Chapter 435: Protection fees charged
Fangyuan went outside the store and looked around, and found that basically all the stores were not open.
Then I looked up and saw the sign of my deli, Grandpa Fang’s Deli.
Yes! The signboard of Fangyuan Delicatessen is called Grandpa Fang’s Delicatessen, and it is in three languages. The top one is Chinese, but the font is smaller.
The words in the middle are in Japanese, and the fonts are a bit larger. There is nothing we can do about it. After all, this is the country of little devils. At least we should let the little devils know what this is for.
The one at the bottom is in English, and the font is also relatively small, but no matter what font it is, you can tell what it is about just by looking at it.
This is just the beginning. Fangyuan cooks a relatively simple dish, whole chicken, then chicken gizzards, chicken giblets and chicken hearts, a total of four kinds.
Fangyuan had no choice but to cook all night, and all he got was chicken. He planned to add rabbits tomorrow, and then pork, pork chops, pig head meat and pig offal.
Then there is the cattle raising series and the cattle series. The reason why cattle are put at the end is because there are still too few cattle.
Of course, even so, Fangyuan would kill a few bulls first, and he had no intention of moving the cows. At least there were groups of cows in the space before he could talk about it later.
The chickens, rabbits and sheep produced by Space are of course incomparable to those outside. Not only are the meats delicious, but they are also delicious, plus Fang Yuan’s own braised herbs.
Fangyuan is sure that as long as he has eaten it once, he will still want to eat it next time. Not to mention those who have never eaten it, Fangyuan eats it every day, but he has never tired of it.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, Fangyuan hung a sign outside. On this sign were the prices of various cooked foods, including those that were not available yet.
But Fangyuan has already typed out the price. After all, this is not a price list he wrote himself, but a price list he asked others to make.
There is no way, who told him not to know the characters of Xiaojiiziguo! Not only does he not know it, he can't even speak it.
After hanging the sign, Fangyuan brought out several large trays with steaming braised chicken, chicken offal, chicken gizzards and chicken hearts.
There are only these four things in total. Chicken offal is actually chicken intestines.
Although there are many people passing by, these people are just looking at it and have no intention of buying.
Fangyuan frowned, a little confused as to what was going on. Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and it was almost eleven o'clock.
Although Fangyuan didn't need to worry about whether it could be sold out, she was a little anxious when she saw that no one was buying it.
At this moment, an old lady came over, looked at the things inside the glass cover, and said a few words in Japanese.
"I'm sorry, I don't understand Japanese. Can you speak English?" Fangyuan said.
The old lady seemed to understand what Fangyuan said. After all, Fangyuan had also been to the United States. After training in the United States for a period of time, she already spoke very standard English.
What he said was standard and the old lady understood it, but the old lady's English gave Fang Yuan a headache.
The old lady can speak English, but her English is mixed with the accent of Little Devil Country, which makes Fang Yuan very confused.
"You want this, right?" Fangyuan asked, pointing to the braised chicken.
The old lady nodded, and then said something in English that Fang Yuan couldn't understand.
Although it was difficult to explain, Fangyuan understood. She meant that Fangyuan's purchase was too expensive.
To be honest, Fangyuan’s products are really not cheap. They have two types: Lunjin and Lunjin. Lunjin costs 1,200 yen per catty, and Lunjin only costs 7,000 yen per catty.
These are big chickens from Fangyuan. After marinating, they weigh about six pounds, which is a bit cheaper per chicken.
But the price is really not cheap. If one US dollar is exchanged for 240 yen, 1,200 yen is equivalent to five US dollars.
Converting five U.S. dollars to RMB is almost a little over nine yuan. Of course, this is talking about now.
In 1974, the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the RMB was a little over 1.80 per dollar. Now is not the time when the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the RMB is the lowest.
The lowest point was in 1979, when one U.S. dollar was exchanged for RMB just over 1.49, less than 1.5 yuan.
No matter what the exchange rate is, a chicken costs thirty dollars. No wonder many people just look at it and no one comes to buy it.
After knowing what was going on, Fangyuan was not in a hurry. This meant that it wasn't that no one was buying, but that the price was high.
But he had no intention of selling it cheaply!
Fangyuan didn't argue with the old lady about this, let alone explain it. Of course, the main reason was that he couldn't understand the old lady's English.
If he explains everything once and then listens to English that he doesn't understand for a long time, then he won't be able to do business.
Although Fangyuan didn't explain it, the old lady finally bought it, not one, but only two kilograms.
For every one, there are two. About five minutes after the old lady left, a young woman in her twenties came over.
This young woman's English was good. Although it was not very standard, everyone in Fangyuan understood her.
Similarly, the young woman also thought it was expensive and even tried to bargain with Fangyuan, but unfortunately Fangyuan refused to let go.
Seeing that the price couldn't be negotiated, the young woman finally bought one and left. A chicken cost 7,000 yen, which would probably make anyone feel sick.
But Fangyuan is at this price, whether he wants to buy it or not, and he believes that someone will buy it.
Of course, Fangyuan is not asking for an arbitrary price. The reason why the price is set so high is mainly because the country’s income is high!
In later generations, in 2020, there is an international standard that if the per capita GDP reaches US$4,000, it means that it has entered the ranks of middle-income countries.
In 1974, that is, this year, the country's GDP surpassed Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, ranking second in the world, and its per capita GDP reached $4,353.
It is conceivable how high the income of the Little Devil Country is, which also means that the current Little Devil Country has reached the income level of a middle-income country in 2020.
If calculated according to this calculation, although the price set by Fangyuan is high, it is still within the acceptance of some people. You must know that no matter where you are, no matter what age, there are still many rich people.
That being said, after one noon, only three and a half chickens were sold in the area. The chicken offal, chicken hearts and chicken gizzards were not sold at all.
Normally Fangyuan should be worried now, but not only did Fangyuan not look worried at all, she seemed to be in a good mood.
If people see him like this, they will definitely say that he is sick. Of course, this is someone who is not familiar with him. If people who are familiar with him see him like this, then they will know that he is already confident.
Yes! Fangyuan is now confident. Let's put it this way, even if he buys it alone today, Fangyuan will not be disappointed.
Because he knows that the person who bought it today will come to buy it tomorrow, or in the afternoon, and he may bring a bargain or a neighbor to buy it tomorrow.
This is the temptation of delicious food, especially for little devils. You must know that little devils are the pickiest eaters in the world.
It is absolutely impossible not to eat such delicious food once without eating it a second time. Some people will even buy it back and invite their relatives and friends to enjoy it together.
Therefore, Fangyuan is not afraid that there will be few people buying. What he is afraid of is that no one will buy. Even if only one person buys Yuan on the first day, he will be satisfied.
What's more, it's not just one person buying it, but a dozen people buying it, which is enough.
Delicatessen was bought and ordered, so before one o'clock, Fangyuan closed the door of the deli and put the remaining stewed vegetables into the space.
Of course, these are already cold and will not be taken out for sale in the afternoon. They will be heated up when the chicken is braised tomorrow and then taken out for sale.
In the afternoon, Fangyuan had nothing to do, so he went into the space to sleep. You know, he hadn't slept all night! It would be better to rest for the whole afternoon.
Because in the evening, he will be busy again.
Fangyuan didn't sleep for long. At five o'clock in the afternoon, Fangyuan got up, got herself some food, and then came out of the space to open the door.
As soon as Fangyuan opened the door, she saw a young woman standing outside. This young woman was none other than the girl who bought a whole chicken at noon.
"Boss, bring me a braised chicken." Seeing Fangyuan open the door, the young woman came up and said.
Yes! She was waiting for Fangyuan to open, because the business hours were written on the sign outside, and the opening hours were different depending on the season.
"Okay! Please wait a moment." Fang Yuan nodded.
After saying that, Fangyuan walked into the studio, which is basically the kitchen. Soon Fangyuan came out with a large stainless steel tray.
Of course, there are six braised chickens that are already steaming hot on the tray. The smell makes people drool and they want to take a bite.
Fangyuan wrapped a braised chicken in oil paper and handed it over, and the girl paid.
A week passed in the blink of an eye. Although the business was not very good, the number of people buying cooked food was increasing day by day.
Now we have everything but beef. Currently, Fangyuan is not willing to kill the cows, because they are all Wagyu beef!
That night, just as Fangyuan was about to close the door, five or six people came in from outside. One of them, a man in his thirties, walked in front, and the rest looked to be in their twenties.
"How many of you, what would you like to order?" Fangyuan hurriedly came up to ask.
Several people did not answer, but walked around the store. The older one looked at Fang Yuan and asked in English: "New here?"
"Yes, it just opened a few days ago."
The older one glanced at Fangyuan and said, "Since we have opened the business, just pay the management fee!"
"Management fee! What management fee?"
Just as Fangyuan finished speaking, a young man came out from behind, pointed at Fangyuan and said, "Boy, are you pretending to be stupid? If you want to do business on this street, you must pay management fees."
"Uh!" Fangyuan was stunned for a moment, and realized what these people were doing, what kind of management fee! In fact, it was protection fee.
Fangyuan had just opened his business, and he didn't want to cause trouble. If it wasn't a lot, he would just give it. The worst he could do was to ask these people to repay him twice as much when he left.
So Fang Yuan looked at the older man and asked, "How much do you pay?"
"The area here is not small! From now on, it will be 100,000 per month!"
"One hundred thousand?"......
Chapter completed!