"Big King!" Little Fairy quickly spotted Luofeng as well.
Luofeng waved at her, and Little Fairy then cheerfully trotted over, throwing herself directly into his arms. She even nuzzled against Luofeng’s embrace like a little kitty, expressing how much she had missed him.
Embracing Liu Hanyan, Luofeng said, "Little Fairy, I’ve brought you a gift!" In his hand was a La Prairie skincare set.
Liu Hanyan got up from Luofeng’s embrace, looked at the shopping bag in his hand, and asked, "What’s this?"
"La Prairie costics. I heard you won understand this stuff?" Luofeng joked.
Little Fairy indeed got it in seconds.
"Wow!" Liu Hanyan received the gift with delight. "It’s La Prairie! This is really expensive!"
Actually, Liu Hanyan could totally afford it herself with her inco. She was earning quite a good inco doing giveaways on the Huya platform.
The two chatted as they went to the garage, with Little Fairy telling Luofeng about the accomplishnts of her food docuntary project on YouTube. Now that she was using a professional team for filming, the quality was getting better and better.
"By the way, Big King, I’m now getting comrcial offers. So famous places in Shanghai have invited . Should I accept?" Liu Hanyan asked.
Wow? This Little Fairy is developing so rapidly! Luofeng thought, then asked, "Which one?"
"A Hot Pot place called Little Junior Brother’s Hot Pot!" Liu Hanyan said.
"Have you tasted their food before? I’ve been there, and the experience wasn’t that great!" Luofeng said.
"I visited three of their branches, and honestly, the experience was just so-so, the taste also so-so. Overall, it was just average, neither good nor bad, I guess!" Liu Hanyan replied.
"So how much is the advertising fee?" Luofeng was curious.
"They offered three hundred thousand, just for making one food video, but I need to produce it for both YouTube and bilibili!" Liu Hanyan said.
Although the videos for YouTube and bilibili would be the sa, the copywriting would be different. The bilibili version would be a more straightforward, by-the-book version, while the YouTube version would be for babbling nonsense to foreigners.
"Only three hundred thousand?" Luofeng complained. "I saw your latest video on YouTube. Within twenty-four hours, consistent viewership exceeded five million, and in seventy-two hours, it consistently exceeded ten million. Little Junior Brother’s Hot Pot is dreaming big!"
Listening to Luofeng accurately citing her YouTube performance, Liu Hanyan felt secretly delighted. It seems Luofeng is paying attention to .
"They always dream big!" Liu Hanyan scoffed. "Besides, on bilibili, I also have a twenty-four-hour viewership of one million, and around two million after seventy-two hours."
"Let’s go check out this Little Junior Brother’s Hot Pot later and try the food," Luofeng suggested.
"Alright, Big King!" Liu Hanyan nodded.
Luofeng imdiately searched for the nearest Little Junior Brother’s Hot Pot, and about half an hour later, he arrived at the closest branch. This brand did have a significant presence in Shanghai, with a total of 26 branches, all directly-operated stores.
Luofeng and Liu Hanyan chose a seat by the window and very discreetly began their taste test. Liu Hanyan was not the kind of strear to just take money for nothing. If she didn’t like the taste of a restaurant, she definitely wouldn’t accept their advertisent. Conversely, if the restaurant was indeed good, she would still promote it for free, even if they didn’t pay her.
"Big King, how do you find the taste?" Liu Hanyan asked.
"It’s rather average. The Hot Pot base should... emmm, you know!" Luofeng didn’t spell it out.
Liu Hanyan nodded. "The previous one didn’t have it, but this one should!"
She continued, "Of course, that branch didn’t add any shady stuff because it’s one of their standout stores; they wouldn’t just ss around. But the other stores don’t care since their reputation is already bad."
Thinking it over, Luofeng stood up, called the server, and had all the food packed. Could he eat Hot Pot with gutter oil?
The server used disposable tableware to package the food. Luofeng paid 170 yuan. The price was indeed not expensive, but gutter oil was just too much, right?
After leaving the Hot Pot restaurant, Luofeng complained, "So, now you know whether to accept their comrcial offer, right?"
Liu Hanyan responded coyly, "The few places I visited before—three stores—didn’t have any issues. It seems those were the reputable branches they invited to."
"Yeah," Luofeng said. "Let’s go. I’ll take you to a Qingshui Instant Spicy Steampot place!"
"Qingshui Instant Spicy Steampot?" Liu Hanyan was puzzled.
"Yes, that Instant Spicy Steampot place uses Qingshui, which avoids reusing the boiled vegetable soup. Their specialty is the handmade seasoning. Even with Qingshui boiling the vegetables, the spice mixture makes the taste of the Instant Spicy Steampot quite good. That’s truly remarkable!" Luofeng explained.
Liu Hanyan beca interested. "That sounds pretty good. If the taste is good, I’ll make a video for them!"
Luofeng laughed. "Then it’s settled. We can enjoy a free al today!"
Who would have thought? Luofeng, worth over 2 billion, was still planning on scoring a free al. But it seed like he wasn’t lacking money before, right? And having Liu Hanyan help get sothing for free? Otherwise, how could he have t Little Fairy?
Half an hour later, Luofeng drove Liu Hanyan to the street behind his ho. At the end of this street, they found Qingshui Instant Spicy Steampot.
Carrying the packaged dishes, Luofeng walked in with Liu Hanyan beside him. As soon as they entered, a middle-aged man greeted them.
"Yo, long ti no see!" The middle-aged man clearly recognized Luofeng. Luofeng used to co here often on Saturdays and weekends when he was in high school.
"Went off to study! Hey Boss, the usual. Damn it, ran into gutter oil the mont I left the house today. Really bad luck!" Luofeng said with a smile.
The middle-aged boss took the food Luofeng handed over and placed it directly on the digital scale to weigh it. "That’s 1.4 kilograms. We’ll charge it all as vegetables at 17 yuan per half kilogram. Is that okay?"
Luofeng complained, "Yo, Boss, you even raised prices? I rember it used to be 14 per half kilogram!"
"Yeah, the store rent went up, and so did the price of raw materials and employee wages. There’s no way around it!" the boss said with a laugh, knowing Luofeng was just joking.
"Make it free for today, and I’ll give you a big opportunity," Luofeng joked.
The middle-aged boss responded with a laugh, "Fine, it’s been a long ti since I saw you, kid, so free it is. Just promote us more. Business is tough nowadays! It’s really difficult!"
"Boss, you’re generous!" Luofeng gave a thumbs-up.
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