SFS Chapter 220 Recipe
Chapter 220 Recipe
The dishes made with泔水 might be leftovers bought from this restaurant at a low price.
After playing in the town for a while, the two sisters took a horse carriage back to Wangjia Village. On the way back, they happened to come across their own stall. The two girls under their command were arguing with a burly man.
Seeing that it was Shen Yan coming, the two girls quickly packed up their stalls and chased after her.
Shen Yan asked what happened, and then she found out that the burly man wanted to buy the recipe of her snail noodles, but the girl under her thought that it was someone else's secret recipe, so how could she sell it to him?
And even if we want to sell it, we have to wait until the owner comes back to discuss it.
This remark finally woke Shen Yan up. No wonder when she went to the town to rent a shop, not many people were willing to rent to her.
Because she was in the snail noodle business, and although the food was delicious, it smelled stinky after all. If the house was rented to her, people around her would probably not be able to do business and would definitely be disliked.
So Shen Yan thought about it, what if she sold the recipe? It would be like joining a franchise. She could provide ingredients and raw materials, and even the recipe, but she would have to charge a franchise fee.
Moreover, the chili oil is a secret recipe. Even if you know the recipe, without the chili oil and the secret broth, there is no way to dominate the market.
After some investigation, I found out that this man was called Zhang Dongsheng. I had eaten the snail noodles from this restaurant before and thought it was very delicious and I couldn't stop thinking about it.
I came here to eat again recently when I had some time, so I also wanted to buy the recipe, because snail noodles are really popular and everyone around me wants to eat it.
The most important thing is that Zhang Dongsheng’s home is quite far from here, and it is impossible for me to come here to eat snail noodles every day.
Therefore, if you have the recipe, it would be cost-effective even if you eat it yourself, let alone opening a shop.
After Zhang Dongsheng found Shen Yan, he got straight to the point and said, "Miss Shen, you probably heard everything, so I won't explain any more. I just want to hear what you have to say."
He had been waiting for a long time to see Shen Yan, so he really didn't have the patience to talk.
Shen Yan was also quite happy: "Since Master Zhang is so straightforward, I won't bother any more. As long as you pay ten taels of silver, I can sell you the formula, but you have to make three rules with me."
Who is Zhang Dongsheng? If he can spend two hours every day here just to eat snail rice noodle, he must be a wealthy man.
So the moment he heard the price, his eyes lit up and he pricked up his ears to listen carefully.
Shen Yan said, "I only gave you the recipe. The recipe includes the following: how to make the soup stock, and some small snacks. But you have to make sure you don't tell anyone else about it, so you need to come and get the soup stock regularly. I won't tell you how to make the base, I'll just tell you the steps to make snail noodles, but this is already the simplest."
Hearing this, Zhang Dongsheng nodded. He thought he just wanted to do it quickly and make it for himself at home.
Besides, how could a recipe like this be revealed in its entirety?
A recipe costs at least several hundred taels of silver, not to mention that Shen Yan's recipe is original, which means she is the number one snail noodle maker.
Shen Yan continued, "If you have any ideas, you can come to me regularly to wholesale chili oil and rice noodles. These are all made by us, and are much better than those bought outside. If you buy a lot at a time, you can pay the wholesale price. If you eat it yourself, you can still pay the retail price if you buy a small amount."
Zhang Dongsheng asked tentatively: "What is the wholesale price?"
Shen Yan smiled and said, "I will definitely give you the lowest price, which is half the price of the condiments you usually add, that's about right. And one last thing, to prevent malicious competition, if you want to open a snail noodle shop in your village, like our Shen's sign, you can only open one, which means that if you come to join mine, others can't come to join mine. It's their business if they want to open a snail noodle shop, but they can't use my sign anymore."
After a day of hard work, the sun was slowly setting. After dinner, Zhang Dongsheng and Shen Yan had a long conversation in the store. Shen Yan's expression was calm and resolute. She put forward her plan and conditions to Zhang Dongsheng.
"If you agree to what I said above, we can sign the agreement today. If you don't agree, or if you need to go home and discuss it, you can come back to me later."
Zhang Dongsheng nodded silently, as if thinking about Shen Yan's proposal. He asked a few more questions, and after getting satisfactory answers, he turned and left the store. Not long after he left, Chunyan, a clerk working under Shen Yan, suddenly walked in with a brisk pace.
Chunyan looked at Shen Yan with excitement on her face and asked, "Boss, do you think the joining method just now is applicable to everyone? Can I cooperate with you?"
Shen Yan smiled slightly, nodded, and motioned her to sit down. Chunyan was so happy that she almost jumped up. She quickly packed up the tools and materials in her hands and left the shop with hope.
On the way back, Chunyan was filled with joy and anticipation. She imagined that if what Shen Yan said was true and could be fulfilled as scheduled, then as long as she could collect ten taels of silver, she could buy the recipe for snail rice noodle. With this recipe, she could also set up a stall in this village.
"Shen Yan is leaving anyway," Chunyan thought to herself, "If I can set up a stall here, all the customers in the village will become mine. If I make money at this rate, I can make back my investment in less than half a year."
Night fell quietly, and the sky was dotted with stars. Chunyan thought about her future plans, with a satisfied and excited smile on her face.
She knew very well that this was her first step towards independence and success. She was determined to live up to Shen Yan's trust and run her career well.
If there are more customers at that time, I can make some extra money.
Wang Jun stood beside Shen Yan, frowning slightly, and asked with a hint of doubt: "Sister, if you sell the recipe, then we will not do the snail noodle business anymore?"
Shen Yan nodded gently, without hiding anything: "Yes, although everyone loves to eat snail rice noodle, and I am indeed good at making it, the special smell of this food is not acceptable to everyone. It's okay in the village, the population is sparse, the atmosphere is not strict, and this smell can be tolerated. But if we open a store in the town in the future, sooner or later we will have conflicts with our neighbors because of this issue. Therefore, selling the recipe is a wise choice. Moreover, the recipe is not a buyout system, we can sell it multiple times. Overall, this is a way to maximize profits."
Wang Jun was still a little confused after hearing this: "But don't we already have Aunt Cui Lian and Aunt Xiao Lan in the village to help? Why should we give up this business?"