Chapter 200
The next morning, Xu An seemed a little absent-minded.
Despite having memories from his previous life as evidence, the mudflats were perfectly normal for the six years before they were destroyed; even after they were destroyed, until Xu An's rebirth in 2027, there were no unusual circumstances surrounding the mudflats.
However, too many things change in this life.
All construction sites under Xuguang Real Estate have switched to a meal subsidy system; the owner of Jiajia Fast Food Restaurant is in jail; Shengli Supermarket experienced a food safety issue a year ahead of schedule; greenhouse planting areas have been damaged, and so on. These are things that either never happened in a previous life or happened a year or two later...
These changes weren't significant, but Xu An worried that similar changes might have occurred on the mudflats, causing problems that were originally expected to appear after 2027 to arise as early as 2012.
However, this situation didn't last long, because Xu An received a call from his second grandfather at noon. At 3 PM, Professor Yu would be leading his team to conduct on-site testing on the mudflats in the southeast corner of Qianhai Town!
Upon hearing this news, Xu An immediately found Wang Fulong and asked him to take charge of the first prize challenge for Xu's Braised Food Shop today.
According to the original plan, Xu An, as the boss, was definitely supposed to be present for such a significant award. However, Xu An's entire focus was currently on the mudflats, and now that he heard he would be conducting an on-site inspection that afternoon, how could he possibly remain seated!
After all, between 960,000 and 10,000, 960,000 is more important!
Wang Fulong had no objection to Xu An's work arrangement and readily agreed. He then stared at the blank document on the screen, lost in thought.
Last night I seemed to have learned something very important, something I absolutely had to tell my boss right away, but now I just can't remember what it was! Not only do I not remember the matter, but I don't even remember how I got home. When I opened my eyes, I was already lying in bed at home.
What exactly happened? This must be very important, otherwise I wouldn't have remembered to tell my boss after getting drunk and blacking out!
So, what exactly is this all about?
Wang Fulong grabbed the hair on both sides of his head and ravaged it violently, trying to find even the slightest clue by abusing himself.
Tang Wen, who had her own desk and was separated from Wang Fulong by a national highway, quietly moved closer to the wall.
My colleague seems to have gone mad. Should I call 110 or 120, or just run away?
After making a few internal jokes, Tang Wen turned her attention back to her computer. The opening event for the braised food shop was a resounding success! The addition of a first-prize winner, in particular, garnered considerable attention.
Last night, after posting the news of the successful revival of the first prize winner on the [Xu's Catering] account, the number of followers increased by a full 3,000 in just two hours! This increase has continued until now, and the number of followers on the account has now reached 23,000.
It took less than a week from the creation of this account to its operation, and the number of followers increased from zero to more than 20,000, which is nothing short of astonishing.
Moreover, we discovered today that the account's followers are not only from Haishi, but also from other cities in Haiyang Province, and even from other provinces! Most of them were attracted by the Hellish Braised Food and the huge prize money for the first prize.
Many of the commenters were from provinces known for their high tolerance for spicy food, and the comments section was abuzz with discussion. Some wanted to participate in the first-prize challenge, some were eager to experience just how spicy the "hellish braised food" really was, and some were dismissive of the so-called title of "China's spiciest"...
Of all these comments, a few caught Tang Wen's attention.
"I'm in the north-central region, and I checked the round-trip fare to Haishi—it's over two thousand! Looks like I'll never get to try this hellish braised food. I really want to try it!"
"Boss, you're actually selling super spicy hellish braised food in Haiyang Province, a province where people don't eat spicy food? Boss, take my advice, open a shop here. Everyone here can handle spicy food, I guarantee your hellish braised food will be a huge hit!"
"Haha, I went to university in Haishi! I'm on the train right now! Hellish braised food, here I come!"
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All of these comments were posted by people from other provinces, with the most comments coming from provinces known for their high tolerance for spicy food. There were quite a few such comments, totaling two to three hundred. Even after accounting for multiple comments from the same person, there were still nearly two hundred individuals posting them.
Two hundred people! If each person gets one pound of braised food, that's two hundred pounds of braised food! That's a lot of money!
What a pity, what a great pity.
Tang Wen shook her head regretfully, organized this part of the data into a separate document, and threw it into a folder named "Maybe Useful".
The tidal flats in the southeast corner of Qianhai Town.
Although Professor Yu said they would arrive at the mudflats at 3 o'clock to conduct their survey, the villagers of Xujia Village arrived at the mudflats a little after 2 o'clock to wait. The gathering of thirty or forty people immediately attracted the attention of the fishermen working on the mudflats. Occasionally, during their breaks, they would glance over to see what the group from Xujia Village was planning to do.
Xu An was one of them. After handing over the matter to Wang Fulong, he returned to Xu Family Village without stopping and came here with everyone to wait.
The sun was still scorching at the end of August. Even standing under the shade of a tree, you could feel the heat rising from your feet, and soon fine beads of sweat appeared on your forehead.
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