Have you ever seen glowing food? That's why you draw a food-themed anime.

Burgundy Pinot Noir: This is a red wine made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes from a top-tier Grand Cru vineyard in Burgundy, featured in the world of Food Wars!.

Burgundy red wines typically have sweet flavors of cherry, strawberry, and raspberry, and can even have an earthy aroma.

Because blending is not possible, the quality of the wine is entirely determined by the quality of the Pinot Noir grapes, and the Pinot Noir grapes used to make this wine are grown in…

"Okay, got it."

"The finest Pinot Noir grapes, and a delicate variety that grew up listening to music, never exposed to wind or rain..."

Xu Zhou skipped the rest of the text and went straight to the price.

[Burgundy Pinot Noir Top-Tier Red Wine: 8900/250ml]

Xu Zhou glanced at the other ingredients again.

Other ingredients are not cheap.

However, compared to this red wine, it seems to offer much better value for money.

[Charolais Shoulder: From one of the top beef breeds in the world of Food Wars!, this beef has fine fibers and evenly distributed fat like marble. After stewing, it becomes extremely tender, juicy, and flavorful. It is the preferred beef breed for Burgundy beef stew, and this cow is raised from a young age...]

[Charolais Beef Shoulder Price: 199/100g/500g needed]

[Sōma Yukihira's Wild Honey: Honey personally collected by Sōma Yukihira from the flower gardens in Satoshi Isshiki's fields. Production is limited, and it is all-natural...]

Soma Yukihira's Wild Honey: 88 yen/100g

There are also some vegetable packets and ingredients for seasoning broth.

However, since the ingredients are not many, a serving of beef with vegetables, spices and other ingredients costs only 223.

Xu Zhou glanced at the total price and selling price of the ingredients and gasped.

[Braised Beef in Burgundy Red Wine (Improved Version): Fantasy ingredient price 10200, lowest discounted price 1020. Upgrade to the highest level and exchange ingredients using recipe wish points.]

Suggested retail price: 12800 yuan.

Twelve thousand eight?

Will this really sell?

Xu Zhou couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Just a few days ago, I was complaining about how expensive the dishes were at Su's Imperial Kitchen.

As a result, they ended up selling it for an even higher price.

If we sell it at this price, and someone sees it, won't they call us out?

Monthly VAT calculation:

Sales revenue excluding tax = Sales revenue including tax / (1 + output tax rate) = 4,870,800 / 1.06 ≈ 4,595,283.02 yuan

Output VAT = Sales amount excluding VAT × 6% = 4,595,283.02 × 0.06 ≈ 275,716.98 yuan

Cost excluding tax = Cost including tax / (1 + Input tax rate) = 3,858,000 / 1.13 ≈ 3,414,159.29 yuan

Input tax = Cost excluding tax × 13% = 3,414,159.29 × 0.13 ≈ 443,840.71 yuan

Value-added tax payable = Output tax - Input tax = 275,716.98 - 443,840.71 = -168,123.73 yuan

Since the VAT payable is negative, no VAT is required, and there is a VAT credit carryforward of RMB 168,123.73 that can be used for future deductions. Therefore, the actual VAT payable is RMB 0.

Corporate income tax payable = Total profit × 25%

In summary: There's money to be made.

Chapter 28 You sold it for 12,800?

Xu Zhou couldn't help but question the ingredients of this red wine, muttering, "This red wine is the most expensive part. Isn't it a bit too expensive? If it were just a regular red wine..."

The words had barely left his mouth when a system notification sounded.

This red wine comes from a top-tier estate owned by a master winemaker. In the world of Food Wars!, it's a Burgundy Pinot Noir that's highly sought after by countless wealthy individuals, with only a few thousand bottles produced each year. This price is already at cost. If it were an auction price instead of cost...

"I understand. The top-quality ingredients are already being given to me at cost price; I can't afford the auction price."

"It's just expensive."

Xu Zhou scratched his head, and seeing the expensive price, he suddenly thought of the manga "Cooking Master Boy".

I don't know if I could write two books at once...

Will the ingredients from the second comic book appear?

Thinking of this, Xu Zhou immediately created a new comic book in his author backend.

But as soon as I entered the words "MasterChef Junior", I heard a system notification.

[Currently, this food-themed page does not have a matching store theme; creation failed!]

[Creation Requirements: A shop floor or shop with a matching traditional style decoration.]

Do you want a separate floor?

Xu Zhou thought about it and realized that the shop he had bought was only one floor, while the second floor seemed to be a massage parlor.

Based on the prices in Songnan City, it would probably cost a lot of money to buy it.

“No chance!”

"If it were a foot massage parlor on the second floor... it's been open for so many years, they definitely wouldn't sublet it to me."

"Moreover, if you rent the second floor, it's not easy to open up the second floor and turn it into two floors if it's not your own shop."

It seems that if I want to produce a series of food-themed anime in the future, I'll need my own little detached house.

If you try to rent a multi-story shop now, not only will you not be able to afford the rent, but you'll also waste the space and space of your own shop.

Looking at the remaining balance of 760,000 yuan in his card, Xu Zhou's heart was completely dead.

760,000 seems like a lot, but in the future, you'll have to pay tuition for all the other recipes at Totsuki Academy in Food Wars!

"I have no money!!"

Xu Zhou couldn't help but sigh, and the price of the Burgundy beef stew seemed more reasonable now.

Although it's expensive!

But if someone buys it, you can earn 2,600 per share!

If you focus on upgrading this dish, and once it's upgraded to the point where you can exchange it with Wishing Points, all 12,800 will be profit!

"We need to think of a way to increase the wish value of this beef first."

"The profit margin is higher after the discount."

He was thinking about it.

After taking a shower, Xu Zhou went straight to sleep.

...

The next day, Xu Zhou slept until late morning, and only when he saw that it was already 11 a.m. did he lazily get out of bed.

While brushing my teeth, I habitually picked up my phone and opened my author account to check the comments.

After the release of the first half of episode 4 yesterday, almost all the comments were negative, criticizing the method of using honey to coat beef for stewing as outrageous.

But when Xu Zhou opened it today and saw the comments below, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

and many more.

Not right.

Is there something wrong with how I opened it?

He closed it, then reopened it, only to find that Jiang Mingzhu had posted a comment under the comic in the middle of the night.

[Mingzhu: The picture shows the method. I've already tested it, and it really works. How did you come up with this method? Do you know a professional French chef? What's his name? Message me privately.]

Many readers recognized her below.

[Isn't this the expert? Did he actually do it?]

[No way, can this dish really be made? I just can't believe it. Isn't this just a lighthearted food anime?]

[Who told you this is a lighthearted food anime? The manga author clearly stated it's a realistic anime.]

[A realistic anime? Are you kidding me?]

Xu Zhou's own account also received a private message from Jiang Mingzhu.

[Mingzhu: You must have consulted a professional, right? Who was that person?]

[Mingzhu: Could you give me his contact information? I just want to discuss my thoughts on this dish with him.]

Mingzhu: Since he was able to find this method, he must have thoroughly researched this dish. I'd like to invite him to be the head chef at our restaurant.

Below, Jiang Mingzhu also posted the name of a restaurant called "Jiangweifang". Xu Zhou searched for it and found that it was a six-star restaurant.

Moreover, it's a popular restaurant in Songnan City.

"Still thinking of poaching me? Forget it."

Xu Zhou didn't reply to her. At two o'clock in the afternoon, he slowly walked towards his shop.

...

noon.

Xu Kai and Glasses were overjoyed when they received Xu Zhou's message.

[Xu Zhou: We have beef today, priced at 12,800.]

"Beef! This is beef stewed in red wine!"

Even without actually tasting the dish, just based on the illustrations in Xu Zhou's comics and their understanding of his culinary skills, this dish was definitely one that could drive their taste buds absolutely wild!

When the two received the message at noon, they rushed to Xu Zhou's shop.

Around 1:50 PM, when they arrived at Xu Zhou's shop, the two of them suddenly noticed a person standing at the entrance.

Still a woman.

She seemed to have been waiting for quite a while; her face was flushed red as she stared at her phone, angry and furious.

"You're not replying!"

"I've sent this comic book author so many messages, how come he hasn't even given me a polite reply!"

Jiang Mingzhu was waiting at the door.

She wore a pair of pretty wedge heels and a lace dress. Her slender legs were fair and her face was delicate and pretty, with a touch of baby fat.

She looked completely different from how she appeared in class before.

"Why aren't they here yet? Is the shop closed?" Jiang Mingzhu had been waiting here since noon.

Unexpectedly, other stores with a 4.5 rating had already opened.

This 1.9 store is not open!

I originally intended to turn around and leave.

But when she thought about how this restaurant sold dishes that only appeared in comics, and that it might be run by the mysterious genius chef behind the comic's author, she couldn't leave.

I was so frustrated, waiting for half an hour after half an hour...

Just as Jiang Mingzhu had completely calmed down, Xu Kai's voice rang out in surprise: "Boss Xu is here!"

Following their gaze, all that could be seen was a tall, young man walking towards them against the light.

Wearing very ordinary trousers and a T-shirt, with a black jacket over the T-shirt, he stood out with his sharp eyebrows and gentle demeanor.

So he was the owner of this shop?

Jiang Mingzhu was stunned.

Isn't this the same person from yesterday's class?

...

Xu Kai was already excitedly shouting.

"Young Master Xu! I want all four dishes from the restaurant!"