At 8:00 AM, the order deadline arrived, and Xu An exported the data from the computer backend by category.
The number of boxed meal orders at the Haishi Library totaled 763. In recent days, the number has been hovering between 720 and 780. Data analysis shows that the customer base here has been largely tapped.
The Red Brick Creative Park received a total of 187 boxed lunch orders, 65 more than yesterday. The daily increase is not low, indicating significant room for further growth.
As order volume increases, the purchase volume of various ingredients also increases, and with the increase in purchase quantity, the price decreases.
For example, the purchase price of meat is now 30 cents per pound cheaper than it was initially; and the average price of fruits and vegetables purchased from Aunt Hong is 60 cents per pound cheaper than at the wholesale market.
These two items alone reduced daily costs by 300 yuan, which adds up to 9,000 yuan a month. Little by little, it adds up!
But now we face a new problem: delivery.
Xu's Fast Food currently uses the Shanghai Library and Red Brick Creative Park as transit points. After the boxed meals are prepared, they are transported to these two transit points and then delivered to customers by riders.
Two electric tricycles and one pedal tricycle are the only means of transportation for Xu's Fast Food Restaurant.
The Red Brick Creative Park is experiencing a rapid increase in orders. When the number of orders exceeds 300, should they purchase a new electric tricycle or switch to other types of transportation?
Xu An was more inclined towards the latter.
The boxed meal delivery business will certainly not be limited to the Shanghai Library and the Red Brick Creative Park. If two tricycles are provided for each location, it will be difficult to arrange manpower.
Moreover, electric tricycles have the advantages of being cheap, easy to use, and having a good carrying capacity, but their disadvantages are also obvious: they are slow, require dedicated staff, and are prone to damage and leakage of boxed meals when the ground is muddy on rainy days.
It would be best to replace the transport vehicle with a new one that has a larger loading capacity, higher speed, reduces manpower requirements, and provides a smoother ride...
Xu An's gaze slowly shifted to the entrance of the Zijing Garden construction site across the street. The Jinxiu Hotel, which supplies boxed meals to the construction site, seemed to use vans for transportation.
The current price of a Wuling Hongguang is about 15,000 yuan, which is an acceptable price.
But this is a motor vehicle, and a driver's license is a necessity; you need it to drive on the road.
Xu An got his driver's license after starting work in his previous life, but he never touched a steering wheel again after passing the test, and his driver's license was left unused.
Even if you register for the test right now, you'll still have to wait ten days to half a month to get your driver's license.
Not to mention, Xu An had forgotten most of the exam content and wouldn't be able to get his driver's license anytime soon.
Xu An turned his gaze away from the construction site entrance across the street, scanned each employee inside the store, and finally fixed it on Xu Lili.
Xu Lili's father, Xu Guosheng, runs a pork business. Every day, he drives his small truck to the slaughterhouse to buy pork, then transports it to the town's market to sell. His pork business usually ends around nine o'clock in the morning...
If you can drive a small truck, then driving a minivan should be no problem either! You're the one I've decided on, Master Xu Guosheng!
Next, we need to buy a minivan.
Of course, this will take a few days. After customizing the website and purchasing kitchen equipment, Xu An will only have a pitiful thousand yuan left.
We now make over 900 boxed meals a day, with a profit of three yuan per meal. Including the income from apple cider vinegar, our daily net profit can reach around three thousand yuan.
In five days, I'll be able to buy a minivan outright! I'll become a car owner!
If you choose to take out a loan, you can own a minivan today!
"Boss, the ingredients are all ready, you can start cooking!" Liang Dani's voice came from the kitchen, shattering Xu An's reverie about a bright future.
"They're here."
While Xu's Fast Food Restaurant was busy, the fast food restaurant next door welcomed a new wave of customers.
“This shop is a prime location. If the previous owner hadn’t wanted to go back to his hometown, this shop would never have been vacant. My shop also has a lot of foot traffic. Look at that construction site across the street, there are five or six hundred workers. They are all potential customers.”
Customers who came to see the store were quite satisfied with it after walking around inside.
Following the landlord's pointing finger, they looked across the street and indeed saw a huge construction site underway. The sounds of workers clanging and hammering, machines humming, and shouts occasionally filled the air, creating a lively scene.
I went outside the shop and observed the business operations of the two surrounding shops.
The restaurant owner on the left is sitting at the entrance of his shop, with a basket of vegetables on the table in front of him. He is picking vegetables while watching TV, looking quite relaxed.
The Xu's Fast Food Restaurant on the right was extremely busy. From the moment the two of them started minding the shop, the aroma of food kept wafting over. With such a large quantity of food prepared, the business must be quite good.
Xu An, who was busy in the kitchen, heard his cell phone ringing in his pocket. He knew that the rice was about to be delivered, so he stopped what he was doing and went to the store entrance.
Just as I stepped out of the shop, I bumped into the person minding the shop next door.
"Hello." The shopkeeper greeted Xu An very politely, "Your shop is doing very well. The aroma of food has been constant since I arrived."
"It's alright, it'll do." Xu An laughed it off.
"Young man, what do you think of the business environment here? I see quite a few restaurants around, so there must be a lot of customers." As he spoke, the man glanced at the construction site across the street, the unspoken message of his words clear.
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