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Chapter 120 This is the Sales Volume That Should Be_1

Chapter 120: Chapter 120 This is the Sales Volume That Should Be_1

The shift supervisor replied, "Manager, Shuidilao is already trending on Doule. Just take a look and you’ll see."

Shuidilao is trending on Doule?

Feng Lijuan hurriedly took out her phone, opened Doule, and after a few swipes, she came across the video of Yao visiting Shuidilao.

Scrolling further, many top streamers were recommending Shuidilao.

Now, she fully understood what was happening.

With Yao, the superstar food streamer, promoting Shuidilao, it would be hard for it not to be a hit.

This Shen Dong really spared no expense in hiring internet celebrities for advertising.

After watching for a while, she called Dong Qikang and explained the situation.

Soon, Dong Qikang and his son hurried over.

They had already seen Doule and noticed that many popular streamers were promoting Shuidilao.

The father and son both looked very upset.

"Shen Dong hiring so many streamers for advertisements must have cost a lot of money, probably tens of millions. This kid is really willing to go all out," remarked Dong Qikang.

"Dad, if he can hire streamers to advertise, so can we. Let’s see who can outplay whom!" suggested Dong Junjie.

"I would like to hire some too, but with that kind of money, the boss won’t approve," Dong Qikang shook his head.

When Xingwang Hotpot opened, he had hired a few minor internet celebrities. It didn’t cost much, and he could make the decision on his own.

Even if he wanted to hire Yao, he could make the decision, but Yao simply wouldn’t take his offer.

However, if it was about spending tens of millions to hire many streamers, he couldn’t just decide on his own; he needed the boss’s approval.

The boss would never agree to spend tens of millions on hiring internet celebrities for advertising.

"How does Shen Dong have so much money? Even if he made tens of millions in the futures market, and bought cars and houses, and acquired Meizizi Hot Pot, not to mention renovations, he should have used it all up by now. How can he still afford to spend tens of millions on such a big advertisement campaign?" Dong Junjie was full of doubts.

"Maybe he didn’t pay in full for the large apartment he bought but got it on a mortgage," Dong Qikang speculated.

As soon as he finished speaking, his phone rang.

After answering the call, his expression turned even gloomier.

"Dad, what’s happened?" Dong Junjie asked anxiously.

"My assistant said the recently very popular Dongyan Guild on Doule is owned by Shen Dong," muttered Dong Qikang, still somewhat in disbelief.

"What, Shen Dong is the owner of the Dongyan Guild!" Dong Junjie exclaimed in surprise.

He often browsed Doule and was well aware of the Dongyan Guild.

The Dongyan Guild had teamed up with Doule to host the platform’s first live-streamed sales event, and he had watched the whole thing.

That live-selling event had reached a sales volume of over two hundred million, with profits in the tens of millions.

He had never imagined that the Dongyan Guild belonged to Shen Dong.

No wonder that they could manage to get Li Kaiyao to visit the store and so many internet celebrities to promote it.

Those celebrities were their own employees; promoting was just a matter of saying the word.

Feng Lijuan, who was nearby, was also extremely shocked.

Shen Dong was actually the owner of the Dongyan Guild?

Suddenly, she felt she couldn’t quite understand Shen Dong anymore.

Had Chen Yuting made a mistake in breaking up with Shen Dong?

"Dad, with so many celebrities promoting it, Shuidilao has completely taken off. What should we do? Should I have someone sabotage them?"

Dong Junjie still thought the same old way. Fifteen days in detention hadn’t taught him a lesson.

"If you want to go to prison, go ahead and sabotage!" Dong Qikang glared angrily at his son, full of disappointment.

Always thinking of crooked schemes to handle issues, it was truly shameful.

"Then what should we do?" Dong Junjie, chastened by his father, was just used to thinking in terms of underhanded measures.

But the problem definitely needed solving; otherwise, Xingwang Hotpot would be done for, as would the boss’s prospects.

"Don’t worry too much. Shuidilao is now popular, but their prices aren’t cheap. For the same dishes, they are about half more expensive than Xingwang Hotpot."

"Consumers might try it out after seeing internet celebrities’ promotions, but with such high prices, they might go once or twice, but it’s unlikely they’ll keep going often."

"When it comes to eating hot pot, people choose whichever place is cheap and tasty; they wouldn’t keep wasting money just because an internet celebrity recommends it."

"Shuidilao may be popular right now, but in a few days, the hype will gradually fade. It’s hot pot restaurants like Xingwang Hotpot that will be the customer’s ultimate choice."

Dong Qikang had seen his share of big scenes and wasn’t flustered as he analyzed the situation.

"Dad, you’re right, that’s exactly how it is. The general public might be swayed by internet celebrities to try places like Shuidilao for the novelty, but once they see the prices at Shuidilao, they definitely won’t return. After the hype dies down, those customers will still come to our Xingwang Hotpot." Dong Junjie breathed a sigh of relief.

The old man’s chain hot pot restaurant plan was pivotal not only for his father’s future but for his own as well.

As long as Xingwang Hotpot continued its normal growth, there would be no problem.

...

o’clock in the evening.

Shuidilao store manager WeChat group.

Thirty-one store managers each posted their revenue figures.

"Jing’an Road Store, 258,637 yuan."

"Guangbei Road Store, 246,752 yuan."

"Kangde Road Store, 261,395 yuan."

"..."

Each store’s sales numbers were roughly the same, generally around 250,000 yuan.

This revenue was more than ten times higher than the previous day’s.

"This is the kind of revenue we should be seeing."

Seeing the revenue numbers, Shen Dong showed a satisfied smile on his face.

According to Chen Yuanxiang’s estimates, the profit margin was about ten percent.

That meant each store’s profit was roughly around 25,000 yuan.

With thirty-one stores, that came to 775,000 yuan.

Over the course of a month, calculated at thirty days, it came to 23,250,000 yuan.

In a year, that would be nearly three hundred million.

This was nearly thirty times more than the previous annual profit of ten million yuan made by Meizizi.

Truly befitting of a hot pot brand that could become worth a hundred billion.

Shen Dong: Everyone has worked hard, keep it up and strive for greater glory!

Shen Dong sent thirty-one red packets in the group, stating there was one for each store manager.

The store managers were honest, each claiming only one.

Upon seeing the amount, they were overjoyed—it was five hundred yuan.

Store Manager A: The boss is generous!

Store Manager B: The boss is magnanimous!

Store Manager C: The boss is mighty!

Store Manager D: Boss, rest assured, we will definitely keep it up and strive to achieve greater glory!

...

In the blink of an eye, the visa came through.

On this day, Shen Dong bid farewell to Chen Yuyan and set off for the African Nation of Ghana.

Arriving at the airport, he met with a staff member from Xijiang Gold Company.

This employee was a director of Xijiang Gold Company named Wang Peng.

Wang Peng represented Xijiang Gold Company in Ghana, handing over the project to Shen Dong.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries and when the time came, he boarded the plane headed to the capital of Ghana.

During these days, Shuidilao became completely popular, not just on Doule, but it had spread across the entire internet.

In the top ten trending searches, five were about Shuidilao’s service.

The topic "Shuidilao’s Extreme Service" firmly held the number one spot in trending searches.