My Tough Husband

CHAPTER 6

6. The customer is God
Translator: Guy Gone Bad

After a simple greeting to each other, Shopkeeper Qian cut straight to the chase.

"We are very interested in the recipes for those three dishes. If possible, we hope that you can sell them to us. You can name the price."

Han Tingxuan shook his head and smiled gently. "Shopkeeper Qian, I have done a lot of shameful things in the past. I need a fund to have a new start to make things right. So I have to sell one of the recipes. But I don't dare to sell all the things left by my ancestors. Please forgive me."

Since Han Tingxuan's expression was so sincere that even if Qian Yingrong who was used to negotiation did not have the heart to insist on buying all three recipes. He and Zhou Lin looked at each other and decided on a dish. Braised Dongpo Pork!

Although they did have pork dishes at the restaurant, it was just braised meat!

But the taste of the Braised Dongpo Pork was completely different! It was a world difference.

It was also because of this that the recipe was so precious!

Actually, their restaurant had long planned to add another specialty dish, but they had not been able to come up with one! It was only the Peppery Chicken that was welcomed by customers. Now, they could guarantee that this pork dish would definitely become as popular as Peppery Chicken!

"Young lad, let's talk about the recipe of this Braised Dongpo Pork. Fifty taels of silver. What do you think?”

Fifty taels of silver was equivalent to three-year expenditure of ordinary people. Shopkeeper Qian thought his offer was already very generous!

Han Tingxuan smiled. Of course, the smile on his face had not faded. However, there was something more in his smile now. No one could understand what was it in his smile unless those who were used to negotiating with him in the modern time.

"Fifty taels, no problem. However, if it turns out to be very popular once the Restaurant of Bon Appetite introduces to the customers, other restaurants would come to me and would like to buy the recipe at double price, I would tell him that he can come back two years later and I would sell it to him.”

Qian Rongying's facial expression changed slightly, and Zhou Lin's eyes also changed slightly.

Han Tingxuan acted as though nothing had happened and said, "At price of a hundred taels of silver, I'll tell him that I'll sell the recipe to him after five years."

Qian Rongying and Zhou Lin's facial expressions changed again.

"If it's 150 taels, I'll tell him that I'll sell this recipe ten years later."

Qian Rongying frowned and asked, "I don’t think it is a proper deal. Fifty taels is already a good offer. It takes ordinary people a few years to make that amount of money.”

"Yes," Han Tingxuan nodded in agreement before saying sincerely, "But I also believe that with the launch of this dish, you will make a pure profit of 50 taels in just a few months. But for me, I sell my ancestor’s hard work out for just 50 taels. I don’t think it really is not worth it.

Qian Rongying's mouth twitched. "Young lad, one hundred taels for five-year exclusiveness, this is really one thing that I have never even heard of."

"This is a buyout!" Han Tingxuan smiled, "Like the Restaurant of Bon Appetite's signature Peppery Chicken, other restaurants does have a dish named Peppery Chicken, but I believe you have the best. When I was walking on the road, I heard several people talking that they were going to taste Peppery Chicken at the Restaurant of Bon Appetite. It is obvious that the signature dish is important. The introduction of Braised Dongpo Pork meant that it would definitely become another feature of Restaurant of Bon Appetite! 100 Taels, five years. I believe that the Restaurant of Bon Appetite will make more money than that in five years, right?”

Qian Rongying was about to say something but Han Tingxuan continued to smile, "Of course, it doesn't matter if Restaurant of Bon Appetite only has 50 taels. Actually, I prefer the 50 taels deal. If this dish becomes famous in these two years, there will definitely be a lot of people looking for me. I'll sell the recipe to two more restaurants then!"

Qian Rongying's mouth twitched and his eyes darkened. Then he smiled bitterly and said, "Young lad, this is not how we do business!"

"Chief shopkeeper," Han Tingxuan laughed bitterly. "I am so sorry, but I have no choice. I'm poor. I'm going to have nothing to eat at home. If not for the fact that I have no choice, I can't think of a way to earn money."

He was basically faking a cry for sympathy!

After another round of negotiation, Shopkeeper Qian helplessly said, "Then, what if I want to buy out the recipe forever?"

"Five hundred taels," said Han Tingxuan, "In that case, this recipe will be reserved to the Restaurant of Bon Appetite. Even if I open a restaurant in the future, I can't make this Braised Dongpo Pork! We can sign a treaty. If I violate it, I need to compensate Restaurant of Bon Appetite!”

The facial expression of the two shopkeepers changed. "Five hundred taels!"

Han Tingxuan smiled. "That's right. Let's not worry about how much you need to pay now. Listen to me. Let me walk you through it. With this dish, giving the traffic at the Restaurant of Bon Appetite, I assure that it will definitely be popular. Now those regular customers come here for only Peppery Chicken. As time goes by, they will get tired of it for sure. With the launch of a new dish, they would enjoy coming here and have a new dish to eat for a change. More than that, they would introduce the restaurant to their friends. Yes, five hundred taels of silver is a lot of money for now. But it is not so much if you divide it by so many years. After the fame of the Restaurant of Bon Appetite was spread out, it could attract more customers. Once those customers stay, they would not even go to other restaurants. if things go on like this, other restaurants would have no business, and Restaurant of Bon Appetite would be better… "

Han Tingxuan analyzed the situation in a logical and convincing way. In the end, they concluded that 500 taels would be earned by the Restaurant of Bon Appetite in about one or two years!

It would be pure profit afterwards! And they could market out a lot of small restaurants, making the restaurant the biggest one ever!

After all, there were very few restaurants with their signature dishes! Peppery Chicken was the exact reason why Restaurant of Bon Appetite became so popular? Now they could have another signature dish!

The most important thing was that with the terms, this Braised Dongpo Pork could not be used even after Han Tingxuan opened a restaurant!

Gritting his teeth, Shopkeeper Qian together with Shopkeeper tried very hard to bargain with Han Tingxuan but failed. Han Tingxuan still insisted on five hundred taels of silver. However, Han Tingxuan gave them a complementary idea.

For example… "The customer is God!"