So two years ago, Sister Yue hired the world's top pastry chefs and spent two weeks measuring every metric they used to make croissants. I mean every metric; Sister Yue says not a single action was overlooked! Hundreds of metrics were collected in total."
"Sister Yue, this idea is amazing!"
"It's much more than that! That's just the production side. On the consumer side, different weather, temperature, humidity, geography, age groups, and even income levels all affect people's tastes. For croissants, this affects multiple factors, including sweetness, saltiness, fat content, toughness, and elasticity."
"I remember that about two years ago, Xialin Putian held a croissant tasting event. Was it organized by you?" Qiu Nian asked in surprise.
"Yes, Sister Yue let the people of Xialin taste hundreds of thousands of croissants for free, just to get data. With this data, the rest is easy. It's all about inputting indicators, and the system controls it."
Lin Yiyi was so thirsty after talking that the only way to quench her thirst was to drink a toast!
Qiu Nian also drank a glass of wine to calm his nerves. This series of information was too much.
He digested it briefly before stating his theory. "So the end result is that the croissants you sell to every Xia Lin store will be different depending on the location and target customer. Even the croissants from the same store will be slightly different every day. Later on, we'll continue to collect feedback through questionnaires and make adjustments to the system. This way, we can ensure real-time data updates, ensuring our flavors always stay ahead of the curve and remain unbeatable."
"You're right! It seems Sister Yue was right when she said you're talented in business!"
Qiu Nian was extremely proud of Lin Yiyi's praise and spoke eloquently, "Besides, because of the previous coffee bean incident, you've established connections with almost all of Xia Lin's related stores, so promoting croissants has been much easier. After all, for businesses, simply knowing someone and having worked together are two completely different things. And for many stores, like this one, bread isn't their primary focus, so the profit margin on bread is minimal and it would be a shame to not make any. But hiring a dedicated pastry chef isn't necessarily going to be better than yours, and it might not even cover costs. So, it's better to wholesale from you. Plus, your fixed-price sales can help avoid unfair competition. This is a high-end centralized kitchen. And your approach to the restaurant industry is far more than a centralized kitchen. A centralized kitchen is a business model, while you're building technology. Even without the specific croissants, just these metrics and data alone are a considerable asset. It's so simple that they can replicate a second or third product... Even just deciphering this method itself can unlock the secrets of many culinary traditions!"
"Yes, it's quite valuable! But this project cost Sister Yue all the money she made from coffee beans. Sister Yue's father personally developed the system and algorithm, saving her a lot of money. Zhou Ying and I have been following Sister Yue since we were in college, doing work-study programs and social practice. We originally said we didn't want to invest in the company, but Sister Yue said that if we were family, we'd be being distant and didn't want to work hard. So Sister Yue is your sister, and she's also my sister!"
"Sister Yue is not only a kind person, but also really amazing! She's just a girl, no, just relying on you two, you three girls have built such a big company?"
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