After receiving the food, the white-collar woman didn't rush to eat it on the roadside this time. Instead, she quickly entered the nearby office building with the shumai, wanting to share this delicious treat with her good friend.
With the first customer, the second and third customers appeared one after another. Like the first white-collar woman, their eyes lit up after eating one serving, and they came back to buy a second. Some ate it right away, while others took it to their good friends to try, indirectly helping Wang Kai and Jimmy promote their food.
Wang Kai was busy non-stop in the food truck, constantly handing out shumai and placing the freshly made ones on the steamer, ensuring there were always products available for sale.
Gradually, Wang Kai noticed some patterns. Men, besides buying shumai, would also buy roujiamo (Chinese meat sandwiches). They were more carnivorous, while women were more interested in shumai, which could be eaten in one bite and had a delicious taste. Moreover, they looked good, making them much more elegant to eat than roujiamo.
Jimmy was collecting money outside the truck with a constant smile, feeling deeply proud of his decision. He was very grateful that he chose to believe in Wang Kai, otherwise, he would still be delivering pizzas under the scorching sun.
Wang Kai looked at the remaining ingredients, and there wasn't much left. He had only prepared two hundred servings of shumai, which was six hundred pieces, and one hundred servings of roujiamo, which was one hundred baiji steamed bun . Now, there were only twenty-odd baiji steamed bun and a dozen servings of shumai left, but there were at least thirty customers standing outside. These people were all white-collar workers who came down from the surrounding office buildings, so it seemed that the previous customers had done a good job of promoting.
"Jimmy, there are only twenty servings of ingredients left. Tell those queuing behind that we will be back in the afternoon."
Wang Kai poked his head out of the window and said to Jimmy.
"What? Almost sold out? Damn it, there are still so many customers!"
Jimmy, who was still immersed in his get-rich dream, was originally under the impression that they had prepared a lot of food, but he didn't expect it to sell out so quickly. It was only noon, and there were still more people who hadn't come out yet.
"Everyone, I'm sorry, today is our first day of trial operation, and we didn't prepare too much food. There are only twenty servings of ingredients left, so everyone doesn't need to queue anymore. We will continue to operate here in the afternoon and will definitely make more preparations."
Even though he was unwilling, Jimmy still announced this cruel fact to the people queuing behind. This immediately caused many people behind to groan in disappointment. Many of them had already tried it once and found it to be so delicious that they came back to buy it again, only to find that they were about to close. They regretted not buying two more servings just now.
Soon, the last remaining ingredients were sold out. Jimmy turned the sign over, which displayed a notice that they were closed, forcing those who hadn't bought anything to give up. After asking if they would be back in the afternoon, they left to find other food to fill their stomachs.
Jimmy quickly packed up the tent, wanting to get in the car and calculate with Wang Kai how much money they had earned today. He had been so busy outside that he had forgotten to keep track, only knowing that his wallet had gone from flat to bulging.
"We're rich! We're rich!"
Jimmy trembled as he took all the money out of his wallet and began to count it one bill at a time. The more he counted, the more excited he became, because this thick wad of cash exceeded one thousand US dollars. Even after deducting the capital, there was still a profit of over nine hundred US dollars. According to the profit-sharing method agreed upon with Wang Kai, he would also get more than two hundred US dollars, close to three hundred US dollars. Before, he only made fifty US dollars a day delivering pizzas. This short morning, without having to run around, earned him five days' worth of income, and that was because they hadn't prepared enough. Jimmy was going a little crazy.
Wang Kai was very calm because this was within his expectations. Moreover, he couldn't be happy because there was a task that was like the Sword of Damocles, constantly reminding him not to be careless.
After a preliminary calculation,
he could get more than six hundred US dollars on his first morning. At this rate, he would only be able to earn more than four thousand two hundred US dollars in seven days, which was half the ten thousand US dollars required for the task. However, Wang Kai was still confident because they hadn't prepared enough today and sold out before noon. If they prepared more tomorrow, they would definitely be able to double today's turnover.
After calculating the money and taking out a portion as capital for materials, Jimmy drove to Chinatown to buy materials. He was now full of confidence and motivation, wishing he could pull Wang Kai to open a Chinese restaurant specializing in these foods.
After buying twice the amount of materials from the morning, Wang Kai and Jimmy simply ate something at Jimmy's house at noon, and then began to busy themselves preparing the ingredients for the afternoon.
Although Jimmy couldn't make shumai and roujiamo, Wang Kai also found some work for Jimmy to do, which was to grind the meat filling. Shumai needed pork filling, and this job was relatively simple and easy.
After getting everything done, around four or five o'clock in the afternoon, Wang and Jimmy's food truck reappeared at the same location as in the morning. Soon, it was time to get off work, and many white-collar workers lined up in front of the stall. Jimmy collected money with one hand and handed out shumai or roujiamo with the other. Although he was only standing in place, he was still sweating quickly.
By the time it was past six o'clock in the evening, in a short hour, the shumai and roujiamo prepared by Wang Kai were sold out again. This time, there was even more food, but it still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the surrounding white-collar workers to taste the delicacies.
"Oh ho, two young men, it seems like you guys had a good harvest today."
In the evening, Ben and Kelly came back and saw the two young men slumped on the sofa, exhausted. However, from Jimmy's excited expression, he guessed that the two young men must have earned a lot today.
"Dad, you can't even imagine, you can't even imagine how much money we made today!"
Jimmy said excitedly when he saw his dad come back. This was the first time he had earned such a large sum of money.
"Oh? Boy, you're too excited. Calm down. Come, tell me, do I still need to worry about your college expenses?"
Ben took three bottles of beer over and said with a smile.
"Of course not, I can completely earn enough for my college expenses myself and get myself a good car. What do you think of a Dodge? It's perfect for a manly man like me, right? I also want to arm my baby well. How about changing a few CPUs? I also want the coolest graphics card and memory."
Jimmy said excitedly. He had already begun to imagine his future, and Jimmy was a little too excited.