Part 5
Young Master Bai also frowned, but he didn’t know what to do.
He had been raised too well by City Lord Bai, plus he didn’t lack Star Coins, so he never worried about such things.
He wanted to say to give the Star Coins in his account to Ning Yunyi, but was afraid his uncle would refuse again.
Ning Yunyi looked through the ledgers of the six districts of the West Underground City, especially the comparison in recent years.
This year was indeed far inferior to previous years. Starting from when the other three cities caused trouble, the monthly income hit a new low.
The highest benefit among the six districts was the [Entertainment District], with the auction house being the most profitable.
The remaining five districts [Clothing, Food, Accommodation, Transportation, Machinery], the Machinery District, which sold various mechas and separately sold parts, was the best-selling.
The other four districts, Clothing, Food, Accommodation, and Transportation, were all cold with few people.
Ning Yunyi stared silently at these four districts and looked at City Lord Xuan: “These four districts have been so cold, why not just cut them?”
City Lord Xuan sighed: “When there were many people before, these four districts were okay. Especially the Food District also launched many nutrient solution imitation ancient Blue Star dishes, which were hot for a while. It’s just looking a bit too miserable recently, but these were set up when the Underground City was built at the beginning. Even if canceled, there is nothing else to develop, so they were kept.”
Although not profitable, at least not losing money.
Ning Yunyi understood. Looking at these four districts, they were the pedestrian streets like the imitation ancient Blue Star alleys when he first entered the Underground City. Instead, the eight-story building inside was the Entertainment District.
Such a good geographical location was the coldest district.
Ning Yunyi looked at this month’s ledger which was already precarious and not far from loss, and closed it abruptly: “Since it can’t be cut, then change it.”
City Lord Xuan froze: “Change? Change which one?”
Ning Yunyi: “Change the [Food District].”
City Lord Xuan hesitated to speak. After thinking about it, he reminded: “Mr. Bai, maybe you just came to the First Star and don’t know the situation here very well. Not only District F, the most common food in the First Star and even the entire interstellar is nutrient solution. More advanced ones are various expensive flavored nutrient solutions. Further up, it’s the imitation ancient Blue Star gourmet plating in high-end restaurants, but apart from looking alike, it’s actually still various nutrient solutions.”
City Lord Xuan was honest and unwilling to do those deceptive things.
Plating solid nutrient solution into good-looking food and selling it, the price doubled thousands of times, but in essence, wasn’t it still nutrient solution?
So the entire [Food District], six shops in an alley, three just sold various ordinary nutrient solutions, one sold various flavored nutrient solutions, and the remaining two sold a small amount of exotic beast meat.
Ning Yunyi understood City Lord Xuan’s meaning and shook his head: “Who said I wanted to sell nutrient solution plating? I want to change these six shops to sell exotic beast meat.”
City Lord Xuan was even more confused: This… is there a difference?
Exotic beast meat wasn’t delicious either.
Before he could think of how to persuade, Young Master Bai on the side finally heard what he could understand. Remembering the barbecue skewers he had eaten not long ago, his fingers trembled with excitement: “Uncle! You wouldn’t be thinking…”
Ning Yunyi gave him a positive answer: “Just what you think.”
The next moment, City Lord Xuan watched Young Master Bai jump three feet high, excited as if encountering some great good thing.
Young Master Bai calmed down and rushed to Ning Yunyi quickly: “Uncle, then look, what can I help with?”
Ning Yunyi stroked his chin. There really was something Young Master Bai needed to help with, and it was quite important: “You are responsible for sprinkling spices. I just looked, six shops are next to each other. At that time, you will temporarily serve as the store manager of the six shops. Sprinkling spices will be fully controlled by you, don’t let outsiders handle it. But you can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry. Start changing from the first one first, you adapt, okay?”
The heart in Young Master Bai’s chest beat violently: This is too okay!
Wouldn’t he be able to eat skewers every meal every day?
Did his beautiful days just come true like this?
Young Master Bai’s eyes were full of tears: “Uncle, you treat me so well. I don’t know how to repay you.”
Ning Yunyi: “No, this is what you deserve. After all, it’s quite busy when busy.”
City Lord Xuan felt complicated on the side. Busy? No, that’s impossible. It’s not easy to have one guest a day.
Especially ordinary nutrient solution that can be bought everywhere, really might not have a guest come in two days.
City Lord Xuan thought about it later. It’s just changing a district. Since power was handed over to the two, let the uncle and nephew toss about. At least he could still cover the bottom now.
If not, he could subsidize his coffin book into it.
Young Master Bai was eager to take office immediately. Thinking of the livestream tomorrow, Ning Yunyi went to the shop selling ordinary nutrient solution first.
A shop of two hundred square meters, clean to… have nothing.
Except for the empty entrance, the other three sides were lined with glass counters containing the same nutrient solution.
Two Star Coins a tube.
The plaque was simple and easy to understand [Ordinary Nutrient Solution Store 1].
Forward Store 2, Store 3, further forward [Flavored Nutrient Solution].
Behind Ning Yunyi was the person in charge of the Food District, following with a bitter face, feeling his bald forehead was going to be balder.
The new City Lord was so unable to think straight. Changing any district was better than changing the [Food District] with the least change value.
The First Star is a food desert ah. Could it be that after changing it wouldn’t be available on the market?
Exotic beast meat could be bought on the Star Network. The problem was this thing wasn’t delicious, and the smell was big. Didn’t see the two stores furthest inside, that was called no coldest only colder.
But the new City Lord did this, he dared not say or ask.
[Ordinary Nutrient Solution Store 1] had only one clerk. Seeing the person in charge come in person, she hurried out, wringing her hands and bending over uneasily, afraid the person in charge would ask about sales.
It hadn’t opened for two days. It wasn’t that she didn’t work hard, but really no one came into the store to take a look.
After all, at a glance, it was all identical ordinary nutrient solution.
The person in charge coughed lightly: “This is the new City Lord. He wants to change the shop to sell exotic beast meat. Just obey whatever the City Lord tells you to do later.”
Clerk Bonnie thought she heard wrong: What? Selling exotic beast meat that is even colder than their shop?
Ning Yunyi looked around, pulled out the wristband and quickly drew a plaque name and appearance and sent it to Young Master Bai.
“Replace the plaque urgently tonight according to this production. Remove everything inside. Divide the shop into two, separated by a glass window in the middle, revealing only a hole that can pass things out. Put a row of long tables inside, and ignore the rest.”
Ning Yunyi didn’t intend to let people eat in the store. Queue up and leave at any time.
Once queuing, it would attract more people’s curiosity instead.
Besides, barbecue, as long as it starts grilling, the aroma is the best advertisement.
After arranging, Ning Yunyi looked at Young Master Bai, who was rubbing his fists and wishing not to sleep and start grilling directly: “By the way, sleep early. Have fresh exotic beast meat delivered early tomorrow morning. Cutting meat and skewering are at your disposal. Let the person in charge help you find manpower.”
These two had no technical content; anyone with hands could do it.
Young Master Bai patted his chest and promised, absolutely no problem. As long as he could eat barbecue every day, he could handle all the work alone!
Ning Yunyi didn’t stay here after speaking. Young Master Bai needed to be independent in the future, needing him to adapt in advance.
After returning, Ning Yunyi, the two people and one cat slept very early this day. They got up early the next day before dawn.
After breakfast, leaving a portion for Young Master Bai, Ning Yunyi took out a prepared iron box of barbecue spice sauce, as well as a jar of cumin powder and a jar of chili powder.
When the doorbell rang, Ning Yunyi put the barbecue grill, tools, and a bag of fruit charcoal aside.
As soon as Young Master Bai came in, sure enough, he went straight for his cans. After eating, he carried the barbecue grill and fruit charcoal energetically, holding various spices in an exquisite box in front like a treasure.
On the first day of opening, Ning Yunyi took the big cat and Ning Xiao Miao along to correct any mistakes in time.
When the group arrived, the person in charge and Bonnie had been waiting there for a long time.
The two were stunned watching Young Master Bai carrying things on his shoulder and in his hands. Watching Young Master Bai put that strange iron frame on the table behind the glass window inside, just under the open hole window.
Then carefully placed an exquisite box, and then a bag of things.
The two presented the exotic beast meat skewers that had been skewered long ago box by box, placing them aside: “City Lord, Vice City Lord, do you think this skewering is okay?”
Young Master Bai took a look: “It’s okay.” Then looked expectantly at Ning Yunyi, “Uncle, start now?” He couldn’t wait to show off.
Ning Yunyi nodded, then slapped the price list on the side.
The person in charge on the side waited to see the price clearly, widening his eyes in disbelief.
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