The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 97 The Amusement Park Revival Operation
"This smell..."

Zhao Qian's face contorted in pain. She chewed a couple more times, but ultimately couldn't hold back and spat out the meat in her mouth.

Cao Dongdong, who had finally managed to stop vomiting, couldn't help but vomit again.

Qin Lang also put down the meat skewers expressionlessly, and casually held down Danbao, who wanted to take a bite.

The grilled meat skewers looked decent, but they actually had a strong gamey smell, were overly salty, and even raised questions about the quality of the meat itself.

If Qin Lang wasn't mistaken, there was a faint stench of decay inside.

For a normal person, such kebabs might just be unpalatable but still edible. However, for these skilled cooks, such kebabs are simply inedible.

Zhao Qian threw the food in her hand into the trash can with a dark expression, her face showing dissatisfaction. "It's too much to give tourists food like this, and the price is twice as high as outside."

"This...this is normal."

After recovering, Cao Dongdong slowly began to speak, "In amusement parks and scenic spots, catering is an important part of increasing revenue. In order to save costs, they usually hire ordinary chefs."

"After all, for the same job, the salary of a Spirit Chef is at least three times that of an ordinary chef, and may even be higher."

“As far as I remember, the food sold at ‘Happy Party’ back then wasn’t very good either,” Cao Dongdong paused, “but at least the quality of the ingredients was fine, unlike here, where the meat they’re using is a bit spoiled.”

"In short, don't expect to get any good food at the amusement park."

“Okay.” Zhao Qian shook her head in disappointment. “Apart from the food, everything else here is great. It’s lively and has lots of facilities.”

As she spoke, she looked at Qin Lang, who was deep in thought, and asked, "Qin Lang, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking..." Qin Lang paused slightly.

"Just because it's always been this way, does that mean it's right?"

"Does the food in amusement parks have to be expensive and taste bad, treating tourists like suckers?"

"You mean...?" Zhao Qian looked thoughtful. "You want to start from the perspective of food and discover the advantages of 'fun parties'?"

“But the food at ‘Happy Party’ is just so-so,” Cao Dongdong shrugged. “That alone won’t attract tourists.”

"You don't need to worry about that." Qin Lang patted Cao Dongdong on the shoulder and smiled mysteriously. "If we don't have an advantage, we'll create one."
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"You mean you've found a way to revive 'Happy Party'?" Ye Zhen sat up straight, looking at Qin Lang in shock.

It wasn't that he didn't believe it, but it was just that only half a day had passed between Qin Lang's departure and return.

In such a short time, what kind of ideas can you come up with?

"Yes, I have a general idea." Qin Lang nodded. "But before I tell you, I need you to promise me two things."

"Tell me what you think," Ye Zhen said, his expression turning serious.

"Happy Party" amusement park is the culmination of his more than 20 years of hard work, like his own child. Seeing the amusement park lose its former glory is the most heartbreaking thing for him, but there's really nothing he can do.

If Qin Lang can come up with a useful solution, he will definitely cooperate!
"First, I need you to give up the amusement park's revenue from food and vacate the food sales area within the park." Qin Lang paused. "This area is not profitable in the early stages, and even if it can be developed later, the profit share will be much smaller than it is now."

“Food revenue…” A thoughtful look appeared in Ye Zhen’s eyes.

Both "Super Player" and his "Happy Party" adopt a one-ticket-for-all system. As long as you buy a ticket, you can play all the rides and attractions unlimited times during the park's opening hours on the same day.

Since there are no extra charges for certain items, the other two major sources of revenue for amusement parks are souvenirs and food and beverages.

Some tourists buy from the former, while others don't, but almost every tourist who enters the latter buys from it. The reason is simple: once you leave the amusement park, you can't re-enter, so many tourists spend the whole day there to make their money's worth.

You need to eat while playing in an amusement park, right?
Even if they bring their own food, seeing others eating it will always tempt them to take out their wallets and buy some snacks to satisfy their cravings.

Therefore, food and beverage revenue accounts for a significant portion of the amusement park's total revenue.

However, on the other hand, "Happy Party" has already reached this point, and even if it continues to rely on food and beverage revenue, it won't make much of a difference.

Because there are few tourists to begin with, and the amusement facilities cannot sustain them for a whole day, they often leave quickly and therefore do not buy food.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhen nodded slightly, "Okay."

Seeing Ye Zhen's cooperation, Qin Lang breathed a sigh of relief.

The restaurant business generates substantial revenue, and he was worried that Ye Zhen wouldn't be willing to let go, but it seems that this is not the case now.

Perhaps it was the amusement park's inescapable fate that truly gave this stubborn old man the courage to take a desperate gamble.

"The second thing is to recruit enough staff to open all the large rides in the amusement park to visitors as soon as possible," Qin Lang said seriously. "This is very important."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen hesitated for a moment.

As mentioned earlier, the reason he shut down these large facilities was entirely due to a shortage of staff.

Without sufficient personnel for routine maintenance and safety inspections of the facilities, some amusement rides will be at greater risk.

These amusement facilities can be reopened soon as staff can be recruited, but recruiting staff costs money, which will bring a greater cost burden to the amusement park that is already operating at a loss.

In addition, having already decided to abandon restaurant revenue, the pressure will be enormous.

“It doesn’t have to be like this forever.” Qin Lang noticed Ye Zhen’s hesitation and spoke slowly. “If my plan works, we will see initial results soon, and the cost pressure will be greatly reduced.”

"If the plan doesn't work, then we can fire the people we've hired."

Hearing this, Ye Zhen hesitated a little less, and he slowly nodded, "I can agree with that as well."

"So, what's your plan?"

“Yes, yes.” Cao Dongdong nodded emphatically. “Qin Lang, you’ve been keeping us in suspense the whole way, just tell us already!”

"That's right, tell me quickly how to do it?" Seeing Qin Lang's confident appearance, Zhao Qian was also full of curiosity and couldn't help but urge him.

"Don't rush." ​​Qin Lang looked at Ye Zhen. "Director Ye, call all the amusement park employees here."

"This plan requires everyone's efforts."

"Okay." Ye Zhen nodded, took out his phone and quickly called over the employees from various parts of the amusement park.

There were no tourists in the amusement park, so it was easy to call for help.

A few minutes later, Qin Lang addressed all the people in the amusement park.

"The Amusement Park Recovery Operation Begins Now!"

(End of this chapter)