After the Black Swan Hotel manager finished speaking, it was Xu An's turn to give his speech, the last bidder of the day.
There weren't many people in the conference room; the five hotel managers plus the expo preparation team made up just over ten people.
Standing at the front of the conference table, looking at these well-dressed and successful people in front of him, Xu An felt inexplicably uneasy.
Five hotels, none of which I had ever eaten at in my previous life, let alone met the middle and senior management; the members of the expo preparation team had absolutely no contact with me in my daily life, we were completely on parallel paths.
But in this lifetime, they ended up sitting at the same conference table, with me even standing at the head of the table.
As he pretended to look down for the microphone, Xu An took a deep breath, silently repeating "They're all pigs, they're all pigs" a few times in his mind. Then, he suddenly looked up, staring intently at the Black Swan Hotel manager who was in front of him, and began his speech.
"Xu's Fast Food Restaurant was established in June 2012. It started as a roadside stall selling boxed meals. Because of its good quality and low price, it became popular among the general public, and then opened its first store."
Xu An pressed a button with his left hand, and the image on the projection screen changed accordingly, showing a photo of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant in front of everyone.
Compared to the luxurious, grand, and high-class storefront photos of other hotels, Xu's Fast Food Restaurant's storefront photo, located on the roadside and looking somewhat crude, is undoubtedly out of place and quite unconventional.
"Although Xu's Fast Food Restaurant started by relying on the consumption of workers, but!" Xu An changed the subject, "the restaurant's customer base is not only the workers, but also office workers and residents in the nearby communities!"
The image on the projection screen changed again, and nine photos appeared neatly on the screen.
The first photo is of a food delivery to Elsa Clothing Company; the second is of retired elderly people in Qingya Community having a meal under a banyan tree, making V-signs for the camera; the third is of a food delivery to office workers ordering meals at Yinxing Office Building.
As Xu An's slightly nervous voice rang out, the group, who had been quietly discussing the 8-yuan three-dish-and-one-soup meal at the Black Swan Hotel, stopped talking and focused their attention on Xu An.
"Currently, Xu's Fast Food Restaurant has a total of 24 employees. Its main business is to supply meals to employees of various companies. The daily meal volume is about 3,000 servings, and it has very skilled experience in large-scale meal supply."
Upon hearing the daily sales figure of three thousand copies, the five hotel managers straightened their backs and their expressions became serious.
This place, which they saw as just a small fast-food restaurant that had come to join the fun, brought them a sense of unease; they sensed an impending change.
At this moment, the photo on the projection screen changed again, and a picture of a lunchbox in a new lunchbox appeared on the screen.
Thin-skinned, tender, pale yellow chicken lies quietly in the center of the lunchbox. A spoonful of chili oil is poured over the tender chicken, seeping into every fiber and creating a uniquely flavorful dish: Sichuan-style spicy chicken.
The second picture shows tofu puffs wrapped in dark brown minced meat, the meat juices making their shriveled bodies plump up.
The third picture shows Dongpo pork, which is translucent like jelly and has alternating layers of fat and lean meat.
Fourth, fifth, and sixth photos
There are six pictures in total, each corresponding to one of the six main dishes prepared by Xu's Fast Food Restaurant for the six days of this expo.
"Most of the ingredients are sourced from the wholesale market in Qianhai Town, while the fruits and vegetables are sourced from greenhouse growers who cooperate with Xu's Fast Food Restaurant. They are picked and cooked on the same day, ensuring absolute freshness and quality."
Greenhouse procurement?
Upon hearing these four words, the five people looked puzzled. How could such a small fast food restaurant have its own greenhouse to supply vegetables?
But when he thought of what Xu An had just said about selling 3,000 boxed meals a day, he immediately understood.
Given the sales volume of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant, it's normal for them to find stable greenhouse growers to cooperate with; it just feels a bit strange to associate greenhouse procurement with a small fast food restaurant.
With Xu An's narration, the store situation of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant has been introduced. Next, we will move on to the highlight of this speech: revealing the bid price of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant for this bidding!
"Since its opening, Xu's Fast Food Restaurant has always sold meals for 8 yuan each, therefore!" Xu An raised his voice, his clear, youthful voice amplified by the microphone, echoing in the conference room: "The bidding price for Xu's Fast Food this time remains eight yuan, eight yuan for three dishes and one soup!"
Upon hearing Xu An's final offer, everyone turned to the manager of the Black Swan Hotel, whose offer was also eight yuan for three dishes and a soup!
The manager of the Black Swan Hotel, sensing everyone's gaze, spread his hands in front of him, shrank his neck, and wore a helpless, innocent, and somewhat surprised expression.
After Xu An finished speaking, the next step was for the expo preparation team to ask questions.
"Mr. Xu, three thousand units should be the limit for your store, right? Assuming the expo orders two thousand units, plus your original orders, that's nearly five thousand units. Can your store's manpower and production capacity meet the expo's orders on time?"
From the moment he received the call from the expo, this question had already crossed Xu An's mind countless times.
He pressed a few buttons with his left hand, and the image on the screen returned to a few pages earlier, to the page introducing the chef team.
"This is the chef team of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant." The laser pointer circled Liu Daxi's name: "This chef has worked in large hotels such as Sheraton Hotel and Fan Hua Club, as well as private clubs. The taste and quality of the dishes he produces are guaranteed."
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