Chapter 22 Cost Calculation

"What's that expression on your face?"

Xing Dairong was unhappy when he saw his frowning face.

"Girl, the cost of snacks is not low. The price of brown sugar is still rising. The cost of one pound of snacks can be calculated to more than thirty cents." Kang Ping answered honestly.

Snacks are a rare commodity these days. The brown sugar needed for snacks is shipped from the south, and the price fluctuates greatly, ranging from a dozen to twenty wen. In the capital, the richest place in the country, the monthly salary of an ordinary restaurant waiter is only two to three wen, or two or three hundred wen. How many ordinary people can afford snacks?

Asking him to fill his table with such expensive snacks as soon as he enters the store is definitely a waste of money!

"What do you know? Who only eats snacks at a buffet?" Xing Dairong frowned, looking as if he disliked his petty behavior.

Cheng Yunshuo, who was standing next to her, just smiled at her energetic look and said lovingly, "Just listen to Dai Rong."

Kang Ping stopped talking and nodded to take note of the assignment.

On the other side, Xing Dairong continued walking inside and soon reached the cold dish area she requested.

There were twelve large porcelain bowls of cold dishes, each with a name on the front.

There are boiled fennel beans, boiled edamame, boiled peanuts, boiled lentils, cold salad eggplant, cold salad bean sprouts, cold salad tofu, boiled radish, cold salad lettuce, cold salad spinach, cold salad cabbage, and cold salad winter mallow.

There are also various staple foods such as steamed sweet potatoes, steamed pumpkins, steamed buns, and steamed brown rice.

Xing Dairong saw so many cold dishes and staple foods and nodded in satisfaction. "You just said that the cost of snacks is high, so wouldn't the cost of these cold dishes be lowered? Buffets are supposed to be about eating a variety of items, not just expensive ones. You are narrow-minded."

Kang Ping: “…”

He has a narrow vision. Not to mention that the cost of these cold dishes is not low, even if you ask people to eat as much as they want, regardless of whether they are vegetarian or meaty, people will really only eat the good and expensive ones. Who would eat the cheap ones?

How many people can have enough to eat in this era?

Soon they arrived at the pickled vegetables area. According to Xing Dairong's request, in addition to the common braised pork with pork belly, pig's trotters, stir-fried meat, roast chicken and roast duck, a novel barbecued dish had to be added.

The marinated mutton and pork are skewered into large skewers and roasted over a fire. After sizzling with oil, they are added with hot sauce and cumin, a special western condiment, which makes the aroma overflow.

This barbecue really opened Kang Ping's eyes. When he heard about barbecue, he just thought that their restaurant could introduce this dish as a signature dish, and then improve the taste and go for a sophisticated route, which would definitely win over upper-class diners.

But who would have thought that Xing Dairong was asking him to carry out a comprehensive reform and treat barbecue as a category, which suddenly caused his costs to double.

Meat is expensive to begin with, and they also set up a buffet model with no limit on the number of people and quantity. This is definitely making them lose everything.

"You must have a timely supply of meat. If it is insufficient, you must add more meat immediately, especially for grilling, which is a big part of the cost."

Kang Ping looked at Cheng Yunshuo, who was only staring at Xing Dairong, with a bitter face, "Yes."

"By the way, where are the drinks?"

"Miss Xing, the wine is too expensive. We plan to sell the wine separately as before, fifteen cents a cup."

"No! This is a buffet restaurant, drinks are included!"

"But the cost of alcohol is really too high. There is no limit on the amount of alcohol. Our store will definitely go bankrupt!"

"Yun Shuo, look." Xing Dairong pulled Cheng Yun Shuo's sleeve and acted coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, we'll all listen to Dai Rong. Kang Ping, add the wine as well."

After hearing this, Xing Dairong immediately looked at Kang Ping with a proud look on his face, "Did you hear that?"

"yes."

"Stop giving me such a bitter face. You short-sighted people only know how to stare at such a small profit. Just wait and see how I will become popular in the whole capital and make a lot of money after the opening! And watermelon juice and fruit drinks are indispensable! Got it?"

"Yes." Kang Ping lowered his head and dared not say anything more.

He watched Xing Dairong walk around the entire restaurant, looked at his own rough and low-end version of the buffet restaurant with satisfaction, and pointed out a few mistakes before ending.

After finishing, Kang Ping asked carefully, "Prince, Miss Xing, how much is the price of our buffet restaurant?"

Pricing?

This question was a problem for Xing Dairong. How could she know how much to order? She asked Kang Ping in a rare reliable way, "How much should these things be ordered?"

Kang Ping looked solemn, and finally said, "The price cannot be less than 100 wen per person."

The unlimited buffet she created is definitely only suitable for rich people. Not only is it expensive, but poor people also eat a lot.

One hundred coins was an important threshold, which ensured that at least those who entered were wealthy people with some savings.

Even so, Kang Ping was worried that the novelty would wear off and how many rich people would be willing to pay for it.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xing Dairong's eyes widened immediately, "How can you be so cruel!"

She also knows the value of some money in this era.

When she was in the brothel, a pot of flower wine only cost a hundred coins for customers. How dare Kang Ping ask her to charge such a high price for the buffet!

Who can afford this?

"Miss Xing, this is already the lowest price I've ever offered. Do you know how much pork and mutton cost per pound, and how much a chicken and duck costs per pound?"

"Stop talking nonsense! My buffet is to make it affordable for all ordinary people in the country. Qiu Kui, how much does a maid like you get per month?"

"Miss, I earn four cents a month, which is four hundred coins."

"Then set the price at 40 cents! Half price for the elderly and children! Half price for everyone on the opening day!"

"ah!"

Kang Ping took a breath of cool air.

At this time even Cheng Yunshuo couldn't help but frown and look at Xing Dairong.

He had no idea how much money he had, but he also knew that it was absolutely impossible to eat meat and drink wine in the capital with such a small amount of forty cents.

"Yun Shuo! You have to know that I'm going with the volume model. The more people we have, the more money we can make. And didn't you tell me that I'm in charge of the buffet restaurant? I promise to build a different business empire for you!"

Kang Ping: “…”

Cheng Yunshuo said in a coquettish tone, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

Kang Ping: “…”

Xing Dairong looked expectant, "Then let's officially open it tomorrow! I guarantee it will be an instant success!"

After receiving the news that the buffet will open tomorrow, Lu Lingyun smiled faintly.

This buffet restaurant is really fresh.

Blink, and it’s the next day.

There were gongs and drums and firecrackers blasting in East Street.

After more than a month of renovation, Jufulou reopened, attracting a crowd of people standing by to watch.

After the lively and noisy firecrackers had ended, Kang Ping came out of Jufulou and took down the brand new red sign, revealing a few large characters in front of everyone.

Jufu buffet.

Suddenly, everyone around became lively.

"Jufu buffet?"

“What is a buffet?”