Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 730: Gourmet Holy Land

"Great." Ma Lu held out his hand and shook hands with Sun Mei, congratulating her again, "Congratulations on your promotion to Sous-chef of Universe Infinite Canteen. I will prepare the contract this afternoon and give it to you tonight."

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He then turned to the group of Valkyrie People, "Um… Liliem, Sous-chef Sun Mei is in your charge, show her around the kitchen."

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Ma Lu was quite happy to have gained a capable new team member in Sun Mei, having personally experienced her culinary skills and also obtaining Old Wang's approval. He had always felt that it was a waste for her to work as a waitress in the restaurant.

As a qualified capitalist, he had always been thinking about how to further exploit Sun Mei's value, but unfortunately, he was unable to get around the City Manager and had to let it go temporarily.

Now, his wish was finally fulfilled.

With Sun Mei on board, Ma Lu could consider expanding his business territory.

The restaurant's space was fixed and it would be hard to increase it unless Zhen Ye agreed to give up the second floor, which Ma Lu could discuss with her and was confident that he could persuade her.

But considering the significance of the building to her, Ma Lu gave up that idea.

As for moving to other places, firstly, he couldn't find a suitable location right away, and secondly, Ma Lu was not very confident about leaving Zhen Ye alone upstairs.

And if they didn't change location but still wanted to increase sales, they would have to come up with new channels.

—Ma Lu's first thought was takeaway!

The Universe Infinite Canteen originally did not offer takeaway because the daily flow of customers was so large, there was no spare capacity to do takeaway, and Old Wang also disliked the idea of takeaway.

He believed that each dish had an optimal period for enjoyment and that the dishes, once made, should be eaten within a fixed time frame.

This reasoning was indeed not without its merits, but it couldn't withstand the fact that some people couldn't make it for various reasons. However, there are always more solutions than problems. Even though Universe Infinite Canteen didn't do takeaways, those who wanted to eat could ask their friends and relatives to dine in and order an extra portion to take away.

For a time, there was even someone who came in and packed ten to twenty portions, causing those queuing behind to miss out, ultimately forcing Ma Lu to add a new rule that limited each person to a maximum of three takeout orders.

Clearly, the demand for takeout was always there.

Old Wang was not keen on doing takeout, which made it a perfect job for Sun Mei, the sous-chef. After all, Sun Mei needed practice with new ingredients, and although her cooking was quite good, it still fell short when compared to Old Wang's.

For a restaurant, inconsistency in the same dish is detrimental to its reputation, so it is better to have Sun Mei take charge of takeout exclusively to ensure the consistency of the output.

Once she had learned enough, they could then shut down the takeout service.

However, Ma Lu estimated that this wouldn't be possible anytime soon, as Universe Infinite Canteen updated their menu weekly, and Sun Mei still had much to learn.

Thinking swiftly into action, utilizing popular takeout platforms like Meiping and Ele.me would be the most convenient method, but it would face high commission fees and various intricate platform regulations.

The benefit was gaining traffic from these platforms, but Universe Infinite Canteen wasn't short of traffic.

Thus, Ma Lu planned to create their own takeout applet, incorporating delivery channels like Dada and Fengniao.

He assigned the task of designing the applet to the Gold Medal Producer, but he still needed to decide exactly what to sell for takeout, though he had already figured out the price range in advance.

The takeout wouldn't be more expensive than dining in, but it wouldn't be much cheaper either, as that would hurt the restaurant's reputation. Ma Lu planned to set the prices at about two-thirds of the dine-in cost.

Moreover, through recent management, he had accumulated 17,189 management points.

Opening the decoration function provided by the Gold Medal Producer, Ma Lu began to eagerly upgrade the restaurant's interior once again.

However, after the last renovation, the restaurant's decor was already not bad, with tables and chairs made of black walnut, and solid wood flooring.

Even the ceiling's incandescent lights had been replaced with linear chandeliers that offer adjustable full-spectrum color temperature and brightness, instantly elevating the restaurant's class.

But there was still a significant gap compared to the world-renowned top-tier restaurants, and simply stacking materials would not be enough to bridge it.

Even if Ma Lu paved the floors with gold and inlaid the walls with diamonds, it would only give off a nouveau riche vibe, while truly good decor should be unified and harmonious.

It should combine aesthetics with functionality and have its own complete set of design logic.

For this reason, Ma Lu didn't hesitate to spend 800,000 yuan to find a young, award-winning designer to produce a concept drawing for Universe Infinite Canteen.

Following the concept drawing, Ma Lu used another 8,255 management points to renovate Universe Infinite Canteen once more.

Ma Lu wasn't planning to be charitable; having spent so much money, he naturally intended to earn it back manifold.

Hence, following the second renovation, he carried out a general price increase for the menu, raising prices by about forty percent.

Considering that the dining costs at Universe Infinite Canteen were already quite high, this move was bound to impact the upcoming customer traffic.

In any case, on the first day after the price adjustment, the queue outside the restaurant noticeably shortened, but correspondingly, the customer dining experience was further enhanced.

Coupled with the current dining environment of Universe Infinite Canteen, even the most demanding food critics couldn't find any faults.

Meiping Website quickly raised the rating of Universe Infinite Canteen from 4.6 to 4.8.

The reviews were updated to — The most top-notch restaurant on this planet, bar none, flawless except for the service, the dazzling gem of the culinary world, a sanctuary that food lovers cannot miss!