dognovel Chapter 178 I even doubted if he was an idiot.
Chapter 178 I even doubted if he was an idiot.
After finishing all the dumplings, Sera didn't linger for a moment longer and went to Qi Yuan's restaurant to find him.
It's lunchtime, the busiest time of day in the restaurant.
When Sera and Lennon came to visit, Qi Yuan still made time to meet with them.
This was Sera's first meeting with Qi Yuan.
The moment she saw Qi Yuan, she instantly wanted to fall in love, but only with someone as handsome as Qi Yuan. Then she understood why Noah was so infatuated with him. If it were her, she would like him too!
"Qi Yuan, this is my sister," Lun Nong introduced the two. "Sister, this is Qi Yuan."
"Hello." Qi Yuan extended his hand in a friendly manner.
Sera shook his hand back, her voice slightly excited: "Hello, this is our first time meeting."
"Yes, I wonder what brings Ms. Sera here?" Qi Yuan asked directly without any unnecessary words.
Sera shook off her romantic notions and calmed down. "I heard from Lennon that you're going to open a restaurant with him. Is that true?"
"Is this true? Is it because you are dissatisfied with the terms of the cooperation contract?" Qi Yuan asked.
Sera looked up at Lennon and asked, "You've even finalized the contract terms? Why didn't you tell me?"
Lennon chuckled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head: "I don't remember."
"You really are!" Sera was too angry to even curse. She looked at Qi Yuan again and said, "Qi Yuan, can you tell me about the contract you agreed on?"
"Okay." Qi Yuan agreed to pay the franchise fee, decorate the store, abide by the store rules, and receive a share of the profits for the next three months.
Qi Yuan's rule for Lille Restaurant was to take 5% of the profits, but for Lennon it was 20%.
Ultimately, Qi Yuan wasn't that kind. Although Lun Nong didn't have any bad intentions, he was too stupid and naive, and because he came from a noble family, he didn't value human life.
They can casually say they want to kill someone, and then actually send someone to do it.
Qi Yuan doesn't know how many people Lun Nong has killed, but at least they have hurt him, so he'll try to get as much compensation as he can from Lun Nong.
Sera's face immediately darkened when she heard the contract terms: if the Milne family wanted to open a store, they would have to pay a franchise fee of 300,000.
After paying the franchise fee, three months later they would start taking 20% of the restaurant's profits and giving it to Qi Yuan. No matter who heard it, it would seem like Qi Yuan was treating them like ATMs, making them make money for Qi Yuan.
"Qi Yuan, the conditions you've proposed are far too harsh. Before we even started working together, we had to pay you a franchise fee of 300,000 yuan, and we'd have to take a cut of the profits for you every three months. But you're not concerned about the restaurant staff's salaries or the cost of the daily ingredients!"
“Ms. Sera, let’s look at the books. I only take 20% profit if we make a profit. If we don’t make a profit, I won’t take any, and I might even refund the franchise fee. But if we make a profit, you have to pay me, since you’re earning money by selling the products I provide, right?”
“That’s right, sister. We make our money by selling Qi Yuan’s products, so it’s normal for him to take a cut.” Lun Nong spoke up for Qi Yuan.
Seeing that he was still speaking up for Qi Yuan, Sera clenched her fists in anger, "I can accept franchise fees and such, but isn't 20% a bit too high?"
“Ms. Sera, what I want is the profit from the revenue, which includes deducting employee salaries, monthly food purchase costs, and utility bills. I think I’m being generous by only taking 20% of that final profit. Besides, Ms. Daphne has already agreed to my contract requirements. If you don’t accept them, we can stop cooperating.”
Qi Yuan spoke very decisively.
If you can accept it, then accept it; if you can't, then don't cooperate.
Sera frowned slightly. "Daphna is cooperating with you too?"
"Ah."
"What are you thinking?" Sera asked. "If there are three identical restaurants in a city, customers will have more choices. Can you guarantee that those customers will come to our restaurant to eat? Will we be able to make money this way?"
There are only so many people in Juecheng.
Perhaps if there are two similar restaurants in Juecheng, they can share the customers that the other restaurant can't handle. But if there are three restaurants, there will be more restaurants than customers. How will the other restaurants make money?
“I didn’t say that all three restaurants sell the same dishes,” Qi Yuan said calmly.
Sera was taken aback. "You have other dishes you can sell?"
"Ah."
Dongzhou cuisine offers a different meal every day of the year, and you still can't finish it all.
Qi Yuan used to watch a lot of videos to learn how to cook, but now he's just opening a congee hot pot restaurant and buying some extra dumplings and steamed buns. It's a drop in the ocean.
Besides, he also considered that if all restaurants opened the same type, the customers would definitely be diverted. He hadn't made enough money yet, and he wanted to make more.
“If we were selling other dishes, collaborating with you wouldn’t be out of the question, but can you be sure that customers would like those other dishes?” Sera continued to ask.
Lennon whispered in Sera's ear, "Sis, I made a request to Qi Yuan. I told him that the restaurants I work with must sell dumplings. If our own restaurant sells dumplings, you can eat as many dumplings as you want from now on."
Sera raised an eyebrow and glanced at her younger brother, thinking: Is this kid opening a restaurant with Qi Yuan just so I can eat dumplings until I'm sick of it?
I really wanted to yell at the other person, but when I thought about how they were tricked because of me, I felt a warm feeling in my heart.
“It’s okay if you don’t like it. Didn’t I make a promise to you? If you don’t make money in three months, the franchise fee will be refunded, and you don’t have to return the things I gave you. I will handle the consequences of not making money myself,” Qi Yuan said.
Sera didn't speak again. She quietly looked at Qi Yuan for a while, then at Lun Nong beside her.
Lennon nodded and told her that he could grant Qi Yuan's request.
Sera nodded helplessly. It was only a 20% profit margin; less money was fine. "Okay, send the drafted contract to my company. After I've reviewed it, if I think there aren't any major problems, I'll sign it with you."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan's expression subtly changed, and he asked, "Ms. Sera, do you make all the decisions regarding the Milne family?"
“I am the head of the Milne family, so of course I am in charge.”
"Does Mr. Lennon need your permission to kill whomever he wants?" Qi Yuan asked.
Sera wasn't stupid and immediately understood what Qi Yuan really wanted to ask. She said, "My brother doesn't have any bad intentions. He only retaliates when someone offends him. The only dirty trick he ever used was bribing a servant in the Davis family to hurt you."
“I didn’t tell him to kill you, I just told him to teach you a lesson!” Lennon quickly said.
Sera rolled her eyes at him and continued, "That's just how he is. He settles scores on the spot and doesn't hold grudges much. He's also incredibly stupid! Noah shot him twice, and he still doesn't hold a grudge. He keeps trying to get close to and please Noah for his daydream. I even wonder if he's an idiot!"