Chapter 30: The Profit of Flower Tea

While Liu Yingying was busy with the franchise matters of "Murder Bar," Lin Feng also hired two assistants, both recent graduates from Chu City University. With their help, Lin Feng opened two more "Murder Bars" and temporarily closed the "Murder Bar" on the third floor of "Chu Feng Net City," keeping it for future use.

By the time Lin Feng had opened six "Murder Bars," it was already late July. At this time, most college students had returned home, which significantly affected the business of "Chu Feng Net City," which primarily targeted college students. Fortunately, although most college students had gone home, middle school and elementary school students filled the gap. However, the process of logging on and off was a bit more troublesome, as middle school students couldn't play for an entire day.

Fortunately, there were no regulations restricting minors from entering internet cafes at the time. Otherwise, the business would have been much quieter. However, even when such regulations were later introduced, most internet cafes did not comply, only temporarily asking minors to leave before routine inspections.

"How's the franchise negotiation going?" Lin Feng, now more relaxed, naturally didn't forget to tease Liu Yingying, who had been busy all day.

Liu Yingying glared at Lin Feng with hatred.

"It's a bit complicated. 'Murder Game' is indeed very attractive and will definitely be the hottest trend in the next few months. However, there's a fatal issue with getting merchants to join," Liu Yingying said, frowning. "Although the process of 'Murder Game' is somewhat complex, once you play a few times, you can clearly understand the rules. Once the merchants understand the rules, they can open their own 'Murder Bars' in popular areas. Why would they join our 'Murder Club'?"

Lin Feng nodded, agreeing with Liu Yingying's point.

"Several new 'Murder Bars' have already opened in various parts of Chu City. Although they have made some mistakes due to not fully understanding the rules, overall, the trend is spreading. If we don't quickly come up with a reason that forces them to join, my plan will fail."

Liu Yingying bit her lip in frustration but then her expression brightened with confidence. "But I will do my best. I won't give up easily. I will definitely convince these merchants to join."

That's the confidence of a top student from a prestigious university! — Lin Feng secretly admired her.

"Then we need to give them a reason they can't refuse," Lin Feng said thoughtfully.

"Brother Xiaofeng, here's the flower tea you wanted." At that moment, Huang Shuqi walked over with a large cup of flower tea.

Liu Yingying looked at Huang Shuqi suspiciously, not knowing where Lin Feng had found this lively and youthful girl.

"Don't overthink it. She's my neighbor, Huang Shuqi. She grew up with me. She's here to play after finishing her college entrance exams," Lin Feng introduced. "Shuqi, this is Liu Yingying, a master's student in business administration at Peking University."

"Big Sister Yingying, you're so amazing!" Huang Shuqi exclaimed. For a student who had just finished the college entrance exams, meeting a senior from China's top university was an exciting experience.

"Shuqi, which university did you apply to?" Liu Yingying also liked the simple and pure Huang Shuqi.

"My first choice is Peking University, where Big Sister Yingying is studying. My second choice is Fudan University in Shanghai, and my third choice is Xiamen University," Huang Shuqi said, sticking out her tongue cutely.

"Then we'll meet at Peking University in the future." Liu Yingying knew that Huang Shuqi's grades must be excellent, as she had applied to these prestigious universities with confidence.

"Alright, let's talk about this later. Try this flower tea first," Lin Feng said, interrupting the two girls who might become future classmates.

"Wow!" Liu Yingying sipped the tea, and her frown immediately relaxed.

"Great tea! The tea brings out the fragrance of the flowers, and the flowers enhance the flavor of the tea. They complement each other, maintaining a rich and refreshing taste while also offering a fresh and fragrant aroma. It's truly invigorating and delightful," Liu Yingying praised.

"How is it? Not bad, right! I recently met an old master who operates a flower tea business in the coastal region. He wanted to return home and enjoy his retirement, so he gave me a few flower tea recipes, half as a gift and half for a price," Lin Feng said proudly. "I had already thought about using this flower tea to offset the costs when I introduced free games for Chu Feng Net City members. At that time, I only planned to experiment with it myself, and it wasn't as fragrant as this cup of flower tea."

Lin Feng couldn't help but glance at Liu Yingying with pride.

"Hmph!" Liu Yingying snorted. However, with this flower tea, she felt more confident about the franchise negotiations.

"Also, don't compromise on the franchise matters. The long-term and stable operation of 'Murder Bar' depends on the formulation and enforcement of rules. 'Murder Game' won't lack players, but if experienced players always bully newbies and look down on them, it will cause irreparable damage to the business," Lin Feng consoled her.

Before his rebirth, Lin Feng himself had been a newbie at "Murder Bar" and had been bullied by experienced players. But once he became an experienced player, he also bullied newbies. Perhaps this was human nature, but now that he was the boss, he naturally had to prevent this. In the past few days, he had established relevant rules in the six "Murder Bars" he had opened to prevent such incidents.

"Okay, I understand. I will specifically note this in the franchise agreement. Also, don't leak the flower tea recipe. This way, I can appropriately reduce the franchise fee but charge them a certain amount for the flower tea," Liu Yingying said with a particularly cunning smile.

"Sure, I understand that," Lin Feng naturally knew the value of these recipes and would never leak them.

The two smiled at each other. Huang Shuqi, however, was left wide-eyed, not understanding why they were smiling, especially in such a chilling manner.

Subsequently, Liu Yingying's franchise negotiations went smoothly. After presenting the fragrant flower tea to the merchants, everyone agreed to join. By the end of July, a total of 17 merchants joined "Lin's Catering and Entertainment Co., Ltd." under the "Murder Club."

The franchise conditions were as follows: Each merchant initially paid a 2000 yuan franchise fee, followed by a 300 yuan monthly membership fee. "Lin's Catering and Entertainment Co., Ltd." would recommend and train a qualified "referee" for each merchant and assist with the renovation of the store to maintain a consistent style with the surroundings, setting a uniform charge standard. The flower tea would be provided by "Lin's Catering and Entertainment Co., Ltd." at 10 yuan per large cup, with a uniform selling price of 15 yuan for all "Murder Clubs."

Lin Feng had recently calculated that due to the fragrant and delicious taste of the flower tea and its reasonable price, each "Murder Bar" sold between 20 to 25 cups of flower tea per day, generating a gross income of 300 to 375 yuan. The cost of one cup of flower tea was only 4 yuan. This alone generated a daily pure profit of at least 220 yuan, or 1320 yuan for six "Murder Bars."

Including the 17 franchise merchants, with a 10 yuan per cup supply cost of 4 yuan, the daily profit was 2040 yuan. Thus, the monthly profit from flower tea alone was 10080 yuan.

Amazing! Absolutely amazing!