Chapter 175 The Sky Falls (10) (1st + 2nd) [VIP]
In the living room, Ren Zhiling officially announced that he would give up selling pancakes, and everyone's face showed sincere respect.
Ren Zhiling held the cup and took a sip of water heavily: "If I can't set up a stall, what should I do now?"
Since being a pet blogger isn’t an option and selling pancakes isn’t an option, is there any other industry I can switch to directly?
"Who said we can't set up a stall?" At this moment, Ye Dian's voice sounded again.
Everyone looked over there in unison.
Ye Dian was still sitting on the sofa, looking nonchalant. He just raised his eyes slightly and said, "I'm just telling you that the products you selected are not suitable for selling at a stall in front of the elementary school, but I didn't say you can't set up a stall."
Ren Zhiling's eyes lit up: "Then I, no, then what should we sell?!"
"No one, only you," Ye Dian pouted in disdain, "You can't sell much."
He flicked the piece of paper in his hand and said, "We sell milk tea, starch sausage, and oden. That's probably all."
"Why?" Ren Zhiling gave a few examples curiously, "I also went to the area near the elementary school when I was too lazy to eat before. There was everything nearby, such as soy sauce pancakes, grilled squid, grilled cold noodles, fried skewers, etc...."
"Because for a novice like you who has no experience in setting up stalls and has not worked in related jobs," Bai Jinshu looked up at her, "all of this is too difficult."
"It takes at least two people to set up a Jiangxiang Pancake stall, one person making it and the other cutting it into pieces and weighing it for sale. Do you know how to ferment and knead the dough to make pancakes? Do you know when grilled squid is cooked and when it is still raw? Not to mention grilled cold noodles, which have the same disadvantages as Jianbing. The mobility of fried skewers is too poor, and the increase in the variety of dishes and the number of customers has brought exponential confusion. As the number of customers increases, it is common for novices to under-fry or over-fry."
【Good fellow.】
[Genius, Ren Zhiling has found a treasure. ]
[Baocai, the Foundation has found a ghost. ]
【Grass. 】
[How does he know so clearly the mistakes that novices often make when setting up stalls? ]
[You haven't done all of these before, have you? ]
[He may not have set up a stall before, but he has observed or set up a stall near these stalls, so he probably knows what it's like for a novice to set up a stall. ]
[It’s really hard to imagine what he had been through before.]
…
"I've provided you with three options. For selling milk tea, you only need to memorize the ingredient list and then add condiments in the order of each drink," Bai Jinshu raised his eyebrows and gave an example. "For you, memorizing the ingredient list won't be a difficult task. Following the order is similar to an experiment. There is a certain amount of physical inertia and muscle memory, so it's easy to get started."
“To sell sausages, you don’t need any training. You just need to be careful not to burn them, and then add seasoning according to the customer’s needs,” he continued. “As long as you don’t rush and don’t get too flustered, and buy a sausage machine that can heat fewer sausages at the same time, most people can take care of it and it won’t be a big deal.”
"And the last one is oden," Bai Jinshu put down the paper full of words in his hand, "You just need to prepare the dishes and seasonings at home in advance. When setting up the stall, you just need to pour the sauce on the dishes chosen by the customers."
"I see. These three options are easy to get started with because they have low barriers to entry." All the reasons why she chose these three options were laid out in front of her. Ren Zhiling blinked her eyes. "So now, I can choose the one I like and set up a stall?"
Sounds good?
"No," Bai Jinshu said mercilessly, breaking her fantasy, "Why do you think it's your choice what to sell in the market?"
“The market chooses you.”
His expression was grim. “What you can put up is determined by the surrounding market ecology. It’s already past seven o’clock, and it’s too late to go on a field trip. Sort out the locations of all the primary and secondary schools around your home. We’ll go on a field trip tomorrow at noon after school to see where is the best place for you to set up your stall.”
Under everyone's admiring gazes, Bai Jinshu placed the paper covered with words on the coffee table, stood up, patted the wrinkles on his body, walked over to the dinner they had packed and touched it, then turned around and asked, "Do you have a microwave at home? We've been talking for so long that the food is getting cold."
"No... no match," Ren Zhiling woke up from a dream, "Uh, I don't often eat at home, I always eat in the cafeteria. But I have a pot at home, I can steam it or heat it in the pot! I'll go to the kitchen to find a steamer!"
She jumped up from the stool and ran towards the kitchen, leaving the exploration team members sitting in the living room, glaring at each other.
"Tsk," they heard Ye Dian's unhappy click of the tongue, "No microwave? Then don't we still have to use fire?"
Then, in full view of everyone, he looked around impatiently, and after making sure that Ren Zhiling couldn't see him, a ball of fire suddenly appeared in the palm of his hand.
The blazing flames suddenly enveloped the box of steamed buns in his palm, and the buns suddenly floated up from the plastic packaging box. After a while, a hint of hot steam came out from the perfect temperature.
The orange-yellow flame went out, and the buns fell back into the takeaway box with a few "bangs". The buns he had baked seemed to taste even better, and the aroma of pan-fried buns filled the living room.
Exploration team members: ...
A barrage of comments passed by, expressing everyone's thoughts -
[…So you’re actually a mage. I almost forgot about that.]
Yes! It turns out that Ye Dian, you are a mage!
The members of the exploration team were shaken.
If you hadn't suddenly done this, we would have forgotten why you appeared in this unknown space!
The mages in your world are quite down-to-earth! Using fire magic to heat up the buns?
*
Around ten o'clock in the morning the next day, the exploration team members stood at the gate of Ren Zhiling's community and waited for Ren Zhiling, who was carrying a blue backpack.
Today she was wearing a simple white T-shirt, jeans, sneakers, a high ponytail, a backpack, and no makeup. Sure enough, quitting her job is the best medical beauty for women. In her current state, people would believe she is a college student.
Seeing the exploration team members, she took out the access card from her pocket and swiped the door open, then ran to everyone and said hello: "You guys got here so quickly! When I received your call, I thought I would be here earlier than you."
"The hotel we found is right at the entrance of your community," Xu Zichen pointed to the express hotel at the entrance of the community and looked at her. "We are going to investigate the ecology of stalls near the school. Why are you carrying a backpack?"
"Take notes!" Ren Zhiling took out a tablet and a tablet pen from her bag. "After listening to Boss Ye's description yesterday, I felt that I still have a lot to learn, especially in the industry ecosystem of snack stalls, which has a wide variety of products and a wide range of production. So I need to take more notes during the inspection stage. I have had this habit since I was a student."
"Boss Ye?" Lu Changfeng was at a loss.
"It's Ye Dian," Ren Zhiling answered very calmly, "Oh, it's a matter of habit. We are used to calling mentors big and small bosses. Ye Dian is my industry planning mentor on my career change. It's normal to call him boss, right? Boss Ye?"
"Whatever you want," Bai Jinshu stood beside her, crossed his arms and glanced at the tablet in her hand, "Have you figured out the route map I asked you to plan yesterday?"
"The plan is out," Ren Zhiling said excitedly. "The area where I live is well-known in the city for its high educational resources. Many primary and secondary schools are nearby. Many primary, middle and high schools affiliated with universities are divided into different primary, middle and high school departments on the same campus. During school hours, they share a common passage."
"But at this time..." She glanced at her watch, "It's only half past ten. If we go to the elementary school gate, won't it be too early? We won't be able to reach some stalls in time?"
"It's getting late," Bai Jinshu said casually, "Elementary schools finish at 11:30, and junior and senior high schools finish at 12:00. Let's go to the elementary schools first. Most of the stalls will be ready to go by this time."
"Besides," he turned to look at Ren Zhiling, "the inspection was very fast, and you didn't have time to take notes. It was mainly for me to watch."
The investigation during the afternoon was indeed very quick. Ren Zhiling followed him with the tablet and did not have time to remember much. Ye Dian walked from one end to the other of the snack streets in front of many elementary schools and seemed to have collected all the information.
In the eyes of others, it looks like an ordinary street in front of a school, but in his eyes, it seems to contain countless information that others cannot see.
By the time they had finished looking at all the schools listed by Ren Zhiling, it was already past one in the afternoon. It was past lunch time, so everyone randomly found a noodle restaurant and walked in. While waiting for the food to be served, Ye Dian, who hadn't said anything the whole afternoon, stretched out his hand to Ren Zhiling: "Give me your tablet."
The group sat at the dining table. Ye Dian opened the list of schools that Ren Zhiling had drawn up last night and began to look through them one by one. Finally, he pointed to a school in the middle of the street: "This is it, the Third Municipal Primary School. The entrance to this school is the most suitable."
Without waiting for others to ask questions, Ye Dian glanced impatiently, as if he knew that they didn't see anything, and took the initiative to explain with his chin in his hand: "At present, we are selecting products. We will not consider the schools that have all three competing products, such as milk tea, grilled sausage and oden. If we want to make something, we will make something that is not currently available. Do you understand this?"
Ye Dian, who usually doesn't like to talk, actually spoke a lot about this topic, and everyone nodded involuntarily.
"Schools that have too short snack streets or too many varieties of snacks are not considered. There are several problems with the schools near the commercial district. The first is that the number of students in a school is bound to be limited. With so many snack stalls, who can notice a new stall?" He crossed out a few more schools. "The second is that these snack stalls near the commercial district are more likely to follow the hot spots than the stalls in front of ordinary schools. The snack streets are all the latest Internet celebrity foods. The blooming period of the goods they sell is very short and needs to be changed frequently. They are not suitable for you."
"Third, the management of the business district is stricter than the small vendors gathering spontaneously in front of ordinary schools." He double-clicked to enlarge the photo taken by Ren Zhiling. "See, there are yellow lines around these stalls. These are fixed stalls. Even if there is no fixed stall location, you still need to pay a certain stall fee or have other hidden conditions. It is not suitable for you. If Liu Yi shows up at five o'clock today, you may need to change your job."
"I understand," Ren Zhiling nodded. "What I need to do before five o'clock today is to find a stall location that looks like it can last longer, and then make preparations to wait for Liu Yi to show up after five o'clock."
These require long-term planning and are not suitable for their quick-pass flow where they need to complete a career prerequisite in one day.
Bai Jinshu nodded and continued, "These few are excluded from the ones facing the road directly in front of the school gate. There are not many vendors setting up stalls, all of them are stationery stores with storefronts. Either the urban management is strict or there are no suitable stalls around. It's a waste of time to go there."
…
After eliminating all the various schools, there were only a few left.
"These schools all have similar average conditions," the tablet only had a few school names left that had not been crossed out. "Taking into account the school's location, the disposable pocket money of the student population, and the option that saves the most start-up capital, selling starch sausages in front of the No. 3 Municipal Primary School is the most suitable."
"Because it saves the most money?" Xu Zichen was already familiar with his routine.
"Yes," Bai Jinshu opened the shopping app on his tablet, "For grilled sausages, not many materials need to be prepared in advance. The requirements for ingredients are lower than those for oden. There are not many steps in the sales process, so it is less difficult than selling milk tea."
"And most importantly..."
"Cheap." He said loudly.
"When setting up a stall to start, cost-effectiveness is everything. Setting up a table and buying a sausage grill, plus sauces, dry ingredients and bamboo sticks, all in all it only costs a few hundred yuan," Bai Jinshu looked at Ren Zhiling meaningfully, "If I fail again tonight, at least the investment will only be a few hundred yuan, so it's not a loss."
Sure enough, value for money is everything.
This reason convinced everyone at once, and everyone showed a look of conviction.
"Oh, excuse me," the boss' voice came from behind, "Everyone, the noodles are ready."
The aroma of noodles with soybean paste came from behind, and along with it came the boss's smiling voice: "I've been listening to you guys talking for a long time. Are you planning to start a business? Your analysis is really professional."
"You should let my son come here to listen to what you have to say, and let him see what his peers who are really working hard are doing!" The boss' voice was full of appreciation for Bai Jinshu, and he was full of smiles. "That kid just plays games all day long, mumbling something we can't understand, and imitates those guys who dye or perm their hair on the Internet to sing some ra..."
The boss' tone suddenly paused.
He came over from behind with a tray in his hand, his eyes fixed for a long moment on Bai Jinshu's highlighted white hair, metal rings, and gradient black nail polish.
Boss: “Uh…”
I can't laugh anymore.jpg
The boss and Bai Jinshu, who looked up after hearing that the noodles were coming, looked at each other affectionately.
Bai Jinshu:?
boss:……
Barrage:
【Grass. 】
[Why is it that every time I forget Ye Dian’s occupation in a trance, there is always someone to remind me. 】
[You are still a rapper! ]
[I am so upset! How could he be a rapper? What is his career like?]
[Probably "From selling food on the street to being a rapper, my life as a working god"]
[But he is so professional... He is so professional... (Mumbling)]
[Don't say it! This analysis of the stall environment made me so excited! My heart was deeply touched and I was filled with endless enthusiasm! Suddenly, my heart was filled with a kind of ambition to do something, and I felt energetic all over my body. I could make a million a month by selling starch sausages in front of the school! ]
[So you turned over in bed, found that the charging cable was too short, and turned back, right? ]
[You also opened the food delivery app and ordered a starch sausage, right? ]
[I found that I had not reached the delivery quota, so I ordered a bunch of barbecue. 】
[Then he continued to collapse back on the bed. He did what he thought. Although he was lying in bed, he was already making millions a month from selling the starch factory.]
[? Who is monitoring my life? Take down the surveillance camera! ]
[Do I need to monitor? Do you think I didn't order it? Watching the live broadcast of the exploration team members eating the oden starch factory sauce pancake grilled squid, who wouldn't be greedy! ]
【It’s so funny.】
[…The investors in this live broadcast room always make me feel dizzy. ]
…
Under the restaurant owner's suspicious gaze, Bai Jinshu took the bowl of noodles without changing his expression and said calmly, "Eat quickly. I'll go to the nearest farmer's market to buy some starch sausage and seasonings. Then I'll get to the stall before 4:00, about half an hour before the elementary school gets out at 4:30."
In the restaurant, there was only his calm voice and seven pairs of embarrassed eyes.
"The noodles with soybean paste are mine." Finally, Xu Zichen took the lead in breaking the awkwardness and took out a bowl of noodles with soybean paste from the tray in the boss's hand.
"The rice noodles are mine..." Ren Zhiling buried her head in eating in silence.
"The soybean noodles we ordered..." Ning Xiao and Fu Yandong stretched out their hands silently.
After everyone had their lunch, the noodle shop owner left with a tray, looking doubtful. Ren Zhiling coughed slightly and said softly, "...Boss Ye, why the farmer's market? Wouldn't it be better to buy more seasonings at the supermarket?"
"Because I'm not from here," Ye Dian looked up at her, "I don't know what the local taste is like."
"So..." Ren Zhiling didn't understand.
"So it's easier to get sauces and dry ingredients that are more suitable for local tastes by going directly to the local farmers' market and talking to the owners of the spice shops. You can also find out about the sales trends of various seasonings and understand the taste preferences of your customers in advance," he said, raising his chin slightly. "In addition, some spice shops in farmers' markets sell barbecue dry ingredients or sauces that the owners have prepared themselves, which is much more convenient than buying them from the supermarket and then mixing them yourself."
broken.
These two words popped up in everyone's mind.
He seems to be really good at setting up a stall.
No way, could it be that Ye Dian really sold starch sausages in front of the elementary school gate?
*
At exactly four o'clock in the afternoon, Ren Zhiling's sausage stall was set up in front of the gate of the No. 3 Primary School.
Everyone helped her set up the stall and watched the newly purchased induction sausage grill be ignited. The first batch of sausages were placed on the induction cooker, and they all showed expressions of great sense of accomplishment.
Although they didn't achieve anything.
The induction cooker was the one that Ye Dian selected after searching around at the farmers' market. He found the one with the best cost-effectiveness, the most perfect firepower, and the longest after-sales shelf life.
The exploration team members mainly played the role of spectators by virtue of their large numbers.
The starch sausages are the ones that Ye Dian picked out in the cold storage. He found the ones with the highest meat content at the same price, the right size that is most suitable for grilling, and the strongest aroma when heated.
The exploration team members mainly played a tasting role.
The stall was the most conspicuous one chosen by Ye Dian after investigation. It was a must-pass for all students after school, and the wind direction was in the upwind direction tonight.
The exploration team members mainly play the role of porters.
Although it seemed that everyone had done everything, nothing played an important role. But after a busy day, seeing that this sausage stall was finally set up, my heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment.
More and more parents are coming to pick up their children after school, and the stalls have begun to prepare for the peak period after school.
There were seven or eight people squeezing into a small stall. Even if the students wanted to buy something, they probably wouldn't. After the stall was set up, the exploration team members all walked away to the parents' waiting area.
Many elderly men and women brought chairs and other things and sat under the shade of the trees waiting for their grandchildren to get home from school.
Bai Jinshu stood beside Ren Zhiling and instructed her: "Prepare the sausages for the next round in advance. Cut them with a knife, skewer them, and place them next to the plate. But don't prepare too much, otherwise it will be inconvenient to replace them if they are knocked over or dirty for other reasons."
"Oh...oh." Ren Zhiling was in a panic.
"The baking pan needs some time to preheat. Wait until the pan is hot before putting the sausage on it," Bai Jinshu said again, "Okay, no need to take it down. I'll watch it for you this time. Next time, wait until the baking pan is hot before putting it on."
"Okay, then I'll leave it there." Ren Zhiling silently stopped and was about to take back the sausage.
"You can add the dry ingredients on the left when the edges are slightly curled. As for the sauce, apply it after it's done baking," Bai Jinshu pointed at the table, "and sprinkle it while wearing gloves."
"Okay, okay." Ren Zhiling felt that he had found a little rhythm.
"Don't sell the sausage on the far left," Bai Jinshu warned, "Sprinkle the ingredients on it now, increase the heat, and keep grilling it without selling it. If it's about to burn, replace it with another one. If you have nothing to do with the sausage in this position, just keep sprinkling the ingredients on it."
"Why?" Ren Zhiling was curious.
"To disperse the smell," Bai Jinshu motioned her to look around, "Do you know why we chose the upper air vent? This way, if we keep roasting the sausage, the aroma of the sausage will continue to spread downwards, attracting customers to buy it."
"Look, someone is coming." Before he finished speaking, a young man who came to pick up students from school couldn't help but couldn't help himself.
He looked younger, and didn't look like the old men and women around him or the parents in their thirties. He looked like a college student or a recent college graduate who came to pick up his younger siblings from school.
"Boss, how do you buy this sausage?" He pointed at the grilled sausage on the stall, "Give me one."
Bai Jinshu took a step back and motioned Ren Zhiling to do it herself.
In the distance, the members of the exploration team had complicated expressions as they watched Ren Zhiling make his first deal.
At this moment, everyone's watch vibrated.
It’s Song Jirou’s message.
Song Jirou: [How is it? I just had time to check the group now. After yesterday's attempt failed, are you ready to get something out of Liu Yi's mouth today? ]
Xu Zichen: [We will focus on observing the suspicious points of Liu Yi, but the details still depend on what kind of personality Liu Yi has after changing the future and returning to the past, and what his attitude is towards Ren Zhiling.]
Song Jirou: [Okay, if you need anything, just tell me.]
Song Jirou: [By the way, I haven’t asked you why the self-media direction failed last time. Liu Yi will appear in about half an hour. What are you going to do this time? ]
Exploration team members: ...
Great, another question that has no answer.
Lu Changfeng silently opened his watch and took a photo.
Lu Changfeng: [picture.jpg]
Lu Changfeng: [Ren Zhiling is selling starch sausage with Brother Ye.]
Song Jirou: [? ]
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Song Jirou: My exploration teammates who don’t know what they are doing.jpg
No, this chapter is so sugary that I'm hungry. I'll go downstairs to eat barbecue as soon as I finish posting! I admire those food writers who write about food every day!
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