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Chapter 284 You get three, I get seven

He had previously listed some of the dishes he knew how to cook on an A4 sheet of paper and given it to Liu Ruyan. He didn't expect that the prices would be set so quickly.

To be honest, although he wanted to run a high-end private kitchen and make money specifically from wealthy people, he really didn't have the ability to price his own dishes. After all, the food he ate most often, besides his mother's cooking, was from the school cafeteria, and then from group meals.

On the few occasions I went to upscale restaurants, it was always with my two sugar daddies, Liu Ruyan and Miss Yuan, but a meal there only cost a few thousand yuan.

With him only able to open one day a week, earning ten or twenty thousand yuan is clearly not in his best interest. If he sets a similar price to others, the restaurant might as well not open at all. But setting a high price is beyond his capabilities. Fortunately, he has Liu Ruyan's help.

Although he had tried his best to price the dishes high, he still gasped when he saw the menu prices listed by Liu Ruyan.

Boiled Cabbage in Clear Broth ¥88888

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall ¥88888

【Full Moon Over the West Tower ¥88888】

【Botan Fish Slices ¥79999】

【Eight-Treasure Gourd Duck ¥69999】

【Wensi Tofu ¥48888】

【Longjing Shrimp ¥26666】

[Cold Jellyfish Salad ¥12666]

Good heavens! At first glance, the long string of numbers made Lin Mo dizzy. After looking at it more closely, he realized that any dish that had been served at a state banquet and could be called a state banquet dish had a price of no less than five figures.

But there are many more costing several thousand yuan. Anyway, Lin Mo looked at them and found that even the cheapest ones were not less than a thousand yuan. If you eat a decent meal like this, you would really need to spend at least several hundred thousand yuan. No wonder Miss Yuan said that he ran a black shop.

"Sister Ruyan, will this work?" Lin Mo asked uncertainly.

Previously, he had mentally estimated that the price of a single dish would be at most 10,000 to 20,000 yuan, and that would be for the more time-consuming famous dishes. The average dishes would cost around 100 to 1,000 yuan, and a meal would cost tens of thousands of yuan.

If there are many people and they order a lot of dishes, a meal could cost tens of thousands of yuan, but that's just an ideal scenario.

But now, just the first few dishes alone cost nearly 100,000 each. Although he has the title of "Wednesday Chef" and believes that no one can surpass his culinary skills, he would never dare to dream of such a price.

"Why not? I found someone to benchmark against the best restaurants in the country, and then added a premium. As long as your cooking skills can maintain the same level as last time, there won't be any problem. In fact, I think the price is too low."

Once we gain a better reputation, we can raise the price as appropriate.

You need to understand that your culinary skills are worth the price in themselves, and on top of that, you only operate one day a week, which justifies an even higher price.

Most importantly, you underestimate the spending power of wealthy people in China. As long as your food tastes amazing enough, this amount of money is nothing to them, since they don't eat it every day or at every meal.

The only problem is that the preparations were a bit rushed this time, and Jiangning isn't as nice as places like Shanghai or the capital. Otherwise, if I found you a better location, I'd have to double the price; otherwise, I'd be a bad businessman. Right now, our environment, location, and service are all so-so. The only thing we can really offer is your cooking, and I'm already being quite generous with that.

A few days ago there was a news story about a South Korean heiress who spent 46 yuan on a single meal in Shanghai. Do you still think your food is expensive?

Hearing his doubts, Liu Ruyan launched into a long explanation, also letting him know just how valuable her culinary skills were.

After all, the dishes Lin Mo personally cooked last week had truly amazed her; she had never tasted such delicious food in her entire life.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo knew that Liu Ruyan's example was not entirely appropriate, since the 46 yuan included the cost of drinks, service, and ambiance, but he still accepted it to some extent.

"What? Prices are going up again? You really are heartless Liu Ruyan. You're the capitalist! My allowance can't even afford to eat at Mozai's place a few times?"

"Mo-zai, Sister Yuan is really good to you, so you can't treat me like this when I eat out in the future. You'd better let me eat for free!" Miss Yuan said pitifully to Lin Mo.

Last week's meal not only amazed Liu Ruyan, who often reminisced about it, but also left Miss Yuan, a foodie, with no resistance to delicious food.

She even planned to eat there often to improve her diet, but this is hardly an improvement at all!

"You eat too much, okay? Tell me, what girl can eat as much as you? Last time my brother treated us to dinner, almost half of those dishes ended up in your stomach," Liu Ruyan laughed.

Normally, when a few girls go out to eat and try something new, it doesn't cost much. She even plans to invite her female friends to come along in the future.

But Miss Yuan is clearly not one of them. She can really eat a lot. If she goes to Lin Mo's place to split the bill, she'll soon have no friends left.

"So what if I ate a lot? I didn't eat your rice. Mo Zai, you should stay away from Liu Ruyan, that heartless woman. You become like those you associate with!" Miss Yuan glared at Liu Ruyan and then said to him.

Hearing this, Lin Mo smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, Sister Yuan, with our relationship, I can just set up a small table for you next to the kitchen when I open for business in the future. As long as it's not a whole dish, I'll serve you a small portion!"

"Really? Mo Zai, Sister Yuan didn't misjudge you. I suddenly feel that you've set the prices too low. You have to raise the prices in the future, raise them sharply!" Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan was immediately wide awake and started clamoring for him to raise the prices.

You were just saying Liu Ruyan was heartless, it seems you're no less so. As long as you have food, you don't care about the lives of others at all, right? You've even forgotten that your old father has a private room with her.

Of course, even if Miss Yuan knew, she probably wouldn't care. After all, it wasn't her who was spending the money, so what was there to feel bad about?

You didn't even pass the family business down to me. There's someone above me who's going to share the inheritance with me. Especially lately, since her mother looks younger, her father has been too clingy to her.

Miss Yuan always felt that her real estate might be moved at any time.

Compared to the real estate being moved, a meal only costs a few dollars. Thinking of this, Miss Yuan's eyes lit up: "Hey? I have a great idea!"

"Tell me, if my dad comes over to entertain guests in the future, how about we double the price for his private room, and split the extra money 30/70? You get 30%, I get 70%!"

Lin Mo:
Liu Ruyan:
(End of this chapter)